greater bay area. we're having a lot of sunshine off the bat. a warmer day, only to increase your temperatures even more tomorrow. your forecast in moments. >> right now a taste of that sunshine mixed in and infused with a little fog. we'll let you know how that will blow out. a beautiful day on this friday, june 15th, "today in the bay." >> good morning. thank you for joining us. the time now is 6:00 on the nose. i'm jon kelley. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. developing news that we're covering this morning, right now residents are returning to their apartments after a gas leak forced an overnight evacuation. it started when a car slammed into several units of an apartment complex in san jose. the car sheared off a gas meter. it was gapped in the past couple of hours but the evacuation

remained until just after 5:00 a.m. a woman there told us the whole thing was scary. she rushed to get out. >> they were telling everybody to get out and get as far away as we could so we just grabbed our kids and i through them in my van and drove down the street. to a safe place. >> that woman told us she could see the gas coming from the pipe. again, the evacuation order has been lifted and residents allowed back inside. >> we're also following developing news out of the east bay where b.a.r.t. trains are back on track. a massive fire shutting down the transbay tube for nearly 12 hours yesterday. christie smith is live in oakland where investigators are calling that fire a possible case of arson. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. they have a number of security guards that have secured the scene but we're 90 minutes into

this commute and trains are moving through the station. you can see the covering that burned on the electric third rail. this was 300 feet of area damaged here. b.a.r.t. saying they ran more tests overnight, federal agents are helping with that investigation into the fire that led to major commute meet down. this morning, a little late but had nothing to do with the repairs going on. again, more than 300 feet of area damaged here, not necessarily t necessarily the track. a fire at a senior living center that was under construction right next to the track, that caught fire about 2:00 a.m. thursday. the flames are huge, about 100 feet when firefighters arrived, moved fast making a four-story shell just one story. for b.a.r.t. the focus of getting these trains going again for thousands of people on short

noti notice. >> we did more testing and made sure everything is good. i think customers will find that part service will be like yesterday never happened so it will abvivid reminder. >> reporter: investigators say it's too early to say if this fire was intentionally set but it seems suspicious. the feds have been called in because they have more resources, dogs who can detect the use of accelerants. they are looking into witness accounts of a group of people seen near the site right before the fire started. christie smith, "today in the bay." >> the outage was a test of our secondary transportation system. buses made 117 extra trips during the shutdown. additional bus service provided connections to several part

stations and wisconsin service was free. ferry service also critical, from alameda, carried at least four times as many passengers as they usually do. the lines were long but did the job. all part of the contingency plan. >> three small children kidnapped by their father waking up safe and sound. an amber alert canceled after the three girls were dropped off at their grandmother's house yesterday. at about the same time police arrested their father. he threatened to hurt himself and the girls after a confrontation with his wife yesterday. he is being held on charges of parental abduction and violating a restraining order. >> round one of four in the history books. and the olympic club lived up to its reputation as one of the

toughest courses tib the country. marla tellez is live at the open in san francisco with a look at the leader board and round 2. good morning. >> reporter: round 2, good morning. set to get started at 7:00. behind us you can see the marshals out getting the driving range ready. some of the players starting to arrive. many golfers ended round one, not many, below par. out of the three tiger woods was the only one below par 70 but not even in the lead. we have a look at the leader board. michael thompson having a solid day on the late course. he was the runner up in the 2007 amateur held at the olympic club. tig ser tied at one under. graeme mcdowell, right there,

tied with tiger, one under. philadelphia and pub la having a rough day com pining for a plus 14. mickelson shot a 76. woods' performance has people talking about the old tiger. >> played well today. feel like i had control of my game all day. and stuck to my game plan and executed my game plan. all i was trying to do today and i did that. >> reporter: today there is a break in the morning, set to tee off at 118 this afternoon. mcilroytics his first swing at 7:44. if you are wondering how the youngest player did, we're talking about 14-year-old andy zaun ended with a plus 9. so did the number one ranked golfer in the world, luke

donaldson also shooting a 79. pretty good job, andy. if you are wondering where on the course is the best place to park yourself and watch good golf, i talked to people who know the course, the best spot is at the 17th hole. we're live at the u.s. open. marla tellez, todd. >> you can get the latest any time at nbc bbayarea.com and wel have more from the olympic club just ahead. >> we check win meteorologist christina loren to check out what's happening for the weekend. >> a lot of people in town to enjoy our beautiful bay area. hate to break it but it's going to be a hotter than average weekend by 10 to 15 kres. 50 to start you out in san mateo we're at 53 in sunnyvale and 52

degrees, comfortable in san jose. winds more of a factor today even though than what we saw yet. you want to hold onto your hat. it works out like this. if you are headed out there, winds pick up between about noon and 4:00 p.m. by 5:00 it's going to be gusty at the coast. we haven't had a gale warning. noon, the 80s. it's going to be hot inland but we're talking about 90s as of 4:00 p.m. high temperatures at 430, 5:00, as we head through next week, more forward 5, 5:30. we're not in summer yet but it's going to feel like summer. let you know if your city is one that will likely break the

century park tomorrow. and i think at least three of the cities will. stay tuned for that. i'm doing double duty. kids are out for summer and we're noticing that on the overall flow. you can see wefrn the called vehicle, in a bad spot before the toll plaza. no delays yet. i want to point this out because i don't get it cleared it would be a problem the next 10 to 15 minutes. you can see here, a small at yoon of your -- we don't have additional backup on the bay bridge. the toll bridge, you see a beautiful drive this morning. >> thanks so much. a bay area judge on the wrong side of the law accused of stealing money from his elderly neighbor. the judge is facing charges he illegally took control of his neighbor's finances and property. he funneled out $1.6 million out

of ann nutting's assets. the judge is also charged with 11 flan counts of perjury about lying about his income. >> two people burn in an explosion under arrest for murder. the two were trying to make hashish oil in their apartment. those exploded, damaged the building and ultimately killed 35-year-old paul. he had been pepping the couple make the oil. residents had to find new places to live. >> when you could see more bikes on crowded b.a.r.t. train. >> a move to a true democracy in turmoil. what's happening and why some call at coo. >> solyndra is back up. >> there through the clouds and the haze this morning in the

distance, going to be a really warm one creeping up. we'll keep looking at the forecast and the morning commute.

>> welcome to friday morning. over the bay area, making way for a nice morning. creeping up temperatures, though. as we approach the weekend, find some where cool. >> activists calling for protests in egypt, worried the results of the revolt could be wiped out. the supreme court dissolving the new parliament, activists calling the decision a soft military coo. it appear as close associate of the former president hosni mubarak will win the weekend's presidential election. >> a chopper attack in syria. this is amateur video taken from

the city near homs. you can see a syrian helicopter firing down on the city. the helicopters are believed to be russian made. the use of helicopters in syria coming to the forefront yesterday after secretary of state hillary clinton accused russia of sending gun ships to damascus. >> the prosecution is expected to rest its case monday against jerry sandusky. no court expected today. the defense is expected to call its first witness early next week. last thursday, the last of eight young men accusing the former penn state football coach took the witness stand of sexual assault. they delivered the graphic allegations yet. sandusky is accused of abusing ten boys over several years. >> the testimony is heart wrenching. firefighters in colorado hoping to get help from mother nature, making progress on the wild fire, 15 miles from ft. collins.

flames have burned 52,000 acres. they jumped a highway forcing evacuations of another 80 people and a storm cell kicked up winds on thursday but they hope some rain today will help calm this down. >> you can get a little more cramped on b.a.r.t., launching a pilot program to let bicyclists board trains on friday. the test program will help decide if it should change its bike boarding policy. the pilot program doesn't change rules for monday through thursday and bicyclists are not allowed to board in the first car or on crowded trains. >> baseball news for you. the giants heading north to play the seattle marriagers. you can catch that game here on nbc bay area. starting at 7:00. ryan vogel song on the mound making a start for the giants. >> he turned around london to

the bay and the rest can go and play. >> and the bay's where you'll find you know what we're talking about, m.c. hammer. the oakland native on a sail boat during america's cup. i doubt he'll do that. he'll be on the oracle team's ship out there. the rapper will get a prime seat for a bay cruise but will not be handling any of the actual sailing. he'll be ripping his shirt off and looking good. >> bringing back those pants. stop. >> please. >> good day to be on the bay. >> any time. >> yeah. well, today is going to be interesting. mariners, we had a gale warning with really gusty winds. but hey, come tomorrow the beach, the bay, you want to seek that water. it's going to be hot across the bay. we're not into summer yet. that doesn't kick off until wednesday next week. of course we'll be celebrating the summer solstice here on nbc bay area "today in the bay." rolling out a big show for you

next wednesday. 6:16, a live look, alcatraz. camera not shaking yet. likely the second half of the day when winds start to pick up. we're in the 50s to start and winds are calm now from novato down to san mateo, half moon bay not getting much of a sea breeze yet. as we head throughout the second half of the day we'll see a sea breeze at the coast, offshore flow for your inland cities so it's going to be interesting, the micro climates coming into play for today. turning hot tomorrow as high pressure regains control of our entire forecast. so, for today, highs are going to be a little on the comfortable side, oakland, san francisco, 72 in the city. 81 in oakland. however, down south and in the east bay, really, really warm and warming up even more so as we head through saturday. i want to point out what we expect at the u.s. open. temperatures are going to be mild but breezy. it's going to be a little more difficult for tiger woods and all of the pros today to keep

that ball straight down the fairway with a building breeze. 100 by saturday. on sunday, 96 degrees. cool you down a touch for dad's day. but you want to think cool places for father's day. the beach, the bay. as you wake up and make those plans, going to be a hot father's day. switching gears now, we don't have major accidents to tell you about. a stalled vehicle on 92 westbound as you approach the bay bridge toll plaza. no delays. we know there is a tow truck on the way. a look at the toll plaza, not too bad through the toll plaza where the metering lights are on, traffic is back up to speed. >> thanks for double duty. scott mcgrew says solyndra is for sale again. >> good morning. the first time the factory went on the block couldn't get a good price, apparently the market for failed solar energy plants is soft so it will go back up for sale today as the bankruptcy court takes new bids. if you are interested it cost

$300 million to build so that's probably a good starting price. of course it's solar powered. meanwhile, trouble for siri, the security company f-secure says businesses are taking a risk using siri. ibm forbids the voice assistant. and a texas man is suing apple because he says siri doesn't work as well in real life as it does in these commercials. do you know who this guy is. he had an idea in 2000 of taking a hard drive and turning it into a music player, he started working for apple and the rest is history. he is the father of the ipod, my guest this week on press here after neat press. also on sunday t greek goes back to the polls to vote after the first failed to form a government. it is possible the creeks will elect leaders who decide to leave the euro. no one knows how to do that.

you think smart people have all of the answers but they really don't. so what's going to happen in the future has never happened before and even angela merkel has no idea how to get through it. >> interesting time. >> nonstop adventure. it's 6:20. coming up mitt romney starts a campaign bus tour today and president obama gets a boost from a fund-raiser. >> in the meantime let's take a live look outside. a little hazy in the shot. warming things up this weekend. we'll check the forecast and the morning commute with chris hmm, it says here that cheerios helps lower cholesterol

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>> welcome back. picturesque look over the bay. old glory blowing in the forefront there. a little mist outside. a lot of things happening, a beautiful day in san francisco. but i think there is a big tournament going on. >> yeah. u.s. open. you can get up close and personal with tiger. plenty of spectators hope for at the u.s. open. the olympic team, teeming with fans excited to watch every tee-off. if you're not in the front row, got to get creative. in fact, very creative. >> you can extend the paeriscop. >> i need that every day.

you can watch on the big screen or they can listen to head phones that are provided by sponsors. but they won't get updates via smart phone apps, cell phones banned at the event. they have like a bank of seven phones, i think, for all of those people. in case of emergency. >> nice. 6:24. let's check in with meteorologist christina loren one more time. >> we'll have nice weather as they wait in line for the seven phones. great looking day to be out at the olympic club or across the bay area. it's going to get warm later on in livermore and san jose, warm enough for to you turn on the air conditioner. but still not quite as hot as we expect tomorrow. we're going to keep temperatures in the low 90s at 4:00. 84 bay side and 71 degrees at the coast with the building breeze. take a look at your temperatures for tomorrow. we're talking about about 82 degrees, breezy conditions out at the olympic club in san

francisco. and that means downtown san francisco could hit 90. it's going to be a very warm saturday. for father's day your full forecast, your weekend plans in my next report. >> thank you very much. time for decision 2012 and mitt romney pounding home one very significant point. in the words of former president bill clinton's campaign, it's the economy, stupid. tracie potts live on capitol hill with how the president is fighting back. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. he has to fight back against some of these mitt romney ads including a new one that shows him repeating over and over the private sector is fine, the private sector is fine. remember that gaffe the president made a week ago last friday when he was talking about that in a news conference. there is a new ad on that, to fight the ads the president's rolling out some of his own including one featuring mitt romney and his experience with bain capital. democrats say he got rid of a

lot of jobs. the president last night in new york after both of them were in ohio, he was in new york at big fund-raisers last night in ohio the president and mitt romney were speaking to supporters and this weekend romney starts a big bus tour, five days, six states, starting out in new hampshire where the president will be rolling out one of those ads starting today. >> tracie potts, thank you. let the mud slinging begin or continue. >> for a while. 6:26. still to come on "today in the bay," b.a.r.t. back up and running this morning and the arson investigation into the fire that kept the trains out of the transbay tube is under way. a live report is next. >> everybody told to get out of a san jose apartment complex following a car crash and gas leak. we'll have an update. >> a live look from the south bay this morning, the sun is up. you're inching closer to the weekend. full forecast ahead.

a car crash and a gas leak forcing people to leave their apartment overnight. we'll have an update on this situation coming up. >> reporter: and b.a.r.t. is back up and running this morning after service was shut down in an emergency yesterday through the transbay tube. i'm christie smith. we'll have reaction from commuters coming up. >> reporter: and we're live from the u.s. open for round two. good morning. i'm marla tellez. we're going to talk to a golf psychologist about this very mental game coming up. >> and we're going to make it easy on you mentally when it comes to the weather forecast today. a beautiful start making way to a hot finish inland. 90s, talking about the 80s bay side and 70s at the coast. we've got your father's day weekend forecast in just moments. >> taking a live look outside, sun up over the bay area as christina mentioned she's got

the full forecast for this friday, june 15th. this is "today in the bay." good morning. thanks for joining us. 6:30 now. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm jon kelley. we're following developing news in san jose, crews have gapped a gas leak that forced residents out of their homes, this started about 1:30 this morning. fire crews telling us a car slammed into two buildings and apartment complex, ripped off a gas meter and that forced gas into the air for more than two hours. crews evacuated the complex while pg&e got in there to cap the leak. the order was lifted at about 5:00 this morning. >> an update to developing news in the east bay. b.a.r.t. is back in action this morning after a massive fire damaged the tracks in oakland and shut down service to san

francisco for 12 hours. commuters will leave, they won't have to live it again. swarms had to line up to get on buses in oakland. nearly 200,000 people use the transbay tube on any given day. for them yesterday was a nightmare. christie smith live at the west oakland station where investigators are looking into whether the fire that started all of the traffic trouble was intentionally set. good morning. >> reporter: we haven't seen investigators yet but i can tell you the building that burned is secured and there are security guards watching it. boy, commuters tell us they are glad to hear the sound of b.a.r.t. trains rolling again in and out of san francisco right next to the building that caught fire making a mess of the morning commute. trains started as usual today. a b.a.r.t. spokesman tells us they did testing after the trains started up again before

the evening commute yesterday. he says they made repairs to a 300-foot long area by the tracks, the good news, though, is that the concrete and the actual tracks were okay. the damage was mostly electrical. it broke out next to the site for a senior center. federal investigators are helping as it does look somewhat suspicious. for commuters relief after a real rough thursday. >> i thought it was playing tricks on me that the building was no longer there. i got on a transbay bus, was able to make it in. an hour and 15 minutes later than i normal hi would. >> reporter: are you keeping an eye on the progress and how do you feel about today? >> okay. i'm glad. i need make it into the city. i'm happy that it's running. >> reporter: the atf is helping out the oakland fire department

bringing in resources, dogs that can detect accelerant. we're told on the south side of the unfinished building it's believed where it started. they are looking into a number of witness reports that three people were seen near the site just before the fire started. christie smith, "today in the bay." >> we're keeping an eye on protesters occupying president obama's campaign office in downtown oakland. they set up a live stream camera in the lobby of the obama for america office downtown, they walked into the office yesterday afternoon pretending to be campaign volunteers and never left. the campaign has not kicked them out. instead, it's hired a local security firm to keep an eye on things. they are undocumented immigrants and will not leave until the obama administration changes its deportation policy. >> the oakland police accident under fire for the way it

handled protests last october. a investigation called opd flawed because of inadequate staffing, poor planning and outdated policies. the report slams the department for an incident involving an iraq war veteran injured by a police projectile. not a single officer observed the war veteran go down, something called unsettling and unbelievable. >> it's a mass cover-up. the most disturbing part is not that it's wye one police officer but literally a dozen officers were there or more and none of them came forward and told the truth. >> the police department says it embraces the reports and promising to make improvements to public safety. >> talking a lot of golf this week. round one of the u.s. open saw a small amount of frustration.

marla has the man who helps them deal. good morning. >> reporter: laura, good morning. we'll talk to this golf psychologist. i want to say the first tee is at 7:00 this morning so less than 30 minutes away. i want to give you a look at the leader board. michael thompson, tiger woods is tied for second. he shot 69. phil mickelson, bubba watson both struggled. rory mcilroy, the defending u.s. open champ at plus 7. if you're a golfer you know what a mental war this game can be. this man knows about that. you're a golf psychologist. you have a couple of players on the board as well. good for you guys. >> thank you. >> when you're throughout what's your role as a golf psycholog t psychologist? >> what i teach my guys it's a

mental game, i wrote fearless golf. what my guys are trying to do as simple as it sounds is make fearless swings at precise targets. being paired with tiger wood that makes but tentative. the more fearless the better we play. >> what separates a player like tiger. >> if you look at matt kuchar who has been a friend and a client of mine, he has a great demeanor for the game. you see how happy he is, he's never beating himself up. justin rose another example of that, he won four times in the last 20 months. >> phil mickelson did not have a good day. you could see the frustration. if you start off having a bad day and you let it get to you, how do you get out of that. >> you hit a bad shot so you

think worse so you hit another bad so it. it's like certain defaults that allow a golfer to stop and repet and play from a place of sort of clarity. it requires work and training to do that. >> too bad we can't -- thanks for your time and good luck to you and your guys. >> thank you. >> the big three, tiger woods, bubba watson and phil mickelson, they have the morning off. they don't tee off until 1:18 this afternoon. rory tees off this morning. we're live from the u.s. open. marla tellez. >> round two here on nbc bay area starting at noon. you can get the latest any time on nbcbayarea.com.

we'll have more from the olympic club ahead in this newscast. >> it's amazing what a mental game it is. >> you have a lot of melt downs. >> good day for golf today but start early i would recommend, christina. >> indeed. she wants to clone him not just mentally. a good looking doctor. if you like the good looking doctors on days of our lives, then starting at noon, the first tee times as marla pointed out, 7:00 a.m. we're going to look at the drive. it's crisp and cool. 54 in sunnyvale and 52 degrees in san jose. winds starting to pick up a little bit now in santa rosa. we had calm conditions along the coast until now. they will continuously pick up throughout the day and likely yet again coming into play when

it comes to that tournament. between about 4:00 and 6:00, winds on the gusty side. you want to bres for two different parts of the bay. go from a sweater to a bikini later on if you wake up inland. 85 at noon, 91 at 4:00 p.m. your drive, really uneventful considering what happened yesterday. south bay here, north bay -- northbound 280. watch for debris, that's reported all over the roadway past the exit. you can see all green around that for now. we'll let you know when that changes. 101 south on capital expressway. a minor crash there. we're up to speed. back to you. >> 6:39. coming up on "today in the bay," an interesting accidental pairing of events coming up.

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>> we start with turmoil in egypt and concerns that gains of last year's revolt could be wiped out. >> the fears a result of the decision by the country's supreme court to dissolve the newly elected parliament. activists call that the decision a soft military coo, it also aclear as coast associate of the ousted president will win this weekend's presidential election. >> on to the jerry sandusky trial. no court in session today. the last of eight young men accusing the former assistant football coach took the stand on thursday. known as victim 9 he said he was 11 when that abuse started and it continued for three years. also yesterday an investigator testified that back in 1998 sandusky admitted to showering with young boys but denied it was sexual. sandusky pleaded not guilty.

the prosecution is expected to rest on monday. >> a long time coming but a 17-year-long manhunt ending in japan. the 54-year-old caught in tok yes. he was wanted for involvement in the 1995 gas attack on the tokyo subway system. 13 people died, thousands were injured. he was the last of a cult to be caught. hundreds have been convicted in connection with one of the worst terrorist attacks in japan's history. >> firefighters in colorado hope to get help from mother nature, they are making some progress on the wild fire. flames have burned 52,000 acres. it jumped a highway yesterday, forcing evacuation of another 80 people. a storm cell kicked up winds but some rain is expected today. >> 6:47 now. normally this is a time matt lauer or ann curry comes on to tell us what's happening on the

"today" show. >> we can do it with one word -- bieber. >> bieber fever. that's right. he will perform live as part of their summer concert series. look at the young ladies packing the joint. one guy there. >> dad. >> hopefully. maybe not. fans camped out on wednesday, bieber, he was up bright and early for rehearsal. the "today" show starts at 7:00. >> it's already on. bieber fever is under way. >> no cure to bieber fever. >> what about our fever, i think people may feel they are getting a fever. it's going to be hot. >> it's going to be hot so everybody knows justin bieber making a special announcement this morning. >> be prepared. >> be very prepared. good morning to you. it's not just bieber fever heating you up. we have a hot day. hot day ahead, not as hot as we expect tomorrow to be. so today, low 90s inland,

tomorrow triple-digit heat on the way. the warmest day of the year so far. as we transition toward summertime it's typical to start heating up but not like this. really unusual to see temperatures about 10 to 15 degrees above their average for this time of year. we'll be in record territory. no records today. 51 in livermore. winds play a factor as they are going to warm along the way negating the on shore influence off the pacific. the cool air not going to help us out. it will keep things nice along the coast but you'll heat up even in san francisco as we head through saturday, close to 90 degrees downtown tomorrow. it's going to be hot. 90s inland for today. then we peak. temperatures are going to soar by 10 degrees from today's highs. and then as we head through father's day sunday, cooling you off but nice and warm. so if you think barbecue, you want to think evening hours. warmest time of the day is about

5:00, sun doesn't even set until just before 9:00. so, you can have a barbecue between about 7:00 and 8:00, that's the best time inland. it's going to be hot. 89 degrees in san jose. 92 in livermore. 93 in fairfield. a lot of people in town for the u.s. open. it's going to be pretty nice. 84 degrees. 71 at the coast. saturday we warm up, you add additional 10 degrees to your highs and that's what we expect. cool you down a touch for sunday. and then next week kind of hovering in mid-80s monday through thursday, no rain in the future. and our air quality is suffering, becoming hazier as we head through this weekend into thursday of next week. so we'll be watching for spare the air days as we head through. we haven't had any so far. our mike inouye who we love has the day off. live to the bay bridge toll plaza. we don't have accidents to report at this point. i did want to point out that the metering lights are on.

give yourself extra time. moving up to speed. 880 through oakland, this is impressive. look at that, no delays either direction. and taking it now to a wide shot on the map. traffic is moving along just about everywhere. we don't have a lot of red to point out. stark contrast to this time yesterday. that's the good news. back to you. >> thanks so much, christina. >> we know in the heart of silicon valley, talking technology can be learning a foreign language. >> scott mcgrew says he's going low tech this friday. we're talking ice cubes. >> not even necessarily ice cubes as i drip all over, ice cylinders, made in a little ice tray. i have video of it prerecorded. this is from thinkgeek.com. it will cost about $8. made of rubber. why? well, the answer is so you can put them in your water bottle

like that. christina said it was going to be 100 degrees. i think we have the solution. i would suggest, though, laura and jon, that you not use our corporate freezer to freeze your ice cubes because if you think to yourself what smells, it's these ice cubes because our freezer is just -- i was shocked when i opened it up. about 8 bucks from thinkgeek.com. >> i don't go in there. you're braver than i. >> is that a tech term? thanks, scott. >> strange combination of event this is weekend in san jose's convention. >> very. hem hemp com 2012 and a volleyball tournament. there is a present agency of "the little mermaid" on saturday and sunday. the center says hemp con is in a

tent outside removed from the events inside. events are booked years in advance so sometimes unusual scheduling happens. >> another out of place event at san quentin this morning. 15 inmates tackling the question, to be or not to be. they are performing hamlet for fellow inmates. they have been working on this about ten months. hamlet, the role played by an inmade serving a life sentence for murder, arson and robbery. >> the theater. right now a small ban of protesters in downtown oakland. they set up a live stream camera in the lobby of the obama for america office. the protesters walked in on thursday afternoon pretending to be campaign volunteers and never left. the manager is letting them stay and hire add local security firm. the activists say they are

undocumented immigrants and will not leave until the obama administration changes its deportation policy. >> also in oakland, parents and teachers planning to protest five school closures. the oakland board approving restructuring that includes closing five elementary schools. lakeview, lazear, marshall and maxwell park. they are scheduled to close. they plan to stage a sit-in at lakeview elementary starting at 1:00 this afternoon, they are there to fight the closures. >> amber alert for three children is over. the three were dropped off at their grandmother's house last night. police arrested their father. he took the girls from their mother yesterday. allegedly threatening to hurt them. he is being held on charges of parental abduction and violating

a restraining order. >> a lawyer for a couple accused of killing the man they claim was their 17-year-old daughter's pimps. the attorney who represents the pair, they were held on bail. he admits his client desire have reason to wish harm against calvin snead who was shot dead. the attorney cities victim was a known gang member who was no stranger to violence. >> he also came up here from southern california and was alone in the car at 2:00 a.m. and what has been described as a high crime area f. he was engaged in his normal business as related to me he put himself 18 grave situation. >> the couple is due in court june 20. their attorney says they intend to plead not guilty. >> a truck leaves a neighborhood

in shambles. power poles sheared off, dented trucks, collapsed walls, after a garbage truck rolled backwards on a street. the truck crossed the driveway and mowed over a lawn and slammed into a home. waste management promise as full investigation. >> we'll be interviewing the driver, putting the truck through exams to determine if there was brake failure and we'll make a report. >> i was almost hyperventilating, now thinking lo back, i wouldn't be here. >> no one was injured during the crash including the driver. >> developing story we're following all morning. crews have been able to cap that gas leak in san jose that forced dozens of residents out of their

homes. it started at about 1:30 between 101 and monterey road where a car slammed into two units of an apartment complex that sheared off a gas meter that led to a leak. all of the escaping gas was capped after about two hours. people were then allowed to go back to bed about 5:00 a.m. >> back to our developing story in the east bay. b.a.r.t. trains running after repairs to tracks. christie smith is live with what could now we understand be a case of arson. >> reporter: good morning. the building that was next to the tracks i can tell you that there are several security guards here this morning watching it but we haven't seen investigators out here yet but boy, there is a huge sense of relief from commuters this morning who had to wait two hours yesterday to get to work on buses and ferries after the fire that cut off transbay service in and out of san francisco through the west

oakland station. commuters telling us they kept an eye on the progress. a spokesman for b.a.r.t. told me that 52 trains are now running and that's normal. overnight tests were good, they repaired the equipment, the length of a football field. after a massive overnight fire nearly develops. flames 100 feet high. the atf is following up on accounts of three suspicious people seen leaving just before the fire started. live in oakland, christie smith, "today in the bay." >> round two of the toughest test of golf. marla tellez is live in san francisco. she has more from the leader board after round one. what's happening? >> reporter: it's shaping up to be a spectacular day, all eyes are going to be on tiger after his vong showing yesterday.

we're finishing one under but not the leader. that goes to thompson who finished. bubba watson starting off rough. for the defending champion, he shot 77 on this par 70 course. mcilroy teeing off at 74. woods at 1:18. the winds ended up to be a factor yesterday. it's the clearest and calmest start to the week so far out here so let's hope the winds stay calm, for the golfers' sake. marla tellez, "today in the bay." >> thanks so much. thank you for joining us. we'll be back with a local update at 7:25 and every half hour after that. special programming note. there won't be an 11:00 a.m. newscast. >> one of the notes, hang in there on the "today" show. bieber fever. justin bieber. i got the poster up so i'll stay tuned for that.