. . a peninsula man arrested accused of killing a family of four. details next shocks in northern california after last night's 5.7 quake. police are calling it a miracle. a bridge in washington suddenly collapses and sends cars plunging into the river below. amazingly, no one was killed. we will have the details next. back here in the bay area, we take you outside and give you a live look. that is from our emeryville scam ra in the east bay. looking off at the bay bridge span. we will be checking that friday morning commute on this may 24th. this is "today in the bay."

good morning. thanks for being with us. it is 4:31. i'm marla tallez in for jon kelley. i'm laura garcia-cannon. good friday morning, laura and marla. it is going to be a pretty comfortable start to the day. a little chilly out there. probably want to grab a light coat. what i can tell you right now is, we have rain in the forecast. it looks like it is going to come through over the course of your memorial day holiday. now, it really depends on where you live as to whether or not you are going to see these showers. we really want to bring that forecast to you. stick around. 4:31. check your drive. good morning, mike. >> good morning. overnight road work is often the only issue going on as it is now. we will show you where it might be more of an issue if your traveling south through fremont. light traffic flow. the map will show you as you head down toward mission in the southbound direction, 680 and

880 move smoothly. it is 880 farther south passing 237. down to one lane of traffic before you get to montague down past brook toward 110. the speed censors are registering a pretty clear view. most of the lanes will clear of anything. we should have lanes reopening about 5:30. it is a typical schedule. we'll track that. be advised, you are going slowly down towards 110 because of the construction. the rest of the south bay looking pretty good. we will track it for your friday. back to you. we start with breaking news. a palo alto man is under arrest accused of brutally murdering a family of four halfway across the world. 20-year-old kevin dahlgren was arrested near washington, d.c. late last night. authorities released this photo taken from his facebook page. police in the czech republic say he fled the country after firefighters found the bodies of a family burning inside of a home in the city of bruno.

dahlgren was reportedly related to the family and had been staying with them for just three weeks. czech authorities want him extradited back to the czech republic to stand trial. dozens of aftershocks rattling northern california throughout the night following a magnitude 5.7 quake. take a look at this surveillance video from a grocery store in greenville, which is in plymouth county near the epicenter of the earthquake. you can see things start to fall off the shelves when the quake hit. some of the flights start to flicker. the quake struck just outside greenville. it was felt more than 100 miles away. that's because of the region's geography. >> what's interesting is how far south you felt it. you have a lot of sediments, very flat, everybody knows that. those kind of rocks, flat deposited rocks that are shed down from the surrounding hillsides amplify ground

motions. >> we haven't received any reports of serious damage. but, one woman in sacramento was injured. she reportedly fell down some stairs when the quake hit. new this morning, far, far away, a powerful 8.3 magnitude earthquake rocked the far east coast of russia today. the quake was centered in the sea of okutz, which is east of russia and north of japan. tremors lasted for five minutes after the quake and were felt 4500 miles away in moscow. many people ran out of buildings and many schools were evacuated. a tsunami warning was issued for the surrounding areas but weigh lifted a short time later. it is 4:34. officials in washington state trying to figure out what caused part of a bridge to collapse and cars plunging into a river below. authorities say it is a miracle no one was killed when a section of the i-5 bridge in mt. vernon came crashing down around 7:00 last night. rescue crews pulled three people

from the chilly waters. they are roux ecovering in the hospital this morning. a rescue worker hit the big bridge at some point before the collapse. the brinl dge is a main thoroughfare from mount nt. ver. it runs over the river. both areas are expected to remain shut down as authorities continue their investigation. the bridge was built in 1955 and is considered functionally obsolete, meaning the bridge design is certainly outdated. bridge failures in the past 50 years or so have been relatively rare. engineers say unless states do more to address concerns, the situation could get dire fast. new this morning, london's he thr heathrow airport temporarily shut down their runways after a british airways plane was forced to make an emergency landing.

the airline was headed for oslow and had a technical problem and returned to heathrow before takeoff. all passengers got off safely. let's check the forecast with meteorologist, christina loren. a sigh. it is going to be nice out there today. it is a three-day weekend for some of us. we'll be here on monday if you have to get to work, help you get out the front door. the good news is, we're going to stay nice today, nice tomorrow. we have changes headed our way as we get into the end of the memorial day. i think some places get some rain memorial day evening. we will talk about that coming up. 49 degrees in san francisco. 49 to start out your friday. 42 degrees in gilroy this morning. winds are still a built of a factor. they have really calmed down overnight. that's good news specially if you live in the wind prone areas where they have been howling. today, we are going to see

warmer temperatures as well. 74, livermore. 72, santa teresa. 72 degrees in san jose. all right. let's take you to the future. cold front drops through. this is going to bring us some showers as we head through monday. make sure you are ready for that. we will have your full timing and let you know when we are expecting those. who could have an interruption by rain on monday. stay tuned. that's coming up. jon kelley has the day off. mike is here holding it down for all the men out there. >> hey, dudes, envy me. we are looking over here toward 880, a smooth drive north past the coliseum. right behind our peacock, we have a flashing light adding to the bling. that is taking it down one lane. you are moving over toward the right. the map shows you the same area. we don't have any slowing right now. as crews start to clear over the next half hour to 45 minutes. you will see some slowing. we will track that heading north. 580 moves smoothly despite reports of some debris eastbound

580 coming off of the warren freeway. smooth drive on the san mateo drive. the dumbarton bridge, highway 84 moved nicely without problems. peninsula, 101 and 280, clear view here. in the north bay, it moves smoothly as well. a light traffic flow southbound with these cars at the curve. back to you. thanks very much, mike. 4:38. sharks are back in san jose on the brink of elimination. they lost to the l.a. kings last night, 3-0. putting them down in the series, three games to two. game six will be at the shark tank on sunday. let's bring it home. the puck drop still has not been announced. from the ice to the diamonds, they are kicking out a three-game series. a special woman from the east bay who was featured in our bay area proud series. barbara is the founder of kiss the toad creation. it is a nonprofit organization whose main goal is to make

children who are battling life-threatening illnesses or disabilities smile. since 2008, she has sewn more than 1,000 superhero capes to send to the children we are also being honored at the ballpark by reverend cecil williams and janice mirakatini. they are celebrating their 50th anniversary with glide memorial church in san francisco. a portion will benefit glide. >> you can catch all the action tonight on nbc bay area. our coverage starts at 7:00 p.m. tim lincecum on the hill and the first pitch going out at 7:15. that will be nice to have him home. 4:39. the wireless carrier talking about new fees. we will tell you who is going to be paying a little bit more on their next bill. she threw herself on my daughter to protect her. >> words of thanks as healing continues in oklahoma. the latest on the recovery efforts coming up.

welcome back. isn't that pretty? i really noticed the moon as he headed out this morning. a gorgeous, live look outside for your friday morning. 4:42. a classic making a comeback.

netflix will release 15 new episodes of arrested development on sunday morning. episodes will be made available at 12:01 a.m. the show was canceled after three seasons on fox because of low ratings. those seasons are also available for streaming on netflix. the company hoping originally programming like arrested development will increase its subscribers a major cell phone provider is getting ready to charge you more. seema mody is live with this new fee that will soon appear on some bills plus a look at how futures are trading. that's not seema mody. that's courtney reagan. how are you? >> sorry about that. >> that's no problem at all. futures are a little bit lower here on this friday morning. that's after we saw stocks fly thursday. they did pair their losses by the clothese. the hangover effect from

comments made by fed chairman, ben bernanke on wednesday. they are poised for their first weekly loss in more than a month. we get data on big ticket demand for the durable goods. the dow slipped to 12 points, to 15,294. the nasdaq lost three to 3459. that's where stocks will open today. at&t is adding a monthly administrative fee of 61 cents to all wireless contracts. other carriers have these below the line fees. consumer groups criticize these fees, because they are less likely to be noticed by customers and allow wearleirele providers prices to be lower than they are. it could add up to $500 million to the company's bottom line. >> courtney reagan, we appreciate it so much. thanks. have a good weekend! looking forward to the weekend as well. a lot of people have an extended time off with memorial day

around the corner. >> a lot of people, us not included. we will be here for you. usually, we see warm weather memorial day. the unofficial kickoff of summertime which officially starts on the 21st of june. this year, it is going to feel more like fall. we have some showers moving into the forecast. this rng monmorning, hope you a trying to get away getting out of town. we have everything reported on time from the faa. san francisco looking good, as well as san jose and oakland. we are checking on that for you. if you are taking your family out of town. if you want to stay in town, count on a cool one at the beach on monday, memorial day. 49 degrees, 50 to start in concord. 42, gilroy. winds are still playing a factor. they have dropped off substantially. they are going to continue to drop as we head throughout the day today. that's good news when it comes to pollen levels which did creep up over the past couple days with the winds in place.

72, san jose. 76 for gilroy. here it is. we are talking about showers. we had that first storm system just staying put. that one is finally going to head out of here on monday. that's the one that kept us so cool all week long. this one is a more potent system. it is going to come a little further to the south. we are expecting some showers as we head through the second half of monday. if we see any activity on monday, memorial day, it will be up in the northern most portion of the north bay. sun know ma county, count on that. we are going to see showers tuesday morning when we come back here. bring that umbrella back to you. looking pretty good. no major changes until thursday, when that rapid warmup starts. back to you. it is 4:46. a boeing 787 dreamliner has been cleared for takeoff. japan's al nippon airway says they will resume the flights

this sunday. regular services start on june 1st. that includes a flight between san jose and japan. the new high-tech jet was grounded back in january for smoldering batteries. a&a says they have modified all 17 of through dreamliners and conducted 170 proving flights. united airlines resumed its use of the aircraft on monday 4:47. a grandmother who kidnapped her granddaughter from the bay area is set to be sentenced today. court documents show she broke into her son's home in knitson would years ago and took her baby granddaughter. she took a can b to her home in southern california where she was arrested. in court, a preliminary hearing begins for an alleged serial car thief wanted in six bay area counties. dmitry storm has plead not guilty. he was arrested in berkeley earlier this month after running

from police officers. students at a bay area high school dealing with the loss of one of their piers. a los lomas high school student died tuesday after suffering a brain hemorrhage at a local gym last week. the 18-year-old attended the high school for a year and a half after moving to the united states. he was in the english learner program and known for his wrestling skills. he is survived by two younger brothers and his parents. the high school is collecting funds for that family. it is going to be a long weekend in oklahoma as neighbors in the path of the deadly tornado continue to clear debris. but, in the midst of all the heartbreak, there are some signs of hope. nbc bay area's sarah dolif is in moore, oklahoma, with the latest. >> reporter: good morning, residents waking up to a difficult day with more funerals planned including those of two young children killed at plaza towers elementary. instead of days filled with

barbecues this memorial day weekend, there will be more cleanup. and more heartache. thursday, mourners buried the first of seven students, 9-year-old antonio candelaria, killed at plaza towers elementary school. for those who survived, gratitude for the teachers and staff that put themselves at risk protecting children. >> i am never going to have anything, any words to repay her for what she did. she threw herself on my daughter to protect her. >> students from plaza towers as well as the second damaged school, briarwood elementary gathered thursday for a final assembly and a chance at closure. >> it makes me glad to see my friends and that they are alive and i'm alive and i'm okay. >> president obama is scheduled to visit the ravaged community sunday. he plans to tour the 17-mile path of destroyed homes and

businesses and meet with the first responders who have provided everything from muscle to food for shell-shocked survivors. >> they need help. they need hot meals. they need comfort. barbecue is good comfort food. >> heavy rain and thunderstorms continue to slow cleanup efforts with more bad weather expected today. it will take months of hard and emotional work to rebuild what the tornado destroyed in 40 minutes, a task the residents of moore say they are dedicated to seeing through. new estimates put the number of destroyed homes at 12,000. in moore, oklahoma, i'm sarah dalif, nbc news. hernandez who was there saying it is a whole different perspective to see that in person. can't imagine. it is 4:50. coming up, tug of war over a - 30-year-old work of art. what the artist has to say about the plan to get rid of her creation.

a look at this creation. the san mateo bridge, a smooth drive on the foster city approach many could go off the high-rise. we will show you what the things are like for the south bay. a couple of slow spots coming up.

welcome back. b.a.r.t. is trying to figure out what to do with the

three-story piece of art that's been hanging in the embarcadero station for more than three decades. the agency says it will cost $50,000 to clean the piece called legs and $300,000 to remove it all together. it was put in place in 1978 as now blackened with dirt. the artist, who was 83 years old, now says she wants to be included in whatever decision b.a.r.t. makes. >> i'm not sure but i think b.a.r.t. should at least get in touch with me when they do anything to the piece. i need to be included in their decisions. >> b.a.r.t. and the artist plan to meet at some point to talk about options. legs took a year to create and she used 8,000 pounds of rope to make it. >> look at how it has turned all that smut down there really. >> a big lasso. you are seeing there is already some slowing. >> not even 5:00.

4:54. we are looking toward our live camera and we see traffic flowing northbound. it is moving smoothly. we had some slowing on our maps. we will see how it shakes out. over the last few, i saw a lot of slowing on the transition. the map is laid out the way it was on our live shot. south 880 coming down towards 880. still some slowing. slowing northbound on 17 coming up towards 280. it looks like all transitions are now open there. some more slowing showed up over the last ten. here is south 880 between 237 and 101. folks were down to one lane. kind of waiting for the pavement to cure. now, it looks like they may have moved some of the crews i saw over the last ten and now it is back up at speed in the southbound direction. we expect a little slowdown as you do lose a couple lanes headed down towards 101. we are looking towards oakland with northbound traffic flowing

past the construction zone there. you may see crews on the move. we will track it. so far, none declared by chp. the peninsula side, palo alto, very smoothly as well with no delays up into san francisco. a quick check of the bay bridge toll plaza. traffic flow very light right here. as is tradition, friday tends to see a lighter backup. at 11:00, we start to see a build as folks head into the city. more folks getting in there for an extended vacation. we will track it. we will prepare. thank you very much. the cleveland man who put down his big mac to help free three women held captive in a home for a decade. he won't have to pay for another burger again. it is a hero's reward. 15 restaurants get this in cleveland. they are offering charles ramsey free burgers whenever he wants them. he became an internet sensation after he helped free the three

women from ariel castro's home. it is 4:57. a recently fired google employee looking for revenge. the charges he faces this morning. >> british authorities looking out for copycats after the brutal terror attack. new details this morning. úúúúúúúúúúúúúúúúúúúúúúúúúúúúúúúú

>> an international manhunt leads to a man. coming up in a live report a clear start to this friday morning. you want to pull out a jacket. today is going to be beautiful. things change for memorial day weekend. we have rain and cold in the forecast. we will time that out where you live. it is a start of friday. pretty cool. we are looking over here toward fremont where traffic is light. we will show you where the conditions are causing for some slowdowns in the south bay. it has turned out to be such

a beautiful friday morning. have you seen the moon yet? if you are not out the door, we are giving you a live look up close and personal. it is friday, may 24th. this is "today in the bay." good morning to you. thanks so much for joining us. i'm laura garcia-cannon. good morning. i'm marla tallez. jon kelley is off today. we begin with breaking news. an international manhunt for a palo alto man accused of murdering a family of four is over. this morning, he faces possible extrition halfway around the world. "today in the bay's" christie smith is live in palo alto with more details on this murder investigation. good morning. >> reporter: an international warrant was issued for kevin dahlgren accused of killing a family of four overseas. a czech television station is reporting that he is actually the