is making a wish come true for a south bay boy fighting from leukemia. >> our rapid warmup begins today. this morning you might need a coat, gilroy 46 degrees. later this afternoon we're headed to the 80s and the triple digits arife this weekend. we'll give you the time line for the changes in your city. >> the east bay is starting to slow down and i'll even show you what else we have to watch for on your morning drive, coming up. >> looks like "star wars" invaded your camera. we give you this gorgeous shot, picture picturesque of san francisco, the golden gate bridge standing proud in the background this thursday, may 30th. this is "today in the bay". >> good thursday morning to you and thank you for joining us. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> good morning i'm marla tellez. in oakland firefighters on the scene of a warehouse that caught fire early this morning. investigators are just telling

nbc bay area that warehouse was home to a marijuana grow operation. this is at 51st avenue and 12th street in oakland's melrose neighborhood. crews headed out in 20 minutes time. no word on injuries, damage or even a cause. we have a crew headed to the scene and we'll bring you more information and pictures as we get that into our news room. to san mateo, an overnight house fire, we have new video of the scene on view ridge drive earlier this morning off of the edge of laurel wood park. our photographer on the scene spoke with firefighters about 30 minutes ago. they told him the home was being remodeled and the owners were not living there the at time and they said right now it appears the fire started in the backyard in some roofing materials. the home does not appear to be a total loss but there is extensive damage to the roof. bay area investigators are looking for more possible victims of a former high school football coach accused of sex

crimes against children. "today in the bay's" bob redell is live in richmond with more details on this investigation. bob, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, marla. cocoa county sheriff arrested last week a man who used to coach football here at kennedy high school in richmond, his name is barron edwards, he is in jail in martinez on a $2.5 million bail amount charged with three counts of rape and other counts of lewd and lascivious acts on children 15 years of age or younger. the sheriff's office hasn't said whether or not his victims were students at kennedy school. they are putting out word about his arrest because they believe he might have assaulted other children, they're asking anyone with that information to contact investigators. reporting live in richmond, bob redell, "today in the bay".

no major damage but perhaps a few rattled nerves in gilroy. 2.8 magnitude quake hit just after 11:30, six miles east of gilroy. gilroy police dispatchers described it as a small, quick shake. no reports of any damage. 6:03. south bay health officials want parents to be aware of a growing health problem, tuberculosis. they say if you live in the south bay you have a higher chance of catching the deadly disease and any other metropolitan area in the nation. "today in the bay's" damian trujillo joins us live in san jose where the cdc and other official also try to tackle this. >> reporter: yes, the experts will try to tackle the issues here today at the doublefree hotel in san jose. congressman mike honda has been championing this cause for the last four years locally and

globally. if you don't live in the south bay there is cause for a concern if you live in california because california as a state has the highest number of tuberculosis cases in the nation. worldwide tb kills about 1.4 million every year and there is a drug resistant tb that is posing new challenges for the experts. doctors say you have to control tb in other nations because of the increased globalization and so many americans traveling abroad. person who has the disease coughs and because td is spread through the air it is a public safety concern. it is not immune to this deadly disease. >> we have some of the highest rates in the country in silicon valley which i think surprises a lot of people. there is a treatment. there is a cure, and we can move forward. >> reporter: locally the public health director for santa clara county says cases involving his

patients here have become more complicated over the years so it's important to find solutions now to stop this spread. congressman mike honda will be receiving an award for his work on fighting tuberculosis both locally and abroad. i'm damian trujillo, san jose on "today in the bay". a man was hit by a train in san francisco. officials say the man was struck at mission bay drive near the san francisco cal train station just before midnight. he was taken to the hospital but his condition is still not known this morning. the time of the collision, no one else was hurt. drivers along 280 around 9:00 this morning will notice a large plume of smoke but don't worry, firefighters will already be there. the palo alto fire department scheduled two prescribed burns at the arastradero reserve at

the palo alto hills golf and country club. they will make sure the weather is cooperating as well. don't want the high winds to kick in. if all goes as planned the burns will start at 9:00 this morning and cover nine acres. crews from woodside, santa clara county and cal fire will be on scene as well. >> those burns come on a day we're going to see a jump in our temperatures. meteorologist chris tia loren a gorgeous start to this thursday. >> it is. good morning to you. crystal clear start over san francisco, quite a contrast from yesterday where we had full on cloud cover. for most of the day, today will be warmer, a little onshore flow but the cool marine air isn't going to make its way through thec delta, a warm day in the east bay. starting with the winds this morning, closest reporting site to palo alto, san mateo southeast winds 6 miles per hour. winds will strengthen as we get into the second half of the day but they'll stay calm between now and 10:00 a.m. and winds

will start to pick up, they'll be strongest as we get into this evening so you really want to keep that in mind for your commute home. we'll check your commute to work with mike in a moment. 52 in san jose and 46 degrees a chilly start in gilroy. "today in the bay" as you make your way out that front door you can ditch that coat by about noon, inland 71 degrees as you break for lunch, 81 to round out the day, 75 degrees bayside and 68 degrees at the coast. as promised, he's busy this morning. we'll check the drive with mike inouye. >> i think we found an imperial walker. this is equipment at the toll plaza. i thought they completely cleared it from the frame but you saw it moving. we can see the westbound commute direction from the hayward side. the clearer view, this is the foster city side coming off of the high-rise, a steady flow and the volume of traffic picking up. the sun coming up.

slowdown west 580 out of the altamont pass. by the time you get to north livermore things clear for west 580. 84 typical slowing and 84 to 680 a smooth drive meeting up with the folks in sunol. we are looking at walnut creek, concrete, smooth drive on the interchange as well but this will slow a business bit because of the volume of traffic heading out of antioch. get a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza as well where we have the sun really in our camera lens but you can make out all the lanes are starting to slow as the metering lights were turn on a few minutes ago and past the parking lot at the toll plaza the build is on but a drive back to the maze. a young man killed in san francisco last week will be remembered today especially by

his mother who says he was the light that could brighten the darkest of rooms. this morning, friends and family of 21-year-old dylan mitchell will gather will lafayette to remember him. 21-year-old dylan mitchell graduate in 2010 was hit by a garbage truck while riding his bike in san francisco last thursday. he died at the scene. mitchell had just moved to the city to start an internship. >> 6:09. a 6-year-old boy in desperate need of a bone transplant will get a pick me up from a celebrity today. actor and comedian george lopez will visit eduardo grialva in the hospital via skype. in march san jose s.w.a.t. team members visited him to show their support. he is battling leukemia and has been in the hospital for the past couple months while his family and classmates continue to search for a bone marrow match. they urge everyone to get a cheek swab to come registered as the national bone marrow donor

registry and save a life. >> i predict mr. lopez will bring a smile to his face and a laugh. >> just about everyone in that room. coming up blown away. >> out of nowhere came this quick storm. >> we'll show you the wild wind that almost knocked one very big grounds crew right out of the park. we'll look at wall street and big problems perhaps ahead with solar panels. are we putting junk on our roof? we'll take a look. poisoned pen letters sent to the mayor of new york. what the letters said and why the mayor was the target of the new round of ricin investigation unfolds. a live look at the somebody somebody a little bit of haze across the valley but a gorgeous start to your thursday. temperatures today at 6:10. stay with us. ♪

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welcome back. taking a live look at a crystal clear start over the golden gate bridge. that's an indication we have a hot day ahead inland. the place to be as we get into the weekend, right by the water. we've got a major heat wave headed our way. i will detail the time line for your city. coming up your seven day forecast is next. a beautiful view of the traffic flow, that's what i focus on here, san jose, 101 moves smoothly, building here and we'll talk about what is going on farther north in the east bay, we have a new development for the east shore freeway. >> time for a check of the day's top stories, investigators in conta costa county say a former high school football coach accused of sexually abusing children may have more victims. barron edwards coached the kennedy high school football team from 2004 to '05. he was formally charged this week. health experts from across

the country in san jose to discuss an alarming rise in tuberculosis rates. a sandra moan teenager audrey banton advanced to the semifinals in maryland. she'll compete this afternoon for a chance to get to the finals. there is a new crisis with solar panels. >> many are defective. bottom line, scott mcgrew, people may be putting junk on their roof. >> at least 20% of the panels some installers are meeting are made with some substandard materials. the newspaper talked with solar city, the largest installer, the company had not seen the problem but the article quotes some installers saying they're no longer going to use chinese made equipment after some panels

which were designed to last 25 years failed after two. china nearly ran america out of the solar cell business and "the times" says the factories are cutting costs by cutting quality or even using the wrong materials. if this is as widespread as it seems this could mean hundreds of millions of dollars of solar panels would need to be place. elon musk says it was the keystone pipeline which made him leave mark zuckerberg's political action committee forward u.s., after it paid for ads for candidates who supported the pipeline and other controversial issues in exchange for their support on immigration reform. it was ironic musk leaving a

pro-immigration group because he himself is an immigrant from south africa andin ing arguablyf the most entrepreneurs they have. >> the things he's doing are amazing. >> so successful at just 41 years old. >> we'll have an update on some of the things he's doing at 6:30. >> in his private life, too, interesting, making the gossip column today. let's gossip about the weather, shall we? >> yeah, he made a good decision coming to the states where we've got some of the best weather especially here. silicon valley today not too hot just yet so as you're making your plans to head out that front door this morning headed off to work, maybe headed to the store it's a little bit cooler than this time yesterday. 6:16, taking a live look. i wanted to start out with a shot of the bay because as you can see here we have some ripples on the water, that bay will be downright choppy later on this afternoon into the evening as the winds pick up.

right now not too bad and yeah look at this lucky cruise ship that just pulled in. everybody headed into town this weekend, maybe family and friends coming to the bay area we'll get spoiled by the beach. no may gray. we're done for the next few days. live look at san jose, a little hazy. we'll see the air quality suffer as high pressure builds in. right now we're in the good to moderate range across the board for today but that is the case whenever high pressure builds in we don't have moisture to purify our air quality. 51 in san francisco. 48 in sunnyvale and 52 degrees, chilly enough for a coat or light jacket in san jose. high pressure is on its way, packing a lot of energy already and it's going to gain more and more energy as we head into the weekend. temperatures are going to soar from the low 80s in places like livermore into the 90s. as of tomorrow we'll be in the mid to upper 90s for your

saturday so all things into perspective, all things in perspective, temperatures today will be a little bit more mild than where we're headed by saturday downright hot, seeking shade. 92 degrees on sunday, and monday and tuesday temperature also level off. it's still going to be rather warm as we get into next week and mike it's that time of year, the kids are getting out of school. is the drive lightning up a bit? >> it's not quite a fair judgment. we had monday off, some people i did, had monday off, thank you for holding the fort down. it was just me, scott as well, we were goofing off together. looking at the smooth flow and the traffic flow is later but later for the commute this week. that's the trend we see through summer as well so we'll see if the pattern continues. 101 typical build as well as 87 coming into downtown san jose. that's the south bay right now and a good volume of traffic on

the roads, the next half hour will be critical from san jose. west 580 shows slowing around isabel's and also where there's reports of a crash involving a motorcycle and another vehicle, injuries reported, called an ambulance for the motorcycle and driver. chp is on the scene to give us more details, hopefully just minor cuts and bruises. both directions showing eastbound and westbound. there is the trivalley. over to oakland a smooth drive on the maps. look at the live shot for the 800 past the coliseum. you're close to the limit high street through downtown and the east shore freeway the interstate 80 drive in the westbound direction, filling all the lanes underneath the university, a little break and slowing around the berkeley curve. we'll show you the maps as you approach that bay bridge toll plaza. we got a report of a crash on the east shore freeway. the cash is reported eastbound,

opposite your commute but westbound is also featured in that report, talking about some of the northbound lanes, none blocks but we see slowing as well. we'll track this carefully, still waiting for more details on whether or not the lanes are blocked. we see slowing already. back to you. >> thank you, mike. a texas rangers game postponed with no makeup date set yet after severe weather nearly lifted the ground crew right out of the stadium, it happened in arlington. the storm rolled in so quickly, it picked some of them up, they were hanging on to the tarp, whipping with the rain and wind. it was a 15 to 20 minute strug. they eventually got a chance to pull it out and cover that field. >> started in the infield and it was in center field in no time

at all luckily everyone is okay. a new lawsuit putting the penn state scandal back in the spotlight. plus letters with poison sent to the mayor of new york, what the suspect may have wrote and why the mayor may have been targeted. sunrise over san rafael, a nice picturesque start to your day on this thursday, we are talking about warmer temperatures with christa loren and mike has his eye on traffic in the bay area. 6:21, stay with us.

welcome back. the bay area is getting ready for a warmup as we take you live to the south bay, san jose starting to wake up on this thursday, just a gorgeous shot with those i don't know what kind of clouds you call them. christina loren does. we'll check in with her in a little bit, it's 6:24. more tests have to be done on two letters mailed to mayor michael bloomberg apparently laced with ricin. both letters made references to gun laws. mayor bloomberg has been outspoken about the need for gun control. the people who initially came in contact with the letters show no symptoms of exposure to the poison, but three officers who later examined the letters did experience minor symptoms. and army staff sergeant accused of killing 16 of axwafg

villagers will plead guilty. week to avoid the death penalty. robert bales attorney says his client was crazed and broken when he left his outpost and attacked two nearby villages. he was on his fourth combat deployment. his lawyers say he was suffering from ptsd and had a traumatic brain injury at the time of the attack. the fbi says a ;a0ñ27-year- was killed during an fbi interview about his ties to the boston marathon bombing suspects. today, joe paterno's family and others will file a lawsuit seeking to overturn the ncaa sanctions against the football program. the program was hit with a four-year bowl ban and scholarship cuts for the jerry sandusky child sex abuse scandal. the family of the late penn state coach will post the complaint on paterno.com once it

is filed. he died in january of 2012. his family insists the coach did not take part in a coverup of that scandal. president obama expected to nominate ben comey. it's not clear when the president will formally announce that nomination. oprah winfrey will be the featured speaker at harvard university's commencement today. winfrey was invited because her rise to prominence is one of the great american success stories. >> that will be interesting to hear. she always has inspirational talks for students as well. >> and amazing presence. >> students looking toward their future. a well-known company moves its base away from the bay area. how many local drives are about to be cut.pi plus driving your electric car from coast to coast, new

details how accelerating its super charger network. the baby found alive inside a sewage pipe is out of the hospital and back in his mother's arms. we'll tell you why investigators made the shocking decision. let's take a live look outside golden gate bridge a little bit hazy here but we have seen just amazing pictures of the sunrise this morning over the bay area. christina loren has been telling us about a warmup coming up to the bay area, i think it's kind of a hot up. we're going to check the temperatures when they're going to hit, how long will they stay, all coming up as well as a look at your morning commute and of course the day's news, a lot more ahead. 6:27.

a baby born in a secret in a bathroom find alive inside a sewage pipe is returned to his mother's custody. we have new details about the startling decision. plus driving coast to coast in a tesla sports car, the plan

to super charge tesla's electric stations from here all the way to new york. ' of a live look at the opening bell this morning, economists a few minutes ago just revisited the estimates of the economy saying it is growing less quickly than first thought. this is "today in the bay". good morning to you. thanks so much for joining us. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> and i'm marla tellez in for john kelly. firefighters in oakland are on the scene of this house fire and inside they found a marijuana growth operation. this is at 51st avenue and 12th street in oakland's melrose neighborhood. investigators say there was an auto repair shop in front.

they used a fire extinguisher on the ground, indicating someone tried to put out the flames on their own. illegal wiring was found. the cause of the fire appears to be electrical. no one was hurt. tesla is super charging its plan to install new battery charging stations across the country for its fleet of electric cars. scott mcgrew joins us live. tesla's ceo says you'll be able to drive coast to coast. >> right, tesla had the best range, the distance you can drive in the industry. now it will have some of the most charging stations, enough strung across the country to drive between l.a. and new york city, stopping every 200 miles or so for a 30-minute charge. that's a long time at the gas station but keep in mind those refueling stops are free and the car, that's still spendy though

musk speaking at the all things digital conference reaffirmed tesla's plans to make a cheaper electric car sometime in the future, cheap around $30,000. it's relative. other companies not standing still, chevy introduced the spark ev. it will cost as little as $199 a month to lease. figuring the average person spends about $100, $150 a month in gasoline, $199 a month is tempting. the spark is a reinvented leaf more like that but it may be like the electrici car for the rest of us. the industry is finally growing after all these years. >> and elon musk in the news again. not to mention page six "the new york post" reportedly dating cameron diaz.

>> if i were elon musk i would date her, i would date her if i was me -- were i not married, well even i'm just going to drop it. >> drop his mike, thanks we'll check back with you. a popular juice maker is closing up shop in the bay area. edwalla will permanently close its doors. the company is realigning operations. odwalla will be made at its main facility. the warmup is coming. let's check the forecast with meteorologist christina loren. >> today temperatures climbing into the 80s, this morning it's quite a bit cooler as we head throughout the day today we'll end up five to ten degrees warmer than yesterday. yesterday the blanket of clouds to start, this morning the

absence of clouds means all the heat that came out yesterday was able to make it into the atmosphere. hour by hour detail works like this, "today in the bay," 72 degrees inland and at noon and round ought the day at 81 degrees. warmer cities across the bay are 90. 75 degrees bayside and to give you a little bit of a hint as to where we're headed as we get into the hotter days, livermore up to 96 by saturday, 81 today. we could be rifling temperature records into the weekend. just prepare yourself for a heat wave in the bay. 6:30, it's building out there in terms of your traffic volume. let's check with mike. >> it is building. we've seen a later start to the commute the last few days this week, often happens after vacation day and a good volume of traffic headed up the incline, may be closer. we got word from chp there is a crash on that upper deck in the

westbound commute involving a motorcycle, it did not hit anybody. the driver laid down the motorcycle, on its side and looking for reports on injuries and any lanes blocked. the chp and the bridge trying to get more detail to us. we're expecting more build up to the metering lights, they'll probably go a little slower. we see slowing speeds coming down into the 50s but berkeley, not a major concern. the crash west 80 over here, not a major w even though the initial report was eastbound we see a good slowing wbd out of rodeo. and then building also through richmond is a typical build spot so two slower spots. toward the trivalley west 580 as well. the earlier crash doesn't look

like a major problem, involved two weeks and a motorcycle and didn't sound like there were any major injuries. it's out of the lanes and talking about warmer weather more motorcycles on the road. 880 a light volume helded down through milpitas and into the south bay and a peak san jose northbound 101. you can see the volume build i'll show you a wider view of the south bay coming up. back to you. we're getting breaking news we're following in san jose, police activity and possibility a shooting near santy elementary school on audubon, not far from highway 101 and daniel truillo is on his way. a newborn found in a sewer pipe is given back to his mother. new details about the shocking

custody decision and what is next for the now six-pound baby boy. >> as you get ready to head out the door, a live look at the south bay, this is what you can expect in san jose, a gorgeous shot as we get ready for a warmup. it is 6:37. stay with us. [ wind howling ]

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6:39. traces of dna on an orange juice can and surveillance video of a man praying in a mall led to the arrest of a man wanted in the stabbing death of a french soldier. prosecutors say the suspect was spotted praying in the corner of a busy mall for ten minutes before' tacked the soldier outside of paris. the 22-year-old suspect is unemployed and homeless. the soldier was hospitalized after the attack but has since been released. a man charged in the hacking death of a british soldier appeared in court early this morning. this right here is the scene outside the courthouse today where 22-year-old omichael adebewally was charged and other suspect is still in the hospital, the man seen boasting about the attack here in a video taken immediately after the attack. ten people have been arrested in this case including those two main suspects. overnight we've learned a

newborn found stuck inside a sewer pipe in china is now back in the custody of his mother. investigators say they gave the baby back to the mother because they decided the baby became trapped because of an accident. the mother says she gave birth in secret at a squat toilet. she tried to catch the newborn baby but he slipped into the sewer line. the local government says the man believed to be the father has requested a paternity test. the mother we're understanding will not be charged with a crime as originally first thought. the baby boy is doing well and has been discharged from the hospital but pretty miraculous that baby is doing okay now. >> a miracle. 6:41, coming up a coach under arrest on sexual assault charges, we'll tell you why more victims could soon be coming forward. plus a warehouse fire reveals a secret. we'll tell what you firefighters found when they went inside this bay area burning building next. and apple releases a new

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the san jose fire department is telling us they were called out to assist one person at the scene. it is on audubon drive in east san jose not far from highway 101 and 280. dametrujillo is on his way to the scene. we just got off the phone with police who told us they are getting ready to board up a warehouse in oakland that caught fire early this morning, 51st avenue and 12th street in oakland's melrose neighborhood. investigators told our photographer the marijuana grow used an auto repair shop as a front. crews were able to put out the flames within 20 minutes and found a used fire extinguisher on the ground indicating somebody tried to put out the flames on their own. >> we saw the smoke, a warehouse, quite a bit of smoke coming from a vent, so we knew we had something on fire. we just didn't know there would be illegal marijuana grow inside the building. >> investigators say there was

illegal wiring inside the warehouse and tell us the cause of the fire appears to be electrical. no one was hurt and at this point no one is in custody. to san mateo now where fire crews are mopping up after an overnight house fire. new video of the scene on view ridge drive earlier this morning on the edge of laurel wood park. our photographer spoke with firefighters just about 50 minutes ago. they told him the home was being remodeled and the owners were not living there the at time and they said right now it appears the fire started in the backyard in some roofing materials. the home does not appear to be a total loss but there is extensive damage to the roof. good morningious shotsz gorgeous shots thanks to our live cameras and it's going to be warm. >> you know local girls, what i can tell you is whenever you start the day with an absence of fog this time of year in particular in places like san francisco, this is all we have to show you, low clouds in

sunol, you know it will be a hot one. what i can tell you right now is yesterday we had the low clouds for most of the day and still able to climb in a the mid-70s so today without that natural coolant, temperatures will soar the further to the east you live, the closest to the central valley the hottest weather for today and best weather by the water. 51 degrees in san francisco. 50 degrees in san jose. now winds are going to play a factor especially in the areas you see here shaded in blue, the immediate coastline, the higher elevations, count on gusty winds to develop mostly as we head into the second half of the day into tonight so here's what we're looking at, high pressure moves in quickly, a strong ridge of high pressure, winds turn offshore as of tonight. we've got a day game, at&t park, giants taking on the ark's, 65 degrees, west-northwest wind, 10

to 15 miles per hour. if the wind picks up the ball and carries it it will be out toward mccovey cove. hopefully we'll see a big splash and mike will warn you it will be a traffic nightmare for lunch. the lunch rush will be rough. he's tracking a couple of things already for you. 77 today in san jose and here it is, warmer records possible as we head through saturday and also sunday but i think if we shatter any temperature records, it will be as we get into this upcoming saturday. look at that, 96 degrees inland, 85 bayside and 76 degrees in half moon bay and pacifica, when the locals start to say it's too hot when it gets to 76 in half moon bay. >> you have chowder over there at sam's, get a cool beverage. right here this is better, just before the break we showed you this camera shot, it was a frozen shot but full of traffic all the way up the incline. it just started to move clearly

as we got our camera back online and you see that traffic moving nicely here. the chp report reports a crash in lanes at treasure island. the upper deck and in toward the area a good deal of slowing but the motorcycle laid down there, things are moving or looks like things are moving better over the last two minutes we've seen a great improvement. watch the backup. they slowed down the metering lights trying to keep things moving smoothly on the bridge itself. the other issue san jose will look to the south bay with our live camera, this is 101, 680 and 280. in the distance while we look at the backup traffic we're focusing on this area. let me show you the maps, talking about police activity in the area as well. first northbound 101 the slowing around capital expressway up toward the airport. 87, 280 and 85 kicking in over the last ten minutes and this is the area where we talked about damian is heading out here, police activity around santy elementary so we're focusing it

as it affects your morning, just before school starts. updates we'll track at the news desk. smooth traffic for the freeways. west 580 slow toward isabel, where we had an earlier crash there. activity involving an motorcycle for west 580, reports are the driver's legs are twisted up so injuries, we have the ambulance heading over there and slowing traffic with all that activity making livermore into pleasanton and dublin because of that holdup. slow 680 through sunol as well. the ripple effect your drive into livermore as well. back to you. new this morning, walnut creek police released a photo of a man they say tried to rob a woman as she tried to enter a nordstrom's just before 9:00 last night. the man came up from behind and grabbed her. police say he grabbed her purse but was scared off when another woman came by. the woman was not hurt.

this morning bay area investigatorsing looing for more victims of a former high school football coach accused of sex crimes against children. "today in the bay's" rob redell has more details on the investigation and how they hope more victims won't be afraid to come forward. >> reporter: good morning. the county sheriff's office is putting the word out because they believe the man who used to coach football at kennedy high in richmond might have sexually assaulted other children. they'd like anyone with any information about barron edwards to come forward. deputies arested this 51-year-old man last week, charged with three counts of rape and other counts of lewd and lascivious acts on children 15 years of age and under. edwards coached varsity football at kennedy high between 2004 and 2005. the sheriff's office hasn't said whether any of his alleged

victims ever attended school here at kennedy high. bob redell, "today in the bay". it's 6:51, we continue to follow breaking news in san jose where we're hearing reports of police activity and a shooting near santy elementary school. san jose fire department tell us they were called out to assist one person at the seen on audubon drive not far from the intersection of highway 101 and 280. damian trujillo is headed to the scene with new details we just got from police. >> reporter: good morning, laura. the concern is that this is in close proximity to santee element tier. the call came after 5:30 in the 1300 block of tubert lane. police arrived and found a male in his early 20s dead on the sidewalk here near santee elementary. neighbors heard gunshots and called it in and when police

arrived that's where they found the location we're at now, just arriving on the scene, we see the orange tape that is up and area is cordonned off. police are diverting traffic around santee elementary. there are no suspects at this time but one thing the police department touts in san jose they have a high solving rates. whenever a crime like this is committed, detectives and4hñ homicide detectives come on the scene and in no time they make an arrest of the suspect or suspects. we'll bring you more information as it becomes available. >> we'll check back with you later. we may not know until mid-july whether the new span of the bay bridge will be ready to open on labor day weekend. our cameras got an up close look at the main problem, broken rods of the deck.

cal transis not sure how long it will take to make and install the parts. tests are under way to 2,000 bolts so make sure they can withstand decades of wear and tear. governor brown ordered an independent review of cal transto look at the operation answer help improve performance, communications and management. state officials hope the review will help improve public trust in transportation projects. 6:54. american stock markets today shrug off warning signs out of japan. >> the stock market in full blown correction mode. scott mcgrew we keep chugging alo along. >> dow 66 points to the positive, the nasdaq up about 22 as yet another company celebrates an ipo. also apple announcing a lower priced ipod, you remember the ipod, the $229 ipod touch has

less storage than previous models, allowing ap. toll bring the price down. and laura, we're about to check in with our reporter erin at the web side wordnix, took at the words regular people can't spell, forget last year's spelling bee winning word, regular americans say one of the most frustrating words to spell is misspell, also embarrass. i was telling you earlier i have a trouble with attorney. >> i have a trouble with presence, as in not the gift presents. >> and exercise, i struggle with that one, literally and figuratively. >> nice. >> thank you, scott. words will be flowing at the scripps national spelling bee. by night's end the top speller will be named as champion and an eighth grader from san ramon

still in the running. >> tracy potts is live in washington, d.c., with a local speller who could be on the verge of victory. >> you never forget that word in the spelling bee, conscience was mine in the seventh grade, i didn't end up in washington. audrey7m4bentung may be the winner, she's one of 42 who has advanced to the semifinals, she'll compete this afternoon and later today. she correctly spelled prosciutto to qualify for the final day of competition and she was not the only person from the bay area who was in the competition. unfortunately neja conacala was eliminated. she spelled the words correctly but the test, not only the computer spelling test but the vocabulary test and unfortunately she didn't make it

despite having handwritten 40,000 words to get ready for this. but it is highly competitive, we're watching it out in maryland, not too far from here, kids ages 8 to 14 from all 50 states and some other countries, too, and the finals will be broadcast live tonight. i know i'll be watching. >> i will, too. it's really fun. it's great. thank you very much, tracy. meteorologist christina lohren talkiloh loren talking about an h-o-t forecast. >> and we'll be talking about the w-e-e-k-e-n-d tomorrow! we'll have updates throughout the "today" show. something happening this weekend, anybody looking to adopt a pet typically costs around $130 for the spay, neuter microchip. june 1st and 2nd, maddie's

adopt-a-thon, dog and cat adoptions are free to qualified homes and every successful adoption earns the shelter $500 to $2,000 per proud. we want to get the stray animals off the streets and into loving homes and ifsñ you've ever want to adopt this is a great opportunity for you. i have all the info up on my web page. cute little kittens, the whole kit and kaboodle. >> no, no, we're not adopting. sorry, back here looking at traffic, slow drive. this is a big deal, westbound the upper deck toward treasure island. i thought it was moving more smoothly but slammed down again. the motorcycle crash on the upper deck in the tunnel at treasure island. it's slow from the incline and the it. . up. b.a.r.t. is a great alternate, no delays and use highway 92 the san mateo bridge but jamming up. time for a final check of

the day's top stories, a former high school football coach accused of sexually abusing children may have more victims. barron edwards coached the high school school team in richmond from 2004 to 2005. he was formally charged this week. firefighters in oakland discovered a marijuana grow operation early morning after a fire was reported in oakland. crews found the grow inside an auto repair shop. they say the fire appears to be electrical and could be the result in illegal wiring in that warehouse. san jose police are investigating the 20th homicide of the year a deadly shooting near santee elementary school, not far from audubon and mclaughlin. young man in his late teens, early 20s was found shot to death on the sidewalk. and damian trujillo is gathering information on the scene of the shooting. he'll have a live report when we're back at 7:25. >> get breaking news on air and

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