easier banking. standard at citibank. we are on later than usual because of the hockey playoffs and the breaking news is in san jose where a massive tree came crashing down in a park this evening. the tree fell on to cars trapping at least one person and on to a bocce ball court where a dozen people were playing including 49ers coaches and their families. kimberly tere is at the scene and will have a live report in a few minutes. police detained a person in connection with a grass fire that burned in south san jose this afternoon. the smoke could be seen for smooil miles. it broke out near 280.

burned five acres. extremely dry conditions did not help. but crews had it contained in an hour. no injuries have been reported and no one is saying much about the person in police custody in connection with the fire. the cause is under investigation. tonight, families across 11 states are dealing with the affects of another round of severe weather. deadly tornados and rain are blamed for 12 deaths and more than 100 injuries. central oklahoma again took the most vicious hit and jay gray is there tonight with the latest. >> reporter: the cleanup begins tonight again after another round of chaos in central oklahoma and across the plains and midwest. >> large tornado right there. >> reporter: multiple twisters on the ground chewing up everything in their path. >> it's gone. >> reporter: leaving behind battered communities and families wondering what comes next? >> it is very hard to describe. i'm still not processing it well i don't think. >> reporter: the emotional scars

across the heartland are just as difficult to deal with as the physical loss. >> i'm sure a lot of people, if they are not at their breaking point they are pretty close. pretty worn out with it. >> reporter: worn out by the winds that ripped apart so many homes and lives here and with this round widespread flooding. driving rain swallowed roadways and homes from north dakota through indiana and kentucky and opened this giant sinkhole in oklahoma city. a cruel irony of sorts for so many struggling to dig out of a hole left behind by three rounds of severe weather, including deadly tornados over the last two weeks. >> i'm hoping this is the end of it. because i don't think we can take much more. >> reporter: frankly, in many areas there's not much more that mother nature can take. jay gray, nbc news, union city, oklahoma. ten bay area red cross

volunteers are in oklahoma tonight. that number is about to become 11. a san francisco volunteer leaves for oklahoma city early tomorrow morning. she told us she doesn't know what role she will play since the disaster is so large. >> whatever they need is our first order of business. right now, because they got hit again with tornados last night there's more direct needs. they are out of power. we are bringing food, water and then also cleaning items and helping them to to clean up debris from the tornados and so they can start to think of rebuilding down the road. >> reporter: she will be in oklahoma city for two weeks. that's the minimum requirement of volunteers and she says one of the challenges for red cross workers from the bay area is they are not used to dealing with tornado victims. far more used to house fires and flooding. stay with nbc bay area.com for coverage on the weather in the midwest.

search tornado. right now we want to get back to kimberly tere at willow park in where a tree came down causing problems including for some members of the 49ers staff. take it away. >> reporter: well, fierrefighte are working on cutting apart the tree. they want to make sure no other victims are trapped under that. they are in the process of that, clearing the branches and debris. the 50 to 60-foot tree fell 6:30 this evening. you can see it split down the middle with half of it falling to the bocce ball court and half in the parking lot here at willow street park. one person was trapped in a car and had to be rescued. that person was not hurt. a 61 woman who was a member of the club was take on the the hospital. and another man near or inside of a car in the parking lot was

also hurt. both are said of the minor injuries. at the time of the accident there were 16 to 18 people on the court. we're told including coaches for the 49ers and some of their wives. one witness says that he saw the tree start shaking and moving and then there was a horrible crack and half of it fell again in the bocce ball court. the other half in the parking lot. some of those here when the tree fell are still shaken up but say it could have been much worse. the park and court were crowded at the time. firefighters have done a secondary search of the cars in the parking lot to make sure there are no other victims there and they are in the process of cutting apart the tree with chain saws to make sure there is no one trapped underneath. kimberly tere, nbc news. >> thank you very much. police are investigating the city's 21st homicide of the year and fifth homicide this week. the killing comes on the first night of increased patrols by

police intended to fight sfliels the city. a man was stabbed to death in west san jose near winchester boulevard and not far from santana row. police say the victim a 35-year-old man was found lying in a carport 10:00 last night. he was rushed to the hospital but died from his injuries. so far there are no arrests or motive in the killing. it is unclear if it is gang related. in oakland, a 25-year-old woman is on life support after a side show erupted in gun fire. she was one of three injured in the shooting and the violence comes as police are preparing to unveil a new planned aimed at curbing side shows. monty francis is live in oakland with the details. >> reporter: god evening. police say they are concerned about an apparent rise in side shows recently and plan to unveil a strategy to gooed deal with that on monday. they are investigating the most recent side show that turned violent. you can still see tire marks on

the street at macarthur and 64th avenue where the show took place this morning. several vehicles were doing doughnuts in this street and party bus tried to drive through the westbound lanes. the crowd went crazy throwing rocks and bottles at the bus and someone started shooting. a 25-year-old woman was shot in the head and critically injured. she is on life support tonight. a 25-year-old heyward man and 25-year-old man from oakland were hit but are expected to survive. one neighbor who didn't want his face shown said that side shows happen almost every weekend at this intersection and police rarely respond to neighbors' complaints. >> they are young kids, under aged and the cops don't do nothing. they come back an hour later an do it again. most of the time they don't even show up.

earlier this year, a side show in the middle of the day on 880 stopped traffic and many people who were stopped in that traffic posted videos of it on you tube. side shows have been on the rise after a noticeable decrease four years ago. and police say they will talk about a plan to fight the problem at a news conference on monday. as for the shooting, police have not made any arrests but police and crime stoppers of oakland are offering a $20,000 reward for information leading to an arrest. live in oakland, monty francis, nbc bay area news. >> thank you very much. . we have a followup to breaking news we brought you last night. a missing 40-year-old girl in richmond has been found right where she was reported missing. the family of the girl got the good news just before midnight last night. the girl was playing at her

grandmother's home at 5:00 when she seemingly disappeared. after hours of searching by police and family members the 4-year-old was found hiding under her grandmother's bed. >> i'm sorry she was in here. i feel like we looked for her really, really good and they had the dogs come in and everything. i'm sorry for everybody. but i'm so happy she's okay. and nothing bad happened to her. she's not harmed or anything. >> she likes to hide a lot. they said, the police said, well, it's been a long time, i don't think she would be hiding that long. i knew i was right. i'm a grandma massachusetts i know my grand baby. she was hiding. >> reporter: the little girl's family says she may have fallen asleep under the bed. coming up next, an update on the condition of a former golden state warrior who was involved in head-on collision yesterday. and the actress who played one of the most popular characters in tv history passes away. we will look back at her life.

come several months later than originally planned but wheels up for the highly anticipated dream liner. we will hear from the passengers. and right on schedule today, we had hot temperatures arrive for the valleys. 90s earlier. now pretty warm outside. mid-80s livermore, concord and fairfield. sea breeze is picking up this evening hinting at cooler changes ahead as you wrap up the weekend. a look at that in the forecast when we come right back. [ birds chirping ] [ inhales, exhales ] [ announcer ] cigarettes are not just dangerous when they're smoked. [ rat squeaking ] they're dangerous long after.

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she was best known as the tv wife of archie bunker in "all in the family" in the '70s. and today we are learning today that jean stapleton has died. she tackled once taboo topics such as breast cancer kars and menopause.

didn't used to talk about that stuff. in 2002 she was inducted in the tv academy hall of fame. her children said she died of natural causes at her home surrounded by family and friends. she was 90 years of age. former nba star mookie blaylock is upgraded to serious condition after a fiery crash yesterday. the suv he was driving cross nod oncoming traffic and slammed head-on in too minivan. the woman in the van was killed. blaylock had been on life support for several hours after air lifted from the accident scene but since taken off the respirator and sedated. the cause of the crash surnd investigation. coming up, the dream was finally realized today. the non-stop flight to the pacific rim is up and running. we talk to some happy passengers. a wild finish at the o.co coliseum. why the walkoff finish was really just that.

marin county is seeing a spike in whooping cough cases. 36 people were treated for whooping cough in april and may. that is the highest in 60 years. the cases spread from sick children to elementary and middle schoolers. no one has died or been hospitalized in the latest spike. it could mean hundreds of millions of dollars for san jose after four months on the ground the boeing 787 dream liner is cleared for takeoff and that means direct service to japan. >> reporter: as the dream liner landed in san jose again it was with a lot of interest but not a lot of drama and that is what

ana was hoping for. >> operation was resumed today. i'm pleased enann thrilled. >> reporter: on january 11th with five flights a week and planned daily service starting in september. then five days later the federal aviation administration ordered all dream liners grounded because on more than one occasion the lithium batteries on board smoked and once caught fire. the airline replaced the batteries and performed safety tests and flights to the satisfaction of the faa and to the delight of the customers. >> this plane came from japan. so yeah, no problem. >> now this is safest. >> i booked the flight because it was out of san jose and the fact it is dream liner is icing on the cake. >> reporter: the 787 flights were a dream for the airport making increased international offerings possible because of

the smaller 158-passenger planes. the airline is expected to create 60 jobs and $78 million a year in transportation, lodging and revenue while the airport waive maryland of the fees it was to collect in the first year, merchants paid the price for the landing as well. >> we don't have the passengers parking in our lots. we don't have them ooet eating in our restaurants or using our ground transportation. so there is a loss there. >> reporter: nbc bay area news. meteorologist rob is here to talk about the nice weather today. >> temperatures like august. we had 60s and 70s to san francisco. 96 around livermore. 90 south of downtown san jose. 88 earlier. 83 oakland and 95 santa rosa. temperatures are taking some time to cool down, especially

the inland valleys. still mid-80s outside. san jose is comfortable saturday evening at 73. all locations for the most part warm ir than 24 hours ago but tomorrow night the pattern will be in reverse. temperatures cooling off as the sea breeze turns stronger and it helps to bring in more moisture to the air across the bay and a southwest wind in to fairfield. humidity levels are dry in the hills in the areas in white about 20% relative humidity at times. the fire danger has been high with dry conditions. tonight, we'll see high clouds passing by. a system on the north coast that will crank up the low clouds and lead to cooling. after midnight tonight you will notice on the seashore we are seeing the patchy fog return. could have drizzle and mist from half moon bay to santa cruz by tomorrow morning and during the afternoon, unlike today, plan on low clouds sticking around and filling in to sunday evening as the sea breeze is stronger.

overnight temperatures in the 50s tonight. patches of low clouds returning to the coastline. mist and drizzle is possible for the cost. out of the mid-90s in to the low 80s in to morgan hill. should have 70s in santa cruz and east bay one more day of warm to hot temperatures. still close to 90 in fairfield. cooler than today. 80s livermore and 82 castro valley. 70s tomorrow. probably around 11:00 in the morning and then a cooling sea breeze will drop the temperatures for the afternoon. 80s in the forecast for santa rosa. cooling begins tomorrow and kicks in come monday, tuesday and wednesday. we will see morning clouds, afternoon sunshine and that looks more like june weather. temperatures cooling off through the middle of the week and climbing again as we head to next weekend. looks like maybe as early as

friday. the pattern will reset once again. high pressure will build in. temperatures climbing which means more 90s coming our way in to next weekend. a pattern of weekend warmups one after the other. >> is it my imagination, it seems to me like five of the last six, six of the last seven we dip weekends, we dip weekends. >> with the exception of the holiday weekend. we're making up for it. >> that's why you pushed back the unofficial start of summer. >> it is officially under way this summer. >> let's bring in mindy with a look at sports. keep the gientds highlights to a minimum, you could. >> absolutely. they were ugly. this might help. the 49ers making more headlines. we will tell you which big name is joining the team's coaching staff. walk this way, not just a hit aero smith song. the a's walk their way to another win literally. highlights you'll want to see. ♪ ♪

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what incredible two-week stretch for the athletics. oakland won six straight at home looking to make it seven against the white sox. and win their fifth straight series, as well. dan strayly pitching for oakland. we go to the fifth inning where she strikes out ramirez. he had eight strikeouts and gave up one earned in 16 pitched. a's up 3-1 in the top of the seventh. with runners on second and third. sean doolittle is out. tie game. bases loaded in the tenth. josh reddick drives the game-winning walk. 4-3 the final. we have reaction from the coliseum. >> reporter: the athletics have won eight of the last nine games. what started off strong on

saturday behind another stellar start from dan strayly got dicey as the a's left a season-high 18 on base. in the end the a's came through as patience paid off at the plate with a true walk-off win. >> made a good first pitch on the third. and i'm waiting. i will keep staring at you. i don't mind wearing it. >> take a walk-off any way you can even if it is a walk-off walk. a win is a win. >> a team competes like no other i have been around. works, pitch counts, makes starters. opposing pitchers work extremely hard. there's no easy outs in this lineup. even if guys get out it is five or six pitches. >> it took longer than usual today and painful at times but at the end of the day it is a win, right. >> the fact we have a walk-off

walk is perfect. it is a's baseball. hits, grindout walks and find a way to win games. >> reporter: this is the athletics fourth walk off win of the scene seems appropriate the original piederman was the hero in the tenth inning. oakland is a season high 9 games over 500. at the coliseum, nbc bay area news. a painful two games for the giants in st. louis. game two of the doubleheader. scoreless in the third. two men on for jon jay. brandon sends the ball home but it is late and cardinals take a 1-0 lead. carlos beltran, seth sends this up the middle. and plenty for wainwright. 7-1 lead in the ninth and he

gets torres to end it. cards take game two. bumgarner gave up five earned. game one develop between the two teams. if you are a matt cain fan look away. allen craig likes the change up. it sends carpenter in and they are up 3-0. matt adams likes the fast ball and sends it to right. jon jay will come around to score. cardinals not done. another fast ball. not a single, oh, no. a two-run double. st. louis scored seven runs in the third inning off cane and won 8-0 as well. comcast sportsnet confirmed that former nfl head coach and espn eric mangini is joining the coaching stachl he is being hired as a senior offensive consultant. he will work with the offense to find weaknesses in opposing

defenses. one last note, cal men's golf team has had an incredible run this year but eliminated from the tournament today losing in the match play quarterfinals 3-2. a great season for the cal men overall. wish they could have taken it all the way. >> thank you very much. up next, the bay area billionaire forced to sell his share of the team and roger ma thigh has a primetime special of the interview. we will be back at 11:00. until then have a great evening. what makes the sleep number store different? you walk into a conventional mattress store, it's really not about you. they say, "well, if you wanted a firm bed you can lie on one of those." we provide the exact individualization that your body needs. oh, yeah! wow. once you experience it, there's no going back. at our memorial day sale, save on the closeout of our classic special edition bed set. now just $1299 a savings of $600. final days! ends sunday. only at the sleep number store.

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the warriors. you own a big chunk of the warriors. >> his team was red-hot. the season best in 22 years. what is forcing him to turn his back on his winning team? >> every now and then you get the opportunity to participate in something that's bigger than yourself. >> i still go to the elevators that say members only and look at them weender, am i allowed to get on that. >> a young hot shot congressman from east bay rubs shoulders with political leaders but eric is not afraid to voice his frustration with the way things work in washington.