breaking news out of the south bay. a young woman reportedly attacked overnight just a block away from a local university. what we're learning about the incident and the search for the suspect now under way. we also have new details this morning about a potential bedbug outbreak at a good will warehouse on the peninsula. plus, it's not a strike but it could threaten this evening's commute. what b.a.r.t. workers are doing this afternoon that could affect thousands in the bay area trying to get home in time for dinner. we want to start with good news, before the sunshine comes up. look at the traffic. don't have worry about anything on this thursday, august 1st. this is "today in the bay."

i'm jon kelley. good to see you. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. let's first check the forecast with meteorologist christina loren. >> good morning, laura and jon. good morning to you at home. starting with your current temperatures right now, we are back in the 40s in some of your outlying cities like santa rosa this morning and gilroy as well. that means you'll probably need a jacket. we have mostly clear conditions and our air quality, yes, renewal in that department overnight. much better there. we'll talk about your full forecast, where we're headed for today in just a few moments. we want to say hello first to mike inouye. >> we want to take you first toward mission boulevard. this 1880 at mission boulevard. you see us partially hidden behind the trees flashing lights. there are crews blocking the mission boulevard on-ramp and the on-ramp from 680 as they have construction going on. the b.a.r.t. project continues on warren as well. lots of spots with construction, but not a problem as far as the

flow of traffic for 680 coming around the bend toward 101. we'll tell you about one south bay crash. no major injuries, but it looks like there may be a flatbed tomorrow truck on the side. not a big problem for the volume of traffic because it's very light right there. at 4:32. we have breaking news in the south bay where police are investigating reports of a woman violently attacked just a block away from santa clara university. the attack happened on the corner of lexington and main streets. that's where today in the bay's bob redell joins us live. what can you tell us, bob? >> reporter: good morning, laura. we know police will be looking into whether this attack overnight is related to an attack that took place several days ago in an area not far from here. around 1:30 this morning a young woman was attacked near this park at lexington and main. santa clara police aren't saying much right now. we have a phone call in to them.

we believe her attacker might have had a weapon, perhaps a knife. she was able to get away. the police dog did track his scent, but lost it on the santa clara community campus which is a couple blocks from here. this past friday, around 4:00 in the morning friday morning police found -- there was a woman who was raped, a sexual assault on the 2800 block of homestead road also in xhan clara, about two miles away. they are trying to figure out who that person was. it was a man who entered a bathroom window and sexually assaulted her. again, no one is saying those two incidents are related. but they did happen within two miles of each other in less than a week apart. police will be trying to figure out if these two incidents are related. bob redell, today in the babe. now to an update of another south b south bai yun versity attack. there was an on campus beating.

police believe the attacker and victim knew each other. on tuesday night the two men got into a fight. the victim was take tone the hospital suffering non-life threatening injuries. no more concessions. that's the theme of tonight's protest by b.a.r.t. unions. expected to gather at frank ag ga wah plaza at 5:00 a.m. the rally coming amid word contract negotiations not going well. talks ended last night without a settlement. union representatives say if b.a.r.t. does not budge by tomorrow morning, the union will likely issue a 72-hour strike notice. the contract extension does expire sunday night. right now the sides are at odds over salary, pension and health benefits. now if b.a.r.t. workers strike on monday, it could be worse than during the 4th of july week

when ridership was very low. the metropolitan commission saying to use 511.org to help measure congestion. the systems uses loop detectors under roadways to measure traffic and feed it into the system's brain centered in oakland m. freeways and highways it also uses radar beams. >> every minute it just shoots a beam across the roadway, captures the speed of the vehicle without identifying it. it's simply a blip. we get a minute-by-minute sense of how fast traffic is moving on any particular corridor. 511 also offers a special site to go to if there is a b.a.r.t. strike. alert.511.org. you can also find the link on our web site. just search b.a.r.t. strike. if there is a strike, stay with us on nbc bay area. if those workers strike, "today in the bay" will be on air starting at 4:00, a half hour

earlier than normal on monday morning. our coverage will continue on air and on nbcbayarea.com. an oakland neighborhood is rallying around the families of three children shot during a sleep over at an apartment. 8-year-old alicia care dine was killed by gunfire. the other two children survived. tonight a fashion show will be held to raise money for the children's families. a former south bay sports referee comm convicted of shrew teenage girls. scott dom nor is facing more than 14 years on prison. he was convicted of 21 counts for sending pornography to teenage girls and meeting them for, quote, sexual purposes. the monterey sheriff's department started investigating him last year when he contacted

a 14-year-old girl on social media. he was later arrested to his san jose home. sentencing is august 30th. this morning we know the small plane that crashed in tahoe was headed to palo alto according to a report issued by ntsb officials. witnesses say the plane crashed shortly after taking off from the south lake tahoe airport. the pilot awas killed and his wife seriously hurt. exterminators back at a good will warehouse this morning looking for signs of a bedbug infestation. just yesterday a dog that can actually sniff out and detect those bugs went through the donation center and found absolutely nothing so far. good will officials were very concerned there might have been cross contamination with a warehouse in san francisco where the pests were found last week. treatment at that facility will take place later on today.

a u.s. soldier who died in the korean war will be buried in the bay area today. the remains of sergeant first class joseph steinberg arrived by plane in san jose on tuesday. steinberg was captured during the korean war and held in a p.o.w. camp until his death in 1951. his remains were recently identified through dna testing. stein burg will be buried at the golden gate national cemetery in san bruno where his three brothers are also buried. the fight against the deadly west nile virus continues today in the south bay. that will happen tonight, the second time in less than a week. vector control crew also be out in force in north san jose fogging for mosquitos. this is a definitive move scheduled to start at 11:00 tonight weather permitting. it will take several hours. the vector control district says west nile is very active right now in the country this year. officials warning people to protect themselves from mosquito bites and trying to eliminate

standing water on properties. 4:38, want to see what we're in store for. we'll check in with meteorologist christina loren. >> good morning to you at home. you want to remember when it konls to mosquitos, they're out. most populations at dusk and dawn. make sure you try to stay indoors. they tend to like certain skin types, blood types i should say. 56 in livermore and 55 to start the day in beautiful san francisco. we're kicking off the month of august with absolutely spectacular conditions. we have better air quality as we head throughout the afternoon. we're talking about highs in even some of the warmest cities across the bay like livermore reaching the upper 70s. that's it for the first day of auchlth i do have to tell you, we've got changes right around the corner. i'll be happy to take you through those changes in a few moments. first i want to check your drive. it's 4:39. good morning, mike. >> good morning. we have road crews overnight and they tend to start moving about now through 6:30 as the commute

starts to build, the crews start to clear. north 880 past the coliseum, you will find more construction between the coliseum and 980. we have highway 4 with no slowing right now. the sensors are working. we have a crash on highway 4, the bypass at marsh creek. watch as you head through brend wood, discovery bay. comes out of trace si, the altamont pass moving smoothly over toward livermore. you're at the speed limit as you come through the area. you see a good amount of cars on either side. it shows you how light it is and how dark it is coming through that area as well. just always use caution. you might find the cones sticking around and a little slowing as you head toward the dublin interchange. nothing dramatic, i'm tracking that because it is a little unusual right there. looking at palo alto on the

peninsula. 101 northbound with the taillights, easy drive into and out of san francisco. >> thanks a lot, mike. 4:40. a machblg or change in drug stores across america this morning. the morning-after fill now available to girls of any age. we veal details next. a major recall this morning involving 50,000 pounds of ground beef. that's a lot of burgers and meatloaf. we'll tell you what you need to watch out for coming um. how the fight of the nsa secret leaker edward snowden is affecting your dinner table.

welcome back everyone. taking a live look outside this time from the south bay. silhouettes out there, palm trees. >> little shadows dancing. >> a lot of shadow dancing on thursday night, thursday morning. starting the day girls of any age will be able to buy the morning after pill on store shelves. most grocery stores and pharmacies were moving it from behind the pharmacy counter to the family planning aisles. the government battled to keep an age restriction on the emergency contraceptive, but dropped its fight in june after losing a series of court

battles. this morning the morning after pill is designed to prevent pregnancy up to 72 hours after unprotected sex. a little warning here. a kansas city company recalling more than 50,000 pounds of ground beef nationwide because it could be contaminated with e. coli. the national beef packing company issuing the voluntary recall after a sample of its product tested positive for that product. t at this point it's unclear whether any of the recalled product made it out here to the bay area. here is what you need to know and should know right now just to be safe. the recalled beef products have the establishment number est 208a. inside of that you can find that on the usda mark of inspection. the products were sold under the brand names national beef, nature source and naturewell. be on the lookout for that.

4:45 right now. there are new rumors about what the next generation of the ipad mini will look like. kayla tausche live at cnbc world headquarters with that and a look at how futures are trading. >> good morning. futures are calling after the fed offered no clues yesterday on when it may start cutting back its stimulus programs. investigators are reacting to a supp prize uptick in china's manufacturing sector. we get reports on earnings from exxon mobil, the dow dropping 21 points to 15,999. ap's asian suppliers are gathering up for mass production of a new ipad mini this fall. the "wall street journal" says it has a higher resolution retina display and will use screens from apple's biggest rival samsung. that's to be sure there will be enough ipads available for sale. the first version was launched last november. back to you.

>> thank you very much, kayla. >> always fun to keep an eye on the new gadgets. 4:46. christina loren is here to tell us -- it felt kind of chilly. >> feels good. summer breeze. we've got more of the same as we head through the next couple days. 4:47. really it's that time of year where you're getting a little bit of the cash back from all the money we had to fork out to pg&e when we had the oppressive heat wave. seven consecutive days of triple digits back in june. july was rather mid. we're kicking off august unseasonably cool this morning. thanks for waking up with us in oakland, 58. 54 in napa. return of the 40s in gilroy where you might need the jacket this morning. we're looking pretty good. your temperatures are going to be comfortable for outdoor plans. you can actually get on out there and enjoy it today as our air quality has improved dramatically overnight. i do want to point out winds are playing a factors and will continue to do so later today. with that good air quality in

place, that means you can open the windows in your home, give your ac a break. you've probably been able to for the past couple days. today looks to be the coolest. patchy low clouds, coastal drizzle. breezy, windy conditions. then earlier sunshine, warming temperatures as we head into the upcoming weekend. good news s friday, saturday, sunday, if you want to hit the beach, the sunshine will come out quite a bit earlier by about 10:00 a.m. here it is. the all-important seven-day outlook. comes more clutch as we get closer to the weekend. 87 for friday, 88 by saturday. enjoy sunday, no 90s headed our way. monday into tuesday, temperatures level off. no big heat, put it right there on the seven day, no big heat. >> appreciate it, christina. a little more than an hour from now, the cleveland man who admitted to kidnapping and abusing three young women for nearly ten years will have his sentencing day. for the first time we'll learn

more about ariel castro's horrific past. he agreed to a plea deal that includes a minimum sentence of life in prison plus 1,000 years. prosecutors say they will describe castro's crimes in detail in the courtroom this morning. castro has pleaded guilty last week to kidnapping amanda berry, gina dejesus and michelle knight as well as 1,000 other charges including rape, assault and murder. >> my addiction to pornography and my sexual problem has really taken a toll on my life. >> the judge is expected to finalize the plea deal sometime today. at this point it is unclear whether castro's victim also be testifying. this morning president obama is expected to sit down with a group of lawmakers to see if there's more top secret information the nsa should make public in what's called hop analysis, the national security agency admits its huge databases are sweeping up calls and e-mails of americans who talk to

foreign targets. britain's "guardian" newspaper is reporting from whistle-blower edward snowden a program called ex-peace core that reportedly allows analysts to instantly read e-mails, track searches and read private messages without court approval. >> you want the person's e-mails for a week, all their internet searches for a month, whatever it is. it all pops up. you're just reading people's e-mails. >> it ought to be more transparent, more accountable. >> but the nsa and white house insists those searches are limited and legal. >> laura, you briefly mentioned him, the man accused of leaking all those classified government documents still hiding out this morning at the moscow airport. edward snowden reportedly now in good health. his father-in-law telling anderson cooper last night snowden's lawyer is open to working out a deal that would satisfy everybody in this case. the u.s., of course, wants snowden to return to america to

face charges, but snowden says he will not get a fair trial if he returns. he is seeking asylum in a number of countries including russia. here is a strange reality. all this trouble with snowden could hurt you in the checkout line. how about this, politico reporting the president of ecuador has been using the former nsa contractor surveillance scandal as a reason to pull out of trade agreements with the u.s. until now those agreements have kept ecuadorian imports of frozen broccoli, canned artichokes flowers all tax-free. the agreement expired yesterday. frozen broccoli will be subject to an import/export tax as high as 15%. all of us will be hit with higher prices. >> the flowers you sent your wife. >> i'll have to load up anyway. more than worth it. bay area little leaguers celebrating perfection after appearing on the international

stage. >> looking good. plus we'll let you know why this misspelled sign isn't exactly what it seems. the owner tells us why she put it up. >> we're looking toward san jose. see the sign at the bottom of your screen? we'll give you a look at the crash for highway 9 coming up.

welcome back everybody. it's 4:54. single game ticket for the up coming stanford football season may go on sale today. we're told you better get them fast. just last month the seem announced it sold out of its season tickets for the very first time in school history. the cardinals, hot, catch them while you can. the defending pac 12 conference and rose bowl champs. among the teams playing at home this season, oregon, cal and the fighting irish of notre dame. bring it on. >> got to love college football. >> it is. it's that time of year. the energy, the tailgating, the colors. >> i always like the little leaguers. >> wanting to be the big guys. 4:55 right now. one bay area little leaguer still riding high fresh off pitching a very rare perfect game. >> 13 years old, evan wolf of pleasanton is pitching in the intermediate world series in livermore. he said during the third inning

his dad told him he hadn't allowed a hit or walk. after the game, because it was called because of the mercy rule, his team beat a team from michigan 12-0. >> invoking the mercy rule. we used to call it the slaughter rule. when you're that far ahead, let the kids have a break. go home, get some ice cream, relax, forget about it. 4:56. let's check in with mike to see if it's a forgettable day on the roads. >> if we're going to forget about this worry at least, south 880 at mission boulevard, we had construction blocking that. that construction crew has cleared from south 880 onto mission boulevard. there is construction 680 at mission. also around the south bay, no major issues as far as speeds and flow. here highway 9 at skyline, still the crash reported there as well as activity off to the shoulder. we'll watch that guys, back to you. you'll appreciate this. a sign that's misspelled and mildly confusing, posted near a preschool in northern

california. it says "please slow drively." most people driving by think it's an error. the sign's owner says it was misprinted on purpose. she believes drivers will slow down and be more careful. a young woman attacked just a block away from the south bai yun verse ity. bob redell talking to police right now. what he's learned in a live report. after some of the questions including that if you having sexual contact with another male, i was deferred. a south bay mayor organizing a blood drive, but he can't donate himself. his stand against a 30-year-old ban.

another early morning attack on a woman in santa clara. i'm bob redell. we'll have a live report coming up.

>> reporter: in the event of a b.a.r.t. strike, do you know how you're going to get around? i'm christie smith, i'll tell you about a service that might help you out. the weekend so close, you can taste it at this point. good thursday morning. i'm meteorologist christina loren. temperatures in the 50s this morning, a couple 40s out there. only headed toward the 70s. have your full forecast in the few moments. as we look at the san mateo bridge, traffic across that span moves smoothly. we have a crash on the hayward side to tell you about that will affect the major roadway as you approach. laif look outside. look at the beautiful bay bridge this morning. just glistening, those lights out there. it's thursday, the first day of august. this is "today in the bay." good morning to you and thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm jon kelley. good morning everyone. happy you're with us. we begin with breaking news in the south bay where polic