bay town hours from deciding the fate of two pit bulls accused of attacking a young boy. >> growing concern about a big weekend event in mountain view and why it's prompting a warning from police. >> public transit strikes a thing of the past t the thing to get voters on board. those are the waters where team oracle usa made a huge comeback yesterday. did you see it? this thursday, september 26th, this is "today in the bay."

>> good morning to you. it's 4:30. i'm marla tellez in for jon kelley. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. let's check the forecast with meteorologist christina loren. >> good morning to you,çó laura and marla. good morning to you at home. our winds are going to shift and as a result we have elevated fire danger and red flag warning for elevations above 1,000 feet that is going to stand until tomorrow until friday at 3:00 p.m. so really want to keep this in mind for today. bad day for outdoor burning. otherwise it's freaking cold out there. we have 49 degrees to start the day in napa, 47 in gilroy. and 54 degrees in sunnyvale. in the low 50s and upper 40s across the bay area so feeling like fall. more like summer this afternoon. i'll have your full forecast coming up. not too early to think about the weekend. >> good morning. never too early to think about the weekend or the next one.

the bay bridge, smooth, overnight crews on the lower deck getting out of san francisco. same pace on the new westbound span. a look toward the san mateo bridge, westbound traffic with the taillights away from us. i don't see slowing but there is a report of something near the high-ri high-rise. i'll check our foster city camera to see if we see anything. know there is some sort of hazard westbound but traffic seems to be moving. back to you. >> thank you, mike. it's 4:32. san francisco police have called a press conference this afternoon to give us details about the man suspected of killing a student on monday. 30-year-old nikhom thephakaysone is suspected of shooting justin valdez, police say he shot valdez after he got off after

light rail train. police arrested the suspect late tuesday night. a candlelight vigil will be held for the victim tonight on the san francisco state campus. that begins at 7:00 p.m. >> the fate of two dogs involved in mauling of a boy last month could be decided today. 10-year-old hunter was visiting friends when one of the dogs attacked him. his mother tells us the attack was so severe part of hunter's ear was torn off. according to city records one of the children living in the home with the dog was also attacked. no word on the extent of those injuries. >> a memorial service will be held for a usf professor killed in a fire in berkeley earlier this month. dr. goodwin taught at usf. he was nicknamed the professor of pop on campus. he was killed in a fire.

firefighters pulled him from the building but he later died. today's memorial at xavier hall on usf campus at 4:30 this afternoon. >> new video in of a collapsed parking lot at the kenyan mall. look at this, this is our first look inside since the standoff ended on tuesday. the death toll stands at 72 with 175 injured. after militants stormed the nairobi mall. the red cross says 71 people are missing. >> al shabaab has claimed responsibility for the attack. a team of international investigators is in the mall getting fingerprints and dna to try to determine the identities and nationalities of the gunmen, there are reports some could be americans. survivors are speaking out. one woman says the only way she

made it out alive was by playing dead using the blood of a teenager who died next to her. >> so i set it on my arm and i covered my face with my hair. just to pretend that i'm dead or probably badly injured. >> 10ian authorities say the same militants attacked a security post near the somali border this morning. al shabaab says if kenyan troops remain in somalia kenyans must prepare for more bloodshed. >> police concerned about a big event this weekend. not because of the noise but the possible drug use. beyond wonderland is a two-day dance event seen here in this video. ask students and they tell you

it's a rave with a reputation for drugs. officials are warning to avoid even report anything illegal. >> everyone will laugh at you if you say that to them because it's a rave and at raves generally that's like the atmosphere. >> they say don't do drugs, the students and people or whoever go they do them anyway. >> dianne feinstein is concerned about the growing use of party drugs. organizers say they do not allow or condone the use of drugs. >> police in belmont are asking for help to track down a burglar who stole from several cars. police say this man has stolen from cars at the sports complex on three sundays this month during little league games. police say he takes wallets and purses, then uses the credit cards to buy power tools. he may be driving a ford ranger

pickup that's tan or light colored. >> it's 4:36. an east bay politician hitting the streets today trying to drum up for support. steve glaser will talk to riders. he wants california to adopt a law making transit strikes illegal. b.a.r.t. is just over two weeks from a possible strike. negotiations on going but it look likes workers will strike on october 11. the agency has come up with a contingency plan just in case. it would include 200 free charter buses and limited b.a.r.t. service through the tube with managers driving the trains. the plan needs approval from b.a.r.t.'s board. >> for those bundled up in bed that's a good place to be. >> stay there. >> how is it looking? >> it is looking chilly. at least until about 9:00 a.m.

it will be cool enough for a coat. we're going to see nice temperatures later on this afternoon. one of the coldest mornings in a couple month. 47 in gilroy and yeah, these numbers aren't that impressive. they are going to continue to drop off. we have a dry air mass. and as a result of those strong winds and low humidity red flag warning is up for elevations above 1,000 feet, the east bay, the santa cruz mountains, in the north bay as well. that is going to mean you want to take it easy when it comes to fire danger. we have dry northerly winds and they really start to dry out as they pump from land to sea so. as we head throughout day the winds pick up like yesterday. 80 degrees in livermore, 75 fremont, 74 in san jose. 69 in san francisco. so getting comfortable

temperatures even by the beach. things are going to change into the weekend. vile your seven-day forecast coming up. right now, though, let's see how we're doing on the roads. flashing lights out there this morning. >> we didn't find the ones i was looking for. on this span you're okay over the high rice. details t minor crash reported at the off ramp. didn't see flashing lights but chp is heading to the scene. we'll track that. back to the maps, the approach to the peninsula on the maps we've seen those from 101 and 92 over there on the west side but that's down to 60. an easy drive, the tri-valley maintains a smooth drive. but it is here coming out of the altamont there is a construction zone, they are starting to move those crews. as you get to that we have reports of a stalled semi

possibly blocking off the 205. >> the giants are holding two extra fundraisers for bryan s w stow. fans who buy tickets in certain sections will have $10 donated to the bryan stow foundation. donations come from fans in the view reserve infield section and on sunday the left field section. the they play the dodgers in what could be tim lincecum's final start. the team does not have a new one in place. barry zito may have pitched his last game for the team. his contract ended on a high note. he pitched five innings helping the giants win 6-4. the giants are not expected to renew zito in the off season.

weird it new have him in the bay area. >> a nice finish. >> congratulations to him. >> twitter calls it. >> it's beautiful to look at bought new warning about that island that popped up after tuesday's earthquake. >> the school says it was an honest mistake. it may be the students having to pay the price. what caused a school to lose credit from all of its state testing.

welcome back. it is 4:44. the number of people killed in a massive earthquake in pakistan continues to climb as the search for survivors intensifies. we've got new video from some of the hardest hit areas showing them combing through the wreckage of collapsed homes. 348 confirmed dead, 500 injured. and now thousands homeless. the 7.7 magnitude quake struck southwestern pakistan tuesday. >> the national seismic monitoring center confirmed a new island in the arabian sea created tuesday. a number have raced throughout to see it. it's actually not a good idea.

they warn the island may disappear as quickly as it rose. >> it's about 4:45. despite a 21-hour speech by a texas senator, the senate on track to pass a budget deal to avoid a government shutdown. that will likely include money for the affordable care act something that senator cruz spent hours protesting on the senate floor. house republicans are vowing to reject the bill. they say they will counter with a budget that includes things that democrats don't like like tax reform or changes in medicare and social security. congress has until monday to strike a deal to avoid the shutdown. wourryes over the debt ceiling have invest terse worried. seema. >> good morning. stocks falling for a fifth day, the s&p 500 the longest losing streak of the year. investors continue to worry about the fight over the budget and debt ceiling in washington. that overshadowing some of the

positive news. we get reports out on unemployment, housing and the final look at second quarter gdp which may show that the economy grew more than thought. the dow falling 61 points. twitter striking an advertising deal with the national football league league. nfl will pack its content in sponsored tweets. verizon has exclusive ad rights during the super bowl. its appeal to viewer who is use a service to beat the what they are watching. starbucks filing for a trademark on fizio. the name would be for beverage machines and a variety of drinks. it's testing three flavors. it's giving customers the option to make other drinks fizzy including get this, iced tea and

iced coffee. not sure how i feel. >> fizzy iced tea a. fizzy arnold palmer. thanks so much. >> need a good sweater this morning. it's like fall. >> it definitely feels cooler. i'm a fan of lemon up. 4:47. temperatures are in the upper 40s for many cities, napa, gilroy, and we're to drop off to the mid-40s before we hit our lows. bless you, laura garcia-cannon. you know what, i thought i had you two down. i like it when you surprise me. temperatures are going to be pretty comfortable combined with the windchill factor. we have the red flag warning. for most of the bay area, above 1,000 feet so it's the high country that we're zooming in on

and make sure you're aware of how dry it is and will be later on today. right now winds sustained at 16 miles per hour, up in fairfield, that's a pretty strong sustained speed. throughout afternoon the gusty wind we have to deal with like yesterday so calm and the winds pick up, then calm, then again strong winds picking up. gusty winds, 25-40-mile-per-hour gusts that are going to be the worst at the coast and through the north bay throughout this afternoon. we are expecting the winds now becoming more out of the north as opposed to the northwest that we saw yesterday. that's a drier flow. 74 degrees on the way to san jose. 75 for gilroy. comfortable in oakland. fremont as well, 69 in san francisco so we're getting beautiful beach weather at least for the next few days. temperatures at the beaches, comfortable on saturday, then another system coming through on sunday into monday.

this could produce light showers. it will keep temperatures cool. tuesday into wednesday, temperatures will start to climb a touch. 83 degrees on tuesday and then wednesday another weak disturbance tries to come into the bay area. we've seen quite a few. this will be our third storm system making its way in. just since we started fall so kind of interesting in the weather department. over to you. >> thank you, it's 4:49. a high school teacher will be in court facing charges that accuse him of having sex with a student. "hugo" martinez teaches math. he is accused of having sex with a 17-year-old girl. administrators say he worked at the school more than four years. he is on leave of absence. >> they have an 18-year-old person of tra in the beating of a man.

officers say the person of interest have not been arrested. just after midnight and saturday morning david lamont was beaten unconscious to ask some people to quiet down. >> an east bay high school has been stripped of academic performance rating because it violated state testing rules. the news group reports that they allowed students to complete parts of a standardized test they started on a previous day. the district says it reported it to the state after discovering it. administrators say it was an honest mistake and states can be forced into state intervention. >> police will have new surveillance cameras and license plate readers. the council authorized the police department to buy the equipment but won't be able to

use it until the city comes up with a privacy policy. they will be at intersections in the bell hafben neighborhood where five shootings occurred since february. >> the race to plan the 35th america's cup is on. thousands of people came into san francisco. fans and business owners are asking when and where race 35 will be. ed lee says he'd love to see the race here again but larry ellison isn't committing. >> wake up. i don't think san francisco could ever buy the public elation this is has brought. >> would love to come to san francisco. it's a beautiful place to have a regatta. spectacular regatta. we'll talk with the officials in an fran and see if that's possible. >> the final numbers aren't in

but the america's help helped pack restaurants and provide a lot of jobs. what a thriller that was. >> i know. i think like 25,000 were on the water front alone yesterday. exactly. >> jimmy fallon takes a look at apple ceo's twitter account. stick around. >> we're looking at palo alto, the peninsula. easy flow of traffic. we'll follow along the east bay. the earlier slow down, what's up as you come out of the altamont pass.

49ers getting an early start on week four of the season. they are in st. louis tonight to take on the rams, it will be a tough one for the niners, they are without all pro defenseman aldon smith who reportedly entered rehab earlier in the week. patrick willis questionable. the game starts at 5:25. if you haven't heard apple's tim cook joined twitter. >> jimmy fallon took a look at some of the quotes on twitter k. >> thanks to the customers for the weekend. and later he tweeted just sold 9 million new iphones.

do the math, suckaz. then i got 99 problems but a glitch ain't one. here's the last one here. congrats to blackberry for being acquired for 4.7 billion. i found 4.7 billion in an old pair of khakis. >> cook, by the way, has more than 246,000 followers this morning. if you haven't seen it yet have you seen the justin timberlake with the hash tag thing. it's going viral. >> i have something to do. >> maybe a commercial break. i'll take a look. >> hash tag and we'll look over here. that's a look at fremont. the headlights a smooth easy drive. we'll get you oriented.

that's before you get to mission boulevard. 680 and 880 moving, here the orange down in the 50s as you have slowing in construction, both directions there. also as you get over we're seeing more slowing. the san mateo bridge moving despite the crash reported on the peninsula side. >> thank you. 4:57. a flash of light in the sky early this morning. we're going to show it to you and explain. >> new details about the body of a tourist found on the porch of an abandoned building in hayward earlier this month.

a young college student gunned down in what appears to be a random act of violence. what we are learning about the shooter, next. >> reporter: expressing concern

over -- >> i'm meteorologist christina loren. good thursday morning to you. you are so close to the weekend at this point, and it's going to be warm enough for your beach plans. what we're talking about today, red flag warning for most of the bay area. when that's slated to expire and when we get another chance for showers. that's all coming up. >> a lot more folks get rolling around the bay, the bay toll plaza, we have a new incident for walnut creek. i'll show you what's up for 680. >> a live look outside by the golden gate bridge. thursday morning, september 26, this is "today in the bay." good morning. it's 5:00. i'm marla tellez. jon is off today. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. breaking news just in this