help wound up sparking the flames as the desperate surf for survivors continues at sea. >> plus, bullet holes in a honda after a late night shooting along a busy stretch of interstate 880. we'll tell you about the ongoing investigation into why the victims drove 20 miles away before calling 911. >> on alert near campus. a man who looks like this is boosting a sense of insecurity. >> 41 degrees to get your morning started in napa as we watch increasing wind, increasing fire danger around the bay area. a look at that and the forecast coming up. >> you might not be able to see the wind but see the effects here our view of the bay bridge shaking. how that's affecting your drive as i track two east bay crashes. >> the other part of that bay bridge t western span. traffic not moving too badly right now. thinking about the weekend i would imagine. we're getting close.

it is thursday, october 3, this is "today in the bay." it's 6:01. good morning. thanks for joining us. i'm jon kelley. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. we begin with breaking news overnight. 94 people including two children and a pregnant woman are dead after a ship caught fire and capsized at sea. we're getting this new video in. hundreds of people were thrown into the water off the coast of the sicilian island. the ship was carrying african immigrants toward italy when those on board set off flares, the ship caught fire and capsized. about 500 people believed on board that ship. the coast guard says the ships and helicopters have been sent and local fishing boats on the scene trying to search the water for survivors. this is the second deadly migrant ship wreck this week off

the coast of italy. on monday 13 men drowned when their ship ran aground trying to reach southern sicily. >> a rescue operation going on right now around the world for five american kayakers who had some sort of emergency out on the waters. two of the five are brothervés all of them from colorado. but their guide is also an american and from san francisco. we got off the phone with a worker at the u.s. embassy there who says all have been found, all are safe and right now they are air lifted to safety. at this point we're still not sure what kip of emergency prompted this s.o.s., as we get more information we'll pass it along to you. >> 6:02. we're learning new details of the late night shooting on interstate 880 that left one person hurt. chp officer at the scene tells nbc bay area news he found the victim in a car and could see a bullet hole in the right side.

that car turned up in richmond close to 20 miles from where the shooting took place near the marina boulevard exit on interstate 880. christie smith joins us live along 880. how did the victims get all the way from san leandro to richmond before calling 911? >> reporter: that's the odd part in this story that has a couple -- what happened is these folks said look, we've been shot but they said it as you said about 20 miles up the road from where we're standing where police think it happened. between san leandro and hayward so it wasn't until maybe a 20 to 25-minute ride that they alerted investigators, called 911 and reported that someone fired into their car. they stopped the car at a hardware store parking lot. trying to piece together what sthet off. was it road rage. it started with an altercation

on northbound 880 somewhere around marina or davis street. >> there was some type of altercation that is still under investigation, between two vehicles, one a white truck and the other being that honda accord. an altercation where one shot was fired. through the passenger side of the honda striking the passenger. we believe in the leg. fairly minor injuries as far as we know. >> reporter: that passenger is believed to be a woman who was taken to john muir medical center. the chp is looking for the driver in that pickup truck. apparently they are also dealing with a language barrier. as soon as we get more we'll bring it to you. christie smith, "today in the bay." >> the u.s. secret service stepping in to assist oakland police in a violent robbery

case. we have new video to show you of the habitat for humanity site near the oakland coliseum. that site has around the clock security after four men robbed eight volunteers and they did -- volunteer workers, and robbed them at gunpoint. one of those men was pistol whipped. one suspect fired a round in the air before escaping in a nearby car. habitat for humanity says the victims are shaken up but back to work. >> 6:05. students in redwood city should see more officers when they show up the to class. it comes after a man tried to lure a student in his car. marla tellez is live with a look at the suspect police are looking for. >> reporter: good morning. police say this incident involves a 13-year-old student here at kennedy middle school. this is on goodwin avenue close to 84 and 101. one of the surprising details

about the story is this did not happen in the dark of night or in the early morning hours. it happened in broad daylight 10:00 a.m. monday morning between classes. since then police have been busy, come wake-up a sketch. the man who someone who looks like this drove into a staff parking lot 18 black pickup truck and pulled up along side the teenage boy. the man then asked the boy if he, quote, wanted some weed. he tried enticing the boy into his truck. the boy said no and kept walking and ran to the school office where he reported the incident. i just spoke to a woman this morning who was out walking her dog. she says she knows this area so well. when she heard the news she felt anger sfwlxt it's a great area. i lived here all my life. i'm surprised it happens here that they would think they could get away with coming to our

schools. i guess it's happening all over so we need to watch. >> reporter: as for a description, the man is black, approximately 30 years old with a medium build, unshaven and most notably he has a pretty severe sfar that runs through the middle of his right eye. police are stepping up patrols but also other local schools. if you have information call redwood city please. marla tellez, "today in the bay." >> warning simple, don't leave anything valuable in your car. that is the message the police are sending throughout morning. more than 70 cars were broken into. the most in five years. that's an average of one every 12 hours. investigators say the break-ins are happening at shopping centers, public parking lots and garages. 16 cars were broken into at the

oak creek apartments 1824-hour period. one couple, they were so shaken up they asked us to hide their identity. >> they broke the window, they took out everything that was in the car, threw it out. because they couldn't find anything that was valuable. >> palo alto police say most of the cars being broken into are rental cars. they have been seeing similar trends the past sufrl months. >> time to take a look at the forecast. clear skies make for a beautiful vis the bought cool start. >> it's going to warm up. >> once the sun comes up a nice temperature recovery now. clear skies over san jose. a pre-sun rise looking nice and chilly in the north bay. we're watching the temperatures down to 41 degrees.

dry air is efficient, losing all of the heat that we gain from the day before. you can see it's down to 41 in napa. 60 in fairfield. the winds have picked up. you can see the direction of the winds north of 14 that's going to keep things dry. skies clear, they are going to stay that way for a while as high pressure builds in and wind speeds interesting to watch as we go through the day in the north and east bay valleys and hill tops, wind speed sustained. those are wind speeds above 35 miles per hour at times so. hilltop location above 1,000 feet later this evening, the red flag warning. it's going to continue into saturday before the winds back off and our temperatures warm up into the weekend. here is 75 in san jose, 76 in livermore. 71 in san francisco and look at oakland as the winds turn off shore toward the water our temperatures climb. low 80s around the bay.

up 80s, the temperatures look toasty inland for the start of the weekend. >> you did talk about the winds now and then developing throughout day. so i want to talk about that. we have the metering lights and the backup. they fill in the toll plaza. nine minutes for the lights to have been on here. another angle of the bay bridge looking at the new eastern span. it's still new. happened this year. a smooth drive and westbound with the taillights. the camera was shaking a little. we've seen that happen from time to time as the winds kick in no. advisories and no problems across the bridge, the san mateo bridge action we watch the high rise. there are speed sensors, the east shore freeway. and throughout the maze. this shows you counter commute south 238 we had a crash. that has cleared without injury. over to 580 but a westbound 580 and north 23 wrat the red is.

into the 20 miles per hour range. another crash, this is the second for the east bay, north 680 around alcosta boulevard that has cleared without slowing. and really no disturbance for the flow of your typical traffic building the west 580 and 84 through almost and pleasanton. we'll check the south bay coming up. >> thanks, mike. coming up day three of the government shutdown. why the latest round did nothing to bring the on going saga to an end. >> reporter: good morning. live here on the east bay. find out who can make the best cup of joe. there is a competition for this. so what can i get you?

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today's top stories. italy's interior minister canceling appointments and headed to the coast to oversee rescue operations after a ship catches fire and capsizes. at least 94 bodies have been recovered. some 150 people have been rescued. another 200 now stand unaccounted for. >> officers looking for a gunman who opened fire on another car on interstate 80 in san leandro. the passenger in the victim's car was wounded but is expected to be okay. officers say road rage may have played a role. >> and a late night white house meeting fails to produce any kind of progress. we're now in day three of that government shutdown. neither side showing giving in in this health care law battle. the main road block to a temporary spending measure. >> it's 6:14. a contest in the brew area and we have an inside peek. >> bob redell is live in alameda with a look at this barista

dpas-off. not only is bob reporting on it he is stepping into the octagon and going to compete against a pro. what you got? >> reporter: the octagon of death. that's what this is called. good morning. talking about pete's annual barista competition. they have 4,000 down to three finalists. they will come to see who can make the three best cup of coffee. 15 minutes a signature, a shot of express so and a cup of cappuccino. becca is returning as a judge. she is about to find out why she is lucky i was not in last year's competition. a cup of cappuccino. talk loud and we'll follow your lead. >> so farther with your shot of expresso. get that locked in. the hardest part. >> got it. >> as soon as that's in you start pulling that shot of expresso. >> push of a button.

should be going. >> while that's going we want to steam the milk. >> put the milk in there. turn it. we got a temperature gauge. what temperature are we looking for? >> we never want to go above 160. >> you want to stop when it reads about 100 or so. >> i'm at 100. >> turn it off. now stop your shot. now it's all about the pour. i'm going to pour a little bit of that. that's a little more than i want. >> you don't want so much foam. got it. >> soft down the center. >> what design? >> a circle in the middle probably. >> i'm going to make your face, laura. you got that -- there is laura's face. >> look at my hair. >> we've got cheryl also with

pete's who is going to do a taste test. if you don't mind passing that to cheryl. they look so similar. you can't tell whose is whose. cheryl is going to take a sip. a sip of anonymous blind taste cup 1 and 2. she's not going to show -- what? you don't like the media? what did you noticevrj in the difference between taste between becca and mine? >> i think this has a great combination of strong expresso favor and sweet cream. yours is pretty good, it's a little foamy. >> i put too much foam. >> the presentation. >> listen. if you want to watch this competition, probably can see all of the paraphernalia. they are going to stream this online on pete's facebook page. they have the three top finalists baristas competing. they even have -- do you have

that clip board? show that to the camera. this is how serious. they are judging not just on tas but how specific. you can check it out. we'll have some of the competitors here in the next half hour. >> delicious. >> and he did your face. gorgeous. bob, thank you. risking life and limb. >> how highly he thinks of me. >> you can't re-create this. rob is in for christina. what's it looking like? >> nice. wish we could have been judges for that. >> could use it about now. >> it's 41 in napa. let's show you how things look outside. crescent moon view. how about that view over san jose. gorgeous view there, cloud-free. temperatures chilly. another view of that crescent moon, this is up around san bruno mountain.

the north winds have brought in drier air. you see our temperatures into the north bay now t taxpayer is 37 degrees. that is the temperature that the thermometer is trying to drop toward. now down to 41. big difference in fairfield and santa rosa. the winds have increased in those two locations. so dry from napa to fairfield. you'll warm 20 degrees. and you can see the north wind at 14, we'll see more of that accelebrating as you get into the afternoon. a lot of snow to the rockies. and high pressure building back across the pacific, giving us these gusty winds. and warm things up more so friday into saturday. wind speed the story. look at the area here in orange. near 30 miles per hour. as we head into this time tomorrow morning, now you're looking at gusty winds around the bay area hilltops. same locations that see the red

blag warning starting at 6:00 tonight. overnight we see these come back up. not the case when the winds are out of the north. we'll stay dry heading into friday with the fire danger on the increase. the winds will be picking up this afternoon, close to 80 in pleasanton. around oakland, 78. 71 in san francisco and after 41 to start in napa, 75 later on this afternoon. gusty in the hills, that's story later today into friday. which is going to allow our temperatures to rebound. by sunday cooling por the end of the weekend. >> watching a build, this is north 101 under that 680/280. a typical pattern. on the maps we don't see a lot of slowing, we see it where it

shows the live shot. it's around 50 at the worst north of our shot. that will smooth out. slowing around the airport as well but not a major concern. the rest of the south bay flowing nicely. down here 680 and 880, pretty well. we see slowing toward mission boulevard. there was a crash before you get to 880. dy swing the camera around. i couldn't find the crash, it looked like the interchange was clear but this is south 880 in toward that same area. so you see the volume building. speeds coming down below 60 miles per hour between the dumbarton bridge and mission. the rest of the east bay, nothing i expected for the tri-valley. the castro valley y, now things calm down, slowing from red wood up to the 880 interchange. and similar build to that

approach no. wind advisories for the dumbarton but we're watching for winds to develop and gusty quite possible. heading to the peninsula at 101 and 280 at the limit. so that's a good flow. checking the north bay a nice flow. rob talks about the gusty winds so keep that in mind. you got a lot of company close to the limit. good stuff. >> we'll take it. 6:22. rallying after a road rage crash chased in new york. who bikers say is to claim for this wild scene. [ marco ] i'm a student at devry university.

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[ female announcer ] hey ladies. you love it. you've got to have it. cinnamon toast crunch, 'cause that cinnamon and sugar is so irresistible. everybody craves those crazy squares.® welcome back everyone. it is 6:25. this morning two people are in critical condition eight others dead after a2w church bus burst into flames in northeast tennessee. the bus was carrying 18 senioren citizens when it hit an suv and tractor-trailer that then burst into flames. in all, 14 people were hurt. the bus belonged to a church. the group heading home from a retreat in tennessee. >> this morning more fallout from a wild crash and chase in new york city. this one just a crazy scene all the way around.

about with 100 bikers rallied near a hospital where a motorcyclist was being treated for two broken legs and spinal injuries after being run over by an suv on sunday. that confrontation here is a look. it happened after one of the bikers and suv bumped into each other as cyclists then swarmed that vehicle. the suv tried to take off and then does and hits one of the bikers. the bikers then chased down the suv until it gets stuck in traffic. that's when one of the bikers jumped off his motorcycle and used his hell neat smash out the driver's window. the driver was in the car with his wife and baby daughter. the group then pulled the man out and beat him up in front of his wife and 2-year-old child. two bikers they have been arrested. one has been released from custody. so far the driver of the suv not facing any charges. now, the biker who was run over has hired los angeles-based attorney gloria allred to

represent him. >> such aggressiveness. 6:26. still ahead brace yourselves for a big boom. we're going to tell you which bay area neighborhood could be waking up to a very loud sound this morning. >> we'll also tell you about that ongoing slow-moving government shutdown. what's around the corner could be worse. what is looming with this problem that has wall street worried. >> take a breath from the news and take a look at the beautiful sunrise, bay bridge there. clear skies making for a cool start this morning. but a nice warm-up. summer hanging on. a look at the forecast.

dozens killed and hundreds thrown overboard after a boat capsizcî9 its way to italy. why fishing boats are now joining the desperate search for survivors. >> live this is wall street on the road, this is in cleveland, ohio, the pga officials celebrating. we've been flipping to the nasdaq t susan g. komen for the cure out there. they are getting it done,

doubling your pleasure with two looks at the market. how everybody reacts to all going on with this government slowdown and shutdown. even worse news around the corner will affect those numbers. that and moree thursday, october 3rd, this, ladies and gentlemen, is "today in the bay." it is 6:30. good morning. thanks for joining us. i'm jon kelley. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. we have an update to breaking news in the mediterranean. and new video to show you of african migrants brought to shore after their boat which was heading from northern africa to sicily, caught fire. the coast guard has rescued at least 150 people, we're told another 200 are still unaccounted for. that coastguard ship said helicopters are at the scene now

continuing to look for survivors. >> another tragic scene, the first pictures from a deadly plane crash in nigeria this morning. a total of 11 died, one person did survive. the plane was taking off heading to a town about 200 miles away. the aviation minister there telling police on scene the plane could not lift off properly, so it simply came down. no word if any americans were onboard or who the sole survivor is. >> the shutdown is in effect. despite a meeting with the top leaders of congress we are three days into the government shutdown. and this morning it appears the sticking point is still the showdown owe skrer the affordable care act. the speaker of the house john boehner says senate democrats could agree to a bipartisan conference to negotiate a deal that could include major changes to obama care.

senate majority leader harry reid says democrats should only negotiate after passing a clean short-term bill that does not include funding delays to the president's health care law. >> the stock market getting nervous with good reason. as the government shutdown wears on, but a debt default would be much worse. a live look at the big board there, it's early but things down. experts expect the shutdown will take a small bite out of the economic growth. the dow sank 90 points over the afternoon trading wednesday. messing with the debt limit would alarm investors around the world who lend the united states trillions of dollars. here's the deal we want to point out to keep a borrowing money and paying wills, congress must raise the federal debt limit which is now 16.7 trillion dollars.

the treasury department trying to avoid borrowing money to keep under that amount. the treasury secretary says the government will be out of options and will be out of them by october 17. the s&p says if october 17 county passes without a debt limit deal, it could classify the u.s. as being in sovereign default. that downgrade would send the stock market into a tail spin. >> here is something we can afford. a look at the forecast. rob's got it for us. a beautiful sunrise. >> not too windy now but later we'll see the winds accelerating around all of the bay area, especially in the higher hilltops. gusts above 30 miles per hour. chilly temperatures, 41 degrees in napa. 60 in fairfield. the winds have started to increase north at 14. west wind, and mainly clear skies outside. not going to see much in the way

of clouds. notice these wind speeds by 2:00 this afternoon, bay area locations about 10 to 20 miles per hour winds but the hill tops heading into this evening and overnight you can see the areas showing up in red. the same areas that see a red flag warning due to dry conditions. taking us through about 6:00 a.m. saturday morning. the gusts could get up to 45 miles per hour by tomorrow morning. today's temperatures looking nice. 71 in san francisco, 78 in oakland. 75 in san jose. temperatures warming up as we start the weekend, then the winds ease off, they will come back in the form after sea breeze. monday low clouds and cooler temperatures next week. >> over my shoulder 101 northbound your typical build. so we'll move to the east bay, show you where we have the tri-valley slowing from 580 and

680. that kicked in over the last few so that's a change. and also heavier drive for westbound 580 getting in approaching red wood road. we have some early slowdowns for folks as well toward 238. there was a crash counter commute, that was a distraction that caused extra slowing. that will hold up some getting to the san mateo bridge that might provide a break. it's moved into the south bay. look at that, no issues. farther north we look at oakland and 880. the volume builds with the taillights past high street and smooth close to the limit. until you get to the curve heading to the bay bridge toll massa. we're picking up a few more cars. a smooth drive through san mateo and into and out of san

francisco. back to you. >> 6:35. just in, palo alto police releasing this sketch of one of the suspects they say violently attack add man over the weekend. take a look. 37-year-old victim says she was having car trouble, pulled over to the side of the road near alma street just before midnight on saturday. this man along with another suspect suddenly attacked him cutting him on the arm with a knife several times. police say they believe this was a random attack because the suspects did not rob or try to carjack the victim. >> if you happen to live near the concord naval weapons station going to be scary. brace for loud noises in less than a half hour. starting at 7:00 the station will be blowing up some fuses and rocket accelerators. the fire department will be on seen to make sure everything is safe and sound. it will be loud. according to the blog you should

only hear a single thump sound if you hear anything at all. >> still ahead more than 1600 people injured and dozens killed by hornets. what make this is so dangerous. >> plus, americans, investigators joining oscar pistorius' defense team. coming up next. >> let's soak up that beautiful sunrise this morning. look at the layers of colors. a warm afternoon, sounds like a beefl bay area day. [ phone ringing ] [ daughter ] hi mom. hey honey, the trip's great, very relaxing. are you sure you can't make it?

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at 6:40, 42 people are dead and more than 1600 injured as deadly hornets swarm central china. we warn you this video may be difficult to watch. some parents have deep holes in their skin because of the attacks. 37 victims are in critical condition. the attacks are from the world's largest hornet known as the asian giant hornet. they are roughly the size of aac human thumb and they have a black tooth that can burrow into the skin. they are a lot more aggressive in september and october because it's breeding season. officers are actually deployed to try to destroy all of the hives. >> 42 people dead. that's unreal.

scary stuff. it's 6:40. in south africa new details in the case against oscar pistorius.hg5 this morning police confirming american forensic experts working for pistorius visited the house where he killed his girlfriend. the experts apparently reconstructed that crime scene and then examined the bathroom door that pistorius fired the fatal shot through. south african police were present during the investigation. pistorius preparing his defense before standing trial in march on a premeditated murder charge. >> dozens dead in a ship wreck. how a signal for help sparked flames and how rescuers are trying to save hundreds of people flung into the water. >> a front passenger door busted up. a search for the suspect after a late night shooting on a busy stretch of interstate 880. and new details why the victims

drove nearly 20 miles before calling 911. >> this is a view outside the window from san bruno mountain across the bay. cannot see a cloud in the sky. the winds increase around the bay. we're seeing warming temperatures. your forecast is coming up. >> golden gate bridge a beautiful view and clear shot but we don't have a clear shot getting there. there is a problem for the mcarthur tunnel. and a new incident popped up for the bay bridge. we'll sort those out. [ mom ] in my family, we're big cereal lovers.

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migrants toward italy when those on board set off flares, the ship caught fire and capsized. about 500 are believed to have been on board at the time. coast guard ships and helicopters and local fishing boats are now on scene trying to look for and find survivors. this is the second deadly migrant ship wreck this week off the coast of italy. monday 13 men drown when their ship ran aground. >> 6:45. new details in a late night shooting on interstate 880 that left at least one hurt. the officer at the scene tells nbc bay area news he found the victim in a car and could see a bullet hole in the side. that car turned up in richmondl close to 20 miles from where the shooting took place near the marina boulevard exit on 880. christie smith joins us live.

how do they get to richmond before they call 911? >> reporter: that is the odd part of this. the shooting happened about where we're standing here in san leandro, maybe farther south. someone hit inside the car but the driver didn't stop here, actually kept going north through five more cities before finally stopping and calling 911 letting the chp know that they had been shot at. they stopped at a parking lot along the border and there are bullet holes in the passenger side of the car. the chp believe this started about 20 miles south along 880 northbound between san leandro and hayward. the people in the honda were shot at. someone got into a out into them inside after trauk. >> there was some type of altercation but between two

vehicles, one a white truck and the other being that honda accord. an altercation where one shot was fired through the passenger side of the honda accord striking the passenger. we believe in the leg, fairly minor injury as far as we know at this point. >> reporter: it's possible that they may have wanted to get away from the horrible thing that happened. that's something that police are looking into maybe this was road rage. we don't know. the passenger believed to be a woman was taken to the medical center with non-life threatening injuries. investigators looking for the driver in the truck but say their investigation has been slowed down a little bit because there is a language barrier involved. reporting live. christie smith "today in the bay." >> the sun is up as we give you a live look outside. this looking toward the east. our camera is out in foster

city. want to check the forecast rob in for christina. beautiful across the bay area. >> we're seeing that theme from north to south. san francisco now down to san jose, mostly clear skies and depending on where you are this is chilly. napa down to 41 degrees. 60 in fairfield. how can it be so much warmer when it's that cold in napa? if you got north winds firing up early this morning that's mixing in warmer air toward the ground level. not as cold in fairfield. everybody's going to get a waist of the north winds. it will set us up for fire danger concerns. increasing temperatures the next 24-48 hours. windy in our hilltops. the gusts up to 45 miles per hour. probably by this time tomorrow morning that will be the peek we see as we go hour by hour so. by 6:00 notice the bull's eye.

napa county, sustained winds. gusts approaching 40. by tomorrow morning see the areas in red. elevation near 1,000 feet and higher that is where we'll see the longest wind gust from 6:00 this evening into tomorrow and saturday. notice typically you see relative humidity levels improve but that's not the case. tomorrow morning dry. as the winds turn offshore. the temperatures, really starting to warm up. 75 in san jose. warmest locations inland around sunol and pleasanton. downsloping winds, drying air into oakland. 78 degrees there. near the water. 71 in san francisco and 78 degrees in santa rosa. the winds will continue around the bay. we're talking mid 80s as we start the weekend. less windy on saturday. that's good news.

cooling as the winds back in the opposite direction. we begin next week with the temperatures cooling off monday into tuesday. >> we have a couple of issues heading to the bay area bridges. the first one crossing the bay is the golden gate bridge. folks access to or from there a lot of folks use the mcarthur tunnel. we know about that. around washington boulevard. both directions i warn you there is a tree down in that tunnelle. no details on which direction is most affected. expect some slowing, however, through the other route you're okay heading west toward the golden great bridge. another issue for the bay bridge here, a lot of congestion here. it was looking really good from the maze into the city but now we have this issuesh look at the live camera.

there it is, we found the glashing lights. there is a crash involving a motorcycle and another vehicle in the middle lane. as folks are merging that maybe what played -- compressing there and causing a problem out from oakland across the bay toward san francisco. the metering lights are going to slow. big delays at the bay bridge. the san mateo bridge westbound is your alternate. we see the burst of traffic kick in so you're slow down through this toll plaza. expect more traffic to head here with the crash. >> 6:51. students in redwood city expect to see more officers when they show up to masses. this coming after a man tried to lure a student in his car. marla tellez is live at the kennedy middle school with a look at the suspect police are looking for. >> reporter: good morning. police say this happened right here on campus here at kennedy

middle school not far from 101 and woodside. a nice neighborhood where this happened, i have spoke tune a few women who live nearby out for a walk and they tell me they are surprised this happened because it's such a tight-knit neighborhood that they say is vigilant. police have released this sketch of the suspect so take a look. a man who looks like this drove onto campus into the parking lot. pulled up along side the 13-year-old student walking to his class. the suspect was in a black pickup truck. he asked if the boy wanted marijuana. the boy said no. he tried enticing the boy. the boy kept walking, ran to the main office where he told staff what just happened. a woman who has lived close by her entire life says she is more than just concerned.

>> what was your immediate reaction when you got word of this? >> anger that someone wouldw3 d that to our children. probably you know. just a concern that they feel they have the right to come on our school grounds. >> the police say this morning no one is in custody. take a look. police say the man is approximately 30, black with a medium build. he was unsaven at the time. y has a noticeable scar that runs through the middle of his right eye. i'm waiting to hear back from the principal to find out if they are taking precautions. police are taking this seriously. they are stepping up patrols not just here, at kennedy middle school but other local schools. marla tellez, todd in the bay. >> the man accused of kidnapping and killing sierra lamar may finally enarea a plea. he was arrested in may last year

on murder charges even though lamar's body has never been found. lamar disappeared on the way to school in march of 2012. garcia torres' plea had been denied because both are still sifting through evidence. also charged with carjacking and attempted kidnapping. >> the alleged master mind of a mastiff online drug marketplace expected to be in court in a san francisco courtroom. ross ulbricht was arrested tuesday afternoon on drug and computer hacking charges. he stands accused of trying to hire a hitman. according to documents he used a hidden website called the silk road as a bizarre to sell hoyrn to marijuana. all of the transactions were

paid with bit coin designed to be anonymous. ulbricht ran silk road from an apartment on hickory street and internet cafe. the department of justice seized the site and up to $4 million in bit coin. >>seven days and counting. b.a.r.t. and its unions have one week to come up with an agreement to try to prevent another strike. the two sides will be back at the bargaining table this morning to try to hammer out a deal. b.a.r.t.'s unions and management continue this over several issues including pay increases. even the length of the contract. b.a.r.t.'s chief gornter says the two sides are $100 million apart. the 60-day cooling off period ends thursday meaning workers could walk off as early as friday morning. state lawmakers are efforting a vote on a measure that would force the unions to honor a no

strike claus. >> a java bean smackdown. some of the brightest will be competing to see who can make the best cup of joe. >> in alameda, with more. how much coffee have you had? >> a little wired. >> i think three diet cokes and one hal a pe no. >> the competitors have 15 minutes, you have the clock, start in three hours at 10:00. and they have 15 minutes to impress the judges with coffee who can make the best shot of espresso and of course their best cup of a signature drink using these machines. i'll show you what you'll compete for. 4,000 baristas who started in this competition with pete's. it's down to three finalists competing for this. the top cup trophy.

you've got ray there from the story and you have tara. my question is what did you do to prepare for today? you knew how to make coffee. as far as getting into the mental game and that sort of thing. >> nothing. >> i tried to have a good nights sleep. >>ner sflus. >> i am increditably. >> what are you doing to get in the zone? >> just drinking more coffee. stay awake. >> good luck. learning from a pro here, becca mok who won last year. you took me out in the cappuccino competition. i'll take you out in the espresso shot. let's do this again. >> lock it in. >> i'm locked and loaded.

>> press the on button. grab your tongs. >> timing. >> it should be about 25 to 30 seconds. start slow, looks oily, dark, reddish brown color. >> lightening up to a caramel. >> i'm seeing caramel. >> you see some of that blond you want to stop. i'm going longer for the sake of competition and prove that maybe, maybe -- already. our finalists play judges for us. let's get -- is that good for a presentation. guys, go ahead. we have no idea. take a sip. ray. >> delicious. >> that was unbelievable.

>> rosalynn. >> very impressive. >> that was mine. i can't believe it. >> clean cups. >> best of luck to you guys. three hours from now one of these three people here will be taking over becca's title from last year. congratulations again for last year. you can check this out on line to see who is going to get this trophy. >> that's what's happening today in the bay. we're back at 7:25 with a live local news update for you. >> thanks for joining us. we'll see you back tomorrow.

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