>> we are following breaking news. people dead, dozens injured after a suspected drunk driver plows into a crowd. what police are saying next. >> police, conflicting reports this morning as the search continues for the missing malaysian airlines flight, officials responding after reports that the plane's transponders were shut the off. >> crews are still out at the site of a massive building fire in san francisco, this time tearing it down. >> a live look on this thursday, downtown san francisco along the embarcadero. it's thursday, march 13th and this is "today in the bay." good morning to you.

i'm peggy bunker. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. investigators say a suspected drunk driver tried to run away from police after plowing into a crowd of people at a music festival in texas. officers had to use a stun gun to catch him. good morning, bob. >> good morning. two are dead, 23 people hurt, five critically. i want to show you what the scene looked like moments after this happened. several people on the ground, you can see them lying on the street as others tried to help them, you can see them performing cpr. police in austin say moments before they tried to pull over the driver for a violation he sped away the wrong direction on a one-way road, then turned onto red river in austin which had been blocked off for the south by southwest music fest. he plowed into the crowd leaving a concert at the time at the mohawk club.

he struck several of them including a man and woman who had been on a moped. both of them died at the scene. >> bodies up in the air. one on the windshield, one on the grille of the car. from that point on he never stopped. you could see them flying like bowling ball pins. >> the driver struck a cab, came to a stop, tried to run but police shocked him with a stun gun. austin police believe the man had been drinking. they say he faces two charges of not vehicular manslaughter but capital murder and 23 counts of aggravated assault. >> thank you very much, bob. one we'll continue to follow. >> taking a live look outside right now at san francisco. you can see there is still wind to contend with at 4:32. checking in with anthony

slaughter, good morning to you. >> good morning to you ladies as well. we're looking outside now. you can see clear skies for the most part, we don't have fog to report of but it's going to be a very warm day. especially by our standards considering we should only be in the 60s, we are on the way to see highs this afternoon back into the 70s. our warmest location gilroy will be close to 80 so a very warm day. we'll talk more about this heat and the weekend, yes, just around the corner. mike, how's the road looking? >> pretty good. good morning to you, sir. we're looking here, 580 westbound is moving smoothly, the cameras not shaking like it was yesterday. a lot calmer. let's look at the maps. the arrow is there where the flow is toward the dublin interchange. it's not way back in the altamont pass, mountain house or west 580 there is a fender-bender, there is debris off of the merge with 205, wood

in the lanes, not a big problem but the traffic slowed because it's very light. it's 4:34. we look at the wider shot you see the green around the bay. you are pretty much at the speed limit. we'll talk about construction blocking in the south bay. back to you ladies. >> thanks so much. new developments on the missing malaysians plane a. new report says the boeing 777 continued to fly for four hours after it dropped off the radar. the "wall street journal" says officials are looking into whether a pilot or passenger diverted the plane and also turned off the jetliner's transponders to avoid detection. the paper says it got this from a quote well placed source that is tracking the investigation. the report also says investigators are looking into data that is automatically downloaded and sent to the ground from the plane's engines. however, at a news conference a few hours ago malaysian officials called that report

inaccurate. >> demolition crews will be back in san francisco tearing down the site burned in a massive fire. demolition of the mission bay building began yesterday. the fire broke out tuesday. they hope tearing down the shell will prevent it from collapsing in the street. crews warned neighbors got the all clear to go home. >> happy that mine was enough away where i'm safe and have a place to stay tonight. >> very grateful to firemen, did a great job. >> not everyone was so lucky. some people who had windows blown out by the heat from fire cannot go home. they are talking about finding new places to stay while the mop-up continues. the cause of the fire is under investigation but officials are looking into whether welding work had anything to do with starting the fire. >> it's about 36 hours since the fire started and crews still mopping up. about half of the city's 300

firefighters were needed to battle the flames along with a high pressure water system. fourth street is still closed. there is no word on when it will reopen. oakland police added extra patrols in hopes of catching a man who inappropriately touched two young girls at separate schools. look at the man they are looking for, he is described as 6 feet tall with a rash or birth mark on his forehead. both incidents happened about 4:00 in the afternoon on different days. investigators say the man got into an after school program at world academy elementary school on friday and that's where he touched a 7-year-old girl. police think the same man grabbed and touched a 6-year-old at an after school program at think college now elementary school a few weeks earlier. >> police are issuing a warning for parents on the peninsula this morning, a high school student overdosed on a new drug. earlier this week the mountain view los altos high school sent e-mails to parents about a

student found unconscious on a trail on monday. police say he had taken doc, it's a synthetic drug that mimics amphetamines and lsd. officials and police hope the incident leads to an honest discussion about drugs. >> topics like this have come up in our family. we're pretty open about that conversation. >> talked to my grandson and he was telling me how dangerous it is. >> i sent several e-mails to my daughter and my husband and we going to talk about that. >> the student who overdosed is recovering and is in stable condition. >> lawyers for aldon smith will be in court but it's unlikely the 49ers star will make an appearance. a judge is expected to set a date for preliminary hearing. he faces several weapons charges after deputies reportedly found three illegal assault rifles in his home in 2012. smith was also arrested last year on suspicion of driving under the influence. the judge could set a date for

that charge today. smith missed five games to go to rehab. >> a report found children's hospital in oakland was in compliance with medical standards while training mcmath. the only problem the report found was the patient's medical records were not always entered into electronic data bases before surgery. the hospital responded saying not all staff members knew how to use the medical records system in part because it was only implemented a month before jahi was admitted. they documented everything on paper. the attorney for the family says the report only shows doctors covering for other doctors. the family moved her to an undisclosed location in january. >> new this morning a magnitude 4.4 earthquake hit central california the epicenter in the south of lone pine. it struck past 7:00 last night so. far no word of injuries or

damage to tell you about. >> let's get word on the forecast. checking in with anthony slaughter. nice to see you. >> good morning. good to see you. we saw a beautiful day yesterday, it's going to get nicer today. we're talking temperatures going up more. you'll notice you need a light jacket, 40s and 50s with clear skies. this afternoon remarkable, our average high for this time of year in the south bay, 67 degrees, we will be at 78 later on in the south bay same for the east bay and north bay. even san francisco today going to top out near 71 degrees after oakland even set a record at 78 yesterday. so widespread records, not only for this upcoming afternoon but all the way through the weekend. the other thing to keep in mind today pollen levels uncomfortable. had me out for a couple days as well so take it easy. add the extra medication if you have to with the pollen levels high. look at these, again remarkable. 10 to 15 degrees above average. 8 oyn gilroy, 77 san jose, san

mateo at 72, san francisco and embarcadero area right in the lower 70s. even to the north bay one of our warmest locations at 78 degrees for napa, 77 for santa rosa, oakland 76, and livermore at 76. high pressure is expected to stick around through the weekend. keeping temperatures even warmer. we're talking about 80s as we get into tomorrow, saturday and for sunday. we'll detail that. let's check the roads. >> good morning. we're looking toward the south bay, 101 as you would expect is light. you'll see the 680 overcrossing at the top of the screen. we'll get you back to the maps where traffic flows throughout rest of the south bay. construction north of that camera but not a big deal. one or two lanes blocked there. we had a full closure for 280 on 880 and 17, both were closed overnight scheduled to reopen before 5:00.

i saw a lot of slowing the last couple minutes but now the sensors coming back up in the 55-60 miles per hour range. i'll wait for confirmation but there you go, yellow to green. the rest of the bay moves mostly to green around the bay. the little yellow a slow-moving car or truck but not a big deal. light flow of traffic, look at oakland fast coliseum and this shot shows you the camera steadier than yesterday. back to you. >> we need you there. >> 4:41. oscar pistorius getting queasy for the second time during his murder trial. new details from inside the courtroom all coming up next. >> general motors reveals it knew about the faulty ignition as far as 2001. the new trouble coming up in a live report. >> caltrans plans express lanes to 85. it's getting the red light from one south bay city.

it is 4:44. accused murderer oscar pistorius

got sick in court again today after lawyers accidentally flashed photos of reeva steenkamp's body on the floor and her bloody face while they were scrolling through pictures. his lawyers showed a picture of his legs and socks in an effort to prove he was wearing those legs when he beat down the door to his girlfriend. they say marks prove that he was not wearing his prosthetics. >> u.s. lawmakers travel today days before a crucial street determine if southern ukraine will join russia. troops continue in the crimea peninsula. they have taken over gas fields and the rail system is next. in washington, ukraine's prime minister made the rounds on capitol hill and sat down with president obama to discuss ukraine's future. on sunday crimea will vote whether to break offal from ukraine and join russia.

the prime minister is willing to negotiate but first troops must go. >> a new twist in the gm switches, the automaker revealing it knew about the problems two years earlier than thought. bertha coombs live with the newest information. good morning. >> good morning. revelations keep coming. general motors now says that the first sign of that ignition switch problem that led to the recall came back in 2001, that's three years earlier than previously disclosed. the issue has been linked to a dozen deaths and in documents released wednesday gm said it only recently discovered a record of that 2001 incident. gm redesigned ignition switches on newer vehicles but did not replace the older ones saying it would have cost too much to fix the problem. the futures are pointing to a higher start after mixed session for the markets on wednesday. the nasdaq up for the first time

in four days, but the dow posting its first three-day losing streak since late january. investors may focus on a number of reports due out, we're going to get the weekly unemployment benefits that comes out every thursday, we'll get retail sales and import prices. the dow slipping 11, we'll start at 16,340, the nasdaq up 16, to 4323. back to you guys. >> have a great day. >> tourists hope that high winds over the bay area will die down giving them a chance to see the rock, weather forced the park service to close alcatraz for the third time. rough waters made tot difficult for ferries to land there. the tour company did offer refunds for everybody that purchased tickets. >> that's a popular destination. >> you come you want to check it out. >> maybe stay longer, the forecast is going to be nice. >> it is. all the way through this weekend if you are visiting, we're

talking about summer-like weather. even in san francisco where we are used to fog and cloudy skies, fog fee this morning and winds, light today so you can take advantage of outdoor water activity. chilly this morning and 40s and 50s, but later on this afternoon we'll see daytime highs again rival that of what we should be in the summer. we're talking 78 in the south bay, east bay, valley, same situation, even in the north bay close to 80 degrees for today. i want to give you a heads up a. good temperature trend if you will of what we're looking at into the next few days. friday back to the 80s in the south bay but saturday and sunday, some of our warmest days in time for the weekend. by sunday south bay we could look at temperatures 4 degrees shy of 90 degrees. unbelievable. look at monday, a cooler system coming in up against the coastline that will offer showers and maybe thunderstorms as we head toward tuesday and wednesday. everybody thinking about the

weekend. if you've got plans to head to the beach,ite for santa cruz and warmer sunday f. you head down to half moon bay, 75 sunday, even bodega bay a cold place expected near 81. we have showers in the forecast, not until about tuesday night into wednesday. it's a cute off low spinning across the pacific, will make its way toward us but you'll notice not a huge system. it continues to fall apart so we'll continue to track it. enjoy that warm weather. back to you ladies. >> sounds great. we'll hit the beach. thanks a lot. another south bay city has come out against a plan to build express lanes on 85. saratoga sent a letter to caltrans expressing concerns. the city wants a more in depth study of the extension that the highway will have on noise, traffic and air quality in saratoga. it also wants to know if expansion will lead to heavy trucks on 85. they are currently band. the project would add an express

lane allowing solo drivers to pay a toll to use the carpool lanes. cupertino wrote a letter expressing its concern saying it would discourage carpooling. >> the san jose unified school district will hold its final meeting as it looks at how to spend its bond money, asking parents how to use the money from the bond of 2012. the meeting will start at 6:30 at pioneer high school in san jose. the last of six community meetings on that issue. >> it's 4:50. today we're going to get an update how the south bay plans to manage the fans to watch the 49ers. officials hosting a community open house to address traffic, parking and public safety concerns. it starts tonight at 6:00 at the community center of sunnyvale. levi stadium opens in august. >> looking forward to that. 4:50 on thursday.

rumors that another concert could be on the way. >> raj mathai sits down with barry bonds. why the home run king says he is a changed man. >> over here the bay bridge is a nice drive toward the home of the giants from home of the a's. beautiful view, look at that. calmer than yesterday. we'll talk about a new incident in the south bay.

welcome back. a good thursday morning to you. she one of the most polarizing figures in history of american sports, tonight we have an interview. barry bonds sits down with our raj mathai. a rare one-on-one conversation. bonds tells raj he felt unfairly targeted during the steroid scandal. he is the all-time home run king whose career came to an end in 2007. he slimmed, has gone through a second divorce sand about to celebrate his 50th birthday. he says he is a changed man. >> not a baseball question. what have you learned about yourself in the last couple years that stands out? >> that i had two personalities. i needed that one guy to play, that was the character that was here. >> who was over there? the crazy -- >> he's still crazy. just toned it down. he can come out once in a while.

it's only in competitive things. >> you can see the full interview at 6:00 and 11:00 here on nbc bay area. he also tells raj about his biggest regret and why he moved back to the bay area from l.a. >> we are expecting to get a better idea on the condition of warriors all star stef curry. last night he appears to injure his lower body. he comes up limping, leaves the game. he did not return to the boards there. his minutes have been limited since he strained his quad. >> prince is performing a concert in the east bay this weekend. the superstar announced he'll play a show at the fox theater in oakland on saturday night. we checked ticket master. already gone. but there may be a silver lining. another plan net entertainment tweeted out hash tag stay tuned. prince did a sfwris-night stint

at the san francisco venue. seems to like the area. >> when he performs he is great in concert. >> powerful. >> checking in on the commute. mike inouye is standing by. how are we doing? >> real well. we're waiting for information on prince of course always but we're looking here toward the south bay where the traffic flow at the shot does move smoothly. but in that area also we'll zoom in we have the mckee on ramp southbound 101, chp has a report that a vehicle with some sort of car or truck hit a light pole there at the on ramp then left the scene. the pole is down and there may be some live wires, so although this is not in the roadway as far as the pole is concerned, the live wires could cause them to shut down a lane or two. they may have to call for more information and advice. the rest of the bay moves smoothly across the bay t the san mateo bridge, clearer, easier view of the camera. no wind advisories for this

span. nice flow between the peninsula and the east bay. >> thanks, mike. >> we continue to follow breaking news, a reported drunk driver plows into a crowd of people near the south by southwest festival. the latest in a live report. >> police looking for two gunmen who kidnapped a woman. >> and new developments after an explosion and building collapse in new york city.

>> >> breaking news. a police chase leads to a deadly crash at the south by southwest festival, two people are dead, dozens of others injured. we're getting new details now about the man behind the wheel. >> almost a week later in the search continues for the missing malaysian airlines jet. the new information about the plane's possible location coming up. >> a very warm day expected across the bay area. we're talking recordsetting highs from 71 degrees in san francisco close to 80 in the inland valleys.

>> it's not due to the weather today but there is a power pole and live wires reported for san jose. we'll let you know how it affects 101. >> a live look along the embarcadero. it's thursday, march 13th, this is "today in the bay." a very good thursday morning to you. thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> and i'm peggy bunker. we do begin with breaking news after a suspected drunk driver facing serious charges this morning, police say he plowed into a crowd of people at a popular music festival in texas. two people were killed, more than two dozen hurt. bob redell joins us in studio with the latest on this deadly crash. bob. >> good morning to you. police in austin say the driver faces not charges of vehicular manslaughter but capital murder. two charges of that. a witness videotaped the scene