urks bay area hospital marked for closure after voters failed to approve the money marked to save it. >> and then we have showers on the way for tomorrow only to be followed by a big time weekend heat up. lots to go over in moments. we will give you the updates and the impact for your morning commute. live look outside. this is today in the bay.

new this morning, crews are cleaning up a big mess in a san francisco apartment this morning. it is the result of a car trying to escape police before slamming into the sign of a building. today in the bay's christie smith joins us where police are searching for the driver who ran away from that scene. >> reporter: they are still searching for the suspect. that car almost made a direct hit into the garage. there is serious damage to the apartment building. this started when san francisco police saw what they thought was a stolen car. officers tried to follow it and

pull it over. the driver started speeding through the streets. no suspects in custody and the two people injured in this are expected to recover. reporting live in san francisco today in the bay. >> the person who shot and killed in his neighbor's apartment, went to the wrong floor looking for this own apartment well after midnight after a night of celebrating. he ended up inside the wrong

apartment. it is not clear whether he broke in or was allowed in. but he ended up shot to death. the district attorney did not file charges. a decision the victim's family says is a mistake. >> the man that shot my brother be free while my family is living in that building while my neighbors are living in that building who have kids. it is not safe. >> under california law you can defend yourself in your own law if you feel threatened. >> a transgendered student will not face charges. battery charge was dropped after 16 year old completed a conflict resolution class. she reported bullying to an at m administrator days before the

fight. >> the pledge bring back our girls has taken on international intensity. as rulers arrived in nigeria. good morning to you scott. still no word as to where these school girls are as continued international outrage continues. >> we want our girls back now. now. >> the protests around the world continue and especially of course in nigeria where anguished parents are suffering through week three since their children were taken overnight in a boarding school. the leader pledging to sell the girls on the open market. the name means western education is forbidden or is sin.

good luck jonathan held a televised media chat where he pledged to sell the girls. >> as a father and grand father i can't imagine the horror penning one of these girls. >> the country is hosting the economic forum civil leaders are flying into nigeria to discuss

the expansion in the world. back to you. >> peggy thank you. >> it is 5:05. the san francisco landlord who sent out a controversial letter last month is taking it all back. the landlord sent out a letter all day rescinding the previous one saying quote the information it contained was flawed. the letter created so much buzz housing officials. >> efforts to save an east bay hospital has failed. the medical center will close this summer. the proposal will have provided funds.

nurses say the shut down could be catastrophic. it is 5:06 right now. yeah, a little something for everybody as we head through the next 7 days. no such thing as average. we are going to get one average day it is today. it is going to be spectacular out there. we have a pretty nice here in the bay area. 54 degrees. 49 to kick off here in san jose. because of the wind yesterday, we are starting off mostly clear. the wind is dropping off. nice and cool and clear in san jose. i wanted to show you this camera because it is holding steady. it was definitely rocking and rolling with that strong wind. we lose the wind and keep the warmth comfortable conditions. mostly breezy and clear. still, nothing like yesterday we

cut those wind speeds in half. your sun will set at 8:05 and tomorrow is when we bring in those significant changes. 64 degrees today. in san francisco, 75 in the north bay. so we want to get an update from mike. what do you have for us this morning? >> if you don't care to see a significant impact on a car then turn away for a few minutes. very smooth down toward danville. the off ramp is closed. and the vissinity. our photographer shows us. look at this car. it busted through a barrier on the top here. it came off and down the hill. look at this busting through the chainlink fencing and major

injuries reported through this. this happened at the end of a police pursuit. we are tracking this back to the maps and you see though for 680 yourself you are down two lanes into danville. slow eastbound out of oakland because of the crash at 150 as well. that is slowing because of the activity on the shoulder. over the bridge not as significant as it was yesterday. we'll send it back to you. 5:09. a 110 pound mountain lion on its way back to the woods this morning. today in the bay's bob redell live where are they going to take that big cat?

>> reporter: it does not belong here. not in this urban setting where it doesn't belong. it is our understanding it will be released some time this morning. you look at this video. this is that 110 pound mountain lion. it has been sedated and is in a cage. not clear what caused that minor wound. you also might notice they had a tracking collar on it. the bay area p puma project wil be releasing the project in an open space as far away from civilization. not easy though. authorities don't know why this mountain lion wan terred dered w and someone first saw it around 6:00 last night near a park forcing police to issue a

shelter in place for the neighborhood. 30 minutes later it was seen going into the parking garage. where it hid underneath a vehicle while police surrounded the area in case the big cat made a move. >> it stayed in the same position and once the tranquilizer took effect it laid down. we were able to pull it out from under neither the van. >> the thought of a mountain lion here in mountain view in this very suburban setting drew a crowd ignoring the shelter that was put in place. but we p presume that they had their guns drawn. reporting live.

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52 degrees in san francisco. good morning to you. mostly clear out there. that wind helps to mix up our atmosphere. the clouds can't settle to the surface. we'll see clouds not those whipping winds though and a nice party cloudy evening. your sun will set at 8:05. 65 degrees for san francisco. 70 degrees in the south bay and 69 for the peninsula. comfortable conditions you can give your ac a break as we get into the weekend. look at where your temperatures are headed as we get into mother's day. 80 degrees on mom's day.

elsewhere it is going to be warm as well. you want to get out there early. maybe you would like to do brunch on mother's day. you want to head in doors at 3:30 or 4:00. >> 580 west down shows the heavier traffic. and a little slowing around that dublin interchange we are watching this whole area. southbound 680. there you go. this carry mains to roll down the hill after bussing down the hill. our crew is on scene and they continue with the investigation. southbound 680. in so far the light commute

coming off the interchange and we will track that in the right direction. we had some slowing. eastbound 580. the lane is blocked by a crash there. we'll track that. no problems for the valley. crossing the bay. the chp said watch out for the gusty winds. we will check the bridge and a slight build to the commute. >> thank you mike. now to an exclusive report the transit district in charge of cal tran, more stepping forward saying the agency is miss managing your money. for a month the unit has been combing through the unit they

are calling it fake and adding up to millions of dollars. i'm doing things that could be considered fraudulent and i don't want to be part of that. they are no longer answering questions. the district continues to deny fraud has taken place and in the past blames disgruntled workers. we'll investigate tonight at 11:00. >> president obama will h be in arkansas today to see for himself the damage left behind. last night's tornados killed 15 people in the state. it has declared it a disaster area. tonight he will be in southern california for a fundraiser

before coming to the bay area. >> investigators think the fire was sparked by welding or grinding. they think the damage will make it possible to say exactly what started it. it caused $40 million in damage but no one was hurt. >> police are still trying to talk to the san jose teen who stowed away in the wheel well of the plane. you can see the 15 year old jump out of the we'll well of the plane in maui. that is when airport workers spot the him. he is back in the bay area in custody of child protective services. they say the teen has a lawyer but they want to know where and how he scaled the fence at the airport.

new home for the pac 12 championship right here in the bay area.

you are watching today in the bay. >> california lawmakers trying to make sure clipper's owner pays for his mistakes with his own money. last week the nba fined him $2.5 million for racie isist remarks. under the proposition waterfront projects would have to be approved by voters if they reached a certain height.

>> levi stadium might be the home to the championship game. sports illustrated reports it is the front-runner to host the game. temperatures right now are mostly in the 50s. you will all right to that half way point of the week and the weekend is looking pretty nice. especially if you missed out on the beach last weekend. it will be comfortable out there. hard to beat 75 degrees in wine country. and you are going to get room temperature readings outdoors today at 72 degrees. we'll talk about rain in the forecast for tomorrow. and that warm up coming your

way. right now let's get an update on that traffic alert. it will probably be the last one for this. we are looking at the southbound 680. we are still there on the scene. look at that mangled car as it rolled down the hill. overnight crash there at 10:30 last night. as we get back to the map we are talking about better news. everything just reopened. it is not going to be hours. it is seconds away from a complete clearing into the area. just in time for that morning commute for the rest of the area. the slowest drive for the area. the bay bridge toll plaza will give you a look as well. >> 5:26. how a captured mountain lion became a trending topic on

twitter. plus a latest development to save the century dome theater in san jose.

san jose police investigating for a case of deadly road rage. >> plus the new water rules that go into effect in a bay area city. we have a good looking forecast for today about a half hour away from your official sunrise. breezy in san francisco. rain tomorrow and then the heat is on this weekend. your full forecast in moments. >> we have changing conditions. we may have a lane down as well as traveling south. >> you can see the bay bridge. you made it to wednesday. this is may 7th. this is today in the bay.

from nbc bay area. this is today in the bay. >> very good morning to you. thanks for joining us. finally getting some sleep after police squared off with a mountain lion for hours. there you see him spotted after 6:00 last night near the park in mountain view. it previously disappeared and showed back up in a parking garage. >> bob, what is the plan now for the big cat? >> we put him back in the wild. that is what the puma project is telling us. perhaps no one will be able to figure out why the mountain wandered into mountain view. and how did it get into the location without being noticed into late last night. you can see it is in the cage.

it is sedated and caught last night. not clear how it received that minor wound whether it was related to that shot. as you can see it is safe for the community and save for the s big watt itself. they will be releasing the cat in the peninsula and open says as far away for civilization as far away as humanly possible. forting police to issue a shelter in place for the neighborhood. and 30 minutes later with a scene going into the parking garage behind me here. where it hid under a vehicle you could see it underneath i believe it is an suv peering out towards the activity and the police surrounding it with guns and rifles gone. it was there for several hours

and you are wondering why it was there for several hours. game and fish wardens had an issue with that. they were able to get in there and fire it and see date it. there were a lot of opportunities for it not to go well. they were able to hold it down into a natural cage. once we determined where it was and got the right equipment with the scene. several of our officers were able to put a plan together to approach safely which they did and were able to get into a position where they could tr tranquilize the cat. >> even though were was a quote unquote shelter in place. as many as 300 people thinking that since place had their guns drawn thinking it was okay to be

there. there is a tracking collar on this lion. since the bay area puma project's tracking collar. they are trying to put it back into the wild somewhere this morning. today in the bay. >> i know we have woken up feeling a bite like that lion once or twice. >> maybe this morning really. >> mountain view police actually used twitter to keep people informed. it was a trending topic nationwi nationwide.

>> san jose investigating what appears to be a deadly case of road rage two cars nearly collided near the mobil p home park near sully. one of the drivers got out of the car and started an argument. he died at the hospital and police are still looking for the shooter. >> new this morning, san francisco police searching for a suspect who took off after crashing their car into the side of apartment building. another person hit a car in the city's marina district. we go live where all that remains is the boarded up garage door. >> reporter: police are looking for the driver respondible for this mess that you see across the street there. driver crashed into that apartment building and ran a

couple of blocks away. but not before hitting a car and a person. that car had to be towed out here. about 10:00 last night after a dangerous and wild night after police spotted a car on bay street that they believed was stolen. the driver took off. driving all over the road and hit a man near franklin and chestnut and hit a car all in front of witnesses who couldn't believe what they were seeing. the people in the car in good enough shape to get out and run away on foot from the scene. no suspects in custody. we were told that the two people who were hurt in this were expected to make a full recovery. live today in the bay. >> police say the man who crashed into a south bay

restaurant may have had a d diabetic issue while he was driving. the car hit gas pipes. the driver was taken to the hospital but we do not know how seriously he was hurt. >> today a state supreme court could put a stop to the trucking of crude oil. it is transferred to trucks for the transfer to refineries. the city council is called on state and federal leaders to keep new rules of the highly flammable fuel through city streets. tonight the landmark commission will decide to save the winchester domed theaters. there are still more hurdles to be cleared. the city council will have to take up the issue again and then the final decision comes down to

the national park service next month. it is 5:36. the richmond city council is going to increase the local minimum wage to the bay area. it is going to come back with write ups with three possible valid measures to raise it to $11, $12.30 or $15. employees who get tips would not be eligible for the higher wages. people have to reduce their water use by 25% effective today. >> the city council declares a stage three water shortagshorta. now residents can only water their lawns two days a week. customers who brath teak the ne

rules will face fines. let's check in with the good news for today. i have it in droves for you. we are talking about one of those days where ever you are headed or work spectacular conditions for your outdoor plans. not too hot or too cold. the one thing that we don't have a lot of is that may gray. you will notice those low clouds are starting to move in. we have a storm system that will h bring us rain are and we will see nice conditions for today before that rain arrives. 64 degrees for today. not too hot or too cold there. perfect bay area stunner today. and the showers arrive. i'll show you where and when we are expecting that rainfall today. that weekend heat escalates. i'll take you through those

changes now. >> happy wednesday. folks we are looking here to the shot of the east shore freeway. away from us towards the bay bridge and farther left here the parking lot at a popular restaurant here. that may be the remainder of the vehicle reported inlanes. we will take you toward the map. your commute direction small fire there between stewart and russ are ell is the shut down. 880 near the boulevard a crash there. that has started to clear up on our censor. those are your crashes east at 580. blocking two lanes and still activity reported there. i'm going to presume it has made

its way to the shoulder. still slow but we have all lanes there reopened. here is video from eye few moments ago. moving very smoothly we will send it back to you. >> 5:40 last minute change of plans for the president. >> and the new promise from south korea's prime minister about the ferry disaster.

today in the bay's peggy bunkker joins us with the story. >> reporter: it has been three weeks now that parents knew that

their children were at their school. the u.s. is offering mediate assistance. >> we want our girls back now, now. >> the protests around the world continue of course in nigeria where parents are suffering through a third week. over 200 girls were loaded into trucks and taken in the middle of the night. one girl says we were sleeping at night and soldiers came in and asked us to get ready because we would soon be attacked. we were happy to be in safe hands. they were in fact in the hands of the enemy that they feared the most. jo we remain deeply concerned about the welfare of these young

girls and we want to provide whatever assistance is possible in order to help return these girls to their families. this week leaders are flying into nigeria to discuss the expansion into the world. >> back to you laura. >> thank you so much. new this morning, prime minister says he wants the under water search of the victims to be done this weekend. it has been three weeks since the ferry sank off the coast. 270 bodies have been recovered. only 172 people aboard the boat survived. so officials do hope to have

recovered all the victims by then. new this morning a twist in the long running political crisis in thailand. the prime minister was ordered to step down. the court said she violated the c constituti constitution. she took over the position when her brother was ousted and he fled the country. >> because it targets same sex couples and women. the sultan of brunai owns the beverly hills hotel. he imposed the death penalty by stoning for anyone committing homo sexual acts and adultery.

several events have been cancelled and celebrities have been alleging a boycott. >> it will be the first in a series of public meetings held in the bay area. governor brown signed a bill to develop an alert system. it has until 2016 to come up with the money and it is expected to cost $80 million. >> how helpful will that be? >> we turn to christina to look at the forecast. i urge people to go ahead and hit the store and get a few emergency supplies every time you go. it is 5:46. thank you for waking up with us. what a great day what a response from the community and millions

raised for local non profits. temperatures this morning are comfortable. so part of the reason why we love to live here in the bay area. i'm talking about a spectacular afternoon. as you know, the official start of summer. we are going to see that as we get into the next month. these days are short lived. it is going to get hot around here. 70s in the south bay. 69 along the peninsula and 64 in san francisco. here is the deal. we have rain on the way as of tomorrow. the jet stream is to our north. we saw that for you on your future cast. showers in the north bay. we continue that at 7:00 p.m. this is one of those days you want to keep that umbrella with you. residents will be traveling

through that area. everything clears out of here and that warm up is on. look at where we are ledde head. temperatures are approaching the 90s. that means you can take her to the beach if you wanted to. 90 degrees in the north bay. very warm conditions for you and 79 in the east bay. on mom's day. let's check your drive. >> let you know it is moving smoothly and slowing. this is north 101. the first burst we talk about 101 north of 680. this will smooth out and kick in once again. 20 after 6:00 another half hour. you see that same thing on our son sore censors. a smooth drive for the rest of the south bay and we are looking at highway 17.

smoke was reported at one point drifting across the south bay. over here starting to build. southbound heading toward 84 there was a report of a stalled vehicle. we do see slowing a track will break as you are going on there. the rest of the pass it moves smoothly and though you are getting a wind advisory. the bay bridge approach slow down to berkeley. it is cleared as you head away from the bridge itself. a small portion down there. a live look nothing unexpected back to you. >> thank you so much. >> president obama has changed his plans we have confirmed the location of the fundraiser has

changed. that location was deemed a security risk. we haven't been told why. the ehaven't has been moved to the san jose fair mount hotel. he will stay overnight in san jose. he will speak at the walmart in mountain view about energy efficiency. >> the san francisco sue is getting a new name today. a couple that donated $31,000 will get to name that panda. today's debut will be featured on treehouse planet. the 10-month-old panda will make his first appearance this weekend. in san francisco a pair of falcons will be banded. this is video of that process.

scientists put a band on each bird's foot. you can catch all of today's action online from the city's falcon cam. >> let's not forget about that sealion. go free. he is back where he belongs. he was freed yesterday. last month he was found 50 miles inland after taking a wrong turn on the river. turn left. >> there you go. and two others too. you see him going wee. >> 5:51 the jigiants making history. coming up.

you are watching today in the bay. >> good wednesday morning to you. let's take a peak outside. live look at at&t park this morning.giants play in pittsbur this morning. the team looking for a little pay back after winning at the park. the giants lost in a tie game. there was a play at the plate. look at this. the umpire ruled the pirate's runner was out before touching home. but the pirate's manager appealed. and the umpire changed his decision and rules the runner was safe. ending the game. he did not see conclusive evidence to overturn the call. little history made there. >> john mulligan says he is not interested ip tan taking over t

j job. >> earnings and disastrous expansion also included in that decision. he cannot estimate how much target will have to pay from that breach. he is stressing the need to improve sales and the company's online operations. >> sales fell to $32 a share yesterday. here you see video from the ipo back in november. it was down 17% on tuesday. that is when the lockup period ended and insiders were able to sell their shares. the stock price lowered. alibaba files for it's much anticipated u.s. ipo. easily surpassing facebook. the company could be valued for

a much as $200 million. it makes more money than amazon and ebay combined. >> good morning. we've got a lovely day shaping up. mostly in the 50s. cool enough for a coat but you can ditch it later on today. give your ac a break you will need it. the 90s return today. 70 degrees in the sauouth bay. warmest time of day right around 4:00 p.m. the sun doesn't set until did 1y8 05. you are going to have to take the shot while i control from the desk. we are looking at the san mateo bridge. thank you christina hand to hand we are looking over here you see

haze in the air. we are talking about a smooth flow with 101 starting to build. watch the east shore freeway building early. the north bay itself building westbound 37. thank you. >> 5:57 days after that circus accident. the show goes on. >> plus after almost 16 hours of burning. highway 15 is back open in southern california. the bridge was on fire now. what we are learning from investigators. plus the mountain view puma. we will look at the tweets sent out from people living in the area. and then cover the papi.

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loose. we'll tell you how to put the bare area on the alert. we'll keep the warmth for today. stunning conditions for you out there on wednesday. rain moves in tomorrow to be followed by the heat. we are talking about the 90s. we are talking the build. we are slowing down coming toward the dublin interchange. >> christina called it a stunner. let's see. starting our day looking at the bay bridge on this wednesday. may 7th. this is today in the bay. >> good wednesday morning to you. crews are going to patch up a san an