away. president obama comes to the bay area today and so will traffic jams. we'll take a look at where you need to avoid and when. and i'll also show you what's going on right now like over on the peninsula we have a disabled big rig and we will talk about that presidential trip coming up. a live look outside it's thursday, may 8th. this is "today in the bay." a very good thursday morning. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm scott mcgrew. fire crews on the scene of a mobile home fire that caught fire overnight in sunnyvale. dozens of firefighters able to keep the flames contained just to this unit. no one hurt that we know of, but the fire chief says it is still too soon to determine that cause.

not far from highways 101 and 237. a heavy police presence in two schools in danville in response to a couple threatening messages. the latest message found right on campus. found in the boy's bathroom at baldwin elementary and referenced hurting people on may 8th. that's today. the principal sent out an e-mail saying the staff does not think this threat is credible. they have contacted the danville police department and asked for increased supervision. several parents we spoke with say they're so concerned they're not going to let their children go to school today. baldwin is similar to some found near charlotte wood middle school last week. that prompted officials to cancel some school activities. the former san francisco firefighter accused of driving drunk and hitting a motorcyclist might enter a plea at his arraignment today. prosecutors say michael quinn was drunk when he plow under to

a motorcycle with his fire department rig. the whole thing was caught on surveillance video. you see it there. quinn is charged with three felony dui counts. the man he hit, jack frazier broke his leg, arm and his lung collapsed, but he did survive the crash. quinn resigned from the san francisco fire department last november. texas police back tracked late last night on claims they had captured a man linked to the massive target data breach. "usa today" reports a court affidavit filed by the georgetown police department earlier this week claimed this man was involved in a "large-scale credit breach" believed to be in excess of $70 million. according to investigators from target. however, late last night the department issued a new statement saying the man used a number compromised in the breach, but did not get the fraudulent card information himself. president obama is waking up in los angeles this morning.

he'll make a few more stops before hopping a flight to the bay area. last night he rubbed elbows with some of hollywood's elite including steven spielberg, samuel l. jackson and bruce springsteen. a series of democratic fund-raisers before air force one lands in mountain view. "today in the bay" peggy bunker joins us with more details on the presidential trip. good morning. >> good morning. the president will be here today at 4:00 this afternoon. dive into a very busy south bay visit. of course, a tough act to follow. how do you fill in after he has been meeting with steven spielberg and bruce springsteen. well, we'll give it a good try. ♪ there he is, the boss. bruce springsteen entertained the president last night with renditions of some of his favorite tunes. later today, air force one will land about 4:00 p.m. at moppet field and from there the

president expected to go to the home in los gatos hill and hold a roundtable discussion with 30 people. each of them paying $32,000 a piece to attend that event. the president has remained very interested in the tech industry here. you might remember this previous visit to silicon valley when the president sat down with a virtual who's who. you might see there on the right-hand side of your screen was very ill at the time. later this evening the president will head to the fair mont hotel for a dnc fund-raising reception starts at 6:30 tonight. smack in the middle of rush hour. tickets range from $1,000 to $32,000. now, that's the president's schedule for today. on friday he'll meet at a walmart store in mountainview where his focus will be about the importance of energy efficiency. he may face some opposition there as people there very divisive about walmart. the president is expected to

shake hands with about 100 walmart employees during that visit. if you're in mountain view, though, while he's there, trafficwise, boy, you'll know it. >> that's right, peggy, a big issue there because of the timing. that's what is most critical. not a lot of road covered but the timing is critical. arrived just before 4:00 at moppet field at mountain view. quite possible he will take a helicopter there over to los altos. but if he travels by car, how it affects your commute. the silhouettes of the hangars distinctive off of 101. air force one touches down at 3:50 and head to los altos. highway 101 affected near that area at the start of his trip. highway 85 and 237 likely impacted, as well. if he takes the highways to surface streets over towards the los altos residence. heads to a reception at the fair

mont in downtown san jose and we highlighted the route and we're assuming he will take 280 if he does take the ground route. all that way, though, this all occurs between when he lands at 3:50 and then travel to san jose between 5:30 and 6:00 tonight. a horrible time to get on to the roadway because you have everybody else. again, we talked about obama jam in los angeles and something very similar over here although we don't have quite as much traffic as l.a. looking over towards the current traffic flow right now and not too bad. this is the maze and looking at west 24 at the caldecott. that fender bender reported off to the side of the road and i'll track that smooth drive down the east shore freeway, as well. across the bay bridge without any issues. looking towards the rest of the bay, the south bay including right now moves smoothly but we'll track that. a disabled vehicle north 101 at willow e. watch that just north of university avenue. a live look outside. bay bridge toll plaza and a light, easy drive coming out of the maze and towards san

francisco. a good flow of traffic. christina, i can see clearly the east shore freeway. not the greatest view, but it's clear there. >> you can see clearly, although the rain has come this morning. i can tell you, showers on the radar. a lot of people are going to be caught off guard by this. so, if you're waking up with us, sonoma county, marin county and san francisco county, keep your umbrella by your side. temperatures very mild. in fact, this is a comparison from 24 hours ago. running four degrees milder up in santa rosa, three here in san jose and two in half moon bay. this will help us reach those temperatures just about as warm as where we ended up yesterday. we're talking about the upper 60s to low 70s, again. shower activity for now. not much to show you but this will intensify. just light activity and slice the bay area in half and dictate who is going to get the showers and who will not. san francisco clouds and drizzle for today and kind of a cool temperature for you 63 degrees and 69 for the peninsula and south bay is at 70 degrees with

clouds increasing all day long. we'll be at about 65 degrees for the east bay and north bay is at 69. comfortable conditions even with those showers coming in. hey, those showers are hillsides will stay green for probably another couple weeks. that's great news. a lot of people like to head to wine country for this time of year. for today this is what you can count on. light showers as we get into your mother's day weekend. big-time warming a few 90s out there and next week that heat cranks and potential for triple digits. dive into your extended forecast coming up in just a minute. back to you, scott and laura. may be back for a sequel. the century 21 dome theater in san jose one step closer to landmark status. a city commission voted yesterday to recommend special designation for the site. there's also a campaign to place the building on the national registry of historic places. the national park service will consider that next month. the property owner shut down the

dome theater in march and he wants to tear it down for new development. a south bay city still talking about the big calf that scared a lot of people this week. how researchers track its journey. the mountain lion was spotted wearing a radio-type collar at mountain view apartment complex. the department was put on him by the puma project when he was only 9 months old. then after a five-hour standoff, wardens tranquilize the mountain lion on tuesday night and later released in the wild. well, it is 5:09. why the federal government says it's okay to keep driving the recalled general motors cars. plus, an exclusive look inside the brand-new levi's stadium in santa clara. a sneak peek at some of its features, next. got a story for nbc bay area investigative unit? call the tip line at 1-888-996-tips or e-mail us at theunit@nbcbayarea.com. the great american novel.

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all right. so today is not just any thursday, but draft day thursday. in less than 12 hours the nfl draft gets under way. >> the raiders have a lot riding on this year's draft. seven picks overall, including the number five overall pick. what teams do before them will matter, but experts say they suspect the raiders will actually take one of three players with that number five pick. wide receiver sammy watkins, linedombacker khalil mack or taylor lewan. >> 11 picks in this year's draft and not expected to make much noise today. their first pick is number 30. >> whoever they choose with that pick will get a chance to play in the nfl's newest stadium. bob redell is live inside this morning inside levi's stadium at

the new home of the 49ers. i should not have sprayed that hair spray during the commercial break. >> good morning, bob. >> got a little cough. good morning to you there, laura and scott. for the average joe at home for a few months starting in august you can come and take tours. 300 concourse where a lot of the concessionary stands are. selling chicken, panini, prosciutto, egg plant, hot dogs and nothing says the nfl to me like a vegan dog. so, we're going to have lots of food. this will be the main concourse and if you look around you can pan over to the right. they're supposed to have the stadium ready in time for the august 2nd major league soccer game. the 49ers and the construction said, yes, it looks like a lot of work to be done, but they will be finished. i want to show you what the actual stadium looks like on the inside. this is where the people will be sitting when they come to watch these games. and as you walk out here, i'll

tell you, quite a view out here this morning. just moments ago, about 15 minutes ago, the sprinklers turned on on the brand-new grass. come on down. i want to make sure aaron doesn't trip. step, step, all right. step. all right, here we go. and these are the brand-new seats. most of them have been installed. 68,500 of them. go ahead and sit down, aaron. make yourself comfortable. see they're made of this nice, rough plastic. they have the cup holder and then for you, scott, i know they had you in mind because you're always wondering where do i hang my man purse. goes right here on these cute little hooks that they installed. 68,500 seat capacity and go up to 75,000 for special events. like if they were to have wwe or when they had the super bowl here, super bowl l in a couple years from now. 2016 going to be taking place here. you're looking at $1.3 billion

in investments. and one reason why we chose to stay here before the sun came up, so you can see all the lights. this is what the stadium looks like, obviously, before the sun comes up. beautiful lighting up top. as you're looking at the club suites over there on the other side of the field, 176 club suites and you can already see they have the electrical hooked up. clearly a lot of the televisions are in testing mode. i don't know if you can see the fact that the grass is being watered right now. we're talk about the groundskeeper. i guess it's been about a month now. it's his baby and they take a lot of care with that because, of course, that is the main point of the stadium is to have a playing field. i'll take you out on the grass in an hour, hour and a half or so. i think we're going to the announcer's booth coming up here in a little bit. in the meantime, i'm dressed appropriately because they wanted me to do electrical work. i'll point out later. >> we don't want the lights to go out like the one super bowl.

>> that's right. >> oh, yeah, that was me. that was me. >> bob redell. >> by the way, yeah, by the way tours starting here in august, 25 bucks a pop and they will take you through a lot of the neat areas into the cheerleader's locker room and what not. that is a lot cheaper than if you wanted to, let's say, avoid having to pay a ticket for a ball game, but just wanted to see the stadium. they will offer tours here in august. >> you'll take us on a tour later today. >> we investigate. >> we do. we do. unfortunately no cheerleaders at this hour. i could wear an outfit, but i don't know if that will be appropriate. >> bob redell doing whatever he can to give us a tour. we'll be back with him in just a little bit. that is super cool. a number of local players that could get drafted in the coming days. none are expected to go in the first round. there you see on your screen the most buzzed about player this

morning. san jose state david fales expected to go in the fourth or fifth round. stanford has 14 players eligible for the draft. including cameron fleming and trent murphy and cal has a number of draft players available including khairi fort. >> none of the local players expected to go into the first round. so, who is? >> nfl network analyst stopped by the late night with seth myers show to break down the top picks. >> greg robinson. first team all, as you can see. excellent reach blocking ability and he suffers from chompaphobia or what is known as a fear of alligators. >> at any point an alligator loose on the field. >> cannot count on craig to protect the quarterback. he'll run the other way screaming. >> jake matthews. probably the best offensive tackle in the draft also out of texas a&m.

quick, active hands and quick to adjust to the blitz and this could knock them down in the second round and maybe out of the draft entirely altogether seth. he wears socks with his sandals. >> that will get you disqualified like that. let me give a shout out to a friend of ours. the sports leader. he does a draft analysis that is funnier than anything i've ever heard. so tune in, it's worth your time, it's wonderful. >> he also wears socks and sandals. check that out. >> 5:18 now. yeah, knbr you can catch scott mcgrew on there and i do giants updates. we have you covered bay area. a lot to talk about today in the weather department. we're talking about rain. as of right now in the north bay, but you'll notice here your sky in the south bay mostly clear this morning. those clouds will stick up. the general sky for the greater bay area is mostly cloudy, but the farthest out that you head this morning. the clearer it gets. now, temperatures this morning are really comfortable.

we're in the 50s and running four to five degrees milder than this time yesterday as we head throughout the day today we will hit comfortable levels this afternoon and really temperatures staying put and your sky that is going to change as we head through the next couple days. today, mostly cloud y condition and temperatures on par with where we ended up yesterday. mostly clear to start you out and clouds thickening up throughout today and in san francisco, as well. you want to keep your umbrella with you and that evening fog will settle in. once things start to clear out of here, a big-time warm up coming your way. enjoy the 70s while they last for today and tomorrow and then that warm up kicks in as we get to your mother's day weekend. where showers are expected and mostly in the north bay, you notice the storm track stays well to our north until this evening but by the time you start to make your way home, fair game for showers along the peninsula and down in insouth bay by 9:00 p.m. everything clears out by tomorrow morning and a comfortable friday and then a warm weekend.

but, hey, if you want to hit the beach, great conditions to do so or if you want to take mom to a cool place this year, take her to the beach. temperatures comfortable in san francisco. hard to beat 77 degrees in the city by the bay. let's check your drive and say good morning to mike inouye. >> peninsula camera zoomed it in here. you see this big rig and out of lanes and on the shoulder and watch as this other box truck exit really tight as you get off the off ramp. that will start moving, once again. traffic is flowing and that was convenient timing. northbound 1 o1 right there at the willow avenue offramp. southbound side showed a little slowing. very light traffic and no problem. slower senseries and that's why you have us to double check everything that the computer spits out. a nice flow of traffic despite the construction crews overnight. 880 around 280 and continue there and typical pat frrn the south bay. rest of your bay moves pretty

smoothly and no major delays and zoom in to the tri-valley and leading edge heading towards isabel and no problems here. south through sunol and 680 north heading towards walnut creek and over towards 24 that crash reported with activity near wilder and the tunnel moves smoothly in both directions and the bay bridge no problem as you approach there and we'll get a look with that live camera and we do have no problems on the roadway. we do have the flashing lights and the crews still here and activity, but it's not for traffic. send it back to you. >> thank you very much, mike. russian president vladimir putin oversaw military exercises involving nuclear forces. the exercise had been planned since last year, but it comes as relations between russia and the west have plunged to their lowest points since the cold war. russian news agency say the exercise simulated a massive retaliatory strike in response to an enemy attack. yesterday putin said nearly 40,000 russian troops stationed

near the border with ukraine would be pulled back, but so far there's been no sign of that happening. this morning, the government says it is okay to keep driving recalled general motors cars. the u.s. transportation secretary anthony fox says there is no need to stop driving the vehicles because there is little risk. recently, general motors recalled 2.6 million cars to replace faulty ignition switches. those ignition switches have been linked to 13 deaths. the car shuts down and the airbags fail. california back in the running to host tesla's massive battery factory. four other states are in contention and ilan musk says it comes down to how fast states can issue permits. also announced that panasonic has signed a letter of intent to sign with tesla. tesla stock tumbled 7% after concern about delays in producing innew model x.

tesla said it would produce the model x in spring of 2015. it had previously announced an earlier date. 5:22. we now know two of the men resigned for the warrior head coaching job. when we're also hearing about a decision will be made. details, next.

welcome back. outspoken seahawks quarterback sherman weighing in on the donald sterling controversy. during a recent interview with "times" sherman was asked if he thought the nfl would ban a team owner for making racist comments. sherman said, no. "we have an nfl team called the redskins. i don't think the nfl is really concerned as they show. the nfl is more of a bottom line league. if it doesn't affect their bottom line, they're not concerned." there is an apparent

front-runner for the job. "new york daily news" reached out to broadcaster and former player steve kerr just three hours after firing jackson. the job is his if he wants it. the warriors are also talking to bay area native van gundy. the star and pointguard in martinez before he got into coaching. now, here's a first pitch you may never see again. >> a baby t-rex stopping by petco park in san diego. kind of scary. they tossed out the ceremonial first pitch. holding the ball there in his teeth and then whipping the head around. >> you can't do it that way. >> yeah. threw out to the pitch to the san diego mascot. watch out. dinosaur was there to promote "walking with dinosaur" show coming to san diego later this year. actually so realistic. >> apparently that is the baby. amazing. it's 5:26. another exclusive look inside the levi's stadium is coming up.

house republicans pushing forward with a special investigation into the attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi. four americans died in the ensuing fire, including u.s. ambassador and bay area native christopher stevens. we'll have live details from washington, d.c., the new investigation is coming up. we'll continue to follow breaking news. a fire at a mobile home park in sunnyvale. christie smith live on the scene. a live report coming up next.

tree trimmers hired to prune trees in front of a bay area post office now accused of killing a group of baby birds. we'll tell you about the new controversy, next. and half of the bay area will need an umbrella for today. the other half, not so much the case. in fact, we're talking about quite a different forecast for the south bay, sun and clouds, temps in the 70s and rain on the way meanwhile to areas north of the goldengate bridge and then triple-digit heat moves in. a lot of changes to talk about this morning in your full

forecast. the president's latest visit expected to jam up the evening commute. where you want to avoid, next. yeah, bad timing, as well. looking over here the san mateo bridge and as you approach this growing commute, you do have an issue approaching the toll plaza. we'll talk about that coming up. a live look outside. it is 5:30. this is thursday, may 8th. and this is "today in the bay." a very good morning to you. thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm scott mcgrew. investigators will be examining the tree clipper. >> the baby birds may have been killed. they were nesting in trees at the downtown oakland post office on alice street between 13th and 14th. post office hired a crew to trim the trees because workers were

tired of bird droppings on their trucks. a neighbor took cell phone video of the crew at work on saturday. at the bottom of the tree, you can see a small bird flapping its wings. they rescued five chicks from the parking lot with injuries that may have been consistent with falling out of the nest. some worry that chicks were killed during the tree trimming but they say that's not true. >> they took the nest and put it in another part of the tree away from harm's way and continued trimming those trees. >> they really made a big mistake and a lot of us in the city are really furious about it. >> handling the endangered species may be a violation of the migratory bird treaty act. the wildlife is investigating that incident. there will be heavy police presence at two schools in danville this morning in response to a couple of threatening messages. the latest message was found right on campus. it was found in a boy's bathroom at baldwin elementary and referenced hurting people on may

8th. that's today. the principal sent out an e-mail saying even though the staff does not think it's credible, they contacted the danville police department and increased supervision. several parents we spoke with said they're so concerned they're not letting their children go to school today as a precaution. the graffiti is similar found near charlotte wood middle school that prompted officials to cancel some activities. president obama waking up in los angeles this morning where he'll make a few stops before hopping a flight to the bay area. last night he rubbed elbows with some of hollywood's elite, including bruce springsteen. today a series of democratic fund-raisers in soiuthern california before he departs for mffett field. >> the president will be here today about 4:00 this afternoon and dive into a very busy south bay schedule. of course, we do have a tough act to follow. he did spend the evening with

steven spielberg and bruce spring testeen springsteen, however, we think we will give it a good try. ♪ >> can we just keep listening to that? love to hear bruce, tie tucked in and little acoustic version. one of his famous songs "dancing in the dark." he entertained the president last night with slow renditions of some of his famous tunes. you see barbra streisand there and also samuel l. jackson was there and also look at other big names. liam neeson who plays a strong role in the foundation. the whole thing hosted by conan o'brien. now, later on today air force one will land 4:00 p.m. at moffett field and the president is expected at the home in los altos hills where he will have a roundtable discussion with 30 people. each paid $32,000 to attend that event. the president very interested in

tech here. you might remember this iconic photo from february 2011. a photo with a visit from silicon valley when he sat down with a who's who. carol barts, mark zuckerberg and steve jobs. he was very ill at the time and later on this evening the president will head to the fairmont hotel for a dnc fund-raising reception. those tickets, by the way, cost $1,000 to $32,000. that is the president's schedule for today. on friday, he will visit walmart in mountain view where his focus will all be about the importance of energy efficiency. people are very divisive over that company. walmart employs 1.3 million americans but they don't pay enough. the president will shake hands with 100 walmart employees during that visit. >> of course, continuing coverage of the president's visit all morning long. we'll stream his arrival live on

nbcbayarea.com. on to breaking news in su y sunnyvale where firefighters are on the scene of a mobile home fire. flames erupted around 2:00 this morning at the cape cod village not far from highways 101 and 237. "today in the bay "christie smith joins us live from the scene in sunnyvale. investigators say those two people are still unaccounted for. >> good morning to you. i had a second to talk to firefighters before we went on. an elderly couple believed to be in their 70s lived in this unit and they are still unaccounted for this morning. that's raised huge concern because you can see the extent of the fire damage to their mobile home. now, what firefighters are telling me just a minute ago before we came on, they were still spraying water on this. so, of course, they can't go in just yet because of the shape of the unit. they're going to wait for a little more daylight to assess the unit. they're also trying to get the cell phone numbers of that couple and see if they can contact them that way. i was told that their car,

though, is in the driveway. a son in his 40s made it out but neighbors say he has communication yisissues. difficult getting information between him and firefighters but apparently he mentioned he had been cooking. it was about 2:00 in the morning when this fire started. smoke and flames poured from this one mobile home unit in the cape cod park here. because of the closeness of the units, second alarm was quickly called. the neighbors evacuated immediately and got out. they were okay, but, again, the focus turned to this one unit where most of the damage is. a little bit of exposure damage, i'm told on at least one other. this is the focus right now. what they're telling me is that daylight they're going to try and take a look inside. but, again, at this point, an elderly couple in their 70s lived there is still unaccounted for. reporting live in sunnyvale, christie smith, "today in the bay." >> thank you very much. let's get a check at 5:36 of your microclimate weather

update. here she is with a bang. >> 55 degrees in oakland and 55 in mountain view and so it's mild out there to start. i want to show you the difference between yesterday and today. you'll probably notice when you walk out your front door 3 degrees does make a difference. it's certainly noticeable. as we head throughout the day today, those temperatures already in the 50s are easily going to boost us up to levels we saw yesterday. now, the difference is if you live in the south bay, mostly clear conditions for the first part of the day turning cloudy throughout the day and then we're already starting out nice and cloudy here in san francisco. so, two very different parts to the bay area's forecast. areas i'm going to say to the south of 92 are looking pretty good today. you don't need your umbrella if you're headed out there or you live south of 92. if you are headed to san francisco, keep it with you today. 65 degrees and drizzle in the forecast and that goes for the north bay, as well. east bay at 69 degrees and hit

about 70 here in the south bay staying nice and dry and the great news is we're just around the corner from fire season, so, every single rain drop we can accumulate is good news at this point plus keep our hills green for a little bit longer. as we progress throughout the next few days, you can see where we are headed. that warm up is on and very warm as you get into your mother's day weekend. look at the difference between saturday and sunday, much warmer. if you want to hit the beach saturday, fabulous conditions to do so. nice and clear in the city on sunday and 77 degrees and take a look at this. this is just the beginning, you guys. 93 degrees by monday and we keep climbing all the way through thursday of next week. so, another big warm up just around the corner. enjoy the 70s and the showers while they last. we'll talk more about this warm weather coming our way in my next report. let's check the drive, here's mike. >> folks, over towards the peninsula and we still have the issue just off of highway 101. on the right side of your screen you see the big rig on the

shoulder for willow avenue east just north of university avenue from north 101. see a car exiting right now you can get by and a tight squeeze there. you see the traffic moving smoothly here as well as on your maps. no major concern right now and as that commute builds and they don't clear that truck both a distraction and an issue for folks exiting on that portion of the bay, the peninsula. we're looking at a smooth drive for the rest of your bay right now and nothing unpredictable. san mateo bridge as you're approaching the toll plaza there. some sort of hazard. not a lot of detail, but a live look shows you a smooth drive once you pass the toll plaza, a little slowing but that is typical for our speed sensor to track that. back to the maps and we'll show you the rest of your commute and a smooth flow of traffic as you head up towards the bay bridge and north bay and no slowing from 101 or highway 37 continuing down to the golden gate bridge. we'll send it back to you. 5:39. new investigation into the attack of the u.s. consulate in benghazi killed a number of

americans, including the ambassador. details about that investigation coming up in a live report. plus a california battalion chief on the run for almost a week accused of murder. why police say he's been able to allude them for so long.

welcome back, everyone. it is 5:42. house republicans poised to start a special investigation into the deadly attack on the u.s. embassy in benghazi. four americans including u.s. ambassador and bay area native christopher stevens were killed. tracie potts live on capitol hill this morning. tracie, democrats likely to boycott the committee. >> they're certainly thinking about it because the set up of that committee would put them at a disadvantage. house republicans are trying to set up a special committee they call it here select committee to investigate that september 11th, 2012 attack on our consulate on

benghazi. that attack killed four americans, including bay area native chris stevens and now republicans want to get to what they say is the bottom of it, get to the truth of what happened. did the administration try to cover up the terrorist links after the fact, did they ignore calls for more security before that attack happened. because those are some of the questions they want to ask. the democrats, as you said, are very skeptical about the timing of this. just a few months before elections. they're skeptical about the makeup of the committee it's now proposed to be seven republicans and five democrats. bay area nancy pelosi wants that to be even and she's put a request in saying that democrats won't participate unless there are an eastern number of democrats and republicans on that committee. and, finally, the question is the white house going to cooperate or claim executive privilege. just recently released an e-mail from that attack back in 2012. >>o interesting. thank you very much, tracie.

happening today it's what football fans across america have been waiting for since the super bowl it's draft day. >> and a south carolina defensive end expected to go number one to the houston texans. >> evans will likely be the first bay area native to hear his name called. potential to be a late first round pick. a big accomplishment considering he didn't even take football seriously until his junior year at palo alto high school. >> david fales. fales is pexected to go somewhere in the third or fourth round. one of the top five quarterbacks on the board. visited the niners says he will spend draft day with his family in his hometown of salinas. two nfl teams evaluate

prospects. teaming up with the falcons in atlanta and the jacksonville jaguars to break down an athlete's physical potential. here's a photo posted on the website. show shows jadeveon clowney jumping off a force plate. the software can measure speed and strength and reveal whether a college starter is at risk of an injury, like blowing out a knee. >> barring any trades, the raiders will have the fifth pick in the draft. the niners will pick 30th. whoever they choose will have a shot to play in the brand-new state of the art levi's stadium. bob redell already inside this morning for an exclusive look you'll only see right here on nbc bay area. good morning, bob. >> good morning, laura. in a few months you at home can come here for $25, take a tour of the new levi's stadium and, of course, it opens for the first venue, first game is august 2nd and san jose

earthquakes willply here and the first game before the 49ers come in here. the fun just started popping, this is wonderful on the brand-new field. less than a month old and mid-april where they laid over 106,000 square feet of grass and 2.5 acres. if you can see the glistening, they just got done watering it for the day. come on down here, i know what you're thinking. isn't this a red, no, actually a ban dera bermuda. to anyone who can see this with their own eyes. what makes this grass a good grass, something that's new that they're trying is it doesn't take as much water and it drains well. right now i guess it is at about a quarter inch and get up to three quarters of an inch which is relatively short and good for playing and also really resistant for when you have the big guys with the nfl out there running and tackling and stuff. i would love to take a step out on there, but we're not allowed to, unless you want me to see if i could become the first person tackled by security or we don't

have to do that. anyway, the turf i can tell you i was out here a few weeks ago when they installed it. installed over a couple days and taking very nicely. the head groundkeeper this is his baby and what was funny is when we were speaking with him, hey, what is the grass like at your house and not so much. doesn't look like anything like this. if i recall berm spots and his wife is not very happy with him. there you have it. you can see the field taking very nicely and getting the morning watering in here for this early, what is it? thurz mo thursday morning here at levi's stadium. they're still installing some seats, if you look over to your right, well, you can see some of the back rows aren't in, but everything outside of, you qkno, the concession equipment and what not everything is in place and they're trying to open this in a couple of months. we'll try to get you upstairs for the grass roof a little bit

later and try to find a way to get out there instead of trying to hike and i don't have a sherpa to carry all this equipment. that's not going to happen. we'll see. >> nice look out there. so shiny and new. >> it does look not real and that's how good they are at it. bob will continue to give us tours around levi's stadium all morning. thank you, bob. >> looking forward to that. christina has a look at our forecast right now. >> good morning to you. good morning to be out there. not too cold this morning. 5:48. thanks for waking up with us on a thursday. we're so close to your all-important weekend and it's going to be warm around here. i don't like to keep secrets from you, my friend. temperatures today, though, are looking good. we're talking about a whole other pattern and rain in the forecast for half of the bay area and to the south of the golden gate bridge will stay dry and fair game for showers later on this evening along the peninsula, in fact, all the way south to 92. so, keep that in mind. i don't think you need to keep your umbrella with you and showers pesky and light, but,

hey, we need this moisture. we don't want to dry out. as you know, we could have a very bad fire seizen with the drought that we are in. so, every single drop in the bucket at this point. definitely a welcome site. here is where we are headed as we get into your thursday. temperatures in the 50s to start the day and headed towards the upper 60s to low 70s and temperatures will stay put. your sky will change. let's show you where the showers are expected. we stop that clock for you. meet back here for 11:00 a.m. for our mid-day broadcast. showers at that point all the way from sonoma county down south to marin county and otherwise most activity stays to the north until we get to this evening. stop that clock for you at 6:00 and see from palo alto through santa rosa. everything clears out of here as we head into your friday and then the warm up begins. so, temperatures for today very comfortable and this is the low end of your seven-day forecast. everything climbs as we head through the next few days. 70 degrees in the south bay and 69 for the peninsula and 63 degrees in san francisco.

on and off showers keep your umbrella by your side today in the north bay. 65 for the east bay and the fri-valley mostly cloudy by the end of the day, but mostly dry. 69 degrees for you. here is where we are headed. look at these numbers. up to 93 degrees in the south bay by monday. 20 degrees above average. 21 degrees above average your tuesday and we keep climbing through wednesday. so, hot around here, mike. enjoy the 70s while they last. i love the 70s. how about you? >> my favorite temperature and also i love the music. lookic over here to our northbound 101 where traffic flow is very nice below 70 because this is the first burst that hit and hit pretty hard for a thursday. no crashes in the area, but look at the slow down here. the map will tell the tale that we typically see for this layout. we'll look at the red zone right now right nort of 680 where we just took a look with that camera approaching allen rock and mckie. nothing else going on for the rest of the south bay and no

incidents reported just yet. i'm tracking that because that is unusually slow for that one portion of san jose. over here the tri-valley moves nicely and build towards the dublin interchange eastbound 580 coming off of the dublin grade not a big deal but building that commute. walnut creek interchange and move smoothly towards the caldecott tunnel. east shore freeway, as well. live look from the bay bridge and see the cash lanes have their backup and twe may see th metering lights turn on and look around the low clouds, prepare for that, back to you. it's 5:51 and happening right now. a statewide manhunt under way for a cal fire battalion chief accused of stabbing his fiancee to death. killed 26-year-old sarah douglas in sacramento last week. after looking for him in the area, authorities expanded their search statewide saying fleming is an avid outdoorsman who had

keys to fire gates, trails and cal fire facilities. a spokesperson for cal fire says those keys give him access to back roads and other states and facilities throughout california. fleming spent a lot of time in the santa cruz mountains, as well. believed to have two guns with him and is considered dangerous. new this morning, a small earthquake shook southern california last night. no reports of any injuries or damage. it happened just a few miles south of downtown los angeles. the magnitude 3.3 quake hit just before midnight, although no reports of injuries or damage. thousands posted on social media saying they felt that strong jolt. it's 5:52. texting in an emergency. there's new efforts to help you get help no matter what.

welcome back. culling for help without saying a word. you will soon be able to text 911 in an emergency. starting next week, california's emergency dispatch centers can apply to provide text to 911 service through the country's four leading wireless carriers. a program designed for those with hearing and speech problems and will provide everybody with a way of getting emergency help. >> let's say if someone was following me or something down the street, i might not be as inclined to call the police or dial 911 if i don't want that person behind me to know that i'm calling the police. so, i might be more inclined to use the text message-type system. >> i would probably get to them faster than texting than calling. >> it could still be yeared

befo before texting 911 is spread throughout the state. they don't have necessary hardware to support it yet. we talked a lot about draft day today. local players not really making that first round. >> who is? "tonight show" host jimmy fallon invited a few of them to stop down the show. >> greg robinson, offensive tackle, auburn. >> greg doesn't let anyone get through which has earned him the nickname, obamacare website. >> linebacker alabama. >> c.j. so intimidating that he is allowed to talk about fight club. >> i like how jimmy tried to make himself a little larger. >> little taller. we're talking about draft day all throughout the morning and live tour of levi stadium where the only people doing it is really cool. >> we also talked to joe montana about his new development right across the street.

continue to bring you break news. two people unaccounted for a mobile home fire in sunnyvale. christie smith talking to investigators right this second. a new report, next. a peek outside and sun coming up over the south bay and looking at san jose and, also, do i need to remind you mother's day is on sunday. christina is going to look at that forecast, as well. a lot more news ahead, stick around. oh, look. we have a bunch of... announcer: babies who are talked to from the time they're born are more likely to have a successful future. talking and reading to children in their first years has a huge impact on what they do with the rest of their lives.

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right now at 6:00. a couple in their 70s unaccounted for this morning after their home catches fire overnight in sunnyvale. extra police patrols outside two bay area schools. new details about the threats prompting security measures. and president obama arrives in the bay area just in time for your evening commute. we're going to tell you which

freeways to avoid on your drive home. he's going to be headed towards the bay area we're not expecting much shower actevty for today. showers in the north bay, we crank up the heat this weekend and then we're talking about a hot stretch for next week, triple digits in the forecast. we'll take you through the changes in moments. and your commute is on. those metering lights are on and the bay bridge toll plaza is filling and what else is slowing down for your thursday morning commute. a live look outside at the bay bridge. today is thursday, may 8th. and this is "today in the bay." and a very good thursday morning to you. thanks so much for joining us, i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm scott mcgrew. update to breaking news this morning. a growing fear, their mobile home erupt under to flaed into overnight. they are no whe