don't let that overcast start fool you. as we get into the weekend they really sore. we have the slow down coming up. and this is "today in the bay". >> this is today in the bay. good morning tohank you. >> we have an update to our breaking news this morning.

we have learned a passenger bus that crashed early this morning killing at least four people was traveling from phoenix to los angeles. it is about a five and a half hour drive. that happened in the town of blithe on i-10 when a big rig jackknifed and spilled a load of steel pipes onto the arizona border. a number of people were rushed to hospitals in the chp and the number of those that were killed could rise. our station in los angeles confirmed that the bus belonged to los angeles limousine express. >> christopher hubbard admitted to raping at least 3 women in the area.

bob redell is live outside the courthouse. this guy admits to raping at least 40 women and yet he is getting out of prison. >> reporter: they are and they will be showing up in hours to display their displeasure to release the man back into society. judge brown here at the hall of justice agreed to the conditional release of christopher hubbard to let him live in a home in hal mapalm da. according to the da's office he will be under strict super vision. he will have to wear a gps monitor. not happy at all. a couple of dozen residents argued that he will always be a threat to society.

>> each time he was released he went out and offended again. he has been in jail and mental institutions and he is ready, supposedly healed and ready for release. he doesn't belong anywhere in a populated area. >> he has admitted to raping 26 women in the los angeles area back in the 1970s and another 15 in the early 1980s. he game known as the pillow case rapist because he used a pillow to silence the victim's screams. judge brown has agreed to release him because he completed treatment. he was supposed to be released to a different address but that

landlord renigged due to public outcry. if you are interested in speaking before the judge you must be here starting at 8:00 at the hall of justice. you have to sign up outside department 32. there will be a break for lunch. reporting live today in the bay. >> remind us where that is in san jose. here on heading in downtown next to the san jose police department. >> thank you bob redell reporting live. >> the five man who were detained with oscar graham. bart will pay grant's friends $175,000 to settle their federal civil rights lawsuits. the men say they were handcuffed and detailed for several hours. grant was unarmed when he was

shot and killed in 2009. he said he was trying to taze grant but accidentally grabbed his gun instead. he spent 11 months in jail. the san francisco district attorney is reviewing a case where a student was shot and killed after review igetting of wrong floor of apartment building. bryman college was shut down over unpaid rent. we have more details good morning. >> good morning to you.

well apparently the office here opens at 8:00. there is a class that starts at 6:00 this morning. i had a chance to speak with a student who said that they were actually told that classes resumed here on monday but said that this whole experience has been very, very difficult for her. she is hoping for the best. students were locked out on monday. sheriff's deputies posted eviction notices on the classrooms. the attorney said that bryman's parent company owed $80,000 and that this wasn't the first time. here is what that one student told me heading back into class. at first it was trestressful wee paying money. but, i mean, they reassured us

that we would be back monday. you got to have faith. >> now the college president is saying that this dispute is resolved. i have reached out to the school earlier and haven't heard back. i did speak breaiefly to one instruct ter but said it looks like students are starting to stream in again. >> thank you so much. >> let us check your forecast this monday morning and give you a live look at the bay bridge. let's check in with christina loren good morning. >> we have that may gray for one of the first mornings so far. our temperatures are not going to sore as we get into this afternoon. temperatures mostly in the 50s. wo we are at about 56 degrees and 57 degrees to kick off the day. you will notice your

temperatures are uniformed this morning and that is because we have a blanket of low clouds overhead. i want to show you the same cloudy sky as those low clouds are spanning a low point. we have a nice day shaping up. not as humidity though. yesterday was kind of steicky. dry heat. don't forget to open up the windows in your home. 8:14 is your sunset. temperatures will continue to climb. keep in mind today we'll hold up to the upper 70s. 80 in the east bay. we'll take you to that extended forecast coming up. back to you scott and laura. we are joined onset with mike who has a look at that morning commute. >> we are getting a lot of crowding out there. we look out here and this is your traditional build.

the lights were turned on 15 minutes ago. look at the map off the east west shore way. that is not the concern. this is. the arrow pointing down. 24. approaching the warren freeway. a motorcycle crash not a lot of detail. the one lane is blocked and they have issued a sig alert. it is going to take a little while to clear. we'll track that. it may make things lighter though. the tri valley a predictable pattern south 680 not yet showing that slow down as is typical for that portion. no delays for vta that system status they are reporting on time and on schedule for today. we look at the south bay as well.

101 from 680. from 680 up to 880. that will be 10 to 15 minutes everybody will be gathering here again. a final look here. coming off you see the haze. visibility is not an issue for folks on the bridge. from my point of view. thanks a lot. >> the time now 6:10. still ahead today in the bay. petco ditching all pet treats made in china. >> new concerns it could be linked to the kidnapping of hundreds of school girls. >> and find another place to get your ice cream and care karioke fix. >> clouds lingering. may gray start to our day. but you love a good bay area

morning 6:10.

here is a look at today's top stories, bull dozers being brought into pull down what was brought down by twin car bombers. the nigerian president believes that a militant group is behind the attack. >> after years of delay and controversy, the 9/11 museum opens to the public today.

the nearly decade long project features numerous artifacts from the day. >> they will each serve four years. the family is accused of embezzling the money used to renovate the palaces. >> petco and petsmart reportedly going to stop selling the pet treats made in china. >> we are talking about mostly chicken, duck and sweet potatoe jerky. they are killed more than 1,000 pets and sickened 1,000 more. some dog owners say it is just too late.

rachel chambers is one of them. she lost her shepherd mix after giving the dog a treat. within hours the dog suffered and died. >> it simimportant that more lives are going to be saved. it is incredibly sad that more lives will be lost because they should have done something. smaller supply ier pulled the treats years ago. larger companies tend to act slowly. yes, they are pulling those treats from store shelves but by the end of this year. you can still buy those treats

up until the end of 2014. this is a bier by eiey eier be . the chicken and duck treats are the ones that they get the most reports about. >> search for petco. we will have continuing coverage throughout the broadcast as well. good wednesday morning to you as you may be getting the kids ready for their final weeks of school. you want to bring the spf 30 plus with you.

even though it is overcast to start it is going to be very sunny this afternoon. area of low pressure moving out of the bay area. still producing snow fall this morning. take a look at kirk wood that is more than a dusting. t windy conditions. they will die down by midday. 83 degrees in the north bay.

make those outdoor plans and right now let's check your drive. welcome in mike. all these folks hang out. the low clouds chp was covering this crash. before you get to the broad way off ramp. the motorcycle crash has been in lanes for some time. all lanes now cleared slow over toward highway 13.

into the south bay we have your routes. i want to show you the slowest spot right now. things smooth out and you start to see more clouds. south bay from 680 toward the 101. we have a crash that moved toward the shoulder. it is causing this jam. by the time you get to the mountain view and palo alto. sparsely populated in toward san francisco. good stuff guys, back to you. >> thank you mike. well you are going to have to find your self somewhere else to

get your iced cream and ka kariokae. it was cut off forcing the driver to swerve and lose control. the driver was able to walk away without getting hurt. the company is putting finishing touches on a second truck that will be rolling out soon. fans have been tweeting about the crash. i think it was a cool combo. >> the pleasant hills city clerk resigned from her job with a scathing letter. kim was accused of slacking off by tweeting during city council

meetings instead of actually keeping the minutes. but then she resigned with a letter which said in part: i don't know if you know, but she resigned there. >> we are following her on twitter to see how that progresses. >> a swarm of bees shuts down a freeway. >> and it is a little bit of may gray. we'll check in with christina in just a minute.

i southern california woman is in jail this morning accused of cultukilling her three young daughters. v investigators say the girl's father and grandmother were home at the time of the death. the girl's garage mothrandmothe

one to call 911 after finding the two year old and the three year old. >> 450 acre wild fire in arizona is burning. evacuations are mandatory in a two mile stretch in oak creek cany canyon. the fire was sparked by a car. that one 20% contained. ny report reveals the government has no way of knowing which fuel and supply is responsible for last year's deadly blast in texas. it killed 14 people at a plant in west texas. the report says without improved government regulations dangerous conditions will continue to exist. >> troopers were called in on a

delaware highway. 20 million bees escaped when a tractor trailer flipped over. they were stung up to 100 times. troops called in bee handlers this morning to disburse those bees. >> can you imagine that? >> hundred stings that can be deadly. it is 6:26 right now. still ahead. another state overturns it's ban on same sex marriage. apple, we'll tell you which silicon valley snapped their streak. >> and did donald sterling try to cover up his racist comments? >> we'll check in with christina in a minute. >> let's look at our friends at the toll plaza this morning.

looks like the metering lights are on. across the bay area as well as we'll check in with meteorologist christina loren. plus a peak at the holiday weekend but it is just around the corner.

an update to breaking news after a bus and semitruck collide. plus apple is no longer the most valuable company in the world. and good wednesday morning. to you. nice and overcast in san francisco. we have fog clinging to the east bay hills. i'll tell you when the fog is going to clear. we have those numbers in moments. >> we found brighter light.

over to the nasdaq as well. this is "today in the bay". >> good morning to you. thank you so much for joining us. >> this crash near the arizona border it happened just after 2:00 this morning on interstate 10. the chp says the bus left el paso, texas late last night. it was on its way to la when it

crashed. the new driver took over in phoenix. a big rig jack knife spilled a load of steel pipes. the bus swerved to avoid the mess. bottom line, four people dead numerous others hurt and officials fear the number of dead could continue to go up. >> another high profile twist in the fight for same-sex marriage. right now people in pennsylvania are scrambling to get marriage licenses after a federal judge overturned the ban on same-sex marriage. >> reporter: the republican governor of same-sex marriage is opposed to it and has yet to

announce if he is taking this to court. federal judge ruled that pennsylvania's 18-year-old ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitution unconstitutional. we are going to stop it today. >> philadelphia's mayor called it a historic day. county offices stayed open late last night to handle applications. >> the state's attorney general voiced her opinion p. >> 11 couples sued. plus a widow and the aclu. governor hasn't said if he will appeal. on monday a judge struck down oregon's same-sex marriage ban. the same day a judge ordered utah 1,000 couples who married before a federal court stepped in there. nearly half the nation's

residents 44% p now live in a state where same-sex couples can mary. in some of those states it is not happening because the laws are tied up in court. let's get a live look downtown. a little bit of may gray out there. >> it does. it looks nice out there. and that sun out early is going to burn off that fog by 9:00 am here we are going to have to wait until noon in san francisco. we are clearing out now that the sun is up in full force. we had a little fog out there. that is clearing quickly.

we have the blanket of low clouds to start the day. foggi lgy breeze i want to show the clearing sky. a lovely start to your wednesday. good looking day shaping up. it is going to feel as warm as it did yesterday. because with that humidity it makes the true temperature feel 5 to 10 degrees warmer than the true temperature outside. you have that weight added to the air. it is going to feel about the same. temperatures today look good. we'll see a nice ocean breeze returning by lunch time and your sun will set by 8:14. here are your highs today.

we are going to talk about fire danger coming up. let's drive out there. we can't. there are no advisories despite the fact of the snow. it will be a little jarring. beautiful weather locally. we'll look at san jose. the live shot shows you right there. it comes under the 280 interchange there. we have a crew in the center divide. look at the map. we see slowing through the area. starting a slowdown and 87 around kirtner. the rest of the bay shaping up normally as well. we will pick up a couple of spots to warn you about.

approaching the highway interchange. and it cleared 20 minutes ago. and now everybody is over at 580. slower down the east shore freeway. mass transit through the area. 55 trains reported on time there. cal train and your rails and road s moving smoothly there. you are picking up the volume. christina is talking about drifting through the area. be prepared for a bit of that. >> all right. >> well apple no longer the most valuable brand in the world. according to the company, google now occupies the top spot with $159 billion.

brandville $148 billion other local companies making that list, ibm and facebook with $36 billion and twitter and linkedin jump in and come in 71 and 78. still ahead, the pac 12 calls for a massive over hall next. >> plus did donald sterling try to cover up evidence with racist comments coming up.

at 6:40 new allegations against clipper's owner donald sterling. sterling was banned from the nba after repo recordings of him making racist remarks to his girlfriend. it shows he tried to coerce her into lying. she reported said that he met with her before her interview

before barbara walters and asked her to tell them that she had altered the recording and that the voice wasn't his. >> lawsuit alleges players were given drugs so that they could quickly recover to maximize profits. the league has not commented on those allegations. this is the second lawsuit accusing the nfl of injuries. >> serial rapists about to be released by a south bay judge. why some are traveling hundreds of miles to keep him out of their neighborhood. >> day as way from the unofficial kick off of summer. take a look at kirk wood. we will see temperatures in the

80s. we will trade those in for the 90s. your full forecast when today in the bay is back in moments.

an update to breaking news in south california this morning where four people have died after a bus crash. investigators say the driver of the limousine express bus that crashed near the arizona border had only been behind the wheel for a little more than two hours. the crash happened near the town of blithe. the bus was on its way back to la when it crashed. phoenix to los angeles was about

a five and a half hour drive. it spilled a load of steel pipes. a bus flipped onto it's side and slipped down an embankment. officials fear the number of dead could actually go up. people are headed to san jose this morning to talk to a judge to talk about the release of a convicted serial rapist. christopher hub p bard admits t attacking 40 women. bob redell joins us from outside the courthouse. >> reporter: in a few hours people will be able to speak their mind to judge brown laura to express their concern over his decision to send the pillow case rapist into society.

judge brown has agreed to the conditional release of christopher hubbard from prison and let him live at a home where he would be under strict super vision and have to wear &kle monitor. arguing that hubbard will always be a threat to society no matter how much treatment he received. >> we are not a dumping ground. we have children here. there is a elementary school here three minutes away. we have bus stops here less than 2,000 feet away. we have no streetlights. it is pitch black, pitch dark out here. hubbard has admitted to raping

40 women in the 1970s and 15 women in the early 1980. he became known as the pillow case rapist because he used a pillow to silence his victim's screams. he would offend again and go back to jail. experts convinced him that hubbard completed his in patient treatment. he was supposed to go to a different address. but the public outcry was so great that a landlord renigged on the deal. perhaps they can convince the current land owner to go back on the deal. you can sign up outside department 32. the public comment will run from 10:00 to 4:00 this afternoon

with a break for lunch. >> another southern california family has filed a wrongful death lawsuit following last month's deadly bus crash. the charter bus company for $100 million in unspecified damages. their 18 year old daughter was among the ten killed which a fedex truck slammed into the bus. witnesses say the teen died while helping others escape the flames. >> it is 6:48 time to check the forecast. let's look outside. alcatraz can you make it out there in the fog? >> yeah, you know i like how mother nature complements your outfit here the sunrise. >> for the mothers getting your

kids ready even the dads, the sun is doing to break through the clouds before long. by 9:00 am we are talking about sunshine here. make sure you bring the spf 30 plus with you. we are going to climb to the 60s by 9:00 am here and a beautiful start to the day. you can see we get those low clouds. this is our natural ac this is going to keep you from having to use yours later in the day. widespread sunshine expected. sun is going to set at 8:14.

you will probably notice a difference but not much. temperatures feel like the upper 70s. that dry heat return ares. 78 for you. mid 60s today. right around 71 degrees a comfortable day in the east bay. temperatures will be warm you might have to kick up that ac by the weekend. head to the beach. 75 degrees on sunday. memorial day looking good for the beach plans. san francisco on monday looking towards 71 degrees. check your drive here. >> the sun is coming up. a little haze in the air.

we'll see if i can do that by the end of the show. traditional here. we'll look at your maps and see how things are shaking out. as you pass and move toward the dubland interchange. traditional pattern there. that is a nice flow of traffic through the area. and northbound 101 shows more slowing toward the airport. the earlier issue there that i showed you with the tow truck that was indeed a fender-bender. there is a tow truck on the shoulder on the scene. we see a slowing on the south side. slowing for the san matteo and the peninsula moving nicely through the area. we are looking at this as far as it is wide slow down coming onto 238 as well. let's get a look at the golden gate bridge.

north bay. here the low clouds hover around. across the bridge itself, and across the san matteo bridge nice drive. the rails reporting no delays i'm going to get more details and see if i can pneum rate more details for you. >> just in, a cyber attack forcing ebay to ask it's users to change it's passwords. the cyber attack compromised it's database. the company says it has no evidence that companyies access credit card information. the company says it will send out an e-mail this morning letting users know about this information. >> it could signal another major victory for organized labor. it is the last non union line

after jet blue pilots voted online to organize. the vocational school shut down after failing to pay it's rent. today in the bay joins us live where students and faculty join are showing up. >> they say it was a medical assisting class that started at 6:00. they walked through the doors. couple saying that the experience had been difficult. no classes at the vocational school. they say they did receive a return to class this morning. a teacher went in and said she couldn't comment on the situation. an attorney said financial trouble for the school caused it to fall behind on the rent.

the attorney for the property owner says that the parent company here owed $80,000 in rent and we asked one student whether this was discouraging. >> just a little bit only because we are making our payments as well. where is all the money going? >> now i have reached out to the school today through e-mail. the college president but haven't heard back. what i can tell you is that when we arrived this morning the "no tress passing" signs were still up but this morning they are all down. >> 6:54. county hopes that a mass spraying will cut down on deadly

mosquitoes. they will spend three hours spraying with poison that is deadly to the bugs but not toxic to humans and animals. the move comes after several months kmosquitoes tested positive for west nile. >> petco and petsmart will stop selli ining treats manufactured china. >> reporter: these treats have killed 1,000 pets. finally the companies will pull p all dog and cat treats made in china from their 2500 stores. that is late news for chamber's whose dog died a terrible death.

within hours the dog became sick and died after eating a treat. >> it is important that more lives that will be saved but the lives were lost within that two years when they should have done something. pet food express stores stopped selling treats two full years ago. >> we asked them why they are selling the treats until the end of this year. >> to move through an entire chain to change an assortment it is a big job. investigators still don't know what ingredient it is that sickens the pet. the common ingredient that is most likely to make your pet sick is chicken or duck. meanwhile buyer be aware here. these products will remain on

the shelves for several more years. >> which seems strange to me. you think they would be removed from the shelves immediately. >> all of the pac 12 university presidents are calling on the ncaa to make changes this morning. they sent a letter to the four major football conferences outlining a plan including letting universityies make awars to atte to acover the cost of attendance. this morning our cameras went over to san francisco where the letter is a huge topic of discussion. here is what brian murphy had to say about it. >> this letter is pretty

revolutionary is probably too strong of a word. but p probably forward thinking. college sports this country is ready. this letter is going to address many of them. insurance for players, scholarships and more liberal rules. we'll see what happens. >> pac 12 presidents are asking for a response before june 12th. >> kind of sparked the whole thing. >> we have been enjoying the sunrise from inside. we want to head out with christina. >> good looking day. you can take scott with you each and every morning. on knbr he is on just about every radio station in town. we are on our way to upper 70s to low 80s.

>> mike has a look at that commute. >> i work with you guys as well. i trade off with kate and scott on traffic on knbr. slow are northbound routes through san jose. it has cleared where the flow around the rest of the bay. coming you. >> it is tough to give up their cell phones even for a couple of hours. >> unless you find a good incentive. a math teacher gave their students an option they could skip their final if they turn in their devices for a full week. >> would you have done it? >> when i was a teen i didn't have my cell phone at all. >> i didn't use it. >> we never tweeted each other back then. >> we had the thing that went woo woo woo.

>> we are showing our age this morning. that is what is happening today in the bay. >> what are you talking about? p. >> she had a flip phone. good morning. fire and rain. yet another big wildfire breaks out in the west as hail, high winds, and the threat of flooding bear down on chicago and other parts of the midwest. al's tracking it all. the cover-up? did donald sterling try to get his girlfriend to lie about those infamous audio recordings. and did the clippers president order someone to erase them? the nba's internal report shedding new light on the scandal this morning. "today" exclusive. the man in charge of the nation's biggest bank investing $100 million to help fix bankrupt detroit. good deed, good business, or image polishing? >> a cynic might look at you, jamie, and say this is a $100