nbc bay area news starts now. >> right now at 4:00, a bay area cafe under attack, and cameras rolling. why the owner thinks it's a message for him to close up shop. also -- >> every governor and public official has to speak for themselves in these issues. i just spoke for myself. >> a familiar face. new jersey governor chris christie in the bay area. why he's in the silicon valley and his reaction to fellow republican governor rick perry's controversial comments on homosexuality. but first, a tense afternoon for a local neighborhood. a brush fire that's forcing people out of their homes. good friday evening. thanks for joining us. >> we're on early today because of the stanley cup finals right

here on nbc at 5:00. we begin with the flames in marin county. those flames burning dangerously close to homes. you see its here, firefighters have been battling this brush fire in san rafael for several hours. here's what we know right now. the fire is contained. however, the danger remains. here's the exact location. this is happening in an area north of mccinnis. warm and fairly windy. what's the status for the firefighters? >> reporter: firefighters are still out here in force. residents are being allowed to return home but they aren't allowed to bring their cars into many of the areas. that's because the hose lines are still out on the roadways. while this fire is contained, fire crews are still keeping very close tabs on the situation. firefighters in marin are working to put out hot spots

after a 12-acre grass fire put hundreds of homes at risk. >> because of the wind conditions and the dry and hot weather, the fire moved quickly, both up the hill and then looped around to the north of us. >> the fire burned right up to the edge, leaving three homes with minor exterior damage. ian salvage raced home from work to find his was one of them. >> there's mud tracks all through my carpet. they tore the deck down kind of. they broke the door. so there's some damage, but luckily, everything important to me is still there. >> reporter: police say despite the hard work of firefighters, one resident unhappy with the response took it out on a firefighter. >> he was very unhappy apparently with the fire department's response, or how he interpreted their response, or perhaps he felt they didn't respond quickly enough, and he threw an object at a firefighter. and so he was arrested for

assault. >> reporter: but salvage says he has no complaints. though a bit charred on the outside, he's glad his home is still standing. >> thanks to these firemen. they did a good job. >> reporter: now, with hundreds of homes at risk at one point, the fire chief says this could easily have been a catastrophe. this fire moved very fast. fortunately, firefighters moved faster. reporting live, i'm jodi hernandez, nbc bay area news. in san jose, firefighters are mopping up after aile of scrap metal caught fire. it happened at a metal recycling business in the willow glen neighborhood. it took crews about 20 minutes to put it out. thankfully no one was hurt. the cause is not yet known. now overseas to the developing story in iraq, where violent insurgents are pushing the nation toward the brink of civil war. president obama says he will not send u.s. troops into that conflict, but is considering other military options.

>> so this should be a wake-up call. iraq's leaders have to demonstrate a willingness to make hard decisions. >> the insurgents are moving toward the capital city of baghdad. president obama says he'll work with the iraqi government to finalize a u.s. response within the next couple of days. insiders say he's considering options such as drone or u.s. air strikes. there have been some refinery fires in iraq, but overall the fighting isn't disrupting the country's lucrative oil fields. still, concern over any possible interruption is prompting higher prices for crude oil. it reached a ten-year high today, just as gas prices were starting to come down here in the u.s. experts are forecasting a spike at the pump, up to ten cents a gallon in the next few days. he is back on u.s. soil for the first time in five years. sergeant bowe bergdahl is now recovering at a military hospital in texas. he arrived just after midnight. he flew in on a military jet to san antonio from a u.s. air base in germany. military officials say he's in

good physical condition, but they're working on his emotional recovery. the taliban held bergdahl in afghanistan for five years. he spent much of that time in solitary confinement. bergdahl was released after a controversial swap for five taliban prisoners. bergdahl's parents remain in their home state of idaho waiting for their son. military officials will only say it's up to the soldier to decide when to reunite. another well-known republican governor is visiting the bay area right now. new jersey governor chris christie is here on a fundraising trip, but he's also speaking out against the controversial anti-gay comments made by fellow republican governor rick perry, who just left the bay area yesterday. nbc bay area's monte francis is live at facebook headquarters in menlo park where governor christie is conducting a q&a this afternoon. monte? >> reporter: that's right. this appearance here at facebook is closed to the reporters, but earlier today, governor christie made a public appearance, and at that appearance, he said that rick perry was wrong when he

compared homosexuality to alcoholism. >> i'll just say that i disagree with him. and i don't believe that's an apt analogy because i think it's wrong. every governor and public official has to speak for themselves in these issues. i just spoke for myself. >> reporter: that's chris christie reacting to comments from texas governor rick perry, who told an audience in san francisco on wednesday that sexual orientation could be genetic, but like alcoholism, is something that can be treated. today in san francisco, christie campaigned with republican candidate for governor neil cash carry. both eager to show their views, including the texas republican support of so-called repairtive therapy, are not shared by everyone in the gop. >> i just fundamentally don't agree. i can look to him for his economic ideas and we can disagree on these personal issues. >> reporter: melissa michaelson

says it's no surprise christie is trying to differentiate himself from the extreme right wing of his party on the issue of gay rights. >> the need to moderate yourself on these issues are exactly what you would need to win the national vote. if you're going to be competitive at the national level, you can't be far out there on these issues and the nation is moving forward. the nation is becoming more progressive on lgbt rights. >> reporter: and chris christie has not said whether he's running for president in 2016, but he told jimmy fallon last night in a hypothetical race against hillary clinton, he would win. live in menlo park, monte francis, nbc bay area news. a new development now in the civil trial of giants fan bryan stow. he's suing the l.a. dodgers. the former own was on the defensive. frank mccourt testified in a los angeles courtroom. stow's family claims the franchise didn't have enough security to prevent the brutal beating against him three years

ago. mccourt said today that fan safety was his top priority and denied slashing security costs. stow's father was in the courtroom and says mccourt's testimony didn't help the case against the dodgers. >> it didn't seem like he was in charge of the organization, so he didn't -- it didn't seem like he answered a lot of the questions that were asked of him. and i thought he should have known. >> two men attacked stow in the parking lot of dodgers stadium in 2011 after they played the giants. stow has permanent brain damage from that beating. a gunman is still on the loose in san jose, wanted in the city's 19th homicide of the year. police say a large fight broke out last night on south 12th street, just a block from kelly park in happy hollow zoo. witnesses say the man grabbed baseball bats and shovels. someone called police to report the fight. just before officers arrived, someone shot and killed a young man. he had been trying to run into an apartment complex. investigators have not yet

identified the victim. caught on camera. vandals are using bricks and spray paint to apparently drive a new coffee shop out of business in west oakland. mark matthews is at the coffee shop, which has been hit twice in the past five weeks. what's the problem here? >> reporter: the problem is neighbors are feeling edgy about this. i can tell you that the tensions that led to all these windows being blown out, the tensions are being felt in a lot of kplunkplun -- communities from here to san jose. surveillance cameras caught the rock throwing, from outside and inside. five broken windows, the night before last. >> one of the rocks made it over the bar, and hit the machine over there. >> reporter: the owner released this video. the chunks of concrete through the windows came just four weeks

after the spray paint. >> and they put wood glue in our locks, in our ada push button for our door opener. >> reporter: he admits he didn't get it. >> this is not a starbucks. this is not jp morgan chasms. >> regulars are steamed. >> i've done wonderful things in the -- the guy's done wonderful things in the community and these jerks break his window? go get a job, dude. >> reporter: there's a lot of fear in this neighborhood. >> san francisco, the hippies and the yuppies coming this way, we feel threatened. >> reporter: watching people drink $3 coffees, that goes down pretty hard. >> those that came to oakland seeking shelter from the economic stress of san francisco, we're getting pushed out. >> reporter: she says she didn't realize that ashley had actually taken over an abandoned

building. this building had been empty since the earthquake. coming up tonight, we'll hear more about that. we'll also tell you we tried to contact the website where that flier came from. we haven't heard back from those folks yet. reporting from west oakland, mark matthews, nbc bay area news. >> thanks, mark. just ahead, more dramatic video. this time of a house being destroyed. why authorities set this luxury home on fire. and rising from the ashes, why people in the south bay will be happy to see what's become of a family camp in yosemite that was nearly wiped out by last summer's huge fire. the tech industry is turning out to watch soccer. coming up, the best seat in the house and how to protect your identity during the world cup. and good afternoon. where that fire was located, winds are relatively light right now, so that's good news as firefighters watch any hot spots. otherwise, if you're headed out to the a's game, temperatures in

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dramatic new video of a luxury home set on fire on purpose. the owner of the house in whitney, texas, agreed with engineers to burn it down for safety reasons. here's what the home looked like just a couple of days ago. as you can see, a huge chunk of the cliff gave way, leaving the $700,000 home hanging precariously over the edge. construction crews will remove the remaining debris and rubble. okay, have you caught the world cup fever yet? the biggest party and sporting event on the planet is happening in brazil. a lot of cheers and vuvuzelas in the bay area as well. at home or at work, people are tuning in in a big way. scott budman joins us in santa clara, where many tech companies are actually rolling out the red carpet so to speak for their employees. >> reporter: it's true.

one of them here in santa clara where they've been watching and streaming the games all day long, keeping one eye on the score and one eye on security. the world cup has taken over silicon valley's invidia where hundreds of techies gwyneth paltrow -- gathered to watch while they work. >> most of them come in here to work a little, watch a little. >> reporter: we found them watching on the giant screen and their much smaller mobile screens, making sure to make security part of the game plan.e concerned about. >> reporter: which is why while you're watching soccer, san jose's cipher cloud is watching the web, warning about world cup related scams, trying to separate soccer fans and their personal information. here, they know about practicing safe soccer, and admitting sometimes games take priority. >> you know, we have a really

diverse workforce, and when something like this is on, you get everybody. has their favorite team, everyone wants to see them. so they all congregate in one of the cafeterias. >> as long as you stay safe while you're watching. and again, the best advice for watching and streaming safely, go to websites you know and trust, especially those with secure websites and never fall for any kind of a scam that wants your money or personal data. reporting live in santa clara, scott budman, nbc bay area news. >> some good advice. thanks, scott. a new report reveals that air traffic controllers are still working overnight shifts on little or no sleep. a few years back, the faa promised to make reforms after nearly a dozen incidents in which controllers were sleeping or unresponsive on the job. the national research council was especially concerned about schedules which crammed 40 hours into four days. authors of the report found that kind of scheduling is still going on. a follow-up now on the recovery of last year's massive

rim fire at yosemite. a popular family camp is up and running again thanks to months of rebuilding. it was destroyed in that devastating wildfire. the fierce flames wiped out more than 400 square miles for about 20 days, making it the third largest wildfire in california history, in recorded history here. this is what san jose's family camp looks like today. >> reporter: ten months ago, this was hell on earth. the rim fire. the third largest in state history tore through the western edge of the san jose family camp here in the stanislas national forest, destroying 17 tent cabins. today on the first day of the new summer season, there are still reminders of that wildfire. you can see it in the moonscape on the ridge up there. many trees burned so badly. the roots were incinerated, leaving behind these holes scattered throughout the campsite. yet amid all this destruction,

this camp has come back to life. over just the past five weeks, the city of san jose has built 14 new campsites. you can see the brand-new structures with full electrical, some just need the railings and canvas, but for the most part, they are finished. we spoke with the campsite's new manager, who has brought in january to rebuild this location that has been a san jose family tradition for more than 45 years. >> i think the biggest, most immediate challenge was the cleanup, the debris, the trees, the garbage, and the metal all from the burnt structures. >> did you ever have any doubt about getting to this point on time? >> can't say no. can't say i never did. but it's still a team effort. still a team effort, and you move forward. >> reporter: the city of san jose has also been able to repair the well-driven water system here at the campsite that was severely damaged during the rim fire. in a short amount of time, this campground that was teetering on

the edge of destruction just under a year ago, you can see it's back up and running, in business for the next few months, and would you believe there are still reservations available. here at the san jose family camp in the stanislas national forest, bob ridel, nbc bay area news. >> so great to see at least the san jose one up and running again. >> yeah, we definitely have concerns about fires because of the drought, but fortunately no triple digit temps in our near future. here's jeff. >> that's right. we do have a great forecast coming your way. and it's already getting started right now with temperatures that are in the 70s here across the bay area. 78 in the south bay. you can see throughout parts of san francisco and also the east bay, plenty of blue sky, but again, a little bit of cooler weather right near the immediate coastline. but as you get away from that, it was again hotter today in that forecast. we'll take you here to the south bay and that's where we are tracking a lot of blue skies. we'll get you into the forecast. you can see here we've got high

pressure building offshore tonight. that's going to keep that zonal flow in place, helping to decrease that fog, and what you'll find is throughout this weekend is generally some hotter weather building in, as high pressure begins to strengthen, that's going to help those temperatures to warm up in the forecast, and we should see temperatures go up anywhere from four to seven degrees by saturday and also sunday. we'll take you to the fog forecast. you see a huge contrast from what we've been dealing with. at 7:00 in the morning, widespread sunshine expected here at the coastline, all the way to the interior valleys. as we advance and head right throughout the morning hours on saturday, we're going to keep that blue sky from the north bay all the way down to san francisco and also the south bay. got a little bit of cloud cover that may increase, but that's just about it at this point. so let's take you to the microclimate forecast as we head throughout our saturday, and what you're going to find is plenty of sunshine. san jose expecting sunny skies and 82 degrees. close to 90 in morgan hill.

it is going to heat up, but no chance of any kind of triple digits coming our way. san mateo, 78. palo alto, 83. haze valley, even likely getting up to 70 degrees. we'll take you to the north bay, east bay, and trivalley. napa expecting 83 degrees. and for the east bay oakland at 74 and 84 back towards walnut creek. so some hotter air moving in with 89 expected in pleasanton, but without any offshore flow, it's going to keep us from getting too hot, so you can see by this weekend, saturday, we're going to average again, low 80s there in the south bay. san francisco 69. in the north bay 85. it is going to get hotter by sunday's forecast with parts of the tri-valley that will be into the mid 80s, but overall, an awesome father's day weekend. if you're looking for something to do there with dad, maybe the giants game, as we head throughout this saturday and also sunday. plenty of sunshine and temperatures in the 60s.

raj and janell, where would you like to go now for father's day weekend? >> i'm going to the east bay. >> let's see what we've got lined up for you. you can see across the east bay, a father's day kite festival at kite hill in berkley. looks like you and your son are going to be able to go to this. >> i love this new feature you have in the weather. >> it's going to cost you a little extra. >> thanks, jeff. still to come, it could be a win for wine makers here in the bay area. the new place you could taste if a new law is approved. also, stolen from a pet shop in the south bay, why the owners fear a beloved guinea pig may be in harm's way.

take a look. a guinea pig stolen from a south bay store. andy's pet shop in san jose needs help finding that black and white guinea pig named jenny. she disappeared wednesday. pet shop workers are worried that someone will try to use jenny for breeding and she may

not survive labor. s she bonded with rose, also pictured here. they keep each other very happy. an anonymous tipster is being credited with a big pot bust. it set off an intense investigation of a business on independence avenue near the mountain view costco. they also searched two san jose homes. two men and a woman were arrested, accused of running the illegal grow operation. police say they also found half a million dollars worth of pot, weapons and cash. wine tasting at california farmers markets could soon be a reality. the state senate unanimously passed a bill today allowing limited wine and cider tasting at markets with a certified manager. the law comes with limits, though. only one winery at a time, and the tastings would have to be set up in a cordoned off area. lawmakers say it's a win for the industry and for consumers. >> a farmers market experience is one in which people really enjoy getting the sample of the wonderful produce that we grow here in california, and wine is

an extension of that. before they purchase wine, they might want to have a taste of it, smell the wine, and see if they like it. >> the bill still needs to work its way through the state legislature. nine other states have already passed a similar law. a change of heart for facebook. the social network reversed its stance on breast-feeding photos. on its help page, the company said it's important for mothers to share their experiences on facebook. the message was published three weeks ago. a spokesman says most breast-feeding photos comply with their community standards. before facebook moderators flagged and removed these images citing nudity and pornography violations. from travel bookings to now restaurant bookings, priceline is buying san francisco company open table for $2.6 billion. analysts believe the deal is part of a new trend. a growing number of online travel companies are offering more than just lodging and transportation on their websites. open table allows customers to make restaurant reservations and

see reviews and menus. priceline ceo says the deal will speed up open table's growth across the globe. it's a big one. are the olympics coming to san francisco and the bay area? we have the details next. ♪ ♪ [ barks ] whoo! mmm! ♪ ♪ oh, yeah [ whistling ] [ male announcer ] discover your new orleans. start exploring at followyournola.com. [ woman ] and i love new orleans!

we want to bring you a live picture of san francisco, which could host the 2024 summer olympics. it's still in the running. it's on the short list along with los angeles, boston, and washington, d.c. over the next six months, the cities will try to persuade the u.s. olympic committee to back their bid. once a u.s. city is decided, then it will compete against a list of international cities, including paris, rome, and istanbul, turkey. >> could you imagine the olympics coming to the bay area? >> that would be so exciting. we wouldn't have to travel far. >> it would be right here. we should add, that olympic bid locally has been spearheaded by giants president larry behar. >> we've got the snow, the sea, everything here. >> jeff's also on the olympic

bid committee. >> a beautiful place to be. >> "nightly news" is next. at 5:00, the stanley cup finals. >> good night. on our broadcast tonight, plan of action with heavily armed fighters working their way across iraq. president obama lays out the options for u.s. military power. tonight, what's on the table, what's not with iraq on the verge of collapse. bergdahl's return, the army sergeant held captive by the taliban for five years now back on u.s. soil, tonight an update on his transition to american life and what he knows about what's been said about him. the surge on the southern boarder with mexico, an exploding number of children flooding into the u.s. illegally. tonight we're there with a firsthand look at this growing crisis. and dear dad on this father's day weekend, a new father on our team gets a preview of what is to come.