on the loose. live update is next. plus the fight continues over tech shuttles. hearing today that could impact your commute. and happy friday, my friend. we have some changes to tell you about as we dip into that weekend. it'll be sunny and warm for today, we kick off summer time officially tomorrow. we're going to cool you off for the first official day. then we have a good-looking weekend, that eat's going to crank next week. the changes in your microclimate in just moments. did you say weekend? yes, it's almost upon us on this friday, june 20th. this is "today in the bay." from nbc bay area, this is "today in the bay." and laura mentioned it a second ago, good friday morning, thank you for joining us i'm sam brock. >> and i'm laura garcia-cannon. a three-hour amber alert has been called off. a search for the suspect may be going on. the girl was taken last night,

but she's been found safe. "today in the bay's" derek shore joins us live where the girl was dropped off, what's the latest, eric? >> reporter: well the latest is that, and the good news is that little girl is okay. sunnyville police have not told us if that suspect is in custody. what we can tell you is he is not in the santa clara county jail. his name jose ruiz valencia. police issued an amber alert for eight-year-old helena valencia correo. how and if the two are related still isn't clear. now officers say that little girl would be dropped off here at sunnyville bpf, but he's not in custody. he's a 1506, 5'8", and abandoned one of his cars and thought to take another vehicle. that would be a ford escape, a yellow one. license plate 5 pnh 641.

again we are not told whether or not he's in custody. if he is, he is considered to be dangerous and you are asked to call the police department, sunnyvil sunnyville dps. we are trying to get more information here, the situation between the two and whether or not jose valencia is in custody. derek shore, "today in the bay." >> i'm glad that little girl is safe, thanks derek. now moving to the latest developments in iraq. president obama has a plan for the crisis which for now does not include combat responsibilities for u.s. troops. >> "today in the bay's" kris sanchez joins us now. it's not surprise the president's decision is getting mixed reviews. >> reporter: the american public is on both sides too and iraqi war veterans. now the plan to, that was outlaid by the president last night certainly does not change that. 300 u.s. troops are headed to iraq to work on the ground alongside the u.s. military on

the fight against isis. not to fight with them though. u.s. forces will help to choose targets and strategized. the president not ordering any air strikes as the iraqi military wanted. at least for now. and that's what's getting the most mix red views here at home -- mixed reviews here at home. >> that does not foreshadow a larger commitment of troops to actually fight in iraq. that would not be effective. >> once again he's announced step a without thinking through the consequences of step b. >> some of that -- >> reporter: some of that pushback came from a group of iraqi war veterans. the president seemed steadfast sending john kerry to the middle east to rally support. at least some of his stops will be in iraq. sam. >> no doubt, resolution could be weeks and mornts away. thank you very much. the jury in the bryan stow

civil case took a tour of the stadium in hopes of gefting a better idea of what happened that day. the jurors visited the right field pavilion where he sat in 2011. then they walked into parking lot 2 where the beating reportedly took place. stow sued the dodgers claiming the organization did not provide enough stadium security to keep him safe. it'll take another four months before the police substation will open. the city in the pros of hiring 28 -- process of hiring 28 community officers to man that station. it's near highway 85 and highway 101 interchange. the station was completed four years ago, but it stood empty because of staffing and budget short falls. soft opening is expected at the beginning of october. as we speak, crews along the peninsula out trying to get rid of the west nile virus. just finished ground fogging in the area. its boarded by highway 82 and

101 and poplar and fourth avenue. it comes after mosquitos were found in the area infected with west nile earlier this week. san francisco transit leaders could be getting an earful from people against tech shuttle buses using public stops. "today in the bay's" stephanie chuang joins us live at the city hall with more details, and stephanie, this is an issue that seems to be a touchstone for people all over the bay area. >> reporter: yeah, good morning to you, sam. this is part of an 18-month pilot program that would use stops like this one here at mcallister for tech buses. this is across the street from city hall where later that the meeting takes place. tech giants like apple, google use these buss to shuttle workers to and from the south bay, peninsula, and san francisco. so far the shuttles utilized muni stops for free. that pilot program would charge tech companies 1 per stop per day to use roughly 200 bus stops

across the city. today leaders will decide and it involves about # 0 or so of those stops. now opponents of this program have also staged protests about this. one group that includes local union members filed a lawsuit last month against the city of san francisco in the hopings of blocking these shut frls using the bus stops. shuttles highly paid workers into the city has load it a skyrocketing number of evictions and highly paid tech workers. another issue some say is the private shuttle delays muni times because they block the buses, although there are no hard numbers or statistics to back that up. again this is a highly contentious issue. the meeting this morning at city hall starts at 10:00. again this morning. and if it does get the green light, this pilot program, it'll begin on july 1st. live in san francisco, stephanie chuang, "today in the bay." >> thank you very much, stephanie. it's 5:06, shall we talk to

christina? >> one, two, three, it's friday. what's it looking like? >> beautiful. how do i top that? 58 degrees. i'm alone over here, and yeah, mike isn't going to let me forget. we sure miss our buddy. 57 degrees in san francisco. i know you do too. afterall, he's part of the morning routine, he's a friend as well. and the good news is, he's at home, and he's going to get nice weather today. temperatures aren't that bad, 87 degrees in the south bay, 85 along the planes, 91 degrees today out in the east bay. not too bad. temperature wise, no triple digits and even as we doe start to climb again next week, doesn't look that bad. we'll get up to about 93 degrees again next week, but really none in the extended future and that's what people to want know about as we get closer to summer time. good news for those who take the eastbound bay bridge. we he that construction earlier this morning only one lane was getting by. at this point, still clearing, but no delays whatsoever. we have all lanes open at this

point, still clearing the cones out here. otherwise we're looking good across the board. no crashes to tell you about, and right now if you're looking for the best way through san jose, you're got a 12-minute drive time from 85 split to 10 1d. faster than 87. we'll let you know what this -- when that changes. the niners vernon davis and alex broomfield, no shows for offseason workouts. they refused to attend because they want new contracts. the csn bay area insider points out the 49ers tend not to negotiate with the player until he shows up for practice. the same thing happened three years ago when frank gore skipped training camp. this move is certainly costly. they'll be fined for missing mandatory camps, and they could end up losing some bonus money. >> and the 49ers could be working with leverage here. do you have any las vegas how much theng vernon daviss is

worth? >> i don't know the exact number. >> how do i know this? one-half point per game, he's negotiating for millions and millions of for half a point of game. >> you're mr. reality check. >> that's what i do. 5:009, the latest state to make medical marijuana legal today. flus mug shot is the going viral. why it's creating internet controversy. nbc bay area honored with three national awards for excellence in breaking news coverage, feature reporting, and public service in television journalism. all from the society of professional journalists, nbc bay area, we investigate. the wonder of summer is that

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morning shots as you get ready to start your day. this one comes from san rafael as that sun making its way up in the sky, we'll have more on weather coming up. it is 5:11, police arrested the head of belgium swiss bank ubs on suspicion that he and the firm helped wealthy clients evade billions of euros in taxes. police raided the home yesterday. prosecutors say the amount of tax fraud is around several billion euros. the information leading to the raid came from people who used to work at that company. a federal judge could strike down the class action setment reached after alleged illegal tech hiring practices. earlier this year if you'll recall, apple, google, adobe all agreed to pay $324 million to settle the suit that accused the companies of secretly agreeing to not hire the employees of other tech companies. essentially ka lewding amongst themselves. is the averages autoto a few

thousand dollars per employee. it's not good enough for the plaintiffs. one has already protested this deal saying workers would have made $3 billion if that collusion had not occurred. the tech companies settled earlier this year to avoid a potentially damaging trial. 97% of smart phones in the u.s. will have kill switches. google and microsoft announced they'll add the kill switch to the operating system. iphones have the switch which allows the phone's owner to deactivate it the making it useless. in the past five months, thefts of apple devices dropped 17%. at the same time, thefts of samsung devices without the switch went up. 51%. let's go now and get at quick look at how the markets are doing, jackie deangelis who is live at world headquarters, good friday morning to you, jackie. >> reporter: good friday morning to you as well. we're watching the futures this morning pointing to slightly lower open on wall street,

nothing too dramatic. of course out dow and the s&p 500 posting small gains on thursday rising for a fifth straight day. the s&p closing at another record high which was significant. this was a day after the federal reserve reensured investors, signaling that rates will stay low as the economy continues recovering. they didn't react on unemployment manufacturing, that was surprising to investors, but stimthe dow rising 14 points. 16,921 at the close, inching closer to 17,000. nasdaq slipping three to 4359. back to you. >> thank you so much, jackie, we appreciate it. hopefully a good day on wall street. we're going to get a nice day in the skies. 5:14 on your friday morning. and so much to look forward to this morning, christina. >> a lot of build-up. all right. i'm going to give it my best. 5:14 now, good morning to you. you made it to friday. i'm sure you've given this week your best just like us. i can tell you the weather's

going to be hot today, even yesterday when we did see temperatures in the 90s, it wasn't that bad in san jose at least a little bit on the warm side out in the tri-valley. it's just about as warm, if not a touch warmer in the inland spots today as we're not getting the low cloud cover. temperatures are comfortable out there. you don't need the jacket this morning in the south bay along the peninsula or the east bay starting out in the upper 50s. same for san francisco. you might need to pull one out this morning in the north bay where we are enjoying the 40s to start. we're on our way to the 90s later on today. temperatures are really going to climb by about 40 degrees over the court of the day out in the north bay, that's a larng spread. in the south bay, 84 along the peninsula today. ocean air will influence parts of the bay area. the closer you live to the coast, the cooler your temperature will be as per usual. we're going cut the onshore flow. it will be warm out there in the tri-valley. 83 for the peninsula.

71 in san francisco. meanwhile, low 90s out in the north bay and the tri-valley. cooling you off though as we get into the all important weekend. and yeah, tomorrow's the first official day of summer and we're going to drop off for the first day of summer. longest day of the year and nascar's in town. it's going to be warm out there. . you're headed out to the nascar toyota stay smart 350 at noon, 78 degrees, make sure you bring sunscreen, overall, switching gears to your drive. all that early morning construction has wrapped, we have no delays right now on any of your mass transit, and i can tell you looking light right know, hopefully we'll keep it this way. back to you from now sam and laura. >> she's full of good news this morning, thank you very much, christina. this morning a safety report about the crash that hut tracy morg season raising all new questions now. the report says that walmart truck driver kevin roper hit morgan when he'd been on the job 13 1/2 hours.

14 hours of work per day with a maximum of 11 hours behind the wheel. walmart did not comment on roper's schedule. the report also says that roper was speeding before his truck plowed into the limo. morgan's condition is improving. vote today could make new york the 23rd state in the country to legalize medical marijuana. the compassionate care act would legalize some forms for severely ill patients, but only through vaporizer or in an oil base. they will not be the able to buy 12 it in splant form. just this morning, pope francis condemned the legalization of marijuana saying it would not produce good results. this morning governor brown is expected to sign the state's $108 billion budget plan. now this plan includes $7 million to help fund suicide nets along the golden gate bridge. also calls for programs supporting preschool, welfare to work grab thes, as well as using 25% of cap and trade revenue for

the high speed rail program. also focuses on paying down debt and building up the rainy day fund. city leaders are expected to announce a proposal to stop marketing e-cigarettes to teens this morning. local congresswoman jackie spear will introduce with the proposal in front of san francisco general hospital. the issue has been talked about on capitol hill this week as politicians slam e-cigarette companies for luring teens with targeted ads. all right those with high aspirations of being the world's greatest dad, tough to top this father's day for a vacaville man. he delivered his newborn daughter on sunday on the way to the hospital in fairfield. they thought they had more time to make it to the hospital, and it appears they were wrong in that assessment. steven pulled over to the side of interstate 80 and that is where his daughter was born. >> after we delivered her on the side of the freeway, we giggled, did that really just happen? and it just kind of, it's a story that we will never forget. >> that couple shocked the er

nurses when they arrived. mom and little olivia are doing just fine. >> oh my gosh. that was adorable. oh, hard to top that. maybe for some, this will. there's a mug shot of, fairly good-looking felon, and its now become a viral sensation. what do you think? this is jeremy meeks, he was arrested earlier this week by stockton police. the department posted his photo two days ago on its facebook page and people certainly responded. more than 44,000 people have liked the image. the comments varied, some say he should be a model, others are scolding posters, one woman commented $900,000 in bail and six felonies, you ladies are desperate. he was arrested on a felonies weapons charge. >> we need to find out what he did first before we weigh in own what we think about his modelling career. >> it's capturing a lot of attention. >> so it would appear. 5:19 right now on friday morning. boys of summer are rumbling

through the bay area this weekend. 43 race lers hit the track for the 350. live in sow know me a where fans will get a chance to experience what it's like to ride in a race car, you have your helmet ready? >> reporter: that's right, good morning, we are out here in the sonoma raceway where it's going to be a pretty exciting weekend for the bay area. we have the nascar races going on. this morning they're prepping, getting things ready. today they'll have the practice round. sop they're getting ready to do all of that this afternoon. people are expect to come out here this weekend, saturday and sunday. big race happening this sunday. we have with us diana brennan who's going to talk about what people can expect to see here this weekend, good morning. >> good morning to you. >> reporter: tell us about the races this weekend. >> sure, this is northern california's largest motor sports event, it's nascar's only visit to northern california each year. we love having them here in the

valley. >> reporter: great weekend, we're a road course. >> they turn left and right, rather than going in circles, it's different. >> reporter: and the raceway is about two miles. >> the road skours 1.99 miles and ten turns. they're doing their work out there. >> reporter: what can people expect to see on sunday out here? >> it's really for folks who haven't been to a motor sports event. it's a one of a kind experience. frefrg a ferris kwheel up on the hill to live music to interactive displays and great racing on the track. it's a all day family fun event. >> reporter: you've been coming since 1999. >> that's right. 1989, this is our 26th annual nascar annual event. they love the challenge and the beautiful area. >> reporter: thank you. so like you heard, this will be going on this weekend, people can come out here, the big races is on sunday. it starts at noon, goes on for about three hours, if people to want get tickets, they can go online to sononarace.com.

"today in the bay." >> that'll be a fun event, thanks a lot. >> next time we check in, she's going to be spinning around that track in a car, i guarantee you. >> i hope so. 5:21% on your friday, small souvenir from the world cup that's getting a big following, next. quick programming note for you. giants will be in arizona tonight. you can see the game on nbc bay area at 6:30. you don't have the to go to the heat. as a result our 6:00 newscast will be a half hour long. no rush, andy. come on. with the chase mobile app you can get a lot done in a little amount of time from transferring funds wait a minute. you've got to be kidding. did you guys see that? that ball was out. to paying your coach for adding five miles per hour to your serve. that ball wasn't in. get your eyes checked. help me out here. download the best mobile app today.

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you're watching "today in the bay." 5:24, world cup watch parties will be held in san francisco, san jose this sunday when team usa plays portugal in sflaens the big screen will be set up at civic center plaza. in san jose, crowds will gather at st. james park tonight. it starts at 3:00 in the

afternoon once again on sunday. >> of course so much riding on the line for the u.s., we are excited about that match-up. the month long world cup will generate a million dollars in ad revenues. >> so far people watched more than a billion hits of world cup as four times more used in super bowl ads. the beats by dre, it's the tenth most watched. close to 18 million views on youtube. >> nike spent a lot of money, speaking of which putting together this commercial. its been viewed almost $50 million on youtube. ♪ >> i'm not sure, but i think that's shakira, the most watched video of all is this ad for activia and it features her. 139 million people logged on yew

toub to check that out. >> that's funny, get it, can you feel it? which is a whole different connotation than what that is. >> do you know what you were going for? >> can you feel it? i feel it. 5:26 on your friday, you may not be able to travel to brazil, odds are you'd be there if you could. but you can get at small piece of the game. >> brazilian entrepreneur offering off brazilian air. it's not supposed to be opened. got to preserve that air. illustrations of brazilian sites. each cost about four and a half bucks. sop far the man behind the idea, get this, you were laughing, but he's made more than $67,000. >> it makes me think there's so many ways to monotize our existence that we don't. if people are selling air for money, what are we not think abouting. >> bring back the pet rock. >> you have a cape as well. i'm going to auction that on ebay. right now let's check in

with christina loren. we've had funny things on there sometimes. >> i'm still picturing sam with a cape and a pet rock, anybody else? i think so. good morning, we have a great looking day out there. as we make the way out the front door, things to point out. we have winds building and the wind is coming out of the west. if you're headed from north to south for example hold on tight to your steering wheel this morning, we have a good looking day at the coast. 72 there, we'll hit the 80s in the south bay. the good news is guys we're accident-free and up to speed all across the board, back to you. >> thanks so much. 5:27, president sending top advisers to iraq this morning as militants push towards baghdad. concert ends in gunfire, three people wounlded at a shooting in colorado at a very popular music venue. shooter still on the loose, latest details for you next.

the major event that could tie up your morning commute coming up next. plus fire investigators will be back in east san jose this

morning trying to figure out what caused a brush fire that destroyed two homes. yeah for the past three consecutive days we've had fires here, brush fires in the bay area, today we're going to keep the wind going and the heat will intensify as well. we're going to back it off a little bit as we kick off summer time tomorrow. then a mild and comfy sunday coming your way. before that heat cranks again next week, we have a roller coaster weather ride to tell you about in your microclimate forecast this morning. and we start with a live look this morning on friday, june 20th of the golden gate bridge. everyone is feeling good on this friday. they're feeling golden. this is "today in the bay." from nbc bay area, this is "today in the bay." and a good friday morning to you, thanks for joining us, i'm sam brock. >> and i'm laura garcia-cannon. just in, an amendment to cut off funding to the nsa is heading to the senate. house overwhelmingly approved

the amendment late last night. it placed limits on how the nsa can gain access to e-mails, online browsing, and chatting history. it's a change to the defense aprop rations bill. . puts an end to the nsa's ability to get records in bulk. all new this morning, eight-year-old girl was found safe three hours after she was taken from the south bay. derek shore is live outside of the sunny valley police headquarters where the girl was reunited with family and derek, what do police know about the suspect? >> reporter: well it's really unclear at this point whether or not that suspect is in custody. now it was a little before 10:00 last night sunnyville police issued an amber alert for are the eight-year-old girl and believes she was kidnapped. jose lewis ve lens ya was related or somehow related to that girl and he was believed to be the suspect. officers say that little girl

would be dropped off here at sunnyville dps, but jose is in the in custody. he is 44 years old, 150 pounds, 5'8", and he abandoned one of his cars and was then thought to be driving a yellow ford escape. the license plate on that would be 5 pnh 641. again as we come back out here live, that's jose valencia. as far as we understand he is not in custody. police are looking for him at this the point. as far as we know, we're trying to get more information from sunnyville dps. that is the latest, derek shore, "today in the bay." >> derek, thank you very much. investigators spent much of the night searching for bullet casings while we wait to clear that, checking for bullet casings, other clues in the parking lot of a venue near denver. this was the red rocks shut down late last night after somebody started shooting in the parking

lot. authorities locked down that parking lot and every car was searched before leaving the scene. the shooter though is still on the run. >> my friends, they got emotional and choked up by it because they didn't understand what was going on. didn't funs somebody was on the loose or if could potentially harm us since we were walking down there to get dloun. >> this happened at a rap concert featuring nas. the victim's conditions are unknown at this point. investigators say they do not know if the victims have any kind of prior relationship with the shooter. now toe a developing story, president obama committed to troops in iraq, though not the military actions of the government was actually asking for. "today in the bay's" kris sanchez monitoring the very fluid situation, kris, not everyone's on board with this. >> reporter: no, we're talking about a difference of opinion in capitol hill and also among the american public, the president outlined that plan for iraq and as you might expect, some people

say it is not enough. others say it's too much for the u.s. to start the president is ordering 300 u.s. troops to iraq to work alongside the iraqi military in their fight against isis, not to fight with them. the u.s. forces will help to choose targets and to strategize. the president also warning iraq's prime minister to do something to get the varying sects to work together so this doesn't erupt in a full fledged civil war. the president did not order the air strikes iraqi military wanted, but that is just for now. that's getting mixed reviews here at home. >> that does not foreshadow a larger commitment of troops to actually fight in iraq. that would not be effective. >> once again he's announced step a without thinking through the consequences of step b. >> some of the pushback is coming from a group of iraqi veterans who the president to disengage in that country.

but the president seems steadfast sending secretary of state john kerry to the middle east this weekend to rally support there. at least one of his stops will be in iraq proper. this is of course a delicate dance for president obama who was elected in 2008, you remember laura on the basis of his promise to end the war in iraq and withdraw our u.s. troops. >> exactly, as things are heating up, and changing so rapidly as we've seen every day, it'll be interesting what comes with the john kerry going there as well. >> thanks a lot. sam. laura thank you. fire investigators are looking for evidence to figure out the cause of a grass fire that destroyed two homes in the san jose foothills. firefighters say conditions were perfect for a wild fire, it was hot and dry with bursts of strong wind. neighbors say they first saw smoke coming from a vacant home yesterday afternoon. flames quickly spread to another house and surrounding brush. this was near the 680, 280 interchange, that's on clayton

road in the east foothills. 17 san jose fire department engines jumped on to the fire hitting it from the air and the ground. people who live in the neighborhood were prepared making sure they have defensible space around their homes. >> you're going to be the first protector of your house. they're going to be 10 minutes away, 156 minutes away, by then, your house could be gone. >> lots of activity as you see right there. thankfully nobody was hurt in that incident. it is 5:36 right now, the warmer temperatures we've had the last few days, they're going to continue for today too. cooldown on the weekend, christina? >> yeah a little bit of a cooldown as we kick off summer time officially tomorrow. but hey, you made it to friday and today's not going to be that bad. not too hot. maybe you can get out of work early because it is friday. the place to be, the ocean, just gorgeous out there today in the 70s. right now though, uniform temperatures, we start out about the same, then you see the microclimate separation as we head throughout the day today. you're going to be in the 90s

today in your inland valley hot spot at the coast. temperatures staying in the mid-60s for today. with that strong onshore flow only at the coast. now as of tomorrow, summer officially starts. you're going to hear a lot about this, we're going to see the longest day of the entire year, 14 hours and 47 minutes of daylight for tomorrow. then as we transition through the summer months we start to see the days go shorter and shorter. tomorrow is going to be a long one. as we head throughout your bay area drive, taking a wide look here, no real problems to tell you about. we are stacking up in the usual hot spots. 58 through the pass, also to want tell you about a couple things that could slow you down in san jose later on this morning. there is a big convention happening downtown at the s.a.p. center and that could really slow you down. it kicks off at 8:00 a.m. we're expecting a lot of people to funnel into one location at the same time. we'll talk about that coming up, but right now bay bridge toll

plaza shows you metering lights aren't on. it's a matter of lights before they turn those on. earlier construction, it has rapped, back to you. >> we to want remind people it will be busy on those roads into downtown san jose. about 14,000 people expected to attend the american communications network seminar as christina just said. it's at the s.a.p. center, starts at 8:00 this morning. one of san francisco's most popular tourists attractions is shutting down this weekend. lombard street will be closed on the weektds from noon top 6:00 p.m. until july 13th. it will also be closed on friday, july 4th. this is all part of a pilot program put into place after people complained about traffic in the area. after the temporary closures, city leaders will decide if the tourist attraction should be shut down on a more regular basis. >> you can still take the walking path though. >> maybe become e quest re yans and take horses. >> whatever it takes. 5:38 right now, new benefits

for same-sex couples regardless of whether they live in a state that recognizes their marriage. what the obama administration just announced. plus the governor considers new rules aimed at protecting young football players. how it could change the way the game is played.

you're watching "today in the bay." welcome back. 5:41 on your friday. the obama administration is asking for changes to the family and medical leave act so it includes same-sex spouses. "today in the bay's" tracy potts joins us live from capitol hill. tracy, will this plan aply no matter where the couple lives? >> reporter: that's exactly the point, sam, if you live in a state that does not recognize same-sex marriage, the federal law, according to this, would trump what's going on in your state when it comes to the family medical leave act. in other words, if you had a partner and you wanted to take off the job to take care of that partner for a medical reason, you'd be able to do so and hold

on to your job for that 12 weeks without fear of losing your job. it's a proposal, and it's a proposal that we expect to hear more about today. the details just came out overnight. also today, the justice department is announcing that they are ending their review of federal benefits for same-sex couples. that was after the supreme court's decision this time last year. that review expected to extend benefits pretty much to all same-sex couples. they want congress to make changes so that those benefits could be extended as well. >> tracy potts from washington, thank you very much. while these are ironed out in d.c., the plan will have an effect in some states, but not here in california. it won't mean much. that is because we have laws to give same-sex couples the same rights and benefits as others, laura. today the ongoing controversy over tech buses using bus stops in san francisco will take center stage at a meeting in the city. that's where we'll find "today in the bay's" stephanie chuang.

stephanie, the city could give them the green light to use public stops. >> reporter: yeah, good morning to you, laura. the city gave the approval for this pilot program back in january this year, but it's hosting a panel hearing today. if you've been in san francisco, you've seen these buses come up to stops like it one on mcallister using them to pick up and drop off workers. the city today is holding again a public hearing wanting feedback about 80 stops in particular across the city that the shuttles could use. apple and google use these tech buss to get workers to and from in san francisco. so far the shuttles have been utilizing these for free. now the pilot program would charge them 1 per stop per day. estimating getting $1.6 million for the city every year. two weeks ago the city environmentally cleared shuttles using 20 or so other top stops. some would mean converting that

to shuttle loading zones. the agency says these shuttles eliminate at least 45 vehicle miles and cut down carbon from the road and air each year. but opponents who staged protest filed a lawsuit last month against the city in hopes of blocking these shut frls using many bus stops. they have brought in tech workers into the city, driving up rent and housing cost and causing skyrocketing number of evictions of lower income tenants. they also say the titles claim the shuttles block the buses. now back here life at city hall, this is where at 10:00 this morning there will be that city public hearing. the permitting pros is set to start next week, but once all is said and done, this pilot program was actually slated to start july 1st. its been pushed back to august 1st. the city had too much to do before it could begin this program. live in san francisco, stephanie chuang, "today in the bay." >> thanks so much, stephanie. we are in the land of

microclimate, that being said, there should be a demonalty here today, one word, warm. >> that's right, warm all across the board. you know what, you're going get different degrees of warmth out there. it's going to be almost hot inland depending on your threshold. right now though, not too bad. here in the bay area, i get the complaints on my facebook page. you guys start tweeting me when we hit 100 degrees. we don't have the any triple digits in the extended future. and i'm able to look at about 10 to 15 days out and forecast with confidence. i can tell you that much. i almost just took my own breath away. by taking a look at this sunrise, is this not spectacular? i was not expecting to see this this morning. this is going to greet you as you get out the froont door this friday morning. let's see how we're doing in san francisco. we have some of the cooling clouds in your inland valleys in the south bay and a little bit

here to show you in the san francisco area. that's enough of the low cloud cover to keep your temperatures in the 70s here. and the best part about the bay area's microclimate, the variety. if you want the 70s, all you have to do is drive towards the ocean in 30, 40 minutes, if you're dropping off by 10 to 20 degrees. that's the best part about the bay area. sunny and warm, warmer than yesterday in some cities. we officially kick off summer time tomorrow. then we have a nice, comfortable weekend for you with temperatures hitting seasonal averages. today, above average at 86 degrees in the south bay, 84 degrees for the peninsula. and about 73 degrees meanwhile in san francisco with that cool ocean air moving on shore, but only neigh its way to about oakland. east shore, 77 degrees reflecting the ocean air. 92 in the north bay where we cut that off. hot out there. overall, you give and take, give and take, as we head throughout the weekend, we're going to drop you off in the san francisco area, 67 degrees on saturday, meanwhile, we'll return to the low 80s in the south bay which is about average for us.

serving looking good right now, no major delays to tell you about on your drive, that's what you want to know when you hit the highway, what is unusual out there this morning? i can tell you we're stacking up in the usual hot spots, westbound on 580 through the pass. otherwise, metering lights still off at this point. looks like it's a matter of time though before those get turned on, 101 through palo alto, you're pup speed in both directions, at least for now. we'll keep you updated, back to you, sam and laura. christina thank you. violence erupting over the middle east. car bomb targeted lebanon's head of security exploded at a police check point just hours ago. emergency responders are still helping victims. but the lebanese red cross told the embassy 12 were killed, 20 others injured. the bomb was intended to kill the head of security, it went off after he bassed by. search for the missing malaysian airlines jets. investigators say the next phase of the underwater search will focus on an area hundreds of

miles south of the first suspected crash site in the indian ocean. underwater drone scoured nearly 350 miles off the ocean fiscal year. just a month closer to australia, but found absolutely nothing. the new search will use more powerful sonar equipment and based on refined analysis of satellite information. it disappeared more than three and a half months ago. the state medical board is investigating claims that female prison inmates were sterilized without giving consent. report found 39 cases in which inmates understood they were agreeing to medical spears they would leave them sterile. they allow them when medically necessary, but prisoners are not allowed to use it as a method of birth control. the report found between 2006 and 2013, 144 women had been sterilized for the soul purpose of birth control. now "today in the bay" follow-up, a judge is giving prosecutors more time to investigate diehl ya garcia

bratcher, the woman accused of choking a 12-year-old boy in santa rosa. no charges have been filed yet. garcia is accused of grabbing a child by the neck because she thought he was bullying her daughter. she says she only confronted the boy and told him to leave her daughter alone and never touched him. she'll be back in court next month. 5:49, proposal to limit workouts for young football players is on its way to governor brown's desk this morning. the would would -- bill would restrict how much full contact practice they have. practice would be limited to two days a week, 90 minutes each session. full contact practice would be banned during the offseason. conditioning and drills would not be counted. the idea is to reduce the number of brain injuries and concuss n concussio concussions. some coaches say california kids will not be able to compete with players from out of state who have unlimited full contact practices and better skills. >> many of them can't afford to

go to school. if this is going to hurt our chances for our kids to make a scholarship opportunity, then i think we have to be careful about it the. it would be unfair. >> supporters say research shows hits do not have to cause a con dougs have long-term effects. berkeley could very well become the first city in the entire country to require warning stickers about climate change on all gas pumps. berkeley city councilman chris worthington came up with this idea. the warning signs like the ones you see right there are to remind people there are always ways to help clean up the environment. but critics say the signs infringe on consumer's first amendment rights. >> what exactly are consumers supposed to do with the information that the city of berkeley is suggesting be forced upon service station operators? >> in the state of california, they have suggested that greenhouse gases are a serious problem and global warming needs to be addressed, maybe question do things that are alternative

like public transit and alternative transportation. >> if that proposal has overwhelming support from the city leaders and the council could be votingen to by the fall. it's 5:5 1d. what we're learning now about rue medical record apple smart watch, coming up next. plus major story here, laura, the warrior is reportedly willing to give up a lot of their team to make it to that next step in the playoffs. major trade the team is working on. nbc bay area honored with three national awards for excellence in breaking news coverage, feature reporting, and public service in television journalism. all from the society of professional journalists. nbc bay area, we investigate. 

. you're watching "today in the bay." good friday morning to you, taking a peek outside over a look in san francisco this morning. little hazy out there by at&t park. hopefully not hazy for our giants headed to arizona today. they're playing the diamondbacks at 6:30. you know what, you don't have the to withstand the high temperatures and the hot scorching desert, watch it at home right here, you have 30 tonight on nbc bay area. 5:54, apple reportedly working on its smart watch next month. reuters reports apple's suppliers are ready to start mass production. it could go on sale as soon as october. it's expected to have two and 2 1/2 touch screen. it's only compatible with other devices that use the ios software. it appears the golden state warriors are making a serious push for minnesota's kevin love. so serious the team has reportedly added warrior star

shooting guard clay thompsoned into mix. poor clay is constantly finding his name in trade rumors. espn is reporting that they're willing to part with the two players to bring in love and martin. that possible trade goes against the wishes of steph curry and team chemistry that is really moving in and jooiing right now. hey we're watching 11-year-old golfing phenom lucy lee. >> she is the young toast ever qualify for the women's open, shot a plus 8 in the first round yesterday. kudos to her for doirng it. the sixth grader knocked down two birdies and sits 11 shots back of the leader stacy lewis. she tees off after 9:50 this morning. >> look at that drive. michael phelps is in the bay area this weekend. >> here he is yesterday having a little bit of fun. photo bombing one of our camera crews during an interview. yeah, that's michael phelps in the background. him in the hat, he's not showing

his face. phelps is in the south bay for this weekend's santa clara grand prix. 18 time gold medallists posted this picture, you can see another angle, photographer rojas in the background, having fun since unretiring and returning to competitive swimming. no word yet if he's going to try out for the 2016 rio olympics. >> phelps of course i believe the all-time record holder for gold medals for u.s. men. >> amazing. >> pretty impressive feat there. >> quite the swimmer. >> absolutely. >> my kids graduated from clown fish last night. >> getting there. >> yay. >> next week they're jelly fish, they're excited. >> what's the key stroke? >> right now it's just holding your breath and bobbing, and yeah, you know, building the confidence. it's a good thing, christina, especially when it's hot. yeah, it's a great thing. i can't wait to see the triplets doing the butterfly. that'll be fun. good morning, if you have a

pool, you can use it today at this the point as we're getting closer and closer to summer time. it officially kicks off tomorrow, your pool is probably not as cool as it was. i can tell you we're getting warmer ocean currents out there as well which is going to mean better beach conditions. we'll talk about that coming up, 92 degrees for today in the east bay. 72 in san francisco and 86 degrees in the south bay. happy to report we're still accident-free that the point. 580 eastbound, that's it for a friday. back to you, laura and sam. >> thanks christina. 5:57 on your friday, the turmoil in iraq is affecting what you pay at pump. look at the changes coming up next. new riemplts forest fire san jose police officers. why they say it could put your safety at risk.

new this morning, a little girl found safe, but the man

accused of kidnapping her still on the loose. why the search is spreading throughout the south bay next. plus the crisis in iraq could lead to a spike at the gas pump. we'll tell you how much prices are expected to climb within the next few weeks. and your temperatures are going toe climb. this is the last day of spring, my friends. we you shaller in summer tomorrow, and then as we head through your weekend, looking comfortable. we're going to heat you up substantially as we get into next week, kind of a roller coaster weather ride, weather whiplash, we'll talk to you all about it coming up in just a minute. microclimate weather forecast. looking forward to that as we look outside, pretty look outside, san francisco transamerica pyramid. i think we'll make it through this friday morning, june 20th. this is "today in the bay." from nbc bay area, this is "today in the bay." very good morning to you, thanks so much for joining us, i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> and i'm sam brock. a little girl is home safe