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 after

an overnight kidnapping, but the man accused of taking her is still on the loose. for more information, we check in with derek shore who joins us live at sunnyville police headquarters where the girl was dropped off, what did you tell us? >> reporter: well it is relieving to know that little girl is okay, but the question is where is jose valencia. this is the suspect we are talking about. look at the two people involved in this, of course the victim and the suspect. a little before 10:00 last night, sunnyville police issued an amber alert for eight-year-old helena virginia lens yas. believed she was kidnapped by him. how those two are connected, we don't know. few hours later, officers say that little girl would be dropped off here at sunnyville dps, but jose valencia is not in custody. he is 150 pounds, 5'8", and he abandoned the car he was using in that kidnapping. that alleged kidnapping, but

it's thought to be driving his other car, that is a yellow ford escape. the license plate on that is 5 pnh 641. and as we understand it at this hour whereby sunnyville police continue to look for him. we are waiting for a call back from sunnyville d fost figure out exactly the status of this case, exactly what happened, and whether or not they have good leads on where valencia may be. the good news again, that little girl, safe at home this morning. that's the latest here from sunnyville, derek shore, "today in the bay." >> thank you derek, appreciate it. now a developing story. we now know what the president's plan is for iraq. not everyone agrees it's right. u.s. troops, no combat, yes. kris sanchez joins us live with more. >> reporter: good morning, it is a strategy that some say gives the insurgents time to continue their murderous march towards baghdad. to start the president is ordering 300 u.s. troops to iraq to work alongside the iraqi

military in their fight against isis. but not to fight with them. are the u.s. forces will help top choose targets and to strategize. and the president did not rule out targeted military action or air strikes, but he's not ordering for them just now. right now he wants iraq's prime minister to do something to get the sects to work together before the country erupts into civil war. some say the president's plan gives the insurgents more time to fight for baghdad. >> 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. >> reporter: some of the pushback did come from a group of iraqi veterans who want the president to disengage there, but the president seems steadfast and he's sending his secretary of state john kerry to the middle east this weekend to

rally support. at least one of the stops will be in iraq. it is a delicate dance for president obama who was elected in 2008 in part because of his commitment to wind down the war in iraq, the american public divided as well as lawmakers. >> thanks so much, kris. and the fallout from that is this, gas prices. they could sore at the pump here in the states. national average for crude oil is 3.68 per gallon. that is the highest price payed in june since 2008. according to oil future traders, the price could rise another 10 to 15 cents in the coming weeks, not welcomed news for consumers here. it is based on concerns that heavy fighting could limit the oil supply which is opec's second largest producer. 6:04, san jose police officers say a new staffing policy will be dangerous for them and the public. the unprecedented policy requires officers to work overtime so staffing levels can be met.

the department announced that plan yesterday. when overtime is needed, volunteers will be asked first if there's still a shortage. some officer lbs required to work three extra hours on patrol. but the officer's union argues overtime leads to stress and tired officers. well the deal should be done soon. this morning governor brown is expected to sign the state's $108 billion budget plan. than plan includes $7 million to help fund suicide nets along the golden gate bridge. . also calls for programs to supporting preschool, home care givers, and welfare to work grants as well as using 25% of cap and trade revenue for the controversial high speed rail program. it also focuses on paying down california's debt and building up the state's rainy day fund. in san francisco, city leaders will announce a proposal to stop marketing e-cigarettes to teens this morning. local congresswoman jackie spear will introduce the proposal in front of the san francisco general hospital. the issue has been talked about on capitol hill this week as

politicians slammed e-cigarette companies for luring teens with targeted ads. right now crews along the peninsula are trying to get rid of the west nile virus. they have just finished ground fogging in the area on your screen, see it right there, as you can see, it's bordered by highway 82 and highway 101 and poplar and fourth avs, this in san mateo. it comes after adult mosquitos were found earlier in the week stoking some concerns. >> that's right, they did spraying in san jose earlier this week as well. let's take a peek outside this morning, sun coming up, last day of spring. falling on a friday. summer hits early tomorrow morning, right christina? >> yeah around 3:23 a.m. tomorrow will be the longest day of the entire year. it's going to be pretty nice out there, butly say today, hotter than the first day of summer. we're going to cool off by 5 and 10 degrees. today's going to be warm, put that right on the map for you.

this morning, upper 50s. 52347 livermore, 58 out in concord. it's a warm start to the day in places like oakland. you're kicking off at 56 degrees. so i can tell you, make sure you're ready for a summer-like afternoon, even though we're not quite there just yet. sunrise at 5:48 this morning, full sunshine, haze out there, we're going to be in the 80s in your inland hot spots by noon today. rounding out the day in the mid-90s and the warmer cities across the bay area. we will see a nice hazy sunset with some of the low clouds starting to return to coastal cities just in time for a cooler evening. and that means you'll be able to get to the sleep okay in san francisco if you don't have an air conditioner. 72 today, 92 degrees in the east bay, 86 in the south bay. not too bad, feeling like summer. you know what, barbecue weather for the first official day of summer tomorrow. when we're going to cool off and climb right back up beyond our seasonal averages. stick around, that report is the coming up next. mike has the day off. double duty today.

i want to tell you about some things that could really slow you down this morning. s.a.p. center at 8:00, there's a big event happening here. and a lot of people are going to be funneling to one general location at one time. so this is something that's really going to slow down the commute. we're expecting delays this morning there, also california, sonoma raceway, state route 37, we have a little nascar pre-game little practice out there. expect delays parent 37 and 121 and that's going to occur mid-morning, then tonight, the  a's are back at it the. number one team in major league baseball. 7:15, people like to tailgate throughout, make sure you give yourself extra time or leave the office early. the good news is, no delays. everything is up to speed. we'll keep you updated throughout the morning. keep in mind, the s.a.p. center, 8:00 a.m., a lot of people, one general location, good spot to avoid, back to you. happening now, word of a rescue of several men that was stuck on a scaffold in new york

city. these are pictures just into our newsroom just a short time ago. we saw the scaffold just dangling there where we know that men were just dangling off of it. the good news is they have been rescued. this happened own the 179 floor of a building on east 57th and lexington. that's near central park this morning. multiple crews arrived on the scene to do what they could. but you saw the scaffolding dangling there for a moment as they pan up to the picture there. men dangling off of it. the great news is they were all rescued this morning, but quite frightening. >> 17 story fall would be dangerous to say the least. very fortunate and lucky they were able to survive that. this in new york central park on 56th and lexington in new york's south side. friday morning, still ahead on "today in the bay," ducking for cover as bullets fly after a concert. we'll tell you which high-profile venue went into welcomedown overnight. putting the brakes on tech

buss in san francisco. why the city might cut back on the number of stops they can make. and nascar takes a turn through wine country. we'll tell you which events will be burning some rub they are weekend. >> look at all those people out there. what about san mateo bridge? not too shabby this morning. light traffic, it is friday light out thereto probably. 6:10 right now. 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." welcome back on a lovely friday, it's 6:12 today. a live look now at&t park this morning and the giants are in a bit of a rut right now. they're trying to get back on

track after dropping eight of the last nine games. they square off against the arizona diamondbacks. you can catch that action right here on northbound bay area. our coverage begins at 6:30. at 6:13 in the morning here are today's top stories. right now investigators in colorado looking for the person who opened fire at a popular concert venue. it happened during a show featuring nas near denver. 300 u.s. militaried a advisoriers are heading to iraq to help deal with that country's internal conflict. the american military advisers will reportedly help iraq's military choose targets, but they will not fight. amendment to cut off funding to the nsa is headed to the senate after the house overwhelmingly approved it late last night. it places limits on how the nsa can permit access to e-mail, online browsing, and chatting history. police have arrested the head of the belgium swiss bank

ubs on suspicion that he and the firm helped wealthy clients evade billions of yur owes in -- euros in taxes. the amount is around several billion euros. nothing to laugh at there. the information leading to the raid came from people who used to work at that company. at 6:14, private shuttle buses help move thousands of tech workers across the bay area, but it is their use of public bus stops in san francisco that certainly causing controversy. "today in the bay's" stephanie chuang joins us live at san francisco city hall where a public meeting on this issue will take place later this morning. stephanie, these shuttles already got the green light to use some of these stops. >> reporter: right, good morning to you, laura. that approval came earlier this year to test out the pilot program for 18 months. we're talking about the tech giants for apple and google using so-called tech buss to shuttle workers from the south bay to the peninsula to san francisco using muni bus stops

like this one in mcallister across city hall. this has been going on for years for free. the pilot program would charge them 1 per stop per day. it would get about $1.6 million for the city each year. the municipal transportation administration holding a public hearing this morning to get feedback about 80 stops in particular across san francisco that the shuttles could use. some take away parking and converting the loading magazines. the shuttles are good because they eliminate at least 45 million vehicle miles and 760,000 metro tons of carbon each year. however opponents of the program whop have staged protests filed a lawsuit last month against the city in the hopes of blocking these shuttles from using bus stops. they say the tech buses sometimes block muni buses causing delays. opponents also say the shuttles bring in highly paid tech

workers into the city, driving up rent and housing costs, causing a skyrocketing number of evictions of lower income tenants. a lot of opinion on this issue. back here live, again at city hall at 10:00 this morning is when the public hear willing take place. permitting pros for the shuttles could start as early as next weekend fb this pilot program really takes off. it's set to start on august 1st. live in san francisco this morning, stephanie chuang, "today in the bay." >> all right, looks like they're going to move things along, thanks steph. 6:16 as we bring you this live picture right here of the golden gate bridge on a beautiful friday. this is your microclimate forecast. and christina, this is you're saying a sad day because it's the end of spring, what ends now, something starts anew. >> yeah, it's that time of year, you see the short shorts, you see the sunglasses, you see the beach balls and you see people enjoying the beautiful bay area weather. we're transitioning from spring into summer time.

unfortunately for us, we're in a drought here in the bay area, and as you know getting into summer time. no rain in the forecast, very unusual to see aniry. >>ation move through the bay area. the monsoonal moisture during the month of june, july, and of course august, august is not our friend here. but the good news is this morning it's comfortable, and even today it will be hotter than average, but not is that bad, my friends, not that bad at all. temperatures right now mostly in the 50s, we are headed towards the 90s, mid-90s at best. beautiful sunrise this morning. now we've got a little bit of haze lingering over the santa cruz mountains. camera is shaking a little bit. we have a breeze out there. it's just not strong enough to transport that ocean air inland for today and temperatureses are reflecting that. 86 degrees in the south bay for example, you'll hit 84 along the planes. meanwhile beautiful conditions today in san francisco, cool ocean breeze, a lot of sunshine coming your way and a marine layer this morning that's so

shallow you can see through it. 77 degrees in the east shore. oaktown looking good for that game tonight. a's and the red sox, temperatures will be comfortable out there. and really no wind to tell you about for that game. as we head into your weekend, a lot of things happening across the bay area, we're going to dive into those echbtds coming up. here's what i want you to know about, the fact is we are going to cool off tomorrow and we're going to go back up. for the first official week of summer, true to form around here. talk about your drive, we have good news for you this morning, mostly green, you can see that from the south bay, take you up to the north bay, no heavy delays that the point. we are tracking one incident in the san francisco area. so this is westbound 80 at ninth street. you have a crash here blocking a lane, no delays just yet, we're expecting these to stack up as we head throughout the next 156 minutes. metering lights, oh they are on, back to you kwies. >> just in case you were wondering, thank you very much, christina. 6:18 on your friday morning, boys of summer are rumbling

through the bay area this weekend. >> new video this morning. one of the race cars in the raceway ready to hit the tracks where practices run later this morning. 43 of the best in the world taking part in this weekend. toyota state mont 350. qualifying rounds start tomorrow followed by the big finale on sunday. among the stars, jeff gordon, dale jr. and jimmie johnson. 11-year-old golfing phenom lucy lei will hit the links in a few hours. she's in round two. >> the household name at age of 11. youngest to ever qualify for the women's open shot a plus 8 in the first round yesterday. the sixth grader from redwood shores knocked down two birdies, but currently sits 11 shots back by stacy lewis. she definitely did not act her age on the course though, but afterall, we will have, that's a different story for you. >> it was a lot of fun.

i kind of struggled today, but it was great. >> what's your plan for the rest of the day? >> eat some more ice cream. >> ice cream end to soothe all wound. lei tees off just after 9:50 this morning. >> she's having some ice cream. >> so incredibly poised. >> talented. another olympic legend michael phelps, he's in the bay area already this weekend. >> here he is yesterday having some fun. you may not recognize him by face, but he decided to photo bomb one of our camera crews during an interview. that's him in the back, with the hat. by process of elimination that would have to be him. he is in the south bay for this weekend's grand prix. >> the 18-time gold medallist posted this picture to his twitter account. joe rojas doing his background. phelps having fun since un-retiring nop word yet if he's going to try to try for the 2016

rio olympics. that's a good shot. >> it's a good shot. joe rojas a legend after photobombing michael phelps. >> it's all coming around. time is 6:20 on your friday, still ahead on "today in the bay." ohio bus driver's bible saves him from a bullets, or so she says. we will tell you what police say, why they say the man that made up the whole story and staged his own crime scene. plus a hospital on the edge of a increase. the patients are not being evacuated, we'll tell you why, next. motorcyclist does a cart wheel and manages to land on his feet after a dramatic crash. more of this incredible video coming up next.

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is that guy ok? you're watching "today in the bay." welcome back this friday morning. it was a story that made national headlines. a bus driver saved from bullets bay bible in his pocket, but now, police in dayton, ohio, say that story is a lie. police say ricky wagner stabbed and shot himself and fired two bullets into his bible to stage an attack. it's unclear they say why he would make all of this up. he told police he was attacked by three black teenagers. the dna was the only dna found on scene. and ballistic tests show the bullets would have been easily gone through that bullet if it was in his chest pocket. wagner is sticking with his story. he's been not charged with a crime, but might lose his job. new video showing a greyhound bus crash in arizona.

you could see the passenger attack the driver there. it happened back in january. other passengers tried to fight off that man, but he swerves the bus, sending it into a median at 70 miles an hour. passengers went flying. 24 people were hurt, seven of them with broken bones. police say a lab test shows the suspect was on methamphetamine at the time. he is now under arrest. check out amazing video from florida. look at the left of your screen. you can see a motorcyclist suddenly launched from his bike after hitting a car. he does a cart wheel and roll, and he gets up with barely a scratch. just a little road rash we're told. the motorcyclist claims he purposefully threw himself to survive. he's purchased a motorcycle, apparently not deter skblpd he's like a stunt man, my good pns. >> maybe he had gymnastics in

his background, we're not sure. >> that's amazing. heavy rains caused a huge mudslide near a minnesota hospital. a large chunk of land fell right underneath this medical center last night. some staff had to evacuate, but the hospital says patients are in a different part of the building that is not in danger. the good now so far is that noens was hurt. the minnesota governor declared a sterng because of -- state of emergency because of so much storm damage. cleaning the grand canyon sky walk is not a job for everybody. it takes a well-trained crew hanging by a lot of rope and thousands of hours of work. the sky walk tracks hundreds of thousands of people from all over the world every single year. >> i'm a big thrill seeker, but not that. >> what do you think is going through their heads? >> exactly. it is 6:26 right now, still ahead, climate change labels. which bay area city could post new warnings at the gas pump.

landmark decision. why same-sex spouses will get more access to benefits even. states that don't recognize their marriages. plus the pope lights up the debate over legalizing marijuana. we're going to tell you which you side of the issue he's weighing in on. and here we have a live picture of san jose on your friday. this is june 20th, we are actually in the final day of spring if you believe that. summer weather is on the way, we'll be checking in with christina right after the break.

new this morning, just say no. why the pope just called marijuana evil. good morning to you, i'm meteorologist christina loren. we are going to see a little bit of siz until your forecast -- sizzle in your forecast for today, sunny and warm, then tomorrow, we're going to drop off your temperatures for the first official day of summer. we have a comfy weekend to talk

about. your forecast is moments away. that's right, it is friday morning and here's a live look frr wall street this morning. opening bell, futures are lower at dow and s&p 500 closed up again yesterday for a fifth straight day. although some small gains. day after wall street rallied on reassurances from the feds that interest rates would remain low. it is friday, june 20th, this is "today in the bay." from nbc bay area, this is "today in the bay." and a good friday morning you, i'm sam brock. >> and i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> new morning, major announcement from pope francis about marijuana. he came out strongly against the legalization of recreational drugs. speaking at a drug enforcement conference says attempts of legalizing it are highly frightening. recreation nalt marijuana is legal in colorado and

washington. a vote today could make new york the 23rd state in the country to legalize medical marijuana. major change for your federal benefits. today the obama administration is announcing guaranteed relief to care for a same sex spouse. with more details on this landmark proposal, let's go live to tracy potts who joins us on capitol hill. tracy, this is an impact on thousands of families. >> reporter: it is, and it's not the situation in california, but in many other states where these marriages are not legal the federal government says families will be able to take advantage of the family and medical leave act which basically says if you need to take time off work to take care of of a partner or a loved one, you can do so without fear of losing your job for the first 12 weeks. that has not been the case for same-sex couples, but the labor department is extending that benefitted. they are the latest in a series of federal agency and

departments that are changing their benefits after last year's supreme court decision that struck down a key part of the defense of marriage act. so that is one thing happening today. also, the justice department is expected to announce that they're wrapping up their review of federal benefits and almost all benefits can be extended to same-sex couples except for a few, and for those few, they need congress to make changes. they're looking for legislation, laura. >> thanks so much, tracy. interesting story this morning straight from the bay area, berkeley could become the first city in the country to require warning stickers about climate change on all gas pumps. berkeley city councilman chris worthington came up with this idea, he says the warning signs like the ones you're about to see right here are ways to clean unthe environment, a reminder. 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? >> the state of california suggested that, you know, greenhouse gases are a serious problem and global warming needs to be addressed. maybe we can do things that are alternative, like public transit and alternative transportation. >> this proposal has overwhelming support from city leaders and the city council could be voting on it by the fall. it is time to check the forecast, let's take a peek outside this morning up in the north bay in san rafael, a nice start to our friday morning. we've been experiencing some warmer temperatures, but maybe that's just gearing us up for summer. officially starts tomorrow, but it'll be cooler, right? >> yeah, little bit cooler, typically gas prices go down, because of what's happening in iraq, it's a good time too fill up your vehicle. and yeah, that's an interesting story coming out at berkeley. i'm going to put that up on your facebook page. let's talk about what's happening out there. right here, right now.

it's a nice day. 57 degrees in livermore. kind of crisp, cool out there. we're at 56 degrees in san jose, and 50 this morning in half-moon bay with a very shallow marine layer. you can see right through it this morning. that's not going to keep us cool out in the extreme east bay. as you head out and about this the friday, let's tell you what to expect. you can expect a beautiful day actually for the first part of the day. then lunchtime, if you have the outdoor plans, you want to get them completed before we hit noon because we'll be in the 80s. that's when it gets warm because we're going to be outdoors in the direct sunlight. nice for dinner out. . that's something you like to do on a friday night, it should bid comfortable all across the board. beautiful barbecue weather as well. that starts tomorrow. 92 degrees in the east bay today, 72 degrees in san francisco. couple degrees warmer than yesterday. we'll hold on to the mid-80s here in the south bay, be up that's a warm day for us. we're running about five to ten degrees above average in most

spots and we'll cool you down to average as we head throughout your saturday. then warming up for next week. all right, lets get to it, mike has the day off. i'm tracking your drive. overall, good news for you, things are looking good right now. nothing unusual. we have the typical slowing out in the east bay. if you are taking this way, really actually a touch lighter than this time yesterday morning. overall, tracking the one incident, this is in san francisco, we have a fender bender westbound 80 at ninth street. it should be cleared, really no delays getting around that incident. and as i told you before, those meet perg lights as per usual, they are on. but a little bit of good news for you. 101 up to speed both ways through palo alto, back to you too two. 6:35, follow-up now, judge giving prosecutors more time to investigate delia garcia-bratcher. she is accused of choking a 12-year-old boy in santa rosa. no charges have been filed. garcia is accused of grabbing a

child by the neck because she thought he was bullying her daughter. but she says she only confronted the boor and -- boy and never touched him. she will be back in court next month. chp hopes to get help from this spectacle. during the peek of the morning commute, the man set his truck on fire, you see it delight, then danced around it. this happened just past the toll plaza, bizarre, homeland security officer happened to pass by. he and others detained the man. investigators say he seemed to be suffering some sort of psychiatric emergency. so she will not be charged. scary scene there and thankfully everyone's okay. still ahead, new twist in the search for the missing malaysia airlines plane. nice picture right now, this is sunrise over the san mateo bridge somewhere underneath there on a friday that marks the last day of spring, but low and behold, summer is on the way. we'll hear about that the coming up after the break.

you're watching "today in the bay." almost 6:40 orn your friday -- on your friday morning, congratulations you made it through the week. here's a live picture of san francisco from a nice, high

perspective showing you both coy tower and al ka trez. we hope you have a wonderful day. the serge continues for the missing malaysia airline flight 370. crews will begin mapping the deep sea at the bottom of the indian ocean. look at these pictures. it's a dutch survey ship that will map out that area. it'll take about three months for the ship to map it out. about 1,000 miles east of australia's northwest coast. the plane of course disappeared on march 8th with 239 people on board. car bomb targeting lebanon's head of security exploded just hours ago. emergency responders are still helping victims, but the lebanese red cross told nbc two people were killed and 20 others injured. investigators say the bomb was intended to kill the head of security, but it went off after he already passed by. 6:40, coming up new this morning, little girl found safe, but the man accused of kidnapping her is still on the run. why the search is spreading throughout the south bay next.

plus key question here, close to home for many people that live in the bay area. are tech buses slowing their roll through san francisco? we'll tell you why the city could cut back on the number of bus stops. live look outside, lombard street in san francisco this morning. there was a major change in store for people who want to tour the crooked street, we'll explain next.

you're watching 156 minutes of -- 156 minutes of count white house minutes of -- continuous news, weather, and traffic. troops are not committed to combat. not everyone agrees that this is a winning strategy. kris sanchez joins with us more on the president's plan, kris. >> reporter: good morning, sam, though the isis want to conquer the iraqi capitol, they cannot make progress. critics of the president newly revealed strategy say it'll give

isis the time it needs to take baghdad. to start the president is ordering 300 u.s. troops and advisers to iraq to work alongside the iraqi military in their fight against isis, but not to fight with them. the u.s. forces will help to choose targets and to strategize, but the president did not rule out targeted military action, he just isn't ordering air strikes right now. he said he would consult congress first. but he did warn iraq's prime minister to ward off sect's violence. it's giving insurgents the time it needs to fight for baghdad some say. >> 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. >> reporter: some of the push sbak coming from a group of iraqi veterans who the president to disengage there, but the

president is steadfast sending secretary of state john kerry to the middle east this weekend to rally support. at least one of his stops will be in iraq. meantime the fiercest battles continue to be at iraq's largest oil refinery raising concerns that this war, a half a world away could affect prices here at home, laura. >> thank you, i'll take it kris, appreciate it. it's time to check the forecast in fact as we take a live look outside from the south bay this morning, it is officially the last day of spring which means the official first day of summer is tomorrow morning. hopefully when everyone's sleeping in. right? >> she's laughing. >> why because i'm going to be here working tomorrow morning? >> oh no, you're not disappointed about that, come on. >> i'm not a bummer. don't call me debbie downer. i will be here tomorrow morning, i'm excited about it though because we have a great looking weekend. there's so much happening across the bay area. nascar is in town. get your motors running. get to the forecast in a minute. i want to tell you as well,

they're going to be out there practicing today and the gates are going to open at 7:00 a.m. sonoma raceway, count on heavy congestion through there. also we have an event happening at the s.a.p. center that could halt your drive in the saut bay this morning. i'm doing double duty. first though, i get to the talk about the good stuff, that's your weather for today. sam, laura, what a beautiful weekend. 5le degrees in mountain view. 50 in half-moon bay to start the day. and overall temperatures are running very similar to where we ended up yesterday. the only difference is it'll be a touch hotter in the extreme east bay. as we head throughout tomorrow, the longest day of the year, we kick off summer officially right around 3:00 a.m. and the stolsis means we're going to see 14 and a half hours of daylight tomorrow. for tonight, hazy sunset, our evening temperatures are just perfect. and yeah, the countdown to summer is on. if you wanted to hit the beach

tomorrow, kvrtable conditions for you to do so. if you wanted to hit your inland hot spots as well, it's not too bad. only touching on the low 80s as we get into saturday. and just a smidge warmer sunday. so, let's break it all down for you. san francisco today is at 72. south bay's at 86. showing you the trend for the next five days, seeing the weather whiplash settling in. we're going to cool you off and bump you back up to 90 degrees over the course of sunday into monday. that's when it'll start to warm up and feel more like summer time. this is about ten degrees above average for us. you know what, friday lights, sometimes you head out there and you're like this is not friday lights. today it is living up to true form. i can tell you right now, we've had a couple minor incidents, but noog heavy to report, and the only really serious delay is in one of the usual hot spots, 580 through the pass. that's good news. well things are about to change. we have a big event happening. oh, this is going to be a big

one. s.a.p. center at 8:00 a.m., they have thousands of people headed out there for a seminar. count on dlaps on both 87 and 280 downtown right around 7:00 to 8:00 in particular. sonoma raceway, gates open at 7:00, extra congestion for your drive there as well. iraqi within big crowd expected, a's are on fire right now. they're playing the red sox at 7:15, back to you guys. new this morning, eight-year-old girl was found safe three hours after being kidnapped in the south bay. she was taken by a man whose car was later found abandoned. "today in the bay's" derek shore live outside of the sunnyville police headquarters where the girl was reunited with her family. derek, what do police know about the suspect? >> reporter: well there's a little they are telling us at this point. i can tell you these two are the ones involved. and this man, right here, jose valenc valencia, he apparently is still on the run. that's the latest information we have. take a look at these two people

again, now a little before 10:00 last night, sunnyville police issued an amber alert for helena valencia corio and believed she was kidnapped by jose lew valencia. officers say that little girl would be dropped off here at sunnyville dps, but jose valencia is not in custody. he's a 44-year-old man, 150 pounds, 5'8", and apparently abandoned his car that he used in this kidnapping and is thought to be driving a different car. it's a yellow ford escape. the license plate, 5 pnh 641. that is california plate as we understand it. again, jose valencia apparently still on the run at this the time, but the good news this morning is that little girl is safe and back with her family. we are working to get more information from sunnyville dps as to exactly what happened here

and if they have any leads on where that suspect is. for now that's the latest in sunnyville, derek shore, "today in the bay." >> thankfully he's okay, thanks a lot, derek. jurors in oakland have a decision to make any day they could hand down a verdict in the case of two of alleged gang members. prosecutors say killed a three-year-old boy during a driveby. the prosecution said the men were trying to get revenge on a rival gang when the toddler was shot. the defense called the evidence circumstantial and claimed investigators rushed because of community outrage. u 50, lawyers expect the redwood city woman accused of driving drunk and crashing into a couple to be back in court today. investigators say in october, her blood alcohol level was more than twice the legal limit when she hit and killed these two as they walked their dog in menlo park. she crashed into a tree later. she is still in custody on a $2

million bail. this court appearance has been delayed several times since her arrest. investigators are looking for evidence to figure out the cause of a grass fire that destroyed two homes in the san jose foothills. neighbors say they first saw smoke coming from a vacant home yesterday afternoon. those flames quickly spreaded to another house and surrounding brush. all of this was neither 680, 280 interchange as you see on the map right there on clayton road in the east foothills. 17 san jose fire department engines jumped on to that fire hitting it from both the air and the ground. san jose police officers say a new staffing policy will be dangerous for them and the public. the unpress denlted policy requires officers to work overtime so staffing levels can be met. the department announced that plan yesterday. when overtime is needed, volunteers will be ased, if there's still a shortage, some officers will be required to work up to three extra hours on patrol. the officers union argues overtime leads to stress and tired officers.

finally it's time to ink the deal. this morning governor brown is expected to sign the state's $108 billion budget plan. that plan includes $7 million set aside to fund suicide nets along the golden gate bridge. also program supporting preschool, home care givers, and welfare to work grants as well as using 25% of cap and trade revenue for the controversial high speed rail program. it would also focus on paying down california's debt and building up to state's rainy day fund. if you're driving on one of the most iconic landmarks, go somewhere else. here's a live look at the world famous windy road of lombard street. it is open to traffic right now, but not for long. it'll billion closed every weekend starting tomorrow from noon until 6:00 until july 13th and also closed on friday july 4th. now the closures are temporary. they're part of a program after people living on lombard complained about traffic in the area. but you can still walk down the street.

in the men time, going to be a busy one on the roads in downtown san jose this morning. nearly 14,000 people expected to attend the american communications network seminar. it's at the s.a.p. center. it starts at 8:00 this morning. laura, good for the vierpt or bad for the residents? the controversy over tech shuttle buses using bus stops in san francisco will take center stage at a public meeting this morning. "today in the bay's" stephanie chuang joins us live at san francisco city hall, stephanie, it's a pilot program giving the shuttles to use public stops, it's already gotten the green light kind of, but what kind of feedback are you expecting to hear today? >> reporter: good morning, sam, we're expecting to hear quite a bit of mixed reaction on this controversial issue. the pilot program already approved earlier this year, but so much opposition, the start date was pushed back. the issue of course is tech companies using shuttles, then using these muni bus stops like this one here across city hall, its been happening for years and for free.

and some are very unhappy with this. opponents of the buses have staged protests and filed a lawsuit last month against the city to block these shuttles from using public stops. the pilot program disregards legally mandated reviews of the impact. they also say the tech buses sometimes block muni buses causing delays and bringing in highly paid tech workers leading to skyrocketing rent and housing costs and the evictions of lower income tenants. now this would charge tech companies 1 per stop per day. that's estimated at giving $1.6 million for the city each year. . sf municipal agency or sfmta is holding a public hearing this morning to get feedback about roughly 80 of the stops in particular that the shuttles could use. some include taking away parking, converting that station to shuttle loading zone. the shut are also good because they eliminate at least 456 million vehicle miles and 760,000 metric tons of carbon

from the area's roads and air each year. wide range of pnltzs on this, back here live, city hall, 10:00 this morning is when the public hearing is set to begin. once all sl said and done, the pilot program if even completely the green light with all the stops approved would start on august 1st. live in san francisco this morning, stephanie chuang, "today in the bay." >> you know those opinions will be flowing in, thank you very much, stephanie. looking for something to do this weekend? well, going to the dogs. the dogs are high tailing it for the ugliest dog contest. judges will be looking for the homeliest hounds, the most frightful fighters and pitiful pooches. only one can take home the title, world's ugliest dog. paperwork proving the dogs are healthy just naturally ugly. the contest starts today at 6:00 at fairgrounds. it'll be a thing.

that one's not too ugly. >> he has two different color eyes and sticking up -- >> tongue hanging out. they just want to be loved. >> i feel sympathy for some of those dogs. 6:55 right now on your friday morning, one final check of the day's top stories. we're talking about sonoma, tons of ugly dogs and fast cars and fans as well. dozens of the world's best racers will be on displays at the raceway for the toyota save mark 350. qualifying rounds start tomorrow morning. amendments to cut off funding to the nsa is heading to the senate. it was approved to the house late last night placing limits on access to e-mails and history. and just, the faa says a pilot is having trouble seeing this morning after someone shined a laser at his plane. this happened wednesday as the plane was taking off from lax. just this month the fbi began offering rewards for information leading to the arrest of anybody

who shines a laser at an airplane. people actually do that. 6:56 right now, time to check in with meteorologist christina loren, has a look at the forecast, nice start to the day. >> last day of spring, it's going to be nice. you have a good looking weekend as well. 86 degrees in the south bay today. 73, hard to beat that in san francisco. 92 for the tri-valley, but no triple digits out there. and 77 for oaktown. where the a's are back at it the tonight and they are looking good. let's switch gears and talk about your drive also looking good this morning. usual backup in the hot spots that we're typically acustomed to seeing back-up. that's 580. stacking up a little bit this be morning on 101 through san jose. and we could see some heavy delays, i want to tell you about this big event, it starts at 8:00 a.m. there's a seminar happening at the s.a.p. center. so expect delays on 87 and 280 downtown, also tonight, the a's

are playing at 7:15. and i it tell you there's going to be traffic over there. good things, it's a beautiful morning, refreshing start. get out thereto, make it a great day. >> that's a good thing there's traffic because they're rooting for a team that's doing well. >> both are on fire. >> people following world cup as well. it'll be a big weekend. viewing parties will be held at san francisco and san jose this sunday when team usa plays portugal. in san francisco the big screen will be set up at civic center plaza. in san jose, crowds will gather at st. james park downtown. that matchup starts at 3:00 in the afternoon on sunday. and if the u.s. wins, the team will go on to the next round. we're planning parties after that. >> that's a big game. we are not saying that we're rooting for rinaldo not to play, but we wouldn't mind. just one more game off. >> he needs to rest that knee. >> rinaldo, what are you doing to kpups. >> something that could give the u.s. team an advantage for sure, portugal will have to play

without its star defender. he is definitely out. okay, i believe this is pronounced peppa, he head butted a german player. yeah, you're not supposed to do that. that happened on monday. he was given a red card for that offense and he was quickly sent off. >> oh wow. may not be able to travel to brazil for the world cup, you have to stay here and work, but you can get a small piece of the game. have you seen this? brazilian entrepreneur offering up sardine cans filled with brazilian air. it isn't supposed to be opened. it's a keepsake. each painted with illustrations of brazilian sights, very colorful. each costs about four and a half dollars for the air inside. so far the man behind the idea though, don't laugh, he's made more than $67,000. >> does that seem right to any of you? >> tins are decorative. >> i like the tin a nice collectible item. >> not so much the air. >> how do you collect the air?

>> sardines in there. >> yeah. we know that. that's what's happening "today in the bay," we are back again at 7:25 with the look at your local news, weather, and traffic. >> have a great day and fantastic weekend. good morning. breaking news. a major mudslide in minnesota overnight as a hill collapses under a hospital forcing workers to evacuate while record rains and flash flooding lead to a state of emergency. we're there live. exposed. 75 scientists at the cdc being closely monitored after the largest possible anthrax exposure ever. what was behind the accident and what is next for the workers? addicted to tanning? the new research that shows catching some rays could have the same effect on your brain as taking drugs. and the countdown begins. team usa preparing for a weekend showdown with portugal and a