gender nor where these people are from but we know two people died in the crash, one person ejected six feet to the left of the car, the other still inside the bmw which the chp says came up stolen out of san francisco. if we shift to the right it's an active scene now. advanced investigative team, multi disciplinardisciplinary a investigation team with chp arrived in last half hour or so. the team trained in studying things like how tire friction works, determining speed. they are here, just getting started. we're just told by chp the preliminary estimate for when the team will be done is 10:00 this morning, then the coroner has to come out and get the bodies and so this is going to be a pretty long time before this reopens. now, san francisco firefighters were able to put the car fire out be the car burst into flames after hitting a barrier coming down 5th street off-ramp.

the firefighter telling us there's a crash here every month or so. one of the chp involved in the chase of the car says he and his partner begins pursuing the bmw in oakland heading into the bay bridge, into the toll plaza area. the car did not stop and started to speed up near the new bay bridge tower. the officer say his was going up to 120, 130 miles an hour and giving the suspects in the car space, at least a couple hundred feet and at the time it was light traffic. so if we come back live, you get a nice shot down the 5th street off-ramp where the investigation's happening. to the right the barrier where the car hit, spun out. ended up here close to harrison street and then on fire. again, this chp investigative team will be out here. the coroner will not be out until the team's done and wrapped up. so we're expecting this to take several hours, if not even

longer than that. the chp saying that this is the third crash in this stretch in just a week and a half. so a dangerous stretch here. that is the latest from the scene. live in san francisco, stephanie chuang, "today in the bay." >> thank you. >> tragedy at that site. but now certainly affecting that commute. >> we don't want to forget the human tragedy, two folks lost as a result of the crash, a major impact on everybody's drive into san francisco. look at the video. the fiery crash what happened after a car careened off of the bridge and 5th street off-ramp, a fire earlier, as crews put that out. the present day scene, as stephanie has shown us. behind the car on the right, cement railing on the side, that's what people will talk about the k-railing, the car, thank you for that zoom-in, the car flew off the freeway, presumably hit the cement rail, the k-rail, and crashed over across the roadway and then burst into flame as we just saw.

investigation continues. the closure expected until 10:00. look at the maps. 10:00? that's the end of the morning commute, that's going to cause a big backup as folks are coming through the area. talking about transit delays. no delays for the systems and b.a.r.t.'s good option as you avoid the bay bridge. look at backup started from treasure island toward 5th which will be closed until 10:00. the coroner will arrive a half hour to 45 minutes. 11:00 until they reopen and that's an issue additional issue because the giants are play agent 12:45. expecting more traffic starting right about 10:30, 11:00. the bay bridge toll plaza will be a mess all morning. live look shows you backup that started. as they turn the lights on early, there's the backup. off the berkeley curve smooth until the straightaway. jammed off of 24 as well. aside from the bay bridge, relatively calm commute. folks are going to head south, use b.a.r.t. as an option, ac

transit across the dumbarton an option and san mateo between the two is moving smoothly, traffic hitting hayward now but watch the 92 stretch as potential for more slowing there. rest of the bay typical for the commute. >> you'll be delivering updates and radio. >> radio and twitter. >> thank you. we'll keep checking back. fire trucks and flashing lights crewed called out overnight to put out flames near the building in the castro. investigators are trying to find out if the latest fire's the work of a serial arsonist. the fire department released surveillance individual yost suspected arsonist wearing a tan shirt and giants baseball cap. investigators say he's responsible for a dozen arson fires in the soma neighborhood. the fires have been set on a construction site, trash bins and buildings. oakland firefighter is in

critical condition, he's badly hurt after his fire truck overturned during a training exercise. "today in the bay's" nanette miranda joins us live at oakland highland hospital. the firefighter getting a lot of support. >> reporter: that's right. 55-year-old mitchell ow had a steady stream of visitors here at highland hospital from firefighters and family's at his side as he's being treated in the intensive care unit. at the helm of an aircraft rescue firefighting rig where he lost control of the truck and tipped it. it happened before noon during a red alert training exercise testing emergency response times to airports incidents. ow was not ejected. the truck was carrying 3,000 gallons of water and 2400 gallons of foam. best possible care was nearby bier for ow's injuries.

he recently transferred to the airport unit to try something different and joined in the elite airport firefighting team. in his three decade career, ow known for being talented, athletic, kind, and very polite. characteristics co-workers say you want in a firefighter. >> heavy rescue, a type of person that you want on your crew. he's the type of person in you call 911 you want him in your house, you want him to respond. >> reporter: the chp is investigating the crash. the fire department's not commenting on the event that led up to the accident until that probe is complete. one encouraging sign a firefighter visiting ow says ow gave him a thumbs up. definitely encouraging, comforting, but maybe he'll just pull through. live in oakland, nanette miranda, "today in the bay." >> at 6:06. happening now, east palo alto police are asking for your help

to find a missing elderly man they say may be disoriented. last seen driving away from his house around 9:00 yesterday morning. police say he has a medical condition which may have him unsettled. he was wearing a beige jacket, brown pants. you see his photo, 5'7", african-american man, with gray hair. last seen driving blue 2008 mercury milan with license plate 6bah063. if you know anything, call police. let's get you out the door with a check of the microclimate forecast and a live look at downtown. you can't fight city hall but you can see it in the corner. meteorologist christina loren, good morning. >> good morning. you can't fight that feel good feeling when you walk outside. it's really refreshing out there. good air quality. i'm going to strike that from the record. good morning to you, my friend.

we have a headline to start with this morning. we've got increasing clouds late tonight. you'll see clouds increase this evening and then by tonight we could see shower activity. so that is the weather story of the day. good wednesday morning to you. now mostly upper 50s. close to 60 degrees just about everywhere. it's going to be nice. we'll end up in the 70s today. a couple low 80s but that's it. hard to beat this time of year. the reason for the cooler weather, area of low pressure riding down the coastline now. it's going to bring a little bit of precipitation our way but more likely to see cooler conditions, five to ten degrees than yesterday and additional cloud cover today. overcast sky by this evening in san francisco. look at your temperatures for today. 77 degrees, nice day shaping up here in the south bay. 72 along the peninsula. and 82 degrees for you in the north bay. a lot of people are going to be in town this weekend. a big bay area weekend, this is

the time of year tourists like to come out. we are going to warm up rapidly. people headed to the beach for the weekend. we'll hold on to the unseasonably cool weather, gradual clearing by the end of the week. temps start to climb. near records by tuesday. so a rapid warm-up headed your way. i'll detail that for you. still ahead on "today in the bay," 3-d ma'mmograms more effective at detecting cancer? a second bridge scandal for chris christie. we're keeping tabs on the deadly crash at 5th and harrison a reporter live on the scene. two people died, driving a stolen car. it is also creating a traffic nightmare. welcome back.

a live look outside san francisco. 5th streetoff ramp, the reason the off-ramp into san francisco is closed, because of this deadly crash and the investigation which continues, the bmw right there, fiery crash early this morning. the investigation continues. having a major impact on the commute. stephanie chuang on the scene. i'm covering traffic flow, giving you alternates. expected to learn more about the condition of the oakland firefighter severely hurt during a training accident yesterday at the airport. mitchell ow was driving a fire truck during a drill, something happened, the truck flips over. ow, a 28-year veteran of the

department. the ntsb says the crash at sfo a result of pilot error. the report said the crew mismanaged asiana's flight 214's descent and did not monitor the plane's speed. ntsb made 27 safety recommendations in hope of preventing another crash like this. new research showing 3-d mammograms may be better at finding cancer than regular scans. technology detected one additional case of breast cancer for every 1,000 scans compared to conventional mammograms, 15% fewer false alarms as well. santa clary county approved a temporary ban on pot shops. leader were worried the crackdown would send medical marijuana clinics into unincorporated parts of the county so they passed the ban. a permanent one could be approved later. two weeks ago passing tough restrictions where clinics could operate. >> a federal judge says the government's no fly list is

unconstitutional. ruling air travel's a liberty. it's okay to make a list of people to dangerous to allow on a plane she wants them to give people notice when included and a reason why. the person must have the ability to submit evidence to challenge the decision. u.s. justice department is reviewing that ruling. the government has previously argued because there are other ways to travel there's no right to travel by air, so you don't have a right know you're on the list or why. chris christie facing a second bridge scandal, this time the polaski skyway. an attorney investigating whether funding to repair the skyway was misrepresented in bond documents filed by the new york and new jersey port authority. christie's administration pushed for the repairs and pressed the port authority to pay for them. if the report is true, it could

wry late state and federal security laws. congress looking for your take on driverless cars. >> at 11:00 this morning members of congress will hold a live facebook chat, talk about how rances in transportation will help to shape the future. before the morning's event, lawmakers were supposed to get a ride in a driverless car like this one, a firsthand look at how they work. this is video of the car they were supposed to drive in. we say supposed to because that car broke down. the car brought in from carnegie melon university where scientists were working with google to develop the driverless car prototype. no word on what went wrong but developers hope the car will be back in working order today. investors watching gopro closely. the company expected to price shares tonight in its ipo potentially raising more than $490 million. gopro will start trading its stock on the nasdaq tomorrow.

google's developers conference kick off in san francisco. the company will reveal its latest project to grab tv viewers a google powered tv set top box perhaps, letting people to watch shows, listen to musing play games similar to apple tv, roku, and fire tv as well. check the forecast as we give you a live look from the south bay. haziness over san jose. christi christina's got a look at microclimate forecast. >> good morning. it's wednesday. yesterday was pretty nice. >> it was. >> today more of the same. not too hot. 6:16. i can tell you, you want to enjoy days that we have today, tomorrow, all the way through saturday. holding on to comfortable levels and then we crank up that heat. i have to tell you, it's looking hot. whenev whenever we see triple digits coming seven to eight days out it's going to end up to be a

profound heat wave. looks like we are going to see that starting sunday, continuing through next week. so, a give and take in the weather department. mother nature trying to find that equilibrium. we'll see big-time changes. area of low pressure riding down the coast lean and increasing cloud cover and wind speed. what we're watching for this morning, it's cool. the temperature above the ocean is 53 degrees. as that cool ocean air is moving all the way inland, that beautiful cool pacific, moist air transports into inland valley spots and keeping hi hillsides moist. next week, like i said with that heat wave coming our way, that's what we're talking about. 77 degrees, not today in the south bay. 73 peninsula. out in san francisco, hit 67 degrees out there. same for oak town. 82 north away 79 in the

tri-valley. as we head throughout tonight, more changes coming your way as an area of low pressure gets organized and starts coming into the bay area. north bay stands best chance of seeing showers. we stop the clock on futurecast at 11:00 p.m., getting a bit of green here, even down to the peninsula. then i stop that clock for you tomorrow and tracking showers on the radar, great news for fire danger as well as our air quality which could be suffering this time of year. a preview of what we're in store for as we get into the weekend and next week. up to 93 in the north bay by sunday. yeah, close to records as of monday. so a rapid warm-up from 76 tomorrow to 97 degrees in the north bay by monday. more weather whiplash, but not too bad. let's check that drive. that's going to be rough in some spots. >> good morning. i'm glad you previous faced it by saying some spots. a big contrast with the commute.

the bay bridge had the metering lights turned on. look at this big backup, this is very unusual for a wednesday during the summertime. but we do have all lanes backed up, 580 slow off of 24. east shore freeway, berkeley curve starting to drag as well. the reason, let's look at the video, a view from the crash this morning getting into san francisco. it caused this fiery -- this car, this bmw careened off the bay bridge at 5th street off-ramp, two folks have died as a result of the crash. stephanie chuang continues to follow the investigation at scene. the investigation will keep it closed until after 10:00 a.m. this morning. the impact right now, that closure has, look, everybody here who typically heads to the bay bridge watch out. you might want to use the richmond/san rafael bridge. then the golden gate bridge is clear or south toward the san

mateo bridge. the b.a.r.t. system on time under the water. slowing starts on the oakland side with the bay bridge toll plaza. continuing across the span and approaching fifth, distraction a big issue as folks get into the city. crane their necks to see what happens going on. take it slower past the seen, you should be all right. giants game at 12:45, add to the late morning commute. if that doesn't open at 10:00, it's going to continue with slowing drive as folks head into the city for the game. holding steady with traffic off of 238. that is a good alternate to the bay bridge. the rest of your bay south of there, moves nicely. earlier slowdown, building for livermore, typical pattern for 680. sunol slows for the sensors there. back to you. 6:20. new, strong words from north korea as anger grows over an upcoming movie starring james franco. >> pyongyang promised merciless

retaliation if the interview is released warning the u.s. government if if doesn't act against the film it would be considered an act of war. interview stars franco and rogen as journalists who landed an interview with kim jong-un. before the interview, the cia asks them to assess nate the leader. earlier north korea in real life said kim will see the film when it's released in october but we don't have word if that will still happen. >> strong words. 6:21. ahead on "today in the bay," chomping the competition, punishment in store for a world cup soccer player accused of biting his opponent and how someone won 900 betting the bite would happen.

well, it's the bite seen around the world. uruguay's superstar may get booted from the world cup. >> keep an eye on the scene. you can see luis suarez in white, collided with an italian player. both fall to the ground in pain but a closer look appears to show suarez bite the italian plier's shoulder. suarez facing charges from fifa that could lead to a suspension sidelining him for the rest of the tournament. a decision will be made before uruguay's next match saturday. >> it is of course creating a buzz on social media. an image from "twilight" with suarez's face, the caption "so

stoked for the remake." check this out a picture of hungry, hungry hippos renamed hungry, hungry suarez. you suarez suspended before. >> someone in norway won $916 on a bet that suarez would bite someone during the world cup. >> and he did. he delivered. hard court. everyone is trying to get a piece of lebron james. even teams in other sports. >> james decided to opt out of the final two years with the heat. cowboys tweeted out this, suggesting james wouls look good in cowboy blue. >> troet ldetroit lion what jamd like like in the end zone. pro hockey team carolina hurricanes tweeted, king james you know you'd be 6'10" on

skates. >> u.s. soccer exploring the idea of landing king james. tweeted out, hey, king james, hearing you're opting out we've got a new team for you. >> the warriors would do well as well. >> you better not go on vacation, he might sit here, who knows. >> if the camera can get him. >> i can stand. >> 6:26. chp chase ending in the fiery crash. the traffic problem is just beginning. >> take a live look right now at 5th and harrison where that crash happened. the off-ramp shut down.

breaking news. two people killed in a fiery car wreck in a violent end to a police pursuit. new details why officers were chasing the driver, next.

of course, with that investigation, there's the continued closure in san francisco. that's affecting the bay bridge, big backup, we'll show you that flow as well as alternates and the rest of the bay. >> unusual but we actually have a chance for some rare summer rain. you will notice cooler and cloudier conditions today, showers and drizzle most likely tomorrow. and then that heat cranks as we get into the weekend and next week. full forecast is moment as way. >> say good morning to foster city this morning as we take a live look outside. today's wednesday june 25th, and this is "today in the bay." >> from nbc bay area, this is "today in the bay." very good wednesday morning to you. thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm scott mcgrew. we have an update to you for breaking news. busy off-ramp in san francisco, likely closed until 10:00 this morning. investigators taking a look at

every piece of evidence here. chp tells us a car was stolen, chased it from oakland. they say the car may have been going 130 miles an hour, took the 5th street off-ramp and crashed, bursting into flames. unfortunately, both people in the car died at the scene. traffic in the area incredibly backed up, probably will be for several more hours. >> let's take a live look at scene right now. investigators have been out there combing over the area, lots of evidence to go through. they are not expected to wrap up that investigation until at least 10:00 this morning, you see a photographer on the scene. want to bring in mike right now because this is the scene that is still active there. we understand harrison between 4th and 5th is reopened. >> stephanie confirmed that. that's 5th street off-ramp off of the bay bridge and the san francisco approach. you saw the live picture there, that is the 5th and harrison. the reason it's closed earlier

crash and fire, two folks dead as laura reported, stephanie continues to follow the investigation at the scene. harrison was closed, it has reopened between 4th and 5th. surface streets are open through the area but the backup on the bay bridge, first of all, start with alternate, b.a.r.t., good alternate for you. that system reports no delays for those b.a.r.t. trains under the water from oakland into san francisco. the metering lights at the bay bridge are turned on early a sizable backup that started and continues to bill out of the maze and off of the east shore freeway. ac transit, take it across dumbarton bridge, and the san mateo bridge good alternate as well. getting into san francisco going to be tough. this closure expected to last until 10:00 a.m., if it lasts longer that could be affected by folks heading into the giants game at 12:45, adding additional burden to the bay bridge and more slowing. again, sad for the loss of two lives but this is impacting so many people on the morning

commute, folks will say, what's up with the delay. now you know. plan for the slower drive. use the richmond/san rafael bridge to the north as well. you have to pay two tolls and then the rest of the bay very light. it's a wednesday and typical flow for other spots. >> google io conference, add another 5,000, 7,000 not normally in the area. >> because they don't know the area welsh probably slower. >> use google maps. >> of course they will. >> thanks. >> depend on mike. 6:32. the civil trial pitting bryan stow against the dodgers. stow is a giants fan who was permanently disabled after a brutal beating in the dodger stadium parking lot. a doctor hired by the dodgers thinks stow should stay at his parents' home but cared for by attendant. that is the least expensive out of four treatment options that the dodgers' lawyers priced out.

stow's family want him to stay in a more expensive rehab facility. stowe beaten during opening day three years ago. his family sued the dodgers arguing not enough security to keep him safe. more details now. a closer look at stow's recovery. a doctor hired by the dodgers has testified stow's physical progress has hit a plateau. ma that means doctors can work on him but he's not going to improve. stow has a shouldn't on the side of his skull, the skull fractured during the beating. doing cognitive and physical therapy but has memory trouble and movement limited. for more information, nbcbayarea.com and search for his name. switch gears and check the forecast. 6:33. a peek outside this morning. ah, the sun over the bay area. time to check 4 with meteorologist christina loren a look at forecast for today. maybe a little bit beyond. >> yeah we're going to go deep into the forecast because we've

got major changes to tell you about. i don't want you to ever be caught off guard when it comes to your microclimate weather. so let's start with right here, right now. temperatures mostly in the upper 50s. good morning to you in san martin, waking up with 55 degrees here in the south bay comfortable. almost uniformed temperatures across the bay area right now with clouds increasing. a storm system approaching the bay area. it's creating showers in the north most portion of the state, look likes this is going to maintain organization and bring showers right here to the bay area. not until tonight into tomorrow morning but for today, notice cooler weather additional cloud cover overhead. tonight windy and overcast conditions on the way. very rare but i think we're going to measure some of the precipitati precipitation. up in the north bay, today, temperatures work like this. 82 in the north bay. 65 san francisco. 77 degrees in the south bay. stick around, if you can.

i'm going to show you futurecast exactly where pinpointing shower for tonight into tomorrow. back to you. >> thank you very much. former secretary of state clinton will be in the bay area today. she'll be in san francisco tonight discussing her new book "hard choices." the appearance at orpheum theater nearly sold out then tomorrow to sign copies. the book focuses on four years serving as secretary of state. with supporters, environmentalists activists will greet mrs. clinton at the orpheum as well, urging her to oppose construct of keystone xl pipeline. four explosions in cairo. >> keeping our eye on wall street, look at that, big board is up this morning. 16822. up four points. not a huge gain but market's been open for five, six minutes now.

welcome back to you. if you had to pick a bridge,

this would be a good one to pick. trouble on the bay bridge. this is san mateo. check in with mike and get alerts on your traffic in a minute. 6:38. chaos in cairo. four subway stations rocked by explosions. least eight people injured according to reuters. the blast happened in central and northern cairo, all caught by home made explosives. no one's claimed responsibility for the attacks. students who survived a sinking ferry returning to school for the first time since the disaster at sea. some students bowed their heads, other cried as they walked to school. many stopped to hug parents and friends. one adult carried a sign that said" we will pray the dead will rest in peace." that ferry sank in april, leaving 300 dead or missing. prosecutors accused the crew of abandoning ship while passengers were trapped on board.

reporting diane sawyer will step down as anchor of world news. in a statement to nbc, the top brass over at abc says she's staying with network and will lead new programming gathering big interviews across different platforms. david muir will take over on september 2nd. >> we went from some of the very first women anchoring the nightly news to the very first women retiring anchoring the nightly news. >> i guess she'll stay on in different roles. 6:40. coming up, update to breaking news. high-speed chase, deadly crash, gridlock for miles at the approach to the bay bridge. >> live look at 5th and harrison in san francisco and the scene of the crash. that is the deadly wreck there, we'll update you with mike coming up in a minute.

6:43. we update breaking news. the morning commute a mess in san francisco, getting into the city, as investigators go through every scrap of melted metal ripped from a car as it crashed in the city's soma neighborhood. the crash happened early this morn as a speeding car was trying to get away from officers. stephanie chuang live at the scene. it will be some time before they re open that off-ramp. >> reporter: yeah, that's right. good morning. we're hearing at least 10:00 this morning. this off-ramp will be closed. the wreckage really bad. we don't know the name, the age or the gender or where these two people are from, but two people killed in this crash.

you can see that bmw convertible there, also burnt in a car fire. one person ejected about six feet to the left of the car, the other still inside. on the ground, dozens of markers for all of the different points of impact and the different car parts cross the 5th street off-ramp and farther up the ramp the chp's advanced crash scene investigators are out here and could be here through 10:00 this morning, that's the preliminary estimate. all of the markers, dozens of them, marking of course what they're looking at. the car started up there, because it was coming down the off ramp, spun out hitting a barrier where you see investigators and came down here, closer to harrison street. and then caught on fire. we have some video of that, san francisco firefighters able to put the car fire out within an hour or so. one firefighter telling me there's an accident it seems at off-ramp every month or two. the turn itself is one that has

to be taken slowly but people going quickly. one of the two chp officers involved in the chase of the bmw says it was around 3:00 in oakland when they ran the plate, came up stolen out of san francisco, the pursuit began on to the bay bridge, the bmw driver speeding up around the new bay bridge tower. chp officer says he was going up to 120 to 130 miles an hour. a couple. hundred feet behind the bmw, there was light traffic, so no one else hurt. live, the medical examiner back on scene. the coroner had come out and left again. the office has to wait until the investigators are done with all of their work before the coroner's office can take the bodies away. again, the investigators here through 10:00 but the coroner's office has to do the work, too. expect that this stretch will be shut down for quite some time. live in san francisco, stephanie

chuang, "today in the bay." >> so much work. with a stolen car from san francisco, but located it in oakland before it came across the bridge. >> reporter: exactly, laura. the chp says it's routine for officers to be checking and running various plates. we don't know if there was something specific the driver was doing, driving erratically or a random check, but checked the plates, came up stolen out of san francisco and the chase across the bay bridge into the city. >> and the tragedy that ensued. talk about how this will change your commute plans, how to get out the door. traffic with mike inouye. >> good morning. now the note, people hear 5th street off-ramp closed, that's okay, i don't use that, no. if you use the bay bridge, anything going on that side the city side affects flow across. that's why we had metering lights turned on early, backup sizable for a wednesday during summertime commuting. looking at backup off of the maze, west 580. interesting, the lighter traffic keeps berkeley curve moving

smoothly. it's the straightaway things bog down. let's get you a look out there as well. talking about the traffic maps and flow of the traffic into san francisco. that's the slow drive. bogging down around treasure island. final approach into the city that's the big deal. stephanie talks about this continuing until at least 10:00 a.m. live shot, here what happens's going on. this is the crash, tragic scene two folks died in the fiery crash. the investigation continues on the side of the road. as we zoom out, you also see this yellow markers, each one of these is a bit of debris and evidence that has to be examined and that's why it's going to take hours more as folks continue to figure out what exactly contributed to the crash. right over here you see that cement railing, stephanie talked about the car having hit the k-rail. this is the railing on the side that they refer to as k-railing to prevent a car from going off the road. the car presumably hit that, careened back across. thank you josh the photographer.

you see the debris through the area. as we get back to the maps, talking about the traffic flow into the city and the giants playing at 12:45. this will add additional flow, late morning commute, more drama over from the oakland side. traffic still moves nicely across the east shore freeway. you can use the richmond/san rafael bridge, taking two tolls if you take that across the bridge, then across the golden gate bridge into the city. san mateo bridge, alternate, still moving smoothly but slower out of san leandro, hayward, 92, across the bay. flowing smoothly toward the peninsula where you can get more traffic north san bruno and millbrae. rest of the bay predictably. south bay north 87, 101, a live looking volume starting to bump in and that will build over the next hour for san jose commute. not a problem and no surprises here. sunny shot overlooking san jose. time to check the forecast. take a peek outside.

san jose, san francisco, san mateo bridge. looks fogged in there check the forecast with meteorologist christina loren. >> the good thing we don't have weather that's going to slow you down additionally but as it a big-time backup. you've got mike inouye all morning longen best alternates with you. stick with us on nbc bay area. 6:49 now. outside and show you what we're working with, pleasant conditions. that's what we're looking at. 57 in livermore. it's refreshing, brisk when you walk outdoors. good air quality. inhale and exhale. after all, got to get through wednesday. 57 in livermore. and 55 degrees in san martin. we want to help you get over the hump to get closer to a comfortable bay area weekend. in mountain view. starting out with uniformed temperatures. the reason why, we've got two reasons the cloud cover coming in now and that cool ocean air transported all the way inland. you can see that clearly all

your wind arrows pointing from sea to land that's that cool air that's going to keep temperatures down in the 70s for today. ushered in by area of low pressure that could bring us showers. dive into the forecast in a moment. 77 for today. south bay 64 in san francisco and 72 degrees, perfection, along the peninsula today. 67 for the east bay. and we'll hit 82 degrees in the north bay for today which is the area that we're bull's-eyeing to measure any precipitation out of the area of low pressure coming our way. we stop that clock for you at midnight. look at that, getting shower activity even along the peninsula. better chance for showers as we head throughout tomorrow morning, we'll lose this opportunity by lunchtime tomorrow. but still, a cool day shaping up, good air quality and a reinforcing shot of clean air for the bay area. look where we're headed this weekend. 78 by friday. 80 degrees on saturday. and then it starts to get hot. cooler with drizzle today and

tomorrow. next week, the climb is on. this is the north bay by sunday, 93, you're at 97 by monday. possible records on tuesday. we'll keep you updated. back to you, scott and laura. >> fire trucks and flashing lights, crews called out to put out flames near a building in the castro. a small trash fire, crews put it out but investigators are trying to find out if this latest fire's the work of a serial arsonist. the fire department's released surveillance video of the suspected arsonist wearing that tan shirt and giants baseball cap. investigators say he is responsible for a dozen arson fires in the soma neighborhood. the fires have been set near construction sites and trash bins and buildings. 6:51. east palo alto police are asking for your help to find a missing elderly man. they say may be disoriented. joseph phelps last seen driving away from his house around 9:00 yesterday morning. take a look at his photo.

police say he has a medical condition which may have him unsettled. he was wearing a beige jacket, brown pants, described as 5'7", african-american man, with gray hair. seen driving a blue 2008 mercury milan license plate 6bah063. if you know anything, call police. investigators trying to figure out why an oakland fire truck overturned during a training exercise. the driver's veteran of the department but critically hurt. "today in the bay's" nanette miranda joins us live at highland hospital where the firefighter gave an encouraging sign. >> reporter: that's right. a firefighter visiting mitchell ow here says ow gave him a thumbs up. an encouraging sign. the 55-year-old was sustaining life threatening injuries when he tipped the firefighting rig

during a training exercise at oakland airport. the drill tests emergency response times to airport incidents. the accident happened just before noon. the rig had 3,000 gallons of water and 420 gallons of foam in. the 28-year veteran transferred to the elite airport unit because he wanted to try something different. he developed many admirers during his long career. >> one has nothing but the kindest things to say about him and the contributions that he made to the organization and his service delivery in the city of oakland. we're really hoping that this turns out okay. >> reporter: ow has had a steady stream of visitors here at highland hospital. we're told his sister and wife are at his bedside in the intensive care unit. the chp is investigating the accident. until that's complete, the fire department will not comment on events leading up to the crash. nanette miranda, "today in the bay." 6:53.

former arizona congresswoman gabby giffords and her husband will be in the bay area today to accept awards for their work preventing gun violence. the awards will be given out at annual event in san francisco marking 21 years. since a gunman stormed a high-rise office building on california and market, killing eight people. the event honors those who work to end gun violence including survivors of the shooting and loved ones of the victims. several local groups will be honored. remember of course three years ago giffords was shot in the head during an assassination attempt. while she survived, six other people were killed. four former san jose state students in court to face hate crime charges, three students including a minor, have been expelled. for reportedly subjecting one of their african-american classmates to repeated racially motivated abuse. the students reportedly harassed the victim for weeks calling him derogatory names, displaying a

confederate flag. the four pleaded not guilty. if you have graffiti on your property or business and do not remove in 48 hours it could cost you. yesterday supervisors passed an ordinance requiring business owners and homeowners to clean up graffiti within two days or face fines. the ordinance requires property owners to repay the costs of graffiti removal to the county. if the responsible party fails to pay it the county can put a lien on the property. treesh island could be transformed. the board moving forward with the measure to clear the way for parts of the island to be handed over to san francisco by the end of the year. the chronicle says this includes eastern end of the island along with yorba buena island. right now the land's owned by the u.s. navy. the plan calls for 8,000 new homes and 300 acres of land for parks. the navy's currently doing

radiation testing on the western end of the island. that land won't likely be transferred to the city for at least a couple of years. ymca will be closing a popular location on the peninsula when its lease expires this fall. the site on page mill road in palo alto will close october 1st. the ymca says the locate is just too small so the organization has decided to close it to allow members to go to any other bay area locations. that locate serves about 3,000 people. unusual distress call issued at a south bay waterway. the drought is drying up ponds at overfelt guard bes park. people have been illegally dumping pet turtles there for decades. in a normal year, the district would fill the evaporating ponds but because of the drought, the ponds are a low priority. there is a push on to display more signs in the area saying to visitors it's illegal to dump the animal there. >> save the turtles.

6:56. san mateo-based gopro expected to price its shares tonight in its ipo. potentially raising more than $490 million. gopro will start trading stock on the nasdaq tomorrow. ntsb says last year's deadly crash at sfo a result of pilot error. the report said the crew mismanaged asiana flight 214's descent and didn't monitor the plane's speed. the ntsb made 27 safety recommendations in hopes of preventing another crash like that one. >> in san francisco, the westbound i-80 off-ramp to 5th street expected to be shut down for the next several hours because of this crash. officers say a stolen bmw trying to get away from the chp when it slapped into a concrete barrier going up to 130 miles an hour. two people inside the car were killed. tragedy there, but the thing is, it's created a traffic nightmare. >> it has. wednesday, let's get a look for folks turning -- listening for

traffic, that story laura told you about, this fiery crash the big traffic story of the day. keeping the 5th street off-ramp closed. traffic flows slowly past the scene from treasure island. the event, the giants game 12:45, midday traffic expected to build. we don't expect to be reopened until 10:00. things slow across the span. turned the metering lights on early. the east shore freeway moves slowly. approach off of 880 backed up the rest of the maze normal for this wednesday. live look at san mateo bridge. folks approaching there via 880 out of oakland and san leandro. the span moves smoothly but expecting more traffic as folks use that as an alternate.

b.a.r.t., no delay, takes you under all of that. >> out the door with a look at forecast. >> good looking day shaping up. interesting changes in the work. 65 san francisco. you see live shot of at&t park, giants, day game 12:45. good-looking conditions. wind may play a factor. want to know more about that? turn us on, knbr, the sports leader. >> sports and business leader. >> and traffic, too. >> leader. >> finally, new this morning, oracle octobpus hard at work, wo will win the matchup between the u.s. and germany. the octopus took her time examining both choices before deciding to pick neither. neither. there's still no official word on what that means, we'll guess it will be a tie. see if regina's right. earlier she correctly picked germany to beat portugal but said ghana would beat germany

but that ended in a tie. >> we want a tie because we both move ahead. >> do nothing. >> probably tired of getting tweets. all of the negative social media these days. >> have a good day. good morning. violent storm. a strong tornado slamming indiana leaving a large path of destruction behind. where are those storms headed next? out of touch? nbc news exclusive. bill clinton comes to his wife's defense over her claims they left the white house dead broke. >> it is factually true we were several million dollars in debt. >> we'll have david gregory's conversation with the former president. foul play. breaking overnight, the soccer player accused of biting his opponent now faces up to a two-year suspension. has he played his last world cup match? and london calling.