from nbc bay area, this is "today in the bay." well good morning everyone, happy thursday, 4:30 in the morning, i'm scott mcgrew. >> i'm bright and early. i'm laura garcia-cannon. let's check the forecast with meteorologist christina loren, good morning. >> hey good morning to you. new day begins, thursday, so close to the weekend now, and we've got some really great changes coming your way in the weather department. looking at the bay bridge this morning, which you can see from top to bottom. we have some low clouds overhead. as we head throughout the day though, the big weather story, not as sticky. i think a lot of people are going to be happy about that. we will take you through your weekend forecast in just a few

moments, right now though let's say good morning to mike. >> good morning, roads not sticky either. we are looking towards oakland, 880 past the coliseum, easy drive. construction crews through san leandro. lose a lane, maybe two south of davis. 88, 580, we also do have a little more construction as you head through downtown. tonight, the second game for at&t park, a's versus giants, midday game, there's going to be traffic there. no problem right now. we're expecting a late morning commute to build up after things ease off after the morning commute. and just in, new incident, sounds like there's a stall at west 580 around north livermore avenue. i'll get details from chp. no slowing in the last couple of minutes, back to you. mike developing tense situation in the middle east, israel dramatically air strikes.

focussing on are military underground tunnel networks and rocket launching sites. they carried out around 750 air strikes. so far, paul stain yans, 75 palestinians have been killed. the missile defense system continues to intercept rockets from gaza as well. meanwhile, israeli army tanks have been seen moving near the border with gaza. israeli prime minister netanyahu warned the operation against hamas could last quite some time. new details surrounding the deadly attack on the u.s. consulate in ben ga z zi. new testimony rescreams a different set of attackers were responsible for an assault on a cia complex in benghazi hours later. christopher steechbls was among zsh -- stephens was among those

killed in 2012. eight hours later, a second assault targeted a different compound about a mile away. killing two more americans. the commanders involved in the u.s. say it showed clear military training. the militants hit the americans while they were most ly that. in what will likely be a tough semi, homeland security secretary jay johnson will try to convince the senate committee the money is indeed necessary. meantime president obama in austin, texas, today to speak about the economy and raise money for the democratic party. he'll likely be fighting back critics who say he should be at the border instead. >> he has shown that he can drink a beer in colorado and he can't go 242 miles to the texas border. >> how can you have a humanitarian crisis and not want

to go see it for yourself? >> i'm not interested in photo ops, i'm interested in solving a problem. >> yesterday the president and rick perry met privately about how to handle the influx of children who crossed into border. perry wants drones and guard troops at the border and policy changes to deport children faster. 4:34, today a crucial vote in richmond could give the chevron refinery a facelift. dozens made their feelings known at the city's planning commission meeting. chevron wants to renovate, but not even is in favor of it. some neighbors say they do not trust chevron to conduct clean and safe projects especially after the massive fire two years ago. >> there's a quarter of refining starting in richmond going all the way out to martinez that have disproportionately affected people in that zone.

so this is really not just richmond issue, it's also a regional issue. chevron says the project would add hundreds of jobs and expand the ability to process crude oil and oil with higher levels of sulfur. second meeting is scheduled for tonight and the planning commission will decide whether to certify an environmental impact report. if approved, it would allow them to move forward with the renovations. fight is not over, defense attorneys plan to appeal the verdict in the civil case surrounding bryan stow. after four weeks of testimony and nine days of deliberations, the jury decided the l.a. dodgers share responsibility for stow's injuries along with his attackers lou we sanchez and marvin norwood. they were convicted of assault earlier this year. yesterday the jury decided the dodgers should pay him nearly $15 million. stow will never be able to work again. another million for pain and

suffering. a bay area sports law and ethics professor says the verdict delivers a clear message to pro-sports organizations. >> some responsibility of the owner of the facility to create a safe environment when we bring our families to a sports stadium, we expect to be safe. >> now while the dodgers are on the hook, jurors decided the former team owner frank mccourt was not responsible. the brutal attack at the parking lot three years ago left stow with permanent brain damage. 4:36, new details on the high end prostitute killed of -- accused of killing a google executive, forest hayes may not have been a call girl's only victim. yesterday she was charged with a felony manslaughter. detectives say she injected him with a deadly dose of heroin on his santa cruz yacht last november. a security camera showing pickleman step over his body to grab a glass of wine. >> she shows no concern for them. didn't bother to call 911.

didn't bother to render cpr herself or get any aid. scream out to any of the other boats in the area for help. >> police say she's done this before. as they investigated hayes's death, they discovered she had another male companion who also died of a heroin overdose. protesters plan to keep camping outside the home of the man known as the pillow case rapist. christopher hubbard was released from a state hospital yesterday and transported to lake los angeles. it's about an hour north of downtown l.a. he was greeted by a rowdy crowd. message, he's not wanted in their neighborhood. many say they'll stay in front of his home until he decides to move out. hubbard admitted to raping more than three dozen women in the 1970s and 80s and including some in the bay area. he'll have to wear 247 hour gps monitoring device for the rest of his life. dozens of pot shops are protesting. they will be forced to shut

doors due to new city restrictions. sop today the clubs will gather in front of san jose city hall and fight back. they're encouraging the community to join in. the clubs are offering a voucher for a free medical marijuana evaluation. the first 1,000 people to show up if they qualify he or she can get a free cannabis card. >> we're passing it out to san jose residents. and nothing wrong with passing out coupons. >> organizers are also encouraging marijuana supporters to sign a petition for a referendum allowing the clubs to stay in business. 4:38 right now, time to check the microclimate forecast as we look live outside. oh, pretty clear out there from that shot. overlooking the south bay in san jose. pretty gorgeous moon out there as well, if you're out early this morning. i want to check the forecast with christina. >> hey, good morning to you. yeah we have some really interesting changes to go over when it comes do your forecast and now that we're getting so close to the weekend, you're probably wondering, can i get outdoors? will it be too hot? i have all the answers my

friend. 60 degrees in oakland, 57 degrees in half-moon bay. good morning out there. and it's really mild in san francisco, we're starting out the day, yeah, in the mid-60s, 56 for santa rosa as we get into your afternoon, not as humid as yesterday, i had a lot of complaints on my facebook page about the humidity, but i can tell you you'll notice the drier air mass setting is up. we're going to see plenty of midlevel clouds throughout the day today. this is what we're working with temperature wise. really lovely conditions. 82 degrees for the south bay with about half as much humidity as we had yesterday. 78 for the peninsula, 75 on the east shore, that's a nice day in oakland. 65 through san francisco in the north bay, wine country, 76 degrees. soap we're going to dive into the weekend forecast coming up in just a couple moments. aye got a couple things to point out if you are trying to get outdoors. stick farnd you can, if not, mike's here to help you out. looking rather busy that the hour. >> it is, it's 580 and almost always has a good volume of

traffic. westbound with these headlights coming dwards us. you see the flashing lights at the bottom, just west of el charro. no lanes blocked, but eastbound i saw a couple sets of flashing lights. some crossing the overpass right there. they're starting to clear the eastbound traffic as well. you'll see a little slowing past the construction zone, all the way down towards fortolla. there's no slowing, look over on the right, slowing coming off the dublin bridge. 58 usually in the morning as a few more folks started their commute. westbound to pass that, this is a flat tire that was reported, car with a flat tire in the center divide and slowing as you approach springtown road. keep that in mind, but dublin moving smoothly in the westbound direction. over here, as i say this morning within wasn't on the books, but the closure to mission boulevard still in place, and usually lasts until 5:00 when they're there. i did see flashing lights approaching, looks like hate it used automall parkway as your

crossover dween 680 and 880 at least until after 5:00. smooth drive around the rest of the bay. including the golden gate bridge. 4:41, still ahead, he might just be san francisco's most popular cop. coming up, we're going to introduce you to the man now known as the hot cop of the castro. plus a dog was found with the word free written on its body. now the owner wants it back. what she has to say, coming up. 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." and a good thursday morning to you. what a gorgeous, live look outside. never get tired of that shot. beautiful bay bridge, especially on a clear morning like today. really see how beautiful it is. it is 4:44 right now. new this morning, the world's most advance lab for setting energy efficiency opens up here in the bay area today. flex lab located inside the lawrence berkeley lab. lab is designed for companies to

test different technologies including lighting and windows. silicon valley startup can use the labs to make important decisions before starting on projects. tests can take just a few days and others for months. jet blue is hoping to make travel easier for passengers for that aernt rest of the news for the bell, marta coombs live. >> reporter: good morning scott, we had a bit of a reprieve yesterday, stocks rallied, but right now we're looking at futures pointing towards a lower start after disappoints data out of europe and asia. we had stocks up after the first time in three days after minutes from last month's meeting suggested that the central bank is going to end the stimulus promise now. we'll hold back on raising interest rates that the economy stays on track. this morning we are getting data on unemployment filings at about 8:30 eastern, but again, the dow

set to open about 100 points later, lower the dow ended the day at 16,985 yesterday after rising 78. nasdaq at 4419 after adding 27. harley davidson is among those now issuing a recall of 66,000 motorcycles. the front wheel would lock up with that warning. it affects the 2014 touring model. the break line can get pinched between the fuel tank and frame. so far its married of five crashes and two minor injuries involving the problem. jet blue meantime is going to offer free automated checking and for passengers, you're going get an e-mail with a link to print or downtown a board past 24 hours before your flight. this will give the airline more time to flex issues and address special requests. first it'll be for the extra space seats. later on it'll be for everyone.

which will be a nice thing, especially when they start their first class service. one less thing to have to worry about when you fly between san francisco and new york. >> ber that, i get -- bertha, i get an e-mail already, what you're saying is it'll be automatic and it'll be on my phone when i show up to the airport? >> reporter: right, you won't have to do the scrambling. a lot of times i'll check in as soon as i can in order to avoid, to get higher on the list for an upgrade. those games are going to go away. of course jet blue only has sort of what they call their mint first class on a couple of flights for now. >> i wouldn't know about first class now, some day i will. hey the grass is always greener, not only at cnbc, but if you paint, thanks to the drought, businesses booming for a green canary. the company uses green

water-based point to the transform grass now brown because of lack of water. what a difference there. the paint is kid and pet friendly. and it won't kill the grass which will naturally just turn green again once winter rolls around. $500 for a regular sized lawn and the color usually lasts for about three months. >> you huh me until $500. >> right? >> three months. >> how much water would that take? well, i don't know, they could put restriktss on it too. no rain in sight for us. we are in summer time, but what are we looking like today? >> yeah, we're going to have some of the humidity sneaking in. good morning to you, temperatures right now are pretty mild out there. we're actually in the 60s and many of your cities across the bay area, but, the good news is we're so close to that weekend. now we made it through the humidity, we made it through the hot start to the weekend as we get into your weekend, my friends, it is going to be just perfect. we will be the envy of the

nation yet again here in the bay area. let's talk about your forecast for today. humidity and temps drop, beautiful, beautiful day shaping up, especially at the coast. we're also going to see enough of the sea breeze to keep the sky mostly clear by this afternoon in san francisco, hitting a high around 65 degrees for today. 76 degrees in the north bay, and 82 degrees out in the south bay with some changes to tell you about as we get into the your weekend. so your weather headline tells a story. you will see some of the midlevel clouds out there today, but not much. comfy finish to the week as we zbeet your friday, then we're going to warm you up gradually as we head to saturday and sunday. stick around, i'll have that forecast coming up in just a michelle obama. right now back to you, scott and laura. >> thanks so much. follow-up now, the owner of the abandoned dog with the word free written across his body has come forward. >> yolo county woman says this is her dog. she says she has no idea how her dog got out of her dog nor how to get to the area with

markings. police showed up with vet records and the photos to prove the dog is indeed hers. they don't think she took a part in the dog's abuse and abandonment. the dog was found last week by a woman coming home from work with the words free and that. remember the hot convict that made national headlines for the sultry mug shot? he was a little bit of competition. >> this morning we hear from san francisco's hot cop of the castro. otherwise known as chris coors, in less than two weeks, he's a social media star thanks to some photos and a made who made him a facebook fan page. >> chris himself was not on facebook, no one had a forum for them to, you know, show their appreciation for him. so, i thought it would be fun just to create one, it took me five minutes no, big deal. and that got the ball rolling. >> i guarantee you hot cop is coming to bravo soon. since then, over 13,000 likes on

facebook. we also hear he's getting offers to be on magazine covers, tv shows, we'll have reaction on his newfound fame tonight at 5:00. >> what reporter gets to do that interview, that's what i want to the know. we investigate. 4:51 right now. still ahead, change for giants fans. new rules to follow the next time you head out to the ball park. giants need to win, looking over here, peninsula moves very smoothly over at the peninsula. palo alto nice, we'll talk the roads getting there, coming up. it's never been easier to find a dentist.

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live looks at at&t park, mckovy cove this morning, the finale of the bay brick gets under way. 12:45 first pitch. hunter pence cut the ribbon at the garden at at&t park. well last night, he decided to do some yard work, smashing the first ever home run into the edible garden. he probably took out some kale along the way. the giants went on to beat the a's 5-2. . >> you're worried about the rabbits. more positive news for the giants, marco could be rejoining the team as soon as tomorrow. manager bruce bochy says he will play one final minor game with him today and as long as he

peoples good tomorrow, he'll be activated in time for the diamondbacks this weekend. he has not played with the giants all season. he's been nursing a bulging disk in his back. hopefully surviving the heat of the central valley too. fans heading to at&t park, we have to follow new dress codes. >> the team thinking about prohibiting certain kinds of clothing and costumes. this stems from an incident at at&t park on native american heritage night. a woman who is a native american says a group of men were handing out fake head dresses. she says that was disrespectful. she didn't give them back. security was called in. she and a friend were cuffed and detained. >> the giants are working on the final warding of the ban, any fan wearing culturely offensive clothing will be ejected. >> doesn't matter what your background is. world cup final is set. argentina eliminated the netherlands in penalty kicks to set up its third meetings with germany in a world cup final.

germany and argentina face each other in two straight world cup finals since 1986, 1990, each winning a championship. get your face paint off, kickoff is sunday at noon. >> sunday at noon. that one's worth watching for sure. let's check in with mike. >> good morning, this one is worth watching because it's popular. smoothly right now, no problems and you can see the high-rise and good visibility there. the map will show you at the top of your screen, your commute direction eastbound is where we see the yellow down below 60 miles an hour. not a major concern and no problem as far as you saw there on the bridge as well. south bay, slowing west 580 to livermore, the flat tire, chp is there to help than person in the center divide and the mass transit system moving nicely. you can take bart into the city, muni is moving smoothly. cal train right by at&t park. on a midday game as it is today, always just their service. scheduled change there, back to

you with that note. thank you. still ahead on "today in the bay," rallying for pot club, unique way medical marijuana supporters in the south bay are trying to get you involved coming up next. plus new details about the fire at the world famous south bay restaurant where the flames started, coming up. taking a live look outside this morning, nice, clear skies in the south bay overlooking san jose. christina's got a look of the forecast and that humidity in the area as well.

pot protest. san jose medical marijuana collectives banning together to fight san jose's new regulations. what they're giving out today to try to gain your support. and the new details we're learning this morning about the fire at that popular and renowned south bay restaurant. and good thursday morning to you, i'm meteorologist christina loren, you made it towards the end of the week. we've got a really good-looking someday shaping up.

humidity will drop off, the temps will as well, then we have changes to tell you about in your microclimate for the weekend. those numbers coming up. and the end of the week, also the beginning of your commute. slowing through the tri-valley and on track, that flat tire on 580, see how that's affecting your speed coming up. peek outside this morning, starting off our thursday on a beautiful, live look at the bay bridge this morning. illuminated in its glory, it's thursday, july 10th, this is "today in the bay." from nbc bay area, this is "today in the bay." very good thursday morning to you, thanks for joining us, i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> and i'm scott mcgrew. medical marijuana supporters are uniting today protesting san jose's new restriction on pot clubs. "today in the bay's" kris sanchez live at san jose city hall. protesters are going to start gathering at noon and start handing out coupons. >> reporter: yes, they want to hand out vouchers for folks to get free medical marna