from nbc bay area, this is "today in the bay." well good morning everyone, happy friday, 4:30 in the morning, i'm scott mcgrew. >> happy friday. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> 4:30 in the morning. >> that's why. tlots get to this morning, let's check the forecast, take it away, christina. >> equal, opposite. >> good morning to you, 4:30, and you know what, we have interesting weather that we don't typically see in the summer time. here in northern california, showers, even some thunder, look at that, realtime lightning in the vicinity of yuba city this morning. here in the bay area for us, we're going to see the activity, especially in the north bay throughout the morning. you can see very light cells

sleeping through. overall, don't grab an umbrella. it's going to head out of town. throughout the early morning hours, and it's going to feel more comfortable today. i have your interesting changes for your microclimate coming up plus a supermoon as well. you can already see it out there. he's a super guy and he has your drive. >> me and the supermoon, separate. just so you know. that's like a high school movie. always a nice drive across the bay. easy flow here as well on the live camera. we have your typical spots for construction. san leandro we'll have that. see the rest of the bay moves nicely including oakland as you travel out of san leandro and also on the peninsula side. that's why you -- where you'll find the construction zone. a little slow on our sensors just now. now further south over at mission boulevard, you have the overnight construction, you

can't fully connect between 680 and 880 until about 5:00, 5:30 until we get the crews clear, and that is in the middle. looking over here for the south bay, the rest is moving nicely in the northbound direction and 880, typical construction zone there as well. we're working on the interchange, we're hoping for it, back to you guys. new this morning, flames force two people to run from their san leandro apartment overnight. one man severely burned on his face and chest. he's in the hospital this morning. woman taken to the hospital as well. she was having problems breathing. suffered smoke inhalation, this happened at an apartment on 159th avenue. bay fair center, the battalion says it appears to have started in the kitchen. luckily they didn't spread to any units in the building. today the questions surrounding the sierra lamar murder case will be answered. 2,000 pages will be released

today. and "today in the bay's" kris sanchez is live outside the courthouse in san jose, what does this mean for the defendant, antolin garcia torres? >> reporter: well we are waiting to see what that grand jury transcript says about antolin garcia torres and the case against him, laura, the documents will be handed over on the steps of the courthouse. 2,000 pages of information. the judge deciding that the public's right to know overrules the concerns that he could not get a fair trial if people know what's in those documents. in that 2,000 page grand jury report to be released today, we may find out why antolin garcia torres was indicted for the murder of sierra lamar even though her body was not found. her supporters continue to look for signs of her. her parents expect her to come home alive. the sheriff's department has said over and over that they believe she is based on dna evidence found in his car. legal analysts steven clark says

that grand jury report may reveal why it is that the d.a. believes the teen was murdered. >> we will learn a lot about this dna evidence we've been hearing about. where was the dna located in garcia torres's vehicle? what kind of dna was it? all of that is going to be made crystal clear by these grand jury transcripts. >> reporter: now clark says that a grand jury report is by nature very one-sided meaning that the district attorney's office presents their case of what they believe to be true. the defense though cannot refute, cannot give their side and cannot cross examine any of the witnesses. speaking of the witnesses, we may learn more about the three other women that garcia torres is accused of assaulting and attempting to kidnap and the d.a. presented the grand jump with a pattern of behavior to bolster their case. the attorney wanted to keep the report sealed saying there's no way he could get a jury this didn't know all of the details

of the trial if this was all revealed. when we talk about the public's right not to know, not just wanting to know the salacious details, it's the searchers who want to try to find her and bring her home for her family. in san jose, kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >> they've been looking for quite some time, thank you. it's 4:35 right now, san francisco police want to the talk to anyone who witnessed a brutal beating near at&t park yesterday. it sent a woman to the hospital. a woman who tried to break up a fight between two men near second and kings streets was punched in the face and knocked out. this morning she's in the hospital with serious head injuries. another man was treated at the scene. happened around 6:00 last night. couple hours after the giants-a's game last night. it's unclear if the people involved were at the game, so far, no arrests have been made. now the fight happened one day after bryan stow was awarded $15 million. he was brutally beat an outside dodgers stadium three years ago. in san jose, we're waiting to learn more about a woman

stabbed several times near the plant shopping center last night. witnesses say she may have been homeless. the woman was taken to the hospital. she's expected to be okay. police did detain a man at the scene as a suspect, but they say they don't know why he may have stabbed her. this all happened near the corner of barn heart avenue. palo alto police beefing up security after a elderly couple's home was rocked it. happened off of el camaino. a burglar hopped over a gate and removed a window screen to get inside. the suspect stole a briefcase and rummaged through the couple belongings. they woke up to find the mess left behind. the couple was not hurt in that incident. we continue to watch growing tensions in the middle east as more israeli air strikes and palestinian workers scrambling for cover. those rescuers were searching for survivors of a collapsed

building in gaza at the time. at least 90 palestinians, including many children have been killed since the israeli army launched its offensive against hamas earlier this week. so far, the israeli military says it has hit more than 1100 targets, most of them it claims are rocket launching sites. obama administration says it will soon run out of money to deal with the crisis at the border unless lawmakers act quickly. today homeland security secretary jay johnson will visit a new mexico detention center and meet with texas leaders. yesterday, he was in washington to tell lawmakers immigration and border officials will run out of cash by mid-september if congress does not approve the president's request for nearly $4 billion. in the men time, president obama is still defending his decision not to visit the border while in texas. >> after i better idea, do something. >> the president assured the american people the border was

secure, but clearly, it is not. >> reporter: republicans in congress want quicker deportations which could be part of a compromise between lawmakers. in the south bay there's growing concern this morning about the west nile virus and the treatment being used to get rid of it. santa clara county vector control says they found nearly 300 infected birds so far this year. that's more than three times all the number of birds found entirely last year. they say the drought coupled with warm temperatures could be partly to blame. the county has already fogged ten times, and some people lives in the -- living in the area are worried about the increased use of chemicals. 30 years of fogging, there's not a documented case of the spray hurting anyone. >> watch for standing water. they really attract to that. >> it is. let's check the forecast with christina loren, see how we're looking. >> yeah, and you know what, those mosquitos like to come out at dusk and dawn. those are the times you really to want watch it.

and i can tell you, they love this humidity as well. happy friday to you. last three hours show you we have a little bit of activity rolling through northern california, some thunderstorm action as well. if you're headed this way, a lot will be headed to tahoe this weekend. you're going to drive through this. things will change rapidly. over the course of this morning, as you watch "today in the bay," your conditions are going to change. it's going to be a cool morning for us weather wise. subtropical moisture surge continuing to take place. what's going to happen is onshore flow comes back today. and it's going to come back strong. as a result, we'll see a lot of fog at the coast, sunny day inland and all that humidity, that monsoonal moisture will take a hike out of here. as a result, you'll see more sunshine and you'll feel more comfortable. 76 along the peninsula. you get that humidity, it makes it feel warmer. 82 in the south bay today, and 65 degrees in san francisco. a lot of people in town and they are going to get treated to a

lovely weekend. 68 degrees on the east shore, 80 for the north bay, and 83 degrees today in the tri-valley. i'll show you the weekend numbers in a moment. we're going to talk about what's happening, including the super moon, first let's check your drive on a friday morning, here's mike. good morning, folks looking towards san jose northbound 101 was smooth, light volume of traffic here as well as the rest of your south bay. on the maps, marked out in the middle of the map the construction zone 880 at 280. slowing shows up at the interchange and they do sometimes have that connecter closed. i don't that confirmation from chp. be prepared far detour if that is the case. south of there though, and you've heard about this, but we're going to remind you that 17 is open after yesterday's closure. but we do have a lot of repair work going on for the pavement and the guardrail. yesterday's closure lasted until 5:00:30d p.m. over ten hours of closures you guys, that's a tough, tough drive to and from santa cruz yesterday. tri-valley shows a little bit of slowing west 580 as you're

approaching el charro. we have the construction croups moving, and that's why there's a slow down there. meanwhile approach to the bay bridge moves nicely. in the city tonight, giants play the d-backs. post-work traffic and folks moving around the city, more folks in town on a friday night trying to get entertainment like the giant's game. take bart, muni, or caltrans. no delays reported right now, but you have something going on this weekend, right? >> we will in just a moment, thank you very much. still in the middle of summer, but today hundreds of parents will get their kids ready for school. what they're waiting in line for coming up next. plus a pot policy change. how the legalization of marijuana is causing some companies to rethink their drug policy. >> and if kbrouf you've ever dreechld owning your tank, now's your chance. that is if you have the chance. nbc bay area, honored with three national awards for excellence in breaking news

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grows nationwide, many bay area companies are taking another look at their drug testing policies. right now, all 50 states allow employers to restrict marijuana use. employees are often surprised that even though marijuana use may be legalized in their state, they can still face sanctions or dismissal for testing positive. one employer we spoke to said they have no intention of changing their company policy. others say as pot becomes more mainstream, drug test willing become a thing of the test. >> if it does become legal in california, that's going to be, how can you, how can you test in that point? its become legal. it's like alcohol. >> some changes might include testing for physical jobs like construction or other dangerous work. the. the company behind an app that let users aix off their parking spots is suspending its service. last month, san francisco city attorney sent monkey parking a cease and desist letter. the city threatened to sue saying the business model is

based on legal transactionings. monkey parking says it's not giving up. executives from the italian-based company are traveling to san francisco in hopes of collaborates with a city on a solution. the company isn't doing enough to keep kids. >> making un-authorized purchases through its hap store. most were inside games with charges ranging from 99 cents to about 100 bucks. apparents -- parents download a game, and they can in game purchase without the parent realizing it. it'll fight the suit and it's already refunded money to parents who've complained. well don't want to buy a smart phone? soon you'll be able to rent one. for that and the rest of the niez before the bell, let's turn to bertha coombs, good morning. hey good morning, scott, we have the future pointing to a higher start today. investors catching their balance, stocks went on a roller

coaster ride on thursday faming sharply at the open following europe's lead on worries about the sovlen si in portugal. repeat of last summer's european debt crisis. today, europe seems to be on better footing. folks are thinking about the weekend. the dow down as much as 180 points at the start of the day. closed down just 70 points. closed to 16,915. the nasdaq lost 22 to 4396. both the dow and the nasdaq on track for the worst week in months. volkswagen meantime telling dealers in the u.s. to stop selling some 15 golf models. the problem with the front stabilizer could make it hard for drivers to control the card. the issue affects 2500 vehicles, vw says some of them to already have been sold. the 2015 galt doesn't go on sale until august this year. so a lot of ones on the road may

be just the gti's, get those checked out. and rent-a-center is getting into the smart phone business. no credit card deposit or long-term contract. calling this a first in the troent own industry. the program comes after rent-a-center ran a test in markets last year. it should be available by the end of the month. you know, scott, i would feel like i'm renting my phone anyway? >> yeah. >> sfop working well after the two-year contract, the battery doesn't go for as long. you need to upgrade every two years. >> these are the stories you are telling yourself when you want the new iphone 5, new iphone 6, it doesn't work quite as well, yeah. >> it's true, it doesn't work as well. it really doesn't. >> i broke my screen for like the fourth time. >> and this is why we need to replace them. bertha coombs, have a great weekend. hey, today is seven-11 day. you know what that means, it's

free slurpy day all day at 7-eleven. >> walk in during the hours of 11:00 to 7:00 to get yours. if you download the app, you can gets free byes all weekend. i was just thinking about that, 11:00 to 7:00 tonight. a beth that's 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. tonight. that's what that means. they include big galts eminems, this is begin a few if you download the app from 7-eleven. she will have answers for you. 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. >> that would make a lot more sense. >> go in between 11:00 and 7:00. and ul you have to do is text free to 711711 to get this other freeby. >> or just download the app. >> okay. >> you can see what's important to us, christina. yeah, let's get right to

your forecast this morning. we have some important stuff to talk about, encolluding showers on the radar and some swift changing weather this morning. so, if you're going to be headed to 7-eleven right now you're okay, later on today guys we are going to see better conditions. i can tell you right now, the winds tell the story of the day. we made it to friday, and we have a really good-looking weekend. thanks for waking up with us each and every weekday morning. yeah, we like to sleep in on the weekends just like you. wind is still coming out of south. but by the end of this broadcast, you're going to see most of these arrows pointing from the ocean to the land, and that means we're going to get that comfortable, natural ac returning as of today, and that humidity will high tail it out of here. i know a lot of you want to get outdoors this weekend, we're going to dive in in just a moment. 82 in the south bay. 64 in san francisco. and 73 degrees on the east shore. your weather headlines tell the story. subtropical clouds for one more day, beautiful, i mean beautiful

sunrise coming your way this morning. we're going to show you all across the bay area. a comfortable weekend including a supermoon tomorrow night. then we're going to bring in that summer heat as we head through next week, but not too hot. we may get close to the triple digits, flirting in the tri-valley, but i don't think we will breech that mark, sunday, monday, tuesday, starting that warm-up, here in the south bay, not even counting on the 90s, just the upper 80s looking really good. back to you, scott and laura. >> thank you. if you're in the market for something yew unequivocally, very unusual auction is taking place in the valley this weekend. >> auction is showcasing more than 100 historic military vehicles officially kicks off today. you may remember our own bob redell gave us a preview last month. german tank expected to fetch up to $2 million. equipment will be auctioned off today at the military vehicle technology foundation in

fortella valley. >> the collection belonged to jacques littlefield. he was an engineer who passed away a few years ago. still aheading with the last football game every at candle stick tomorrow. what 49 legends are doing today to gear up. looking over towards the peninsula, this is the san mateo bridge, clouds hanging around the place. christina is talking about those, we'll talk about traffic and an update on what's going on on the bay bridge crash. unique opportunity, nbc bay area kwpts to help local nonprofits build stronger communities. you can apply for the program 21st century solutions on our website. we're offering up to $50,000 to new and innovative programs. applications are due august 8th. that's at nbcbayarea.com.

we do have some breaking news, nanna police custody this morning after allegedly setting a small trark fire at the oakland airport happening inside terminal one baggage area. spokesperson with the airport says no equipment, flights, passengers were ever impacted. we have a crew headed to the scene. we will bring you a live report just as soon as we can. in the men time, a live look right now at o.co coliseum. the a's on their way to seattle right now for a three-game series against the mariners. in the finale of the bay bridge series yesterday, oakland beat the giants 6-1. speaking of giants, diamondbacks coming back to at&t park to wrap up the first half

of the season. game one tonight, you can catch all that auction right -- action right here on nbc bay area. coverage starts right after our 6:00 newscast. today's football hall of famer joe montana will lead his team of 49er legends on to the field at candle stick park for practice. >> they are gearing up for the big show down in what will likely be the last game ever at the stick. legends of candle stick football game spitting icons like montana, rice, and steve young against nfl all-stars like dan moreno. only no tackling allowed. little older now. the nine on nine flag football game starts at 7:00 tomorrow night. tickets range from $30-50. let's turn it over to legends of traffic, mike inouye. >> at least i'm a little creeky. that's my yuf nichl. nice, easy flow towards harrison where there was a crash. all of the activity has cleared of the area and the lanes of

course a smooth drive there. we'll show you in the city, laura told you, tonight you can watch. on tonight, a's-giantser have vus d-backs. the resting of your commute. slowing out of the pass for west 580. look at palo alto and the southbound side. this is the few tail lights away from us. there's a sign above the ticker and talking about the construction, and there's just the traditional slowing as you lose a lane, back to you. >> thanks so much. still ahead on "today in the bay," pivotal case against antolin garcia torres. documents crucial to the case surrounding sierra lamar to be released. plus caught on camera, how one bay area neighborhood is coming together to catch this thief stealing packages right off people's porches. it's never been easier to find a dentist.

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reopening an old investigation, next. plus the teen accused of stealing this luxury car due back in court this morning. possibly facing new charges. and happy friday to you. we have a really interesting pattern change to tell you about. still getting some of that subtropical moisture this morning, but before the morning is finished, on shore flow returns, and that means our natural ac turns back on. your microclimate forecast in just moments. and we have a not so interesting commute, but you want that on a friday morning, we will talk about the slowing and the changes going on for the tri-valley, coming up. taking a live look outside this morning, bay bridge in san francisco, gorgeous start to our friday morning, july 11th, this is "today in the bay." from nbc bay area, this is "today in the bay." and a very good friday morning to you, thanks for joining us, i'm lawrie la garcia-cannon. >> and i'm scott mcgrew. >> questions