that's not what you want to see in the middle of a severe drought. you want to see shower activity on the radar this morning. but we've got significant changes to tell you about as on shore flow returns in full force. this will bring changes to microclimate. we'll tell you when in moments. the don't walk category. backup at bay bridge, metering lights on. fremont a closure for a roadway that could affect folks coming across the dumbarton bridge. this i "today in the bay." >> this is "today in the bay." good morning, everyone. thanks for joining us. 6:00. i'm scott mcgrew. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. update to breaking news. right now, crews at richmond chevron refinery working to completely shut down a broken processing line. firefighters tell us, when they arrived on scene after 2:00 this

morning the line was leaking, a lot of oil. vapors from that oil somehow caught fire. crews quickly knocked down the flames. what appears to be white smoke you see here, is normal steam from the plant. refinery's off interstate 580 near the richmond/san rafael bridge. firefighters say no one was hurt, there's no threat to nearby homes. chevron wants to give the refinery a $1 billion face-lift but not everyone's on board with the idea. some critics say they do not trust chevron to conduct clean and safe projects, especially after a massive fire two years ago. chevron says the project would add hundreds of jobs and expand the ability to process crude oil and oil with higher levels of sulf sulfur. in the middle east, israel intensifying air attacks in the gaza strip following the failed egyptian cease-fire proposal after nine days of fighting. number of dead in the region around 200. more than 1400 wounded.

leaders in gaza say israeli warplanes targeting homes of hamas officials turning neighborhoods into piles of rubble. after rejecting the plea deal yesterday, hamas, extremist group, ramped up rocket attacks, some got past israel's missile defense system killing at least one man. the woman accused of shooting heroin into the veins of a bay area tech executive will face a judge this morning. alix tichelman watched forest hayes die on a yacht and didn't call 911. in just a matter of hours, tichelman expected to be in a santa cruz courtroom to answer to manslaughter charges. that's where we find "today in the bay's" bob redell with the very latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. what's of note, recall when alix tichelman was arrested a week and a half ago, she was arrested on suspicion of second-degree murder. but the d.a.'s office ended up charging her with a lesser crime of manslaughter, telling us that

right now there's no evidence to support otherwise. and the main piece of evidence, according to the prosecution, is a video that allegedly shows tichelman injecting former google exec forest hayes with heroin and doing nothing to help him as he convulsioned and died. tichelman, a 26-year-old prostitute, had an ongoing pay for sex relationship with hayes when the two met last november on his yacht. it was the surveillance camera on board his vessel that captured his death. hayes, 51, married with five children, had a long successful career as engineer in silicon valley. now, this case here on the west coast compelled police on the east coast in milton, georgia to re-examine another heroin overdose death allegedly involving alix tichelman. back in september of 2013, tichelman was with dean riopelle, a 53-year-old atlanta nightclub owner and one-time boyfriend. she told police she found him on the ground after she got out of the shower, after the two had

been drinking and shooting up throughout the day. here's a portion of her call to 911. >> um, i don't know, i think my boyfriend overdosed or something, like he's -- he's -- he won't respond. he's just laying on the ground. i don't know. >> okay. are you with the patient now? >> tichelman is in custody here in santa cruz, held on $1.5 million bail. again, she's expected to enter a plea in court today. that will be later around 8:15. live here in santa cruz, bob redell, "today in the bay." a pricey car caused quite a mess in san jose. take a look at these pictures. a drive of in a jaguar slammed into a hydrant last night, took crews 30 minutes to turn off the gush of water. no word on what caused that jaguar to hit the fire hydrant. some peninsula seniors losing their gym say they're not going down without a fight.

the 35-year-old ymca facility on page mill road slated to shut down later this year. today ymca leaders can expect to hear people protesting that closing. "today in the bay's" kris sanchez joins us in the palo alto community, why this is create an uproar. >> reporter: a small gym facility, membership of 2300 people. but because the facility is slated to be closed abruptly, members say, because they underwent a capital campaign for fund-raising, they have a lot of questions. so the board of directors tonight at the community meeting, expect to probably hear an earful. there are 2300 members of this page mill road ymca. they found out last month the facility's going to close for good in october. the board says for financial reasons. in a all right, ymca silicon valley told them the gym needs upgrades including new heating and air-conditioning system, and the board could not make a $2.8

million investment it could not recoup. members tell us they feel disregarded. >> if there's a money problem, it should have been brought to us and we could figure out a way to do that. >> they mentioned they were trying to serve the community better. this is a community and i don't feel they're serving us. >> reporter: now many of the members of the page mill ymca are seniors. they say they're not interested in going to another facility even if they have a three-month free membership because many facilities are family facilities and not suited for their needs. tonight's meeting at the unitarian universalist church in palo alto west of middle field road at 5:00. we expect it to be lively because many folks say they have questions about the financial reasons that the board is giving for the shutdown of the facility. they say they underwent a capital fund raising campaign, asking dors to donate for perhaps slated for this facility

and the facility was then announced to be closed shortly after. they say they have a lot of questions about that. we'll reach out to the ymca of silicon valley leadership this morning and let you know what we hear. kris sanchez, "today in the bay." crews made quick work of a small vegetation fire burning south of san jose. two acre fire started last flight on i ccoyote creek drive. no buildings were threatened. the cause is under investigation. time to check out the forecast. 6:07. take a live look outside. can you make out where this is? >> wow! >> foggy san francisco. barely make out the bottom of the building there. check the forecast with meteorologist christina loren. >> good morning. scott, lawyer, everybody, a live look at radar 6:07, we have active cells out there, rolling across the bay area. as we get into the afternoon, we will be done.

we're just about finished with it at this point. you can see a couple of pops of grain. but overall, we are clearing you out and onshore flow bringing in fog. rather rapidly this morning. want to show you the sky over san jose. breaks in the clouds past 30 minutes. that has changed. throughout the day today, temperatures are going to be very warm. 80 degrees in the south bay. 78 in the peninsula. 66 in san francisco. but we're not throwing that "h" word around, hot, no, no, no, not even this weekend. 82 for the north bay today. 70 on the east shore. san francisco, a cool day with the ocean breeze, intensifying this afternoon. meanwhile, 84 degrees in the tri-valley. so we have changes coming your way. overall, we'll be done with the mild morning, all of the humanity's going to leave the bay area. we'll get traditional weather for this time of year. it's not going to last long, though. nice weekend. things change next week. we'll dive into your extended

outlook coming up. say good morning to mike inouye and check the roads. always changing at this hour. >> always changing. changes for the worst in the east bay, tri-city, tri-valley. overall, look at a smooth drive for the most bay area freeways. but let's zoom in, dumbarton bridge, highway 84, from the menlo park east palo alto side to fremont, folks may be gummed up. i got word, we told you about this, closure of fremont boulevard. this is a major roadway here. coming off 0 of dakoto road for a block but a vital block. off the dumbarton bridge, jammed up here. folks travel through fremont and 880, a crash right there. this is going to tie up surface street traffic and have folks backing up coming off the dumbarton bridge. prepare for that over the next hour or later.

we're hearing four hours for the closure. we're tracking that in the newsroom. southbound 680, coming down through pleasanton and sunol, highway 84, big rig and a car on the shoulder. distraction playing a part in the commute. slower drive from pleasanton into sunol. rest of the bay, a predictable flow of traffic. approaches to the bay bridge. but at top of the screen, westbound, 880, around san pablo, word of a crash there. two marked on the roadway, two on the reports but they have the same details. we'll track that. travel on the roads and rails getting unbay, b.a.r.t. reports no delays from oakland to san francisco. better option for the rest of the peninsula, caltrans, vta, south bay. look at bay bridge toll plaza. you have that backup, all lanes, because metering lights are on. fremont, closure for the 160 and fremont boulevard. the third major crash in the

last six months. that's going to last for hours this morning we'll trook thack . >> i live in the area, travel through there a lot. >> you never do. >> no, no. >> thanks so much. 6:11. ahead on "today in the bay," streets near fisherman's wharf are closed to traffic. we'll tell you why a famous wrestler may have something to do with it. >> live outside. fog earlier. clouds over foster city. we'll check in with christina in a moment.

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stories 6:&. right now, firefighters at richmond refinery making sure overnight fire does not flare up. vapors from a broken processing line caught fire just after 2:00 this morning. crews quickly knocked down flames. no one was hurt. never any threat to nearby homes. in an hour the woman accused of the death of a tech executive will answer to several charges including manslaughter. prosecutors say alix tichelman injected for rest hayes. surveillance shows tichelman stepping over the body before leaving the yacht. bmw recalling more problems to fix the problem with air bags. the recall affects more than 1.5 million 3 series cars from 2000 to 2006. no one has been hurt so far. university of louisiana at lafayette under evacuation orders. looking at a tweet telling students to return home. it's due to a bomb threat on

campus. happening now, hollywood action star, the rock, shooting his latest movie near fisherman's wharf in san francisco. the filming is closing off parts of the embarcadero. >> "today in the bay's" stephanie chuang join us live from san francisco. not everyone happy hollywood's in town. >> reporter: that's right. good morning. a mostly merchants at fisherman's wharf because the closure is not jefferson street, the main street here that drivers use, though there is some parking taken away on the street. it's embarcadero, the road closure signs and police officers there that is closed from powell to taylor shut down. that runs straight to the wharf. first in the line of movies set for san francisco, this is something we could see quite a bit around the city. trailers started ar ed ed aarri 4rk for the movie "san andreas" about an earthquake hitting california. two different filmings done, unit two for stunts, unit one involves stars and these are unit one shoots.

we may get a rock sighting but he's been on press tour for nor movie. most filming is being done in australia but filming in san francisco that lasts over a week. filming set to wrap up in the area around the wharf 1:00 before moving on to different san francisco locations including russian hill next week where there's reportedly a scene solving a few hundred extras running down hyde street. here by fisherman's wharf i spoke offcamera with a crew member who told me part will be focused on the corner here where you're looking at the arch. apparently there will be a cruise ship, special effected in swept away by tsunami, crashing into the golden gate bridge. that's the scene here. "san andreas" just the first of a few movies, we're told, filmed here in san francisco. the next in line will be "terminator 5," starts august 5th, i'm told, and that will include arnold schwarzenegger.

he will be back here in the city. live in san francisco, stephanie chuang "today in the bay." >> what? >> reporter: i'm not going there. you can say it if you want to. he will be back here in san francisco. >> as she rolls her eyes. >> thank you. >> the movie shoots bring if a lot of money to the city. >> boy, they love the golden gate bridge in the movie. >> how can you not? check the forecast as we give you a live look at eastern approach the beautiful bay bridge, now that it has wonderful lights. christina. >> like they're competing, which bridge is going to get the best. >> the tsunami. >> you know what? it's a good reminder, it's a cheesy reminder, but a remainder we live in earthquake country. we get so focused in on the drought and what we're dealing with in that aspect. but i can tell you, we also have to remember we live in earthquake country and we had about a 3.2, that was the

preliminary report that i saw near gilroy yesterday, six mimes away. yeah, we live in that part of the world. it's something we want to plan ahead for, grab extra canned goods or water, have an ample supply at your house. throughout the day today, temperatures are going to be tollerable, warm, not hot. we'll be done with the humidity for today. already done with the shower activity. real time doppler radar shows you. dry as a bone, a great sign that onshore flow is starting to increase. this is as well, mostly cloudy in the south bay. want to show you sunol, two different sites. microclimates, but times we get microclimates in microclimates. sunol taking out to the hilltop. fog out there. you've got that shallow marine layer to the south. beautiful mid level clouds above. yeah, got to love the bay area because of all of the beautiful vistas. 64 south bay.

62 east shore. as we get into this afternoon 70 on the east shore, comfortable day. 80 south bay. hot spot, not too bad today. oakland looking good. tri-valley temperatures this afternoon will hit 85. that's it. check your drive here and everywhere else. mike inouye. >> we'll take you out again. folks, if you travel across the dumbarton bridge eastbound, heading in toward fremont and newark, off of dakoto, continue across 880, it's a surface street. it's closed. there's a closure between dakoto and ferry for fremont boulevard and may come in to play as folks coming off the dumbarton bridge next hour. volume will build and traffic may back up, for sure on fremont and toward 88 on fremont, heads up major portion of the interchange around fremont, traffic controlled because of a major crash. crew heading to the scene. of course we'll bring you more details as they come in.

southbound 680 slow drive heading toward earlier crash, reported on the shoulder. at least a distract approaching highway 84. slowing through pleasanton, down through the area. right around vernal, reports of a crash. you see it in the backup. rest of the tri-valley, 580, 84 looking stan around one section out of pleasanton towards sunol for the worst of the traffic flow. south bay no surprises. slowing for north 110. along the peninsula there. live shots, bay bridge toll plaza metering lights on. fullbackup. fas-trak pays a benefit. we can see the span, low clouds but not an issue as far as visibility here. san mateo bridge, looking at smooth flow of traffic, eastbound, 92 alternate to highway 84 which could get congested heading in toward the fremont and newark side because of the closure over the next four hours. back to you.

6:20. bay area's own jeremy lin getting special invitation from a die-hard lakers fan. >> you may remember, over the weekend, the grad traded from the rockets to the l.a. lakers. one fan decided to post an ad on craigslist. room available, asian-american nba point guard preferred. includes rent-free room at redondo beach a few blocks from the ocean and close to the lakers practice facility. the only catch, lindh has to his own laundry, pick up after himself and provide tickets to lakers games. >> 6:21. ahead on "today in the bay," jon stewart corners hillary clinton about a presidential run. >> favorite shape for that home office? you like -- do you like -- do you like that -- would you like that office -- would you like to have corners or not? >> pretty good interview.

how she answered that question, and if she offered any real clues about her election plans.

6:24. confusion about the cash crash involving oakland mayor jean quan. police aring bag off a claim that quan was not on her cell phone at the time of the crash. last week in a press release, the mayor's office stated, quote, the use of a hand-held

communications device by either driver was ruled out in last month's crash. but now police are saying, that's an inaccurate statement. quan has denied being on the phone. the other driver involved says the mayor was on her cell phone and ran a red light. hillary clinton giving us the most revealing details so far as to whether she's going to run for president in 2016. >> a fun way as well. former secretary of state stopped by "the daly show" last night to get help in deciding her future. take a listen. >> i have a career aptitude test -- >> this is good. this is good. i'm ready. >> so do you -- let me ask you, this is going to help you hone in on if you want to do this job. let me ask you a question. do you like commuting to work or a home office. what's your -- >> i have spent so many years commuting, i kind of prefer a home office, that's where i wrote my book. it was on the third floor of our house.

so that worked. >> do you have a favorite shape for that home office? you like that office, let's say, would you'll like that office -- would you like to have corners or not to have corners, i don't know? >> you know, i think that the world is so complicated the fewer corners that you can have, the better. >> so it sounds like, if i may, you've declared for president. >> that wow would be a get. >> great interviewer. >> great timing. we will see her future. the crisis at border. why some of the members of congress want the national guard to get involved. >> 100,000 heist in the east bay. thieves took off with expensive commuter equipment. a live look outside this morning. there is a lot of fog, moisture

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immigration crisis, new details about the plan that would post the national guard at the border. big changes coming to your forecast today as the cool breeze builds, as we finish off the week. pleasant conditions and subtle changes coming your way for the weekend. what's go on across the bay area in moments. and better news for the commuters to the south. however, over in the tri-valley and the tri-city areas we have big slowdowns to report. closure of the roads still going

on. a live look at the opening bell this morning. it's wednesday, july 16th. this is "today in the bay." >> from nbc bay area, this is "today in the bay." good morning, everyone. i'm scott mcgrew. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. a developing story as the showdown over immigration continues on capitol hill. now house republicans want the national guard to get involved with the crisis at the border. "today in the bay's" brian mooar is live in washington, d.c., this morning. there's hope for a bipartisan compromise but congress will have to act quickly. >> reporter: yeah, also lawmakers will have to give something to get something. today the next few days are about editing those wish lists. president obama asked for $3.7 billion but it done look like he's going to get everything he wants.

house republicans today are calling for a surge of national guard troops in streamline deportations to battle the immigration crisis at the border. >> hopefully, by the end of the week, we'll have a better idea of how we might move ahead. >> reporter: democrats want to care for underaged immigrants until sent home. >> how does an 8-year-old make a credible case without assistance of an attorney, without getting documentation necessary to make a case before the judge? >> reporter: lawmakers have the next two weeks to find middle ground, one bipartisan plan pushed by two texans, congressman henry cuear and north john cornyn. >> it's going to double next year unless we deal with this. >> what we have seen is that when congress wants to do something they can act quickly to get it done. >> reporter: far from the capitol, the immigration issue has divided a small arizona community. some welcoming a few dozen underage immigrants set to be

detained there some not. >> what if one of them is bad? we don't know. >> reporter: but both sides looking to washington for action. republicans have not yet revealed their plan but they're not asking for more policy changes democrats may be willing to give. >> what's president obama's agenda today? is he going to address it. >> reporter: absolutely. later president obama is meeting behind closed doors with the congressional hispanic caucus, also congressional democrats will be meeting behind closed doors right after that. the president is coming up with his battle plan here on capitol hill. everyone's going to have to give something. no one will be completely happy but everyone will be unhappy if they walk away and go on vacation next month without a deal. >> one to watch.

check your forecast. 6:32. a live look at golden gate bridge. lots of fog and moisture this morning. check the forecast with meteorologist christina loren. good morning. >> good morning. laura, scott, everybody at home. as we're getting ready to round third base closer to the weekend at this point, temperatures are going to be comfortable for today. today's the day that you're going to notice a drop-off of the humidity onshore flow returned to the bay area. we'll finish off the work week with comfortable temperatures though it's mild out there to start the day. 61 degrees for example in santa rosa. 63 san francisco. 64 in mountain view. and here is the difference that we're expecting. look at your wind arrows, all over the place. as we have a coastal eddy offshore, area of low pressure will bring winds out of the west. what happens you get the cool ocean air moves all the way inland and, yeah, above the pacific ocean, air temperature,

58 degrees. that's going to intensify throughout the day today. that's what's going to keep our sky nice and clear. temperatures overall comfortable. beautiful sunny finish for the afternoon. numbers work like this. 80 in the south bay. 78 degrees on the peninsula. 80 degrees, though comfortable conditions in the south bay. to put things in perspective, average is 83. cooler than average. 66 in san francisco. meanwhile, 82 for the north bay. if you're headed out and about on the east shore today count on the building breeze, 70, beautiful temperature. 84 tri-valley. preview of your weekend temperatures which will stay steady. not too hot. trying to make those plans, low 80s for us in the south bay san francisco. mid-60s. we have wind to talk about. and some fantastic events. stick around, next report. mike and your drive. >> san jose with an easier drive, starting to build up for the second burst of the morning. right on schedule here.

as we look at south bay map, 152, i talked about that crash and closure, that is cleared for folks out of hollis ter and toward 101 and bay area. rest of the south bay, slowing, 101, 87 through san jose, no surprises there. this is a big surprise, fremont, we have that closure and for another few hours, fremont boulevard between decoto road and ferry, one block to the north there, that is closed because of a crash both directions are closed. waiting on details on that. this could affect folks coming off the dumbarton bridge who head east over 84 in toward fremont and newark and continue for a couple of blocks towards the scene of the closure. 880 north past the next exit that will get you past the scene of the crash. bay moving smoothly. slow southbound 680 from pleasanton in towards sunol kicked off by an earlier crash. here off the castro valley y,

slowing, toward hayward. live shots outside as well across toward the bay bridge toll plaza, smooth drive approaching out of the maze. off of the east shore freeway, another crash, could cause slowing for the upper east shore and the backup. another live look, peninsula where we're starting to see more traffic flowing here. palo alto, no big deal. san mateo southbound side maintains a good speed by highway 92. good stuff. mike, speaking of san mateo, officers and deputies in san mateo county taking part in a traffic crackdown today. there will be extra officers on the road looking for speeders and people not wearing seat belts. of course, drivers using cell phones while on the road using them improperly, anyway. take careful, extra care on the roads. 4:36. police in fremont looking for whoever broke into a tech business stealing tens of thousands worth of computer equipment the burglary happen at iturner networks. the thieves got inside by

cutting a hole in the metal rollup door, and they got away with $100,000 worth of computer components. the company cat who lives inside the building is also missing. overneed a break-in at the kennedy compound. we'll tell you what the suspect told police he did it for katy perry. extreme turbulence leads to dozens of injuries on board a plane. more of the new video. [ heart beating ]

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into new this morning a man behind bars accused of breaking into the kennedy compound overnight and he did it all for his favorite pop singer. video at the compound in hyannis port, massachusetts. 53-year-old james lecroy told police he was inside the home because he was looking for katy perry. police say he wanted to talk to a member of the kennedy family. at least one person was home during the break-in. he's expected to be in court later this morning. new video this morning of one of several people carried off the south african airways flight on a stretcher, at least 20 people hurt, 2 seriously, after the flight hit severe turbulence on its way to hong kong. the plane landed early, medics waiting to help those hurt. 165 people on board. 6:40, breaking news, fuel leak, small fire at chevron refinery in richmond.

>> facing charges in a packed courtroom. new details about the prostitute accused of killing a silicon valley tech executive. a huge slip and slide on the streets of san francisco. but was the stunt a huge waste of water in the middle of the drought? new details ahead.

we have an update to breaking news. officials with richmond's chevron refinery, no homes were threatened during a fire. firefighters on scene tell us a small processing line was leaking oil. they say vapors from the oil caught fire, crews quickly put

the flames out. nobody hurt. now, the reevenry's just off interstate 580 near the richmond/san rafael bridge and this comes as chevron is considering a controversial plan for a billion dollar upgrade to that refine rip critics say they don't trust chevron to make clean, safe changes. 6:44. want to be in a movie or look how they make them? hollywood film crews taking over parts of fisherman's wharf, shooting scenes for the rock's next block buster. >> stephanie chuang live. not everybody excited hollywood's in town. >> reporter: that's right. good morning, scott and laura. that would be the business owners at fisherman's wharf because though jefferson street here is not closed, some parking has been take an way. but embarcadero, a side street between powell and taylor shut down as you can see the signs. you can see the extras, i don't know if this is a run-through but started coming out. they are taking position,

waiting for cues. this is why this stretch has been closed down, this stretch that goes straight to the wharf. i want to show you a crew member told me the scene that will be shot here, the arch there will be part of the movie, as well as extras, and apparently cruise ship set to be washed away by a tsunami and hit the golden gate bridge. that's a lot of activity. the movie is "san andreas," starring dwayne johnson, the rock, about an earthquake hitting california. he plays a pilot trying to search for his daughter here in san francisco. the trailers started coming after 4:00. most of the film shot in australia but there are several days of shooting here, last one sunday july 27th. one other location besides this one, russian hill, hundreds of extras supposed to run down hyde street in a panic. shoots that do involve cast members. we may get a rock sighting.

>> we'll finish her sentence. maybe the rock has arrived this morning. they say they may get a rock sighting this morning because of different classifications of the movies that they shoot. i understand, steph, that's what you were saying earlier, this is a classification he could come out a shoot and b shoot. a ones are with the stars and this is an a shoot. maybe see him throughout. >> what a scene that would be. >> speaking of a-listers, a live look at downtown san jose and our top meteorologist. good morning. >> thank you. thank you. we don't get that star struck in the bay area, do we? it's not the same as hollywood but it's kind of cool. kind of cool. good morning to you, dwayne "the rock" johnson. 6:46. live shot at pacifica. what you'll notice from the picture is that at this point that fog is creeping over the coastal mountains. that's a sure sign that that

onshore push that we need to clear up the humidity is occurringing awe speak. remember, seven-day forecast at bottom of the screen if you want a preview of the weekend. it's wednesday, that might be exactly what you're looking for at this point. throughout the next couple of days it's going to be nice. san jose, starting out mostly cloudy. we did have breaks earlier within the solid cloud deck, completely socked in with low clouds. i want to show you what it looks like, ben lomond. fog but clear start here. as we head throughout the day, starting out so mild, you might think it's going to be hot. not the case. onshore flow going to increase throughout the afternoon. 64 degrees on the peninsula right now. only making way to 78 degrees later on in the heat of the day. 70 east shore. 66 degrees in san francisco with cool breeze. picking up this afternoon, 82 in the north bay. you can see a mostly cloudy sky here over tiburon. yeah, good looking weekend

ahead. temperatures going to stay steady. no extreme swings to tell you about. your temperatures all the way across the board. next week it's going to start to warm up, getting hot by wednesday of next week. overall we hit that sweet stride. we're going to stick with it all weekend long. as promised, i like to tell you about the big events across the bay area. a big one for the north bay, petaluma, rivertown revival, everybody gets dressed up in old time gear, live music, art, boat races. laura says it's fun. i want to hit that has well. good looking weekend shaping up for outdoor plans. if you're on the water where you get the reflectivity bring your sunscreen. a big event. it's absolutely free. one of the biggest in the entire world, j-pop festival, san francisco, japantown, comfortable conditions. upper 60s to low 70s. get this, 80,000 people expected. mike, you were there last year.

>> yeah, yeah, 80,000 total, japan town festival. union square, last year i hosted that, we had 5,000 people for the j-pop live, crammed right there in for live plusic, it was awesome. an awesome show what i hear again this year. awesome volume of track, not in a good way. slowing down pleasanton and sunol, earlier crash at 84 and that gummed up traffic. nearby, another tri-city area, look at decoto road at fremont boulevard a crash right here, closing fremont between decoto and ferry, one block to the north. this could play a factor as more folks head off of the dumbarton bridge toward the intersection. locals who use paseo padre or travel north to the next exit but the freeways are starting to show more traffic volume as the morning continues. folks traveling east 84 over the next 2 1/2 hours, be careful for the congestion there, decoto at

fremont. rest of the bay looking predictable for you wednesday. around the south bay, starting to show the build in the northbound routes. toward the bay bridge, maze is all right. it's upper east shore, series of crashes between appean and san pablo. the rest of the free smooth. oak new york problem for that direction, northbound toward toll plaza and golden gate bridge. you see a smooth drive and clear view for the span. low clouds on the north side. today we could hear from the woman who investigators say watched the silicon valley tech exec die after she shot him up with heroin. investigators say alix tichelman did not even call 911 while forrest hayes was overdosing on his yacht. surveillance video shows her casually stepping over his body before leaving the boat. in a matter of hours, tichelman is expected to be in santa cruz courtroom to answer to manslaughter thises where we

find bob redell with more. >> reporter: good morning. you might recall that when alix tichelman was arrested about a week and a half ago here in santa cruz, she was arrested on suspicion of second-degree murder. but as you pointed out, the district attorney did charge her with a lesser crime of manslaughter, telling us there's not enough evidence to support otherwise. the mane piece of evidence according to the prosecution that is video that you mentioned allegedly showing tichelman injecting former google exec forrest hayes with heroin and doing nothing to help him. tichelman, a 26-year-old prostitute, had an ongoing pay for sex relationship with hayes. when the two met last november on his yacht, it was a surveillance camera on board that captured his death. hayes, 51, married, five children, had a long successful career as engineer in silicon valley. this case here on the west coast has compelled police in milton,

georgia, to re-examine another heroin overdose death allegedly involving alix tichelman. back in september of 2013, tichelman was with dean riopelle, 53-year-old atlanta nightclub owner and one-time boyfriend. she told police she found him on the ground after she got out of the shower after two had been drinking and shooting up throughout the day. here's a portion of her call to 911. >> is he awake? >> um, his eyes are open but he's not awake. >> is he breathing? >> yeah, he's breathing on and off. >> okay. why do you think he this is an overdose? >> because that's -- there's nothing else it could be. >> okay. accidental or intentional. >> i think definitely accidental. accidental. >> alix tichelman is in custody right now here in santa cruz county being held on $1.5 million bail. she is expected, as you

mentioned, in court in over an hour where she's expected to enter a plea. live here in santa cruz, bob redell, "today in the bay." 6:52. mountain view investigators are trying to figure out what caused a house fire that sent a man to the hospital. that fire broke out on elm wood street near central expressway and shoreline last night burning the basement and the first floor. a man suffered smoke inhalation and minor injuries. today a judge will hear final arguments in the battle over public access to martins beach. silicon valley billionaire bought the property along the san mateo county beach in 2008. he locked the gate to the private road to keep beachgoers away. the surf rider foundation says he needed a permit from the county or the coastal commission to block that road. it says he never got one. the ruling not expected for several weeks. peninsula seniors who may be losing their gym say they're not going down without a fight. the 35-year-old ymca facility on

page mill road will close later this year. but at a community meeting today, ymca members will have a chance to speak their mind. "today in the bay's" kris sanchez live from palo alto this morning with why this facility means so much to those members. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. this is a pretty nigtight-knit group, working together for 15, 20 years. now the gym's cloeg they want a real reason why. the 2300 member of the ymca found out last month that the facility will close for good in october. the board says because of a financial decision. in a letter the ymca silicon valley, oversees 11 different facilities told them the gym needs an upgrade, including new heating and air-conditioning system and the board decided to not make $2.8 million investment it could not recoup. a member of the board filed a formal complaint because of a recent fund-raising campaign

which he says likely happened after the decision to close had already been made. >> the central office of ymca of silicon valley probably knew several months in advance that they were planning to close this branch, yet they allowed our campaign, our fund-raising campaign, to go forward. >> reporter: many of the members of the page mill ymca are seniors. they are not out in the cold. ymca offering three months free at other ymca facilities but they are family facilities in palo alto and east palo alto and for the seniors they say it's not a good fit. tonight's meeting at the unitarian universalist church on charleston road in palo alto, west of middle field road, middle field road i should say, starting at 5:00. they are going down swinging, they want to know the reasons why the board is shutting down the facility which they say is

profitable. and they want to make sure that their voices are heard. in palo alto, kris sanchez, "today in the bay." 6:55. it is official, wasting water could cost you up to $500 a day. new rules take affect next month with vie laters facing hefty fines. no hosing down driveways or sidewalks, no excess run-off watering landscape, no fountains that don't recirculate. you can only wash your car if your hose has a shut-off nozzle. there are exceptions but only if health and safety are in jeopardy. more details about our historic drought. scientists at uc davis say so far the drought has cost farmers and workers more than $2 billion. 5% of state. total farmland is fallow, and that puts about 17,000 seasonal and part-time workers out of a job. this is the third worst drought ever. >> speaking of water, check out this video, a giant slip and

slide set up in san francisco. the video released this week but it took place at the end of june. participants using tools to pry open fire hydrants to fill that slide. it's unclear how much wart used for the stunt. it looks like so much fun, in the day and age of our drought, it's really not pleasant to see. >> wrong optics. 6:57. a day's check of the top stories, last day's check, officials with richmond's chevron refinery say no homes threatened during a small overnight fire. chevron spokesperson says the cause is under investigation but firefighters on the scene tell us a small processing line leaking oil. vapors from the oil caught fire. nobody hurt. israel warning tens of thousands of people living near gaza's boarder to leave the area ahead of more air strikes. today, the israeli military intensified its offense reportedly targeting homes of four senior hamas leaders.

a proposed cease-fire was rejected yesterday into bmw recalling cars to fix a problem with air bags. recall affects more than 1.5 million 3 series cars from 2000 to 2006. so far nobody's been hurt. out the door forecast. heading out right now, mid-60s. it's going to be nice for today. we will have that humidity out there for the first part of the day but by lunchtime, you will notice that cool ocean breeze intensifying. highs in the low 80s. mike, show us a map. >> better news for fremont. talk about fremont boulevard and decoto, all clear now. crew got there and said they reopened the roadways, many hour as head of schedule. slowing for the upper each shore freeway. rest of the traffic flow. nothing as far as surprises go. south bay starts the build. maps, scott, i got you your morning dosage. a little girl new what she

wanted to do wanted to be a flower girl. >> 4-year-old annabel earl wanted to be a flower girl so badly but first she had to find a wedding. she marched down the city clerk's office in new york city with a post of that said, can i be your flower girl? she brought her own flowers. one couple turned her down. >> what? >> but a second couple said yes. she stood by the couple as they said their vowels and celebrated just like any other wedding by eating cake. i guess they didn't have close family members getting married. >> made sense. trying to imagine a girl saying can i be in the wedding and saying no. >> the flower girl's the star of the wedding second to the bride. >> yeah, yeah to the second couple. >> christina would have said okay. >> i would have. >> of course. >> lining up to her flower girl new york doubt. that's what's happening in "today in the bay." back at 7:25 with a live local

news update. >> have a spectacular wednesday. good morning. a tale of two coasts. downpours lead to flooding and crippling traffic and power outages out east. while california takes drastic steps to deal with the drought. and escalating attacks. new air strikes on gaza this morning. targeting the homes of senior hamas leaders. the death toll rising. is there any chance of a truce? living every parents' nightmare. the mom of a georgia toddler left to die in a sweltering suv finally breaks her silence.