by an armed burglar. and new charges will tell you what suspended state senator leland ye is up against in court today. >> the weather story. temperatures creeping up, tomorrow peek heat. comfortable conditions for parts of the bay area. hot summer temperatures inland, your full forecast is moments away. folks are worried about that forecast at present because they're waiting outside of some bart stations. we major delays for the system. we have some delays developing on your roadways as well. and a live look at san jose this morning. the clouds will disappear and it will be a hot one on this thursday, last day of july. this is "today in the bay." from nbc bay area, this is "today in the bay." well good morning everyone, thank you for joining us. developing story in the middle east where new video into

our newsroom this morning appears to show the moment an israeli strike hit a crowded shopping area in gaza. that ambulance you saw in the beginning of the video rolled in right before that explosion. this video has not been independently verified by nbc news, but 16 people were killed and more than 200 others hurt in this strike alone. and this is believed to be one of 20 is attacks the israeli military carried out on what it calls hamas-ruled targeted in gaza since midnight alone. also new this morning, international team of investigators has finally got access to the wreckage of the plane shot down in eastern ukraine. the team includes police and forensic experts. they'll begin by retrieving bodies and collecting victim's belongings. pro-russian separatists control access to the site, they're suspected of shooting down the plane. journalists say rebels allowing

them into the crash site. keep reporters from going any further. in just a matter of hour, leland ye will walk into a federal court again to answer to a new charge this time of racketeering. "today in the bay's" stephanie chuang joins us live from outside the federal court house in san francisco, and stephanie, he was already facing very serious charges, but this one, racketeering, the conviction carries a prison sentence of 20 years. >> reporter: that's right, good morning, kris. $250,000, this could have serious impact. and now some legal analysts say this is a smart move because not only can prosecutors then bring in new evidence, this may also prompt some of, or all of the 29 co-defendants in this case that nauk hopes of a better deal. now the latest charge alleges that leland ye and the others tried to get bribes in exchange for political favors. helping to spring votes from medical marijuana to limiting workers compensation claims in the nfl. the government is getting a picture of a man who established a pattern of criminal behavior,

violating the federal racketeering app known as rico. something we used in previous and similar cases against other politicians. now our legal analysts dean johnson says while he isn't in line for a plea deal, most of the others are probably hoping for one. >> one of these people named as defendants might turn up later as government witnesses. >> reporter: that does not include raymond shrimp boy chow. he was here yesterday, formerly charged with a racketeering. his attorney says chow is a reformed gangster caught in a three year undercover operation. we should mention the charges is not the only heavy one. of course the former corruption and fraud charges also carry pretty heavy prison sentences of up to 20 years as well. set to be here at the courthouse at 9:30 this morning. stephanie chuang, "today in the

bay." >> thanks, steph. officers were called to the area of the drive and santa paula avenue about 8:15 last night. they found someone helping a 20-year-old man, he'd been shot in the stomach. the victim was rushed to the hospital. he's expected to be okay. officers say the shooting actually took place about a mile enough away near manner drive and ocean avenue. a car hit one of their patrol cars. san jose police are hoping to identify a suspect wanted in a home invasion robbery. neighbors still on edge on anju creek court in the neighborhood. "today in the bay's" derek shore is near the crime scene with more. >> reporter: last year it was quiet until this brazen home invasion robbery that left a

17-year-old tied up. investigators say that 17-year-old was home alone at the time just before 1:00 yesterday afternoon when the suspect smashed out a piece of glass in the back of the house here on the court in the neighborhood. the suspect confronted the high schooler at gunpoint, tieing him up with zip ties, demanded money and took off only after the teen was able to tell him where to find valuables. suspect was wearing a disguise during the robbery, and after he took off, the teen was eventually able to get himself untied, call 911, one neighbor said he didn't know what was going on, but he did hear his dog barking. police are pouring over video, plenty of neighbors have cameras, and that includes the victim's home. in the men time, the victim's mother tells us offcamera he is

recovering physically he's doing okay, but he was very shaken up. we are in san jose, derek shore, "today in the bay." happening now, a search and rescue for a woman on mt. hamilton. that woman somehow reportedly got separated from her husband during a hike last night. he called the search and rescue after he last saw her at 7:30 last night. reported her missing at 2:20 this morning. we have a crew headed to the scene. we'll bring you details on the search and rescue. already big leaguered san jose police department could do away with motorcycle cops. they are planning to cut the motorcycle traffic unit. part of the plan would be to move them to patrol cars. spokesperson for san jose police department says this will give the department a better way to respond to 911 calls. a final decision is expected soon. while it might cut motorcycles, they are adding a

drone to the force. they used federal grant money to bite $7,000 drone which will only be used, they say, by the bomb squad to better assess threats. since it was bought with federal fund, bomb squads in san francisco, oakland, and other bay area agencies can use it as well. well let's check your forecast. we'll give you a live look at the campout out at at&t park. we haven't seen a whole lot of movement yet, but i think some of the sea gulls are ready for breakfast. let's check the forecast with christina loren. where there are kids there are crumbs, where there are crumbs, feeding frenzy. we have a live camera, we'll show you that. # 0 degrees at -- 60 degrees at livermore. it's close to 60. when it's cool it makes you want to sleep in. although that sun is now making an appearance. we'll see some of the kiddos wake up as we head throughout the next half hour looking

forward to watching that. 59 degrees in san francisco like i said, 52349 concord as well. and so really, at this point, i like to call the mornings the equalizer because your temperatures are just about uniform at this time. it's the afternoon when you get that microclimate separation. maybe you're knew to the -- new to the bay area and don't know the deal. this tells the story. this is where the low clouds are right now, and basically where you see the thick low clouds, that's the area where you're going to get the ocean influence throughout the day today. we don't have a lot here in the south bay to wake up with. here's the good news, that humidity, heading out of town today. that's great, great news. yeah, i know. kris and i are excited about it the. sop is my hair, but kbrae, maybe we'll start a blog about that. san francisco showing you a mostly cloudy sky here. now here's the deal for san francisco today. you like room temperature, 72 degrees, that's where we're expecting to end up.

85 on the peninsula. redwood city, foster city, not too bad for today. east shore, 77 for oakland. 27 in san francisco in the hot spot as per usual, tri-valley at 9 # degrees. -- 99 degrees, not 100, 99. >> we'll take it. we'll take that one degree. it is, makes a difference. all right, looking over here towards the bart station where the folks, there you go, one of the bart trains we just got the update from 20 to 25 minute delays to no delays. trains running on time. that's better news, excuse me for a second, sir, you can download the nbc bay area app. yeah, just letting everybody know. towards the maize, the drive across the bay bridge moving smoothly. there's fog, that's barely touching the deck. no problems reported by chp. crash at point as folks are splitting off towards the berkeley curve and that's a

distraction. we see it on the maps as we see folks westbound troech approaching the area. you haver drive for berkeley like yesterday. we may be seeing an increase to the volume of traffic as we do and summer vacation for families that brings commuters back and we're looking at more commuters on the roads as well. so far, no change except for berkeley yesterday morning and probably this morning as well. the rest of the bay looking good. typical volume build for the tri-valley and the south bay. northbound 101 starts a little increase again about 680, typical pattern down here. >> all right, thank you very much, mooek. i think i see it guy. he's downloading it right now. i'm glad you told him. 6:10 now, still ahead on "today in the bay." $300,000 fine for a leaky potty. drastic drought crack down and how a homeowner got around it. damaged car and flooded gym. crews clean up millions of gallons of water at ucla. who pays for all the damage? we'll tell you what the

university says it shouldn't have to pay a penny. live at sunol this morning, mild start to the day, hot temperatures, but not 100. we're going to keep you barely out of that region with christina loren in just a bit.

here are today's top stories. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu says his military will destroy the tunnel network of hamas with or without a cease-fire. overnight israel carried out about 20 attacks in gaza. leland ye will walk back into a federal courtroom to answer to a new charge,

racketeering. last week prosecutors filed new charges against ye in a far reaching scandal. now he's charged with a bribery, money laundering, gun running and racketeering. >> 49ers line backer alden smith will meet face to face with nfl commissioner roger goodall. they are expected to meet next friday in new york. that's the day after the team's first exhibition game in baltimore. we're still waiting to learn if smith will be suspended for several run-ins with the law over the past few years. you can see the front of the plane is destroyed. after the plane grazed the top of the target store, it knocked down a light pole. two people were treated for minor burns. crews were called in to

rescue a woman who lost her footing climbing down a steep hill. her fall caught on camera, there she goes. this happened near pasadena down the steep incline before getting snagged in the tree about 50 feet above the canyon bottoms. she was skinned up, she's going to be okay. the accident happened yesterday, the same day that officials then announced there were going to close the area due to that steep dangerous terrain. a follow up now to up to 900 cars are still stranded in murky water in underground garages at ucla. officials now saying that as many as much as 20 million gallons of water gushed from a broken pipe, flooding parts of the university. double the amount than first reported. sunset boulevard will remain closed at least until tomorrow night as crews work to repair the massive sink hole left behind. buildings were damaged including the iconic poly pavilion.

it buckled and now parts needs to be replaced. last night six men were pumping water from the pavilion and had to be treated for exposure to carbon monoxide from the generator they were using, but they are expected to be okay. ucla says it was a city pipe, so the department of water and power should have to foot the bill for the damage. the dwp meanwhile has already set up a claim's process. we continue to cover breaking news this morning. we have a photograph of the woman missing on mt. hamilton. right now search and rescue teams scouring trails for kris for that tax cut. she was walking late last night on the smith creek trail or last evening anyway. somehow, the two of them got separated. her husband said this happened about 7:30 when she was not around by 2:20 this morning, he called police. search and rescue arrived within the hour to look for her. we have a crew headed to mt. hamilton as well. we will bring you a live report

as soon as our crew gets there. firefighters struggling to save giant's se coy yas as a large bield fire has continued to flaired up. near the western side of the park, just a few miles away and directly in the path of the inferno, the grove of giant trees. this is 34% contained. judge ordered a psychological evaluation for girt accused of starting this massive wild fire. it destroyed 36 homes and one business back in may. the girl was charged with at least one crime, but prosecutors are not revealing what that charge is. judge has ordered other to observe a curfew while she lives with her parents. its only been a month since santa cruz rationed water. several people hit with huge fines for wasting water.

the santa cruz water department says one man let his toilet run for eight days. he opted to go to water school because that's a thing now. he got out of paying the fine. others, not so lucky. water educators like the one approved in santa clara county, they've been patrolling for two months now leading to half a million dollars in fines. last month alone. residents paid nearly $350,000 in fines for water wasting. >> here's the question though, when your toilet's run, it's annoying. how could you not be annoyed? >> shut it off down at the valve and get a plumber or do it yourself. or have to go to water school. >> that's a thing. it is 6:18 now. time to check the forecast as we look live downtown san jose this morning, christina's getting a chuckle as we have potty talk this morning. >> jiggle the handle. jiggle that handle. >> how can you stand it, right? >> it is the worst. the worst. so yeah, that's my trick, right. no, you get it fixed.

that's what you do. if you have to jiggle the handle, i promise you, it'll be worth the while to get it fixed. and the entire state of california as well. and hey, that's pretty cool that heir offering water school. kind of like traffic school. hopefully it's just as fun. people don't to want have to go. temperatures are pretty comfortable out there right now. 62 in san jose. 59 concord. 60, good morning to you in livermore, it's going to be hot out there today. approaching the triple digits, not quite getting there, but tomorrow, i think we will bipass that century mark. high pressure is firmly in control of our pattern, but it's going to start to move to the east for today. here's the deal. whp it comes to the humidity. the big ridge of high pressure has been able to pull up that moisture here from just off the coast of baja. now for us today, as this thing starts to move off to the east, it's going to cut off that moisture supply. and so for us, we're talking about a drier air mass, but temperatures will creep up. 91 degrees in the south bay because we're going to get more

sunshine. basically down with the midlevel clouds for today. 85 on the peninsula. east shore today, 83 degrees right at room temperature in san francisco and wine country today. little hot, 90 degrees. but overall, temperatures are going to drop off as we get into this weekend. tomorrow we peek. then for saturday and sunday, when you might have the days off and you want to get outdoors. not too bad. not unbearable heat. we'll be at 89 degrees in the south bay on sunday and 70 in san francisco. and the fremont festival is happening this weekend. you might to want head out there. mike's going to be there on sunday. temperatures will be comfortable. this is a place you might to want bypass if you can. . you live out in the tri-valley, temperatures will be hot and really not fluctuating all that much until next week. we'll be down toot mid-90s by monday. we'll keep dropping you off through wednesday. as promised, here's mike inouye. and mike, what time are you going to be out thereto? i'm a big fan and need your autograph. >> let's bartender you're a fan of -- pretend you're a fan of mine. roughly around noon, that's when

i get loud, then they kick me out a few hours later. christina says we'll have pleasant weather and i'll try to be pleasant as well. this is looking slower, but after two crashes cleared, you would expect that here. this is university avenue. let's look at your map because we had a crash at gillman right there and another crash right here at curve. wee see the traffic rippling back. that's the extent of the traffic jam. golden gate fields down to the berkeley curve. slower like yesterday, it's because of the the two crashes and this may sort itself out better than yesterday. we're tracking that. no problems across that bridge over to the north bay and across the golden gate bridge. watch, maybe fog there. bart delays, no more delays reported system wide, and that's much better news. bart line out of pleasanton. we have a little slowing for west 580 right on skenl here. south 680 looks good. as far as the volume, you'll see slowing over the next half hour. slowing through hayward and union city. no problems for the planes as

far as any flow on the 101, bay shore freeway. north 101 down here at 680. we have slowing because of the volume of traffic there. and also, west 152, we've had problems all morning. overnight there was a tomato spill right at casa de fruit. eastbound towards i-5, all lanes are open, there is a distraction. back to you. >> thank you, mike. it is 6:22 now. still ahead on "today in the bay." driverless cars on the roads on the wrong side of the roads maybe in the next six months. where this could happen, next.

it is 6:25 now, tesla has officially signed with japanese electronics company panasonic to build that massive battery plant it wants somewhere here in the u.s. the companies announced a deal this morning but have not said where it'll be built. the plant will produce battery cells, modules and packs for the electric cars and for the station nation market. it'll employ 6900 people by 2020. under the deal, tesla will prepare, provide, and manage the land and the building. panasonic will make and supply the battery cell. driverless cars could be on the road in britain inless than six months. the country plans to start a three year trial program in january in three different cities. the plan will include two kinds of driverless technology.

one will have the ability for the person to take control. the test cities have not been named yet. >> i prefer the prior. this morning, tart announced its hired a executive brian cornet as its new ceo. he will replace greg who was ousted in may following a massive data breach. cornell who leads the u.s. food unit is the former ceo of sam's club and also the arts and crafts retailer, michaels. this morning, sfo will unveil a smart phone app to help visually impaired passengers through the airport tricky terminals. developed through a program of the san francisco mayor's office, the airport partnered with a leading technology company and created that within five months. the airport will hold a news is conference this morning to introduce the prototype app today. their people will get to find out how the app works. >> the camera will develop

technology, that's cool. still ahead, count down for congress. will lawmakers will able to push anything through before a five week break? we'll have a live report on capitol hill coming up. and no more hard hats at $100 million mansion. we'll tell you why a bay area town could bring a massive construction project to a stop. and let's take you out live to a san mateo bridge, fog is around, but no doubt going to burn off of this beautiful sunrise. we'll be back in just a minute.

breaking news, search and rescue crews scouring mt. hamilton. new details about a woman lost and alone. meanwhile our humidity is dropping for today. on shore flow increasing. that means plenty of low clouds this morning over tiburon, same for woodside, but look at this, san jose, a spectacular start. we're on our way to the 90s here. we're going to get warmer for tomorrow. then take the numbers down for your weekend. your mie kror climate forecast is moments away.

zbljts and unfortunately we're taking the speeds down the east show freeway. couple earlier crashes through berkeley caused that. we have the rails that are recovering as well. latest on the bart situation and the highway further south. we have phenomenal news about the american economy yesterday as we take a live look at the nyse. the american economy gaining 4% this quarter, and over on the nasdaq, confetti will cover all that coming up. today is the last day of july, 31st, this is "today in the bay". >> from nbc bay area, this is "today in the bay." well good morning everyone, i'm scott mcgrew. >> and i'm kris sanchez. breaking news, we now have a photo of the woman missing on mt. hamilton. right now, search and rescue teams are scouring trails looking for kristina pucket. somehow the her and her husband

got separated. he last saw her at 7:30 last night. when she did not return home by 2:20 this morning, he called police. research and rescue crewed arrived within the hour to look for her. we have a crew headed to montana hamilton. we'll bring you live reports as soon as they get there. meanwhile congress heads off to a five week summer break today. there are still a lot of key issues on the table. "today in the bay's" tracy potts live on capitol hill this morning with a look at what's still unresolved, tracy. >> reporter: immigration, va, highway funds to reimburse states like california is all still on the table. lawmakers are trying to get out of town, but they still have a lot to deal with. the tone here on capitol hill may explain why things aren't getting done. >> why don't they say something nice once in a while? why are they always negative? i think they need help. i really do. >> reporter: what's not expected to happen today, immigration, the border crisis, and emergency

bill has been sitting on capitol hill for weeks. whittled down by a billion dollars in the senate, house republicans want to the spend much less and are at odds with themselves over the cost. also the highway trust fund set to go bankrupt next month may stay that way until after the summer break. >> imagine how much further along we'd be, how much stronger our economy would be if congress was doing its job too. >> reporter: there's a last minute push today to reform the va, hiring more than doctors and nurses. and allowing vets to go outside the va for care. the house did vote to sue president obama. >> this isn't about republicans and democrats. it's about defending the constitution. >> the president has gone too far. >> we take time on a suit to sue the president of the united states. but we don't have a bill to bring jobs home. >> reporter: too many executive orders boehner says, changing what congress already approved. the lawsuit focuses on the

affordable care act. so that's one thing congress wanted to get done, republicans specifically wanted to get done, now they can move forward with the lawsuit, but can they move forward with some of these issues that are affecting the country? we'll have to wait and see, several votes are skenled for today, scott. >> looks unlikely, thank you much. also on capitol hill, a house majority leader eric cantor 12 stepping down today. this comes after a stunning loss in virginia's republican primary. you will give up his spot to california congressman kevin mccarthy as minority leader. majority leader i should say. earlier this week, house republicans paid tribute with a video marking his achievements. well let's check your forecast, 6:33 and give you a live look out at emeryville. it is beautiful in some spots. a little foggy in others. making the job for meteorologist, meteorologist christina loren much more difficult. over to you. my job is difficult to talk. let me grab this coffee right

here and have some of this. >> yeah, no, i was just going to let you keep going. keep on going, scott mcgrew. no, i'm just kidding. he's right on point as usual. look at this. a couple miles can make across the bay yay for instance on the ocean side of san francisco right now. you are completely stocked in with fog. on the bay side, off nice breeze and a little bit of an open sky. here in san jose. we are getting just a spectacular sunrise. isn't than nice? very unusual to get those colors without a spare the air day. that's what happens when you have the midlevel clouds. for today, we're going to lose the cloud cover. that's where you might see a little bit lingering for today. otherwise we are clear as a bell up in santa rosa. 59 in the san francisco. 55 to start the day in half-moon bay. once the fog burns off, cleat sunshine on the way. here's the deal. high pressure's been pulling up this moisture from just off the coast of baja. but today, as it moves to the

east, we're going cut off that tap. it's going to be drier, but temperatures are are going to come up. # 0 in the south bay. # 5 in peninsula. and 72 degrees room temperature for today in san francisco. the north bay, at # 5 degrees. a little bit warm in oaktown at 78. and you're looking warm ourt in the tri-valley at 99 degrees. but this heat is going to break. we'll tell you when coming up. right now let's check your drive, here's mike. look at the camera we have right by the oakland coliseum. faces north and going away from us towards high street. i'm not concerned about the northbound side. that's smoothly southbound with the headlights moving smoothly at the coliseum. look at the map before you get here, just south of 980 all the way down towards fruitville. we have a slow drive. right there south of 23rd. glass and wood debris block the two right lanes. half of the freeway is blocked by debris and maybe a truck there. might be one of the trucks carrying a glass in the bag. we'll see. we'll just have that as a

hypothesis for me. it means guess. smoother drive. still slow down the east shore freeway and the metering rights are on at the bay bridge toll plaza. we're looking at a pleasant crime today. the two crashes cause a slowing there. meanwhile the rest of the bay nothing unpredictable. northbound routes through san jo jose, we're looking to the 152 westbound. overnight we have a tomato spill at casa de fruit. westbound towards i-5 it's clear. eastbound towards i-5 is clear. westbound is serving, i'm disturbed from my speaking. we have more company but no problems here. things are bogging down. we have a couple of onramps. there we go. take a break and a deep breath.

>> have a coffee. multimillion dollar mansion is on hold after the owners reportedly broke their deal with the city of woodside. >> look at this sprawling home, courtesy of google maps. according to the mercury news. the owners had to stop remodelling the mansion because city officials said they were knocking down too much. they're only approved to make small additions, but when the planners stopped by. they found the entire first floor had been demolished. the man got a lot of attention back in 2005 when it was sold for a record $117 million. the owners are going to meet with the city tonight and see how they can move forward. >> if you're only supposed to knock down a certain amount. you don't ask for forgiveness, you ask for permission, right? it is 6:37 now, still ahead, can the giants turn around their season and what will it mean ahead of today's trade deadline? amy g. has your black and orange report next.

well let's talk giants baseball. a live look at at&t park and the coke bottle, the giants are off today after a win. i said a win. they'll be back in action tomorrow in new york. now in just a few hours we're

going to know what if any moves the giants are going to make ahead of today's 1:00 trade deadline. after yesterday's win over the piratings, the giants option tyler colvin to aaa fresno and rue nors that dan uggla was released, those were not true. >> while the giants might be shopping around for help, two of their stars could be returning within a matter of dies. >> amy gutierrez has our orange and black update. >> reporter: good morning everyone. well finally the san francisco giants got a win after dropping six straight and five on this recent home stand. the men in orange and black were able to salvage a 7-5 victory over the pirates on wednesday afternoon. and the threat of losing their first six-game home stand in san francisco history was over. >> huge game. no question about it. we can eat solid food here for a while now. to come in here and play like this at home, it's not fun for

these guys. >> reporter: fans can probably expect to see brandon belt activated with the team on the this road trip. they will also see angel pgaen begin a rehab start today in arizona with the giants rookie ball team. that is your giant's update, i'm amy gutierrez for "today in the bay." >> thanks amy. it is 6:42 now. an emergency landing right here in california. new details about the tense moments next. and breaking news, lost and alone. the search underway right now far woman missing on mt. hamilton. plus burned out wreckage still standing in san jose ninth months after a massive fire. how the city is finally cracking down. [ heart beating ]

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of continuous news, weather, and traffic on "today in the bay." breaking news, we now have a photo of the woman missing on mt. hamilton right now. search and rescue teaming scouring trails for christina puctett. he was last seen on smith creek trail. they got separated on mt. hamilton. her husband last saw her at 7:30 when she was not home by 2:20 this morning, he called police. search and rescue arrived within thourt look for her. we have a crew just now arriving on mt. hamilton. they are talking to investigators. we'll have them in a live report in just moments. city of san jose is trying to do something about a burned out sheller restaurant along a busy street. we have new video this morning of the flames restaurant on hillsdale. now according to the mercury news, the city now considers this blight. the chard out remains are behind a chain linked fence. some covered in gra tee if i and trash all over the place. the city is telling the property

owner to do something or face fines. back in january, kitchen fire caused more than a million dollars in damage to that diner. the owners to want rebuild, but demolition of the old building will not begin for another six weeks. 6:46, let's check your forecast this morning as we give you a live look at san jose. and cloud cover beginning to burn away. microclimates forecasts, good morning. >> you have to pick what kind of weather you want to enjoy around here. >> a little bit. >> yeah. we are right in the middle. santa cruz mountains keep us sheltered from a lot of that fog and also keep us in the shade. we have good looking weather for you. 63 degrees in san jose. 5. san homartin. upper 90s for today. it's going to be hot out there. but we'll be somewhere between here and the south bay at about 90 degrees. 91 into santa clara. 59 for concord. temperatures are really mild out

there. you might to want grab a jacket in places like santa crow is a at 55 degrees. you can ditch it by about 10:00 a.m. as we'll already be in the 70s up there. 72 degrees today in san francisco. sop if you want the cooler weather, just hit the beach because it will be hot out there, about 99 degrees on the way to sunol. and these two live pictures tell the weather story. they're doing the job for me today. you can see where we're getting those thick low clouds. that's where it's nice and cool by the ocean. we don't have much to start with, it's going to be hot in sunol for the afternoon. as we get into the afternoon like i said, about 90 degrees, 83 on the east shore and 90 degrees today in wine country. that's not too bad. we can take 90 degrees. it's the triple digits that are hard to take and that's what we're expecting for tomorrow. post the numbers up by three to five degrees, then down for the weekend. and the entire state of california looking good for your outdoor plans this weekend. lake tahoe, we're talking about the low 80s all weekend long. russian river valley will cool

off, 102 degrees for tomorrow. down to the low 90s by sunday. and you're also looking fantastic at the central coast. 84 degrees on saturday. 79 degrees at the beach on sunday. so comfortable conditions in monterrey. you're going to be staying local, we're talking about the low 90s here in the south bay, not bad. upper 80s meanwhile on sunday. let's check that drive, here's mike, any tomatoes, sir? >> still tomatoes. that's westbound 152 coming into the area out of our area towards i-5. you're all right. thanks for asking, christina. we're looking over here, bigger concern for folks traveling through richmond and berkeley. viewers now hit the road and they're finding the slow downs. there was a series of three crashes. separate there around gillman. those have all finally cleared. there's the jam past the golden gate field. another issue, south of the bay bridge, 980 towards southbound 880. you're clear after you get passed fruit vail, but jammed

downtown for southbound 880. over here towards the maize. camera's turned over there and we see slowing. that was earlier jammed up here past the curve. the first crash cleared, second and third one were the other issues there. there's a smooth drive at maize. big gem i just showed you out of richmond. no major problems out of 580. little bit better actually overall for the maize than yesterday. back to our maps, we'll look at the rest of the bay. smooth drive and we slow our drive again for 882 oakland, once you pass by there, okay until you're down towards the hayward area. also another incident in lanes blocking your slowing for a short period of time, that was enough to kick off a little more slowing. by the time you get towards union city, you're doing all right. southbound 680 coming through sunol where sensors are turning from yellow to orange out of pleasanton and highway 84. the volume and traffic is concerned there, but not a major concern. it's typical for the tri-valley. rest of the day, south bay,

northbound routes show 101, 87, 280, and 85. all typical pattern here and the peninsula. 101 through palo alto shows traffic past the avenue. all the way up into and out of san francisco. bay shore and 280 both moving as predictable on the peninsula, back to you. >> thank you very much, mike. developing story now in the middle east, new vid into our newsroom appears to show the moment that an israeli strike hit a crowded shopping area in gaza. that ambulance you see right in the middle of it all rolled in before the explosion. the void owe has not been verified by nbc news. we are told 16 people were killed and more than 200 others were hurt in this strike alone. and this is believed to be one of 20 attacks the israeli military carried out on what it calls hamas-ruled targets in gaza since midnight. also new morning, international team of investigators finally got access to the wreckage of plane shot down in eastern ukraine.

are the team includes police and forensics experts who will begin by retrieving bodies and collecting victims belongings. pro-russian separatists control access to the site. they are suspected of shooting the plane down in the first place. journalists say rebels allowed investigators into the crash site, but one fired a warning shot to keep reporters from going any further. well late night scare near the mathe airport. when a cargo plane had to make a emergency landing. he turned around to land safely. nobody hurt. neighbors did report hearing what sounded like a big sonic boom. and then seeing sparks come out of the aircraft. four crew member's on the plane, everybody's okay. bay area corruption scandal takes a major step forward in federal court today. suspended state senator leland ye will face a judge on a new charge of racketeering. this is in addition to charges of bribery, money laundering, and gun running.

"today in the bay's" stephanie chuang joins us live from the federal courthouse this morning, steph, this new charge carries the sentence of up to 20 years in prison. >> reporter: that's right, good morning to you, kris. and you know, while some of the existing corruption and fraud charges carry similar sentences and quarter million dollar fines, this racketeering charge could have a significant impact on the case. fist of all, prosecutors can bring in new evidence and legal analysts say that this racketeering has not come up in similar cases against other politicians. other politicians, but the government is painting a picture of leland ye of a man who built up a pattern of criminal behavior. violating the federal racketeering act better known at rico. they are accused of trying to get bribes in exchange for political favors, helping to swing votes on everything from medical marijuana to limiting worker's compensation claims in the nfl. while the latest additionals charges could prompt the 29 co-defendants in this case to talk in exchange for plea deals. one defense attorney says a revised indictment to include

racketeering is good news for them. >> reporter: to come out with a superseding indictment that alleges the same facts as the original indictment is a sign of weakness in the prosecution. >> reporter: now raymond shrimp boy chow was here at the courthouse yesterday formerly charged with a racketeering. his expression giving nothing away. the grand jury indicted him on 200 accounts to money exchanging hand. his attorneys say chow is a reformed gangster caught up in this three year understood cover investigation spanning money laundering to murder for hire. as for leland ye, he's been suspended from his state senate position since late march. he has continued under state law to get his annual pay of $90,000. he is set to be here at the courthouse at 9:30 this morning and of course we thereby. live in san francisco, stephanie chuang, "today in the bay." and now an update to breaking news. a woman missing on mt. hamilton for about 12 hours has now been

found. right now, no new details about her condition, but according to the santa clara county sheriff, she has been found. she was separated from her husband last night on the smith creek trail about 7:30 last night. when she did not return home by 2:20 this morning, he called in police. again, 61 years old, she has been located safe on mt. hamilton. oakland police officer fired for throwing a tear gas canister at protesters is now back on the job. arbitrator has overturned the police department's determine -- termination of robert roche. he ordered the department to give him back pay. this according to the oakland tribune. in october of 2011, he was caught on camera throwing a grenade into a crowd of unarmed occupy protesters. it happened less than a minute another after officer hit iraq war veteran scott olson in the head with a bean bag fired from a shotgun that caused permanent brain damage. the city settled that case

earlier this year paying olson four and a half million dollars. roche was placed on leave after the incident and fired last august. appeals the punishment independent arbitrator and prevails. expect more lane closures on the golden gate bridge for the week as construction crews prepare to install a movable median. from 9:00 tonight until tomorrow morning. vista point at the north end will be closed as well as the alexander off-ramp. the median is a steal barrier that will help to divide traffic and eliminate head on congratulations. crews expect to want finish this project by next year. >> a gift shop that raies money for aids verge closing its doors in san francisco's castro district. the shop called under one roof sits at 541 castro. it says it can't afford the skyrocketing rent. in fact, new this morning, sign's been put up outside the door saying closing forever.

thank you for 23 years under one roof. the organization says its goal is to provide all of its profits to aids, hiv, and lgbt groups, but it says rent spiked so high it can nop longer achieve that goal. the shop says it's trying to raise $100,000 by the end of the day. everything in the store now 75% off. here's an unfortunate case of miss taken -- mistaken identity. san francisco restaurant is getting angry e-mails and calls because something another restaurant with a similar name is doing. the number nine fisherman's gratto is no in way similar with the other restaurant. noisy kids and refusing to allow families to use high chairs or strollers in the restaurant. the san francisco fisherman's gratto says it loves families and kids if they want to dine there. well, just in, the oakland a's have tradedd epecedes.

final check of the top stories. 61-year-old woman missing overnight has been found. her and her husband were hiked yesterday when they became separated at 7:30 last night. within the last few minutes, santa clara county sheriff reported that she has been found. it's unclear where she's been. san jose police looking at surveillance video hoping to catch a glimpse a man who tied up a 17-year-old with a zip ties. the teen was able to free himself and call for help. several berkeley natives will join several activists outside the white house today. they want the president to stop deportations now and expand relief for immigrants. let's get a last check of whether with chris -- weather with christina. inland will be nice all day at

the coast. got to love the microclimates. 59 degrees in san francisco. you're on your way to 72. 62 in the south bay. we are on our way to # 0. and we'll have the weekend forecast in case you missed it. every 15 minutes throughout the today show. >> thank you very much. mike, last with the traffic. >> let's get a look the traffic. live look for san jose. we see the ebb and flow here, that's the traffic flow at 680. maps, that's a typical spot where we see the slowing down here in san jose. slower drive north past the airport. # 5 actually thinning out a bit now. that'll cake in over the next half hour. southbound 8 # 0 slows, but the earlier crash at tenson clearing. that's not unexpected. this is though southbound 880. passed fruit vale. sound like a truck spilled there. >> well from the parking lot on the roadways, at&t is a

campsite. giants fans are waking up in tents. yeah, we're seeing some movement there. they're awake. it's the annual tradition at the ball park. parents say it's really a special memory for their kids as well. now no giants players spent the night, but the team did provide fans are with a midnight sack and pizza. right now people waking up with the sun having breakfast on the field. >> cold pizza? >> waky, waky. meantime all right yesterday's giants gaem, the double play. but also a cup of beer. home run by pirate. mercer masked straight through a fan's cup. look at this. he sended a two run homer. you can see beer then splashing down through the cup. we're not sure if that woman was injured, but certainly splashed. we hope she's okay.

7:55. >> they won. >> that's eight bucks. see if you can get at refund. >> that's what's happening today in the bay, we are back at 7:25 with live local news. good morning. breaking news. no end in sight. israel calls up another 16,000 reservists overnight gearing up for a long battle in gaza as some worldwide protests against israel take an anti-semitic turn. we'll talk to israel's ambassador to the u.s. live. going down. the drama from inside the cockpit from a small plane that crashes into the parking lot of a busy san diego shopping center. >> pike, pappa, full throttle. >> i'm full throttle. >> while police say it is a miracle no one on the ground was hurt.