is. good morning. i'm sam brock. a husband dead and his wife stabbed in san jose. the suspect is their son. you'll hear from a witness on scene. also they went to help but came home burned. three firefighters burned. and we're tracking the threat for lightning over the next 48 hours. anthony slaughter joins us. this is today in the bay. >> from nbc bay area. this is "today in the bay." >> a live look for you to start

out your morning. it's sunday, august 10th. good sunday morning. i'm sam brock. anthony slaughter joins us with a look at your forecast. we mentioned the chance of like anything. it's a rare thing if the city as opposed to out in the sierras. >> yesterday we had over 50 lightning strikes in one hour across the sierra. the storm system moving in will produce more lightning today. mostly across the sierra. most of that will stay north of the bay area for today. tomorrow we have the better chance of lightning strikes. for tuesday morning, that's when we see this. a little built of a calm before the storm. we will see fog but at the coastline it's limited. mid 70s for the inland valley. very comfortable. room temperature. but that storm chance is going to stay north today. better chance pushes back into the picture for tomorrow. we're going to talk about the timing of this, who could see

the like anything and when we'll get rid of all the activity. >> and for most folks an overcast start to their morning. >> absolutely. >> thanks, anthony. >> fatal stabbing sending chills through the south bay community. police tell us they have the suspect in custody and sources tell nbc bay area that he's related to the victims in a crime that appears to stem from a family fight. the first thing they discovered upon their arrival. two victims. officers described a man suffering from at least one stab wound. he dried from his injuries a short time later after being transported to the medical center. in the same home, a woman also stabbed at least once. her injuries are not considered life threatening. police tracked down the suspect about five blocks from that house. neighbors and other sources tell nbc bay area he's believed to be the victim's son or stepson. a teenage neighbor arrived first

on scene. >> i saw the man basically in his doorway with -- bleeding, and the wife over him screaming. stay with me. keep breathing. they're on their way. >> it's shock ling. >> totally disconcerning for people who tlif there. neighbors report seeing police responding to the same house in the past responding to loud fights. investigators have not revealed a motive. we will have updates on the story throughout the day. the killing marks the 24th homicide in san jose this year. cominged coming with recent violence. one month ago in south san jose a man was shot to death. 12 hours later, another deadly stabbing near the tech museum. no arrests have been made in any

of these cases to date. four north bay firefighters injured as they raced out trying the to reach a local emergency 6789 the ladder truck they were driving crashed into three other cars in vallejo last night. here's a look at the aftermath of the the crash. wreck an spread across several parts of sonoma boulevard and york street. the fire truck was heading to a house fire when it collided with at least one of the cars. four of the victims firefighters, treated for serious but nonlife threatening injuries. police are investigating the cause of the crash. and more firefighters injured on the front lines. three south bay recoverers are hospitalized this morning. two men and a woman are members of a strike team called in from the south bay. they were about to receive their first assignment when the fire unexpectedly shifted course and burned them. now an investigation is under

way to figure out exactly what happened. >> there's always micro climates and unknown fuel beds that might be susceptible to greater ignition, greater fire behavior or larger energy release components. not exactly sure what happened here, but it was something that nobody expected would happen. >> all three were treated at the santa clara valley med burn unit and released yesterday. their battalion chief said collectively they had 60 years of experience among them. one of the south bay's largest homeless encampments is about to get cleared out. here's a picture of a flier being released by the city of san jose. it asked for all property to be removed. the jungle has a contentious history as well. it sits on the banks of coyote creek and some 200 people typically reside there at any given point in time. on monday the city is launching a week long effort it's calling a cleanup. today homeless supporters plan to be out in the jungle

protesting what they see as evictions. take a quick look. this woman might be involved in the car break-in. the suspect stole thousands of dollars worth of electronics and other items for the car on july 11th. call santa clara police if you recognize the suspect. two days down and one more to go. tens of thousands of music lovers and big name performers packed the park for a music midwest value. but many are being left out. officers are seizing hundreds of fake tickets at one of the bay area's most recognize music festivals. attendees are checked first at an outside perimeter gate to make sure they have a legitimate

ticket. then again the tickets are closely scrutinized and scanned. fran police say they've seized a number of tickets that looked real but were not. one music fan found this out the hard way. his $450 ticket was a fake with a bar code that had been scanned hundreds of times. >> it was just saying that it got reprocessed already. and that someone else already used it. there was only one ticket of it. so we went to the ticket issuer and they said it's been processed 300 times today. >> and that would be depressing with that financial investment. it's harder to sneak with the addition of surveillance cameras. tragedy in nascar. a driving champion is involved

in an incident that killed a 20-year-old dirt track driver hours before a major race. and the images from iraq gripping, desperate people risking their lives to escape a brutal enemy. how far will the u.s. go to help and what are the latest developments? we'll be right back.

it is about 7:10 on your sunday morning, august 10th. that's a look at downtown san jose. a little bit foggy there. foggy as well in san francisco. that, of course, the golden gate bridge. the golden gate park, hosting the outside music festival its final day, today. well, all new this morning.

he says it's business as usual. three-time nascar champion tony stewart says he'll still race in new york today. this just hours after struck and killed an on-foot driver at a track where both men were competing in a sprint car race. officials say the driver got out of his car after being spun out by stewart. when he walked onto the track to show his displeasure, stewart's car struck him, sending him sliding down the track. the driver was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival. he has given his account of the events through the police officers. he's extremely upset with the crash. at this point police are not calling it a criminal investigation. they did call the the death a

tragic accident. a developing story in iraq and a new round of air strikes. they targeted isis rebels in northern iraq near the city of erbil. the city is air lifting humanitarian aid to thousands of religious refugees now trapped on a mountain top. as for the trapped refugees, many believe nothing short of u.s. ground troops will put a stop to the isis militants. keir simmons has an inside look. >> reporter: desperation on a mountain refuge. people searching for aide from a british helicopter. and one boy clingen orn as it takes off. just 20 made it on board. thousands are still cut off by isis people from a chris chance community, president obama says, face genocide. elsewhere families are fleeing any way they can. in temperatures of over 110, one

child only 5 days old, we want america to do more, they told me. the president's promise no boots on the ground is not what they want to hear. inside a church we found 4,000 more refugees from. there are clouds of families here. people just carrying their children. >> young and old, and while children play, parents struggle to hold it together. she holds her 10-month-old daughter, they arrive today without her husband. isis told her to wear an islamic shawl or be killed. >> they wanted you to convert. >> and north of here, back on mount sinjar, there's no hope in sight. the u.s. dropping of food may help save some from starvation. a lifeline in the face of isis

cruelty. they kidnapped our girls. they killed many people, this woman says. my son died. he was just 2 years old. american bombs my stop isis from advancing, but these people want to return home safely. >> at one point this week, isis fighters were said to be within miles of the city. and that could have put the u.s. consulate in danger. back to you. >> such a delicate situation in iraq. that was keir simmons reporting. we have continuing coverage on the crisis in iraq online. head to nbcbayarea.com. and search iraq air strikes. there you'll find the latest information on the developing story. moving ahead now. much more ahead on today in the bay. coming up next, a milestone for the bart silicon valley project. why the multimillion dollar plan will finally provide relief to

commuters and businesses alike starting tomorrow. and we're waking up to fog hean low clouds in the silicon valley. all the way up into san francisco. we do have a chance for lightning over the next couple of days. we're going to break that down. we'll let you know what to expect for today and get you to the next workweek coming up after this.

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it is about 7:17 on your sunday morning. a nice picture there. a little bit bucolic from the sinol area of the bay area. drivers likely annoyed by the traffic generated by the the construction project are about to get much needed relief. after a 14-month closure, a popular fremont road is one day away from reopening. warren avenue, a busy route between 880 and 680. >> brake lights are a part of

the landscape. >> the traffic has been unreal. mission boulevard here is like a parking lot with a go slow sign. >> warren avenue has been closed for more than a year, while crews build the bart extension. it's a closure that creates traffic and confusion for fremont's mayor. >> i ended up going three times further. with warren there you cut it off. some relief arrives on monday. warren avenue will be reopened. the drivers will cruise right under train and bart traps. >> i'm not singing zippity-do-da yet, but it's close. >> it's been really devastating. the owner says opening warren will help put him on the map. he says since the closure the lunch crowd has gone from 200 to 20. >> that would be great.

so much of my business comes from that side of the freeway. >> the $45 million warren avenue project is a milestone in a massive infrastructure project. construction that will deliver bart to silicon valley. >> there's a lot of light at the end of the tunnel. >> we are starting out your day a little bit on the cooler side right now. but what does mother nature have in store? >> and it's foggy. this is one of the mornings you want to sleep in another hour. the beautiful thing is we get the fog in the morning hours. and then we get the sunshine. right now we're seeing the clouds from the south bay to the north bay, including san francisco, all the way to the tri valley. this is what we're looking at for the first half of the day. after 11:00 we'll start to see

some sunshine in places like san jose as well. temperatures will be comfortable, though. very cool in san francisco. only low 60s for today if you're headed outside, you may need an extra layer for the first half of the day. we do have a good mix of 70s and 80s. san mateo is 73. san francisco, 64 on the embarcadero. up towards the north bay, this is where we have the better chance of maybe an isolated lightning strike most likely after 5:00 tonight. from santa rosa to na pa. ch it's only a 10 to 20% chance today. 84 in livermore. 85 in pleasanton.

you can see the center of the storm. it's well defined. this is a weak upper level low. the water vapor imagery is what i show you as well. the system is not going anywhere. it's going to keep the the threat of lightning for today. most likely across northern sonoma county. not expecting it in san francisco. not expecting lightning in the south bay. now for tomorrow, this is where we'll have the better chance for seeing showers and thunderstorms at home. most likely for places like napa, brentwood, antioch, fairfield, the extreme eastern portions of contra costa county and extreme northern sonoma and napa counties. the unfortunate thing is if we

get lightning strikes, we already have three wildfires raging across the state. you never know how many more acres one lightning strike could burn. a lot of sunshine for today. especially 11:00. tonight not expected to see a lot in terms of activity. so one of two of these could get very close to us. that's why we have the the chance of lightning in the forecast. after that it looks like as we head to the next couple of days after tomorrow and tuesday temperatures really skyrocket. temperatures close to 90 degrees towards thursday and friday. so enjoy it. it's not typical that we get 70s in august. if it feels like october in august, i think we'll take that. we don't get lightning or rain as well. >> sweetening the pot there. water issues in california not going away.

still ahead on today in the bay. >> it's a french term for blank check. that's what would be given to them under governor proun's proposal. >> several environmental groups are worried a new water plan would take all of us for a ride. coming up next, wie'll reality check these claims.

to deal with the ongoing drought, state lawmakers are asking taxpayers to pony up billions. there was a water measure on the ballot for fall. now governor brown is telling gus he has a better plans. now claims the governor's plan would short change you, the taxpayers. >> these images of scorched et look like something out of a

steinbeck novel. it doesn't lie in the $11 billion measure. nope n a letter directly to californians. he says we should instead support my $6 billion plan, which according on the governor is a no frills, no pork water bond that invest in the most critical projects. is that what we have here? >> the governor's bond would take $2 billion in taxpayers funds and give it to the political appointees for whatever kinds of projects they chose. >> the board of water resources who now advocates for the planning and conservation league. they will be dolled out without accountability. and the outline, there's a line item right here titled storage $2 billion that goes to the

water commission. so would they be getting built? >> that's not the question. it's any amount for the construction. and there are difference of opinions. it goes to various communities and it should not be the real issue. >> damned if they do. damned if they don't. has this type of story line played out before? >> no legislative accountability. no accountability to the electorate. now we've seen what happens with the bay bridge behind me. the kind of costs overruns, mismanagement. safety issues did occur with that lack of oversight. >> is that a fair comparison? the bay bridge and this water? >> the bay bridge was limited. perhaps not entirely in tune with the facts.

while they reject the comparison to the bay bridge. he backs up the chief concern that brown's plan, at least on paper is bare boned. leaving plenty of room for interpretation. and one of the areas open to interpretation. the coalition of environmental group said brown could direct some portion of a giant pot of money to pave the way for his long term vision. two tunnels from northern to southern california. the governor's officer says the accusation is flat wrong. but our political analyst larry ge gerston says it's possible. the government is going to need more money to do that. well, political hot spots at home as well. coming up next, after a car crash ensuing accusations of distracted driving. oakland mayor is no longer behind the wheel of a car. and an international health emergency. a possible case of ebola north of the border.

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us. i'm sam anthony, you teased us a second ago and said we could have warmer temperatures coming up. not necessarily today. >> yeah, today is going to be comfortable. 70s and 80s for the warmer locations. mostly people will be hanging o ut in the 70s. that's really where the average will be for most cities. we're waking up to foggy conditions and cloud cover from the south bay to the north bay. later this afternoon.

very comfortable temperatures. not too warm. not too hot. 70 in the south bay. and san francisco. that's where you see a little bit of a nip in the area. we have a chance of thunderstorms most likely to the north today. we could see a few of though drift into the region. we'll talk more about the timing and who could see them. we also have wildfires across the state. >> and such a good characterization. a nip in the area. >> yeah. >> thank you. appreciate it. a fatal stabbing on saturday sending chills throughout a south bay community. police tell us they have the suspect in custody and sources tell nbc bay area he's related to the victim in a crime that appears to stem from a family fight. all of this where san jose police responded at 6:00 yesterday evening. the first thing they discovered upon their arrival. two victims.

officers describe finding a man suffering from at least one stab wound. he died later from his wounds. in the same home a woman also stabbed at least once. her injuries are not considered life threatening. police tracked down the suspect five blocks from the house. neighbors and other sources say he's believed to be the victim's son or stepson. >> i saw the man was in the doorway bleeding and the wife over him screaming stay with me. they're on their way. >> it's shocking. >> the whole town rocked there. neighbors come out to the same house in the past to answer to loud fights. they are not yet releasing the suspect and victims' identities. that killing marks the 24th

hods in san ho jose this year coming with many instances of recent violence. a man was fatally shot in south san jose. last monday officers responded to a deadly shooting in east san jose. 12 hours later, another deadly stabbing near the tech museum. no arrests have been made in any of the cases to date. now to more on the developing story in iraq yesterday in a televised news conference president obama said the first of the air strikes against isis fighters in iraq were successful in humanitarian drops to aid refugees has begun. they warned the mission would not be quick but said no u.s. boots on it happened ground. >> for the second day, they launched air strikes with rebel fighters in northern iraq. >> so far they successfully disarmed. >> the air strikes are also aimed at protecting the tens of

thousands of religious refugees forced to flee the fighting and now surrounded by militants in the sinjar mountain range. >> american aircraft are positioned to strike terrorists around the mountain to help forces in iraq break the siege and rescue those trapped there. >> part of the mission, delivering tons of food and thousands of gallons of water to the starving refugees. since january they could take over a wide sw tarks th of iraq and syria. it will take much more on the part of iraqis to do that and push isis back. >> ultimately only iraqis can ensure the instable of iraq. we can and will be partners in

the effort. >> an effort some fear may turn the air campaign into a long-term military commitment. >> >> nine passengers survived a deadly plane crash in iran today. many others were not so fortunate. a regional passenger plane crashed shortly after takeoff, killing 39 people and injuring nine others. the iraqian plane used if r short domestic flights crashed near tehran's airport. this after the engine just went out. at the crash site, revolutionary guard members worked to secure that site while security and rescue personnel combed through the res kaj. the plane was in route to the eastern iranian town. palestinian negotiators have accepted an egyptian proposal for a new 72-hour cease-fire. that decision aims to clear the way for renewed negotiations

with israel on a long-term truce negotiation in the strip. earlier this morning israel continued to bombard gaza. several large explosions followed shortly after. an air strike killed one person, injuring several others. since the last 72-hour cease-fire on friday, militants have fired dozens of rockets and mortar shells against israel. now a possible case of ebola in canada. a toronto area hospital is taking major precautions after a patient who recently returned from nigeria developed flu-like symptoms. he subsequently underwent tests and was immediately placed in isolation. if confirmed t doctors would treat the symptoms. however, there's no known cure for the ebola virus. nearly 1,000 people have already died from the recent outbreak.

it looks like we won't see oakland major jean quan behind a car leading up to the election. her driving became a hot button issue in june. that's when she damaged her city issued car in a fender bender. she was seen using her phone while behind the wheel of the car. they tell the oakland tribune for now they'll have staffers or volunteers do the the driving for her. police never determined if it was jean quan's fault or not. dozens of high profile acts filling up golden gate park for the outside music festival. many are kind of being left out. officers are seizing hundreds of fake tickets at one of the biggest music festivals in the bay area. people are checked outside first to make sure they have a ticket.

san francisco police say they seizeded a number of tickets that looked legislate but are not. one music fan from l.a. found out the hard way. he had a $450 ticket that turned out fake. the bar code was scanned hundreds of times previously. >> he was saying that it got reprocessed already. and that someone else already used it. but there was only one ticket over there. so we went to the ticket issues. they said it's been processed like 300 times that day. >> and 200,000 fans expected to fill up the park over three days for the music, food, beer and one events. sf police have been issuing citations to people trying to sneak into the park. they're pulling out that security is tight with the additions of surveillance cameras. much more still to come on today in the bay. and looking to stay perfect

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breaking news from the sports world. three-time nascar champion tony stewart has reversed his position in the last 15 minutes and now will not drive if today's race. last night the sheriff's office said stewart hit a driver during a race. officials say the driver got out of his car after being spun out by stewart when he walked onto the track to show his displeasure, stewart's car car struck him and sent him sliding down the the track. he was pronounced dead on arrival o the hospital. the stewart camp saying it's an unfortunate accident. the a's now in search of the first three-day winning streak. they had not lost to the visiting twins this season.

tony louisiana ruse sa on hand to throw out the first pitch. the a's were up 4-2 until he adds two more to the lead with a two-run shot. he will be upstaged by his fellow catcher. he crushed a three-run bomb. he had five runs in the contest. they are now 6-0 against the twins this season. the less fortunate, the san francisco giants to kansas city game between the giants and royals. it was coreless until the fifth. they smacked a solo shot to right. he throws the first complete game of the year. the royals roll to a 5-0 victory. much more ahead on today in the bay. gas prices among the high nest the country. we'll tell you why an effort to reduce pollution will make them higher.

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cap and trade. for most californians those three words help businesses deal with pollution, but cap and trade will hit most californians directly, and it's going to happen soon next january. to discuss this. we now have larry gerston who joins us onset. what is going on tw the difficult to comprehend cap and trade system. >> you will love it. you and more. and it's about reducing carbon pollution. we know that much. we also know most people believe the source of everything from climate change to respiratory issues and a bunch of other things. a long time ago in 2006, the law since then has been staged in to minimize sticker shock.

this year the manufacturers and others who remit pollutants are required for cap and trade permits if they exceed certain limits. those go to the state for various environmental programs. that seems distant and fuzz zi to most of us until now. >> bisk lay to understand this, businesses are big time polluters. so that's what is going on here. but you said the system is about to change. >> yes, sir. but not change so much as expand. well, beginning in january, the cap and trade system will tend to transportation fuels. oil companies will have to purchase permits like everybody else has been doing this year. and along that, if they exceed that pollution allotment, they'll certainly have to pay. and they'll pass on the cost to you and me and everybody else at

the pump. most observers expect the price to go up, 10 to 30 scents a gallon. if you're going to wrap transportation fuel into the whole equation. it's got to be controversial. in a place like california where gas prices are already so high. >> gasoline is already high here. only hawaii has higher gasoline prices than california. it's about 30 cents above the national average. one because of the special pollutants that the space already requires in the process. it's part of the effort to rugs pollution more. they will now address gasoline, which is as you know the biggest source of pollution. but all of this is a part of the effort to reduce pollution by reducing consumption. >> which sounds great. if you ask people to involuntarily give up some of their change in their

pocketbooks to be able to make it happen maybe the reception can be conflicted. what are you hearing? >> 75% of californians believe in cap and trade. then you ask, what about the pump? it goes down to 39%. that's an insight into the whole thing. moesz californians don't realize that it's coming. environmentalists and liberals support the effort. it's california's next step to reduce pollution. okay. and improve health. business interests on the other hand and groups representing the poor believe that the cap and trade at the pump will harm business and the poor who can least afford the increase. these are now considerably lowering. some want to delay implementation at the pump. others want to see it go through.

and it crosses party lines. the two sides are going to go it hard over the next three weeks. and what's less clear is which side will prevail. >> and we did a fact check on this particular story. the oil industry was saying watch out. this is going to raise gasoline prices by 75 cents a gallon. we talkeded to a doctor at stanford. looks more like seven, eight, maybe ten cents a gallon. >> and you're going to see a lot of jockeying for position here. no, you don't have to raise it because of that. but for the moment we know there's going to be some kind of increase. and that's the price you have to pay. >> absolutely. tough to stomach. much more still ahead on today in the bay. coming up next, nothing could stop these runners. the bay area race that has

competitors climbing up, over and under obstacles before they reach the finish line. including a familiar face around these parts. >> looking up to gray skies across the bay area. we have a lot of sunshine coming to the bay and the chance of lightning and thunder in the next few days. . we'll break it down if r you after this.

welcome back. 7:53 is the time. we're waking up to cloud cover from the south bay through the peninsula. even in the east bay and tri valley as well. even san francisco seeing some foggy conditions now. now later on this afternoon we are going to see some surgeon. most of it will be in the inland

valleys. for instance, the south bay, the east bay as i mentioned earlier. the tri-valley. we are talking about the potential for a few lightning strikes. and this is most likely in the extreme eastern portions of contra costa county. most likely after 5:00 this evening. tomorrow we have a better chance of activity and that will come after 5:00 again once more. you'll notice the storm center approaching. starting to back up just a little bit. and that's why we'll have the increased chance for thunderstorms because the outer bands will move closer this way. the center area of low pressure. this will give up the throw for an isolated thunderstorm today or tomorrow. most activity stays north again. you may get one or two lightning strikes. but the better chance for most

of us, it's going to be extreme portions of sonoma, napa and contra costa counties. and we could see one or two of these lightning strikes. and we could see them cause a wildfire. we have three wildfires raging across the state. any lightning strike is a big deal. especially talking about the threat for wildfires. getting you to the threat of future cast. i want toe skip ahead to tomorrow. then tomorrow we start off with a drizzle. start off with the fog at 8:00. look what happens tomorrow afternoon. this is not going to be a rain event. more likely lightning than anything else. but by 4:00, 5:00, that's where they will see the shower activity. but around 5:00 towards midnight tomorrow, this is the threat for lightning. computer pod el not taking up on

a lot of rain as i mentioned. . but this is a lightning storm as it comes through. and tomorrow we have the best chance of lightning in the north bay and the tri valley. you'll notice towards the upcoming week, it's going to get hot once again. temperatures close to 90 as we approach thursday and friday. so enjoy the cool down. a lot going on today and tomorrow across the bay area. >> heat for sure. but not like you would find in rio, anthony. rio's summer olympic games are still two years away. but it may now get closer in the minds of some. that is because organizers have just wrapped up the first olympic testament to three-day international sailing rega the, a in rio's bay. more than 300 athletes from 34 different nations took part. organizers say there's still a lot of work to be done here. the games will take place in august of 2016.

nbc bay area is your exclusive channel for all things olympic and olympic coverage. thousands of people testing themselves at at&t park yesterday. the spartan race stretched out over four miles using all the levels of the stadium. athletes climbed up, over and underneath obstacles on the route. each section tested their endurance and strength. we would like to congratulate our own crew members. meteorologist rob mayeda is one of them. he has the medal to prove he did it. he finished 41 minutes faster than his last attempt in 2012. you see pictures of rob on facebook all the time and he's doing things that defy the official comp comprehension. >> it makes us feel inept. >> athletes, not necessarily right here. that's okay. everyone has their own thing.

thank you so much for joining us this morning. we appreciate it. meet the press is next. in the meantime. you'll also see nbc bay area news at 4:30, 6:00 and 11:00. get all the news you need today. have a wonderful sunday.

next on "meet the press." as president obama vacations on martha's vineyard, the dog days of summer have turned into a new phase of america's war in iraq. u.s. air strikes now targeting isis militants. how does the u.s. avoid in a country that was stable when they left. plus, hillary clinton weighs in. exclusive new details on how she's distancing herself from president obama's foreign policy. and impeachment talk is here in d.c. once again. two key players in the fight over the impeachment of president clinton. newt gingrich and