from nbc bay area this is "today in the bay." >> good wednesday morning, 4:30, i'm sam brock. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. a lot to get to on wednesday morning. first check the forecast with meteorologist christina loren. good morning. >> good morning to you. a good day for the first part of the day. it's going to be warmer as we head throughout the afternoon. warmest day of the week is tomorrow, but today we boosted your numbers up by three to five degrees from yesterday's highs. 70 for san francisco. 82 east shore. 84 in the south bay. we had changes for the all-important holiday weekend. first, here's mike and your

drive. >> folks on the golden gate bridge, lights, we have a sign, they're starting to clear. overnight road work approaching the toll plaza and getting ready to move that sign and in 20 to 30 minutes they'll be moving the cones for the morning commute. light volume of traffic. you're fine connecting the north bay and the stip maps, north of there, no delays, smooth drive. on the north side of the antioch, issues as far as traffic. earlier crash but that cleared by the time you get into antioch. slowing through livermore but it's typical overnight construction. 4:31. police cars filled the streets of a normally quiet neighborhood. called to west san jose after 9:00 for a stabbing. the victim should survive. it happened near lawrence expressway and saratoga. it's unclear whether the stabbing happened on the street or business or even a home. so far, no one has been

arrested. turning to the south napa earthquake for the first time since the ground shook, most students in napa will be returning to cool today. first thing on the lesson plan, earthquake drills. student s will be practicing taking cover and evacuating in case of aftershocks. inspectors deemed nearly all of the campuses safe. some needed small repairs, replacing windows, but one campus, stone bridge charter school, will be closed until next week, this because inspectors found significant cracks in the floors and in the wa walls. crews have moved a mountain of debris out of front of napa high school so those students can return to class as well. tractors and bulldozers brought in yesterday to move the broken electronics and busted furniture. the parking lot had been used as makeshift debris drop, a drop-off spot for quake victims

but school officials asked people to stop so classes could resume. the city designated new drop-off sites for trash and debris. the school district will get much needed help from a pro football hall of famer. later today, willie brown will represent and present the district with a check for $50,000 from the raiders to help schools recover from the quake. the raiders train in napa every summer and spend time in the community immersed there some money will also go to the red cross to help in its recovery. speaking of the road to recovery, it will be a long one for some folks in napa trying to figure out where to go and how to take care of what's left of their homes. bob redell is live in downtown napa where the damage is evident. >> reporter: based on what we heard from the city and private contractor, it could be weeks, most likely weeks, possibly even months, before these buildings that were damaged here in the downtown area are repaired.

it's even possible some might have to come down. just over 100 buildings red tagged, another 500 yellow tagged and just over 100 water lines in the city that need to be fixed. still gurgling water after all of this time. water and power back on in the napa valley mobile home park. waiting on natural gasp a gas line run tushg a couple of them, after sunday's quake that burned and destroyed several homes. many other homes yellow or red tagged because of structural damage from the shaking. last night that community of people in that park met to figure out how to move forward. most residents were looking for information about how to rebuild, questions about insurance, contractors and security. all of those issues are leaving people like mary sheriff feeling overwhelmed. >> right now i'm with my brother and his wife. take one day at a time. that's all we can do. thankful we're alive.

>> reporter: people living at mobile home park did get some welcome news. the company's giving residents a break on the rent, some a couple hundred dollars off, others won't have to pay at all, depends on the level of damage in their homes. bob redell, "today in the bay." >> of course, we are still on guard here. thank you, bob. red cross and and salvation army will be available in the north bay until no longer needed. residents can get food, shelter, medical help. the food served in the shelters are provided by the salvation army which has five canteen trucks scattered throughout the quake area providing hot meals. the salvation army says on sunday they served 1000 hot meals followed by 1,600 monday and 2,000 yesterday. though it's been a few days since the quake hit, the need is still there. >> approaching 400 people that we assisted throughout the community. we continue, like our government

partners to do damage assessment, find out which communities are hit and needed we found out they're opening a shelter in vallejo. >> 12-year-old joseph told us he will always remember the kindness of two pg&e workers who visited yesterday. >> you guys want anything from walmart? i said, yes, and they bought me a remote control helicopter, like $50, and ipod and a bunch of clothes. >> meanwhile, congressman thompson stopped by to visit with some victims. since sunday there have been more than 80 aftershocks. experts say we should expect more today. >> felt like a 3.0 or 4-something. it startled me. i yelled out, earthquake, earthquake! >> hard not to. yesterday's biggest aftershock, 3.9, caused some damage to highway 29. asphalt separated along approach

to the george butler bridge creating a large dip. traffic was backed up for the day while crews made emergency repairs. aftershocks may have contributed to a sinkhole that opened up in a napa neighborhood. it's on creighton court, three miles from the downtown area. crews say it was caused by a water main break. people living nearby are used to use pools and backyard ponds for water. no shower since sunday. toilets, we have got a little backyard fish pond we've been using pond water, and the fish have to lump it. >> most of napa have utilities restored on monday. i believe if i wouldn't have moved, i could have died. that day i could have died. >> how wonderful to hear his voice. that's the 13-year-old crushed by bricks from a fireplace during sunday's 6.0 quake. he's sharing his story from a hospital bed. coming up at 5:00, hear directly

from the avid soccer player about what went through his mind when the ground started to shake. makes me happy to hear he's okay. for coverage of the south napa earthquake, head to nbcbayarea.com. also on facebook and on twitter. amazing he survived. >> right. >> so heartwarming. >> when i heard that happened, it's such great news. we mentioned a second ago, 80 aftershocks. you've been following this close lip no time to let our guard down. >> it's amazing everybody survived that quake. a blessing in that department. now, for today that cleanup effort might be hampered by heat. it's going to be hot out in the north bay. 55 degrees right now. comfortable conditions. all the way until 2:00. then it's going to start to get hot. headed towards low 90s today. meanwhile, you are going to get a stretch of the 70s in san francisco. what beautiful weather's coming your way, the trade-off occurs this time of year.

it's hot in your inland valley spots. 84 for south bay today. 82 on the peninsula. hey, looking at 82 on east shore as well as we cut off that natural a.c. temps will spike today. as we get into the late portion of the week, we have more changes to tell you about. we'll keep the heat and add that humidity. it's going to feel hotter out there. still holding on to that shower chance from the remnants of hurricane marie. we'll talk about that coming up. first, want to check your drive. happy, happy. here's mike. >> midpoint of the week, got to get through. over here, into the morning commute. this is a good volume of traffic up typical for westbound 580, yes. folks out of the altamont pass and dublin see this volume. look at the maps, we see slowing before you get to the camera shot because overnight construction crews looks like they haven't cleared everything. slowing a bit from north first over towards isabel and airway but then you're fine. the build-out of the altamont,

typical pattern, typical construction for 280, 880 that interchange and 101 for palo alto on and off ramps overnight. bay bridge toll plaza, as we look at an easy drive, cash lanes backing up, starting to ease. more cash lanes opened up, getting ready for 5:00. a look at golden gate bridge, the crew cleared the bridge and ready to move the cones but in line for the commute. a reminder, problem for the b.a.r.t. lines. no delays reported this morning, we'll track it. major hurricane churning in the pacific. the impact on california and its coastline, next. plus, speaking out. parents of a young woman gunned down by san jose police open up to nbc bay area about the day their daughter died. another american held hostage by isis, the new details about her capture, right after the break.

welcome back, everyone. a live illuminated look at bay

bridge on this wednesday morning. halfway through your work week. pretty sight. the barge moving underneath, is it, something. there are reports isis, the same extremist group who beheaded james foley holding another american hostage. for her safety, the name of the 26-year-old woman is not being release but her family says she was doing humanitarian aid work in syria when abducted last year. hundreds gathered last night at marquette university to remember james foley. president obama told the american legion, foley's death will not be forgotten. this, as military planes flying over iraq trying to identify isis strongholds. experts say it won't be long before the u.s. expands air surveillance to parts of syria. >> they see real and imminent threats, stand back and not strike will be too dangerous a risk to take. >> but democrats and republicans say, the president may need to get permission from congress before deciding how to move forward. also this morning, u.s.

investigators trying to learn more about douglas mccain, he is the american man believed to have been killed by syrian rebels fighting alongside isis. mccain grew up in chicago, minnesota, and had a long criminal history arrested nine times. officials say he tweeted about joining isis overseas. but mccain's cousin tells nbc, he was not a terrorist and he was very hummable and caring man. a bit of good news this morning, an american reporter, held captive by an al qaeda affiliated group fighting in syria, is finally back in the united states with his family. overnight, peter theo curtis met his mother at boston logan international airport after being held hostage for nearly two years. the journalist was finally released by militants sunday and turned over to u.n. representatives he did issue a statement, he was touched by the people who welcomed him home. the woman who stowed away on a flight from sjc has been

arrested again. yesterday, sky harbor airport in phoenix, hartman arrested at the baggage claim area and charged with criminal trespassing. earlier this month arrested for sneaking on a flight from san jose to los angeles. she was arrested just days later, trying to get past security at l.a.x. time lapse videos, made possible with the press of a finger, instagram released a new app hyper lapse. ta tap once to record, tap once to stop. the free app available for the iphone now. no word on when a version for android will be coming. cool feature there. apple ipad is getting bigger. for that and the rest of the news right before the bell, seema mody live at cnbc's world headquarters. good morning. good morning. futures now higher after stocks rose on tuesday following economic data showing a big jump

in orders for durable goods. s&p 500 index, broadest measure of the market, closing above the 2000 mark for the first time ever and set a record for the 30th time this year. it took more than 16 years for the s&p to go from 1000 to 2000. for the dow it rose 29 points. nasdaq adding 13, 24570. american air lines stopped posting fares on orbits.com and will pull fares next week. american is in a dispute. reservations made through or bits will be honored but changes must be districtly through american and us airways. american tangled with orbitz in 2010. tech front, bigger ipad could be in the works. apple will launch a new version of the tablet with 12.9 inch screen, the move comes as apple struggling with ipad sales amid competition. people replacing older devices

less frequently. >> one packed industry competition, the ipad. 4:47. hurricane marie churning in the pacific coast bringing big waves to southern california. waves so large, ocean front street and field beach flooded. here's a live look at the radar. hurricane marie spinning off mexico's pacific coast. waves up to 30 feet could come to southern california today. >> frightening prospects, but what are direct impacts for us folks here in the bay area? let's check in with meteorologist christina loren with an update now. >> glad you asked. we are going to get possibly some rain and we're definitely going to get big surf and rip currents out of hurricane marie. by the time we get what's left of marie, it's not going to be much of a cyclone.

62 oakland. 61 san jose. 54 to kick off the day half moon bay. tiburon, you can see the twinkling lights. the same for pacific beach, ocean beach clear. at least for the time being. that fog is going to roll in. but not all the way across the bay. as a result, it's going to be pretty warm in oakland today, fremont as well. here in the santa clara valley, you can see the lights, wake up mostly clear once the sun comes up. 84 south bay. 82 peninsula. bring back the 90s in the north bay. 70s to san francisco, it's been really mild by august standards here in the bay area. just about all month long. make sure you're ready for that. let's talk about marie. by the time marie makes her way all the way out here not eastern pacific, it looks like we're going to see a bit of moisture pulled right into the jet stream. for us, that's going to translate to showers. best chance now, looks like sunday. we also are going to really start to feel that humidity. when it comes to surf, going to

see bigger waves in southern california. but the south facing beaches in the bay area expecting big waves. we'll talk about the southwest swells coming up. 84 friday. kicking off the weekend with comfortable temperatures although muggy. not too bad out there. we'll keep you updated. back to you, sam and laura. a story that you will only see on nbc bay area, it parents of a 19-year-old killed by police are talking about the day their daughter died. >> i got angry, opened the door, what you said is cruel, we don't know if our daughter's alive, what has happened? you told us nothing. >> that is the father of diana showman, who was killed outside of the family home on blossom hill road august 14th. investigators say she called 911 and told a dispatcher she had an uzi and planned to kill her family. police say they saw the young woman pointing what looked like a weapon and ignored repeated

orders to drop it. that weapon turned out to be a black power drill. her parents say their daughter's mental illness was apparent and officers did not have to kill her. they want the d.a. to investigate her death and how they were treated. >> felt like we were being treated like criminals, we were kept apart, we -- we weren't taken to the hospital where my baby died alone. >> san jose police say the officer had only seconds to react, and the parents were separated to protect the integrity of the investigation. the san jose silicon valley branch of the naacp will mar inch solidarity with michael brown today. yesterday in st. louis, hundreds filled the streets calling for justice for brown and to demand an investigation to how police treat african-americans. they want officers to wear front-facing body cameras. protesters will continue marching to keep pressure on local and federal officials. today's march will begin at the city hall plaza east santa clara

street 5:00 p.m. 4:51 on your wednesday morning. usc football player hailed a hero, but not so fast. why the university's taking a closer look at his amazing rescue story.

welcome back. time 4:54 on monday morning. live look at at&t park this morning the giants and rockies squaring off tonight.

first pitch at 7:15. speaking of those giants, hoping to raise serious momentum in the 3-0 win. posy hit two home runs but bumgarner the story. he flirted with a perfect game, retiring the first 21 batters until justin morneau dumped that shot into the right field corner in the eighth, top of the eighth. that was all the rockies would get as far as base runners are concerned. bumgarner went on to toss a one-hit shutout. a few questions this morning about a heroic act by a usc football player. >> the university says it's investigating a story told by senior cornerback josh shaw. earlier this week, shaw sprained both ankles after he jumped from a second floor balcony to save his nephew from drowning in a pool. usc initially called shaw a hero, but now the school received calls contradicting shaw's story. he was named team captain hours before injured. >> wonder how he got those injuries. >> the jury's out on that one.

4:55. time to check the morning commute with our own hero, mike inouye. >> whatever the case, thank goodness his nephew's fine regardless of what happened. here toward 580, no heroic efforts necessary for the stretch of the roadway. look at the map. slower drive, that's where the arrow is approaching isabel, cleared up. slowing for 84, just a few more cars hit the road that will skew the data. we start to see recomputation of speeds. west 580 smooth over the dublin bridge. maybe getting ready to move but more folks hitting the road off of the dublin interchange. san mateo bridge, easy drive to peninsula. sign off to the right you can't read it they're going to close 280 to to extension 101 through 2:00 p.m. through labor day weekend for the continuation of the repair work. open today, closing tomorrow at 2:00 p.m. back to you. 4:56.

next on "today in the bay," quiet neighborhood shaken as a man stabbed overnight near a popular shopping center. and now the search is on for the suspect. plus, a 13-year-old boy nearly crushed by a falling fireplace, speaks from his hospital bed about escaping death. his amazing story of survival, next. a live look outside from the south bay. overlooking san jose, before the sun's arrival. keeping tabs on the commute.

right now, the search is on for whoever stabbed a man near a popular south bay shopping center. what police are telling us about the victim, next. finally, a sense of normalcy. thousands of students head back to class for the first time since sunday's quake. we have live team coverage in moments. we've got changes in your weather forecast, starting today. temperatures spike, get into the end of the week, starting to feel pretty muggy out there.

then we bring in a chance for showers, as you know, we're in a drought. we need rain. we'll talk about that in your microclimate forecast this morning. traffic control that might affect folks to east, coming in and out of the north bay, we'll talk about that, coming up. let's talk about this right now. taking alive look outside, beautiful bay bridge. isn't that cool? what a treat for this wednesday morning, august 27th. this is "today in the bay." >> announcer: from nbc bay area, this is "today in the bay." >> wonderful wednesday morning to you. thanks for joining us, i'm sam brock. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. new this morning, a normally quiet south bay neighborhood painted with flashing lights and police overnight. officers spent the night looking for whoever stabbed a man in west san jose near the saratoga border. "today in the bay's" kris sanchez live in san jose where investigators are putting together exactly what happened. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to