closed on the san mateo high rise. watching the foothill area as we have a crash reported going down the roadway. live look outside this morning. downtown san jose. it is thursday, may 7th. you are watching "today in the bay". >> good morning on this thursday. thank you for joining us. i'm sam brock. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. we begin with a story that is also parents' worst fear. a man follows a 13-year-old girl into her home and attacks her. >> you cringe watching this. "today in the bay's" kris sanchez joining us live from san jose police headquarters with who police are looking for right now, kris, including the chilling video of that attack. >> reporter: we can start with telling you that 13-year-old girl is a very brave girl because not only did she fight off that attacker she is also willing to talk about the story because she wants to do anything she can to make sure this suspect is taken into custody. that man followed her home from

school on tuesday on cinco de mayo. followed her into her family home, forced his way in. he probably did not know at that point that the family's surveillance cameras were rolling. the family's home is on rio vista avenue in san jose. they also have surveillance pictures of what appears to be the same suspect on saratoga avenue where a woman in her 20s told police that the same suspect followed her into the bathroom and tried to sexually assault her there. san jose police say this is a case perfect for a social media. they have images of that suspect and a plea from that 13-year-old victim. now, though she wanted to tell us her story with her parents' permission we are protecting her identity. >> i had to face this guy and i'm thinking, help me, help me, please. that was the only thing going through my mind. >> nothing is going to stop him. you know, he's got the conti dense to do it once. he had the confidence to do it again. he's going to strike again. and again, what we want to do is prevent that third attack.

we can simply do that if people mobilize. >> san jose police say that between their work and social media impact, they should be able to track that suspect down within 48 hours, which would be a very good thing, the officer says, because each of those attacks has been bolder. the suspect is described as around 30 years old, average height, thin build with a beard. you can see the pictures there. that 13-year-old girl told us that after forcing his way into the family home she thinks he was trying to record the whole attack on his own cellphone. if you want another look at that suspect or if you want to disseminate that picture via social media find it on our website and all on all of our social media sites as well. in san jose, kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >> we'll help try to send that photo out. talk about a painful prank. someone is going around palo alto shooting paint balls at random peep ople on the street.

>> bob ridell is live in palo alto this morning with all the details. bob, what's going on here? >> reporter: good morning, sam and laura. paint ball guns are not considered lethal but are certainly dangerous, cause bruising or whelps. palo alto police need your help in trying to find these people who drove throughout the local neighborhoods here monday night taking their targets at random with their paint ball gun. we've got a map up on the screen as there were three separate attacks focusing on two parts of town. first was at the intersection of newell and dana. the other two on the 700 block of melville. around 8:30 monday night the suspects fired 12 or 14 green paint balls from their car at an elderly couple in their 70s out for a walk at newell and dana. they missed the wife but hit the husband in his hip. he and his wife did catch a glimpse of the moving vehicle saying it was light in color. a few minutes later a mile away the suspect shot at a woman in

4er 40s walking her dog along the 700 block of melville, hitting her in the hand, the arm, and the chest. they hit another woman in her 40s also off a walk with her husband in the hand. both women say the color was -- the car was a gold colored sedan with a rounded body type, about 15 years old. they also heard a man cheering from the car after he hit his targets. all three people were hurt but they're going to be okay. the worse case is that they were bruised. police say that charge for this kind of crime would be misdemeanor battery. felony assault with a deadly weapon if someone were hit in the eye. >> such a danger there, old people tar it ged. thank you, bob. the two men who beat giants fan brian stow into a coma are goring to sentenced to even more time behind bars. louie sanchez and marvin nor ward pleaded guilty to one count each of being a felon in possession of firearms and ammunition. in court today they each face up to ten additional years in

prison. the two are already serving time after admitting to beating stow in the parking lot of dodger stadium in 2011. detectives discovered the weapons while serving a search warrant on norwood's home during the stow investigation. police are releasing new video of the smash and grab at a westportal jewelry store. >> "today in the bay's" stephanie chuang is joining us live. the store owner had just installed the camera this year. good thing he did. >> reporter: yeah, that's right. good morning, sam and laura. this woman who owns this store artist style boutique store installed the camera in january. otherwise we may not have any idea who broke into this store here on the 200 block of westportal avenue. it was around 3:30 in the morning two weeks ago. dark like it is right now. police have just released the security camera footage from april 21st. you can see the man wearing a black hat, jacket, and red shirt. walking by, he studies the block, the area around, you can we so he's wearing gloves.

he then walks out. looks around the street again before he takes a rock out of his pocket and throws it at the door. nothing breaks so he picks up the rock again. looks around again before throwing the rock at the door. at that point he goesnd starts to kick it in. it's three times until it finally gives way. he ducks under with a duffel bag and you can see in the video that he's messing with the top right corner with necklaces and jewelry. he's in and out in 40 seconds and grabs a tray full of rings before making his exit. we want to show you one more time the still images of the man. this again was 3:30 in the morning, april 21st. 200 block of westportal avenue. the man making off with about $3,000 worth of stolen goods. san francisco police hoping that this will help lead to this man and saying also that there has been an uptick of burglaries in this westportal neighborhood. live in san francisco, stephanie chuang, "today in the bay." 5:06.

here's something to think about before giving fido that treat this morning. jerky treats are being linked to a tainted pet food scandal that's killed hundreds of dogs. one of our nba investigative units asked the fda about the link. the tainted treats are tied to a case going back eight years. starting in 2007 contaminated treats from china killed about 1,000 dogs. now some treats made in the u.s. are being made with toxic ingredients ship fred china. the fda says all this can be done today legally. the manufacturing do not need need to list the country of origin used in their products. >> the fda is not identifying the brand of jerky treats or any particular toxin but some vet recommends just not buying jer i can treats of any kind until the fda making the dogs sick. don't want our little dogs sick. follow-up now, workers in emeryville are going to be taking over their paychecks this summer. city council voted unanimously

to give minimum wage workers in their pay. the minimum wage will now increase to $12.25 per hour. tying san francisco and oakland for the highest in the country. that wage effect takes effect on -- hike takes effect on june 1st. >> to help out a love of people, expensive here. >> as high as that is it doesn't stretch as far in the bay area. >> it's beautiful here as well. we're excited for some precipitation coming our way. >> good morning, laura and sam. good morning to you at home. shower activitactivity, that eqo lower pollen levels for us. good air quality pep don't have that elevated fire danger that we could be dealing with this time of year. we are starting out nice and mild in san jose. 50 degrees there. 52, good morning to you in concord. 40 degrees in oakland. let me take you through your day park forecast for today. mid 60s to low 70s as you break for lunch across the board. today we'll finish off the day about 4:00 with our highs come in. at 74 degrees in the tri-valley. 72 degrees for today on the east shore.

71 degrees in the south bay. we've got this area of low pressure coming in. it's going to backtrack. usually our storms come in from the pacific ocean. this one is actually coming in from the east. it's a very cold storm system for this time of year as well. it actually has winter like characteristics. we do have a lot of visibility expected in the bay area. and a good chance for some mountain thunderstorms as we head into your afternoon. by tomorrow, a few lingering showers and then mother's day looks spectacular. remember, your seven-day forecast is always scrolling right here at the bottom of your screen for your specific microclimate. we're going to take a a close look at what you and mom can expect this year. right now though, check on your drive. so close to the weekend, mike, how are we looking? >> we're all right. we have overnight road crews clearing from the eastbound direction in the san mateo bridge that's coming toward me on the hayward side. it's westbound, your commute direction is light. i hear reports of someone with a flight flat tire blocking the slow lane. i hear it's just as you're approaching the high rise. track it so far on the speed

sensors you're able to get by as far as westbound 92 gross without major slowing. we do see slowing and down one lane at some point as well. now, here's a dumbarton bridge, toward the park and palo alto area. let's move into the peninsula south of there. we've been tracking this as well. got an update from chp. south 280, at the foothill college off-ramp. we do have one lane blocked we a aer that went off the roadway. no reports of injuries but we have a crew there with a tow truck and cable trying to pull that from the hillside. it is blocking the slow lane, very light traffic throughout the entire area. it's still early for this morgues of the bay to get any slowing or real commute northbound is the push though through silicon valley. the tri-valley and no slowing for the dublin interchange. we see the sensors turning to yellow. right around san ramon as folks turn on 680.

alt there's the upper east shore freeway. and the maze over be i the bay bridge. we'll give you a live look out there and show you how the conditions are across the span. westbound around the tower and into treasure island. tunnels without delay in towards san francisco. good stuff across the bay. back to you. >> we like good stuff. thanks, mike. we also like green. a whole lot of it on mike's map. not everybody, that i cluds some irs employees. >> a lot of people have opinions on the stock market but only one counts a lot. we'll take a look at that coming up in business and tech. a live look outside from the south bay. change coming to that forecast. much needed. christina will outline what's going to hit where, when, and how strong it will be. you used to sleep like a champ.

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battle to save the last affordable housing in palo alto. there's a new plan to keep 400 residents from being evicted from the buono vista mobile home park. he has taken up the fight for dozens of families. now we're told they're being ehave itted eevicted so the owner can renovate. he got the non-profit mobile home park operator to partner with santa clara county. >> my hope and expectation is working with the county they will be able to negotiate a market rate purchase of the park from the current owners. >> the park's owner says the land is not for sale. later this month palo alto city council will decide if a relocation package for tenants will be approved. so they collect your taxes but some of those federal accountants don't pay theirs. 1600 irs employees evaded paying their own taxes over a ten-year period. shockingly, not all of them were

fired. some even got raises and bonuses. coming up in 30 minutes "today in the bay's" tracie potts joining us live with more on that scandal and what's been done to stop tax evaders from getting away with it in the future. a lot of people try to make money by putting it in the stock market but some people think the stock market has come too far too fast and correction may be in the making. >> just listen to the tone of that word corrections, scott mcgrew, sounds like a nice walter reed. >> doesn't it though? of course it means a big sell-off in the markets. 10%, maybe more. here's a worry. one of the people saying the stock market might be over-valued is a uc berkeley business professor. she also happens to be arguably the most powerful woman on the planet. fed chair janet yellen startled the market when she said there might be too much money in the stock market. specifically she said, quote, i would highlight that equity valuations at this point generally are quite high, which is economist for there may be too much money in the stock market. well, let's check the stock

market. turn to landon dowdy live at cnbc headquarters. >> scott, there could be more red arrows a t the opening bell after stocks off for a second day on wednesday. as you said, investors reacting to comments on fed chair janet yellen who said market valuat n valuations may be a bit too high. consumer credit. dow falling 86 points to 17841. the nasdaq down 18 to 49129. scott, back over to you. tesla making a lot of cars be nout a lot of money. not enough money to return to profit. losses expand editor tesla in the latest quarter. a lot more people care about when that cool new tesla suv is coming out. elon musk says at the end of september. we're still quite some people from the model three,the affordable tesla. thome battery announced last week, the one they haven't even started building yet is sold out until 2016. musk says there are so many orders he's considering expanding the yet to be built battery factory in nevada.

sam and laura, you guys know that i discouraged you from saying gigafactory. gigais bigger than mega. mu if musk makes it bigger still it could be a terra factory. >> it's crazy. it's already sold out but they haven't made it yet. >> exactly that that. >> that's the cliff notes version. >> spot on. sb. >> break it down for you. >> there you go. a live look outside this morning at san jose and oakland. maybe a gigasized forecast in your offering. at least in terms of getting lots of rain to lots of places in the bay area. good morning, christina. >> good morning. we do have some wide spread shower activity in the forecast for today. the time now, 5:18. thank you for waking up with us on a thursday. we're close to your weekend now. the good news is this unsettled weather will roll out just in time for your all important weekend. it's mother's day weekend. so you trouble do want to get outdoors. at some point, 52 degrees in the

north bay. happy to report our pollen levels have dropped from high to moderate. and the reason why really largely in part due to this system that's coming through right now. as we head throughout the next couple of hours we're going to continue to see light activity roll through the east bay. right now showers just to the east of vallejo looking towards a nice finish to today with a little bit of shower activity. you will see sun and clouds. some thunderstorms are expected this evening as we head through our evening hours, especially 5:00 to 9:00 p.m. we're talking about the mountain vid specifically down in the south bay and also in the east bay hills. so best chance to right now looks like gilroy, morgan hill, san martin at the low levels. 71 degrees out there for today. as we head throughout the day today, about 20% chance of thunderstorms. we could see strong cells develop. we will let you know. we could accumulates .08 of an

inch. temperatures today just look spectacular. room temperature on the peninsula is a high. 72 degrees for you. 72 for the east shore. and 74 degrees out in the tri-valley. let me take you through your mother's day weekend. conditions are looking comfortable. the dry air mass will return. it's going to be muggy out there for today. 72 degrees for both saturday and sunday in the south bay. san francisco, looking good to hit the low 60s. east bay valleys in the mid 70s for saturday and sunday. up in wine country, maybe mom wants to go up there this year. really nice out there. we're expecting temperatures in the north bay. 76 degrees for saturday. same for sunday. and, yeah, the peninsula also looking good. 70s. low 70s at that all weekend long. let's check on that drive. it's a thursday but there's always something happening. >> actually chasing what was happening on the san mateo bridge. we saw flashing lights travel across the flat section. saw them stop right about the end of that flat section. we change to our foster city camera. better angle. we had flashing lights. the crew has cleared.

look at that. that's maintenance crew going eastbound. westbound we did have flashing lights. folks were moving past it. flat tire cleared off. the crew is coming across the screen. indication we still have one of the eastbound lanes blocked. sensor shows you a smooth there recovery going on. no big deal for the bridge. dumbarton bridge, equally smooth. just got word of a crash on 101 and cesar chavez. one vehicle in the mid ltd of the freeway. we will track that. hopefully clear that very quickly. getting over toward the bay bridge. flow through the maze right there. upper east shore freeway. highway 4, a little slowing for antio antioch. here's the tri-valley with your build in to live more out of the altamo altamont. southbound 880 past the truck scales into the silicon valley with no real slowing for san jose or mountain view or santa clara or all those cities down there. >> no real slowing. that's the great thing. 49er once again accused of

bad behavior. two players now linked to a sexual assault. former 49er ray mcdonald and current 49er brooks are named in a civil suit filed by gloria allred red. a a allred said her client asked not to be named. allred says it's illegal to sue someone for reporting a crime to police. >> will not allow nfl football players or any other rich and famous person to intimidate person who allege that they are rape victims. >> allred says surveillance video from mcdonald's toer home in san jose will prove what happened back in december. her client says she was knocked unconscious by slipping by mcdonald's pool. she claims that's when brooks groped her. mcdonald then carried her upstairs where he sexually assaulted her. mcdonald maintains it was

consensual sex. the district attorney is still investigating. come back with me now. remember a few months ago those deflated and illegal footballs in the afc championship game? turns out new england patriots superstar tom brady probably had an idea of what was going on the entire time. that's the big take away from a 243-page report issued yesterday by the nfl on a deflategate controversy. patriots locker room attendant who called himself, quote, the deflator, is named as the point person in this investigation. text mess sanls he sent to an equipment assistant suggest that both of them were acting on brady's behalf. the report on solves pate strots head coach bill belichick. the pleg league has not announce nid disciplinary action and brady is not commenting right now. >> right now. remaying quiet. >> he had plenty to say in january about his innocence. coming up, a florida couple under arrest. what they're accused of giving their daughters just so they would do their chores. live look this morning from san bruno. the city by the bay.

all the local communities lit up right now at 5:23.

. welcome back. the arnl airport in rome is closed after an early morning fire that destroyed a baggage storage area. this happening in the international terminal. look at those flames. cellphone video showing the building fully engulfed. the cause of that fire right now unknown but many flights are either canceled or delayed. the airport will remain closed at least through the morning. what would you do to get your kids to do their chores? police say one florida couple went too far. i've got to agree on this one. joey and chad mudd allegedly told police they gave their 13 and 15-year-old daughters drugs to get them to go to school and help around the house. the mother admits she smoked pot with her daughters as a bargaining tool.

the father is accuse of doing cocaine with them. both parents face multiple felony child abuse charges. okay. olympic gold medalist did what he knows best when his father needed dental plate. he won a gold medal in 2008 so when his daughter had a loose tooth, he tied one end to the tooth and one to the javelin. his daughter didn't have a tooth although she seemed calm there given what was going on around her. she did not even flinch has that tooth flew out. >> my goodness. 5:27 . coming up, bay area police department accuse of taking one arrest too far. the twist that leaves several unanswered questions.

right now, chilling video of a 13-year-old girl fighting off an attacker inside her own home. plus, caught on camera. a smash and grab robber hitting

a san francisco boutique and police say he's not the only one doing it. and spring showers and few thunderstorms expected in the forecast for today. we'll help you prepare for your day ahead in your specific microclimate in just moments. we're expecting this backup forming at the bay bridge toll plaza. across the bay in san francisco slowing for highway 101. we'll talk about that crash. let's talk about how good it looks outside this morning at the kb. it's thursday, may 7th. this is "today in the bay." >> from nbc bay area, this is "today in the bay." >> very good thursday morning. thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm sam brock. >> a sexual predator is on the loose in the south bay. a man so aggressive he followed a 13-year-old girl home from school forcing his way into her home. the girl managed to fight back but he got in the way. >> kris, how you can help out no

matter where you live in the bay area. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. no matter where you are you can share the images of that suspect police have disseminated them and social media could play a big part in getting that man into custody. that 13-year-old girl, brave enough to fight off that suspect and also brave enough to talk about it to encourage people to help get him behind bars. that man accosted the girl as she walked home from school on tuesday and then forced his way into her home. he probably did not know as he was attacking the girl the family's surveillance cameras were rolling. the home is on rio vista avenue in san jose. surveillance pictures also show the same suspect at the mitsuwa market a month ago and that's where a woman in her 20s say he followed her in a bathroom and sexually assaulted her there. police say this is a case perfect for social media. they have images from that

suspect and the plea from the 13-year-old victim. she told us what happened. we're protecting her identity. >> i had to face this guy. and i'm thinking, help he, help me, help me. please. that was a only thing going through my mind. >> nothing is going to stop him me had the confidence to do it once. he had the confidence to do it again. he's going to strike again. what we want to do is prevent that third attack. you can simply do that if people mobilize. >> san jose police say that between their work and social media they should be able to track that suspect down within 48 hours and that would be a very good thing because each of hissal wlen alleged attacks hav bolder. even some local schools are sending notices to parents at the san jose ice police department's request notifying them of the incident of the 13-year-old girl. around 30, average height, thin build, with a beard. if you want to forward his

picture you can find it on our website nbcbayarea.com and all of our social media pages. here's a little something else that might add urgency to the matter. that 13-year-old girl told us that as that suspect was trying to attack her in her own home he was trying to get video of it on his own cellphone the whole time. in san jose, kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >> cavalierly put it back inside of his bag there, too. this morning san jose state students have the all clear to return to class after tense moments on campus last night. just before 7:00, someone said they spotted a man with a gun near dunken hall. the police swarmed the campus. a text message warning went out to students. no gunman was found. a smash and grab in a san francisco jewelry store. >> stephanie chuang is joining us live from san francisco. the westportal neighborhood is seeing a rise in crime. >> reporter: that's right. that's according to san francisco police who say watch

out for this man. if it wasn't for this camera inside the store, art of style, in the 200 back of west portal avenue, we would not have no idea who is behind the burglary. the police just released the footage. the man in the red shirt with black hat walks by the store. glances around. peers inside the store. you can see he's wearing gloves. walks out. takes a look around the block before chucking a rock at the door. doesn't break so he picks it up again. looks around again before throwing the rock at the door and kicks it in three times until it gives way. he ducks under with a duffel bag taking a tray of rings before making his exit. so take a good look again that the man caught on camera. he made off with about $3,000 worth of stolen goods. police say again he's out and about and he was in and out of here in just 40 seconds. live in san francisco, stephanie chuang, "today in the bay." >> got a lood look at him there. the city of alameda will pay half a million dollars to a man

who accused police of excessive force. attorneys accuse alameda police sergeant of reportedly using a baton to strike a mentally and physically disabled theft sus sxekt. that suspect said he had to be hospitalized after the 2012 incident. police insist the sergeant acted lawfully. according to the chronicle, without admitting liability alameda city council members approved a $450,000 payout. it's 5:35. what we now know what killed a humpback whale that washed ashore this week. scientists say it was struck by a ship. scientists say the whale had four broken vertebrae and hemorrhaging around one broken rib. biologists from the marine mammal city cut in to that 42-foot whale yesterday. another whale washed ashore in pacifica just last month. the cause of death for that sperm whale has not yet been determined. we move now to a developing story this morning.

at least 20 twisters stretching across three different states. a dozen people injured when those tornadoes touched down in kansas, nebraska, and oklahoma. >> coming to the ground right now. this is it. folks, you've got to be ready for it. i've got trees coming down on me and power flashes. i've got to back out of here. >> that storm chaser had to stay on his toes. he didn't even have time to put his car around so he put his car in reverse and hit the gas until he was out of harm's way. the entire screenplaying out on live tv in norman, oklahoma. meteorologists in the area estimate he was in an ef-1 tornado but that was just one of many caught on camera. >> this is a serious situation, guys. this is life or death out here. the folks in he's farms need to get in a shelter immediately. >> there is a lot of damage to sort through this morning as you can see. dozens of homes were damaged in those storms, tornadoes. in kansas, parts of a hotel were destroyed. a self storage facility nearly

flattened. the national weather service declared a flash flood emergency for oklahoma city for the first time ever. oklahoma's governor is expected to issue a state of emergency later today. we will have some activity. microclimate forecast with meteorologist christina loren. how are we looking? >> look good rate now. good morning to you, laura. good morning to you at home. this is the calm before the storm that does roll through later on today. we could actually see some thunderstorms fire off right here in the bay area. 48 degrees in oakland. a 50 degrees in san jose. 50 to kick huh the new day down in san martin. that is one of the best cities. you've got the best chance of seeing those thunderstorms down there. also gilroy, also watching morgan hill for you. 64 degrees at lunchtime today on the peninsula. 66 degrees for the east shore. and the same for the tri-valley as you get out there for lunch. you can actually probably ditch that jacket everywhere, except san francisco. it's going to be a little bit cool out there by noon. then we'll round out the days. highs coming in a 4:00 p.m. 72 degrees on the peninsula

today. 78 degrees for the north bay. 74 degrees out in the tri-valley. so weather headlines tell the story. we're going to see a little bit of shower activity. best bet is 1:00 p.m. straight up south and east bay. high elevations. you've got the best chance of getting that mountain thunder activity. especially between the hours of 5:00 and 9:00 p.m. by tomorrow just a few lingering showers. we're still going to see a few thunderstorms tomorrow morning as well. then as we get into mother's day weekend, spectacular conditions. a few events happening. maybe you haven't made those plans just yet. we'll talk about that in my next report. right now though, check your drive. it's a thursday. they already have the metering lights on, huh? >> just about. they should. if you leave the house now they're still going to have them on. you can tell the backup here. looking at the map. the issue for the east bay. getting over to san francisco, smooth drive across the span of the bay bridge but as you exit the skyway, southbound 101, that's where things jam up all of the way down to cesar chavez.

i told you about the crash. deteails sounds like everything is off to the shoulder but it's a big distraction. the ups building, 280, much clearer route. if you have that option. otherwise, plan on that slower drive until you get down past cesar chavez. now, 280 down on the peninsula. looking at los altos hills. slow lane right at the avenue. a car went down the hill from what i understand. no details on injuries but also no slowing on the freeway so we're tracking that. watch if foothill is your college exit through the area. south bay moves smoothly at speed. typical build for the tri-valley. quick check live look, san rafael, easy flow of traffic southbound. back to you. >> thank you. right now, 5:39. not funny at all and maybe something worse. someone shooting paint balls at unsuspecting people in palo alto. plus, irs workers are about the last people you would think would skip out on paying taxes. but think again.

the new findings raising eyebrows in washington. too clever for their own good. meantime, live look outside right now. the golden gate bridge. lots of clouds out there. some sprayed over the horizon.

. welcome back. new revelations this morning about one of the gunmen in the texas cartoon contest shooting and his ties to isis. federal investigators say that elton simpson was in contact with three known isis sympathizers in the days before the shooting. one of them, american now believed to be in somalia, who specifically called on an attack targeting the cartoon event. simpson's contact apparently included direct messages. it's 5:42. they collect your taxes but apparently don't pay theirs. a government watchdog group is reporting nearly 1600 irs

employees evaded paying their own taxes. >> some might call that being hypocritical. "today in the bay's" tracie potts is joining us live from washington, d.c. this morning. trac tracie, this investigation actually goes back over several years. good morning. >> it goes back over a decade, sam and laura. good morning. it was done by the inspector general. they took a look at how many people work at the irs, but willfully and that's the key there, willfully did not pay their own taxes. nearly 1600 over that time period. and even more shocking to some, only about a quarter of them were fired. the law says if you work for the irs and you don't pay your taxes you get fired. the commissioner can waive that. apparently in most cases people were not fired or resigned or retired. but in many cases they got promotions and bonuses while they were not paying their taxes. so this is now become a concern with lawmakers here on capitol hill. the irs responds that people were disciplined either

suspended or other disciplinary action even if they were not fired and that of the 85,000 people who work at the agency this amounts to about 160 people a year. still, certainly a big surprise for those of us who get in big trouble when we don't pay our taxes. >> that's a lot of people. we do get in trouble for it. you can say there's a payback going on right now. tracie potts live from washington, d.c. >> a lot of payback going on there. it is 5:44 right now. we investigate these microclimate forecasts. >> let's look live outside. san francisco, oakland, san jose, a nice start to our day. expect some changes with a little thunder and lightning in some areas. christina's checking all that for us this morning. >> you said something interesting as well, christina, winter like features to this particular round of storms. >> right. this ch is why goring to see some snow over lake a mow. 4 5:44 now. a lot happening right now. we do investigate each and every storm system. no two the same. this one very interesting.

we're going to show that to you. 48 degrees in oakland. 50 to start the new day in san jose. 51 degrees in livermore. taking it right to your radar this morning where we have had some light shower activity. a little bit more developing onshore right now. just to the west of santa rosa. a lot of this is racing off into the sacramento valley through 5. make sure you count on using your windshield wipers today. the showers extend south to los angeles, as a matter of fact. so let me widen out and help you plan your day ahead. we do have these thunderstorms expected in the high terrain of the bay area. mostly between 5:00 and 9:00 p.m. mountain thunderstorms at the weather story of the day. temperaturewise, really comfortable. even the storm does have those winter like features to it are still going to see high pressure take control and for us that will trans late to some comfortable temperatures. it's a dominant feature but it's the colliding air masses that create the instability. 32 degrees in the north bay. at noon, round out the day at 78 degrees. 72 for the east shore.

and 74 degrees out in the tri-valley. so let me kind of take you through the next couple of days. the weekend is upon us. it just one more day. i think you can get there. 73 degrees for your friday in the south bay. activity tomorrow morning. clearing you out by the afternoon hours. then that dry air mass will return. 72 degrees for saturday into sunday. mother's day in the south bay. looking good in san francisco. to end up in the low 60s. your east bay valley alsoing looking very comfortable this weekend. mid 70s coming your way. in wine country you're going to see the mid to upper 70s. tri-valley looks good as well. 76 degrees for both saturday and sunday. now, we always like to find the weekend events for you. this is a big one. i get to sponsor one of my favorites, favorite events. i'm going to be the emcee. miss unlimited pageant at the sacred heart cathedral in san francisco. red carpet is at 12:00. at 5:00 the pageant begins. it's a celebration of unlimited potential and true beauty with

girls with special needs. everybody is a winner out there. love to see you out there. take pictures. we would love to meet you. it really is a great event. great one to take mom to this year. let's find out how we're looking on the roads. >> outstanding. which day was that in san francisco? >> saturday. >> saturday. all right. unlimited potential every day there, christina. good. chp says they're going to condition firm our confirmation. it's confirmed. here's the backup at the bay bridge toll plaza and metering lights are on. we don't see any drama through the maze. slowing typical as you see. more car tons road. san francisco side, that's where we have slowing but it's starting to move from red to orange. better throw of traffic. we had two separate crashes at cesar chavez. one lane was blocked. traffic is moving smoother past the scene. 280 is a better flow. use 101. couple extra minutes there. as we move out to the rest of the bay, nothing big as far as the antioch or tri-valley build. west 580 slowing toward the dublin interchange. getting over to the y and across

that san mateo bridge at the bottom of screen. no problem here. show you from the foster city side. starting to build here. still down to one lane. you so can see that as folks head up the high rise. crews clearing from the eastbound direction. that's what is going to slow you from foster city to hayward. san jose, easy drive northbound. no delays for the south bay and b.a.r.t. had trouble yesterday afternoon and evening but today we're on time, guys. back to you. >> new day, new story. thank you, mike chlktsz was it a prank or a crime? maybe it was both. palo alto police investigating a spring of paintball attacks. >> they say someone fired paintballs from a moving car at p pedestrians. this may have been prank but police are taking it seriously. >> reporter: they are treating this as crime. misdemeanor assault. it could be a felly assault with a deadly weapon if these people had shot these people in the eye, let's say, but, of course, fortunately that was not the case. these attacks taking place just

tuesday night in two different locations not far from the palo alto police department. put them up on a map for you. you had the first location the intersection of newell and dana. the second location 700 block of melville. taking place around 8:30. two men at least, two suspects in a car driving by in the first instance they fired 12 to 14 green paintballs at an elderly couple until their 70s out for a walk. they hit the man in the hand. then about a mile away on the 700 block of melville, couple of minutes later, they shot at a woman in her 40s who was walking her dog. hitting her in the arm and in the chest. and another woman in her 40 walking with her husband hitting her in the hand. in all, both of those instances the women are going to be okay although they could have bruising. they say the car was a gold colored sedan, rounded corners. around 15 years old. the car that is. and they did hear a man cheering after he picked out his targets.

again, palo alto police do need your help in trying to find these suspects. they believe the person was shooting was a man in the passenger seat. reporting live here outside palo alto police, bob ridell, "today in the bay." >> very frightening there. thank you, bob. let's get you caught up with the stories we're working on now for 6:00. chilling video. the bold attack of a 13-year-old girl inside of her house and the victim fighting back against the aggressor. how that search to find her attacker is expanding now on social media. bold smash and grab on a quiet street. the pricey loot one man managed to walk away with all in a matter of seconds. a mystery solved. we now know what killed a whale that washed up this week on a peninsula beach. here's something to think about this morning before giving fido that treat. jerky treats made in the united states are now being linked to a tainted pet food scandal that has killed hundreds of dogs. one of our nbc investigative units asked the fda about the

link. the tainted treats are tied to a case going back eight years. starting back in 2007 contaminated treats from china killed about 1,000 dogs. now some treats made in the u.s. are being made with toxic ingredients shipped from china. the fda says this can all be done legally. >> the manufacturers do not need to list the country of or join for each ingredient used in their products. >> if fda is not identifying a specific brand of jer i can treats or any particular toxin but some vets recommend just not buying jer i can treats of any kind until the fda can ice light late the ingredient making dogs sick. more now from the nba bay area investigative unit which first exposed allegations of a former principal stealing money intend we for her school and students. this morning we went to the santa clara county district attorney's office is looking into the claims. that's former san jose high school principal carrie

catching. we caught up with her in january. we wanted to ask her about thousands of dollars that she spent from a secret account that she opened. she spent thousands of dollars on pricey meals and massages and clothing to her staff, $10,000 in rental fees were never paid to the district during her tenure as well. neither she or district iing vie matthews. would answer questions. >> i think somebody has to speak up for those parents and somebody has to speak up for those students. it's a school with not a whole lot of money. so every single penny that comes in to the school obviously can p used by those kids. >> tonight at 11:00, what's happened to the former principal since her report first aired and how much money is the district still oweford rental fees from her former school? if you have a tip, give us a call at 1-888-996-tip or send us an e-mail. 5:52.

senior prank gone too far. 100 students in tennessee are banned from graduation because of what they did to their school. the students ransacked sequoia high school, urinating on walls, plopping gold fish in toilets and dumping a dead opossum on a hay strewn floor. teachers were forced to come in early and clean up the damage while the students waited in the gym. >> marbles and oil and things on the floor and then covered it with hay so it was very dangerous, very slippery. >> school board members released a statement saying all seniors involved in the act will not be allowed to participate in any graduation activity. >> serves them right. a lot of clorox. it's no joke here. former high flyer laying off lots of employees. >> scott mcgrew, new boss but same old problems. >> founder came back to take on the role of ceo once again zinga said it will cut 364 people in a

sudden layoff. part of the cost cutting plan to save money. it started oz a company that made games for facebook. you remember farmville. we only miss the boat on mobile games but they are trying to turn that boat around. max one of the founders of paypal says he's secured more than a quarter billion dollars in investments for his new company affirm. affirm will lend you money to make online purchases. cool idea. if you want to buy something on time, a plane ticket, affirm looks at your credit rating under one second, you're good for it. get your plane ticket, pay later whenever you want. another company getting funding is dji. they make drones. they make the most popular drones. if you see one at a park it is almost always dji. it's also the type that crashed at the white house. new investment term excel partners gives the drone maker overall worth of 8 billion. not bad for a company who started just a couple years ago in a dorm room.

>> wow. amazing. >> it is extraordinary. those things are selling like hot cakes. >> they will continue to presuming the rules are a little more relabsed no you. >> they are for commercial use if if you're a father/son or father/daughter or mother/son, you can fly drones all you want in the park. just stay under 800 feet. >> you got to worry about your little dogs though. my dogs doesn't seem to like them. >> i can imagine. >> or go chasing after it. if you're going to walk the dog, walk your dog this morning. i would think. especially way far in the south bay. could get some thunderstorm activity. >> a little umbrella to cover him up as he gets pelted with water. let's check in with meteorologist christina loren. >> i don't think we're going the see the pelting type showers but if you're going to walk the dog, laura is right. do it later on this afternoon. expecting light activity when it comes to that rainfall. you know what, in may any type of rain we get is a bonus. 50 degrees in san francisco. 52 north bay. on our way to the 70s, light

showers. could see some thunder over the high elevations. we're going to talk more about that and give you a little picture of the science behind it. i think you will understand it. we've got a great way to represent that coming up in moments. right now though here's mike and that drive. >> the mechanics of a crash and slowing here many palo alto. here you go. crash blocking two lanes northbound 101 just north of willow and this means traffic is backing up all of the way back to willow right now through palo alto and in through menlo park. the same section showing the yellow sensors starting to build. you're okay if you're getting off the dumbarton bridge. that's where the build will form. bay bridge approach moving smooth but getting off the bay bridge south 101 crash still has slowing at cesar chavez. there's bay bridge itself. metering lights are on. back to you. >> thank you, mike. a casket mystery in the big apple. police are in new york right now investigating the dumping of a decades old coffin on a city street with the bones inside the cask casket. someone dug up and dumped the

casket in brooklyn tuesday night not far from the cemetery. bones from a hand and foot were found i died that coffin but no body. the casket was probably buried about 25 years ago. >> so strange. there was a scare at san jose state. police scour the campus after reports of a gunman surfaced. surveying all the damage tornado sweeping across the southern plains. overturning cars and destroying dozen of homes. (scal): good day, m'lady! i am sir-can-a-lot, here to save you from another breakfast bore. wake up those eggs with glorious spam! see what spam can! do... at spam.com

right now, chilling video as a young girl fights off an attacker inside her own home. the new warning to all students this morning. first look at the damage after twisters tear through the midwest. and we actually have a slight risk of strong storms here in the bay area today. we'll give you the details on that, plus close to mother's day weekend. at this point, full forecast in just moments.

plus, two crash necessary two parts aft bay shore freeway. expecting two lanes each. we'll show you that bay shore slowdown. >> from nbc bay area, this is "today in the bay." >> very good thursday morning to you. thanks so much for joining us. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> you got your rain boots ready? >> if you don't, get them out there. if you're just waking up with us, heads up before you head out the door. parts of the bay area are in store for wild weather today. shower, lightning, and hail. >> for more on our microclimate forecast let's bring in meteorologist christina loren. >> don't you need to break out the ga loshes. if you see the thunderstorms it will be this evening in the mountains. do keep in mind this is a really nice to get this kind of shower activity this late in the season. so we will take every single drop we can get. right now light activity pushing out of the bay area.