breaking news: a violent home invasion overnight - and a standoff and shelter in plac breaking news, a violent home invasion overnight. it happened near san leandro. new details coming in. and a memorial approximate for the pleasanton woman killed on pier 14 in san francisco, while the nation focuses on trying the alleged gunman her family and friends remember the woman they lost. drivers beware, the count down is on for the closure of doils drive, the changes you need to know. for . =laura/2-shot= and i'm laura it's 4:30. i'm sam brock. >> and i'm laura garcia-cannon. lots to get to on this thursday morning. let's check the forecast with meteorologist kari hall. good morning. >> good morning, sam and laura.

we start out with low clouds and some mist and drizzle as you walk out the door. it's it in the lower 60s across most of the bay area, although san francisco at 59 degrees. as we go into the afternoon we'll see a slight chance of some rain moving in in some spots, especially the north bay, and the rest of us we will see those low clouds. look at how cool these temperatures will be this afternoon. yeah, this is the high temperature, 74 degrees in the south bay, peninsula 73 degrees and the east bay 70. while san francisco makes it up to 65. there will be a chance of some rain for the north bay. looking now at the radar we see there have been some lightning strikes up around ukiah. also a chance of showers for the rest of the bay later on this afternoon. i will have details on that coming up a little bit later. let's check in now with mike. we're looking at an unusually big backup over at the

bay bridge paragraph it. by big i mean a couple dozen cars. you can see both sides. likely they haven't opened all of those, the toll takers. i will swing the camera around from emeryville and see if i can spot that. the reason i height not be able to see that toll plaza situation is because of the approximate mist in the air. you can see the lights across the span and drivers are to go all right, but we will track that. we will show you the speed sensors are not a problem. right around fish ranch road an earlier crash, activity off the roadway. as we look at the rest of the bay in a couple of seconds, we will talk about that doyle drive closure right after this next breaking news. a neighborhood on edge after a violent home invasion. >> this happened on lake view drive. that's where police say someone was shot inside of their home overnight. "today in the bay" bob redell is live. officers told you the robbers

just got away. >> reporter: that's their belief, sam and laura. s.w.a.t. team had already cleared the house within the past half hour, they thought maybe one of the of suspects was still inside, possibly shot. this is a house where an elderly man who lives there was shot and badly hurt. just moments ago the an leaned droe police cleared this neighborhood, his police k-9s aren't catching any scents of the suspects, they therefore believe the suspects got away. police are not sure how many men were involved in this home invasion, at least two, possibly four. it was around 12:45 this morning, it they burst into this home on lake view drive where an elderly couple lives inside. according to police the man who lives there fired at the suspects with his own gun, he was shot at back, they returned fire. so he is in critical condition, was taken to the hospital. his wife was not hurt in the exchange, but she is being interviewed as well. it they're trying to get a better sense of who these suspects were.

because there was an exchange of gunfire the wife believes possibly one of the suspects was hit as well. they have cleared this neighborhood of any suspects and the shelter in place that they had it this place for the people who live around here they have or are about to be lifting this. police are also looking into whether this is a targeted attack they said because of the location, we are high up it in the san leandro hills, you actually have to know where you're going to get up here and the fact this is an affluent neighborhood is raising the question whether this may have been a targeted attack. bob redell, "today in the bay." we have more breaking news now, a man is dead after being hit by a vta light rail train in milpitas. it happened off cass man and alder drive right next to the cisco campus. no passengers were on the train. investigators are trying to figure out exactly what happened. morning vta service will not be impacted. are you prepared?

this evening the main route on to and off of the golden gate bridge is going to be shut down. "today in the bay" stephanie chuang joins us live near doyle drive. it's going to be a big headache for drivers. >> reporter: definitely frustrating for some. richardson avenue and marina boulevard will both be closed for this three-day weekend closh ur. we're told delays could be up to four hours for some drivers. so be prepared for that. take a look at the animated map that we have for you, it shows you what's going to be open in green and what's closed in red this weekend. you will not be able to k as ses or enter the bridge from 101. parking lots at the bridge pavilion and vista point will also be closed. there will be additional ferries but buses will have to deal with some of the same traffic as well. you may want to avoid the golden gate bridge all together this weekend. if you can't, get that early start >> i come here every day, that means i have to get to my office

every day on vaness, i have clients coming in the morning, court hearings. it's a lot, yeah. >> reporter: the shut down is need for finishing touches on the presidio parkway project. on monday morning drivers will have a completely new experience here, both tunnels will be open, better views and more safety. the old doyle drive had drivers winding through narrow lanes. again, it will be back open monday at 5:00 in the morning. it will start -- the closure will start tonight at 10:00. live in san francisco, stephanie chuang, "today in the bay." a bit of a cramp on some of your weekend plans. for more information on specific ruse and transit options for getting around the doyle drive closure go to nbcbayarea.com or we have all that information also on our free nbc bay area app. this afternoon family and friends will gather in pleasanton to honor kate steinle, the 32-year-old who was walking with her pear along pier 14 in san francisco last week when she was shot and killed.

steinle graduated from a.m. adore valley high school and cal poly. the man accused of killing her pleaded not guilty to murder charges earlier this week. the potential dangers of fracking will take the spotlight in sacramento. that's when a state sponsored assessment of fracking risks is set to be released. the timing of the release is off. governor brown had asked for it ahead of the release of a new set of fracking rules and regulations but those rules were announced on july 1st. we've already mentioned that it's kind of a misty start to your thursday morning. we've been sprinkled the last couple of days in the bay area, mott heavy rainfall. >> no, not heavy rain but i think we will see more of that as we go into this afternoon, more of the clouds and mist coming through, especially in san francisco and parts of the north bay. as we look at the out bay right now in san jose all clear although as you walk out the

door and look out you see the low clouds. they will be with us even as we go through the morning. let's get a closer look at some of the fog you go hadding the bay in san francisco and the north bay visibility will be low and the darker shades of gray show where the lower visibility will be. we will see that with us throughout most of the afternoon with highs reaching 77 degrees in san jose, redwood city 74 degrees, a lot of clouds, marina 64 degrees, 74 in santa rosa and vallejo reaching 69 degrees in the tri-valley. only in the mid 70s today and a little bit of sunshine this afternoon. i will talk more about what to expect today with a slight chance of rain and this weekend's forecast coming up. good morning, mike. good morning. i swung the camera around, not a great view of the toll plaza from the emeryville camera, but we will look at this toll plaza camera. we still have a little backup at the toll plaza but only on your left approach, the right approach cleared. let's look at your map.

overall speed sensors what we would expect all around the bay, a smooth drive. we just have ak it tifft over in san francisco, self-chuang was talking about overnight they close this area from the marina district over to 101. so as you're looking at the map you see that california and geary, those are the only two connectors south of the presidio area because that whole presidio area is not through traffic and that's forcing everybody over towards 19th. we'll talk about it today and tomorrow. we'll look at the south bay, it shows an easy drive. the rest of the bay a light drive. tri-valley openly owners struggling to keep their lawns green during the draught have another way to get free recycled water. they have opened up a second fill station, people can get up to 300 gallons of water per visit. that might do the rick. there's no limit on visits per day. the station is located on clark avenue near the 580/680

interchange in dublin. >> you just have to figure out how to transport it. a lot of those tanks. a symbolic change in south carolina that didn't happen without a fight. lawmakers clear a major hurdle to remove the confederate flag. and california a state already known for its diversity now a landmark change it in population that makes it official. anchor ots plasma cu 2 shot 2 box ck wall =laura/live= welcome back, time is ...

welcome back, time is ... (adlib) "today in the bay." welcome back, everyone. that's kind of a nice live look outside along the embarcadero in san francisco. you can almost see that mist in the air out there. 4:43. the confederate flag is coming down in front of the south carolina state house. early this morning representatives voted 94-20 to remove it. that's more than the two-thirds needed but it came after a handful of lawmakers mounted a tenacious last stand. >> i cannot believe that we do not have the heart in this body

to do something meaningful such as take a is symbol of hate off of these grounds on friday. >> the bill now goes to governor nikki haley who says she will sign it into law. the white population in california is the minority. according to a new u.s. census data latinos are the largest ethnic group. they came up 15 million strong in the golden state. for history of progress over the years, the census bureau reports in 1970 there were 2 million latinos, 20 years later that numbered quadrupled to nearly 8 million. as of last year the number has doubled once more. community leaders hope with greater growth comes better representation in the workplace and in government. >> it really doesn't matter if we're 40% or 20% or 5% of the

population if we're not engaged, whether it's voting, whether it's going involved in the local industry, the high tech industry and the jobs, the business community. >> researchers say that the growth is primarily fueled by second and third generation immigrants settle down and starting families. california joins new mexico as the only other state where latinos outnumber whites. 4:45. new this morning, scary moments for passengers aboard a southwest flight from chicago to boston, the plane was about to take off from midway airport when pilots noticed sparks and flames coming from an engine. the plaep returns to the terminal and everyone on board evacuated safely. lots of changes in oregon. ever since recreational marijuana was made legal, but one in in particular is starting to raise eyebrows. you can now board an airplane in oregon with up to an ounce of marijuana as long as your flight has to stay within flight boundaries. how is this possible if airlines

are regulated by the federal government? the tsa website says they do not search for marijuana or other drugs. if they find drugs in a screening they're going to hand it over to a law enforcement officer and in oregon that officer will check your ticket and send you right along on your way. that is a changed protocol. 4:46. now recall for gm, but it has nothing to do with bad air bags. >> for that story and the rest of your news before the bell we turn to landon dowdy. good morning. >> good morning to both of you. stocks looks set to rebound from wednesday's losses. which close at a five month low. asian markets rebounding overnight as gains in china appear to restore confidence in beijing's efforts to save their stock morkt. the dow dropping 261 points to 17,515, the nasdaq down 87 to

49.09. gm is recalling 165,000 hummers because ventilation fans can overheat and cause fires. gm no longer makes the hummer, having shut down the brand in 2010 but is it still honors warranties. pair mount pictures trieks a deal to speed up the home video release of its movies. it will test the program with two horror flicks this fall, making them available for home viewing two weeks after they exit theaters versus the current three-month window. sam and laura, back over to you. it's 4:47. be prepared to get some goose bumps. the popular book series is coming to the big screen. it will be based on the book "pear of the friets" by r.l. stein. jack black will play the wild author in the film adaptation,

it's expected to mix comedy, horror and pant si and will definitely give you that '90s throw back. 4:47. despite calls for its removal, bill cosby's sar on the hollywood walk of fame is going to stay at least for now. the hollywood chamber of commerce announced last night it has received numerous requests to pull the star amid an ongoing sexual assault allegation, but the organization says that cosby's star is going to stay, saying stars are awarded for professional achievement, not for the behavior of those professionals. civil rights leaders are expected to hold a news conference today asking the chamber of commerce to reconsider its position. it's 4:48. let's get a check of that forecast now. creeping towards the weekend, kari. >> as you walk out the door you feel a little bit of a mist on your face. well, as we go into the rest of the day you may still have that even this afternoon as we take a live look at san francisco, hard to tell now, but i've been watching the camera and you can

see those droplets on the lens there. it's 59 degrees in san francisco, the east bay 63 degrees and 62 delgs in the peninsula. a closer look at the south bay it's 62 eggs it, morgan hill at 61 degrees. where we've seen some action this morning, it's the north bay. we've had had some lightning and also some showers beginning to develop here in the past couple of hours. let's get a closer look as i try to zoom in here. it's been just to the north of santa rosa and the last couple of frames here you will start to see some green moving in showing some rain and it continues to move farther off towards the we. elsewhere it's been all dry and very quiet here, but the future cast shows that there may be some more rain developing for parts of the north bay and some wet weather that could measure up to be maybe a tenth of an inch in many spots. it fizzles out as it moves towards the east bay and this

afternoon we will be socked in with these clouds. it does turn warmer by the weekend as that area of high pressure moves out. talking 80s for inland east valleys and 70s for parts of the north and south bay. 60s in san francisco. the temperatures go up a couple of degrees and it could warm by as much as 10 degrees by the end of the weekend. here is the weekend forecast, we will see highs in the 70s for missouri of the bay area, the tri-valley trending who are toward the middle 80s and north bay getting as warm as 80 degrees by sunday. now i will send it back to you, laura. >> thank you so much. it's 4:50. right now the future is bright for the leaders of tomorrow in the automobile industry. they are about b. to unveil a one of a kind car. >> each year stanford students take part in a solar car project. this is video of the car created back in 2013. tomorrow the team's newest vehicle is called octon will be

unveiled, it will take part in a race this october called the bridge stone world solar challenge, it's a 2000 mile race across the australian outback that includes dozens of solar cars made by teams by 25 countries. >> pretty soon it's going to start hovering. a story coming to us from the east bay. one man says -- i'm sorry, we are following a story in the east bay. one man resorting to any means necessary to protect himself in his house, how he hanged to scratch and claw and bite his way to safety. >> we've zoomed our traffic cam am if over here, this is the bart station by the coliseum. i've seen no trains come through. reports of major delays right now on that fremont line heading past this area. we'll explain what's going on, where and why coming up.

scratch and claw and bite his where and why coming up. remember the saying "taking a

bite out of crime?" >> announcer: you're watching "today in the bay." do you remember the crime dog taking a bite out of crime? one man in tennessee took that concept to a whole new level. the chattanooga man says another guy came to his door claiming to have car trouble, once inside the attacker reportedly hit the

homeowner with a tire iron and then bit his wrist. that's when the homeowner bit back, ripping off a piece of the attacker's ear the size of a quarter. >> when i finally was able to break free i was running out of the house i spit out his ear on the floor and kept running, i ran across the street. >> the victim is now recovering with injuries to his face and to his wrists. we've got problems with the bart line this morning. want to check in with mike. one of the trains is smoking? >> that's what the report was. i'm going to take folks out to a live shot. i've moved our oakland camera over towards the coliseum station. it turns out it's just north of here. no train have been visible through this station the whole time i have been watching. let's take you to the map. we're talking about a train that was traveling from the coliseum up toward fruitvale along 880, that's the corridor is free, but the bart train stopped approaching that station because there were reports of smoke in

that car, there was a fire crew waiting for them over on fruitvale. we're waiting on whether there were any passengers. that was traveling between the coliseum and fruitvale, that would be northbound. the free ways move smoothly through the area. the rest of your commute no page ever concerns. we'll track that bart line. the bay bridge should keep twinkling well into the next decade. the bay area toll authority approved a ten year $2 million contract to keep the bay lights art installation running. the contract is with phillips who will maintain the lights once they return next year. they've been off sin march. the 25,000 lights were first installed in 2013 as part of the bay bridge 75th anniversary celebration. >> almost for getting what they look like so that's a nice representation. we are following an active scene in the east bay. a shelt nr place order for an entire neighborhood, possibly

just lifted. this after a home invasion robbery. we're going to have a live report from bob redell who is on the scene gathering details. and cutting off access to one of the main arteries into the golden gate bridge -- on to the bridge. how it could force you to rearrange your weekend plans. and a live look outside right now, downtown san francisco. a little bit of cloud and also some mist this morning. kari has been talking about it. isolated chances for thunderstorms as well. we are going to have much more on that after this break.

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down is on for the closure of doyle drive. the changes you need to know about getting back and forth over the golden gate bridge. we start the morning with low clouds and mist and there may even be a couple of storms for the north bay. more on that coming up in the microclimate forecast. we're also starting the morning with road crews on the peninsula and a big problem for the bart lines. we're talking about a system wide delay. i will explain what's going on. >> announcer: from nbc bay area, this is "today in the bay." a good thursday morning. i'm sam brock. >> and i'm laura garcia-cannon. we do begin with an update to breaking news, lock down lifted but nerves still rattled in an upscale bay area neighborhood, this after a late night home invasion robbery returned into gunfire. >> "today in the bay" bob redell joins us live from san leandro. the robbers are on the run, do they know if it's two or more suspects? >> reporter: at least with two, possibly .