bay bridge toll plaza. we don't see it over the camera but i will check from the reverse angle coming up. a very good morning to you and thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm sam brock. we start right now with breaking news. crews have put out a large pallet fire burns in the east bay. those flames shot high into the sky early this morning. >> "today in the bay" bob redell live in pittsburg. this fire spread quickly. >> reporter: which is not unusual of pallet fires. you had 1,000 pallets here at this pallet-making yard on harbor and industrial here in pittsburg. you can imagine you have a lot of wood and air pockets in there. as you can see this fire is out now, it's been that way for an hour now. the contra costa fire department got the call around 3:00. they had to immediately go on

the defensive. that's a power line that was town, it had the pens surrounding this pallet yard energi energized. they had to spray water from ladder hoses above. that's the defensive measure i was talking about until pg&e was able to get that power turned off. the contra costa fire department ended up calling for a second is alarm and had this fire out in about an hour. as far as the cause we asked the battalion chief on scene if there was anything suspicious he said yes in the sense that this this fire department in the middle of the night and there's no one around, that always makes it somewhat suspicion but he also said with pallet fires they have a lot of sawdust here and they say it is not unusual for this town leaders to be a fire within a sawdust bin that can burn or simmer for 10 to 11 hours. that could be back yesterday within people were here. maybe this fire was simmering and for whatever reason it unleashed itself overnight. again, there is no cause as of yet, they are not saying it's suspicion, but this is just is

something that the battalion chief was bringing up as possible causes of what started this fire that you can see burned many pallets here in pittsburg. the fire is out now, fortunately no one was hurt. reporting live here bob redell, "today in the bay." more breaking news, this time in the south bay. a police investigation is underway at this hour in the parking lot of the fontaine inn, that's near tully road in san jose. right along highway 101 as you're heading northbound. you can actually see the flashing lights from the highway. but the police activity so is far not -- not said to be impacting traffic on 101. we do have a crew on the scene talking to police right now trying to figure out what is going on. we will bring you more information when it becomes available. new this morning, police investigating an overnight shooting back now in the east bay. this happened just before 10:00 last night at a business on sycamore drive near l street in antioch. that's right by the contra costa fairgrounds. there police discovered a

20-year-old man who had been shot several times. he was taken to the hospital in critical condition but doctors do believe he will survive. it appears the man was shot somewhere else and ran to a business for help. no word on any arrests. we do have new details about a deadly crash in san ramone. investigators are still not releasing the identity of the woman who was pit hit by a pickup truck but say she was 84 years old. both witnesses and police ride to give the woman cpr at the scene but she was pronounced dead when paramedics arrived. it happened just before 9:00 last night at daugherty and red willow road. roads in the area were shut down but reopened at 2:00 this morning. it's unclear what led to the crash but we to know the driver is cooperating. former president george hw bush recovering this morning after taking a frightening fall. the 91-year-old former president broke a bone in his neck after falling at his is summer house in maine. doctors say he is in stable

condition this morning. mr. bush has a form of parkinson's disease which forces him to use a motorized scooter or wheelchair to get around. happening today, bush's son, jeb bush, will be in the bay area visiting the company thumbtack hoping to raise money for his presidential campaign. >> not his first time here and won't be his last. "today in the bay" stephanie chuang joining us live in san francisco with what the presidential hopeful's visit is going to bring and he is going to a local business. >> reporter: this is his third visit toit bay area in year to this democratic strong hold. highlighting basically a message of benefits of small business and entrepreneurship. you may remember it was back in january his first time and back in march and now this visit. this morning he is set to visit the startup thumbtack launched in 2009 that connects people with local professional services online from dog walkers to photographers. the startup was founded by two former aids in president george w. bush's administration.

thumbtack says this visit is not an endorsement of the former florida governor's bid. so far bush has the most outside support with super pacs reportedly rising $114 million for had his campaign. that is more than any other candidate in that packed republican field. he is trying to gain momentum after donald trump recently emerged as the fwop front runner. trump was under the national spotlight and heat after his comments on illegal immigration. there's a little more bad news for jeb bush. a new "associated press" poll that reveals bush is dealing with growing negative views, in fact, 44% say they have an unfavorable view of the former florida governor. that is up from 36% from just in april. he is after this visit to thumbtack supposed to go to a fundraiser luncheon in silicon valley. live in our san francisco newsroom, stephanie chuang, "today in the bay." jeb bush is one of a handful of gone candidates who came out in support of uber in recent

weeks. in fact, bush plans to -- uber to this morning's event. the popular ride sharing company might not be around much longer. a judge ruled uber should be fined $7 million and stop operating in the state. uber refused to provide data that legalizes ride sharing firms. it would include if uber was developing out rides to all passengers. it has 30 days to appeal or its license will be suspended. a new poll finds fewer people have a favorable view of hillary clinton but many of the republican counterparts aren't favoring any better. according to the "associated press" poll only 39% of possible voters view clinton favor three, almost half say they disagree. 40% say clinton is compassionate. the percentage calling her inspiring, a mere 37%. now, when it comes to republicans nearly all of the candidates if the field are also

viewed nor negatively than positively, some by very large margins. a three year battle between city leaders and public safety union in san jose is over. last night both sides agreed to a deal to end legal wrangling over measure b, that's the pension reform bill voters approved in 2012. details are minimal, but we do know the deal covers retirement benefits for police and firefighters could jump start settlements with other unions. union leaders threatened to walk out of negotiations if they could not reach an agreement by midnight. >> for all of us this is this is a moment to exhale. it is a moment to celebrate our collective commitment, to move kond the contentiousness of the past, forge a new pat for san jose's rebirth. >> police and fire rank in file are expected to ratify the teal in the coming days. a little money making all of the difference for san jose's libraries which today celebrate their own come back story. an almaden library this morning

mayor sam liccardo is going to help mark expanded hours across the city. four years ago at this time library service was slashed to four days a week because of budget cuts. in march thanks to new money from a voter-approved measure the mayor's office allowed all city libraries to be open every day but you sunday. there has been two fires in three days in the exact same spot on the bay bridge. now, caltrans says it knows the cause, flares left by construction crews, but not everyone is buying t the most recent fire broke out yesterday afternoon from the joint that connects the treasure island portion to the new suspension span. it's the same place a fire happened on monday. initially caltrans suspected a discarded cigarette as the cause but now they say construction crews may be to blame. bay bridge drivers have mixed reaction to that explanation. >> i believe whatever they say. i wasn't there. >> that sounds a little crazy to me, but i'm not sure to be

honest. i don't know what -- i don't know what to think. >> investigation into the fires is still ongoing. caltrans says the fires did no structural damage to the bridge. after an 18 hour long closure cars finally moving on highway 84 in livermore. it reopened last night. that major road in the tri-valley shut down since 4:45 yesterday morning following a deadly crash involving three cars and that overturned big rig between vin with regard safe. the big rig ended up on its side and in an embankment. a driver in one of the cars died. a special day on tap at levi stadium to help celebrate the world's largest special olympics event. current and former 49ers will join santa clara police officers. it comes ahead of the world games being held in los angeles. that's where some 6500 athletes from 165 nations will take part. we are moving the torch

along in terms of heat in week and it all starts today. >> going to feel like a flame out there. let's check in with kari hall into it will be another hot one, also still pretty hot today -- or tomorrow, rather, but it will peak today and then backs off in time for the weekend. great news. we all want to get outside and enjoy nice weather. it's at about 60 degrees as you head out right now, we do still have the low clouds and the patchy fog in spots, especially near the coast. 85 degrees will be the high today in the pens lashing the east bay 80 degrees, 75 in san francisco and the north bay reaching 87 degrees. tri-valley another scorcher, reaching 96 degrees. later on this afternoon and toasty in the south bay as well with a high of 90 degrees. we will be able to turn the ac off just a little bit this weekend. i will have more on that coming up in the microclimate forecast. let's check traffic with mike. as the crowd starts to build approaching the bay bridge this just off the berkeley curve, merging with folks coming off of

the maze these flashing lights. sounds like one overturned vehicle possibly and two others involved. minor injuries reported for this crash approaching the bay bridge. not enough to show our sensors just yet but should show up in the next couple of minutes. approaching the toll plaza. look at our camera at the toll plaza showing the immediate approach past the 880 overcrossing you don't see any slowing for these folks here. dublin a little build for 580, nothing big. you would think that the secret service would want to keep president obama far away from convicted criminals, but later today the commander in chief doing something no other president has ever done, he's visiting a federal prison and he has several goals in mind. scott mcgrew, cred dit derailed. >> the new ceo is going to do one of those infamous amas. today -- president obama will do

something no other sitting president has even done before -- spen later today president obama is going to do something no other sitting president has ever done before, spend time at a federal prison. president obama is going to meet with prison officials an inmates at el reno federal correctional institution near oklahoma city. earlier in the week he told the naacp despite recent reforms in our justice system too many minorities and low level drug offenders are landing behind

bars. >> do we really think it makes sense to lock so many people alone in tiny yells for 23 hours a day for months, sometimes years at a time. that is not going to make us safer. >> president obama's visit the to the federal prison comes after he commuted the sentences of 46 nonviolent drug offenders this week. many were am in prison for 20 years, some for life. 911 service now restored in the fbi investigating thousands of people in the central valley were left out emergency lifeline after someone intentionally cut fiber optic cables. the lines were cut tuesday night in the stockton area. it affected verizon and at&t customers. some landline customers were also impacted. internet was down as well. everything was fully restored last night. 25,000 united airls flight attendants from across the globe deck stragt today for a fair contract. they are calling for a day of

action in 17 different cities which includes san francisco. travelers will see them gathered outside the sfo. they set a july 23rd deadline to provide better wage rules. so far no comments. a big step for twitter and its plan to build a sky bridge. had this he want to connect their head quarts on market street with an adjacent building. the foot bridge would cut across an alley behind market street and replace a similar structure demolished in 2012. the examiner reports san francisco's historic preservation commission signed off on a deal. it now proves to the planning commission. a north bacon struks company is being ordered to pay for not protect it ago worker who died in a construction accident. swrar red overfeld killed in april.

the press democrat reports that they fined the company more than $38,000 for that incident. they were cited for inadequate safety protections. the pipe was not properly secured to the forklift. the brand-new ceo of san francisco's reddit will try to get its company back on track. >> steve hoffman at the reins. he was brought in after a series of controversies. huffman is one of the founders. >> reddit probably best moan in the media for its ask me anything events where people like president obama hope themselves up to questions posted by reddit users. this afternoon at 1:00 p.m. california time huffman will expose himself to an ama, an ask me anything. huffman took over after the company parted ways with its previous ceo alleyen powell. powell pictured here left reddit after a mutual agreement with the board to part ways. she had come under fire for,

among other things, dismissal of an employee who ironically enough ran the aflt approximate ma program. it doesn't stop there. the krflt eo before her is spilling some of reddit's secrets on reddit. so the short version, reddit is a mess and it's trying to get itself out of that mess. >> i do want to make a side note about our video of ellen powell, it's from her sexual harassment trial. we have many times asked her for an interview, several times when she was ceo of reddit and we were turned town. sos that is the video we have of ellen powell. let's check your news before the bell. landon dowdy is live at c nbc's headquarters. >> wall street looks to rebound from wednesday's small losses. giving up early gains as investors became anxious over the bailout vote in the greek parliament. look for earnings interest city group and goldman sachs plus more testimony from january net yellen on capitol hill.

the do you flipping to 18,350. >> there's a new debate this morning over streaming music and it doesn't involve taylor swift. it involves neil young. neil young you may not know him, but if you do you know him for old man and heart of gold. this song. now, young says he is quitting streaming music because the quality of the music streams are not enough. they're not true to his music. lots of music fans disagree, broadband internet delivering is a pretty high bit rate. one fan said, neil, i don't think you understand how we use streaming music, it's convenient. we listen in the car, we listen to you. to more neil young on streaming music. >> have you ever seen him do a duet with jimmy fallon? >> i thought you were going to say jimmy buffet which would also be awesome. >> all of our favorites. >> exactly.

>> it's 5:19. turbo tax can discontinuing it's experimental cloud storage option for desktop users. that means customers who use turbo tax from 2014 from a cd actually need to download their files now before they are fleeted. it's not clear how many customers are affected by the change but the files must be town loaded by tuesday. kmus percent missing the july 21st deadline will have to ask the irs for a copy of their return. a transcript showing most lines on the return are free but an exact copy will cost you $50. we could do know that smoke from wildfires is bad for your lungs but new research suggesting it's also hazardous to your heart. a study analyzed health data from victoria, australia in 2006, that's when wildfires ranld for two months long. on days with the most fine particulate matter there was a

7% increase in in heart attacks. there were also more heart related visits on days with the poorest air quality. kari joins us with a look at our forecast for today. >> it is going to be a scorcher of the day, especially in the inland valleys. that's where we see the temperatures will be the most dramatic today. then to the weekend it looks a little bit better but still pretty warm outside. this is what you need to know. we are tracking the mist restart to the day with some clouds and once again the heat peaks the day and hurricane dolores may have an impact on your weather as we head toward the weekend. heading out the door it is 62 degrees in the east bay, san francisco 60 degrees and the south bay at 59 degrees. we're also seeing some upper 50s in parts of the east bay and alameda at 63 degrees. 57 degree in the north bay. all of the microclimates today, palo alto reaching 90 degrees,

los gatos 94 degrees and the marina is cool 68 degrees, napa 91, oakland up to 80 degrees, pleasanton today topping out at 95 degrees. high pressure is keeping us warm, it's going to fight back that sea breeze, especially anywhere further inland and that's where temperatures will be making it into the 90s today. we will have 70s and 80s for the north and south bay and along the coast in the 70s, more of the same tomorrow, but the heat won't be as intense. this weekend we will continue to keep an eye on this very powerful category 3 hurricane dolores with wind speeds at 115 miles an hour. the good news is that this will not make a direct land fall, but it may bring some clouds into the bay area by the end of the weekend and a slight chance of some showers, too. a quick look at the weekend forecast, it will still be nice and warm, feeling very summerlike all across the bay. the tri-valley has a build, but nothing dramatic. there's 580. good news, highway 84 has been

problem free this morning between sin yard, it just reopened late last night. we will look at your approach to the bay bridge, that approach is fine except for the tail end coming off the maze. we're going to end where i have widened it out. there's the crash off of the berkeley curve, here is the backup coming out of the maze. this is an early problem approaching the toll plaza. at 5:23. after 14 years of handing out tickets one police officer got sick and tired of delivering bad news. how he decided to spend his last day on the job next. a minnesota police officer spent

his final days on the job - walking the streets ... but he welcome back. a minnesota police officer sent his final days on the job walking the streets, but he was not handing out tickets. >> i kind of got just a little scared, but he came to me with some good news. >> after 14 years of responding

to shoplifting calls, burglaries and writing speeding tickets commander brian peters is turning in his badge. he spent his last day on the job passing out gift cards at a local grocery store. >> the reason why i'm stopping you is obviously you two look like you are in love. i'm going to give you a gift is certificate to club foods just so a thank you and maybe change your perception of police officers. >> doing a lot of good the in the community and also playing matchmaker. peters specifically looked for people who he thought might benefit from the gift cards the most, including single moms, this one at a metro bus stop. >> that's really nice. new this morning a petroleum plant in china engulfed in flames and the flames keep on coming fueled by a leaking butane tank. this cell phone video shows flames shooting in the air

followed by a large blast. a large tank began pilling petroleum. so far the tank has exploded three times. hundreds of firefighters are on the scene, no reports of any injuries. now to another explosion, police in long beach urge people to stand inside as manhole covers exploded in the streets, pressure from an underground electrical fire blew the manhole covers into the air. fortunately no one was hurt. underground fire knocked out power to thousands of customers including the aquarium of the pacific. an estranged couple in a bitter fight over their frozen embryos. today we could hear from the woman am in the middle of it all. a series of explosions at an

east bay factory overnight. we'll tell you what fueled these flames. a series of explosions at an east bay factory overnight. and as presidential contender jeb bush swings through san francisco today his father in the hospital this morning. hot today, all across the bay. and this weekend the heat backs

off. more on that coming up in the microclimate forecast. over here this is the berkeley curve already jammed, so is the maze. we will show you what's going on, the approach to the bay bridge that's causing all of this early backup. >> announcer: from nbc bay area, this is "today in the bay." thank you for joining us, i'm sam brock. >> and i'm laura garcia-cannon. we begin with breaking news. a large fire now out at a pallet factory in the east bay. as you can see crews battled pretty high flames. >> "today in the bay" bob redell joins us live from pittsburg. one thing made it tricky for crews battling that fire. >> reporter: a downed power line, fortunately pg&e was able to get that deenergized in time for the fire department to be able to put this out. this fire has been out for an hour and a half. right now you can see a firefighter with the contra costa fire department spraying down a lot of these wooden pallets just to make sure if

there's any heat in there they can get it to stay cool and this doesn't flare back up. they also have the is city with their back hoe trying to sped out the wood that caught fire so you can let the heat dissipate. this fire started around 3:00 this morning. there was about 1,000 pallets in this quarter acre lot here, had this is a lot where they build and make pallets, one thing that the fire department said about pallet fires, you obviously have got wood but you've also got wood that has a lot of air pockets in there, that's one reason why this fire burned so fast and burned so big. had they did get it out just a little bit before 4:00 this morning. we asked the battalion chief with the contra costa fire department if there was anything sus approximate spishs about what happened here overnight. >> it's hard to say. there are -- there are some accidental causes, you could get a fire in a sawdust bin that can burn for quite a while before it's even detected and that can be on the magnitude of 10 or 11

hours. so that's a possibility. it is middle of the night, it makes you wonder. >> reporter: if you can see that downed power line, as you can imagine when they first arrived, the firefighters, that line was touching that chain linked fence, that fence was energy jazzed. they saw some arcing and flashing. for 20 minutes at the beginning of this fire they use aed a hose ladder to shoot down on the fire so as to not get any firefighters in any danger. it took 20 minutes for pg&e to come out and shut off the power. the fire is completely out. reporting live here in pittsburg, bob redell, "today in the bay." here is an update to more breaking news. this time out of the south bay. police investigating a deadly shooting in san jose. about 2:30 this morning a man who had been shot drove up to the social security office on fontaine road, that's near tully

and 101. the man was taken to the hospital where he died. officers now going door to door in nearby hotels to see if there were any witnesses. police say the shooter is on the run this morning. also new right now, two suspects in police custody following an hours' long police chase that spanned two different county. last night officers tried to stop a vehicle on highway 238 near mission boulevard and castro valley. the driver got on it to 680 and stopped almost an hour later near the walnut creek bart station. police arrested one suspect at the scene. helicopters and k-9 units helped them catch a second suspect around 11:30 last night. jeb bush will be in the bay area visiting the company thumbtack and hoping to raise money for his presidential campaign. it comes as his father is in the hospital after a bad fall. >> "today in the bay" stephanie chuang joining us live from san francisco in our newsroom with much more on what his detail is

going to involve. >> reporter: the hope of course is for some money and good attention, especially after donald trump recently emerged as the front runner in that very packed gop presidential field. now, you may remember jeb bush visited back in january and march so this is his third time in the bay area this year. this morning he's set to visit thumbtack, the startup launched in 2009 that connects people with local professional services online, that company founded by two former aids in president george w. bush's administration. thumbtack says this visit is not an endorsement of bush's run. so far bush and supporting super pacs are reportedly raised $114 million for his campaign. he may also be growing something else, negative views, according to a new "associated press" poll 44% say they have an unfavorable view of the former florida governor. that's up from april. this visit comes hours after his

father, former president george hw bush fell in his maine summer home, breaking a bone in his neck. he just turned 91 last month and uses a wheelchair because he has parkinson's disease. a spokesman says bush was in stable condition but will have to wear a neck brace. the good news, he should be just fine. jeb bush is set to go to a silicon valley lunch fundraiser later today, he also went to a $2,700 per person reception at a home in san francisco last night. live in our san francisco newsroom, stephanie chuang, "today in the bay." jeb bush is one of a handful of gop candidates who came out in support of uber this in recent weeks. bush plans to uber to this morning's event, but if the state's public utilities commission has its way the upon lar ride sharing company might not be around much longer. yesterday a judge ruled uber should be fined $7 million and stop pagt operating in the state. the issue, uber refused to

provide data that legalizes ride sharing firms. uber has 30 days to appeal for its license will be suspended. new this morning san mateo police warning residents of a phone scam. the caller claims the victim is getting an award or the victim owes money, then steals their personal information. police are telling residents to never give your personal information over the phone and to trust your instincts. if it sounds suspicious, it probably is. it is more than just acupuncture, a doctor of eastern medicine accused of sexual battery on the peninsula. we're talking about ran da nustotter. a 27-year-old client says he took a therapeutic massage too far when she redeemed a deal at his office in redwood city.

those who know him it at the clinic say they are surprised. >> he is a wonderful practition practitioner, great homeopath and a great acupuncturist. >> the san mateo county sheriff's department is actively investigating this case. there could be many more victims, too. he is out of custody on $200,000 bail. the fight over frozen embryos will boil over in court today. this morning the woman in the center of the case is grabbing national headlines will tell her side of the story to a san francisco judge. 46-year-old mimi lee is in the midst of a bitter divorce with her estranged husband. the couple froze five em brobry after lee was diagnosed with cancer. she now wants control of her embryos, the only chance she says for her to have children. her soon to be ex-husband wants them destroyed, which is what the couple agreed on in case they split. california leaders would like to i have go you some money for being echo conscious they're

just not sure how they're going to do it yet. when governor brown enacted his order if in april it called for a short term rebate program for everyone who buys water saving household appliances. today california leaders are going to hear from the public. it will take place at a workshop this afternoon at the state office building in oakland. time to check the forecast with kari. >> it's looking a little bit more warm today and then this weekend we will have much more comfortable weather. a misty start and low clouds near the bay. we're tracking hurricane dolores. a look at all the microclimates, 70s and 80s for most of the bay but then in the usual hot spots reaching into the 90s like walnut creek 99 degrees. this weekend once again it looks a little bit better, more on that coming up in just a few minutes. let's check in now with mike. folks, we're talking about

the early backup, the big backup, this is the berkeley curve coming off of interstate 80 westbound and also off of the maze westbound 580. there is a crash that is just about clear but not yet. now, the toll plaza itself is just past that crash, that crash is back here beyond the 880 overcrossing. folks coming off of 880 still have a nice clear drive approaching the toll plaza. back to your maps, same thing on the maps, there is the slow down off of 580, in that backup around emeryville there may be a fender-bender over to the shoulder as well. the rest of the bay moves smoothly. not a million, not even a billion. donald trump says he's worth $10 billion today we could learn nor details about the presidential candidate's finances. plus greece says yes to its own bailout but that could lead to chaos in the country. >> greeks could kick their own government out. we will take a look at that and the disappointing amazon prime

day when we come back after the break. ten billion dollars? that's

what a lot of people so what do you think, is donald trump really worth $10 billion? that's what a lot of people are questioning this morning. that's the amount trump declared in filings to the federal elections coission. now reporters are trying to get their hands on om of the paperwork to prove it. >> fact checking donald trump. "today in the bay" tracie potts joins us live from washington, d.c. with more on what those documents are expected to reveal and perhaps not reveal about he his finances. tracie. >> reporter: it's sort of more on the not reveal side right now, it's going to be 30 days before we get the full paperwork from the fec, but from reporters have seen so far donald trump claims that he's worth $10 billion what we know is that he made $362 million last year, including $27 million in symptom gains and another $200 million for the apprentice, for his

appearances on the apprentice, but in terms of that $10 billion net worth, not a lot of information in the sec filings that we've seen about his assets, his real estate, his branding, the suits that he sells in his name and his debt which could obviously offset those assets. you ask the people at forbes, they think he's probably worth about $4 billion, not $10 billion, which is till obviously a lot of money, richest guy to ever run for presidency. one of our consultants was saying this morning. we're waiting to get the full paperwork from the sec. donald trump who has been out there talking about his wealth and filed the paperwork that a lot of people thought he would not. interestingly, his campaign says the problem was the form, that the forms are just not set up with the check boxes and everything they have, they're not set up to verify the wealth of someone as rich as donald trump. >> just too many papers. thank you.

tracie. now to an investigative unit exclusive. an emergency plan for drought relief is at the center of a controversy inside the santa clara water district. the board approved a contract earlier this year without competitive bids. insiders reached out to nbc bay area investigative unit seeking accountability for what they call a lack of transparency. concerns that have been echoed by two board members who both voted against the emergency water project. >> $10 million is a lot of the public's money and to award it to contractors without any outside scrutiny, i think is troubling and that concerned me. >> you voted against it. why? >> i did, because i think single-source contracts, unless it's an absolute emergency like a dam collapsing tomorrow, are a bad idea. it shows lack of planning. >> help us understand why two of our board members, some of your employees, are kicking and

screaming over what happened here. >> i don't understand why. i mean, we provided all the information to the board members in terms of what the processes are, the board has involved in the decision. >> tonight at 11:00 chief investigative torper toney kovaleski asks tough questions about a multi-million dollar emergency water contract. what some have called a lack of transparency. if you have a tip for our investigative unit give us a call 888-996-tips or send us an e-mail to the unit @nbc bay area.com. we ran a story about traffic troubles in los gatos and highway 17 getting jammed out. there are going to be a lot of people heading on highway 17 today, it's a beach day. >> it is a beach day, mott only today but tomorrow, too. the heat peaks today and the hottest temperatures we will have all week. but this weekend is looking a little bit better. let's get a look outside. it's 59 degrees in the south

bay, 60 degrees in san francisco, so still nice and comfortable as you get the day started. later on today highs reaching 90 degrees in the south bay, 87 degrees in the north bay, san francisco 75 degrees while the east bay makes it up to 80 degrees. we do have some fog on the bay this morning that will take its time clearing out, especially in san francisco. we see the darker shades of gray where visibility will be its lowest. here we are at 10:00, 11:00 in the morning we do still see that hugging the coastline. into the afternoon it arts to roll back in and tonight we will have more of those low clouds, but a very light wind. we start out the day here is the wind forecast, the arrow shows the direction of the wind, more of a southwesterly wind. as we go into the evening the winds approximate i canning up to maybe 10 miles an hour and then we see the winds come hg in at 5:00, a nice breeze as our temperatures will start to fall back. we will have wind speeds at 15 to 20 miles an hour, but check

out lease wind speeds, hurricane dolores, 115 miles an hour. and this is something that may have a late weekend impact on our weather. this will weaken to a tropical storm by sunday and some of that moisture may be drawn into at least southern california. we will see if this moves into the bay area. some of the computer models bring at least a little bit more humidity and cloud cover to the bay area and there is a very slight chance that we could see some showers late sunday night into early monday morning. something we will be watching and keeping you up to tate on. this weekend it will be nice and temperatures falling back into the 70s and 80s across most of the bay, but still in the 90s in the tri-valley. let's check in with mike for traffic. them ri vil camera, great news, i saw that lanes cleared at the berkeley curve, recovery recovery over there. look at that traffic break and they're moving two vehicles over from the center divide to the

shoulder. this is jamming traffic all the way back from palo to the university area. look at the bay bridge, a lighter flow off of the 880 overcrossing. back up here we should see those metering lights on. looking at the rest of the bay, a smooth drive approaching, no other delays besides the bay bridge. back to you. today we could learn more about the case of the man accused if the charleston church shooting msnbc massacre. dylann roof expected in court today. that hearing is being held to determine whether documents in the case can be released to the media. roof will also be presented with the inn diepts. he faces nine counts of murder, three counts of attempted murder and a weapons charge. today president obama is going to do something no other sitting president has ever done, visit a federal prison. obama is going to meet with prison officials and inmates at el reno federal correctional institution near oklahoma city. earlier in the week he told the

naacp too many minorities and low level drug offenders are landing behind bars. >> do we really think is it makes sense to lock so many people alone in tiny cells for 23 hours a day for months, sometimes for years at a time? that is not going to make us safer. >> the president's visit to the federal prison comes after he just commuted the sentences of 46 nonviolent drug offenders earlier this week. many were in prison for 20 years, some for life. a news conference on an iran nuclear deal took an unexpected turn when the president was asked about bill cosby. the president says he would not comment on the specific case, but did say this. >> if you give a woman, or a man for that matter, without his or her knowledge a drug and then have sex with that person without consent, that's rape. >> the comment came after a reporter asked about efforts to

revoked cosby's medical of freedom award. it was awarded in 2002 by president george w. bush. president obama says there is no way to revoked that medal last week it was revealed that cosby admitted to giving a woman drugs before sex in a 2005 deposition. more than 30 women have accused of comedian of sexual assault. cosby has never been charged. happening today, the george w. bush era, no child left behind education law is headed for a major revision in the senate. lawmakers plan to vote on a bipartisan measure to rewrite that 2002 law. it would shift much of the federal oversight of schools back to the states and to local districts. the white house wants a cap on the amount of time spent on standardized testing which was a key component of that law. the future looking brighter for one north bay school serving children with autism. the nonprofit nova center for education moving next month. it's new campus at the wells

fargo center for the arts is being said to be a lot larger than its current facility. three schools serve hundreds ever students with autism across the bay area. johnny depp's wife has been charged with illegally bringing the dogs to australia. that incident captured global attention after the nation's agriculture minister angrily ordered the pooches to get out of the country or face death. heard has been charged with two counts. if convicted she could be forced to pay thousands of dollars in fines and a maximum of ten years in prison. the raider ettes are getting a raise. pro teams are required to hire cheerleaders as workers instead of contractors. that entitles them to a minimum wage, overtime and sick leave. the bill comes after some of the raiders cheerleaders filed a

wage theft lawsuit claiming wages were too low and they are forced to pay thousands of dollars to travel. a gold medalist making history in high heels. caitlyn jenner is stepping into the spotlight in her first major public appearance at the espy awards where she was honored. jenner received the arthur ashe courage award as one of the best male athletes ever, she is now reshaping the world as a woman. her speech at the awards ceremony covered a wide range of emotions from fear to pride and accomplishment. >> the biggest fear i have always had in coming out is i never wanted to hurt anyone else. most of all, my family and my kids. i always wanted my children to be so proud of their dad for what he was able to accomplish in his life. >> an overwhelming response for jenner. she also talked about the need for understanding when it comes to transgender issues and how her public struggles could help others. it wasn't just caitlyn

jenner stepping into the spotlight. warriors star steph curry was also there. he took a break from diaper duty. curry was named the best male athlete. a lot of warriors teammates were there to cheer him on as well. you mentioned diaper duty. it's a dirty job for the greek parliament which has approved the eu's bailout deal. now it's subjecting its people to more austerity and cut backs. >> in fact, some greeks responded by rioting in the streets. scott mcgrew, the whole world understands that anger. >> they do. because just two sundays ago, laura, that same greek government had had told those people it's up to you, you decide whether we should accept a new bailout and the tough conditions that come with it. the prime minister said i hope you vote no, and they did, they voted no, and then fast-forward a week and a half and that same prime minister and that same government votes yes to a much tougher deal. greeks elected this government as the tough far left, we're never going to cave into the germans government.

it's not clear if tsipras and the rest of his party can remain in power this morning. there is one way this could get worse, the greeks kick their own government out. could it get worse than that? yeah, it could. the germans, they have to vote on this deal and this guy right here, wolfgang shrauberg is surging hem to vote it down. basically it's the deal they wrote. he is the german finance minister. if they vote no friday, that would be the biggest jerk move in finance history. other news that amazon prime day turned out to be a disappointment to many people. stuff nobody wanted. amazon said it would be bigger than black friday, one amazon user tweeted, prime day is like when grandma says help yourself to the candy jar but it has nothing but race ins and sugar free salt water taffy. >> i love salt water taffy,

sugar free, though -- >> have as much as you want, sam. a water war right now is officially settled, the southern california water district is going to accept, get this, more than $21,000 from tom selleck. selleck accused of using a tanker truck regularly to high-jack water interest a hydrant to his 60 acre ranch. the district says it happened more than a dozen times over the course of two years. let's see if things are going to heat up out there today with meteorologist kari hall. >> it will probably be for the inland valleys, we will still notice the difference along the coast. san jose 92 degrees, redwood city 88 degrees, financial district 72 degrees. even warm in the city. map pa up to 91, a lot of sunshine today, walnut creek reaching near 100 degrees and danville today 92 degrees. get ready for some heat today.

that starts to come down in time for the weekend. what about traffic? i know mike has got a lot of problems out there. we had a lot of crashes going on approaching the bay bridge, they have all cleared. this is the second one we talked about on the east shore freeway. recovery from university over to pal, still very slow. the bay bridge toll plaza saw a burst of traffic as well as the other crash on the berkeley curve cleared. look at your map, that's the biggest issue for the bay, this bend right over here, 580 recovering but 880 slower coming out of oakland. we will show you the rest of the approach moving really well, some slowly south 880 through union city. unusual for san jose as we move the map south, northbound 101 we know about the slowing north of 680, we talked about the earlier overnight activity, a police investigation continues just off the freeway right by where the chuck e. cheese is there.

thank you very much. some added flavor could soon come to your mcdonald's burger. they are offering smoked gou da cheese. that option is part of the mcdonald's test of its create your taste concept. it allows customers to customize their sandwiches using a self-ordering kiosk or tablet. an update to breaking news. remnants of a pallet factory still smoldering this morning. hours ago flames shot into the sky and forced firefighters to call for backup. the reason, this he had to take a defensive stance next. breaking news at six: massive

flames erupt at a pallet factory in the east bay. the one thing - that t breaking news at 6:00, massive flames erupted at a pallet factory in the east bay. the one thing that made this fire even more tricky to fight. also breaking am in the

south bay, a man found shot in a car dice overnight. now the search is on for a possible killer. presidential candidate jeb bush swings through the bay area today, all this while his father is recovering from a serious neck injury. >> announcer: from nbc bay area, this is "today in the bay." a very good thursday morning. thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> and i'm sam brock. we begin with an update to breaking news. massive flames now under control. firefighters in the east bay are making sure that this huge fire at a pallet factory does not flare back up. all of this happening in pittsburg on industry road. "today in the bay" bob redell has been on the seen all morning long. how are things looking right now? >> reporter: much better, sam. this fire put out by the contra costa county fire department around 4:00 this morning and the scene is so safe now they are letting pg&e back out here so they can restore power to