plasma= adlib joining us. i'm kris sanchez - in for laura garcia cannon. =sam/2shot= and i'm sam brock. =sam/anim= we begin with breaking news. =sam/vo= flames as tall as trees - climb the hillsides in napa county. they're moving fast and erratic - forcing more than 100 people from their homes. =kris/3box= we have live team coverage this morning. let's begin with today in the bay's stephanie chuang - live near the fire zone. steph - this fire has ballooned in size - since it started yesterday.

weather, and wind - and you have the perfect condition - for a wildfire. we know part of the reason this fire is spreading so quickly - is the wind. =sam= let's go now to meteorologist kari hall. kari - what are

crews up against today? that the fires spread so quickly is the wind. let's go to pc. what are you looking at? >> this morning the wind is calm coming from the south southwest at about 5 miles an hour. there may be higher gusts as we go through the day but temperatures are nice and comfortable and humidity is up to 90% but will be going down as we go through the day. the rest of the bay starts the morning in the upper 50s in the peninsula and south bay, san francisco now at 60 degrees, a closer look there we see temperatures are in the lower 60s in the mission and the castro 59 degrees, glen park starts out the morning at 58 degrees. heading into the rest of the day we will have more comfortable weather, even a little bit cooler than it was yesterday, but this weekend temperatures start to crank right back up. more on that coming up in a few minutes. we are going to be updating this fire fight and specific evacuation orders throughout the morning on all of our digital platforms. stephanie chuang is going to have another live update as we continue to follow efforts to contain the fire.

in about 30 minutes. a chp officer is recovering from a head injury after cruiser was rear-ended. this while he was investigating a pratt crash. >> it happened last night just before 8:00 on westbound highway 580 right near marina bay parkway. the officer was on the scene of a different crash when his patrol car was slammed from are behind by another driver. the chp this to shut down both lanes of freeway traffic just to they could land a medical helicopter and get that officer to the hospital quickly. we don't yet know his specific condition but we do know that's stable. flowers, candles, even a miniature superhero all part of a memorial for hayward police sergeant scott lunger. the memorial set up outside the police station is steadily growing since yesterday's deadly shooting. the death of a police officer seems to be one of the few communities mourn. >> last night more than 100 people lit candles and some said prayers for that fallen officer.

"today in the bay" bob redell is live in hayward. you have been covering this story since it first started. certainly you can feel the reaction of the community. >> reporter: so much has unfortunately happened over the past 24 hours. you had the death of a beloved police officer and the arrest of his accused killer. the department called what happened dark and devastating day in the department's history as sergeant scott lunger becomes the fifth person who will have his name engraved on that granite plaque outside police headquarters in hayward honoring the officers who have died in the line of duty. police work is a dangerous job and as one police captain pointed out there's nothing routine about the routine. as we all learned yesterday morning when sergeant lunger and his partner pulled over a man who was driving erratically through a nearby neighborhood as sergeant lunger walked up to this person's car the driver without warning fired at sergeant lunger. his partner returned fire. later police arrested the

alleged sooter mark ast trad da, they arrested him at a hospital where he is being treated for a bullet wound. sergeant lunger has taken to the hospital where he later died. >> he was a great leader at our organization. he inspired people every day, an incredible friend, a great father. >> reporter: about 100 people as you mentioned including hayward fire and chp honored sergeant lunger at a vigil yesterday outside hayward city hall. he was 48 years old, a father of two towers, was a training supervisor in this department who had served in the department's s.w.a.t. and gang units. the hayward police department and sergeant lunger's family are working on plans for a funeral. they hope to have an announcement by saturday. reporting live here outside hayward police headquarters, bob redell, "today in the bay." partner down. shots fired. shots fired. white chevy sr.

chevy sr truck. he is still going. >> that is the shaky voice of sergeant lunger's part they are moments after that shooting. here is what happened, at 3:15 yesterday morning the sergeant and another officer pulled over a man driving erratically at lion and myrtle streets in a hayward. when lunger walked up to the truck police say the driver shot him without any warning. lunger's part officer fired back. that driver was hit but still managed to get away. all of this happening in 45 seconds. police later found the truck riddled with bullets in east oakland. several hours after the shooting the intense manhunt ended at the hospital. 21 injured mark ast strad da showed up to the hospital but was later taken to highland hospital. hayward police say they haven't yet found any prior arrests or warrants for astrada. police say he has gang ties but is not in a gang. he worked with his father at a roofing business. his neighbors tell us they are shocked to hear what happened because he comes from a good

family. >> i just feel -- we definitely are praying for the officer and his family because i don't know how that could hãag happened because he is a good kid. >> hayward police say they found a gun and ammunition where sergeant lunger was shot. the death of sergeant lunger a hitting one high school softball team particularly hard. he was the assistant coach at oakley freedom high school. they set up their own memorial right on the school's field. >> it's tough. i mean, he was -- he wasn't just a coach, he was family. >> he was just a funny guy and just relaxed but wanted to get stuff done. >> lunger spent five years coaching at freedom high. >> our coverage of the death of sergeant lunger continues on our digital platforms, you can download or nbc bay area app. shifting gears now, happening today, lawmakers on

capitol hill will hear again from the father of the woman shot and killed on san francisco's pier 14. jim steinle is going to speak now before the house subcommittee on immigration. he spoke to senate lawmakers on tuesday. an undocumented immigrant is accused of killing steinle's daughter, kate steinle, three weeks ago. that man, juan francisco lopez-sanchez, had been deported from the u.s. several times. jim steinle isrkó asking the congress to pass a law to crack down on deported immigrants who come back to the u.s. we will take you live to washington, d.c. when we get that for that report on the hearing coming up in about 30 minutes. meantime, the man accused of killing five people in a modesto home is expected to be moved out of santa clara county jail today. mark martinez was arrested it in san jose over the weekend and he's scheduled to be transported to stanislaus county sometime today to face murder charges in the deaths of his girlfriend, own mother, own infant daughter and two other children. the five victims were found dead inside a home in modesto last

weekend. vice president joe biden heading back to the bay area today. he is going to be visiting a newark company developing a portable blood testing kit. afterward vice president biden is going to join a round table discussion onkpl÷ invasions in field of preventive healthcare. his last visit came back in april when he toured pg&e in oakland. mr. biden also stopped by a local sandwich shop. >> he was wearing his unglasses the last time he was in town. will he need them again today? here is meteorologist kari hall. >> if he is in san francisco, no, but if he is in san jose, where he. we still will see those low clouds as you head out this morning. sunrise at 6:05. morning clouds and fog becoming sunny later today and temperatures a touch cooler than yesterday. fog returns tonight and expect sunset at 8:23. a look at all the microclimates, pacifica 63 degrees, milpitas 75 degrees, in san francisco lower 60s, napa 76 degrees, in

brentwood 85 degrees while livermore sees a high of 78 degrees. overall a very comfortable day. temperatures start to inch up as we go into the weekend so i will show you that coming up in less than ten minutes. right now mike gets you to work on time with a look at traffic. we're looking over toward the south bay where we had a big issue, this was a full stop for traffic authority 880, that cleared quickly. a car smacked into those barrels at the split point at the off ramp. there's debris still at that point so we will watch for it later on in the morning. a smoother drive toward the bay bridge. we had a little fire reported mortgage 101 at vermont, there's still a crew there, as well as over here, highway 4 at willow pass road, another brush fire sparking back up. no lanes peaked. a change of plans for donald trump. he had plans to speak about immigration at the tks/mexico border but though the union that invited this him is saying maybe don't come after all. a local tech leader adds her

skills to the presidential race. >> meg wittman isn't running but she is joining one of the campaigns. that and at new deal from starbucks ahead in business and tech.

>> announcer: you're watching "today in the bay." donald trump's plans to speak at the texas/mexico border today may not pan out as a expected. this morning we're hearing that the union that invited him is backing out. despite the change of plans trump is expected to show up in

laredo, texas today and he is supposed to hold a news conference, then speak with officers. this comes after trump's comments on immigration set off a firestorm of criticism. now republican opponents, one of om he personally insulted, are firing back. >> let no one be mistaken. donald trump's candidacy is a cancer on conservatism and it must be clearly tying deposed, excised and discarded. >> so as republicans continue to dual it out hillary clinton is gearing up to give a speech on the economy tomorrow. she will then head to iowa this weekend. it's already a safety concern for millions. now new concerns that the real problem with defective air bags goes way beyond air bag technology. near a dozen car makers have recalled air bags made by takata. the national highway traffic safety administration now says

the problems may actually be a broader issue, having more to do with cars lasting longer. researchers are looking into whether aging air bag parts are contributing to a dangerous mix. regular gas prices may be skyrocketing but some drivers are getting a bargain at the pump because teefl fuel is tanking. this is due to a worldwide supply and that's making diesel fuel cheaper than regular gas in many states. it's 71 cents lower in california. diesel typically costs more than gas as refineries export this most of it overseas and federal taxes are higher than regular gasoline, but now refineries are turning out more diesel than the world can consume. that's good news for us in particular because we have a fleet of vehicles some of which use diesel. no shortage of republican candidates right now in the race. the head of hp is getting involved in the presidential race this morning. >> me go whitman is throwing her support behind a republican

candidate. scott mcgrew, who is it? >> chris christie. maybe not the first one you would think. whitney this will join his campaign as co-chair of his finance team. she will still run houle let packard at the same time of course. she was on the romney team last time and she and governor christie have seemed up before. he supported her when she ran for california govern sh. by supporting christie we can, therefore, say she is not supporting carly fiorina. fiorina have more in common than christie. they both ran houle let packard. >> today is amazon's turn, amazon hit an all time high earlier this week. keep in behind amazon generally loses money. hundreds of companies report profit this week. we concentrate on the tech companies but let's point out build-a-bear also reports today, it, too, is going to have a teleconference with reporters

and analysts reporting sales of squeakers and i love you voice chips. let's check the rest of the news before the bell, landon dowdy is live at cnbc headquarters. >> good morning. hz back. wall street looks to rebound today from two days of losses, stocks fell wednesday due to the impact of apple's disappointing earnings. apple trades on both the dow and nasdaq. we get data on unemployment and it is the busiest day of earnings season. look for results from caterpillar, comcast, gm, mcdonald's, amazon as scott mentioned and starbucks. the dow falling 68 points to 17850, the nasdaq losing 36 to 5171. >> speaking of starbucks, lyft signed a deal with starbucks allowing you to get starbucks points when you get a lift by lyft or you can use some of your points to tip the lyft driver. starbucks is such a major company, a real trendsetter and

it's partnering with lyft and not uber. lyft needed a corporate friend, it's getting one in starbucks. if you can get the endorsement of starbucks that means a lot to lyft. it's not uber. they got one. >> it would be a much bigger deal if the lyft driver would show up with a cappuccino for you. >> that's not a bad idea at all. >> let me echo landon's statement by saying we all missed you. good to have you back. scientists are learning more about what causes autism and as they do that according to a new study they have found that a hormone deficiency could explain a lot. researchers found a link between low levels of vasopressin and the ability to understand social could you s cues. because children who are not autistic but still have low vasopressin levels to not have have the same social issues. the threat of west nile

virus appears to be picking up california. according to the press democrat health officials are now reporting mend seen know county's first human case of the year. it follows word monday that a west nile victim died in nevada county. health officials aren't sure how they contracted west nile, it might have happened out of state. an update to that breaking news. we started the morning with 200 homes are now under evacuation orders in napa county as an out of control mild fire burns up trees and steep hillsides. fire has already burned 6,000 acres and is only 5% contained. we've seen video of at least one camp site burned, one home was damaged, an outbuilding was destroyed, but, again, there are several others in the path. investigators think that this may have started with a car crash. all eyes are on napa and we know, kari, that the heat and wind scaling back a little bit it this morning gives them a

wind toe. >> a nice window especially with the temperatures way down this morning, only starting out in the low 50s. today will also be mild but the next few face it starts to warm up there and humidity will be going down. we got a viewer picture yesterday from vacaville and this came in from jim nolan, you can see even from there the smoke billowing in the air. if you see something happening and can safely take a picture be sure to send it to us. now the seven-day forecast is coming up at the bottom of the screen, you can see the temperatures will be warming each day. and a look at what we are expecting as far as the forecast that may improve the weather conditions for the crews there trying to fight that fire. winds today may gust up to 30 miles an hour and the humidity does go down this afternoon but we know with a fire this large it may take a long time to get that under control and next week it is going to be very shot as we look ahead and the possibility of us hitting some

triple digits there. this morning nice and cool, comfortable, highs today reaching the low to mid 70s in the south bay, 79 degrees in the so we have this cool pool of air right over the bay area, but that starts to lift farther to the north and a slightly warmer weekend is ahead as we keep the mostly sunny skies. a look at the weekend forecast, we're going to see those highs until the lower 80s, upper 60s for san francisco, only hitting 70 degrees on saturday in the tri-valley with highs in the upper 80s. i will have another look at the forecast coming up. let's check in though with mike. here is the bay bridge and now we have the cash lanes starting at fullbackup just like we expect for the the morning commute. fast track still an advantage no metering lights just yet. we will show you no real problems on the maze or approach coming into the area. a's play 12:35 today. midday game, midday traffic. we will show you there was some slowing that showed up going across that benicia bridge north

680 counter commute. that has cleared up and no incidents reports there. there is an incident west near the toll plaza on the shoulder. here is your typical build coming in through dublin through the interchange. you might remember that we showed you this video of a supposed lion just walking right through the streets of milwaukee. no lion has been scene since but that has not stopped complete hysteria in the area and has even landed one animal in the veterinary's office. lion hysteria now sweeping

milwa 5:25 now and collateral damage from the lion hysteria now sweeping milwaukee. someone mistakenly shot a dog. you might have seen the cell phone video yesterday, images showing what looked like a big cat moving up and down a suburban milwaukee street.

animal control officers yesterday said that someone shot a pit bull about two miles from that reported lion sighting, apparently in a fit of panic. fortunately that bullet struck the dog in the paw and the dog is expected to make a full recovery, but so far still no lion has been found. >> hopefully did not confuse said pit bull for a lion. a war veteran turned hometown hero. a wyoming family owes its life to an iraqi war veteran who ran inside of their burning house to save them. chris poe saw the family's house going up in flames and his instincts told him to rush in and take action. he alerted the two kids inside who had no idea that their house was on fire. both eventually got out of the house safely. >> i remember looking over at the tree and seeing the dad and the two kids hugging each other. that was great. >> i would really like to say thank you for what you did to help pie children and to put yourself at risk to help somebody you have never met, a family you don't know.

>> the children's father was at the store getting them breakfast when that fire broke out and the cause of the fire still under investigation. and an update to breaking news. we now know at least one home is damaged and another building destroyed in the wildfire that has stretched to 6,000 acres in just a matter of hours. "today in the bay" stephanie chuang is live in the fire zone and she will join us with a live report next. homes in napa county threatened

this morning -- as a massive rages on near lake berryessa. we haiv homes in napa county threatened this morning as a massive fire rages on near lake berryessa. we have live team coverage on that. and still trying to make sense out of a shooting death that came without warning. the grief and gratitude pouring in for sergeant scott lunger. and today will be the coolest day of the week as crews try to get this it fire under control and what the rest of the bay area can expect, that's coming up in a few minutes. and the entire bay area knows they can expect a backup at the bay bridge.

we will talk about how that build is shaping up on the approach as well. coming up. a good thursday morning. i'm sam brock. >> and i'm kris sanchez am for laura garcia-cannon. let's get back to that breaking news. the wildfire burning out of control and quickly making its way towards 200 homes. firefighters are trying to stop the flames, but this morning we have learned that the fire has grown instead. >> we have live team coverage this morning. we begin with "today in the bay" stephanie chuang who is near that fire zone. steph, this fire has ballooned in size since it started yesterday and now more homes are threatened. >> reporter: absolutely. from 5,000 acres to 6,000 acres and that figure changed around 2:30 this morning and along with that from 150 homes to 200 homes threatened. so the fire just growing every couple of hours according to these updates. we are here at the incident command post at highway 128 west of winters where cal fire

presence has grown in just the last few minutes. you see folks talking. this is where they are making decisions on how to attack this fire, this blaze. video from this morning shows how firefighters got a good handle in this area around slak solano where there still mandatory evacuations for the quail canyon along with nearby camp grounds. one house damaged and one shed or barn destroyed but no injuries. firefighters say they will likely be out here for days. they are dealing with difficult factors from the topography to the dry conditions. >> this setting is particularly challenging because of the steep terrain, there's very few roads so the access is limited, it it was dry, naturally four years of drought, vegetation is dryer than it ordinarily would be this time ofèt÷h year. >> reporter: as for what started all this, we've obtained video showing a car crash believed to have sparked this wildfire. the photographer tells us this video was taken near lake berryessa on highway 128. overnight firefighters have grounded air support, there were

six air tankers and four helicopters in the air at the height of the fire fight yesterday. cal fire says choppers will be sent out after 8:00 this morning when there is more light out. as for the number of homes that have actually been damaged, only one, but firefighters crediting people with making that defensible space around their homes they say there would be a lot more damage and homes destroyed if people this not taken those steps there. stephanie chuang, "today in the bay." we mentioned we have team coverage here so combine that drought, warm weather and wind you have a perfect storm condition for wildfire. we foe part of the reason this fire is spreading so quickly is the winds. >> let's talk with meteorologist kari hall about how the conditions might change today, kari. >> and the winds will start to pick up later on today, but right now conditions are favorable for them to try to get a handle on this. the temperature is only at 53 degrees, humidity at 90 degrees and it will be going down as we go through the day, we expect the humidity to drop down into

about the mid 30s. over the next 24 hours the wind forecast brings it up to gusts up to 30 miles an hour, and even though humidity will be high during the morning, during the daytime, it drops down and by the middle of the weekend we will have temperatures reaching into the upper 80s. climbing to 100 degrees next week, it will be getting hot as they try to get those conditions under control. so i will let you know what to expect as we head into the weekend. elsewhere across the bay that's coming up in a few minutes. we will update this fire fight and specific evacuation orders all throughout the morning and all day long on our digital platforms as well. steph chuang will have another live update in in about 30 minutes. new this morning, a chp officer is recovering from a head injury after his cruiser was near ended while he was investigating a separate crash. this happened just before 8:00 last night on westbound 580 near

marina bay parkway in richmond. that officer was on the scene of a crash when his patrol car was smashed from behind by another driver. the chp this to shut down both directions of the freeway to land a medical helicopter and take that officer to the hospital as quickly as possible. we don't know his condition yet but we do know that he is stable. flowers, candles, even a miniature superhero all part of a memorial for award police sergeant scott lunger. that memorial set up outside the police station is head i will growing since yesterday's deadly shooting. the death of a police officer seems to be one of the few crimes for which entire communities mourn. last night more than 100 people lit candles outside of hayward city hall for the fallen officer. "today in the bay" bob redell joins us live in hayward. you have been covering this story since it started. people who never even knew the sergeant coming out to express their grief. >> reporter: hayward police chief diane urban says sergeant scott lunger was an inspiration

and great leader in her department, an incredible father and friend. as you can see by the number of flowers that have been braced out here at police headquarters, he is tremendously missed. yesterday morning sergeant lunger and his part officer pulled over a person who was driving erratically through a nearby neighborhood. as the agent approached the car police tell us that the driver shot him without warning. sergeant lunger's partner returned fire, the alleged shooter, mark astrada a 21-year-old man from oakland was arrested later at a hospital where he is till being treated for a bullet wound. yesterday more than 100 people gathered outside hayward city hall to honor sergeant lunger, hayward firefighters and california highway patrol officers lined the perimeter to pay their respects, other citizens in this city remembered the sergeant because of his work in the community. >> you see somebody you know and recognize who was shot on the line of duty, i mean, it's terrible. i can't believe it even

happened. >> reporter: sergeant scott lunger was a training supervisor for the hayward police department. he also this served in the department's s.w.a.t. and gang units. in other words, echoing the police chief's sentiments that he was a true leader in this city. he was 48 years old, a father of two daughters. the hayward police department and sergeant lunger's family are working on plans for a funeral. they plan to make an announcement by saturday. reporting live here outside hayward police headquarters, bob redell, be "today in the bay." several hours after the shooting the intense manhunt ended at the hospital as bob mentioned. 21-year-old mark astrada showed up at a san leandro hospital then was taken to highland hospital where there is a trauma unit. hayward police say they have not yet found any prior arrests or warrants for astrada. police add that he does have ties to a gang but not is -- is not actively involved in a gang. astrada worked with his father at a hayward roofing an construction business. his neighbors in oakland tell us

they're shocked to hear what happened because astrada comes from a good family. >> i just feel -- and we definitely are praying for the officer and his family because i don't know how that could have happened because he is a good kid. >> hayward police say they did find a gun and ammunition where sergeant lunger was shot. >> our coverage of the death of sergeant scott lunger continues on all of our digital platforms. you can download our nbc bay area app and follow us on facebook and twitter. now a developing story in the east bay which you might be able to help. deputies are trying to track down a suspect who attacked a 7-eleven employee with a pocket knife overnight. this happened just before 1:30 this morning in paceco. the contra costa county sheriff's department say the clerk was cleaning outside the store when he got into an argument with a homeless man. the clerk is expected to

survive. temperatures staying down and that is a very good thing when you talk about what's going on in napa. >> meteorologist kari hall has a look at how it could be impacted. >> now as we head out the door we see the low clouds this morning as we get the view from belvedere and clouds with us and the sunrise at 6:05. it becomes sunny later on today, temperatures not as hot, not just good for fighting that wild tire, but everyone who doesn't have air conditioning, the fog rolls back in tonight and sunset will be at 8:23. in san jose a high of 76 degrees and lows in the mid 50s. pacifica only reaching 63 degrees, outer sunset 61 degrees and 76 degrees in napa while calistoga warms up to 80 degrees. not unbearable. actually cooler than average, but this weekend we start to see that warming trend kicking in and next week could be down right hot. i will talk more about that coming up in a few minutes. right now let's get a look at

how the roads are flowing with mike. our dublin camera this this some flashing lights eastbound 580, that crew just cleared. westbound this is not clearing, this is building your commute toward the dublin interchange. coming out of the altamonte, typical build in toward livermore and toward that dublin interchange. then a little build down through pleasanton and sunol. we see no surprises for the south bay or peninsula. the dumbarton bridges same thing over toward that bay bridge metering lights on and theú![ b bridge toll plaza looks a little something like that. p pushing for tougher punishments, the father of the woman allegedly killed on pier 14 by an undocumented immigrant is going to speak again on capitol hill today and what he says in washington could change policy here in the bay area. meantime, you too could buy at least a piece of a fear rear. >> the car company is going to

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near lake and the massive wildf berryessa. it expanded overnight. cal fi the massive wildfire burning in napa county near lake berryessa. it expanded overnight, it grew. cal fire now says more than 6,000 acres are burned. that's just since is yesterday afternoon. flames destroyed one swrout building, one home is damaged,

he will be testifying yet again this week, this time before the house judiciary committee. they are looking on taking vote on whether or not sanctuary cities should be penalized, should not get federal funds if they put in lace policies that don't cooperate with immigration and customs enforcement. in other words, if they don't work with the federal government they should not get federal funds. if addition to jim steinle testifying today and pushing for laws that would prevent criminals who are immigrants, undocumented immigrants from

staying in the u.s., we're also going to hear from a sacramento sheriff who is going to be talking about priority enforcement, who get prierlt and who doesn't and also the fact that local agents like his need access to the ihm fwrags and customs enforcement database so they know when people are coming in and out of their system what their deportation status is. all of that happening here in just about an hour and 15 minutes. new this morning, two teenagers in police custody in connection with the death of five of their own family members in oklahoma. police detained those teens ages 16 and 18 near the scene in the tulsa suburb of broke an arrow. police found five people stabbed to death in a home. also inside a critically injured child. another child was found unharmed. all of the victims and suspects are part of the same family and all live at the same house. the fate of the nuclear agreement with iran will be explored by a senate committee today. it is the first of a series of hearings on this deal.

both secretary of state john kerry and the secretary of energy will testify this morning. though the deal does not technically need congressional approval republicans are expected to try and synch it with legislation to block the president from lifting sanctions on iran. the president says he will veto any such bill. in search of life outside of this solar system and elsewhere in the world -- in the universe i should say. nasa making a pager announcement. it has already got a lot of people talking. the agency is expected to reveal a discovery from its kepler space telecope ask. it is being used to search for earth like planets. some are hoping had a they found one with plenty of oxygen. the kepler space telescope was first launched in 2009. no you to badges from above a little closer to earth. these images giving a better idea on the impact of the drought on california's water supply. this is a sort of before and after showing two northern california lakes released by

california's department of water resources. there on the top you see fulsome lake east of sacramento on the bottom lake orville. the pictures on the left were taken four years ago when you could still launch a boat from there. on the right these pictures taken from just a month ago. the scientists say an estimated foot and a half of rain would have to fall across northern california over six months. it's the kind of change you wouldn't necessarily always notice because it happens so slowly, but in this case taking pictures and seeing the two. >> sure. on our camping trips we have been able to camp right h edgele to camp right is getting closer to the middle of the lake. >> a lot of spots where you visit on you do see those changes and you are just like -- it's drastic. >> it is. >> maybe help this winter, until then it's going to be dry. at least our temperatures aren't hot now. as we look farther down the line it may get unbearable heading into next week.

so you just want to enjoy this now. as we take a look at the seven-day forecast it's coming up on the bottom of the screen now. look at toward the end of the forecast. do you see that, peninsula? yeah, we could be in the low to mid 90s next week. today the coolest day we will have and you head out now it's in the 50s and 60s with a high in san francisco reaching 64 degrees, east bay 73 degrees, and south bay today reaching 79 degrees. we do have a lot of fog on the bay, low visibility in some spots especially along the coast. elsewhere you see those low clouds. just like yesterday i don't think there will be much clearing in san francisco and that keeps those temperatures only reaching into the mid 60s and also for the north bay it starts to roll back in this evening. we have a cool pull of air that will start to retreat back to the north into the next couple of days. it will be a little bit warmer this weekend but still nice and comfortable so a great weekend to head outdoors and enjoy one of these events that's happening

across the bay area like at the berkeley marina and we will have temperatures in the low to mid 70s and a lot of sun. this weekend highs reaching in the 70s and 80s and around 70 degrees if this san francisco, tri-valley 85 degrees and the north bay also in the mid 80s. south bay expect highs reaching 80 -- about 80 degrees and also in the peninsula. let's check traffic now with mike. no real problems for the roadways. the rails, bart, still recovering from earlier delays, about 5 to maybe 10 minute delay out of the west oakland station. we have the system running now back on schedule. the bay bridge toll plaza the metering lights are on, we will talk about that. but an overall look, you see the tri-valley build as well as the south bay. 101 northbound we have a camera there where we do see that slowing, first burst just before 6:00. we will now show you that bay bridge toll plaza. the other congestion spot. those fast track lanes are still moving. an easy drive down the east shore freeway.

back to you. a follow-up now on a strange death in southern california that led police to a massive stash of guns and a.m. mow. police found a man's body in a grocery store parking lot two weeks after he died. it turns out that man was engaged to the woman who ow5@f the condo where all of those guns and ammunition were found. police discovered more than 1,200 guns and two tons of ammunition. lapd is investigating the man's death but so far it has not been ruled a homicide. collateral damage from the lion hysteria now sweeping milwaukee, someone mistakenly shot a dog. images showing what appear to be a lion or some other big cat moving up a suburban milwaukee street. animal control officers say yesterday someone shot a pit bull about two miles from that reported lion sighting, apparently in a fit of panic and likely contusion. fortunate the bullet struck the dog in the paw but it is expected to make a full

recovery. so far no lion has been found. 5:49. nature is helping spark an unusual but likely brief renaissance in the middle of the desert outside of california. all of this a by-product of last sunday's bridge collapse on interstate 10 near the california/arizona border. traffic that formally flies between los angeles and phoenix is going through yuma arizona to the south. those cars are apparently bringing a surge of visitors and new business to yuma but it all may end soon. crews are expected to complete those bridge repairs tomorrow. now to super bowl 2016 and are you ready for it? bay area hotels certainly are. live look at san francisco where most big brand hotels like the hilton and marriott are already sold out for super bowl 50 weekend. the ones that are not sold out like san francisco's hotel ze p phyr is charging $1,000 a night during that weekend. that is 5% higher tan what

travelers are paying this summer, which is probably high as well. a hotel and ticket combo running more than $10,000 per person. looks like your chances to get a good deal are pretty much gone. >> my house, how about that? >> rent it out. senator al franken is not a big fan of apple music. >> scott mcgrew, he is making a federal case out of it. >> i did my best to find lyrics from a pop song, weave them into my report, nobody writes about congressional hear rings. franken says he is concerned apple has a special advantage with its apple music because it charges other companies like sport guy money each time someone buys a subscription through the sport guy app. it's an extra charge tacked on to spotify that's not tacked on to apple music. he has written a letter to the federal trade commission asking it to investigate. today is the busiest day of earnings season. more companies will open their books today than any other.

caterpillar, mcdonald's, amazon, the stock market has been pressured by less than stellar results from tech companies lately. earlier this week apple said it made billions but now as many billions as investors this hoped. apple trades on the nasdaq, also measured on the dow. ferrari has filed for an ipo on the american markets. it plans toed trade on the nyse. no word on how many shares. it's a spinoff from its parent company fiat chrysler. ferrari drivers probably don't want to be associated with chrysler. in case you're confused, this is a ferrari on the left, a chrysler minivan on the right. sam, i am going to break this to you now, theres a very good chance some day you are going to own one of these two vehicles. >> not the ferrari. >> i'm not the going to spoil it for you. >> the closest i'm ever going to get to owning a ferrari is one share of that company. >> one share of that company.

>> but your chances of owning a minivan, very good. >> really sky high. >> all right. thanks for breaking it easily there, scott. >> you better break it to your girlfriend, too. people living on one island will stage a protest at san francisco city hall this morning. they are calling on the city to stop evicting them from their homes. they are being evicted to make way for an upscale condo complex. the city of san francisco owns that land. residents say the city has offered to relocate them to treasure island or give them money to move on í= their own the residents say they are worried about radioactive contamination on treasure island left over from its days as a naval base. the city insists that that island is avenue safe. kris, select oakland leaders are going to join a group at the white house to better discuss police practices.

they are taking part in an all day forum focusing on president obama's community oriented policing services program. it's going to outline some of the best practices for police departments across the country. organizers invited representatives from just 40 police departments nationwide. we've been hearing for a while now that california is overdue for a major earthquake, but which part of california is more at risk? the southern san andreas fault located in the imperial valley town south ruptures about every 200 years historically speaking but with its last big shaker almost 400 years agoé9> we can say magnitude 7 in california occurs every tech aid or two. if you want a magnitude 6 every year or two, but we start saying how likely is a magnitude 7 on the hayward fault in fremont we don't have the faintest clue.

>> that's exactly why experts continue to insist that we all need to do our part to prepare for a major quake every day. a major gateway into yosemite still off limits this morning because of a mud slide. here is new video of the mess on highway 140 in el portal. heavy rains tuesday night covered that roadway with large boulders and tons of debris littering the road there. several travelers(n were strand, luckily nobody was hurt. that slide happened in an area where a large wildfire occurred last summer. it's still unclear when highway 140 is going to reopen. >> and that's the best entry point to yosemite, too. hopefully it is more than just a drop in the bucket. south bay water customers this afternoon will get a better idea if they're hitting water conservation targets. the santa clara water trickett will announce the latest numbers covering the month of june. the goal is to reduce water use by 30% for the year. right nowy

running slightly behind target. we are to go our part. our little girls have a promise of ice cream if we make our conservation goals at home. >> you have to dangle that carrot. >> maybe that's what the water trickett should offer up. meteorologist kari hall is here. you height not need as much ice cream today, it's going to be a little cooler >> nice and cool, especially in the coastal areas and san francisco along the bay and highs only reaching the 60s today. yes, this is the end of july, but next week we will be feeling it, so enjoy this cool weather while it's here. gilroy a high of 80 degrees, burlingame at 65 and napa 76 degrees, oakland 69 degrees, danville reaching 80 degrees and once again it will be heating up this weekend and next week. how is traffic moving, mike? >> moving very well. no surprises for the south bay, a build for 101 and 87. in the tri-valley we are holding up surprisingly well and 680 a

little slow into sunol. north bay southbound 101 through san rafael starting to pick up a little volume. 101 through palo alto as you head down south toward mountain view and that lane shift, no delays. right past that shopping center. back to you. an update on breaking news where firefighters are rushing to shore up containment lines of that wildfire in napa county before the winds pick up with day break. "today in the bay" stephanie chuang just spoke with tire officials at the scene. she will join us in two minutes when we come back. breaking news at six: ferocious

flames - growing by the minute. live team coverage - as a wildfire threatening hundreds of homes - grows ferocious flames growing by the minute. live team coverage as a wildfire threatens hundreds of homes and it's growing larger. and remembering a fallen officer. how the bay area is coming together to honor the life of a sergeant who died in the line of duty. and a dorm room fight sends a san jose state football player

to the hospital. >> announcer: from nbc bay area, this is "today in the bay." good morning and thanks for joining us on this thursday. i'm kris sanchez in for laura garcia-cannon. >> and i'm sam brock. we continue to follow breaking news from napa. a terrifying situation for firefighters and for homeowners as fierce flames inch closer to communities tucked into the hills near lake berryessa. here is what we know so far. 6,000 acres have burned, that's been swrup graded from 5,000 in the last couple of hours. the flames still only 5% contained. 200 homes are threatened. >> we do have team coverage of this this escalating situation, meteorologist kari hall has the wind conditions in the area that could affect the fire fight, but we begin with stephanie chuang who is live at the scene. >> reporter: there has been some especi around lake solano where there were flames overnight but now just smoke visible,