just yesterday. we are about to go from hot and dry to warm and muggy as we head into the weekend. more on that coming up in the microclimate forecast. and already going from clear sailing to a bit of a backup over here at the bay bridge. we will talk about the slowing that i can forecast as welcoming up for the east bay. >> announcer: this is "today in the bay." a good thursday morning. i'm sam brock. >> and i'm laura garcia-cannon. he died in the line of duty. he died just to go his job. today the city of hayward is sparing no expense laying police sergeant scott lunger to rest. >> law enforcement officials from around the state and even governor brown plan to attend sergeant lunger's funeral. kris sanchez is outside oracle after fast where that service will take place in just a few hours. >> reporter: there is a long list of dignitaries who are going to speak here at the

celebration for life for sergeant lunger, but the folks at that people might be most interested in hearing from are the sergeant's family that had asked for privacy in the days following his death, they are going to speak later this morning as well. the sergeant's body will be brought here to oracle arena in a few hours in a procession slightly similar to the one that he got on the day that he died but larger. the motorcade will depart chapper of the chimes in hayward this morning. that will follow mission boulevard to foothill, a street then 880 to oracle arena. there were viewings last night for the family and public where people shared stories about the man who was dedicated to family, duty and community. sergeant lunger not only worked s.w.a.t. and the gang unit he also trained new officers and coached a girls softball team at a high school in oakley. other agencies are covering hayward today so that nearly all members of the police force could be here. some of them were working the night that sergeant lunger was shot and killed by 21-year-old

mark estrada during an early morning traffic stop. we are also expecting officers from across the country. during the celebration of life we will hear from sergeant lunger's family, his towers, father and brother will speak, his sister is going to speak and a the police chief along with other members of the force are going to speak as well. the celebration of life is to begin at 10:00 this this morning. organizers are asking if you are going to attend the service pleasing romt. they will trying to get 10,000 people into oracle arena for the service and the family really doesn't want to have their private burial on time this afternoon. in oakland, kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >> thank you very much. rolling road closures for the funeral procession begin in a few hours. >> let's turn to mike inouye on what to expect. >> over here this is when we put this into context, hayward they will start their procession over

toward oracle arena. happening between 8:00 and 9:00 and this will be the worst time of the morning commute as well as all this traffic heads right through the same section for 880. mission boulevard a huge thoroughfare as well as a street. this will be a rolling closure situation as they move. the best advice i can give you allow extra time through the area. reroute to 580 if you can through that portion of the east bay. anywhere north of the san mateo bridge likely to get a lot of congestion between 8:00 and 9:00. this will be a speck cal. keep those vehicles moving and obey law enforcement as they travel through the area and do what you need to do for safety sake. more follow-up now. two local law enforcement agencies are stepping in to help cover the city of hayward so every officer with the department can attend this morning's funeral. they are going to answer 911 calls and cover traffic in hayward for 36 hours. police say the city of hayward is going to be staffed more than it would be on a normal day or

night. >> if anybody thinks that they are going to come to the city of hayward, act crazy, act a fool, think again, because we have plenty of people out there that are going to handle any problem that comes up. so don't to it. >> all right. you heard the warning. that coverage started last night and it's going to end friday morning. you can watch the entire memorial service right here on nbc bay area. our live coverage will begin at 10:00. we will also stream the procession and service on our website nbcbayarea.com. the move now to breaking news in san jose. investigators looking for clues in an overnight homicide. all of this happening off of elide way. a little after 2:00 had this morning officers found a man stabbed to death after an apparent argument. police are looking for that suspect. we're gathering tails right now. we are we are not on the air you can look for the latest updates at nbcbayarea.com and our social media platforms. the latest homicide comes as the san jose police department

prepares to add extra patrols. starting this weekend the department will partner with other agencies to have more officers on the streets. this comes after an extremely violent weekend that saw two homicides. the department will rely on more overtime and probation officers as well as state parole officers to help keep the streets safe. >> the chief and his command staff got together to ensure that we have a plan to curb the violence for this coming weekend and any other weekend. the department says it's looking at its five designated gang zones to see if they need to be modified. happening today, the teenager accused in the killing of maddy madison will make his first appearance in court. >> this as a community still reeling from that incident. "today in the bay" bob redell joining us live. what are classmates saying about the murder suspect? >> reporter: we are live outside santa cruz county superior court where in a few hours that accused killer of maddy madison will be making his first appearance before a judge.

we are talking about 15-year-old adrian gonzalez. when you do talk to his classmates at santa cruz high school where he would have been a sophomore you get two pictures of a 15-year-old boy now accused of murdering his eight-year-old neighbor. one paints him as the kind of student who stirred up trouble with classmates, another shows him as someone who was kwie he et and shy, but to hear what he stands -- but to hear what he stands accused of murder, it's a little bit different. >> i was pretty shocked when i heard it because he was in pie class and never really expected someone to do that that i knew. >> reporter: yesterday the santa cruz county district attorney announced that he would be charging the 15-year-old gonzalez as an adult. the da wouldn't divulge details about the case as far as motive, for example, but did say that gonzalez faces charges including murder, kidnapping and sexual assault after he allegedly lured his eight-year-old neighbor sunday evening into his family's apartment unit before killing her and dumping her body in a

recycling bin. reporting live in santa cruz, bob redell, "today in the bay." claims of racial profiling in san jose. this morning an officer is accused of pulling a gun on a man in front of his children for no reason. a couple from almaden valley is suing the san jose police it department in federal court. the suit claims officer alex der teller pointed a gun at emanuel stevens and cuffed him after following his car home from had his daughter's school. another officer later told the couple they were following up on a call about a suspicious black man with a backpack. no comment so far from the police department. new flames but a familiar sight, firefighters kept busy by three overnight fires burning suspiciously close to each other. it happened in lafayette near the same spot where a separate fire burned eight acres yesterday morning. >> those flames started to peek out on to the highway at one point. stephanie chuang joining us live. do firefighters think this is

coincidence or that they might be connected? >> reporter: that's the question. nothing official out yet but we are talking about three overnight fires happening within 20 minutes and two miles of one another. so is far definitely no link to yesterday morning's fire. with our fresh video from this morning you can see firefighters, ten fire ruse, in fact, called to put out these three small fires all along highway 24 in lafayette. they happened along the stretch of oak hill road. the fires were not big in size, but they are suspicious in nature. that's according to contra costa county fire which adds all these fires are a good remainder to everyone in the bay area to take fire danger especially seriously as the hot weather and dry conditions persist. >> the biggest thing is just to stay vil plant. it is high fire danger still, it will be for the rest of the week. fires can start very easily right now because of the weather conditions, they are just right for that. >> reporter: last might's fires

are a couple miles from yesterday morning's eight acre grass fire above highway 24 near pleasantville road. firefighters are trying to determine the cause of that blaze. firefighters say the best bet to determine if these are cases of arson is if people can call am this if you were in the area of highway 24 in lafayette and a rind da between 10:50 and 11:30 last night. stephanie chuang, "today in the bay." obviously conditions right now ripe for fires and we are worried about that, hoping that we are going to see some sort of cool down. meteorologist kari hall joining us with the latest. >> and it will still be warm today, a little bit more humidity but the wildfire conditions still a little bit unfavorable today because we have had these shifts in the wind. now the winds will come from the southwest today and it may be a little bit higher with gusts up to 20 miles an hour, the humidity high this morning, but the daytime humidity drops to 23% during the overnight hours it rises up to 75%. we are not dealing with the

widespread triple digits today, temperatures climbing into the 80s and 90s. a look at the humidity this morning in the mid 70s as far as the percentage of the air loaded into that moisture loaded into the air and the highs today will still be warm in many spots like los gatos reaching 92 degrees and san bruno 77 degrees, the embarcadero will be at 72 degrees. a lot more sunshine elsewhere across the bay, but some more clouds in the city. 85 degrees in napa, walnut creek 98 degrees and we could still have a couple of spots hitting 100 degrees like pleasanton, but not as many as yesterday. this trend continues into the weekend with some slightly milder temperatures, more on that come canning up in a few minutes. let's see how traffic is moving it this morning with mike. the bay bridge moves pretty well but i'm watching the eastbound direction out of san francisco and out of trez from this view. reports of a bump and run involving a truck and smaller vehicle. no one injured from what i

understand. so we will track that. westbound as we look at your map getting into the city just fine, so is the bay bridge toll plaza where the cash lanes start their typical backup this time of the morning. here is south bay and peninsula without build, just build 580. there is no shortage of rivalries between northern california and southern california and if you pay any attention to sports you know exactly what i'm talking about, but now san francisco and l.a. could be teaming up for the biggest sporting event in the world. scott mcgrew, some cool stuff on tv. >> coming back to tv, amazon landing a huge tv show. we will tell you all about it coming up in business and tech. teaming up to host the olympics.

thside sourceconfirm tus -- "today in the bay." this might seem like kind of a foreign idea, teaming up to host the olympics. inside sources confirm to us that the u.s. olympic committee has reached out to san francisco and los angeles for a joint bid for the 2024 games. boston backed out of its chance to bid for those games on monday. if this new found arrangement works out, it would be the first time that two cities are awarded the games together. now, there is a time limit to make this decision. the usoc will submit its choice for a bid to the olympic committee in mid-september. giants president and ceo larry baer led the previous

unsuccessful bid but says he likes this new idea. >> i think the best approach to -- for the games actually to come to the united states this 2024 would be san francisco and los angeles pairing up. >> a combination bid? >> combination bid. >> never done before. so since it's so early right now in the proposal's timeline it's unknown how the events would be splid up. it's believed the track and field events would be in the los angeles while the swimmer and water events date of birth in the bay area. an angry mob attacked uber drivers with clubs and stones outside the mexico city airport. it was all part of a demonstration by licensed taxy drivers to call for a total halt of the ride sharing service. it's video showing people flashing windows, throwing eggs at cars. one man destroyed a rear window with a large rock. the attack damaged between 10 and 12 cars.

no one was seriously hurt. the organized taxi driver's union of mexico is denying any involvement. >> that is scary to watch. i'm going to make you an offer you can't refuse. how about owning a brand-new tesla for free? tesla ceo elon musk sent out a e-mail saying a few people will get the model x for free if they refer it to other people. there were a bunch of guidelines including being a current tesla owner. the rich get richer. >> why would you feed a free one if you already have one? >> i don't understand. if you do like cars you will like what scott mcgrew has to say. >> the world's most popular car show is coming up. >> this is the world's most popular tv show, top gear from bbc is watched by 350 million people every single week worldwide. more people watch a new ep he sewed of top gear than there are people living in the united states or at least they used to

watch. the bbc canceled the show after a fistfight between the show's host and producer. this morning we hear amazon is going to pick up the show or at least do a car so he with the same host and same idea. they probably can't call it top gear. top gear will be available to amazon prime customers starting next year. a new age of television where the show that people are talking about, "house of cards," top gear, really aren't tv shows at all. we had expected top gear to go to the house of the house of cards, netflix. a bit of a surprise, honestly, that they ended up with amazon. both are fully capable of producing tv shows, they have proven that in the past. it's still a surprise. you can still watch old episodes of top gear on netflix. let's check your news before the bell, bertha combs is live. good morning. >> good morning. i see they took at gear, you can buy it on amazon. sounds like brilliant marketing to me.

the markets this morning, though, are looking to extend their winning treek but futures reports to a lower open at least. stocks rose tuesday boosted by rising oil prices even as the feds signal its closer to a possible interest rate hike this year. in focus today we will get report on second quarter gdp, which is expected to show the economy rebounded this spring, thanks to higher consumer spend ping. the dow rising 121 points to 17,751, the nasdaq up 22 to 51.11. i admit i have watched top gear. it was kind of whacky and fun. >> it's whacky and fun. you are one of the 350 million. all right. bertha combs, thank you. facebook reported its profits wednesday afternoon, we will hear were linked in tonight. facebook did just fine, its stock is slightly lower this morning, but you can ignore that. just saying, guys, just fine is nice to say considering how badly yelp and twitter did. just terrible.

so the facebook is making its money and paying its do you say, good news for facebook. >> i heard they just had more expenses this had this year. >> that's true. tell me what you think of this win, winnie the pooh and homer simpson could be fueling america's obesity epidemic. a new study finds watching plump cartoon characters leads children to eat more junk food. researchers showed images of a thin or large cartoon character to a group of adolescents who are then asked to take candy from a bowl. kids who saw the fat character ate more than double the number of character as those who saw the lean character. the kids who were reminded by healthy habits ate less even if they had been exposed to the fat character. >> it's like charles barkley always said, i am not a role model. apparently whippy the pooh is not a role model. back to school shopping is underway, but before you hit the stores you may want to think twice about your purchases. recent studies how certain

school supplies like backpacks and lunchboxes may contain toxic chemicals. they say they found traces of has bess toss in crayons imported from china. they are encouraging parents to purchase materials made of natural or recycled material. >> i would do all that i could to try to avoid toxic chemicals in this back to school supplies. a lot of us think that the government is testing all of this for safety and that's the case. >> the group says that your best bet is to buy products that are american made. >> sometimes getting harder to find. we are still in summer, though, kids are hanging on to that. what's the weather going to hold? >> we will start to see those back to school signs and shopping. you start to think about fall. maybe that will be something welcome since we're expecting some very hot temperatures these next couple of face. still hot all across the bay. we start out this morning with mild temperatures and a little bit more humidity as you walk

out the door. here is a look at what we're looking at now as far as our temperatures across the bay. patchy fog in san francisco, it's 60 degrees, south bay 63 degrees, come on over and take a look at this seven is day forecast at the bottom to of the screen. not a huge change in tease temperatures, but the trend will be for some slightly milder air to roll into the bay as we head into the weekend. today's forecast still pretty hot in the south bay, 93 degrees, 79 degrees in the peninsula and the east bay 78 degrees, san francisco 75 and the east bay reaching into the lower 90s. also better air quality. remember yesterday we had that spare the air alert? well, today it will still be moderate, but not healthy, which is a much welcomed sight, and also the winds now shifting directions. we will have more of an on-shore flow as we head into the afternoon. winds picking up to about 10 to 15 miles an hour at times, a little bit stronger, especially in the north bay and that helps

bring in some cool ocean air, but the heat fades over the next couple of days. we will replace that dry heat with some milder humidity and that pay also help spark off some showers and some storms for southern california as well as the sierra, but it doesn't look like we will see much of that moving into the bay unfortunately. here we are with our temperatures this weekend. great weather to get outside and the lowest humidity will be on sunday. in the south bay highs reaching he into the mid 80s and still hot in the north bay, 91 degrees. that's a look at weather. now mike gets you out the door and at work on time. we are hoping so. kari, i want to warn these folks for 580, extra slow. eastbound just past he will char row slowing sews up here. >> look at the map, we are talking about the construction overnight road crew eastbound and westbound. this is a late pickup for the eastbound direction causing more speck taker plowing and

fender-bender on the shoulder. more distractions. it this is slowing through the livermore valley. the rest of the bay moving slicely. we will talk about the bay bridge toll plaza where the cash lanes are backing up and that's about it, guys. if you are at all caught up in the grumpy cat sensation, well, now let's just say that she has some grumpatition. meet grumpy dog. he is really a five-month old puggle named earl. a puggle is a pug beagle designer dog. here is the side-by-side comparison. grumpy cat went viral in 2012, she now has more than 7 million facebook fans. this might be a good business. that cat made the owner more than $100 million like a lotly ticket which is certainly nothing to be grumpy about, laura. >> that dog has strange human like eyes. this morning we are had a erring from the boss in the 911

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which an albuquerquel in a follow-up now to an infamous 911 call in which an albuquerque dispatcher hung up on a girl trying to help a gunshot victim. >> is he breathing? >> he's barrel breathing. how many times do i have to [ bleep ] tell snu okay. do you know what, ma'am? you can deal with yourself. i'm not going to deal with this, okay? >> no, my friend is tying. >> that was the last portion of the call recorded in june. the victim died. yesterday albuquerque fire chief david downie said he was stunned. >> people should be outraged and they should hold us accountable. the public has very high expectations and standards for their firefighters and he didn't meet those standards. >> the department put the 911 dispatcher on desk duty, but he

has since resigned. >> very sad. at 5:26. four fires in less than 24 hours. three of those fires all happened overnight. investigators say you might be able to had help them figure out what happened.

for the thousands expected to attend the funeral of hayward police restrictions today. preparations for the thousands expected to attend the funeral of hayward police sergeant scott lunger killed in the line of duty. and facing a judge, the 15-year-old suspected of killing eight-year-old madyson middleton will be tried as an adult. and three separate new fires overnight in lafayette leaving many to question could an arsonist be on the loose? our weather is going from hot and try to warm and muggy for the weekend. more on that coming up in the microclimate forecast. and right now 580 eastbound unexpectedly slow through the tri-valley. i will also talk about an east bay spot where we are expecting slow down coming up.

>> announcer: from nbc bay area, this is "today in the bay." a very good morning to you. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> and i'm sam brock. with begin with breaking news. right now investigators looking for clues in an overnight homicide. this happening off of elide way near 680 and alum rock way. police right now still looking for the suspect. more breaking news. this time in san francisco where flames shot from a home in know would he valley. the two alarm fire broke out on a home near 29th on tsa stroe street. so far no word how it started. no one was hurt and no one displaced. for the latest on these two breaking stories be sure to follow up on air and online. you can go to nbcbayarea.com. you can also follow us on facebook and twitter.

now, to what will be an emotional day in the east bay. killed in the line of duty, he died just doing this job. today the city of hayward is sparing no expense, laying police sergeant scott lunger to rest. >> ten thousand plus expected to be in attendance, law enforcement officials from around the state and even governor brown plan to attend sergeant lunger's funeral. "today in the bay" kris sanchez is outside of oracle arena where that service will take place in just a few hours, kris. it might be appropriate that sergeant lunger's celebration of life is being held here at oracle arena because he was an avid a's fan and spent quite a few games over at the coliseum with his daughters. the governor is going to be here along with a long list of dignitaries who want to pay their respect and give their thanks for his life he gave in the line of duty. sergeant lunger's body will be transported here to the coliseum in a few hours in the procession larger than the one he got on

the day that he died. the motorcade will depart at 8:45 this this morning. the motorcade will follow mission boulevard to foothill, a street to oracle arena. you are welcome to pay your respects along the route but please pull aside. the family and friends and then the public gathered for visitation last night to remember the man who was dedicated to family, duty and community. sergeant lunger worked s.w.a.t. and the gang unit and trained new officers and also coached girls softball. other agencies are covering hayward today to material all members of the police force can can be here, some of them were working the morning that sergeant lunger was shot and killed by 21-year-old mark estrada during a traffic stop. we are also expecting officers from across the country at the ceremony as well. during this celebration of life as it's being called we will hear from sergeant lunger's family for the first time, had his daughters, his father and his brother will speak, his sister is going to sing.

the award police chief, diane urban along with other members of the force will speak, dignitaries like governor brown will be here and as the family leaves for a private burial six helicopters will fly overhead in missing man formation. the celebration of life is set to begin at 10:00 this morning. organizers do is something that if you are going to attend to please be respectful and that means being prompt. in oakland, kris sanchez, "today in the bay." rolling road closures for the funeral procession begin in just a few hours. >> we turn now to mike inouye and maybe some congestion, mike, in that area. >> definitely. i want to advice folks there's likely going to be delays through the area. again, this portion of the east bay between 7:30 an 9:30 and between 8:00 and 9:00 is when we are going to see that procession from chapel of the chimes on mission boulevard, across a street up 880 to the coliseum. a tough time for the morning commute.

it will be rolling closures. either pull over or stop momentarily as the procession travels through. allow extra time. 580 should remain clear. watching for slowing between 8:00 and 9:00 all all these processions and guests head over the to the oracle arena. two local law enforcement agencies are stepping in to cover hayward so every officer in the department can attend this morning's funeral. alameda county sheriff's department and chp will answer 911 calls and cover traffic in hayward for 36 hours. police say the city of hayward will be staffed more than it would be on a normal day or night. >> if anybody thinks that they are going o come to the city of hayward, act crazy or a fool, think again, because we have plenty of people out there that are going to handle any problem that comes up so don't do it. >> the coverage started last night and will end on friday morning. you can watch the memorial service right here on nbc bay area. our live coverage begins at 10:00. we will also stream the procession and service on our

website. nbcbayarea.com. happening later today the teenager accused in the brutal killing of maddy madison is going to face a judge for the first time. >> "today in the bay" bob redell live in santa cruz. what else are we learning about this case, bob? >> reporter: 15-year-old adrian gonzalez expected here in santa cruz county superior court at 8:15 to learn of the charges that he faces and also to possibly enter a plea of guilty or not guilty. now, because of the brutal murder of eight-year-old maddy madison the brutal nature of the murder, the district attorney has decided to charge her accused killer as an adult. some of those charges include murder, kidnapping, sexual assault and a special circumstance of lying in wait. if convicted, gonzalez faces life in prison. not the death penalty because he is a juvenile. >> we have charged this individual as an assault with the crimes for which he is responsible. we are going to bring him to

justice and at this point there is no plea deal on anything. >> reporter: this is a picture that gonzalez posted to instagram during the 24 hours maddy madison was missing from her santa cruz apartment complex where she and gonzalez were neighbors. police believe on sunday evening gonzalez lured maddy into his apartment, killed her and dumped her body into the recycling bin. coming up within the half hour we will hear what one high school classmate had to say about adrian gonzalez. bob redell, "today in the bay." new this morning, the fires are out but the investigation far from over. investigators are looking into three overnight fires all in the same location. this happened in lafayette near the same spot where a separate fire burned eight acres yesterday. >> "today in the bay" stephanie chuang live in lafayette this morning. do firefighters think those fires are connected? >> reporter: well, that is the big question. fire investigators were sent to all of the scenes, but they are being called suspicion in nature. so far happening all along

highway 24 and happening within 20 minutes and a two miles of one another and that is what is worrisome to firefighters that the small fires were right next to the freeway, happening so close this had time and place, spanning around oak hill road west to el nido ranch road. the three fires were less than an acre but drew out ten fire crews and four battalion chiefs >> this one is a little strange in that it's right on the freeway, very visible. so if anybody has any information they should give contra costa fire a call and ask to speak to our fire investigators. >> reporter: tease are just a couple miles from yesterday morning's eight acre grass fire that forced one family out of its home near pleasant hill road. firefighters still trying to determine the cause of that fire. investigators again asking people to call if they saw anything along highway 24 last

night. you heard our meteorologist kari hall talk about this, too, it's been very dry and hot so there is a warning going out to all bay area residents. we will have more on that am in 30 minutes. stephanie chuang, "today in the bay." i think our meteorologist kari hall is running out of adjectives to describe the heat that we've seen in the last several days. how about blistering, kari, would that work for today san mateo. >> yeah, because i literally blistered my feet yesterday at the water park. walking on the concrete and a, you know, just taking the dog out for a few minutes. it's really miserable across the bay, but then if you don't like this dry heat how about some humid heat? that's what we will have this weekend. the morning hours, the best time for the crews to try to get those wildfires under control. temperatures coming down today, but still climbing into the 80s and 90s for the inland areas. we start out the morning at 65 degrees in livermore, 60 in san francisco and it's 61 degrees in santa rosa. highs today reaching the mid

80s, 86 degrees in san jose after those morning clouds clear out, 66 degrees in pacifica, there are some laces you can go to cool down. 75 degrees in the castro. north bay 90 degrees and santa rosa, 78 degrees in oakland, pleasanton 100 degrees so there will still be some triple digits. we will check out the weekend forecast in a few minutes. we are looking over toward east bay. the tri-valley specifically. unexpectedly jammed here eastbound camera is frozen for a second. but the road crew a little late picking up from the paving work going on. so eastbound through livermore you are struck from about isabella airway all the way past el charro. the crew looks like it's ready to clear. the rest of your bay no surprises. you have your expected backup, let's take a look at the bay bridge toll plaza where we have the backup here because the metering lights are on. 5:39. almost a year and a half of silence, a year and a half of questions. this morning finally a possible

clue into the disappearance of malaysian airlines flight 370, plus hackers hit united airlines. scott mcgrew, almost nothing was stolen. >> experts say it was just a list of passengers. what were they looking for? we will take a look when we come back with 15 minutes of nonstop news, traffic and weather after the break. (scal): good day, m'lady! i am sir-can-a-lot, here to save you from another breakfast bore. wake up those eggs with glorious spam! see what spam can! do... at spam.com

the search for at missinmalaysi. major developments overnight in the search for that missing malaysia airlines jet. just hours ago malaysia's deputy transport minister said he is, quote, almost certain part of a plane wing found on an island is from flight 370. >> "today in the bay" tracie potts joining us live were washington, d.c. this morning. we have just learned that jet wing is going to be sent to france for an investigation. >> reporter: exactly. authorities said this morning it could take a couple of days to determine if the number that should be stamped on what they believe to be a wing flap from that boeing 777 is, am in fact, from the missing malaysian flight. it's the only one that's missing

in the world right now, that's why they highly suspect that this airplane part that washed up on the beach of a french island is in fact from that plane. beach combers were cleaning up the beach, they found this part, said it was covered in shells, it's about 6 by 8 feet wide. we're told pictures have been examined and video but they're waiting to get that plane part in the french lab to take a close look at it. the plane of course malaysian flight 370 disappeared over 16 months ago now with 239 passengers and crew on board. many say it disappeared into thin air after months and months of searching in the south indian ocean they couldn't find it. it this part washed up on the western part of the indian ocean near that island not far from madagascar and scientists say yes, because of the currents in that area it could have drifted that far. so we're waiting to get confirmation that what's been found is actually part of that plane. it would certainly begin to

solve a huge mystery and begin to provide some relief from those families who have been devastated waiting so long for answers. >> of course. we've all been waiting. thank you so much. now 5,000 acres and growing, a wildfire ripping through lake county and this morning no relief in sight. you can see cars engulfed as firefighters try to hold those fire lines. we are told several buildings are threatened and so far at least one burned down. right now the wildfire is sweeping through morgan valley on the south side of clearlake in lake county. at least 500 people are under evacuation orders. no word on what sparked the fire. just a sea of orange there. yesterday's triple digit temperatures are also helping fuel a wildfire still burning east of napa valley. not far from lake berryessa. we're talking about the wragg fire which has been going strong for a week now charring more than 11 square miles. still at least 136 structures

are threat pd, more than 200 people remain under evacuation orders, many who had been able to return to their homes previously. emotions are running high for people like barbara comfort whose family owns an olive grove nearby. >> anxious, sad, depressed. very, very stressful. very stressful. something you love is being destroyed. >> and temperatures are expected to soar until tomorrow when storms are going to make their way through the area. north coast firefighters are fighting a new battle at the ballot box that may fuel -- may add fuel to a fire of what they call a dangerous practice. firefighters say forest agencies and timber companies routinely poison unwanted and nonnative trees leaving them to decompose in the forest that's creating ago more combustible situation. mendocino county tier are launching a new ballot drive to limit the practice in in their home county and hold timber

counties accountable. what's going on right now in lafayette, this morning three separate fires broke out within minutes of each other along highway 24. all combined those fires burned less than an acre, they were relatively small, but this is from oak hill road west just a couple miles away from yesterday morning's eight acre grass fire. coming up in the next hour stephanie chuang joins us with more on this investigation and why these fires are being described as suspicious. it is to dry out there, been hot lately, too. >> the tri-valley, it will still be a hot day and then we will trade that dry heat for humidity heading into the weekend. that may also help spark off a couple of storms in parts of the bay area. i will talk more about that. let's get a look at what's happening outside right now it's in the mid 60s in the peninsula as you start out the day heading out the door coastal fog, too. that is back this morning. something we didn't see yesterday. into the afternoon, highs

reaching into the 70s in the peninsula, as well as the east bay and a san francisco, not as hot as it was yesterday, but look at the north bay and south bay. still in the 90s today. as you head out this is what you need to know. there will be areas of coastal fog, the sunrise coming up in about 20 minutes and temperatures not as hot inland today. a cool breeze returns and clouds and fog, but the sunset coming down at 8:16 this evening. here is a look at the fog forecast. here we are at 8:00 in the morning, the dark shades of gray show where visibility will be the lowest. we see that in san francisco, it clears out for parts of the city throughout the day and rolls back in tonight. we will start out tomorrow morning with more of the same. maybe even a little bit more widespread fog and the lower visibility at times as we start out the day tomorrow, but also our temperatures coming down. here is a look at what to expect as we go through the day in san francisco. some temperatures in the upper 60s, even low 70s with more of

those clouds throughout the day, but then we are going to see that high pressure shifting to the east and that's what brought us those scorching temperatures the past few days, but that could also bring a chance of higher humidity for the bay area as well as some showers and storms for the sierra. maybe a slight chance for us as well, but the chance of that very slight. so expect a mainly dry weekend, highs in the 70s and 80s all across the bay. now let's get a look at traffic with mike. we have two key spots we are watching, of course we have the bay bridge toll plaza where the metering lights are on, fast track lanes an advantage still. look at your map, the maze is not a problem, however, coming into the maze west 24 at 580 a report of a disabled vehicle. no additional slowing shows up yet. no real surprises for the rest of the bay except for the tri-valley slow down. westbound we expect that, but eastbound as we take the live look there is that section of slowing, the live camera shows you you're jammed up heading to

el charro. a lot of those lights have cleared in the last few minutes. 5:48. opening statements are underway now in the case of a san francisco man accused of impersonating a plastic surgeon. prosecutors say carlos guzman garza operated a clinic on mission street without a medical license. he was arrested after a woman accused him of smoking a cigar and making her old her own iv bag during a liposuction procedure a. the defense calls it this case a witch-hunt by women making false accusations. new this morning, o oakley police looking for the person responsible for atm fraud and identity theft. they release this surveillance picture of a person of interest in the cases. the man allegedly stole information two separate times. police warn he is considered armed and dangerous. police say he has tattoos on both forearms and a tattoo of a

grenade on his hand. young immigration supporters planning to voice their concerns over the political backlash surrounding last month's pier 14 shooting. they accuse senator diane feinstein of turning her back on their concerns in the weeks after that shooting. an undocumented immigrant deported five times is accused of killing kate steinle on peer 14. organizers plan to rally outside of her san francisco office later today. a contract eight years in the making. today a tentative deal for men low park firefighters now up for public contract. it provides payxdb increases of to 9% followed by an additional 3% for three consecutive years. it would cost almost $10 million and cover medical benefits and reiermt plans. in in exchange firefighters would pay more towards their pensions. public comment last for one month followed by a vote by the fire trickett's board. also a big one here, a hydrogen highway which is

getting a little closer here in the bay area. the bay area air quality management trickett gave the jt stations stretching from campbell to mill valley. the state is covering most of the costs and believe it or not there is only about a dozen hydrogen fuel cell vehicles operating in the bay area right now. there are three hydrogen stations. now to an investigative unit preview. in the middle of scandal and controversy the state public utilities's commission must find a way to regain the public confidence. the new president of the agency responsible for setting rates for all of california sat down with the chief investigative reporter for his first in-depth television interview. michael picker takes over for michael peevey. he has assumed the state while the u.s. attorney, state's attorney general investigate potential wrong to go through the puc and pg&e.

>> you are read the e-mails, they're troubling and distressing, but i will leave it to somebody better qualified to me to say whether there has been a crime or some kind of a violation. >> tuning mr. peevey will face criminal charges? >> boy, you got me there. you know, my guess is probably -- probably -- as good as yours. i am not a criminal attorney. i don't have experience with those things. i know that we have two competent investigative agencies working on it. if there's something there they will get to the bottom of it. >> tonight at 11:00 on nbc bay area the investigative unit takes you inside the controversial public utilities commission. we asked the new president how he plans to fix the tarnished reputation and end what many have called a cozy relationship with pg&e. 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 at

nbcbayarea.com. perhaps no surprise here, the gap between bay area haves and have notes is apparently one of the biggest anywhere in the united states. that according to a new inequality study ton by a silicon valley research group. high and low income households in 2013 were separated by $263,000 here in the bay area. that mark is nearly $90,000 than the national average. the top 5% of all bay area households averaged income more than 30 times the bottom 20%. >> and riches can cause unexpected problems. but scott mcgrew joins us now. scott, are you going to try to show up sympathy and convince us how difficult it is to be wealth gee. >> there is a problem, sam, for companies who are competing for talent. an older company can't compete with an newer company. this idea that it's hard to hold on to or even find talented employees because they are going to those so-called unicorn companies, the companies that

are on a rocket ride up. you join yelp, you work for a good boss, got nice coworkers, get good health benefits, you join some young start up pre ipo, you could be a millionaire. so you see yelp's problem. these are rich people problems but they are affecting san francisco's economy. >> bloomberg says united airlines has been hacked and that the hackers are the same chinese hackers who invaded computers at anthem health insurance and the federal government. in each of these cases the things you fear would be stolen were not stolen. in the case of united, bloomberg says it was flight manifests. so what's going on? security experts say it would appear the chinese government is searching for and finding information about u.s. government employees. who they are, where they go, even their health records. now, why is not clear, but it could be for blackmail or to

recruit spies. >> linked in does this afternoon, the fed concluded its meeting with no interest rate hike, we expected that. left the door open for a hike in september. latest gdp numbers show 2.3% gain last quarter. we will call owes solid. >> we will take them. >> keep ticking along there. thank you scott. we certainly all know it has been a dry hot couple of months. today we could find out if california is doing any better at saving water. state regulators are expected to announce how much water cities conserved last month, the first month of mandatory cut backs. we already know one major city is doing its part. los angeles says its met its 16% savings target for the month. today statewide conservation report will show how hundreds of other communities are doing as this drought drags on. >> not too many green lawns to go around at this point. we've seen such dry conditions for so long. just hoping for an upswing, maybe some rain. i may be getting ahead of

myself. let's check in with meteorologist kari hall. >> especially for us today and i think we will have another hot and dry day. just like yesterday kind of, but not as hot. we are though past that peak of the heat. morgan hill, look at that, still 91 degrees today, palo alto 82 degrees, castro, the castro will be at 75, 90 in santa rosa and oakland at 78 degrees. danville today look for a high of 96 degrees. so still hot, dry and sunny. how about those roads it this morning. looking at 101, highway 101 here in san jose with the build, typical for the south bay. looking at the maps, silicon valley no surprise, we just have that stretch with that burst of traffic kind of calming down right now. over here, this burst of traffic eastbound, standard volume but late crew picking up for the paving work, slowly clearing from the roadway, a slower dry out of dublin. over toward the altamonte pass. the bay bridge has your backup.

that's the only issue over there, the approach from the maze moving smoothly. the second act of the east bay theater reportedly getting a huge cash infusion. we're talking about the uc theater in berkeley located on university avenue. it's currently undergoing major renovation. here is a look from the street view. berkeley side reports bay area flan throw miss is granting more than $1 million to finish the work. he has not been seen or heard from in nearly two weeks. rescuers are turning to technology in hopes of finding a san francisco teacher who has been missing in the wilderness. breaking news at six: a man

stabbed to death - and a suspect on the runn the sth bay. =sam/topvo= also breaking this morning: flames pour through the windows of a family's n a man stabbed to death and the suspect on the run in the south bay. also breaking this morning, flames pour through the windows of a family's san francisco home. >> and from neighborhoods to the wilderness, new video into our newsroom of a fast moving fire

threatening hundreds of homes in lake county. >> announcer: from nbc bay area, this this is "today in the bay." and a very good thursday morning. thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> and i'm sam brock. we bring you an update to breaking news. san jose police trying to track down the person who stabbed a man to death early this this morning. right now homicide investigators are on the scene on eli stchlt e way near 680 and alum rock avenue. police say the suspect stabbed a victim after some kind of argument and took off. more breaking news. this this time in san francisco where flames shot from a home in noe valley. the two alarm fire broke out 3:30 this morning on 29th and castro streets. took firefighters 30 minutes to get it under control. so far no word on how it started. no one was hurt and no one displaced. heavy hearts across the bay area this morning as some 10,000 people will gather at oracle