you don't touch me. you don't touch me! >> proof of police misconduct? one north bay man captured an encounter on camera. now a local department is investigating its own officer. catching a robbery in progress. undercover officers in san francisco spring into action as they chase several suspects on city streets. claims of corruption at city hall. the case against leyland yee and shrimp boy chow unearth new allegations of libribery agains one of san francisco's highest leaders. >> announcer: from nbc bay area, this is "today in the bay." >> good wednesday morning. 4:30, i'm sam brock.

>> i'm laura garcia-cannon. up close and personal. >> step back, step forward. >> get that wednesday morning start. first the forecast with meteorologist kari hall. >> good morning. another great kay with a start at 61 degrees across most of the bay, 62 degrees in the east bay peninsula and the north bay now at 54 degrees. heading into the afternoon, look for highs around 75 degrees in san francisco. little bit warm today, 85 in the north bay, south bay 84 degrees. and the east bay 78 degrees expect a high of 87 degrees in the tri-valley and continues to heat up tomorrow. more on that coming up in a few minutes. mike, good morning. >> good morning. we have a light volume of traffic around the bay. i'm going to show you exlaoakla camera. on left side look at back of the camera, you can barely make out headlights, there's a chp officer, a vehicle and activity. i saw a tow truck arrive and

leave. this is not causing slowing past the coliseum. the map will see you the same thing. northbound 680 towards the benicia bridge, no slowing countercommute. new this morning high-speed chase through the streets of san francisco overnight. starting in lower pack heights, started with reports of burglary on sacramento street when undercover officers spotted the suspect's car. suddenly police say the suspects ran the undercover officer's car and then took off. that chase raced through streets of san francisco before ultim e ultimately ending on clara street between 4th and 5th. suspects are in custody and have not been identified. robbery dell headed to the scene now. he's going to have an update for us. north bay man pulls out his camera and an officer pulls a gun on him. now people are asking, did the officer cross the line? >> "today in the bay's" stephanie chuang live in our san francisco newsroom with more

on viral video. >> that's right. the rohnert park man posted this a week ago today. viewed more than 715,000 times. you can hear him narrate saying he's hooking up his boat in front of his house when a police officer circles the cul-de-sac, parks for a few minutes, snaps a photo and this is what he records next -- >> take your hand out of your pocket. >> i haven't done nothing. i've done absolutely nothing, no. >> seriously. put your gun down, really? >> you see don mccomas take one hand out of the pocket to pull cell phone and keys out of the vehicle. the officer was in neighborhood about complaints of parking. it's unclear why he felt it necessary to pull out a gun and he snapped a picture of mccomas before getting out the suv. the city of rohnert park is conducting an internal review of what happened. >> we're going to look into the incident and do a review of it, see if it matched protocols and

look at our protocols to make sure we're doing everything possible to keep our officers and community safe. >> in the video, the officer can be heard saying mccomas should have listened to him in taking his hand out of his pocket and mccomas didn't want to talk on camera but hired an attorney and also said he was thankful his family, including 5-year-old daughter, were not home at the time. viral video going around. coming up in half hour, hear from a former police officer on what she thinks about the incident. stephanie chuang, "today in the bay." >> thank you. developing story, corruption at city hall. the attorney for well-known chinatown gangster raymond shrimp boy chow says there is evidence of dirty politics. while the fbi investigating his client and former state senator leyland lee, undercovering as recorded conversations that proved some current san francisco politicians are guilty of misconduct.

he says that wiretaps revealed mayor ed lee took bribes. claim the mayor responds as absolutely not true. briggs says the fbi should be going after lee. he outlined alleged corruption in a motion he filed yesterday. >> people here were culpable and they didn't get indicted. >> a legal long shot because in sh rich boy is not saying he's innocent but he should be dismissed because he's the only one being prosecuted. >> while former prosecutor steven clark says it's a long shot, it does put federal investigators on the spot. a rough couple of weeks for the city of hayward, as the community deals with recent violence streak. residents mourning the random killing of a popular teenager. last night family, friends and former classmates gathered to honor the life of the 17-year-old, just graduated where he was a wrestler and played football.

his mother, overcome with emotion, says the boy had a lot of life to live. >> this isn't a man that was a hoodlum on streets. he wanted to be a marine and died for his country. he wanted to be for his country. and you took a life from us, from me and his father from his sist sister, prematurely! >> police say murphy jr. walking with a girl near morning side drive 1:00 yesterday when they crossed paths with three young men. the girl was not hurt. police say the suspects took off in a silver suv. there are no arrests in this case. >> we'll bring you updates when we have them. 4:36 now. thousands of men and women called into action to battle wildfires ranging across

california. but one won't be coming home. investigators say that david rule died of carbon monoxide poisoning and smoke inhalation battling the frog fire. the 38-year-old volunteer firefighter vanished thursday during the initial attack. his body found on the fire line the next day. rule was from south dakota. he was a father of two here to try to help out with efforts in california. thousands of firefighters on the front lines there trying to battle the ferocious rocky fire it sparked last week. it's growing by the day. thousand of acres charred. crews are starting to gain some ground. however, nearly 7,000 structures still in the fire's path. "today in the bay's" kris sanchez on top of what's happening and has the latest developments. >> good morning. firefighters saw the best progress yet on the fire line thanks to a break in the weather. but now the rocky fire is 20% contained but still growing. it is still growing at what fire

officials call an explosive rat moving closer to clearlake. instead of summer have a kargss, there are evacuees and emergency personnel. 13,000 ordered to get out and stay out of their homes. because of the two main evacuation centers set up at local schools, the first day of school pushed back to august 18th. one woman we talked with in a tent outside a local moose lodge. >> we could see the flames cresting up over the hill, coming into the back of the valley and that's when we decided we need to go. >> how we have talked about the fire creating its own weather. here's what something called a firenado. it can suck in debris, shoot out embers for miles and that erratic fire behavior is why it has spread in so many directions, as you can see, on the map. the fire's 67,000 acres, an area hard for crews to access. because they have not been able

to access burn areas they don't know if any of the other 7,000 structures are burned or whether they are safe. firefighters don't expect a break in the weather to last. fire conditions expected to heat up. already, cal fire says conditions should not be this extreme until september or october. >> just a tough time on that one, thank you. >> that red swath getting larger and larger. we have posted a slide show of the firefight on the website. you can see challenges crews are facing now. also of course cris' details. keeping a close eye on the weather conditions as well. hopefully that will help them out. >> if this is what's happening when it's moderate, terrified to think about when they escalate. >> winds haven't been that strong, but this afternoon gusts pick up to 20 miles an hour. during the morning is when they can mainly get a little bit of headway on this because the

humidity will be higher. we don't have the breezy wind. but into friday there may be some more lightning to raise concerns again, it may spark more wildfires. this morning it's cooler in some spots than yesterday at this time. but it will heat up as we go into the afternoon, los gatos, high of 86, pacifica, 73, san francisco, 75. 70s and 80s across the bay. we could be hitting 90s in the tri-valley by tomorrow. i'll have more on that and what to expect this weekend coming up in a few minutes. let's check in with mike for traffic. >> here toward the dublin camera, taillights, commute direction westbound, toward the dublin interchange, you see flashing lights. as we take this full to screen, flashing lights coming toward us, eastbound, cruise picking up. toward airway and out of the -- out to the altamont pass, let's show you the map, the commute direction marked with the arrow

westbound. eastbound slowing heading into the same area. road crews clearing from hering a crash cleared around the benicia bridge, crash oakland by the coliseum. as we see flashing lights there at 66 off of the freeway. back to you. 4:41. could the danger of asbestos be lurking on b.a.r.t. trains? that's when one environmental group wants to find out if riders are at risk. here we go, top ten for tomorrow's republican debate are in. who will go head to head as they attempt to win the republican ticket to the white house?

>> announcer: you're watching "today in the bay." very good morning to you. halfway through your workweek already as we take a live look outside from the south bay this morning. clear shot of san jose. 4:44. an morn clue to a year-long mystery. investigators will examine a wing flap found on an island in the indian ocean. official confirmed debris found last week on reunion island is from a boeing 777 aircraft and

the only missing boeing plane is flight mh370, it disappeared with 240 people on board last year. flight heading from beijing to kuala lumpur. officials believe the wing flap could narrow down the search area and help crews recover the lost plane. owner of a ruptured pipeline could be facing thousands in fines. the attorney general says she's considering a hefty punishment following a massive oil spill. under the law, harris could fine the company up to $25,000 for every day that it's violating state law. plus, $25 for every gallon of oil spilled. the pipeline, owned by houston-based plains all american pipeline, broke in may, spilling more than 100,000 gallon of crude oil. cleanup took more than a month. pg&e fighting back. asking a federal judge to dismiss 7 of the 28 counts filed against the company for the

deadly san bruno gas explosion. the court is considering the request. pg&e is facing nearly $2 billion in fines. the explosion, nearly five years ago, killed eight people and destroyed dozens of homes. all new this morning, environmental health group plans to ask b.a.r.t. to inspect hundreds of its train cars. what they're looking for, as be asbestos. some of which were found to contain asbestos. b.a.r.t. told "the chronicle" it's rebuilt the cars in last decade and found no signs of asbest asbestos? new moms and dads get unlimited time off for paternity and maternity leave. >> we know what they'll be doing in offtime. before the bell, we turn to landon dowdy live at cnbc world headquarters. good morning.

>> good morning. markets will try to avoid another day of red arrows. stocks traded tuesday close to the low of the session, dow down for a fourth straight day. shares of apple and comments from a top official about a possible interest rate hike in september weighed on the markets. look for data on the services sector. the nasdaq losing 9. apple stocks hold sharply for a second straight day adding to investor' losses. down 14% since hitting a high in april, wiping out $113 billion in market value. more than the worth of several giant companies like nike and mcdonald's. a big reason, concerns about smartphone competition in china. and netflix offering new parents up to a year's paid leave up to birth or adoption of a child and return to work on a full or

part-time basis. that's generous by silicon valley standards. back over to you. >> amazing, i think. impressive. >> awesome perk. you might get some sleep in that year, too. even better. maybe not. thank you. now to decision 2016. it is official, we now know who's going to be on the republican debate stage tomorrow night. two well-known candidates didn't make the cut. maybe more than two. this is what the final lineup will look like with donald trump at center stage, rick perry squeezed out as former presidential contender rick santorum. those who did not make the top ten will debate earlier in that afternoon tomorrow. but that doesn't mean the final picks didn't ruffle some feathers. >> cut off that number is an insult to voters. >> it's a disadvantage. it's a setback. it's not terminal. >> it is also a function of

where they stood in the polls. health care, the economy, and isis are all topics that could be brought up for debate tomorrow night. happening today, hillary clinton will be our neck of the woods. she'll be in atherton for a fund-raiser. the event is an evening reception at a couple's home. off limits to the public and media. price per person, reportedly nearly $3,000. how does your water use measure up to your neighbors? a new program helps you find out, competitive contest here. the mayor sam liccardo set to launch new online water reporting system. people can log to check their water use this year compared to previous years but the site outlines each home's water use in relation to home of similar size throughout the city of san jose. you can get your water report card at watersmart.com. >> look at my yard and see, wow, they're saving water. >> look at your lawn, know right

ahead you're a good citizen. >> i can't say it's a lawn anymore. >> a few people had sprinkl sprinklesiesprinkles yesterday. as we head into today, sunshine and temperatures heating up. clear morning. sunrise at 6:11. warmer temperatures, more sun, less clouds. we have tropical clouds moving in yesterday. generally clear tonight, sunset at 8:11. temperatures now in the lower 60s. let me take you to the east bay. pleasanton, you are waking up to a temperature at 56 degrees. it is 53 degrees in walnut creek and arrent da at 55 degrees, north bay 54. highs today topping out in the upper 80s. gilroy south bay, 87 degrees. palo alto 82 degrees. and the embarcadero will be at 75 degrees. napa 79. oakland 77.

livermore reaching 86 degrees. tracking what's happening in the tropics. tropical storm guillermo continues to weaken, wind speeds 65 miles an hour connecting with the clouds we had yesterday as the storm continues to move to the north of hawaii. look at the satellite imagery and what it looks like as a storm travels hundreds of miles all the way to the south bay. those clouds here, but unfortunately not bringing any rain. but we will have a chance of rain as we head into friday with another system moving in. it looks like it stays over the sierra and in the bay area only a very slight chance of isolated thunderstorms and highs will be in the 70s and 80s across the bay. >> all right. 4:51. new this morning, list of the most dangerous intersections in the bay area. where you'll want to steer clear of. >> as we look over here, no reason to steer clear of san jose.

101 by 680. an update on the tri-valley commute which is starting to stack up.

>> announcer: you're watching "today in the bay." >> welcome back, everyone. live look outside from the south bay. should be a nice day ahead.

we'll check temperatures coming up. new this morning, 4:54, new tool to help you steer clear of the most dangerous intersections in your neighborhood. every year, millions of americans run red light, killing hundreds and leaving more than 100,000 hurt. this morning, the national coalition for safer roads is releasing interactive map showing where thousands of people were killed by red light violators. the bay area has dozens of intersections that make the list with nearly 200 deaths in the area linked to running red lights. check out the list for yourself, see how your neighborhood stands, go to ncsrsafety.org. >> that crash video hard to watch. we'll steer clear of than check of the roadways with mike inouye. >> want to watch that. stop for red week, i put that on my facebook page as well. here at lots of red lights. slowing, not stopping, heading away from us as the stream of light through the construction zone. this shot that we show you,

that's where the slowing is. show you on the map. that's approaching airway, crew getting cleared from the roadway, crossing over from the center divide and the shoulder. that's why the slowdown. we'll track that. no other slowing outside of that. golden gate bridge, crews heading away from the camera, near the top of the screen, moving the center divide for the morning commute. a luxury south bay hotel will open its doors today so a select group of young girls enduring a battle. >> providing a spa day for 11 girls treated for cancer. talk about a pick-me-up. all patients at louise packard children's hospital in palo alto between 13 and 19 years old. day includes round-trip limousine service and full day at the hotel's day spa. >> what a treat for them. 4:56. talk a lot about the police family and the real families that stand behind them.

the folks have a message as communities come together for national night out in places like hayward, fresh off of recent tragedy. provoked into action? a sheriff's deputy claims his claims fell short as he faces time behind bars for abusing a man in the hospital. a live look outside. city by the bay, clear shot of the the bay bridge from a distance. more coming up.

=laura/vo= a high-speed chase - in the streets of san francisco ... but in the end - the police got their suspes. a high-speed chase on the streets of san francisco but in the end, police got their suspect. we'll show you how it all went down. tense encounter in the north bay. a man pulls out his camera and

starts rolling when a police officer pulls a gun on him. it's about to warm up across the bay. get ready for some warmer temperatures the next couple of days. details coming up in the microclimate forecast. big slow for the tri-valley now. what's going on here and the latest progress for the crash by the oakland coliseum. >> announcer: from nbc bay area, this is "today in the bay." good wednesday morning. thank you for joining us. i'm sam brock. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. new this morning, a dramatic police chase winds its way through san francisco and police say the suspects inside rammed an undercover officer's car trying to escape. >> that started a chain of events ending in a search and chase. bob redell live in san francisco. suspects were wanted for a recent crime? >> reporter: yes, overnight burglary, sam and laura. it all ended here in the alleyway behind us. that's clara streeting between 4