"today in the bay" starts right now. thank you for joining us, i'm sam brock. >> and i'm laura garcia-cannon. we begin with a look at our forecast this morning for friday, the heat up is coming to come, kari? >> it will come this weekend, but right now we're starting out with mild weather and today a little bit warmer than yesterday, but p not by much. we will feel that difference tomorrow. right now it's 66 degrees in livermore, concord and hayward as well as sunnyvale and san jose at 64 degrees. here is a look at those highs, 82 in san jose, mountain view 86 degrees, noe valley at 76 degrees, 84 in petaluma and oakland 77 degrees, san ramone up to 91 degrees and we will see more 90s tomorrow, even some triple digits. more on that coming up in a few minutes. let's see how traffic is moving. things are really light this morning, we don't have any major concerns. i want to show you the traffic flow coming through the altamonte pass. cars on the road, things are moving nice and smooth. i do want to show you there is

overnight construction wrapping up on 680 at the 580 connector and also an accident on the 580 westbound right at the 680 connector. do keep that in mind. across the south bay things are nice and quiet except for a couple of accidents 880 northbound right at brokaw and also 101 southbound headed away from the flow of traffic near can a capital expressway. things are moving smoothly this this morning. we do have an update now to breaking news. firefighters looking for hot spots from this strip hall fire in oakland, happened off of international and 8th street. the flames so large there overnight they actually had had to call for backup twice. the battalion chief on scene tells us at least six units were damaged in that fire. the units a combination of basis with residential units on the second floor. about 15 to 20 people were actually displaced by the fire. the good news is that they got out and no one was hurt. more breaking news now.

this from new york city, specifically staten island. a firefighter there in the hospital right now after a fugitive shot him outside of a staten island house. authorities say that violence came after federal ragts were trying to serve a warrant for the fugitive inside the home who then tried to set the house on fire. when firefighters responded the fugitive shot one of them in the leg. that firefighter's injuries are not life-threatening and the fire did no damage but as you can see from the fire trucks and the s.w.a.t. team units there, there is an active standoff going on with the fugitive apparently hunk erred down in the basement. now to a devastating loss to the contra costa county share tiffs office. a deputy died doing his job off duty. he drowned in lake tahoe while trying to save someone else's life. >> "today in the bay" damian trujillo joins us live from the sheriff's office in martinez with reaction and damian he did what he was supposed to do but still so sad ming this morning. >> reporter: just a tragic turn of events. no one has showed up yet here at the sheriff's headquarters in

mart hez but you can understand that they will be upset, once they show up to work here today understandably. deputy carlos francies did drowned in lake tahoe. they said he was off duty vacation ming in the lake, he tried to save a person who was apparently drowning, but deputy francies ended up drowning himself. there were choppy conditions on the lake yesterday, winds were 20 to 30 miles per hour. it is still unclear if the person he was trying to save also drowned. the sheriff of contra costa county put out a statement late last night. sheriff david livingston wrote, carlos prann sees died doing what he was sworn to do, putting his life in the arm's ways to help others. now, a team from contra costa sheriff's office is headed to lake tahoe yesterday actually to do their own investigation into this tragic accident but the

official investigation is being conducted by south lake tahoe police. tragic turn of events here am in contra costa county. we're live in martinez, i'm damian trujillo, "today in the bay." happening today, the sensitive debate over life:#úw death will play out in court. terminally ill patients and doctors who treat them are suing the state for the right to tie. "today in the bay's" kris sanchez has more on what's expected to be a very high profile controversial case. >> reporter: it is, it's high profile, controversial and certainly something that families talk about at the dinner table as well as in the legislature, our lawmakers talk about it there as well. it's going to be a long time before the issue is settled here in california, legislative side, the most recent actions stalled, which is why this san francisco woman and others like her are taking their fight to court. also christie white who twice fought for her life and now her leukemia is in remission, but she wants to make sure that if her leukemia returns she has the right to die on her own terms.

attorneys for her and two other plaintiffs will argue in court today for an injunction protecting their doctors from prosecution if they prescribe medication to help end their lives. for christie white it is the difference between dying at home or dying in mother state. >> i don't want to have to leave california. i live here, my family and friends are here, i have a farm two hours north of here, you know, i have my vision if that day comes of what i want it to be and it's not in a strange place in oregon that i don't know. >> that reference to oregon is referring to the death of brittany hay nard, a san francisco woman who moved to oregon with her husband so that she could end her life before the is suffering from terminal brain cancer became too much to bear. there is a 100-year-old statute that prevents doctors from participating in a patient's suicide. the attorney general will present the state's case. just about three weeks ago a san diego superior court judge

dismissed a similar lawsuit saying that the issue is not one for a superior court judge, but one for legislators or voters to decide. sam and laura. >> maybe they will depending upon the outcome of had case. now to a painful anniversary for a bay area mother. today marks nine years since her 17-year-old son was shot and killed in front of his home and still no answers. "today in the bay" stephanie chuang is live from our san francisco newsroom with more on her quest for closure. good morning, steph. >> reporter: both that who are and san francisco detectives are asking for help in solving this nine-year-old cold case. a 17-year-old gunned down trying to help save other people's lives. that's according to paulette brown who every year goes to grove and baker near golden gate park to post the pictures of her son, this is since 2006. that's when she says her son, 17-year-old aubrey abrakasa was headed to work on this day, august 14th, when he spotted six men with guns walking down his

street headed to another group of people. he yelled run, that other group scattered but aubrey was hen shot she says 30 times. despite a $250,000 reward there has been no real leads in this case. a nine year old murder case, but paul let says she will not stop million her son's killer or killers are behind bars. >> i don't know how long, i don't know p it's going to be in my lifetime but i do have hope. that's why i continue to do this. >> reporter: and on that note paulette brown will once again be at grove and baker today on the ninth anniversary of her son's murder along with homicide detectives at 3:00 this afternoon to hand out flyers and answer questions. 3:00 p.m. a is around the time when her son was killed. again, so far nothing but paul let is very determined, she has also been helping on a different mission and we will have more on that coming up in her next half hour. live this our san francisco newsroom, stephanie chuang, "today in the bay." it is 5:07. sunnyvale not known for violence, but this morning police are investigating the death of a woman who was

apparently killed with a hammer. lindy smith was arrested in connection to that case outside her home at the plaza del rey mobile home park. police say she called officers herself to report the incident. after they arrived they discovered the body of a woman inside the home. the woman had blunt force injuries and there was a hammer nearby. neighbors on vienna drive say the victim and suspect were related. this is sunnyvale's first homicide in a year. in fremont police looking for your help finding a driver who hurt a woman it in a case of road rage. it happened wednesday just before noon. police say the woman was driving to work when the suspect cut in front of her and slammed on the brakes. the woman pulled over on to barlow court but the suspect made a u-turn and drove straight at her, hitting her car door and injuring her leg. police say the suspect was in a new we are model dark gray toyota highlander with twinted

windows. a fairfield man behind bars for intentionally setting several tires. david laugh man was arrested wednesday. investigators say he set five tires in pair field this in one night. a witness saw loflim watching one of the fires. police say he had a lighter and a box of matches in his pocket when he was arrested. conditions could be right for more fires this weekend. we hope not but temperatures are on their way now. let's turn to meteorologist kari hall. >> not only will it be hot and dry, but we will also have some gusty winds, too. we start out this morning in the lower 60s and it's 63 degrees in san francisco while the north bay is now at 53 degrees. some clouds, fog and some mist in spots, but that will clear to give us a sunny afternoon, 89 degrees in the south bay, a bit warm in the peninsula, too, 84 degrees east bay, 81 degrees in the tri-valley. making it into the lower 90s as

well as 90 degrees in the north bay. i will talk about the heat this weekend, what to expect and when it rolls out of here, it's coming up in a pew minutes. let's see how traffic is moving with anthony. i want to start you off with this shot if you are just joining us, we were talking about this fire in oakland and the spoke billowing up over the highway. just want to give drivers a heads up, 880 dealing with some smoke this morning as you get towards the lake merritt exit. traffic moving without a problem. as we switch over to the bay bridge toll plaza wide open lanes. i to want to show you the traffic maps, that's where the fire is and where some of the smoke will be billowing up over the highway. really not affecting traffic all that much right here this morning. >> luckily no one hurt in that one, too. coming up, what's inside hillary clinton's private e-mail server? many have wondered. the new details coming out this morning next. plus --

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happening today, it is the first time this has happened in half a century, the u.s. is going to raise the american flag over our embassy in havana later today. >> but the event is being soured somewhat by accusations by if i had dell castro. brian mooar has more reaction from washington, d.c. good morning, brian. >> reporter: a lot has changed and then again maybe not so much. that flag will be flying over the u.s. embassy in havana in two hours' time.

some tee sooe it as a sign of change, a hopeful moment, but others see it as just waving a white flag of surrender. secretary of state john kerry will be there joined by a delegation of u.s. dig naers tears, members of congress and three of the marines who lowered the flag at that embassy 54 years ago never knowing when or how it might one day go back up. who won't be will, political dis dents, the united states has decided in deference to the cuban government not to allow them to attend. secretary of state kerry will be meeting with hem after the event. there are a lot who believe that the united states didn't get enough but one of them who doesn't is cuban leader -- former cuban leader fidel castro. he says that the united states owes the cuban people millions of dollars in preparations for the embargo. now back to you. thank you very much. a developing story where rescuers have pulled a trapped

firefighter out of rubble, some 32 hours after huge explosions killed dozens. that firefighter is now at the hospital recovering with injuries to his face, chest and feet. 17 of the more than 50 killed were firefighters. this of course in tianjin china, but there are still others missing. meantime, investigators searching for any clues to figure out what caused those explosions at a warehouse used to store toxic chemicals and gas. client niece media reporting an atomic energy response team is heading to the scene. there's new details this morning that we're getting an idea about the sensitive and perhaps top secret information discovered on hillary clinton's private server. the "associated press" spoke exclusively with some u.s. officials. they reviewed clinton correspondence deemed top secret earlier this week by an auditor. one e-mail involved a drone operation, the other apparently refers to highly classified material, but still sources say the reporting of that information may have been inadvertent and clinton did not

actually transmit the information. a new lawsuit surrounding head injuries may change the face of college football at cal and perhaps across the nation. former cal bear bernard hicks is suing the school for pael. he says he suffered permanent head injuries from concussions in his playing days. the suit accuses cal of failing to take adequate measures to prevent concussions and failing to warn about long-term consequences. >> what a jury is ultimately going to decide is did the university of california, did coach ted ford and his training staff act reasonably under the circumstances for what was known back had in 2004 through 2008. >> the university responded to the suit saying, our keeps, physicians and medical staff and everyone involved with cal athletics are did dedicated to the safety of our student athletes. while we cannot comment on any student's specific medical history, we were saddened to read the lawsuit's statements about mr. hicks' health. now to a saga that certainly

hit home here in the bay area. barry bonds speaking out for the first time since federal prosecutors dropped the obstruction of justice case against him. bonds made an appearance last night at at&t park where he told the "associated press" he is not holding think judges about the federal court case. bonds says he is just thankful the entire process is over. he also reiterated what he told nbc bay area's raj mathai last year, he feels he, quote, deserves to be in the hall of fame. >> it's 5:17. tesla wants more money. >> in order to get it it's going to sell more stock, scott mcgrew. not something current shareholders want to hear. >> no, it dilutes the value when you do this. companies can manufacture stock just like they do cars. tesla doesn't own stock in itself, no company does, but it can make more stock and is sell it for cash. in fact, this is not the first i am tesla had done this, it sold stock to pay off its department of energy loan. so tesla will it tell 2.7

million new shares worth about $600 million. this will help it pay for all the factory conversions it needs to make the model x and model 3. now, lodge lee tesla's share price should fall because there are more shares out there, but investors seem pleased that tesla is going to have the extra money and that seems to have offset any worry. not every company can get away with this. apple has released its latest diversity numbers it's slightly less male, slightly less white than it was but only slightly. what the report really shows is how massive apple is. tim cook says the company fired 11,000 women last year, but apple is such a huge company it barrel who have had the needle. let's check your news before the bell, landon cloudy is live at cnbc world headquarters. good morning. >> happy friday to you. the markets look to end the week in the green as stocks lame this session on thursday as a drop in oil prices weighed. crude is training at six year lows between $42 is barreling

and slumping global demand. we get data today on inflation, manufacturing and the consumer that are rising five points to 17,408 the nasdaq falling 10 to 50.33. scott, back over to you. >> we were talking earlier this week about how many different projects google was working on. so many it actually made sense to rename google just to cover them all. the latest is mosquitoes. google has at least one jeannette cyst talking to google about genetically modified mosquitoes. it's an idea that's been around for a wiechlt you release these modified mosquitoes -- do you know what, what should we talk about -- let's talk about mosquitoes for a little more then i will get to the guy on the goose i promise. so they don't spread malaria, they replace the current population, malaria kills a half a million people a year. this is wyatt scott, let's listen to him as well, he is running for parliament if canada, he has released what may be the most awesome political ad

ever. let's take a quick listen. >> i'm here to fight for canada. >> so why is scott running for parliament in canada has released this youtube ad and we think he's awesome. elections are october 19th. i don't know if that's enough time to go become a canadian citizen is, a canadian subject -- canadian subject, but i think it's worth it. >> he looks strange. really? >> i'm going to vote for him. >> what platform is that? >> for a second there, scott, i thought he was actually riding a mosquito. that would have been really exceptional. >> it's all coming together. >> everybody is having a good time on friday. a little, you know -- >> we're going to ride the winds of the weekend. kari has an update on your weather. >> we will be riding surfboards this weekend because it will be hot out there, everyone heading to the beach. we are starting out today with a lot of clouds and, yeah, it will be a little warmer today than it

was yesterday as we take a live look at san jose we see that it is a nice way to start out the day as you walk out the door, it doesn't feel so bad, and as you head out this is what you need to know, these are your weather headlines as we get a live look, another view of san jose. clouds and fog and some patchy mist to start, but it will be clearing gradually, some gusty winds picking up and mostly clear this evening, sunset will be at 8:01. these days are getting much shorter and fast. look at these temperatures now in the mid 60s with highs today reaching the mid 80s in the south bay, gilroy, though, topping out at 91 degrees, burlingame 80 degrees and mow would he valley at 70 degrees -- still some spots where you can go cool off from those 90s inland. burlingame on the avenue happening this weekend, it will be kind of warm though with highs topping out in the lower 80s. weather coming up.

we've got light traffic this morning, flow is moving good across the altamonte pass. you can see 580 westbound moving without a problem. as we switch over the to the maps past that into the castro valley things are moving pretty good. same for hayward towards fremont, 880 looking wide open. some slowing getting on the san mateo bridge. it's mott all that bad but every now and again you will notice some congestion here as cars start to get over the foster city side. the rest of the bay area and a the south bay is looking pretty good, those earlier accidents have been cleared. back to you. we will be right back.

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it's 5:25. behind every good shelter, animal shelter, is a good volunteer. this is a very special week for us here at nbc bay area, there are nearly three dozen animal shelters taking part this this our clear the shelters pet adoption happening tomorrow. >> which we personally will be out there tomorrow as well am berkeley. among the dozens of volunteers one from the humane society of silicon valley says helping out is her way of giving back. here is nbc bay area's raj mathai. >> reporter: from lounging around or jumping for joy to being the sent err of a child's attention, the animals at the humane society of the silicon valley are never bored. a team of 1,100 volunteers help care for the animals as they

wait for a new family and a new forever home. >> i started volunteering with my husband 13 years ago because we had a pet dog, it was our first and we fell in love with all dogs at that point and rather than getting a second dog we decided to volunteer here and get doggie love every day. people come here mott just to adopt an mall, but to behind a companion. dogs and cats and pets just make such a difference in all of our lives and i think that when i get to make that love connection that i'm enhancing not just the life of the animal that i've really come to love an enjoy, but the family had a takes them home as well. >> reporter: for mrs. lafferty it's a no-brainer, you offer these pets a home, they offer you unconditional love. >> it will be the best time you have ever invested. >> it's hard mott to take one home, though. >> he was shaking like a leaf, so cute, though. coming up next, the controversial debate over a person's right to die headed to court this morning in san francisco. joining us.'m m brock=laurashot

garcia cnon. a good friday morning. i'm sam brock. >> and i'm laura garcia-cannon. let's check that forecast. i think things are going to heat up, kari. >> yes, it will, this weekend. today just a little bit warmer than yesterday, not by much. you will peel the huge difference tomorrow. so right now it's in the lower 60s and some low clouds, some fog and mist in spots, the north bay will top out at 90ed to, we warm in the south bay 90 degrees, the east bay 81 while the peninsula sees a high of 84

degrees. let's check the roads with anthony. things are really light this morning, we don't have major accidents out there but one incident, there was an earlier fire in oakland near the lake merritt station exit there, if you do some traveling on 88 may see some smoke this morning. i want to show you what's happening outside in oakland. you can actually see it's still dark but there is some visibility that will be lowered as we move through the morning hours. also over near the bay bridge toll plaza metering lights not on just yet but traffic is starting to build here. we move to an update on breaking news. firefighters looking now for hot spots at a strip mall fire in oakland. this was earlier. happening off of international and 8th streets. those flames got so big they had to call for backup twice. the battalion chief on scene tells us at least six is units were damaged in that fire. the units are a combination of businesses with residential units on the second floor. around 15 to 20 people were

displaced by the fire, but no one was hurt. more breaking news now. a new york city firefighter is in the hospital right now after a fugitive shot him outside a staten island home. authorities say it happened after federal agents tried to serve a warrant for a fuj it testify inside the home who then tried to set the home on fire. when firefighters responded the fugitive shot one of them in the leg. firefighter's injuries not considered life-threatening, the fire did not to any damage, they managed to put it out. right here as you can see in these live pictures there is that standoff going on with the fugitive apparently hunk erred down in the basement. now to a devastating loss to the contra costa county sheriff's office. a deputy has died doing his job off duty. he drowned in lake tahoe while trying to save someone else's live. >> damian trujillo is live in martinez this morning with reaction. a big loss for them. >> reporter: lots of heavy hearts here in contra costa

county this morning. a man to protected the streets has now died trying to save a life. they were not ideal conditions in -- south of lake tahoe yesterday. the waves were choppy, winds were between 20 and 30 miles per hour where he had. deputy carlos francies spotted a person in the lake who was drowning. that's when the deputy who was vacation thing jumped in the lake to try to save that person but the deputy ended up drowning himself. it is still unclear if the person, the deputy francies was trying to rescue, also drowned. this has left a huge void at the contra costa share tiffs office. this he issued a statement, it read in part, deputy carlos francies died doing what he was sworn to do, putting himself in harm's way to protect the lives of others, he is a hero and an example of exactly what is right in law enforcement today. the south lake tahoe police department is handling the investigation into the drowning, but a team from contra costa

county arrived there yesterday to gather information on what exactly happened, and that is what the sheriff's office tells us, that they still don't have a lot of information, they are looking into this matter. live in martinez, i'm damian trujillo, "today in the bay." it is 52 3 3:00. san jose is's police sun is scheduled to vote on a long awaited wage offer from the city but only on certain conditions. the police union went back on terms of an earlier deal on pension and disability for officers. both sides have been at odds since voters passed measure b back this 2012 which dramatically cuts those benefits causing officers to really leave the department in droves. the city council is meeting in a closed session in morning to discuss the issue. the police union says if the council agrees to stick to that original offer union members will vote on this afternoon. san jose mayor sam liccardo expected to deliver a speech on the heels of the first major shakeup of his ten tour. he is scheduled to address the

democratic 21st century club. it comes one week after liccardo parted ways with his chief spokeswoman. michelle young works her last day one week ago. happening today, the sensitive debate over life and death is going to play out in in a san francisco courtroom. terminally ill patients and doctors who treat them are suing the state for the right to die. kris sanchez has more on what's expected to be a high profile court case. >> reporter: a san francisco woman is hoping that a san francisco superior court judge will do something that the legislature and another court failed to do in just recent weeks which is to protect doctors who helped their patients end their lives. christie white twice fought for her life and her leukemia is now in rehigs but now she's fighting to make sure that she has the right to tie on her own terms when this time comes. attorneys for her and two other plaintiffs will argue in court today for an injunction protecting doctors from prosecution p they prescribe medication to help people end their lives.

it's a hundred-year-old statute that prevents doctors from participating in a patient's dead. it is the difference between dying at home or somewhere strange. >> i don't want to have to leave california. i live here, my family and friends are here, i have a farm two hours north of here. i have my vision if that day comes of what i want it to be and it's not in a strange place in oregon that i don't know. >> she's referring to the death of brittany maynard, a california woman also who moved to oregon with her husband so that she could end her life before the suffering from terminal brain cancer became too much. the attorney general will present the state's case. i did mention the court's action a moment ago. in that case three weeks ago a san diego superior court judge dismissed a similar lawsuit saying that the issue is really mott one for a superior court judge, but one for legislators or voters to decide. but four times in the last two decades voters failed to pass an

aid in dying initiative. so clearly a difficult issue no matter who is deciding it. thank you very much. it is 5:35. a black lives party rally scheduled today at the site where oakland police can killed a robbery suspect earlier this days. it comes days after intense demonstrations polling that shooting. protesters took to the streets blocking traffic, smashing windows of a starbucks at well, at least one person was cited. we are learning more about the shooting that parked those protests. oakland's mayor tells us the officer's body camera shows the hand pointed a bunn at the officers. police say three officers then fired at the man. right now also still mixed reaction about the deadly shooting in the community. >> i don't trust the police. huh-uh. because he had a gun. he didn't want to drop that gun. >> oakland's mayor is urging people not to rush to judgment. for many of us today is just a friday in august, but for one bay area mother it's a painful

anniversary. today marks nine years since her 17-year-old son was shot and killed in front of his san francisco house and still no answers. >> i can't imagine her loss. "today in the bay" stephanie chuang live from our san francisco newsroom with more on this woman's quest for a little bit of closure. steph. >> reporter: that's right. yeah. young man headed into his last year of high school shot to death. nine years later his mom shows no signs of slowing down in trying to find her son's killer or killers. grove and baker the intersection near golden gate park that's where paulette brown goes every year since 2006 to post up pictures of her son, 17-year-old aubrey abrakasa who died in front of his own home. the mom says her son saw six men armed with guns heading down his street apparently headed to shoot someone else, he yelled run and the group of other people ran but the gunman then apparently shot aubrey 30 times. despite a $250,000 reward there has been no real leads but paul

let says she will not give up. >> when the funeral is over no one is there for us after months down the line. so we are still grieving, we are still crying. >> it's a shame that there were people around in this neighborhood because it was broad daylight that saw something that won't come and step forward. >> reporter: and that's george ran who works for the san francisco sheriff's department's reentry project. he has been helping her track down leads. paul let is not focused only on her own son, she says there are more than 100 unsolved killings in san francisco and she is trying to help those families and get breaks no those cases as well. once again this year at 3:00 this afternoon paul let will be out at kbroef and baker along with homicide detectives to pass out flyers and answer any questions. also a reason for that time, 3:00 in the afternoon is when her son was shot and killed. live in our san francisco newsroom, stephanie chuang, "today in the bay." so sad. tough for her. it is 5:38. first of its kind program debuts

in the south bay to help the homeless. santa clara county starts the pay for success project. it takes private money up front from investors and pays out returns if the program hits its goals and saves the government money. santa clara county paid for success project will help the homeless in partnership with a nonprofit group to provide a combination of housing and supportive services. we are on the very cusp of the weekend. temperatures rising. let's check in with meteorologist kari hall. >> it will be a hot weekend, today the last day of those temperatures that will be fairly mild. it it was nice and warm yesterday, a couple of degrees warmer today and hen it goes way up om. 86 degrees will be the high today in los gatos mountain view 86, financial contradict 74 degrees, 84 in petaluma and oakland 77, san ramone reaching 91 degrees, we will see more widespread 90s tomorrow and

hitting 100 degrees if in spots. let's see how traffic is moving with anthony. things are moving pretty good at the bay bridge toll plaza. the metering lights are now on and cars are starting to throw through here. watch out for the wide load. let's switch over and show you the maps and you can see we did have smoke earlier from the fire near 880, keep in mind near the lake merritt exit, 580 at 13 there was an accident there and stall now just past that near the 980 connector. pretty active across parts of oakland but elsewhere across the bay through the altamonte pass, the south bay no accidents there, wide open lanes. by road or now by water, the iconic alcatraz challenge race is this sunday and when the athletes jump into that chilly, very chilly, ocean water a 12-year-old is going to be among them. >> what a role model there. lily redwine is among the 400 athletes that have signed up for the race which includes a two mile swim and then seven mile run. redwine is from texas, she has

been swimming competitively since kindergarten. she says she trains ten hours a week and her aircraft stroke is the back stroke. >> they just make them tougher in texas, i think. coming up next at 5:40. one of a kind used car that apparently belonged to one of silicon valley's greatest minds. how it could be yours if you are willing to pay up. >> plus the trouble with the wine and the new place to find ses she street. >> plus a charity claiming to help veterans is not what it seems. we investigate next. it appearapple is king go

on its prise to re more it appears that apple is making good on its promise to hire more diverse applicants. the company says its more than doubled the number of women as well as african-american and latino workers in its ranks. all hired in the last year. now globally 31% of apple's work force is female, 8% african-american and a 18% asian. critics say the company has a long way to go, though. apple's ceo tim cook says apple will continue to pursue new hires from groups underrepresented in the tech industry. >> this might be the most famous used car in the bay area, steve jobs' old set of wheels for sale on craigslist, it's a white 1995 bmw 325 convertible. 138,000 miles on it. the mountain view man who owns the car paid $3500 earlier this year and now he is asking 11 grand. >> you know, i like it when people are riding in the

passenger's seat and they aring going so i'm actually maybe riding in a seat that steve jobs was once this and that's kind of fun. people actually take selfies of them sitting in the car >> maybe you will get inspired. how do you know steve jobs actually owned that car? there's dmv documentation showing steve and his wife were the actual owners. looks pretty clean. >> we also know that he owned the creation of the iphone which is all but dominating the cell phone industry right now. >> formally big cell bone can companies like htc are now suffering. >> yes. htc is going to lay off 15% of its work force. this is pretty remarkable considering as recently as 2013 htv was the number one cell phone manufacturer in the world, in large part because it sold so many phones in china. htc is based it in taiwan. it's ceo actually lives on the peninsula. htc stock is so low the overall

value of the can company is about $1.5 billion u.s., which is how much money the company actually has in the bank. that means in investors' eyes, everything else with b.htc is worth nothing. it's going to get harder for htc or any other company to sell into china. the value of the juan conditions to fall. making it harder for nonchinese companies to sell to the chinese. we're simply too expensive. today this mountain view is the start of the hack of plant, a two day hacking competition at the computer history museum drawing in hundreds of kids from around world. they are work on software projects 24 hours a day. "sesame street" is coming to hbo. new episodes will run on hbo first and pbs second. the deal allows sesame workshop to nearly double the number of episodes it makes as well. i was going to say something about that was brought to you by the letters hbo but landon dowdy

beat me to it, it's a sign how powerful these channels have gotten. hbo first run "sesame street," amazon has the new top gear. there are nontraditional ways to see what were traditional shows. >> can big bird curse now? >> that's not encouraged. >> okay. >> we will keep them pg. >> let's not use the innocence of hbo's -- or "sesame street" as well. you might see them outside of grocery stores asking for money, but who are they? people dressed in camouflage claim to help veterans but are they legitimate? vicki winn went to find out the group behind the group gift a vet. >> reporter: day after day we watched as men outfitted in military clothes sat at tables with flags and ammo boxes, they accepted cash donations and made big promise to our hidden

cameras. both the county and court leaders say they have never worked with gift a vet. when we asked the co-founder fallen mintz about the claims he walked away from our cameras. we learned her not registered with the irs as a charity or nonprofit. when we dug further into the co-founder's history we found he was arrested for grand theft in 2007, charges were later dropped. he dorothy arndt is listed as the group's finder in irs paperwork but we ever never saw her out collecting cash. she was convicted of aggravated sexual abuse of a 15-year-old it in 2007. she they ever returned our messages for comment. nonprofit experts say this is part of a troubling trend, groups taking vapg of the good will toward veterans. this he say unless it's an organization you recognize, steer clear of donating cash until you have had a chance to look up the group on a site like guide star.com. you can see our full report right now at nbcbayarea.com, just click on the investigations

tab. guys. now to drones. are they the new danger in the sky in that's according to new figures from the faa claiming that dangerous drone encounters are skyrocketing. so far this year pilots have reported 650 drone sightings nationwide. at that pace the number of drone encounters would quadruple from last year. now i have a wrags experts fear this could tleed potentially deadly collisions with other aircraft. the faa was supposed to deliver new regulations on drones to the congress next month but say they had need more time. firefighters are gaining the handle on the jerusalem fire fire. the fire is 50% contained. 24,000 acres have burned, but no homes have been destroyed. firefighters are bracing for triple budget temperatures expected had this weekend. the goal is to have full containment by monday. with all of these fires and heat it's hard to say get ready for a rainy winter but our

chances of getting slammed by an el nino just increased to 90%. this nasa animation shows the 1997 el nino, that's the red and white part on the left side of your screen that you see will. you can see this year's weather pattern on the right. scientists say the comparison shows we could be hit with the strongest el nino on record. >> one climate tolling gist calls it the godzilla el nino >> and by climate cooling tis you mean al rocker. >> al rocker came up with this that? >> i saw it on twitter. >> we will have to look into that. either way rain or no rain we have a long way to go to get out of this draught >> yes, we do. when you talk about a strong el nino there are a couple of wind cards that we are focusing on that may throw a wrench in that and unknowns that haven't been ask studied. let's get a look at what's happening out there right now. as we get a look at the bay bridge we see we to have clouds

this morning. as we talk about el nino a few months away, but a look at that update, the sea surface temperatures is what we look at in the he can with a for y'all pacific. it has been warmling since january. noaa forecast up to 90% that we will see that for the winter into the spring, the strength strong to strongest of el nino's but this may rival the strength of the '97 el nino. something will be keeping tabs on and we will keep you up to date with that. now, we were taking it to the giants forecast, back to today. first pitch it will be sunny and 68 degrees, the end of the game 63 degrees. hot going on this weekend including the emoja festival and soccer tournament happening tomorrow. we will start out the morning at 75 degrees, look at the temperature jumping up to 8 of degrees by 2 k, you will you will want to bring lots of water and try to stay hydrated.

in burlingame, the burlingame on the avenue happening both saturday and sunday it will be warm as high pressure moves in, allows for that desert heat to build. when temperatures are this hot that el nino seems so much of a distant memory, something we can't be concerned about right know when you look at these temperatures, 101 degrees in the tri-valley tomorrow as well as sunday, we will be over 100 degrees did. still hot as we start out next week. that heat looks to linger for a while. anthony. thinking about 102. not el nino right now. let's talk about this traffic. this is 101 in san jose. this is always a slow spot coming in from south san jose is, but not finding any concerns here on the map you will notice some slowing around the curve as you head towards 280 but things are looking pretty good up towards sunnyvale. heads up this evening there is a giants game around 7:00, but also finding some action happening across the oakland

area, bay bridge lights are now on. it is a parking lot stop and go. back to you guys. all kinds of action here coming up recreating one of the most famous kisses in u.s. history. lot of people are getting involved in the act. where hundreds of couples are going to honor this iconic smooch today. ==laurots== wre gettg

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top secret information discovered on hillary clinton's private server. the "associated press" spoke exclusively with some u.s. officials. they reviewed clinton correspondence deemed top secret earlier this week by an auditor. one e-mail involves a drone operation, the other apparently refers to highly classified material, but still the sources say the reporting of that information may have been inadvertent and clinton did not actually transmit the information. happening today, san francisco is going to welcome 32 new officers to its police force. it's graduation day for the police academy. the graduating class includes four military veterans and combined it's a very international group, members speak a total of seven different languages. also graduation day for san jose's police academy, mayor sam liccardo expected to peek at today's certificate moan, this marks the smallest class ever for the department as they struggle to keep enough officers on the streets. the new recruits come into

the police force at an uncertain time. the police officer's union is scheduled to vote on a long awaited wage offer from the city but only on certain conditions. the police wrun says the city went back on the terms of an earlier deal on pension and disability for officers. both sides have been at odds since voters passed measure b back this 2012 which dramatically cut those benefits causing officers to leave the department in droves. the city council is meeting in a closed session this morning to discuss the issue. the police union says if the council agrees to stick to the original offer union members will vote on this afternoon. looking for a good activity this weekend? taste is really everything in san francisco with the return of a popular event. san francisco street food festival featuring eats from across the globe. this year's celebration is at a new location on pier 70 instead of the old mission street. and the new venue is going to offer a wider menu with a much

wider option of menus. that takes place saturday and sunday. even if you don't drink coffee you should head to pete's coffee because the giants are serving. jimmer jeremy at felled and javier lopez will be selling the giants clubhouse blend. money will also be donated to lopez's charity of choice. today from nine to 1:00 lopez will be serving on chestnut street. >> coffee with a taste of championship. this is probably the most famous kiss in american history and today hundreds will recreate it in the place where it all happened. >> pretty cool honor. photographer alfred captured this years ago. it's when a sailor and nurse locked lips in new york city's times square. five years ago they held a

similar vj day anniversary event that had lots of people puckering up. >> let's hope they know each other. >> her not strangers. coming up at 6:00 an update to breaking news. flames forcing more than a dozen people from their homes in the east bay overnight. plus a mother's emotional plea for answers. what she's doing to try to bring her son's killer to justice. and a bay area deputy sacrifices his life to try to save another. "today in the bay" starts right now. a very good friday morning to you. thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> and i'm sam brock on this friday we are tracking the weather and a the roads. anthony slaughter am for mike inouye but we start right now with meteorologist kari hall. kari, it's going to be a hot weekend. >> it will be a hot weekend, sizzling in the tri-valley as we get ready for ice to hit over 100 degrees. today we will have a little bit warm air, warmer than yesterday moving in and we start out this morning with patchy fog and some

clouds and we are now in the lower 60s, though 50s in the north bay. north bay we will see a high of 90 degrees, in the south bay 89 degrees and san francisco 74. we will check out that weekend forecast coming up in a few minutes. let's see how traffic is moving. this morning the bay bridge toll plaza is jam packed already, folks gets an early start on the weekend. now and again we are getting a lighter flow but things are backed up here not only from this vantage point but all the way from 880 coming in from oakland. traffic flow not all that bad but once you do get towards lake merritt you may ran into some smoke. also finding there's slowing on 880 southbound near fremont. once you get past the accident things it to start to improve but there is an accident right at fremont boulevard that's going to keep things slow on 880 southbound. we also have an update to that breaking news. that fire you mentioned, it is out now, but not before forcing who are than a dozen people out