it's 65 degrees. expect a high in the east bay of 80 degrees, 75 in san francisco, check out the north bay, 92 degrees, 90 in the south bay and the tri-valley near 100 degrees today. i will talk more about that, what to expect even as we head into the weekend coming up let's get a look at the commute. we will also go to the tri-valley but we are looking at 580 westbound moves smoothly but you to have company here. we will look at your map. we are lighting up some of the sensors from green to yellow coming into livermore, just the build. a slight one coming this it westbound as you typically see. tri-valley no problem. the south bay no issues as far as incidents go. we have a smooth drive, that crash at whipple still affects a the off ramp from northbound 101. though to our continuing coverage on the tv news crew shooting in virginia. a community in mourning after two journalists are killed doing what they loved. both were preparing to begin exciting new chapters this their personal lives when the alleged gunman, vester flanagan, opened

fire right in the middle of their live report. "today in the bay" stephanie chuang is live in our san francisco newsroom. this morning we are hearing emotional reactions from the family members and friends of those two victims. >> reporter: that's right. and it's it you have to hear. we heard from alison parker the reporter's boyfriend an anchor at the same station in virginia. he was recalling the last time he made her dinner and september her off with a can kiss to work yesterday morning. alison parker 24 years old and adam ward 27 years old were interns in wdbj. a morning news team working together every day. ward was engaged to the morning show producer who was in the control room at the time that he and parker were gunned down on live television. reporter alison parker and her boyfriend, kris hurst, that anchor, had just moved in together. this morning hurst described what keeps him going describe

the tragedy that struck a day ago. >> two of us died yesterday in this this business and we feel a sense is of duty to share their life and celebrate their life. in this arena for us deals maybe more comfortable than others because this is what we to do every single day. >> reporter: now, take a look at this post, this is from melissa ott she is that producer engaged to adam ward. this is what she foesed on facebook where he had saying things like my entire world was flipped upside down, calling him her soul mate and saying i will always love you, please watch over me and keep my strong. parker's father releasing a statement, he said that his soul was absolutely crushed but he was comforted by the fact that although her life was brief she had a very happy life. scholarships are being established in memory of both parker and ward to leave some sort of legacy behind for the two whose lives were cut short yesterday morning. live here in our san francisco

newsroom, stephanie chuang, "today in the bay." a crime that's still sending shock waves across the country. there are tears and pain in the bay area. the gunman, vester flanagan, grew up this oakland, went to san francisco state, now his family is expressing their remorse and sadness over those tragic deaths. >> vester flanagan known as bryce williams in some television markets interned at kpix after receiving a degree am television and radio at san francisco state. his last listed bay area address was in vallejo where he lived for several years near his father, investor sr. a former nfl football player but the 41-year-old grew up in oakland where he attended public school. yesterday a family friend delivered a message from the flanagan family. >> it is with heavy hearts and deep sadness we express our deepest condolences to the families of alison parker and adam ward. our thoughts and prayers at this time are with the victims' families. >> flanagan worked several tell

vision jobs, he ended up at wdbj in virginia in 2012, but was reportedly fired the mention year after incidents of anger. >> shortly after the shooting the gunman posted his video of the murders for millions of facebook and twitter users to see. that video was captured on the body camera he wore during the shooting. we are only showing you a freeze frame, it showed the shooter's perspective and horrified social media users. >> as twisted as that sounds, social media savvy on part of this this killer. that is a terrible, terrible thing to consider. >> that was obviously a very impactful video but it was only up for 10 or 15 minutes, it was quickly discovered and taken down by facebook and twitter. san francisco state associate broadcast professor miriam smith does not see how more could have been done to stop it. >> how could you -- how could you regulate everything?

i mean, if you would like three users, yes, but we have millions. i mean, facebook -- facebook could be its own country. >> smith says it's up to social media users to govern themselves and she praises facebook for responding to user complaints and removing that video so quickly. we are going to continue to follow the story throughout the morning on all of our digital platforms, just head to nbcbayarea.com or download the free app. now to a developing story at home. firefighters in the south bay spent the night monitoring a fast moving fire that destroyed five businesses. authorities say it all started with a hit and run crash. "today in the bay" kris sanchez joins us live from santa clara where the hunt for that driver continues this morning. >> reporter: good morning. the hunt for the driver continues this morning and the watching of the hot spots as you mentioned it is here behind me, you can see it's completely destroyed, the poinciana plaza. here is a look at the scene by daylight, gas fueled that fire for more than four hours. pg&e did not cap that line

immediately because they didn't want to cut service to all the pokes who live here in this dense area of poinciana drive just north of el cam know. now a restaurant, bar, lawned row matt and liquor store are gone in ashes in what seemed like a heartbeat to the people who live here. >> it was a big, big -- very -- like a bomb. >> it moved fast. within half an hour the whole shopping center was on fire. >> reporter: now, one of the business owners says that a man in the parking lot alerted people that they needed to get out and away from the fire so that did help to mitigate the danger for the folks that were here and yet one firefighter and one person inside that laundromat did suffer minor injuries. today investigators will continue looking through surveillance video from a business in the area look to see if the license plate of that white honda civic was captured on video so that they have a better idea of who they're tracking. but again, firefighters remain on the scene here in santa clara this morning. in santa clara, kris sanchez,

"today in the bay." it is 5:06. another mess for the 49ers. one player has been sent home and a former player is charged with raping a drunk woman. late yesterday the santa clara county da charged ray mcdonald after a grand jury indicted i'm with rape charges. this is video of mcdonald leaving jail earlier this year after domestic violence charges. he is now accused of raping a woman at a san jose home last december. >> i think the grand jury was convinced by the testimony of the victim in in this case that what took place between her and mr. mcdonald was mott something that she wished to take place. >> mcdonald claims the woman had consensual sex several times with him had. he now faces a maximum of eight years in prison if convicted. the other part of this had story involves a current player, ahmad brooks. he is charged with misdemeanor sexual battery against the same woman on the same night. this is brooks' third run-in with the law since 2008.

the 49ers responded saying, we take any charge against a member of had this organization seriously and are in communication with the nfl. ahmad is returning home to california and will not participate in saturday's game. the team is in denver getting ready for this weekend's pre-season game. happening today minds far from the racetrack. a tribute to an indy car driver killed earlier in the week. justin wilson died on monday from a head injury he suffered when a piece of debris struck him during the race. indy drivers will cross san francisco's golden gate bridge in his honor. marco andretti is going to be driving wilson's number 25 indy car for that tribute. they will then head off to sonoma raceway where the championship deciding race will take place this weekend. put everything in perspective. let's get a little perspective on our forecast. checking in with meteorologist kari hall. good morning. >> good morning. it's going to be a hot day. check out these temperatures in

gilroy, turn the ac up on full blast. it will be 101 degrees today. palo alto 86 degrees, embarcadero at 75 and napa 89 degrees, oakland 82 and danville up to 99 degrees, we will even see highs over 100 degrees in livermore as well, but this will be the only day of these sizzling temperatures. it will be coming it down in time for the weekend as the hot valleys continue today we will see those hot temperatures will and then this weekend temperatures drop by 10 degrees. i will show you those numbers coming up in a few minutes am. let's see how that commute is rolling. pretty well. we're looking at the bay bridge and an easy drive, a clear view of this beautiful tower westbound with those taillights into san francisco. no delays on our sensors. no problems for the maze or east shore freeway. the north bay into san francisco via highway 101 moves very nicely as well. we will show you highway 4, no problems over through concord, a little build through antioch just starting up. same thing for west 580 through

the altamonte. a quick look at fremont southbound 880 moves nicely into the south bay. back to you. maybe some light winds outside but plenty of winds in politics. coming up, a busy day on the campaign trail, republican candidates continuing their battle to be the next nominee as a new democrat possibly stepping up to the plate. details next. [female announcer] during mattress price wars at sleep train,

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campaign trail, candidates are making another push this week to get the votes they need to be the nominee. >> there are 17 republicans trying to get that nod, but this morning a new democrat might enter the race. "today in the bay's" edward lawrence live in washington with more. another name to learn, edward. >> reporter: it's getting very interesting and within the last hour there's actually a new poll that's come out nationally that shows among democrat voters hillary clinton's lead is actually slipping. last month she was at 55% of voters, now she is at 45% of voters. second in that race is senator bernie sanders at 22% and joe biden who hasn't entered the race is at 18% of democrat voters if he got into the race. hillary clinton is talking about that possibility of some competition. she is saying that she knew to get the election or to get the nod on the democrat's side it would be very competitive. she campaigned am in iowa, for the first time she is talking about the possibility of joe biden entering the race saying

that he needs space to decide if he really wants to run because of what his family went through this year. she picked up big endorsements from the former governor ever iowa and current secretary of agriculture. the candidates from both parties flooded iowa and new hampshire with events. senator marco rubio told workers in new hampshire that he will not use a the term anchor babies. he also added that donald trump would the not be the nominee because republicans need someone to looks forward. jeb bush held an event in florida looking for common ground among pro choice voters. in that national poll on the republican side donald trump is increasing his lead. he went from 20% last month to 28% now. he has more than doubled the next republican in line, that's ben cars aen at 12%. edward lawrence, back to you. >> it's amazing to see those numbers climb. >> and they will change we think in the weeks and months to come. finally after dropping for six straight days wall street appears to be bouncing back.

>> for more on that and the rest of our news before the bell we turn to landon dowdy live at cnbc world headquarters. good morning. >> good morning to you. wall street looks set to build on wednesday's monster rallies. the dow rising more than 600 points, the third best gain ever and best day since 2008. the s&p 500 the broadest pressure of the markets closing out of correction territory, that's when a stock or index has dropped 10% or more from recent highs. investors taking heart from positive economic data and comments from a top fed official who says an interest rate hike in september looks less likely. we get data this morning on unemployment and pending home sales plus report on second quarter gdp which may say the economy grew more than expected this spring. the dow rising to 16,285, the nasdaq up 191 to 46.97. walmart is rolling out it's holiday lay way way program on

friday. it will be 40,000 items available for the plan including 500 "star wars" related products which will hit stores next week. walmart is trying to get a jump start on the holidays which are expected to be ultra competitive. gap is ending a controversial practice that give workers little ortho notice about their schedules. they stopped using so-called on day scheduling by the end of september and will give employees a 10 to 14 day notice. they got a warning letter from the new york attorney general's office saying such practices violated state law. back over to you. >> sam still hung up on that "star wars" all the new thing coming out and so is everyone else. >> 1,600 "star wars" products. i'm hung up on the fact we're talking about the holidays already. >> it's still august, right is this? >> yes, it. it is august. and it feels like august. >> it doesn't feel like christmas just yet.

>> not at all. maybe a little bit this this weekend in the mornings as we get ready for cooler air to move in this and it is going to be very nice. let's take a look jut side now in san jose skies are clear as a you head out the door and we will start out with some cool temperatures, but it will heat up and fast today. a look at what it feels like now as you walk out the door, it's in the mid 60s in the east bay, peninsula, south bay, north bay at 53 degrees, mostly clear skies. here is where we're head this had this afternoon. 92 degrees north bay, south bay 90 degrees, east bay 80 today, peninsula 85, the tri-valley will be up to 99 degrees later on this afternoon. so is get ready for that. if you are heading out to the giants game it will be warm. at first pitch it will be 71 degrees, 73 degrees by the fifth inning and the end of the game 67 degrees, but a nice warm sun and a cool breeze. speaking of a cool breeze, this is what we're expecting this weekend, this storm system that

is offshore will bring this this some cooler air and you can tell by the lines here, it shows the wind direction bringing us an on-shore flow heating up the next couple of days but this will bring a slight chance of rain and breezy winds. into the day tomorrow won't be as hot, have more clouds during the afternoon ahead of that system. then we actually see some green here. that indicates there could be some rain. that will be saturday morning, mainly for the north bay early in the morning and then it clears out during the afternoon as our temperatures drop. a look at some of those temperatures, some of the rainfall estimates, it will be maybe a raindrop or two, very trace amounts unfortunately it won't do anything about the drought, but the temperatures that will follow will be mice and cool, in the 70s and 80s across the bay. let's get a look at the commute with mike. do you see how precise kari is s one or two rain drops. that's outstanding. we're looking towards san jose,

a few cars, northbound 101 heading up toward the airport, southbound around tully and the overcrossing ats 680. the light volume of traffic translates to easy speeds. green all over the silicon valley. we are not going to kick this in earnest until 7:00. that's when the slowing starts. over here the tri-valley shows a little build out of livermore and in toward dublin, no surprises toward 580 and 680. a smooth low of traffic up the walnut creek interchange and up toward the mayes to please. >> the toll plaza itself shows you the backup corporaling over on the left approach. we will see this smoosh back and forth over the last 10, 15 minutes until those metering lights are on. >> the smoosh is on. official term there. 5:19. coming up, killed in the line of duty, a domestic dispute takes a dangerous turn for the worst in louisiana. we're following the latest developments.

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authorities say the suspect who has not been identified stabbed three women inside a home and also shot an officer arriving on scene. the officer along with one of the stabbing victims later died. after the shooting the suspect drove off and eventually rammed into the front of a nearby minimart. he then barricaded himself inside an office. officers were eventually able to to take him into custody. >> from college student to international icon. now a hero's welcome am in sacramento for the college student credited with saving a trainful of people. >> i'm glad to be back here to see everybody, it's overwhelming for me, i didn't expect all this to happen. >> he has handled it with a lot of composure. anthony sadler is one of three californians who helped take town a terror suspect on a paris bound train last week. he is a senior at sacramento state university who was hon berd by sacramento's mayor.

johnson praised the young man for his hark whistle but praised a funny moment, too. >> i see a lot of pictures of you over in europe, you had a laker -- a laker jersey on. so -- let me make it official. >> doing sac town proud. the other two men are in germany right now. sacramento is planning a parade for all three of them once they're reunited back at home. this morning china has detained several senior officials over had this month's massive warehouse explosion that killed at least 139 people. among those being held, executives that worked for the company that owned that warehouse and high ranking government employees. it they are accused of criminal negligence and abuse of power. the investigation is focus odden who how the warehouse got permission to handle the dangerous chemicals despite

being so close to homes and roads. very close to folks am in new orleans. happening today president obama is going to be in that city ahead of the tenth anniversary of hurricane katrina. saturday marks ten years since hurricane katrina made land fall and nearly destroyed several cities along the gulf coast. since then the focus has been on rebuilding. today president obama is going to visit various neighborhoods had in new orleans affected by the hurricane where estimates put the damage from katrina at more than a billion dollars. quite the smell coming from a dead whale in al immediate at that this morning. that's a look at the car can you say that's lodged under a dock. this is across from jack london square. researchers have been unable to determine what kind of whale it is or even how large it is. they are looking at options to pull the whale from the water so they can study it, but authorities say an operation like that would be expensive and difficult. happening today, the state water board%n set to release water conservation figures for

july and government officials say it looks like californians are finally beginning to understand the dire need to cut back on their water use. still communities o who have not responded to a mandate by governor brown to use 25% less water could be in for a personal visit by local water officials. california as a whole has cut its water use by 27% am if june. not a knock on the door you want to get there. >> governor is here. >> 5:26. coming up, a gas fueled fire rips through a strip mall in the south bay. we will show you the mess that was left behind as the hunt continues for the person authorities say is responsible. plus, remembering the beloved journalists killed in the middle of a live report. the reporter's boyfriend speaking out this this morning. we will have his reaction coming up next. joninus.'m m bck.=lra/h

a good thursday morning. thank you for joining us. i'm sam brock. >> and i'm laura garcia-cannon. let's get a check of had this forecast. >> let's do that. >> it it was a hot one inland yesterday, kari. >> it was hot yesterday. it gets even hotter today. check out today's forecast, the tri-valley will be up to 99 degrees, south bay 90 degrees and the peninsula 85. 92 in the north bay, san francisco in the mid 70s. get ready for that, but a cool down had this weekend. i will talk about that coming up. we have a commute checkup. the bay bridge toll plaza, the cash lanes are back up. no problem for the fast track but we should see those metering lights turned on.

there is a stall reported but i didn't see it in that shot and neither did you i'm sure but we are tracking the incident report to see if there is any update past the toll plaza. easy drive for the maze and approach. the bridges moves smoothly with no delays. we have clearing on the whipple off ramp northbound 101. earlier crash left debris in the roadway. we do continue the follow the latest out of virginia where right now a community is am this mourning all because of the loss of two dedicated journalists. >> still hard to believe what happened. we have multiple reports on this this horrific story including how the tragedy is hitting close to home in the bay area. "today in the bay" stephanie chuang will have more on that. >> but first let's get to sarah dallof she is live in virginia with new details about what led up to the tragedy. sara. >> reporter: good morning. a man claiming to the gunman faxed a 23-page document to abc news in which he describes himself as a human powder keg

just waiting to go boom. colleagues describe alison parker and adam ward as special people. the kind who were up before sunrise to put am long hours reporting the thus. their off camera lives were just as busy. park had moved in with her boyfriend, ward engaged to be married. >> if i walked into the office in the morning and the first person i saw was adam or alison i got a smile on my face. >> they were interviewing a local official live wednesday morning or cbs a fill wrat wdbj when authorities say vester lee flanagan a former colleague opened fire, killing parker and ward. he also filmed the shooting and posted it to social media later as he was pursued by police before he eventually turned the gun on himself. >> it's obvious that there was -- this gentleman was disturbed in some way of the way things had transpired at some point if this his life and it would appear things were spiraling out of control.

>> reporter: flanagan who was fired from the station two years ago went by the name bryce williams when he worked there. management describes him as an angry floi. >> after a while, a number had of incident we thought it was best he left the company and he did, but not happily. we had to get some assistance from the police to get him out of here. >> reporter: meanwhile, a growing memorial outside wdbj is focused on the lives of parker and ward. late wednesday the community came together to mourn their loss. the station used to covering the news now the center of a tragic story of its own. the woman being interviewed at the time of the shooting was also hit, she is now in stable condition. meanwhile, they have began -- they started to establish shol after ships in the dmams of the victims one i way to keep their legacies alive. back to you. >> thank you, sara. meantime, there's also pain and tears being felt in the bay area. the gunman grew up here.

"today in the bay" stephanie chuang live in our san francisco newsroom with more on how his family is reeking over these tragic deaths. >> reporter: family friend reading a statement on behalf of the family yesterday saying it expresses its diepest condolences to the family of the victims sending prayers and thoughts their way. now, vester flanagan grew up mostly in oakland but also a little time in vallejo, went to san francisco state, graduating in 1995 with a degree in radio and tv. he started ace career as an intern and production assistant at kpix. he was in and out of news for years, also living in texas and georgia with stints in customer service at bank of america and pg&e. he was described by former neighbors and a family friend here in the bay area as a soft-spoken gentle giant. his former thab in vallejo says he knew flanagan simply as mark. >> he was always very nice to my wife and i and i would never are

have are guessed that he had anger issues. he was soft-spoken, kind of -- he was a big guy and he was very -- he was a gentle giant. >> reporter: we're learning more about possible motives in addition to what he sent allegedly to abc news. flanagan had filed two discrimination lawsuits against two different tv stations two years ago against the one in virginia and 15 years ago against one this tallahassee, florida. alleging racism in both cases. in the most recent case the equal employment opportunity commission actually investigated those claims and dismissed them most recently, again, against the roen thoek, virginia station. live in our san francisco newsroom, stephanie chuang, "today in the bay." >> thank you very much. we are continuing to follow this story throughout the morning on all of our digital platforms. let's go to nbcbayarea.com or download our nbc bay area app. happening today, the harvard educated laura could you sayed in the bizarre kidnapping in

vallejo will be in court but had morning he is facing charges stemming from a similar crime am dublin. matthew muller will attend a hearing in connection to his home invasion arrest in june. police say in that case the owners fought back, he fled but left behind a cellphone investigators used to track him down in tahoe. that's when police say they discovered a pair of goggles with a single strand of long blond hair that linked had him to the kidnapping of the vallejo resident da these huskins. another high profile case in the bay area. the pier shooting in san francisco. we're learning that kate steinle may have been shot accidentally aefr all. tufrg during a preliminary hearing experts it he have it appears the bullet may have ricocheted off the concrete walkway and hit steinle's back. they say the bunn was pointed in a straight line to the victim. juan francisco lopez-sanchez you see him right will an undocumented immigrant is accused of killing steinle in

july. more police officers expected to hit the streets of san francisco in response to the recent shooting of a tourist in the russian hill neighborhood. police say two men stole a camera from a tourist. he was shot as he tried to fight back. the suspects were arrested after a high speed chase. >> our message is anybody else had who is hig had of coming here and doing this don't do it. we're going to have an officer anthony randolph waiting for you somewhere. >> the victim is a member of the air pores it in thailand. he is expected to make a full recovery. s is fpd says 200 additional officers will be pa rolling the streets this time next year. to a developing story in the south bay. police looking for a hit and run driver in had santa clara who sparked a gas line fire that is still smoldering it this morning. "today in the bay's" kris sanchez joining us live from the scene with who police are look for and what firefighters are watching out for right now, kris. >> reporter: well, sam, police are looking for the driver of a white honda accord, but

firefighters are watching for hot spots. you can see the ladder still here on the scene here behind me making sure that that fire doesn't flare up again. take a look at the video of the scene by daylight. you can see that gas fueling the fire and it did had a for more than four hours. pg&e it did not cap the line immediately because they didn't want to cut service to all the folks who live in had this area of poinciana drive just north of el camino. it is a densely populated area. now a dale earnhart, sr. rant, bar, laundromat, salon and liquor store all am ashes gone in what seemed like a heartbeat to the people who live here. >> big, big, very -- like a bomb. >> it moved fast. within half an hour about the whole shopping center was on fire. >> reporter: now, one of the business owners says that there was a man in the parking lot who realized that that fire was working and he alerted people that they needed to get out of those buildings and away from the fire. still, one fire fighter and one person in that laundromat suffered minor injuries. today investigators will look

through surveillance video from a convenience sore just down the way hoping that perhaps that surveillance camera captured the license plate of that white honda accord they are looking for this morning. they want to talk to that driver who hit the gas line and fled the scene. kris sanchez, "today in the bay." happening today a dog sit isser caught on camera abusing a dog will be in court this morning to face animal cruelty charges. now, a warning, the video we are about to show you is very it disturbing to watch. prosecutors say listened la levick is the woman in this video, she picks up the dog in her care and slams it to the ground. levick is a dog sitter and after seeing the video workers from the humane society and spca went to her home and seized 11 dogs in her care. the dog in the video is doing okay. a plea hearing for a san jose city worker charged with sharing lewd photos with a 15-year-old girl. police say he lured her into a

relationship through social media. now officers want to know if 25-year-old mark joseph west took advantage of other girls he met through her job at camden center gym. he was arrested am this july after a six-month relationship with the girl. >> former chinatown gang leader raymond chow in court later today trying to get his case dismissed. his attorneys will argue that charges should be dropped all together because the government is selectively prosecuting him. chow is set to stand trial on federal racketeering charges in in november. he and even other defendants are accused of allegedly running a crime investigation with links to former state senator leland yee. a pistol whipping delayed bart trains last night. they got a call about a man striking a woman with a gun on the train. they arrested that suspect. the woman suffered nonlife-threatening injuries. san francisco can now allow

that all 56 other counties in this california already allow, their shir rifs deputies to do, that would be patrol the streets. deputies in san francisco have only been responsible for law enforcement at places like jails, courts and city hall. san francisco police officers patrol the streets, but thanks to a recent certification granted back in mid-august the sheriff's office now has similar authority. sheriff ross meshing rimi hopes it can help tackle the rising crime rates. a berkeley city council maybe is proposing a new cigarette sale ban across most of california it's currently legal to sell cigarettes to anyone offer 18, but hills burring and santa clara county have both upped that age to 21. berkeley city council members will consider the proposal on september 15th. it's going to be smoking hot in parts of the bay area. i got a laugh out of that. >> oh, yeah. look at that whitt oozing out. >> it heats up today but

tomorrow more clouds move it. we are in had for a great weekend. if we can make it through today it will be all good for the weekend. 68 degrees now in livermore, concord 65 degrees, san franciscos it is 61 degrees. here is a look at those highs today, los gatos 89 degrees, san mateo 82, marina will be at 66 degrees, a lot of sunshine there and in the city, and napa at 89 degrees. oakland 82 degrees, dublin 98 and we could even be hitting up to 101 degrees in livermore today. once again, this doesn't last long and the week lend will be much cooler, i have have a look at that forecast coming up. we have the bay bridge toll plaza and the metering lights were turned on just minutes ago after the last report so we have filled in all the lanes right here. as we look at your map the big turning of the metering lights on closer to 5:30 than 5:40 indicating perhaps a shift in the traffic flow. no this drama for the maze or east shore freeway but that

volume is a reason to turn the metering lights on. looking toward the city for 12:45 game for giants. a smooth drive for this morning's traffic for the tri-valley, no surprises and no delays at the dublin interchange. south pea bay, northbound would be the push, slowing around 101. first burst we almost always see about 5:42. coming up, repairing damaged relationships with airfare, the travel website that's trying to mend broken hearts from the ashley madison scandal next.

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will the bounce turn into a full scale recovery at wall street? that's what traders are asking had this morning about 45 minutes before the opening bell. stocks soared higher yesterday, the third highest gain ever on the dow following sick straight days of losses. the dow added 619 points yesterday as we said the third largest point gain ever. it appears a trend may be in the works. that's because china stocks have rebounded more than 5%. also, dow futures right now are trading higher by nearly 4%. a bay area food company the target of a recall but in this

case maybe most folks don't have a lot to worry about. usda recall involves food made by key lee braised chicken it in fremont. it involves 6,000 pounds of chinese brand spicy duck heads and duck next. those products were made between february 11th and 13th. it includes soy sauce, but the ris sex is said to be low. if the streets around martinez start to seem bright at night this is not your imagination. pg&e is going to begin installing new next generation led streetlights in week. that project continues through next month. 1,900 new lights will be installed burning more brightly and efficiently. change it on the way for one of the south bay's worst traffic bottleneck that some drivers call the ma it tilled da monster. if you've trin it i spell you no

know what we're talking about. the ma tilled da interchange in sunny veil. caltrans is hosting a forum tonight for feedback at sunnyvale's columbia middle skoo. i've been through that area. >> who would have known mike is our resident monster expert. the project called feeding silicon valley, it will involve partnerships with san jose and several nonprofits to improve food donations. grocery stores and restaurants are going to be able to access a mobile app to donate their extra food. kari was taking good hard look at that. >> she's been known to have a plum forecast or two. today maybe not as good -- >> she is a peach. >> thank you. i think you will really like me this weekend once you see this had forecast. not so much today. it will be hot out there, starting to sizzling in the

tri-valley and as the sunrises this morning take a look at that, just beautiful. i think we will have a beautiful unsunrise, as the seven-day forecast comes up you will see how warm it gets today, in the mid 60s as you head out the door, 53 degrees in the north bay, clear and cool and warming up to 92 this afternoon in the north bay. the south bay will be up to 90 degrees, east bay 80 degrees and san francisco topping out at 75 a degrees. let's check out the tri-valley where the temperatures will be near 100 degrees this afternoon with a lot of sunshine. let's see what's happening out there because the tropics are getting very active. now heading to the pacific hurricane ignacio with wind speeds at 85 miles an hour, we are watching this one because it will be heading closer to hawaii over the next couple of days and strengthening. it could be heading toward hawaii by sunday as a category 2 hurricane. so all eyes will be on that. and then also over in the

atlantic we have tropical storm erica with wind speeds at 50 miles an hour and it will be heading over toward the dominican republic as well as puerto rico and then toward florida possibly as a category 1. that will be in the headlines towards the end of the weekend. in the bay area we will be talk being a slight chance of rain for the north bay early saturday morning and a nice cool weekend across the bay with highs in the 80s, in the south bay peninsula up to 77 degrees on sunday, san francisco will be near 70 degrees and some lower 80s for the tri-valley and the north bay. let's get a look at that morning commute with mike. we are taking a look at these headlights, still slow 101 at the 680 interchange, that's not a surprise. your maps wouldn't show you any surprises for the speed sensors, typical pattern. let's continue with some live looks for fremont, southbound 880 a nice drive, picking up the volume past the truck scales. easy back over toward your

morning commute toward milpitas. the bay bridge toll plaza the metering lights were turned on, but no surprises on the approach, just your back up and build. fast track showing you an advantage for those transponders. north bay san rafael southbound 101, no problem for the drive. you are picking up the volume but still close to the speed limit. 580 the richmond san mateo bridge down to the golden gate bridge. back to you. new report reveals traffic injuries are the leading cause of death for children ages 5 to 19 across the world. an estimated 500 children are killed and tens of thousands injured in car accidents every day. in the united states pedestrian safety is among the biggest issues facing teens and preteens. in 2013 more than 400 children were killed and 16,000 injured in pedestrianen had related traffic collisions. >> 5:50. it is full speed ahead on a pilot program allowing ride sharing companies to continue operating at sfo. taxi drivers have been opposed

to the plan ever since it was rolled out last year. they are taking a big hit from companies like uber and lyft. taxi drivers have held protests about this including one yesterday in san francisco. despite all of that sfo right now is all in on ride sharing with leaders saying the program is being extended at least through february. a traffic website wants to help fix relationships damaged by the ashley madison scandal. now, their solution, cheap airfares could couples can repair their relationships on vacation. cheapair.com offering ashley madison customers who had their data exposed a $50 companion discount all you have to do is e-mail the company, but that e-mail must match with one of the leaked accounts. last week hammers leaked data of 36 million users of the website for cheating spouses. >> just looking out for those couples there i'm sure. a heroes welcome in sacramento for the college student credited with saving a train full of people. >> i'm just glad to be back here to see everybody. it's kind of overwhelming for

me, i didn't expect all this to happen. >> that's anthony sadler, he is one of three californians who helped bake down a terror suspect on a paris bound train last week. the senior at sacramento state senior was honored by the mayor. he also provided a funny sorts moment. >> all the pictures of you over in europe you had a laker -- a laker jersey on. so -- so let me make it official. >> now the starting point guard for your sacramento kings, anthony sadler. the other two men are in germany. sacramento is planning a full parade when all three of them are back home and reunited. >> that's pretty cool. coming up, honoring justin wilson. how other indy car drivers plan to pay tribute to the driver

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he drove for andretti autosport and today marco andretti will be behind the wheel of wilson's number 25 car for that tribute. the drivers will then head off to sonoma raceway where the championship deciding race will be this weekend. president obama is going to be in in new orleans ahead of the tenth anniversary of hurricane katrina. saturday marks ten years since that hurricane made land fall and merely destroyed several is cities along the gulf coast including new orleans. since then the focus has been purely on rebuilding. today the president will visit various maybe hoods in new orleans affected by the hurricane. the estimates put the damage from cat thank you at more than a billion dollars. a busy day on the campaign trail as candidates make the push to get the votes they need to be the nominee. with 17 republicans trying to get the nod and a new democrat possibly entering the race it's more important than ever to make a good impression. edward lawrence has the latest from washington. >> reporter: hillary clinton says she always thought getting

the democrat nomination for president would be competitive. she campaigned in iowa and for the first time she's talking about the possibility of vice president joe biden entering the race into he sh should have the space and the opportunity to decide what he wants to to. >> the first woman president of the united states. >> she picked up big endorsements from the former governor of iowa and the current secretary of agriculture. presidential candidates from both parties flooded iowa and new hampshire from events. senator marco rubio told workers in new hampshire that he will not use the term anchor babies. he added. >> ultimately the republican party will reach out to all voters based on who our nominee is and i don't believe donald trump will be our nominee. we will have a process. >> reporter: former governor jeb bush held an event in his home state of florida looking for common ground with pro choice voters. >> there's common ground between pro life and pro choice people that we ought to find and make sure that this country respects

life. >> reporter: republican candidates went back to the issues. there's a lot of campaigning, the first votes for both parties in iowa and new hampshire are in february. edward lawrence, nbc news, washington. >> things are just getting started. american children, get this, missed 22 million face of school every year because of the common cold. but a new germ killing product hopes to bring that number down. one of the best ways to prevent the spread of germs is hand washing of course, but many students forget to do it after going to the bathroom or wiping their noses. a texas man has created a new product, keep those germs under control. it's called an anti-microbial film transfer. >> you basically peel it and stick itting to get it on the structure and you make a heat gun to shrink wrap stuck tour. it's metal based in silver so it doesn't allow micro organisms to

multiply. >> the test results show the product reduces the spread of staph infection by 99.9%. >> can i just wrap it around my house? >> that's not a horrible idea. kids will put their hands anywhere. coming up at 6:00, a crash and explosion and massive fire, but south bay police say the person that caused the chaos is nowhere to be found. >> new evidence in a high profile case could prove that that deadly shooting on a san francisco pier was actually an accident. o ofe tt idi't en ow i >> she brought a smile out of me that i didn't even know existed and she did that with everybody else that she touched. >> honoring the lives of two young journalists killed by a former coworker. how the small virginia community is coming together to pay tribute. "today in the bay" starts now. a very good thursday morning to you. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> and i'm sam brock. we're going to have a look at those top stories in just a

moment but first we are tracking the weather and roads. mib is here keeping an eye on your morning commute but we start with meteorologist kari hall with a look at your microclimate forecast. >> good morning. get ready for a hot day. our temperatures start out cool, but it is going to be sizzling for our inland valleys. a look at hose numbers now. it is 66 degrees in the east bay as the sunrises you see it's 54 degrees in the north bay and the south bay 64 degrees. here is a look at those highs, 90 south bay, peninsula 85, east bay will be at 80 today and the tri-valley 99, san francisco 75 and the north bay 92. i will detail those microclimates and look at the weekend forecast coming up. let's get a look at that commute with mike. looking over toward the bay bridge toll plaza where you would expect the backup because the metering lights are on as we've been talking about. meanwhile on the span itself we will look at your map, disabled vehicle just reported somewhere across that span, they are pushing it slowly over towards the fremont off ramp, that will slow folks