flames in the alamo hills overnight-- where a person flees in time, but faces a burned down home. laura/vo plus, a stampede that claims the lis flames in the alamo hills overnight. where a person flees in time, but faces a burned down home. plus, a stampede claims the lives of hundreds in mecca. a holy ritual turned deadly. a day of grief after a student struck by a car near the school. "today in the bay" starts right now. good thursday morning. thank you for joining us. i'm sam brock. >> and i'm laura garcia-cannon. let's get a look at this forecast. anthony slaughter is in this morning. >> we're looking at clear skies this morning. we don't have any fog this morning. it's going to be a nice warm

day. temperatures starting off nice and cool. we are expecting 90s to return to the map. especially for the north bay. that will be one of our hottest locations, but very comfortable conditions for the coastline. 70s there. 76 for san francisco. mid to upper 80s for the east bay down to the south bay. we'll talk more about this warming trend. but in the meantime, let's check the morning commute. >> sounds like a good day for a midday game. here's 880. a's play at 12:35. easy drive getting your way up to the bay. we do have construction in usual spots, like for example, 880 at davis, that will be a typical spot. a smooth drive through the south bay. there's one signal out at stevenson. it's going to be there likely all morning and into the afternoon. that shouldn't be a major commute issue, though. back to you. breaking news now from saudi arabia. more than 400 people dead, hundreds more injured after a stampede outside of the holy city of mecca.

more than 4,000 workers and 200 ambulances are there right now helping out with that disaster. the stampede happened during one of the last rituals of the hajj season. the annual islamic pilgrimage to mecca. that ritual is known as stoning the devil, where crowds throw stones at three pillars. hundreds have been healed in past years during the same smoich ceremony. a million-dollar home up in smoke. the home caught fire about 1:30 this morning in alamo. crews found electrical wires down and flames coming out of every door and window in the house. they say they had no choice but to just let it burn for a while. fortunately, everyone got out of the house and no one was hurt. according to zillow, the home is 3,500 square feet, it sold for $1.5 million in 2013. prayers this morning at a south bay high school, a freshman student at archbishop high school fighting for his

life. >> students will wear white in honor of their classmate. police say he was running on the sidewalk when he darted out into the street, that's when a car slammed into him. he is in critical condition this morning. the catholic school will hold a prayer vigil this morning on campus. the scene is both suspicious and scary. a green van rolling down streets near schools in the east bay with a man inside of it attempting to lure children. that van was spotted friday morning near ruby bridges elementary in alameda. 20 minutes later, berkley police got calls about two incidents also involving a van. this time, trying to kidnap kids near willard middle school. alameda police are still trying to figure out if those incidents are connected, but law enforcement agencies across the east bay want parents to keep their guard up. >> it makes you cautious. you know, keep an eye out. yeah. not just for my kids, but other kids. >> this morning, alameda police cannot confirm if the green van

attempted to kidnap anyone. it is 4:33. do you recognize this man? san jose police say he robbed a subway restaurant at gunpoint. it happened this monoon a subway near branham lane. if you have any information call san jose police. the man arrested for spraying anti-chinese graffiti in a san francisco neighborhood could find out today if he's going to stand trial. 62-year-old john skinoni is charged with vandalism and committing a hate crime. he's set to appear in court for a preliminary hearing. police say he spray painted the words "no more chinese" in several sports over labor day weekend. investigators now say three bodies found near sacramento are likely connected to a missing bay area family. a couple and their 7-year-old son had not been heard from since september 11th. the family was supposed to be spending a weekend near their cabin, and now we're learning three bodies were found in the cabin which was destroyed by

fire. the missing are adam and molly buchanan and their son gavin. >> the family is coping as best as they can. carrying on with the business. carrying on, taking care of the remaining son. >> the buchanans also have a 16-year-old son. he did not go to the cabin with the rest of his family. we are getting the second day of fall now. is the weather getting crisper? i'm ready for halloween. costume's on the way. >> good morning to you both. we're looking at clear conditions this morning. we don't have any fog to report, so we are going to see a nice, comfortable morning, but it is going to wrap up rapidly. our sunrise close to 7:00. our days getting a little bit shorter, but we are going to see rapid warming this afternoon. comfortable at the coastline. temperatures back into the 70s. here it is. your numbers for the day. 88 for san jose.

91 for saratoga. palo alto at 75. cool at pacifica at 71. ocean beach will still stay cool at 71 degrees. in the north bay, a few 90s there. sausalito not too bad. the tri-valley will bake today. talking about temperatures near 100 degrees. it does cool off for the weekend. we'll show you that coming up in a little while. let's check that morning drive. >> baked tri-valley, sounds delicious. west 580 at the dublin interchange, a smooth drive. no slowing out of the tri-valley. altamont just shows that typical first start. very beginning of a build. fremont, the freeway, 680 moving smoothly. the local traffic will have this issue because that signal is out all morning possibly until the afternoon because of a part that's missing and that will be an issue for drop-off time at kennedy high school. and there's the rest of your

bay, guys. no major incidents. coming up, the pope wrapping up his first leg of his u.s. tour today with a speech before congress. a preview of what he might say and why it could make both republicans and democrats uneasy. got a tip for nbc bay area's investigative unit? call 1-888-996-tips or e-mail theunit@nbcbayarea.com. nbc bay area, we investigate. the pope's historic visit

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=laura/live= you're taking a live look outside the apostolic nunciature where the pope will leave later the pope's historic visit continues today. a live look outside the apostolic nuniunclature. you see the clouds gathering out there. he is actually the first pontiff in history to ever address congress. >> hopefully he'll be speaking in a language that both democrats and republicans can understand. tracie potts joining us live from washington with more. >> reporter: pope francis, the son of immigrants is literally embracing this issue that's divided congress. 5-year-old sophie cruz will attend his address at the capital today. her parents are undocumented immigrants. >> every day, i am scared that one day they will take them away from me. >> reporter: the pope is urging bishops and may urge congress today to support immigrants, the poor, refugees, and innocent victims of abortion.

>> and he'll be bringing life to them. not in a wagging the finger perspective, but really saying let's have a come to jesus moment. >> reporter: lawmakers have been asked not to use standing ovations to politicize his speech, which will likely include another passionate appeal to deal with climate change. >> we are living at a critical moment of history. we still have time to make the change. >> reporter: after today's speech, the pope will greet the faithful outside the capital. he'll view the statue of serra, and visit missionaries feeding the homeless. before he heads to new york this afternoon, these children will be outside the vatican embassy, hoping to get a blessing. >> if i got to talk to him, it would be just the best thing in the world. >> reporter: tracie potts, nbc news at the u.s. capital. >> we'll be covering the pope's visit throughout the morning on air and online.

you can always also download our free nbc bay area app and follow us on facebook and twitter. >> those grandkids can tell their grandkids someday about that. pretty amazing. coming up next, keeping history alive. one man's mission to refurbish a b-56 bomber.

so it's laura and the boys today. look at that! nice. >> a little too much

testosterone or just the right amount? >> no, i enjoy it. good friends. >> weather manslaughter, so his twitter handle says. >> yes, good to be with you guys. we are looking at warm conditions today. the second day of our warming trend. second day of fall. tomorrow, temperatures will peak and then we start our cooling trend. if you want to hit the beach, enjoy the day off. if you've got to work, try to find a cool place, because it's going to be hot later on, especially for the tri-valley in the south bay. that's where temperatures will get into the 90s for some of us. right now it's clear for the most part. no fog to report of. 84 degrees for the east bay. 91 for the north bay. 95 expected there. in the south bay, we'll get up to 88. in a few places like gilroy, it will get closer to 90 degrees. in the east bay, it will be a little bit moderate because of the calm winds that we'll see all day long now. if you're headed to the beach, here's your beach forecast. 71 degrees for pacifica later on today. 77 for half-moon bay.

a little bit warmer there. santa cruz will be really nice. don't you wish it was the weekend? 79 degrees for santa cruz. winds will be light, and that's going to mean really unhealthy air quality. we have a cold front sitting off the coast. we'll see a few clouds this morning as we get a little bit of high clouds drifting this way. but as we move towards the next couple of days, watch this. the cold front starts to fall apart. we aren't going to see any showers from it, but our temperatures are going to cool off quite a bit as we head toward saturday, sunday, and monday, the start to the next workweek will be very comfortable. it will be hot for friday. temperatures near 90 degrees for the south bay. as we move towards the weekend, temperatures do cool off. by sunday, san francisco back into the 60s. let's talk to mike now and see how that drive is shaping up. >> i have a very boring shot. 280 coming up. and here's 17. and that's where there's a report of a motorcycle crash.  me show you the map where that is again. over here, very smooth drive.

a little slowing shows up on the approach, but that's because of the transition. a motorcycle rider reportedly having a hurt ankle, but nothing serious there and we didn't see any flashing lights. we'll move up toward fremont where we have that outage, but also 880 at stevenson could be an issue. the rest of your bay moves very smoothly without incident. back to you. >> we're going to take a one-dimensional view of landon dowdy. good morning, landon. >> not quite as exciting as a 360-degree view, but let's get a quick check of your markets. futures are lower ahead of the opening bell. markets boasting modest losses on wednesday as a rally in oil prices fizzled out. we get data on unemployment, demand for durable goods and new home sales. janet yellen speaks this evening, a week after the fed

decided not to raise interest rates. the dow falling to 16,280. the nasdaq slipping four. the fallout from the volkswagen emissions scandal gets deeper. reuters reports in april v.w. sent letters to owners of diesel cars in california telling them to take their vehicles to the dealer for new software to ensure their tail pipe emissions were optimized. volkswagen didn't say it was being taken to satisfy u.s. regulators. last week, v.w. admitted it deliberately deceived officials. on wednesday, volkswagen's ceo resigned. facebook is rolling out 360-degree video in its new feed fb web and android phone users. the videos allow users to watch a scene from any angle. mobile users can tilt their device in any direction to get a panoramic view. disney has up loaded a 360-degree video from the new "star wars" movie and lebron james lets viewers go behind the scenes during his workouts, so

the feature will be available for apple devices in the coming months. back over to you. >> a lot of people love that. >> we're all going to be able to dunk like lebron. a little bit of athleticism. we'd like to give one napa county man the credit he deserves for keeping our military history alive. >> just make sure you bring your ear plugs. "today in the bay's" bob redell wishes he did. >> i'm scared. that something happens. >> reporter: michael sure knows how to send people flying. chained to his motorbike shop. >> it keeps it from going across the street. >> reporter: is a 4300 horsepower beast. >> i'm just shook up. that thing will kill you. >> reporter: it came close. >> whoa! >> reporter: your hand is on fire. you okay? >> yeah, i'm all right. >> reporter: could have been worse. >> one time i caught the roof on fire. >> reporter: michael bought this r4360 on e-bay.

a piston engine that used to propel the b36 bomber. he spent two years refurbishing it. and you knew what you were doing, obviously? >> no, google. >> reporter: while retirees from nearby travis air force base taught him how to operate what is one of the world's largest engines of its kind. why? >> you know, trying to keep history alive is my main goal. that's what keeps this country free. >> the b36 had not two, not four, but six of those pratton whitneys along with four turbo jets. it helped deter russia from going to war with the united states during the early part of the cold war. whoa! hence the nickname the peacemaker. so much for peace in wine country. the locals don't seem to mind. it's the pieces they should be worried about. >> what's that that blew off?

>> i don't know, i'll have to check it out. >> reporter: at least there's google. >> mike's got to be just a little bit of crazy. >> reporter: bob redell, "today in the bay." >> stand back, no doubt. michael does ask for a $100 donation for him to fire up that bomber engine, which actually helps pay for its upkeep. >> bob redell going back in time. i was waiting for michael j. fox to come out of there. when your age is higher than the number of seconds than you run a 100 meter dash in, you might be doing something right. meet the world's oldest sprinter! he just turned 105 years -- he's 105. which is now setting a new record for competitive sprinting for those above the age of 100. yesterday at a seniors competition in kyoto, he clocked in with a time of just over 42 seconds. that is a drop-off from the 34-second 100 that he two years ago ran when he was mere lay

young, ripe 103. he says he only started sprinting when he was in his 90s. >> there's still hope! look at that. that's amazing. instir rational, too. well, coming up, calls for the department of justice to investigate what happened when a teenager is arrested for bringing his homemade alarm clock to school. how the bay area lawmaker is getting involved.

fall is here. laura's talking about how much you love pumpkins in the park. >> the glass pumpkin. it's beautiful. >> and it's crisp air, right? it's going to be nice, cool weather. maybe i'm getting ahead of myself. >> maybe not today and tomorrow, but by the weekend, yes. even in the morning hours, you can definitely feel the difference this morn. we're looking at cool, crisp conditions. high pressure has returned and

that's going to continue to build the next couple of days, so it will stay warm and above average until about saturday. but today, it's still going to be warm. we're talking about temperatures near 90 degrees for san jose. morgan hill will be up to 87. palo alto 75. 76 for stoma. up in the north bay, 90 later on today. and a few mid 90s for the tri-valley. let's see how things are moving on the road. >> over toward fremont, this sign just south of that roadway, a smooth drive right there. look at your map, approaching from the north, there is a crash. the updated location on stevenson. there's a signal out. going to be all morning. so we'll remind you of that over and over as that cool drop-off time approaches. the crash in san jose not causing any slowing on 17 at 85. back to you. it might be a lost cause for home buyers. where high demand is leading to sky high rents across the bay area. renters at least feeling the

pain, too. but things could be changing in one community very soon. the mercury news reporting the mountain view city council is trying to find out a way to help the renters. hundreds of people attended meetings this month to demand action on rising rents. the city is also hearing from landlord associations which fear that the possible imposition of rent control could be coming. cal trans says fixing those troublesome ankle rods could talk $15 million and toll payers will likely be footing most of that biel. engineers say the steel rods were exposed to salt water because the contractor failed to adequately seal them. it has led to months of study and delays. officials say future repairs could drag well into the next year. too much noise. that's what many folks in atherton are complaining about right now regarding the increased air traffic at nearby san carlos airport.

the san mateo board of supervisors created a subcommittee to find a way to address the noise concerns. it comes after they wrote strongly worded letters to the atherton city council earlier in the month. the teenager who was arrested for bringing his homemade alarm clock to the school has a big lawmaker on his side. >> ahmed mohammed was arrested at his high school. his teacher thought his clock looked like a bomb. he was never charged, but congressman mike honda says the teen's civil rights were being violated. his calling the department of justice to investigate. mohammed's arrest has made him a very popular guy. he's visited google's offices in mountain view and soon he's going to head to the white house to meet with president obama. coming up, watching for a child predator in east bay. school officials warning parents about a suspicious green van lurking around elementary schools. and tragedy strikes at a south bay high school. a student hit by a car after running off the sidewalk near archbishop mitty. students hold out hope for a

freshman - critically injured when he was hit by a car. laura/vo and - the flames - seemed insurmountable. morning at mitty. students holding out hope for a freshman critically injured when he was struck by a car. and the flames seemed insurmountab insurmountable. plus, watch out for a suspicious man in a van. parents warned about this man driving by schools trying to lure children inside of his car. "today in the bay" starts right now. a good thursday morning. thank you for joining us.

i'm sam brock. >> and i'm laura garcia-cannon. time to get a check of that forecast. anthony slaughter is in for kari this morning. >> we're waking up to clear skies across the entire bay and that's going to mean a warm day. we're talking about the return of 90s later on, especially for places like san jose. it's going to be a little bit toasty later on. it's very comfortable. clear skies will lead to a sunny afternoon. 76 for san francisco. 84 for the east bay. expect 85 for the peninsula. meanwhile, close to 90 in the south bay. let's see how the roads are moving. >> everybody's moving well except for these cash payers to the left approach of the bay bridge toll plaza. you'll have a very easy drive. that will sort itself out. fremont has the only crash. south 880, there's a car sticking out from the bushes. no injuries reported. i don't know if they f