fueling his sexual assault of an unconscious woman. the letter he wrote to the judge next. a lot of people are asking this morning what happened to the warriors last night in cleveland? the doves smothered by the cavaliers. the cavs steal the show. action from inside the locker room right now on "today in the bay." good morning and thanks for joining us on this thursday. i'm kris sanchez in for laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm chris brock. high elevation last night from lebron james. >> that was awesome. it was depressing to see steph curry -- i wouldn't be surprised this morning if i heard he had the flu. he was just dazed. >> low elevation for the clouds. we'll see the sun breaking out in the afternoon. temperatures in the mid to upper

50s. heading to the mid 70s today. san francisco looking at a high of 64. overall a nice and comfortable day. this weather continues into tomorrow before we get changes this weekend. i'll talk about that coming up. now mike has the update on a crash in dublin. >> fastrack lanes are visibly moving. zooming in over toward the tri-valley. a popular spot, dublin interchange we saw. 580 jammed up where you're starting to tap the brakes. a crash, two vehicles, two rigs there stuck together after a crash. they are on the shoulder, but a spectacle so folks are slowing down to see what that is. 580 another crash around north livermore. not a problem for speeds there.

happening today, doctors can now help people suffering from terminal illnesses end their own lives here in california. it is a controversial law which officially goes into effect today. >> this law was passed following a widely publicized case of britney mainer. >> good morning. you might expect there are a lot of people who disagree with this new law. it is a new law and it does take effect today. a lot ofç people are expected subscribe to the new program here in the state of california. it is expected to triple the number of termly ill patients nationwide who can get a lethal dose from their doctor if the pain they are suffering becomes too much. there are rules in place. the law affects patients with six months to live from a terminal illness. those patients have to be diagnosed by two different doctors to be eligible for the medications that will end their lives. those patients, doctors or

pharmacists can opt out at any time. one of those doctors participating in the program is in berkeley. he is ready to help end the suffering of many patients. >> one of which might be physician aid in dying where they use the medication to die. most of all, how do we make you have a good death? >> as you mentioned, there is strong religious opposition to the new law. the new law requires termly ill patients to submit three requests for life-ending drugs. two must be verbal and they must be 15 days apart. that new law in california takes effect today. >> damian, thank you very much. new smoking rules in california take effect today. that includes raising the minimum smoking age from 18 to 21 across the state of

california. starting to smoke is illegal for anyone under 21 to buy tobacco products. the new legislation also regulates e-cigarettes and restricts tobacco use in other ways. california becomes the second state after hawaii to raise the legal age to 21. it might spur a movement across the country. he takes very little responsibility. >> he is now the focus of international outrage. for the first time we are hearing what brock turner wrote to the judge about the sexual assault at stanford. in a letter to the court, the former stanford swimmer appears to blame the party culture on campus for his crime. "the swim team set no limits on partying and drinking and i saw guys take full advantage of these circumstances while i was shown to do the same." >> there are plenty of people on campus who drink who don't rape

other students. >> a jury found turner guilty of three counts of felony sexual assault. the judge aaron persky sentenced turner to six months in jail though he could have sentenced him to ten years in prison. hundreds of thousands of people have signed petition demanding that that judge be removed from the bench. a congresswoman jackie spear plans to honor the sexual assault victim in congress next week and use her words to bring light to sexual assault on campuses. members of congress men and women will take turns reading parts of that victim's letter to brock turner. the special reading will happen on the house floor next week. total anarchy is how some describe a san francisco police commission meeting last night. they were supposed to be discussing use of force by officers. >> they want your two minutes to keep going. >> i don't know how you sleep. you all have blood on your

hands. >> that meeting was eventually called off entirely. several people voiced their disappointment including the city's new acting police chief. >> people are upset they never got a chance to communicate what their issues were. they want to talk about things that were important to them. >> there are some people in this room who are not here for reasonable discussion. they just want to take over. >> there are two more public meetings planned to discuss the new use of force poll system the next one is june 15th. searching for more suspects, you are looking at a picture of a man wanted by san jose police in connection with a violent donald trump rally last week. he is now one of several suspects linked to the's tacks on trump's supporters. trump is long gone from san jose. this case is far from over. san jose police make three more arrests because of that protest. that brings the total to seven arrests since that rally last

thursday. the mayor publically denounced the violence and denied accusations he ordered officers to stand down at the height of the attack. many arrested are minors. >> to the sports arena we go. this sums up a disappointing night for the warriors. final score 120-90, cavaliers. game four set for tomorrow night. >> they looked like a team that was desperate. we didn't play desperate. we a looked relaxed and comfortable. >> don't get outplayed. we've got to be better than that friday. we got bullied. >> the game was in cleveland, there was plenty of action in oakland as a near sellout crowd

packed oracle arena. fans remain positive because the doves still lead the series two games to one and can close the series out at home on monday if they win game four. >> you can lose but not by 30. from hardwood to the ice. sharks need to win tonight as well to keep their hopes for the championship alive. team teal trails the penguins three games to one in the stanley cup finals. in the past five years, pittsburgh has blown two playoff series when they had a 3-1 advantage. game five is tonight in pittsburgh. you can join us right here on nbc bay area to watch all the action. tune in early. we'll give you a special edition of nbc bay area news at 4:30 and after the game, more news followed by bay area revelations. >> we have a sunny outlook for our local sports teams here. are we looking at sunshine breaking through in the next

couple of hours? >> it may take longer than that. morning clouds being with us once again becoming mostly sunny and a pleasant day. lunchtime will be 70 in the south bay. tri-valley 68. highs in san francisco reaching 64 and 76 in the north bay. mid to upper 70s for most of the bay area. feeling nice today. what about this weekend? i don't think so. we'll talk about that coming up in less than ten minutes. mike says it looks quiet through oakland for now. >> i think folks passed the home of the warriors. sharks tonight. looking toward the east bay. look at this the tri-valley slow

westbound jamming up on the approach all the way up to 580. affects possibly the slow lane. folks are shifting over to the left. a couple of vehicles on the shoulder there. more traffic coming out of the altamont. to avoid the backup, take highway 84. or just the 84 cut-off down toward livermore and pleasanton. san jose, easy flow of traffic here. south bay just starting to see more traffic. millions of twitter accounts hacked. a cannon caper, the suspect behind bars for stealing a piece of history dating back to world war i. x marks the spot or in this case this gold marker marks the spot. the new and unusual landmark.

a bay area man has now been arrested in connection with a stolen piece of history we mentioned the cannon caper. a bay area man has been arrested in connection with a stolen piece of history. he is in police custody accused of taking a world war i era cannon.

a man who saw our report called police. the next day he said he unwittingly said he bought that stolen cannon. police are looking for a second suspect. fbi needs your help to track down the dreaded bandit. he's not feared. he had dreads. agents say the suspect disguises himself with a long wig and fake period and dark make-up. experts believe he is white or hispanic and say he has been known to flash a gun. he rob twos banks last month. investigators say there may be others as well. there is now a $5,000 reward for information leading to the dreaded panned why it's arrest. 6:14. people dreading having their twitter accounts hacked. as many as 32 million accounts have been hacked and leaked.

they were told about that breach from an alleged hacker. many appear to be from russia. it's likely year information was collected by malware affecting browsers such as chrome and fire fox. how much time do you spend binge watching your favorite shows? netflix did a study to find out. it takes viewers about a week to finish the first season of a tv show. that means they are watching netflix about two hours a day. the report also found that genres make a difference. people watched thriller and sci-fi shows fastest. how could you look away? political dramas and comedies are watched at a slower pace. >> one week for one season is pretty quick. >> i think it's two days in our house. >> to most, san francisco is the focal point of the bay area. is where the center of the city with so many important landmarks? today in the bay got to the

bottom of this geographical question. >> if you live in san francisco, you may argue your neighborhood is the center of the city. you likely would be wrong. >> we wanted to know where it was. >> public works department set out to find the exact geographic center. with mapping, specialized gear and geo positioning signals from 11 different satellites, they landed mere around 750 corbet street near twin peaks. >> we do have a surveying team. we had the equipment here. they just had to do magic work on the computer to come up with the numbers. >> most had no ideas as this tiny two-inch marker was placed just last week. >> what if i told you two feet to your right? >> no way. i've been running in route 20 plus years. >> a bigger plaque is planned for the future. neighbors bragging to their friends. >> they know where to go to find me.

>> it's based off land maps and not outlying areas, some argue it's the center of the universe. >> usually except when the warriors playing, oakland is the center of the universe. >> that man knows what he is talking about. >> very wise. talking about the golden state warriors. x marks the golden spot there. >> it's highlighted by spray paint. >> we are going to have a nice one as we go into the next couple of days. it was warm to start out the week. not so much today. we start out this morning with a look at the golden gate bridge. some clouds overhead. we'll see those clouds clearing out as we go through late morning, early afternoon. all those clouds helping to keep our temperatures down. we are at 59 in the east bay and

peninsula. san francisco 58. north bay. all our weather underground sites showing temperatures from 52 to 58 in san rafael. 59 in vallejo. breaking it down for san francisco, we will continue to see the clouds throughout at least lunch time. by early afternoon once again, 1:00 we start to see the sun peeking out. for the south bay, up to 81 in gilroy. 68 in san mateo. 62 in the presidio. napa 77. 68 in oakland. mid 70s for the tri-valley. we are in for changes. this area of low pressure giving us a nice onshore flow. ocean breeze keeping our temperatures in check. we'll be under the influence of high pressure. that will give us more of a northerly wind and our temperatures will start to heat up as we go into sunday as well

as monday. looking at the temperature trend for the next five days, pleasanton will be below average today and tomorrow. average temperature 79. warms up on saturday. beach weather on sunday. on monday, still pretty warm as we head back to work. will be 85. looking ahead to the weekend, it may be as hot as the upper 80s. even a few spots hitting low 90s. tri-valley 88. in the peninsula we'll see a high of 80 sunday. not a bad way to start out the weekend. make some plans to try to stay cool. let's head over to mike. >> we'll look at our fremont camera. nice smooth drive past the truck scales. we are looking at san jose where ]uu(áq lookn

for all the folks. we are looking toward the maps. smooth flow of traffic. easing into commute. hayward we see a little slowing. we see a lot of slowing 580 over here. you have red to orange on the approach to 580. we may have had progress here. crash off to the shoulder is a distraction. the interchange itself moves well. more traffic here. we are looking at the bay bridge toll plaza. crossing from oakland to the san francisco via the bridge, go through this. fastrack lanes are visibly moving. >> that is very good. bernie sanders heads to the white house not the way he planned. details of the meeting he has with the president. how it could impact the future of the democratic party.

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and other sugary drinks in san francisco - was supposed to a new law requiring health warning labels for ads on sodas and shugy drinks in san francisco was supposed to go in effect next month. this week a judge blocked that law while an appeal by the beverage industry moves forward.

the industry says the law violates their free speech rights by making them put something on their label they don't believe is true. the group lost the case last month which is why they are appealing. the ninth circuit court is expected to rule on that appeal. are sidewalk repair as cash cow for san jose? >> what did you find, chris? >> thousands of letters that tell residents you must fix your sidewalk plus pay $100 for an inspection. san jose issued more than 14,000 of those letters over the past 2 1/2 years. look at the clutter created when we mapped them all out. the dots are everywhere. this plot does not expose overzealous inspectors hungry to pad the city books. 75% of sidewalk cases arise from neighbors turning in their

neighbors. also, its $100 inspection fee only covers half its costs so taxpayers eat the rest. you can see sidewalk spats on your street. use the map on our website nbcbayarea.com. you can leave us a tip on hour response page. tomorrow at 6:20, we tally a week of costly complaints and intriguing questions. turning to decision 2016, a much anticipated meeting at the white house. democratic presidential candidate bernie sanders will sit down with president obama. this visit comes as top democrats are pressuring sanders to suspend his campaign so the party can unify behind hillary clinton. tracie potts joins us.

bernie sanders asked for this meeting. >> right. this is not like he gets hauled into the white house and the president says we need you to drop out. this is not quite how this is going. sanders wanted to sit with the president because clearly he and his millions of supporters want to have some say and input and leverage when it comes to what democrats are going to be focusing on. that begins today. we heard from president obama when he pretaped an interview for the tonight show last night. >> my hope is over the next couple of weeks we are able to pull things together. >> president obama will appear on the "tonight" show tonight hours after his conversation with bernie sanders at the white house today. >> i thought bernie sanders brought enormous energy and new ideas. he pushed the party and challenged them. i thought it made hillary a better candidate. >> now that hillary clinton secured enough delegates to win the democratic nomination, will sanders concede and urge

millions of followers to support her? >> it's going to take work on the part of hillary clinton, barack obama, and bernie sanders to bring them aren't. >> democratic leaders say sanders needs time. >> i would say you let a week, ten days go by. then begin to see the pieces come together. >> i made it clear i will do everything i can to make it possible for him to be a good partner. >> that may include giving sanders more control over the democrats' platform including key issues from his campaign. social justice, protecting the environment, cracking down on wall street. >> and today sanders comes to the white house. he's coming to capitol hill and he's got a big rally here before tuesday's d.c. primary. back to you. i'm bob redel with the controversial statements made by a stanford student convicted of sexual assault.

>> a possibility of the plague at lake tahoe. what you need to know to keep yourself and your family safe if you plan to camp there. joining us.

garcia cannon.ez, in for laura good morning. thanks for joining us, i'm kris sanchez in for laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm sam brock on this thursday. we have a few days left of this gorgeous picture-perfect weather. >> it will be hot toward the end

of the week. enjoy today. we start out with morning clouds, becoming sunny and a pleasant day. lunchtime temperatures will be nice. take the lunch outside. it will be in the 60s and low 70s. heading up to 77 in the tri-valley and south bay. the peninsula up to 74. heading into the weekend, yes it gets hot. we'll talk about that. mike has better news for the tri-valley commuters. >> tracking the volume of traffic around the bay. here is the san mateo bridge. around the same latitude moving over to the right we'll show you westbound 580. look at the big improvements over just ten minutes. west 580 does back up on the approach where all the red is. things are getting easier toward the dublin interchange. the crash cleared from the shoulder so distraction is no longer a distraction. south bay we see the rest of the bay moves well. 101 slow for san jose.

traffic very easy both directions northbound is the one coming toward us. thank you. a former stanford swimmer sexually assaulted an unconscious woman on campus. we know what brock turner says is to blame. he says the party culture at the university fueled the attack. >> bob redell joining us live from stanford this morning. this is a case that continues to spark backlash across the country. now it's reaching the halls of congress. good morning. >> good morning to you there in that letter to the court, brock turner, the former swim star here at stanford does appear to blame his criminal behavior on what he calls the so-called party culture on campus. in that letter he goes on to write to the judge, "the swim team set no limits on partying or drinking. i saw the guy take full advantage for these circumstances while what is shown to do the same. i witnessed countless times the

guys go to party and meet girls and take the girl they just met go back with them. turner was convicted and sentenced to six months in jail for sexually assaulting an unconscious woman by a dumpster on campus early last year after a late-night fraternity party. >> there are plenty of people who drink and don't rape other students. >> he takes very little responsibility. this is a "i'm sorry you're hurt "letter. >> he wrote he was from a small town in ohio with little party experience. that's misleading. investigators say they found text messages that indicate turner drank, smoked marijuana and dropped acid in ohio and during his time here in stanford. bob redell, today in the bay. >> new details on a story we first broke monday morning. stanford police released the sketch of a man they say broke into two homes and accosted two women as they slept.

one woman screamed, scared the man away. in the second incident the woman chased him out of her home. a teenage girl is safe but her family says she was kidnapped in a possible case of sex trafficking. >> we're sad, you foe what i mean? >> police swarmed the area near 65th and alcatraz where they say a man took the 14-year-old girl hostage. they were able to rescue that girl and arrest the man. the family tells nbc bay area the girl told them other victims were inside that home. >> there are ties to any human trafficking that we take these incidents, any violent crimes seriously. >> i am happy she got away. i hope there were no other children that they can't find. i hope they got everybody they needed to get. >> police say the investigation is not over.

>> investigators are looking at surveillance camera video this morning after a bullet hole was found at san jose city hall. employees arrived to work yesterday and found the hole at the base of a window. no one was hurt. police believe the shooting happened around 2:00 in the morning yesterday. >> bull shot in city hall is something we all should be concerned about. we are not making the assumptions about what caused it or what relation it has with other news. >> the city is not aware any of threats that could be linked to the shooting. police are reviewing surveillance footage above that window which was struck. >> warning for drivers who use highway 4 in pittsburgh. there is b.a.r.t. construction that could sound like gun fire. police do not want drivers to be alarmed, especially following the spate of shootings on the freeway in the area. construction will take place on highway 4 and railroad avenue between 6:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. >> oil refineries are trying to overturn a series of air pollution rules adopted

following the chevron oil refinery fire back in 2012. according to the east bay times, five refineries have sued to block rules aimed at reducing emissions by 20%. those refineries suing are chevron, shell, valero, tesoro and phillips 66. they argue the new rules are unfair and possibly unjustified. the rules were created after the fire at the chevron refineries four years ago which sent thousands of people to hospitals with eye and throat irritation. firefighters quickly extinguished a fire that came dangerously close to homes in san jose. it happened 8:20 last night near cathedral park. firefighters faced challenges because of the steep terrain. they put the fire out and said they were lucky the fire broke out at night when the winds were low.

no structures were damaged. >> people traveling to lake tahoe during their vacation time. a health alert you might want to know about. a flea tested positive for the plague. this was taken off a chipmunk last month. health inspectors are not aware of if i humans affected at this point. this is a bacterial disease. doctors say it is often spread by çfleas on wild rodents. warning signs are posted in tahoe camp grounds. >> kids are out of school. one san francisco supervisor is teaming up with the coast guard to warn everybody about the dangers along the coast line. he believes that not enough is being done to warn people with the dangers of ocean beach and rip currents there. >> a lot of the issues are people think this is a swimming beach and it's not. somebody wades out in their

ankles, there is a danger of rip currents. >> they joined coast guard members for investigations at the beach. there are warning signs of rip currents around the beach. he hopes to make some changes in the coming months. let's check in with meteorologist kari hall to see if it is beach weather. >> it will definitely be beach weather. today it will be nice and cool and comfortable. people spending time outside and taking in the sunshine. we are not seeing that now. we will see sun later on today. temperatures starting out in the 50s heading into the mid to upper 70s. san francisco will top out at 54 with a mix of sun and clouds. that keeps us cool for today and tomorrow. it starts to heat up this weekend. like is looking at south bay slowing. >> here is the live shot 101

northbound. you are seeing more traffic flowing. talking about things easing in for the south bay itself. northbound 101 shows a slower drive. i want to give a shout out to southbound 87. reports of a brushfire off the shoulder there. smoke but no lanes blocked. looking over toward the tri-valley. we are looking at westbound 580 approaching the dublin interchange. things recovering there. slow around tassajara. the other arrow shows 84, the cut through through the city. we are looking toward the bay bridge. smooth drive through the maze. there is the live look showing the map approaches. easier drive than the right approach. fastrack has visibility movement. it's not so bad getting into san

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another baltimore police officer implicated in tharresta. the trial begins today for another baltimore police officer implicated in the arrest and death of freddie great officer

caesar goodson is one of six police officers charged in gray's death, but the only one facing a murder charge. goodson was the driver of the transport van where gray suffered his spinal injuries last april. a judge will rule on that case, not a jury. it's a bench trial. that is what goodson requested. another officer was acquitted by the same judge last month. family and friends came together to remember a northern california teenager who was killed in a crash involving a california highway patrol officer that. officer was allegedly driving distracted in his squad car. the crash happened tuesday along i-5 near the town of orlon. the sergeant says the officer was looking down at his computer and didn't see traffic slowing in front of him. the officer rear ended a car with three teenagers inside. 15-year-old was sitting in the back seat and killed on impact. today the first of two

public funeral services for the great muhammed ali is set to begin in a couple of hours. he died friday at the age of 74. >> louisville, kentucky, with preparations under way. >> it is. muhammed ali lived his life in the spotlight. his final good-bye will be no different. both his funeral and muslim funeral prayer service will be open to the public. >> inside or outside the ring, muhammed ali captured the attention of millions around the globe. fans and admirers stood in long lines to get tickets to his memorial service. >> i think it's a real testament to the power of mohammed muhammed ali and his message. >> tomorrow a slow procession will drive through neighborhoods

and on streets that played a key role in ali'sly. the funeral is held inside a 22,000 seat basketball arena. pallbearers include lennox lewis and will smith who portrayed the boxing great in a film "ali." bill clinton, billy crystal and bryant gumbel will deliver eulogies. >> you are seeing muhammed's wishes. he had a hand in all the planning. >> heads of state, an array of clergy and hollywood stars will be present. al i-reportedly placed an emphasis on service being accessible to the everman. the service will be streamed online. >> ali will be laid to rest here in town. his attorney says the grave site will be modest in keeping with

muslim tradition. back to you. >>. >> thank you very much, sara. jimmy fallon preparing for a star-studded show tonight headlines not only by madonna but president obama, too. >> the race for the white house will be a big point of discussion. >> donald trump called you for advice or talked to you? first of all, you've given good advice if you have. has he called and talked to you? >> no. no, he hasn't. no. not that i know of. >> do you think the republicans are happy with their choice? >> we are. i don't know how they feel. >> the president talks about bernie sanders, eventually hillary clinton and way hopes for the future of both parties.

you can catch the entire interview here on nbc bay area right after our 11:00 news. president bush has supporters and critics, one thing you cannot dispute is the fact he has a good sense of humor. >> he has good comedic timing. >> hoping to get good timing heading into the weekend. nice weather on the way. >> it will be a nice couple of days. then it starts to warm up by the end of the weekend. let's get a look jut side from at&t park. viewing san francisco and those clouds have been with us every morning this week. today no different. it is helping to keep our temperatures down. as you step out the door, 59 in the south bay as well as the peninsula and east bay. we have 56 in antioch, walnut creek 57 and martinez 57. san francisco, 58. today a lot of sunshine starting

out by 9:00 we see clouds starting to mix out. then by lunchtime, it's 70. perfect outdoor lunch weather. this afternoon it will be very nice with highs reaching into the mid 70s there. 74 in palo alto and the castro at 63. 70s for the north bay. 68 in oakland, antioch 82. mid 70s for the tri-valley. we are getting ready for changes as we go into the first part of the weekend. this area of low pressure that's giving us a nice onshore flow, keeping our temperatures down with the morning clouds and the afternoon sunshine. that starts to move away a lot more sun sunday and monday. still well to the west of us. giving us more of a northerly wind. not giving us that ocean breeze that gives us our natural air conditioning. our temperatures go from below average in pleasanton for today and tomorrow then up to 84 on

saturday. 88 sunday. still warm on monday. get ready for a couple of days turning on the air conditioning. you'll be able to turn it off again. looking at that weekend forecast. it starts out nice for the weekend. saturday will be in the 70s. up to the mid 80s. up to 87 in the north bay as well as south bay. the tri-valley 88. be ready for that. head over to mike with a view of what's happening as you head out on the roadway. >> start with our live camera in oakland. more cars not a surprise. we are not seeing any slowing. that might be a surprise for a lot of folks. 880 north heading over toward the bay bridge. 580, highway 13. this appeared on the east shore freeway. there may be a crash in that westbou westbound. we are looking at a slowdown

through berkeley approaching the bay bridge toll plaza. south of the dunbarton bridge, no surprises for this through san jose. light build taking over the next half hour will be a lot mer slowing. the dunbarton bridge westbound shows slowing for the volume. you see haze on our screen. westbound does show that slowdown because of the volume. in palo alto 101, this is an easy drive. southbound toward that lane shift. back to you. thank you very much. aging infrastructure will be the focus of a b.a.r.t. board of directors meeting today. directors will consider a $3.5 billion bond aimed at shoring up b.a.r.t.'s aging system. voters will have a final say on that measure come november. today b.a.r.t. directors will discuss a nearly $2 billion

operating budget for the year. wolf canyon is open at san francisco zoo. it features three mexican gray wolf brothers. >> they were given to us by the zoo. two former bear exhibits were transformed to give the wolves their new digs. the exhibit has a heated rock so wolves can warm up during chilly san francisco nights. mexican gray wolfs are the most endangered world subspecies. only about 300 in the world. in 1976 there were only about five. next, a controversial and here to stay law in california. details of the right to die law that allows doctors to help terminally ill patients to end their own lives with dignity. >> sisterhood of the traveling prom dress to honor a friend who passed away after losing a battle with cancer.

four girls wear her sparkly prom dress to their own parties. see it on our facebook page. how sanitary is your food? we investigate new claims at cisco. check out to hear what whistle blowers are saying. before you head out the door -

here are the top stories on nbc y welcome back. before you head out the door, here are some of the top stories on nbc bay area. the controversial right to die law goes into effect in california. damian joins us live from san jose with the full story. >> a local doctor says he will participate in this new program, the controversial program, a program that takes effect today. a lot of people are expected to participate around the state. it is expected to triple the number of terminally ill patients who can get a lethal dose from their doctor if the pain they are suffering becomes too much. it affects patients with six months to live from terminal illness. they have to be diagnosed by two different doctors to be eligible for the medication that ends their lives. patients, doctors and pharmacists can opt out at any time. there is strong religious

opposition to the new law. they must submit three requests for life-ending drugs. two must be verbal and they must be 15 days apart. california becomes the fifth state in the nation to enact this new law. he takes very little responsibility. this is sort of "i'm sorry that you're hurt" letter. >> he being brock turner who is now the focus of international outrage. we were for the first time are hearing what he wrote to the judge about that sexual assault at stanford. in a letter to the court, the swimmer appears to blame the party culture on the stanford campus for his time. writing the swim team set no limits on partying and drinking. we shared that letter with students on campus. >> there are plenty of people on campus who drink who don't rape other students. >> a jury found turner guilty of

three felonies, sexual assault charges. judge aaron persky sentenced duraner to six months from jail. he could have sentenced up to ten years in prison. hundreds of thousands of people have signed petition demanding that judge being removed from the bench. the discussion was like total anarchy. they were supposed to talk about use of force by officers but protesters took over. >> the want your two minutes to keep going with what they wanted in the first place. >> i don't know how you sleep. you all have blood on your hands. >> things only got testier from there. the meeting was eventually called off entirely. two more meetings are planned for later. the next one is on june 15th. >> i'm wearing short sleeves but you probably want to shed a sweater if you're wearing one.

>> it feels nice outside. cloudy skas to start. sunshine today and temperatures warming up. we'll be in the mid 60s in san francisco and 76 in the north bay. 77 in the south bay with a mix of sun and clouds for most of the bay area. right now mike is tracking an incident on the east shore freeway. >> it popped up on the map during the last report. let me show you the live picture. flashing lights just underneath that sign. it's off to the shoulder so not presenting much of a slowdown. any additional distraction presents more slowing out of berkeley toward the bay bridge. that's about the worst of the commute. rest of the bay typical pattern. light and easy drive. no major problems. south bay starting to kick in. >> almost like we are going into summer break. >> almost like that.

>> we'll be back with you at 7:25 with more local news. good morning good morning. the presidential push. bernie sanders heads to the white house today where president obama is expected to gently nudge him out of the race while on the "tonight show" he treads carefully on sanders' feelings. >> what happens during primaries, you get a little ouchy. my hope is that over the next couple of weeks we are able to pull things together. >> how soon will the president officially endorse hillary clinton? terror on tape. two gunmen posing as customers suddenly open fire in a crowded tel aviv restaurant. four dead, several others wounded. this morning, how israel is retaliating. not so squeaky clean. new video and text messages painting a very different portrait of the former stanford swimmer just convicted of sexual