tracking several break stories. beloved community center going up in flames. crews are still working to try and get a handle on a fire burning in millbrae. a live report from the scene next. also breaking this morning chaos at a crowded party as gunfire erupts just as police arrive. and -- >> they're boo'ing him. >> yeah. ted cruz booed. the senator capturing headlines from the rnc last night for what he didn't do. "today in the bay" starts right now. >> oh, no, he didn't. >> good morning. thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm sam brock. more to the politics in just a second. first, a check of your weather. >> it's going to be another beautiful day although we start out with clouds this morning once again. it will be nice and cool, especially along the coastline as we get a live look outside now. at all of our microclimates, it's 57 degrees in san francisco and 58 degrees in the south bay. as we go into this afternoon it

warms up for those inland valleys into the 80s once again. 70s for the inner bay and the peninsula and san francisco reaching 63 degrees. nice and breezy today but, boy, this weekend is sure looking different. i'll talk about that coming up in a few minutes. mike has the final update on the bay bridge crash. >> final update on the crash. i think folks will know what that means. look at the rest of the bay. just starting to see the build in hayward and in san jose. bigger issue is the bay bridge where we had the early crash and early backup the metering lights are on with a standard flow on the approach. the incline we were watching that from emeryville but now our camera shows you even the shoulder is clear. incline just past the metering lights over here on this side of the screen. smooth flow on the span. backup at the toll plaza. the metering lights are on. goes past the 880 owe crossing and a little slowing off the northbound 880 on that on-ramp. back to you. we now move to breaking news where a four alarm fire continues to tear through a

community center on the peninsula. all of this happening in millbrae. it started just before 4:00 this morning. bob redell has been on the scene all morning long. bob, are crews making good progress there? >> well, the smoke on this side of the millbrae community center, sam, has just turned white within i would say the past ten minutes which the usually an indication that the water is doing a pretty good job of dousing the flames inside. we are seeing plenty of flames on the other side of the building where the fire is still blasting through the roof. i don't know if you can see that second ladder. that's dumping water on that section of the building i was just referring to. fire started around 3:50 this morning. the fire grew so fast, so large, that the command staff called for a second, third, and fourth alarm. that means they called for backup, extra support three times. there are about 60 men and women fighting this fire from several fire departmenting including south city, sam bruno, bruno, and central county heading up

the command. the fire had been burning for over two hours. we just spoke with the central county fire chief who said this fire is so difficult to put you because it's extended into the very large attic space. >> attic fires are notoriously difficult to fight because it's hard to predict where they are, where they're going. so our crews right now are trying to isolate that. it's a large attic as well as an older building. so a large volume of fire already in there. trying to control that is difficult. >> because it's old i'm assuming there are no fire breaks? >> well, right now we don't know what the actual design of the interior attic is. but right now that's h the problem is it tends to run in the attic if it doesn't have the fire breaks. >> reporter: this fire exemplifies just how dangerous firefighting can be. we've seen several firefighters going inside the building with full oxygen masks and gear. one firefighter telling me he has zero visibility, couldn't see the hands in front of his face. and one reason why they've been going i side is trying to do an

attack on the ceilings inside, get into the attic space, throw water up from the floor up into the attic space. they also been doing an attack from the top overhead where you have the snorkel ladders with the hoses attached to them. then from the other side where they have hose lines. one firefighter tells me that he believes this fire started from the outside. though this is too preliminary according to the fire chief to determine that. we did speak with a rest debt who was out here when there was just smoke coming out of the building and it was his impression, he's familiar with the community center, that it started in the kitchen area. reporting live in millbrae, rbo redell, "today in the bay." more breaking news now. dangerous and scary situation in brisbane overnight as shots were fired at a large party. about midnight police responded to reports of a party near the intersection of bay shore and industrial. they arrived on scene to find roughly 300 people partying in a field behind awa warehouse. as police shut the party down

they heard gunshots. two people were taken to a nearby trauma center. right now police are searching for the shooter or possible shooters. new this morning, laura, a police chase ends right in front of new correctional facility in redwood city. it started about 11:00 last night when officers were trying to stop a driver on suspicion of dui. but the car kept going. first leading police southbound on 101, then back on to the highway northbound. finally exiting at woodside road. that car pulled over in front of the jail. a man jumped out and began running towards it. that's where his car ended. he was quickly taken into custody. kris sanchez will have a live report in 30 minutes. we've got live pictures from the q, quicken loans arena in cleveland. another wild night at the national republican convention. texas senator ted cruz refusing to endorse donald trump during his prime time speech last night. that caused some mayhem with delegate s boo'ing and chanting

"we want trump." take a listen. >> we want trump. we want trump. we want trump. >> cruz called on republicans to vote with their conscience. last night's main event was supposed to be gop vice president nominee mike pence who officially expected his nomination. >> and my fellow republicans, when donald trump becomes president of the united states of america, the change will be huge. >> the indiana governor said donald trump picked him to be his vp to add some balance to the ticket. tonight is the rnc's grand finale with donald trump himself taking the stage. >> can't wait to see what comes next. commuters hitting a business of a snag yesterday. truck ended up on the b.a.r.t. track in the east bay shutting down service last night for riders on both sides of the bay. that led to plenty of frustrated passengers. the cause as we mentioned right here, a truck that actually ended up crashing through a

fence and going on to the track just south of the west oakland station at about 7:30. it took b.a.r.t. workers an hour to remove it and to test out the track before the station could reeach. b.a.r.t. says the driver was to be arrested on suspicion of dui after getting out of the hospital. in san francisco long lines of people trying to get on buses as b.a.r.t. started a bus bridge to move people from san francisco to oakland and vice versa. we ran into a group of strangers who figured out another solution. they all hopped into an uber together to make it back to oakland. >> everyone started wanting to take the bus and no one could take the bus because there were so many people. and then just strangers started coming together. >> we bonded over the bridge. >> we split a fare. >> uber together. >> bonding experience. >> going out to dinner tonight. >> going for happy hour. delay lasted until about 9:00 last night when service was finally restored.

as we're talking about frustrating commutes another one last night for people just trying to cross the richmond-san rafael bridge because of this, overturned tractor trail per. collide with a tow truck about 7:00. fortunately that propane tanker trailer was empty. crews worked for hours to try and get it up right. there's still no word of any injuries. peninsula dog groomer set to enter a plea in court today. petco employee is aus couped of animal cruelty after a dog died in his care. 38-year-old was arrested last month. the arrest coming after a 1-year-old dachound died. he sufferes broken ribs and punctured lung. henry's owners have not commented on the case on the advice of their attorneys. trial date set for three santa clara jail deputies accused of beating an inmate to death.

they will stand trial starting january 23rd. all three have pleaded not guilty to murder charges. they're accused in the beating of mentally ill inmate michael tyree found dead in his cell last august. the trial is expected to last up to four months. a missing east bay man is found dead in nevada county and now police are investigating this case as a possible homicide. deputies found the body of michael mahony on tuesday night about eight miles north of blue canyon. family members in union city first reported the 67-year-old was missing several days ago. investigators right now are calling his death suspicious but they're not revealing why. an exact cause of death has been not been determined. police are berkeley have arrested several people in connection with that bb gun shooting this week surrounding the cal campus where international students were targeted. officers arrested the suspect s shortly after a hooting tuesday morning. they found the car a short time later with a bb gun inside of

it. the groups believed to be behind an attack monday outside of cal's international house that scared a whole bunch of people and also injured one person. i want to check the forecast now with kari. that warm-up is on the way. under the circumstances going to feel like summer. >> it will feel like summer as we go into the weekend. but at least we have a nice start and we've enjoyed beautiful weather so far this week. right now in san francisco, it's 57 degrees. heading to 63. so it will be nice and mild today. morning clouds and fog will move in with a mild and sunny afternoon. and later on we are expecting the niksz couple of days for some rapidly rising temperatures and not as much fog. this weekend at least in san francisco great beach weather with highs reaching into the 70s. perfect weather for the beach but those inland areas will be much hotter with highs reaching into the mid to upper 90s. so we'll talk about that coming up in the microclimate forecast coming up in less than ten minutes. as we head over to mike now,

tracking the commute, heading toward fremont. >> that's right, kari, looking over here toward the smooth flow of traffic in the bay but that commute is on schedule slowing spots. east bay, tri-valley, southbound 680 through son not and southbound 880. nimitz and union city both heading down toward fremont and continuing to the south bay. that is the trend. looking over toward the bay bridge and earlier crash did clear all activity from the incline. i showed you that clear shot earlier. backup at the toll plaza standard there but a little extra slowing just early on in the berkeley curve because of the early start for the backup but things are sorting out to what you would expect on the approach out of the maze. south bay, san jose, we talked about that. a little build northbound 101 starting to ease up as far as that volume but just before you get to the shot just out of our camera range, northbound 101 at story we may have a bumper in the roadway. some debris reported. so we're watching for traffic break. you be careful. watch out for that bumper. back to you. >> thanks, mike.

up next on "today in the bay," pretty amazing video of total strangers coming together in mass to save a man's life. also, a major announcement from the man at the top of tesla or should we say behind the wheel of the self-driving cars as elon musk reveals his master plan. how he wants to make your car work for you. we're keeping an eye on breaking news on the peninsula we've been following since early this morning. take a look at this. four alarm fire burning at a popular community center in millbrae. bob redell is on the scene. ==lrtakvo=anno gn is rni th a

at 6:15. new details and no sign a huge sewage spill in downtown los angeles reached the ocean 20 miles away. even so, the waters off long beach and seal beach will remain closed until another round of tests come back clean. the beaches have been closed since monday when broken pipe started sending raw sewage into the l.a. river. and towards the ocean. so far, more than 2 million gallons of sewage has spilled. it's apparently leaving a big stench as well. international news now, a three-month state of emergency is now in effect in turkey. following last week's failed coup. preside presidentered won made the announcement. protesters gathered in istanbul

shouting they wanted turkey to reinstate capital punishment to deal with those involved in the coup. happening today in europe, theresa may making her first visit to continental europe as britain's new prime minister. you see there with angela merkel. also meeting with french president francois hollande today over the heels of the meeting with the chancellor of germany yesterday. it comes as may lays the groundwork over britain's exit from the european union. may says britain's goal is to maintain the closest possible economic relationship with e uks countries as they work to smooth over issues over trade and migration. we always talk about self driving cars in the bay area but now how about cars making money when you're not behind the wheel? the man behind tesla motors is unveiling a plan with self driving cars, semis, bus, car sharing service he says to rival uber. elon musk revealed detail tons company website and on twitter. musk saying that tesla will create its own car sharing fleet

allowing renters, owners, i should say, to rent out their vehicles while at work or on vacation. we talked to people at santana row tesla showroom about that idea. >> having a tesla is one of my dream cars so having a tesla working for me while i'm working, that seems like a win-win situation to me. >> maybe if it was a lease or something. if i owned the car i don't think i would have someone else drive my car. >> don't spill anything on your seats. musk says renting out your tesla would lower the true cost of ownership of what some consider that pricey car. unbelievable act of determination and team work helped save the life of a very lucky man. >> pitching together and then there's this. watch all of the people flood to this car. it is amazing video out of south care where a driver lost control of his con vesht i believe. it flipped over and then like 15 people come together lift it back up in the ground and he was sitting right there in the seat. see him give a thumbs up quickly. then it all just starts to kind

of soak in. the driver trying to digest what just happened. the team of people pushing the car over and saving his life potentially. amazingly the driver was okay. >> absolutely incredible. i was not expecting to see that many people just standing there, just watching and one lady was praying throughout the whole thing. and people are giving me hugs. >> police say the driver was wearing a his seat belt which also helped to save his life. >> power of prayer and people and a lot of good wheaties for breakfast. >> it was a relatively minor crash. my car was technically totaled, no injuries though. hit that kraumpcrumple zone ove 280 two years ago and a surprising number of people stopped to help, too. people are generally good. >> that's the thing. we hear so many stories about the horrific thing that happened but this is are allity of the fact that most people are good. >> good to bring the good news,

too. and the good news in the forecast. >> yes. at least for the next couple of days. you will enjoy it. our weather continues. what we've seen throughout the week. this weekend though we'll flip the switch and have some different weather across parts of the bay area. here's a live look outside now at sunol as the sun rises. gorgeous start to this thursday morning. nice and cool. 54 degrees there. we'll continue up to -- continue to warm up as we go through the rest of the day. it's now 58 degrees in oakland. 53 in napa. 58 degrees as you head out the door in san jose. a look at those highs this afternoon. reaching up to 68 degrees in oakland. 81 degrees in san jose. fairfield and concord at 88 degrees. and 85 in livermore. we do still have enough of an onshore flow to keep our temperature s down. winds coming in from the west at 10 to 15 miles an hour. it will continue to be nice and breezy throughout the evening and very nice day. as we look at oakland, going hour by hour here's how you plan your day.

lunchtime outside during the evening commute, the windows open and 8:00 this evening as you head out for another walk. it will be a very comfortable but maybe a light jacket as those winds pick up. this area of low pressure continues to move off to the east. that's what's kept it mild throughout the week. then we will replace that with high pressure just to the west of us. and that will make it hot, especially in the valleys. a high fire danger and also some 90s and even close to 100 degrees in the central valley. so into the next seven days, in san francisco, no major changes. we just won't see as much in the way of morning clouds and the fog. highs in the 70s this weekend. compare that to the mid 90s we'll see in the inland areas. on saturday up to 95. 98 on sunday. and next week we'll still be really hot and well above average. as we head over to mike, it looks like bumper to bumper, a butcher in the road. >> it's bumper to bumper and there's a bumper in the road. that's too many bumpers. we're looking at the entire

bay's commute. nothing unusual about the pattern for the sensors. that's the good news. the issue was we were concerned with northbound 101. a butcher reported in lanes north bay shore freeway, 101 at story just before 680. hasn't seen slowing in the also last ten minutes. i'm going to say what happened happened they were able to take care of that without stopping traffic. a little slowing shows up for 87. we'll track that into downtown. meanwhile, the tri-valley where 680 moves well off the dublin interchange. once again just south of there towards sunol boulevard. westbound 84 more sizable slowing focusing on stanley boulevard. some folks cutting over there. others off 84 and through ysabel. off towards more congestion. over there in the approach to the bay bridge, maze is great. toll plaza shows a standard backup after an earlier crash cleared from the incline. no major slowing or unusual slowing and no major slowing for the north bay.

san rafael, nice drive down toward the golden gate bridge, 101, the peninsula. palo alto, back to you. coming up next, thieves with a taste for fine wine. ransacked a peninsula restaurant. plus -- >> your suitcase arrives but not everything in it. i'm consumer investigator chris chmura. nbc bay area responds, next. >> nbc bay area and telemundo 48 partnering up to clear the shelters this weekend. some bay area shelters will waive adoption fees. others will offer a discount. head to nbcbayarea.com for details. plus, we are keeping a very close high as firefighters from multiple agencies continue to try to extinguish a fire in millbrae at a community center there. some of that smoke has started to dissipate. things are looking better. bob redell will have a live report for us coming up. menlpk picere pordlysechi foa ga

. menlo park police searching for a group of thieves with a taste for fine wine. mercury news says burglars snatched 48 bottles of wine from wine and spirits last wednesday. bars were pulled off the front door and glass smashed to gain access. the store is set to close saturday after 134 years in business had brought high end wines down from the attic and placed them on the shelves. the thieves went after those wines taking some bottles worth more than one thoup. nbc area responds to airline passengers having problems with

checked bags. >> consumer investigator chris chmura is here with details. >> our consumer investigative center received complaints about valuables being stolen from checked luggage. he packed his luxury brand watch but at the last minute the airline made him check that bag. he says he never again saw his watch. >> when i started unpacking and took the box out, realized it was really light. then i opened it and i saw that i had been robbed. >> he filed a claim with the airline but it was denied. the airline says it doesn't assume light for jewelry. we learned this is standard across the industry. the airlines don't disclose how many complaints they receive about theft but the tsa does. we'll share those numbers tonight at 6:00 p.m. we'll also share sotips on how guess reimbursed for your stolen valuables. if you have a consumer complaint call us at 888-996-tips or

nbcbayarea.com/responds. tomorrow at 6:20 a quick round up of people we've helped an the money we've saved them. have a great day. all right, coming up next on "today in the bay," trying to save face. cruz boo'ed at the rnc. a suspected drunk driver is taken into custody after a series of bad choices. one of which led him to try to escape into a jail. we'll show you that story coming up. 2 1/2 hours later and the fire is still burning out of control here at the millbrae community center. i'm bob redell. live at the scene to tell you why this is so difficult to put out. that story coming up. anpda toreang ws=lau/li pirit n

at 6:30. update to breaking news we're following. live pictures from the scene of a fire that's been burning at a community center in millbrae. smokey mess there. bob redell is will have the latest from the live report from the scene. good morning. thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> so happy to have you with us. i'm sam brock. a lot of news to get to. first, a check of your weather with kari. >> it's going to be a beautiful day. we start out with some clouds though across parts of the bay area. but then after that clears out there will be another comfortable afternoon. as we get a live look outside now, all the microclimates showing temperatures in the low to mid 50s, to upper 50s in the south bay as well as the east

bay. highs reaching 76 degrees in the east bay. san francisco, 63. some 80s for the inland areas. that's where it will be hot this weekend. we'll talk about that coming up. drivers through berkeley may have time -- may need to plan extra time. >> a little bit of extra, kari, because of a trend we're seeing over there approaching the maze. we're looking at your trends all around the bay and the south bay now showing that build. got my eyes on 101 at story. earlier bumper in the road still bothers me. may be a crash going on from what data shows up now. looking over here. what we do know is they're slowing southbound 880 past san mateo bridge and the build is on heading to the peninsula side. and approaching the berkeley, we're seeing a slower drive for westbound 80 down to the berkeley curve. crash cleared a long time ago with a live shot things are gumming up. we're tracking this trend as well. back to you. back to that breaking news we've been tracking all morning long. crews a the scene of this fire burning at a community center on the peninsula. it started just before 4:00.

>> the amount of water being thrown at this fire at the millbrae community center does appears the meyer department is losing this battle. this fire has been burning since around 4:00 this morning as you mentioned. that's 2 1/2 hours now and it does not seem to be an end in sight. the problem, the fire is burning in the attic. and once in the attic the central county fire chief tells us fighting it becomes notoriously difficult. right now they've got at least one ladder hose dumping water on the roof from above. there are teams with hoses on the sides, on the ground. there had been firefighters inside the building try to fight it through the ceiling but the command stf pulled them out as the structure became more unstable. this fire the at four alarms with 60 men and women from several fire departments fighting i colluding south city, san bruno, millbrae, and central

county. all trying to save a building that has been a enter piece of this neighborhood for neck kads. >> this center is important to everybody. i come here every year for the easter egg hunt. used it in high school. i think this is a really important part of your community. to see this is surprising to me, if not a shock. >> that man we spoke to saw spoke pouring from the building around 3:50 this morning. he believes it started in the kitchen area. i did speak with a firefighter who was inside the building and he was under the impression that this fire started from the outside. the fire chief tells us they do not have an official source or cause. it's too preliminary. reporting live here in millbrae, bob redell, "today in the bay." thank you, bob. tonight is donald trump's big night but this morning all that talk is surrounding ted cruz and the fact that he did not endorse donald trump during the

republican national convention last night. >> "today in the bay's" tracie potts is joining us live from cleveland and the q this morning. tracie, cruz came to cheers and conjures up a furious reaction after he would not hand out that endorsement. >> exactly. he's commenting on that this morning. donald trump's campaign manager in an interview this morning calls it a mistake. but ted cruz says it was no mistake. he's speaking as we speak to the texas delegation, saying that when he told voter, republicans to vote their conscience, that's exactly what he meant. >> they're boo'ing him. >> one fine nam -- >> republicans boo'ing ted cruz for not endorsing donald trump. >> stand and speak and vote your conscience. >> reporter: the reaction so rowdy trump walked in early while cruz was still speaking and cruz's wife had to be escorted out. >> it made me uncomfortable. it truly did. i don't like it. >> reporter: trump says he saw

the speech early and chose not to change it. no big deal, he tweets. newt gingrich went off script trying to bring the party back together. >> the only possible candidate this fall is the trump/pence republican ticket. >> reporter: trump making his third appearance before tonight's acceptance speech, congratulating running mate mike pence. >> i'm a christian, a conservative, and a republican. in that order. >> reporter: the vt shul nominee calls trump a true conservative. >> you have nominated a man for president who never quits, who never backs down, a fighter, a winner. >> reporter: delegates cheered pence. and applauded eric trump. >> vote for the candidate who can't be bought, sold, purchased, bribed, coerced, intimidated. >> reporter: the pro-trump speeches marred by mutiny as trump prepares to accept his hard fought and still controversial victory. tracie potts, nbc news,

cleveland. while trump's daughter ivanka will take center stage at the rnc tonight last night she salt down with "today" show's savannah guthrie to open up about watching her father receive the nomination. >>fy told you a year ago that you would be at the republican convention, that you would be introducing your father, who is just steps away from the presidency, what would you have said? >> i -- i just don't know. i mean, it's amazing. it's been an unbelievable journey and i'm incredibly proud of my father and it's amazing to see how he's inspired millions of people all across this country. >> you can watch savannah's full interview with ivanka trump on the "today" show at 7:00 this morning. new this morning, laura, making it easy for police officers, police chase ends right in front of a new correctional facility in redwood city. the suspect makes a bee line for the building.

"today in the bay's" kris sanchez is live with details. we need to appreciate the irony, here, kris. good morning. >> good morning, sam. talk about bad choices. this is a driver who was suspected of driving drunk but when he was asked to pull over instead he tried to allude police by running away right into this facility which is a jail. he jurisprudenmped the fence to escape by going into the jail. here's video of the pursuit after the driver of the bmw decide not to stop when officers tried to stop him. instead pursued him from that federal stop on veterans boulevard near woodside road on highway 101 south on to marsh road back on the highway headed north. when the suspect came to stop on blomquist it wouldn't have been in a more surprising place for him. >> ironically enough we are near the entrance of the women's, the brand new correctional facility here. >> reporter: that suspect was

arrested on the spot here at the maple state correctional facility on the women's side, but they do accept men here, too. and this is likely where he's going to end up after he is booked at the main jail in san mateo county. he was arrested on failure to stop for that officer and also on suspicion of driving under the influence. now, it's possible that that suspect did not know what this facility was because it is so new and only opened back in march. only started accepting men in april. it doesn't show up on all of the maps. so he likely did not know where he was fleeing to as he was fleeing law enforcement. in redwood city, kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >> kris, thank you very much. black lives matter protesters have chained themselves to the doors of the open police officer's association and planning to stay there for 24 hours. they're calling for the city to take funding from the police department and put money into

community programs that keep people safe. that protest started yesterday afternoon. it follows tuesday night's city council hearing on a proposed police commission to watch over opd. it is 6:39. funeral arrangements are set for three baton rouge police officers shot to death in an ambush. visitation is set for tonight for city police department officer matthew gerald. 41-year-old army and marine veteran had graduated from the police academy earlier this year. his funeral will be tomorrow. visitation and funeral services for east baton rouge parish sheriff's deputy follows saturday. services for jackson are set for monday. a santa rosa man is under arrest right now for pledging allegiance to isis and reportedly making threats according to the chronicle. authorities say 27-year-old elias isaac called police and claimed he wanted to join militants in the middle east. police say the sudan native vowed to obtain and use assault weapon if he wasn't deported. isaac was released from prison

on july 6th after serving a four-year sentence on weapons charges. he's going to appear again in court today. a west nile hot spot is growing in the south bay where mosquitos have tested positive for the virus again. earlier this month i fekted mosquitos were found in west and south san jose. these are the new neighborhoods where infected insects were found. in parts of san jose and campbell near the 280 highway interchange. crews will treat the areas highlighted in red tomorrow night into friday morning. south bay fogging aside. one thing we are not seeing a lot of this morning is fog. kari hall has a look at your clear, cool forecast. >> we are starting to see clouds rolling in in spots. we won't see that for long though as we get a live look now at san jose. a cloudy start to the day. and now it's 59 degrees. heading up to 81. over the next couple of days our temperatures will be over a little bit around average or near average. but then it does start to heat up. we'll be reaching the 90s by the

weekend. and the valleys will turn even hotter reaching the mid to upper 90s by saturday and sunday. we'll talk about what else to expect as we head into next week as that hot weather continues i'll show you just how hot it gets. we may have a problem. >> a crash that's happened in the last ten minutes. proving to be an issue for the upper east shore freeway. also still got my eye on the south bay. the build. and possible crash north 101 at story. seeing general slowing but we'll follow that more closely in the next report. seeing the slowing in hayward and the san mateo bridge. but this is a heavier backup here for the upper east shore freeway and i just learned two lanes are blocked. ch pks says this crash westbound 80 at carlson just before the merge with folks off the bridge is causing this backup and we see so on the sensors as well. this might provide relief for berkeley. providing slowing -- easier traffic flow through the berkeley curve which we're seeing a big build as well. so far the bay bridge itself once you get there is moving well. back to you. >> thank you, mike. coming up, next on "today in

the bay," melania trump's speech grabbed headlines nationwide for all the wrong reasons. now we know the writer behind it grew up here in the bay area. donald trump likes things big. let's look at the big board right now at 6:42. the markets have dipped to open up trading this morning. the dow jones down about 25 points to start off your day. but still, on a high level over the last couple of weeks. nbc bay area is helping local non-profits big stronger communities. launching 21st century solutions. our annual grant challenge for new and innovative programs to earn up to $50,000. visit nbcbayarea.com. ==saliv=

good morning. a quarter to 7:00. we are still tracking a fire out of community center in millbrae. this broke out just after 4:00 this morning. it gave firefighters fits, upgraded to a four-alarm fire. there are multiple agencies out there still trying to combat those flames. we had seen some progress. looks like things have started to pick up again. bob redell will have a live report for news ten minutes. new this morning as a rio games are getting close to the starting line. one top nation may be on the verge of being left behind. just hours ago russia lost its appeal against the olympic ban on its track and field athletes. that decision could add pressure on the ioc to exclude the country entirely from next

month's games. the world antidoepg agency is recommending russia be barred completely after uncovering a large-scale state-sponsored doping conspiracy that goes back years. a final decision is expected later this week. shortages in hospitals, universities, partially closed and security officials on strike. this is the reality the rio de janiero is trying to grapple with as billions of dollars are spent already on the olympic games. a recession in fiscal crisis is biting deep into the daily lives of 12 million residents. stoking resentment at the roughly $12 billion that's been spent on olympic projects. many residents are unhappy that so-called olympic legacy projects including a new subway line and bus corridors do little to help most of the population. 6:46. new concerns this morning over zika in the united states. florida officials are now testing mosquitos in miami-dade county for that virus. they're trying to confirm if a woman with zika is the first

person infected by a mosquito fwit here in the continental united states. so far all the other cases of zika in the u.s. are from people who were infected while traveling to other countries if woman in this case had not traveled recently. uber accuse doefd receiving riders out of cash and the san francisco company is facing a class action lawsuit. san francisco magazine reports plaintiffs claim the ride share company is making millions of dollars through cancelation fees. the suit goes after uber's pilot program that charges $5 if riders cancel their trip after two minutes. the lawsuit claims uber doesn't take into account tardiness on the part of its drivers. it's not clear how many riders are a part of that lawsuit. turning to division 2016. and yet another major national story connected to the bay area. we are now learning that the writer who took the fall for melania trump's plagiarism controversy is a san jose native the meredith mciver claims responsibility for lifting two

passages from michelle obama's 2008 dnc speech for melania trump's it at the rnc. mciver said she wrote them down and later included some of the phrasing in what crystalized into the final speech. that issue has many in san jose reacting. >> i think it's just embarra embarrassing. not only for the writer herself but also for san jose. >> i think it's awesome. >> in a statement posted on the trump campaign's website mci'ver says mrs. trump admires the first lady and over the phone she read mciver part of her 2008 speech. mciver said she wrote them down and later included the paraphrasing and what became the final speech. donald trump has talked a lot about building a wall with mexico but did you know there's already a trump wall that's getting attention in southern california? >> it's a mini wall around trump's star on the walk of fame. replica is complete with mini barbed wire and a sign that reads keep out.

the wall is the work of a local artist and activist. no word on how that little wall will be allowed to stay up. all right. moving through the week a lot of people feel like they've hit a wall about thursday. get to the weekend. but we are ever so close. >> we are very close. and our weather will be changing as we go into the weekend. we are starting out this morning with some clouds rolling into parts of the bay area and it will be a nice and cool day. here's a live look outside at tiburon. we don't have the low visibility. it's not misting. it's not really foggy. but we do have some clouds that have moved over once again parts of the bay area. now it's 52 degrees so a nice cool start. and we are seeing some 50s all -- everywhere pretty much. it's 55 in morgan hill. and as well as in the san jose, 57 degrees in concord. wind speeds coming in from the west at about 10 to 15 miles an hour throughout the morning and early afternoon. and then as we go into this evening, it will be nice and breezy and the planner shows that in san francisco we will

see those temperatures in the lower 60s by 4:00 in the afternoon. and then the fog returns later on tonight. a look at all the microclimates. we'll be in the low to mid 80s in the south bay while half-moon bay is at 65 degrees. embarcadero at 63. mid 80s for the tri-valley. oakland, 68 and 81 in san rafael. this area of low pressure moves in. it will bring about some changes as high pressure replaces that and brings in some high fire danger, effort valleys. the seven-day forecast keeps it nice and cool in san francisco with not as many clouds but then as you head inland a lot of sunshine, some very hot temperatures, hot and hazy and up to 95 degrees on saturday. we will continue to see some mid 90s through at least wednesday of next week. so get ready for that. let's head over to mike of see what's happening as you head out for this morning's commute. >> we are still watching el sorito. the south bay, of course,

showing the northbound build as well. this changing dramatically over the last 20 minutes. the volume building as so the speeds lowering for the bay shore freeway. 87. 85. and 280 at the 880/17 interchange. usual suspects. tracking a smooth usual commute as well. a little build for the try havely. that's light. over here, standard for the nimitz freeway toward the san mateo and dumbarton bridge. those respective routes. over toward the peninsula also picking up that westbound commute. over here the westbound 80. east shore freeway joming up from hilltop drive to carlson where there's that crash blocking two lanes. no injuries on the chp report. still, hearing there may be some other activity. so we're tracking that. again, half your freeway is blocked. that's a big jam for the upper east shore freeway paying benefit at the berkeley curve. look at our live shot of the maze and the curve there. that is starting to seize. this was backed up all of the way over towards the transition signs and now an easier flow because everybody is held up into el sorito.

pokemon ago go in central. the game giving so many people a purpose took over the streets of the city yesterday. >> thousands of people were out hunting for the little pokes that are hiding in restaurant, park, building, people's private properties. that's not supposed to happen but it does. local business owners are also playing a i long with this hoping to lure players into spending some cash. >> a lot of players will get special deals but then you get an extra special deal if you have a certain character. >> hunting pokemons can be dangerous work. you never know who is lurking around the corner. these two men were arrested for stealing phones in the bay view. police tell players to use common sense. >> look up every once in a while. >> smell the fresh air. pop culture enthusiasts from around the world are flocking to the san diego convention center as curtain rises on economic con international. >> so many people love this event. more than 125,000 people in fact will be entertained through

sunday. with the industry's biggest and best, movie, tv show, economic books and video games. marvel studios will present a lineup while warner bros. touts six new filming including the harry potter prequel. "game of thrones" and fear "the walking dead" will take center stage. coming up, weapon continue to track breaking news this morning. four-alarm fire is burning on the peninsula. we're tracking this story very closely. wins se first came on the air at 4:30. live update from the scene right after this break. but first, happen right now, the king of drag racing is in the bay area. john force visited fisherman's wharf in san francisco to promote next week's events at the sonoma raceway. plus, a lucky lamb was saved from a possible trip to the slaughterhouse. read that story right now on our oopebook page. ==laa/2ot== a re burng ru cou

at 6:56. update to breaking news we've been following all morning. a fire burning through the community center on the peninsula. >> it broke out just before 4:00 this morning. rob redell has been on the scene. bob, how are things looking right now? >> reporter: sam and laura, this fire has been burning for a good three hours at the mill bay community center.

it is still not out. the fire department has slowed the advance on the southern end, the other side of the building. right now they're focusing efforts on the two ladder hoses dumping water on the central part of the building. it's hard to tell how large this building is. it is rather large. a good chunk of it is destroyed. other parts definitely have smoke and water damage inside. the fire started around 3:50 this morning. it grew so fast so large that the command staff called for a second, third, and fourth alarm. that means they called for backup three times. it's extra support. there are about 60 men and women fighting this fire from several fire departments including south city, san bruno, millbrae, central county. fire had been burning for over three hours. we spoke with the central county fire chief. the fire is difficult, so difficult that we put out because it's extended into the attic space. >> i think fires are notoriously difficult to fight because it's hard to predict where they are and where they are going. crews are trying to isolate

that. it's a large attic as well as an older building. so large volume of fire already in there. trying to control that is difficult. >> is it because it's old i'm assuming there's no fire breaks? >> well, right now we don't know what the actual design of the interior attic is. but right now that's the problem is it tends to run in the attic if it doesn't have the fire breaks. >> the fire department did have firefighters inside at one point fighting the fire but pulled them out when the structure became too unstable. all firefighters are okay. no citizens were inside when this fire started. did speak to a resident who lives around here. lived here a long time. says he saw the smoke coming out of the building when it started around 3:50. he believes it started in the kitch kitchen. a firefighter who was inside was under the impress it started from the outside. fire chief doesn't know. it's too early to tell. reporting live in millbrae, bob redell, "today in the bay." 6:58. more breaking news on the peninsula. a dangerous and scary situation in brisbane overnight as shots were fired during a crowded

party. around midnight police responded to reports of a party near the intersection of bay shore and industrial. they arrived on scene to find 300 people partying in a field behind a warehouse. as police shut that party down they heard gunshots. two people were taken to a nearby trauma center. their conditions are not known. police are searching for the suspect or suspects. another day that starts off on a comfortable note, kari has a look at your forecast. >> it starts out with clouds and temperatures in the low 50s. as we head into the day we will see it spreading out from 63 in san francisco to 84 in the south bay. and some 70s for the east bay and the peninsula. hot weekend ahead. we'll keep you up to date on that. >> rough on the roadways. mike is tracking two crashes. >> as the build is kicking in. we'll zoom into the one ston south bay. 680, closer to 237 judging by the sensors, there is a crash blocking one lane. that is an issue heading out of san jose. standard build across the san mateo and the dumbarton bridge

off of 880. other crash, better news, cleared. slowing there. >> all right. that's what's happening "today in the bay." we're back in half an hour. >> see you then. >> have a great thursday. ♪ good morning. convention in chaos. the rnc erupts as senator ted cruz takes the stage and pointedly does not endorse donald trump. >> vote your conscience. vote for candidates up and down the ticket who you trust to defend our freedom. >> as shouting breaks out trump unexpectedly walks in and literally steals the spotlight. an unprecedented moment overshadowing indiana governor mike pence formally accepting the vice presidential nomination. >> when donald trump becomes president of the united states of america, the change will be huge. as donald trump prepares to