all clear as we look outside at san jose this morning. los gatos, the temperature trend from the mid-50s up to 69 by 3:00 this afternoon. a little bit above average. another nice day after the morning clouds clear. we will get sunshine. more sun in the forecast before the rain rolls in. we will talk about where ask and when coming up in eight minutes. >> we have an issue. i thought it was outside the tunnel. we look at the traffic. no real problems. the potential for eastbound 24 to be an issue inside the tunnel. light traffic around the area. be careful as you head into owe rain da out of oakland. maybe a traffic break. we'll track with chp. low clouds around the area. fog at the golden gate bridge.

and east shore freeway, awe low cloud. and the cash lanes are backing up. we'll track this as well. back to you. 5:00 right now. candles continue to burn after a vigil in antioch for a 16-year-old girl shot and killed by fremont police. we learn information moments before those shots were fired. >> details on the investigation and no doubt classmates and parents this morning. pete, what's the latest. >> good morning to you, sam and laura. definitely mourning by family and friends following the death of the teenager. our crews spoke last night at a vigil. right now, guys, you can still see the candles burning. crews spoke to this teenager. she said she was in the car with elena when the deadly officer-involved shooting took place tuesday evening in

hayward. >> i thought somebody was shooting at us. >> now, that 17-year-old arianna cabrera referring to the unmarked police car. they drew up in the bmw that they were passengers in. they say this was an undercover operation by fremont. they believed the car was connected to several armed robberies around the bay area. when police approached the car the driver, a robbery suspect, rammed the officer's car. as a result, shots were fired at the car. here is cabrera explaining things from her vantage point. >> i just heard gunshots. i didn't really think anybody got hit in the car. so he made that right. and my cousin grabbed her left side and started screaming. >> police are still looking for the driver of the bmw wanted in connection with at least 12

robberies spanning alameda, san joaquin counties. candles burning and even some balloons. we'll have more in the next hour. live in antioch, pete suratos, today in the bay. >> just 16 years old. happening right now, we are getting word into our newsroom about several water breaks in san francisco to tell you about. the video that you're looking at right here is the largest one of the three. you see the water gushing. that is near santos street by cal palace. the second is at mission and college. and a third one at bay shore and lois lane. we're not sure the cause of the water tphaeumain break and if ts a connection. we'll keep you updated. the u.s./mexico border, nbc

was the only camera there. the boat riddled with bullet holes. this comes as immigration remains in the top of minds this morning. the shoot-out happened after two federal judges rejected the new travel ban. tracie potts with reaction and more exclusive photos from that border incident. traecie tracie. >> reporter: the president said last night that travel ban order or ruling i should say was judicial overreach. he's vowing to take this further in court. and those comments came hours before the violence hit the border. >> it's got -- >> danger overnight at the u. u.s./mexico border. >> seven bullet holes you can see. >> shots fired at awe boat witnesses say from across the border. >> three people were shot. one fatally. >> it happened hours after a federal judge in hawaii put a hold on president trump's latest

border protection plan. the revised travel ban that was supposed to go into effect. >> this ruling makes us look weak. we're going to take our case as far as it needs to go, along all the way up to the supreme court. >> i have no doubt this will stand. >> despite the administration's request to tweak the order, they found the ban on six countries would likely discriminate against muslims. >> we will not tolerate discrimination on the basis of national origin or religion. >> it is is another defeat as the president tries to drum up support for his unpopular health plan to pave the way for tax reform. >> we are going to reduce your taxes. big. >> today the president lays out new budget details. $1.5 billion for a border wall. 10% increase. >> it allows us to be much more

effective, much more efficient, and be able to do a lot with fewer dollars. >> tracie potts, nbc news, washington. >> all right. so as tracie just reported, there have been two judges who have blocked the revised were ban. nonetheless, happening today protesters are planning to demonstrate against the revised plan. it is happening at 2:00 this afternoon on the federal building. calling for the entire state to become a sanctuary for undocumented immigrants. today state senate deleon will produce his bill at 4:00 this afternoon. all new this morning, a crash and a gas leak to tell you about. firefighters say a vehicle smashed into a house and in the process ruptured a gas line. this all happened three hours ago. it happened on the 200 block of

las dunes avenue. as soon as we have an update to bring you, we will. an overhaul for vta is raising concerns among seniors and low income commuters. the agency is revamping lines due to changing ridership. some of those lines, including the 82 bus, may even be discontinued. as a result, commuters in more residential areas phau see some of their options cut dramatically. >> a live look at interstate 580 in dublin where traffic will be light so far. pigging up a little bit. this is a stretch of roadway for a little more than a year now. a total of three express lanes have been available for commuters. two lanes eastbound one westbound through the tri-valley corridor. alameda county transportation leaders will provide feedback how it is all working out. the chp will will release findings on the 580 express

lane. laura, neighborhoods in san francisco feeling like they are under siege from home burglars. residents are demanding answers. folks are pushing for action in the greater subset in engel side. 100 people had their voices heard last night in a meeting. there was an 80% just from 2015 to 2016. that has dropped off so far this year. neighbors say there is not enough being done to keep people safe. >> not a week goes by where there is not a home invasion, packages stolen. i have yet to see a patrol car come up our street. >> all right. in response, city leaders say they support the hiring of more police officers and they are encouraging people to use surveillance to deter crimes. stkphao help is on t help is on the way for pleasanton homeowners whose homes are in danger of following into is the creek. they made a plea for emergency

repairs along the laguna creek. erosion has become a major problem during the winter storms. 40 feet of one backyard actually fell into the creek. they blame development further upstream. >> we have lived a nightmare. we can't sleep. we can't eat. i'm not tend to go my kid at will school. >> the board approved $500,000 in immediate repairs. a longer term fix will still be needed. 5:09 on this thursday morning. we will have a couple more days of dry weather. then we will turn our attention to a storm system rolling out of the pacific into the bay area. it will bring us a few days of rain chances starting out with the north bay on saturday afternoon. then also again on sunday. but much of the bay area will stay dry until the afternoon.

a couple spotty showers moving in on monday. the north bay in the target zone for rain. but the rest of us will start to see more widespread showers early tuesday morning. and it will get heavier. we could see is a couple rounds between tuesday, wednesday, thursday. coming up, i'll talk about how much rain to expect. squaw valley is or alpine meadows, that forecast coming up in five minutes. over the mike now. an update on this morning's commute stphrfplt that's rig commute. >> that's right. most of the speed sensors are just fine. i have an update on the disabled vehicle inside one of your eastbound. they'll need a larger tow truck than they thought. it's a bread box truck. is it bigger than a bread box? yes. it's a bread box truck. we are looking at interstate 580. slowing out of the altamonte pass. that view is clear. back to you.

that's funny. i feel like awe drive a bread box van. >> you do. packed full of triplet. a man jumps into action trying to save a deputy who he has pinned to the ground. shocking moments all caught on camera next. a big boom on youtube. we'll take a look coming up in business and tech.

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coming up on 5:14. time for the tahoe report. looking at highs in the 50s the next couple of days. more snow melting. temperatures in the 30s. rain and snow saturday and sunday as the next weather system moves in, we still have 243 inches of snow at the base. heading into the next several days, we are looking at some rain in the forecast for the bay area. more on that coming up at about 5:19. >> look at this. travel times for the north bay, no major problems despite low clouds. fog along the coast. and the approach to the bay bridge. we have that backup. i'll tell you how the toll plaza shapes up. thank you very much, kari and mike. breaking news right now. these are live pictures out of paris this morning where a letter bomb slowed at the french offices of the international monetary fund. one person was slightly hurt.

no damage considered right now. all right. you see all the police presence out there. we have just learned that authorities say the letter contains fireworks. but it is unclear who sent the letter. france remains in a state of emergency after a string of deadly attacks the last two years. new video of a shooting coming into our newsroom out of florida. i have to warn you it could be disturbing to some viewers. you see a man in the blue shirt. he is a civilian holding a gun walking on a highway. in the distance, a suspect is pinning down a sheriff's deputy. see it there. after the suspect refused to let the go, the civilian fired, killing the suspect. the shooting was justified. in a very interesting side note, not a single 911 call was made as that ordeal all played out. spacex is calling the launch of a new satellite a success.

the rocket blasted off 2:00 this morning from kennedy space center, also in florida. it did not make an attempt to land. it burned off after reentering the atmosphere. it separated cleanly from its boosters. meantime, back here on planet earth, elon musk needs more money. >> tessa always needs more money. >> the company says it is running close to the edge, their words. it's going to the well offering more stock to pay for building the model 3. tesla had to do this several times in the past. as awe general rule, offering more stocks and just what you had is a no-no. when you invent new stock, this is putting up new stock

certificates. the value should fall. they have done this several times in the past. people still buy when the stocks remain high. the fed does as expected, raised interest rates a quarter percent on wednesday. the dow gained 112. the nasdaq will will open at 5900 even. gopro will lay off more employees. nearly 300. this is the second set of layoffs in four months. it is based in san mateo. they didn't have gopros in the 50s and 60s. they had high-speed cameras filming nuclear tests. the films were super secret until now. scientists at lawrence livermore national laboratories finished a test project. they digitized the videos and put them on youtube. these are things that spies would have killed to get their

hands on. >> the picture quality is good. >> there is no sound, but you can add your own. 5:18. new video of a lighthouse that has completely frozen over. it sits just before the cleveland harbor meets lake erie. so cold there. every winter since 2010, it has been frozen over just like this. it happens when the ice cold surf crashes over the building making it look like a scene from a disney movie. >> it does look like "frozen." my grandmother living in cleveland. she always complains how cold she is during the winter. that's proof >> what is her name? >> grandma margie. we love you, grandma. >> he's eating fine.

>> we have a good family atmosphere. good day to enjoy with your family. >> it is is going to be nice. we'll get sunshine. definitely a day to get out and enjoy with the whole family. looking now at temperatures 54 in the tri-valley. we have to deal with coastal fog and patchy fog in san francisco and the north bay. 54 degrees in the north bay. but looking at highs this afternoon reaching the low 70s. it will be so comfortable. 67 degrees with a high in the peninsula. san francisco at 64 degrees. so as you get out there with the family heading to the park, make sure you take the allergy medication. a lot of tree pollen in the air. pine, juniper, cedar and ash. a little bit of mulch as well. the next couple of days, this may help change that. going to see rain chances. hopefully helping to clear out

some of the pollen out of the air. and we are going to start to see the rain moving into the phorno bay saturday afternoon and sunday afternoon. it won't rain the whole weekend. only a few scattered showers. widespread rain heading in early next week. much of the bay area won't see the rain until monday evening into tuesday. it holds off except for the north bay with several rounds through the middle of next week. we're looking at the potential of getting anywhere from half an inch up to an inch and a quarter. these are early estimates throughout all the storm systems from sunday to thursday. if you are planning to head to the russian river valley through the weekend, it is going to be nice, warm, sunny. highs in the 60s to 70s the next couple of days. and a slight chance of rain. we talk about the rain moving into the north bay. if you are going to be going to dublin for the st. patrick's

parade. mid-50s to start. 67 this afternoon. partly cloudy skies. let me know what you're planning to do this weekend. follow me on facebook and twitter. i'll answer any questions you have about the weather. we are looking at temperatures in the 60s in san francisco. once again the rain moving in. slight chance start and sunday. better chance of rain early next week. cooling down, especially for the inland areas. over to mike now, more concern over the tunnel. >> it was original. just a disabled vehicle, left eastbound bore. rest of the bay moving just fine as far as your speed sensors. in may be a closure concerning one of the bores. use the left bore for the time being as you head eastbound. an incident simply is says seven or six vehicles involved.

no report on what's going on. there may be a chain reaction. one crash and a number of others pulled over to the shoulder. this slowdown just showed up the last couple of minutes. heading towards the bay bridge, no major concerns for the travel times. a quick live look out there. the backup we have, kind of eased up. now both sides. the backup right on schedule as you approach the metering heights on. we're talking about travel times on those rails. no delays. folks right on schedule there. >> all right, mike, thank you. a common ailment takes turn. a michigan man dealing with stomach problems only to find out what he has is much worse. it is really changing his life ever. she makes a couple small purchases and discovers the sales tax is too high. nbc pay area responds next.

i. welcome back. 5:25 on your thursday. a devastating story a michigan man losing his hands and feet. >> it is the strangest thing. he thought he was dealing with a stomach ache but ended with a very rare case of strep throat that changed his life. his hands and feet have just turned black. he can hardly move them.

soon they will have to be amputated. he has to rely on his wife to help with easiest tasks. he went to the hospital with severe stomach pains. he never thought it would be strep throat. it traveled to his stomach and started shutting down his organgs. >> i come out a totally different person life changing. >> i can't imagine. he is one of men in the world who have had this world of strep throat. 5:26. nbc bay area responds to a newark woman who scrutinized her own receipt from a local cafe. >> she reached out to chris chmura. he is joining us now with the story. >> good morning. mary lie figured out a fremont

was rounding up her sales tax. on a $13 order, she paid $1.25 in sales tax. it is 9.5%. she should have paid $1.24. yeah, it's just a penny. a few later she was charged too much again. a couple days after that she was again charged too much sales tax for milk shake. tonight at 6:00, we take her case to the state and asks what happens when you're charged too much sales tax. and why you will want to check your receipts, especially next month. if you have a consumer complaint call us any time. 888-996-tips. or logon to nbcbayarea.com/responds. i'll see you tonight at 6:00. >> chris, thank you very much. a south bay apartment complex on lockdown overnight. a standoff ending hours ago.

sierra lamar, the trial of her accused killer continues. what to expect in the courtroom coming up.

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very good thursday morning to you. can you make it out through the haze? that's the golden gate bridge.

foggy in parts of the bay area. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm sam brock. it is is equal opportunity fog. you can't see the golden gate bridge. it has been consistent. it is not everywhere. we have seen clear visibility in the south bay. locally in san francisco and along the coastline you're starting out with fog this morning. looking now from at&t park the embarcadero, recovering there as well. 56 in san jose. 52, morgan hill. it is not that cool out there. we have a comfortable start. it will be a beautiful afternoon with more sunshine and highs reaching the upper 60s to 70s. this weather changes into the weekend, early next week. more on our chance of rain in seven minutes mike has a problem in orinda.

eastbound highway 24, counter commute. they should have the disabled truck in the eastern bore, one of the eastern bores cleared in the next few minutes. westbound, your commute, is suddenly jammed up. all the way past fish ranch road. metering lights were turned on a couple minutes ago. we can't see through the clouds at times. back to you. thank you very much, mike. 5:32. a somber milestone. today marks five years since south bay teenager sierra lamar was last seen. they vanished on her way to high

school in morgan hill, never to be found. >> this comes as the trial of the man accused of killing her continues this morning. the family waited so long for the trial to start. >> reporter: good morning to you. the 91 call that marlene lamar made is just one bit of the evidence we have heard in this trial. it has been an agonizing five-year wait both for her and steve lamar, see is air ra lamar's father, who has been here for most days of the trial. less talk about sierra lamar and about what happened with the other three women her accused killer allegedly tried to kidnap before sierra la disappeared. a woman testified that garcia torres got into her car at the safeway where she picked up groceries and where he worked.

>> i have to see this through for the family. that's why i'm here. i'll continue to come until this is resolved. >> folks will gather as at the shakers pizza. we have a reporter in the courtroom today. we'll keep you updated on this case. we'll tell you what our legal analyst says about why all this talk about the other alleged victims. 5:34. awe bizarre bay area kidnapping case is back in the headlines. matthew mueller will be sentenced. we have been telling you about this story for more a year now. he pleaded guilty to kidnapping ava lay hoe woman in 2015. though initially thought a hoax, it wasn't. they are pushing for a 40-year prison sentence. his lawyer argues it's too harsh for a man who served in the

marines and is a harvard educated lawyer. he argueses mueller suffers from mental illness. new this morning, some tense moments after an overnight standoff in san jose ends up with at least one arrest. all of this happening in south san jose. bob redell has more details just coming into our newsroom in the past few hours. bob, what are you learning. good morning to you, sam. a source tells us this standoff was a result of domestic violence. an adult son attacking his mother, who he lived with. this is what it sounded like as they try to get this man to surrender. that was an officer set issing off a flash bang where the man barricaded himself. at 6:00 last night, pd was

called out because a son had gotten into an argument with his mother in her 60s. the two live together. he allegedly attacked his mother in the bathroom and tried to strangle her. she and her daughter were able to escape while he stayed inside, refusing police orders to come out. officers surrounded the complex. the standoff lasted a hours until 12:30, 1:00 this morning. the source tells us he has more than one warrant out for his arrest. thank you, bob. now to berkeley. a man is behind bars. a wild chase through four cities, eventually climbing up on a roof to evade arrest. he ran into a police car and took off leading officers on a chase through oakland, san leandro, and crashing into cars

in berkeley. >> they said oh, my god, oh, my god. i'm hit. somebody hit me. >> saw people, like cops outside with guns. >> he shouted out to a woman that he loves her. new details to report a legal blow for the city of san jose. it reportedly lost a bid to have a negligence suit tossed after it out of hand. back in june donald trump supporters were in with angry

supporters. one woman got pelted with eggs. they said police were standing by watching it unfold and not intervening. a south bay school district will pay a settle to three families where they were molested by a teacher. merkley news reports morgan hill agreed to pay $8.25 million to settle a civil claim in 2015. it includes training requirements to better detect sexual abuse. >> parents have a new tool to how their local school is performing with a report card covering english, math, and the rate of suspension.

blue is considered the best. red the worst. the dashboard replaces the old index which gave a three digit number grade for every school. folks trying to bring down this longstanding bridge in big sur. you see futile attempts with the wrecking ball. the work to demolish it will take time. the wrecking ball only got small pieces. they estimate it will will

take between months and a year to build up new ones. 5:40 now on this thursday morning. looking at clear conditions. a live look of palo alto starting to get a little bit more busy. temperature 56 at 9:00. lunchtime, 62 degrees. continuing to make it into the mid-60s today. our average high 66 degrees. we'll be right there as we head into the next several days, looking at changes here. temperatures going up and down. we'll throw in rain chances. where we could see rain and the bus stop forecast in three minutes. mike has more details driving through rinda. highway 24 westbound as you commute. most of your commute looks great as you expect your time. 5:40 in the morning. we started out the details. westbound, fish ranch road.

before folks split off, we have a crash blocking one of those lanes. it caused all of this backup. four weeks. no injuries. but, again, one lane in the commute direction blocked. an easy flow of traffic, 17 minutes to highway 4 to the backup toll plaza. metering lights are on. >> thank you, mike. >> this is amazing. a daring escape. a woman kidnapped forced into the trunk of her car manages to sneak away, possibly saving her own life. it's all caught on camera. the video you have to see to believe coming up. president trump hrars out at his travel ban is knocked out of court in today day 56. quilted northern works so well people can forget

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it is 5:44. temperatures now in the mid-50s. as you get ready for school, get the ready, patchy fog. and on that drive, it will also be mild. at recess, enjoy nice day outside. and for this afternoon, temperatures reaching into the low 60s with some light wind. another nice day tomorrow. but then some changes ahead for the weekend. details on when and where we could see rain coming up in five minutes. a quick look at the east bay

times. southbound 880 slow off 238 towards hayward. slower for west 24. we'll show you what's going on. the crash and the in oorinda. you will see a woman jump out of the trunk. that car was driving out of a gas station. you see her running away. the trunk opens up. she gets out and bolts. it turns out the three men kidnapped that woman earlier and had driven to the gas station to take money under the circumstances of her atm. she runs inside to the station there and calls for help. she's okay. police right now are still looking for the suspects. >> new overnight, a study shows neglect by parents could lead to a number of children being accidentally poisoned. because medicines were not put out of their child's reach. nearly every minutes in the united states the poison control city receives a call.

the new study says less than half keep medications high enough on the shelf. researchers say it isn't because they don't care but they don't know what they are capable of. and child resistant packaging may not always mean childproof. >> parents, while they were their kids well, they sometimes underestimate what they can actually do. >> very curious. vitamins, supplements, even eye drops. make sure you keep all the items high and far away from kids. >> out of reach and out of sight. 5:46. learning more details about the rise of sexual assault at two distinguished military academies. assault reports were up last year at the u.s. naval academy in annapolis and the u.s. military academy in west point, new york. there were 26 last year at west point compared to the year prior. annapolis, the dip was not quite as noticeable. 28 this year, versus 25 the year

before. but a decline at the air force academy. a survey shows 48% of he female qaa debts experience sexual assaults at military academies. happening today, president trump will host the prime minister of ireland at the white house. a day ahead of st. patrick's day. he continues the annual tradition that you see here when former president obama hosted ed mckinney last year. mr. trump pronounced march irish heritage month. scott mcgrew has been examining the first 100 days in office. >> donald trump has to figure out what, guys, now that he is once again lost in court to slow refugees from coming into the united states. and he's turning over his big budget today. let's start with the travel ban.

remember, the white house rewrote it after the first ban failed in two courts. the second ban was supposed to take effect today. but he said, no. just moments ago another court in maryland said no. here is the reaction over the hawaii decision. >> the block was a watered down version of the first order. that was also blocked by another judge. and should have never been blocked to start with. >> the white house lawyers probably winced when they heard that. the strategy was to pretend the first and second or were different. and mr. trump just said they weren't. it mentions trump's own statements as a reason to block the order based on religious discrimination.

"you don't know who is who." a jump for the military in the southern border. the money has to come from senior, right? you can borrow the money. but republicans and congress are not going to allow that. you have to take it from somewhere. the president promised not to take it from social security or medicare, which means all the money has to come from here. this is everything else. the state department, the epa, meals wheels, job training, after headline school programs. a lot of things like red states like mississippi or west virginia really need. people who voted for trump. and the president knows that take a look. >> counties that voted for you are working class counties, would do far less well under this bill than more affluent counties. >> i know. >> is that consistent with the election? >> a lot of things aren't consistent. but these are going to be

negotiated. >> we will continue to watch. guys, we have the health care bill, lots of other things. we continue to monitor day 56. all right. thank you very much. scott of course will be looking at president trump's tweets, executive orders and speeches throughout the first 100 days on today in the baugh. he would ike to hear from you. share your thoughts on twitter. his twitter handle easy enough. scott mcgrew. basketball. right here on this set. a reminder to all procrastinators that tip-off is coming in just hours. three and a half or so to be more precise. >> there you go. we're talking about one thing. march madness. ncaa gets under way. fans. millions, even nonfans, are all pumped up for it. another school of thought among human resource experts, businesses just let it ride. >> it pay dividends. it's out there.

people are going to watch it and pay attention. there are just so many ways to use it to your advantage. >> the consulting team office team say one out of four are organizing events around march madness because it can help build camaraderie. >> we tweeted out a picture this morning showing our swag. we always carry that. >> it's on my desk. >> i don't always wear purple pocket squares and stuff. i went to northwestern. you went to st. mary's. they were in the same bracket. if they both win two games, a big if, but if they do they are playing san jose. >> and we're going. wearing red. right? >> that's the more important question. >> for me? i don't know. i'm not even following it.

>> diplomatic. >> i'll follow the gales. and we will have some great weather to head out there today. enjoy time outdoors. get on out there today. we will is see more sunshine. even though we start out with clouds. a live look outside at san jose. it's all dry this morning. looking at that temperature trend for evergreen. at 9:00 we will start with temperatures in the mid-50s. normal high is 65 degrees. we'll be almost there in time for lunch with the sun starting to break. we will go well above that. into the low 70s. a couple more days of dry weather. we will start to see the storm system approaching as we into the weekend. it starts out with the chance of rain for the forth bay. but saturday afternoon. if you're making plans to be in the north bay, during the afternoon to evening, we may see rain moving in mostly from santa rosa and farther north. then on sunday we'll see the same thing. a couple spotty showers.

it may reach farther inland than what we will see on saturday. on monday, another chance of rain from san francisco farther to the north becoming more widespread on tuesday with heavier downpours that may linger into the next of the week. yesterday is looking a lot wetter than this week. an inch and a quarter for most of the bay area. if you're wondering how much rain in san jose, only .3 for the month of march. we are supposed to get three inches. so we have catching up to do. most of your commutes are looking good, as well as your counter commutes around the bay. speed sensors. both reopened. they cleared the disabled truck from the eastbound bore.

we had a crash blocking one lane west 24 approaching fish ranch. backup because of that crash. four vehicles are quite a distraction out of orinda. eastbound has cleared. it is is westbound that is part of the approach. no problems as far as the bart and the rails. a live look at berkeley. low clouds. south bay, much clearer view. easy drive. 101 at 680. back to you. we do continue to follow breaking news out of paris this morning. police scene of an explosion at a building that houses international monetary fund offices. first happening right now. just into our newsroom, a bill in britain has received royal

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messe to e oakland is paying a p.r. firm thousands of dollars to manage its message to the media in the wake of the deadly warehouse fire. >> one executive is getting paid $500 an hour and tax payers are paying for it. tonight we speak with one lawmaker who calls it a waste of your tax dollars. >> you feel it could have been better spent? >> absolutely. no way to get around it or justify it. >> the p.r. firm is helping to reduce its risk of getting sued. we discovered it isn't just tax payers in oakland getting stuck with the bill. we will explain and tell you why there are parts the city does not want you to see. watch our full investigation tonight at 11:00. if you have a tip, give us a call 888-996-tips. or theunit@nbcbayarea.com. the next chancellor of u.c.

berkeley. janet napolitano nominated carol t. christ. christ has worked for u.c. berkeley more than 30 years. she is provost and interim chancellor. a college degree may be the new high school diploma while the masters may be a new four-year degree. 41% of employers are hiring for positions previously held by people with just high school diplomas. the survey revealed a third are hiring more workers with masters degrees for positions that have mainly been held by people with a four year degree. we are looking at all this fog this morning. but things are going to change later today. yes, we are looking at fog.

awe live look outside at the golden gate bridge. may have to slow down that drive. we are talking about the fog along the coastline and what to expect as we head into the weekend in the microclimate forecast. stpwhraop questio question surround an east bay teenager after she was killed in an officer-involved shooting. what one witness says about the incident. travel ban is heating up once again. the last minute maneuver from a federal judge that blocks the president's revised travel ban. today in the bay now. very good thursday morning to you. thanks very much for joining. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm sam brock. an exciting couple of here. we can feel it, all the moisture in the air right now. >> as you step out, it's like a shower. >> funky hair day.

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