ne. teor loon.asiderea"ras right now at 4:30, terror in london. new arrests this morning. we're learning about the background of what police are calling a british-born attacker. good morning on this thursday. thank you so much for joining us. i'm sam brock. i'm laura garcia-cannon. i notice a little drizzle on my windshield this morning but nothing compared to yesterday. >> it will be mostly dry throughout the day. patchy fog in spots. this afternoon, going to see sunshine. y he es, we do need it. tomorrow, well, it will be a different story around the bay area. let's look at all our microclimates. feeling mild and 51 degrees. 45 in the tri-valley. 40 in the north bay. 50 in san francisco. already a wide range in

temperatures. we'll close in the gap later on today. highs in the low 60s in the tri-valley. 64 in the south bay. 59 degrees in san francisco. going to be a nice one. but this is our approaching storm. we'll talk the timeline, when the rain arrives and how much we will get coming up in a few minutes. mike already tracking a crash in the richmond area. >> we are, kari. we are already seeing some improvement. the slowing has mostly cleared. here's the rest of the bay. upper east shore freeway. i saw all the slowing. both directions cleared. just west of there on the roadway. and we're looking at a nice recovery. so they must have cleared this near the off-ramp to richmond parkway. the rest of the freeway moves well. by now we are just down to 14 minutes of your travel time. back to normal for the upper east shore freeway. back to you. >> mike, thank you very much.

a lot of breaking news updates from london. within the last hour, british prime minister theresa may speaking to parliament and shedding new light on yesterday's deadly attack. may said the attacker was british born. at one point on the radar of spice for possible connections to violent extremism. one of the victims injured in yesterday's attack is an american. in the meantime, the number of people killed this morning is one fewer than originally thought. it has been revised. it includes the attacker who plowed an suv through a crowd on the westminster bridge. 40 were injured, 29 hospitalized for treatment. and seven right now are still in critical condition. >> police are now saying they believe the attacker was inspired by international terrorism. they later added eight arrests had been made across the country overnight. they are not saying how this is

connected to the attack or if it is at all. no doubt it's been an emotionally draining 24 hours for the people of london. today will be no different. >> the attack has the world on high alert. today in the bay spoke to travelers who just arrived to london. for many it is too close for comfort. >> people run for safety in london during a deadly terrorist attack in the heart of the city. using a car as a weapon, a man runs people over on the crowded sidewalk on the west pheuminute crashes, and runs through the parliament gates stabbing a police officer to death before police shot and killed the man. >> my friends were checking on facebook saying they were safe because i have a lot of friends around that area. >> shawn was flying to san francisco when the attacker killed four people. for him it hits close to home. >> it's scary. it could have been me, any one of my friends or family member that could have been on that

bridge. >> family in london called her to let her know they are okay. on spring break, she is taking off for london. canceling didn't cross her mind but being cautious did. >> i think i feel okay, especially after being able to talk it through with my family. but it is scary that it is happening a bit more. well, it was certainly anything but normal yesterday. parliament locked down during the attack. but today a resumption of business as normal this morning. and a show of defines against terrorism by the parliament. the search is on for a man who tried to abduct a young girl in san francisco. she was walking on fore etorava. the girl began screaming for help. people nearby heard her and

rushed over. the suspect then took off. he was described vaguely as a white man in his 20s. >> we have a warning for the next time you're picking up groceries. whole foods shoppers are being targeted by car thieves. this is happening at the new santa clara whole foods by levi's stadium. she didn't want her identity to be revealed. she said the thieves struck in just a matter of minutes. >> i went in there to grab just a couple items. and it didn't even take 10 minutes. around that long. when we came back, we saw the back door window was smashed. >> all right. so it all happened in a flash. you see the smashed glass there. her husband's passport and laptop were stolen. a whole foods security guard said they are specifically

looking for laptops. >> a woman is suing the company that made toxic tea that killed their family member. sunwing wo trading company is also being sued. the mother of two drank the tea to try to improve her immune system. but she fell ill and died. >> coming up on 4:37, mounting dam concerns in the south bay. the reason a $400 million retrofit has been delayed for years. how sweet is the sweet 16? anrsodamn mganillsoh b reden pai

concerns are growing about a much needed retrofit for the oroville dam. it is $400 million to do that. last year it was put off until 2020. there are fears it may fail in a major earthquake. >> why weren't they concerned about fixing this back then?

>> destroys the city or damages it immensely. >> or study needs to be done. >> getting to know a community. also getting some feedback. oakland's new police chief is heading out and meeting the public she will be serving. she is holding a community forum with members of the north hill neighborhood and piedmont pines. she will talk about crime and safety in more affluence neighborhoods in the oakland hills. 4:40 right now. a live look outside of the shark tank. in a couple of hours, it will be rocking. strike up the band. that's xavier band as they watch

the teams practice. it was open to the public. and it was free. >> a lot of people going to check that out. are you anti gonzaga with st. mary's out? >> i'll support them. >> all right. well, things cleared up right now. much nicer temperatures to start out your day. how long is the sunshine going to last. >> we are going to see changes quickly happening as we go into this evening, as well as tomorrow after we start out with a nice look in san jose. we'll look at the day planner for palo alto after the break. a look from emeryville to the bay bridge. there has been a wind advisory by chp as you travel across. be prepared for that. all right. clouds parting over the bay area today. but a different kind of cloud looming over apple users. why the safety of storing on apple's cloud is being called into question this morning.

good thursday morning. 4:44. a live look at palo alto. we are all dry as you head out the door. a different story than yesterday morning. dry all day with sunshine and a cool start. 51 degrees. lunchtime temperature at 58. you will need the jacket all day long. i'll talk about what to expect as that rain moves in coming up in about four minutes.

and an easy drive right now through the tri-valley. that won't even be all morning, though. 22 minutes from grant line road to 680. a slight build in the last couple of minutes. thank you very much, kari and mike. starbucks planning to create hundreds of thousands of new jobs worldwide. good news for those of us who rely on caffeine. we turn to susan lee who is live at cnbc world headquarters. i imagine you have had a couple cups today as well. good morning. how do you get through the morning without cups of joe and java. futures are pointing down at this hour. the markets did shrug off losses to end largely positive. yeah, in the green with the s&p 500 snapping a four-day losing streak. the dow did finish lower. investors are careful and they

will be eyeing the health care bill which could be a major test for president trump's policy agenda. data on unemployment, housing and janet yellen also speaking as well. the dow 20,661. the nasdaq gaining 27 points. 5,821 as we start off this thursday morning. more retailers are in trouble with women's clothing change. they have hired outside advisers to explore their on options of bankruptcy. the company would shut stores and go entirely online. separate approximately reports say payless may be looking at bankruptcy protection and closing 500 stores as it struggles to compete with online retailers. starbucks planning to add 240,000 new jobs worldwide with 68,000 in the u.s. of those, they will hire 25,000

veterans and military spouses as they plan to open 12,000 new stores by the year 2021. back to you. all right. a lot more jobs for folks who need them. thank you very much, susan. >> the next story, interesting. let's put it that way. a lizard no longer a lizard. it is more like an alligator. >> people in one florida neighborhood where trappers neighborhood a four-foot-long lizard. the monitor is native to africa. neighbors reported this to realize the pet might take a wrong turn and turn into a meal. >> they could kill endangered

owls. they are invasive. >> in a town where this one was found cape coral, there have been so many recent sightings they are conducting a trapping operation. >> what is worth than a monster lizard? who found another monster lizard. >> who does that? two lizards from another country. did they come over on the ark or something? >> a biology lesson from mike here. we are actually looking at what was a nice start to the day. >> yeah. looking good. no major issues as you head out the door. you don't need umbrella today. in oakland, we see a lot of people out and about getting this thursday started. busy on the roadways. it is a little bit cool out there. we're at 51 degrees in san jose.

50 degrees in palo alto. look at how cold it starts out in the north bay. 43 in napa, fairfield. 46 degrees now in morgan hill. and the seven-day forecast is coming up at the bottom of the screen. a couple of more days of rain. it's been such a busy week. you'll be glad to know this weekend is looking good. we look at today's high temperature, 63 in east san jose. milpita milpitas, 63. livermore, 61 degrees. these temperatures are a little bit cooler than where we should be for the end of march. i think we will take it considering there will be no rain today. 57 in the marina district. 59 in mill valley. here we go. here's our next storm set to move in. we already see the clouds. so far no rain starting to the north of us just yet. as we get a look at the timeline starting today, starting to see clouds mixing in with the sun

already by lunchtime. light rain possible for the north bay. the rain gets heavier early tomorrow morning by 5:00, 6:00 in the morning. and then it starts to move south about pretty much all the bay area covered with rain before lunchtime. we will see the rain throughout the arch, tapering off late tomorrow night. and it will be clear in time for saturday morning. looking at an additional rainfall total of at least another half an inch nor some of the inland areas and some of the valleys. but this model is putting down at least an inch of rain for the san francisco area, the peninsula, and the santa cruz mountains may have closer to two inches of rain. as you follow me on facebook and twitter, i always appreciate those weather reports i get from you. also, i'll keep you upto date on the weekend changes. heading over to mike, a note for the south bay. >> traffic is clear around the bay. but the south bay, activity you might have noticed last night

and the next couple of takes. looking at the ncaa tournament. pedestrians around the center. and you will find folks who are unfamiliar with the area. welcome, folks, if you're watching now. this is by 280 and 87 of course downtown to san jose at the shark tank. meanwhile, the rest of the south bay moves well. slowing on northbound 17 past the campbell area. i'll check to make sure there is no extended construction through the area. no incidents report odd chp. we will continue to monitor that. i showed you no delays through the tri-valley. 238, 880 off the y. an easy drive as well. that's a good ride on the rails. remember, the one station opens tomorrow. we'll talk about that. >> 4:51. coming up, stranded in the high desert. the story of survival after a woman spends five days lost in

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hackers saying they broke into the cloud yesterday. apple saying the breach did not happen. all photos and notes stored on the cloud could be confirm miced. a turkish crime family said they will erase accounts if apple doesn't play them ransom. we go to the flood zone to explain why plans to better protect the area haven't produced a single fix even

though they have cost tax payers millions. >> it took years to not only plan but to actually do something about it. >> unfortunately, we didn't have adequate money to do something about the problem at the most vulnerable protection. >> what areas are most at risk. can anything be done they wait for better protection? we have been digging to get you those answer. watch the full investigation don't at 11:00. if you have a tip, give us a call 888-996-tips. or send an e-mail to theunit@nbcbayarea.com. >> a texas woman has quite a tale to tell after she was stranded five days in the desert. >> let's start with how she got stuck in the first place. 24-year-old amber was driving through the desert when she ran out of gas and did not have a about phone signal. she left her car, searching for

a signal with a note that she left. she's pretty smart about this. she said she's headed east. she was finally able to call 911 but in the middle of the call it dropped. a search and rescue were chopper crew found her car and a note. ultimately they found her a few miles later waving frantically at them for help. they said she was pretty healthy. >> cooler temperatures helped out a little bit. but the subpoena will still get you. you're out in the sun all day, it will cook you up. it will burn you. >> she was smart enough to bring food and water for the trip. she only had about a day or two left when she was finally found. >> they found her in the nick of time. >> thankfully. >> all right. what's coming up weather wise for the bay area. kari? a lot of sunshine as we head throughout the day. a live look at san francisco. great start this thursday morning. you'll need the umbrella today. more in the microclimate

forecast. and a clear view of 880. southbound headlights may have were an issue in hayward. we'll let you know what's going on. >> thank you, mike. london on high alert. the new details we're learning about the attacker and also an american victim. n chlindetls thlond teor tac tn

breaking overnight, new chilling details in the london terror attack.

the information just coming into our newsroom is sending shock waves throughout the globe. allegations of a so-called inmate fight club. plus, we're hours away from possibly learning the fate of our nation's health care system as congress prepares to vote on a new plan. a live report from washington minutes ago. today in the bay continues right now. very good morning to you. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm sam brock. we are getting glimpses of sunshine. >> yeah. we'll have a beautiful all clear day. not even starting out with rain like yesterday morning. going to see the sunshine coming through. tomorrow we'll have a different story for you. here's a look at the drive right now. heading out through san jose.