will he glen neighborhood, there are two cars on fire and they weren't the only ones. why the fire department thinks they might be related. and the major announcement from queen elizabeth's husband prince philip. today in the bay continues right now. a royal good morning to you on this thursday morning. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> and i'm sam brock big news from the royal family. >> we have a royal forecast, too. >> that's right. cari is queen of the forecast. temperatures have been hot. >> we are happy to see that carl the fog is back. we will have fog rolling into parts of san francisco cooling down temperatures providing relief for those inland areas you may have to turn on the windshield wipers with drizzle coming down. temperature 53 up to 68.

this morning we'll see patchy fog and it will be a cooler day as well as breezy especially along the coast we'll talk about that in eight minutes. mike has changes within the last few minutes. >> we have no oakland airport connector right now. >> it sounds like there's an issue with a connector there so use bus 73. also capital corridor, train number 521 is delayed. something going on between sacramento and davis. that holdup will keep them from getting to the bay area any time soon. we're looking towards the roadways and overall things are moving well. we have the san mateo bridge recovering from the early issue with debris on the roadway that has been cleared but look at the live look we have and the san mateo bridge itself is slow on the flat section. everything else, though, is

moving well for the roads. back to you. thank you very much, mike. at 6:01 we are following breaking news out of the south bay. a seesh reis of arson fires set over night in the willow glenn area. kris sanchez joins us at the scene of one of those fires near lincoln and parkmoor avenue. good morning, kris. >> reporter: the fire is out but you can see two cars are destroyed here. and then farther off in the distan distance. the this was close to other cars and several businesses. firefighters arrived on scene, made quick work of the two fires that burned next to the auto body shop and smog shop and a construction office. they tell us they suspect arson in part because of the fires were set overnight and there were three other suspicious trash fires that were also reported. no one was injured but this happened less than a mile away

from willow glen's downtown neighborhood. so if you saw any suspicious activity in the willow glen neighborhood, call the san jose fire department or san jose police. in san jose, kris sanchez, today in the bay. >> kris, thank you so much. we are following another breaking news story in willow glen. police are investigating a deadlier? -shoveled shooting at a home on laura ville lane off lincoln avenue. these are live pictures. police say they were called out to shots fired at that house late last night. officers found two people who were shot and killed in the home there. then they encountered a suspect and the merge unit was brought in. police ultimately shot him. bob redell is reporting gathering the latest investigation. he'll bring us a live report at 6:30. more breaking news to tell you out of the south bay. firefighters still at the scene

of a fire at a recycling yard at the valley recycling facility on south 7th street in san jose. crews arrived before 4:00 this morning. you can see them dousing the fire there with water. there's a truck that caught fire when material on board it ignited. firefighters limited the damage to just the truck and nobody was injured. 6:04. new this morning, big news concerning england's royal family. taking a look at buckingham palace which has been buzzing with activity since last night. a short time ago we found out why. prince philip, the husband of queen elizabeth, announced he will no longer carry out public engagements as of this fall. in a formal statement, the royal family says the 95-year-old duke of edinburgh will scale back public appearances in august though he may choose to attend certain events. the queen has no plans to ratchet back her own engagements. continuing coverage right now in the high-profile sierra lamar murder case. the prosecution will get one more chance to make its case this morning. we're taking a live look at the hall of justice in san jose

where the trial is taking place. prosecutors will have the final word with a rebuttal. yesterday, to get you caught up, defense attorneys for antolin garcia-torres suggested lamar is alive and a runaway. the jury could get the case as early as this afternoon. sierra lamar disappeared, of course, five years ago on her way to school in morgan hill and her body has not been found. now to washington at 6:05 where health care will dominate the day. house republicans are expected to bring a health care bill to the floor for a vote today and they are confident they have the votes to pass it. there are concerns, however, surrounding the bill. the legislation allows states to opt out of obamacare rules that protect six people from being charged high premiums but an amendment adds money to cover high-risk people. the american medical association and aarp say this health care bill would increase premiums. it's a major overhaul at a busy east bay bart station. today in the bay's pete suratos is live this morning to break

down the upgrades that will begin there pretty soon and this is going on for a couple months? >> good morning to you, sam, those upgrades by bart will begin some time in mid-may and it will be similar to those upgrades we've seen at other contra costa county bart stations such as concord most recently but we'll show you the project area that bart will be working on, the area that will be under construction. you can see that area highlighted in blue in this map. right there at the corner of happy valley and deer hill road. as far as improvements go, we'll see improvements to paving and landscaping in the area as well as better parking options. we'll pull up the rendering of that parking lot after the improvements that bart says there will be more options for motorcycles as well as cars that comply with the americans with disabilities act. now, there's also going to be a rain garden, we can show you that, you can see that picture on the left. in the rain garden that will be used for waste water treatment purposes when it comes to dealing with storm water runoff.

we've had water from the most recent storms the past few months. more than 200 parking spots will have affected. the project all in all will take eight months to complete. live in lafayette, pete suratos, today in the bay. a live look at oracle arena where things are sure to be hopping tonight when the warriors are taking on utah, the jazz in game two of their western conference semifinal series. the warriors pretty much taking it to the jazz on game one. they won by 12. tipoff is set for 7:30. >> 6:07. as you get ready to head out to the game, it will be feeling nice and comfortable, much cooler temperatures, 63 degrees and then as we go into the end of the game out of oracle arena, it will be dropping back into the upper 50s with more clouds moving in. i want to show you the high temperatures around the bay area and what to expect. it will be a warm day inland. livermore, san jose up to 85, morgan hill 86 and the relief

comes along the coast and inner bay where we will get a breeze there to help bring down temperatures. we'll look at the temperature trend, mike has a look at what's happening on the roads and rails. it's very calm on the roads. the rails, we told you about that connector from bart to the oakland airport that is out of service. use bus 73, that's unexpected for folks. a very light flow of traffic, the san mateo bridge continues to recover after that debris had been cleared from the westbound commute, all lanes cleared there and clearing up, improvement from north 101 to san jose. that's great news, a lighter flow all around silicon valley right now. we'll show the palo alto camera for the peninsula. no problems or delays for the bay shore freeway or 280 to silicon valley or vice versa. back to you. >> 6:08 right now. witnessing the end of an era. >> it is. coming up in three minutes, the technology the ringling brothers circus is planning on using to broadcast its last performance across the world. plus, did you get a

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we are going to reach into the low 80s with sunshine. the clouds are return for tomorrow along with gusty winds and cooler temperatures. details for the weekend coming up at 6:17. pleasant drive times right here through the east bay and tri-valley. 238 to 880. that's the slower drive developing. we'll show you how that will affect the choice you may be making right now. >> thank you very much kari and mike. ringling brothers will broadcast its final act on facebook live. the final show will take place on may 21 in new york state. the iconic circus announced earlier this year its show would end in may because of declining attendance and high operating costs. they also have some battles with animal rights groups. the circus spokesperson says the live stream will allow people to witness the end of an era. >> a lot of people have childhood memories of that, myself included. 6:12. san jose inaugurates its new

president today. it will happen at 10:30 this morning. she was selected a year and a half ago and has been on the job for nine months now. east bay times reports this delay isn't all that usual. education institutions typically take their time with these ceremonies -- the delay is not unusual. inaugural etiquette dates back to the middle ages. the investigative unit went undercover to expose a bustling black market on market street in san francisco. >> we found buyers and sellers setting up shop steps away from the theater showing hamilton. v vicky nguyen joins with us preview of tonight's report. >> reporter: it gives new meaning to steal of a deal, especially when it comes to meet that could end up on your table. >> it's kentucky bourbon tri-tip. come on, man. >> this is as good as it gets right here. >> reporter: we saw buyers and sellers gathering here all day everyday. loss prevention investigators

say they've tracked meat sold on the streets back to people who have no idea how it was stolen or stored before eating it. >> we see the product retold to retailers and restaurant then resold back to consumers who are unsuspecting. >> the shoplifters we catch at the door, they'll fight you for it. they feel like it's theirs. >> store owners explain how aggressive shoplifters put customers at risk and what happened when police dropped by. we investigate. see you tonight at 11:00. if you have a tip for an investigative unit, give us a call or send us an e-mail to the unit at nbcbayarea.com. >> here's a tip for you -- don't click on scam e-mails. >> or bye meat from people in the street. scott mcgrew, as many as a billion people received an e-mail that may trick them into revealing a secret. >> reporter: secrets from the google account and what's on their google drive which lots of people use to store personal and

corporate information. now i got that e-mail, i didn't click on it. i don't buy meat on the street, either. but i sent that e-mail over to our editor so she could show it to you on tv. while you're looking on it, don't click on it. google is issuing a rare and severe warning saying this fishing e-mail can give bad guys access to your google drive. it looks authentic, takes you to an awe then take page. one tipoff is who it's to. the hhhhhhh @mailinator.com. that looks suspicious. google suggests you use two-factor authentification when you get a text message with a code you have to enter. if you did click on the e-mail. go into your google settings and revoke third-party access to google docs and if they made no sense go online. the internet is filled with instructions on how to fix it this morning. the e-mail may have gone to a billion accounts. it sends the e-mail to more

users and so on. it's like a nuclear chain reaction facebook and tesla reported profits yesterday. facebook made a ton of profits, tesla didn't make any. that's what we expected. apple announced a $1 billion fund to invest in companies willing to manufacture here in america and we get the big jobs number tomorrow. and an engagement to tell you about in the unlikely couple. joe scarborough and mika brzezinski engaged to be married. the two, of course, are the hosts of "morning joe" on msnbc. they don't always see eye to eye on the issues. opposites attract, apparently. scab roe te scarborough tells the hollywood reporter "we have a crackling on air chemistry and a crackling off air chemistry as well." >> it's surprising people didn't know. >> how do you think they'll celebrate? maybe see a "star wars" movie. you know why? >> so romantic. >> because it's may the 4th.

it's not about romance. this is a very important day right now. may the 4th be with you. may the 4th has come to be known as "star wars" day. if you're looking for a way to celebrate, you may want to head to the south bay because a lightsaber battle is scheduled for tomorrow night in san jose. we have to wait here. the suspense will build. this goes from 8:00 to 11:00 at st. james park. . hundreds of people are expected to show up. i think jack might already have a lightsaber. >> i've been known to have lightsabers. >> oh, you have one? >> no, i don't have them. they're his but he likes to play. >> jack and i have tools. jack knows the whole dialogue from any of those knew veetz. amazing. >> jack haas always a lot to say. >> someday i'm sure yours will be a "star wars" fan. >> we'll see. head to the movie theaters today because it will be cool as we

are going to have hot temperatures. as we look outside across three of our micro climates in the south bay 59 degrees in the peninsula. you can see the clouds covering san francisco from the north bay. it's 49 degrees and 52 degrees with that fog across the golden gate bridge in san francisco. we are going to reach into the mid-to upper 80s today for the inland areas. another warm day. we're making improvement here we'll feel the coolest in san francisco where the high temperature will be up to 68 degrees so if you want to head to the coast and maybe the screws beach board walk, this will be a nice place to be. temperatures reaching into the low 70s right there along the middle east coast and this is what the -- this is the reason why we have had the change. winds have shifted on shore and the winds will be picking up today so it's bringing in those cool ocean breezes and we're

also seeing some fog nearby just offshore. so winds coming in at 10 to 15 miles an hour and look at what happens tomorrow. there will be stronger winds coming in as the cold front drops across the bay area and these wind speeds in san francisco will be up to 25 to close to 30 miles an hour throughout the day. not only will it be cooler but windy, too. reaching into the low 60s for the next several days in san francisco. morning temperatures in the 40s to low 50s. inland mid-80s to 72 tomorrow to 69 on saturday. you see that big drop in temperatures and it stays cool into next week. mike has a few notes for mass transit. if you're heading to oakland airport, that airport connector is not available. i've been mentioning that. the coliseum station you can take transit 73 that will take you the to the airport.

train 521 delayed between sacramento and davis because of some sort of police activity out there but that will affect folks getting here to the south bay. into the south bay, ace train 7 will have one train car reserved for them. that's the 7:00 train out of stockton and the second train out of san jose will have a similar car reserved. the roadways are looking great. easy drive, a little slowing for 880 and 680 south of 580. typical pattern. we'll show you how that affects your choice. on waze, castro valley toward fremont and if you take the castro valley, it will take you 10 minutes longer. waze helps you make that decision. make the decision to join our team. we can join forces, may the fourth be with you, may the force be with you if you're using the force called nbc bay area as wearwazers. we're the good side. a special coach wants to

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saying "we are committed to delivering a positive experience for all our customers. it went on to say that we are pleased we found a solution that she is happy with. if you have a consumer complaint, let us know. the number is 888-996-tips. or online at nbcbayarea.com/responds. >> chris, thank you very much. a very difficult day for an east bay high school mourning the loss of a student. coming up next on today in the by a, a teenager hit and killed by a train on his way to school. >> reporter: three people shot and killed in san jose's willow glen neighborhood. the standoff that led police to open fire on the suspected gunman. you're watching today in the bay. hey allergy muddlers

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it )s finally cooling down. it )s still going to be a warm day across the bay area today-- but not as bad as it was yesterday. it's finally cooling down. still going to be a warm day across the bay area but not as bad as it was yesterday. the marine layer is going to creep in along san francisco. as we take a live look outside is up is out, it looks like a warm shot, thanks for joining us, i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> it can be misleading. completely clear. on the other side of the city, the golden gate bridge, all you see is fog. >> and it will be foggy in

spots. that's just showing you things are different as you get ready to head out and about and it feels cooler. here's the golden gate bridge camera. you can't even see the golden gate bridge and the drivers making it across with low visibility there and looking over the south bay, all clear another warm day but that coastal fog will help us autoa bit and it's 52 as you step out. san francisco still 60 in san jose and livermore now at 61 with highs this afternoon reaching into the mid-80s. for the valleys and some 70s for the inner by a. san francisco half moon bay will stay in the 60s today. you see that spread in temperatures? we'll talk ar more cooling into the weekend. if you're getting ready with that weekend forecast in seven minutes, mike says to choose your bridge carefully. >> or at least be aware of the different conditions across the bridges. you showed the golden gate bridge. we see the sensors clearly but there's fog on the span. the bay bridge has the backup at the toll plaza but traffic

patterns don't show a major issue. they'll zoom in towards the san mateo bridge. you may want to use the dunbarton bridge which on this map looks just fine. we're looking at the san mateo bridge so the dunbarton bridge is still better. back to you. mike, thank you very much. we continue to follow a good deal of breaking news out of the south bay. we were the first to break the news on our story. >> bob redell has been monitoring the situation overnight. he's been live at the scene all morning. still active scene out there, b bob. >> reporter: the police department could be out here for a few more hours. good morning laura. this is a scene at the end of the house at the end of laura

ville lane where three people were shot and killed last night. we understand the coroner's office has yet to arrive so that's a major part of the investigation on the scene that needs to be taking place. police responded to a report of someone shot at this address, a house at the end of lauraville lane. officers found not one but two people dead, both shot and killed according to scours with the man who shot them still inside the apartment refusing to come out. the merge unit, which is san jose's version of swat, arrived to surround the property and try to talk the man into surrendering. neighbors tell us thejd hear police on the loudspeaker ordering the man to come out. an officer shot and killed the suspect. it's not clear what happened in the moments before the officer fired their weapon. that officer is on paid strayedive leave which is normal. the d.a.'s office and police homicide unit are also conducting a joint criminal

investigation which is standard when you have an officer involved shooting. this is the second deadly shooting involving a san jose police officer on wednesday night. another police officer shot a man during a family disturbance in east san jose. that man died of his injuries in the hospital. reporting live from san jose, bob redell, today in the bay. >> it's 6:33 right now. the san francisco police chief says he is launching a that are roe investigation after one of his officers shot and killed a stabbing suspect at a subway restaurant at fifth and market near the powell street bart station shortly before noon yesterday. subway employees say a man who appeared homeless ordered a sandwich but refused to pay for it. he then stabbed an older employee. the security guard restrained the suspect until police arrived. the guard said the suspect went after the officers and that's when an officer shot him. >> the cops came in and told us

to get down and he wasn't complying so just pushed him away from me and got out the way and he came after the cop and the cop did what he had to, shot him one time. >> the employee who was stabbed suffered non-life threatening injuries. >> trying to cope with an unexpected and devastating loss. counselors will be on hand to assist student whoos los who lo their own in the east bay. 16-year-old terence lu died when he was struck by a train riding his bicycle. he was crossing over a trestle bridge not intended for pedestrians. lu was a 4.0 student who was an active student in school and they are overcome with grief. >> when the shock happens, when people start to get to know that the death is sinking in, that's where the tears start coming in. >> friends say lu was wearing head phones when he was hit, deputies right now are

investigating. a takeover of an entire campus building at uc santa cruz continues. it's a story we told you about yesterday on today in the bay. demonstrators are taking over the administration building. the efforts are organized by the african black student alliance. their demands, more housing and resources for african-american students. a uc santa cruz spokesperson says the university will let the protests unfold peacefully. also happening now, a memorial is under way in orlando as the owner of the pulse nightclub is expected to announce plans to establish a permanent memorial at a site of the has shooting. 49 people were killed, 68 others injured during that shooting that happened last june. now the owner wants to have a memorial site that honors and remembers the victims. there is a price to being this good. the warriors still have work to do on the court. off the court the team's landlord is thinking about next season. the chronicle reporting next season's agreement may be

approved as soon as next week. there is a rent hike in store. the team would have to pay $2.5 million to rent at oracle, about a million dollars deal more than their current deal. they'll remain in oakland for two more seasons before moving to san francisco. an east bay city is considered one of the top five to live in america. that's according to the web site near niche.com. the number one spot went to ann arbor, michigan. the other bay areas, sunnysunny santa clara 29 and san jose coming up at the 88th spot. that study looked at a combination of crimes, schools, jobs and cost of living while compiling that list. >> we're looking at the cost of your mass transit that's holding steady today from yesterday but we have a delay and no connector from the home of the warriors over towards the oakland airport. that connector is not in sft but

you can use ace -- ac transit bus number 73 to get through the area. ace train is expecting a student group like yesterday so one car will be reserved on ace trace 7 and 4 to and from the central valley and 5:21 is the train delayed coming into berkeley. 20 minutes delay from an earlier issue way back over in sacramento. the roadways are moving well. we have no major problems as far as the flow of traffic but we will look at the eat shore freeway. our camera over there low clouds but i was liking for plumes of smoke. it was clearer a few seconds ago but i don't see smoke. fire reported off of the maze but we're looking at low clouds right now. on that note, back to you. >> hard to see much there. one thing we can see is the weekend. it's friday eve. >> it's almost here and we've got a check of the weekend forecast right now with kari. >> i have you covered because there's a lot going on this weekend and it will be cooler

after having such a shot start to the week. this is where we'll start out at 9:00 on saturday morning in the mid-50s. there will be more clouds in the mix but it will be comfortable and some clearing. also a slight chance of rain. we'll see a chance of rain sunday but don't cancel your outdoor plans. it will be so spotty and light it will be in and out of here and our temperatures reaching into the upper 60s. let's head to the peninsula. 67 degrees on saturday, 65 on sunday and once again that very slight chance of rain moving in. san francisco will see a few sprinkles. 60 and then a mix of sun and clouds, speaks of sunshine on sunday with highs in the lower 60s. heading to napa, it will be in the low to mid-70s. so comfortable out there. at times the sun will be nice and warm and also in san francisco we had the cinco de mayo festival in the mission district. we start out in the upper 50s so

a light jacket needed. you probably probably keep that on throughout the day as there won't be much sun beaming down then for the foster city area there's the polynesian festival on saturday. we start out in the mid-50s. noontime temperature at 60 and long sleeves throughout the day but there will be sunshine and the kentucky derby will be this weekend and we have a few celebrations going on around the bay area but if you plan to heading out to golden gate field in berkeley it will be the mid-50s so you'll have on your derby hat, maybe a sweater over your dress, temperatures reaching into the mid-60s. if not, watch it here live on nbc throughout the day. heading to carmel valley, it will be in the mid-50s so not the best weather for beach or heading to the beach or enjoying the coach cooler breezes but a mix of sun and clouds sunday.

how about this? snow in oyosemite. there will be a wintery mix but at times snow showers coming down in parts of the sierra this weekend. i'll have a look at the temperature trent for the bay area coming up in about three minutes. >> we'll look forward to that. thank you, kari. we continue to monitor breaking news out of the south bay, investigators are trying to figure out who set a series of fires in san jose. coming up in just three minutes. we'll take you live to the scene to show you the damage left behind. >> we're watching the house carefully as well they're debating revoking cook. the latest coming up. >> and we've been seeing strong earnings reports this week as a result the market is picking up this morning. you see the dow jones industrial average up just four points at 20960. other indexes also up and fitbit had better sales than expected.

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to take advantage of this offer on a volvo s90, (mike ad libs) ==traffic maps full== a foggy start for the south bay. as you get ready to head out the door, us's nice and cool with a nice comfortable start to the day and a look at the temperature trend. already by 10:00, mid-70s and some low to mid-80s throughout the afternoon. here conditioner still up on full blast on this very warm

day. it will be cooler for the coastline. we'll talk about the difference in temperatures and what to expect for this weekend coming up in six minutes. >> over here your tri-valley and east bay not so bad. we'll see how things have shaping up across the bay coming up. >> 6:44. now to breaking news we've been following since we came on air at 4:30. a series of fires were set overnight in the willow glen area of san jose. you're looking at live pictures of the aftermath of one of those fires at an autobody shop. it destroyed one car and damaged two others. investigators believe the fire was intentionally set. firefighters tell us they suspect arson in part because they were called out for three other fires overnight. those were trash fires. a southern california family demanding answers after a long confrontation on an overbooked airplane that got them kicked off the flight. >> this is where we're at at

this point. we have to get off the flight or we're going to retain the whole aircraft. >> so we're getting kicked off this plane no matter what happens? >> yes. >> the family at one point was briefly threatened with being sent to jail ahead of a red eye flight maui to l.a.x. last week. delta asked for the seat back because it was being used by their child who is under two years old. delta told them passengers that are young are supposed to fly in their parents' lap not in a seat. the family filmed the incident and posted it online saying delta treated them with disrespect. the airline says it hopes to reach a resolution with that family. >> another example of how you treat your flyers. happening today, teachers looking for a new deal on the peninsula are organizing a picketing protest before classes. this is the san bruno park school district. teachers are threatening a possible strike if negotiations don't lead to a new contract.

the picketing will take place outside of several different schools. the union says classes won't be impacted. heads up for bart riders, crews will be working on the tracks between lake merritt and fruitvale station this is weekend. that could add 20 to 40 minutes of your trip. riders on the warm springs, dublin and oakland lines will be impacted. the closure starts on friday and runs all day saturday and sunday. a new housing project in the east bay could cause traffic issues. the plan is to build 292 apartments around marina village parkway along the oakland estuary. alameda officials say with more people living in the area there will be more cars. the city says traffic is already bad and it will only make it worse. san franciscans won't pick a new mayor for another two years but

a big name throwing his hat into the ring. veteran san francisco state lawmaker mark leno. leno tells the chronicle "i'm the first in the race." he says he wants to tackle homelessness, housing traffic and the cost of living. those issues are among the top concerns san francisco voters have had during ed lee's leadership. leno has been a san francisco supervisor and went on to serve in the state assembly and senate. >> more happening on the federal level. president trump hosting a national day of prayer event and he's set to sign a religious freedom executive order that would build on the law that requires the government to prove compelling interest for any law that violates religious beliefs. the aclu and human rights campaign say this is too broad and will allow the government to discriminate against certain communities. president trump is also going to be signing an order targeting an irs rule saying churches that endorse political candidate risk losing their tax-exempt status. >> today is a critical day for the trump administration. the last chance for the house to

repeal and replace obamacare before the congressional recess. and the key question, do republicans have the votes? >> i think they do. they wouldn't have taken it to the house floor unless they did. here it is, live cameras at the house as we watch every move. debate is under way right now. we think paul ryan will call for a vote around 9:30 our time. new increased money for the pool to cover people with pre-existing conditions was worked into the bill. critics say it's not near enough but it helps mollify members of congress who were against the bill from the get go. this is the third time the hus which, remember, has a majority of republicans, has taken a crack at getting rid of obamacare, something republicans have said was their highest priority for the last seven years. budget analysis of the previous attempt at this said millions will lose their health care under the new plan and cutting

taxes for the very rich is in there as well. a quinnipiac poll about one of the previous versions of the bill show just 17% of americans want what's happening today to happen. democrat nancy pelosi has a colorful quote. "the minute they cast the vote on it, they put doo-do on their shoe, a tattoo on their forehead." the "new york times" points out the bill also takes away medicare funding paid to schools who use the money to fund special education for kids with special needs. as well as equipment and a wheelchair and speech therapists. that funding would have to come from the state. the other controversy this morning, though, not literally life and death like health care is over the former national security adviser susan rice. she's declined an invitation to testify in next week's hearing over russians' connections to the election. rice was accused by republicans of unmasking some of the americans caught up in a phone-tapping dragnet as the fbi

and nsa tried to figure out who was talking to the russians. rice has not been accused of doing anything wrong by actual law inforce. . and the invitation to testify was not a subpoena. but clearly rice's refusal is giving her critics ammunition so some powerful democrats are urging her to reconsider. the hearings promise to be interesting as the former acting attorney general will speak in public for the first time on allegations between the connections between the white house and the russians. laura and pam? >> she brought up the michael flynn connections to russia. thank you very much. scott examines our president's tweets, executive orders and speeches each and every morning on today in the bay. he says this is a two-way street. he wants to hear wifrom you, to. you can see his twitter handle @scottmcgrew. a lot of people planning on dressing for the day. >> i think that's a good idea. definitely get dressed. >> it's been so hot you almost

don't want to. it's been really warm around the bay area and it will still be warm for inland valleys but the coast will be cooler. as we get a live look across three micro climates the south bay is at 60 degrees. the peninsula is 59 and 48 in the north bay and look at that fog. you can see it across the bay. this is what it looks like as you drive through across the golden gate bridge with a temperature of 52. highs into the mid to upper 80s for the south bay and tri-valley. north bay 84 while san francisco will be at 68. that's where you catch a break. you're getting ready for this day. of course put on clothes, it will be a day for short sleeves and shorts wurchs again and also for the ladies short sleeves and shorts, especially if it's a casual day. don't forget sunglasses, we still need the sun bloc with all

of this sunshine throughout the day but things change into the weekend, here's why. we start to see more clouds moving in by tomorrow morning and it won't be as bright and sunny and this is because of a cold front dropping in but it won't bring rain until the weekend, there will be a disturbance that could bring in spotty light rain but this is not the kind of rain you cancel outdoor plans for. it will be light and hit or miss. we'll have the same chance sunday but a better chance of rain and snow moving towards the east so looking at our temperatures it will be windy tomorrow and highs reaching into the low 60s in san francisco to end out the week. more clouds, a slight chance of showers for saturday and sunday and staying cool into next week, mid-80s inland to the upper 60s by saturday. a drastic shift in temperatures. as we head over to mike, you have an update on a crash in sunnyvale? >> a crash causing slowdown.

there's a little slowing for most commutes in your typical patterns, this is where 101 and 237 meet. southbound 101 a crash just shy of ma till a is close enough to the interchange that it's a distraction. i know light traffic means light snowing but that's more than we like through the area. let's take you to waze where it shows you the peninsula drive. no major issues but here's the shift, if you were joining us earlier, waze preferred to use the bay shore freeway but now the purple route is 280. purple is our preferred route here and you can check your colors on your waze application but join our team. go to the magnifying glass and your profile that will take you to teams, select nbc bay area as wears -- wazers. we get the information from you and we can share it with you before you leave, back to you. >> thank you very much, mike. up next, we'll look at the top stories on today in the bay that includes changes for bart riders. a major renovation project about

to get under way at a busy east bay bart station. and breaking news. officials say the iraqi prime minister is in talks with the trump administration to keep u.s. troops in iraq after the isis fight is over. that information just coming into our newsroom within the last few minutes. plus more breaking news. nbc news just confirming this russians continue to fly bombers and flighter yets off the coast of alaska. we're finding out there was a new interception by u.s. fighter jets last night. we'll be back here in just two minutes. before you head out the door -

here are the top stories on welcome back on your thursday morning before you head out the door, here are the top stories on today in the bay. >> soeds police at the scene of a deadly double shooting in the willow glen area that left the gunman dead as well. it unfolded on laura ville lane. officers arrived to find two people dead. swat teams were called in during the subsequent standoff. neighbors were told to stay in their homes and police later killed the man. the incident is under investigation. more breaking news from the south bay to tell you about. firefighters still on the scene of a fire at a recycling yard at the valley recycling facility on south 7th street in san jose. you can see the water getting poured on there.

crews got a call before 4:00 about a truck that caught fire when material on board it ignited. firefighters limited the damage to just the truck and nobody was injured. >> live to lafayette bart station where major improvements are coming. crews will repave and landscape and provide better parking options. work will impact parking during the construction but once the work is complete there will be more parking for motorcyclists and disabled drivers. a live look at the hall of justice in san jose as the sun comes up this morning, the prosecution in the high profile sierra lamar case will get one more chance to make its case this morning. prosecutors will have the final word with a rebuttal. yesterday defense attorneys for antolin garcia-torres making their arguments in closing arguments that lamar is alive and a runaway. the jury could get the case as early as this afternoon. of course sierra lamar disappeared five years ago on her way to school at morgan

hill. 6:58. i want to get a check of weather and traffic. >> it's going to be cooling off over the next few days in san francisco. you're going to see the difference with the fog back and it will be windy tomorrow. by the weekend clouds rolling in. highs in the low 60s. inland areas 86, still a warm day. highs in the low 70s and 60s this weekend. >> so big changes for just about everybody by tomorrow. >> yes. mike, you're following a crash in palo alto? >> a new crash just reported in. overall we're looking at a smooth flow of traffic we have the crash at sun any vale southbound 101 but this one into palo alto south 101 at about willow road is blocking one lane from the chp report. it's too far north for my camera to catch it but i do see the slowing. we'll be back with a local update in about a half hourand

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