and the jockey. >> fletcher seems pretty excited about the outcome. >> great to hear the back stories of all the people. >> at 6:00, standing by for a verdict. information jurors are considering as they get ready to reach a decision in the high profile sierra lamar murder case. >> plus, new information on a violent killing in the east bay. the new arrest made in the murder of a castro valley woman who was tortured and killed before her home was set on fire. >> and safety concerns on the stanford campus. some students are on edge this morning.2íñ >> a very good monday morning to you. thanks so much for starting it with us. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm sam brock. we're going to peak a little early this week. i think over the next couple day, it will start to warm up and then comes back down. >> we're still on this roller coaster where one day it seems like it's summer and then it's spring and then winter. we're still on that trend as we start out this spring. as we get a live look outside in san jose on this monday morning, gorgeous start with a lot of color in the sky, as the sun

rises, a lot of oranges and pinks. as you step out, it's 52 degrees. it is cool. we have lower 50s all around the bay area with highs this afternoon reaching into the low 70s. for san francisco and some low 80s for inland spots like concord andmore. we'll take a look at the complete microclimate forecast in eight minutes. mike has an alert for south bay transit riders. >> look to the bottom of the screen right here, talking about the line as you're heading down in the southbound direction. that's out of service. there were staffing issues and they weren't able to fully staff the line. the rest of the lines are moving well and so are the rest of the transit systems. a pretty typical pattern, the tri-valley has slowing. i want to take you, not to 680, but a car fire reported on westbound 580. a report of flames seen from the car, but then nothing further

from that. wait until chp gives us more detail, but no slowing showing up in the last ten minutes. >> thank you. 6:01. happening today, the first full day of jury deliberations in the sierra lamar murder case. we could get a vict soon. bob redell joins us to break down the case that's now in the hands of the jury. good morning, bob. >> reporter: good morning to you, laura. you'll recall that the jury didn't get the case until late last thursday morning. friday was a half day, so you'r> correct, today will be the first full day of deliberations here at the hall of justice in downtown san jose. you'll recall this trial of antolin garcia torres lasted three months, which means the panel of six men and six women potentially have a lot of information, a lot of evidence to consider in trying to decide whether or not to convict garcia torres of the kidnapping and murder of 15-year-old sierra lamar, who disappeared on the hill in march of 2012.

the question is, are they going to go with the prosecution, which has presented evidence that shows that his dna, garcia torres's dna was found on lamar's clothes and at lamar's clothes was found in his xdcar. or are they going to go with the defense, which has questioned whether lamar is actually still alive given that her body has not been found. their argument is that she has run away. santa clara law professor we spoke with last week says the jury could take quite some time to come back with a. we'll talk a matter of several days at a minimum, that's her opinion. if the jury does convict garcia torres, they have to decide whether or not to sentence him to death. if they find him not guilty, he could not be tried again in the case, even if there were new evidence. in san jose, bob redell, today in the bay. >> thank you very much for following that for us. >> 6:03 on your monday. new this morning, firefighters looking into what caused this

duplex fire in san bruno. fire started about 11:00 last night. not too far away from the b.a.r.t. station there. and it's not clear at this point if there are any injuries or even if anyone was inside the home when the fire broke out. we're still waiting for more details from fire officials. >> happening today, expectingv o learn new information on a violent murder in the east bay. >> investigatorsing a news conference just a few hours from now to update us on a castro valley woman who was tortured and then killed and her home set on fire. her body was found after someone deliberately set that house on fire. >> pete suratos is live at the alameda county sheriff's office to explain what we're learning about this case. good morning, pete. >> reporter: good morning to you, laura and sam. that news conference will take place here at 10:00 a.m. we can report that the alameda county d.a.'s office has filed charges against a stockton man in relation to this crime. that man was already inúvjail fr an unrelated crime. i want to show you that scene back in december, following the

house fire. when firefighters found the body of that victim. according to the san francisco gate, the suspect has been identified as 36-year-old lucky duquesny, who allegedly tortured and killed that 59-year-old  woman before setting her home on fire. now, after that incident back in december, a homicide investigation was launched by the alameda county sheriff's office, and while that was take place, stockton police arrested february, and when he was booked, that's when he confessed to the murder of andrea st. john. that information was turned over to alameda county sheriff's office last tuesday, and we know st. john was a widow at the time of the murder and was described as a sweet and caring woman by neighbors. she leaves behind two daughters. we expect to get more details on the case in the news conference by the alameda sheriff's office at 10:00 a.m. live in dublin, pete suratos. >> we'll have the latest for our

midday show at 11:00. thank you very much. >>s in this case were spot on. fresh off a resounding victory in france' election,xl emanuel macron steps out with francois hollande. they commemorated the victory over the nazis in world war ii. history. laid a wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldier. yesterday, macron, a centrist, defeated the far right andxl populist candidate marine le pen, 66% to 33%. macron is a pro-european union, imdpiz, and globalization candidate. former president barack obama endorsed macron,g trump praised le pen. macron is set to be inaugurated next thursday. investigating two prowler incidents outside a residence hall. both happened at robl hall. in both cases, students inside the hall saw someone at their window. one time the suspect was holding

a chain. the other time, the suspect was seen prying a window screenu open. in each case, theé@ person or people outside took off when they were seen. stanford police also investigating a violent incident outside a party over the weekend. a student trying to kick out one uninvited guest from a uty got punched in the face. palo alto weekly cites police who say the aggressor wore a cleveland cavaliers jersey. >> a smart train service in the north bay starts to gear up in the coming weeks. there's a growing push to silence blaring train horns. i-j reporting several communities are calling for so-called quiet zones. stretches of track where trains don't sound their horns at crossings, but added safety measured would have to be put in place first. san rafael coul$d get its appre opponents say it could put people in danger. >> happening today, preliminary work is set to begin for what's going to be a major renovation project on the peninsula.

the willow road interchange right there at 101 in menlo park. this is a preliminary phase toivate the main connection to facebook headquarters. the entire renovation is expected to take about two years. >> 6:08, as you make plans for the day, we're taking a live look over mt. hamilton, through the south bay where we see all clear skies to start out this day. if you're heading out to some of the hiking trails, we are going to enjoy a beautiful sunrise and a nice cool start. by 10:00, we're seeing the temperatures make it to the upper 50s, and this afternoon into the low to mid 70s. even up to 76 by 2:00. temperatures will be peaking and then going back down. looking at the allergy count, a lot of tree and grass pollen. we'll tell you what to expect as you enjoy your time, but mike has an update on the reporting in castro valley.

>> reports of a car fire in castro valley, and that will be the issue for west 580. the activity at least, but not the fire. as we take a broad look at the bay area, a smooth flow of traffic. sunol, pleasanton, sticking around there, the issue at westbound 580, again, no fire reported by chp, but there is a vehicle over on the shoulder. no injuries there. and we're looking down the east shore freeway, 24 minutes from highway 4 to the bay bridge toll plaza, which is still 24 minutes not a bad drive. back toia. >> thank you very much, mike. 6:9 right now. >>w coming up in three minutes, crediting for decreasing the number of crimes on san francisco's muni system. >> and democracy on the lookout for fake news and election hacks. we'll tell you about it when today in the bay continues.

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we're looking at 680 southbound. 26 minutes from 580 down to and an earlier slowdown through the area but holding steady now. >> good news at 6:13. crime on san francisco's muni system is at its lowest level in five years. that's the conclusion from a recent mta study which found in february a little under four reported crimes for every 100,000 miles traveled. in 2013, that number hovered about 12 per 100,000. the mta credits better policing and advancements in video technology. >> 6:13 right now. going to the south bay, news there, tenants rights groups gather ahead of an important group tomorrow in san jose. council members are weighing new restrictions no-cause evictions. the number of evictions have beening at an alarming rate in recent years. supporters are holding a news conference where they're promising to release new figures that they say support their

claims. >> it is a headline gabbingy out of san francisco from this weekend. a nonprofit called the tipping point is donating $100 million to cut homelessness by 50% in san francisco in five years. the sf-based company said that donation is the largest raised for homelessness in the city's history. it's going to go to new housing, criminal8ñ justice, and mental health. >> bay area leaders will meet in san francisco to discuss trends in california development. it's organized by cal's top school of business. the conference will be focused on president trump's policies how they may affect real estate trends. john chiang is today's keynote speaker. >> hackers tried but failed to derail the election in france this weekend. now all eyes turn to the next t( election in great britain. >> many in the western world

convinced there's a conspiracy against democratic elections. >> equally convinced russia is behind it. we'll hear testimony today abouta's interference with the american elections and its connection to the current administration in the senate later this morning. in france, hackers dumped e-mails both legal and fake, just moments before the campaign blackout. just moments before law said the candidates could not speak out against them or defend themselves. now, it's not just hacks. there are fake twitter accounts, fake news, all trying to swing elections all over the place. facebook said it deleted more than 30,000 fake accounts in france ahead of the election. and the silicon valley company is looking ahead to the parliamentary election in great britain in june. warning brit voters in a newspaper ad, they have a top ten ways to spot fake news. here in america, fake news was a huge problem, in some cases, the trump campaign repeated that fake news on the campaign trail.

news items from places like the denver guardian, there is no such denver guardian. wall street wanted emanuel macron to win the french elections and he did. we don't think the markets will move too much because those results were pretty much expected. but the nasdaq and s & p did close at record highs on friday. moments ago, sinclair broadcasting announced it entered a deal to buy tribune media for almost $40 million. they own fox sporting in sacramento, this means sinclair will have local television stations in 38% of the american market. and that secret space plane operated by the air force landed safely in florida after 700-plus days in space. this launched in 2015. looks like a little space shuttle. now, it's unmanned. floridian s heard a sonic boom. we don't know hot it does.

obviously, spy something. it's always spy something or they would tell us. >> very secretive. definitely boom, we know that. >> for sure. >> thanks, scott. >> so trying to go back home of you were let out of home? we'll explain the story. an adorable sea lion. heavy rainfall in southern california, we were talking about this, watch washes the sea lion ashore. you see him wandering the streets there, was one of seven sea lion pups that was just released from sea world into the ocean the day before. she was the only one that returned. sea world says they'll be taking care of her for a little longer before then trying to release her back into the wild again. >> she didn't get too far under the sea. >> teach your dogs the same trick to keep them running away from home. >> that dog. crazy anchor lady running around dressed like this. oh, my goodness. good day for walking the dogs on a leash. >> on a leash.

keep them close by. we will have beautiful weather and they'll wand to go out and frolic in the grass and enjoy this beautiful sunshine. as we start out the day, we're getting a live look outside over san jose. and this makes it easy to get out of bed at 6:18, as you see this nice sunrise and you know it's going to be a beautiful day. it's cool. it's going to be up to 72 degrees. and then as we start out in the 50s, it's all clear around the bay area. it will be slightly warmer than yesterday. and then the rest of the week, we will see the temperatures peaking tomorrow and then going back down. it will be slightly warmer. as you get ready to head out now, we're taking a live look outside at the peninsula camera at palo alto. 53 degrees. 52 in the east bay, looking at dublin and in san francisco with 49 degrees. and some mist dropping down to 45 now in the north bay. highs this afternoon in the mid to upper 70s, and even some low 80s for the tri-valley as well as the north bay. as we go throughout the day in oakland, we'll be in the upper 50s at 8:00, and then up to 67

degrees at lunchtime, and as you get ready to head home, we'll be in the low 70s. if you're going to santa cruz, nice and comfortable, but cool to start, and then the temperatures making it to the low 70s today. the seven-day forecast in san francisco, bright and sunny today, and also tomorrow, too, with highs in the low 70s. on wednesday, the onshore flow kicks in. on thursday, it will be breezy with temperatures staying right at about average for this time of year. inland areas go from the upper breezy winds on thursday, and then a slight chance of rain in the forecast for the north bay. we'll be keeping an eye on that. mike has an update on the transit issue for san jose. >> i wish it was a pleasant one, but we still have problems repo reported. heading down to almaden. staffing issues continue, so they have not brought that particular part of the line back

on service. but the rest of it does move well and so does the rest of the transit agencies. the roadways are notc:- moving poorly either. we'll talk@pkbout slowing in th tri-valley and the east bay, but through fremont, southbound 880, a newxd crash just reported. we'll track that as chp gives us more details and more details on waze. we talk about the tri-valley slowing for 680 and also the build for the castro valley y. we're comparing three routes, or waze is. ivel through the castro valley y, but an hour and two minutes if you go thru pleasanton and through the auto mall parkway. you see the choice and make the choice on your phone, wherever you're leaving from in the morning, any time of day. make sure you stick with our team. go to your profile and select nbc bay area wazers. and we'll help each other around the bay. that's a good option for you, folks. back to you. >> sounds great. thanks. >> we have a big weekend aheadño

for us. mother's day right around the corner. >> that's right. after the break in two minutes, tips to help you find the perfect gift for your mom before this mother's day weekend. >> he's done with the membership, but he can't get the company canceled. i'm chris chmura. nbc bay area responds, next.

it is 6:23 right now on your

monday morning. big weekend ahead. mother's day is coming up this sunday, and if you haven't already, now would be the time to start brainstorming good gift ideas. if your mom has a tendency to misplace things, you may want to look into this tiny bluetooth tracker device. it's also an app called tile. if you're looking for something more creative, check out etsy.com, and some moms just want to be wined and dined. retail me not surveyed moms, what do you want. >> that includes a nice meal out and a gift card to go out, spend her money as she pleases. >> yeah. spend some time on mom, maybe a spa gift card might be nice, or hair. the survey also priblthed 10% increase in mother's day spending from last year. people plan on shopping in stores rather than online, mom. >> there we go. >> do you know all your rights when it comes to eye exams? a law known as the eyeglass rule insures you have the right to comparison shop for prescription

eyeglasses. it requires your doctor to give you your prescription right after your exam, even if you don't ask for one. the doctor cannot require you to buy glasses or contacts through them. instead, you can use the prescription to buy the products wherever they're sold. >> this morning, nbc bay area responds to a gilroy man who said he was billed for a service he canceled. >> chris chmura is here with another story from our consumer team. >> lou used the website care.com to find a caretaker for his mom. he said he subscribed to the service for 90 days. soon after canceled his subscription. a couple months later, he noticed that care.com was still charging him. he said he tried to get them to cancel it, but couldn't reach anyone. so he reached out to us. we contacted care.com, and it said that its records didn't show that lou had canceled, but it issued him a $270 refund, calling it a courtesy. in a statement, the company said, we believe mr. esposito's

complaint has been resolved at this time. if you have a consumer complaint, let us know or logon to nbcbayarea.com/responds. >> thank you, chris. >> a teacher shortage and a major bay area city. up next here, laura. >> the technology public schools will soon start using to fill open teacher positions. san jose police officers fire on suspects again for the third time in less than a week. the san jose police chief says it's his officers who are under attack. you're watching today in the bay.

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right now add 6:30, we're in for a nice day in parts of the bay area, then it starts to cool down again this week. taking a live look at redwood city downtown. people starting to get up andxd about on their monday morning. good morning. thank you for joining us. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm sam brock. bit of seize confusion right now. we think it's spring. >> and congestion. >> yes. that's been really bad for me, the allergies if you're going to be out there today, it's going to be cool to start and then warming up. and we'll also have a lot of sunshine. here's a live look outside at dublin. busy on this morning as you get ready to head out, a lot of sun and temperatures warming up on#o the upper 70s for the inland valleys and even up to 80 degrees in livermore. santa rosa will be up to 83,

while san francisco will be at a comfortable 71. as we go thru the week, we are looking at a warming trend and then cooling down. more on all that and a look at the weekend forecast in six minutes. mike has a serious update for san jose. >> i do. looking at theture that san jose fire has tweeted out. this is a mangled vehicle. presumably the only car involved in this crash. you see some trees in the center divide. may have been one of those involved as well. we're waiting for more word, but bob redell is headed to the scene in san jose. this is oon branham at the bottom of the screenerse just north of high way 85. branham is going to be locked for hours. so hills dale avenue is your way back past that scene. a lot of activity in that part of the neighborhood. highway 85, the on and off ramp, not effected, but this will be an issue for local traffic. the rest of the freeways move well through the bay area, going for the tri-valley, and in the

east boaf we'll talk about a crash in fremont coming up. >> thank you very much. we have developing news out of the south bay for you this morning. concerns about public safety and the safety of our police officers after another officer-involved shooting. shooting since last tuesday. now, the san jose police chief says he's appalled by violence against law enforcement. >> kris sanchez joining us live outside san jose police headquarters this morning to explain why the string of recent police shooters could have the department's ability to have patrols on the street. >> any time you have an officer fire weapon or her weapon in the line of duty, they have to go on routine administrative leave. when you have a department as stretched thin as the san jose police department is, then every body counts. now, those officers, after yesterday's incident, are on paid administrative leave. it all happened outside east ridge mall when somebody called police saying they saw a man with a gun. the officers confronted that man

near east ridge mall yesterday morning. san jose police say he had stolen 45 caliber hand gun and that suspect shot that in directions of officers, and then those>2ñ officers did fire back. the officer missed, and the suspect took off running only to be caught nearby. san jose police chief eddie garcia said his officers are under siege. >> the actions of the suspect were appalling. and the continued violence towards law enforcement officers is also equally appalling. >> wednesday, another officer shot and killed a suspect after that man killed two people in their willow glen home. a day before that on tuesday, another officer shot and killed a man after the suspect allegedly charged at police with a knife during a domestic dispute in the east san jose foothills. all of the officers who fired their weapons are on routine administrative leave. we were talking about the staffing. right now, the sjpd has about

900 police officers for a city of more than a million people. you might remember back in 2008, that peak staffing when we had the most officers in san jose, that was 1400. now a deficit of 500. in san jose, kris sanchez, today in the bay. >> a staggering drop of resources. thank you very much for that report. 6:33 right now on your monday. happening today, following up on a story thatinated our news coverage last friday morning. flaring continues at the valero refinery. a power failure at the refinery caused major flaring friday. we brought it as breaking news. valero now says flaring%) going to continue as8#they're in the process of restoring operations. no word on howxáójjt the proces is going to take. >> the search is on this morning for a possible arsonist as investigators look into a fire in the willow glen neighborhood of san jose. this happened early sunday morning at the etherian church of the east off minnesota avenue. church leaders say someone lit a tool shed on fire. the flames spread to the church, but an alert neighbor called

firefighters who stopped the flames in time. the church says surveillance video caught a glimpse of a possible culprit. >> we're all kind of surprised and perplexed because this is -- you know, we have never had anything like this happen in this area to the church. you know, we don't know who would want to do something like that. >> arson investigators with both the san jose fire department and the atf are looking into it. and this incident comes on the heels of several suspected arsons in willow glen last week. continuing coverage right now, and there's more emotional testimony expected today as the preliminary hearing for the man accused of killing hayward police sergeant scott lunger continues. a friend of the suspect testified on friday, describing mark estrada's demeanor moments after the shooting. he said he showed up on his doorstep crying hisitarically and bleeding claiming he was shot by police. he was arrested at the hospital

after being treated for a gunshot wound. sergeant lunger was killed in a traffic stop in 2015. >> this morning, a concord police officer risked his life to save a canine when their car was hit by a suspected drunk driver. the car was parked at the time. concord police posted these images. early saturday, the officer was asking essentially as a traffic guide after a crash on meadow lane. the driver of an suv ignored the stop and accelerated toward the police car with the dog inside. the officer rushed over, got into the patrol car, couldn't move it entirely out of the way in time. there were injuries to both the dog and officer, but they were minor. >> 6:35 right ñnow. san francisco will soon start teachers from an online base program. examiner new teacher residency program will start next year. teachers who go through the program will have to stay in the district for at least two years. there are 269 vacant teaching positions in the district. opponents say the program fast tracks inexperienced teachers

into schools. several bay area schools have won grants to pay for after-school programs. grants range from $5 to $25,000. state treasurer john chong will be at one of the winning schools later this morning. the olden oak montessori is getting a grant. and the village school in campbell also won $5,000 grants. >> that's really fantastic. 6:36. happening later today, busy broadway and oakland getting a two-way protected bike lane. this officially opens up this morning at 11:00. lane starts at broadway and keith avenue and goes uphill from there for about three blocks. that lane comes with oakland's first functional bike traffic signal. all the rain that we had in recent months has taken quite the toll on highway 37 in the north bay. so now there's talk of adding tolls to fix the highway, which is also at risk from sea level rise. last week, transportation agencies discussed several toll

options. one of them was actually charging a $toll to cross that 12-mile section of the highway. they say would generate nearly $10 billion in funds. >> all right, folks. we're looking at the rest of the roadways as well. north bay moves smoothly. we're looking at the rest of the bay with the typical build for the tri-valley and over there in the east bay. i want to show you the slower drive and mention a crash we were going to look at in fremaubt that has cleared from the nimitz freeway. not a major problem. a great start for this monday. +g have that unpleasant issue for san jose, that crash i showed you the picture. westbound is blocked, and we talked about using hillsdale until they can clear the scene. bob redell is headed out there. we learned from vta there will be no impact to the vta line. unrelated to that, i want to show youúh the transit grid. the vta is not running line 900

because of staffing issues. that line will not be in service to almaden. top of the screen, b.a.r.t. moves with 50 trains and they're on time. >> great stuff. >> you mentioned, mike, it is monday. >> yay. >> exactly. yay. >> it's not my fault. >> no one is blaming you. all we're saying is this is probably the best day of week to look forward to the weekend. >> already. and kari hall joins us now. pretty nice forecast. >> a nice weekend. we're coming off that, you're probably starting to make plans for this weekend coming up. let's start out in the south bay in san jose. it will be in the low 70s. it's going to be a gorgeous weekend. and you can go ahead and make some plans to get out there and enjoy it. in the east bay, it will be in the upper 60s on saturday and sunday. in the peninsula, low 70s there. we start out with morning clouds and then seeing sunshine in san francisco, looking at the high temperatures in the low to mid 60s. bay, will have mid 70s there with nothing but sunshine all weekend long. and then if you want to head

over to jack london square, the jack of all trades, the market will be happening this saturday and will be in the upper 60s throughout the afternoon with mostly sunny skies. if you're planning to head to the sierra, this is a live look out there this morning. still a lot of snow on the ground, and we'll see the temperatures staying in the 40s into the weekend. we'll bring it back home, take a look at the forecast for the work week in about three minutes. >> thank you very much, kari. it is 6:39. we're standing by for a verdict in the sierra lamar murder case. coming up in just three minutes, the arguments jurors are considered this morning as they get closer to reaching a verdict. >> the white house watching testimony this morning former acting attorney general sally yates. it's a big deal. we'll walk you through it coming up in a bit. >> and scott, the s & p and nasdaq fresh off record highs right now, fwhut markets cooling a little bit as reaction comes in right now to the election of the new french president, emanuel macron.

right now, you see the dow jones industrial average has dropped, only 25 points in early trading, at 20,982. we'll be back with more news in two minutes.jgc

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afternoon. and we can leave the air conditioners off today, but tomorrow may be cranking it up in the valleys. we'll talk about a warm-up and then a cooldown coming up at 6:49. over here, we're looking at your east drive times. top of the screen, the east shore freeway continues its slow build now. 38 minutes from highway 4 to the bay bridge. we'll update what's going on in the south bay. >> thank you very mump, kari and mike. 6:43 right now. jury deliberations continue today in the sierra lamar murder trial. the case went to the jury on thursday after a three-month trial. now, on trial is antolin garcia torres, accused of murdering lamar, a morgan hill teenager who disappeared back in 2012. her body has never been found. stay with nbc bay area as we continue to monitor the situation at the courthouse in san jose and we'll bring you the verdict as it happens. >> bob redell is covering that for us.ñ 6:43 right now. new video this morning of an ovew-ju fire in martinez. take a look at this.

looks to be right in someone's driveway. this happened only just before 4:00 this morning, a few feet away from that house near holiday highlands park. we reached out to the martinez fire department in the last hour. they said nobody was hurt. an arson investigator was called to the scene. it's still not clear how the fire started. >> new this morning, a theft at the walnut creek b.a.r.t. station. an owner of a honda element reported somebody stole their car's catalytic converter. this happened on saturday as the car was parked on the several level of the parking structure there. cars have been targeted at b.a.r.t. parking lots across the bay area. >> san francisco is using technology to get people into affordable housing. the examiner reports this morning the city has overhauled its cumbersome and lengthy lottery process by creating a one-stop shop online platform. it's called dahlia. under the new system, lotteries are conducted electronically, and people can get results with a push of a button. >> the warriors tonight are going to be shooting for the sweep against the jazz in the conference semifinals, but they

will once again be without the services of their head coach, steve kerr, who is now on the mend from another back surgery. team executives say doctors friday performed a successful spinal cord leak procedure on kerr to repair problems stemming from his first back surgery. gm bob myer says it's too early now to determine a time table for kerr or whether he'll be able to return to coaching, but he okremains optimistic. >> now, it's a case of how it takes and when he might or might not be back. the good news is it's on the path to recovery. but i wish i could be more definitive. >> certainly, we are rooting for the best for kerr and his feistiness. you may remember kerr missed more than half of the 2015 season recovering from his first back surgery. >> right now, police in fremont are putting out the word this morning that they need your help finding a specially equipped van for a dissed woman. this is a look that similar to that van. it was stolen some time saturday in a neighborhood nearby mission

and stevenson boulevards. that's a 2014 chrysler town and country.c call fremont police if you spot it. >> new this morning, authorities in the north bay say a woman is in critical condition after being savagely beaten and hauled off in a car. just before 9:00 last night, santa rosa police received reports of a man striking a woman repeatedly with a women. at montgomery and second street. about a mile away, they spotted a car matching the description. officers found the woman unconscious in the back seat on the floorboard. 56-year-old robert holliday is facing attempted murder and kidnapping charges. >> new developments out this morning from north korea where a fourth american citizen is being detained right now. north korea's state news agency says an employee at the pyongyang university of science and technology was detained saturday. he's being held because of unspecified hostile acts against the country. on wednesday, north korea said another u.s. citizen from the same university was also detained for hostile acts, but

no word if the cases are connected. a little later today, president trump's revised travel ban is going to be going before a federal appeals court in virginia. actually, only a few hours. the fourth u.s. circuit of appeals is hearing oral arguments in the case. the justice department is appealing a maryland judge's ruling against the revised executive order. back in march, the president signed the revised travel ban after legal challenges derailed the first order. >> a big day today in the investigation into any connection between the white house and the russians. >> scott mcgrew, sally yates is testifying about her warning to the national security adviser was too close to moscow. >> good morning. yeah, the president very defensive this morning, sam. he's tweeting about it. he knows how badly this could go for his administration. as former acting attorney general sally yates, the woman he appointed as acting attorney general, testifies for the first time. she speaks before a senate subcommittee today. we do expect some republicans will try to portray yates as

partisan. loyal to president obama and trying tón hurt president trump. trump fires yates after she would not enforce his travel ban, the one you were mentioning, because she it would violate the constitution, and an appellate court would later rule she was right. the crux of what's happening today, before she was fired, yates as part of her job as the nation's top cop, came to realize through fbi intercepts that natiov michael flynn had been talking to the russians, but not telling the white house the truth about those conversations. she warned that flynn, who remember, at this point had every access to every american secret, as a top white house adviser, could be turned by the russians because they knew he lied. they could hold it over him. the key point today is how strong was that warning. the white house's sean spicer called it a heads-up. yates will testify later today. her warnings were much stronger

than that. the other big question, why did it take white house so long to act? the president is informed his top security adviser has been talking to the russians and lying about it on january 26th. this is just"o days into the presidency. but it's not until february 13th that flynn says he's resigning. really, he was fired. today's testimony will be before the senate judiciary subcommittee led by republican lindsey graham, who has a reputation of being very suspicious of the russians. so keep in mind, when others try to paint yates as a partisan, she was ined there by a committee led by republicans. now, there are a number of investigations, one by the fbi, two others in congress, one in the house, an additional one in the senate. but we haven't heard much from them lately. this all gets under way 11:30 our time. >> all right, thank you very much. of course, scott mcgrew examines our president's tweets, executive orders and speeches each and every morning on today in the bay and he would like to hear from you.

share your thoughts with scott on twitter @scottgrew. >> our weather department has a new title. it is now the most accurate weather station in the bay area. that's according to weather rate, an independent weather research company. it's a pretty big accomplishment coming off the wet winter we had. the weather rate scientists found our microclimate weather team was the most accurate when it comes to predicting rain, wind, thunderstorms, fog, even high and low temperatures. congratulations to the entire team. >> absolutely. >> somebody officially rated it that, but we knew. >> we knew, kari. >> certified. >> the good news is all the challenges you had to deal with this winter, rain, snow, all of that. sunshine this weekend. >> now it's nailing down the te%uqáh!ecause we're going from a nice, mild start to the week to warming up and then cooling down as we go toward the end of the week. a lot going on here. let's take a live look outside right now at the castro as you

get ready to head out. you can see the tallest building in the west there looming over san francisco. it's 50 degrees right now in the castro, and we're 52 degrees in oakland. also 52 in san jose, and 50 in palo alto. a cool startz] to the morning, t it will be warming up nicely. it's going to be a beautiful day. take a look at these numbers. 78 degrees in san jose. 80 in napa. oakland, 73 degrees, and livermore today looking at a high of 80 degrees. as you get ready to take the kids out to the bus stop or driving to school this morning, it will be a clear and start. you may have to turn on the heater for a few minutes, but then it will be a day outside for the kids at recess.q then at 1:00, it will be staying sunny withñãwarmer temperatures so as we get a live look outside right now over the south bay, a beautiful start, but it will be also again cool, so you need long sleeves, a light jacket, and then some short sleeves later on today as we warm up. but if you'll be out at oakland coliseum, a lot more than just short sleeves. it will be very cool out there,

especially by the end of the game, as we drop back into the upper 50s for the a's game tonight. and for san francisco, expect a high of 68 degrees. low 70s tomorrow, and that will be the warmest day of the week. then look at how much it cools down on wednesday as we get the stronger ocean breeze, more mist and drizzle, some breezy winds on thursday. and then heading into the weekend, it's going to be a nice one. upper 70s for the inland areas. 83 will be the warmest day. we'll drop about ten degrees and f rain in the north bay on thursday. other than that, it stays all dry throughout this forecast. and mike is following a serious crash in san jose. >> we are, and bob's crew did get on scene just a couple minutes ago. they're showing us, you see on the right side, that car crashed, smashed up, and some trees in the center divide. the police car in the foreground. san jose police in the scene with cones across westbound branham lane. it's closed for the time being

and likely for a few hours for the investigation. a person has been transported to the trauma center, and bob is finding out what he can. let's take you to the maps and show you where that is, in the bottom portion of what you show as the south bay. we see slowing for highway 85. that's not related to the crash, and in fact, access on and off the ramp isn'tp effected. the build on for the northbound route for san jose is not a surprise. no surprises for the rest of the freeways. out to waze and we'll show you part of the three routes from castro valley to the peninsula, and your fastest route is across the dumbarton bridge. the second one is now 237. good apgzs. an option you have. let me show you how to join our team, nbc bay area wazers. watch this animation. that's how you get to the team. nbc bay area wazericize the team to choose if you have not chosen one, choose wisely. that's the wise choice. >> thank you very much. up next, a quick look at the top

stories on "today in l.a." that includes new information on a murder in the east bay. find out who is behind bars accused of torturing and murdering a woman before setting her house on fire. >> a man accused of murdering two boston doctors will be arraigned in hours. the victims were found dead in the penthouse of a luxury condo. the victims knew the suspect who had an extensive criminal history. bl plus, rapper ricky minaj is going on a college paying spree. over the weepgd, a fan asked the hip-hop star if she could pay for his college tuition. she agreed if he got straight as. she also agreed to pay for other fans' school costs. not bad. we'll be back with more in a few.

good monday morning to you. 6:57. welcome back. before you head out the door, here are the tawpies on today in the bay. >> we start with live pictures from the alameda sheriff's office in dublin. we're expecting new details in the murder of a castro valley woman that dates back to december. there's a news conference planned for 10:00 this morning. we know that last week investigators announced they had a person in custody stemming from this. the gate reports that the d.a. has charged 35-year-old lucky duquesny of stockton with the murder of andrea st. john.

>> a live look from the san jose police department this morning where investigators are looking into yet another officer-involved shooting. the third snebt snept in less than a week. fortunately, no one was hit by gun fire this time and the suspect is under arrest. it happened yesterday in east san jose when officers returned fire on a man they say shot at them. police shot and killed a suspect in two separate sucases last week. all new this morning, firefighters looking into what caused a duplex fire in san bruno overnight. the fire started about 11:00, not too far away from a b.a.r.t. station there. it's not clear if there were any injuries or if anyone was actually inside the home when the fire broke out. we're still waiting for more information from san mateo fire officials. >> taking a live look outside from redwood city this morning. the sun is up, and we're tracking a pretty warm day in parts of the bay area. but then things will start to cool down as the week progresses. >> this weather roller coaster

continues. although kari, in your seven-day, i was feeling that. a lot of 70s. >> i like that. that's the perfect temperature, when you don't have to turn on the heater or the air conditioner. i love that. you can save some energy this week. it will be in the low 50s as you get ready to head out. long sleeves needed. a lot of sunshine. do not forget the sunglasses. 49 degrees heading out in san francisco. and we'll see the highs for the tri-valley up to 82 degrees. also some low 80s for the north bay. san francisco, 71. >> looks great. thank you. we're at the scene of a crash in san jose that mike has been monitoring for us. >> most of the freeways around the bay area are moving fine right now. no surprises, but this is a big deal for the area of branham westbound. branham is closed westbound between jarvis and meridian. meridian is to the west of there. you see the car crashed into the center area there. trees are in the center part as well. we're trying to find out the details on the crash. san jose pd as well as bob redell on the scene. >> we'll be wack with a local

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