thank you for being with us here on this thursday, three days in the books, we are just moving so close to that mother's day weekend. i'm sam brock. >> and i'm laura garcia-cannon. looking forward to the weekend. i'm liking these cooler temperatures. >> i am, too. when you don't have to blast the air conditioning and you can go out there and enjoy it, you have a nice breeze and people are biking to work today so i think they'll appreciate the cooler temperatures, too. as we get a look at what to expect as you head out the door now, some clouds overhead in spots. it's also fairly mild in the peninsula in the south bay, 56 degrees and 57 degrees in the east bay. as we go into this afternoon, expect the highs to reach into the upper 60s for the inland valleys, even a few low 70s while the coast will be at 58 at half moon bay and san francisco 62. we'll look ahead to the mother's day weekend forecast in eight minutes, but mike says the earlier problems have cleared. kari, we were talking about a roadside fire in san francisco, 280 at cesar chavez

and a deer that was hit in walnut creek, both have cleared in the chp report and these roadways are moving very well. the travel times through the tri-valley, we showed you a live shot through dublin. no surprises coming out of the altamont pass, here are travel times for the tri-valley. and the bay bridge, we'll give you a live lookout there. we see the cash lanes to the left backing up a bit because one isn't open. that will open and then the metering lights will be turned on. those are the changes we'll see over the next half hour. back to you. >> thank you very much, mike. new developments out of washington where suspicion is growing over the timing and cause of fbi director james comey's dismissal. >> this as lawmakers continue to push for answers in multiple investigations into the administration's ties to russia. there's a lot going on from our nation's capital. today in the bay's tracie potts is there for us this morning to break the whole thing down. the twists and turns, every hour, tracie keeping the nation

captivated. good morning. >> no question. good morning. this morning we are getting a different story from the white house about just how abrupt the firing of the fbi director may have been. and the focus here on capitol hill is the senate intelligence committee, they're investigating russia and now they're demanding new evidence. the senate intelligence committee is using its subpoena power for the first time since 9/11 to demand documents on russia from fired national security adviser michael flynn. >> i don't have any evidence of collusion or crime but the fbi needs to keep looking and do their job. >> today the committee hears from the new man in charge of the fbi, deputy director andrew mccabe, a late substitute for former director james comey who was fired while investigating trump ties to russia. >> i think that the timing and the reasoning incites people to believe that there's something that's being covered up. >> he wasn't doing a good job. >> the trump administration defends comey's sudden firing which the white house now says

the president had been contemplating for a while. >> it was time for a fresh start at the fbi. >> in a letter to staff, comey says "i have long believed that a president can fire an fbi director for any reason, or for no reason at all." lawmakers still question the timing. comey had reportedly asked for more resources for the russia investigation. >> were those investigations getting to close to home for the president? >> this firing has very much the look and feel of an effort to stop or stymie an investigation. >> but it continues on capitol hill and at the fbi under new leadership. now the justice department says that never happened, that comey never asked for more resources. but he is now being asked to come to capitol hill to testify, probably some time next week. sam and laura? >> tracie potts live from washington. and tonight lester holt sits down one on one with president trump. you can watch the exclusive interview tonight on nightly

news at 5:30. back to news in the bay area happening today we could get new details on the push for new surveillance cameras on several east bay freeways. >> today in the bay's bob redell live in martinez. there have been dozens of freeway shootings over the past year. >> reporter: the district attorney will meet with local law enforcement and an fbi task force to try to figure out where those surveillance cameras should be installed along i-80 and highway 4 between richmond and antioch. those are the roads where many people have been shot or shot at. this meeting happening to a report by the east bay times. the chp reports that there have been 85 shootings on bay area shootings since november of 2015. in costa county, 21 people have been injured, three killed.

the plan is to install a surveillance camera that can pan, tilt, and zoom, shot spotter microphones that can recognize gunfire and automatically direct cameras in the right direction and another camera that is constantly reading license plate numbers. the state pledged the money to cover the cost of the equipment which is expected to run between $1.5 million and $2 million. the newspaper reports the new surveillance system could be rolled out once the cost is nailed down which is expected to happen over the next couple of weeks. reporting live from martinez, bob redell, today in the bay. >> thank you for that update. authorities in fremont are are no doubt looking closely at this video recently posted on social media showing exactly what happened during a massive wedding reception brawl. it was first reported about this this fight over the weekend. it unfolded saturday night at fremont's royal palace banquet hall. dozens of guests involved there were hurt -- or i should say they were involved in a fight. we spoke to the event's wedding photographer who believes the

entire thing spilled into the parking lot after some sort of altercation on the dance floor. >> somebody dating somebody else on that side, somebody greeting somebody else on that side. so it was a pretty big fight. >> so police ended up making a couple arrests the night of the brawl. more could be coming. the wedding photographer tells us via the bride and groom that one of the men injured in that brawl is still in the hospital. the search continues in contra costa county for a driver who struck and killed a six-year-old boy then took off. it happened yesterday about 5:00 at o'hara avenue and francisco villa drive. the boy was crossing a street when a truck which appeared to be a white ford ranger struck the boy. the driver took off, even running a red light. the boy was injured but is expected to make a full recovery. teammates are going to join family and friends to pray for a cal rugby player's speedy recovery. an on field injury left him partially paralyzed. he was paralyzed from the chest

down when he was hurt during cal's national championship victory over arkansas. there he is in the hospital. doctors say he faces a long and difficult recovery. a go fund me page has been set up on his behalf. tonight's prayer service will be held in the parish at cal's newman hall. a followup this morning. the ac transit board has reached an agreement with the oakland school district. now buss will keep running to the oakland hills. it comes after debt concerns caused the school district to stop paying the annual bus fee. the announcement worried many families whose children rely on the bus. the school district says they have to do some replanning but found a way to keep those buses running. an east by a in-in-out remain closed after nine customers showed flu-like symptoms after eating there. this prompted the livermore in-in-out to shut down. the county supervisor suspects

neu norovirus is the culprit but they aren't sure that it's from the restaurant. you mentioned the buses. leave the buses and cars behind, today is national bike to work day. thousands of people in the bay area expected to take part. if you have to drive and you see bikers on the road, make sure you give them some space. our vianey will be one of the bikers out there. she's riding with the silicon valley bicycle coalition and she will join us live in our next hour. it's 5:08. as you get ready to head out the door, if you will be biking, that means less traffic, better air quality, it will be a nice day for biking, too. at 9:00 we'll be 60 degrees and temperatures rising into the upper 60s by noontime. it will be very nice, dry and cooler. we'll talk about that coming up in about three minutes but mike

has a concern about a crash in the tri-valley. >> we just heard about this a couple minutes ago. the freeways are moving very well as far as your speed sensors go but look over there out of pleasanton. southbound 680 reported a crash around highway 84. now, this crash reportedly was originally a vehicle over on the shoulder, someone was fixing their flat tire and then another vehicle crashed into it. that's the fear i have that any time i see somebody on the side of the road so we're waiting for chp to get more information on injuries because it sounds like there are injuries there and we'll follow that. no lanes blocked so far. again, chp is heading to that scene. meanwhile, the are rest of your bay moves well. no major issues as far as the tri-valley bart goes from pleasanton to dublin heading to oakland. back to you. >> thanks so much, mike. competing for home turf. the new moves from the city of l.a. to convince the international olympic committee to consider california for the

2024 games. what do passengers think about flying? they like it. we'll look at the latest results coming up in business and tech. mike traffic tease

good thursday morning. let's take a live look outside at palo alto. it will be very nice. reaching into the upper 60s today which is a little cooler

than our average high of 72 heading into the weekend it will be a few degrees lower but we do keep the dry weather. i'll have more on that coming up in five minutes. kari, our tri-valley travel times, i'm concerned about that number in the middle for southbound 680 through pleasanton. a new crash there. i'm tracking the details. so far everything moves well but we're looking for the effects of possible injuries. mike, kari, thank you very much. happening today a ground-breaking ceremony is taking place in downtown san francisco. >> it could be good news for those taking the ferry to work. today in the bay's pete suratos is in san francisco with what this means for commuters. >> good morning to you in the studio. that ground breaking ceremony is going to take place later this morning in downtown san francisco. good news for those who take the ferry to the city every single morning. let's show you some renderings of this expansion project. it's being called the downtown san francisco ferry terminal expansion project which will add two new entry gates to the ferry

building as you see in those renderings as well as weather protected canopies and a new plaza south of the ferry building just to name a few things. now this expansion is being done by the water emergency from transit authority and the hope here is that it will alleviate overcrowding on our current local public transportation systems as well as allow the water transit to have a better response time in the event of a natural disaster. as part of this expansion, the sf ferry service will expand stops to treasure island. those who use this ferry are happy to hear about the expansion. >> i think it's a great idea. the ferry ridership over the years has increased so much. it used to be it was hard to get on the boat. >> i'm all for expanding the ferry. i switch from bart like two years ago and haven't gone back so i prefer this everyday and the more the better. >> the project is being paid for through a mixture of state and

federal funds to the tune of $79.6 million 2. completion date is set for 2019, the ground breaking ceremony today will also involve san francisco mayor ed lee. that's set for 10:00 a.m. in san francisco, pete suratos for toad in the by a. >> bay. >> snap is no longer hot. >> scott mcgrew, snap is back to reality. snap shares are the ones to watch, that stock could be in real trouble today. snap the parent company of snapchat, last night was the first time snap reported profits as a public company after its ipo back in march 3. the company lost more than $2 billion in three months but that's not what investors were worried about. the $2 billion went to stock options so it's just $2 billion on paper, not a big deal what is a big deal is the number of

people using snapchat isn't growing very fast and facebook keeps copying every good idea snap comes up with and investors are nervous. snap came out with these new spectacles, the sun glasses that could take pictures and if you say to yourself i've never seen anybody wearing those, the numbers bear you out. snap says the sunglasses business is pretty slow. here's a strange bit of news. people are really, really happy with their airline flights. j.d. power says passenger satisfaction is at an all time high. that sounds strange because each day we're bombarded with videos with something going wrong. it turns out those are isolated and the rest of us managed to get to where we're going unbloodied. jetblue and southwest were top rated, air canada and frontier j.p. e scraped the bottom. another record high for the nasdaq. this is the fourth time in a row. the dow sank slightly. we gave you a heads up on that

one, disney pulled the dow lower. investors don't seem to think the comey news is very big. i don't think investors care who runs the fbi. they care is will the republicans cut taxes in a big way? will they roll back regulations? frankly will they keep control and be able to keep their focus so far investors think that will happen. >> they want to know their financial aspects of it. >> makes sense. the hollywood rock treatment for the international olympic committee. ioc members arrived in los angeles for a tour of the area to see security and financial operations. l.a. is up against pair-ree. i promise that's the last time i'll doll that.

>> no, it's not. >> l.a. offers something creative and new, not more of the same. our eyes are set on the next 100 years, not on the last 100 years and we think this is a differentiator. >> eric garcetti there. city leaders are touting l.a. in large part because it already has the sport facilities in place, they don't need to build new ones. the ioc will make its final decision in december. >> maybe don't look at the traffic so much. >> is that a problem in l.a.? >> flying cars. >> they'll have to do something about that. >> we're flying through this week. >> and hopefully there won't be as many people on the roadways and more people biking to work. let's get a look outside. all of our micro climates heading out the door, it's 56 degrees and the south bay mostly cloudy skies in some spots but we're getting clearing inland.

50 degrees and cloudy over the north bay, san francisco seeing every now and then some clouds passing by and temperatures in the lower 50s. heading into this afternoon, we'll see the high in the tri-valley up to 69 degrees. we'll bring it down another degree or two from yesterday so it's going to be a touch cooler but still very pleasant and it's going to be up to 62 degrees in san francisco with some breezy winds but a slight chance of rain in the north bay. if you are planning to head out to at&t park this evening, the giants coming back in town after a nice win on the road. it will be in the upper 50s as you're tailgating but it will be breezy and cool. look at these temperatures only in the mid-50s, dropping back to 52 degrees by 10:00. lots of layers in order. if you're heading north to sonoma wine country it will be in the mid-50s to start but by noontime 65, a mix of sun and clouds and once again we'll be watching for a slight chance of rain because of this system moving in from the north and as

of now it's only bringing scattered light showers and this is the way it plays out as we look at the hour by hour outlook. by 10:00, it as partly to mostly cloudy in the north bay with a few spotty sprinkles not expecting any heavy downpours and this is not a high chance of rain but as we go into the day, something to watch for especially in northern sonoma county. the winds pick up as the system moves in. in san francisco we're going see a high of 59 degrees. it will be very nice, 61 degrees and the rain moves back into the forecast tuesday for san francisco as well as the inland areas. temperatures will stay in the upper 60s over the next several days. heading to mike now, an update on what's happening across the bay area. >> kari, traffic is very light but we have an issue. i'm very concerned about this crash for southbound 680 into

sunol. it started with someone fixing their flat tire and it does sounds like there are injuries. the car was hit by another vehicle. we'll follow that. let's take you to waze. so far it's mild slowing right there but if this proves to be a problem over the course of the morning ways will happen you map out alternates. we have three different routes for you. so far, 680 maintains the best travel time you see by comparison. you can compare on your phone, iphone or android, make sure you pull the phone out and select your team by going to the profile as well. you check your maps and hit the magnifying glass, select your profile and our team which is nbc bay area wazers. we'll help each other out. >> good to note, thank you very much. 5:21. coming up, finding a growing threat. the push to contain a potentially devastating insect

that's harming the bay area's wine industry. a live look outside right now. this is downtown san jose. you see some clouds there in the background. things going to be generally pretty clear and cool and as kari has been talking about, it's national ride your bike to work day. strap on that helmet and start pedaling. we'll be back in two minutes. napa county is launching a new

awareness campaign - to fight the threat of an invasive insect that could

potentially devastate grape crops. welcome back. it's 5:24. napa county launching a new awareness campaign to fight the threat of an invasive insect that could devastate grape crops. the campaign is think local plant local, the idea is to buy and inspect plants only from local nurseries to avoid the glassy wing sharp shooter. the pests will bore through the woody pulp of plants and sucks out the water plants need to thrive. happening today in contra costa county, fogging for mosquitos that could carry the west nile virus. this starts at 4:30 this morning, so about an hour ago, goes until 8:30. crews are going to be using trucks to fog bethel island and parts of oakley around the islan island. a recall involves these luminescent square shaped night lights made by am conservation group. it comes after 14 reports of the night light smoking or

smoldering. night lights were given away by various companies in last november through march. we have good news to report on the u.s. housing market. new analysis just released this morning finds that overall foreclosure activity dropped to its lowest level last month in more than a decade. new jersey had the highest number of filings in the u.s. nationwide it's about one in every 400 housing units. that's the lowest number since november of 2005. 5:26, coming up, caught on camera, a brawl involving california police officers. the investigation under way to find out what started the violent confrontation. the trump administration is considering making more international passengers check their laptops into the cargo hold in the name of national security but i'll show you the video from the faa that shows a potentially explosive situation that has nothing do with

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francisco let's look outside this thursday morning overlooking city by the bay. cooler temperatures as you start your morning. thanks for starting your morning here. good morning, i'm laura garci garcia-cannon. >> let's keep this beautiful theme going, nice weather in store. >> it will be a great day and

cooler than yesterday so keep that in mind. overall we'll see a mix of sun and clouds and a slight chance of rain in the north bay. this is a live look outside at san jose as the sun rises this morning we'll see clouds. temperatures will be in the 50s. at recess the kids will enjoy some warming temperatures and partly cloudy skies and once again slightly cooler this afternoon some breezy winds. we'll look ahead to mother's day weekend in a few minutes and mike is tracking two crashes for the tri-valley. >> that's right, we have no other issues as far as the impact on your commute although there's the build at the bay bridge toll plaza as the metering lights go on. standard there. there's another issue south 680. a crash does not sound like there are injuries as a result of this crash but there's a major damage to at least one of the vehicles on the shoulder so it will be a distraction and you

see slowing heading south 680 toward highway 84. although the bigger slowing is coming out of the altamont, there's a crash at north livermore, sounds like the same incident. vehicles on the shoulder, again, a distraction. back to you. we are following breaking news this morning. san rafael police asking for the public's help in finding a missing man who suffers from a medical condition and he may be disoriented. 70-year-old robert rich was last seen last night about 5:00. a witness says they saw rich at that time at the city council meeting. he was wearing a white jacket, navy blue, long sleeve shirt. it had striped on it, and blue jeans. his car was found a few blocks away from city hall but no sign from him. today in the bay's pete surs are a -- suratos is with crews searching for him. he'll have a live report at 6:00. there are reports the trump administration is set to expand a laptop and large electronics ban on incoming flights to the

united states. today in the bay's christian says joining us live from san jose international airport with details on what this might mean for travelers, chris. >> you can imagine the reaction has been swift and rather colorful as the department of homeland security prepares to give a classified briefing to senators about the potential risks and the reason for this proposed expansion. there is already a ban on laptops and other large electronics from cabins and passengers flying to the u.s. from countries in the middle east and in africa. but banning those devices in cabins means you have to check them and they go into cargo hold. you might recall we have a number that have exploded midair. this is faa video of the tests done to see what happens when those lithium batteries explode in those cargo containers loaded up into the belly of the plane where perhaps no one would know there was a fire there until it was too late.

a department of homeland security spokesman tweet nod final decisions made on expanding restrictions on large electronics devices in aircraft cabins however it's under consideration. travellers responding on twitter one saying "concentrating 300 plus lithium batteries in every airplane cargo hold is extremely dangerous, negligent and puts lives at risk." another writes "honestly, i'm willing to go through additional security so i don't have to check my laptop on a 36 hour international flight." and from a work angle "how is this supposed to work if companies don't insure electronics material if baggage is lost or damaged." i can only imagine having a big presentation and having to let go of that computer and put in the cargo rather than keep it with me on my person. that's certainly part of the conversation as well. coming up at 6:30, we are pushing for more information from the department of homeland security. we'll try to update you at 6:30. kris sanchez, can today in the bay. a developing story in davis where the police department is

launching an internal investigation into a large brawl that involves three undercover officers. it unfolded during uc davis' picnic day april 22. dash cam video released yesterday shows an unmarked van making a u-turn towards a crowd, blocking the road. officers get out and you see what happens there, just a melee ensues. two officers were injured, one is seeing getting kicked in the head repeatedly. an outside investigator says the video only tells part of the story. >> video evidence is persuasive but it needs to be buttressed by context and by information that goes along with it that shows exactly what took place. >> part of the controversy involves the initial police report which suggested the car was surrounded and officers were clearly identifiable. it also said someone in the crowd simulated pulling a gun. the video released yesterday contradicts those statements. a san francisco man clinging

to life after being randomly attacked during a trip to atlanta. police say mark caleb seen here who was leaving a nightclub saturday night with his two friends when a group of men came up and started beating them. those suspects were captured on surveillance video. police say caleb was hurt the worst of the group and he was found bleeding from his head. his family immediately flew down to atlanta to be with their son. his friends are in disbelief. >> it's a feeling we're all in shock. mark is one of those people that when you first meet him he makes you feel included and has spread so much love. >> well, the support continues, friends right now have set up a go fund me page to help caleb and his family. >> we're expected to find out more as an employee with the santa cruz county officer of education has been arrested. all officials are saying is the employee was engaged in "illicit

activities" and the fbi is investigating the. identity of the person hasn't been released but we know they worked as a part time aide at the outdoor science school. a letter was sent to the cupertino union school district about the arrest. but there's a public meeting tonight at 6:30. we're learning contra costa county fire investigators are looking into new leads after a spring of car fires studded walnut creek, martinez and lafayette. people who live in both areas, all three of those areas, say it's suspicious enough they're taking precautions. >> this is a quiet neighborhood so to wake up in the middle of the night and see a car on fire and find out it could be us, it's quite scary. we are told investigators are looking at all of those fires as possible arson. but so far there's been no clear

evidence of that. people in san francisco feeling increasingly less safe and there's growing concern over homelessness according to a new city survey. housing and cost of living are also big concerns. the city koerd low with complaints of crowding and cleanliness things people were satisfied with, parks and libraries. a follow-up now. oakland schools have found their next superintendent and they didn't have to go too far to find her. board members selected kyla johnson trammell, an oakland native who has worked for the district for 18 years and the full board has to approve the deal officially. johnson trammell succeeds antoine wilson who left in january for a job in washington, d.c. come this summer folks living in palo alto could be paying more in city fees. >> the city is considering raising more than 100 fees starting in july. that includes raising prices at city garages and fees for

residential parking permits. employee permits could increase by 280% in some parts of the city. the full city council will take on the issue in june. as you get ready to head out, you're seeing clear sides inland with clouds in the north bay and temperatures in the north bay at napa. 57 in oakland and palo alto 55 degrees. long sleeves to start out the day and then as you go out this afternoon it will be breezy and cooler than average. we're right on target in san jose, a high of 72 degrees there, is 68 in livermore and 68 in napa. looking ahead, we'll look at the temperature trend for ever green coming up in three minutes. mike the is trapping as you drive through the bay area. >> sunol and the bay bridge are the two 23focuses.

a crash south of 680 at highway 84 still on the shoulder and a distraction so slowing starts and through that entire area. highway 84 that might be an option. do we have a backup here? the metering lights are on but there's a crash reported in lane 4. i don't see it on the camera and no appreciable affects just yet. we'll track this, back to you. >> thank you, mike. up next, a bizarre new addition to walnut creek's downtown. >> a new statue about to be unveiled that may raise some eyebrows.

=mike/trx= mike traffic tease ==traffic maps full== 5:42. you can see the sun rising over the south bay hills. a little bit of cloud cover with some sun shying try come through. as we start out the day, we are going to be in the upper 50s to low 60s in ever green at lunchtime, 67 degrees and heading out for the afternoon it will be in the low 70s. it will be a pleasant day leading into a pleasant mother's day weekend. a look at that forecast coming up in six minutes. and that middle number 680 southbound, big, big change for the area of pleasanton and sunol because of that crash we have right around coopman. we'll talk about what's going on and give you some options. >> thank you very much kari and mike. it's 5:42. remote china rocked by a moderate earthquake that's killed at least eight people. the quake was a magnitude 5.5. it hit western china in an area

near the kazakhstan and afghanistan borders. more than 20 people have been injured. rescuers say the area is lightly populate and that poorly built homes contributed to those deaths. this video just in, a historical change here in the city of new orleans. overnight you see the cranes. crews were using that massive crane and truck to remove a controversial statue of former confederate president jefferson davis. those crews are wearing masks to hide their identities because there is a lot of controversy surrounding this. it's the second of four confederate era monuments to be removed from new orleans city landmarks. that process to remove the monument started in 2015 but court challenges tied up the removal until now. some cracks may have played a role in the failure of the main spillway at the oroville dam. you remember those huge holes that opened up forcing thousand organization evacuation. independent forensics experts

told state lawmakers they are looking at 24 potential factors in the failure of the spillway. at the same time, state senators are asking for $100 million for repairs of damage and levees throughout the state of california. >> we know what's coming and we want to be certain we can repair what was damaged when oroville spillway was damaged but we need to get ahead of things because we know there's more to come. nearly 200,000 people had to be evacuated when the spill way at the oroville dam showed vulnerability. thankfully it was able to hold up enough until lake levels dropped back down. governor jerry brown will release his revised budget plan this morning at 10:00 in sacramento. the governor's original january budget called for $179 billion in spending. budget watchers believe president trump's policies may restructure the budget. lawmakers will have five weeks to approve the plan. if not done by june 15, they must forfeit pay.

there's no confusion over who is responsible for the firing of the fbi. scott mcgrew, at first the white house said it was not the president's idea. >> that's right, good morning. the first explanation came tuesday afternoon, sam. it put all of the or gins on this brand new deputy attorney general rod rosenstein. the white house explained he was the one who wrote the memo that drove the president to fire the fbi director but the "washington post" this morning says rosenstein is so annoyed by that claim that he has threatened to resign. yesterday, white house spokesperson sara huckabee sanders changed the story around and said the idea started with the president. we still don't know the actual story behind what happened but it's becoming clear the white house vastly underestimated how americans would react and did not think about the optics of the firing at all. case in point, there have been a lot of comparisons between trump's actions and nixon's.

still, you might think the white house would be careful not to mirror nixon in any way and yet the first opportunity reporters had to ask the president about the firing was the president sitting with former secretary of state henry kissinger president nixon's secretary of state. of all the people, the president's photo-op is with henry kissinger. then the president met with the russians in the oval office less than 24 hours after firing the head of the fbi. u.s. press was not allowed in so these are official pictures from the russian news agency which was allowed in. russian foreign secretary there and then this is the russian ambassador to the united states, kislyak. this is the guy everybody is so upset about. the guy jeff sessions met with and forgot to tell congress about, the guy michael flynn met with and then lied to the vice president about. understand, there's nothing wrong with the president of the united states meeting with the russian ambassador this is what

president's ambassadors do but there is such a strong suspicion that the president fired the head of the fbi because he was too close to the russian investigation which centers around this russian. a cbs reporter caught up with vladimir putin last night and asked him about the whole situation, this is file tape of putin. putin said he had nothing to do with the firing of jim comfy which is certainly what you would hope. putin was at a hockey game he organized for charity. he plays hockey. his side won. the "new york times" said putin scored seven goals. [ laughter ] >> here you go, mr. president. >> double hat trick for putin. thank you very much. that, of course, scott, examining our president's tweets, executive orders and speeches each and every morning. you can share your thoughts with scott on twitter, his twitter handle, easy enough, @scott mcgrew. >> and tonight lester holt sits down one on one with president trump, you can watch that exclusive interview tonight after hour news is on "nightly

news" at 5:30. some may call it genius, other may call it -- well, whatever you want. whatever your take is, a new work of art makes its debut in downtown walnut creek. >> here is what you're talking about. the city is going to unveil a life size bronze call bull man with bulldog. it was created by a contemporary artist gerald heffernan. you can stand next to it on the corner of mt. diablo and main street. the city will unveil that sculpture at 4:00 this afternoon. there it is all covered up. let the suspense build. >> let's move on this morning. >> we'll just leave that one alone. >> it's a bike to work day more people heading out on their bikes. you need the wind break dore start out and then temperatures will feel very comfortable.

here's a live look outside san francisco, you can see the clouds overhead and temperatures have started out in the mid-50s with breezy winds. high temperatures in the south bay reaching into the upper 60s in milpitas and san jose 72. east bay 268 in danville and fremont 70 degrees. 64 in san mateo. daly city only 57. 57 in the marina district, 67 in novato today. live in san jose as you're getting ready for the day, you will need a hat because the winds will be picking up so something to help keep the hair under control and also long sleeves as temperatures will be cooler today thanks to clouds moving in and the weather system to the north of us bringing light rain through far northwestern california and as it moves into the north bay, a lot of this rain will be fizzling out. by the hour by hour out look keep sprinkles in the forecast for parts of sonoma county and

also marin county with part llyo mostly cloudy skies. looking at heavenly, just wanted to get your thursday started off right, still a lot of snow, beautiful. temperatures in the low 60s and lower 50s in time for the weekend. as we head to mike, you might need to adjust your drive through to tri-valley. >> you show heavenly valley, i have the tri-valley. the one incident is causing the problem, the rest of the bay moves very well. southbound 680, still this distraction from the crash on the shoulder that may have had some clearing because speeds are starting to recover heading to highway 84. lanes clear but this crash has major damage to one of the vehicles involved as we look at your as we system, as we was originally suggesting folks stay towards 680 but now the three routes is suggesting foothills alongside 680 as one of your alternates but much more time, 10 minutes longer if you go over the castro valley y.

you make your choice here, wherever, when ever by using your phone, the waze app is on your phone and we hope you're on our team, select your profile by going to the magnifying glass and hitting your profile and teams. select folks that bay area wazers. that's why you can help like lotusify, one of the first as we wazers we heard. >> coming up next on today in the bay, we investigate. >> this is a classic case of environmental injustice. what's in drinking water that might cause you cancer? we investigate a chemical many people don't realize is in drinking water throughout california. but first happening now tesla taking orders for its solar roof. potential buyers can put down a thousand dollar deposit, the roof made of shingles that look like traditional tile bus they can gather energy from the sun. plus a huge clean up on mount everest, four tons of trash has been cleared from the iconic mountains, discarded oxygen tanks, tents, bottles, climbs

roofs being transported by more than 100 yaks. we're back here in just two minutes. who are these people?

the environmentally aware. the ones with their eyes on the sky and our air. they say our climate's in need of repair. why do they worry? why do they care? the energy conscious people among us say small actions could add up to something... humongous. a little thing here a little thing there starts to feel like a badge maybe millions can wear. limiting showers to only five minutes. turning off lights in a room unless they're in it. air filter changing, solar installing unplugging, dial-turning, thermostat-lowering off-peak-time users all joining forces. to help get our power from renewable sources. who are all these caretakers, advocates too? the celebrated lead-by-example crew. turns out, it's californians it's me and it's you. (and yeah, it's him too)

don't stop now, it's easy to add to the routine. join energy upgrade california and do your thing. currently are drinking water thatou 5:54 on your thursday. millions of californian drinking water that could make them sick or kill them.

stephen stock joins us with more. >> reporter: good morning. one expert calls it california's dirty secret called 1-2-3 tcp or trichloropropane. we found that in 94 different public water systems throughout the state, four systems in the bay area had levels of this tcp in the drinking water. take a look at this map. it shows where state water quality tests have found levels of tcp in drinking water systems and in wells that have levels that are higher than experts say are safe and could expose people to higher rates of cancer. what's more, right now no state, including california, has a maximum level of allowable tcp in drinking water although california's water control board is working on a standard right now, meantime, though, folks drinking this water exposed to a chemical that experts say ranks second only to dioxin, an

ingredient found in agent orange in its cancer threat to animals and humans. now if you want to learn more about this tcp and where it's found in drinking water or see our full story, watch tonight or go to our web site. click on nbcbayarea.com/weinvestigate. >> thank you, stephen. if you have a tip for our investigative unit, give us a call. 888-996-tips or send us an e-mail to theunit@nbcbayarea.com. >> we have new details on a suspicious death investigation in the east bay. a 33-year-old man is now charged with murder in the death of another man. concord police found 66-year-old loretta reyes dead near willow pass road and market street on saturday morning. detectives determined he was a homicide victim and arrested everett lennarez the next morning. he was charged this week and is being held on more than a million dollars bail. 5:56. follow-up on the missing college student whose body was found in

a river north of sacramento. the coroner hasn't said how the 20-year-old died but we're hearing from the man who found her body. a fisherman from live oaks spotted her body in the feather river on sunday. he hasn't been named publicly but he spoke with our nbc afill ball -- affiliate in sacramento about how close the community is. he says he immediately wondered if the body belonged to the missing woman and his heart goes out to her family. in the meantime, others who knew the woman are demanding answers. >> i hope we see this literally everywhere. i hope the family knows that what this is is the community standing behind them and supporting them. >> a group will meet at a shopping center to mark cars with the message "just for aly." we are hearing from britain's prince philip for the first time he announced he is retiring from royal engagement. the duke of eddinburgh made tha

announcement. now in an interview at the royal horse show he looked back on his years of involvement in equestrian sports. prince philip is currently involved in competitive carriage driving. >> i started driving because i'd been playing polo and i decided that i would give up polo when i was 60. i happened to be 50 and i was looking around to see what next. what there was available. and i felt horses and carriages and rooms, i thought why don't i have a go. >> 95-year-old man has represented britain at several  international championships. summer hiring is expected to soar according to a new survey just released by career builder. it shows 41% of employees plan to hire seasonal workers for the summer. it is a significant jump from just 29% last year and a large number of employers hiring say they will consider summer hires for permanent positions.

the ship made famous in the book and movie "the perfect storm" is being used as an artificial reef. "t "theamaroa" was commissioned by the u.s. navy in 1934. it became famous in 1991 when three strong storm systems came together across new england. the boat was sunk to turn it into an artificial reef off the coast of new jersey. a racer in the lead of a cycling race in italy ends up losing after he celebrated his victory one lap too early. it happened at the end of the fifth stage of the cross-italy cycling race yesterday. the riders were supposed to cross the line and then ride over one more circuit before sprinting to the finish but the man in first place thought it was over and started celebrating. he realized his mistake shortly later but cyclists thundered past him and he ended up finishing 148th. >> all that work for nothing and clearly everybody else knew that the race was not over. >> kept on going. >> right now at 6:00, we're

following breaking news out of the north bay. pete suratos will bring us a live update momentarily. plus a freeway shooting crackdown, the steps law enforcement agencies are taking to prevent future crimes in the east bay. plus, a wedding day no one will ever forget but for all the wrong reasons. dramatic video showing a wedding reception brawl in the bay area. and san francisco's ferry terminal is expanding. the massive project getting under way today and how it will impact commuters. today in the bay continues right now. we've been on since 4:30, join us early. thanks for joining us now, i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm sam brock. i've found my deaf nation of early has changed. it used to be 5:00. now anything before 2:00 a.m. have changed? >> so has our definition of late. >> you get up early and you can enjoy the cooler temperatures, too. >> it will be nice throughout the afternoon so the early bird today doesn't get theor