a massive inferno at a london high-rise. breaking news at 4:30 this morning, a massive inferno at a london high-rise. live pictures this morning from the scene. six people are dead so far. sadly, that number is expected to rise. we have at least 50 injured so far this morning. they're really having a tough time tackling this one. good morning to you, 4:30 right now. i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm sam. the high-rise is still smoldering at this hour. in the meantime, let's get a check of your local forecast. kari hall joins us and things continue to heat up. >> our temperatures going up a few more degrees today and we start out with some nice cool conditions and whatever you have to do outside today, hopefully you can get it done early before

the temperatures start a feel a little bit more uncomfortable. in the tri-valley, we are at 54 degrees and 56 degrees in the south bay, on the left side of your screen this the east bay, it's 57 while 49 now in the north bay. and our highs reaching into the low 80s for the south bay 76 degrees for palo alto and for the tri-valley and the delta, we could see those temperatures reaching into the upper 80s today. and mike now has a couple of issues in the south bay. that's right, kari. a light flow of traffic. i'm warning folks heading down through mountain view and into cupertino, southbound 85 at fremont avenue, just past that off ramp, we have reports of a bumper in the fast lane so chp hopefully will clear that without incident. meanwhile, northbound 17, slowing in both directions and now starting to clear. the construction just north of the alma bridge. thank you very much. want to take you lack live to london this morning, these

pictures of a 24-story apartment high-rise that caught fire. you can see here it is still smoldering, a tough one for firefighters to fight after a massive fire just gutted the building. at least six people were killed, 64 now injured, and those numbers continue to climb. we've got video from overnight at the height of the fire. you can see almost every floor was just ungefled in the flames. people were trapped inside their apartments, waving to get out. fire started about 1:00 in the morning, london time. most people were sleeping. witnesses described hearing people screaming for help. >> help me, help me, i'm here, people kind of dangling children out of the windows, trying to get them to safety, get them out of the way somewhere. >> people were still sleeping on the higher floors, they didn't know what was going on. i'm not even sure half of them got out, to be honest with you. there were kids at the window. >> right now, firefighters are

trying to search that building for survivors but they're also expecting, sadly, the death toll to rise. they're also concerns the high-rise might not be stable. it's still too early to tell what actually started that fire. developing here at home, an investigation underway this morning after hundreds of birds were discovered in a castro valley backyard. neighbors say the street sounds like a jungle. >> a jungle that appears to be breaking all sorts of state and local laws. we have more and what deputies plan to do about it. >> reporter: you can hear it instantly. >> two years ago, it started. >> reporter: and walking through joseph's backyard, you'll see where the noise is coming from. >> this is just getting out of control. >> reporter: nearly 500 parrots and exotic birds living in cages in his neighbor's backyard. he says they bring noise, bugs, and a bad smell. >> rarely see anybody down there working or taking care of the birds. >> reporter: the yard, now the site of a criminal investigation.

deputies say the operation violates a number of county and state allows. they would confiscate the birds but couldn't handle taking care of this many. >> we really want the homeowner to come forward and cooperate with us so we can resolve this at the lowest level and make everybody happy. >> reporter: authorities say the owner tries to sell the birds up to $20,000 apiece. >> we need to assess are these parrots healthy, do they have any diseases, are those diseases a threat to our indigenous species. >> reporter: the owner's daughter spoke with us, saying the birds are a hobby for her mom. >> the birds are being taken care of gradually. it's a bit hard to sell the big ones because they are pretty expensive. >> reporter: until then, this high-end neighborhood will continue squawking. >> hopefully it gets are resolved. it's 4:34 right now.

the woman accused in the bizarre killing of a 74-year-old woman at her cupertino home could face a judge today. police believe 39-year-old suzanne hernandez of los ga tos was having a, quote, psychotic episode when the apparent random killing happened last week. neighbors claim hernandez was seen naked, holding a hammer around the time the elderly woman was killed. police do not believe the suspect knew the victim. new this morning, more eyes on the road. san jose leaders have reportedly approved a controversial plan to equip city street lights with surveillance cameras. "the mercury news" reporting city council members yesterday narrowly approving what is at this point a pilot program. now, the law only approves recording vehicle traffic. but some privacy advocates said this still crosses a line. kris sanchez will have more in a live report at 5:30. in the meantime, preparations in full swing this morning ahead of tomorrow's

victory parade for the dubs. >> more than 1 million people expected to attend that parade. we've got video from nbc bay area sky ranger of the kaiser center. here's a look at the route. it starts on broadway at 11th street, then goes up grand, around lake merrett and ends at the kaiser convention center. >> celebrating the warriors' victory and this whole warriors' culture and oakland. >> ready to party. officials say parking will be limited so they're telling fans to take public transit. we'll have live coverage of the warriors parade from beginning to end. our nbc bay area team of reporters and some of the anchors even will be posted along the parade route to capture your favorite basketball stars. nbc bay area sky ranger will be up in the air. give us a wave. you can watch it all here starting at 9:30. sam and i are going out there. >> i see some facebook living in our future.

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can we expect it to be gradual? >> starting to be a little more uncomfortable today. here's a live look outside at fremont and the temperature trend starts out nice and cool and then starts to warm up just a bit for the afternoon. fremont's looking good but the inland valleys are going to be much hotter. we'll take a look at some of those temperatures coming up next. and now we're seeing that whole picture of fremont southbound 880 coming down toward the south bay with the headlights. a smooth easy drive, but a crash coming out of the altamont. plus if you take public transit, muni riders are going to notice a big change. say good-bye to old transfer tickets. what riders are now going to be getting inside. who are these people?

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welcome back. breaking news we continue to follow out of west london. a picture that you're looking at right now, a still smolder high-rise that was ablaze only a matter of hours ago. this is the scene this morning in london, about 1:00 a.m. their time, that fire broke out, engaging every single level of that 24-story building. as a result, here's what we know at this hour. six people were killed. 74 were injured. that is the latest number, but again, there are rescue operations still going on at this point. you see gut-wrenching stories of people waving for help, parents reportedly dangling their children out of windows, trying to get them to safety. absolute horror in london, and

we continue to follow this very closely. >> very, very sad situation there. we're talking about the warm-up that is on the way for the bay area. it's going to feel quite different from last weekend. >> yeah, and it's really going to stay with us for a long time, so that makes it even worse when we have several days of 90-plus degree temperatures for the inland valley. so that's what we are preparing for and looking right now. out your window and some of the microclimates, it's 56 degrees in the south bay, 57 in the peninsula, and san francisco's now at 52, 49 in the north bay, let's go to the south bay first to show you our high temperatures today. reaching 84 degrees in east san jose and 79 today in milpitas so our temperatures just a couple degrees warmer than yesterday as we started out with some cool temperatures, today we're up to 88 in antioch, walnut creek and concord, 87 degrees and hayward at 75 degrees. the peninsula looking at some low 70s here and it will still

feel very nice there looking at some low 70s for palo alto and the embarcadero at 75 degrees. 86 degrees will be the high today in santa rosa. now the seven-day forecast coming coming up at the bottom of the screen. it looks like that heat stays with us for quite a while. looking live right now at san jose, and you're getting ready for the day starting out with the need for some short sleeves and some shorts. it will be summer-like weather. also, don't forget the sunglasses and maybe the hat or the hat to give you a little bit of shade or protect your eyes from all of the sun that we'll see, not only today but the next several days, especially if you're going out to the giants game. we're going to have that sun just beaming down and some nice, cool temperatures here at first pitch will be in the lower 60s, mid 60s for the afternoon and a nice little breeze to help make it feel much more comfortable. also for the victory parade for the warriors, it will be also

very comfortable. we really couldn't ask for much better weather with some mid-60s but as that heat ramps up, we'll have an excessive heat watch that begins on friday, continues through sunday, where the valleys will be seeing those temperatures near 100 degrees, possibly, and for san francisco, upper 70s for the weekend, and sunshine, and for the inland valleys once again, highs into the upper 90s continuing into next week. this is pretty far out but i give it because this will affect the volume right now, making things over in livermore and the altamont pass a little bit lighter. westbound 580, that's the crash we're talking about. and we also see some slowing eastbound 580 heading into tracy so i'll make sure there's nothing going on there, likely just a road crew and westbound at grant line road, this activity on the shoulder, possibly sticking out into the slow lane there. we hear about a single truck

involved in this crash over as you're getting in toward grant line road. meanwhile, i want to tell you about mass transit. we have no delays and we're talking about the victory parade for the warriors tomorrow. b.a.r.t., ac transit, they have specified a route around the parade route but also b.a.r.t. says they're pulling some of the pittsburg bay point trains to make more trains accessible for crowds heading over toward the east bay so keep that in mind. as we look toward waze, we're looking over toward pittsburg and the drive is not a problem. traffic is flowing very smoothly looking toward all the routes. we have pretty much an easy drive and you can take that cuts-through but it's longer than sticking to the freeway so stay to that purple route on highway 4. if you want to join us on waze, do that by joining us on your phone, download the app and join our team. look for nbc bay area wazers and join us. 4:49 right now. authorities in new mexico have released body cam video showing the moment in january when

police near al but c-- rescued woman. a man was seen smiling and later singing in the back of the patrol car. he and a second suspect have now pleaded not guilty. 4:50 right now. police pumping the brakes on a car thief's run in san rafael. police say the man took off in a ferrari, this ferrari. witnesses called 911. you want to know when they thought this was peculiar? he was walking around asking for gas money and reportedly acting strangely. officers arrived and asked to see some paperwork. the man opened up his backpack, where police found the keys to the ferrari and another one. that car, by the way, valued at $245,000. muni's long-time colorful paper transfers ready to hit the road. new fare boxes are being

installed and the thin, old-school tearoff transfers will no longer be dispensed. riders still have 90 minutes to board another line. planes here, long-time exposure to airplane noise, especially at night, could increase the risk of high blood pressure. researchers in greece tracking the medical records of people living near six european airports. what they found is that every additional 10 decibels of nighttime aircraft noise was linked to a 69% higher risk of hypertension. if you're an avid gamer, the place to be this week, southern california where the electronic entertainment expo is taking place. >> the multibillion dollar industry, some 15,000 video game die hards have paid up to $250 per person for those neon three-day passes to e3 at the l.a. convention center. the expo gives fans and retailers a sneak peek at what's on the horizon, which includes microsoft's new xbox.

>> the level of excitement and enthusiasm we didn't always get from industry events. >> debuting some new products. it ends tomorrow. it's 4:51 right now. coming up, facing a different crisis. we'll have more on the 22-year-old released from north korea after being held in captivity for nearly a year and a half, why he was rushed to a hospital upon his return to the united states. but first, happening right now, breaking news out of guatemala, an earthquake has struck the country near the border of mexico. some landslides were triggered. homes have been damaged. no reports of serious injuries. that quake hit about 1:39 local time and reportedly was hit throughout the country. in bangladesh, the death toll is rising after massive mudslides in that country. at least 140 people have died. many villages cut off after those heavy rains. we're back with more news coming up in two minutes. an emotional homecoming for the

4:55 here on your wednesday morning, back on u.s. soil, an emotional homecoming for the family of a student who was just released from north korea. 22-year-old otto warmbier is accused of stealing a propaganda poster from a hotel in january of 2016. he was suddenly released from custody after 18 months but that news was quickly tempered by the state of his health. warmbier has been in a coma for more than a year. his parents revealed that information yesterday. north korea claims that he contracted botulism and then fell into the coma after taking a sleeping pill. today, jurors resume deliberations in the bill cosby sexual assault trial. the first full day of

deliberations wrapped yesterday after 12 hours. the comedian remained inside the courtroom all day. jurors made several requests to re-hear testimony, including some from the investigator who first filed the report by cosby accuser adegree yeah. later today, the contra costa county d.a. is expected to face accusations from a grand jury. this amid an ongoing criminal investigation. the state attorney general's office is now considering firing felony embezzlement charges against mark peterson. those charges stem from accusations that peterson used more than $66,000 in campaign funds for personal reasons. a civil grand jury is also asking for peterson to be removed from office. a fremont high school principal says this year's senior prank is no laughing matter. "the mercury news" reports about 40 to 50 irvington high school seniors vandalized the campus sunday night. the students spray painted a swastika and profanities. they jammed clay into doors. they threw junk into a drained swimming pool as well.

the principal made all 450 seniors clean up that vandalism on monday. >> that seems like fair punishment. coming up next, how hot is it going to get by the weekend? do i even want to know? >> you don't want to know. and if you want to go golfing in the tri-valley, today is actually your day to do that. our temperatures start out nice and cool, but then start to warm up for the afternoon. looking ahead to the weekend, dangerous heat moving into the inland valleys. more on that coming up next. and kari, i was ready to talk about the easy drive through the north bay but we have a problem in the tri-valley. just got word of lanes closed for 680. we'll give you the latest we hear from chp. you may want to break out the bottled water. an east bay health advisory surrounding the water you drink but officials say it's all safe to drink. "just help me, help me, i )m

here." =runs 3= =cont.vo= br help me, help me, help me, i'm here. >> breaking news out of london this morning. this is the scene from just hours ago as flames ripped through an apartment building with dozens of people inside, waving for help. terrifying moments that played out overnight. we are live right now at the search for any survivors this morning as we hear family members speaking. and we're getting breaking news just out of washington, d.c., right now, getting reports of multiple people being shot,

including house majority whip steve scalisi. this is the chopper that is headed to the scene right now. this is going on. we understand at a baseball field. we're expecting a special report from nbc news right -- ♪ details are just coming in about a shooting that happened in and ri yeah, virginia, right outside of washington, d.c. reportedly, a member of congress has been shot. this happened at a baseball field where we're understanding that they were practicing for a softball game that's coming up. >> congressional softball game set to happen tomorrow. nbc's tom costello is standing by on the phone. tom, what more can you tell us at this point? >> good morning. we're in alexandria, virginia, just across the river from washington. this kuoccurred within the past hour or so, a