a live look outside and the temperatures now at 60 degrees. we're heading up to 8 degrees this afternoon and here are the temperature trends as we start out with nice cool weather. heats up fairly quickly as we go through the day, and we'll talk about what's ahead as we go into the next several days. some hotter weather for the weekend. that's in about seven minutes. mike now has a closure in the east bay. in fact, we're watching a couple things. one of them over here slowing out of the altamont pass. an earlier crash. that's not the closure. 580 is open but two big rigs on the shoulder causing the slowing out here. moving to the closure for the overnight road work planned southbound 880 to 238 getting out of san leandro and over to the castro valley. that connector is closed. very light traffic and locals know you cut a corner there but that is overnight still going on, should be clearing any minute.

we'll watch for the slowing as they move the equipment and then we get here to the slowing. we see some slowing eastbound 80. i was originally told the fire, the little fire in the center divide was westbound but it could be affecting the eastbound lanes. one might be to address a small brush fire. no major concerns but now a ladder reported just around 24 and highway 13. a lot going on. nothing major, though. that's good stuff. back to you, sam. i'll take it from here, mike. happening today a chance at freedom this morning for the first time in almost nine years o.j. simpson is waking up inside a nevada prison with the possibility of becoming a free man. in just a few hours he will meet with members of the state parole board. "today in the bay's" jay gray live outside the prison in love lock, nevada, with what we can expect from this much-anticipated hearing. good morning, jay. >> reporter: the entire process is not ex inspect expected to take even an hour. he will make a statement, answer

a few questions and he along with millions expected to watch around the country will wait as the board votes on his free throw dom. freedom. >> my intent was not to rob from anybody. >> reporter: in just hours o.j. simpson will sit down before the nevada state parole board to ask for his freedom. >> and if ever there were a candidate that deserves to be released it's o.j. simpson. >> i am sorry for what has happened. >> reporter: this is the second time simpson will face the panel. after his conviction in 2008 for armed robbery, kidnapping, and other charges after he and a group of friends took sports memorabilia from two dealers at the palace station hotel and casino in las vegas. during almost nine years in prison, simpson has reportedly been a model inmate with no disciplinary issues. >> he may very well get parole just based upon the merits of his conduct in this case. >> reporter: a case that's not supposed to have any impact on thursday's hearing. >> we ask him to extend his fingers into the glove. >> reporter: is simpson's controversial acquittal after

the 1994 murder his ex-wife nicole brown and friend ron gold m goldman. a civil court found him liable for those murders and goldman's sister talked about simpson's possible parole in march. >> i'm starting to get anxious because i do believe he will be paroled. >> reporter: if paroled simpson's earliest release date would be october 1st. and if his parole is denied simpson will have to wait at least a year for his next parole hearing. back to you. >> all right, jay, thank you so much for that report. as you can imagine intense public interest here, laura, we're stay iing on top of the story. cheryl hurd will be there reporting. >> one we'll continue to follow as well. another one happening on the stanford university campus. there has been a report of a rape, a disturbing crime. it happened allegedly at one of the student residences. "today in the bay's" kris sanchez with what else we're learning this morning. kris? >> reporter: good morning to you, laura. it seems stanford university police know who the suspect is.

they say that the victim knew him and that it happened, as you said, in one of the campus residence halls. now stanford police say the sexual assault was reported around 1:30 yesterday morning and, again, they do know where it happened. they were acquaintances, the victim and suspect, but police did not say why they were together. we can tell you that it is a 53-year-old man we're talking about. now according to the latest statistics available from stanford university there have been a number of sexual assaults on campus, some high-profile, as you know. there were 39 reported sex offenses on campus. 25 of which happened in student residences. only one of those overall cases was found to be unfounded. now you can find a link to those statistics if you want to see them for yourself in my twitter feed. i'm posting resources for sexual assault victims, whether it happens on a campus or anywhere

else. at stanford university, kris sanch sanchez, "today in the bay." 5:05 right now. developing news near yosemite where massive flames continue to grow. they are setting more people fleeing. >> you see the glow of the fire there. the smoke as well can be seen as far as idaho. here is where the fire stands this morning. we just checked cal fire's website and the fire has burned almost 46,000 acres. we ran some of the numbers overnight and found it's actually larger than san francisco. it's only 7% contained so far. b"today in the bay's" thom jensn with the fight to stop it from spreading any more. >> reporter: this is the historic town of coulterville, the latest community to get the evacuation orders and the people who live here say this is also a historic fire, one like they have never seen before. rushing up a hill from the bottom of a deep drainage in

just minutes. this torches a tree in no time before jumping the highway near coulterville. as people pack up their animals and belongings and roll out of town. >> it's devastating. we really haven't had something like this happen in our little town. >> reporter: the drive out blinded by thick smoke and embers as flames burn through the grass and brush licking the edges of the highway. some people staying behind, though, vowing to fight for their home and neighbors'. >> i will stay here until the devil demon drives me out. are. >> reporter: a portable weather lab arrived collecting data and images for fire officials. >> right here it's doing a wind profile so we can point it in different directions and the system will calculate a vertical wind profile up to almost 6,000 feet. >> reporter: this video from the last meteorologist shows how the fire is creating its own

swirling winds. >> we're going to continue watching the progress of firefighters battling the detwiler fire. our coverage never stops. had head to nbcbayarea.com for instant updates. a story we first broke on "today in the bay" yesterday morning. we are learning that neighbors of a walnut creek condo complex that went up in flames, think the fire was no accident. flames sparked just after midnight. the contra costa fire district says the tenant were not the home because they were moving out at the time. neighbors suspect the tenants were evicted after a history of police visits. they fear that fire could have been payback. people in the east bay may soon see a warning sign in support of local firefighters. the group is called east county voters for equal protection. on facebook leaders write they want to educate the public about money struggles. the group says it's planning to build a sign between livermore

and brentwood. they say they've already raised over $1,000 which is over half the cost of the sign. the group says firefighters need more stations to reduce response time. the search is still ongoing for a popular business owner in marin and he is still missing in tomales bay. search crews believe tod friend went overboard while boating. he is 70 years old and owns the tomales bay oyster company. searchers did find his boat circle but no sign of friend. he was not wearing a life jacket, according to people we spoke with. t tomales bay oyster company was established more than 100 years ago. it is that super popular spot for locals and tourists. watch your pets closely. we are learning more about coyote sightings here in the bay area. this is a photo of a coyote that was spotted in los gatos near blossom hill park. it's one of at least two coyote sightings just this week alone.

we investigated why there have been so many sightings. it's common this type of year. the animals are trying to feed their young. here is a tip. secure those trash cans. keep your pets the inside at dusk and at dawn. it is 5:09. you're making plans for the day. it's going to be a nice and warm day in napa and sonoma valleys but it will be cool to start. mid-60s at 9:00 in in the morning and then as we go through the day quickly warming temperature at lunch time. it will be 81 degrees and then some upper 80s later today. much cooler out at at&t park of at first pitch it will be 62 degrees and looking forward to a nice game with some cooler temperatures and breezy wind with mostly clear skies that are will be televised right here on nbc bay area. you can't make it to the stadium. we are going to have some nice weather today. i'll have a look at that temperature trend in three

minutes. mike starts us out with a crash in the tri-valley. a new crash. this is southbound 680 right there around mission boulevard. now as you come down out of the sunol area no slowing and no lanes blocked from what i understand but this just happened a few minutes ago. we'll let you know if anything shows up on our sensors. we'll update chp. we're looking over here chp shows us they had to close the off ramp. 280 coming down through mill millbray. that will be a factor but no slowing. over in the east bay the earlier closures 980 at 880, that little brush fire has cleared. we had a couple of brushfires that we're tracking and no problems getting to the bay bridge. thank you, mike. up next there is more trouble for an embattled south bay jail. four inmates hospitalized after a heroin overdose.

we investigate this is becoming a trend across the state of california.

good thursday morning. it is 5:13. all clear skies as we get a live look outside in san jose and it looks like it will be a very nice, beautiful sun rise. our temperatures will be heating up today but not too bad. it's still going to be cool to start out throughout the morning. lunch time temperatures at 74 degrees and some lower 80s today. we will talk about how hot it gets this weekend as you make

some plans. that's coming up at about 5:19. and looking at these great travel times, 580. the reason why it's so light, some folks are slowing off the 205 merge and an earlier crash. thank you very much, kari and mike. it is 5:4 right now. one of four inmates who overdose in the santa clara county jail in san jose still in the hospital. three others are back in had their cells this morning. sources tell nbc bay area news the men overdosed on heoin. deputies found them early wednesday morning. now the leader of a panel that tried to help improve jail operations is again calling for reform. >> there has to be new leadership to change the culture in the jail. >> now that is a judge who chaired a commission on reform which made 101 recommendations last year. the department of corrections and rehabilitation about drug

use in on. the study published in april says drug use had dropped by ne nearly a quarter since lawmakers approved over $10 million to stop contraband drugs from coming in on. get ready for washington to be all abuzz once again next week. president trump's son and adviser jared kushner is expect ed to testify behind closed doors. kushner will be interviewed by staff of the senate intelligence committee in a closed session monday. that is according to his attorney. the committee is investigating russian interference in the 2016 election. trum's eldest son and orme toer trump campaign manager paul manafort have been invited to testify but it's not confirmed at this point if they will. starting this morning people flying from the u.s. to canada and mexico will go through extra screening if carrying certain security devices. these checks on laptops and

tablets. news had questions about what led up to the increased checks. officials say they tested two prototype laptop bombs based on new terrorist technology. the secretary of homeland security tells our pete williams the bombs destroyed the planes and for the moment increased checks are preventing an outright ban. >> adobe systems has a huge presence in san jose is now reportedly expanding. the mercury news reports the software giant just leased the building in downtown. both locations just a short distance from the company's headquarters. still wait iing. some 3,000 employ will be moving into the new tower the company is leasing. >> more business and tech news this morning. facebook working on a way for news organizations to charge readers for articles they read

and share. >> we turn to landon dowdy for the very latest. good thursday morning to you both. all new record highs yesterday and the markets boosted by strong earnings from the likes of morgan stanley. unemployment and manufacturing, also earnings from travelers. union pacific, ebay, microsoft and visa. the dow rising 66 points to 21,640. a new subscription feature to let publishers charge for articles they post on the site. it will be available this fall through facebook's instant articles. it will kick in after a reader reads it ten art within a month.

the division working on fitness trackers and other health related wearable devices. cnbc learned the company laid off 80% of the team that made it in december. a big push back in 2014. sam and laura back over to you. landon dowdy, thank you very much. happening today grab your capes and get ready for movie trailers. san diego comic con is here. about 130,000 people are expected to show up for the event. big names from popular tv shows and movies like conan o'brien, all happening at the san diego convention center. it will wrap up on thursday. put your cape on. >> it's always fun to play superhero. what is the one sort of trait every day on and off tv, i can attest to that.

>> controlling the weather. >> that's true. >> you do a good job forecasting. >> just the messenger. we're going to have some great weather today and if i could take credit for this i think everyone will be happy. look in the middle of the screen in san francisco. let's look at today as we will have some cooler temperatures near the coast. oakland had will be at 74. preparing for triple digits for the weekend. we're taking it in and with nice weather in oakland we'll be at 60 degrees at 8:00. mostly sunny skies throughout the day. once again some low to mid-70s there with some breezy winds and then in san jose later this

afternoon we'll have music in the park happening and it will be at 80 degrees at 5:00 and then dropping back to the low 70s so it's going to be perfect enjoying this thursday evening out there. and looking live right now at squaw valley we do still have some snow on the upper mountain resorts but, of course, all of the snow has melted farther down the summit. reaching into the mid-70s, upper 70s tomorrow and then 84 degrees on saturday. for san francisco it looks very nice over the next seven days. no major changes here. you can still leave the air conditioning off even as temperature heat up for the inland valleys it's going to be really hot this weekend. up to 98 degrees on sunday and it still looks like it will be very hot into the start of next week. mike, you spotted something on

the san mateo bridge? gusty wind reported overnight from chp. i was tracking here in the distance some flashing lights. the flashing lights continue. there may be one lane blocked. i'll track that but still we'll see what other information we can get. what's going on as well. now looking here to fremont as well, the rest of the bay shows a smooth flow of traffic for the most part. no major injuries and it sounds like everything is off to the shoulder but that is a distraction coming down around the bend out of sunol. a look with our waze system as well. this is on 205 approaching greenville. an unusual delay for heavy traffic. over here you'll see the waze

icon to nbc bay area wazers. make sure that it's on your profile and we'll send it back to you. >> thank you very much, mike. if you thought parking in san fr san francisco was bad already, just you wait. the reason there will be fewer spaces available at least for your average driver. we told you at the top of the show he about o.j. simpson's hearing today. nbc bay area cheryl hurd is in nevada covering the story. she reports on twitter the wildfires in california affecting quality where she is in carson city. you can follow the tweet. she joins us live at 6:00 a.m. follow us at nbc bay area on social media.

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parking spaces available for car-sharing companies like welcome back on your thursday morning. san francisco is making more parking spaces available for car sharing companies like zip car but not necessarily for you if you're just looking for a spot. "the sf examiner" reporting transportation officials have approved full perfemits for car sharing companies and they're making 1,000 parking spots available specifically to them. up until now the city was running a pilot program certain parking spots for those companies. plans for mixed use project near san jose light rail station now on hold. "the mercury news" the

transportation authority, the plan was to develop the parking lot outside the station by highway 87. the paper reports neighbors have choivoiced concerns about parki problems over the last development proposals. millennials handle their money differently than their elders according to bank rate.com. millennials spend more on their groesh and on gas. they are also spending more on nonnecessities like restaurant orders and cell bills. the study showed they are spending money on tv and on traveling. >> all that door dashing. >> all the door dashing and cutting the cable as well. both of those things making a big difference. a special program right now on nbc bay area. we want to invite you to help those in need. >> we teamed up with telemundo 48 and several nonprofits to begin something we call supporting our schools. throughout the month you could donate backpacks, school

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we )re almost to the weekend.. a live look outside in rise and shine on a thursday morning. 5:30 right now on the dot and a live look outside. this will motivate you to get outside today, maybe have lunch outside in downtown. a cute area as we get off to a start. i'm sam brock. >> and i'm laura garcia-cannon. it is a nice start to our day, kari hall. yes, some nice, cool temperatures for some hot coffee and also we are going to have some hot weather later on today. we're up to 83 degrees in the south bay. the peninsula with a high and 88 degrees in the tri-valley. low 90s there and san francisco will see those high temperatures reaching up to 66 degrees. if you can stomach this there will be a victory party for joey chestnut and that will be going

on from 3:00 to 5:00 today. temperatures will be nice for that event as well. we'll take a look ahead to some hotter weather for the weekend coming up and, mike, you're tracking a lot of slowing on 680. >> but not a victory for joey chest. good job. we're looking here. a smooth flow of traffic except for 680. a little crash on the shoulder. that's not the issue. over here starting to recover. there was a stream of basically construction project down to the walnut creek interchange that cleared over the last half hour and that's why we're seeing speeds. as they clear that should recover quickly. over to the bay bridge no major delays but at the bay bridge the metering lights were turned on right on schedule and a gradual build in the next couple of minutes. back to you. >> thank you very much, mike. 5:31. developing story right now. another controversy surround a

conservative speaker scheduled to speak at uc berkeley. >> officials say they don't think they can accommodate him on that date. pete suratos joining us now live from berkeley with details on the letter the university sent to organizers of the speech, pete. >> reporter: yeah, good morning to you, guys. yes, the latest person to run into this issue with my low, with ann coulter but now conservative commentator ben shapiro who is running into issues as far as speaking here at the uc berkeley campus. as you mentioned uc berkeley did send a letter to the berkeley college republicans who were organizing this explaining why they would be unable to accommodate shapiro. now they're saying they would not be able to accommodate him on the proposed date, thursday, september 14, at 7:00 p.m. because the organize are saying they would need space for about 500 people so they wouldn't be able to accommodate it. they he are offering other venues on campus which would require rental fees but that would have to be booked a long time in advance so there's no

guarantee there. they are requiring security assessment by campus police prior to the venue change they're offering to meet up with groups as early as next week. i did get a chance to look at ben shapiro's twitter. he said he planned to come to berkeley one way or another. we're live at uc berkeley, pete suratos for "today in the bay." >> thank you very much, pete. we have some developing news to get to out of washington, d.c., this morning. trump makinging bold statements in an interview with t"the new york times." >> he warned special counsel robert mueller not to probe into his finances. he also gave some sharp criticism to attorney general jeff sessions. b "today in the bay's" sarah dallof with more. >> reporter: good morning, laura and sam. this wide-ranging interview comes as trump continues to face

they haheavy scrutiny concernin russia investigation. in the interview with "the new york times," sharp criticism for one of his earliest backers in washington trump saying he never would have appointed attorney general jeff sessions. >> session should have never recused himself. and if he was going to recuse himself, he should have told me before he took the job and i would have picked somebody else. >> reporter: there was more criticism for special counsel robert mueller conducting the russian inquiry trump warning him about looking into family finances. >> i don't make money from russia. in fact, i put out a letter saying i don't make, from one of the most high ly respected law firms, accounting firms. >> reporter: the interview comes amid the revelation president trump had a second previously undisclosed encounter with russian president vlade putin at the g20 summit in germany. one the white house has down played saying trump met with

leaders from many nations. and the former campaign manager paul manafort and donald trump jr. will testify before the senate judiciary committee next week. >> i think we're heading for a massive clash. it's clear donald trump is not going to respect this investigation. i don't think it's a coincidence he launched this attack after the investigation got close to his son. >> reporter: senior trump adviser and son-in-law jared kushner will be interviewed by the senate committee staff in a closed session monday. >> all right. buckle your seat belts. that was sarah daloff reporting. politics right now being put on the back burner as lawmakers are trying to think good thoughts for arizona senator john mccain. stunning news yesterday. mccain announcing he has been diagnosed with a brain tumor. doctors say the 80-year-old senator has one of the most common also one of the most aggressive forms of brain tumors. doctors discovered that tumor after mccain had surgery for a

bld clot last week. that was the may owe clinic hospital in phoenix. we asked the director of neurooncology dr. susan chang about this kind of fast-moving cancer. >> no therapy subsequent to the surgery is performed, the tumors are so aggressive, we're looking at months of survival. with treatment, we can extend that. the average is probably about a year to 15 months. >> dr. chang says mccain's overall good health does work in his favor but he is 80 years old and she says that will certainly work against him. the mccain family right now is asking the public for its prayers. a developing story in the east bay. this morning the search for answers continues after a father was gunned down while pushing his baby in a stroller. it all happened this in hayward. >> "today in the bay's" bob redell joins us live with what we're learning about the investigation into this, bob, and do deputies have any lead on a suspect? >> reporter: as far as what

they're telling us, no. good morning to you, sam and laura. the alameda county sheriff's office tells us they have not id'd any suspect nor made any arrests. they are looking into whether or not this may be gang related. a father was pushing his 3-month-old son in a stroller through a neighborhood on willow avenue in the unincorporated area of hayward yesterday around 3:00 in the afternoon. that's when someone shot the father a number of times. he was pronounced dead on the sce scene. his baby was not hurt. investigators are also looking into whether this might have been a drive-by shooting. we spoke with a man who says he knew the victim. he tells us his friend was happy spending time with his new child. >> oh, man, he was happy. he called him little man. >> we believe there's an aso associated vehicle, there are suspect related to a vehicle. whether they got out on foot or shot from the vehicle, those are all things we're work iing throh right now.

>> reporter: the alameda county sheriff's office did take custody of the baby and they have been working on trying to find the mother. the victim's name has not yet within released but a sergeant us he was he 30 years old. >> thanks for the latest there, bob. 5:38 right now. we could know more next week about the future of mass transit in the north bay. reports rail transit officials are close to getting federal approval to start regular commute service. the smart chief tells the paper that he talked with the railroad administration and they raised no red flags. you could be our smart traffic anchor. >> sometimes i try to be -- i try to be all the time. over here looking at a smart, easy, quick drive. around the bay mostly green sensors. no major issues for the south bay. i'll let you know if any lanes

are blocked. we had lanes blocked 680 down to 24. continued recovery through pleasant hill. approaching highway 24 because, again, multiple crews cleared out of the area. an easy drive over to the bay bridge. you see these travel times look great. no problems. the metering lights are on. of course you have the backup there. another bridge, the san mateo bridge, tracking those flashing lights mid span. looks like they cleared and we're seeing more company and the sign that talks about gusty winds has cleared from the san jose. >> mike, thank you very much. it's time to look at the weekend forecast because we're just a couple days away at this point. >> it is friday eve and it's going to be a nice weekend but really hot in some areas and there will be some places where you can go to cool off like the coast and the bay. it will be at 68 degrees for the high temperature along the coast. the bay at 84 degrees and then check out the valleys, 97 degrees and hotter on sunday, up to 98 degrees inland. while the bay will be at 86

degrees and 69 for the coast. and one event going on will be in redwood city, the blues, arts, and barbecue festival happening from noon to 8:00. we'll have some beautiful weather for that with high temperatures reaching into the mid-70s. you cannot beat that. and on sunday we will still have the clouds and the fog throughout the morning. temperatures starting out in the mid-50s. some very nice and cool weather for the runners and if you want to spectate good for that, too. in santa cruz it is going to be a nice weekend with some high temperatures for tomorrow reaching 74 degrees. a little bit cooler once we get more clouds than fog for the weekend with high temperatures reaching into the mid-60s on sunday. napa valley is going to be hot this weekend from the upper 80s tomorrow to some low to mid-90s for the rest of the weekend. make sure you find some air conditioning there. and if you want some natural air conditioning we can just take a look at this view.

here is a look at lake tahoe from our heavenly observation camera. the snow is disappearing here. you can see the dirt from the live view and temperatures reaching into the upper 80s by the end of the weekend. i'll have a look at our forecast coming up in three minutes. >> isn't that funny complaining about snow in july. >> thank you, kari. 5:41 right now. coming up terrifying moments. police k-9 bites -- >> he bit my daughter. >> the mother quite shocked and now the investigation under way to find out what happened. plus, a glimpse right now into what might have led to the death of a bride-to-be killed by police in minneapolis. the 911 call just being released.

it is 5:44 right now on this thursday morning and we wake up to some clear skies as we take a live look outside at fremont already busy early this morning and as we go through the day our temperatures go from the low 60s at 9:00 into the low 70s by early after but it does continue to warm up from there into the low 80s by 3:00. it will be a nice and warm day, make sure you enjoy it because those temperatures crank up for the weekend. i'll have a look at that coming up at about 49. and we are looking at travel

times. middle of the screen, 238 does show slowing while indicating the back portion of the east bay. we'll show you what's going on coming up. mike, kari, lock forward to hearing that. 5:45. developing in the south bay it is still not clear when or if a san jose police dog will return to duty after bitinging a toddler during a call. the 22-month-old baby that was bitten last friday. police officers were serving an arrest warrant for a wanted felon at a house on bird avenue in san jose. officers say the suspect tried to run so they brought in the k-9 unit. police add in mitt to the fact the dog jumped up and bit the toddler while sitting on a couch. we talked with the child's mom. >> the dog came inside. the first thing the dog did he bit my daughter and i was just screaming, telling him, oh, my god, the dog just bit my daughter. >> the familiy right now tells s that they are considering suing the san jose police department.

the police say it was an unusual behavior for the dog. we're learning new details about the shooting of the minneapolis bride-to-be by a police officer. we now justine damond called 911 trying to report a possible rape, that's according to transcript of calls released by police. both calls were made minutes apa apart. first she called to report what shoefs hearing and then called to ask where officers were. we also know that officer noor was seated in the passenger seat of the cruiser. he fired his weapon over his partner out the driver's side door at damond. the officers did not turn on their body cameras. here is the local county attorney mike freeman who says the cameras had should have been on. >> they were driving up an alley. the victim approached the car. not necessarily a time you must but, frankly, i think it's a time you should. >> the other officer said he was startled by a loud sound near their vehicle and immediately

afterwards damond approached the driver's side window and noor shot her the open window. 5:46 right now and a developing story, a monsoon drenched arizona yesterday and that combined with a recent wildfire there made the floodwater situation as you can see worse. this is near phoenix in the town of mayer. in meantime in tucson storms flooded streets there. you see people swimming in it. knocked out power for at least 3,000 customers. firefighters right now here at home battling the massive detwiler fire are helping to save more than just homes. >> in some cases it involves rescuing pets. a big assist there. check out this picture from cal fire post ed on facebook. a fireman with a dog rescued from the mariposa fire. within a half hour thanks to likes and shares and posting the dog was noticed by the dog's

owners and our sister station tells us everyone will soon be reunited to the delight of all i would imagine. >> yes, they're members of the family. no person or pet left behind. in the meantime that has been a very dangerous situation and our heat hasn't real wily arrived. >> they're not going to catch much of a break. we are going to feel our temperatures ramping up for the inland valleys for the weekend. now a little break and hopefully you're enjoying it. a live look outside in tiburon at 62 degrees. you can see the low clouds but all that will clear up throughout the day and looking at anderson reservoir the sun rise absolutely gorgeous this morning. let's take a look at some of the high temperatures because it will still be up to 88 degrees, very warm in morgan hill, milpitas and san jose 83 degrees. east bay at 92 in antioch. hayward, 75. oakland a high of 74 degrees. some mid-70s for san mateo while palo alto a high of 81 degrees and san francisco reaching the

upper 60s and the mission district and the embarcadero, napa up to 88 degrees. looking outside the window in san jose it's all clear starting out this morning and as you're getting ready it will be a day for something light and comfortable like some short sleeves and shorts. it will be warming up nicely for the afternoon. and temperatures on par with average where we should be for mid-july f. you're heading to some of the hiking trails in the south bay it will a cool morning. some mid-50s. by 10:00 we're at 65 degrees. nice and comfortable especially if you're climbing some of the steep hills but with warm sunshine later today probably best to get out there early and then the winds pick up later this afternoon. this is where you'll want to relax after going hiking, heading to music in the park and san jose. at 5:30 when the concert begins it will be 80 degrees but then the temperatures cool off fairly quickly as we go through the evening and cool weather out at

at&t park. this game will be broadcast live right here on nbc bay area but it's going to be at 62 degrees at the park and dropping back into the upper 50s. going to be nice into the weekend. temperatures hold steady in the 60s for the highs in san francisco. inland areas upper 80s for the next couple of days and then upper 90s for the weekend. those 90s continuing next week. and, mike, you're tracking a lot of slowing for coastal counties. >> contra costa county. the south bay, the pep ins la looks great and so does the tri-valley. a light build through sunol. 680 right there looking to highway 24. the bay bridge toll plaza metering lights are on. here is the slower drive including 242. that burst made its way to lafayette. we'll show you on waze how that plays out. waze says right now traveling through the zone the green route

is 45 minutes, about five minutes saved if you travel on the 680. 242 and then also avoid 680. major surface streets over there and getting over to lafayette. now that's right now. things will change. stay with nbc bay area wazers. you'll see the name change and that's the team to join on your profile. down to the south bay san jose. there's that first burst easing up right now. traffic will kick in about half an hour at silicon valley. back to you. >> thank you very much, mike. coming up, science may have the answer you battled against in tahoe. we'll explain how experts have now seen the light in killing weeds and algae in just minutes. but first, happening right now, medical examiners trying to figure out if human remains found yesterday are those of a father believed to have washed away from a flash flood last weekend. the bodies of nine other people were recovered on sunday. on a much lighter note pandemonium returning to at&t

park. hopefully you still have your panda hat somewhere in closet because pablo sandoval appears ready to return to the fold after his release from the boston red sox. he signed a monster contract in boston a years ago and has proceeded to produce nothing on the field in boston. sources are now saying that it's all but a done deal. hopefully the pan da has better like here this time around. taking a live look outside from

our golden gate bridge this welcome back. beautiful sun rise in the distance there as we take a live look from our golden gate bridge camera. we are off to a foggy start along the coast which will mean another comfortable day across the bay area. temperatures ranging from the 60s to the 80s today. meteorologist kari hall will have your full forecast coming up in five minutes. 5:55 right now and new this morning a high-tech plan to keep lake tahoe blue. scientists are using intense lighting to kill invasive plants. an engineer built a boat that uses a system of uv lamps to affect the dna of unwanted plants. the same type that are used to treat drinking water. the light starts to get rid of invasive weeds within minutes. the engineer who created the system says the plants growly so it is krcritical the light syst

works very fast as well. >> the invasive weeds are changing the water quality. we have one of the most pristine water bodies and we want to keep it that way. >> the project will last for two years and will focus on a section of south lake tahoe where there was a huge concentration of invasive aquatic plants. 5:56. take a look at this new video in to our newsroom showing a waterspout not far from where some people were fishing along the coast. that is a storm in north carolina. the national weather service confirms it came ashore as a tornado with winds up to 70 miles an hour. three homes were damaged. those folks were able to get out of the way. happening now a crackdown on distracted driving. a lot of states have passed bans on the use of devices behind the wheel but washington state is taking it to a new level enacting a strict driving under the influence of electronics law. the new law takes effect this sunday. it bans people from using

phones, tablets, laptops and gaming devices in cars even while stopped. we did some research and found distracted driving accounts for about two-thirds of severe crashes. a havevirginia tech researcher explains why. >> it takes about 10 to 15 seconds to compose an average text mess ang and their eyes are off the roadway for at least half that time. >> under the new law a first-time offense will mean a $136 fine. a second citation will be a $235 fine. it goes on the driver's record and is reported to their insurance provider. we have a warning for parents this morning. there are new concerns over those fidget spinners sparking fires. the popular spinning toys are all the rage this summer. you see them every. some of them light up. some may even have blue tooth. in some cases consumer project commission is receiving reports of the battery catching fire inside the toys. in the 7:30 half hour of the

"today" show the important information parents need to know to keep your kids safe. a major east bay city cracking down on tobacco especially when it's marketed to kids. it was voted unanimously to prohibit the sale of flavored tobacco and flavored wraps. the american heart association has been critical of flavored tobacco saying companies are using the sweet taste as a way to bait young people into addiction. san francisco approved a similar ban last month. it is what the people wanted. no more personal tree maintenance in san francisco. it will be paid for by the city. it's called street tree sf. voters supported that initiative in november and it is rolling out this week. all tree maintenance is in the hands of public works employees. property owners were responsible for their own upkeep nearly 125,000 trees in san francisco. >> i think it's great. it's a huge help.

it's really expensive and it's starting to buckle up the sidewalks a bit. so, yeah, it's great that they're taking the initiative to fix this. >> and speaking of the expense, the initiative sets aside $19 million from the city's general fund to pay for the tree upkeep and to fix sidewalk damage. 6:00 right now. decision day, all eyes are on the nevada courthouse this morning as we're just hours away from the much anticipated parole hearing for o.j. simpson. how quickly a decision could come down and what it could mean for the former nfl star. plus, an investigation under way right now stanford's campus after a rape was reported at a student housing complex. the information we are learning about the incident this morning. and coyote concerns. the reason people in one south bay neighborhood want to keep a close eye on their pets as they walk them before work this morning. b "today in the bay" continues right now. good morning to you. thanks for joining us on this

thursday morning. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> and i'm sam brock. did you see the sun rise by the golden gate bridge? absolutely amazing and then you see behind me and our bay bridge camera. >> that's the way going to be this morning. some patchy fog, low clouds, and then where else it's all mostly clear as you head inland. we are going to see some of the varied weather around the bay area as we normally see this time of year look live right now in san jose all clear. ocean beach also just seeing a few clouds rolling by but visibility is not too bad there and temperature 61 and all clear in santa rosa. a beautiful shot there as well. high temperatures will reach into the upper 80s. low 90s for concord and antioch and some upper ate for livermore. san jose heading up to 83 degrees. we'll talk about some very hot temperatures for the coming up in about six minutes. mike has a report of a motorcycle fire. >> kari, we usually say car fire but this involves