francisco praef hey, it's thursday morning. good morning to you. 4:30 and live look at san francisco where the skies look clear. the sales force tower is lit up. prf /* and i )m laura garcia. mike has some "flooding" to report... >> we're tracking rain very close to the coast. we'll see an increase in cloud cover and a chance of rain in theth bay mainly tlaer this evening. mobile radar and getting a scan on that. so far looking all dry as we go into tonight.

that's when our rain chances will go up and also into early tomorrow morning. looks like for the most part today is going to be mostly cloudy, showers possible for north bay. i'll talk more about that coming up. mike, you have flooding to report. >> not because of the light rain but because of last week. southbound 280, 87 connector, as i understand may have to close again south 280 to 87 that ponding because sounds like there's a pump prone as it was last week. still trying to get more details. if chp has anything different to report i'll let you know. same pattern, slowing off bird. crash southbound 101 at hillsda hillsdale. may be a quick traffic break over the next few minutes past 92, cars in the lanes. i'll update you in a few minutes. breaking news out of north korea. the country says it demolished a

nuclear test site. only a few foreign journalists were on hand to see it, though nuclear experts were not. the demolition announced by north korean leader ahead of the summit with president trump next month. that meeting still in doubt. president trump has demanded that north korea denuclearize before any negotiation. obviously we'll continue to follow the breaking story and bring you more as it comes in. continuing coverage in a gut wrenching story we have been telling you about all week. a man accused of attacking a 3-year-old woman and stealing her purse turned himself in last night. they believe it's the same man portrayed in the surveillance pictures at the bank of america sun valley mall. the victim broke her hip during the attack. she remains in the hospital. the family says they are glad that suspect is in custody. police say he may be responsible for similar robberies in the south bay. >> and to hawaii now, the

volcano there still exploding on the big island as we speak. we're learning about a california couple whose dreams are actually literally up in smoke. >> all they wanted was a home in paradise but all gone. >> lava from kilauea flowing in haii iscula more picture for the family, it's personal. >> the very first time i went, i knew i wanted to end up there. >> we put a lot of our heart into it, a lot of our heart is still there. >> they sold everything they owned in santa cruz and sank their savings into their hawaiian dream. they spent weeks working on their new home and buying fruit trees for their farm, then kilauea erupted. they evacuated and waited. on saturday lava from fissure 20 destroyed their house. >> wasn't where it should be. a great big swath of lava went past the end of the picture. parr says insurance that would

cover damage is purchased but pending. family members set up go fund me page to help them get back on their feet. >> that's almost more emotional than losing the house, having the love of family and friends. it's been very, very touching for us. >> tonight in monterey, they are worried for families on the big island who still are waiting and wondering if they will have homes to return to. as a family, they are facing a new reality, but they are holding onto that dream. >> we were living the dream. >> we had the taste. >> nbc bay area news. >> 4:34 on thursday morning, late night at the brentwood school board meeting. dozens of students and parents debated the future of a teacher at heritage high school. a history teacher, you see him theref black union student adviser who took a knee while the flag was raised on campus. he did it to raise awareness of police brutality.

the district sent him a letter to say he would be transferred to liberty high to asteroid disruption. here is some of what was said last night at the meeting by students and parents. >> his advocacy let's student who aren't given a voice. we will have lost one of the best teachers the >> my opinion provoke that incident. can you call it by whatever name you want to, but his actions, he was being an adult bully. >> he did not attend last night's meeting. no final decision has been made. >> eddie garcia holding town hall to discuss safety issues with district 9, willow glen. recently there's an a spike in property crimes. tom hall at the camden community center at 6:00. south bay city of morgan hill is growing. there's ground breaking on the project that will expand the

city's downtown. the sun sweep project expected to bring 80 new apartments on 3rd street. not just homes but on the bottom retail use. construction will take about a year. >> 4:36, good news for riders in the east bay, may be on the way to livermore. they will vote on extending the line from the current if stations. it would likely cost more than a billion dollars. they are looking at other options including new e b.a.r.t. line similar to the one on antioch. >> warriors have a huge game tonight, trying to reach the finals for the fourth season. >> the warriors left heading off to houston. best of sen 2-2. klay thompson and andre is questionable. if you want to cheer on the boys tonight an official watch party

at oracle arena. doors open at 5:00. there might be a more somber tone. they are planning pregame tribute to honor victims of last week's school shooting in santa fe. players are planning to wear santa fe high school stripes on their jerseys and the national anthem will be sung by the school's choir. a 17-year-old student shot and killed eight other students and two teachers. they are taking a moment of tribute there. >> coming up on today in the bring, apple self-driving cars, the changes the tech will see before you see more on the road. straws on the chopping block. mcdonald's votes to ban them today. coming up next, i'll show you just how many plastic straws americans use every day. you could save energy

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good morning, i'm leslie picker live at cnbc global headquarters. here are today's top business headlines. wall street could be set for a mixed day of trading. the markets reversed early losses yesterday to finish higher after the fed says it would be comfortable letting inflation rise temporarily. that's reassuring investors the fed won't be too aggressive in hiking interest rates, which affects consumers borrowing costs. look for economic data on unemployment and home sales. dow rising 352 points, nasdaq closing 47 to 4725. apple is narrowing the scope of its self-driving car program.

"the new york times" reports after being spurned by mercedes and bmw am is now teaming up with volkswagen to change vw advance into self-driving shuttles for apple workers. last year the times reported apple scaled back plans to build its own self-driving plans to focus instead on developing the software and technology. ups will start charging an extra $150 next month to deliver oversized packages. this comes as u.s. investing billions to expand and automate sorting facilities. the changes are aimed at discouraging retailers from shipping heavier products that could slow down operations. ups may partner with trucking firm to handle home delivery of heavy and bulky items. back to you, scott and laura. >> next time you buy a bike, youler ride it home. >> that would be best. thank you, leslie. today could be the last straw at mcdonald's. people who run the biggest food

chain in the world will decide whether to remove straws from 37,000 stores. thousands of people signed a petition to get rid of them. americans use more than 46,000 school buses full of plastic straws every day. still bay area cities banned or limited plastic straws including alameda, oakland and berkeley. san francisco and new york are considering a ban. >> which i get, but what happens when you're on a road trip. >> road trips, movie theaters. i think straws ought to be allowed in certain cases. >> movie theaters you're sitting. coming up on "today in the bay," your forecast with kari hall. >> get that coffee to go. it's going to be a mostly cloudy sky. as we get a live look outside at san jose, start out with clouds. our temperatures will be mid-50s to start, upper 60s later today. another cool one with some breezy winds. we'll talk about the fog near the coast and also rain chances in the forecast coming up next. in oakland 880 shows an easy

ride here by the coliseum. i'm tracking where you cannot drive down in the south bay. we'll talk about the flooding coming up. today in the bay - it

thursday! it's 4:45 on a thursday. welcome back. you're watching "today in the bay." live pictures of the trans america tower in san francisco. >> nice start to the day. it is quarter to 5:00. happening at arlington national cemetery, soldiers will honor those who came before them by placing hundreds of thousands of

american flags at arlington national cemetery, an annual tradition. the event markets beginning of memorial day weekend. it will take all day to plant flags in the more than 284,000 headstones. but a nice tribute and a nice thing to remember what memorial day is all about. a lot of people think, oh -- not just furniture sales and mattress sales it turned into. >> let's check your weather on this very important holiday. >> we know that for the unofficial welcome of summer. it's going to be turning really hot around the bay area. we're going to have a lot of changes as we go into the next couple of days. taking a live look outside in fremont, you can see that flag waving there. hopefully take in memorial day ceremonies on monday. as you get started this morning, we have mostly cloudy skies. in the mid-50s by 3:00 in fremont, then some clearing again for today. those clouds will be lifting. we'll get some sunshine as we go

into the afternoon. at noon already at 66 degrees with highs heading into the low- to mid-60s. oakland 63 and 69 in san jose. still really cool for this time of year. also breezy winds in the seven-day forecast shows that heat up in the forecast over the next few days. getting dressed this morning, you do need a hat, fog, mist and drizzle. also the jacket because it will be breezy through the day. you especially need the jacket if you're going to be out there at avaya stadium for sju graduation ceremony. there will be several through the day but the first at 9:00. rain approaching the coast now. as of now we're looking good but there will be spotty showers especially for the north bay as we go into tonight and early tomorrow morning. doesn't look like we're all see rain but there will definitely be a chance and much higher rain chances as you go just east of the bay area into friday as well

as saturday. so i'll talk more about that coming up in just a few minutes. mike, a crash and still that flooding. >> a couple of incidents. first the crash, take you out there. also the alert for san jose. westbound 580 north flynn that's your commute direction. as the commute builds out of the altamont corridor we have a crash blocking your left lane. the initial reports indicated it was a truck versus a motorcycle. so we're hoping that wa a s just glance of the motorcycle but we'll let you know as we find out more. i do see traffic jamming up. at the tail ends, changing from red to orange. they may be clearing lanes. i'll get an update as soon as chp can give us time for that. meantime slowing cleared from the sensors, connector closed, so is the slow lane southbound 280 to 87. that connector is closed. exit off bird and take city streets over to 87. this is exactly like it was wednesday. one lane closed now. over the course of the morning, remember, by the time this show

was over at 7:00, we had three of four lanes blocked by water. it will continue to build. we'll get you an update. meantime freeways across south bay a light drive. that's why slowing has had a chance to break up. back to you. >> thanks, mike. according to the fbi, about two out of five murders in america goes unsolved. there's a technology apparently to fix that and solve those crimes. >> but our senior investigative reporter discovered it's not being used by many local law enforcement agencies. >> it costs money, manpower, and a new approach to collecting evidence. many police departments can't or are unwilling to do it. the technology is called nibin, atfs integrated information network, essentially dna for guns. >> the shearing is here. >> reporter: we got an inside look at exactly how it works. >> you can see those individual marks are lining up. >> we got a behind the scenes tour at atf's national lab in

beltsville, maryland, outside washington, d.c. gun cartridges tested here can link and solve crimes that have gone unsolved for years. >> it is revolutionary. >> michael ebber hart serves as chief of operations at washington headquarters. >> we're now able to bring everything together in a single location and try to and sometimes successfully get in front of violent crime and trafficking and stop it much, much earlier than we were able to in the past. >> right now only about 25%, one in every four shell casings and bullets fired in a crime is ever tested and entered into nibin. to see how california participates, watch our full story. go to our website, nbcbayarea.com/weinvestigate. >> if you've got a tip for our investigative team, you can reach out to them. call them 888-996-tips or you can also visitor website, nbcbayarea.com/we investigate. ten minutes to 5:00p

hollywood honoring stormy daniels with her own day. >> they declared may 23rd as stormy daniels day. officials gave her a key to the city. the hollywood mayor said she lead the resist movement against trump and deserves recognition. daniels claims she was paid by trump's attorney to keep quiet about an affair. trump denies the affair. all that in court. how you can help children in poverty. plus nbc bay area responds. volcanoes are not for giving when it comes to homes. they are also not exclusive to hawaii. that means california home owners have some questions to ask. i'm consumer investigators chris chmura, nbc bay area responds next. first happening now after an amazing 2017, housing stocks are on pace for the worst year since the financial crisis. experts say there's more problems ahead as recent rise in interest rates pushing mortgage rates to a seven-year high.

reports say security troops on u.s. nuclear bases took lsd. none of the airmen were accused of using drugs on duty. disciplinary action taken against 14 airmen. more news after the break. quick

which state has more volcanoes? california or hawaii? its all right. it's early but a geography quiz. what state has more volcanoes california or hawaii. >> california does, none as active as kilauea. nonetheless, wondering about volcano insurance, chris chmura has some answers. >> reporter: i sure seems like kilauea is too far away from the west coast to worry about. don't forget about mount saint

helen's up the road. because of that we set out to figure out if home owners and insurance policies will cover damage from volcanoes. we got conflicting answers. information institute language said most policies provide coverage for volcanic eruption and ash. so does your policy have volcano insurance or not? i really can't say for sure because insurance policies vary. we can't issue a blanket statement here, but we can show you where to find out in your paperwork. your policy should have a section that says perils. that's where you should see a list of what's covered and what's not. that list might even open up your eyes. you might have less coverage than you think for floods, rodents, mudslides and earthquakes. let's talk about earthquake coverage real quick here. there is zero gray area. it is never just included. if you want earthquake coverage,

you must opt in by asking an insurance agent. we have more earthquake info on our website, nbcbayarea.com/responds. while you're there, can you tip us off to stories or you can call us. the number is 888-996-tips. >> thanks, chris. that earthquake insurance is so important but i know it is so expensive. >> a lot of people don't get it. they opt out here. >> happening tonight, it's red nose on nbc. >> that's right. actually all day it's red nose day. tonight, an entire night of programming devoted to lift children out of poverty in america and across the world. red nose started three years ago and $100 million has been raised since impacting more than 8 million children. a lot of celebrities and kids will help raise money tonight. jane lynch, host of hollywood game night, is all about it. >> skin in the game and really care about getting children out of poverty. >> so here is the line up for you. red nose day gets under way with

celebrity addition of americ"am ninja warrior". then hollywood game night at 9:00 followed by big red nose day special and that is at 10:00 tonight. coming up on "today in the bay," kari will check your memorial day weather. >> looks pretty good but really heating up. a lot of people excited about that warm weather because a lot of people will be heading to the beach. as we start out this morning, mostly cloudy skies, sunnyvale will be in the upper 50s rising into the mid-60s today. still cool and breezy and cooler than normal. we'll talk about that warm up and rain chances in the forecast coming up next. >> rain is coming but we already have flooding which closes your connector 280 to 87. let me show you what we have. we'll give you the update because that lane is blocked on 280 and so is one of your avenues getting over toward the airport. we'll talk you through it. maybe you could save energy by

weaving your own shoes...x. or simply adjust your thermostat. do your thing, with energy upgrade california. i )m laura garcia. and i )m scott mcgrew in for marcus washington. a very good morning. thanks for joining us. we have breaking news to tell you about. i'm laura garcia. >> in scott mcgrew for marcus washington. let's get right to breaking news about flooding on 280. this sounds familiar. >> eight days ago, one week ago, we had this problem in the south bay. we take you down here to the south bay where southbound 280 either direction is currently blocked by flooding. there is a busted pump out there. kris sanchez is out there.

i wantolks if you're heading to the airport sjc off highway 87. approaching memorial day weekend, some will be making that getaway this morning. traveling south 280, take 880 to get to that same area to avoid this interchange. again, this is closed right now. for more detail, she just arrived on scene i'm going to hand it off to kris sanchez. kris. >> a lot of commuters are going to say, are you serious? this is happening again. 280 leading to 87 connector, slow lane is closed right now because of this flooding. we're told by chp this appears to be the same problem as last week. last week there was a pump that appeared to have failed, intended to use groundwater off the highway. turns out it was a breaker and caltso resolve the problem pretty quickly. so chp has caltrans en route. they are hoping again it is a