county. a tire shop goes up in flames throwing huge plumes of smoke into the air. today in the bay )s pete suratos is live in oakley. pete -- you just got on scene can you tell us anything? thanks pete

developing now: florida )s developing now: florida )s panhandle is bracing for hurricane michael to make landfall. overnight, the storm strengthened to a category 4. here )s a live look at panama city beach were the surf is already kicking up. ad-lib. we just checked in with kari hall and she says michael is packing sustained winds of up to (140 miles per hour and a storm surge of 8-12 feet.. this satellite image from space shows just how massive the storm is. nearly four million people are under hurricane warnings. many are already boarding up and packing up.

ahead at (5-15: we )ll have a live report from jay gray on current conditions and evacuations. the search continues for the gunman who opened fire outside an east bay grocery store, killing a teenager. happened at the "lucky )s" on "east 18th" in antioch yesterday. police aren )t saying much about the shooting except that a "juvenile" was pronounced dead in the parking lot. a man at the lucky )s told nbc bay area )s jodi hernandez the victim is his 16-year-old nephew. happening today: sentencing for the man known as the gypsy hill killer. jurors last month convicted rodney halbower. he was tried in the murders of two teenage girls in san mateo county. both attacks went unsolved for decades. the girls died in 1976. authorities believe halblower is actually responsible for the murders of (6 young women in the mid 70 )s .. in northern california and reno. he is expected to be sentenced to life in prison. new this morning:

san francisco school leaders have reportedly signed off on a new plan .. supporters say will bring more diversity to the city )s top academic high schoo. lowell high is an advanced placement school - one of the top ranked schools in the country. critics say for years .. the problem has been too few african-american students. the chronicle reports board members yesterday voted to open admissions for any qualified applicant from willie brown middle school .. which is predominantly black. lowell bases its admissions mostly on grades and test scores. the district is now facing questions about whether that policy violates state laws. new this morning: valero agrees to pay a six- figure settlement in connection with violations at its refinery in benicia. the bay area air district issued valero 22 notices over about one year for not complying with regulations. half were for exceeding emissions limits. others were tied to leaks in storage tanks or fuel lines. the air district says valero quickly corrected each problem. but will pay 266-thousand

dollars. valero is not commenting on the settlement. the so-called google village ) is the talk of the town in neighborhoods around downtown san jose. today folks can go on the record with their concerns. tonight is a meeting of the station area advisory group ). on the agenda is a discussion of the top issues, opportunities, outcomes.as well as protecting the airspace around san jose airport. there is also an opportunity for public comment. the meeting is tonight at 6pm at san jose city hall. no rain is in the forecast this week.. but campbell still managed to get a downpour. take a look at this new video: " a main break sent water shooting high up into the air yesterday afternoon on elam avenue. campbell police posted this video to twitter. luckily the water was shut off before the road started to flood.

a little unexpected slowing...

still ahead - a category 4 hurricane set to slam florida )s panhandle. we have a reporter on the coast now. we )ll bring you a live report in 7 minutes. plus- an all new message this morning from former first lady michelle obama - and - still ahead - taylor swift wins artist of the year at the american music award - and she had a message for america... the rest of that speech is coming up at 5-25 --

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it )s the 10th day of the 10th month. happy wednesday to you. markets continue to struggle as investors worry about rising interest rates. real estate too.. the 30 year mortgate now over 5-percent. companies making news.. sears holdings could declare bankruptcy as soon as tomorrow. hyatt is buying joie de vivre hotels.. founded here in san francisco. speaking of nice places in san francisco.. "the wing" opened its doors on tuesday. it )s a workspace for women.. ad women only. there )s a similar club in new york. one of the meeting rooms named after doctor christine blasey ford.

a strange story coming out of russia. the group accused of putting all those fakenews items on facebook.. and other social networks.. during the presidential election was attacked by a fire bomb. the english language "moscow news" says a company associated with the infamous "internet research agency" in saint petersburg was hit with a molotov cocktail tuesday night. this is surveillence video the comapany - now called the "federal news agency" posted to youtube. no one was hurt. back here at home.. google introduced a new tablet and a series of new phones.. at an event in new york city. in many ways this was terrible timing for google.. which is dealing with reports its google plus social network exposed people )s personal data on the internet. google unveiled a new tablet.. and two version of its pixel cell phone.. now called the "pixel 3"

wrap with scott fat bear week is over, but one brown bear in alaska has been declared the thickest of them all. "bear 409" also known as "bead- nose" won the katmai national park competition this year.

she weighs more than 11-hundred pounds. but wildlife biologists say she will lose most of the weight this winter. the national park holds the contest each year placing match-ups on it )s facebook pag. ad lib toss to weather

kari tosses to jay gray.

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coming up it )s what people are talking about this morning. taylor swift taking the biggest award of the night at the american music awards. and she had a message for america - her speech coming up next. you )re watching today in the bay. and mike inoyue has a question for you this morning. check it out -- he says "my friend )s little girl had this pattern on her dress. can you guess what 1970s show i immediately thought of?" if you have the answer -- tell him on twitter at "mikey no way".

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fremont happening today: happening today: friends, family, and - we )re guessing - even "foodies" .. will say a final farewell .. to a woman known for her tamales. for many people in san francisco .. "virginia ramos" was known as

"the tamale lady." she served her tamales across the mission, castro, and south of market neighborhoods for decades. hers was one of the city )s firt street foods. she died last week at 65. her funeral takes place this morning at san francisco )s mission delores church. it )s not only a case of who- dun-it, but also "how"-they-dun- it. someone stole a giant hammer worth thousands of dollars. the (8-hundred pound hammer -- disappeared from outside the healdsburg community center last week. it )s part of an art show. the head of the hammer is taller than a person. police say there are marks on the lawn. they think someone pulled it across the grass and loaded it into a truck. this morning, social media is buzzing about the american music awards. including what taylor swift had to say after winning artist of the year. ""

over the weekend, swift took to instagram to show support for two democratic candidates from tennessee, and urged her (112 million followers to vote. after, voter registrations skyrocketed. vote-dot-org says nearly 65 ( thousand americans ages 18 to 29 registered following her post. former first lady michelle obama will be making an apperance coming up on "today". she will be celebrating "international day of the girl". kelly clarkson, jennifer hudson and meghan trainor will also take to today )s plaza for live

performances. you can catch all that coming up at 7 a-m right after our broadcast. the bad news is...you didn )t wn the big lotto jackpot. the good news... no one did. so we still have a chance to win that half a billion dollar jackpot. last night -- people were jamming stores -- buying mega millions tickets... this is in milpitas. here )s the skinny... since nobody won last night...friday s jackpot soars to 548 million dollars. it )ll be the 3rd largest jackpt is mega millions history. straight ahead - our top story -- a fire breaks out at a contra costa tire shop - flames spreading to nearby buildings

-- we )re there live with the very latest - plus - some floridians are coming to the bay area as hurricane michael inches closer to florida )s panhandle. next - when the storm is expected to make landfall. ad lib live picture - sf skyline you )re watching today in the bay. ad lib live picture - full

golden gate bridge shot good morning and thank you for joining us. i )m marcus washington. and i )m laura garcia. something reported near the bay bridge

breaking news in contra costa county. a lot of firefighters are working on containing a fire at a tire shop. it )s been burning for hours no. today in the bay )s pete suratos is live in oakley. pete -- have you learned

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developing now: hurricane michael is churning towards florida )s coast. overnight, the storm strengthened to a category 4 making it the strongest storm to hit the u-s this year. here )s a live look at panama city beach were the surf is already kicking up. ad-lib. we just checked in with kari hall and she says michael is packing sustained winds of up to (140 miles per hour and a storm surge of 8-12 feet.. the massive hurricane headed toward the florida panhandle could have a ripple effect in the bay area in terms of travel . and rescue crew deployment. we brought you a report from florida 15 minutes ago. now let )s go to today in the bay )s kris sanchez at mineta sn jose international airport with the impact the hurricane is having here. as floridians on the panhandle

new this morning... people living in san francisco s sunset district say there )s a weird taste in their water. water leaders are now authorizing tests .. as a precauton. the p-u-c says the complaints first started over the weekend. leaders maintain the water is safe to drink. but tests will be done in all neighborhoods where the complaints are coming from .. along with all surrounding neighborhoods. the results are due back by early next week. a key test today for a bay area man who received 289 million dollars after jurors agreed his cancer was caused by the weed killer "roundup."

"dewayne lee johnson" has lymphoma. he worked as a groundskeeper for benicia schools. in august -- jurors agreed monsanto knew the active chemical in roundup was toxic and did not warn users. today in san francisco -- monsanto will ask for the verdict to be tossed out or that award to be reduced. hoping to grow a new type of garden. a berkeley family forced to close it )s (127 year old plant nursery is asking the city council to let it get back in the growing business. this time by letting it sell cannabis plants and seeds. council members voting to direct staff to work on an ordinance that will allow the berkeley family to open the "cannabis nursery." it would be the first in the city and maybe in the entire country. if approved they family would sell seeds and small plants. the business would also educate people about cannabis. staff is expected to

staff is expected to come up with an ordinance in about a month. it will have to go back to council for a vote. some folks on the peninsula could soon see a hike in their water bills. today, the water district which serves los altos hills will discuss a proposed rate increase. more than 64-hundred customers may be charged about 4-dollars more. this is to raise 5-million dollars to fix bad pipes. the meeting is tonight at los altos hills town hall.

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a fight is brewing over a california state park )s name -- the park is called "negro bar" - and some people want it

changed. next - what state officials are saying about the name. scott ad libs tease

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this morning, there )s a push to change the name of a popular recreation area in folsom. a woman from stockton is leading the charge to rename "negro bar state park." it sits along the american river... southwest of folsom lake. the woman has collected nearly (14-hundred

signatures since starting an online petition last month. a spokesperson for california state parks say they do not have any plans to change the name. they say they want to make sure the culture and history remain part of the park. a new task force is being credited for taking guns from the hands of dozens of californians banned from having them. state attorney general xavier bacerra talked about the new task force yesterday in southern california. l-a county law enforcement agencies are working together .. to track down people who are not allowed to own guns. the problem is - that list runs into the thousands. bacerra is calling for more law enforcement agencies to team up .. to seize illegally owned weapons. he )s asking lawmakers to boost

those resources. today - the man accused of starting a huge wildfire in southern california goes to court. this is video of the )holy fir) at the cleveland national forest. 51-year-old "forrest gordon" clark faces multiple counts of arson. he )ll face a judge today. the fire burned more than 18- thousand acres and destroyed at least a dozen homes. new this morning: a sophisticated, secret tunnel you may find hard to believe. these are photos from underground .. showing the unfinished drug tunnel .. agents recently busted in a remote area east of san diego. they )re only showing off those images now. the tunnel runs more than 200 yards from mexico .. and it )s equipped with rails. authorities say it )s even solar powered. agents busted the operation .. before smugglers could make their exit point on the california side. washington still talking about the resignation of nikki haley.

scott mcgrew.. the u-s ambassador to the united nations will leave the administration at the end of the year. and after that.. it )s not clear what she will do. now.. nikki haley probably deserves a break. as she pointed out during a news conference with the preisdent on tuesday.. she )s spent the last roughly two years dealing with the russians as ambassador to the u-n.. and before that she was governor of south carolina.. and had a series of crises.. which most people would say.. she handled well. so.. why is she quitting. she says its (not ( so she can run for president. haley might not be running in 2020.. but president trump definately is. he )s very much n the campaign trail.. already. he )s in the key state of pennsylvania today. yesterday.. in iowa.. where he promised the government would drop restrictions on ethanol. e-15 ethanol isn )t used in the

summer months.. because it )s more smoggy than regular gas. the presdient says the government will drop that restriction. the president also published an op/ed in this morning )s usa today.. where he once again promises his heatlhcare plan will continue to protect people with pre-existing conditions.. even as other republicans try to do the exact opposite. mr trump says democrats would gut medicare with their planned government takeover of american health care. mr trump also said the price tag for "medicare for all" is 32-trillion dollars in the first 10 years. that )s accurate. what goes unreported is the cost to government.. for healthcare over the next ten years.. according to george mason university.. will be about the same amount.. no matter what the program. sure - it )s early in the seaso.

sure - it )s early in the seaso. but suddenly the sharks looks like they )ve got their ) mojo. ) they ruined the philadelphia flyers ) home opener last night .. winning 8-to-2. that )s not quite what everyone is talking about this morning... all the )talk ) is about this dramatic entrance - straight from the rafters.. by the flyers new mascot .. "gritty." it )s also kind of how "laura" makes "her" entrance into the newsroom each morning. but until now .. gritty has taken lots of verbal "body-checks" from fans who are not quite sold on him. from this clip .. it looks like they may finally be coming around... ad lib toss to weather

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next and all new this morning.... left out of a lockdown. the reason teachers at once school allegedly kept a transgender student from taking part in a safety drill. plus -incredible pictures of a 3- car crash. a truck ended up on top of on of these cars. the )simple act ) which police say - saved everyone )s lives. but first happening now. mortgage rates are at an (8 yer high. this time last year, the average rate on a 30 year fixed loan was just under (4 percent. now the average rate has topped (5 percent. the higher rates are expected to take some of the competition out

of the buying market -- especially investors looking to flip or rent homes. more news after the break. america. land of blue jeans. muscle cars. bald eagles. and burgers. and while muscle cars lost their muscle. blue jeans got all skinny on us... i can't feel my legs. and bald eagles got, well, balder...

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check it out -- he says "my friend )s little girl had this pattern on her dress. can you guess what 1970s show i

immediately thought of?" if you have the answer -- tell him on twitter at " mikey no way". a follow up now - a glendale, california high school is ramping up security. video of this brawl at )hoover high school ) went viral last week. the school (just ( released a statement saying police and administrators are following up on tips of potential threats posted online. parents were told some two dozen students were suspended after the fight broke up during lunch last week. since then, threats and trash talk have continued to swirl on social media. new this morning... a shocking story out east. a virginia middle school allegedly excluded a transgender student from a lockdown drill. the other students took shelter in locker rooms... an l-g-b-t rights group says this transgender girl was forced to sit on the bleachers and later in the hall. the group said the teachers were debating which locker room would be appropriate from the student to

shelter in. a judge won )t punish conservationists in a lake tahoe ski resort lawsuit. here )s the backstory. in august - a judge ruled against the group - called )sierra watch. ) the group claims )placer count) violated public meeting laws when it approved alterra mountain company )s expansion at squaw valley. squaw valley )s president called the whole thing frivolous... and wanted the judge to force the group to reimburse over 225-thousand dollars in attorneys fees. but we just learned - last week the judge denied the request for sanctions, saying the plaintiff )s case was (not ( "totally meritless." new this morning -- a-t-m fees are up for non- costumers. according to a new bank rate- dot-com survey... the average surcharge assessed by atm owners for an out of network transaction went up 5 cents last year - and now sits at $3.02. that )s the 14th straight year it )s gone up.

new video this morning, showing a pet lovers nightmare. watch as these two men steal a (10-week old puppy from a fenced-in yard in texas. the owner of the dog was at work and came home to find his puppy missing. he says the puppy named chipper has an implanted microchip, which gives him a better chance of returning home. police are also investigating. all new: remarkable images of a crash in arizona... and a reminder from police. look at this truck which landed on top of a car! everybody is fine - because police say those involved were wearing their seatbelts. one more crazy crash to show you... from our affiliate station in maine. everyone )s fine - but look what happened behind this reporter. the sheriff )s office says there was no hospital report..

so they assume the driver and passenger are okay. right now at 6-- breaking news. )tire fire ) flames burning high into the night sky in contra costa county... and spreading to nearby buildings. the status of the firefight right now. and - )supermarket shooting. ) a teenager gunned down in the east bay. what we know - and who police are looking for. plus - )monster storm. ) exploding overnight - and taking aim at the gulf coast. the last-minute preparations - and conditions on the ground. )today in the bay ) continues right now. good morning and thanks for joining us. i )m laura garcia. and i )m marcus washington.

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