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breaking news in contra costa breaking news in contra costa 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 )ve been tracking this story since we )ve been on air at 4:30. anything new?

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. an update for hwy 17

coming up next on today in the bay-- we go live to florida - as hurricane michael lashes the gulf coast. the conditions on the ground... and what people there are saying. at 6:25 - taylor versus trump? at 6:25 - taylor versus trump? the music superstar )s political message at an awards show last night... and the big jump in voter registrations being credited to her earlier endorsement you )re watching )today in the bay. )

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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.. and 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"

. fat bear week is over, but one brown bear in alaska has been declared the thickest of them all. "bear 409" also known as "beadnose" won the katmai

national park competition this year. she weighs (one thousand one 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. . nbc )s jay gray is live in panaa

city beach with more on the evacuations underway, jay?

thanks jay.

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expect... coming up next on today in the bay-- have you seen an 800 pound hammer? if so - it )s missing! the way police say somebody got away with it.

plus - the (new ( political message from taylor swift last night... that )s got everybody talking this morning.

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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 800 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 man.

police say there are marks on the lawn. they think someone pulled it across the grass and loaded it into a truck. if you see the hammer... give police a call. 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. coming up next on today in the bay--

breaking news -- up in flames. a huge fire in contra costa county this morning... the )car part ) burning... and spreading. plus - local help headed to the gulf - as hurricane michael explodes in size overnight. the message from people who came here to get out. and - monsanto fights back. the argument today in the company )s fight to overturn a monster court settlement - for a bay area man who used roundup.

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stories we )re watching. the first - a big fire burning in contra costa county. you )re looking live at a tire shop which went up in flames overnight. let )s also show you a live look along the gulf coast... hurricane michael strengthened to a category 4 hurricane just a few hours ago - in the middle of the night. live coverage of both stories in just one moment. good morning and thanks for joining us. i )m laura garcia. and i )m marcus washington. . the activity is to the south right now...

back to our breaking news... big flames burning high into the sky overnight in contra costa county. you can see the fire here. pete suratos went straight to the scene to get answers. what )s burning pete?

turning now to coverage of hurricane michael... which exploded in strength overnight. it )s now a category 4... and yu can see on the radar that it )s slamming the gulf coast. i want to show you the view from space... these images taken from from the international space station. today in the bay )s kris sanchez is live at s-j-c with a local look at this story. kris?

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 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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coming up next on today in the bay-- what )s in a name? the brand new push to change the name of a northern california state park. why many people say - it )s racist. .

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-ad lib- fire behind oakland coliseum new 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. also 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 on the campaign trail.. already. he )s in the ky

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. we examine the president )s tweets, executive orders, and we examine the president )s tweets, executive orders, and speeches every day right here on today in the bay. we )d like to hear from you. you can reach me on twitter-- "at scott mcgrew." 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...

tracking the fire we spotted in oakland

coming up next-- a quick look at the top stories on today in the bay... including-- )supermarket shooting. ) a teenager gunned down in contra costa county.... what we know - and who police are looking for. and - )tire fire ) an update on breaking news we )e followed since we went on the air at 4:30. the status of the firefight right now. but first happening now. we )re counting down to the next summer olympic games -- tokyo 2020. nbc just released the logo for the games. we will see some familiar faces like simone biles and katie ledecky in tokyo. and the new olympic sports including surfing, skateboarding and climbing. remember nbc bay area is your home for all the olympic action. more news after the break.

welcome back. before you head out the door, here are the top stories on today in the bay-- -ad lib- -fire behind oakland coliseum -warehouse -call for new video

-call for new video breaking news in the east bay... here )s a live look in oakley .. where an early morning fire wiped out a tire shop and then expanded to neighboring businesses. this is on main street near rose avenue. the fire is now out. but it was raging when firefighters arrived a little after 2 a-m. they quickly took a defensive position and let it burn. other businesses affected include a gym and a heating and air conditioning company

firefighters believe it started in a pile of tires outside the store .. and spread. they had it out in about two hours. other top stories: 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. the so-called google village ) is the talk of the town in neighborhoods around downtown san jose.. and 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.

trx. tracking one crash and one fire

that )s whats happening today in the bay. we )re back at 7:25 with a live, local news update. and join us for nbc bay area news at 11. good morning. breaking news, extremely dangerous. hurricane michael strengthens again overnight. now a powerful category 4. the massive storm bearing down on the florida panhandle and just hours from landfall. >> there's nothing you can do to stop it. you just prepare the best you can. >> hundreds of thousands warn to get out of its path. >> if you are under an evacuation order, listen to it. leave now. do not take a chance. >> millions under the threat of high winds, heavy rain and a life threatening storm surge. we're live across the region and al is tracking it all. surp e