breaking new at 4:30 this morning, thousands out of their homes after concerns that a grass fire is threatening an underground gas pipeline in east contra costa county. good morning. thanks so much for joining us. >> we'll get to mike in just a moment with traffic surely that will be affected by that, but we want to talk about the weather these days. >> it's chilly in some spots 51 degrees. we're kind of speeds, we have a

nice onshore flow. and it only warms up into the 60s by 11:00 a.m. we will have some frost in the 80s today, plus our next chance for rain in a bit. >> we do have one crash up in san francisco, a single car involved. it should be cleared from lanes quickly, as marcus was talking about, we may have a issue past the pittsburg bay point, the b.a.r.t. station is affected, because in north parking lot it's currently closed. there's a nearby fire and this has been set as one of the evacuation points. there is no delay reported right now, but b.a.r.t. is saying use the next station because of the parking restriction. >> in fact we have new video of the evacuations in contra costa

county. while you were sleeping, 4,000 people in baypoint had to pack up and leave their homes. >> this is in the air of sassoon, and they've been told to go to a concord church and pittsburg b.a.r.t. station. pete, there's a large evacuation, a lot of moving parts. what's the latest you've been able to find out. >> reporter: good morning. we're standing at the pittsburg bay parking lot, i think mike mentioned the north parking lot. that's where we're at. several cars here, more than unusual, because folks have been evacuated. we want to show what you the scenes were like when they were evacuated from their homes. they're saying the evacuations were caused bay a utility vault

housing valves for a chevron natural gas pipe loon catches fire last night in baypoint. they had a power line fell on the structure following a grass fire earlier in the evening. fire officials do say this specific line is isolated from other pipelines, did you that doesn't mitigate the threat of a possible explosion. we want to show or viewers there are about 4,000 people evacuated, and 4,000 people from about 1400 homes. the area, you've got north broadway to the west, summer way to the he east, suisun avenue to the north, and of course we'll continue to monitor this with

another update in the next half hour. pete suratos here for nbc bay area. you can download our app to stay informed. it's free for iphone and android devices. an 11-year-old girl in burlingame wakes up to find something startling, a stranger sitting at the edge of her bed. this is the suspect. >> the community very concerned about the crime and potential punishment. the girl's younger sister was also in the bedroom. >> they found 35 years old jared inexasleep. >> the girls he realized his pants and undergarments were all down around his ankles. >> reporter: i did talk briefly about the family.

they do not want to speak about the incident. people in burlingame are paying attention. >> who is this guy? how did he get into someone's house? yeah, a lot of questions. >> especially with the fact that he was there with his pants down, i think the circumstances should have led to more severe charges. >> he was charged with misdemeanor he trespassing. >> one word, bizarre. >> reporter: he's been in and out of jail for ten years, for minor charge. wagstaff says he was not acting normal during his first he court appearance. >> my prosecutor he said it was very weird us with gutteral animal noises. 4:35 for you right now. city leaders try to get to the bottom of how a construction

worker died on the job during the twin peaks seismic process. we were the first to tell you about the loophole about a company with a troubled track record to get the city contract. the city defended the during the time say the country had three serious safety violations, it's appealing them, so technically they don't count. one supervisor says he's frustratewood that answer. >> i think it's important you go beyond that question, and i think right now they're pushing to come up with other questions, and i don't think they're finished. the worker died when a steel beam fell and crushed them. a chance for alum rock school board candidates to share their plans to steer the district back into smoother waters. a recent audit found evidence and fraud and misappropriation of funds.

several parents and teachers have protested about leadership. he a restraining order has been filed against one of the board members. tonight's forum will start at 7:00, and we will monitor it. facebook releasing findings behind spam. who they say is possibly responsible. plus war over customers. the reason behind ebay's lawsuit against amazon.

good morning, i'm kate rogers. here are today's top business headlines. wall street pointed toward a slightly slower open. the market fell yesterday after the minutes from last month's meeting showed that the central bank is still convinced it needs to keep raising rates. there were disappointing earnings from ibm, and declining housing start. the nasdaq slipping two points. facebook has tentatively and not state sponsored hackers. they found the people behind the attack were facebook and instagram spammers posing as a digital company. they taye hackers stole data from 29 million, fewer than the

50 million it initially reported. and ebay is suing amazon, the suit alleges that it messaged sellers on its site. third-party sellers are key to amount zone's growth of last year more than half of the items listed were sold by third parties. they're right across the street from us. 4:05. up next. we're tracking or thursday forecast. it's nice and cool right now. 54 degrees. we have a couple hangic low clouds. i'll talk about how warm some spots will get for today, and of course a look ahead at your friday and what you can expect this weekend coming up. a light, easy drive. we're showing you what's going on for the rest of your commute

and how this fire is affecting your drive. follow breaking newsa

and we are following that breaking news in contra costa county. a grass fire is threatening a natural gas pipeline, a vault that houses valves that caught fire after a power line fell on the structure. evacuation orders are in place right now. nearly 4,000 people have already

left the area. we've got teams live on the scene gathering more information. we'll have another report coming up at 5:00 a.m. 4:45 for you right now as we continue to follow what's going on with the weather today? what about the winds today? >> i was going to mention that. we're seeing a increasee decrease in the offshore flow, and that significantly died down those winds. i'm pretty sure a lot of folks noticed ever since they canceled the warnings, and thankfully since we're not dealing with gusty conditions it should help with that aspect. as far as the temperatures, waking up in the 40s and 50s this morning. 51 for san jose, 49 through palo alto. our temperatures feel slightly cooler in some parts. we're still seeing some of that dense fog through santa rosa.

limited visibility right through santa rosa, in through napa, parts of the hayward area as well. we'll see a deepening marine layer, right around the 8:00, 9:00 a.m. hour. as we head in towards the afternoon we're seeing some pretty seasonal temperatures, a couple spots about five, seven degrees warmer, your microclimate highs today. in through concord 85, and further inland we may even get spots warmer than 89. san francisco at about 76 degrees, but a quick reminder we're still checking out the swell, dealing with dangerous waves. this will remain in effect through the possibility of seeing some pretty tall waves of about eight feel. sneaker waves and rip currents are always a danger. never turn your back to a wave.

play it safe. the long range, we're still monitoring this system. this is long range, which means anything can change. we'll have a better look at this into the weekend, it could make its approach early tuesday nice, mainly for the north bay mountains, and into portions of possibly anything north of the golden gate bridge. we'll be heading towards and notice the drop in daytime temperatures as we head into the next work we're. >> we prefer this green all over the south bay. up here, north 101 right around cesar chavez, a single car

involved. and the activity might be visible as far as smoke going into the grass fire fire. there's evacuations for this portion of baypoint, north of willow pass road, and on the other side of the freeway and salivary church. and we're tracking the whole thing, but no delay is reported for the b.a.r.t. system, though avoid the north parking lot, because people are gathered there. the toll plaza, no back up, no problems, and we're talking about the issue for a b.a.r.t. parking lot. no delays for those lines. i'm taken it out of the yellow and put it back to green. there's no other delays other than the fact that there's the temporary transit center, and

fremont a street was reopened he this week. it's 4:48. we have a follow-up. an airman now confirmed as one of the victims in a fighter jet crash in the ukraine. that happened 175 miles southwest of kiev, during exercises involving planes from nine different he places. a second pilot from ukraine also died. the crash is under investigation. prosecutors say more victims are coming forward in the case against a california surgeon and his girlfriend. that couple is now accused of drugging and sexually assaulting at least seven women. the doctor and carissa riley pleaded not guilty in the case and are out on bail.

the doctor once appeared on the bravo dating show. new this morning. the chronicle reports state supreme court justices are refusing to hear an appeal that sought to drain hech hetchy reservoir. a conservation group argues that the location of the state reservoir violates the state constitution. the state 'peals court shot down that he point this mr. his classic car is parked, but nothing to do with a 50-year-old engine and everything to do with modern bureaucracy. nbc bay area responds, next. first happening now, former usa gymnastics epps president is arrested for allegedly arrested

for tampers of evidence. several gymnasts set larry nassar assaulted him. he was sentenced to et years in prison. more news for you right after the break.

4:53 for you right now. of course we'll have a look at that in just a moment. well, nbc bay area responds to a morgan hill classic car operator. >> he asked chris chmura and his

teem to get him back on the road. >> this is his pride and joy, a 1963 ford falcon conversable he bought back in 2015. you might think the engine might leave a 55-year-old car parked, but no, he couldn't legally drive it because of, all things, trouble with the license plates. he had the original license plates. parent that is a big deal. he even got them refurbished, but the dmv wouldn't let him use the plates. why? the state said they were already registered to somebody else's 1963 ford falcon. john says he tried to explain that was his car, but he simply couldn't convince them. he then asked us for help we contacted dmv and the same day john said dmv got in contact with him and straightened out everything.

hey, a note for all drivers california, license plates are assigned to the car. if you buy a car from an individual, make sure a transfer and release of liability form like that it filed. that way you don't run into a problem like john did and you're note able to register your car. got a consumer complaint? call us anytime. 4:55 for you right now. video showing emergency crewing rescuing a miniature pony. a houston police officer was checking to see if a trucks was stolen when he heard something behind him. fear 'fighters he sedated the pony before they cut through the concrete, and it's not yet clear how the pony ended up in the drain or who he belong toed.

local officials are trying to find him a new home. it's hard to believe that someone doesn't realize they're miss ago pony. >> they've had suv rains there. maybe some of the drains became so flooded. let's hope he's okay. coming up next, a look at our forecast. >> i'm glad the little guy is okay. we're not going to see any rain here, but we are going to still notice we have some fog, especially through santa rosa. please slow it down. i'll break down your daytime temperatures coming up in just a bit. and palo alto in the first few days we had traffic breaks. we just have a lot of folks signaling. no problems right here. we are tracking possible complications over in contra costa county for our big news. for that bit we'll head it right back to you. >> that's right, mike.

breaking news in contra costa county, thousands evacuated after a fire threatens a gas line in baypoint. live team coverage up for you, next. breaking news right now at-

thousands of people forced to leave their homes overnight in contra costa county after a thousands of people forced to leave their homes overnight in contra costa county after a grass fire threatens a gas pipeline. live team coverage is coming up

in just moments. thank you so much for joining us. >> good morning. a kind of cold start. >> it's chilly in some spots. you'll definitely notice that the temperatures are in the 40s and the 50s, but san jose right now 51 degrees as you make your way outside, so definitely a light sweater is needed. 56 degrees in the hayward area right now, 50 degrees for the santa rosa area. they're still dealing with the fog early this morning, recording low visibility up through the portion of santa rosa, also some areas just north of the golden gate bridge. if you notice, whatever cloud cover we do have, expect that to clear out quite nicely by midmorning. let's check in with mike. >> we saw some -- we'll show that in a following report, but i did want to show you the speed sensors are fine there.

the freeways are moving nightly right now. we're taking you up towards the area right here. my concern is not the roots, but the rails. there may be delays president capital quarter comes down here, with the rest of the bay, but there may be some shifts because of this activity over here. b.a.r.t. says do not use one of their parking lots. that's an evacuation points, but there's no delay to the service. back to that news, 5,000 people told overnight to get out of their homes because of a threatened gas pop line. >> here's a look at the impacted area. it is near suisun and poinsettia avenues not par from willow pass road. >> bob redell is talking