ad lib live picture- sf skyline we )ll see sunny skies across te bay today... a very good thursday morning to you. let's take a peek outside before the sun's arrival. looking at the san francisco skyline. you know what, though, the sun will arrive. we should see sunny skies across the area. >> hey. >> good morning to you, thanks, so much for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> it's for marcus. he is on location. we will check in with him later in the newscast. >> first we begin two an outbreak of twisters. some of the most expensive damages in jefferson city, missouri and close to there at

least three people died dozens the of others were hurt. so many people may be trapped in that rubble. we will see the extent of the damage. we will monitor that. it's pretty clear. >> and we'll be watching out just for a chance of spotty showers. we are going to see partly to mostly cloudy skies. as you get ready to head out the door n. walnut creek, we will be 58 degrees in the next hour, slow rice in temperatures. mostly sunny skies we'll talk about the weekend. >> something northbound, 17 at highway 9. we got word it was a disabled vehicle. it was slowing, coming up, into los gatos. we do have that to deal with. one lane blocked.

other miner issues around the bay, areas eastbound 580 getting away from the bridge. a crash there. over on the shoulder may be a distraction. the slowing shows for construction cruise westbound as well, the bay bridge lighter traffic. we have a few folks on either side, back to you. all if you concerns this morning about a north bay man known as the american taliban. >> he is set to be released from prison today, 18 years released from afghanistan. this is a guy that actually met with osama bin laden. >> reporter: yee, that's right. it's not long ago, he grew up in marin county and attended redwood high school. he is set to be released from a federal prison in indiana at some point today. we are keeping close tabs on when that happened. he became known as the american taliban. that was the name that he was given after he was captured by u.s. forces in the invasion of afghanistan in late 2001.

now, he did fight for the taliban osama bin laden. the sentencing in 2002, he ch r cheerfully renounced terrorism. they say he continued to about date add in prison. warning, he remains a committed jihadist. even after serving nearly 18 years of a 20-year prison sentence. >> my concern with these releases that he has extremist beliefs by all accounts. >> we are taking a live look at the federal prison in indiana. he served two months in military detention. now according to nbc news, we hear the parents have ampgd for him to stay in virginia.

>> we'll continue to follow that. thank you so much, pete. 4:33. happening today, the san francisco man accused of kidnapping and sexually assaulting a 74-year-old woman will face a judge. we first brought you this story yesterday morning on "today in the bay." say they he attacked and dragged the woman into his home near mcclaren park two weeks ago. he then allegedly beat her and raped her for hours before dunk her on the nearby sidewalk. the woman is recovering at the hospital, and there could be more victims. that's what investigators are saying about a different case. this is involving a san carlos man. they say 57-year-old jeff ramzen met up with a 17-year-old. the high schooler said he was 18. but when they met a second time, he told him he was underaged and during that encounter, police say ramzen forced himself on the teenager. >> when you are dealing with an

app like grinder or something like that, you do have to be very cautious. this is not the first case we have had in san mateo county of this nature. we've had some victims seriously hurt. >> ramzen is facing two felony charges. a 49er star is trying to find the person or people that vandalized his brentwood farm. $15,000 is now on the table to track down the vandals that destroyed 2,000 newly planted cherry trees. the trees were ripped right out of the ground so far no arrests. happening today, union city and south hayward teachers returned to the bargaining table after the week long strike continues to go. last night teachers launched on to board meeting. it led to tense moments. they say they plan to pick up talks when the new haven school district resumes after a breakdown in talks last week. teachers are demanding a 10%

raise. the district is offering a 4%. the strike is impacting attendance, the district says only 14% of students showed up for classes. yesterday one school only had four students show up. amazon says they will continue to sell facial recognition technology to government and to police departments despite an increase in pressure to stop. shareholders rejected all proposals surrounding amazon recognition program yesterday. one proposal called for banning the sales of the technology out right. last week, san francisco became the first major city in the u.s. to ban technology by local law enforcement, citing privacy concerns. this morning the debate is still brewing over a foot bridge proposed for south san jose. the pedestrian bridge would connect people from one side of the river to the other. it would be built mind i hiempbd

t -- behind the other. neighbors are worried the bridge could allow criminals to come and go. >> increased foot traffic. we've got enough problem already. >> that will increase the access. >> the city's project manager says that studies show bridges actually improved safety and community convenience. city leaders will discuss the topic next wednesday. happening today, memorial day travel officially begins and despite high gas prices, californians will be hitting the road in record numbers, aaa estimates more than 5 million drivers will hit the road and 40 million nationwide, airports expect to be live as well. here's a live look on this thursday morning, more than half a million californians will be flying. that's a huge jump from last year. >> no kidding. things are looking up. 4:37, coming up next in the bay, now that boeing fixed a

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wall street is set to open up lower as worries among a trade war with the u.s. and china linger over the markets. it cast a shadow over stocks. yesterday the do you dropping over 100 points. reports on people filing for unemployment and new home sales. data the faa says the boeing 737 max will fly again, but there is no time table that grounded those planes since march. boeing finished work on a flight control system that's been implicated in two deadly crashes, it has not scheduled a mandatory test flight. the faa is holding a meeting today with more than 30 global regulation aviators. american, southwest and unite trd the only u.s. airlines that fly the 737 max. we are hoping that will turn to service sometime this summer. walmart, the latest nation's

reseller launched a program last year, more than 75% of the 500,000 military spouses are looking for work. they are facing a 26% unemployment rate. wal-mart says it's 90% of reaching the goal of hiring 250,000 veterans next year. >> a nice way to make a difference. thank you very much, frank. coming up on today's forecast with kari hall it sound like a good one. >> more sunshine in the forecast. we start out cool and a few clouds here and there. overall, though, we are looking at a pleasant morning and also a very comfortable afternoon. a look at the weekend forecast is coming up next. . and a good amount of traffic right here. 880 through fremont. clearing through our reports. we will check out something new on the peninsula. first, nbc bay area responds.

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arena a very good thursday morning to you. oracle quiet right now. but boy our warriors, once again. boy, in the playoffs. >> that will be great to follow as well. >> dare i say parade perhaps? maybe a ways off, but we'll see. we'll put all of our shark's energy. there you go. >> new video shows celebrity chef se emting his spotlight. guy fieri was honored on the hollywood walk of fame. the santa rosa native is only the third chef to join bobby slay and wolfgang puck. >> if we can't decide, it always ends up there. >> you can't forget, she's always on. >> no kidding. >> today is on to be outside today, i think. >> it will be beautiful today. i think some of that weather carries over into the weekend.

this is a look at the temperatures. 50s in parts of the north bay. ukiah at 51 degrees. not a bad start. if you are on your way out the door in brentwood, it's going to be right at about 62 degrees eventually dropping down to about 60 around sunrise and then we'll see a lot of sun throughout the day as our temperatures head into the low 70s already by late morning. we're going to be in the mid-70s for the south bay with los gatos reaching 71 and east san jose up to 75 degrees. we'll see some upper 70s and even lower 80s today. so we're back to our spring time weather and the way we should be for the end of may and we're going to reach into the low 70s in san mateo or san francisco. some upper 60s and it was so beautiful yesterday expect more of that today with a breezy westerly wind and in the north bay, even warmer than yesterday,

reaching 74 in sonoma and up to 80 today in ukiah. as we go throughout the forecast, it's going to see a few clouds here and there. going into tonight, we are going to see our skies clearing out, for tomorrow, there will be a few more clouds, a chance of rain close to the area. that's what we are going to see into the weekend. so there will be some rain, potentially some thunderstorms over parts of the sierra. then some of that starts to make its way into the central valley. we'll have to see if by sunday that reaches the south bay as well as the east bay. it looks like we'll have a pretty good chance and in the sierras, heads up, a chance of rain and thunderstorms all throughout the weekend so that may ruin some outdoor plans. check out the sierra snow pack right now. in the central sierra 169% more

of normal. looking good, another 5-to-7 inches between now and memorial day. we will see our temperatures warming up, cooling down for the weekend once we see the rain developing across the region, mainly to our east and to our north and some spotty showers possible and again on monday what is happening in oakland? >> we believe it was construction work. westbound approaching highway 13. eastbound we had a crash, popping up now, it again cleared over the last couple of seven. southbound 101 as you get to the robin williams tunnel. i'll let you know if there are any problems. across the venetia and contra costa county, great drive both headed to 580. no problems reported.

southbound we had an earlier car fire on the ramp. a wind advisory for the problems to report. thank you, mike. 4:50 right now. a new type of cyber theme. they've stolen tense of millions from victims using their own cell phones against them. >> when i heard this in the newsroom, senior investigators introduced sin swapping\. >> it's called sin swapping\because hackers take control of your phone by convincing your phone carrier to electronically swap your phone sim card with one they control. often you don't know it. these hackers are young, usually between 15 and 24 years old, prosecutors say many got their start by hacking instagram or

twitter accounts of celebrities and stealing their photos. they soon realized they could make big money by stealing cryptocurrency and began targeting wealthy silicon valley tech executives. >> it is young kids who have no job who have figured out a key way from their homes in their pajamas of how to steal your money. >> investigators believe these young hackers have stolen from local till i silicon people alone. they have arrested and charged a handful already and the hunt is on for even more. to see more on that and hear from victims whose lives have been wrecked by all of this watch our full story tonight at 6:00 or go to our website nbcby

aarea.com/investigations. >> 4:51. the bay area sports team is quiet. the warriors are on hold. the sharks are toast. baseball fans have a little hope. >> we're still in the first third. they have plenty of time to turn it around. >> last time the giants dug themselves in into a hole. they hit that three game home run temperatures all by over. the as meanwhile are back to 500 as they wrap up a series in cleveland yesterday. in the 4th inning, they ended up winning the game 7-2 for their 6th straight win. the as are off today to enjoy that. they open a weekend series with seattle here at home at the coliseum. coming up "today in the bay," new details about pg&e pj

payments. the amount pg&e is setting aside. first happening now, polls in the united kingdom are opened for elections for european parliament. the elections are being highly scrutinized as the nation is wrestling with plans to leave the european union. the surge is for the populists that want to reign in the power. the results won't be officially released until sunday night. lots ahead, stick around. it's 4:53. new this morning:

more than 100 million dollars is coming to victims of wildfires sparked by p-g- and-e powerlines. new this morning, more than $100 million is coming to victims of wildfires sparked by pg&e power lines. >> a federal judge says they

have approved a wildfire assistance program and wants it up and running quickly. lawyers for wildfire victims argue pj pnl could pay up to $250 million for people that lost property in 2015 and 2018. they say close to the $235 million the utility will pay for bonuses. pg&e filed for bankruptcy protection in january saying it faces up to $30 billion in wildfire liability. last night in bute county, pg&e announced new power lines will be under ground in paradise. >> that city devastated by the campfire last speaking of a cas helping county schools impacted by the fire. a december committee is approving governor newsom's plan to make sure schools don't miss out on funding because of last attendance, since 1988, they only provide funding for students who attend school, not

for those that are absent. some schools were forced to close for several weeks. at the state capital, they are funding an immigrant plan, it would help the state's earneding in tax credit for people that don't qualify. the proposal would also make lowing in immigrants living in the country illegally eligible for the state's medicaid's program. state assembly leaders plan to finalize that plan tomorrow. 4:57 right now. an oakland treasure keep sake is found safe after it disappeared thanks to a leaf blower. >> she lost her mother's ring after her first husband died. she lost it right in her own yard. the ring had only been on her finger for a week and didn't quite fit. >> i started throwing the bowl behind me, so the dog would leave me alone, the ring flew

off. >> she was so unhappy. >> the gardener found it, the bush next door to her front door finally yielded that ring when it was hit by a leaf blower. you know he used it before. >> that was a long time. >> coming up on "today in the bay", a look at your forecast. >> it's a few clouds overall, a really nice day ahead. martinez is seeing those temperatures in the upper 50s to the mid-70s by later this morning. we'll have a look at the forecast coming up after this break.

it's a scary thing, you know, a lot of people lose their homes. and it's devastating. >> right now at 5:00, breaking news, search and rescue efforts under way right now in missouri after a powerful storm moves through. several possible tornadoes also touched down leaving people dead. coming up, we will hear from some of the survivors. plus -- >> we believe in the president of the united states is engaged in a coverup. >> i don't do coverups. >> the war of words continues between house speaker nancy pelosi at a live encounter at the white house. we are live at capitol hill at where that fight stands this morning. making the federal government's national list as one of the fastest growing. where could it be? you will find out in moments. "t i