>> well again, we're seeing southerly winds pushing smoke across the bay area. that is the view looking out across the south bay right now as you see the smoke there. here is the weather model showing you the smoke from today compared to what we expect to see for tomorrow. it's the same areas, the east bay and south bay seeing the highest concentrationings of smoke. less so for tomorrow morning and increasing levels again out towards alameda, santa clara, and santa cruz. the winds, cooling winds we've been seeing, southerly winds aloft pushing that smoke off through the day tomorrow and you could see the transition as the fire going back up a week ago, we had westerly wind. we don't see smoke in the bay area. as the cool started on friday, saturday, and today, that south push of smokey area reaching the bay area. we'll see it tomorrow with moderate levels. you can see the big drop in temperatures thanks to those onshore breezes. now back to the week, we're going to see warmer temperatures and finally a shift in the wind that should bring some better air quality t

that's the most important thing. >> your favorite nbc bay area and tele-mundo personalities fanned outoss the area to chip in. last year, nearly 20,000 pets found their forever homes. this year, an even larger outpouring of support and again rotty as people in the bay area and across the country opened their doors and their arms to some new friends. while clear the shelters may have wrapped up today, there are clear opportunities and we have that information for you on our website. nbc by area news. >> if you accidentally missed today, there are still more than 45 shelters in the bay area that are waving or reducing their adoption fees this weekend. find onest to you at nbc bay area.com and see who is close to you to help you find that new pet and it does continue tomorrow. checking in now with rob, here is that microclimate forecast. you and i both have a dog named barclay. >> true. one of the connections we have. we're looking forward to that event in the nbc bay area. one of the things you may not look forward to if you're heading out to hawaii are tropical systems this time of year

one of most scenic parts of the bay area. moon bay, it's the horses there. >> there is a mathic that happens between horses and children. we have tonight's bay area proud. >> step one. yes. >> if she ever towles you she was a typical horse obsessed little girl, don't believe her. there was nothing typical about joelle's obsession. >> i was the dhad if you had a horse in your backyard, i was sitting on it. people call the police. there's a problem. it's the truth. >> joell eventually learned to get permission to be around horses and hasn't left their side since. jumping, polo, years exercising thoroughbreds at race tracks, joell eventually started her own riding school. >> so the hands work together. >> she doesn't remember exactly why, but parents of children with autism or behavioral problems began seeking her out. it was then that this woman who thought she knew everything about horses began learning how little she knew. like the time one troubled boy wanted to ride the most spirited horse in the stable. joelle feared what w

there are several confirmed cases here in the bay area but so far, they were all contracted outside ofhe u.s. >>> at least 4 sacramento area restaurants are been pranked this week before someone claiming to be from an alarm company. the caller tries to convince restaurant employees to activate the fire suppression system because it needs testing. in a couple of cases, the prank worked. >> you have another full system in place? absolutely, it's by the back door. he said go ahead and pull that for me, which i did. >> the restaurants had to shut down for hours for clean-up. >>> another big sporting event comes to the bay area tomorrow. the major league soccer all star game in san jose. >> a lot of fans gathered yesterday for an open practice at avaya stadium where the big game will be played tomorrow. the mls all-star team features a lot of the league's top players including the san jose earthquakes' chris wondolowski and david bingham. they will play arsenal of the english premier league and this evening at avaya the homegrown game has mls' top young talent facing mexico's under-20 natio

bay area police officer. a woman has now come forward claiming he raped her while he was on duty. nbc bay area's elyce kirchner has more. this allegation could be the beginning of more to come. >> reporter: that's right, jess. he was arrested at his home in stockton this morning. authorities started investigating the officer named noah winchester in the fall after a local woman came forward saying that he had raped her while he was on duty. now, the district attorney's office believes there are more vict victims. this is noah winchester's mugshot. the former san mateo police officer is facing 22 counts of felony charges, including rape, kidnapping and sexual battery. >> you expect more from someone like that. it is disappointing. >> reporter: a far cry from this photo that the san mateo police department tweeted out nearly a year ago, showing winchester posing with kids at parkside aquatic park. san mateo police chief susan mannheimer says the 31-year-old was on the force for ten months and passed extensive b

>> reporter: engineers in the bay area have a lot of options. e high-tech industry, pg&ers, and east bay are all competing for this same qualified candidate, and b.a.r.t. is having a tough time getting engineers on board. >> we're currently going through a lot of testing. >> reporter: b.a.r.t. engineers are working on innovative projects. like developing software so b.a.r.t.'s ticket vending machines can soon feature nine languages. >> it's fun. it's always new. something's always exciting. always new things come up that needs to be fixed. >> reporter: but getting everything done's been a challenge. b.a.r.t.'s got a shortage of engineers. >> the ones that are the most difficult to fill so far have been traction power, system integration, computer engineering. >> reporter: b.a.r.t. says 50% of its engineering staff are eligible to retire. they currently have 62 openings that need to be filled by november. but attracting qualified candidates hasn't been easy. >> it's because we live in the bay area and we're competing with tech giants that are will

some areas of smoke will be drifting by the east bay and south bay. tomorrow morning, areas of low clouds, misty skies around san francisco. morning temperatures in the 50s and 60s. towards the afternoon you'll see high temperatures again tomorrow, climbing into the mid-90s around the tri valley and interior locations, still some 80s around san jose, and low 90s south of downtown. but here is the trend we're watching closely this weekend. high pressure starting to give up some ground. area of low pressure passing us by to the north. not going to bring us rain but could bring a 15 to 20-degree drop. valley temperatures by sunday. we'll have a closer look at the rest of the weekend forecast. the relief is almost here. >> sounds good to me, we'll take it. thanks, rob. >>> up next, hitting the road. where hillary clinton is headed after making history at the democratic national convention. >>> did hillary clinton fight fair during her acceptance speech last night? in tonight''s reality check rememb, her accusations against donald trump. >>> happening now o

i'm elyce kirchner, nbc bay area news. >> thanks, elyce. >>> a palo alto fire station covering a high fire danger area of the foothills is closed, and it's about to get real hot this weekend. the station in foothill park received a few calls last year. is it still needed? nbc bay area's marianne favro joining us live with a look at, of course, a controversial closure. >> reporter: well, terry, you can see here that the gate is closed and station eight just at the top of the hill here. it opened in 1984, but now the palo alto fire department says unless there's a red flag warning, it won't be staffed this summer. >> reporter: known for sweeping views of the peninsula, the area surrounding foothills park is also tinder dry. right now, the park is in high fire danger. but on july 1st, the palo alto fire department stopped staffing fire station eight at the park. a station assigned to protect an area with 160 homes. for years, two or three firefighters worked here during fire season. but palo alto fire chief eric nichols says last year, the station only responded to ten calls. >> but we d

>>> well, the weather today, maybe olympic caliber for parts of the bay area. temperatures starting to cool off finally as we saw numbers dropping out of the hundred-degree range for a change. in livermore it took you over a week to cool off. east bay, right now 92 degrees close to livermore. here is the issue, air quality the bigger headline as we wrap up the headline from the south bay to the east bay. the hazy skies, cool 60 right now in san francisco. those looking from dublin, livermore temperatures at 92, still dry in the east bay hills, 27%. you see the hazy skies over san jose, 78 degrees. and humidity at about 50%. and even higher humidity as the marine air moves into san francisco. 68 degrees, closer to downtown. but outside at&t park right now, temperatures in the mid-60s. here's the change. marine air is about 1700 feet thick. that has come up almost 750 feet from just two days ago. so look how far inland we think the low clouds will be tomorrow morning into san jose, the tri valley, even into solano county to start the day. during the afternoon we'l

this is how well clear the shelters has gone throughout the bay area due to so many bay area familiesle cat or dog or kitten or puppy or bird oral lmore. >> reporter: we investigate, that's our slogan. behind me, you interviewed chris, but he's double dipping. over here, we have the real chris, which happens to be a cat named chris. so, we're spreading the love around here. chris had a major impact on the animals, apparently, but these are kittens up for adoption. this event is so popular. last year, in fact, 60 animals were adopted, but this year, 70 cats, 30 dogs, and that's just berkley humane. >> reporter: other groups come out to bring parrots and interesting animals. something for everyone out here. this is not the only location. there's, like, 54 locations throughout the bay area. go to nbcbayarea.com, they are listed there. fees waived, if not drastically reduced. it's a great opportunity. these animals all taken care of, and all they need is a great home, sam. >> reporter: berkley humane dropped all fees all together. just come out here, spend an our who two with an animal yo

got to love these microclimates across the bay area. as we get a look at the microclimate forecast for thursday, you can see how our temperatures play out. for san francisco, up to 72 in the financial district and sunny skies. back toward the golden gate bridge, slightly cooler, 67. for the peninsula, also 60s at the beaches in pacifica. palo alto, sunny 88. south bay, 92 in morgan hill. san jose to up to t94. north bay, east bay, tri-valley, heat will get danger. up to 100 in livermore. 99 pleasanton. 100 danville. east bay, not too bad in oakland at 78. walnut creek, close to the century mark. we'll stay with the warm weather through friday's forecast then by this weekend we got you covered. we're going to start to cool things off for two days saturday and sunday. 86 in the south bay saturday. san francisco, 66. the north bay expecting 85. so, raj, hot tomorrow. then much better this weekend. >> okay. it's hot. it's the middle of summer so that's what we get. thanks, jeff. >> sure sfwlmpl. >>> up next, the new study on road rage and t

we see it parts of the bay area now. live look outside the bay bridge you see a nice clear start to the day. as we go into the rest of the day, all of that clears out for sunshine, and temperatures reaching -- starting out in the upper 50s in san jose. livermore 58 degrees, and oakland at 58, and san francisco 56 degrees, 65 now in palo alto. as we go into the day, this is what to expect up to 86 in concord. san jose 85 degrees. 65 in hudsonville. morgan hills up to 84 degrees. a lot of people will be heading to the beach to celebrate. if you're off today and get to enjoy the beach, it will be in the mid 60s. definitely a jacket needed. in the middle of the day santa cruz will be one of the warmer spots. hopefully you'll have better luck today. but also keep in mind it will have the risk of rip currents, especially along the coastal waters. we won't be as hot this week. we have the high pressure to the east of us. today and tomorrow where highs for the inland areas will only be in the 80s. that's better than the 90s and

completely normal for the bay area is served in some parts of the bay area where you start off from one to the gradual end to the afternoon break one ticket peaks of the sunshine and warm temperatures the things on the " said ron the bay area 59 degrees in san francisco 63 degrees and i was 66 of the more a pair of 67 for mounted in san jose and. >>marty gonzales: that come just one day after five police officers were gunned down at a peaceful protest in balance several days after two black men were shot and killed by two police officers the video from the protests last i this is a san francisco another one to place in oakland and and other major cities around the country there was a peaceful crowd the city hall or hundreds of people were there to demonstrate against police brutality and a man falsely reported a berkeley when and also respond then the officer was shot three times at random and caucuses 955 back had an 22 year-old steven back the office was listed as serious and stable condition this morning in suburban st. was an unnamed officer was shot three times as he was walkin

the record the bay area and california is breaking. >>> and nbc bay area wants to help local nonprofits build impactful communities. we're launching our annual grant challenge, 21st century solutions for new and innovative programs to earn up to $50,000. visit nbcbayarea.com for more information. applications are due august 26th. a violent break-in at a fire station in petaluma. police suspect a man threw a heavy object at the front door ... shattering thela >>> a vitamin break-in at a fire station in petaluma. police suspect a man threw a heavy object at the front door, shattering the glass. the fire captain called police, while the crew found the man inside the building. they say he started throwing chairs at a window and then tried to rip off the screen. firefighters managed to keep him inside the building until police arrived. >>> okay, not much of a surprise here. californians are buying more electric cars than the rest of the country. that's according to a new report by thegreencar.com. the report also says we're leading the charge to but zero-emission cars on the road. last month

it should not create anymore. >> reporter: the bay area is poised to take action against the jeek mosquitos necessary. >>> a large wildfire burning near the american river has grown to 2100 acres. let's take a look above the area affected by the so called trailhead fire. look at the smoke. right now, it's threatening 2600 structures in el dorado and placer counties. the fire began tuesday afternoon. smoke from the fire could affect residents during the holiday. >>> here in the bay area, fog could be the problem. let's check in with spencer christian. >> we have fog coming up from the coastline now. looks like the beach forecast is decent for tomorrow. there is mostly sunny skies over inland areas now. and looking at santa cruz beach, it's clear and this is our beach planner for tomorrow. we'll see mainly sunny skies throughout the day, with the exception of coastal fog, high temperatures climbing into 80s by afternoon inland, and we'll see 70s around the bay, and mid-50s on the coast. around northern most beaches will be cooler, but santa cruz beach will be nice and toasty. and we'll take a

you can count on nbc bay area.e'll be bringing you complete coverage of the dnc on the air, also online. democratic national convention begins tomorrow. >>> and coming up next, peninsula man recovering tonight after being hit by an suv. the actions of a good samaritan helped him save his life. wait until you hear the details. >>> unusual sight underneath the golden gate bridge there. a real water show that drew a lot of attention. >>> and controversy in rio. why one of the olympic teams say their rooms so disgusting, they won't stay at olympic village. that's coming up. [hip hop beat] ♪olympics 2016, let me get you on my level. ♪ so you never miss a moment, ♪ ♪miss a minute, miss a medal. ♪ ♪ why settle when you can have it all? ♪ ♪soccer to wrestling. track and field to basketball. ♪ fencing to cycling. diving to balance beam. ♪ ♪all you have to sa♪ ♪ is, "show me," and boom it's on the screen♪ ♪ from the bottom of the mat, ♪ ♪ to the couch where you at? ♪ ♪ show me the latest medal count♪ ♪xfinity's where it's at

the surface winds are pushing the smoke at the lowest levels of the atmosphere away from the bay area but go up 5,000 feet, 15,000 feet, and that's where the smoke is being carried from monterey county into the south bay and the east bay of those are the two spots getting the smoke and haze right now. that's why tomorrow will likely be the third consecutive "spare the air" day with unhealthy air quality in the east bay and south bay. if you are watching us from the beach, forget the heat. you're in the 60s. but 30 miles away from you, 105 today in pittsburg. 106 in danville. the hottest weather since september. we'll talk about how long that lasts coming up. >>> happening now a new push for police reform in oakland. a vote to establish a commission to oversee the embattled police department. kpix 5 reporter jessica flores on what the commission would involve. jessica. >> reporter: that's right, liz. the city council right now meeting on the matter and basically, the citizen commission could potentially discipline officers so supporters of the idea say if this were in place in the past

nbc bay area responds and gets him his money back. >>> plus, a close encounter with a whale. the story behind this video in half moon bay. >>> and looking for a new furry friend to join your family? nbc bay area and telemundo 48 are partnering up to clear the shelters this weekend. bay area shelters will waive adoption fees. others will be offering a discount. head to nbcbayarea.com for details or use the #clear the shelters to follow the effort on twitter. >>> a war hero rightfully awarded his medal of honor. this is video of the ceremony at the white house today. president obama placed the medal around the neck of vietnam vet charles kettles. he was awarded the distinguished service cross decades after he led a platoon of helicopters through enemy fire to save dozens of soldiers. when he found out eight men had been left behind, he took off on a solo rescue mission. now after a campaign to upgrade his decoration, he is receiving the highest military honor. >>> they help firefighters save lives in the bay area and now hope it will do the same for firefighters across the borde

as we get a look across the rest of the bay area for your morning forecast, see we'll start not too foggy. some patchy areas of clouds for san francisco and 52. a little bit of cloud cover and cooler temperatures for the peninsula, an average of 46. the north bay begins with 5 1 degrees. your microclimate forecast for tomorrow does have temperatures warming up a couple of degrees. really think you're going it to start to feel the impact of hotter air getting closer to us especially in the south bay. for morgan hill, 88 degrees. cupertino, 86. downtown san jose, 84. the peninsula, san mateo, 76. palo alto, 79. in san francisco, 60s but you'll notice in the financial district, close to 70 degrees. back toward the marina, still a foggy breeze and 64 degrees. for the north bay, east bay and also for the tri-valley, we talked about noticing the rise in temperatures for tomorrow. especially here across the tri-vall tri-valley. danville 89. pleasanton 87. also upper 80s in livermore. the north bay, close to 90 in napa. now the thing that's least brought us cooler weather earlier this week is thi

across the rest of the bay area a colder 67 in san francisco with fog at the immediate coastline. that is also keeping down our numbers to 75. tomorrow morning the fog back for sf and patchy areas for the east bay. smoke will likely be visible and you may smell that in the air. we'll have more on the air quality in a second. i want to hit the point on why it heated up this weekend and why it was so hot today and will be hot the next four days. a real simple theory happening here and that is high pressure continuing to sit across the bay area. in terms of the air quality, it tends to suffer when we get hot air. it makes it more visible and makes it unhealthy for us. spare the air alert in effect with unhealthy levels for the east bay and south bay. for the peninsula and the north bay. let's take a look at the forecast as we head throughout tuesday. you'll see the wide variations depending on if you're in the interior valley. san jose at 92 degrees. a hotter 98 away from any ocean breeze. san mateo warmer and palo alto 88. downtown sf 74 degrees. temperatures at a cooler 67. for the

morning's forecast we'll see the fog beginning to increase in san francisco and 52 for the north bay and patchy areas of fog and for the south bay 36 with more of a partly cloudy sky. as we take a look at the microclimate forecast for friday. temperatures will be going down a few degrees. we'll have high clouds on the increase, so that will put san jose out of the 90s and put you back to 89 for your high. for the peninsula san mateo at 77 and palo alto 83. san francisco continues with a trend of 60s and for the north bay, east bay and also the tri-valley, i wish i had better news for you tomorrow here on friday's forecast for liver more, pleasantton and danville. we'll still be in the mid-to upper 90s hand one more day of this hot weather coming your way. for the east bay oakland at 16 and walnut creek comes in at 96 degrees. a side effect of the hot weather, at least lingering for one more day for the interior valleys will be a spare the air alert in effect. worst air quality across contra costa. if you suffer from respiratory problems it's something you want to take note of and limit your outdoor e

i'm interested how you got from the deep south to bay area. please introduce yourself and welcome. >> thank you so much it's a great pleasure to be with you. well, you know, when i speak to groups here in the bay area, sometimes i ask how many are born here like you. or even right here in san francisco. there's usually two or three people in the room. then i go on to make the point, everybody including the ones born here have chosen to stay here or come here. this is a place people very deliberately choose. for big, big reasons that have to do with aspirations of freedom, ability to innovate and bring all their powers of creativity to bear. so i think that's important as we think about who we are and why we're doing what we're doing here in the bay area. sheila and i, my wife and i, came from alabama. i was the bishop like the lieutenant governor of diocese of alabama which is most the state of alabama. i was elected. we elect all our bishops. it's a mixed democracy of the episcopal church. i was elected in 2006. we moved here. the position i

the rest of the bay area looking pretty good. mid-70s around the interbay and the east bay. a beautiful day there. cool at the coastline tomorrow. san francisco only going to manage 63 degrees. if you are going to the beach tomorrow there is a risk of rip currents from the north bay down to monterey including san francisco. the forecast for the fourth of july take a look at the numbers. very comfortable. 63 in san francisco tomorrow. 61 in half-moon bay. 70 in santa cruz tomorrow. 80 in san jose. 88 in livermore. 85 in concord and upper 60s to mid-70s for the inner bay. we went from 90s to triple digits and now we have a cool northwesterly flow in the pacific northwest. that trough is going to dig in for the next couple days. by friday of this upcoming week we're going to be stuck in this cool northwesterly flow. but that sounds pretty good right now after dealing with 90s and triple digits. let's talk about the tropics. we have two hurricanes or soon to be hurricanes. one of them,i agatha and anothe one, blas. this is expected to become a hurricane over the next 24 hours. j

that's coming up next at 5:00. >> and remember nbc bay area an telemundo are working to clear the shelterss and others will offer other incentives. ♪ ♪ ♪ fruencomain >>> coming up tonight at 6:00, nbc bay area responds to a frequent complaint from air travelers. what do you do when something valuable is taken from your checked baggage. why airlines say you're on your own and the advice you need to hear before you take off next time. more coming up at 6:00. >> and now for the other big convention under way this week. there are some crazy getups and passionate devotion, not to politics, but to story telling. comic-con in san diego will draw more than 130,000 fans of science fiction and superheros and began 30 years ago as a gathering of 300 comic book collectors. these days it's a bondsa and a chance to hear about now movies and shows and new games as well as old favorites. >> always entertaining, that comic-con. >> for sure. >> that will do it for us. "nightly news" is next, and we will see you tonight coming up at 6:00. >> hope to see you then. >>> tonight, behind the chaos. donald trump's

we're live in oakland, nbc bay area knew. >> all right pete, thank you very much. >>> now to the south bay where a san jose police are investigating another homicide. it's been an especially tough and violent year for the city. police now searching for a killer after a man was stabbed to death on second street just a few blocks from downtown, san jose. we are there joined from san jose with the response from the neighbors. they say they're surprised mary-ann, right? >> reporter: yes. and witnesses tell us that it appeared that the victim was a young man in his 20s. when officer ace reporting lived here shortly before 2:00 this morning. they found a man suffering from at least one stab wound, he was taken to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead. neighbors here are rattled. >> i'm getting chills that i never would imagine because at 2:00 in the morning, or supposedly around the time that it happened. i was in my bedroom right across the street, sleeping at 2:00 a.m. and someone was getting murdered right across the street. >> reporter: the name of the victim has not been release

dogs of all shapes and sizes were up for adpotion all across the bay area today. [ barking ] >>> a lotogs of all shapes and sizes, cats and kittens old and young, up for adoption across the area today. nbc bay area teams up with clear the shelters, a nationwide effort to get homeless animals out of shelters and boo loving homes. pete, i fell in love with a little dog named gizmo, he shed all over me and i didn't care at all. >> reporter: this is actually for tomorrow. we're here with elizabeth with the humane society of silicon valley. jackie will be available tomorrow? >> jackie will be available tomorrow. we open at 10:00. >> reporter: today, anyone who came in, those adoption fees were waived, right? >> all adoption fees were waived. thank you, nbc! >> reporter: we saw a family walking out with a dog, making their family bigger. what was it like seeing that? >> i've been a volunteer for 14 years. it's thrilling to see families coming down to adopt pets. it was thrilling. >> reporter: and there's four locations for the humane society. so far 150 have been adopted? >> we've had 150 ad

she lives here in the bay area. these athletes, they won't leave home without her. >> a swimmer's body is like a race car. perfectly built for speed. at least that's how they're described. >> taking a ferrari and making sure they get out there and have a great race. >> for olympic swimmers. >> gar i hall, jr., nathan adrian. >> lorne zet i is the one with the magic touch. >> della is incredible. >> not only for my body but my heart and soul. >> the olympic journey started when mike bottom walked into her danville office. >> he said that was the best massage i ever had. i said i can't believe it. i never worked on a swimmer in my life. >> she quickly powered up the blocks from there. >> i'm going to rio in 2016. >> her home in antioch is both a shrine and sanctuary for olympic caliber swimmers. for them, della is the real legend. >> hi. come on in. >> when i came as a freshman in 2011, i started hearing people, oh, my god, i can't wait to go to nationals because there's going to be della, della, della. i'm like who i

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the villain and the bay area i know i learned that in the bay area.talks a lot of our race and having to interracial daughters. he says that he loved living in berkeley because of what he having to interracial daughters. he says that he loved living in berkeley because of what he called the diversity >> marty: all media and thai support judge will hold a hearing october 3rd official. say that a more developed factual record is to be reviewed on whether the roadside from complications in to thousand 13 and. the mother insists that the daughter is responses of shoes and declared alive the hospital will be liable for millions of dollars in a wrongful death case. in national news this morning officials will be reviewing the orlando police department response to the paul cycled massacre the. justice department says that it will like right inaction assessment that evaluates the media response that was taken. and to give the department and other agencies to guidance and recommendations to responding to. in a similar assessment after the july 2012 as it is in

a muslim woman egged outside of a bay area store. what we're learning tonight about this viral photo. >>> i'm damian trujillo outside the hall of justice where there's charges against a cat killer. >> i'm jeff ranieri, a hot 97 and 92 in san rafael. we're tracking 100-degree heat. we'll let you know who is the hottest in a few minutes. sfx: turbines revving up, getting louder and louder you hear that? that's the sound of our summer sale firing up its engines with fares as low as $69 dollars one-way. so get ready to take off... because sale prices as low as these don't happen every day! book your low fare now at southwest.com low fares. nothing to hide. that's transfarency. sfx: clap, clap, ding >>> there's new evidence in the gruesome case of animal cruelty. nearly a dozen new charges for the san jose man accused of stealing and torturing cats. nbc bay area's damian trujillo has been following this. the charges keep piling up. >> reporter: yeah, laura. robert farmer has not posted bail since his arrest last october. because of the ne

nbc bay area cheryl herd has more.at is the police response tonight and when do you think 880 will reopen? >> reporter: not sure about that. but there is a party atmosphere going on, on 880, they're dancing, singing, playing drums. it appears they will be there for a while. but here at opd headquarters there is a heavy police presence. police in riot gear protecting police headquarters. now although there is a heavy police presence here the protests leading up to the freeway shutdown, very peaceful. it was the ultimate show of defiance on interstate 880 against the recent killings of two african-american men by police. protesters making a point by stopping traffic on the busy highway. earlier tonight, the protest was centered at frank ogawa plaza. >> i live in a society where i'm expected to act a certain way, if not i could be shot dead. >> reporter: the killing of two african-american men, one in baton rouge, louisiana, the other a thousand miles away in falcon heights, minnesota. >> if i had a son today i would have

nbc bay area responds next. nbc bay area responds to a south bay woman whose new tv went bad. =raj/2-shot= consumer investigator chris chmura explains the problm >>> nbc bay-year responds to a woman whose new tv went back. >> consumer investigator chris chumpa explains the problem and the resolution. >> yeah. this case is all about timing. nancy from milpedas says her new 55-inch tv started giving her trouble just before costco's two-year warranty came out. she called for service and wasn't getting anywhere. where, in the middle of trying warranty ran out so she contacted us. costco quickly agreed to a full refund. mrs. yao received $689 to buy a new tv. in a statement costco told us we do what is right by our member and considering the time of year and that she might have been kag the wrong number during the holidays we're giving her the benefit of the doubt. only a few years past the two-year mark when she made contact. if you have a consumer complaint let us know about it. call out as 888-996-tips or upload story to our website nbcbayarea.com/responds. one last bit about wa

nbc bay area's cheryl hurd live near livermore with more. >> reporter: i'm standing on the exact area where the torso was discovered on may 27th, 1997. now, we're learning tonight new technology may help police identify that torso after all these years. >> you can't start a homicide investigation until you know who your victim is. >> reporter: alameda county sheriff ray kelly says his department is far from solving the cold case of a torso found along the road 19 years ago but this picture may be what detectives need to crack the case. >> a man was walking his dog and came across something suspicious, just off the road. >> reporter: it was a human torso and his dog picked up the scent. now almost 20 years later, new technology is helping law enforcement. >> we have what's called dna. >> reporter: investigators collected a sampling from the torso and submitted it to a laboratory. >> using computers and science, they're able to turn that dna into a picture and basically put you back together and give us an image of the person that you are. >> reporter: it's not an exact science, but the

nbc bay area joe jr. has one man to make a living. >> a lot of my life. >> go get dinner. >> reporter: it's not a 9:00 to 5:00 job, no time clock, no boss checking in. >> hi. >> reporter: for sean -- >> it's really dead today. >> reporter: a card board sign and a thick skin. >> ouch. >> reporter: are tools of the trade. >> guy looked surprise that i say hello. i want to write on my sign how i feel about things, i'm not homeless by choice. i don't really have a family support thing, you know. i think my mom was a junkie. >> you guys need some extra change? >> reporter: he is among 3,500 homeless who will pull up a small piece of the square miles to bed down each day. scratching, clawing -- >> how you doing today? >> reporter: begging for a little help. >> i hate being homeless. it's not a very fun thing. it's hot. >> reporter: life can be lonely for a guy with nothing but a corner and a card board sign, but sean -- >> like that? >> reporter: is not alone. >> come here now. >> reporter: my friend that worke

change in how school police are used, that after an nbc bay area investigation. investigative reporter is here to explain how the year long series is now impacting thousand of students. >> reporter: well, rediscovered most schools in our area don't actually have guidelines to discover when it's appropriate for schools to call police officers on their students. remember last year we have shown you how that can leave kids and teens with criminal records for what some describe as just childish misbehavior. tonight at 11:00 we'll show you how our reporting is now leading law enforcement and educators to make major changes at bay area schools that will pact over 60,000 children. why did you think it was important enough to make those changes? >> if we are suspending and encopyright students and putting students on the path to prison that is not keeping kids in school. >> we'll explain where the changes are happening and how they might impact your child. that investigate for you tonight at 11:00. guys, back for you. >> see you then. thanks, bigad. if you have a tip for

nkz bay area scott budman is with me as we. scott, we see more officers, create a sense of security here. >> right. and that's the plan. as you yourself have seen, very big crowds here for the olympic trials but also a big police presence. now, earlier today the "san jose" police department told us that starting today and at least through the weekend they will have two officers in every patrol car, it's all in the name of increased security. the gymnastics trials brought fans from all over the country to down town san jose. >> we just came today and from the airport in minnesota. >> reporter: while the bay area welcomed the fans with beautiful weather, it also met them with extra security. >> absolutely a lot of fear right now on both sides. >> reporter: under flags at half-staff to honor the officers lost in dallas, the "san jose" police chief talked about an increased police presence outside. >> absolutely. when these events occur we have to make sure we have the proper staffing available. obviously we were struggling with st

let you enjoy it from anywhere in the bay area. >>> caught on camera. a family fends off a burglar in san jose. you can see his face because they were rolling video. the hunt to find the suspect this morning. today in the bay continues now. >>> thank you for joining us on the fourth of july. i'm in for laura garcia-cannon. >> perfect beach weather going into the weekend. let the good times roll. >> nice weather continues. why not. and it's the fourth of july. looking closely at the low clouds and the fog across the parts of the bay area. right now as you head out the door it's mostly clear in the south bay. i have some fog spots like san francisco and coastal peninsula as well as parts of the north bay with temperatures in the 50s and low 60s. highs today will be in the mid up toer 70s for most. 2345i8 the south bay, upper 80 for the trivalley. san francisco at 63 degrees for the high. i'll talk more about this and take events going on around the bay area and the forecast for that in a few minutes. >>> new this morning firefighters were kept busy overnig

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here in the bay area, once again a range of highs from 64 at the coast where fog will linger to some mid and upper 80s around the bay to triple-digits inland in antioch, fairfield, livermore, up north at cloverdale. just another hot day inland. for the week ahead, livermore is the high temperature trend indicator with highs in triple-digits the next two days dropping off a few degrees on friday but still hot and significant cooling over the weekend in livermore and in most of the bay area so by the end of the week, the heat wave will have ended. >> thanks, spencer. >>> still ahead on abc 7 news at 4:00, from the earth to the far. >> it is easy to get lost and the technology advances nowadays but i think agriculture is an important aspect of our daily lives. >> the star scholar committed to protecting our fragile planet. >>> i'm seven on your side's michael finney. anef toast is underway -- an effort is >>> for 11 years abc 7 has recognized seven bay area high school seniors for their extraordinary chiefmen -- achievements with a scholarship toward their college education. meet a south

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nbc bay area news. >>> and a reminder. safe and sane fireworks are only available in a handful of cities. tor authorities say, for the fourth of july, leave it to the experts. can you find a list on our website, nbcbayarea.com. >>> as the bay area gets ready to celebrate independence day, the warm, dry weather is a major concern. it's not terribly warm, but it's warm and dry. >> it's so dry. everything is golden, living up to the name, the golden state. but you definitely want to make sure you hide teed the warnings. just a little bit of a spark takes a little brush to ignite things. we've got some fog in belvedere this evening. we'll talk about your forecast for tomorrow for san francisco, the fourth of july, right? we're starting off the day with a little fog. we'll see the sun break out by 11:00. it won't be until about noon in san francisco till we start to see full sun that will be with us until about 5:00, 6:00. and fog is expected to roll back in for the fireworks festivities. in san jose, starting off clear with a

there's plenty of shelters across the bay area. cute cats, dogs, some of the shelters even have rabbits, ducks. i mean, you name it, they've got it. the valley humane society -- >> you were over by my hood, in pleasanton. >> so many cute puppies that need homes. >> and you have a cat. >> it's at the berkeley humane society, saying, please take me home. >> jeff was already adopted. >> must have been a cutie pie. >>> the announcement about vcrs that might surprise you. >> and we have jimmy. >> simon cowell is my guest tonight. plus, penn & teller. and thank you notes. do not change your channel. >>> happening now on our twitter page, two canadians are detained for crossing the border while playing pokemon go. on facebook, we all know the bay area housing market is red hot according to the new data from zillow. homes in san francisco are selling almost twice as fast as other homes in the united states. back after the break with more news. summer. things are heating up for the wta. time to play when the emirates airline us open series

happy fourth. >>> if you're staying around the bay area, nbc bay area, we' got you covered.ead to our website nbcbayarea.com. click on the fourth of july events guide to see a city by city events of things mapping across the bay area. >>> laura, today more funerals for the victims of the deadly terror attack in istanbul. more developments in the investigation. u.s. congressman says a chechen extremist masterminded it. 13 people suspected of having ties to isis in some way or another are in custody after a series of raids in turkey. still no official claim of responsibility for that attack but turkish officials say it bears all the hallmarks of isis. 44 people died on tuesday. hundreds of others were injured. >>> nbc news is learning the house could sloat vote on a bill to stop suspected terrorists from buying guns. sources tell us the gun provision will be part of an anti-terrorism package that could be voted on next week. specifics were not given. republicans have been under pressure by house democrats to take action on gun control. last week democrat lawmakers staged a 25-

that will be a polluted air across the bay area quality management district. >> not only is the bay area experiencing the smog from the high heat that we have, but we are also getting the smoke from the monterey county fire. >> there's a wide area of smoke across much of central california along the central coast. and this smoke over the bay area this morning that you could see it. and that these pictures will be shot by sky fox over silicon valuely mid-afternoon. smoke, not fog, and much more is on the way. this is where the fire started. and the smoke plume is generally going towards the bay area. and the bay area first area will be getting impacted in the santa clarita valley. >> the people are breathing in that matter. >> reporter: smoke will contain fine particles that can bypass our body's natural filtration system and even enter our bloodstream. >> reporter: and this smoke also adds to our already existing hot weather smog. and that they could raise the level of threatening ozone levels. short term and longer term. >> they could cause the immediate health concerns, exacerbate

>>> from nbc bay area, this is today in the bay. >> it is it your sunday morning. we're taking a look at the sun shining as we look towards san francisco. what should be a lovely sunday, a little cooler than where we were at this time yesterday. good morning. thanks for joining us. meteorologist anthony slaughter has a look at our forecast. >> it's cooler this morning. we have a warm-up in store, especially by this afternoon. the next few days we will be toasty. we're talking 90s returning to the bay area. get out and enjoy. here is a shot from san jose. the olympic trials happening. wonderful way to start off the day, 57 in south bay. same for san francisco. 40s across the north bay. averaging out at 52. the north bay, 82. san francisco warmer from yesterday, up to 69. it will be a little breezy there. sunshine for everybody, even the tri-valley and south bay. that will push temperatures into the mid 80s today. a little warmer than we were yesterday by the afternoon. as you mentioned, this morning, it's chilly. you may need a jacket as you step outside. i did. >>

we have clouds moving in across the rest of the bay area, and our coolness in san francisco at 38 degreese back at sf through the east bay peninsula and we have clouds and 58 degrees. in your microclimate forecast for friday, we have a beautiful day. high clouds passing on by. we'll have partly cloudy skies. san jose, 79. for the north bay, east bay and also for the tri valley, another day with nearly perfect weather here across the north bay. napa 79 degrees, santa rosa 77 and mill valley expecting 75. let's get you to the unusual cooling we've seen throughout this week. it's all courtesy of the jet stream dipping and usually pfar to the south. it's pushing that high pressure away, and that's why we haven't had any 90s or 100s. but associated with that jet stream dip, as we've been mentioni mentioning, is a cold front. it looks like it will break apart just before it gets to the bay area, but for extreme northern california, also oregon, this will mean some rare and possibly record-setting accumulations. if you're heading on interstate 5 up through redding, about .05 of an inch. you can

looking closely at the low clouds and the fog across the parts of the bay area. ght now as you head out the door it's mostly clear in the south bay. i have some fog spots like san francisco and coastal peninsula as well as parts of the north bay with temperatures in the 50s and low 60s. highs today will be in the mid up toer 70s for most. 2345i8 the south bay, upper 80 for the trivalley. san francisco at 63 degrees for the

nbc bay area news. >> thank you. >>> there are only a few places in the bay area where you can buy and use fireworks legally, but they're only the safe and sane kind. that means the fireworks don't explode or fly into the air. cities include gilroy, pa kai and dublin. >>> security is also ramping up along the san francisco waterfront. that's where we find lee harvey oswald and it's always been a priority, but this year given what's going on around the world, even more so. >> absolutely, jessica. in the next two hours, we expect to see the number of police and firefighters go up dramatically. especially in those waters behind me as extra patrols will be out from other boats getting too close to a terror attack on our shores. frtsd 25 wrorkers have went days preparing for a massive fireworks display that will last a little more than 25 minutes. john ericson is a pyrotechnic operator. >> that means i get to push the buttons. >> while he's conducting the show, there will be those around him making sure he can do his job s

nbc bay area responds, next.pensulmanho edehe afr aend bc >>> nbc bay area news responds to a peninsula man who needed help after a fender bender with a police officer. >> chris is here with that story. that's not the fender bender you want to have. >> or maybe you do. depends on your perspective. the accident was minor, but the process was a major headache that we helped solve. >> i stopped at a turn signal. just minding my own business, and before i knew it, i got rear ended. >> he got rear ended by a cop, who accepted fault, but his mazda suffered damage, a dent and scratches on his bumper. slight, yet noticeable enough that he wanted to get them fixed using insurance. >> when i saw it was a cop, i was thinking oh, this is going to be nice. it will be easily processed and handled quickly. >> reporter: but ryan says that's not what happened. he says his insurance company, geico, gave him two options. either submit a claim through the police department and deal with a government timetable, or process moving thro

it's part of the bay area proud series. . enic parts of the bay area... but it not just the beautiful coastline ...it's also the horses. as today in the bay's garvin >>> half-moon bay is one of the most scenic parts of the area but it's not just the coastline, but the horses. as today in the bay shows us, there's a magic that happens between the horses there and the kids. >> step one, yes. >> reporter: if she tells you she was a typical horse obsessed little girl, don't believe her. there was nothing typical about joelle's obsession. >> if you had oo horse in the backyard, if you looked at it, i was sitting on it, i would call the police. it's a problem. >> was that a joke? >> no. >> joelle learned to get permission to be around horses and has not left their sides since. jumping, polo, years exercising thoroughbreds at racetracks, and eventually started a riding school. >> the hands both work together. beautiful. >> reporter: she doesn't remember exactly why, but parents of children with autism or behavioral problems began see