bob redell, today in the bay. >> thanks for the latest there, bob. >> in the meantime, an explosive fire in shasta county causing a large stretch of i-5 to be shut down this morning. big problem up here. evacuations are under way as the delta fire rages out of control. as you can see on this map, redding, mt. shasta, right here, happening just north of redding, in fact. here's what we know. if fire started yesterday afternoon and just in a short time, it's grown to more than 5,000 acres. several tractor trailer trucks are gone as the fire swept over the freeway. so far, there are no reports of injuries. a 45-mile stretch there, you saw it there, of interstate 5. 45 miles is closed. we have to warn toyo show you pretty jarring. a woman reacting to the fire while sitting in traffic on i-5. take a look. >> it's not moving. >> oh, my god. i want to go. we have to get out and walk. we can't stay right here. look at that. it just caught on fire. we cannot stay right here. we can't stay right here. we have to walk. >> imagine how frightening that must have been knowing the fire was so close. i

reporting live here in san jose, bob redell, nbc bay area news. >> representing himself, people wonder how it will turn out. thank you, bob. >>> well, developing right now, in the south bay, santa clara county sheriff's deputy investigating a crash of a tesla model x they say was stolen from a home. this is video of this morning near downtown san jose and deputies say the driver crashed and abandoned the car. deputies and police units located the suspect and arrested him. investigators say that that car was stolen in a home burglary about 5:00 this morning in los altos. >>> what do you think of the nike just do it campaign? colin kaepernick with the quote believe in something even if it means sacrificing everything. that sparked duelling hash tags, boycott nike and just do it in support of the campaign. we posted this poll on twitter this morning and so far it seems like overwhelmingly folks say they support kaepernick. 30% say they don't really care either way. you might remember he was celebrated and criticized for taking a neon the sidelines in the national an them to draw attention

nbc bay area )s bob redell just spoke with alameda county sheriffs office which is hosting the event. bob what did they have to say? people are saying this is the last urban shield. the sheriffs office says that )s not true. rather.... the four day training developing right now in san >> reporter: well, good morning to you there, laura and marcus. the people say it's last urban shield even. the sheriff's office tells us this morning that is not true. the four-day training exercise and expo is going to be refined to be more inclusive to the community. it's being refined this year and then again next year. take the equipment expo here at the alameda county fairgrounds. urban shield no longer displays assault weapons in the hall. only handguns on site to show off optics and atapments. the mannequins are culturally sensitive in the words of the sheriff's department. not white and skin color but different shades of gray. it's for law enforcement to check out the latest in technology like facial recognition technology, radio equipment, protective gear. one company if you take a look at this

reporting live here in san jose, bob redell, nbc bay area news. >> a lot going on out there. thanks, bob. >>> unitis fans hoping for the best. quarterback jimmy garoppolo hurt his knee against the chiefs. late in the day, garoppolo scrambled towards the sideline when it appears his knee gave way before being hit. he was carted off the field. head coach kyle shanahan said that doctors feared jimmy g tore his acl and mcl. there is a possibility he could be out for the rest of the season. by the way, 49ers lost yesterday. shanahan is expected to give an update on jimmy g at about 4:00 today. >>> happening now, sentencing for disgraced comedian, bill cosby. we have video of him entering the courthouse. cosby was convicted in april on three counts of aggravated indecent assault against andrea constand. constand said cosby drugged and assaulted her at his pennsylvania home back in 2004. the maximum sentence he could face is 30 years in prison. although cosby's attorney said they're planning to appeal. many of cosby's various accusers said they are going to be in court for cosby's se

bob redell is live outside in morgan hill. and bob, i hear this is all happening on the weekend of the school's first home football game. >> reporter: correct, kira. fortunately, the bulldogs will be able to play their regularly scheduled saturday game this weekend, just not here at home. instead they will borrow the field at their rival high school. the field here is too unsafe. look at this video that was posted on facebook. you can see the damage that was done to the football field here at sew bratto high between tuesday night and wednesday morning. someone drove a vehicle on the turf. they peeled out, they did doughnuts, they tore up a lot of the grass, created a lot of deep ruts. this week the grounds keepers with the district repaired the field, and this is what it looks like now. you can see the dirt patches where the ruts were. this is video we shot this morning. but the ground is still soft. the district is afraid someone could get hurt twisting an ankle or falling down, something like that. the district needs a few mo

nbc's bay area bob redell is in martinez. and bob, a key piece of evidence really helped bring the conviction about. >> reporter: yes, correct. good morning. the contra costa district attorney's office credits the victim for using her snapchat app on her phone during the rape. during the rape, she recorded some audio, and in that ten-second audio recording that was played in court, she can repeatedly be heard saying, no, please stop. yesterday a judge convicted the 16-year-old boy on five counts involving rape and oral copulation. the boy used to play football in concord. his victim, a 17-year-old. the assault took place last year after a homecoming house dance party. the defense tried to argue that the victim initially consented to the sexual encounter but then wi with drew her concept. the defense says the victim with drew her consent immediately during the encounter. >> she is incredibly bright and articulate. she is a very good witness. but she has gone through hell in the last year. not only did she endure the rape itself

today in the bay )s bob redell is live in downtown los gatos. bob, have police made any arrests? the family of stephon clark has filed a wrongful death claim with the city of sacramento. the 22-year-old was shot to death by police last march in his grandparents ) backyard. now - the clark family is seeking up to $35 million for 9 different causes of action. this is nearly the size of the city )s parks budget. the largest ammount rewarded by a sacramento jury was $6.5 million in a case last year. . no charges have been made against the officers involved. remembering a movie icon. fans gathered at the famed chinese theatre in los angles -- as the lights were dimmed in honor of burt reynolds. the legendary actor died yesterday at the age of 82. reynolds ) foot and handprints are among the almost 200 that grace the concrete outside the theatre. stay tuned for continuing coverage on the life and legacy of burt reynolds on the today show. al roker talks about a recent interview he did with the famed actor. the today show begins at 7:00am. coming up next on today in the bay-- are you ol

nbc bay area's bob redell is live at the oakland police department to explain what happened before that baby boy could be tracked down. bob? >> reporter: good morning. yes, within the past 90 minutes, four women arrived here at opd with 1-year-old asanny chandler, including one woman who identified herself as his auntie. his aunt tells us that he had been with friends. that's all we know right now. investigators are interviewing her and her friends, as well, to find out what happened. as you can see in this video, he seems healthy, happy, running around the police lobby like any other 1-year-old boy. his mother reported him missing around 1:00 this morning when she was arrested on an unrelated warrant. according to opd, a babysitter dropped hassani off, but for reasons that are unclear, the babysitter did not know who the person was and apparently neared did hassani's mother. police canvassed the area in west oakland this morning, looking for the boy until he showed up at the police department at 9:30 this morning. investigators with the missing persons unit have taken him to the hospit

today in the bay )s bob redell is live in downtown los gatos. bob, have police made any arrests? the family of stephon clark has filed a new wrongful death claim with the city of sacramento. police officers shot and killed the 22-year-old last march .. in his grandparents ) backyard. clark was not armed .. and officers later told investigators they mistook his phone for a gun. the clark family is seeking up to $35 million. so far no harges have been filed against the officers who were involved. happening today: a hearing over claims the alameda county sheriff )s office illegaly recorded juvinilles in custody. that hearing stems from a case last month -- where it was discovered sheriff )s deputies illegally videotaped minors in custody during times when they were allowed private conversations with their own counsel. activists with the "justice reinvestment coalition of alameda county" will gather at the courthouse today .. to call for an immediate end of the sheriff )s office practice of secret recordings. remembering a movie icon. this is new video - of fans gathering at the fame

today in the bay's bob redell live in sunol with the details. , bob. >> good morning to you, marcus and laura. we're on sheridan road off 680 on sunol grade. this fire burned last night about two miles in that direction. you take a look at this video, give you a sense of the kind of response the fire department put out there. there were a number of trucks and at least one bulldozer. if you're not familiar with that specific area, it's remote. it's very hilly with lots of dry grass. the concern was this fire could spread. fortunately, the fire was slow moving. there was not much wind last night. it started around midnight, 12:30 in the morning. burned through about seven acres. this was on the 7400 block of sheridan road. that fire is now fully out, no evacuations, no injuries. but it's a reminder even though the summer is over, the conditions here are still hot, still dry, and if you live in a wildland area, remember, the law requires you keep 100 feet of defensible space around your home and any structures. reporting in sunol, bob redell. >> tha

bob redell live with details in sunol this morning. >> good morning to you.out two miles east from where i'm standing in unincorporated sunol off sheridan road, off 680. you take a look at this video from overnight from around 12:30 this morning when the fire started. it gives you a pretty good idea of the kind of response the fire department had. a number of trucks, at least one bulldozer. it is remote, very hilly with lots of dry grass. the concern was the fire could spread. unfortunately, not much wind last night. it was very slow moving. as i mentioned, it started around midnight, 12:30, burned through aboutsophy acres. this is on land on the 7400 block of sheridan road. that fire is fully contained. it is out. there were no evacuations. no injuries. but this is a reminder that even though the summer is over, the conditions are still very dry and during the day we have been seeing these hot temps. if you do live in a wildland area, remember, the law requires that you maintain 100 feet of defensible space around your home and any structures on your propert

bob redell, today in the bay. >> thank you very much. >>> an abrupt departure by monica lewinsky. >> recently in an interview in nbc news former president clinton was rather irate when asked if he ever apologized to you personally. he said i apologized publicly. do you accept that apology? >> i'm so sorry. i'm not going to be able to do this. >> the interviewer is a popular tv news anchor. there the report says she had told her beforehand not to ask that question. >>> new this morning a state investigation faults an elderly care facility for the death of a woman. back in may they discovered it. she had been missing for ten days. a previous report said it did not diagnose her worsening dementia. >>> firefighters are trying to get the upper hand on a wild fire that grew to nearly 700 acres. it started yesterday afternoon and forced to be evacuated. it is burning south. right now it is burning out of control and has zero containment. >>> it is 6:06 now. leaders hold another meeting to modernize the area around downtown. today's meeting covers neighborhoods south of the walnut creek bart

reporting live here, bob redell, today in the bay. >> thank you very much. >>> new for you this morning looking for a man who they say stabbed a woman. that suspect considered dangerous. here is is the picture of the suspect. police say he is clean shaven at this point. he attacked a woman in her 70s. this was yesterday morning. >>> developing this morning friends are stunned after chp officer shot and killed his own wife before turning the gun on himself. she owned a crossfit gym and did spots on local television two nights ago her husband confronted her in a nutrition store and shot his wife after a struggle and shot the own are in the arm. >>> looking for two people that tried to kidnap a woman. it happened around 5:00 in the morning. she was walking towards a bart station and a sedan pulled up next to her. they were wearing masks and tried to force the woman inside of the car. she was able to get away. >>> a truck carrying glass accidentally spilled a load all over. >> not a nice site. check all of that out covering that roadway. that spill spread over the roadway for about 100 yard

. >> nbc bay area's bob redell isn't one of them, but he is live outside the apple store in palo alto bob, what's it like out there? must be really exciting. >> reporter: well, you definitely have a long line of people waiting for their preorders. apple hasn't said how many people have preordered the new iphones or watches, but as you can see, a long line out there. at least one person this morning has been out here since tuesday. there were about 100 people waiting outside the apple store here in palo alto when ceo tim cook personally opened the doors at 8:00 this morning. there is a steady trickle of people showing up unannounced. they're hardly having to wait to get in and make their purchase. in years' past, customers lined up for hours around the block. not the case this year. possibly due to the fact that the new iphones aren't in short supply. apple has plenty of iphone xs, and macs in stock. they have upgraded photo capabilities and the mac has the biggest screen of any iphone ever. this customer bought two this morning, one for his brother in italy, the other for himself. >>

. >> bob redell is outside the b.a.r.t. station. they have some possible proet posal, bob? >> reporter: b.a.r.t. wants to do a number of things under the new so-called safety and security plan, like increase police presence, improve video surveillance and deter fare evaders, among other things. this comes after three people were murdered on the transit system in recent months, including 17-year-old nia wilson, who was stabbed to death at the macarthur b.a.r.t. station in oakland in late july. her family believes her suspect was a fare evader. if he wasn't able to jump the gates, nia would still be alive. tonight the board will discuss replacing the gates, one harder to penetrate without a ticket. also what can be done to improve b.a.r.t.'s proof of payment system. the b.a.r.t. chief of police will report on recommendations on how to better adequately staff his agency. you might recall, we recently reported on another b.a.r.t. proposal that would create a community ambassador program. it would be modeled after sfumuni's transit system to allow them to de-escalate situations,

reporting live in fremont, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> good to know. >>> 5:36. we have been telling you about those thieves storming apple stores, stealing phones, laptops and even ipads. this morning some of those alleged thieves are in jail. this is video from over the weekend when crooks hit a store in santa rosa. the department of justice is expected to release more information about those arrests. several people were taken into custody in oakland on tuesday night. >>> happening today, residents of hope village will begin relocating to an empty city-owned lot near the san jose airport. we've been following this story of hope village for weeks now after tent community there was shut down because it was on state land. earlier this week, county supervisors approved a deal to lease the city-owned land. hope village will stay open as part of a six-month pilot program. >>> it's 5:37 right now. sax m sacramento is doing its part to help the homeless. governor brown signed a law streamlining the process to help housing projects. it's expected to lead to more housing

report live here in san jose, bob redell, nbc bay area news. >> all right. thanks for the latest update there, bob. >>> developing right now, catholic church sexual abuse survivors from the bay area are in sacramento calling for action. they want california's attorney general to launch a statewide probe into the alleged abuse similar to one recently concluded in pennsylvania. members of snap, or the survivors network of those abused by priests, say the number of priests accused of harming children is far higher than currently reported. the group wants law enforcement and state leaders to do more to expose abusers. >> and we just want to protect kids. and the way to do that is to actually open up these files and really sort out who did what to whom when. and to do that you've got to publish the names, publish what they did. so that parents and advocates can look out for these children. >> members of snap plan to protest outside attorney general javier becerra's sacramento office. you might recall last week the diocese of san jose said it is launching its own i

here in lafayette, bob redell, nbc bay area news. >> thank you, bob. >>> steps are planned for addressing long-standing issue. district. the sex worker abatement unit made arrests of men soliciting prostitutes and pimps. they are offering women assistance to help them get out of the business instead of a simple arrest and citation. >>> happening today, leaders tried regulations for popup restaurants. unlike other bay area cities and counties, alameda's permit process for popup restaurants has slipped through the cracks. as was recently recorded, health inspectors have recently shut down some popular popup restaurants due to health code issues. a supervisor's health committee will host today's hearing. >>> a wild scene played out in france this morning. a man drove his car on to a runway. >> chapman bell explains how authorities sprang into action and what we know so far about that man in custody. >> reporter: an alarming scene in an airport in leon, france, today. a car ramming through security barriers and on to the runway, gaining access by smashing through a second set of security door

"today in the bay's" bob redell is outside of livermore high school. what does the note say exactly? >> reporter: not clear, marcus. according to livermore police, some students found a handwritten note in one of the restrooms here at livermore high school, and that note made some sort of direct threat against the campus. it was not signed. it was anonymous, according to the school administration. the school superintendent did this evening there is no credible threat to our campus. as a precaution, however, they're expected to have more police officers at the school. the school will have a strong and visibility adult presence on campus today. full disclosure, my daughter attends lhs, will be going to class today. she knows one of her friends, though, who is so concerned about her safety or her parents are, she won't be going to school and my daughter has a handful of other friends who indicated on social media posts they'd be skipping as well. >>> yesterday in concord, police investigated student reports that someone threatened on social media to shoot