"today in the bay's" bob redell joins us live outside facebook headquarters in menlo park. talk about the focus of this investigation, bob. >> good morning to you, laura. according to the "new york times," the u.s. attorneys office for the eastern district of new york is conducting a criminal probe into data deals at menlo park made with other tech companies. the reason prosecutors are concerned, these deals allowed facebook to share its user data with 150 partners without the facebook user's knowledge. we're talking about companies like amazon, apple, microsoft. the kind of data being shared, a contact info, names, genders, birth dates, even private messages. the times reports most of these data sharing deals have since been discontinued. as part of the investigation the grand jury subpoenaed records for at least two makers of smartphones. you'll recall cambridge analytical standard facebook misused user dat with that consultancy firm prior to the 2016 presidential election. there's also a number of parties suing facebook over its privacy practices while the social media gi

nbc bay area's bob redell live for us at stanford. bob? >> reporter: there's a number of things according to a complaint filed yesterday in the u.s. district court for the northern district of california. the plaintiffs are erica olson and kalia woods. they're seeking class action a stanford, usc, yale, us will and other schools that were targeted by parents during the admissions scandal. they're also suing the man and the firm that allegedly helped those parents buy their kids' way into the elite universities. plaintiff olson who had, quote, stellar test scores applied at yale. paid the application fee and rejected. according to the lawsuit, i'm quoting here, had she known of the system at yale university was warped and rigged by fraud she would not have spent the money to apply to the school. she also did not receive what she paid for, a fair consideration. plaintiff woods echoed the same sentiment after being rejected by usc. both students are concerned the scandal will devalue the degree they receive here from stanford. i'm quoting, th

. >> this morning we are making sure that you know win >> nbc bay area's bob redell in the nssoak. but first we want team coverage kicked off with meteorologist kari hall tracking all of this. >> we are seeing widespread rain in the bay area as we head out for lunch and also running errands in the morning. it is very wet and then really heavy rain starting to come down in parts of northern marin and southern sonomaha we'll have to, a few of these waves through. more of a light and steady rain falling in san francisco and elsewhere across the bay area. and it looks like there may be a break in the afternoon and then heavier with some more intense cells moving in later tonight and this is the way looks hour bay and the rest of the bay area will see a break in those downpoursut 8:00 we see it going again with some more widespread rain and even a potential of some heavy downpours going into early tomorrow morning and time for that morning commute. so we'll be tracking this an also i'll let you know how much rain to expect. that's coming up. >> all right. kari, thank you. it may not be

if you're a long-time watcher you know that bob redell is sharing the archive stories on social media. today's clip is called lost in translation. i remember when it happened. pretty cute. follow bob. bob nbc. >> he does the best posts. >> i know. i love those. my stories is just death and destruction. >> pretty much. >> he did a ballet one that was really good. >>> so the bay area proud series is a chance to show you the good that is happening in our communities every single day and so many different ways. >> one of the things most of the subjects have in common is that once they start doing all the good they don't stop. garvin thomas shows us some updates to stories he shared with us in the past. >> 62 years. my grandfather founded it. >> reporter: in december, we introduced you to ken christopher of the garlic family. after learning that students at local high school were carrying thousands in school lunch debt -- >> thank you. >> reporter: ken wiped it out with a single check a. the time ken said they were looking to do more and now they have. he's now cleared the debt at gilroy's

. >> "today in the bay" bob redell live for us. bob, what are police saying actually happened here. >> reporter: marcus and laura garcia, she's asking for people to pray for her nephew. so fines no signs of recovery. >> he's 4 years old. he's a baby. babies. these babies are dying. they are babies. these are babies. >> 4-year-old jackson was rushed to oakland children's yesterday afternoon when he was found with a gunshot wound to his head inside this home on richie street in east oakland. his great-aunt told us he found an unlocked gun underneath a bed and accidentally shot himself. two people were at home at the time, the man renting the house, and a one believed to be his mother. his great-aunt says her great nephew needs a miracle. >> they are saying if there's no brain activity in the next three days, they will be taking him off life support. we're hoping the swelling goes down and he regains brain activity. >> police have recovered that gun, and they have also questioned the man and woman inside the house at the time. reportin

reporting live in oakland, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> a lot of people coming this one. anks so much, bob. >>> out with the old and in with the new. a live look at the raider's future taj mahal, the stadium built near the las vegas strip. if you're wondering, vegas leaders insist there's no need to worry about the 2020 option. their $1.8 billion stadium they say is on track to be with time to spare. >>> busted play say for selling to minors, and in this case it wasn't alcohol, it was cannabis and hash products. napa police sent out photos at a bust at napa's smoke and vape shop on emola avenue. police got tips about the store selling to young people and officers closed the store and say the owner and other workers will be charged. >>> the man accused of the brutal killing of a woman at an oakland b.a.r.t. station may enter a plea today. john lee cowell faces murder and attempted murder charges for last year's deadly stabbing at the macarthur b.a.r.t. station. this is 18-year-old nia wilson, who died in that attack. her sister was also stabbed but survived. >>> new this mo

. >> "today in the bay's" bob redell is live in san ramon this morning. bob? >> reporter: we'll know by the end of business today whether or not the teachers of san ramon vote to strike. the deadline is tonight. 1700 teacher, those who teach at walt disney elementary and all the other schools in san ramon. this is video from last night, san ramon valley teachers association. that's the union that represents the teachers, they held a town hall with parents to share their concerns and explain their position. the teachers are fighting for higher pay, the current offer from the district is a 3% salary increase for this year. the teachers also want more nurses, librarians and counselors, and smaller class sizes. >> i want to mach sure the public understands we need more funding and education and our students cannot continue to subsist on the funding that is not really going into our schools. we have money in the state, and i think that we need to make sure that we all work together collaboratively to bring more funding. >> the district and teachers union are still

"today in the bay's" bob redell live for us in san ramon, and bob, what's going on there? >> marcus, the 1700 teachers who work at walt disney elementary and other schools in san ramon have been voting since monday on whether or not to strike. the deadline for that vote is tonight. last night, the san ramon valley teachers association, that's the union who represents the teachers, they held a town hall with parents to share their concerns and explain their position. the teachers are fighting for higher pay. the current offer from the district is a 3% salary increase for this year. the teachers also want more nurses, librarians, counselors, and smaller class sizes. >> we have right now large class sizes, and that is not good for our students. we want to make sure our students are able to develop relationships with their educators, and our educators are able to do the best work possible to serve our students. >> the district and association are still in negotiations. teachers have until 5:00 tonight to submit their vote on whether or not to strike. the association says it wo

bob redell is live in san jose with information just coming in. bob? >> reporter: marcus and laura, within the past 45 minutes, san jose police have identified the suspect in the murder of bambi larson. you can take a look at your tv screen, they just released this mug shot of the man. the man's name is carlos eduardo aravalo caranzo, he is 24 years old and someone who police describe as a transient. police are not saying what led them to him but we know detectives interviewed caranzo last night and made their arrest. caranzo stabbed to death bambi larson, a 59-year-old woman found murdered on the 900 block of knollfield way and south san jose, late last month. larson was a manager at a medical testing company here in san jose, had attended san jose state university at uc santa cruz, but police discovered her body february 28th. she had multiple stab wounds to her neck and torso. police have not said what prompted caranza to allegedly kill larson. we could learn more information when san jose police chief eddie garcia speaks to us at 2:30 this afternoo

. >> "today in the bay's" bob redell is live near concord this morning with the latest for us. bob? >> reporter: laura and scott, so far there have been no are earr according to chp and they have not identified any suspects. both happened this weekend here in the east bay. one last night along eastbound 580 and livermore, the other one saturday afternoon close to where i'm at, highway 4 in contra costa county. sadly in that saturday shooting, a young woman was killed, 25-year-old destiny hillary. she lived in antioch, graduated from deer valley high school, worked as an office manager for a doctor, that all according to her linkedin profile. on saturday, someone shot several bullets into the driver's side of her honda sedan. she crashed at the willow road off-ramp, not clear if she died from the gunshots, the crash, or a combination of both. no indication if she was targeted or if it was a random attack. here is a long time family friend who we spoke with. >> i've never seen anything out of the ordinary, you know. it's not like that family that you're going oh, of course it would ha

bob redell was there. the city went with someone familiar to the fire department. >> reporter: correct, laura. mayor breed of san francisco announced that gene nicholson would be the city's next fire chief. now, nicholson is familiar with the department, been a veteran here with sffd for the past 25 years. she's currently the deputy chief of administration. she'll become the second woman to ever lead the department, the first lgbt person fire chief in the city of san francisco. chief nicholson taking the top job will have a few mayor projects to contend with. there are fire stations to come online, a couple more built, the department must also find a new training facility. chief nicholson did outline a couple of priorities and challenges she knows she is facing, she wants to improve support of first responders, suffering from ptsd and ptsi. since she knows this firsthand. this is from february of 2009. she was hospitalized for burns after fighting an arson fire at a vacant home. five other firefighters wer

reporting live in oakland, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> a lot of people waiting for that one. thanks, bob. >>> out with the old and in with the new. a live look at the raider's future taj mahal, stadium built near the las vegas strip. if you're wondering, vegas leaders insist there's no need to worry about the 2020 option year. the stadium is on track to be ready they say with time to spare. >>> the man accused of the brutal killing of a woman at an oakland b.a.r.t. station could make a plea today. john lee cowell faces murder and attempted murder charges for last year's deadly standing at the macarthur b.a.r.t. station. this is the suspect, 18-year-old nia wilson died during that attack. her sister was also stabbed but survived. >>> new this morning, a santa rosa junior college student under arrest accused of raping another student. petaluma police say the suspect sexually assaulted the woman in the school library monday. officers located him yesterday and arrested him without incident. he is facing multiple felony charges. >>> also new this morning, busted, police say for sel

. >> "today in the bay's" bob redell is live for news discovery bay. bob, what's going on there? >> reporter: we're talking about automatic witness plate readers, marcus and laura. there's a number of other cities in contra costa county who have installed these video surveillance systems, now discovery bay could be receiving some of this technology. later this morning the contra costa county board of supervisors will decide whether or not to install 24 automatic license plate readers in discovery bay,een a number of serious crimes involving vehicles, criminals cut through the area because it is remote, it's located along highway 4, which is where a lot of these readers would be installed and criminals can escape easily to i-5 in minutes. other cities in the bay area already have cameras in place at intersections and other strategic locations. the contra costa county sheriff's office believes if discovery bay had already been using this technology, deputies could have identified suspects and/or made swifter arrests. >> i would put one on my house if i could. >> reporter: it's that

live here in oakland, bob redell, nbc bay area news. >> bob, thank you so much for that update. be sure to watch nbc bay area for our continuing coverage of the teachers strikes. we will have more ahead tonight on nbc bay area news at 5:00 and then you can always get the latest updates as soon as a deal is reached by downloading our nbc bay area app. >>> now details in what could be another teacher strike. this one in san ramon and teachers vote whether or not to hit the picket line. last night the san ramon valley teachers association held a town hall meeting with parents. the teachers are fighting for higher pay. the district has offered a 3% salary increase for this year. >> i want to make sure that the public understands that we need more funding in education. our students cannot subsist on the funding this's not really going into our schools. we have money in the state and i think that we need to make sure that we all work together collaborateively to bring more funding. >> teachers have until 5:00 when evening to submit their vote whether or not to strike. >>> san jose pol

reporting live here in pacifica, bob redell, "nbc bay area news." >> thank you, bob. >>> those waveslong the coast strong there. many visitors don't know that. you and i both have lived on the east coast, very different here on the west coast. >> yes, and a i think a lot of people don't realize because of the bay there's this turbulence that goes on with the water being drawn in and pushed back out into the ocean that makes it really dangerous. we have these waves along the coastline that are right now about seven to nine feet. not only that, but the water temperature is only at about 55 degrees. so with the waves and the period swells, that's what draws you out into the ocean and it takes a long time before the next wave comes in that could push you back to the coast. so you just get drawn deeper out into the water and then you also have the rip current that can make those tides and the water patterns very unpredictable. we also had those sneaker waves, so people on the beach don't know that suddenly a large wave could wash up and then, once again, that draws you out into the ocean.

"today in the bay's" bob redell is a couple minutes away from the scene.ive report in minutes. >>> new for you this morning, two separate b.a.r.t. police investigations just an hour apart. last night at 11:00, we reported about an incident on the peninsula. overnight, we found out about a new problem in the east bay. "today in the bay's" pete suratos live for us in orinda and pete, it's just another reason for people to pay close attention to their surroundings. >> reporter: yes, that's right, laura. we got a chance to speak to some of the b.a.r.t. riders in orrin ta. you mentioned the incident took place at 11:00 p.m., just an hour after another incident in san francisco. i was going to show you a map of the distance between these two stations. according to b.a.r.t., police say the orinda station incident was a robbery and the male suspect tried to get away on a san francisco bound train but arrested at the macarthur station after the female victim and another witness i.d.'d him. in san francisco a woman attacked on a train headed to sfo just before 10:00

. >> "today in the bay's" bob redell has the new interview from overnight. >> reporter: jamilia lan is asking you to pray for her great nephew who is on life support after surgery last night and so far no brain activity. >> he's 4 years old. he's a baby. we keep losing babies. these babies are dying. they are babies. these are babies. >> 4-year-old navaun jackson rushed to oakland children's yesterday afternoon when he was found with a gunshot wound to his head inside this home on ritchie street in east oakland. his great-aunt told us he found an unlocked gun underneath the bed and accidentally shot himself. two people were in the home at the time, the man renting the house, and a woman believed to be navaun's mother. the great-aunt says her nephew needs a miracle. >> they are saying if he doesn't gain brain activity in the next three days, they will take him off life support. we're hoping the swelling goes down and he regains brain activity. >>> police have recovered the gun and questioned the man and woman inside the house at the time. bob redell, "today in the bay." >>> thoughts to

reporting live here in pacifica, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> hope they find him there, bob. thank you. >>> we have breaking news to tell you about a on the peninsula, firefighters are still at the scene of a house fire that involved at least one rescue. crews arrived only a short time after that fire started, about 90 minutes ago, that fire is now contained. it happened right across the street from the daly city b.a.r.t. station on los olivos and a block north of john daly boulevard. one person was taken from the home on a stretcher and police set up yellow tape around the area. there's no update on the victims, letmight be affected br how it started. >> 6:33. >>> two separate b.a.r.t. police investigations just an hour apart. last night at 11:00, we reported about an incident on the peninsula. "today in the bay's" pete suratos live for us in orinda and pete, it's just another reason for riders to pay close attention to their surroundings. pete? >> reporter: yes, that's right, laura. there's always a level of concern, when you hear about incidents like this, mentioned, that

reporting live here at sfo, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> bob, thanks so much for the update there. >>> san ramon valley teachers have until tomorrow to vote on ratifies a new contract, but another es strike is brewing in sublynn. they've been trying to hammer out a new contract for more than a year. teachers say the issue boils down to one thing -- money. >> we don't think the district is put ago priority on its students. we think that they are hoarding money in several accounts, as opposed to spending that money on the students now that are here. >> the district believes both sides are looking for what's best for the students, and mediation can still resolve differences. teachers have until friday to cast their vote. >>> new this morning sounds like a rivalry got a little too heated. two high schools have a lot of history here, we're talking about epps pallet alternate and los gatos. the principals jointly banning students from attending the spring events. the reason is bad behavior. they mentioned poor sportsmanship in the stands and on social media. the americaie news cites ugl

"today in the bay's" bob redell is near one of the crime scenes outside concord.they have any leads? >> reporter: so far not yet, nothing that has been indicated by chp. there's no raess, no indication they've identified suspects and they don't know if these two shootings are related. both happened this weekend. you had one this past night, last night, eastbound 580 and livermore, the other one saturday afternoon along highway 4 in contra costa county. sadly in that saturday shooting, that's when a young woman was killed, 25-year-old destiny hillary. she lived in antioch, graduated from deer valley high school, worked as an office manager for a doctor, that all according to her linkedin profile. on saturday, someone shot several bullets into the driver's side of her honda sedan. as she was heading on highway 4. she crashed at the willow road off-ramp, not clear if she died from the gunshots, the crash, or a combination of both. no indication if she was targeted or if it was a random attack. here is a long time family friend who we spoke with. >> i've never seen an

bob redell is live at the scene. what are you seeing now? the fire is ute. the home is pretty much a total loss, according to the fire department, the contra costa fire protection district tells us everyone who lived here were able to escape on their own. the call came in around 2:40 this morning one of the big challenges was dealing with the noisy explosions coming from the garage. >> loud, loud explosions. right when i first got on scene and out of my truck, two of them went offer. it was extremely loud. i wasn't sure if it was ammunition or propane. >> reporter: fire department still does not know what caused the fire, but they do not believe the cause is suspicious. the homeowners, which i mentioned were asleep when the fire started, they were saved by something everyone should have installed -- smoke detectors. bob redell, "today in the bay." >> thank you, bob congress is moving on to another hot issue -- health care. president trump's administration is making a push to take on health care of its own. tracie potts has more. >> republicans keep saying it

. >> bob redell is live at the scene in concord. bob, what have you been able to find out? >> reporter: we just spoke with the fire protection district, and they tell us this fire that burned this home here they believe it started in the garage and they're still trying to determine the explosions, either propane tank or ammuniti everybody who lives in this house was able to escape on their open. the fire never bent past one alarm, but unfortunately this house is a loss based on the extensive fire damage. they don't believe there was any suspicious about this fire. they do believe it was accidental, they're just trying to determine the cause. it did start in the garage, and they did hear the explosions, whether they were the cause or the aftereffect they're still trying to find out. the homeowner does have a smoke alarm, that is what woke them up and got them out alive. one woman has burns to her hands and feet, but she is expect ed o be fine. >>> a decision overnight that may pack a new punch for people scrambling for any type of housing. "the east bay times" reporting that

"today in the bay's" bob redell is in san jose this morning. how does the city plan to address this problem? >> they started addressing it last night at the city council meeting. the city council agreed to make it a priority in the next budget to address the chronic workload shortages by hiring more police and fire dispatchers, and also upgrading the 911 technology. here's the problem. the city has been struggling with 911 call volume since 2017. the state requires police and fire to answer 95% of those emergency calls within 15 seconds. an audit accepted last night by the city council found that in 2017 san jose was only at 80%. the city has since improved to 90%, but still short of what the state requires. in order to achieve that 90% response, the city had to pay triple the overtime for dispatchers. in addition to hiring more people, the city is looking to streamline it's 911 dispatch. for instance, making sure that the non-emergency 311 calls are handled by staff other than those involved in emergency dispatch. the city is also working on a

reporting live, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> so sad. k you very much, bob. >>> it is 5:33, new this morning police investigating a stabbing near uc berkeley. officers say they found a man with stab wounds along shattuck avenue. another man suffered an injury after being hit with a chain. it appears both had an altercation before the incident. both men taken to the hospital. no word this morning on their conditions. >> this just in, president trump is weighing in on all criminal charges against actor jussie smollett being dropped. he wrote on twitter, quote, fbi and doj to review the outrageous jussie smollett case in chicago. it's an embarrassment to our nation. prosecutors agree to a deal with the actor. charges were dropped in exchange for two days of community service and $10,000 in court costs. three weeks ago smollett was indicted by a grand jury after the actor told police he was beaten on the street by two masked men. police had said that smollett hired two brothers to stage the attack. this morning tmz is reporting that smollett

today in the bay's bob redell is live for us. great news for us here, but not every teacher is on board with this. >> reporter: correct. yes, the majority did vote to ratify, about a third of the teachers who voted against this deal later today the school board expected to ratify the deal as well. the deal includes an 11% pay raise spread out over four years, the union had asked for 12% over three years. plus a one time 3% bonus. the deal also includes an offer of reduced class sizes. and as well as reducing caseloads for support staff. there are also bonuses and raises for nurses. there is a moratorium on new charter schools and a five month pause on closures an conso consolidati consolidations. >> my school is on the chopping block, it will be closed. you want me for look my students in the eye and say i took a pay raise but your school is going to be closed? no. >> reporter: teachers cast their ballots yesterday downtown oakland. 58% voted for, 42% against the deal. the board is scheduled to meet today as i mentioned. they wer

. >>> bob redell live along highway 4 in concord. bob, chp made any arrests?reporter: no arrests and no indication they've found any suspect or identified any suspect and no indication that the shootings here in the east bay were related. both did happen over the weekend in the east bay. one last night on eastbound 580 in livermore, and another one saturday afternoon not far from where i'm standing along highway 42 in contra costa county. saturday a young woman was killed, destiny hillary, 25 years old, lived in antioch, graduated from deer valley high school, worked as an office manager for a doctor, according to her linkedin profile. saturday afternoon, someone shot several bullets into the driver's side of her honda sedan. she crashed at the willow road off-ramp off of highway 4. it's not clear if she died from the gunshots in the crash or a combination of both, and there's no indication if she was targeted or if this was a random attack. we did speak with one of her long time family friends. >> i've never seen anything out of the ordinary, you know. it's n

bob redell, nbc bay area news. >> thank you, bob. >>> we are tracking thunderstorms in the north bay right now. here's a live look at the radar powered by storm ranger. our meteorologist is here with more thunderstorms. >> yeah, we've seen a lot of lightning with those moving through parts of the north bay in northern sonoma counties. you can see all of those icons indicating some live lightning. and where we see purple, that's where we're seeing the potential of hail. as i get a closer look, i'm seeing the storms moving right there on 101, just south of cloverdale. you can also see those icons showing all the lightning strikes that we have gotten from cloud to ground. so this is really going to cause a lot of problems for anyone who is caught outside in these conditions. and really heavy rain, we have a cluster of some very powerful downpours and some lightning that is just off the coast making its way into parts of sonoma county, moving closer to guerneville and wilson grove as it moves off to the east within the next 40 to 45 minutes. this is something we'll be tracking over the n

reporting live here in fremont, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> thanks for the latest, bob.other health warning for you this morning, it happened again, officials warning people about a possible measles exposure at a popular east bay restaurant. if you ate at sauced bash key and spirits in livermore, this is for you. someone with me sayles ate there as well. the health department wants to hear from people who were at that restaurant between 8:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. on saturday. they're at high risk of infection. we've been telling you this week about measles exposure after an interflat traveler with the virvi virus visited the bay area and they stopped at 20 different restaurants and stores in the south bay between the 13th and the 23rd. >>> 5:46 right now. last night, president made his first major public appearance since the end of the mueller investigation. >> scott mcgrew joins us now. the president claims complete vindicati vindication. >> this though he is not to our knowledge seen the actual report, nor have we. what we have seen is a report on the report. a four-page

"today in the bay's" bob redell live in contra costa county this morning. talk about exactly what is at stake here. >> reporter: at stake is the trump administration policy, laura, of sending asylum seekers from south and central america back to mexico, while they wait for their case to be heard. historically, that has not been the case. migrants seeking asylum at the u.s. border have been allowed to stay in this country with notices to appear in immigration court but in an unprecedented move earlier this year, president trump changed that policy, forcing asylum seekers back to south of the border while they await a decision. civil liberties groups sued the federal government to end this policy. this morning a judge in san francisco will hear arguments from both sides. the plaintiffs want the judge to suspend this policy, while the lawsuit winds through the courts. groups like the aclu and southern poverty law center argue the new policy makes it hard for migrants to focus on their asylum cases since they have to figure out how to survive in mexico. the tru

"today in the bay's" bob redell is live for us in san jose with what police are now saying about that killing and what's next. bob? >> reporter: marcus, san jose police say they have solved the murder of bambi larson. you'll recall, she's the 59-year-old woman from south san jose who was stabbed to death at her home on february 28th. her home was located on the knollfield way in south san jose. detectives interviewed her alleged killer last night and took this person into custody, made at rest. pd is expected to release more information about this person and the case later today. larson was the manager of a medical testing company here in san jose, had attended san jose state and uc santa cruz, when police discovered her body late last month, she had stab wounds to her neck and torso. again, an arrest in the murder of bambi larson. reporting live here in san jose, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> thank you, bob, and of course, we will be following this story throughout the morning. >>> well, we're turning here to nancy pelosi, despite a push within her party, she's throwing cold wat

"today in the bay's" bob redell joins us live in discovery bay this morning with what is being proposed there. good morning, bob. >> reporter: good morning to you, laura. talking about automatic license plate readers, as you are aware, many cities and towns in contra costa county have this technolo technology, and now it could be coming right here to discovery bay, especially along this stretch of highway 4, in a few hours from now the contra costa county board of supervisor also decide whether or not to pay for 24 automatic license plate readers in discovery bay. this area has seen a number of serious crimes involving vehicles, criminals cut through the area because it is remote, located along highway 4 and easy escape to i-5 in minutes. other cities in the bay area have had cameras in place at interse intersections and other strategic locations in the towns. the sheriff's office believes if discovery bay had used the technology, deputies could have identified suspects and/or made swifter arrests. >> i would put one on my house if i could. >> reporter: it's that bad? >> just we got a l

." >> nbc bay area's bob redell live for us in san jose. i know you were able to look over the suspect's record and you have compelling video from a neighbor. tell us what you can. >> reporter: we have spoken to neighbors who are very relieved not knowing who larson at her home here. had been unsettling for people in this san jose neighborhood but police arrested this man. take a look. his name is carlos edwardo carasa and believe he murdered 59-year-old larson, a manager at a medical testing company here in san jose. she levelled by herself and according to her friends was careful but police found her dead inside her house with multiple stab wounds. this is what we know about the suspect. according to a source we know he was diagnosed with psychosis in 2016 and he's got a number of convictions in santa cla that county of kidnapping, burglary, prowling, trespassing, false imprisonment, battery to an officer, pdi officer. there there's various drug charges including possession of meth. we met with neighbors who live two doors down and shared

"today in the bay's" bob redell is live for us at san jose police headquarters with the latest on the search for the killer. bob? >> reporter: marcus, san jose police tell us they have not yet been able to identify or make any arrests of suspects in the murder of 19-year-old joseph viramontes. the last two years have been agonizing for his 74-year-old grandfather, carlos pardita. he says he can't eat or sleep without hearing his grandson asking him to do something to find his killer. viramotntes whose mick name was smiley was a beloved teammate in the san jose 49ers youth football league for a number of years. his grandpa told us somebody has to know something and he wants them to come forward so he can feel just a little relief from his crushing pain. >> i can't replace him. i can't bring him back. the only thing i can do is find this jerk that did this, okay. it's two years now. and he's running the streets free. somebody knows something. >> reporter: take a look at your tv screen. here are the details of joseph viramontes 'murder, shot sometime between friday march 24th and saturda

bob redell joins us now. what do we need to know as parents? >> sb38, the bill, would ban flavored tobacco statewide. it's designed to appeal to young people. the senate committee will discuss the bill. if passed, flavored tobacco products would no longer be available in stores or vending machines. penalties would range from $400 to $6,000. jerry hill of san mateo, who author this had bill, says data shows over 80% of youth who start smoking start with a flavored tobacco product. they can be cigarettes, cigars, chew, nicotine laced juice for vape pens. sometimes flavor to taste like cotton candy, bubble gum, mango, to mention a few. vape products are prohibited for sale for anyone under the age of 21. by the way there's a companion bill, sb39one., thank you, bob. >> arson investigators are on the scene of a special fire at a southre was reported about 5:30 this morning on east e sunnyvale battalion sunnyvale that arson investigators a tomody started that fire. he wouldn't go into details on that but said the point of origin and the timing made

reporting live here in fremont, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> we'll be watching for the details, bob, thanks. >>> another health warning for you this morning, it happened again, officials warning people about a possible measles exposure at a popular east bay restaurant. if you ate at sauced bash key and spirits in livermore, this is for you. someone with me sayles ate there as well. the health department wants to hear from people who were at that restaurant between 8:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. on saturday. they're at high risk of infection. we've been telling you this week about measles exposure after an international traveler with the virus visited the bay area and they stopped at 20 different restaurants and stores in the south bay between the 13th and the 23rd. >> 6:26. >>> a horse track near los angeles resumes racing today. it comes after they were suspended in definitely earlier this month. 22 horses died at the santa anita racetrack. today's races come with a new restriction. one of them approves new rules on certain medications given to animals. another bans use of whips exce

. >> reporter: reporting live, bob redell, nbc bay area news. >> bob, thanks for that report. >>> police are looking for the gunman who shot and killed a woman in a b.a.r.t. parking lot. it happened around 10:30 last night in a parking lot on the 7th street side of the west oakland b.a.r.t. station. investigators say they don't know if she was a b.a.r.t. rider. police are looking for the person that shot her and their motive. this follows two other incidents at b.a.r.t. stations earlier this week. monday, a robbery took place in arinda. a man was arrested after he was trying to get away on a san francisco bound train. and then in san francisco, another woman was attacked. this time on a b.a.r.t. train headed towards sfo. >>> turning to your weekend forecast, a lot of folks on the golden gate bridge, and look at all that fog. so a lot of people wondering is it going to stick around this weekend? >> it's going to be moving out by the afternoon, but it will be back tomorrow morning. we're going to take a live look outside in san jose. beautiful view over the south bay after most of the clou

"today in the bay's" bob redell will join us with a live report coming up at 5:45. >>> it could be a headache if you commute this weekend, and you take it through the downtown san francisco area. two lanes of eastbound i-80 off-ramp to fourth and bryant streets are closing, starting at 7:00 this morning. that closure is in place until 7:00 in the morning sunday. it's so crews can actually work on the long-awaited central subway project. plans are for that rail line to go through chinatown. once finished crews plan to repair potholes and perform other maintenance work. >>> coming up here on "today in the bay," a shakeup at wells fargo. the top executive stepping town, as the company works to recover from a huge scandal. >>> plus a major day ahead for lyft on wall street. how much shares are being priced at, as the company makes its stock market debut. >>> and a live look for you out in richmond, as you can see, a few cars on the road. mike's going to have a look at that commute for you coming up in just a bit. 4:37 right now. you're watching "today in the bay." ♪ ♪ the things that mat

reporting live in cupertino, bob redell. >>> police in walnut creek investigation a shooting. it happened a few steps from the century multiplex on locust drive. police say the victim drove himself to a nearby hospital. he is expected to be okay. so far police have not made any arrests and they are not saying what may have sparked the gunfire or if it was some kind of robbery. >>> when it comes to violence undocumented felons, santa clara county may soon begin contacting federal authorities once they are released. the supervisors tomorrow will debate the ban preventing deputies from contacting i.c.e. this involves inmates once they are released despite a detainer request. undocumented inmates would instead be held until federal authorities assume control. this move is sparked in large part by the deadly stabbing last month of a woman in her south san jose home. investigators say this man 24-year-old carlos eduardo avanza killed a woman. he was a repeat offender without i.c.e. being notified. >>> today marks two years since the unsolved murder of a south bay teenager the 19-yea

. >> our "today in the bay's" bob redell is live at the scene. bob, you said there was a woman was hurt. is she okay? >> reporter: she's expected to be okay. the contra costa county fire protection district are just wrapping up their work here. the house behind me, though, however, is a loss. the firefighters do say everyone inside the home was able to escape okay, including that woman who lives here. she was burned on her hands and feet. >>> this call came in around 2:40 this morning, it never wen past the first alarm. firefighters believe it started in the garage, spreaded there into the interior of the home. one of the big challenges was dealing with the loud explosion coming from the garage. >> they were loud, loud explosions, right when i first got on scene and out of my truck, two of them went off. i wasn't sure if it was ammunition or propane. the fire department is still trying to determine the cause of this fire. they do not believe it was suspicious. the homeowners who were asleep when this fire started, with you saved by something every

baer is suspended rockaway beach in pacifica "today in the bay's" bob redell is there and bob, what is for a 28-year-old man overnight. the call came in around 4:20 this morning. there were four friends out here two of them went into the water, only one came back. the three had been sitting out here along the beach until recently waiting for news on their friend again, who is out there, they believe somewhere in the surf. these four men, they're from out of town they've been staying here at the lighthouse hotel, according to pacifica police and they were saying the conditions out here were like they are right now, very rough surf and the water is very cold and we do not believe that man was wearing a wet suit. reporting live here in pacifica bob redell "nbc bay area news." >> bob thank you so much for kari haut on thursday. we have a nice weekend ahead as our highs reach into the upper 60s and lower 70s. we'll just also have to watch out for that rain tomorrow. more updates coming up and we'll send you right now to the "today" show. why are all these business owners so excited? we're g

bob redell is live with us in piedmont. >> reporter: it's concerns about invasion of privacy. the city of piedmont has at least three so-called public safety cameras here he intersection of grand and oak lend. they only record video, not audio, but local law enforcement said they've used video the to investigate and prosecutor crimes. police say they now want to add cameras to five more locations. you can see the map we put together, you can see on the tv screen, the proposed locations are major intersections throughout the city of piedmont. >> i think it's a hard argument to make on a public intersection that it's an invasion of privacy. if it only takes pictures when somebody is running a red light or something like that, that's fine. >> if it makes people more accountable, i'm all for it. however, you know, it depending on how far it looks. think it's invasive also. there's two sides of is the story. >> reporter: they installed 39 automatic license plate reading cameras at various intersections throughout town. snows only record license plates. that information has been use

"today in the bay's" bob redell joins us live is what passengers said and the pressure that faa is stillesisting. >> reporter: we did speak with incumbency on a flight from donna, how. they were on a boeing 737 mass 9, and the once we spoke to were not overly concerned or even aware of what was going on. several countries have grounded the max 8. they're doing this under investigators can figure out what caused a max 8 to crash this weekend? ethiopia, and another one last fall off the coast of indonesia. here in the united states, southwest and american airlines, they fly the max 8, united the max 9. all three airlines say they have no safety concerns. the max 8 and 9 do have the same system. there was a computer glitch that might have called the max 8 crash last fall. here's passengers who just arrived this morning on the united max 8 flight from hawaii. >> it is a little concerning. you just told me about this. i had no idea but the plane made it. i always feel like there's less plane accidents than car accidents i ride a motorcycle. so i always feel like i'm brushing with death. so i

bob redell is live for us in piedmont. you would think more cameras means increased safety, but not everyone is aboard. >> reporter: there are concerns about the invasion of private sid. you can see what we're talking about. there are three of these so-called public safety cameras, the white object there at the beginning there, in the city of piedmont. they were installed on a trial base. they only record video, no audio, but local law enforcement has used video to investigate and prosecutor crimes. police say it's been effective enough that they now want to add cameras to five other locations. these are the proposed locations or other major intersections, and two more -- >> i think it's going to be a hard argument to make on a public intersection that it's an invasion of privacy. if it's only set up to take pictures at a time when someone is running a red light or something like that, that's fine. >> if it makes people more accountable, i'm all for it. however, you know, it depends on how far it looks. i think it's invasi

. >>> happening now, bob redell will have a live update and you can go to our twitter feed where we postard legend is being remembered. jake phelps has died. he published thrasher for two decades from san francisco where he was raised. we have a link to the full story on our twitter feed. >>> it is 8:57. a local weather update for you in an hour. rain is moving back week. we )re tracking a developing system. we )ll let you know when it will get to you - so you can plan ahead. plus - your morning commute and all your local news headlines. join us monday morning from 4:30 to 7. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> and a good friday morning to you, craig melvin here alongside al roker, sheinelle jones, dylan dreyer, our friend jacob soboroff joining us as well. always good to have you. we start with what new zealand's prime minister is calling that country's darkest day ever, shootings inside two mosques in the middle of friday prayers. as of now, officials say 49 people have been killed, dozens more are hurt. a 28-year-old man is in cus