. >> nbc news' bob riddell is live in san money, parents and students that show up today, bob, they'll notice more police presence? >> reporter: right, lawyer remarks marcus. the principal here at california high school says there will be considerable police presence on and around the presence at san ro money. he noted there are 47 under surveillance cameras and additional and min strarts to support students and staff. this is the third time we know someone threatened violence. the most reported yesterday. they reported to graffiti in the fine arts building, tomorrow, library shot up first. then courtyard, then myself, then also a racist comment directed at african-americans according to school. last week students ground u found graffiti in another restroom, cal will be shot up 5/9, final warning. the police response, they commended the students for coming forward with the enno. and went on to write, despite this presence, some families will choose to keep their children home from school tomorrow. we fully support the decision that you make as a family. we understand. we'll work with t

bob riddell, throwback thursday, he port posted this video on boot champs, follow bob on facebook, instagram. you can catch his videos. they are funny, 6:42 right now. you are watching "today in the bay". > >>>. >>> 6:25 for you right now. new overnight within the last two hours as many expected wikileaks founder julian assange confirmed to a judge he plans to fight his extradition to the united states. he appeared via a london courtroom this morning. prosecutors want him to answer to accusationss he conspired to military secrets. >> it's 6:25. >>> we have bad news, if you are reaching for this coffee press, don't. the plungeer knob can break and cause cuts. more than 260,000 were sold. if you have it, rumpb return it to starbucks. >>> the party may still be going on in los vegas after the billboard music awards. >> semi-if you are drake. >> the winner is drake for sworpion. >> the canadian rapper whose home is memphis. he took home awards, including top artist and billboard album. making history, bts, the first group to win and take home the top duo/group award, rapper cardis b. had a good

redell writes quote: in new york, bob riddell is showing us. >> is that really bob? >> look how cute. you can follow him on facebook, twitter and instagram. >>> new this morning, an unusual partnership between police and a suspect they are trying to arrest. >> that suspect wants people to like his picture on facebook. jose sims said he would turn himself in if his wanted poster got 15,000 likes on the department facebook page. police agreed to it. here's why. >> social media, it reaches a lot of people very quickly and we want to take full advantage of it. if he doesn't turn himself in, we're not going to forget about it. >> they will try to beat him at his own game. as you expect, the department is getting backlash from people if town. >> i feel it's feeding into that culture, it's weird. >> social media seems to cause more problems. >> the suspect's original charges range from risk of injury of a child to misuse of 911. he's wanted this time though for failing to appear in court seven different times. >>> some folks don't go to the dentist even if they have health

today bob riddell will have a live report in the next half hour a strike threat by teachers at another east bay school district. teachers are bound to hit the picket lines may 20th after negotiation stalled in march. they couldn't bring the sides closer together. they are fighting to increase class sizes. the district says it's facing a $5 million shortfall. >>> 4:35. mill br millbray police say he exposed himself. the mother asked us not to show her face. >> this fern needs to be caught. they're taking away kids' innocence of being in a safever following the girls ages 12 and 11, eventually getting out of a car and flashing himself. they ran off and got help from a neighbor. they are trying to find out if he is tied to another man. in that case, she was harassed as she walked home from san francisco. >>> new this morning, police in the north bay is searching for a bank robber. take a look at his face they say he robbed a petaluma bank yesterday. anyone with information could call police. >>> police in berkeley are investigateing a new string of laptop thefts. in one case, they got vio

. >> "today in the bay" bob riddell jins us live. tell us about this report. >> reporter: this internal report created by bart ten years ago, calls in defense the bart police officer who was convicted of shooting and killing a 22-year-old bart passenger oscar grant in the back while grant was handcuffed on the ground of the fruitvale bart platform on new year's day. this was in 2009. this was a shooting that was captured on video which a citizen with a cell phone. he said he meant to tase grant. will you recall this, but mistakenly pulled out his gun instead. the report says he can be seen trying to draw his gun two times and finally can be seen looking at his hand on the gun holster to watch the gun come out and fired that shot. the report reads deadly force was not justified it found that measurely, 27-years-old at the time and had only been on the force for t force on tes the year prior more than any of his colleagues that night. he blames a former officer for escalating what had initially been reports of a fight on a train at fru

. >> "today in the bay" bob riddell got to the scene in hayward. what's the latest, bob? >> reporter: if you can see that gentleman from with the hayward department, i askled him if there is anything suspicious? he says, i don't know. he is inspecting the scene. four homes are under construction. it's a new neighborhood, not far from the intersection of huntwood and industrial parkway. it went up between 1:30 and 2:00 this morning. somebody in the area posted these picture you get a sense of how big this fire was. four homes were consumed, three destroyed. the other is severely damaged. it looks like they probably have to tear that down. the other issue, other homes around here were completed. to might have be two might have been occupied, because of the radiant heat, they suffered damage as well. four homes on the back side had significant damage. there is a couple homes across the street that had their windows, the trim on the windows melt. fortunately, there are no reports of any injuries and again this happened in the middle of the night. the cause is unknown. as you

bob riddell, "today in the bay". >> thanks, bob. >>> on capitol hill, president trump is set to unveil a sweeping new immigration proposal. the administration says it will emphasize skills and education instead of family. "today in the bay" is live in washington with more on what to expect. good morning, craig. >> reporter: laura, good morning. good morning, everyone, it's described as a two-pronged plan and it faces an uphill batlet on capitol hill. on border security, president trump's immigration proposal outlines border wall completion in 33 designated areas and scanning improvements at ports of entries. >> not one more american life should be lost because our law makers fwa i would to secure our borders. >> reporter: the main plampbt requires language skills and education levels, shifting to a merit-based system from the current family-based approach where green cards go to throws two family tie sfwls we welcome about a million illegals into our country legally. >> reporter: the plan does not address the millions already in the country illegally, the status of dreamers or touches

reporting live, bob riddell, "today in the bay." >> thanks, so much, bob. stay connected with our free nbc bay area weather app. you will have all the information in the palmetto of your hand. see where the rain is going and coming to you with our free nbc bay area app. >>> on capitol hill, president trump is set to unveil a sweeping new imfwrax proposal today. the administration says it will empathize fields in education instead of family. "today in the bay" is live with more on what to expect. craig. >> reporter: marcus, good morning. good morning, everyone, it's described as a two-pronged plan, it faces an uphill battle in congress. on border security, president trump's immigration proposal outlines border wall completion and 33 designated areas and scanning improvement at ports of entries. >> not one more american life should be lost because our law makers failed to secure our borders. >> the plan's main -- r. t >> reporter: the plan's main system is switching to an american based a i proech. green cards goes to those with family ties. >> we welcome a m