"today in the bay's" cheryl hurd has their welcome home from oakland. >> the hardest thing was seeing people's lives disrupted. >> reporter: jason fuller says helping people in newburn, north carolina, deal with the wrath of hurricane florence is what they are trained to do. >> we were in waist-deep water talking around with rain coming up from the bottom, rain coming at 40 miles an hour. >> reporter: and at the height of the storm, winds exceeded 90 miles per hour. dozens of people had been killed. the cleanup only beginning. now, two teams from alameda county's search and rescue are back in the area,his group water. amongst that stuff you have to try to figure out a way to get it done. >> reporter: they did their part bringing in nine vehneoats from that region. >> for this deployment, fema specifically requested what's called a water mission-ready package which is prepared for swiftwater in an environment where people need rescue. >> reporter: these pictures showing some of their work, the road to recovery for the carolinas, are far from over. >> we're back here to help our communi

nbc bay area cheryl hurd joins us from sfo with the details. cheryl. >> reporter: airport officials are hoping for the best but preparing for problems because in a couple of hours two runways will shut down because of much-needed maintenance. >> actually, my flight is delayed by two hours. >> reporter: and katie florence is hoping her flight to palm springs will take off before the runway intersection shuts down. >> any time flights are delayed at sfo it affects not just that one flight, it affects all of the flights, and then throughout the day. >> reporter: that's what sfo is trying to avoid by scheduling two runway closures during non-peak hours. just before 1:00 a.m., runway 28 left, which handles arrivals, will shut down until sunday at 7:00 a.m. runway 1 right, the departure runway, will close at the same time, reopening saturday night at 11:00 p.m. mike mccarron is nbc bay area's aviation specialist. >> what they try to do is wait until after the summer rush is over and before the winter rains come so it is between basically labor day and

nbc bay area cheryl hurd is in benicia where waller lived. cheryl, what do we know? >> that's right. he lives right here in this house, and neighbors are stunned by the allegations. the people i talked to say they really didn't know him very well, but they say if the allegations are true, they are glad he is no longer on the loose. >> quite a shock. >> reporter: marcy and andrew brunt say they knew something was wrong when they saw police in their benicia neighborhood. it turns out their neighborhood, 58-year-old roy waller is the suspected nor cal rapist. >> very disturbing to know that he was living almost next door to us. >> reporter: waller, a safety specialist at uc berkeley's office of health and safety is accused of terrorizing victims for 15 years. police saying his reign of terror spanned six northern california counties, including three in the bay area from 1991 to 2006. >> waller was arrested yesterday in berkeley as he arrived to work. the suspect is married and has had the same job for the last 25 years. >> reporter: investigators confirming his dna is a

nbc bay area cheryl hurd joins us near the cal campus, a notorious hot spot for laptop thieves righteryl. >> that's right, a lot of laptop robberies happen right here at cafe estrada and people are real concerned because the fall semester is just getting under way here at uc berkly, and they say it's a good time to try and catch these thieves. thieves can strike at any time. this surveillance video shows in one case how they operate. >> they will look around, and they are looking for that person or that device that's unattended. >> or the computer can be sitting right in front of its owner. berkeley police are going undercover in an effort to stop it. >> we have plain clothes officers who will be in the coffee shops or monitoring the coffee shops hoping to prevent some of the thefts. >> reporter: berkeley police are seeing about two or three computers taken a week. >> they aren't just doing that one crime. they are also doing other crimes like taking people's telephones. >> reporter: but the laptop robberies are getting most of the attempt. police aren't giving us their crime-fightin

here's cheryl hurd. >> reporter: this home has spectacular views. and when you look at it from the street this there bedroom two baggett manufactured home in the 1900 block of east 17th street in oakland doesn't look that bad. >> if you walk towards the back here -- >> reporter: you can see why they call it the burn house. >> this house burned three years ago. >> reporter: the entire home gutted by fire. now the asking price. >> $350,000. >> reporter: it's described as ready for demo and rebuild. the conditions similar to this condemned home in fremont that sold in april. for $1.23 million. >> we just put it on the market last week. >> reporter: it already has multiple offers. >> someone definitely will come in and knock it down, rebuild it. a million dollar property. >> reporter: victory irram thin price is outrageous. >> we're in a quiet neighborhood but it shouldn't be that much. >> reporter: you have to get your offer in by september 15th. in oakland, cheryl hurd, nbc bay area news. >> these two are scheming how they'll buy it. >> we were talkin

nbc bay area )s cheryl hurd is n brentwood w/ the details. cheryl? water continues to rise - and so does the death toll. in south carolina - a jail transport van -- carrying two detainees was swept away in flood waters. both inmates drowned. more than 35 deaths are now being blamed on "florence". entire towns have been swallowed, and in many areas the only way out, is by boat. crews are working around the clock, while hundreds-of- thousands are still without power. bay area crews are lending a helping hand. this is video of a successful water rescue, carried out by a task force from oakland. the "urban search and rescue team", helped a man from the roof of his car... after he was trapped in swift water, in the town of latta, south carolina. up next... plucked to safety -- and camers were rolling. the great lenghts to coast guard took... to rescue froa cruise ship along pour coast. plus, a different kind of "night cap". promise have you sleeping soundly in no time. fast, reliable internet is crucial. does it every go down? yes. can't do my job. busine

nbc bay area cheryl hurd takes us on a charred tour. >> reporter: this home has spectacular views. when you look at it from the street this three bedroom, two bath manufactured home in the 1900 block of east 17th street in oakland doesn't look that bad. >> if you walk towards the back here you can see why they call it the burn house. >> this went three years ago. >> reporter: the entire home gutted by fire. now the asking price -- >> 350,000. >> reporter: it is described as ready for demo and rebuild. the condition similar to this condemned home in free mont that sold in april for $1.23 million. >> we just put it on the market last week. >> reporter: it already has multiple offers. >> someone definitely can come in and knock it down and rebuild it. it's a million dollar property. >> reporter: victor ramose think the selling price is outrageous. >> i know it is a quiet neighborhood. i don't think it should be that much. >> reporter: cheryl hurd, nbc bay area news. >> if you are interested offers are due by september 15. what are you laughing at? >> i'm thinking what it will probably

reporting live, cheryl hurd. nbc bay area news. >> thank you. >> another setback for the sinking millennium tower. this saturday, a drone was launched to get a closer look at a newly cracked window on the 36th floor. the navig the drone crashed. specialists are now trying to salvage the footage but they say it is like will you lost. thero to try on figure out if the cracked window is linked to the building's sinking and tilting problems. >>> new at 11:00, addressing the homeless crisis in the south bay. one group says it has found a solution and has set up a type of encampment. but there is a problem. they've been told to evict. >> reporter: a group of homeless advocates put up ten tents. it has been vacant for more than five years. authorities said they need to leave but the group says it is not just a camp site. it is a statement. >> seven homeless people moved >> reporter: safe and clean with proper fencing a toilet and community area. >> this is basically the first time in five years. >> actually, yeah. >> th

. >> reporter: in concord, cheryl hurd, nbc bay area news. >>> tonight, politicians, activists, some hollywood stars are converging on san francisco for a highly anticipated meeting. it's the global clime today, activists and former vice president al gore helped kick things off at ft. mason. the goal is to prevent what they say is an environmental crisis. >>> 17 years ago on this day, and on this night, our lives changed forever. tonight, you see those two powerful beams of light in lower manhattan. it honors those who lost their lives on september 11, 2001. the twin beams reach four miles into the sky. the lights will fade away at dawn tomorrow. the september 11 attacks had a deep bay area impact. united flight 93 that crashed in pennsylvania was headed to sfo. tonight in danville, people gath herbed to remember the people in the attacks and the sacrifices made. >> 9/11 was a wakeup call, and for all of us that we need to make sure we pay attention. we honor,e and respect our first responders. >> in san francisco, firefighters and city leaders honored those who died. firestation 7 o

. >> reporter: in oakland, cheryl hurd, nbc bay area news. >> it's been a year since hurricane maria devastated puerto rico on the road to recovery and it's far from over there. many people here in the bay area are closely tied to the destruction. tonight at a church in san jose, the puerto rican civic club held a candle loyalty memorial to honor the lives lost and many there say the need for help is still great. >> we don't want you to our peoe anything, any other fires or any other storms or hurricas. everyone deserves the same amount of help, but we didn't get the amount of help that we needed in the beginning. >> meanwhile in puerto rico's capital city san juan, a somber and visual remembrance, hundreds of people dressed in white to remember the thousands who died in the aftermath of maria. while the u.s. government has invested billions to help clean up and repair puerto rico much work remains. >>> new at 11:00, a strong warning from google to u.s. senators, wap your personal e-mail accounts. google says some senators and their aides have about targets of attempted hacks by fore

reporting live in patio, i'm cheryl hurd, nbc bay area news. >> thanks. the #dear already professorford is trending on twitter along with a video going viral. >> dear professor ford. >> dear professor ford. >> dear professor ford. >> we know how difficult it is to stand up to powerful people. >> in the video, women are voicing their support for professor ford. it features celebrities including julian moore, eva longoria and america ferrera. the video has nearly 2 million views so far. >>> a former bay area schoolteacher is accused of videotaping people inside a starbucks bathroom. david lifta, a registered sex offender, was arrested last month after alledgedly placing a hidden camera in the starbucks on dire street in union city. he's now a plummer and may have also videotaped unsuspecting victims who he worked for. >> we found that he had additional videotape of people in different bathrooms and also some child pornography. >> back in 2008 he was a teacher at various local schools and was convicted of videotaping female students at mills high school in m

reporting live in alameda county, cheryl hurd. >>> we now have more details about this bus fire. you see that blue bus there. this video is posted on snapchat. this on s on 280 northbound, right on the san bruno/south san francisco border. so not pharr from sfo. police say everyone on that bus made it out safely. so that's the good news. and there were no no injuries. at least four lanes of 480 were cleared for more than four hours. >>> a fast-moving fire destroyed two businesses in modesto this evening. investigators say it happened in this building that houses a battery and a tire story. both buildings were gutted. >>> president trump's nominee to the u.s. supreme court brett kavanaugh is tonight pushing back against allegations of assault that date back some 30 years. the woman making claims against him has not been identified, but it is believed she is a bay area woman who lives on the peninsula. live in palo alto with what we know at this point. sergio? >> reporter: well, she shared a letter with u.s. congresswoman anna eshoo of palo alto earlier this summer. eshoo's office

. >> cheryl hurd explains how officers are dressing like students in hopes the thieves will make their move. >> reporter: thieves can strike at any time. this surveillance video shows in one case how they operate. >> they will look around for the coffee shop, they're looking for that device that's unattended. >> reporter: or the computer can be sitting right in front of the opener. berkeley police are going undercover to stop it. >> we have plain clothes officers who will be in the coffee shops, monitoring the coffee shops, hoping to prevent these thefts. >> reporter: berkeley police are seeing about two or three computers taken a week. >> they aren't just doing that one crime, they're doing other crimes like taking people's cell phones. >> reporter: but the laptop robberies are getting most of the attention. police aren't giving up their crime fighting tactics. they would only say their presence is meant to be a deterrent. and they want to discourage people like these good samaritans who stopped an allege thief from stealing a computer from physically getting involved. >> hey! >> ther

. >> reporter: in concord, cheryl hurd, nbc bay area news. >>> now an alert for all kids and parents. new cases of uber and lyft drivers harassing and even assaulting teens while taking a ride. >> how are these kids getting rides in the first place? some parents are starting rely on uber and lyft to shuttle their kids around, even though drivers are told not to pick up underage kids. nbc's jeff rossen goes undercover to see if they're listening. >> reporter: a violate attack inside ubers and lyfts. >> accused of raping one of the passengers. >> reporter: and now kids too. in florida, this lyft driver confessed to molesting a 16-year-old boy. and in california, a teenager saying she was sexually harassed by her uber driver, speaking out to nbc bay area. >> he started randomly asking me, like, weird, like, sexual questions. >> reporter: and in georgia, a teenager there has accused an uber driver of rape. but kids across the country are still downloading the apps and ordering rides. so we wanted to see for ourselves just how many uber and lyft drivers would pick up a child. so we're goin