many looks of diane dwyer. let's bring in mindi bach for a look at sports. >> hi. you know what's fun? christy's husband is working with us tonight. we'll have that for you. and a big day in horse racing. leg two of the triple crown. we'll take you to the preakness. the sharks, it's a pivotal game for them. game three at hp pavilion. a live preview next. >>> we're less than an hour away from the puck driving at hp pavilion in san jose. the sharks are down two games to none in the best-of-seven series against the l.a. kings heading into a critical game three. the sharks are coming off a heartbreaking loss in game two in which they were leading 3-2 with just minutes to play in the third period. for a preview of a big home game for san jose, we send it out to brody brazil. >> reporter: the sharks are looking to pick up their first win of the series tonight against the kings, and san jose hopes to get a boost from the return of marty havlet. history has treated the sharks franchise very well when they have gone down 0-2. it's happened nine times before, in these game t

diane dwyer, nbc bay area news. >> thank you, diane. >>> let's turn things over to jeff ranieri. we've been talking about the heat, the fire danger and blustery conditions that are only making things worse. >> for the north bay hills, east bay hills and south bay near mount hamilton, winds through noon on thursday could gust anywhere from 15 to 20 miles an hour. take a look at these winds, unbelievable when you think about it with this storm free wind that we're getting. no kind of major storm anywhere close to us, it's the wind pattern setting up that produce a 74 mile per hour wind gust. for the oakland hills, 15 to 25 miles per hour, bone dry out here, it looks like for thursday, another dry day coming our way. but lots of sunshine, maybe you have tomorrow off, an extended weekend coming your way. great by the beach. upper 70s at the coast. upper 80s by the bay. a lot of us will be experiencing widespread low 90s. let's get it out there. let's get the mouse working here. you can see from emoriville the winds are going directly offshore. in downtown san francisco we're noting e

i'm diane dwyer. >>> right now firefighters are battling a fire fight. there is a preschool near by. witnesses they huge plumes of smoke are filling the air and the fire department tweeted that homes are threatened. >> tonight, reports of another significant problem for the new eastern span of the bay bridge. there is many possible setbacks for the ;g$6.4 million bridge. >> good morning, first it was broken bolts, then corroded steel rods, and now thousands of steel tendons could also be corroding. the steel tendons in the sky way section were exposed to water and began to erode. they say they fiscal collationed the extent of corrosion and several experts are raising questions about the durability of the $6.4 million span. especially if there is an earthquake. none of this is sitting well with bay area drivers. >> when it's finished, i will probably avoid it. let a couple thousand people get a test run at it first. i don't feel good about it. >> they say it is save and react to the corrosion that has been an issue since the first bridge was built. what w

i'm diane dwyer. >> i'm kerry mcsweeney.onalds this afternoon left several people wounded. police still at the mcdonald's in east palo alto on university avenue. about 2:30, a group of people outside the restaurant got into a gun fight with customers inside. a spokesman says it appears six people were shot. we do not know the condition of any of the victims. police hope to have more information soon and we'll get it to you as soon as it comes in. >>> now to a developing story. five women are dead, including a bride to be after a limousine they were riding in somehow caught fire on the san mateo bridge last night. four other women are recovering in the

i'm diane dwyer. >> take a look at a massive fire at a palette yard in fontana, 40 miles east of l.a. it broke out about 3:30 this afternoon. soon, this was happening. towering stacks of the palettes blazing in the sky. firefighters are trying to use a hose to put out the flames. smaller spot fires broke out in nearby brush. firefighters are working fast to put those out, too, before they can turn into something bigger and more dangerous. they have

. >> i'm diane dwyer. one person is dead and 11 people taken to hospitals after a crash involving a party bus on the peninsula. it happened early on highway 101 near the broadway exit. nbc bay area's kimberly terry has more for us. kimberly? >> diane, that crash happened at about 2:00 a.m. this morning. chp says 43-year-old man from oakland was driving south bo bund on 101 when his car hit the center divider coming to rest in the safe lane. a party bus carrying 18 people hit the front end of that car. the car's driver survived but is in critical condition. his passenger, a36-year-old san mateo woman was killed. >> we believe the driver and passenger were drinking earlier in the evening. we have not arrested anyone or made charges. once we find out what the level was we will be able to charge them with either felony dui and also possibly manslaughter. >> nine of the party bus passengers suffered minor to moderate injuries. the driver of the party bus was injured but refused medical attention at the scene. t

. >> i am diane dwyer. the south bay is a buzz after lottery officials announce a powerball ticket sold in san jose had five winning numbers in the draw. the ticket holder did miss powerball. the person will walk away with more than $2 million. nbc bay area's kimberly terry with more on how people are hoping some winning luck may rub off. hi, kimberly. >> reporter: $2.3 million to be exact. little over that. plenty enough to get people buzzing abut the big win. the winning ticket sold at the 7 eleven on 2400 of almadin expressway. everyone is talking about the good fortune. some are big powerball tickets hoping to follow in the footsteps of the winner. that customer among 33 people who matched five winning numbers across the nation but missed the powerball. customers say it is a win. a big one at that. one woman says as soon they found out the ticket was bought here she and her husband checked theirs. >> he plays all the time here. going through all his stuff. is it mine? is it mine? and unfortunately it us

i'm diane dwyer. >> take a look at a massive fire at a palette yard in fontana, 40 miles east of l.a. it broke out about 3:30 this afternoon. soon, this was happening. towering stacks of the palettes blazing in the sky. firefighters are trying to use a hose to put out the flames. smaller spot fires broke out in nearby brush. firefighters are working fast to put those out, too, before they can turn into something bigger and more dangerous. they have had their fires down there this week. firefighters are battling the massive springs fire. the crews are making progress. the 43 square mile fire is now 30% contained. tena has the latest from the edge of the fire. >> reporter: it is the danger pulling people from their homes. >> we noticed valuables. you just take two things here and there and leave the rest. all day, we, you know, we decide to evacuate, then decide to stay. it was such a roller coaster bringing them to this corner in newberry park to keep an eye on the enemy. >> i walked out, it was a sea of emergency equipment. fire trucks and personnel. >> reporter: the mountains recreat

. >> and i'm diane dwyer. we begin with a developing story tonight. a shocking announcement from the sheriff's department in callabaras county. they made an arrest in the death of a little girl, layla fowler. >> after she was found stabbed 20 times here in her home. the sheriff announced a stunning arrest. >> at 5:10 p.m., her 12-year-old brother was arrested and chargeds with homicide. >> reporter: you can hear the gasps from the residents around. he originally told deputies he found an intruder in their home and then discovered his sister bleeding to death. >> i didn't want to believe it. i -- you kind of thought so, but it's not something you want to believe. >> investigatorsen wot say what finally led them to arrest the boy or if they had determined a motive. some classmates said he was close to layla, but never saw a hint of a problem. >> he always went next door to talk to his sister and give her a hug. >> after neighbors and resident thes were warned to be on the lookout for a mysterious intruder. residents should be able to sleep a little bett

i'm diane dwyer. >> i'm terry mcsweeney.arriors fans taking a collective sigh of relief -- >> there's one, as the team p l pulled off the biggest win in years. >> it took a fourth comeback and overtime to come back. the series is now even at 2-2. >> there was too much to get in in a few minutes. >> seriously, guys, we're getting our money's worth out of the series. the warriors and spurs have played four games. 2 have gone to overtime, including today's thriller at oracle. we'll show you a snippet of game four. a star-studded

i'm diane dwyer. uc police are investigating a deadly shooting.called to grizzly peak boulevard at 6:00 this morning because of a car accident. when they arrived they found a man outside the vehicle suffering from multiple gunshots. they couldn't revive him. he died at the scene. the road is still blocked due9 o the investigation. police have not released the name of the victim. >> the small town in calavares county is trying to come to terms with the news that a 12-year-old boy has been arrested for killing his -year-old sister. about the relationship between the two children earlier this week before the boy's arrest.

i'm diane dwyer. >> i'm terry mcsweeney.n east palo alto police are looking for at least one gunman after a shooting outside mcdonald's. the shooting happened just before 3:00 this afternoon outside the mcdonald's on university avenue. police say six people were hurt including a 6-year-old girl and her grandmother.

. >> i'm diane dwyer.ead and 11 people taken to hospitals after a crash involving a party bus on the peninsula. it happened early on highway 101 near the broadway exit. nbc bay area's kimberly terry has more for us. kimberly? >> diane, that crash happened at about 2:00 a.m. this morning. chp says 43-year-old man from oakland was driving south bo bund on 101 when his car hit the center divider coming to rest in the safe lane. a party bus carrying 18 people hit the front end of

. >> i am diane dwyer. after lottery officials announce a powerball ticket sold in san jose had five winning numbers in the draw. the ticket holder did miss powerball. the person will walk a

i'm diane dwyer. uc police are investigating a deadly shooting. called to grizzly peak boulevard at 6:00 this morning because of a car accident. when they arrived they found a man outside the vehicle suffering from multiple gunshots. they couldn't revive him. he died at the scene. the road is still blocked due9 o the investigation. police have not released the name of the victim. >> the small town in calavares county is trying to come to terms with the news that a 12-year-old boy has been arrested for killing his -year-old sister. about the relationship between the two children earlier this week before the boy's arrest. nbc bay area kimberly is in the newsroom with more on that. >> leila mother told a sacramento tv station a daydl before the arrest was made that he could never hurt his sister. he was protective of hers. friends of the 12-year-old said they were shocked. they only saw him treat her with love and affection. the arrest comes two weeks after leila was stabbed to death in the home. the boy told police he found his sister's body and saw

i'm diane dwyer. >>> right now firefighters are battling a fire fight. there is a preschool near by. witnesses they huge plumes of smoke are filling the air and the fire department tweeted that homes are threatened. >> tonight, reports of another significant problem for the new eastern span of the bay

. >> i'm diane dwyer. >> the head of planning for the america's cup says he expects sailing's biggest event to go on as planned in the san francisco bay this summer. he also told the associated press that he would not make any promises until the investigation into this week's accident is complete. 36-year-old olympic sailor andrew simpson died on that training run on the bay on thursday. and many people in the sailing world believe the 72-foot catamaran broke before it capsized. k kimball livingston has covered america's cup racing for 30 years. he says the cutting edge catamarans are delicate by design and that team artemis was having structural problems with that yacht from the very beginning. >> in terms of the integrity of the structure, what you have is a lot of pressure being put on two large hulls separated by 46 feet, and they're joined by the minimum of structure because you want to keep it light. the boats are built entirely of carbon fiber and the less you put there, the faster the boat potentially can be, but obviously if you don't put enough, it breaks. >> any decision to

i'm diane dwyer. >> i'm terry mcsweeney. despite an accident on san francisco bay, the head of the america's cup says he expects the event will go forward as planned. the announcement comes as new questions emerges about the safety of the yacht participating in the race. monte francis spoke to the chief executive of the america's cup within the last-mile-an-hour. what did he have to say? >> reporter: well, terry, steven barclay said he would await the findings of an internal review before making a final decision but he said he expects the america's cup will go forward as planned. in addition to the coast guard investigation, the amera'

. >> and i'm diane dwyer. new at 11:00, several cars crashed inko san jose this eve( but the situation quickly escalated when one man reportedly pulled out a gun and fledt( the scene. this happened int( front of the honda dealership on capital expressway. that's just west of highway 87. nbc bay w3area'slp stephanie tr. i understand police say this man away? >> that's right, diane. police arec describing thatw3 k of creativexd getawayçó move he tried to pull. this is where it allçó started. capitol expressway, again, in front of these dealerships. 87 is just on the otherxd side. this is where there was a crash involving several ñrcars. but the calls that police got were a little unusual tonight when they heardçvhat onee1 of t drivers allegedly pulled out a shotgun before he ran away, took off hint dealership here. san jose police quickly called in reinforcements from across the city. officers set up a perimeter around here. and after about ant( hour or sos when oneçó officer 3t(ed a vehicle that was leaving a

i'm diane dwyer. >> are you feeling lucky in evening? the jackpot for the power ball reached a near record, $600 million and then some. >> the fever is across the bay area and the country. we are at a location that has a history of producing smaller jackpot winners. hello, george. >> reporter: it does have a history. we are inside a lucky store for the lottery. this is called the wall of winners. smaller jackpots from scratchers. they have had two $1 million winners here. they would like to add home of the power ballwiner to their resume. people are driving in from san francisco hoping the luck of the store will rub off. they sell an average or $3,000 of tickets per day, even when the jackpot is not high. you can imagine they will sell more than that today. california has only been playing power ball since april. we may see a little history tonight. the biggest power ballwiner ever

i'm diane dwyer. >> and i'm terry mcsweeney. we begin tonight with the devastation in oklahoma. today, president obama got a firsthand look at the destruction in the city of moore. he spent the day touring the damage, meeting with survivors and volunteers. he also called on the rest of the nation to continue its support of the recovery efforts. nbc's jay gray takes a closer look. >> reporter: the flags that fly in moore this memorial day weekend honor our nation's war heroes. but also stand tall for those in this ravaged community, still engaged in the fight. >> how long was this thing on the ground? >> reporter: today, president obama got a firsthand look along the front lines of that battle, a trip to the area hardest hit by the storm, that many here say is vital to the recovery effort. >> i think it will do a lot of good, because many people do need a lot of help around here. >> reporter: help the president promised while comforting survivors and thanking first responders. >> everywhere, fellow americans are praying with you, are thinking about you, and they want to help. >>

>>> good evening, i'm diane dwyer. >> i'm terry mcsweeney. at at&t park today, a cold strike. not by umpires but by more than 700 concession workers leaving 41,000 fans to get their food and souvenirs from replacement workers. mayor ed lee is offering to help bring the labor dispute to an end. nbc bay area has more live from at&t with more on reaction from fans and the latest on contract negotiations. >> reporter: concession workers want to make it clear that their beef is not with the giants, it's with center plate. that's the business they work for to provide food and beverages here at at&t park. [ chanting ] >> reporter: this is what it looked like out today's giants game against the colorado rockies. >> there's no napkins. >> reporter: this is what it looked like inside as fans tried to get their favorite food at concession stands across at&t park. >> i have never seen liennes li this at the concession booth before. >> reporter: replacement workers had to be brought in to serve food during the one-day strike. contract negotiations between the workers' union, local 2, and t

. >> i'm diane dwyer. a man was shot to death in the east bay this morning while driving his car, then the car careened off the road and crashed into a home. it happened in the iron triangle neighborhood of richmond. cheryl herd is at police headquarters with the platest for us. >> reporter: richmond police saying they have a lot to sort out in the case. shots ringing out in the city's iron triangle. look at the end result. a car crashing into the side of a house on chancellor near 18th street. only one person in the car, the driver, an asian man in his 40s. witnesses telling miss they heard shots around 7:15 this morning, and saw a man driving west on chancellor, he swerved off the road and into the side of the house. >> at this point it doesn't seem to be gangs, it is an asian male, doesn't appear to be from this area. we're trying to see what he was doing here, what was the purpose. >> reporter: lieutenant french went on to say richmond is experiencing an increase in violence, shootings and robberies, e

i'm diane dwyer. >> i'm kerry mcsweeney. a gun battle at a mcdonalds this afternoon left several people wounded. police still at the mcdonald's in east palo alto on university avenue. about 2:30, a group of people outside the restaurant got into a gun fight with customers inside. a spokesman says it appears six people were shot. we do not know the condition of any of the victims. police hope to have more information soon and we'll get it to you as soon as it comes in. >>> now to a developing story. five women are dead, including a bride to be after a limousine they were riding in somehow caught fire on the san mateo bridge last night. four other women are recovering in the hospital from burns and smoke inhalation. we have team coverage of the latest information including the identity of the bride to be. kimberly terry has information from the coroner, as well. >> diane, the chp says that fire started in the back of the limo and quickly spread from there. the family of one of the victims told us that the group was headed to a

i'm diane dwyer. >> and i'm terry mcsweeney. we begin tonight with the devastation in oklahoma.ay, president obama got a firsthand look at the destruction in the city of moore. he spent the day touring the damage, meeting with survivors and voluntee

i'm diane dwyer. >> i'm terry mcsweeney. despite an accident on san francisco bay, the head of the america's cup says he expects the event will go forward as planned. the announcement comes as new questions emerges about the safety of the yacht participating in the race. monte francis spoke to the chief executive of the america's cup within the last-mile-an-hour. what did he have to say? >> reporter: well, terry, steven barclay said he would await the findings of an internal review before making a final decision but he said he expects the america's cup will go forward as planned. in addition to the coast guard investigation, the america's cup organization has launch eed its own probe into what caused artemis to capsize during a training run on thursday killing andrew simpson. barclay said safety changes to the race could be put in place depending upon what the internal review uncovers. the british press is reporting that the victim's family is now raising concerns about the safety of the design of the vessel saying the boats

i'm diane dwyer. >> i'm terry mcsweeney. in east palo alto police are looking for at least one gunman after a shooting outside mcdonald's. the shooting happened just before 3:00 this afternoon outside the mcdonald's on university avenue. police say six people were hurt including a 6-year-old girl and her grandmother. the girl was cut by shattered glass. the grandmother was shot along with four other people believed to be gang members. investigators are working to come up with solid suspect descriptions. >> as far as suspect information we have conflicting stories. a possible green vehicle or possible silver vehicle with hispanic males inside. at this point that's all we have right now. we'd like any information from any witness to please help us by providing any information they have. >> authorities say none of the injuries is serious. we're going to bring you more information as we learn it. >>> now to another developing story. a deadly limousine fire on the san mateo bridge. it was supposed to be one of the happiest times

i'm diane dwyer. >> i'm terry mcsweeney. warriors fans taking a collective sigh of relief -- >> there's one, as the team p l pulled off the biggest win in years. >> it took a fourth comeback and overtime to come back. the series is now even at 2-2. >> there was too much to get in in a few minutes. >> seriously, guys, we're getting our money's worth out of the series. the warriors and spurs have played four games. 2 have gone to overtime, including today's thriller at oracle. we'll show you a snippet of game four. a star-studded crowd. you would expect nothing less. colin cupairnic taking in the action. klay thompson ties it with 30 ticks to go. other end, manu ginobili, the one game hero for san antonio. iron unkind. warriors get the replay. now, they might have gotten a break because andrew bogut is touching the basketball and standing out of bounds, but the refs don't see it, so we go to overtime, and in o.t., all golden state. steph curry taking it strong off window. he had 22 in the game, and they win 97-87, and they do

. >> and i'm diane dwyer. we're learning more tonight about the killing of an 8-year-old girl and the arrest of her 12-year-old brother. the arrest has divided the tight knit community there and the children's mother did speak out today through facebook. crystal walters posted a mother's day message on her facebook page one day after layla's 12-year-old brother was arrested for killing her. walters wrote, i don't have much to say, but thank you to those standing by us in this devastating time for our family. the 12-year-old suspect stood by his family lighting candles during a vigil at layla's elementary school two weeks ago. he's in the seventh grade. his classmates recall consoling the 12-year-old and another older brother before the arrest. >> i was trying to comfort them and they were trying to comfort me from crying. i really am shocked now. >> the reaction is turning from disbelief to anger for some. >> there's people unite here that have already convicted him. already lynched him. and already put him, y

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. >> and i'm diane dwyer. it was a close call for dozens of people in martinez tonight.ush&$xrtfuçó out in theqq hills above alhambra lpokavenue. it's aÑi residential area. now a 48-year-old womançó from concord is behind bars, accused of setting that fire and injuring a police officer. nbcjf bay area's monte francis in martinez with the new information tonight. monte? >> reporter: well, -,diane,sá g evening. neighbors say they saw that woman up on the hill of a dry grass trye;uz set this fire. so they called police. she is in jail tonight. and the fire burned right up to the property lines of some of these homes. so homeowners are breathing a big sigh of relief0u:night.xd shortly after 5:00 this evening, dry grass near alhambra avenue. a fire driven byÑi the wind and heading fast toward about 20 homes. joe gomes was one of "á/u several neighbors who got out their gasfen hoses, hoping to keep the flames back from their yards. >> i hope it's not going jump because if it jump across the street, we lose everything.çór >> probably should start getting out of here, out of th

i'm diane dwyer. >> i'm terry mcsweeney. it had a lot of people nervous. the bomb squad was called out to a busy shopping center and apartment complex on the peninsula. someone found a pressure cooker under a bush and with the boston marathon bombings fresh in mind, the san antonio shop strategy was quickly evacuated. kimberly tere is live near west el camino and san antonio road with the details. >> police have this entire area cordoned off after it was evacuated while the bomb squad went in to make sure that there was nothing inside that pressure cooker that looked suspicious. just after 6:00 this evening, a resident of an apartment complex next to the san antonio shopping center in mountain view alerted police to the pressure cooker which was on a ledge in the bushes outside the lobby doors. police were called in and infrared technology was used to determine that it was emitting heat. the southwest section of the center, which includes the apartment building asafeway store and some restaurants were all evacuated. three hours after that initial call just

i'm diane dwyer. >> and i'm terry mcsweeney. we're going to get to that story in just a moment. first, breaking news in downtown san jose where police are in riot gear after cinco de mayo celebrations turned violent tonight. nbc bay area's damian trujillo live at the command post with the latest. damian? >> reporter: well, terry, everything seems to be back to normal tonight. but in the words of one police officer, it got hairy there for a while. this is where they organize their response on this cinco de mayo weekend. and it was a relatively quiet weekend up until a short while ago. police do tell me that between 300 and 400 people took over santa clara street. the commander says they virtually destroyed one bus, shattering its windows with bottles. dozens of officers arrived on the scene in riot gear and began retaking control of santa clara and 21st streets. it all started with a stabbing and escalated into a police emergency. 8:30 is about the time it started hitting the wall, but in no time, san jose police officers were able to disperse the crowd. they have made several ar