. >> we'll introduce to you guenther, the millionaire german sheppard selling a miami mansion once owned by madonna. we'll explain how it is even possible >>> a car is trashed when someone spray painting, mike is a keeter all over a car. the case of a and have am as we kick off your thursday "early today" starts right now >> good morning, i'm phillip mena. >> i'm frances rivera. >>> a life or death encounter, the words uttered by travis mcmike only. the jurors hear him testifying in his own dchlts ron allen is in georgia with the latest. >> reporter: travis mcmichael took the witness stand in his own defense, a stunning decision that caught everyone by surprise he testified and told his version of the story he said he wanted to get out what his version of the events were and he tells a very different story than what we see on that videotape where the three defendants chase alberta ray down in pick-up trucks and he is fatally shot and killed at the end of that road mcmichael says he acted if self-defense they suspected aubrey of being a part of a burglary that happened in the neighborhood

guenther selling his miami mansion owned by madonna.epherds who inherited a multimillion dollar trust from a german countess. >>> let's look at our visibility. let's get a look at our view. low visibility in walnut creek. we're back to the dense fog. it's now down to about a mile and three quarters for concord right now. patchy dense fog in the north bay. we're going to see the fog lifting to a mostly cloudy sky. temperatures only reach into the low 60s. the update from the drought monitor this morning still shows the same conditions. we are still in the highest level of drought. the exceptional drought for parts of the north bay into the east bay. and still the extreme drought for much of the rest of the bay area. we're thinking about this as we are expecting showers coming in. this is a very weak and disorganized system quickly sweeping through late this evening into early tomorrow. you can see spotty light showers in the forecast that will be coming into the rest of the bay area during the overnight and then clearing for tomorrow lea