i'm michelle roberts in berkeley.tonight, coming up, the details of a lawsuit filed today. >>> i'm aryan favro. students at valley christian high school in san jose react to watching their experiments blow up aboard the spacex rocket. i'll have that story coming up. >>> uc berkeley continues to treat survivors with indifference and disrespect as they are put through a lengthy, demeaning and inept process. >> today three women who say they were sexually assaulted at uc berkeley are accusing the school of failing them. they say the school mishandled sexual assault investigations. nbc bay area's michelle roberts joins us live with the action the women are taking against the school's board of regents. michelle. >> reporter: well three women filed this lawsuit today. they say they're speaking on behalf of other survivors out there. they would like the school to do more to protect victims, and they would also like more education to prevent issues like this from happening in the future. >> and we are no longer asking for cha

michelle roberts is live where crews are getting ready for a potentially dangerous fire season. michelle? >> reporter: this is what they're up against this season. i'm told if i were standing in this spot last year this grass would be below my knees. but because we had some rain in the winter and spring this is the grass situation we're dealing with. look how dry it is. this is what they were testing, trying to figure out how to put it out as quickly as possible. >> i think this year is going to be worse than last year. >> reporter: last summer cory jacobson was a rookie firefighter. >> it's a passion. >> reporter: today he's back in yellow with his crew training for another fire season. some fire officials expect it to be catastrophic. >> at any point in time the wind could shift and we could be chasing this. >> reporter: today they set and put out several fires using backpacks. officials say the backpacks, a hose and the proper techniques can put out -- >> quite a bit of fire with only 20 gallons of water. >> if we don't have a water tender to refill it we have to find a water

live in san jose, michelle roberts, nbc bay area news. >> difficult for that family. thank you, michelle. >>> a deadly crash on the peninsula not far from facebook headquarters. our nbc chopper was there. police say a boy who may not have a driver's license was at the wheel of that suv that you see that broad-sided another car. the man driving that car was pronounced dead at the scene. paramedics took the boy and his passenger to the hospital with minor injuries. this happened on east bayshore near willow road. you see it right along 101. this happened just before 1:00 p.m. they're hoping to track down surveillance footage from that neighborhood. >>> a follow-up to a controversial police shooting that left a mentally ill woman dead. in a report released to day prosecutors cleared the san jose police officer that killed 19-year-old shellman. she was holding a power drill. this is cell phone of what led up to that shooting. given what the drill looked like and shell mfrmtsan calling 911 claiming she had an uzi. prosecutors say it was reasonable that the officer thought i

good morning, i'm michelle roberts with rob mayeda. insula okay. >> peninsula not too mump in the way of high clouds. temperatures mostly in the 50s. view from san bernardino mountains showing you clouds across hill tops. high clouds making for a spectacular sunrise for parts of the bay area out towards the east bay. san francisco right now, 53 we'll show you a pleasant and 57 with a few thin high clouds. view looking there around san jose 57 now. we'll see temperatures in the mid-80s around san jose. still a little bit hot south of downtown. 94 degrees in morgan hill. san francisco, sea breeze temperatures in the 60s and into the north bay today temperatures in the 80s around santa rosa pleasanton in the 90s. oakland low 70s. tomorrow most locations cooling significantly. the sea breeze will drop valley temperatures in the 70s and mid-80s. even tri-valley cooling quite a bit for tomorrow. >> looks like a beautiful day. thank you, rob. a car crash in vallejo claims the crash of a 49-year-old woman and injuries six others. some victims w

michelle roberts is live outside the silicon valley water purification center with more. >> reporter: the plant purifies millions of gallons of water every day. it's safe to drink, but we're not allowed to until it gets the approval. today local leaders are asking the governor to move the process along. >> the drought is serious. we have to take serious measures to respond. >> reporter: governor brun made a stop in san jose today where he met with several bay area mayors to discuss one thing, how to save more water. >> we can capture storm water and rainwater in ways that we're not doing as yet. >> reporter: last summer the water purification center opened in san jose. inside waste water is purified to drinking water standards. but until the california environmental quality act grants legal approval the water can only be used for landscaping. >> the governor's office has been very helpful in crafting language that we he hope the legislature will support. >> reporter: the mayor and other local leaders say they would like state leaders to cut through the red tape and give the green ligh

michelle roberts joins us with more on the accusations and what the university is doing in response. michelle? >> reporter: the university says they are doing everything they can to make this community a safe one. but three victims today say they're not doing enough. they would like education and more resources put to help people who have suffered from sexual assaults. >> uc berkeley continues to treat survivors with indifference and disrespect. >> nicolette common says she was sexually assaulted by a fellow student in tae kwon do teammate in 2012. >> in the weeks and months following the assault i was full of anger, doubt, confusion and shame. >> her attacker was convicted and suspended from school. now she's worried he'll be back on the campus in the fall once his suspension is complete. >> someone who is convicted of this kind of crime should not be allowed to return to school. >> today, nicolette sat beside two classmates who were assaulted by a student or staff member. >> we do not deserve this. >> they sat in front of a room full of reporters and accused university officials of

reporting live in san jose michelle roberts, nbc bay area news. >> very colorful personalities. thank you, michelle. >>> we are constantly updating our digital platforms with this story. stay connected on nbc bay area our app, and also follow us on twitter and facebook. >>> and our coverage continues on "nightly news" in 20 minutes from now. nbc's chuck todd weighs in on the political fallout from today's decision. lester holt joins us at 5:30. >>> now to a major development in new york where today one of the two escaped prisoners is killed after a shootout with police. law enforcement sources tell nbc news that a border patrol tactical team encountered richard matt and started shooting after he pointed a shotgun at them. the second escapee, david sweat, still at large at this hour. officers believe he's somewhere nearby, about 30 miles northwest of the prison where they escaped from nearly three weeks ago. new york state police believe they were heading to canada together. >>> three terror attacks across three continents left dozens dead. the question tonight, are the attacks co

nbc bay area's michelle roberts is at the marin head lunds with how experts are trying to protect the species. >> reporter: all ships are being asked to slow down. every year around this time hundreds of whales come to the area looking for food. sometimes a little north, sometimes south. until this year this is the hot spot and that's why ships are being asked to slow down. wherever you find large schools of fish in the area you'll likely find whales this time of year. experts say the mac role and anchovies are hanging out. >> it's like a huge seafood buffet. >> reporter: mary jane with the national oceanic and atmospheric association says sights like these have been common lately. this video shows a humpback whale slapping its tail right off the san francisco coast this week. >> it's a delight to see, but it's a great concern to us. >> reporter: whales are feeding in the same water massive cargo ships like this pass through every day. >> if a ship is moving slower it may just give that edge of time for the whale to move out of its way. >> reporter: the coast guard is asking large ves

nbc bay area's michelle roberts. summer vacation this is peak season.ot of people curious about what's happening there. >> still unknown at this point. cal osha says the ride will remain closed until the investigation is complete. they say that's for a couple of reasons. to preserve any evidence there may be on the ride as well as make sure it's safe. >> reporter: it's been closed since the accident on friday night. sources say that's when an employee reached down to pick up a cell phone off the platform and was hit by the train, pulling into the flight deck station. a passenger on the ride also suffered a hand injury. >> i hope the guy's okay and i hope that they figure out that the ride is safe and that they can open up again. >> the employees' injuries are being described as traumatic. and that person's name is not being released. today, cal osha says they interviewed witnesses. >> on any given ride, there is, you know most likely it's going to be safe. but, you know we're always looking to make sure things are safe. there are many parts of a ride th

michelle roberts is live where the flight deck coaster is still shut down. michelle? >> reporter: shut down until the investigation is complete by cal-osha and they say it could be weeks or months until that happens. they say the reason they had to shut it down is mostly to make sure that it is safe and also to preserve any possible evidence that they may be able to find. sources tell us the accident happened after an employee working on the flight deck ride reached down to pick up a cell phone that had dropped and he was hit by a train returning to the station and the passenger suffered a hand injury. the employee's injuries are called traumatic and engineers are looking at the ride although park officials have indicated the ride was functioning properly on friday. >> on any given ride more likely it's going to be safe but you know we're always looking to make sure things are safe because there are many parts of a ride that are -- that have to remain safe in terms of the procedures and equipment. and the structure and the operations and everything about it. >> there

nbc bay area's michelle roberts is at the mission b.a.r.t. station in san francisco. michelle this is a big deal for the commute. >> reporter: yeah that's right. officials aren't giving specifics about exactly when this will happen but they do say sometime this summer and it could last a couple weekends. they know it's going to be a huge hassle for thousands of people but say these repairs are critical. on an average saturday 90,000 b.a.r.t. riders make the trip between san francisco and the east bay. at some point this summer those commuters will have to take a bus, ferry or hop in the car. >> yeah. it's going to suck. i'll have to ferry it over. >> reporter: train service will come to a halt for several days so construction crews can make repairs on the 40-year-old transbay tube. >> there is a plan being developed, and before the plan is implemented, there will be plenty of advance notice. >> reporter: b.a.r.t. officials call the repairs on the tube critical. and say it's similar to the work being done between the fruitvale and coliseum stations where aging wooden t

. >> cannabis for pets is legal but as nbc bay area michelle roberts reports, it's also controversialch kept him from absorbing nutrients. >> while his ribs were showing and hips. >> reporter: jocelyn said prescription drugs made him hallucinate so she looked for other options. now twice a day he's served a cannabis pill made by washington based company canna companion. >> down the hatch. blink and you miss it. >> reporter: on its website they claim pets ranging from joint pain to neurological issues may benefit from the hemp supplement. >> very quickly made a really big difference in his digestion. we could sort of see that right away. >> reporter: jocelyn said he put on ten pounds since she started him on the cannabis treatment and he also is less anxious. >> and there have been no side effects, no down sides that we've been able to see. >> reporter: in february the fda warned canna companion to remove unproven health claims from their website. >> any new product can have health risks if it hasn't been tested for efficacy. >> reporter: stephanie said before she prescribes cannabis f

as michelle roberts reports, it is also controversial. >> reporter: joslyn rosenthal says two years ago vets told her he may not survive much longer. >> are you tired? >> reporter: the four-year-old australian shepherd suffered from severe allergies and digestion problems that kept him from absorbing nutrients in food. prescription drugs made him hallucinate, she began to look for other options. now twice a day, he is served a cannabis pill made by a washington based company. >> down the hatch. blink and you miss it. >> reporter: on the website, the company claims pets suffering from joint pain to neurological issues may benefit from hemp supplement. >> very quickly made a big difference in his digestion, we could see that right away. >> reporter: joslyn says he put on ten pounds since she started him on cannabis treatment. he also is less anxious. >> there have been no side effects, no down sides that we've been able to see. >> reporter: in february the fda warned canna pet and other companies to remove health claims from the website. >> any product can have risk if not tested for effi

she was one of the six victims who died on that balcony, michelle roberts is in rhoner park with more. >> reporter: she graduated from rancho cotate high school. she was an exceptional athlete and student. she was a soccer player and i'm told she worked as an assistant soccer coach for a season. the assistant principal calls her loss one to the entire community. her cousin olivia burke was also killed in the tragic accident. the family is asking for privacy tonight. michelle roberts, nbc bay air ary airrea news. >> you can see what's left of that building and particularly that balcony it's a 186-unit building, and it's not old. it opened in 2007. the nbc investigative unit has been looking into the background of the managers and owners. tony kovaleski joins us. and really 2007 that's a relatively new building. >> certainly relatively new. within the last couple hours the city of berkley posted these, 57 pages of inspection reports and records from the time the apartment started to be built in 2004 until it finished construction and opened in 2007. now our investigative team has review

reporting live michelle roberts, nbc bay area news. >> it definitely is the hottest day so far. we had temperatures hitting 100 degrees. right now the averages are beginning to slowly come down here. in the the north bay it's still very warm. an average of 80 in san francisco. peninsula at 85. in the east bay, still again averaging triple digits. right around 101 in walnut creek. that continues to dublin. then still hot at 106. and livermore coming in at 104. we'll take you to the peninsula. yo u can see the cooler changes now beginning. check it out in daly city. right now is 67 degrees. we have the onshore winds and fog at the immediate coastline. and that's beginning to drop our temperatures. i want to take you to tropical depression blanca. some of the moisture now entering southern california. how is this going to impact us? let's take a look. that could give us a small chance of thunderstorms. the other thing we'll see happening is cloud cover increase and temperatures drop. we'll average 91 degrees. that's a lot better in the tri valley. instead of 103, 104 105. we'll hav

reporting live in oakland today, michelle roberts, nbc bay area news. >>> michelle thank you. a disturbing sight on the peninsula. someone placed a giant swastika on the football field of a high school. police think is happened friday after graduation at el camino high in south san francisco. it wasn't cleaned up until monday morning when janitors saw the anti-semitic symbol. officials say it was made from tiles that snap together. this is investigated as a hate crime. >>> the teenager charged with stabbing a 9-year-old boy to death in his own bed in discovery bay entered a not guilty plea in court today. 18-year-old william schultz made an appearance at the contra costa county courthouse. defense attorneys for the team made no comment after the hearing but they said before that mental illness did play a role in the stabbing of third grader jordan a.m. gren. preliminary hearing is sked fueled next month to determine if there's enough evidence to send the case to trial. the mental competency is expected to be at the center of that hearing as well. >>> we have video of an armed

nbc bay area's michelle roberts is live at the sin come valley water purification center in san jose with the latest. michelle? >> reporter: this plant cleans millions of gallons of water every day. it is actually safe to drink but we are not allowed to until it is approved. local leaders are hoping the governor can push that process along a little bit. >> this part of california is doing better than most. >> reporter: it isn't enough according to governor brown. today, he met with several bay area mayors in san jose to brainstorm about water-saving methods. >> we can capture stormwater and rain water, ways that we are not doing as yet. we can bring down the cost of desalinization. >> reporter: in san jose, waste water is being pure need drinking water quality at the silicon valley water purification center. >> pump it back into our underground aquifers to create a sustainable source of safe water. >> reporter: the plant purr guys 8 million gallons of water a day, but until the california environmental quality act grants legal approval the water can only be used for landscaping. local

reporting live in east san jose michelle roberts, nbc bay area news. >>> some areas are worse off than others as the sun sets this evening you can still see brown. the hills are in san jose. let's bring in jeff ranieri. >> they are concentrated across the east and south bay in the interior valleys. what i want to show you is the drought map, real time data updated from the drought monitor. what you will be able to see is the bulls eye over california and that is where it is the worst throughout the west especially throughout the sierra nevada where a third of our water comes from. for the bay area specifically you can see the extreme drought and that is where conditions will continue to be the driest especially throughout our dry months of june july and august. our fire forecast keeps winds from 20 to 22 miles per hour. definitely fire danger up there thursday and friday and then decreases by saturday and sunday. what i'm concerned about is next week in the forecast we have humidity levels drop 15 to 25% in that range as inland temperatures range 80 to 88 degrees. some of the highest f

nbc bay area's michelle roberts is there. a big celebration is expected. >> reporter: hundreds of people are expected. some are just starting to show up right now here at the plaza at city hall. the mayor will speak along with a handful of other city leaders. they're going to be speaking right beneath this pride flag that just went up this afternoon. one couple i spoke to said they're celebrating not only for themselves but couples across the country. >> it says, thank you for your decision today, same-sex marriage, judy and karen. >> reporter: it's a thank you card thatnd karen always hoped to mail. >> there's no more gay marriage. it's marriage. >> reporter: they said "i do" in vermont five years ago. >> why did you do that? i'm shy. >> reporter: it's a marriage filled with affection. >> karen, karen? >> reporter: and some teasing -- >> i'm married to a foreign ham. >> reporter: but their journey to be together has been a long road. karen is a british citizen and until the defense of marriage act was thrown out in 2013 judy

michelle roberts shows us. >> reporter: there's a new blue and gold landmark in the east bay.riors fans stopped by the corner of 27th and north gate in oakland. to pose with mvp steph curry. the two story work of art has many wondering who did it. >> kind of a perfectionist, getting it exactly perfect. >> reporter: tim and two of his buddies call themselves the i will luminaries. they have been meeting. >> i want people to walk away feeling inspired. >> reporter: he wants oakland to be proud not only of steph curry but of the neighborhood. >> with paint, you can make a difference in how people view the community or area. try it. >> reporter: no matter what happens on the court sunday the artists hope fans will appreciate the mural for years to come. >> reporter: michelle roberts, bay area news. >>> six scientists living in a dome on a dormant volcano finally got a breath of fresh air. they spent the last eight months living in the dome only went out in space suits. the experiment was supposed to simulate what it would be like to live on mars. the dome's location silence and ai

nbc bay area's michelle roberts is in berkeley with the latest this evening. >> reporter: one of the big proposed changes is more inspection. so apartment complexes like these would have to hire an engineer to make sure it's safe and make sure there isn't any dry rot like this building had. in addition new buildings would need better ventilation. a memorial for the six students killed in last week's balcony collapse in berkeley continues to grow tonight. today berkeley city leaders announced a new proposal aimed at making apartment buildings safer. >> what our observations were is there was severe deterioration of the wooden structural members, the most likely cause of that deterioration was dry rot. >> reporter: inspectors spent the week reviewing records and inspecting 2020 kittredge street. in the city memo dry rot was the only possible contributing factor listed as a potential cause for the balcony collapse. >> we don't know and we're not going to know or determine how the moisture got into the assembly. >> reporter: berkeley planning director eric engstat says the building was s

nbc bay area's michelle roberts is live in san jose at the scene with more for us. michelle?reporter: well those two kids are in critical condition tonight. they were taken to the hospital after they jumped from the window behind me. you can still see their hand prints on the windowsill where they lowered themselves down. the good news they didn't suffer any injuries from their fall but they did suffer second and third degree burns. >> they were screaming fire. >> reporter: julio lopez says he woke up to screams this morning. a fire a few apartments down turned what's typically a quiet apartment complex on story road into a chaotic rescue attempt. >> i just react. >> reporter: lopez and another neighbor carlos gonzalez ran to the second story apartment. >> shocked because of the fire. i just wanted to put it out so it wouldn't burn the rest of the houses. >> reporter: he punched through the windows to break the glass while lopez busted through the front door. both of them cut their hands trying to get inside. >> just kicked the door like four times. >> reporter: they grabbed

michelle roberts joins us from the south valley ymca in san jose with more on how the thieves are managing to pull it off. michelle. >> reporter: thieves know most people don't work out with their keys in their pockets so they're either sneaking in like they did here at the ymca and going into the locker room or in some cases they're actually buying a day pass just to get into the locker room. they're looking for things left out like a bag and of course those keys. police describe this man, colby worsham, as the ring leader for an elaborate operation. the target san jose fitness centers. >> it's pretty bold for someone to do what they're doing. >> police sergeant ken davis says in the last month seven cars have been stolen for five different gyms mostly in san jose. >> chances are if they try it here they'll try it somewhere else. >> reporter: carol with the south valley ymca say police were called moments after surveillance cameras took these pictures on may 3rd showing two men in red shirts stopping into their gym. >> while one of them distracted our front desk staff, the other asked to

nbc bay area's michelle roberts joins us also in oakland with a new look for the warriors. that new look is right behind you. >> reporter: yes it is very colorful. a week ago this was an abandoned warehouse covered in graffiti. now, as you can see two stories of steph curry. it's a work of art and many people in the neighborhood say it's a welcome sight around here. >> big deal for the bay area for sure. >> there's a new blue and gold landmark in the east bay. >> amazing. >> warrior fans stopped by the corner of 27th and north gate in oakland. >> three two, one. >> to pose with mvp steph curry. >> most definitely city pride. >> the work of art has many wondering who did it. >> kind of a perfectionist. trying to get it exactly perfect. >> he and two of his buddies call themselves the i will luminaries. it goes deeper than blue and gold paint. >> i want people to walk away feeling inspired. >> he wants oakland to be proud not only of steph curry but of their neighborhood. >> with paint you can make a huge difference in how people view the community or how they view the area.

michelle roberts, nbc bay area news. >> a closer look at who and what the suspect may have been involved in. that is tonight on nightly news. >>> this suddenly appeared at a south fran high school. the swastika was discovered friday. police are investigating this as a hate crime. the antisemtic symbol was removed. >>> he has the go ahead, warriors fans get the news they have been waiting for claye thompson cleared to play in the first game of nba finals. the court is getting make over as they get ready to take on the cleveland cavaliers. they're here they just checked into the hoe tale about 30 minutes ago. >> jodi great to see oakland getting positive international headlines. >> today warriors fans got some positive news about one of the team's key players. claye thompson got the green light to play. these banners went up today and thompson will be back on the court on thursday. >> claye thompson joined his team for his second day back at practice. he says he finally got his wind back. >> i will be evaluated once i'm done speaking to you guys. >> he was right. this afternoon, the nba cl

michelle roberts reports it's also controversial. >> jocelyn rosenthal says years ago the vets told heray not live much longer. he suffered from problems that kept him from absorbing nutrients in food. jocelyn says prescription drugs made him hahllucinate. now twice a day he's served a cannabis pill made by a washington-based company. on its website, the company claims pets suffering from conditions ranging from joint pain to neurological issues may benefit from the hemp supplement. >> quickly made a difference in his digestion. we could see that right away. >> jocelyn says he put on ten pounds since she started him on the treatment. she says he is less anxious. >> there's been no sigh effects, no down side we've been able to see. >> in february fda warned companies offering similar pet products to remove unproven health claims from their website. >> any new thing on the market can have risks if not tested. >> stephanie says before she prescribes cannabis for patients, more studies are used. >> it has potential for antinausea and pain relief. >> doctors wait for conclusive evidence on c

michelle roberts is live from a san jose dog park. michelle, what are pet owners being told to do? >> reporter: really the most important thing to do is vaccinate, keep them inside at night, especially if you live out by the hills. the good news in all of this no dogs or cats have died this year because of rabies but officials say this is really about prevention during the summer months. dennis says buddy is healthy and up to date on vaccines. and even though they live in a busy san jose neighborhood health officials say the rabies virus that's typically carried by wildlife could be more of a threat during a drought. >> i can understand how animals coming out of the wild coming down to this area right bring them along with them. >> reporter: a few weeks ago a mountain lion made its way into a san mateo neighborhood. the california fish and wildlife department believes it was likely looking for food and water. while that cat was healthy, experts say common carriers of rabies like bats and rodents may also search for food and water in more populated areas. >> it is transmitted by the

michelle roberts is in san jose with the interview. michelle?> reporter: it was an emotional interview, as you can imagine. she's one of two parents who filed a claim against the santa clara county board of education, saying officials didn't do enough to protect her child and others. this san jose mother says her family is healing a limit more every day. we've disguised her face and distorted her voice to protect her identity. in court documents she's known as jane the mom of a 10-year-old boy who says he was molested when he attendeded walden west science camp in january. >> they failed to protect our children. >> james says her lively son returned from camp afraid to sleep in his own

michelle roberts joins us from the south valley ymca in san jose with more on how the thieves are managing to pull it off. michelle. >> reporter: thieves know most people don't work out with their keys in their pockets so they're either sneaking in like they did here at the ymca and going into the locker room or in some cases they're actually buying a day pass just to get into the locker room. they're looking for things left out like a bag and of course those keys. police describe this man, colby worsham, as the ring leader for an elaborate operation. the target san jose fitness centers. >> it's pretty bold for someone to do what they're doing. >> police sergeant ken davis says in the last month seven cars have been stolen for five different gyms mostly in san jose. >> chances are if they try it here they'll try it somewhere else. >> reporter: carol with the south valley ymca say pol

michelle roberts, nbc, bay area news. >> thank you. a bicyclist in san jose is hospitalized with life threatening injuries. that's after he collided with a vehicle. this happened near monterey road. traffic was diverted for a few hours but now that area is open again. >> now to the triple digit heat. you can see the live picture of livermore. there is a fire burning on tesla road. one structure is fully involved. it has been destroyed and another property on tesla road is on the way. it is hot and dry today. we have triple digits in the east bay. dangerous conditions route now let's get a check of our forecast with chief meteorologist jeff ranieri. >> it is 101 degrees near the fire. winds out of the west at 14 miles per hour. if anything it would push it away from the very populated areas of livermore and that smoke would be heading more towards the path there where a lot of commuters do head toward 99 and also the 5. so if you are heading that way do expect that smoke again we're under this dangerous heat today this now makes the thi

michelle roberts, nbc bay area ome en news. >> michelle you. >>> there is some encouraging news in this. one of the seven survivors has been released from the hospital. according to the irish times newspaper, 21-year-old sean fahey is expected to travel hometro va to ireland after being treated at eden medical center in castro valley. >>> quick work by firefighters rom in fairfield.a heli crews managed to stop a fire feet away from a row of homes.ong we want to show you video from our nbc helicopter.edg you can see just how close the flames got to the houses along rand the edge of the field. the fire burned about 15 acres. this happened at the end of vista grande in fairfield.opvo== fortunately, no one was hurt.d crews are on-scene mopping up the area. >>> and the fire near lake tahoe is growing at this hour now burning nearly 17 thousand acres. the fire broke out friday and it's been a tough battle for theire is 500 firefighters there. the terrain is rugged and the fic winds have whipped up.ightni the fire is burning near the town of markleeville. officials say it was started by lightn

reporting live in oakland, michelle roberts, nbc bay area news. >> we like that. maybe they can spraypaint our nbc truck out there. >> that would be nice and creative. >> thanks michelle. >>> to stay on things all things warriors any time 24/7 download our nbc bay area app. it's a great resource for the warriors. we're always updating our coverage as well as on our facebook twitter and instagram account. >>> still to come why a bay area nudist resort is in hot water because of water. >>> also cutting out the sugar. a san francisco hospital's new ban in the name of healthy living. >>> plus -- >> i'm robert honda live in santa clara county where cal fire's air rescue unit is trying to make sure they get the help they need on the ground this fire season. they trained firefighters on what to do just in case those firefighters end up working with the air unit during an emergency. >>> and goats gone wild. the story behind the stampede in the berkeley hills. taking a stand against sweet drinks. san francisco general announ >>> taking a stand against sweet drinks. san fran

nbc bay area's michelle roberts has more from san ramon. >> reporter: i'm outside of katie's corner where the victim worked. i spoke to one of his friends and employees here who said it's like a family. she says they have lost one of their own and now they're hoping an arrest is made. >> a lot of tears and a lot of praying. >> reporter: esther has known tomas mendez since they were kids. they both grew up helping their parents who worked at indicatekatie's corner in san ramon. >> everybody is absolutely devastated. >> today esther is asking customers for donations for her friend and co-worker. >> he was just always joking around and really hard worker. >> reporter: 20-year-old tomas mendez was killed on saturday afternoon on highway 4 in unincorporated pittsburg. the contra costa sheriff's department says someone opened fire and drove off. the suspect is believed to have been driving a honda. the senseless act of violence has friends asking how and why someone would do that. >> that person did not have a good existence. >> a go fund me account has been set up. tomas leaves behind a 2-year

michelle roberts found out, there is a if you plan to try to protect them. >> reporter: this blue water below the golden gate bridge is known as a biological hot spot to marine experts. lately large schools of mackerel and an choefees have been hanging out along the san francisco coast. >> mary jane with the national owes yan nick and atmospheric administration says sites like this have been common lately. this video provided by noah shows a humpback whale slapping its tail in the water near san francisco this week. >> it's a delight to see, but it's a great concern to us. >> reporter: a concern because the whales are feeding and breaching in the same shipping lanes that large cargo ships pass through every day. >> if a ship is moving a little bit slower it may just give that edge of time for the whale to move out of its way. >> reporter: the coast guard is now asking cargo ships to slow down to ten knots or slower which is about 11 miles an hour. is that ram says there have been no report of whale deaths near the golden gate straight this season but says that doesn't mean it hasn't hop

michelle roberts is live where crews are getting ready for a potentially dangerous fire season. is what they're up against this season. i'm told if i were standing in this spot last year this grass would be below my knees. but because we had some rain in the winter and spring this is the grass situation we're dealing with. look how dry it is. this is what they were testing, trying to figure out how to put it out as quickly as possible. >> i think this year is going to be worse than last year. >> reporter: last summer cory jacobson was a rookie firefighter. >> it's a passion. >> reporter: today he's back in yellow with his crew training for another fire season. some fire officials expect it to be catastrophic. >> at any point in time the wind could shift and we could be chasing this. >> reporter: today they set and

michelle roberts is along 101 with the traffic. we see it behind you. this is the silicon valley. not sure if it will get better. >> reporter: not any time soon. not for a year of so. things are jammed up behind me. the sign severe brought, help conserve water. the plan is all about preparing for flooding. they are going to widen this one the rain does come. they want to be ready. drivers who take 101 through palo alto expect slow conditions during rush hour. this week many say slow doesn't begin to explain what they are seeing. >> it's been horrible. it's a nightmare. >> it's really bad. i hope they complete what they are doing. >> reporter: even during a drought, they are preparing for wet weather. the creek that flows been 101 in palo alto has a history of flooding. the $18 billion project will redirect it for overflow. for drivers, that means big slow downs should be expected. until 2017. >> things ching. we just have to deal with it. >> reporter: a mile and a half section is down a lane in both directions. that will be the case for another year. >> annoying. it's highly annoy

michelle roberts is in san jose with the interview. michelle? >> reporter: it was an emotional interview, as you can imagine. she's one of two parents who filed a claim against the santa clara county board of education, saying officials didn't do enough to protect her child and others. this san jose mother says her family is healing a limit more every day. we've disguised her face and distorted her voice to protect her identity. in court documents she's known as jane the mom of a 10-year-old boy who says he was molested when he attendeded walden west science camp in january. >> they failed to protect our children. >> james says her lively son returned from camp afraid to sleep in his own room and more withdrawn from friends. >> i was really upset. really angry. why wasn't i called? >> her son told her camp leaders said he wasn't allowed to call home. he also opened up about late night walks he was forced to take with a counselor nicknamed papa bear. she found out that man was 27-year-old edgar covarrubias. >> somebody like him shouldn't have the

because this is still a test it's not something that palo alto -- [ inaudible ] reporting live michelle roberts, nbc bay area news. >> a lot of people are hoping that works. thank you. >>> san francisco's police chief says the testing is a go. hundreds of rape test kits in storage will soon be tested. the move comes after a squabble over federal grants that could help test to pay the backlogged evidence. last week the chief said he wouldn't test the kits. but today he said making the testing -- testing the kits is a priority. >> i think it's important for anybody that has been the victim of sexual violence, that they get closure. >> the test willing be paid for by money already in the budget and then the dna of the kit also be entered into a national database. >>> it started out as an armed robbery investigation. take a look at what police found in south san francisco. more than two dozen guns, including sniper rifles and assault weapons. mark, this is a big bust. what are the neighbors saying there? >> reporter: they didn't have an inkling about what was going on. by all appearances, this is a

michelle roberts is in our news room this evening with this controversial treatment for dogs. >> cannabis for pets is legal if the product has extremely small doses of thc. it's considered a food xlumt. and one local pet owner claims her dog is alive because of it. >> judges lynn says two years ago vets told her hugo may not provide much longer. the 4-year-old australian shepherd mix suffered from severe allergies and digestion problems which kept him from absorbing nutrients in food. prescription drugs made him a hallucinate so she began looking for other options. now twice a day he is served a cannabis pill. >> down the hatch. blink and you miss it. >> on its welcome back the company claims pets suffering from conditions may benefit from the hemp supplement. >> very quickly made a really big difference in his digestion. we could see that right away. >> jocelyn says he put on ten points since she started him on the cannabis treatment. she says he also is less anxious. >> there have been no side effects, no downsides that we have been able to see. >> in february the fda warned the company

i'm michelle roberts in for kira klapper. rob mayeda is here. father's day, the start to summer. >> interesting. all types of weather. 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s. >> get in the car and drive. >> san francisco 50s, will finish likely in the 60s for high temperatures san francisco 50s, 80s forecast later on. plett anton, 58 take b.a.r.t. to san francisco and enter a different world. sea breeze pushing clouds along the coast into san francisco right now. look at the temperature spread as we head toward the afternoon. 90s out towards the warmest spots around the tri-valley 70s closer to oakland. mid to upper 80s around south bay. for father's day tomorrow official start of summer tomorrow morning. cooler changes ahead as the sea breeze kicks in. we'll talk more about those cooler changes ahead in the full forecast coming up. >> thank you, rob. >>> car crash in vallejo claims the life of 49-year-old woman and injuries six others. some victims were kids who had to be taken to the hospital. the deadly crash happened sonoma boulevard near redwood street across

. >> reporter: michelle roberts, nbc bay area news. >>> that police officer seen in a video wrestle with teenager girl to the party. tendered his resignation. >> but now is telling his side of the story. >> reporter: the first public words from the police officer are coming from his attorney who apologized on eric casebolt's behalf. >> he apologizes to all who were offended. that day was not representative of the ten-year service to the community of mckinney, and it is his hope that by his resignation the community may start to heal. >> reporter: his call came after he had responded to two suicide calls, and the stress had taken its toll. >> with all that had happened that day, he allowed his emotion to get the better of him. >> reporter: we're also now hearing from the teenage girl pushed to the ground through her attorney who says she's shaken and hasn't decided whether to file a formal complaint. >> the officers's voluntary resignation should not be an end to the investigation. >> reporter: this morning the community is still taking in what happened hoping for a return to the way thin

reporting live in san ramon, michelle roberts, nbc bay area.com. >>> a follow-up on the deadly balcony collapse in berkeley. the irish students who survived are still in the hospital nearly a week after the tragedy. an oak land priest says all seven of them face long physical and mental recoveries. they probably will not be returning to irpd any time soon. six others died on tuesday when an apartment balcony collapsed near the cal campus. one of them was from the bay area. >>> he was only here for a couple years. he was a popular player for the giants. the baseball world is mourning his death. darryl hamilton was the victim of a murder/suicide. most recently he was working as an analyst for the mlb network. 44-year-old monica jordan shot hamillton multiple times at a home near houston. she then turned the gun on herself. police also found the couple's 14-month-old son at their home. the child was not hurt. >> she's a quiet person family lady. >> darryl was an important part of the giants during his playing time from 19967 to 1998 we extend our deepest sympathies to his family and frien

michelle? >>> all right thanks robert that. still ahead now at 5:49. a woman trying to pump breast milk for her baby returns into a problem at l. a. x.. why the mom ended up having to use the janitor's closet to care for her infant. >> and a florida woman is trying to make the record books by becoming the first female to row across the pacific all by herself. and her trip would end right here in the h ng to progressive. that was me, mom. [ laugh ] i thought you said "that was me, mom." [ laughter ] >>> good morning everyone, take a look at the television screen. and look at these temperatures because these will be the numbers that are the hottest so far this year. 72 degrees in pacifica. to 84 degrees in oakland. 100 degrees in fairfield and much of the inland areas with a heat advisory in effect. full forecast still straight ahead. >>> we've got brake lights for the altamont pass, west 580 slow beyond the 205 interchange. that heavy traffic now stays with you through livermore heading into pleasanton. more kcbs traffic still ahead. >>> shock and embar

this magnitude was the senator ted kennedy's funeral, beau biden's funeral, senator robert byrd's funeral. on friday michelle obama, the house speaker john boehner, the house democratic whip steny hoyer, steve scalise, representative kevin mccarthy and several other senators will join president obama in traveling to columbia and traveling to south carolina to be at the funeral for senator pinckney. it will be president obama who delivers the eulogy on friday. cnn's victor blackwell is standing by and also i'm joined by jason johnson who says his real education began the day that he met clem pinckney. johnson is a college professor, he's a political analyst and he's live in atlanta as well. professor, i'll ask you to stand by for a moment so i can check in with my colleague just to get a feel for the silent pictures that we're watching. victor? >> silent really is the right characterization of this. there are hundreds of people, maybe more than a thousand people who are here on the statehouse grounds. you see the long line there as people begin to file in starting at 1:00 to pay their respects to senator clem

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robert is $25,000. my mom for $13,000. michelle for $7,000. erenisse: wait a minute.is this for her services, or she lent you money? tonnie: no, this is -- this is her loaning me the money. so [bleep] is the person who i borrowed money from and he picks up a weekly payment from me. lemonis: like a -- like a -- like a loan shark? tonnie: yes. lemonis: it can be tough for a business like tonnie's to get a bank loan -- virtually impossible. so you end up going to small lenders with very high interest rates, and if you can't pay them back, their methods of collecting are very unorthodox -- often dangerous. this is a much bigger number of debt than i originally thought for a single-location bakery. what's wrong? erenisse: i'm just upset, 'cause i didn't know about all those people that we owe money to. you know how i feel about that. sorry. tonnie: i mean, you know i would never do anything to have you sitting here crying, but i did whatever i could to keep a door open, to keep from closing, to pay staff, whatever it took. so me hiding these numbers was not intentional. it

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