reporting live in calistoga, michelle roberts. >> okay, michelle, thank you. i have been reminded being here for the last 24 hours how helpful the people of calistoga are. the mayor of calistoga, i met with him last night, and he said his doors are open to his town for as long as it takes to help the people here, among the 10,000 evacuees, get back on their feet. if you want to help, we have a lot of requests from people who want to help the cause. the evacuees in calistoga and the red cross. you can, it's fairly easy. go to our website, we created a link where you click on how to help if you want to send cash donations or tents or any other items for the evacuees. that's it for now. we'll see you later on in the newscast. we'll send it back to you. >> thank you very much. the journey for those people is just beginning. going to be a long road ahead. >> not just middletown. the valley fire has left several other communities ravaged. you can see how widespread the area is. but it's not just flames people are trying to dodge, either. take a look at one of our cr

i'm michelle roberts. coming up next on "today in the bay."o grow at a rapid pace this morning forcing thousands of people from their homes. >>> plus california gets one step closer to a right to die law. >>> also cooling temperatures give way to rising humidity. some parts of the bay area will even see rain by tonight. anthony slaughter has your microclimate forecast. we'll be right back. anything. anywhere. anytime. anyone. spread the delicious taste you know and love. hershey's is mine, yours, our chocolate spreads. 6 thanks for >>> from nbc bay area, this is "today in the bay." >> 7:00, a live look at oakland, hazy, foggy out there. good morning, thanks for joining us. i'm michelle roberts with anthony slaughter. you're promising a couple things. cooler. >> cooler, more cloud cover and even some rain. >> really? rain. >> we're excited about this this morning. welcome to the weekend. we finally made it. you know what, it's going to be a

nbc bay area's michelle roberts is live at the scene in burlingame.e could see another shutdown of this major peninsula freeway. >> reporter: yeah, that's right. we don't have the details about when that will happen, but likely it will come. take a look behind me. those two wooden poles, those are the temporary fixes at this point. they will need to replace them with metal towers, and when they put that project in, likely 101 will have to be closed down again. saturday traffic along 101 looked more like a congested weekday rush hour. bumper to bumper conditions along the highway, then a quiet day at the porsche audi dealership in burlingame. >> we rely on weekend traffic. there was none to be had. it was all stuck in the -- on the streets. >> reporter: highway 101 closed in both directions friday, and again sunday night to make repairs following a crash on a cal tran construction site at the broadway bridge in burlingame. an employee with a contract company jaffa construction crashed, causing the pouls to fall on to the highway. >> now our focus turns

nbc's michelle roberts has the story. >> reporter: if i stood in this spot 4 million years ago i would be standing on the ocean floor. now it's being turned into a neighborhood. but construction behind me has stopped giving the scientists time to excavate an ancient whale trapped in the rocks. scott armstrong has been putting in 12-hour days, surrounded by construction crews, paid to build single family homes in the santa cruz mountains. he and a small team of experts are working to unearth a 4 million-year-old whale. it's 25 feet long. >> more pieces here, of the skull. a shoulder blade here. >> reporter: because of the shape of the jaw, armstrong knows that it used to survive on plankton, but it is still a mystery. >> who knows what this used to be? >> reporter: but the team call this a jacket, held in place. armstrong says this is the first 4 million-year-old whale found in this area. >> a slice of time and space that has not really been looked at. >> reporter: the bones are encased in rock, and that is how it will leave its bay area resting place. >> the bones have been preserved i

michelle roberts is live in san francisco with dozens called today's ceremony a mistake and an insult. michelle. >> that's right. the demonstration here began at the same time the mass happened on the oost coast. when saint serra was announced for the first time. many people say that's a mistake and they're even calling on the pope to apologize. it was the first ever canonization on u.s. soil. >> he was the embodiment of a church which goes forth. >> today, pope francis named father serra a saint in front of thousands in washington, d.c. >> let's keep moving forward. >> hundreds watching the mass on a big screen at the caramel mission applauded the historic move. the pope credits the saint for spreading catholicism in the new world and he said he distended native americans against the abuse of colonizers. >> defend the dignity of the native community, to protect it from those who have mistreated and abused it. >> many catholic believe serra was a compassionate leader, but for dozens of demonstrators outside the mission in san francisco, he was anything but a saint. >> when the church

nbc bay area's michelle roberts is live outside the courthouse in san jose with more on today's rally. michelle. >> reporter: well, the d.a. is now reviewing the case. that's why the rally started here at the jail. they walked about a block away in front of the d.a.'s office. they're demanding change and also justice. >> we want them to know they're not alone. >> reporter: six stories up and behind mirrored glass, inmates could be heard from the steps of wonz jail. >> knocking on those windows! >> reporter: dozens marched in honor of michael tyree. the sheriff says he was murdered at the hands of three correctional officers. they have been arrested on suspicion of murder, conspiracy and assault. >> he is our community. >> reporter: tyree's former lawyer calls the death a tragedy. >> i'm still moved by it, saddened by it. it shouldn't have happened. >> reporter: today there was a moment of silence. >> amen! >> reporter: and a prayer for tyree outside the jail. >> yeah. thank you for everything, man. >> reporter: mendoza says his son was released from the main jail two months ago. >> i

michelle roberts was in santa cruz. some of the most emotional moments came today outside the courthouse on the steps there. >> yeah, there were many hugs and tears today. inside the courtroom, as gonzalez was leaving, someone screamed murderer. there were many family and friends of maddy middleton in the courtroom, but some stayed outside saying it was too emotional for them. if convicted, 15 jeerld adrienne gonzalez is facing life in prison for murdering and sexually assaulting 8-year-old maddy middleton. >> denies all allegation. >> while gonzalez's defense attorney entered a not guilty plea, the teen kept his gaze on the judge. most of the middleton family was in court watching for any sign of emotion or remorse. >> we're not going to forget it. we're not going to forget what he did. there's consequences for your actions. >> outside the court, a small group of family and friends gathered in maddy's honor. >> the world lost a beautiful angel. >> the 8-year-old was found dead in july. her body left in a trash bin in a

michelle roberts is at the s.a.p. arena where the prime minister will speak to a sold out crowd on sunday. that means another detour for that. >> the rock 'n' roll half marathon will also be here, which means people who usually park here, runner whose have parked here in the past will not be able to do so. if you're coming to san jose, plan ahead because there will be a lot of security and certainly a lot of traffic. 45,000 people are expected at the s.a.p. arena on sunday to hear indian prime minister speak. >> he's building a bridge between the u.s. and india. >> this man is the president of the silicon valley india professional association. he supports the digital india plan. the prime minister's initiative to create more tech jobs. >> we can help india and they can help us. it's all about exchanging information, to share economy. >> during the prime minister's bay area visit, he'll meet with leaders of facebook, tez law, and google before meeting president obama on monday. >> it's not going to be successful for am

nbc bay area's michelle roberts is in union city this evening at the flight 93 memorial. michelle. >> reporter: it's been an emotional day, many people stopping by just to pay their respects and take a moment and drop off some flowers. there were nine people on flight 93 from california, including 21-year-old nicole miller from san jose. >> gerald mark bingham. >> it could have been any of us. these were innocent people. >> reporter: a few dozen people in union city remembered the victims of 9/11 at the flight 93 memorial. >> brought me back to the event. >> reporter: and for some, a reminder of the outpouring of support and sense of duty following the attack. >> we had a lot of people want to join the navy, just to support the country. >> reporter: there was a moment of silence for all the fallen heroes on board flight 93 bound for san francisco. five of them were flight attendants. >> they said thank you every time i heard their name along with the pilots on that flight. >> reporter: united flight attendants sharon caldwell and chris, didn't know any of the victims. but

reporting live in san francisco, michelle roberts, nbc bay area news. >> thank you. >>> a big win for president obama today. he secured enough votes in congress to ensure his iran nuclear deal will live on. the president needs 34 senate votes, and he got that final vote today. the deal reached by the u.s. and five countries eases sanctions on iran, in exchange for more inspections and nearly all republicans have come out against the agreement, calling it, quote, weak. they say iran cannot be trusted, and believe it will still try to make a nuclear weapon. israel and other arab allies also fiercely oppose this deal. but the u.s. is making expensive new commitments to win over those countries' support. lester holt explains that part of the story at 5:30 on "nightly news." >>> now to decision 2015. will he or won't he? more signs today that vice president joe biden will run for president. the vp is in florida right now for a campaign type swing. it appears he's testing the waters in this key battleground state. some democrats hope he jumps in, because hillary clinton's campaign might be

reporting live in santa clara, michelle roberts, nbc bay area news. >> planned parenthood came under attack in washington today as republicans tried to justify ending all federal funding for the organization. >> the outrageous accusations leveled against planned parenthood based on heavily doctored videos are offensive and categorically untrue. >> the president of planned parenthood asked why her group is under investigation instead of the anti-abortion activists who made the videos about the organization. >> the debate in washington, d.c. prompted today's first ever national pink out day to support funding for planned parenthood. supporters gathered outside clinics in san jose and across the nation. most people in the u.s. do not want congress to cut funding. 61%, according to a new poll. >> so we've had a lot of attacks against the organization and against women, and people are coming out and saying that they're not going to stand for it. >> supporters of planned parenthood say critics really are just upset about the clinic conducting abortions when their primary services include b

nbc bay area's michelle roberts is live outside livermore with more on the investigation. michelle, the fbi is now on the case? >> the fbi is asking for help. any information, trying to figure out who crawled down into this manhole as well as another one down the road. on monday, this manhole was open. anybody could get in. today, they have welded it shut. just another step they're taking to protect these cables. at&t and offering a $250,000 reward to anyone who knows who crawled into this manhole and cut the fiber optic cable on monday night. today, crews restored power and sealed access to two manholes that were compromised late monday. many homeowners were left without internet and phone service for nearly 24 hours. according to the fbi, this is the 16th time someone has cut cables in the bay area since february. the suspects aren't stealing anything, which leaves many wondering why would someone do this? >> someone who harbors a grudge or does this harm, perhaps someone has bragged about doing this. we just want to know so we can investigate further or rule it out. >> n

i'm michelle roberts in scolaire yeah, and i'll explain coming up. >>> fired up on both sides. debate over planned parenthood spilled out on to bay area streets. >> i'm meteorologist jeff ranieri. clouds are moving into california and also a few spotty showers. we have your full microclimate forecast on how this impacts our temperatures coming up in just a few minutes. [female announcer] for thousands of local foster children, extracurricular activities help provide a sense of identity and a path to success. joining the soccer team... getting help with math... going to prom. i want to learn to swim. it's hard to feel normal... ...when you can't do the normal things. [announceto help, sleep train is collecting donations for the extra activities that for most kids are a normal part of growing up. not everyone can be a foster parent... ...but anyone can help a foster child. departmen = >>> under scrutiny in the east bay berkeley's police department. we're talking about activists led by the naacp and the aclu. newly released information claim officers in berkeley have a the earn of

i'm michelle roberts. coming up here, how many people are trying to help at this evacuation center tonight. the explosive and devastating valley fire that's le >>> we continue to follow a developing story, explosive and devastating valley fire that's left several communities decimated in lake county. some people lost everything in minutes, and tonight, they're trying to pick up the pieces. >> and for some, that only means going to search for what they have. but also maybe trying to find something more valuable than that. looking for a pet that may have many to abandon in the last few minutes and raj joins us from middletown, and raj, i understand you're getting a new estimation where the fire is at this the point. >> reporter: indeed, new numbers to pass along, 62,000 acres. it's grown in size, however, on the flipside now, this fire is now 10% contained. i just spoke with one of the fire officials, about two minutes ago he was right here at our live location, and i asked him why the containment, what the

nbc bay area's michelle roberts is live outside the library in palo alto where people had to be turned away today. >> reporter: it is closed and the city doesn't know how long the bedbugs have been in inside or how they got there in the first place. so far no bugs have been found inside of books but if you have any at home, you might want to take a close look. the front doors are shut. >> we do have a -- >> reporter: librarians at the mitchell park library in palo alto spent the day directing people to the so-called popup library next year. >> they said they found some tests so they're doing spraying. >> reporter: spraying to kill bedbugs. >> i wuonder how that happened. weird. >> reporter: the city said the bedbugs were found on two chairs yesterday afternoon. >> we have no reason to think that there's any bedbugs that have traveled to books. >> reporter: palo alto spokes person claudia keith says bedbug sniffing dogs will sniff the libraries in other town next week. rudy is an exterminator with planet orange. his company isn't working on the library but said if there is bedbugs in th

michelle roberts, nbc bay area news. >> thank you. we mentioned that half marathon in downtown san jose on sunday. it's happening right before the prime minister's speech. here is a closer look at the race course. it starts on the corner of santa clara and end a few blocks from the finish line. here is a look at the course in relation to the sap center. if you're heading downtown on sunday plan accordingly. >>> the parents of a teenager hit and killed while trying to job around a fallen tree are taking aim at the city. i'll have a live report coming up. >>> california cracking down on car pollution. it may mean bigger costs for commuters. >>> it's not just ship strikes that blow the surface danger threatening whales we're seeing offer of our coast. >>> good evening. after hot temperatures the past two days the fog is building back in at the coastline. we're tracking it and the impact to your weekend in my microclie mats forecast. a family demanding change tonight, after their daughter was hit and killed on a north bay street while jog

michelle roberts is outside the library where people are being turned away and who would want to go in at this point? >> reporter: exactly. i don't want to go in until it's cleaned up. the city doesn't know how long the bugs have been in there or how they got in there. at this point the cleanup is under way. the library is closed. librarians directed people to a pop up library around the corner due to an unexpected problem. >> i can't believe it. you think in a restaurant or hotel but the library. >> reporter: we weren't allowed to bring cameras inside but the city says bedbugs were found on two chairs yesterday afternoon. >> we have no reason to believe there's any bedbugs that traveled through books. >> reporter: they need to be frozen to kill the pests. >> there are treatments that i know other libraries have done sump as putting books in freezers. i don't think we're going to need to be doing any of that. >> reporter: next week bug sniffing dogs will inspect the four other libraries in town where books from mitchell park may have been returned. >> these things are contagious. they

michelle roberts takes us to the flight 93 memorial in union city. >> it definitely hits home. >> geraldngham. >> it's heartbreaking. >> reporter: there was a moment of silence for the 40 people who were on board flight 93. among the fallen heros for five flight attendants. >> i said thank you every time i heard their name. >> reporter: united flight attendant sharon caldwell didn't know any of the victims but says she will forever be grateful for their sacrifice. today there were prayers. >> we have gathered together at this site with a true sense of reverence. >> reporter: and many were flooded with difficult memories. >> you hear it on the news and immediately started crying. >> reporter: 14 years aftert th devastating news broke, union city honored those who lost their lives on september 11th, 2001. >> it could have been any of us. >> and unborn child. >> these were innocent people. >> reporter: thanother tribute under construction in hayward and will be completed in october. michelle roberts, nbc, bay area news. >>> we invite you to stay with us for our continuing coverage both on a

i'm michelle roberts. coming up, hear how the dog is doing tonight and what's next for the owner. >>> a silicon valley ceo resparks a debate about paternity leave. i'm scott budman, that story just ahead. do thstree.. lleby rowlea >>> unconscious and dragged down the street. pulled by her own leash and by her own owner. what would make anyone treat their pet that way? that's what vets are asking themselves after saving a young pit bull's life. the owner is facing animal cruelty charges. we're live in sunnyvale where the dog was rescued. how is it doing? >> reporter: much better. when the dog came in on friday, she was in such bad shape, she couldn't walk or lift her head. somebody called 9-1-1 from the area when they saw a man who seemed transient dragging her body down the road. >> it's disgusting. >> it's very upsetting. >> reporter: many people are disturbed to hear the allegations against 34-year-old manuel. his dog was rushed to a vet clinic in critical condition on friday after someone called 9-1-1.

reporting live, michelle roberts, nbc bay area news. >>> thank you.hey do call him the people's pope because of the way he connects with his followers. there was a moving moment today as pope francis bless ed a litte girl from southern california. take a look. he calls over sophie cruz, picks her out right from the crowd. sophie was born in the united states, but her parents are undocumented immigrants from mexico. she traveled from l.a. to d.c. an advocacy group. her plan to gain support for undocumented immigrants. >> every day i am scared that one day they will take my parents away from me. >> you notice the yellow shirts. you can hear sophie whispering into the pope's ear, giving him a letter and one of those yellow t-shirts. it says "pope, rescue dopa." it prevents young immigrants from being deported. 20 minutes from now, steve handelsman joins us from washington, d.c. we'll see the pope's push for climate change and talk about tomorrow's agenda which includes another history making event. we have a lot of video and storylines on this papal visi

that's where we find michelle roberts and michelle, traffic has finally moving again? >> reporter: it has. on 880 it's much better because 238 is open. i'm standing on washington avenue. obviously, a sign that it's not open yet. this is what's been happening all day. crews have been very busy after they had to replace a power pole and traffic has just been a nightmare. >> google and they don't know it's off. >> reporter: not even gps apps could keep drivers out of the backup today. >> it was like a 20-minute line. ridiculous. crazy. >> reporter: what many expected to be an easy holiday commute turned into a traffic headache for thousands of drivers. >> with cal trans putting cones and signs saying go away folks. >> reporter: the 238 on ramp and washington exit from 880 was shut down after midnight when an suv smashed into a power pole and sparked a small grassfire that was quickly put out. >> the curb to the right and the driver failed to negotiate a curve. straightened it out and collided into that pg and e pole with high voltage wires. >> reporter: 8800 customers wer

reporting live, michelle roberts, nbc bay area news. >>> and fighting the rules by changing them. a san francisco supervisor is trying to make it easier for cyclists to roll through stop signs. today, the support was announced regarding the ordinance. right now cyclists are legally required to stop at all stop signs just like car. sfpd cracked down on bike riders sparking a protest. today, they initiated making the cyclists law a low priority. opponents say it is a cheap trick to make them break the law. >>> and in a sunnyvale neighborhood, a lawsuit regarding an autistic boy. and find out what happened when the family went to court. >>> and good evening, i'm jeff ranieri, we'll talk more about the cooling weather and what it means for tomorrow in just a few moments. a controversial part of history -- was resurrected today in san francisco. cheers erupted as the board of supervisors -- unanimously passed a resolution to >>> a trial part of history was brought back in san francisco. cheers erupted as the board of supervisors unanimously passed a resolution to build a memorial. the

reporting live in san francisco, michelle roberts, nbc bay area news. >> thank you, michelle. >>> google self-driving car gets hit again on the road for a test drive. one of the cars was rear-ended last month. the google headquarters said in previous incidents, the self-driving car was not at fault. the car reportedly stopped for a pedestrian at a crosswalk when it was hit by another driver, a car with a driver from behind. the dmv said this is google's 16th crash. they said the car will be ready to hit the streets in the next two to three years, but legislation and some other legal issues could impact that release. >>> how is this for sticker shock. tesla's suv is $132,000. that's the base model. $144,000 with the upgrades. if you reserve this model x right now, you'll get the suv early next year. for those of us on a tighter budget, the smaller model 3 will cost about $35,000. >>> three, two, one, zero. >> this is the way it looked early this morning when a rocket blasted into space from cape canaveral carrying cargo from the bay area. it is now in orbit taking care of america's armed

we begin with michelle roberts on the disturbing accusations. she "live at the sheriff's office in san jose with more. >> reporter: the suspects are accused of beating an inmate to death. the investigation is still ongoing. there's a press conference this afternoon where the sheriff said she believes these suspects are responsible. she even teared up a little bit when talking about the victim's family. >> the disappointment and disgust that i feel cannot be overstated. >> reporter: santa clara county sheriff said three correctional officers who vowed to protect and serve were responsible for killing a mentally ill inmate who was waiting to be transferred to a mental health facility. >> they're the reason for this brutal murder of michael tyre. >> reporter: the 31-year-old was killed by blunt force trauma, and internal bleeding. the sheriff said his body was found the morning after the alleged attack by lubron who reported the inmate during a bed check. they're arrested on murder, con spir and assault. investigators have all requested lawyers, an

. >> nbc bay area's michelle roberts is on the scene now. tragedy, what's the latest? >> reporter: police are still on the scene, such a tragic situation. people coming here to work out at the gym when this happened. it happened 6:30 right behind me. police say an elderly woman was trying to park in front of the gym in one of the parking spots when she had pedal confusion, meaning she hit the gas instead of the brake. she drove her mercedes suv 60 feet into the gym where there was a fitness class going on. everyone who was injured was in that clasp this happened lifestyle in livermore. five were treated and released from the hospital with moderate injuries, and one woman was killed, 49-year-old woman from livermore, her name has not been released today. police are still on the scene, trying to figure out what happened here. >> quite chaotic. glass everywhere, people trying to help the injured and, you know, the fire department arriving. >> reporter: the 80-year-old woman behind the wheel was not injured, and she has not been cited. the d.a. will make that decision. at

michelle roberts has the story. >> reporter: cyclists are drawn to king's mountain road for views. >> one of my favorite. >> reporter: and the 1500-foot climb to skyline road. but lately riders have been warned by friends to pay close attention to the pavement. >> it's frightening, to be honest. >> reporter: grace says her t m teammates have seen pictures like this on facebook, showing dozens of nails scattered on the summit of king's mountain road and skyline. >> a 23-pound bike with a tire, if it hits a tact and your tire blows, you're going to hit the pavement and that's going to hurt. >> reporter: two weeks ago 20 riders had to replace tires after rolling over nails no one was injured. investigators are asking for help to find the person responsible. >> think about your own kids riding a bicycle and flattening and having a concussion or worse. >> reporter: cyclists and drivers suspect whoever did it, doesn't want to share the country road. >> i'm sure some of the neighbors don't like all of the traffic but you know, never expect anyone to go that far to discourage riders from comi

michelle roberts, nbc bay area news. >>> thank you, michelle. >>> the undocumented immigrant accused of killing a woman at san francisco's pier 14 will stand trial for the death of kate steinle. there is enough evidence for lopez sanchez to be charged with second-degree murder, as well as being a felon in possession of a firearm. lopez sanchez has admitted to killing steinle in july while she was working with her father along the embarcadero, but said it was an accident. he said he found the gun on the pier, picked it up and it accidently went off. >> the police even said to him, numerous times, they said to him, if you tell us it's an accident, we'll believe you. like, was this an accident? what the hell happened out there? >> we're very confident there's sufficient evidence for a crime. we'll provide justice u ultimately. >> if convicted of second-degree murder, he faces 43 years to life in prison. he could also be convicted of a lesser charge of manslaughter. >>> nightmare traffic across the bay this weekend. this is labor day weekend which means people are heading out of town. we

michelle roberts shows us what their duties will be. >> reporter: san francisco is known for its diversityd unfortunately -- >> the smell of urine is so horrendous that it makes your eyes water and your throat burn. >> reporter: the city spends a million dollars a year to steam clean human waste off the streets. >> every day, watch your step. get a surprise on the bottom of your shoe. >> there's a need for fpublic bathrooms. >> reporter: if funds allow, the city will continue to install bathrooms like these. five more are expected in the next several months. >> it's a great example that the number of steam cleaning requests to clean human waste has gone down in the areas where these toilets are. >> reporter: each toilet is monitored by a pit stop attendant. >> i'm proud of my job. i'm good at what i do. >> reporter: this woman says when she was homeless, she didn't have access to a rest room. now for $15 an hour, her job is to clean and watch for suspicious activity. >> you got to give respect to receive respect. >> reporter: she's working for a paycheck to keep a roof over her head and to

good morning and thanks for joining us, i'm michelle roberts. anthony slaughter tells me we're going to get a break to the heat. fall is coming, you say? >> yes, tomorrow. still going to be warm in the valley today, so don't expect it to be much cooler today. as you look at the coastline, san francisco you can see the fog rolling on in this morning with the naked eye. don't even have to watch it on the time lapse. it is cool this morning, temperatures near the 50s, 60 degrees. thing you'll notice today is the coastline will see the cooling. 74 degrees for san francisco. but still warm, 90 degrees. same for the south bay, near 90 there, as well. east bay and peninsula mid 80s. expecting a cool down for tomorrow, san francisco back into the 60s tomorrow and quite a bit of cloud cover through the day tomorrow. keep in mind if you want to get outside and enjoy sunshine, today's the day to do it because tomorrow more cloud cover and as we move towards october, the next couple of days temperatures getting cooler. that coming up in the full forecast. >

live in burlingame, michelle roberts, nbc bay area news. >> thank you, michelle. >>> we have a followup now to the east pay book club which claims racism was behind their removal from the napa valley wine train a week ago. their civil rights attorney has threatened a lawsuit but wants to meet with wine train executives. the 11 women from antioch used cell phones to record their disbelief when they were kicked off the train. another passenger complained they were being too loud and noisy. the train's ceo has publicly apologized and admitted the train was in the wrong. >>> new at 6:00, back to their roots after a decade of growth in san francisco. more tech companies are now refocussing on the south bay. cupertino, sunnyvale and san jose among the cities seeing growth. this is changing the dynamics and demographics of the silicon valley. our business and tech reporter, scott budman, is in san jose this evening. scott, why the added push to get back to the suburbs? >> reporter: a lot of reasons, raj. we are about to see a big burst of growth here in the south bay. the kind we haven't seen

nbc bay area's michelle roberts was in the santa cruz courtroom this morning and such a painful situation for everyone involved. i know there was some drama before that hearing even started. >> yeah, that's right. it was a packed courthouse and just after the arraignment and the not guilty plea someone yelled out murderer. still, many family members wanted to stay outside saying they were not able to face gonzalez in person. >> he's looking at life in prison. >> reporter: 15-year-old adrian gonzalez appeared in front of a judge in santa cruz. he's accused of murdering and sexually assaulting 8-year-old maddy middleton. >> deny all allegations. >> reporter: his laurentered a not guilty plea on his behalf. gonzalez is being tried a an adult, a decision his lawyer believes should have been made by a judge, not the district attorney. >> in my opinion this mandatory process with its irretrievable consequences is simply not right. >> reporter: during the arraignment the teen focused on the judge as much of the middleton family looked on watching for any sign of emotion or remorse. >> we're not

nbc bay area's michelle roberts talked with several people who say the ceremony was a mistake and anult. >> reporter: it was the first ever canonization on u.s. soil. >> translator: he was the embodiment of a church which goes forth. >> reporter: pope francis named father junipero serra a saint in front of thousands in washington, d.c. >> translator: let's keep moving forward. >> reporter: hundreds watching the mass on a big screen at the caramel mission applauded the historic move. saint serra for spreading catholicism and said serra defended native americans against abusive colonizers. >> translator: junipero sought to defend the dignity of the native community, to protect it from those who have mistreated and abused it. >> reporter: many catholics believe serra was a compassionate leader. but for dozens of demonstrators outside the mission delores in san francisco he was anything but a saint. >> when the church condones this behavior, it makes a mockery of sainthood altogether. >> reporter: critics say serra didn't do enough to stop the genocide and abuse of indian people at the h

michelle roberts, nbc bay area news. >>> speaking of technology, up next at 11:00, tesla unveils its new creation with some features you've never seen on an suv before. >>> and i look up and this woman's sitting at me -- looking at me. and she had tears in her eyes. >> a santa clara county fire captain surprise reunion in today's bay area proud. you'll hear how he unknowingly saved two lives. >>> some much-needed rain moving into parts of the bay area on the radar. we'll take a closer look at that and a look ahead to the weekend coming up in a few minutes. newest invention was unvieled... >>> after a two-year wait, tesla's newest invention was unveiled. and here it is. it is the model x, the electric suv is finally hitting the road. the bay area carmaker's turning the model x's release into an extraordinary party. and nbc bay area's scott budman was there. >> reporter: only in the bay area would buying a car turn into a giant high-tech pep rally. >> open these doors. >> reporter: the tesla model x complete with go-wing doors and a price tag rising into six figures, was driven off sta

reporting live from middletown tonight, michelle roberts, nbc bay area news. >> michelle, thank you. here comes the other change. the rain is out and the high heat is coming back in. this will hurt the fire fight. chief meteorologist jeff ranieri has our updated forecast and rain totals we saw. >> along the fire lines, .4 an inch, definitely good news as we keep saying. that's the obvious point. the fire forecast for tomorrow, mostly sunny conditions. temperatures warming up by about 10 degrees to 85. winds within the fire could gust as high as 25 miles per hour. humidity lowering to 25%. so that's going to make this fuel out here even drier and where it could spread even faster. now, as we get a look at the overall wind pattern throughout northern california, the winds will blow the smoke away from the bay area tomorrow, so that's a little good news here, at least when it comes to the air quality throughout the bay area. here it comes as we've been talking about, the heat will be returning. looks like a three-day event of temperatures in the 90s. that includes saturday, sunday, and

reporting live in san leandro tonight, michelle roberts, nbc bay area news. >> okay, michelle, thank you. >>> we're seeing a lot more cars on the road, because much of b.a.r.t. is still shut down. the transbay tube remains closed at this hour, but it is expected to reopen as planned tomorrow morning. bright and early. 4:00 a.m. the tube closed at midnight on friday for repairs. workers got busy laying down those new tracks, but because of limited service, b.a.r.t. says ridership is down by 40% this weekend, compared to labor day weekend of last year. >>> new at 5:00, vandals with a message of hate are targeting a neighborhood in san francisco. no more chinese. someone spray painted those words in several spots in the bay view district over the weekend. the three locations that were vandalized were blocks from each other. they included an abandoned grocery store and playground. police are asking for help in catching the people behind this hate crime. >>> the search for that woman who jumped off the bay bridge is now over. chp officers have arresteder lynn sanchez edwards in oakland to

we begin with michelle roberts on the disturbing accusations. she "live at the sheriff's office in san jose with more. >> reporter: the suspects are accused of beating an inmate to death. the investigation is still ongoing. there's a press conference this afternoon where the sheriff said she believes these suspects are responsible. she even teared up a little bit when talking about the victim's family. >> the disappointment and disgust that i feel cannot be overstated. >> reporter: santa clara county sheriff said three correctional officers who vowed to protect and serve were responsible for killing a mentally ill inmate who was waiting to be transferred to a mental health facility. >> they're the reason for this brutal

michelle roberts, nbc bay area news. >> thanks. >> firefighters in the south bay have told us this isn't an uncommon problem. you might remember this video from march after a car crashed into a starbucks in cupertino. an elderly driver put his car in drive instead of reverse. one person was hurt. this is particularly troublesome in malls where parking lots are right to the front of steers. >> just in from the white house, in the past hour, president obama has issued a disaster declaration for the communities hit by the valley fire. bottom line, this means housing, low interest loans and other resources will be available to the hundreds of families whose homes have been destroyed. the challenges really, though, are just beginning. where do you shower, how do you do your laundry and how do you piece together your life again? local and federal help is now available for so many of these people. we'll have a live report from middletown in a few minutes. let's get right to the forecast, and this is good news for the firefighters. a nice cooldown as fall begins tomorrow. our chief meteorologist

saratoga, michelle roberts, nbc news. >> especially the football players out there. >> anybody who has to do p.e., it's going to be difficult being out there. if you're up in sixth or seventh period for the day, that's when the heat is really piquing. >> in saratoga it's still 97 degrees. the first heat advisory is about to expire. this is going through 7:00 tonight. tomorrow 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. yes, the air quality will be an issue if it's this hot tomorrow. today's highs, 104 in livermore and morgan hill. concord and nasa 100 degrees. 98 in redwood city. san francisco downtown, 95, but we did break a record at oakland airport. monterey, 95 degrees, 96 in san jose still. 85 degrees right now in oakland, san francisco winds to the west. it's still 86 degrees near the ocean, and in san jose 92, and top spots still around your 580 commute, livermore 100 degrees. this is desert dry right on top of the bay area with a super rich air, and our temperatures cooling extremely slowly. heading into tomorrow morning, midnight numbers in the 70s, upper 60s and low 70s tomorrow morning, and dur

michelle roberts joins us from scotts valley. >> reporter: if i were standing in this spot four million years ago i'd been standing on the ocean floor. now it's being turned into a neighborhood. construction has stopped. he and a small team are working to unearth a four million-year-old whale. >> part of the scale is right over here. it's 25 feet long. >> more skull pieces here. got a shoulder blade over here. >> reporter: because of the shape of the jaw, armstrong already knows it used to survive on plankton but the spe drrcies still a mystery. >> who knows what this may be. >> reporter: the team has covered the bones with blaster to hold it in place. >> it will probably be an inch thick. >> reporter: they call it a jacket. armstrong says this is the first 4 million-year-old whale found this this area. the bones are encased in rock. >> the bones have been preserved in that sentiment for four million years. the best way to transport it is to leave it. >> reporter: before scientists get a closer look at the creature, i am armstrong if he has any predictions. >> we'll see. it's an ancesto

good morning and thanks for joining us, i'm michelle roberts.still going to be warm in the valley today, so don't expect it to be much cooler today. as you look at the coastline, san francisco you can see the fog rolling on in this morning with the naked

i'm michelle roberts with anthony slaughter. you're promising a couple things. cooler. >> cooler, more cloud cover and even some rain. >> really? rain. >> we're excited about this this morning. welcome to the weekend. we finally made it. you know what, it's going to be a lot cooler this weekend. do enjoy that as we step outside. showers on the radar. a lot of it is not going to move into the bay area. it is going to fall apart as we head through the day. tonight we'll see a few showers. today a dry day. definitely notice an increase in humidity and temperatures coming down just a bit. more cloud cover as well. temperatures at san francisco later on, 72 there. mid-80s for east bay and peninsula and inland valleys we'll be talking about low 90s. it will still be warm especially for south bay, north bay and tri-valley. do keep in mind tonight you may hear rain move through. a rumble of thunder or two. we'll talk about that in the upcoming report. >> thank you. >>> a major fire south of sacramento and smoke can be seen across the central valley. the so-called butte

reporting live, michelle roberts. nbc bay area news. >>> the other victim discovered yesterday was bruce burns, 72-year-old barbara mcwilliams has also died. >>> more than 1500 firefighters, they got a boost from yesterday's rain. but things are change in a big way. chief meteorologist jeff ranieri is with it. the heat is coming. now if the wind comes with it, that's the huge concern. >> there's nothing i'm seeing right now that would show any kind of a wind storm with winds gusting more than 35 miles per hour. but it's going to get hotter. the gustiest winds we have, 25 miles per hour at the coast. interior, anywhere from 10 to 17. the fire forecast tomorrow, two key changes. the temperature wills be warming up to 85 degrees. winds could gust as high as 25. humidity also lowering to 25%. that's going to make the air a lot drier. and also the fuels out there so the fire could spread faster through tomorrow's forecast. the way the wind pattern is shaping up, no smoke is expected to blow into the bay area but we could h

today in the bay's michelle roberts has more. >> reporter: if i were standing in this spot four millionears ago i'd be standing on the ocean floor. it's being turned into a neighborhood. construction has stopped giving scientists the opportunity to excavate an ancient whale that's been trapped in the rock. >> the digging is the fun way. >> reporter: scott armstrong has been putting in 12 hours days surrounded by construction crews paid to build single family homes in the santa cruz mountains. he and a small team of paleontologist are working to unearth a four million-year-old whale. >> part of the skull is over here. >> reporter: it's 25 feet long. >> more skull pieces here. got a shoulder blade over here. >> reporter: because of the shape of the jaw, armstrong already knows it used to survive on plankton. the species is a mystery. the team has covered the bones with plaster to hold it in place. >> it will probably be about an inch thick. >> reporter: they call it a jacket. armstrong says this is the first four million-year-old whale found in this area. >> a slice of time and space that

nbc bay area's michelle roberts will be there with and we'll have a live wrap-up tonight at 5:00 and 6:00. >>> at evening walk turned into a tragedy. the teen was walking in oakland with his sister when he lost his footing, fell into the water. his sister tried to save him. she couldn't swim. she had to be saved herself by a witness. that's when first responders got there, they pulled the brother out of the water, gave him cpr, but he died at the hospital. officers have not released his name, about you we know he's from concord. >>> a developing story now where this morning police will be standing guard as students return to class at sacramento city college following a deadly shooting near campus. last night dozens of people held a candlelight vigil for those victims. one person was killed, two others were hurt. the school confirms all three are in facts students there. police say earlier in the afternoon a group of men got into a fight near the campus, one of them pulled out a handgun and started shooting. >> hard to tell nowadays. everybody has a gun. we're jut out here shooting ea

live in santa cruz, michelle roberts, nbc bay area news. >> tough story. thank you, michelle. >>> classes are canceled at a new south bay charter school after the arrest of a teacher's aide who is now charged with molesting an 8-year-old student there. now there are questions about why spark charter school did not have background checks on all staff as required by law before they opened their doors. nbc bay area's chuck copolla is live. 160 students have nowhere to go to school. >> reporter: right now they are home. they're not on campus. we don't know exactly where they are, but for now they are certainly not in school. we're waiting right now for the county superintendent to speak with us in santa clara county. that's the agency that approved spark charter school to open. first of its kind in sunnyvale, but it's only one of 23 charter schools in the county that this county board of education oversees. and at issue is why did the school open before background checks of its personnel were completed? this morning spark charter school was closed. none of its

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nbc bay area's michelle roberts shows us how that dog was rescued. >> i think it's disgusting. >> it's very upsetting. >> reporter: many people in sunnyvale are disturbed to hear the allegation against 34-year-old manual hovian. his dog was rushed to a vet clinic in critical condition on friday after someone called 911. police say he was walking along lawrence expressway in sunnyvale dragging aun unconscious pit bull on the sidewalk by a leash around her neck. >> she had abrasions all over her body from being drug. super, super dehydrated. >> dr. ken sawyer was the first vet to treat the pup. he didn't know her name but said she was barely alive. >> to have to be that dehydrated, he would have had to work her for a long time without getting any drink or rest. >> reporter: he was able to stabilize her before transferring her to another hospital for more care. the man is facing felony animal cruelty charges. >> it's a loss of the appreciation for life. >>> thousands of gallons of flammable crude barrelling through town within a mile of some children's schools. it is happening on tracks a

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