anchor ots plasma cu 2 shot 2 box ck wall anchor ots plasma cu 2 shot 2 box ck wall >>> a live look outside at the city here at 4:56. it is going to be a really nice, really moderate weekend. kari is going to have a closer look at your forecast right after this. =laura/vo= several streets - shut down overnight - while police scour a san jose neighborhood - >>> several streets shut down overnight while police scour a san jose neighborhood for two heavily armed suspects. >>> and a wait time up to four hours long on this morning's commute if you're trying to get over the golden gate bridge. we'll have more on the closure. >>> and some sprinkles this morning across parts of the bay area, but it clears out in time for the weekend. more coming up in the microclimate forecast. >>> and it's already been part of the headlines a major part of my traffic watch, that closure.on the south side of the golden gate bridge. we'll see how that effects the rest of your proechs into and out of san francisco. ate bridge. we'll see how that effects the rest of your proechs into and out of san francisco. joining

wall anchor ots plasma cu 2 shot 2 box ck wall =kris/map= that breaking news - a hayward neighborhood, shut down this morning - as officers >>> "today in the bay" begins with breaking news. >> that breaking news in hayward, where a neighborhood is locked down this morning as officers respond to reports of shots fired. >> let's go right to "today in the bay's" bob redell, live in hayward, off of 880. the whiten avenue exit. you talked to neighbor about what happened. what did you learn? >> reporter: good morning. neighbor telling us they heard seven shots fired around 3:00, 3:so, we're in the neighborhood of lion and myrtle, a residential neighborhood. you feel the heavy police presence not only with hayward but california highway patrol and alameda county sheriff's office. this is the report so far, there was a police chase involving a driver, a person in a car, driving erratically, when they got to the location shots fired, possibly hitting the hayward police officer. as you saw in the video we put up on the tv screen, you did see somebody being put into an ambulance, where w. that w

anchor ots plasma cu 2 shot 2 box ck wall >>> a very good -- we're halfway through the week, it's wednesday, right? >> halfway there, living on a prayer. >> sam brock, everybody. sam brock. >> all morning. >> beautiful live look at the bay bridge this morning. fierce opposition from religious groups stalling california's right to die bill. the authors of the bill did not present it to the assembly health committee as planned. they pulled it because they were told it didn't have enough votes to advance. dedelay means it can't pass out of committee this year. the bill would have allowed terminally ill patients to end their lives with a help of a doctor. >> happening today, two major tobacco bills will be looked at by a state assembly committee. one aimed at curbing youth smoking. the other changes the legal smoking age to 21. both passed in the senate last month but still face tough obstacles in the assembly. tobacco companies are putting up a tough fight. >> one bay area city became the first in the area to hike the age limit to buy tobacco products. you have to be 21 or older to buy cigaret

anchor ots plasma cu 2 shot 2 box ck wall =laura/live= welcome back, time is ... welcome back, time is ... (adlib) "today in the bay." >>> welcome back, everyone. that's kind of a nice live look outside along the embarcadero in san francisco. you can almost see that mist in the air out there. >>> 4:43. the confederate flag is coming down in front of the south carolina state house. early this morning representatives voted 94-20 to remove it. that's more than the two-thirds needed but it came after a handful of lawmakers mounted a tenacious last stand. >> i cannot believe that we do not have the heart in this body to do something meaningful such as take a is symbol of hate off of these grounds on friday. >> the bill now goes to governor nikki haley who says she will sign it into law. >>> the white population in california is the minority. according to a new u.s. census data latinos are the largest ethnic group. they came up 15 million strong in the golden state. for history of progress over the years, the census bureau reports in 1970 there were 2 million latinos, 2