our director also has a.c. >> come over to eva and raj's house. >> we'll be there. some relief. thank you so much. >> thanks. >>> up next, we'll go back to texas right now. a little after 7:00 p.m. the rain is done for now in houston but what next? damian trujillo rejoins us. mccain is coming back to the senate. he's been undergoing chemo therapy for brain cancer. in a statement he says he looks forward to continuing his work. >>> on our website, you can see images from texas in the wake of hurricane harvey and find out how you can help the thousands of flood victims. we have more news in two minutes. at at&t, we believe in access. the opportunity for everyone to explore a digital world. connecting with the things that matter most. and because nothing keeps us more connected than the internet, we've created access from at&t. california households with at least one resident who receives snap or ssi benefits may qualify for home internet at a discounted rate of $10 a month. no commitment, deposit, or installation fee. visit att.com/accessnow to learn more. >>> we have new video no

good evening and thanks for being with us i'm raj mathai. jessica has the night off. we begin the breaking news. unlikely suspects who work for two prestigeous universities are now in custody. the story stretches from england to oakland. here is what we know. police say wyndham lathem seen here a professor at northwestern university linked to a murder in chicago. how and why he fled to the bay area is among many questions at this hour. nbc bay area cheryl hurd at the federal courthouse in oakland to sort out ut the cross country manhunt. cheryl. >> >> reporter: raj the story is intriguing because the two suspects are prominent in respective communities. one of them giving himself up here at the federal courthouse in oakland. the other at the park station in san francisco. all of this bringing into an end a manhunt for two alleged killers. chicago police have been on the hundred for the two men. 42-year-old wyndham lathem and 56-year-old andrew warren lathem is a professor at medical school and warren a oxford university employee are the prime suspects in the murder of

if you're with raj, you're going to like this forecast coming our way. and we do still have the cool fog in the immediate coastline. i put the fog on a loop so you can see how it's been progressing the past three hours. what you notice is the bulk at the head coastline, in san francisco, not much in the way of cloud cover right now in the south bay and also the east bay. primarily this means there will be quite a bit of sunshine as you head away from the coastline tomorrow morning. we think of the south bay, mostly clear start, and 62. a wright start in the tri-valley at 61. for the north bay, patchy fog and san francisco there you go again, low clouds coming on back and 56 degrees. temperatures warming up a degree or two for tomorrow. the south bay, if you like the heat, you're going to love this. a flashback to summer, after most recently some cooler weather. we've enjoyed a little bit here and there. 86 in los gatos. 86 in morgan hill. humidity lowering here across the east bay as temperatures get hotter. so fire danger on the increase. especially thr

raj was a hindu. yasmine a muslim. we used to meet at the terrace.r like, putting my hands like this against the moon, "one day i'll give you this moon." that parting of each other was most, i would say, unbearable. she was crying, i was crying, and we hold the hand again with each other. and slowly, slowly, slowly, we left each other. i could see that she is looking at me, til that end. one day we were quite happy, and in the evening, we were made to just leave the house and walk. harchet bains was 11 years old and living in a seikh village in punjab. there had been riots nearby. his family no longer felt safe in muslim—majority pakistani, and travelled by foot in a line to india. it became bigger and bigger as we walked along, because other villages alsojoined us. and in the end, it was miles long. i remember the army men telling us, be close together. it's very dangerous. it is firing going on. people are killing other people, so be very, very vigilant. fleeing from their looted, bloodstained towns comes a new exodus, a million displaced persons..

i am raj mathai. >> and i am jessica aguirre. she will be returning to the east bay a widow. there is a growing memorial for the 14 people killed in barcelona. a sea of flowers and cards line las ramblas. >> you can see it here in that spot shadow, one of the four people being taken into kcustod. you can see masked investigators leaving the building. >>> among the dead, jared tucker and his wife heidi tucker were there celebrating their wedding anniversary. it is so hard to believe that happened to them. >> reporter: people here are just trying to wrap their brains around it. as you can imagine, this community here at he will sobrante christian school is devastated about the tragedy. coworkers, friends and students turn to the power of prayer for heidi nunez tucker and her late husband jared tucker. >> she talked about how happy she was and how excited she was. >> reporter: the couple was in barcelona celebrating their one year anniversary. >> we are just devastated. cannot believe this happened. >> reporter: the sixth grade teach was scheduled to begin her sechbth year teach

but raj is from india, which means he's no slouch at holding his breath. okay, i want in.hing stops spinning. hey, sheldon, i found a great restaurant for date night. kind of busy right now. oh, an euler's disk! fun! yeah, we're seeing if raj can hold his breath longer than it. oh. immature. how ya doing? mm. he's not gonna make it. yes, he is! you know, deep-sea divers holding their breath for several minutes have shown elevated markers of a protein

i am raj mathai. >> and i am jessica aguirre. first, here is what is making headlines locally in the bay area. a rapper shot, someone opened fire at keak da sneak. currently in the hospital in critical condition. >>> also, where did you watch the solar eclipse darkened the skies here in town as thousands of us viewed this rare sight. >>> another live look at fort meyer. >> here is lester holt. >> good evening, we are coming on the air because president trump is about to address the nation on afghanistan. he is about to address the crowd fathered at fort myer military base. maybe about to announce he is sending more american troops there. currently about 8400 americans serving there down from a peak of 100,000. tonight's

thanks for being with us, i'm raj mathai. >> i'm jessica aguirre.t has been more than 33 hours and this is what it looks like in barcelona. a memorial sprung up for people who lost their lives there when a van rammed into crowds along the iconic street. the search is on for the terrorist behind it. police detained another man, one of four in connection with the attacks on boarcelona. among the 14 who died is one american from the east bay. after praying for a miracle, his family learned the truth today. jared tucker is today. >> we have the changing tactics terrorists are using. we begin with jodi hernandez. the family must be devastated? >> reporter: they are absolutely devastated. jared grew up in this neighborhood. he ran a swimming pool repair company, his wife is a schoolteacher here in the east bay. they were on an anniversary trip in europe when the unthinkable happened. >> the only time he was in europe. it was a really big deal for them. >> reporter: this east bay

==raj/take vo== right now at 6: could the chaos come here? finally tonight, it's not just the event of the summer. who knows? it may also be the event of the century. anticipation beginning to reach a fever pitch as americans get ready to witness the first coast-to-coast total eclipse in 99 years. nbc's kerry sanders with more now on how and where to watch. >> reporter: the countdown is under way, less than a week to go. and in towns like hopkinsville, kentucky, makana, illinois, and madras, oregon, a flood of spectators getting ready to see what happens when the moon blocks the sun. a ribbon of darkness will descend across the united states from the northwest and oregon all the way to charleston, south carolina. the shadow approximately 67 miles wide, it will race across the country at an average of 1,700 miles per hour, two times faster than a supersonic jet. it will be a celestial show lasting more than four hours, but the total eclipse, which is so rare, will last at most 2 minutes, 38 seconds. >> so the biggest thing is safety first. we

===raj vo=== plus, the changes enticing former officers to rejoin the san jose police department. ===next close=== next. sot we )re not a desperate departmet any more. we )re not. runs :03 ==raj/take v >>> finally tonight, the story of a true american hero who risked his life during the vietnam war to save ten members of his platoon despite being wounded himself. now he's the first recipient of the nation's highest military honor, the medal of honor, under president trump. nbc's peter alexander has his story. >> reporter: nearly 50 years later for jim mccloughan, the memories of that raging battle in vietnam are still vivid. >> there's two north vietnamese regular soldiers with ak-47s staring right at me. and i'm thinking i'm a dead man. >> reporter: the 23-year-old army medic, "doc," they called him, defying danger over two days repeatedly running back into the kill zone to rescue injured and disoriented comrades, even as he suffered his own wounds. his commander urging him to helicopter out. >> i had blood all over me. and i said, "no, i'm not getting on." and he said, "why not?

===raj vo=== and nbc bay area responds to another consumer complaint. why every second mattered for one man )s car wash. ===next close=== >>> finally tonight, at an age most americans may be looking to retire, she's become a sensation in the fashion world with her impeccable sense of style. and it all started with an accidental twist of fate. nbc's cynthia mcfadden has the story. ♪ >> reporter: looks can be deceiving. you're a lot of things. >> i am. >> reporter: a full professor, ph.d.. a former child advocate. and a fashion icon. meet 64-year-old lynn slater. two years ago during new york fashion week, the impeccably dressed fordham university professor was waiting outside lincoln center for a friend when suddenly she was swarmed by photographers who mistook her for a fashion icon. >> my friend comes upon the scene and she's laughing, of course. you're an accidental icon. >> reporter: the accidental icon became the name of slater's fashion blog and instagram account. it landed her a modeling contract and turned her into a true fashion influencer. but

>> reporter: it's not discriminating, raj. i've seen poor neighborhoods, i've seen ample neighborhoods. this is upper, middle class. all of these homes, i'm not sure they will be able to be inhabitable any time soon. the people just the enormity of what is happening here. >> from the camera guy there, as well. from the man driving the boat to the homes around you, in terms of everyday life, damian, the last 48 hours, gas stations, schools, restaurants, grocery stores, is anything open? how are people getting by? the people that aren't evacuated? >> reporter: that's a great question, raj. let me put it this way, yesterday i ended up eating chips and corn nuts because that's all there was. everything was closed yesterday. today stores and restaurants are starting to open back up. like i said, people think they are in the clear and this happens and back at it again. >> thank you. damian trujillo joining us live from a boat. a little after 8:00 houston time. one last question, who is driving the boat? how did you hook up with them

i'm raj mathai. >> i'm jessica augeri.an francisco may be the epicenter of the clash between the far right and counter protesters. final approval for the controversial rally this saturday and while pbay area politicians are objecting, road closures. zone one in yellow is the area of alt-right rally and zone two is a buffer zone closed to pedestrians, cars and bicyclists. >> we have several reports beginning with sam brock in san francisco. not just public safety but big business here. what happens to all those stores and restaurants in the marina district? >> reporter: well, certainly by christi field they will have to shut down on saturday and there is a whole bunch of clusters of stores throughout the main road here that runs right through christi field. a lot of them have ties to recreation so imagine finding out you have to close down the door on one of the busiest days of the week. that is the price they have to pay for safety. the idea of hosting a rally at pristine christi field ruffled feathers. the businesses forc

i'm raj mathai. >> i'm jessica augeri. a sheriff's deputy died after a dramatic hotel shootout that started with a stolen car investigation. two chp officers also injured. several people under arrest. and a man with a high-powered rifle dead. 21--year-old veteran died on the way to the hospital. nbc bay area cheryl heard joins us in sacramento with the very latest, cheryl? >> reporter: the officers you see here are in mourning, mourning the death of one of their own. it's a difficult time. they are in mourning and also have a job to do. right now, it's still an active scene at this location at the ramada inn off capital expressway and at the area where the male shooter was taken into custody a short distance away where the suspect crashed his stolen car. he was in year watt avenue. that's where the suspect opened fire again and was hit by officers. right now, authorities are still ze searching the hotel making sure all of the suspects are accounted for. >> they have isolated the room which this shooting occurred. it's unkn

watch the game right here starting at 7:00, raj. focus. >> we are focused. that's a nice shot of the ballpark there. buster poezy still out of the lineup. the giants down in san diego. beautiful downtown san diego. petco park. it's a watered down lineup for the giants. they struggled down the south tonight. the padres pitcher travis wood with this home run. padres win it 5-0. the a's in anaheim. two last place teams here. we're trying to find like the positives, right? the glass is half full. eight runs in the fourth inning. this is matt olsen with the three-run homer. but the a's blow a big lead. angels fight back to win this game, 10-8. >> no positives in the end. >> the glass is half empty. >> down to the bottom. we'll be right back with an update on the heat wave that is starting to move on in. we )ll give the last word jeff okay, get ready for the hottest days of the summer no matter where you live in the bay area. the last word to jeff. >> that heat wave starts up tomorrow. 106 inland. hottest day on friday 110. possibly monsoonal moisture. i said a th

==raj/2-shot== the news at 6 starts now. good evening and thanks for joining us. i )m raj mathai.ess/2-shot== and i )m jessica aguirre. we )ve been tracking this breaking story -- on air and online -- for the past 30 minutes. jess/live let )s give you the view from or nbc bay area skyranger. this is in richmond on richmond parkway -- right near the hilltop mall. this all started in vallejo on 80. thchmond parkway, which is the connector between 80 and 580. this is near the hill top mall. this started in vallejo on 80. officers chasing a car that white car there and the driver all the way down to richmond, but as you can see, it ended abruptly and with the scene you confirmee. officers apparently shooting a man. at this point we don't know if it was the driver or the passenger of the car. therough we have seen windows blown out. police are not confirming to us that the man is dead but there is a body on the ground with the tarp over it and from our vantage point, we can see that there is blood around that body. again, richmond parkway is closed during the investigation. no estimate

good evening and thanks for being with us i'm raj mathai. >> a and i'm jessica aguirre. a curfew enforced in the houston area all of it to prevent robbery and looting. let's look over houston a city in a state of dafgts and disarray. >> first responders taking shifts and working through the night as they've been doing for several nights now. they aren't sleeping much. still searching for people stranded. federal and local agencies they they've rescued more than 13,000 people. many of them ending up at evacuation centers like this. sports arena as stadium church attention and mosques. donation of goods and cash coming in. >> dame yn giving aus report of what's happening right now. >> reporter: well the evacuation order came early in katy, texas. still in effect behind me. all across -- night has fallen on houston on a day when the entire texas national guard was on duty here. as thousands of people were forced into emergency shelters. 200 houston police officers also had homes damaged or destroyed. yet they remained on duty helping wherever they could. >> it's hard to bel

i'm raj mathai. jessica aguirre is off. president might be adding fuel to the fire, and the bay area is now in the hot seat. local congress woman jackie spears says president trump is unfit for the job and should be removed from office. this is a live look at the capitol where representative spear is beginning a conversation about invoking the 25th amendment. nbc bay area's jean elle joins us in san francisco this evening. this might be a political reach, but how serious is representative spear? >> reporter: well, raj, congresswoman spears says the president's behavior is putting lives in danger and she wants him removed from office. but political experts say while his behavior may be upsetting to some, it does not meet the requirements for removal under the 25th amendment. >> i think there's blame on both sides and i have no doubt about it and you don't have any doubt about it either. >> reporter: president trump changing his message on the deadly violence in charlottesville, virginia, going off script at a news conference

=raj 2 shot= >>> okay. two words for you ton.i block he stole the show. >> the low profile giantspy pitcher was high profile. remember he is the pitcher. he hits his first major league home run. it's a three-run homer in the fifth inning. they were loving it at at&t park. the giants were all over tonight offensively. beat the athletics 11-1. bruce boechy that's a rare smile for him this season. the cross by rivals split the four-game series. >>> usually not too many people attend the el y may a record to your honor out to steph curry making his professional golf debut. not one of the celebrity to your honor mts. s in the real deal. his goal is just to make the cut. watch the putt that can do it. following the first round. yes he is on his way to making the the cut after shooting 4 over. >> they told me i was going to smooth 744 first round i'd take that all day every day. obviously as a competitor feel like you can play better. >> so low key. >> he looks good too. the guy is phenomenal. get out to the tpc course in hayward he tee

i am going to see if there is a raj there and get him adopted. and jeff adopted. >> and we need linus, he is a camera hog. >> totally loving it now. >> if you want more information on our clear the shelters event go to nbcbayarea.com there you can find the shelter near you. you can see touching pet stories and find out where we are going to be. garvin in pleasanton. i am going to be in dublin. check it out at nbcbayarea.com. >> all over the bay area. up next, the local man is eyeing the 2020 para limpic games. who are these people? the energy conscious people among us say small actions can add up to something... humongous. a little thing here. a little thing there. starts to feel like a badge maybe millions can wear. who are all these caretakers, advocates too? turns out, it's californians it's me and it's you. don't stop now, it's easy to add to the routine. join energy upgrade california and do your thing. . >>> check it out, a live look at the coliseum in just a few minutes the a's will host the royals. first pitch is at 7:05. >>> when a piece

thankfully temperatures cooling off into the 80s as we head into next week. >> raj, and janelle can you see this. check out what i have been painting you guys. >> you have been painting that? >> i got here at 6:00 a.m. to work on it. actually, it is our man john, a plain air artist. >> reporter: what are you painting there? >> is that you? >> i am painting you. >> reporter: we are going to be talking to john on what is coming. >> a million dollar smile in that painting. >>> still to come, thousands of animals both living and dead found inside a california warehouse. what led up to this disturbing discovery this busy mom spends her days driving all over town. so why is she smiling? because she shopped during the safeway anniversary sale and filled up her trunk with grocery savings, plus earned 4 times the gas reward points. now that's something to smile about. right now, get pepsi 12-pack 12-ounce cans, buy 2 get 2 free, and lay's chips, 9.5 -10 ounces, 2 for $5 with your club card. the safeway anniversary sale. come in and explore. . >>> happening now on our facebook another attack on b

raj, jessica? >> thank you, janelle. >>> let's take you back to breaking news from the fire lines in the oakland hills. we have an update for you now. you're looking at the last picture. an inmate firefighter fell 50 feet while engaged in this fire fight. this is sky ranger above that scene right now you can see the fire trucks. at this point firefighters are trying to pretty much feel they haven't covered the fire. >> not just the flames, though. this is part of the fire fight. the injuries to the crews. jodi hernandez joins us below on grizzly peak road along the fire lines. you were mentioning more than 200 firefighters involved including inmates, which is not uncomm uncommon. what are you seeing now. >> reporter: that's right. i can tell you about 30 minutes ago, one of those inmate firefighters fell from this very hillside. we saw them hike up the hillside and apparently they came upon a hornet's nest. they started to get rid of the scene. i'm told he fell about 50 feet from that hillside. now

and the episode lingers as a reminder of the last days of the raj in india.sanctuary, the nawab's legacy as an animal lover extraordinaire continues with the most regal of creatures. now, lions may have iconic status here. they're a royal symbol and they're in hindu mythology, but at the beginning of the last century, they were threatened with extinction. i'm going somewhere now which is the only natural abode of the asiatic lion. the nawab preserved vast tracts of this forest to provide lions with a stable habitat, and banned hunting. the asiatic lions are smaller and paler than their african relatives. and these are their modern—day protectors, india's first female forest rangers, the so—called lion queens of gir. and these are their modern—day protectors, india's first female forest rangers, the so—called lion queens of gir. now they're part of a team that performs more animal rescues than any other wildlife park in the world. on average, the unarmed rangers cover 25 kilometres a day and have to tackle venomous snakes, leopards and poachers as well as lion

i am janelle wang sitting in for jessica aguirre. >> and i am raj mathai.bly, there are no injuries in all of this. here is what we are seeing, a developing story in campbell. a giant crane crashes down right in the middle of this neighborhood. this was on saunder way in campbell. this is a live look now from our nbc bay area sky ranger. nbc bay area's ian cull. where are you now? >> reporter: yeah, well we actually moved into the backyard of joseph ford's house. that shed that we showed you. this is the massive crane that crews are trying to remove and get back up. just over the fence, that is a shed. it is not a home. it is a shed that was smashed. you can see some of the damage right here. this is a homeowner we

i'm raj mathai. >> i'm jessica augeri. we've been tracking this story for over an hour.ing because of a tweet that went out monday night. the alameda sheriff official twit account retweeted one of the nation's most prominent wipe supremacis supremacists. he said it was an accident. the latest on the people showing up today say they are upset with what happened and they are not -- they aren't taking this apology. >> reporter: and more of them seem to be turning out as this rally continues. let me show you now how densely populated this group is. this was supposed to start half an hour ago or so. right now you can see the crowd is actually kind of moving into the street, crowding into the street. one of the lanes is blocked. cars continue to barely squeeze by kind of here on the shoulder. again, this is a demonstration that is based on this tweet. let's go ahead and show you the reason why these people are here and demonstrating against the alameda county sheriff's departme department. this is is the retweet of the twitter page of richard spencer. at the time the alameda c

and the episode lingers as a reminder of the last days of the raj in india. nawab‘s legacy as an animal lover extraordinaire continues with the most regal of creatures. now, lions may have iconic status here. they're a royal symbol and they're in hindu mythology, but at the beginning of the last century, they were threatened with extinction. i'm going somewhere now which is the only natural abode of the asiatic lion. the nawab preserved vast tracts of this forest to provide lions with a stable habitat, and banned hunting. the asiatic lions are smaller and paler than their african relatives. and these are their modern—day protectors, india's first female forest rangers, the so—called lion queens of gir. now they're part of a team that performs more animal rescues than any other wildlife park in the world. on average, the unarmed rangers cover 25 kilometres a day and have to tackle venomous snakes, leopards and poachers as well as lions. if they did get agitated, how would you be able to tell from the animal? how would you know if you're safe or not, being this

i am jessica aguirre. >> i am raj mathai. a long-te a long-term impact in houston. people are struggling to keep afloat. what started as a hurricane is now a tropical storm. 13 people are confirmed dead. more than 17,000 evacuees are in shelters across the state. one of the deaths, a houston police officer drowned in the flood water while trying to get to work. a 34-year veteran of the police force. >>> president trump and first lady arrived. the president spoke briefly to onlookers. damian trujillo is in houston for us. joining us from the houston convention center. what an unsettling situation for all of those poor people there. >> reporter: thousands of people. a lot of blank stares right now. registering here with the american red cross and a big part of the

i'm janelle wang and i'm raj mathai. we want to start with that dog shooting.about to see may be disturbing to you. that dog was shot by a brinks security guard and it's caught on this surveillance video. you can see the spot shadow. the guard says the 119-pound bull mastiff was lunging at him. the owner says the dog just wanted some attention and wanted to be petted. cheryl herd is in san francisco with the exclusive story. what happened there? >> reporter: well, bull mastiffs can be intimidating dogs but the dog's owner says this one is not. san francisco police officers are investigating the case but the dog's owner says he just wants justice for betty. >> she took an opportunity to go visit the neighbor without my permission. >> reporter: no collar. no leash. this 119-pound bull mastiff named betty started heading straight toward engels and yosemite when she encountered two brinks guards. >> i went running after her. by the time i turned the corner, i hear a bang and a yelp. >> reporter: when the dog owner got there, he saw that betty was shot in the head.

===raj vo=== also, great news for the south bay. the new plan to prevent devastating floods in the future. ===next close=== next. ==sot== oc :32-:36 "we )re not gonna go down there. we )re not gonna >>> before we sign off here tonight, a live look at the quickly deteriorating conditions in galveston, texas. we want to get one more check of what's happening along the gulf coast. gabe gutierrez is in the middle of it all. >> lester, good evening. the conditions here are deteriorating rapidly. now a cal gory 4 storm. more than 30,000 homes and businesses are already without power. and local authorities are preparing for a very long night. the texas governor has declared a state of emergency for 30 counties, but there's no clear indication exactly how many people have heeded the warnings to evacuate. this would be the strongest storm to slam into the u.s. in 12 years. and again, right now there is pounding wind and rain, and we expect the worst of this to hit the corpus christi overnight. lester. >> all right. gabe gutierrez tonight. th

they jumped right in. >> reporter: they did, raj. and they were serious about this from the beginning. the chief told me earlier this week, they were going to be out in force, and they were. oakland pd here, berkeley pd, other departments assisting. and there were literally, i believe, probably hundreds of officers out here in berkeley today. and it did get violent for a while. we were right in the middle of it. a lot of pushing. and like you said, some arrests. some for violence. and this one and a few others because protesters were wearing masks. however, a large group of those black block protefrts showed up wearing masks. police did not go after them because it may be because there were so many of them. hundreds of those counterprotesters, including that black clock group came into the park here and had been blaming that group for much of this year. it really allowed democracy in action in the park this afternoon. the voices of the handful of a dozen or more alt-right supporters were shouted down mostly by the numbers of counterp

raj mathai. >> jessica aguirre. dangerous and illegal. tonight we are hearing how the escape happened and how the teen was caught. we'll show you look from inside the plane at the emergency door that was breached by the teen. tonight you'll hear from a highlight who had just landed at sfo moments before. radioed the tower for help after seeing the passenger on the tarmac. nbc bay area jean elle joins us with how the unusual emergency ufrlded, jean. >> reporter: jessica airport officials say the 17-year-old boy is a u.s. citizen. at this point investigators aren't saying why he used that emergency door to get off the plane while still moving on the tarmac. passengers say it was shocking. >> so the door opened from the when the plane landed and then i saw someone as i say like flying out like the door of the emergency door. >> the passenger lands at sfo onboard copa flight 208 from panama city, panama hit a scare upon touchdown. a 17-year-old boy sitting in an emergency exit row opens the door a jumped. >> the kid opened the emergency exit

. >> raj mathai. this might be the middle point of the destruction in houston. the danger continues tonight. here what we know. bay area certain and rescue crews have now arrived in the flood zone. and more help on the way. what you see here another highly skilled team leaving from move et field. tomorrow morning president trump will arrive in texas to survey the damage and suffering first hand opinion the latest numbers now the police and fire officials fielded about 2000 calls for rescues since last night. three people confirmed dead. but a number of people still unaccounted for. >> among the missing a family of six which includes four children and their great grandparents which you see. the van swept away by flood waters. ian cull begins our coverage. ian so many tragedies so much misery but amazing stories of bravery. >> there are a lot of helpers in the place that desperately needs it. flood waters rising. the storm far from over. national guardsmen including from the bay area are being sent in to help. relentless rain surrounding houston. nearly 3 feet has

. >> reporter: raj, there are about ten stacks of fencing laid out today. workers said they could not talk about it though. the park service has laid out some of their plans including limiting access on the day of the rally. neighbors and demonstrators say they still have their questions about how this will all play out at chrisrissy field, plans are l being laid out for saturday. >> they don't know what to expect. >> christy nealy lives in the marina district. >> i would like to counterprotest but not sure about the situation down here. plus having kids and stuff, not sure if it is better to avoid all together. >> reporter: two zones outlined. a list of banned weapons are circulating. >> we are going to be closing the parking lots on the south end of the bridge and all visitor amenities on saturday. >> reporter: that includes the welcome center. >> first time that we have closed the visiting center. >> reporter: politicians have raised concerns about the potential for violent clashes. the park services says they are coordinated with other agencies. >> actu

tom. >> reporter: that's right, raj.e talked to a lot of people who were really concerned about even talking to us here in the united states, that their families could be retaliated against, their extended families in north korea. but we did talk to one woman from south korea who said that they've almost become accustomed to this, the threats and the fear that they've lived with for years. it is a face-off between two of the most controversial world leaders. president trump laying down an ultimatum to pyongyang that it better ends its nuclear weapons tests. >> they will be met with fire and fury like the world has never seen. >> reporter: and north korea's supreme leader, kim jong-un, immediately making a serious threat, a promise to attack the u.s. territory of guam. korean citizens are not taking the highly-charged words by both sides lightly. >> i think it is important intense because our new leader in north korea. >> reporter: and yong chang who is a south korean student here says since kim jong-un took power six yea

. >> raj mathai. a heat warning for much of the bay area. a ominous sign for the fire danger. we have seen a few fires today. we'll bring in chief meteorologist jeff ranieri what are you specking tomorrow. >> isolated but nonetheless the heat advisory for the east bay south bay and north bay. we think the number one zone of the hottest weather will be right across koorpt contra costa and alameda counties. drink plenty of water and do not for any reason leave anyone inside a parked car. checked out how temperatures progress through the day. not at 6:00 a.m. with 65 degrees. 3:00 p.m. up to 100. highest fire danger across the east bay. humidity at 19%. lower that number gets to zero the faster a fire gets sparked. we'll talk about a new change in 15 minutes. >> see he you shortly. >>> you can track with the heat with the app. you can download it now to get the personalized forecast for the next week. >>> new at 11:00 here is one of the fires tackled on communicationing hill in san jose near kurt ner and crews raced to put out the flames attacking by ground and air. last check is

. >> i'm raj mathai. he was waiting for i bus when i was hit. this part of willow glen is now a crime scene. police are still on site trying to determine what caused the crash that sent two people to the hospital. jean elle i joins us with the details. jean? >> reporter: raj, this investigation has been going on for hours. you can see the car involved is still here on curtner. police shut down the southbound lanes of meridian around 9:30. the department called in the traffic investigative unit when officers learned the man who was hit at the bus stop is fighting a mangled car phase the wrong way on meridian at kurtner. police are still trying to piece together exactly what caused this accident. >> just a big thud. >> this man says he heard the thud during the evening commute and found four men climbing out of the smashed vehicle. >> they awe crawled out. i don't know how they got out of that car. if you look at it from all sides, it's impossible they came out. >> reporter: witnesses say the white car, a black car and possibly a third car were dr

==raj/cu== accused of murder in chicago, but arrested in the bay area. this afternoon -- we learned a northwestern university professor will be heading back to illinois to face charges. the other man, an oxford univerity employee -- is in a san francisco jail. this is all part of a national manhunt. ==take boxes== nbc bay area )s jodi hernandez was in court today and joins us in dublin w/ the latest. jodi? raj/vo jumpsuit, north -- charges of murder. >> contrary -- >> reporter: responsible for the grizzly stabbing death. whose bloody body was found in lathem's apartment. the pair was captured on surveillance video. lathem sent an apologetic video to his friends. a man hunt was underway. >> hopefully the case comes out as it should in the courtroom. >> reporter: lathem waved extradition. his attorneys say he has been flooded with letters. >> they describe him as a kind, intelligent gentle soul and loyal and trusted friend. >> the state of illinois has 30 days to pick up lathem and return th return him to chicago. reporting live in dublin. i am jodi hernan

raj? >> we passed that 20 inches about 24 hours ago. thank you. just after 8:00 p.m. in houston and the rain is still coming down. live look at our doppler radar. we will go to houston for a live report. >>> information tonight about the arrest made at the demonstrations in berkeley. 13 people arrested. eight are from the bay area. one from reno. another from portland. it is a case study in crowd control. police in san francisco and berkeley had their hands full with protesters. >> sam brock joins us live from that city. what happened and why the difference in the way the protests were handled. >> reporter: police here say they did not want to inflame a suddenly strained situation with antifa protesters. the protest on sunday did start peacefully. now the question many are mulling, could the violence have been prevented. >> a faceoff pitting the principles of free speech and anti hate. events turned out to be one-sided. many antifa demonstrators armed and seemingly ready for answers. >> the police made the right decision to pull back. >> reporter: there were, at least

raj panjabi with last mile health.nk you very much. >> thank you, judy. >> sreenivasan: next, jeffrey brown picks the brain of a life-long movie critic, on how to get the most out of the movie-going experience. it's the latest installment of the "newshour bookshelf." >> brown: a movie will teach you how to watch it, and while you can always eat your popcorn and enjoy the show, those lessons can be illuminating, entertaining, rewarding. that's the guiding spirit of a new book called "talking pictures, how to watch movies" author anne is here to talk pictures. hello, anne. >> hello. >> brown: so we can watch for fun. >> absolutely. >> brown: but what is this? what are you trying to offer us? >> well, we live in an age of instant movie reviews with social media and web sites and aggregators, literally everybody is a critic. >> brown: we all are. everyone loves to weigh in, and that's a lot of fun. this book is designed for those people who are casual viewers and who have a lot of fun weighing in but might want to take the

we will see how they move forward. 70 years have passed since the end of the british raj.in muslims moving to the newly formed state of pakistan and hindus moving to independent india. among the millions of people affected, the owner of one sweets franchise eventually managed to thrive in a new homeland. but it was a painful and challenging journey— here's his story. partition was very bad for many. it was for us, we had to start again from zero. we had three restaurants, and some shops here. they were of quite a large size, but due to partition, we had to move to bombay. any establishment takes decades to build, and it only takes an hour to destroy. the clientele base was totally destroyed. it was hard work in mumbai. we could not import our customers from karachi. we could not import oui’ customers from this is the house where we came and stayed. it was almost like a dormitory. all our employees came and stayed with us for a number of yea rs before we and stayed with us for a number of years before we could establish our business again. the memory cannot be wiped out ent

>> reporter: raj, good evening. breaking developments just this evening. the national park service speaks and says it heard your comments and your complaints and heard the comments and complaints of our local leaders. it has acre cementse accepted ae event but has not issued one yet. you can expect a final determination in the next seven business days. you can add diane feinstein to the politicians trying to halt the protests at chrissy field. in a sharply-worded letter to the national park service, she rips the veevent as a provocati. she notes quote, the proposed demonstration proposes very real threats to the public to the protest into racial violence and clashes with protesters. all this after charlottesville sponsored event turned into a melee with a chance of bloodened soil and replace the jews, berkeley mayor says a far right protest planned for his city is a non-starter. >> unlike san francisco, no permit was issued and honestly, if they sought a permit, i would say that that permit should be denied because we know there -- that they -- they are no

a raj mathai somewhere out there. we will all be out there tomorrow. >> that's great. for more information on clear the shelters go to www.nbcbayarea.com to find a shelter near you. tomorrow, i'll be at the dublin spca trying to clear the shelters myself. >> we'll check it out. >> thank you. >>> friday night. >> the weekend forecast looks great. temperatures cooling somewhat as we head toward sunday then the attention turns to what could be coming our way monday in terms of the forecast. let's rewind back to the last major eclipse. the viewing there is of an annual solar eclipse on may 20, 2012. what is different about the solar eclipse is the position of the moon is such that the outer ring of the sun was shining. it wasn't a total solar eclipse. here in the bay area, 84% of the sun being covered. obviously, the weather was cooperative last time. as we go to the map, we'll show you that. in 2012, the eclipse 84% of the sun's surface was covered by the moon. what we have coming up is 75% of the sun being covered. the last number will get your attention. the reason why

>> a lot about the military, jessica and raj. the president focused on that. a popular topic for the annual conference but not enough to dodge criticism from local leaders back home. >> before signing a bill streamlining the process for veterans to appeal disability claims, the president took a more c tone today in reno than the night before in phoenix. >> it is time to heal the wounds that divide us and to seek a new unity based on the common values that unite us. we are one people with one home and one great flag. >> president trump also told a supportive crowd at the american legion annual convention that america is strengthening its military and spending more to support the armed forces. >> we will give our men and women in uniform the tools they need and the trust they have earned to fight and to win. >> but there were still protesters in reno and criticism about the phoenix rally from bay area legislators. >> we have a person in the white house who doesn't know right from wrong, doesn't know true from false, doesn't know good from bad and doesn't know th

==raj/2shot== tonight -- a bright >>> it is not all bad news.he giants offering some hope for the future. >> so glass is half full? >> yes. >> tonight a bright spot in what's been a lousy season. the giants and brewers. the brewers are fighting for a playoff. this is the giant's rookie not a lot of offense but this will do. the giants providing the rookies with support. with this double the giants beat the brew crew 2-0. the a's are in baltimore taking on the orioles. things got off to a good start with this rbi double. but the a's dominated from there. they hit four home runs with a 7-3 win. >>> a nice way to cap everything off. we have an a for creativity. one school watched this eclipse today with a little razle dazzle. take a look. this is time lapse from the school. hundreds of students gathered on the black top and formed, what do you think? a sun. >> an eclipse? >> they didn't have enough bodies. >> they could have had the high school come over. >> yes. >> did you organize that? >> i wasn't that organized when i was there. >> 2045. >> tha

i am raj mathai. >> and i am jessica aguirre. an east bay family learned that their loved one is the only american killed in that barcelona attack. emotions remain high in spain. this is a memorial in barcelona for the victims. 14 people now dead after a van ran into the crowd. that includes jared tucker. jo jodi hernandez spoke to the family. >> reporter: very tragic. jared grew up in this walnut creek neighborhood. friends have been coming by all day. tucker who runs a swimming pool repair company and his wife is a teacher. they were in europe to celebrate their anniversary. they were supposed to return today but instead their family is gearing up for a funeral. >> reporter: they can't believe their dream vacation ended in such a violent way. they were in barcelona celebrating their one year anniversary. where a van sped up and killing the man and 13 others. >> what are your chances where one person in the united states being in barcelona. and it would be jared. >> reporter: the two had been enjoying drinks at an outdoor cafe.