injury accident in san jose south 101 just south of san tomas expressway involving a motorcyclist blocking the two right lanes. chp just arriving on scene. more details on this and a look at the rest of the bay area coming up. >> thank you. >>> a san jose mother fought off a woman to try to steal her daughter from her arms. police arrested 26-year-old myra flores shortly after that happened on monday night. flores is accused of forcing her way into a home on park avenue and trying to grab a 3- year-old girl from her mother. >>> search crews are back at yosemite national park today looking for several missing hikers. rangers closed mist trail yesterday after witnesses said they saw at least one visitor swept over the falls. the search was called off when darkness fell. park officials closed the mist trail until at least noon today. witnesses say they saw a group of about 10 people climb over a safety rail and three of them ended up in the water and going over the falls. >> a lot of people today saw something really traumatic. lives were lost. it was really sad. >> i couldn't process why the

no dramatic slowing just some there near san tomas. on the northbound side, look at that slowing. typical morning commute off capital some passed 680, distracted by the activity on the scene as well. folks head south 880 or down 87 or just don't even take 280 through the area. our chopper just arrived oppose scene. we'll get live pictures. a little bit shaky on the signal, fire trucks and a lot of chp crews on scene. if we can take that live shot, not sure we can, chopper above it and big back-up a shaky signal. i'll show that to you guys, a lot of activity going on. warmer weather motorcycles hitting the roadway and that's a dangerous situation. >> always. >> they wait for days like this to ride their hog to work. >> unfortunately situations like this. >> you have to be careful. a good motorcycle day if you're careful. >> i know you'll talk about the forecast at at&t park coming up still ahead giants get some help from a fresh face. see how big of a night rookie bell had in his return to the majors. >>> medical experts advise the gove

this accident is a southbound 101 near the san tomas expressway on ramp. it is north of the tremble de la cruz exit. the two right lanes are blocked. there is a back up in the southbound direction, but it is minor compared to the northbound backups. look in the center of your screen, a second motorcycle accident, this time on the northbound side. traffic is backed up into the coyote valley. >> since steve jobs went on medical leave, members of apple's board have discussed his succession with executive recorders. at least one head of a very high profile company, the conversations were not aimed at recruiting a new chief executive officer, but are more informal, talking about the company's options. directors cannot appear to be acted on behalf of the entire board. apple has seven directors, one of whom is steve jobs. there could be some changes in the works. i will keep you posted. >> some world headlines, the talent and is blaming a hacker for claims that the group's leader is dead. a teller and the spokesperson says a hack and text messages were sent out s

southbound 101 at san tomas. this is usually the noncommute section. but these days people do all kinds of things. if you drive on southbound 101 perhaps you are trying to get to the airport, don't use 101 you might want to use 280 or 880 to get to the airport. don't use 101 for the time being. let's move along and take a look at 237. that is a nice way to get into the valley so far it's light. if you are driving on interstate 880 this morning in oakland the traffic is look good in both directions. right in front of the oakland coliseum there. let's go back to steve. >>> thank you, sir. we have mostly clear skies. still thick fog. patchesover it on -- patches of it on the coast. overall we are looking good. it will be in the mid 80s near san jose. i want to thank the san jose state meteorology department they had a web camera there. it has been on the frit but it's -- it has been on the frits but it has been fixed. it's rather shallow and it's only hugging the coast. 60s for some. upper 60s for others. today sunny and warmer. thick fog on the coast on

again, this is southbound 101 at san tomas expressway. rea. northbound really just crawling along out of the south bay. southbound slow approaching the scene. also over to san francisco, we are getting first reports of a major injury accident at the intersection of fremont and mission. chp -- spf d is on scene. elsewhere north 85 at stevens creek boulevard three lanes blocked for an accident. >>> we are going to see plenty of sunshine all around the bay area today. a few clouds throughout but mostly clear skies. plenty of blue is the story for the rest of the day. our high for today mid-90s inland. finally getting to where we should be this time year. 70s in the east bay. 60s at the coast. sunshine bay area-wide, slight cooling trend later into the week. then a cooler start to your next workweek in the mid-80s. e window. ring everything you can think of: plywood, cement. i, i enjoy the breeze on my tongue. well uh, and every weekend, seems like we're headin' down to the lake. we're pullin' a boat or somethin'. i don't know why. i just do.

now that crash near the san tomas expressway involved a motorcycle, a van and another car. the motorcycle rider died at the scene. two lanes of the highway were closed for three hours as emergency crews responded to the scene. >>> the dmv says changes are on the way after it made a big mistake on those disabled parking placards. the department admits it has issued nearly 60,000 parking placards to people who were confirmed dead. the dmv checks state death records every two years. a cross check of the records shows thousands of placards were issued in error because of mismatched birth dates. >>> president obama is meeting with top democrats at this hour to discuss the debt plan from the "gang of six." now that gang is a group of senators from both parties. the bipartisan plan would cut spending, cap it and change the tax code. social security payments would also be affected by a lower inflation adjustment. >> there's just so many things about this plan that are going to make sense. >> i think we now are seeing the potential for a bipartisan consensus. >> the bill is passed.

it happened on 101 southbound near the san tomas expressway. it involved that motorcycle, a van and a car. the motorcyclist died it the scene. not clear if anyone besides the rider was hurt. two lanes were closed for three hours. >>> the hikers who plunged 317 feet over a waterfall are identified as church-goers from the central valley. tonight park rangers are still searching for the three swept away by a river a yosemite national park. >> reporter: a hiker shows us pictures of vernal falls where three central valley visit went over the falls that drops more than 300 feet into raging white waters. rangers say 22-year-old more misses david and two others are presumed dead. >> once they went over the falls, it's impossible to survive a fall like this. >> reporter: when the trail of tourists got to the top of the 1.8-mile hike, rangers say despite clear warning signs posted, the group decided to cross the metal barricade with a deadly drop just 25 feet away, one man fell in, another tried to save him, then another. >> it was a chain reaction. and

a bike versus car accident san tomas expressway by payne avenue, two lanes blocked.now. you can see as we look toward the east bay, clouds breaking up a little bit. we are going to see more sunshine and comfortable numbers. warm in spots inland today. mid-80s in the hottest spots inland. you're still talking 60s inside the bay, 70s towards the santa clara valley and 50s and 60s at the coast. high pressure will strengthen in the next few days. return of 90s on thursday and friday inland. ,, ,,,,,,

down 101 approaching santa clara near the san tomas expressway is still pretty slow due to an earlier accident. his >> a georgia man has been arrested after security officers say they found a loaded handgun in his luggage at sacramento international airport. dionne turner was attempting to apply home when the run was discovered in his checked luggage. officials believe turner had no indication that he intended to harm anyone. he is licensed to carry a concealed weapon in georgia. >> world stories, today marks and one week since the twin attacks in norway that killed 76 people. the man who confessed to the bombing and the youth can shooting spree is facing his second interrogation since the massacre. investigators believe andres breivik acted alone. the have not found any evidence to support his claims that he is a part of an anti muslim militant net or plotting a series of similar attacks across europe. he faces up to 30 years in prison. norwegians have begun a solemn day of memorial for victims of the bombing and shooting massacre. the first funerals for the 76 victims are being held

our chopper over the scene, south side of 101 approaching san tomas expressway, this chopper video from half hour ago. northbound direction very slow from 680 all the weighs up past capital expressway. repercussions on 77 and 85 as folks try to get out of the back-up. back to you. >> thank you, mike. for the latest traffic and news updates find us on facebook nbc bay area morning news. we'll be back at 7:5 >>> >>> 7:30 now on this wednesday morning, july 20th, 2011. another hot one here in the big apple and all around the nation as well. al is going to have more on that story coming up in just a few moments. >>> meantime, back inside studio 1a, i'm ann curry along with matt lauer. and coming up, you know, you know that they're an indulgence when you order them, but do you know how many calories and how much fat and sodium you're consuming -- >> what is that? >> -- some of your favorite -- i know. look at that. i can't even tell you what that is. these are some of the meals from your favorite restaurant chains. and the question is, which one of them have won extreme eating awards includi

es lo que dice este mural en el centro contra la violencia doméstica en san josé donde trabaja melina >>y este lema melina se lo tomasitado< vienen ya cuando están muy derrotadas, completamente aisladas y salen con la mirada en alto, saben que hay un futuro para ellos >>ella lleva cuatro años trabajando aquí y se ha ganado el elogio de sus superiores. >>ella tiene un don muy especial, sus víctimas confían en ella, ella forma una relacion que yo nunca había visto antes >>melina dice que para ella lo más importante son las víctimaes >>estas con personas de tu comunidad que siente que no tienen esperanzaes >>ella dice que hay una luz en los ojos de estas personas que le inspiran a seguir trabajando >>a las víctimaes de violencia doméstica violencia sexual tráfico humano les recuerda que hay una puerta que los puede llevar a mejor vida >>y así, por esta labor, le vamos entregar una medalla de reconcimiento a melina garcia. >>y si usted deseas más información llame a la línea donde melina trabaja. >>damos las gracias a melina garcia por estar aquí >>vamos a pasar a más información, si este fin de semana va a viajar al su

tomas wenz. >> angela chan as worked with san francisco and community based organization in the area of violence reduction and hate crimes. she understands that often violence is simply a manifestation of conditions that we are preprogrammed to assume. we are seeing that now. this whole issue the race being played out in the presidental elections. quite frankly untruths told about one another. if we understood the common history and the proud places from which we come, much of the violence and conflict could be avoided. she has done a number of presentations around the city and state. angela chan. officer lowis borilla. she took a particular interest in working with youth and with schools. she was a sro , school resource officer. during that time, she worked with middle schools throughout the district and in many areas where they were experiencing violence. she has been an invader. i would like to acknowledge captain masha ash. captain ash has done a tremendous amount of work. she worked on protocols that would work with children taken to the youth facility. during the parent's arrest and from t