let's bring in our own nbc bay area scott budman who joins us live from the tanforan mall. scott, what have you heard? >> reporter: yeah, i'm going to get out of the -- you're looking live right now. this happened literally seconds ago. police ran over to this part of the parking lot and took someone down outside. we're not sure why but they quickly cleared the area. and, again, it was a really big response. this is right outside the century movie theater in the parking lot. there was a really big crowd standing right where those officers are because everyone had been evacuated. everyone moved out of the way the officers ran over, took this person down. you're looking at it right now. some of those guys with fairly impressive weapons right there. they took him down. it looks like he may be in cuffs. we're not sure why but, again, everybody just made a really big run across the parking lot as these guys ran over to this individual. we're not sure why. we are being kept at a bit of a distance, but we're pretty close. you can see this is happening right now and more people just

scott budman talks about the company who gave a young man a great day. a story you will see only on nbc bay area. >> this is a make a wish silicon valley star. john, a gaming fan, wanted to come here and spend the afternoon with the company's ceo. john got the kind of welcome you wish for from nvidia. his gaming name is wheely ninja with a personal audience with an employee badge from n vidia. then -- it was game time. john, who is from new mexico has multiple sclerosis. they learn how video games are made. >> oh, yeah. it's a major hobby. something i can do without major limits. >> he's a big gamer and studying computer science and into those things and he wanted to come to nvid nvidia. >> we teach this robot how to move these gears. >> and a ceo who loves to instruct the next generation. >> it's a great privilege for us. in a lot of ways, we are kind of like the disneyland of technology. >> the gravity is what it looks like. >> a happy place for a gamer. >> whatever he likes and however i can support him, here we are. >> a look at more of the futuristi

we sent scott budman there to talk to drivers and walkers and businesses about this risky sis about to a one-way street. starting july 8th, cars on north santa from bachman to elm can only go south. the tactic aims to make it easier to walk around. >> everybody should be okay with walking. park as far away and walk more. that's what we should do anyway. >> the pilot program will turn the current parking spots to outdoor seating for nearby restaurants, while opening others up as new parking. the goal is to draw more foot traffic downtown. local businesses will be watching closely. >> it will be great to have people milling around. we get a ton of foot traffic with families in town. >> you have diming and seating. >> san jose's lincoln avenue in willow glen, also a popular thoroughfare. lo hopes this feeds things too crowded. scott budman, nbc bay area news. >> the pain at the company is real in california after a new tax hike. gas in california is $1 higher than the national average. the average jumped to $3.75 with a new 5% gas tax. the national average is 2.$2.71a gallon. you can pay

reporting live in los altos, scott budman, nbc bay area news. >> thank you, scott. >>> still ahead, too many tourists. a look at how bad traffic to big sur is becoming and the public way one group is pushing back. >>> and catching the attention of jay-z, the south bay company getting a big celebrity boost. we'll tell you about it. >>> i'm chief meteorologist jeff forei -- that fog is coming back in. pretty thick right now. even though there is fog out here why i think temperatures will warm up tomorrow. details on that coming up in about nine minutes. >>> ahead for us tonight, the first baby born in the u.s. from a medical breakthrough giving home to women struggling with infertility. >>> okay. be patient because it's going to be a long ride. a popular bay area tourist attraction is turning into a nightmare for the locals. scenic highway in big sur becoming more and more congested. video from the fourth of july. photo seekers trying to get a look at the biks by bridge caused the traffic backup that spanned three miles. the bridge really popular. it's been seen in countless commercials a

we sent out business and tech reporter scott budman to talk about this potentially risky decision. >> reporter: north santa cruz avenue is about to become a one-way street. starting july 8th, cars driving along north santa cruz from bachman avenue to elm street will only be able to go south. it aims to make it easier to walk around. >> everyone should be okay with walking. park as far away and walk more. that's what we should be doing anyways. >> reporter: the pilot program will turn some of the current parking spots into outdoor seating for nearby restaurants, while opening other areas up as new parking. the goal? draw more foot traffic downtown. local businesses say they'll be watching closely. >> i think it will be great to have people out here milling around. we get a ton of foot traffic in the summer, people visiting on vacations and families in town. >> you have outdoor dining and seating. it brings a european sense of place that people love. hopefully that will translate into being good for our businesses. >> reporter: we've seen road diets before in places like san jose's linc

scott budman will have a live report for us in just ten minutes. >>> the search is on for the drivern a deadly hit and run that happened just before 1:00 this afternoon at curtner avenue by presentation high school. police say a man was riding his bike when he was hit by the car. paramedics rusd to the hospital where he later died. the driver took off. >>> a killing near an east bay bowling alley shut down part of pacheco boulevard today. deputies could be seen collecting evidence between second street and center avenue. the sheriff says only that the victim is a man. no other details are being released. traffic on the martinez pacheco border was blocked for much of the afternoon. no word this point on whether a suspect is in custody. >> we have new details in a deadly south bay crash on mount hamilton road in san jose when a car went off the embankment. the passenger died at the scene. he was out celebrating his birthday when the car crashed. police arrested the driver on suspicion of driving under the influence. the crash though is still under investigation. >>> and keeping things

and right now we want to go back out to tanforan mall and our own scott budman. scott? >> reporter: well, hey, terry. i want to just back up for a second and show you this is an area where police have now cleared that part of the parking lot. they had taken someone down a bit earlier, but we don't think there was an arrest made. nonetheless they cleared out that area of the parking lot and evacuated more people, largely from the century theater. jay here with me in the parking lot owns a shop on the second floor of tanforan mall. >> first floor. >> reporter: first floor, excuse me. tell me what you heard and how the scene was. it sounds scary. >> yeah, i was passing from the coffee and when i come inside and after five minutes i think before 4:00 p.m., i'm not sure what time, but i was outside for coffee. when i came inside, i heard two, three fired gunshots and a lot of people came inside my shop. i was at the register. i couldn't see outside. >> people came in? >> a lot of people coming in, women, kids and older people coming into my shop. >> then they evacuated the s

>> yes. >> scott budman. area news. >>> thousands of people across the news andve census forms asking if their citizens. there is a hitch, though, the supreme court ruled the upcoming census could not include aqueso status. however, nearly 500,000 were sent nationwide. turns out it's a test. the census bureau wanted to see if it would impact the number of people responded. some immigrants rights group say the bottom line message is crucial. answer the real census not the test. >> yes, if you saw this and received this, this is a test, that question should never have been put on there, and, please, answer the census. >> now the county and numerous agencies already plan to go out and spread the word about this test questionnaire including possibly setting up a hotline. >>> okay. is it gender equality or has berkeleyouncil approved the removal of all gender-related words from the city's code. 23-year-old council member you see him there, gendered pronoun words will be replaced with gender neutral words. for exam

it's designed to save lives and property and damage. >> reporter: scott budman, nbc bay area news. >> today's earthquake is a good reminder for everyone to be prepared when the next earthquake hits. experts say you should always have an emergency go-bag. basic include a flashlight, first aid kit and water. experts say you should also pack a tool to shut off your water, and most importantly, gas valves immediately after an earthquake. secure heavy furniture or decorations that may fall during shaking. >> gas is important. that's how your house could catch ofire. you don't want to have a little one on the ground, earthquake happen, bookshelf fall over. that could be a bad should als pack any medications you might need and maybe throw in some cash as well. >> the holiday is winding down tonight after millions of people celebrated the 4th across the country. one of the biggest and most controversial parties was hosted by president trump on the national mall in washington, d.c. celebration included tanks, troops, blue angels and the president himself. making it the first time in decades th

scott budman, nbc bay area news. >>> up next here at 6:30, historic handshakes. the fallout after president trump steps across the dmz into north korea. >>> rising in the poll, how much last week's debate appears to be helping kamala harris. >>> right now at 6:30, making history and creating drama. tonight serious questions about the true intentions of this historic meeting. that meeting came after president trump tweeted an invitation to kim jong-un, the two leaders were shaking hands at the most dangerous border in the world. >> the white house says it is hoping the meeting will trigger new negotiations over north korea's nuclear program. some are wondering about that. janelle huang is following developments. >> reporter: this was must see tv, it was the third meeting between president trump and kim jong-un. washington is acting what prompted president trump to take this hayes tilley arranged step into north korea. the president becoming the first u.s. sitting president to cross in hopeful on to north korean terms, critics wonder if the president gave up a stra

nbc bay area's scott budman live in santa clara to explain. scott? >> reporter: well, good evening, terry. not only is there technology out there that can help would-be thieves find out which cars have laptops and phones inside, but there are large lots like this one here in santa clara that have become their target of choice. farad alzik is locking down what he's putting into his car. a good idea given that in this very spot the mercado mall in santa clara car break-ins are on the rise. >> you're like really vulnerable to getting brokin into. >> reporter: santa clara police officers say their city has seen a 120% spike in smash and grab car burglaries compared to this time last year. and the mercado is known for being wide open with a nearby freeway that allows for a quick getaway. >> people know you're going into the movies. and the cars they seem like they can get in really quickly. >> somebody took my bmw parts from outside the car. i had to spend $130 just replacing that. >> reporter: now with some help from south bay assemblyman cansen chu, san

scott budman is among the first to warn people about this app and the app's company not telling you what it is doing with your data. >> it can be fun to see what you look like a decade or two older. we have dwyane wade with the before and after. ing it's pretty impressive technology, but it comes with a privacy price. we found this woman downloading face app. the super rapidly adopted smart phone app that uses photo editing to make people look older. almost like a glimpse into your future. drake likes it and he ages well. face app is a russian dhauchlco that is getting your data and raising privacy concerns. >> it's definitely a concern for people like me and especially people of my age. it's fun. >> if you agree to the terms of service, you are giving your name and photo to a russian company who can do whatever it wants to do forever. >> if you are the jonas brothers, you are probably okay. but for you and me, this could be dangerous in an era where our faces are our passwords. >> you have given them keys to your account. through a smart phone. >> privacy experts say be careful no matte

scott budman joins us in mountain view with the details and the impact with this move. scott? >> reporter: hey, raj. from drones to super computers, usgs said moving here to nasa will both add technology and cut down on cost. >> the u.s. geological survey opened the doors of their new home. >> they added wings in the 1950s. >> gaining space and saving a lot of rent by moving from menlo park to the nasa aames research center in mountain view. >> nasa and usgs worked together for over 50 years from the earth to the moon. >> the agency best known for monitoring earthquakes will be side by side with the agency best known for exploring space. >> this move brings together scientists and engineers from two of our nation's top research agencies. >> working together to track what has been a very bus earthquake season with 400 people making the move while usgs officials said they are ready to hire, too. >> we are always looking to bring in new staff. they will bring in new technology and new ways of doing things. >> reporter: uusgs said people will move in august, but for all the machin

let's go to scott budman live in the newsroom. >> we heard reports as specific as saying the raids will happen in the mission district. here's some of what we heard from local politicians and academics. >> bay area politicians are ready to resist the raids that are set for this weekend. >> we don't cooperate and collaborate with ice to try and go after people -- >> mayor london breed said the city set up a hotline to track concerns and complains. >> we know that there is going to be a lot of fear, unfortunately. we stand by our commitment as a sanctuary city and what will happen in the federal government. we will do everything we can to support and protect our resid t residents. >> sources confirmed that ice plans to target as many as 2,000 people. law and immigration studies said the fear extends past the people isis is targeting. >> it's not just the individuals they are haul away, they will ask everyone in the neighborhood and at the workplace. >> we're heard from the mayors of san jose and oakland on the ice issue. oakland mayor said know that you are in a community where you are su

let's bring in scott budman. >> we will call it a partial success. we have seen shake alert as it has been developed. usgs system said it worked, but civilians did not get the alert on their phones. >> you don't feel it? >> after the quake hit, people who felt it started asking about shake alerts, wondering why they didn't get an early warning alarm through the app on their phone. >> the idea is to give you a warning that an earthquake has occurred. >> dr. angela chung is the early warning expert at the lab. she said shake alert works in that it gave the u.s. geological survey about 48 seconds' worth of warning. it didn't go out to people in los angeles because it didn't measure strongly enough there. >> we know that the system worked, but the app has parameters that said don't give a message below this level. >> by the time it reached the big cities, the quake didn't trigger the alert. they set a limit level so we don't get alerts every time there is a small quake, that happens a lot here in california. >> we'reon't the want is a tiny earthquake. th

reporting live in san jose, scott budman, news. >> thank you. contra costa county firefighters spent the holiday racing from fire to fire. 37 of them in six hours. firefighters say nearly every fire was likely caused by fireworks. it just kept going today. firefighters say fireworks likely sparked this grass fire around noon on franklin canyon road in martinez. in about an hour, it spread 24 acres and returned really close to highway 4. crews did manage to get it under control with two helicopters and two air tankers. many of the fires were centere in antioch and pittsburgh. contra costa firefighters say it could be a very busy weekend. >> our concern is there are still fireworks outs there certainly. the continues have not changed and we are at risk of another couple of nights for sure of potentially deadly wildfires. mar per at one point 11 fires were burning at the same time. the good news here is none of them caused widespread damage or injuries. >> just in, a shooting at a crowded theme park in the south bay on the fourth of july. it was al

. >>> nbc bay area scott budman was one of the first report eer on the scene, he posted updates to twitter as the situation developed at the mall. be sure to follow him. >>> new this morning, we're learning about two arrests at sf pride festivities over the weekend. both had to deal with illegal firearms. "the sf chronicle" is reporting on saturday at a festival at selfic center plaza officers with the gang force task force recognized 22-year-old ivanta bailey. officers found a handgun and at the same festival officersith a neighborhood may want to think twice about leaving their pets outside at night. there is an apparent rise in coyote sightings. >> people who live near carlton elementary school say they're seeing more coyotes. some posting photos, putting up handwritten signs. wildlife experts say the number of sightings this year is about average. >> it was bigger than i expected. seeing it in person, like the eyes, you see and glistens, and not expecting to see that. >> numbers about the same as the past few years. what's changed really is people's perception. >> experts say it's the

scott budman, nbc bay area news. >>> scott, thank you.ew details about a weapon stolen from the car of an fbi agent. someone approached the car on wednesday night at hagen berger shopping center across from the oakland coliseum. they took a semiautomatic rifle, loaded magazine and fbi jacket. they aren't saying whether or not the car was locked. the feds are offering a $5,000 reward to whoever can filed the weapon. >>> a woman went on a shopping spree in the south bay. the problem is she did it with someone else's money. you're looking at the woman police say broke into a car in campbell where she stole a purse. she went into target in san jose and used the credit card to go on a shopping spree. she charged almost 200 bucks on the stolen credit card. if you recognize her, give a call to the police. >>> big trouble tonight for triggering a security breach at a nuclear reactor in sunol. the teens jumped the fence wednesday. it uses highly enriched uranium which could be used to make a nuclear bomb. the boys did not pose a threat because sec

here's scott budman. >> those roots come not only to silicon valley but specifically here to santa cruz and an audio booth like this, where now they make headsets you might use to work out with or work with. but 50 years ago they made headset specifically for the mission to the moon. >> liftoff, we have a ago, apollo 11 launched from kennedy space center in florida, on its way to the moon. >> i remember watching it on a black and white tv. >> reporter: mike irby watched the launch. >> nasa wanted a whole bunch of them in here. >> reporter: then went to work for plantronics, which was also along for the ride. >> that's one small step -- >> reporter: in fact, neil armstrong's famous call was made over a plantronics headset, after a salesman convinced nasa it would fit snugly into the space helmet. >> in 11 days, he was back at nasa with working samples of the headset that would slip-up under the snoopy cap. >> reporter: it worked. history was changed and plantronics which recently changed its name to poly, carried the legacy to the moon. and to this day, nasa and the department of defense

our business and tech reporter scott budman is here with the latest numbers. scott. >> reporter: well, anoushah, the median rent here in the bay area is still rising and still rising faster than the rest of the country. now, we've put together some numbers to show just how high things are when it comes to renting as of today. san jose still the most expensive place to rent in the entire nation. the median rental is now $3,760, a jump of more than 4% this year. number two in the country, not surprising. san francisco and the east bay, where the median rent is now $3,560. that's up nearly 4% this year. compare that to the rest of the country, where the median rent is less than half of what we pay. and you understand why financial pros are increasingly hearing from people who say they're thinking of moving. >> unless there's a massive change in the regulatory environment and we, you know, double the supply of housing, i don't think there's any way around it, that these folks are going to come here, they're going to make the money that they are able to make and the

scott budman has more. >> the technology worked, garvin, but it didn't reach out to the people it was supposed. this time it didn't tell the population. >> the waves will be arriving here. >> reporter: we saw shake alert in action at cal tech. as seismologists were explaining how it works, they also had to explain why nobody outside the u.s. geological survey actually got a warning. >> we know that the system worked. but the app has parameters that says don't give a message if it's below this level. >> reporter: which means even though scientists got a tip 48 seconds ahead of the shaking, the information that's sent out to the public wasn't triggered. dr. angela chung is the early warning expert at the uc berkeley. >>> metabolseismology lab. the alert wasn't triggered. scientists set a threshold so it's not alerted every time there's a small quake. >> that's not what the system is designed for. the system is designed to help save lives and property. >> the system actually did predict the earthquake, it estimated there was shaking that was going to occur. the signal apparently did not

. >>> nbc bay area scott budman was one of the first reporters on the scene as the news broke. updates to twitter as the situation developed at the mall. be sure to follow him. >>> car burglaries are becoming such a problem in the city of santa clara. police are now calling it an epidemic. "today in the bay's" bob redell live for us with the new numbers and a look at who the thieves are targeting. >> reporter: marcus the santa clara police department has seen the number of vehicle break-ins sky rocket this year according to a report published by "the silicon valley voice." look at the numbers on your tv screen, break-ins are up over 120% this year, through may of 2019 compared to the same time period last year. a lot of the people who are committing these crimes, they're professional. they work in crews. they usually strikenight, monda through friday, during the week, and freeways so it's easier for them to get away. they're especially after laptop computers. "the voice" reports the bad guys use apps that search for your computers' bluetooth signal and indicates whether the lap