stephanie chuang is live in our san francisco newsroom this morning.hey say there were multiple cameras there, all that surveillance video could be helpful in catches the gunmen. >> reporter: that's the hope here is that the faces of the shooters will be clear enough for investigators to point them out and help track them down because at this point the shooters behind both shootings are still on the run this morning. the most recent one happened around midnight near the 24th street bart station, police say two people planned to target at least one of the two victims standing near the bus stop on the corner, a man in his 20s who was shot in the groin area. investigators say the other man in his 50s who was shot in the chest was likely in the wrong place at the wrong time. san francisco police spent hours marking evidence, namely bullet casings, talking to people notice area and examining two cars that were also hit by bullets. what investigators are leaning on now is the footage from those security cameras owned by the city of san francisco, muni and ba

"today in the bay" stephanie chuang live in san francisco.teph, big concert kicks off everything this afternoon. >> reporter: it does. so a little bit of everything for people out there. just 150 days until the super bowl so not too early for the party but it's a big year, the 50th. joining me this morning here is peter o'reilly, he is senior vice president of events for the nfl. good morning. >> noorng. >> reporter: the lights are on the stage, we have ellie goulding and train performing this afternoon but there are big names in football also on stage. >> great music but you've also got three super bowl mvps, jerry rice, marcus allen, jim plunkett, dwight clark, a lot going on from football perspective. a huge free fan football festival at pier 35, the first time you have all eight super bowl trophies that the bay area has won together, take your picture in front of. a lot going on, a lot of firsts. >> reporter: finance cath autographs and pictures. >> absolutely. the players spend time with them, send autographs and want to connect with fan

. >> "today in the bay's" stephan stephan stephanie chuang is live to see how far the community has come. >> reporter: that's right, for a remembrance there, but before that, here at city hall, the mayor talking about what's happened in the last five years in terms of improvement and safety. the memories are still fresh for so many. a huge fireball after a high pressure pg&e gas line ruptured. pg&e made a move to get federal charges dismissed. the utility is nation up to $1.2 billion accused of safety violations and obstruction of justice. the mayor and other city leaders will continue to fight for more pipeline safety increases. >> it's a collaboration with the utility and regulator, a lot of it in confrontation, and that's a really unfortunate thing, because we all relieny eon our regulators and utilities to take of us. >> reporter: in terms of those criminal charges, a judge will consider that two weeks from now and again in a month. the jury trial is expected to start next march. they've already fined pg&e $1.6 billion. on that note, they want to make sure that they do not benefit fr

live in san leandro, stephanie chuang, "today in the bay." >>> we will be right back. new polls are giving the top candidates me >>> a little politics for you early on your labor day holiday weekend. decision 2016. new polls giving the top candidates something to worry about this morning, especially hillary clinton. >> there are very interesting poll numbers out this weekend. "today in the bay" tracie potts is live in washington with more on those numbers and what hillary clinton might be thinking this morning, tracie. >> reporter: she might bl thinking what in the world is going on in new hampshire because according to our nbc polishes' no longer the leader there. our new nbc poll shows hillary clinton's negative numbers up in both iowa and new hampshire. she's still leading eye warnings that's where she's campaigning today, but in new hampshire senator bernie sanders has a 9 point lead even if vice president biden joins the race. >> don't tell anybody, i think they're getting nervous. >> reporter: donald trump still has solid leads in both states, in new hampshire hi

live here in calistoga, stephanie chuang 6:07. happening today, no alcohol after halftime at levi stadium. that's the idea up for discussion at tonight's santa clara city council meeting. >> chuck coppola joining us live. this all stems from recent violence captured on camera between fans at 49ers games. >> absolutely right, sam. good morning. this, this incident of a fight in the stands really took off. it was captured video and went viral and it is now prompted city council members here in santa clara as the stadium authority board to reconsider the alcohol policy at levi stadium. between niners fans and a minnesotaings fan was captured on cell phone camera and not only battered the participants but santa clara's reputation. with the super bowl coming here at the end of the season, stadium authority board, city council members on it will consider stopping all alcohol sales after half-time. >> looking at monitoring the patrons as they enter into levi stadium to see what, how drunk they are. if they're too drunk, they're not allow

"today in the bay's" stephanie chuang live in calistoga.hey're not just worried about the fire, they're worried about vandals and looters. >> reporter: they are. imagine you're worried about fire already taking your house. not that, looting. reports of that and of suspected people. those who left are at places like the evacuation center where it's picking up here. this is where there's a sense of community. breakfast on the grill and people are happy to be with each other. but some people decided not to leave at all. we found two families that lost their homes and one lost its business, auto repair shop and they remain in middle town staying with friends and family who refused to leave. sticking around to keep watch for looters, knock down hot spots and treat animals left behind. >> the city's close, tight-knit, hard working, strong people. and we will get through this. we will rebuild our town and it will be better than it was. >> reporter: some people who did leave were allowed back briefly yesterday, escorted by deputies set to take peop

"today in the bay" stephanie chuang is live in san leandro. this could be an issue for people traveling home in labor day. >> reporter: that's right. because this is actually a pretty big endeavor, kris. pg&e estimate tg could take another ten hours for the work. you can see crews are working to take away the old power pole and replace it with a new one after this truck crashed into it after midnight shutting down the southbound 880/238 connect err and washington avenue off ramp. it could be until late afternoon. crews are working right now to try and get this all resolved. this is after a chevy pickup carrying two adults and four kids crashed into the poles. thankfully into serious injuries, one boy taken to the hospital for precautionary measures but the crash brought down the wires so low that pg&e said at one point trucks were passing inches from snagging them and potentially causing more problems for drivers here. >> they were very low. they were de-energized at the time but the problem is because the pole is no longer on the ground and s

. >> today in the bay stephanie chuang is in berkeley. the same kind of algae that killed that dog over labor day. >> that's right, scott and laura. this algae can be deadly for dog. that death was one of the few dog deaths in california linked to the toxins from the algae in just the last couple of years. now, the owner that 3-year-old golden retriever, posy, had told us that her dog began foaming that mouth and eyes rolled back after the dog went swimming in sonoma county russian river labor day weekend. the dog died shortly after and russian river did test positive for the blue green algae. toxic levels have already shut down lake chabot and shinn pond and cory lakes. 2014 was actually the first year it ever recorded toxic algae blooms in its lakes. three times that year adding the drought is really what is driving up the algae growth. take a look at the notice out to the public. it is warning that there should be no bodily contact with the water, which can cause rashes and stomach problems for people. test results back from the enviro

stephanie chuang with thousands of evacuees left there. >> let's begin with bob redell where crews are getting some much-needed rest and then head out back to the fire line this morning. bob? >> scott, laura. cal fire has called on 300 more firefighters to join this fight to try to put out the valley fire that is burning a number of miles away from incident command here at the lake county fairgrounds located in the city of lake port. that means there are 1,800 men and women now trying to exit ti extinguish this. destroyed about 1,000 structures, including close to 600 homes and the latest update from cal fire indicates that the valley fire still threatens 9,000 structures. the valley fire has shown such unusual that firefighters with years of experience are using words like unreal and unprecedented to describe what they are witnessing in the field, which is one reason this fire has been so difficult to contain. >> we create this box and we start building perimeters and once we start getting control of our box it's smaller and smaller. >> we lost the hydrants and the water supply was ge

"today in the bay" stephanie chuang live in san francisco. got a while to go until super bowl 50 but the party certainly already started in the bay area. where it's going to be. >> reporter: he yeah, that's right. 150 days, but who is counting, right? the spotlight on the bay area, levi stadium hosting super bowl 50 down in santa clara, but the kick off event in san francisco where you see the stage is set for this big super bowl 50 party. the nfl brought in big time local legends, first of all, there is an afternoon concert with train and ellie golding, also yesterday you had steve young and jim plunkett around. you probably remember a team he led to two super bowl victories. >> i'm very proud of the fact that's going to take place here. we have a lot to be proud of, as i've mentioned before, 11 out of the 49 super bowls were participated by these two franchises here in oakland and san francisco so they do have a lot to be proud of. >> reporter: eight troughees between the two teams. lots of events including player autographs at justin herrm

live in union city, stephanie chuang, "today in the bay." >>> a lot of tears. thank you very much, stephanie. it's 6:35. a federal program that promises millions of dollars to sick 9/11 responders and survivors is set to expire next year. that means thousands of people are scrambling to figure out how to pay their ongoing medical bills. the program was created back in 2011 and since then has paid out about $411 million in medical and pharmacy bills. it was designed to end within five years because it was so expensive. in the past year alone almost 22000 people have received treatment through that program. >>> we will be covering september 11th ceremonies throughout the morning. to see a list of local 9/11 memorials taking place across the bay area you can head to our website, nbcbayarea.com. >>> today also marks another grim milestone. three years since the attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi, lib yachlt the attack by islamic militants that killed the u.s. ambassador and bay area native kris stevens. three other americans also died in the attack. several li

stephanie chuang, "today in the bay." >> you can see it in the touching video. looked like a little girl's birthday. >>> learning more about four firefighters who were hurt while fighting the valley fire. the press democrat reports the foreman jumped off the helicopter into the fire zone saturday. but the fire moved so quickly, flames overtook them, and the men had to hide in protective tents. the fire burned down everything around them. firefighters are still at uc davis treated for severe second degree burns. one told the press democrat their captain suffered the worst injury. he was the last to take shelter because he made sure the other firefighters were protected. >>> outside the fire's perimeter, hundred of homes without power this morning. downed and destroyed power lines causing outage across three counties. so far crews able to inspect less than a quarter of the damaged area. as for the latest numbers, pg&e says more than 7,000 customers are still without power. crews are working extended shifts and sleeping on site in middle town to help restore power

stephanie chuang joining us our newsroom. coming just days after pope francisenized serra here in the u.s. >> that's right. the search is on this morning for the person or people behind the vandalism but it does seem clear that this was more than a mess, a message, apparently against the recent canonization of junipero serra. some time saturday night or sunday morning, vandals took paint from the mission using it to cover the toppled statue of serra in the courtyard and some have criticized serra saying he was responsible for the death. according to "l.a. times" police are investigating this as a possible hate crime because only the tombstones of europeans were defaced while those of native americans were left untouched. but one thing that did come out of this that was good news, church leaders say that it appears of the damage done was permanent. live here in our san francisco newsroom, stephanie chuang, "today in the bay." >>> at 6:57 more than two weeks after the valley fire began, many students living in middletown are fi

"today in the bay" stephanie chuang is live in middleton. steph, we heard a lot of people calling this just apocalyptic. >> we have, scott. you can see it all around me here in this neighborhood on jefferson court and it will probably feel even more so as it becomes lighter out and we get a better sense of the damage and destruction all around. but you see all the rubble here of what is left of the homes here and you just mention the new numbers. 61,000 acres now up from 50,000. but at least 5% contained up from 0. so, firefighters making some movement overnight, which is great news. this is after the valley fire tore through this town of fewer than 1,500 people at 50,000 acres in under 48 hours. cal fire saying the drought, the heat and the wind fueling all this. we're expected to also hear how many structures, homes and businesses about 400 or several 00 destroyed and expecting that to go up to 1,000. poor visibility. from the air, cal fire hasn't been able to use the choppers and air tankers as much. it will make the call this morning as

stephanie chuang, "today in the bay." >>> the butte fire to our east has proven deadly, as well. the bodies of two people were found in burned debris. the butte fire started about a week ago and burned through roughly 72,000 achers and more than 200 homes. it is 45% contained this morning. >>> we'll complete coverage of the valley fire, head to nbcbayarea.com where you can find more interviews and videos. >>> turned hostage situation out of viejo where evacuation orders have been lifted in the neighborhood where two armd men took over two people and took two people hostage last night. happened on belmont avenue not far from beverly hills elementary school. the s.w.a.t team showed up and the armd men got away. nobody was hurt. >>> shock is dribbling through the san jose police force after a sergeant was arrested for indecent exposure. police arrested james mason on friday on woodside road. a woman reported the 13-year veteran exposing himself in his personal car as she walked by. officers say she even took photos of the incident. mason is currently on administrative leave. if conv

live here in berkeley, stephanie chuang. >>> 5:08 on your friday morning. let's get you out the door with a look at the forecast. >> the giants game today and it will be at 7:15 for the first pitch. mostly clear skies. 65 degrees. great evening for a game. it will be clear and mild and breezy and little bit cool, though. as we look at all the microclimates, 82 the high in san jose and palo alto. 72 on the embark daro and 85 degrees in napa. hayward 75 degrees and today in pleasanton 84 degrees. we'll take a look at that weekend forecast coming up in ten minutes. let's check in now with mike. >> let's look at the bay bridge toll plaza where we see no problems on the approach and east shore freeway and look at your map and you see, though, one issue in the area and this is west 24. as you're coming towards that 580 interchange. also seeing slowing west 580. >>ing up to the scene and seems unrelated to this crash which shouldn't be visible from that freeway. we'll track both of those issues and meanwhile anywhere north of the san mateo bridge traffic is heavie

live here, stephanie chuang, today in the bay. >>> 5:35. all lake county public schools will remain closed again today as flames inch closer to more communities. school in the north county areas of lake ford and upper lake are expected to reopen tomorrow. the schools in the lower lake school district say they're going to stay closed through the weekend. still no answer on when classes will resume in hard-hit middletown. >>> hundreds in lake county have lost their homes, hundreds of others have nearly lost their power. now 700,000 customers in are the dark after so much damage to existing utility lines. crews are scrambling to replace power poles. more than 200 pg&e workers are moving as fast as they can to decide where it is needed. >>> power facilities near middletown may be damaged from that massive wildfires. those solar powered plants feed into a grid that has multiple power sources. the system is still fully functional. a service that customers cannot be impacted. the damage to lake county facilities is not yet known. >>> this raging f

. >> stephanie chuang in our newsroom this morning. the vandals caused a lot of damage and naturally the question is there a connection between the pope's visit and what happened here? >> police in carmel say there was a link and this was scheduled ahead of a celebration of the new status of sainthood. people snuck in to send a very clear message. this was at the carmel mission where junipero serra was married. pushed over the statute of junipero serra in the courtyard and vandals scrolled on one headstone. some folks have criticized serra saying he was responsible for the mistreatment and they understand the bashlash but a reminder that no human is flawless. >> being made a saint doesn't mean the perfe person is perfec. we all have our flaws and our defects. so, it was with serra. >> and mission leaders say services will continue as usual. there should be no permanent damage to the mission. so far police do not have any suspects in the case, but may be investigating this as a hate crime. we'll have more on why coming up in our next re

"today in the bay" stephanie chuang live outside the jail in san jose. steph, what do we know about this inmate? >> we're still waiting to learn details about this inmate and who he was and what killed him put likely more scrutiny with the second inmate death in just about a month. what we do know is that a sheriff's sergeant says a sheriff found this inmate about 10:30 yesterday morning unresponsive in his cell after cpr was given. the inmate pronounced dead 30 minutes later. the second inmate death in about a month after 31-year-old michael tyree a mentally ill inmate was found dead in his cell on august 27th. he was behind bars for drug and theft charges. three correctional officers have been accused of killing tyree matthew farris and jereh lubrin and rafael rodriguez. accused of beating another inmate last month. now, two of the deputies posted the $1.5 million bail before the weekend. the third, farris, a property bond hearing this afternoon and all three argued back in court for a plea hearing in about two weeks. but the first inmate death has led

live here in our san francisco newsroom, stephanie chuang. >>> pope francis back at the vatican this morning after spending six days in the u.s. at each stop the pontiff was welcomed by hundreds of thousands of faithful. >> jay gray has more on the massive sunday service that ended his visit. >> reporter: the images are just like the moment overwhelming. downtown philadelphia for the evening converted into a cathedral. >> it's amazing that the love and the closeness. it's unbelievable how inspiring. >> reporter: more than 800,000 celebrating mass with the holy father. >> he's a wonderful person. bringing a wonderful message. >> reporter: pope francis began in the nation's capitol meeting with president obama and then addressing a joint session of congress. the first pontiff to have that honor. the tight rope between politics and religion as he traveled to new york, speaking before the united nations general assembly. francis addressing the most powerful leaders in the world. but, still, always taking time for the most vulnerable among us. it was those moments. face-to-face with the p

. >>> "today in the bay" stephanie chuang is live in san leandro. not only folks on the roadways but some in the neighborhoods might be affected by this eventually. >> reporter: that's right. we're talking maybe not just several hours but until maybe late afternoon. so 3:00 to 4:00 in the afternoon. you have pg&e crews working right now. you see there was a pole standing by the washington avenue off ramp of southbound 880. a pickup truck carrying six people after midnight crashed into that pole, sheared it and half of it is still hanging there, you see the wires are pretty low. that's what pg&e crews are working on right now. they're trying to get a new pole up there. there is a small possibility they may close this stretch of 880 later if they can't do the work without doing that. they are going to try to avoid that, but the wires those they were deenergized were very dangerous for the drivers earlier. >> they were very low. they were deenergized at the time but the problem is because the pole is no longer in the ground and stable if they would hav

live in san jose, stephanie chuang "today in the bay." >>> 5:02. new this morning two men shot dead in richmond last night. now police are trying to piece together what happened. police say shot spotter recorded four gunshots near san pablo avenue. when police got there, they found two men shot to death. so far police do not have a motive or suspect in mind. anyone with information is urged to call police. >>> also new this morning, crews made quick work of an overnight brush fire in hayward. that fire started just before 3:30 near the corner of middle lane and hisperian boulevard. took a small crew of firefighters less than 20 minutes to put out that fire and make sure it did not flare up, again. the cause, meantime, still under investigation but nobody was hurt. >>> federal prosecutors say they have new evidence proving that accused china town gang leader arranged a murder nearly a decade ago. chow already faces charges in a money laundering and political corruption case bthat ended the career of lee. chow arranged the murder in 2006. he led a ri

. >> "today in the bay" stephanie chuang live in san francisco this morning. do we know if there is a connection between the two shootings? >> reporter: nothing solid. police are working on that. we do know they were close in time and place. a few blocks and three hours apart from one another. the most recent run happened around midnight, right by the 24th street bart station, police say they're looking for two people responsible for shooting two men waiting at a bus stop on that corner. investigators say the intended target was a man in his 20s, shot in his groin area, while an older man in his 50s shot in the chest was likely shot by accident. san francisco police canvassed the area marking the evidence and examining two cars that were also struck by bullets. what is critical here in the investigation is the security camera footage. there are at least three cameras in the area that belong to muni, bart, as well as the city and investigators are hoping they will show what unfolded and who is behind that shooting. the first shooting had happened just around 9:

"today in the bay" stephanie chuang with what's to blame. good morning, steph. >> the answer is the drought, really, because of the dry condition. this blue green algae really builds up. now closed so health officials can perform tests to determine if it's safe for people and pets to go into the water. the east bay regional park district says it regularly tests all of its lakes and discovered yesterday a high enough level of the blue/green algae to shut down the lake. here's the notice to the public. no bodily contact with the water, which can cause rashes and stomach problems. now, toxic problems of blue green algae has shut down the lake in oakland, which is in the city. along in castro valley and cory lake. dogs are especially vulnerable. you may remember that golden retriever that died after swimming in the russian river, which had blue green algae just commont a couple months ago. so, the next step here at the lake is for the park district to send the samples to the environmental protection agency for more testing to be done and the res

. >> stephanie chuang is live with their story. >> reporter: first, i want to say the american red cross estimates there are 1,000 people here at the fair grounds evacuation center where people are braising cold night and morning in their tent. hundreds of them out here. not everyone decided to evacuate and come it a shelter. some decided to stay back. we did find two families that lost their homes and one lost its business as well, auto repair shop. remain in middle town staying with friends and family whether refused to leave. they're sticking toorn keep watch for looters, knock down hot spots and feed any animal left behind. >> this community is very close, tight-knit, hard working, strong people. we will get through this. we will rebuild our town and it will be better than it was. >> reporter: some people who did leave were allowed back briefly yesterday for the first time. lake county deputies escorted people to their middle town home that was thankfully still standing. deputies will do that at 8:30 until 5:00 at night. you pick up pets and livestock it's not to pick up personal ite

. >> "today in the bay" stephanie chuang live in union city. many of those victims were from the bay area. >> reporter: that's right. as you mentioned it was headed to the bay area, to san francisco international, flight 93 was, and that's why we know that plenty of the passengers, crew members, even the pilot either was from here or lived here. here you have the bay area dedication, the memorial to flight 93. we just saw there are fresh white flowers placed atop the 40 granite stones with the names, ages and home towns of the 40 victims who were aboard. if you look at the video from last year they have had a ceremony every year since 2007 when this opened so this year will be the ninth year of the ceremony in union city honoring the fallen heroes of flight 93. the morning is set to begin with opening remarks from the mayor and then a presentation of colors by the union city police department honoring the 40 who stormed the cockpit to fight for control of the plane to help prevent the terrorist reaching their intended target believed to be the

live here, stephanie chuang "today in the bay." >> thank you, stephanie. >>> it's 5:35.tigators hope an autopsy is going to them figure out what killed a man camping with his wife on angel island. seveners found the body yesterday he was on an overnight trip when had his wife said he disappeared. rescuers looked for him for 36 hours before finding van leer. >>> three south bay correctional deputies accused of killing an inmate are accused of assault on another one, jereh lubrin, matthew farris and rafael rodriguez. they say they punched a man and then attacked michael tyree who is mentally ill. tyree was found beaten to death in this jail cell. >> those who were supposed to protect michael tyree did not. instead, they killed him. >> correctional deputies did not enter a plea to the murder charges yesterday. if convicted, they face life in prison. >>> well, a hearing later today in the racketeering case against a former chinatown gangster and seven co-defendants. the defense attorney said it's going to be anything but ordinary. the men are accused of running a crime organ

stephanie chuang joining us in our san francisco newsroom. are there any indications that the shootings could be connected? >> it's a bit early to sell, but investigators looking at that. these shootings happened close in both place and time. the first one you showed on the map happened before 9:00 last night, the victim taken to san francisco hospital. that gunman got away. three hours later at 24th and mission streets there was a double shooting. police say two men, one in his 20s and the other in his 50s were both shot at because stop on the corner there. investigators believe the younger victim shot in the groin area may have been the intended target while the older man shot in the chest was likely in the wrong place at the wrong time. two cars in the area were also struck by bullets. police say they are looking for two people connected to that shooting. there are at least three cameras in that area that belong to bart, muni and the city, so investigators are grabbing footage from those cameras to try to piece everything together and see

nbc bay area's stephanie chuang is live in oakland. stephanie, people are remembering him as a good kid who was trying to make his community a better place. >> reporter: that's what we heard over and over again this morning, kris. his family pulled up in a car this morning and immediately they got out. and it just seemed like they were here visiting the site where his life was taken just 24 hours ago as he was working on a mural. i talked to his younger sister who was on crutches. and she was telling me she'd been here last night for a vigil but couldn't stay very long through tears. she was absolutely emotional. more than 100 people packed this area under the 580 overpass. this is on west street here for a candle light vigil to remember antonio ramos. oakland police say this is where he was shot while painting part of a 4,000-square-foot mural part of a project to beautify oakland. his parents, older brother and younger sister were among the family members here this morning. again, very emotional. they were constantly in embrace with o

stephanie chuang is with evacuees. kari hall is looking at the weather conditions. but let's begin with nbc bay area's bob redell -- who spent the morning with fire crews. bob/live a calfire spokesman indicated today could >>> one bright spot is that that inversion, the cloud layer, hovering over the valley fire over the past two day has lifted. you can see blue sky through the smoky haze there. which means the choppers and air tankers can start their attack today, much, much earlier than usual. these three here can start walking and checking homes. >> reporter: this was the scene 90 minutes ago this morning along bus canyon road. unit leaders trying to figure out where on the fire lines men and women are needed most. over the past 24 hours cal fire almost doubled the number of firefighters. there are around 2800 men and women assigned to put out the valley fire that has destroyed nearly 600 homes. the fire, as you mentioned, still only 15 percent contained but its rate of growth has slowed significantly. on saturday alone, fire burned 40,000 acres. several thousand

nbc bay area's stephanie chuang is live at the golden gate bridge. and it looks like a beautiful day out there. stephanie, certainly a lot of people like to go out there and take pictures. are they going to have to pay for it? >> reporter: that's right, kris. there are crowds here. the lawmakers here pushing this couldn't have picked a better time to get the message across. the fog was here but it has cleared and you can see the beautiful golden gate bridge here crystal clear. there are now tolls right now for people who want to walk across or bike across the bridge. so these local lawmakers are urging governor brown to sign a bill and keep it that way. supported by walking and cycling groups, assembly members authored ab-40 that would ban sidewalk tolls until 2021 that goes for actually any state-owned bridge. it passed state legislature though it took more time in the senate where questions of fiscal impact came up. the golden gate highway and transportation board members voted almost a year ago voted to study the issue of imposing a sidewalk toll.

"today in the bay" stephanie chuang with more on a second victim found. steph? >> we still don't know the identity but one thing we hear over and over again, we lost our things, but we still have our people, which is why news we confirmed late last night of the second death in the valley fire will be so tough on a tight knit community where it's a makeshift tent city. we know four people identified as missing. and lake county sheriff brian martin said two of them were on call. the sheriff said a third person was in the remote area of middletown talking on the phone with his wife while he was trying to figure out how to escape and his truck wouldn't start and he was trying to make a run for it. these missing people haven't been heard from since saturday. >> they aren't located in the shelters and if we find remains, hopefully bring clocher to the familie families. >> leonard neft. his family said on the phone saturday he told his wife he was ignoring a warning to leave because he didn't smell smoke but not long after that he was going to try to leave and and get

stephanie chuang "today in the bay." >>> now to an nbc bay area follow up. a controversial plan to import coal through the port of oakland raising questions about safety in the east bay. hundreds of people packed a public hearing at city hall in oakland last night. construction workers say allowing coal at a new bulk terminal they will build is good for the economy. but environmentalists say coal has serious health impacts. former mayor jean klein joined the debate to say logistic solutions did not mention coal exports during the execution. a claim supporters of the plan disagree with. >> always been described as a bulk commodity terminal. if you google bulk commodities, you'll see coal. >> the fastest way to provide jobs for the construction workers that were dragged here, the fastest way is to build to the original plans, not to export toxing coal. >> the city council asked the staff to do more research and report back in october. negative health impacts they might explore emergency action to stop the export of coal from the port. >>> happening today, we'v

we'll begin with "today in the bay" stephanie chuang.

. >>> "today in the bay" stephanie chuang live in calistoga. others have no home to go back to. >> that's the sad reality,a and scott, for so many people whaare still living here at the evacuation center over a week later. where they are getting ready to to prepare for breakfast. others can start returning at 5:00 tonight and going back to places and bonanza springs. this is very welcome news as more people were allowed back home this weekend. not 24 hours ago families were allowed to return to the area and grange road and pge crews were still trying to fix fire lines there. many acknowledge it will be a struggle to rebuild, but the people around them that made everything so much better. >> nobody, lake county has a bad r repwe're a family. >> also this weekend people were allowed to go back to middletown where a water boil notice is in effect. evacuations may move into middletown and the twin pine casino allowing most evacuees to be closer to home. as for schools, all in kelseyville returned to class. just minutes ago the scene of the calistog

live in union city, stephanie chuang, "today in the bay." >>> thank you very much. we will be covering september 11th ceremonies throughout the morning. >>> coming up in a half hour, we will have a live report from new york city, followed by a special nbc report. to see a list of local 9/11 memorials taking part across the bay area head to our website, nbcbayarea.com. >>> happening today, the heroic spirit of september 11th lives on in three sacramento friends. the trio will be honored for thwarting a terrorist attack in france. >> "today in the bay" kris sanchez joining us with the parade details. there is a symmetry here on 9/11. >> reporter: the spirit lives on and it is going to be a two-hour parade and ceremony in honor of that spirit and these three men which the mayor of sacramento says will be fit for a king. the u.s. air force -- rather the u.s. air force is also planning a flyover. spencer stone, anthony sadler and alex skarlatos received one of france's highest awards, the legion of honor before they left that country. france had reason to be a grateful n

that is where stephanie chuang is live this morning. many of those victims on board of flight 93 were from the bay area. >> reporter:. flight 93 was headed to the bay area that morning. the names of all 40 peoples who are on board that flight are etched in the granite stones here that you can see. the circle of remembrance, this is where the ser moyer wrapped up in the last half hour. they called out each of the victims' names and rang a bell. and unborn child. >> reporter: and lauren was 38 and pregnant, just one of many bay area people abbott flight 93. all 40 people honored this morning in the ninth year of the ceremony here at the union city memorial site, and a hohn regard presentation of the colors and singing of the national anthem. 4 they have the deepest of respect for those who lost their lives that day 14 years ago. >> it's very emotional, because i started last night, and i don't know what else to say except these people are heroes. >> the emotion, that's where we are every time we get on an airplane, we know we are the targ

stephanie chuang joining us live in san jose. what did the sheriff's department tell you about the circumstances surrounding this man's death? >> we learned that it was a 33-year-old hispanic man in and out of jail. housed in the north tower here. this is the first time the sheriff's office has issued a press release on in-custody, a move that hopes it will show transparency and build public trust. >> reporter: the second inmate death the the main jail in a month april 33-year-old man arrested twice in two weeks for assault and battery in the south bay died 30 minutes after he was found unconscious in his cell in the north tower around 10:30 yesterday morning. >> there were no noises, i don't know of any statements. the deputies were doing an hourly welfare check, noticed he was unresponsive. they didn't see him breathing, immediately rendered first aid. >> reporter: this comes 4 1/2 weeks after tryee was found dead. three correctional officers have been charged with his murder, beating him to death. they have also been charged w

nbc bay area stephanie chuang live in calistoga. steph, as evacuation orders are being lifted many people finding out there's nothing to go home to. >> reporter: yeah, that's the sad part of this. we do know the good news at 5:00 tonight evacuation orders are set to be lifted, but here you can see atd the evacuation center in calistoga there are a lot fewer people here at the tent city. yesterday 300. many who are still here say they have lost everything and have nowhere else to go. the tears start to flow. not every day just between errands like walking her dog any time she pauses to think and feel reality hits all over again. she and her family lost everything in the valley fire. >> sometimes i think it's not true. but sometimes i realize we're going to have to start again. >> reporter: the calistoga evacuation center has been home ever since. today, a sort of somber day as the boosters club serves breakfast for the very last time. while many have been able to return home to places like middletown, gonzalez and others have nowhere

live in san jose, stephanie chuang, nbc bay area news. >>> thank you, steph. let's turn to the latest developments from lake county where the valley fire continues to burn. but there's good news to report, firefighters now say they've reached 40% containment. the fire is burned 73,700 acres. and that number has not changed. it's not growing. three people have died and hundreds of homes have been destroyed. but today more evacuees are going home. many people not sure if they have a home though to turn to. >> nbc bay area's bob redell is live in middletown where some folks are waiting for permission to go see what's left. >> reporter: kris and scott, authorities have already let residents back into various estates. we heard maybe parts of hidden valley would be reopened today, but i just spoke to cal fire, they were here in middletown. and they said not yet. they do not have an estimated time. and when they start reopening those communities they'll most likely be the ones on the outer perimeter of the fire zone first and then places like cobb and middletown. som

"today in the bay's" stephanie chuang in the newsroom this morning. the plan is trying to cash in on federal money as well. >> that's right. $100 million of federal money is the pot that helps families struggling to put food on the table. what it does is double the buying power of food stamps at farmer's markets, so $10 can get you $20 worth of things there. the bill aims to help the more than 11 million californians living in poverty. san francisco assemblyman phil ting says these people and their families don't have access to the safe and nutricius food offered at the more than 700 farmers markets in california. that's the largest network in the country. ting says as the drought has pushed up the prices of fresh produce, this was inspired by non-profits including local ones like market match after it doubled purchasing power, the number of those food stamp purchases shot up 700%. he adds other states have led the way in getting these federal funds with some of the largest grants going to washington and massachusetts. he says it's time for california

stephanie chuang live with details on details of a second victim found. >> we're still waiting to hear from the sheriff's office who that late victim was. we are saying four people are still missing. one is 69-year-old who was a reporter until 1985. he lives on rose anderson road where houses were burned through. a lot of video of the fire there. cadaver dogs did not find any trace of him. on saturday afternoon ness told his wife he was ignoring a warning to leave because he did not smell smoke. not long after he realized he had to go. >> he said he was going to try to drive to one of the outlying roads and hike out. >> lake county sheriff brian pa martin is not releasing the names of three other people missing. the sheriff says the man was on the phone with his wife as he tried to outrun the flames but told her his truck wouldn't start and he was going to try to make a run for it on foot. we're waiting to hear on lake county sheriff who the victim was and as soon as we get the update, we'll give it to you. >> thank you very much, steph. for complete coverage head to nbcbayarea.com whe

. >> stephanie chuang is with us this morning and now the governor, steph, asking the federal government for some help. >> that's right. much-needed help. things are winding down. this was the evacuation center and still is until thursday. but you can see considerably fewer tents here. governor brown's request comes in and he's asking to declare the valley fire a major disaster. the fourth largest, the most destructive wildfire in state history called the mega fire for out of control behavior. three dead, others presumed dead. four firefighters injured and thousands of people homeless. people like maria vazquez who says the cheapest rent she can now find starts at $2,500. >> because i don't have any help now. it's very hard for me finding to rent for me for five person. >> reporter: for five people. now, to help the governor appointed to the need for temporary housing for hundreds of people and families likely long distance and the cleanup continues. the fire destroyed almost 1,000 utility polls and drinking water systems completely r lly wrecke. things are moving along and the evacuatio

we'll begin with stephanie chuang. the words being used by many is apocaly apocalyptic. what are you seeing out there? >> it does feel apocalyptic and cal fire saying the number of homes and businesses completely destroyed could go up to 1,000 at this point and in this neighborhood, you could feel it. homes behind me still standing. some damage, but it is still up. just next door you see all this damage here. the garage, the foundation. a heat,

today stephanie chuang is live in calistoga and we hope evacuation orders will be lifted. >> that's the plan at 5:00. some people here are waiting for that and others have been able to go home. we have noticed there are fewer tents here and also news some people may be able to wait it out closer to home with evacuation sites moving to middletown. we've got word of that. over the weekend, people were able to go back to see if their homes were still standing and people who live in places like hidden canyon lake and middletown and that's where some of the valley fire victims began their road to rebuilding. it has become a one-stop shop where people can get help cleaning up and replacing birth certificates lost in the fire. now a great mix of emotion, even whose homes survives are feeling torn. >> it was bitter sweet because a lot of our family members lost multiple homes. >> i was looking around me and i had like survivor syndrome. >> still? >> they have nothing and i was just overwhelmed with sadness. >> reporter: now cal fire says its damage inspection teams are still collecting informat

. >> stephanie chuang live in san jose with what we're learning so far. steph? >> we know that a male inmate died here in custody yesterday. we're told by the jail that the deputy found him unresponsive around 10:30 yesterday morning. a sheriff's sergeant saying that the man was given cpr and first aid by jail staff. san jose firefighters and paramedics arrived but were not able to resuscitate the inmate and he was pronounced dead just after 11:30 in the morning. what killed him is still unknown but this comes a month after another inmate 30-year-old michael tyree was beaten to death by three deputies. he was behind bars for drug and theft charges and found dead in his cell on august 27. those three correctional officers have been charged with murder. they are matthew ferrous, 27, jara lubrin and rodriguez 27. accused of assault, beating another inmate one via last month. two deputies posted bail and the third one is set for a property bond hearing this afternoon and all three are set to enter a plea in about two weeks. but as far as this most recent inmate deat

live here, stephanie chuang, nbc bay area news. >>> thank you, stef. >>> at least seven people are hurt, several homes damaged or destroyed after massive winds in an east bay neighborhood. >> reporter: at the fire department is looking into whether that minicame up z van or one of those two vehicles might have been the source of the fire that hurt seven people and caused a lot of damage and destruction here on anchor drive in bay point. when you look at this video, this is helmet cam video. you get a better understanding of why it took the fire department 70 minutes to put out these fires when they arrived, two of the homes were fully involved. the fire destroyed those two homes, damaged another, and an ember started another fire that damaged a house across the street. the fire department had to immediately go on the defensive when they arrived. they also had to be careful, because there was a power pole on fire. it took pg and e 45 minute toss de-energize that line. a young man was inside one of the homes. >> he said he heard a loud explosion, that's what woke him up. he opened the doo

. >> nbc bay area's stephanie chuang has the latest. >> reporter: scott and kri

stephanie chuang joining us live in san jose.es surrounding this man's death? >> we learned that it was a 33-year-old hispanic man in and out of jail. housed in the north tower here. this is the first time the sheriff's office has is

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