former l.a. mayor and antonio raised 2.3 million. republican john cox contributed 3 nol his own campaign and raise the about $200,000. the priermt is coming up next june. >>> this morning three people are behind bars after a high speed police chase in los angeles, but it ended in practically slow motion. first the chase, police say the suspect stole a car and sped through red lights and oncoming traffic, ended in an l.a. neighborhood after the driver lost control and hit a pole. now, as police surrounded the car, the driver tried to escape. watch him, here's the escape. crawling along the ground -- >> maybe they won't notice me. >> getting away. i don't think they'll just a little further and i'll be there. >> they caught him. >> maybe they didn't move in because they saw he had a weapon or something. >>> continuing coverage now, l.a. gas storage operating ghen morning nearly two years following the country's biggest ever meth yan blowout. regulators approved that restart last week. operations began yesterday. it had been out of comm

coming up next, imagine traveling from the bay area to l.a. in just 30 minutes. >> i'm in. >> the new design that could help make the hyper loop a reality. >> reporter: one international trip triggered hundreds of thousands of dollars in extra cell phone charges. should it have? i'm chris chmura. nbc area responds next. to a san jose woman who says a >>> welcome back, everyone. good monday morning to you. 6:25 right now. nbc bay area responds to a san jose woman who says her phone bill dampened an overseas trip. >> consumer investigator chris chmura is here with the story. >> christine took a trip to morocco. she set up a pay as you go international cell phone plan which meant she paid a flat rate whenever she sent a text, placed a call or used data. she says she rarely used her phone and only used internet while connected to wi-fi at the hotel. on day four of her trip she received a text from verizon saying she had accrued $500 in data charges. christine called verizon and learned her phone, an iphone, was set to wi-fi assist, which switches

the self-proclaimed downtown l.a. predator is the new neighbor. dan cilley is on probation for annoying a minor. the 33-year-old didn't touch a child but videotaped them and women as well while making vulgar comments. these are videos he made in los angeles and posted on social media. he has to register as a sex offender for the rest of his life. he can't be alone with minors nor videotape them. parents are rohnert park are concerned. cilley says he understands what he did was wrong and that he plans to follow the law. >> don't worry at all. i did obviously, if you saw the videos that i have made -- yeah, you think -- i mean, it is bad. i mean, to disrespect people if they don't want to be on camera. i'm not going to do that anymore. >> i don't like that. >> police believe cilley is a high risk to reoffend. he is on three years' unsupervised probation. >>> firefighters are keeping an eye on a fast-moving wildfire which forced some out of their homes in napa county. this is video from our nbc area sky ranger. flames broke out around 1:00 p.m. yeste

the "l.a. times" is reporting this morning there is a spike in a dangerous stomach infection right now. health officials say within the last two months 14 people in l.a. county have been diagnosed with an intestinal infection. people get sick when they drink contaminated water or produce. officials don't know what's behind the recent outbreak but are advising everybody to take precautions, thoroughly wash fruits and veggies. >>> 33% of mill ennial home buyers' desire to purchase a home was chiefly driven by their dog. canine friends outranked wedding bells and kids as the main reason for purchasing a home. 25% said marriage was the top motivator and the birth of a child. good old fido, got to give him somewhere to run. >> as an owner of two pomeranians, i would would need a house for that so i totally understand. >> we'll get you an agent right now. >> thank you. a violent attack in the east bay and a late night crime spree in berkeley. the hunt for suspects this morning. >> flames are igniting

. >>> is uber short changing san francisco and l.a.? well, prosecutors for both counties say uber owes $15 million for violating a prior legal settlement. just yesterday, they squared off before a judge in had san francisco. this all stems from a case that settled last year when uber had already paid the two counties $10 million. in that settlement, uber also agreed to fix violations, including misleading advertising on driver and airport fees. now the district attorney's office says uber did not fully comply. >> uber was required to put up geofences around those airports preventing drivers from taking people there. because of the very large numbers, it tells us those geofences aren't working, they're down or there's other problems with what uber is doing. >> if the judge does find them guilty, uber would have to pay an additional $15 million to l.a. county. >>> the white house is asking for help from silicone valley. jared kushner is reaching out to local tech companies. he's called apple, fwogoogle an oracle among others. apple inside

according to to the l.a. times, the woman was picked up in west hollywood and draichb short distance to carry out the attack. police the suspect's car was outfitted with uber and lyft decals. >>> plus a three million dollar donation, george and amal are help 3g,000 syrian refugee children go to school in lebanon. today in the bay continues in just two minutes. before you head out the door - here are the top stories on today in the >>> welcome back, happy tuesday, before you head out the door to work, some stop stories on today in the bay. >>> fremont man is expected to be arraigned on extortion charges today. police say the man secretly recorded his roommates having sex, and then threatened to release the footage. he denied the claims in an exclusive interview with nbc bay area. he's due in court at 2:00 this afternoon. >>> the kate steinly murder case continues with another hearing today. both sides expected in a san francisco court in just a couple of hours. in fact at 9:00 this morning. juan francisco sanc

the animals come from l.a. county shelters but instead of living in cages or kennels they actually live in suites. reserjz the pet safe say they're working to better understand the connection between pets and people. >> the goal here is really to celebrate and strengthen the human animal bond. >> pet spals has an app so you don't have to go to the facility to actually adopt the pet. >> there's some good bonding going on there. >>> happening today, contra costa is maketion its services more available to the community. more than a dozen different departments are going to be bringing their services to you tonight for a county services block party in martinez. designed to be a one stop shop for pet licensing, health and veterans benefits, marriage licensing, and more services. it's happening at the county administrator's office from 5:00 to 7:30 tonight. >>> take a look right now at. new video into our newsroom showing a young gray whale swimming close to the shore in a southern california harbor, very close to the

the museum recently visited l.a. and new york. it's bay area arrival scheduled for september 1st. visitors can find art displays and sprinkle pool, whatever that is, all centered around the frozen treat. they'll set up shot at 1 grant avenue in union scare -- it is 4:36 right now. apple shares on the rise while another popular silicon valley tech company puts the squeeze on traffic and congestion. my name is cynthia haynes and i am a senior public safety specialist for pg&e. my job is to help educate our first responders on how to deal with natural gas and electric emergencies. everyday when we go to work we want everyone to work safely and come home safely. i live right here in auburn, i absolutely love this community. once i moved here i didn't want to live anywhere else. i love that people in this community are willing to come together to make a difference for other people's lives. together, we're building a better california. live at cnbc world >>> good morning i'm landon downey. here today is top business headlines. wall street is poised to rise. stocks gained yesterday on th

l.a. is weighing whether or not to install those scanners permanently. >>> a follow-up to a story we've been reporting all summer, the dying leopard shark by the hundreds here in the bay area. we're now learning the main suspect is a brain-eating pair site. chronicle reporting they have been studying the dead sharks and found that is the cause. more than a dozen have been found dead on the beaches since march. they're trying to figure out how the pair site got here in the first place. >>> alarming new statistics on teen drug use. deadly overdotes on a steady rise. the centers for disease control and prevention track the death rate after the past two dek decades. it shows after years of decline since 2015 we've seen a rise with kids 18 to 19. >>> this has been brewing and growing for a number of years and it started with overprescribing of the prescription painkillers. >> the cdc expects that trend to continue when it collects the death rates over the past two years. >>> it's 4:52 right now

this could mean a 30-minute trip between l.a. and san francisco. pretty impressive. >> the wrath of hurricane harvey. >> this event is not over. we do not understand the full scale. >> a closer look at the devastating flood and damage in texas this morning. >> reporter: thousands of people came to berkeley to protest against the alt-right. how a small group of them didn't want to do it peacefully. new details on the injuries and arrests and the mayor of berkeley. >>> but first a live look over san jose before the sun even rises. "today in the bay" at 5:26. =laura/live= ad lib live picture-- san jose =laura/2shot= good morning and thank you for joining us. >>> at 5:29 overlooking san jose where we are under a micro climate weather alert as temperatures will remain very, very. thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> and i'm marcus washington. a lot of people getting out and ready. >> it's all about the triple digits. another day just like yesterday and if you were struggling to stay cool, well, you'll be in the same struggle today. up to 1

heading down to l.a. it is going to be unbearably hot. saturday and sunday looking at a high of 86 degrees. we'll feature morning events coming up. let me know where you're going. your forecast at 6:38. laura? >> our own personal forecast. that's great, kari. 6:40 right now. televangelist osteen who was criticized for not doing enough to help the victims of hurricane harvey now speaking out. >> i think if people were here they would realize there were safety issues. this building had flooded before. >> hear his reasoning for not immediately opening his church as a shelter for the victims of the historic flooding. plus, texting 911 for help. we investigate overnight to see which bay area cities offer the new lifesaving service and which ones are planning to launch it soon. >> president trump this morning speaking out about north korea. we will bring you the very latest. >>> and of course, scott, those comments are part of what people were saying about the stock market. the dow down one point, flat right now. stay with us. you're watching "

in the upper 80s there so swimming definitely in the in the lake tahoe area and then los angeles and l.a. will see those temperatures also reaching into the upper 80s. very warm there. if you'll be hiking this weekend in muir woods it is going to be very warm so bring some extra bottles of water. i'll have a look at today's temperature trend as we enjoy the last little bit of a cooldown coming up in about three minutes. >> all right. we'll look forward to. thank you, kari. 5:39. >>> and coming up televangelist responds to not doing enough in the wake of har. >> again, they ask us to be first responders or things like that. >> in his own words the reason osteen says the lakewood church didn't immediately open its doors to flood victims. president trump celebrates a successful trip to texas. now it's tax reform. we'll bring you up to speed. =mike/trx= mike traffic tease >>> it is 5:42 on this wednesday morning. as we get started we're seeing just a few clouds as we take a live look outside over san jose. let's go to the village of los gatos as we will be at 66 degrees at 9:00 this morning.

watch out for a slight chance of pop-up showers and thunderstorms going to l.a. this weekend it will be in the mid-70s with some mostly sunny skies and that and then hiking in muir woods. you'll be comfortable wearing long sleeves and also some pants with some mostly sunny skies there. we'll also have some fog during the morning hours. i'll have a look at today's temperature trend for san jose coming up in three minutes. >>> we look forward to it. 5:39. breaking news coverage continues. an off-duty oakland firefighter shot and killed. >> this is the story developing all morning. developing by the minute. we will bring you up to date after the break. >>> plus, crime rates are skyrocketing. what we uncovered overnight next. >>> and a republican senator calling into question the stability and competence of the president of the united states. we'll take a look when "today in the bay" continues. >>> it's 5:43. we have a mostly clear start as we look outside in san jose. let's go to the neighborhood of willow glen. we'll be in the upper 60s at 9:00 and throughout much

high temperatures in the low 70s heading down to l.a. this weekend. no issues even though it'll be really hot driving through parts of the central valley. lower 70s and going hiking in muir woods this weekend, some clouds there. we will have at times fog during the morning hours but temperatures reaching into the upper 60s to low 70s. so very nice to do that or spend time with family. i'll have a look at today's temperature trend for san jose. that's coming up in about three minutes. >>> violent crime up for the second year in a row in california. the reason bay area law enforcement officers aren't concerned. >> plus, millions of americans getting ready to watch the upcoming solar eclipse. the impact it could have on your ability to stay connected. >> a top republican senator this morning calling into question the competence of the president of the united states. >>> and as you can see the dow is down. little change on friday, a day after the s&p posted its biggest one-day percentage loss in about three months. ♪ ♪ isaac hou has mastered gravity d

once you get to l.a. it will be nice and comfortable. we'll talk about our temperature trend for san jose that's coming up in three minutes, laura. >> thank you very much, kari. 6:41 right now. coming up, a bizarre murder mystery unfolding in the bay area after two suspects in a brutal killing in chicago turn themselves in to authorities here. they're tied to two prestigious universities and a possible motive in the killing. >> plus, it's the 200th day of president trump's presidency and he's definitely not on vacation he says, sam. >> we'll find out the real truth with scott mcgrew. first a little flat lining going on on the dow. 22,094. up a tick over a point. it is a new record as the dow has been on a tear. a nine-day winning streak right now hangs in the balance. we're back with more news in two and a half minutes. ==clear the shelters sot== ==kari@ck== (kari ad libs) ==mike/trx== (mike ad libs) get 40% off on coit residential cleaning services including carpet and hardwood, tile, stone, even air ducts and window treatments. and you

the museum recently visited l.a. and new york. it's bay area arrival scheduled for september 1st. visitors can find art displays and even a sprinkle pool. looking forward to finding out what that is. >> sprinkles, you know. >> you jump in. >>> the museum said it will be setting up at 1 grant avenue on union square. >>> i hope we have a gluten and dairy-free option as well. we're taking care of the commute. just fine a smooth drive for most of your bay area speed sensors. southbound 242 at concord avenue a new crash just reported blocking your fast lane trying to get it to the center divide but that just happened. there's your slowing coming off highway 4. no major issues other than that. except of this one that is off the freeway, east 14th. the off-ramp is closed because of that overturned big rig. we have live pictures coming up. we're looking at your live travel time toward the bay bridge. the metering lights are on and no problems getting out there. so that's a good look right now. >>> you might want to come to work to cool off in the office air conditioning. we're just trying

they are moving to thrill audiences in l.a. bay area fans will have another chance to see the hit show in two years. "hampton" will return to the bay area. it is due back in early 2019, something to look forward to. thanks so much for making us a part of your morning. more local news tonight at 4:30, 6:00 and 11 and all day on nbcbayarea.com. see you next weekend. have a great day. ♪ ♪ isaac hou has mastered gravity defying moves to amaze his audience. great show. here you go. now he's added a new routine. making depositing a check seem so effortless. easy to use chase technology, for whatever you're trying to master. isaac, are you ready? yeah. chase. so you can. >>> this sunday, another tumultuous week in washington. >> anthony wants general kelly to be able to operate fully with a clean slate. >> a white house staff shake-up. congress leaves town after getting nothing done. the russia investigation expands again. this time to include grand juries. and president trump continues t call it, all of it, a hoax. >> the russia

pretty much normal l.a. police chase. ended in neighborhood after a driver lost control and hit a pole. >> as police surrounded the car, the driver on the right hand side there slowly tried to escape there you see him just scooting along thinking maybe they won't notice me, but indeed the police did. they were able to catch up to him. >>> 5:44 right now, happening today, marin supervisors will continue a rule toen protect renters. advocates tell the paper that they have virtually no protection for renters. people are afraid to complain about living conditions for fear of being evicted. >>> well new this morning, oakland international airport which doesn't seem that busy. busiest summer in a decade. over a million passengers in june. up more than 9% over june of last year. the airport says that in a record 82,000 international passengers in in june. >>> happening today, basketball star steph kurly will hit the links in the east bay. kurly will play a practice round this morning at hey ward's atpc stone grey golf course. wh

just like in l.a., the sun will come out and we'll get some nice cooler temps throughout the bay area. taking a live look at this doppler radar this was in the past hour, all of that moisture that was pushing through the region, and yes we're still seeing some lightning in the stockton area. if we zoom in closer to the area we can see the majority of that rain has pushed off. the stronger cells to the east are moving off to the west and we are still seeing a few pop-up showers in san francisco, pacifica, and mainly along the peninsula like half moon bay. the majority of this rain, though, is not even touching the ground so it's evaporating before it touches the ground which is why especially for areas like south bay, we mainly saw some light drizzle, some light rain overnight into the early morning hours, but we can expect to see the majority of this clearing out quite nicely, but what you're go also going to notice we'll keep warmer temps in the forecast. 59 for ocean beach, pacifica 62. san jose is in the 70s. 76 degrees. livermore 77, and in san francisco at about 68 degrees right

. >>> take a look at this, sudden downpour causing severe flash flooding in l.a. county. this is the scene yesterday as you saw cars quickly stuck in some of the floodwaters. drivers had to be rescued, plucked out of their cars. forecasters say temperatures dropped from 93 degrees to just 66 degrees in one hour. winds picked up, and so did that rain. the good news is that no one was seriously injured. >>> we had some bizarre weather in the bay area as well. this is slow motion video of lightning in discovery bay last night. we saw rain overnight, there could be spotty showers throughout the morning commute. forecaster vianey arana joins us with details. >> we have already seen those spotty showers all morning long and up until about an hour ago stockton was still seeing lightning. you can tell during the doppler radar we've seen the lightning clear out. we're still seeing residual moisture in santa rosa and also up in the santa cruz mountains as well. for the most part the majority of the mois tour moisture is p off. as this continues to push off we can expect to keep the

argue it's the tallest building west of the mississippi, but the new will shord brand center is in l.a. and it's beat by 30 feet. it looks like that antenna, has no function just part of the design so i still think we win. >>> well, new information this morning about a california-bound plane forced to make an emergency landing in buffalo this month. there is a push to make change in those rules for all airlines. flight was headed to san diego, passengers and crew members suddenly got sick due who to what experts are calling toxic fuel events. experts say this happened happens when the seal breaks allowing burning engine oil to mix with the air in the cab pin. >> that can incapacitate a pilot which takes us out of the game. >> you are stuck in that metal tube until it gets on the ground. you cannot go somewhere and get a breath of fresh air. >> and a new senate bill would mandate new training change for the faa reporting rules and, i air quality detectors on flights. sponsors of the proposal say the toxic fume events happen five times a day. the faa says the numbers are much lower. >>>

he wants to be build a hyper loop connection between l.a. and san francisco and d.c. and new york. >> mike's interested because he wants to ride in it. >> i do but first i want to find out a little bit more, not about the acceleration but about the braking. >> all right. >>> no brake lights right now, in fact we're seeing the slower drives registering on our sensors clear from that 280 and 85 section. no problems reported so it may just be a slowing moving vehicle. over here we have some slowing approaching the san mateo toll plaza. a crash still in between lane two and tloo so stay to your outer lane. no major injuries, but there are complaints of pain. we're looking over here toward the east bay as well and no delays for this travel time, look at that. a smooth drive. i'm sorry, changed from 238 north bound a little more traffic, a little bit of slowing and a quick leake look at the north bay san rafael southbound 101 no problems right here. do you have a commute going well. >>> a lot of humidity it out there. >> so will this last through the weekend too? >> no, no,