Im terry mcsweeney. Im jessica aguirre. The gop rival fails to fall in line. Tonight was supposed to be the National Debut of Vice President ial nominee mike pence but instead onetime candidate ted cruz drew boos from the crowd for what he didnt do, endorse president ial nominee donald trump. Nbc bay areas Steve Handelsman is in cleveland tonight with more on tonights big drama. Steve . Reporter hi, jessica. Thanks. As chaos at the convention proves again the partys divided, proves donald trump cannot control the republicans. Trump tweeted afterwards that he knew two hours before ted cruz came on here that cruz would not keep what republicans call the pledge that cruz would not endorse him. Trump said it was okay, said hed let cruz come on, anyway. Afterwards, Sheldon Adelson was so furious he wouldnt let cruz into this suite afterwards. All this on a night when other candidates who have been beaten by trump did specifically back him. Thank you. Reporter leading a parade of president ial contenders defeated by donald trump, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker enfordors for the first time the republican nominee. We need to support donald trump and mike pence to be the next president and Vice President of the united states. Reporter defeated candidate marco rubio by video. Its time to come together. Reporter conservatives most wanted to hear ted cruz. The texas senator had done the best against trump calling him unfit for the white house. Would cruz endorse . Gratulate dod trump on winning the nomination last night. Reporter cordial but no endorsement. Vote your conscience. Vote for candidates up and down the ticket who you trust. Reporter donald trump had arrived backstage and as he came into the hall, delegate cheers for trump turned to boos at cruz. When cruz wrapped up without endorsing trump. A show of loyalty to trump but divisions among republicans that Vice President ial candidate mike pence claimed donald trump is healing. Until now, hes had to do it all by himself against all odds, but this week, with this united par party, hes got back up. Reporter tomorrow night trumps daughter, ivanka, speaks. Then comes the man who most of these delegates never dreamed a year ago would be their nominee. Donald trumps acceptance speech tomorrow night. Seen as the singlemost important moment of this convention. Live at the rnc in cleveland, im Steve Handelsman, nbc bay area news. Okay, thank you, steve. Now, late details tonight on the woman who helped write melania trumps controversial speech. Her name is Meredith Mciver and shes originally from san jose. Hell have more on her story coming up in about ten minutes. To a developing story affecting b. A. R. T. Riders tonight. A truck ended up on the tracks in the east bay shutting down service for riders on both sides of the bay. That led to plenty of frustrated passengers as the system is dealing with delays still. Nbc bay areas ian cole at the west oakland station with more on what happened, ian. Reporter yeah, terry, and this is a station that was shut down for more than an hour. Nobody could get to San Francisco from here. Nobody in San Francisco could get to the east bay. Basically, if youre riding on b. A. R. T. After 7 00 and had some sort of delay, it was because of this and specifically about what happened a mile south of here, thats where a truck went through a fence and onto the tracks. We have some video of the fence that that truck went through we want to show you and of the truck, itself. It took b. A. R. T. Workers an hour to remove it and test the tracks before it could reopen. The driver, a 38yearold man, was taken to the hospital as a precaution and b. A. R. T. Says he will be arrested on suspicion of dui. Now, this is causing a headache for riders in San Francisco. There were long lines of people trying to get onto buses as b. A. R. T. Started a bus bridge for this to move people from San Francisco to oakland and vice versa. Some lined up for ferry service. We ran into a group of strangers who hopped into an uber together to make it back to oakland. So then everyone started wanting to take the bus and no one could take the bus. Because there were so many people. And then just strangers started coming together, i guess. We bonded over the bridge. Yeah. Yeah. Me pulled an uber together. Reporter that group making the best of the situation. Service was restored in west oakland just after k kd 9 00 but there where residual delays. The driver taken in and in suspicion of dui. Reporting live, ian cole, nbc bay area news. More frustration for commuters on the Richmond San Rafael bridge. Backed up to 101 because of this overturned tractor trailer. It collided with a tow truck about 7 00. Luckily the propane tanker trailer was empty. Right now the tanker trailer blocking the bridges slow lane and shoulder no word of injuries. A man found dead in novato county and Police Investigating the case as a homicide. Deputies found the body of Michael Mahoney late last night. His family reported the 67yearold missing several days ago. Investigators are calling his death suspicious but arent saying why. An autopsy will determine the exact cause of death. Three more victims have come forward in an alleged b. B. Gun attack in berkeley. Most recent happened tuesday around 2 00 a. M. Police say three people were hit by b. B. S fired from a car. Officers manned to track down the car and arrested five people inside. Some 24 hours earlier, a similar attack happened on the berkeley campus. A student was shot with b. B. S outside the international house. At this point, its unclear if those b. B. Shootings are linked. Hundreds of people marching in San Francisco tonight. Not for a cause, but because of pokemon go. May sound like fun and games but police were monitoring the situation and offered guidelines so the virtual search doesnt become a reality. Live in San Francisco where people are still gaming, jean . Reporter they are, terry. Some people still out. Some over at this gamestop across the street fueling up on food for themselves and power for their phones. Pokemon go got hundreds of people out in San Francisco tonight. Hey, pokemon. Reporter hundreds of pokemon go fans leave dolores park playing the hit game together. Right now i really want a the name of the pokestop, squirrel on a branch. Reporter speaking a language only they understand. Try and catch them all. Heads or tails. The most real one i have is Reporter Police kept a close eye on the crowd hoping to prevent accidents. Players admit theyre paying more attention to the game than to their surroundings. Oh, yeah, i try to cross the street. I was looking down and i almost hit a car. Lightning everyone says, just look up. Reporter hundreds of players on a meetup in San Francisco stunned people watchers. Everyone is on their phones swiping. No ones paying attention to anything else. Its probably, like, probably 500 crowds of people going around. Its insane. Theyve been dropping lures all over this place. Reporter so businessowners are cashing in on the craze. The myriad market is a game stop. Got him. Its brought people in. Theyre playing here. We have a charging station at our bar. Reporter they may look like zombies but players say its a social experience. Get a lot of people sort of in the same mindset, in the same obviously into pokemon. You know, you have someone to talk to. Its a blast. Reporter so how long will this pokemon go craze last . Well, i talked to some players tonight who say they have captured dozens of characters. And they dont plan to stop until theyve captured hundreds of characters. As far as safety here in San Francisco tonight, sfpd says at last check, so far so good. Reporting live in San Francisco, jean elle, nbc bay area news. Thanks very much. Black lives matter protesters still chained to l doors of the Oakland PoliceOfficers Association and plan on staying there for a full 24 hours. Theyre calling for the city to die vvest from the Police Department and put money into Community Programs that keep people safe. The protest comes after last nights discussion by the city council after a proposed Police Commission to watch over the Police Department. The black lives Matter Movement reaching all the way to rio ahead of the olympics. American members of the movement met with activists in rio today to address Police Brutality in brazil. The Amnesty International report last year found nearly 16 of all homicides in rio over the past five years were at the hands of police officers. Activists are worried the increased Police Presence during the olympics could result in a spike in police killings. There isnt an understanding in the u. S. , generally, about how widespread the violence is here. Roughly 85,000 soldiers and police will be on patrol during the summer games. Double the size of security from the 2012 games in london. Well, they have the money, the testing and the training but they still dont have the body cameras. The Santa Clara CountySheriffs Office. Its a project two years in the making and now were learning deputies wont be getting the equipment for at least eight months and maybe longer. The reason is the Sheriffs Office is tangled up in lots of county red tape. A privacy ordinance that requires equipment to be approved by the supervisors is playing factor. There are rules and ways to exme z ppedite the rules. Thats what we need to focus on more. Theyll make sure the body camera issue is on the jaepd agenda at the next board meeting. Theres to timeline for when the equipment will finally be approved and up and working. Next at 11 00, your car could make you money. When youre not even driving it. Teslas elon musk invail unvei master plan that can change everything you everything you think you know. Plus the woman who helped melania write her speech is from right here in san jose. Her ties to the bay area and what she says about the controversy. Plus the kindness of strangers. Incredible video of how a group of Good Samaritans found unbelievable strength. And good evening, im meteorologist jeff ranieri. A little bit of patchy fog in San Francisco. And 58 degrees. Weve got your full morning forecast and much hotter temperatures near 100 in just a few minutes. At at t, we believe in access. The opportunity for everyone to explore a Digital World full of possibilities. Connecting with family, friends and the things that matter most. And because nothing keeps us more connected than the internet, weve created access from at t. If a member of your household is a snap participant, you may qualify for Home Internet at a discounted rate of 10 a month. No commitment, deposit, or installation fee. Visit att. Com accessnow to learn more. There is talk tonight about selfdriving cars that make you money even when youre not driving it. The man behind tesla motors unveiling his master plan tonight which includes selfdriving cars, semis, buses and Carsharing Services to rival uber. Live at tesla motors in fremont with a story a lot of people are talking about and maybe even dreaming about. Reporter thats right, terry. When elon musk talks, people listen. He made the electric car upscale and cool, even talked about taking people to the moon. Now hes talking about how your tesla can make you money. The tesla showroom in san jose is a tourist stop for those who have never seen the allelectric car up close. And those taking pictures of the widely talked about electric car are wrapping their heads around the car companys ceos master plan. The plan has a lot of components. The part thats getting a lot of attention, making your car work for you. Having a tesla is one of my dream cars, so having a tesla working for me while im working seems like a winwin situation to me. Reporter musks riwriting o the company blog that tesla will create its own carsharing fleet allowing owners to rent out their cars while at work or on vacation. Its definitely the future, like, selfdriving cars. Reporter musk says renting out your tesla would dramatically lower the true cost of ownership of the pricey car. That may be true for some, but not an option for everybody. Maybe if it was a lease or something. If i owned the car, i dont think id have someone else rent my car. Reporter another part of the musk plan, selfdriving electric semis and buses. Hes making it clear that tesla wants to have a hand in every major category of road transportation. Change is fogood. Hes trying at least. Most the guys arent even tries. Reporter it looks like hes trying it all but no word on when his master plan will become a reality. Reporting live in fremont, cheryl hurd, nbc bay area news. Blame it on the computers. A glitch grounded Southwest Airlines passengers all acrosses the nation tonight. This is what it looked like at San Jose International airport. The problem started 12 30 this afternoon and prevented travelers from checking in for flights and blocked people from using southwests website. It did take the airline about three hours to get everything up and running but then the delays lingered. The airports all throughout the evening. Turning to decision 2016. Another Big National Story connected to the bay area. Were learning the writer who took the blame for melania trumps plagiarism controversy is also from san jose. Nbc bay areas laura malford joining us live with the story. Reporter thats right, jessica. Her name is Meredith Mciver. Shes quickly becoming well known. Her ties to the bay area go back decades and not everyones thrilled about it. You work hard for what you want in life. You work hard for what you want in life. Reporter its the speech thats going down in history for all the wrong reasons. That your word is your bond. That your word is your bond. Reporter after a denial of plagiarism from the trump camp, this woman, Meredith Mciver claim claimed responsibility for lifting two passages from Michelle Obamas 2008 speech for melanias address at the rnc. The 65yearold registered democrat is a coauthor of selfbooks with donald trump and a san jose native. I think its just embarrassing not only for the writer, herself, but also for san jose. Reporter in a statement posted on the trump campaigns website, mci verver says mrs. T admires the first lady and over the phone read her part of the 2008 speech. She wrote them down and later included some of the phrasing in what became the final speech. Bonnie of san jose likes mciver is from this area. I think its awesome. Reporter little is known about mcivers early days in the bay area other than its believed she attended Blackford High School now called boynton high. Her mother lived in this san jose neighborhood for decades. Shes a former ballerina who trained with the infamous george balacin. She received a degree in english from the university of utah and became a writer. Mciver says she offered her resignation to the trumps and they rejected it saying people make innocent mistakes and that we learn and grow from these experiences. Reporting live from san jose, laura malpert, nbc bay area news. Thank you, laura. Tomorrow on the today show, exclusive oneononer intervie with Donald Trumps daughter, ivanka. Jeff ranieri joining us to talk about the broadcast. Not too early to think about the warm weekend coming up. Still looking pretty hot. Temperatures near 100 degrees so if you got any plans outside, make sure you got plenty of water on hand especially for the interior valleys. Right now beautiful shot of downtown san jose. A mostly clear sky. 61 degrees. After a high of 80. Certainly feeling a lot more comfortable as we head throughout tomorrow mornings forecast. We do expect numbers to go down to the mid 50s. As we get a look across the rest of the bay area for your morning forecast, see well start not too foggy. Some patchy areas of clouds for San Francisco and 52. A little bit of cloud cover and cooler temperatures for the peninsula, an average of 46. The north bay begins with 5 1 degrees. Your microclimate forecast for tomorrow does have temperatures warming up a couple of degrees. Really think youre going it to start to feel the impact of hotter air getting closer to us especially in the south bay. For morgan hill, 88 degrees. Cupertino, 86. Downtown san jose, 84. The peninsula, san mateo, 76. Palo alto, 79. In San Francisco, 60s but youll notice in the financial district, close to 70 degrees. Back toward the marina, still a foggy breeze and 64 degrees. For the north bay, east bay and also for the trivalley, we talked about noticing the rise in temperatures for tomorrow. Especially here across the trivall trivalley. Danville 89. Pleasanton 87. Also upper 80s in livermore. The north bay, close to 90 in napa. Now the thing thats least brought us cooler weather earlier this week is this trough of low pressure starting to fade. Were focusing on these two hotter areas of High Pressure off to the south. As those continue to move off to the north, thats whats going to bring the heat as we head throughout friday, saturday and sunday. Were talking about at least a 10 degree increase for the interior valleys but it could go as much as 15 degrees hotter. Now, if you want some relief from the warmer weather on the way this weekend, the coast is going to be the spot to be. Especially right in San Francisco. While well get warmer, looks like the peak of the heat will be on sunday with 73 degrees. And then well keep temperatures in the low 70s through early next week. For the inland valleys, if youre going to tough it out, check out the contrast in temperatures. Were going to go from this 85 average tomorrow to 89 on friday. Saturday, 94. Sunday looks the hottest at 98. Unfortunately looks like your ac bill may get expensive here. Were going to keep with the upper 90s through wednesday of next week. Now, going back to the weekend, speaking of some big happenings here with nbc bay area, its all about clear the shelters. Head out this saturday. Were going an allday event with reduced and also waived adoption fees. Take home a furry feline or cute pup. I was there today at Humane Society silicon valley. A lot of animals need homes. Check it out this saturday. Clear the shelters. All right, jeff, thanks very much. Keep it in mind. Still ahead some unique art with a political message. Were going to show you what grows up around Donald Trumps hollywood star. And we have jimmy. Hey, guys. Mila kunis is my guest tonight. Its a great show. Do not change the channel. Zblnchsz. On our home page, congressman takai has died. He did not seek reelection after learning he had pancreatic cancer and it spread. He was just 49 years old. And the pokemon go crawl in San Francisco, we just posted pictures on our home page. Well have more after the break. And these are the lungs. boy sorry. dad dont worry about it. vo at our house, we need things that are built to last. Thats why we got a subaru. avo love. Its what makes a subaru, a subaru. The family of a toddler killed by an alligator at Disney Land Hotel will not sue the resort. 2yearold layne graves died after a gator dragged him into a lagoon outside the grand floridian hotel. Today his parents said rather than focusing on a lawsuit, they would rather concentrate on a foundation in laynes name. The graves went on to say that the pain and the loss of their son gets worse as each day passes. And that they do appreciate the outpouring of sympathy that theyve received from around the world. An unbelievable act of determination and teamwork helps save the life of one very lucky man. Take a look at this amazing video here. A driver in South Carolina lost control of his convertible, flipped over. Trapped underneath, he waited for help and that is when Good Samaritans, look at this, Good Samaritan after Good Samaritan started pulling over, a team of people pushed and pushed until they were able to flip the car back over. As you see. Get this, the driver was okay. Absolutely incredible. I was not expecting to see that many people just standing there just watching and one lady was praying throughout the whole thing and people are giving me hugs. Police say the driver was wearing a seat belt which helped save his life. That is remarkable. Well, he talks almost as fast as he drives. The legendary drag racer john force is in town. Were going to catch up with him next. Honey, is the internet back yet . Yes i need to let her know that i like this i like, like, like, like. I havent seen a movie based on a comic book in so long. I know. Were over here internet people get high Speed Internet from at t. With over 99 reliability. At an everyday price with no extra monthly fees. Keep calm, you internets on. Okay. For most of us, well put in the work, well put in the years then well hope to just ease our way into retirement. But john force is not like most of us. The king of drag racing at Fishermans Wharf in San Francisco today to promote next weeks event at sonoma raceway and as colin resch reports he did it only as he can. Reporter cracking crab, cracking jokes. The media day only the Legendary John force could pull off. Absolutely dont have a clue what im doing. Reporter john force would admit to me later cracking crab, similar to his life. He says he hasnt had a clue with most things, but drag racing, theres never been anyone better. A 16 time nhra funny car champion hes the winningest driver in drag racing history, yet as of today hes winless this season. Conventional wisdom would lead you to believe that father time has finally caught up with the 67yearold, but to force, age is just a number. Come up here knowing that somebodys going to win this race in these categories and we got a shot at it. I love doing it. I never get tired. I never get tired of media. Im going to bring my heart and my kids and my grandkids and my wife and come in here and entertain these folks just like we did here at number nine fishermans grotto. We entertained them. John force cracking crabs. It was unbelievable. Anybody want to try some crab . Get out your wallet. Reporter it would be fair to say that drag racing needs john force as much as he needs it. The sports most recognizable figure is also its best pitchman. Just ask him. Youre talking about two cars that will set dead parked on a starting line, theyll two down that thousandfoot runway at over 330 miles an hour in less than 4 seconds. Women against men. Its the greatest show on earth. Reporter im sold. Are you . In San Francisco, colen resch, nbc bay area. Completely sold. Greatest show on earth. Im in. Are you a drag race fan . After that, whos not going to be . Dont forget, one last thing, nbc bay area, telemundo 48 partnering up to clear the shelters this weekend. Some bay area shelters are going to waive adoption fees. Others will offer a discount. Head to nbcbayarea. Com for details. Youve heard donald trump say he wants to build a wall, but did you know theres already a trump wall getting lots of attention in Southern California . It is a mini wall around trumps star on the hollywood walk of fame. The replica is complete with mini barbed wire and sign that reads, keep out. Work of a local artist and activist. No word on how long that wall will be allowed to stay up. Insert your political joke right here. On your own. Thanks for much for joining us. Well see you tomorrow. Byebye. [ cheers and applause ] steve from studio 6b in Rockefeller Center in the heart of new york city, its the tonight show starring jimmy fallon. Tonight, join jimmy and his guests mila kunis. Mike birbiglia