Investigation are now coming out by the minute. We have network and local crews working this story. Our coverage continues on nightly news. Lester holt will join us at 5 30. We are also following breaking news out of Contra Costa County. A News Conference underway right now as were learning more about a man investigators say set fire to a bunch of cars in the east bay. James bishop iii was arrested over the weekend after this car was torched. One of a series of fires that happened the past couple of weeks throughout county. Youre looking at a map showing all of them. Jodi hernandez is live at that News Conference with more. Jodi . Reporter thats right. Investigators told me that they noticed an uptick in car arson fires at the beginning of april, but things really heated up last week with backtoback arson fires across the county. Well, tonight, just a few minutes ago, the task force began a press conference to announce that charges have now been filed against the alleged firestarter. This is the man investigators say is responsible for setting a string of car fires throughout the east bay. The contra costa Fire District says 36yearold james bishop of pittsburgh is the fire bug who terrorized folks in at least five east bay cities last week, allegedly using an accelerant to ignite cars parked in driveways. They say he may be connected to as many as 30 fires. Were confident that hes responsible for the charges that were bringing against him. Investigators say Surveillance Video helped them identify bishops toyota rav iv. The car was in the driveway and we saw smoke billowing out of it. Reporter Jennifer Whitey lives across the street from where the last car fire together place and shes grateful investigators have identified the man they believe is responsible. Well, certainly i think everybody is probably breathing a sigh of relief. I mean, it definitely hit close to home. And were back here live where you can see the press conference is underway as we speak. Now, we have just learned that in addition to the 11 incidents that hes being charged with, there are as many as 30 more other fires that he may be linked to. Again, were learning a lot more details. Another thing listed in that charging document is that bishop has some prior convictions. He was convicted of having sex with a minor in Los Angeles County in 1999 and was receiving stolen property in 2010. Well have more on our next news at 6 00, but thats the latest from here. Im jodi hernandez, nbc bay area news. Thank you, jodi. Jodi is at that News Conference as well as another crew where authorities are releasing the evidence in this arson case. Well be monitoring this News Conference and well bring you updates here as well as on our social media platform. Just into our newsroom, the largest employer in san jose is cutting more than 1,000 jobs. Cisco is restructuring and shifting its focus. The legendry tech Company Plans to invest millions of dollars in the software and Subscription Services moving away from the Traditional Hardware service. The plan hasco come with decling revenue and thousands layoffs. You might recall last year sysco cut 5,000 jobs. Well, frustration at the dvm because of a computer glitch which meant long lines, longer than usual but not just in the bay area but across the straight. Kristi smith joins us in San Francisco with the details that frustrated thousands of people today. I spoke with people who are leaving the dvm office late other in San Francisco and they say their transactions were being processed as usual but that wasnt the case for three hours at this location and other locations. In San Francisco there were long lines and very little in the way of explanations as to what went wrong. We have no estimated time. If youre going to wait, youre going to wait in the loin as normal. The long line outside the dmv in San Francisco moved to only just inside the office where crowds waited and waited. The system is down. They told us to wait, and ive been waiting for two hours. Jose came to handle his car registration and renewal and says hes seen this before. Its happened before. Going to hold off for a little bit. Reporter in a statement the dmv said a number of dmv field offices around the state are the experiencing intermittent connectivity issues impacting drivers licenses and vehicle registration transactions. They were working to fix it and find a cause. We know what were in for when we come to the dmv. Many arrived already expecting a wait and decided to stick it out unsure what might be behind the delays. Just have to deal with it. Its just one of those unfortunate incidents that you have to deal with at times when systems are down. Others gave up saying they simply did not have the time. Im about to leave in a few minutes. Now the dmv did send out a statement late this afternoon saying their field offices are up and running and processing those customer transactions but they werent checking with each one to confirm their status. As to exactly what went wrong and what the cause of all of this was, thats still under investigation. Reporting live in San Francisco, christie smith, nbc bay area news. The roommate of a ucsf psychologist of uploading child porn pled not guilty today. Benjamin martin arrived at the hearing and prosecutors asked the judge to double his bail. Investigators found 1,500 images and 230 videos, many depicting children being sexually assaulted. Martin was already free before his Court Appearance today after posting 115,000 bail. The judge says it will remain the same. Martins roommate billy lockart faces similar charges and has also entered a not guilty plea. Continuing coverage now of the legal and political turmoil in Contra Costa County. Today we learned Deputy District Attorney paul graves is gunning for his bostons job. The grand jury has called for petersons removal after he admitted using Campaign Funds for personal expenses. D. A. S Association has also authorized a in confidence vote. South bay prosecutor is also in the race for petersons job. What happened to b. A. R. T. s emergency lights . Those two Power Outages in San Francisco last month exposed a big problem for b. A. R. T. Lighting and equipment such as escalators and ticket vending lost power. B. A. R. T. Has now discovered after an audit that the emergency lights werent working at 14 stations. B. A. R. T. Also found the batteries in the backup systems werent holding a charge. Emergency lighting has now been installed until permanent fixes can be made. Obviously something went wrong and not only at one station but we found it at multiple stations so a major problem. Were trying to be very transparent about what we found to make sure the public knows we can fix it most importantly. The Power Outages didnt impact trains because b. A. R. T. Trains are powered from a different electrical grid. Getting to the bottom of a smelly issue in the east bay. Leaders with the bay area air Quality Management district announced today the chevron refinery in richmond has been cited for a flaring incident that spread a foul odor in the area. Resident as far away from San Francisco complained about the rotten egg and sulfur smell. They were cited for excess levels of Hydrogen Oxide as well as creating a public nuisance. Nurses are stepping up their efforts to help students from getting sick and protecting their friends from are the norovirus. Well talk about the growing list of schools battling this stomach bug. Im live at levi stadium where u2 will play to a packed house tonight. Im meteorologist jeff ranieri. Nothing but beautiful skies from Half Moon Bay over to walnut creek. Things will about to get uncomfortable. Ill let you know when hot and 990s return. Thats coming up in just a couple of minutes. We ve been folloiwng ouir breaking news. About the suspoected arsonist in coco county. A News Conference just weve been following breaking news about that suspected arsonist in contra costa conference. A News Conference has just wrapped up been the last couple of minutes. Heres the new information about the suspected arsonist who has been setting cars on fire for the past few weeks around the country or excuse me around the county. Heres what the investigators say, that 30 or more incidents might be linked to the suspect, so not just a few car fires here. Up to 30 and maybe even more. They believe there are more and they are anticipating additional charges could be filed. A fire investigator is also asking for the public for any help. If you have any information on any car fire since the beginning of this year, the man who is suspected does have a prior Sexual Assault charges in southern california. Again, this is all new information stemming from those car fires across Contra Costa County in the last couple of weeks. Jubing down for schools in the outbreak of the enverse in San Francisco is growing. Health officials added another school to the list bringing the number of affected schools in that district to 11. Nbc bay areaia robert hanada joins us. Reporter this stomach norovirus may not be lifethreatening but its extremely unpleasant and as many students are just finding out, easy to pass on to classmates. Snore 10yearold was a good choice to help nurses demonstrate how easy it is for germs to spread. Velazquez is one of 30 students at ann darling elementary who have stayed home sick with norovirus symptoms. She never heard of norovirus or outbreak until she came back to class. I thought that i might have it also. Reporter are you still worried right now . No. Reporter how come . Because i feel better. Turn on the water first snore District School nurses are going around to their 11 schools reassuring students and making them aware of what they need to do to keep themselves and friends from getting sick. Its fairly contagious and it spreads by when you touch any kind of germ and get it into your mouth or eyes that way so its all contact so really and washing is a great way to prevent it. Reporter Public HealthDepartment Says its not sure if the recent outbreak started at any one place since conditions that cause norovirus to start and the spread are so similar at all schools. Im kind of scared that i might get it because a lot of people in my class have been getting it so im kind of scared when like i dont know how its going to feel. I dont want to miss school because i actually like school. Reporter now the Public Health department has not closed any schools and doesnt plan to at this point. Work crews will be going out to schools including here to sanitize classrooms and playgrounds. Live in san jose, robert handa, nbc bay area news. A rare and grew some crime inside marin county. Two people found dead inside a novato home. It started this morning when some visitors found a man and a woman, poet in their 70s, who were shot to death inside of this home. Deputies stayed on the scene at the house throughout the day searching for more evidence. The names of the couple have not been released. Some of the nations highest traffic fines are handed out right here in california, and while they are meant to hurt a violators wallet, they can cripple lowincome drivers. Activists waved signs saying debtfree. They support lowering fines for poor and working class drivers and in some cases substituting payment with community or volunteer service. 100 is a lot different to a homeless person than it is to someone like steph curry. Its not the same at all, and some of our all small burdens can really keep us down. He adds that small fines can quickly bloob and not paying fines can show up on a Credit Report hurting a violators chances of getting housing or a job. The issue is being brought before San Franciscos board of supervisors. Are you ready for concert of the year at levi stadium. Whether youre going or not you might feel the impact. Just a couple of hours from now u2 will be playing at levi stadium and what youre looking at now is our ski ranger over the scene just a short while ago. That is big deal for a lot of people. About 50,000 people are headed now to levi stadium, and that means it could be a traffic headache whether youre going or not. Lets bring in nbc bay areas Michelle Roberts who joins us now in santa clara with all the hype and all the concern. Reporter yeah, there is a concern going on with the city tonight about who is to blame or who needs to pay for the added vta cost for the latenight service but people arriving tonight arent concerned about that. They are just excited to get inside. Thousands of people are here, and let me tell you what, the traffic is not looking too good behind me. We are just excited to see it. Reporter molly hooker and her husband flew in from colorado to see their favorite band at leavy stadium and will be taking vta to avoid traffic. I was thinking i should leave work early. Reporter with 50,000 people to flood the area getting them all out of santa clara will take some coordination, patience and time. We had to scramble a little to get the extra Service Going to make sure there wont be an issue. Reporter there will be Late Night Service available when the concert ends and expected to be around 11 00. Thats an hour after the citys event curfew and the added cost of keeping the trains running late. We estimated it would be about 65,000. Reporter vta is asking the 49ers Management Team to reimburse them but the stadium says the Stadium Authority should be responsible and the Stadium Authority says because the 49ers schedule the event past curfew the team should pay. Mayor lisa gilmore wasnt available to comment but had this to say at a Public Meeting last night we have laws for a reason and we cant allow this to happen. Reporter vta is working on a policy change to avoid this confusion for future concerts. Live in santa clara, Michelle Roberts, nbc bay area news. The show goes on. U2 will be taking the stage in a couple hours from now. Thank you, michelle. This morning and this evening weve been telling you about the turmoil in weeksy, and its taking a toll on the stock market. The dow closed more than 370 points, the lowest level since last september. Analysts say its a sign of jittery investors wondering if President Trump can make good on his Campaign Promises of lowering taxes and res regulation amidst all the chaos of the James Comey Firing and the continued investigation into the Trump Campaign and its ties to russia. Stock market going down but our temps are going up. Yes. The warmup on the way. Oh, my goodness. It was nice today. Really nice. For the youtube concert. Anyone heading out to that concert can expect 60s as we head through the next couple of hours. Again, by this upcoming weekend much hotter 90s. Janelle vo buyer beware the rn the big change in the forecast were tracking right now is the cooler area of low pressure that brought the clouds and showers yesterday is moving off towards the east and thats allowing this hotter area of High Pressure system to move in. Its already producing changes outside as we mentioned. Check out the clearing conditions right across Golden Gate Bridge and nearby santa rosa also a very comfortable day, 75 degrees right now and humidity also lower down to 26 so the fire danger will be on the increase as well the next couple of days, and well drop down to some cooler 50s once we hit 9 00 tonight. Tomorrow mornings forecast. The only thing you need to remember is to have those sunglasses andy. Well have so much sunshine out here. It will be a little bit blinding to you but really a nice start here across the bay area. South bay 52 and peninsula 54 and the trivalley 51 and even fogfree in San Francisco and the east bay is a fantastic start and also low 50s, so on that microclimate forecast as we head throughout on thursday, it will be noticeable warming down in the south bay. Five to ten degrees hotter. 81 downtown san jose and 838 here for gill roy. For the east bay, host temperature up to 86 and danville 84 and hayward 77 and throughout the peninsula were going up to 79 in palo alto. It will feel like the low 80s in the sun so make sure to have the spf up towards san mateo 75. Well start to see temperatures pushing into the 70s in San Francisco but just an omission. Otherwise 65 for the embarcadero and 67 in the marino. 838 in santa rosa and 84 expected in napa. Again, things are going to be getting hotter as we head throughout the upcoming weekend from High Pressure getting even stronger. Looks like its going to reach its maximum strength once we hit sunday so an early preview of that does show us in concord up to 95 on sunday. San jose 90 and San Francisco not as warm at 73 degrees. It could be the spot to be this weekend with the low to mid70s and well cool off into early next week. For the inland valleys again, hottest weather as we head throughout sundays forecast and 93 degrees. No 100s in the forecast and drop down to the 80s but next tuesday and wednesday. A longer look at this coming up at 6 00 p. M. Were prepared for the heat. You ready for this . Thanks, jeff. Fire beware. The warning about warriors playoffs are coming straight from the nba tonight. Rail on our websiteyou can read President Trump s full response to tonight s new development about the russia happening now on the website read President Trumps response to the development about the russian investigate probe. He says Robert Mueller will find no collusion between his campaign and russian operatives, and on our twitter feed the most expensive home in the nation is in bel air. Comes with a helicopter pad and a fleet of luxury cars. Were back in a moment. People to die. Unapproved or bogus airplane parts for sale everywhere. Senior invest its an issue thats caused airplanes to crash or people to die. Unapproved airplanes for sale everyone. Stephen stock not only bought some of these parts but he went to one place to make and sell them to find out why they are still in business. This part we bought over the internet is a park thats the focus of an faa cease and desist order. Its an emergency locator transmit mer or elt. Now two years ago the faa ordered the manufacturer to stop manufacturing it so we went to Huntington Beach where this company is located and found its still open for business with a stack of boxes that looked identical to the box that we got holding the part over the internet. If youre making parts at the faa. The faa. Reporter they say dont make the parts. Are you still making parts. We also uncovered records showing that the faa found bogus parts on hundreds of commercial aircraft. You have something thats manufactured indirectly and not per spec its going to fail, and and you have a failure. Its going to be a problem and could be a catastrophic one. Coming up tonight at 11 00 well show you how this impacts your safety when you fly and why that company in Huntington Beach keeps making the part that the faa ordered to be stopped. Thats tonight at 11 00. Well see you then. Okay, if you want the authentic version beware. The nba wants all you warrior fans to keep an eye out for fake gear. Counterfeiters are taking advantage by selling bogus stuff like jerseys, shirts and other memorabilia, so if you want the real deal, the authentic stuff. Check for the official nba hologram, the stickers and really make sure if the player and the team names are spelled correctly. Thats a big mistake. If you come home for your son or daughter with a stephon murray jersey, youll know its a fake. Well be right back. Could it jeopardize the sierra lamar murder case . Take vo tonight at 6 00, could it jeopardize the sierra lamar murder case . The reason the lead detectives testimony is being questioned and what it could mean for the Death Penalty phase of the trial. That story and more coming up on our 6 00 newscast. Hot weather is coming if you like it. I want to know how long its going to last. Mainly just this weekend. Temperatures expected in the low 90s. A full look at the 7 00 coming up at 6 00 p. M. Thanks for joining us. Lester holt joins us next. Back at 6 00. Well see you then. Bye. Breaking news tonight, the Justice Department is appointing a special council to take over the Trump Campaign russia investigation. Stunning news as we come on the air. We have all the developing details opinion. Market plunge, jitters on wall street, is the socalled trump bump over. Deadly outbreak in tornado ally. 20 million in the path. Beating cancer, what doctors tell patients but so many ignore. A groundbreaking new study, simple steps to dramatically improve your odds. 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