Arrests. It started at 9 00 this morning off story road and fleming avenue. This in the East Foothills of san jose. Thats where nbc bay areas maryann favro joins us with the details. Reporter neighbors were told to stay inside for at least a half an hour while the sheriffs deputies went on a manhunt. A sheriffs deputy tried to pull over a white cadillac this morning. The driver took off, crashed the car into a tree and narrowly missed hitting a house. Lee lives in the house. Hes okay, but definitely shaken. Very surprising. And very scary, too. A lot of police in front of the house. Reporter there were four people inside the car, one woman stayed put, but witnesses say three men took off running. Backup was called in, and dozens of deputies combed the area with guns drawn. They also used search dogs to try to find the suspects. Eventually, three men were taken into custody. Of course, the big question tonight is what are those men accused of. Its a question we asked sheriffs deputies s
Maliki steps down. In the last 24, 36 hours, we see that its more them establishing emir in the area. So i think the longer they are left alone the more intense they become. Reporter they are fighting a war against terrorists and have launched a series of air strikes on various targets that are allegedly housing the suspected militants. It also now has called on thousand of shia men to take up arms and fight the Al Qaedalinked rebels. That has a lot of people here afraid that this court could be pushed to fullblown civil war. Were beginning to see some of the humanitarian tensions rising from that. Hundreds of thousands of iraqi refugees have left their homes and some of them are being turned back. Most of them say the problem is not with the Al Qaedalinked militants. Its with the Central Government in baghdad for the last several years. This is a developing story. Be sure to stay with us for continuing coverage here and any time we are not on the air, visit our website, nbcbayarea. Co
Reporter todays fire started next to this walking trail. No one is saying arson just yet but its considered suspicious. Dozens of people running for safety. As grass fires erupt behind a mobile home park. This was friday. 16acres burned in terra linda and today water and retardant rained down again in marin woods on the opposite side of 101. People are certainly concerned. Especially the people whos houses bud up to open space. These homeowners were driving home from work and could see this fire was burning close to home as he was stuck on traffic. It was nice that knowing the firefighters were on top of it. They actually had a fast response. Reporter this fire captain took us to the top of the hill where the fire start. We havent discounted arson but at this point its just suspicious. But its unlikely it was an accidental act. Reporter fridays fires are more sinister since they started close to each other. This homeowner watched the commotion today and wondered about the coincidence.
Heather i just touched base with an fbi agent who tells me is he not sure when the street will open. They have put up lights so it looks like they will be here for the duration. Its been entertaining for people who walked bay bito see the grand scene, but for folks who want to get moo their apartment its been nothing, but frustration. Peeking from rooftops, the intersection of polk and jackson streets in San Francisco became a spectacle for many Hector Torres lives in the Apartment Building next to the location of an fbi search that started around 8 00 in the morning. They said you will be lock out for most of the day. Aassisted by the San Francisco Police Bomb Squad and agents wearing hazmat suits entered the building. People were in and out, but seems like nothing happened. Reporter the fbi wont elaborate on the reason for the precaution or the criminal that spurred the search warrants. I would like to stress there is no threat to public safety. Reporter which only further confused p
Its sunday, june 1st, im claudine wong. Im mike mibach. Rosemary with the temperatures. For the afternoon we have mostly cloudy skies, partly cloudy for the coast. At this hour it looks worse out there in areas where visibility is down to about a quartermile. Im talking areas over parts of the north bay, along the coastline this morning, patchy drizzle as well. But its not as widespread. The marine layer has shrunk some. Yesterday we woke up to a 2,000feet deep marine layer. This morning its a thousand feet. A quicker burnoff expected today. The winds on shore but light, fairfield reporting 10 Miles Per Hour. Yesterday at this hour gusting to about 25. So all this adding to a warmer afternoon. 54 degrees now in concord. 56 livermore. Most of us starting a lot like yesterday. Its a chilly start in novato, 44 and upper 40s in santa rosa. The second half of the day well have up to eight degrees of warming expected. Look at these highs. Get around the bay and we have mid70s to low 80s. Upp