While two wildfires threaten hundreds of homes in california. And an entire town is told to be ready to evacuate. Were live at the scene. And drama at sea. A group of people had to abandon ship. Well show you the rescue, as it was videoed. Well show you today. August 5, 2014. From nbc news this is today with matt lauer and Savannah Guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning, everyone. Welcome to today its its 7 00 a. M. On the west coast. Tuesday morning. A tragic story to tell you about out of afghanistan. Another deadly insider attack at a base just west of kabul. Lets get to the pentagon and jim miklaszewski. Reporter at least one highranking American Military official was killed in in attack, sudden attack at this Training Base for Afghan Soldiers in kabul. According to official, the americans along with german allies had gathers with afghans at this base for some kind of event or meeting when suddenly, one of the Afghan Soldiers, at least somebody dressed like
To embarcadero. But all of it was scheduled to wrap up by 5 00 and again, the drive time only says about 15 minutes in the northbound lanes in the commute direction between 238 and the maze. In fact, your other east bay popular drive times for this time of the morning still look good including the eastshore freeway. No major delay richmond to berkeley or into emeryville. Only about 19 minutes from the carquinez bridge to the maze. And through the Altamont Pass and tracy, still okay even though we are seeing brake lights. Bay bridge no problem into San Francisco. That is kcbs traffic. Back to you guys. Thank you, liz. A bay area woman is in jail in l. A. For hopping a free flight to l. A. X. She is 62yearold Marilyn Hartman. Hartman has been caught several times trying to sneak aboard flights at sfo. Now she is accused of stowing away at Mineta San Jose International airport on a plane southbound to l. A. Hartman is suspected of slipping past tsa agents without a ticket. Officials say s
Tonight. The turn being right now the diesel leaking from the boats fuel tanks. The way the vessel is laying right now, we access the starboard tanks and determined there was no more fuel left onboard in the starboard tank. Well access the port tank most likely tomorrow morning. Reporter the San Francisco District Attorneys Office is still looking for the boats is skipper, timothy librand, a 58yearold who has a criminal history. He did run aground early yesterday morning and they believe he doesnt want to be found because of an outstanding arrest warrant. Law enforcement did search his addresses in santa cruz without any luck. The Santa Clara County Sheriffs Office confirms to us that he was arrested in 2010 on drug charges and rearrested again in 2012 for failure to appear in court. And now is wanted again for failing to appear again. Were all worried. We all would love to know that hes okay. Because timmys good people. Reporter and that fisherman commenting ton timothy librand, someo
Well, good tuesday morning. Right now the second american infected with ebola is on her way to the united states. Yes, Nancy Writebols journey from west africa will end in just a few hours when she arrives in atlanta. Shell be the second patient treated at Emory University hospital for the deadly virus thats killed nearly 900 people. Abcs Tahman Bradley has the latest. Reporter this morning, doctors are fighting to save the lives of two americans infected with ebola. Nancy writebol is said to be improving after receiving a dose of an experimental drug. The 59yearold missionary from charlotte was in liberia helping to decontaminate doctors and got sick. She was eating a little bit, able to take in fluid, so, you know, were cautiously optimistic. Reporter according to the president of writebols missionary group, nancys condition has improved enough to make special requests. She asked for her favorite liberian meal of potato soup and coffee. Reporter 33yearold dr. Kent brantly, who arrive
Francisco right now. Temperatures mild into livermore at 67 degrees. 60 now in San Francisco. And 61 in san jose. This afternoon, getting hot inland. 99 livermore. 96 fairfield. About 7 2 degrees into San Francisco. Lets check the roads with liza battalones. 580 in livermore the chp has issued a traffic advisory because of this big rig accident that happened west 580 at vasco. Three lanes of west 580 shut down two lanes east closed. With westbound 580 with those lanes shut down traffic is backed up solid beyond grant line. Now chp hopes to have this cleared up by 5 30 this morning. We will let you know when that happens. In the meantime, avoid 580 if you can. There are also problems with muni this morning. Ill have details with more traffic in just a few minutes. Right now a transportation experiment is starting in San Francisco. Kpix 5s anne makovec is at one of the muni bus stops that are also being used by tech shuttles and anne they are paying for it, too, right . They are but not