Thank you. Well take a look. How did this happen. Live pictures from union city. Crews are trying to determine what caused a large sinkhole. Witnesses say it started in a divot in the pavement around 11 00 this morning. About an hour later, it turned into a hole as large as an suv. This is between fair ranch road and new haven street. This is alvuroddo middle school. I walked down here and to my surprise, i saw a sinkhole, which is surprising to see because i drive this road every day. It is surprising to see. Thankfully, no one was hurt. Theyre using a robotic camera to see if the sanitation lines were impacted. Theres a fire station at the intersection, but the fire engines are still able to get out and respond to calls. It will impact the middle school. Parents are advised to check out the website for more information. Just in, a professional photographer is behind bars for taking thousands of photos and videos showing child pornography. Police arrested duwayne ackerman. Police also found hundreds of videos showing ackerman taking upskirt videos of women. Many of the videos were secretly recorded near pier 39. A popular uc berkeley professor is out. He resigns amidst the reports of Sexual Harassment. Pete is on the campus this evening. Sort this out for us. Yes, raj. I talked to two different who said he should have been fired a long time ago, especially when this reports came out about the potential Sexual Harassment allegations. But uc berkeley put out a Statement Today and they tell us it just wasnt that easy. Students on the lawn checking their emails at uc berkeley learned today that the popular astronomy professor, one of the worlds leading scientists in his field resigned amidst allegations of Sexual Harassment. Im shocked to see someone who is so well known would engage in such activities. The viens chancellor said the investigation said he violated Sexual Harassment policy at the school. The investigation began following complaints in 2014 from his female students who said he groped and even tried to kiss them. He apologized on a statement on his faculty page last week saying, quote, while i do not agree with each complaint that was made, it was clear my behavior was unwelcomed by some women. I take full responsibility and hold myself completely accountable. The university decided not to fire him, coming to an agreement he would be fired if he did it again. They cited campus policy as a challenge to firing him, stating, quote, discipline of a faculty member would include an additional facultyled investigation and it would be a lengthy and uncertain one. They said the facultyled process would be subject to a threeyear statute of limitations. The fact he wasnt fired is not sitting well with some students. I dont think they went far enough, and it makes me frown upon this university. The university hopes to make changes to the firing process for similar snenlts in the future. We did reach out to marcie bud havent received a comment. Thanks, pete. New at 5 00, new clues in the stabbing attack of the Sacramento Man credited with stopping a terror attack in france. These are surveillance videos of the car possibly used by the two suspects to flee the scene. Spencer stone was heard in this brawl, also caught on surveillance footage. Police say someone stabbed him three times last thursday outside a bar in sacramento. Stone is still recovering from his injuries. He was also stabbed in august when he and his childhood friends stopped a terrorist on a plane in paris. They did not speak but they were spoken to. The three socalled drifters entered a packed courtroom today. They were at the marin county courthouse. The three suspects didnt look at each other as they prepared to face charges that could lead to the Death Penalty. Jodi hernandez was inside the courtroom and joins us with the details. The three drifters, friends, investigators say, are responsible for a deadly crime spree, didnt act much like friends in court today. As they came to court to face the charges. With heads shaved, three drifters accused of murdering marin county hiker steve carter and canadian backpacker audrey carey appeared in a marin court for the 1st time. The alleged gunman, 23yearold Morrison Hayes lampley sported a tattoo of the roman numeral 13 on his neck. His attorney urging folks not to rush to judgment. We plan to mound a vigorous and ethical defense for our young client, mr. Morrison lampley. The judge continued the hearing to give time for the trio to get separate defense attorneys. The attorney who appeared with lyla alagood, said the charges are overwhelming for someone who just turned 18 years old. I told her i would be getting an attorney for her and just to take a deep breath. Breathe, breathe, breathe. All of us are trying to breathe. And put our lives back together. This world is not going to be the same place without steve carter. Steve carters former tantara teaching assistant and close friend said she hopes the trio never sees the light of day again. Shes devastated. Theres no reformer people of this mind. It was coldblooded killing done twice. The marin county d. A. Says hes not yet decided whether hes going to seek the Death Penalty in this case. The trio will be back in court on october 26th. Reporting live in san rafael, im jodi hernandez, nbc bay area news. Thank you. We first showed you this last night. A man starting a fire in the halloween section of the san leandro walmart. Today, Police Released this picture of the man accused of starting that fire. They charged Antoine Johnson with arson. A shopper actually took the cell phone video right here at that walmart store. An employee then grabbed a fire extinguisher to douse the flames while security guards rushed to catch up with johnson. A string of small earthquakes has the ground rumbling in the east bay. In the past 24 hours, more than 20 small quakes have struck san ramon. The strongest, a 3. 0 hit around 8 15 this morning. The little red circles indicate all the separate earthquakes. Most happened east of 680. So far, no word of any injuries or damage. A serious admission about a longstanding program that involves inmates helping fight fires. California leaders say nearly 40 of the states inmate firefighting crew have previous convictions for violent officers. For years, the state was claiming only nonviolent inmates were admitted to the program. The Corrections Department spokesman said inmates with violent histories have been serving on the front lines of fires since the 1990s. Nearly 3800 inmates help professional firefighters across the state. The first debate between democrats may turn out to be the reason why joe biden decides not to enter the race for president. Being the first woman president would be quite a change. I believe in a society where are people do well, not just a handful of billionaires. Supporter of Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders say both performed well in las vegas. The city hosted the debate last night. There have been talks about biden also entering the race, but strategists say clintons and sanders strong performances would likely mean biden would have a hard time launching his candidacy this late in the game. Still ahead, oneonone with donald trump. I can watch my words a little bit, maybe be a little more politically correct. The nuew tone hes taking on the campaign trail, and his surprising thoughts on Hillary Clinton after last nights debate. That begins in about 20 minutes. At 5 00, a mysterious crash on a foggy highway left three people dead. Now, years later, the evidence that played a keel role in bringing their families some closure. Plus, safe and sound after being stolen from an Animal Shelter. The chain of events that led to his return. Im scott budman. Coming up, our exclusive inside look at ubers plan to deliver more than just people. And good afternoon. Im meteorologist jeff ranieri. Were traging a storm system just off to the south, even a few lightning strikes as well. The timeline on this and our best chance in my microclimate forecast. A huge pay out. But today the a long running lawsuit has ended with a huge payout, but today, the families who won that award say theres no real celebration here. The case stems from a tragic and bizarre crash that killed three people on a foggy highway in Madera County outside of fresno almost three years ago. The crash attracted a lot of attention because of the mysterious circumstances involving three separate big rig trucks. In a story only on nbc bay area, robert handa gave us a look at the compelling video that struck the heart of the jury. Were at Oak Hill Memorial Park where we talked to the family about the court case and their search for answers. The tragic answers that brings the family to oak hill is a distant memory for the public, but painfully vivid for chain and her husband. A woman, her brother, and her Business Partner were killed in a bizarre crash on high wy152 near madeira. The victims were immigrants who ran nail salons in the Central Valley and dreamed of putting their children through college. All i know for the past three years is that my mom was involved in a car accident with multiple trucks. The law firm made a video reconstruction based on the chp investigation. In dense fog, a big rig driver hauling a 45foot trailer tried to cross two lanes to get off the highway. The video indicates the driver only had three seconds to see an oncoming truck. He got impatient, we believe. He rolled his window down, stuck his head out. When he didnt hear traffic, he went for it. The second truck spilled its load of cotton bales. The third truck hit the bales, crashing head on into the accord. They were awarded about 2 million from two trucking companies. More importantly, provided answers and enough closure to move on. They wanted to go to college and be a successful person. I think that would make my mom and dad proud. Coming up at 6 00, the legal obstacles that still remain. Several back safe and sound. A Good Samaritan returned loui, the stolen puppy, taken from the San FranciscoAnimal Shelter last week. Surveillance video shows a man and woman walking out with the pooch. The person who had the dog was going to let him go, so the Good Samaritan brought him back last week. The shelter said he was not hurt, perfectly healthy and ready for adoption soon. The extreme makeover thousands of San Francisco residents have been waiting for. U. S. Housing and urban Development Secretary leon castro and nancy pelosi seen here, were in the city to announce the launch of a rental assist ance demonstration program, or r. A. D. It allows the city of San Francisco to make 3500 Public Housing buildings safe again. It includes installing security cameras and additional lighting. The r. A. D. Conversion of the robert b. Pitts apartmented will allow the Housing Authority and its partners to invest 31 million to rehabilitate over 200 family units. Again, the acronn is called r. A. D. A Public Private partnership that used funds from investor equity, Debt Financing and federal and city financing. You can call it uber for stuff. The San FranciscoRide Sharing Company is moving beyond people to products. And its giving us an exclusive look inside its new business. In a story only on benjamin agosto, scott budman joins us, and uber is trying something others have already done. Uber, by taking people where they want to go, has pulled in close to 50 billion of investment money. Today, it launches a Delivery System to deliver products. A different path with more competition along with more revenue opportunities. Ubers are all over the bay area these days. But up to now, the cars with the u on the front have been full of people. Starting today, those cars will also be filled with stuff. Uber calls its new service uber rush, an on demand way local Small Businesses can deliver products to their customers. Uber rush is an ondemand sameday Delivery System that Small Businesses can use to reach their customers. The interface for businesses is actually web based. You type in what youre delivering and where its going. The driver gets the headsup on his or her smartphone. Uber says most trips will cost about 7. The product doesnt have to fit in a little bag or in a box. It can be dry cleaning. You know, clothes on a hanger, Wedding Dress or a brides maid dress, a cake or a pizza. And an extra way to make money as a driver, perhaps in a nod to all the delivery competition out there, bikers can uber the stuff to you as well. Now, this is not a sure shot for uber. Packages are different than people, but if you order something local, dont be surprised if it arrives in an uber and you can pay for it on your smartphone. Thats where were heading. In that direction. We dont ever have to leave our house again. So convenient. Jeff is with us with our forecast. Right now, were still tracking that possibility of a few showers across the bay area. Look, its not going to be that huge soaking storm we need so badly here across the bay area, but again, we may get a few drops from this. You can see the core of low pressure just off to the south, even producing some lightning strikes right now, anywhere from 10 to 15 of those, currently north of los angeles, 30 different strikes. Well have more on the track of that coming up. But well take you outside the Sky Camera Network right now. It was cooler today. Currently at 86 across the south bay. 89 in the east bay. And check it out in San Francisco. Not only 73 right now, but theres a layer of fog right back towards alcatraz. Beautiful shot, isnt it . That fog is going to help us cool down more as we head through tomorrow. Lets take you into the morning forecast. Youll find as we head through thursday morning, we will have not only the fog back in San Francisco and for the peninsula, but areas of high clouds across the bay. Youll also notice for the south bay, i have added a thunderstorm icon. Thats the best chance for any kind of activity in the morning. Lets take you back to the doppler radar. Well get a closer fix on the storm system. It is pushing in some humidity for today. Once again, the bulk of it is moving through central and southern california. On the scanning doppler radar, you will see most of the activity is mere monterey, also caramel. Its a chance of getting a spiral shower out from this that we have included the palt of some showers in the forecast. Lets take you to that. You will be able to see for tonight with this area of low pressure off to the south, we will have the best chance here of maybe some isolated storms, primarily for the south bay. Also for the santa cruz mountains. Tomorrow morning, we keep that slight risk of maybe some isolated storms for the morning commute. That really is going to be the focus of any kind of activity. After that, we have the sunshine moving back in. Now, theres also another chance of some rainfall coming our way on saturday. I know this is annoying because none of these storms is really huge and giving us a lot of rain. Saturdays storm also looks to break up by the time it gets here. Well have a slight chance here primarily for the north bay as well. If we can get anything out of this, at least its good for the fire danger. Lets take you to the microclimate forecast thursday. San francisco, after temperatures in the 80s, even close to 90 degrees, the past two days, were back to the foggy 60s in the marina. 70 expected in the mission. For the peninsula, again, that isolated risk of thunderstorms in the morning for pacifica, and 69. Up towards the south bay, morgan hill will have the best chance and 88. San jose tomorrow coming in with 85 degrees and a mix of sun and clouds. For the north bay, east bay, and trivalley, a lot more comfortable here in danville, after upper 90s the past three days, youll go to 88 degrees for tomorrow. Also looking good in oakland at 76 degrees. Walnut creek coming in at 85, and in the north bay, mill bay at 80. As we head throughout the weekend forecast, were looking at cooler temperatures continuing as we head into sunday. I think thats going to be the best day out of the sevenday forecast. South bay, 79 degrees. San francisco, 69. And for the north bay, it will come in with 81. Not the huge storms we need, raj and janel, but by halloween, we may have a storm system moving close by. Well trick or treat with umbrellas. Still ahead, a landmark San Francisco restaurant makes a move to avoid econviction. And theyre calling this guy the droopy faced bandit. The Crimes Police say this man is carrying out across one bay area city. Take a look at this. The fbi has nicknamed this San Francisco serial bank robber the droopy face bandit. The fbi has nicknamed this San Francisco serial bank roper the droopy faced banded. Investigators say hes held up up to ten banks. In each case, he used a note to demand money and suggest he has a weapon. A 5,000 reward is offered for information leading to his arrest. The fight to evecta San Francisco restaurant didnt end up as planned. For months, the port has been trying to evict sinbads. Its on a choice piece of property. The port wants to use it for its ferry expansion. Today, port workers were