Im across the street from the crown hotel and my window is a perfect Vantage Point for them. So they asked me if they could go in, so i said of course. I cooperated and i let them in. But that was two hours ago. Reporter a lot of different stories out here. We talked to two women earlier who were just across the street, and down the street a little bit on the 500 block of valencia from the crown hotel. They told us about Police Officers coming in and telling them to stay in place. They didnt know what was going on. They went to the windows and looked out. An officer told them to please get back inside because the person had a gun. Then they talked about how they were evacuated and concerned about being evacuated, because they said they werent given a shield. We did see video of police shielding other folks as they were being evacuated. This is still a situation out here. The person is still barricaded inside the crown hotel, still trying to negotiate with him, Police Negotiators are. We have not heard anything about any headway in that, as far as negotiations go for police. Were hoping to hear more information from them very soon. Up to date. Thom, while we have you there, the mission is usually swarming with people at 6 00 p. M. On a friday people. Tell us about the foot traffic and muni in that area. Reporter several blocks around this area of valencia, where the 500 block is where this is, raj. Buttwo blocks in every direction, so as you can imagine, this is a very busy area. People are trying to take all of the little sideiu alleys aroun even those are becoming blocked up and we have seen a couple of people come home very upset. Theyre just finding out now whats going on. Its taken them since 5 00 to get home, even though they live in town. Very upset when they come home and find crime tape around tv crews around their neighborhood and they cant get into their homes. Raj . Thank you very much, thom. The bus lines have been rerouted. This is right here the b. A. R. T. Station, too. This photograph was sent into our newsroom. This is people initially being told to take cover. This is when you hear us say when police say shelter in place, this is what it looks like. Later they were told to evacuate. So essentially, the buildings and the businesses near that pink tall building, 528 valencia, those people are now out. A real eerie sight to see that. Were talking about the traffic there, not just paralyzing for the people, but the businesses and restaurants there. Well stay on the story and keep you updated. One more look from our sky ranger. Traffic is impacted about four to six blocks all around mission and 16th near that barth bar. A. Station. So a lot of people going to the restaurants and bars on this friday night being forced to stay away. Just into our newsroom as well, two people in San Francisco are in Critical Condition this evening after drinking herbal tea that contained some sort of poison. Heres a look at that tea. It was sold at sung win wo Trading Company in chinatown. A man and woman became critically ill within an hour of drinking the tea. Were getting more information about this investigation and well have a complete report on our 11 00 news cast. Right now, a desperate search is under way for a missing hiker near woodside. Its been near 24 hours sense 56yearold Bethany Harry was seen near a popular trail. Michelle, i know theres an extra reason of concern here, because bethany suffers from early onset dementia, so they want to find her as quickly as possible. Reporter dementia and diabetes, so she relies on insulin, too. Very big reasons why search crews have been out here, dozens of volunteers have been comb thing area. This is the last spot she was seen walking down a street with her dog at about 4 00, which is why this is now the epicenter of this search. The radius is about 2 1 2 miles in all directions and theyre hoping to see any clues of her tonight. Seems like everybody is out looking. Reporter rached and her boys are among the in the search. She was last seen at 4 00 yesterday afternoon. Today, neighbors who know the area well describe it as rugged terrain. The canyons are everywhere. If you go up the trail, i would never let the kids go up the trail. Reporter officials leading the search effort say bethany suffers from type ii diabetes and dementia. William foggerty says 70 people and 13 dogs have focused their search on the 2 1 2 mile radius around the place where bethany was seen last. Cal fire helicopters also searched for signs of her from the sky. Its very challenging from someone from the air to see anything. The hillside is full of water from the storms weve had, so were trying to stick to the regional trails we have. And its steep, so we have a difficult time with the people here trying to make sure theyre safe while searching, as well. Reporter due to the rough terrain, theyre asking only terrain volunteers participate in the search, which is expected to go overnight. Reporting live, michelle roberts, nbc bay area news. Michelle, thank you. As weve been reporting for sefrt mon several months, the wife of the nightclub shooter from orlando, florida, will remain in jail. Saloman was arrested in january after her husband opened fire in that nightclub in orlando, killing 4 people and injuring at least 68 others. Shes pled not guilty of aiding and abetting her husband. Her parents live in rodeo. In just the past 30 minutes we received new information about a Police Shooting in santa clara. Robert honda was the first to break critical details about that man on twitter today. Robert, you have this new information about those chaotic moments before police fired. Reporter thats right. The most interesting new information is that when family members first called police, they reported the man had a knife and a hand gun. But after the fatal encounter, police discovered there was no gun and the knife was found near the scene but not on him. The man shot and killed by police was stabbing himself in the chest with the knife. Thats why he left bloody hand prints on a window. Family told us the man had a history of mental illness. Police confirmed the visits but are waiting on toxicology reports. Officer Colin Stewart believed the man was killed and officers tried to subdue him with a nonlethal weapon first. Finally while still negotiating with him, he lunged or advanced towards officer stewart, at which point officer stewart used his Service Weapon to fire. Reporter police say the officer involved was wearing a uniform camera, and that video has been turned over to the district attorneys office. Of course, that will be a key to resolving whether the shooting was justified. Live in santa clara, robert honda, nbc bay area news. Thank you, robert. A san rafael woman is in Critical Condition after a fire broke out at an apartment complex this morning. This is cell phone video. The woman was apparently cooking in the kitchen when the apartment burst into flames. That woman is being treated for serious burns. There were other People Living in the building. They say tay didnt know about the fire until the smoke spread to their apartments. I didnt hear anything go off until there was black smoke in my apartment and my smoke alarm went off. Another woman and child were rescued trying to escape the smoke from a second story balcony. They are expected to be okay. Right now, a nice sunset around San Francisco, at 63 degrees and should see picture perfect weather for st. Patricks day parade there in San Francisco. Mid 60s on saturday, trending warmer for sunday. Your weekend forecast when we come back. Also coming up, forced out of their homes by that historic flooding but evacuees are dealing with new problems. This time at the shelter. And the smash hit hamilton is in San Francisco. What people are doing still to try to get their hands on tickets and what nearby businesses are doing to prepare. Its beautiful. Was it a hard place to get to . laughs it wasnt too bad. With the chase mobile app, jimmy chin can master depositing his hard earned checks in a snap. Easy to use Chase Technology for whatever youre trying to master. It was part of our breaking News Coverage last night. A man was shot on interstate 80. Tonight, that man is in grave condition. An estimated 80 freeway shootings in the past year and a half, all in the bay area. Elise is there where the majority of the shootings are happening. Reporter thats right, raj. Weve learned that authorities believe the three suspects involved in this latest freeway shooting have gang ties. Its one of roughly 80 shootings on freeways like this in the bay area during the past 15 months. The majority of the violence happening here in Contra Costa County and alameda county. We were on the freeway right when it happened. Reporter jessica says it happened quickly. I remember a car flying by, driving really crazy. Reporter she just remembers a car speeding past her on highway 4 near pisttsburg last september. These are heinous events. Reporter the latest happened yesterday afternoon in richmond. A 24yearold man drive thing minivan is in grave condition after being shot several times. His female passenger was also hit. We do believe that the suspects were involved or affiliated with gangs. Reporter within an hour, three people were arrested, including two 17yearold setee. The majority of the shootings have been unsolved. Dan romero, along with dozens of east bay leaders, have asked the state for 2 million to install security cameras along i80 and highway 4. Theyre going to continue unless california authorizes the money. They have them in parking lots, why not freeways . Especially if its increasing. Reporter in the last hour, chp releasted a statement in response, in part saying reporter back here live, the three suspects involved in the latest freeway shooting will formally be charged sometime next week. Reporting live, elyce kirschner, nbc bay area news. A man struck by light rail train today in san jose. This happened around 11 00 in the morning. The traffic crossing arms were lowered and the bell and the warning lights were on. For some reason, he continued to walk across the tracks. He was taken to the hospital. At the evacuation center. Nbc bay area news spoke about the deteriorating conditions there. Damian . Reporter there are 129 families here at the shelter, but among them are several homeless individuals. And now some victims tell me virtually everyone inside is sick. She doesnt want her identity revealed, so well call her betty. The flood victim says she came down with pneumonia after moving into the shelter for flood victims. She went a couple of hours today waiting to see a doctor. He told me of the bacteria that is in the air from the flood. Reporter her infant nephew also has an infection. She and several others tell me almost everyone inside the shelter is sick. She sent us these pictures of the sleeping area. In the night, you could hear them vomiting, you could hear them coughing and its really worse and its scary. Sleeping in a tight space like that, a few people have a cold or the flu. But everyones being treated appropriately. Reporter home first runs homeless shelters in the county and is operating the shelter for flood victims. Betty says she was surprised she would find out she would be sleeping in cots next to 33 homeless individuals. Somebody came to the shelter and said they were affected by the flood, our partners of the red cross let them in and provided them with the care they needed. Reporter the city offered them motel vouchers, but the hotel rooms smell like cigarette smoke, and that was making them sicker. And they say prostitutes hang out next to the motel. So theyre back taking their chances at the shelter. Catholic charities was here today to begin the process of moving these families into temporary and possible permanent housing. But it is all on a case by case basis with no timeline in place. Damian trujillo, nbc bay area news. There is another issue at the shelter, as well. People walking in off the street and eating food or taking donations that are meant for the flood victims. The shelter says it cant turn those people away and theyre asking for restaurants to provide the three meals a day they need per day for the flooding victims. This is the answer thousands have been waiting for after years of delays, the new warm springs south fremont b. A. R. T. Station will open in a couple of weeks. It was supposed to open last november but issues with software and track cables forced them to push it back. The route connects to the existing fremont station and moves b. A. R. T. One step closer to opening a south bay station. That could happen by the end of this year. So good news for a lot of people there. Rob mayeda joini ins us now. Barbecue weather here. That would be great. And plenty of days to choose from, which is one of the biggest changes weve seen. Last weekend, hail, snow, more showers and a microclimate weather alert. Not the case now. 64 here. Fantastic sunset moments ago. San francisco, clear skies. San jose, a few high clouds earlier. The clouds actually thinned out mid afternoon. Still 66. Great for any Outdoor Dining plans. Look at that view at half moon bay. Again, just a few high clouds and fog. But we might see patches of low clouds for the morning and hour by hour, santa cruz is one of the warmest spots tomorrow for the coast at least. Highs in the low 70s for the afternoon. Morning temperatures, 40s to low 50s. Patchy fog out here right around walnut creek over towards livermore. You might see that fog drift in from Central Valley and also a patch or two of fog around central bay coast. For the afternoon, highs in the mid 70s. Tomorrow, mostly sunny. Less clouds than we saw today. Forms storms approaching the west coast. A full look at the longterm forecast implications and the outlook for your sunday forecast coming up in the next half hour. Okay, rock. No Steering Wheel and no problem. California taking another big step toward putting more selfdriving cars on our local roads. Afoot and lighthearted i take to the open road. Healthy, free, the world before me, the long brown path before me leading wherever i choose. The east and the west are mine. The north and the south are mine. All seems beautiful to me. To take advantage of this offer on a volvo s90, visit your local dealer. Happening now. A congressional effort is getting support in honor of womens history month. We have that story on our twitter feed. And a new starbucks will have a new look for the spring season. We mosted that story on facebook. More news after the break. Okay. You ready to wrap some history . Hamilton begins in just over an hour in San Francisco. Its happening tonight. Broadway has come to us. Two tickets two ways to get tickets, a lot of money or a little luck. Lets bring in Christy Smith in San Francisco. We think you should go insist and watch for journalistic reasons of course. Reporter i think thats a great idea. We are just 90 minutes away from the start of hamill top tham i spoke with some people that were some of the ones that won those 10 Online Lottery tickets for hamilton and businesses around here are buzzing about what the show could mean for them. The wait is over. The broadway shark musical hamilton arrives in San Francisco. So i was in the area and thought why not give it a shot . Reporter martin tried to score for 10 tickets. Today he waited for hours for the box office to open and he scored two tickets. 185. Each . Each, yeah. A little bit of an obstructed view, but he said its a little higher up, so not that bad. Reporter on the resale market, 500 on up. When the tickets were first announced, the line wrapped around the block and online was tough, too. We have a hamilton menu. Reporter the owner here says typically cast and crew do come by. We decided to do a remodel before hamilton comes in. I have about 50 more reservations tonight. Reporter at the cadillac bar and grill, theyve added valet service, extra seating and staff. Its special for hamilton. I think because of its popularity, i think this will bring a whole new crowd to the area. Reporter these are preview performances before opening night. I asked some of the workers here at the theater what is the best way to try and get tickets at this late date . They say you want to check online at the theater website and enter that lottery, because there are people who won them. Reporting live in San Francisco, Christy Smith, nbc bay area news. Speaking of government, a Supreme Court justice came to the bay area to speak to college students. Im scott budman. Coming up, what justice socieay can do. And breaking news in San Francisco. Several streets are shut down. Sfpd in the midst of a standoff. We have an update, next. Its okay to cry, right . No more we dont want anymore [crying] ahhhhhhhhhh everyday price and no extra monthly fees, unlike cable. Speeds up to 45 megs, for 30 a month. Right now, its 6 30. And the standoff continues as a person with a gun is barricaded inside a residential hotel. This has prompted the closure of several blocks in the mission correc district. That standoff is heading into its fourth hour now, snarling traffic. This is a busy part of town, especially on a friday night. Its especially busy, but not in that twoblock area near valencia and 16th street, because its been evacuated. Tom jensen continues our breaking news. Thom,y updates when they plan on reopening the streets . Reporter i talked to a spokesperson for sfpd a short time ago. He said no, theres no end in sight right now. He said theyre just taking it one step at a time. Their main goal is to make sure nobody is hurt. The person were talking about is in the crown hotel on the third floor. As far as they know, that person is still in there with the gun. They know they did not get out of that apartment. And theyve got snipers across the street. We talked to a man who was told to get out of his apartment because two snipers wanted to get in. He said he was evacuated. It was an officer with a sniper rifle and sniper gear on, and across the street on the ground on each leve