>> a warm day. but overall we are enjoying some great weather for the bay weather that's belt comfortable during the afternoon. as you head out we are looking at all of our microclimates. 58 in the east bay and 50 in the north bay. nice and cool there with highs reaching 82 degrees. a little bit warmer yesterday. 83 in the south bay and 75 in the east bay. we'll talk about a hot weekend ahead. comthat'sg up. mike has an alert for the drivers on the nimitz freeway. >> the only thing going on on the freeways that might slow you down will be the construction but over here in oak bland another issue. we have midday games to talk about at the oakland coliseum at midday. off of the freeway, visible flashing lights just between 23rd and 5th the closest exits. the freeway goes right past. that will be the breaking news with the oakland police. we are going to stay in oakla oakland, mike, following breaking news. intense police activity near east 12th street and 15th avenue. the only information we have is officers are dealing with, quote, a critical incident. the call came in about 3:50 this morning. we are working to find out more information. damien is heading to the scene. more breaking news now. fire sweeps through several store rarnage units in alameda. >> bob redell is there live. bob, we understand damages could be in the tens of thousands of dollars. >> reporter: it's too early to tell but, yes, significant damage where on singleton avenue on the island of alameda at the all-safe storage fa safety. around midnight when the city of alameda fire department arrived, they found several units, namely these right here, on fire. we count at least six, possibly seven units destroyed. they also saw smoke pouring out from an additional ten units. the fire department sprayed water and foam and cut holes in the doors of the other units to give the smoke a chance to escape. total of 25 units that sustained heavy smoke damage. what made fighting this a challenge is some of the units were packed floor to ceiling with boxes and other personal items making it difficult to access the fire. no one was hurt and they are still trying to determine the cause. again, a fire around midnight destroying several units here at the all-safe storage on alameda. reporting live, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> thanks for the latest, bob. 4:33. it is day three of the republican national convention in cleveland. last night california delegates helped put donald trump over the top in officially secure the gop's nomination for president. >> 172, trump. >> donald trump actually sealed up the nomination that includes all 172 delegates from the golden state. "today in the bay's" tracie potts has highlights from day two and what to expect for day three. >> 899 delegates. >> reporter: it was donald trump's family that put him over the top. >> congratulations, dad. we love you! >> i formally declare donald j. trump and michael r. pence the republican nominees for president and vice president of these united states. >> reporter: divided party settles on trump with more than 1700 votes. >> together we achieved historic results with the largest vote total in the history of the republican party. >> reporter: tonight indiana governor mike pence accepts the number two spot brought in to balance this ticket. he's expected to continue the case against hillary clinton. >> she fights for the wrong people. she never fights for us. >> reporter: trump said chris christie conducting a mock trial on stage. >> guilty or not guilty? >> guilty! >> reporter: making a more personal case, trump's children. >> my dad is a natural born encourager, the last person who will ever tell you to lower your sights or give up your dreams. >> when people tell him it can't be done, that guarantees that he gets it done. >> reporter: tonight newt gingrich and two former trump rival rivals, ted cruz and marco ru o rubio. tracie potts, nbc news, cleveland. >> thank you. to melania trump's speech from the opening night of the convention. the white house is largely staying away from this controversy. me lania trump allegedly copied portions or her speech writers copied portions of the first lady's speech from 2008. >> i'll let all of you weigh in on that and try to learn more about how exactly it was written. >> that is white house press secretary josh earnest who also says he's not aware if the president or the first lady actually watched mrs. trump's speech. 4:36. in the meantime, 6,000 people, all public sector workers, came out to hear presumptive democratic nominee hillary clinton speak in las vegas. clinton called the first day of the republican national convention, quote ur surreal and accused the gop of only to us canning on america's division, not offering any solutions. clinton is holding fund-raisers in boston and brooklyn today. a former gilroy teacher is accuse of luring teenage boys into sending him explicit pictures. now he's expected to enter a plea in court today. douglas le is charge with 20 sex crimes against nine different boys. he allegedly posed as a girl online and tricked the boys into sending him nude pictures and videos. some of the victims are his former students at gilroy high school where he was a science teacher. let's check in with kari once again with a look at the forecast. >> warmer tomorrows as with head into the weekend. i'll have a look at that microclimate forecast coming up. clearview of the bay bridge shows a smooth flowing traffic as well. that's why we can see the flashing lights over the nimitz freeway. plus, an east bay family in fear after a bizarre kidnapping scheme. we'll show you how this played out and the warning that police are issuing. ma-seerunng th sueilnceide . morgan hill police are hoping you recognize this man seen running in this surveillance video. police believe that man shot nine rounds into multiple parked cars at monterrey and third streets on saturday night. it's in downtown morgan hill. no one was hurt was the cars that were shot were damaged. there's a kidnapping scam warning this morning. >> a union city woman who did not want to be identified says someone called her claiming to have her daughter and threatening to kill her daughter if she told anyone and didn't pay up. in the meantime, that woman's daughter received a call claiming that her mother was kidnapped. the mother asked her co-workers to call police while she tried to wire the money to mexico, which is what the callers wanted her to do. but before she could complete that transaction union city police were able to find the daughter and the mother. >> and they said we have your daughter, we have her. right before i gave him the transaction money. >> scary. police say they cannot trace the call because the number that was used was fake. so police say if this happens to you, ask to speak to the person kidnapped and try to contact your family members to make sure that you're not being scammed. a large marijuana bust now on mt. hamilton. these are some of the 4700 plants for the san jose sheriff's deputies confiscated along with pvc piping and other grow materials. this brings the number of raids this summer by santa clara sheriff's deputies to five. they say that $33 million of pot has been kept off the streets as a result. most recent raid last friday sheriffs arrested a suspect and confiscated an assault rifle. >> it's a safety issue for the people that walk through that property. we've seen in state property, county property, uc santa cruz property and they own large acre where suspects are going on their property and making the marijuana grows. >> in addition to the criminality, environmental damage is bad including pollution from all that fertilizer that the growers are using and the water they're stealing to feed the thirsty plants. 4:42. coming up, you'll see lots of kaiser nurses picketing. haveued eeninstd osann beaches and seaside on the monterrey coast this past week have turned green. instead of sand and surf, beachgoers are finding tons of seaweed, tons of it. one beach there is called sand city. now it's more like salad city. funny enough, experts had this particular kind of seaweed is edible. maybe you can get sushi. the seaweed is expected to wash away but it could take a week or more. >> that is really a lot out there. that's kind of gross though because when you're out there you're walking in it there's flies all over it. kind of duoesn't smell -- >> probably squishy to your feet. temperatures are going up. >> it will be a great beach weekend weatherwise because inland areas really be heating up. you will be looking for a place to go cool off. a live look outside now for san jose. it is mostly clear and a nice start, too, this wednesday morning. we will continue on with mostly clear skies here but clouds near the coast will be clearing out as we go through the day. now, it's 54 degrees in palo alto. it's 58 degrees in oakland and napa, 53 degrees. 56 in livermore. and a look at today's highs and where we're headed. up to 65 degrees again in san francisco. half-moon bay up to 68 degrees and 75 in oakland. meantime, we'll start to see more 80s on the map here from the north bay in santa rosa, 82 to 83 degrees in san jose and some mid to upper 80s for the valleys. over towards fairfield to 87 degrees. so our winds are changing directions and that's also helping to give us some slightly warmer temperatures. now coming in from the south even through most of the morning we'll have a light southerly wind. and then it gradually starts to shift more towards the southwest and that will provide a little bit of some relief through the coastal areas. keeping the temperatures down there. so as we go through the day in san francisco, a few clouds and some fog to start. and then it turns mostly sunny and breezy with highs there reaching into the low to mid 60s. in oakland in the mid 70s, mostly sunny skies throughout the rest of the day. at 8:00 we'll be at 61 degrees. over the next seven days this is when we will start to see those temperatures really going up. in san francisco, it will be in the mid 60s, up to 69 degrees on saturday. still not bad, 73 degrees on sunday around then as we compare that to inland areas low to mid 80s. up to 8. degrees on friday. 92 on saturday. and the valley heat continues into sunday and early next week with highs in the mid to upper 90s. wouldn't be surprised to see a couple of 100 degree readings on the map. we'll talk about that. now, mike's tracking the overnight road work. >> that's right, kari. looking over here. not much else going on besides that. we do have a little slowing on the dumbarton bridge. then i'll show you an issue over towards the san mateo bridge in a second but i want to make sure we see all of our bridges moving well. no problems across the carquinez, richmond, san rafael bridge. over on the left approach we have a couple of cash lanes not yet open. two lanes here. these lanes that have the backup are ready for cash. san mateo bridge, traffic flows smoothly. on the eastbound direction we have flashing lights and right here, a couple of lanes still blocked as we head over towards the hayward side. dead bat rays are washing ashore and no one knows why. a woman walking along the shore when she noticed a dozen dead rays. marine experts say large amounts of the animals die off and sharks have periodically been reported from san francisco bay. one theory is low oxygen and high salt content may have combined to lead to the dieoff. >> everything is kind of a theory until it's actually looked into is the way i look at it. so oxygen levels, do i think it is? it's a possible. possibly maybe something in the water? that's also a huge possibility. >> experts add that 12 dead rays is a pretty large number. kaiser nurses locked in a contract dispute are going to air their frustrations outside of several different hospitals today. no strike is planned. all of the hospitals will be fully staffed. but nurses plan to picket outside of four bay area facilities for a short time this afternoon. nurses say that kaiser is not meeting the staffing levels they agreed to in a deal that was reached two years ago. kaiser disagrees saying 3,000 nurses have been added nationwide over that timespan. facebook is planning to expand campus but the city of menlo park has to approve it. council members debated proposal last night to build office space and hotel near the headquarters. it's long state route 84 at the foot of the dumbarton bridge. you know it's clogged with traffic nur commute hours. facebook is pledging millions to tack the traffic troubles as well as to build affordable housing. will driverless cars be a part of the future? the symposium continues in san francisco. mark, the administrator of the highway traffic and safety administration. google is just one of the many companies experimenting with self-driving cars. back to school shopping. sorry, kids, but for many families it's going to cost hundreds of dollars. >> mom is going to be driving around doing that shopping and macy's has a high-tech way to help the customers. we turn to landon dawd by live at cnbc headquarters. good morning. >> good morning to you both. wall street try to keep the good times rolling today. the dow manling to close at a record high for a sixth straight day however the broader market falling on netflix disappointing }qp)nings. worst day in nearly two years. earnings today from morgan stanley and america express, the dow raising 26 points to 18559. nasdaq to 5036. second busiest shopping season of the year is upon us. the average house healed plans to spend $488 on back to school items but those who started shopping before july there spend nearly $700. and those consumers tend to buy higher priced ticket prices early so their kids have time to use them. 3% is slowest growth since 2012. macy's is testing a mobile tool that uses artificial intelligence that let's shoppers get answers about the store that they're in such as where items are locate and there are questions they would normally ask a sales associate. it was developed by ibm's watson. available through web browser and will accept questions about product, service shs and facilities. back over to you. >> great for shoppers. not so good for store clerks. swimmers and surfers in southern california want to know when they can get back in the water after a massive sewage spill that's closed wide stretch of coastline. beaches between long beach and seal beach have been closed since monday. that's when a broken pipe started sending raw sewage into the los angeles river. which then found its way into the ocean. so far, more than 2 million sgal lons of sewage has been spilled. it's apparently leaving a big stench along the area as well. health experts will test the waters again today to figure out if it's safe to reopen closed coastline. coming up, from "happy days" to "pretty woman" we'll remember the filmmaker, producer, and actor garry marshall who passed away late yesterday. but first, happening right now looking to redeem all those water bottles at a nearby recycling center in good luck. why recycling center closures are costing consumers millions in unredeemed deposits. that story is on our facebook page. and queen is blasting donald trump's use of "we are the champions," the same song he walked out on stage to in the first night of the convention. the stories are on nbcbayarea.com. pducg a wringegeth 4:55. hollywood is mourning the death of a directing, producing, and writing legend this morning. >> garry marshall, the man behind a string of tv hits including "happy days" and "la verne and shirley" died last night from complications of pneumonia following a stroke. marshall helped launch robin williams by casting him in "mork and mindy." also directed nearly 20 films including "pretty woman." right now people are already leaving flowers on his star i long the hollywood walk of fame. garry marshall was only 81 years old. shifting gears. when it comes to pokemon go just about anything you hear these days you say might be hard to believe. the whole thing is hard to believe. that would have to include the expected turnout tonight for a first of its kind crawl. >> so organizers are using social media to plan a pokemon go crawl through san francisco. starts at 6:00 tonight. at both deloris park and the embarcadero. if you believe the events facebook page, some 8,000 people will be taking part. 28,000 are interested. even pick chew would agree. nothing no sneeze at. prepare for those crowds. happening today may be a lot to digest but the bay area's top dog in competitive eat willing be more than just wined and dined. >> he will be dogged, throwing him a victory parade. joey chestnut. there is the crown. he will be scarfing food down. the san jose native does it just about better than anybody. on july hth chestnut reclaimed his title in the nathan's hot dog eating contest. fans in san francisco have organized a victory parade for him at 1:00. joey is going to ride in a special hot dog themed float. >> a wienermobile. we'll see. let's check in with kari hall. good day for a parade? >> absolutely. we will have slightly warmer temperatures today. this week it continues to rise. and by the weekend, highs will be hitting into the upper 90s inland. we'll talk about that coming up in the microclimate forecast. right now talking about this view of dublin 580 westbound with the headlights moving smoothly. eastbound dublin interchange, no real issues. we're going to talk about another part of the east bay though coming up. plus, we're following breaking news out of alameda. early morning fire destroys dozens of personal storage units. live from the scene with more right after this. overnight fire destroyed several personal storage units here in alameda. i'm bob redell. take you here live coming up. rollover crash in san francisco sends two to the hospital. the investigation now under way to find out what led up to this scene. plus -- >> i formally declare donald j. trump and michael r. pence the republican nominees for president and vice president of these united states. >> and it's official. donald trump is the republican nominee for president. we'll have reaction from last night's convention coming up in a live prort from cleveland. welcome to "today in the bay" on this wednesday. thanks for joining us. i'm sam brock. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. welcome to wednesday. welcome to the forecast. >> it's doing to be a niece day. no reason to complain about today. yesterday it was so beautiful with all of that sunshine and a nice breeze to keep those temperatures down. but it does start to warm up a little bit today. so we will talk about that. let's get a live look outside now at all of our microcloi mates. 60 degrees now in the east bay and 50 in the north bay. we will see a spread in our temperatures anywhere from 65 in san francisco and along the coast to 83 degrees in the south bay and the tri-valley. a look ahead to a hot weekend ahead. that's coming up in a few minutes. mike is tracking the distraction along the nimitz freeway. >> along 880. looking at all the freeways have a nice smooth flow of traffic. early