the 50-year-old jill silvey accused of targeting victims. one of the alleged victims says she was scammed not by any one but someone she thought was her best friend. leslie spoke with nbc bay area, she says she met silvey and befriended her at her clothing store but now is one of 13 people silvey is accused of tricking out of $1.2 million. the deputy district attorney says silvey convinced them to loan cash to homeowners to get payments in return. they didn't know about these loans and silvey is expected of pocketing the money to spend on cars and remodeling her home. >> that's the sad part. she would steal from anybody, didn't matter. >> reporter: the deputy d.a. says several of the targeted homeowners are elderly. the investors will likely not get this money back. in fact, silvey is in the process of filing for bankruptcy and expected to enter a plea in court on monday afternoon. stephanie chuang, "today in the bay." >> also this morning san jose's police chief says he has no intention of resigning despite some of his officers calling for

jill silvey is charged. prosecutors say she bilked people out of more than a million dollars and used the money to finance her lavish lifestyle. silvey is scheduled to enter a plea this morning on 44 felony fraud counts. >> no doubt about it, he is still the world's fastest man. bolting into a new record all last night in a flash. >> no kidding. usain bolt took home another gold medal breaking his own record with a time of 9.63 seconds. .05 off his world record pace. he is the first man to win back-to-back sprints since carl lewis. justin gatlin took home the bronze. >> looking good t pair taking on italy in the quarterfinals last night. beat them in straight sets. no worries. walsh and may-treanor moving to the semifinals tuesday against china. >> on the gymnastic floor there was disappointments for mckayla maroney. came in a heavy favorite to win the gold. but she took that fall on her second vault putting the gold medal out of reach. >> i am happy that i have a silver medal but i'm not happy with how i di

. >> they and the borrowers then bewildered went over to jill silvey's house and confronted her about it. >> reporter: several of the customers are elderly. >> a con artist expertise is in exploiting trust and the evidence allegedly at this stage is that miss silvey exploited the trust of both ends of this deal. >> reporter: investors are left with little hope of retrieving any of their money. >> we will seek orders of restitution so they can collect any assets of miss silvey. your hon . >> reporter: silvey filed for bankruptcy and a for sale sign went up in front of her house. if convicted, she could face up to 31 years in prison. her next court day is on monday where she's expected to enter a plea. we are told by her attorney that he is still investigating this case and at this point he has no comment. live in san jose, kimberly tere, nbc, bay area news. >> thank you, kimberly. >>> a water warning for swimmers in pleasanton. bacteria levels are higher. recent water quality tests found too much choliform bacteria. swimmers got in but said that they would be careful. >> i would hope t

jill silvey charged with recruiting investors to bail out homeowners with loans without the homeowner's knowledge. saying silvey bilked the people, then used the money to fund a lavish lifestyle. >> going to get warm this week. want to check the forecast with christina. >> let's take you to your forecast, show you how the day will progress. 78 degrees at noon inland. it's going to be too hot for outdoor activities between noon and 4:00 p.m. you'll have all day to do so at the coast. 63 at noon. up to 68 degrees in the heat of the day. and bay side 78 degrees in place likes oakland. speaking of which mike has a traffic alert in the east bay you need to know about. let's check on that. >> we'll start with these live chopper pictures. this is 238 before you get to the 880 interchange. remains of the vehicle after a deadly accident scene. still have the investigation and the cleanup and only one lane getting by. the map shows you the backup from eden canyon all the way over red. consider an alternate or telecommuting or b.a.r.t. if you take jackson you're met with this backup. there is a st

marie silvey convinced people to lend money to homeowners in exchange formoly interest payments. apparently those homeowners did not know about it. if convicted faces 31 years in prison >> major traffic and commute problems. sal knows all about them >> major injury crash here on 238 at 880. right to news chopper 2. this problem has been there now going on 45 minutes. the fire department and emergency crews have been there. major injury crash. and news chopper 2 is showing the back up which stretches all the way through 238 which is a short highway. stretches on to inster state 580 westbound. this is giving us major traffic problems on westbound 580. you can see as news chopper 2 is giving us the traffic coming in. this is just a huge traffic jam and you should give yourself plenty of time even if you don't use 238. you might want to consider getting down to fremont. don't come this way unless you are fond in being stuck in slow traffic. a huge traffic messon 580. major traffic problem. stick with us. we'll let you know when it gets better if it does but this is not looking good.

jill silvey is charged with bilking women out of more than $1 million. silvey is scheduled to enter a plea on 44 felony fraud counts. let's take it out and meteorologist christina loren is here to tell us it's going to be holt. >> a cooker. good morning. happy birthday by the way. a look at sunol. a little bit of the marine layer. we're looking forward little to no marine layer throughout thursday, friday, saturday and triple-digit heat on the way. so today and tomorrow the coolest days of the week. headed to close to 80 in oakland later today. beach weather will be comfortable at 4:00. 73 down in santa cruz. 91 in concord. 92 livermore. this is one of the cooler days. you can see we heat up quickly. mike is tracking a serious traffic jam. >> three out of four lanes are open north bound 238, as you head past his sparian to 880. the backup is all the way back to the dublin interchange for westbound 580. we should have all lanes open over the next 10 to 15 minutes. that will take time to clear. add an extra 20 to 30 minutes to your commute out of police sa

marie silvey is facing 44 felony counts of fraud. prosecutors say between 2005 and 2011 she allegedly convinced people to lend money to homeowners in return for monthly interest payments. but apparently those homeowners didn't know about it. if she's convicted she faces up to 31 years in prison. >>> well, there's going to be more fogging for mosquitoes again tonight in brentwood they'll be spraying an area boarded by san creek parkway, sellers avenue, and brandtwood boulevard. it gives at 8:15 tonight. that area is being treated because mosquitoes carrying west nile virus have been spotted in that area. >>> we want to check in again with sal and traffic getting a little better in san leandro, 238? finally we're seeing a little improvement here. you know that crash we had was there are for almost three hours, not quite, and they've cleared it just shy of 8:00 here. it's been open for about a half hour, and we are beginning to see some improvement. 580 is still stacked up into castro valley but it's beginning to unwind. remember we hav