i'm jon kelley. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. back open. ahead of schedule. the dumbarton bridge ready for commuters this morning. caltrans crewsç finished their retrofit work around 7:30 last night. they add add joint that will better protect int an earthquake. crews will continue to work but none of the work will require a closure. good news there. >> we're learning details about what actually led up to a jet ski crash that landed a san jose mother and her children in the hospital. marla tellez is following the story and is in the newsroom. good morning. >> good morning. it was supposed to be a memorable labor day for the kazmi family on the waters of south lake tahoe. instead a day of jet skiing turned unforgettable. police say parents sufian and subia rented a pair of jet skis from the marina, something they had never done. daughter hopped on behind mom

and the son with his father. about 30 minutes in police say subia's jet ski crossed paths with her husband, each going about 30 miles per hour. that's when they crashed and all four were ejected. >> nobody sustained life threatening injuries but they are hurt, particularly the young girl. she was care flighted into reno with severe leg and foot injuries. the little boy and his mother were taken to the local hospital here with some moderate injuries to their legs and head. >> despite the severity of their injuries officials say all are expected to survive. the father is the only one who walked away relatively unhurt. police say each rider was wearing a life jacket other wise these injuries could have been far worse. lake officials say in the open water there is no speed limit for jet skis and in the state of california there is not a licensing law. police say in this case they believe a lack of experience

contributed to the cause of this accident. >> tough lesson to learn. thank you for the update. it's 5:02. oakland police are looking for a group of people responsible for a string of vandalism. an offshoot of occupy oakland smashed buildings and a police vehicle. all according to the oakland tribune. the group was upset the city's pride festival was charging admission. about 50 marchers tried to crash when they couldn't get in they lashed out. so far no arrests. >> hundreds of san francisco workers may be unfairly taking advantage of a program meant for low income residents. a city audit finding almost 500 city workers part of a public assistance program offered by the public utilities commission, this program gives you a $15 discount for households making $46,000 a year or less. the average city worker earns

nearly $93,000 a year. employees taking the discount could be punished and may be ordered to pay back the money. >> starting today drivers who thought they had a free parking pass may want to think twice. police in one bay area city will start cracking down on people using handicapped placards illegally. christie smith with the changes that are coming. >> reporter: good morning. well, it may be tempting for some people but for drivers who use the disabled placard to get an up front spot, say, downtown berkeley or something, and use one of those disabled placards even they don't have a right are going to be in for a surprise because as a crackdown starting here in berkeley, what's happening is parking enforcement officers will join police officers in citing driver who is use those placards fraudulently. a recent change in state law allows them to issue citations for parking abuse. of course this can mean parking

very close to where you want to and often time limits don't apply which can be tempting in places where parking is tight. berkeley's chief said they need protect these parking spaces for legitimate placard holders for people who need them. parking enforcement officers can now also ask for identification and evidence that the placard or plate is legal. if not, that placard could be taken right on the spot with fines up to $1,000. reporting live in berkeley, christie smith, "today in the bay." >> 5:04. first lady michelle obama one of the speakers tonight to the opening night of the democratic national convention. she will meet with various delegations over the course of the week. president obama there to accept his party's nomination thursday, coming up we'll go live to charlotte for a look at the other speakers slated to take the big stage. >> 5:04. fire crews in southern california trying to gain control of a wild fire.

firefighters say the fire has grown to 4100 acres and less than 5% contained. the fire started sunday chasing away hundreds of park visitors. crews will be back out fighting the fire on the ground and in the air. >> 5:05. looks like a beautiful day outside following the holiday. christina loren is here to tell us what's happening on tuesday. good morning. >> good morning. you know what's nice? an abbreviated work week for many. four-day work week and the weather is going to cooperate, feeling like summer as our summer days are numbered at this point. that's right. pull out those dresses you want to use before you can't because it's too cool. 59 in livermore, 57 in san jose, 58 in sunnyvale. everything that you normally associate with your summer wardrobe pull it out today. we've got a great looking day. lots of sunshine, temperatures on the warm side inland but not too bad. as our sun is now setting earlier we're getting really nice evenings. you can see we stop the clock at

8:00 this morning. mostly cloudy at that int, only over the bay. we stop that again at noon, mostly clear over the greater bay area including san francisco. and all the way down the peninsula. so if you have the day off, go ahead and hit the beach. you won't be fighting the crowds that we had out there yesterday. 17 was a mess. 84 degrees at noon inland, 93 in the heat of the day, 80 bay side and 69 at the coast. coming up we'll talk about trours. we'll talk about the giants, they won again. we've got their forecast as they will be in town. and we want to get you ready for the weekend as we're closer to it with the shorter work week. what's going on? >> first of all, nice to start on tuesday. that's closer already. looking to the roads, not a lot going on on the roadways after crews mostly clearing up the dumbarton bridge is open. right there the 80 we see a little mega phone. the giants playing tonight. we're looking at the north bay

and right now a smooth drive. 101, highway 37 into and out of novato all the way into san rafael. the bay bridge, easy down the east shore freeway, you can see good visibility throughout the bay area. no problems for interstate 80 or 880, a live look fast oakland coliseum, a nice northbound flow, southbound with the headlights at the limit down to the san mateo bridge. back to you. >> san francisco mayor ed lee is for the warriors moving to his town bought poll showing people living near are not all that nba magic. the mission bay neighborhood association circulating a questionnaire. responses vary. most are against it. they say they worry about more traffic problems, parking and blocked views. those for it say they are excited about new businesses and actually having an nba team right in the neighborhood. the warriors want to build in

the area of pier 30 and 32. the goal is to have it built by 2017. >> we'll see. 5:08. a bay restaurant under scrutiny after being accused of racism. >> reporter: and members of both the u.s. men's and women's gymnastic team coming here to the south bay. we've got a couple of them here. we're going to talk to them to find out what brings them to san jose. >> advertising that involves your phone number we'll look at. >> for the latest traffic news weather, check us out. jump over to facebook. search nbc bay area. >> maybe we'll call you. ffic. you can't always avoid it. but you can always do something nice for your car. chevron with techron. care for your car.

>> welcome back. right now you're looking live at charlotte, north carolina, that is the site of the democratic national convention. big day for the democrats down there. michelle obama set to take the stage to tell everybody about her husband's quest for the white house. should be a lot of excitement happening. 5:11. >> there is a wave of criticism on social media these days continuing to grow for one restaurant. people are responding on yelp over accusations of racism from palo alto's the old pro restaurant. it all started after customer michael kma overheard a server refer to him with a derogatory term while waiting to be served. he demanded an apology but didn't get one. he wrote his negative experience on the review site yelp. it went viral with users leaving posts supporting both sides sblxt she asked my caucasian

co-worker are those two guys with you guys. and my co-worker said oh, the asians, yeah. she goes so they are with you. >> i know my staff and i know no one has been racist. that's pretty charged up thing. >> cha met with the owners of the restaurant. they apologized for the incident. the owners say they are holding staff meetings to better address the issue. >> we know poor ratings are a big deal. a pair of economists have studied that. scott mcgrew says the half star can make a difference. >> there are studies in the economic journal professors found that a half star on yelp from 3 1/2 to 4 can account for a 20% difference in the number of tables filled for dinner, what the industry calls cover. the study looked at more than 325 restaurants and their yelp scores. facebook is changing the way it advertises linking your phone number or e-mail to your ad.

you won't get phone calls. businesses you deal with will be able to find you more easily on facebook. say, for instance, you're a satellite radio subscriber, xm sirius knows your phone number because you told them when you signed up. they will use that to find your facebook account and then advertise a subscription renewal to you. facebook shares hitting a new low, no trading yesterday because of the holiday. courtney reagan is live with a look ahead to tuesday as wall street gets back to work. good morning. >> good morning to you, scott. futures are relatively flat as the markets come off a pretty positive month. august in fact third straight positive month for stocks though they did close down for the week. investors, september historically the worst month of the year. there is a ton of data packed into this holiday shortened week. today we get a report on

manufacturing, and construction spending, later this week reports on productivity, the services sector but it's all topped off by friday's jobs report. the big one from the government. the dow rose 90 to 13,090, the nasdaq up 18 points to 3066. >> the week after hurricane isaac hit the gulf coast, more than half of the region's oil production is still off line and 39% of natural gas output. that's a significant decline from sunday though when 72% of oil and 56% of natural gas were shut in. the government says only 71 oil platforms in the gulf remain unmanned and one refinery is still shut down, phillips 66 is, in plaquemines parish, louisiana. >> thank you. hot wheels street release the version of the mars rover. sky crane not included. it's 164th the size of the real thing and it's 2.5 billionth the

cost. if you have to buy three. >> and we do. hot wheels. >> love those things. >> about a dollar. when i was a çkid. i think quality has gone down. still about -- >> for the dollar it's worth it. >> i have my collection. i was a tom boy. >> bring it in. >> maybe i will. >> totally do that. >> okay. that's exciting for viewers. >> yeah. here we are playing with toys. christina loren, how's the weather? >> it's looking good today. if you enjoyed yesterday we've got basically a repeat performance as we head into this afternoon. it's going to be warm, summertime coming to a close in a couple weeks, 57 in san jose, 59 in livermore. we're getting to the point where you want to give yourself extra time just to let your car heat up as our days are shorter, our mornings are cooler. 57 in san jose. a crisp start. we have high pressure on the way

this afternoon. this is what's going to keep us nice and warm, then we're talking about showers on the way to the bay area, especially in the south bay through late wednesday and thursday. some control moisture is going to creep up. you'll notice more cloud cover and also we expect a few showers. it's not even the rainy season yet. that doesn't start for a month but we're so close to it. you want to enjoy mid-80s and 90s we have inland. 95 degrees in livermore. 72 for san francisco and 75 degrees in santa cruz if you want to hit the beach again you'll be able to do so. the counties back at it tonight. they're taking on the diamondbacks. four wins under their belt. daypart forecast, a little warm as of noon. 93 degrees. not bad. not too hot.

throughout the remainder of the week into the weekend temperatures drop off. we're done with the 90s after tomorrow. you might just be missing them if you don't get outdoors today. let's check your drive. mike's here to help. >> i'm done with the 90s before they start. i like cooler weather. here we're down to the 50s, the upper 50s but coming down toward about 53, 54. as we see the orange kicking in for the alta mont pass, westbound 580 continued through livermore, then over the dublin interchange, this is a big deal. we see this slowing show up. i saw an accident reported to chp as you approach in your commute direction, that quickly cleared from the reports without much detail, we see the slowing here. we'll track that. i'll let you know if it sticks around. another east bay spot through fremont, a smooth drive for 880 past the truck scales. there's the sign that says dumbarton bridge is open. that's how 84 clear across the bay. across the bay, the bay bridge smooth as well. easy drive, no backup at the toll plaza, across the peninsula

101 south to palo alto, here northbound past the university and southbound into the south bay, very light for the peninsula drive. 101 and san jose northbound with the headlights. easy drive. we lost the picture. back to you. >> we'll work that out. it's 5:18. back to work for the top gymnasts including some who took part in the summer olympics. they are here to kick off their whirl wind tour. bob has a look at some of the athletes participating. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. members of both the u.s. and women's gymnastics teams that compete add few weeks baskç and for three months doing a tour which will take place throughout the united states, kicks off here saturday in san jose at the hp pavilion. you'll see jonathan horton. good morning. this is not competition for you.

and you're saying as far as the pressure it's not there, this is more fun. what can people expect when they come and see you guys? >> yeah, i mean, it's a lot of fun. this is the other side of gymnastics that people don't see. we are performers, entertainers and there are no judges, just having a good time dancing and throwing big skills. >> maybe you wouldn't be able to maybe attempt in the olympics? >> going to be a lot of different elements to the show and a lot of things you would never see in a competition. i think a lot of people should be expecting to be surprised. it's going to be really crazy, really fun and a different type of nerves. all we're nervous about we want the crowd to be excited and you know, really happy about what we did and not so much pressure of oh, man i got to hit this, i got to compete and do this perfect. it's having fun and getting the crowd into it too. >> when do you start preparing for 2016? >> probably right after this tour's over. we'll be getting back to the

gym, everybody's going to be spreading out going to their hometowns and back in the gym four to six hour as day getting ready for real. >> you spend so much time preparing. is there a letdown. you worked, performed, you compete. is there a letdown after? >> there has to be a little bit. you don't want to overwork yourself or burn out. but we have this time where we can have fun and go down, then bring it back up when we need to. >> we'll see you saturday at the hp pavilion. google kellogg's tour of champions. the hp pavilion. reporting live, bob redell. >> nice for tuesday kick it off. >> the fans here love gymnastics. they are big. 5:20. coming up, crews will be out. we'll let you know.

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>> welcome back everybody. a live look at the hp pavilion. all calm there but those u.s. gymnastics, the men and women, performing at the hp, doing nice things, showing their skills, taking it to another level. bob's report later on. >> shut the windows, fogging for mosquitoes tonight. 7:35 the area around holland track road northeast of brentwood will be fogged. crews are trying to prevent the spread of west nile virus. there will be ground fogging in mountain view. crews will fog between central

expressway, foothill expressway and north san antonio road. adult mosquitoes tested positive last week. the fogging is expected to take several hours. >> 5:24. tens of thousands of people still without power along the gulf coast, nearly a week after hurricane isaac. many in louisiana and mississippi and arkansas still waiting for power to be turned back on. more than 2800 people in louisiana still living in shelters. people have returned home to clean up and try to salvage anything left after a pretty tough storm. >> 5:24. want to check our forecast meteorologist christina loren. how are we looking? >> good for today. we still have the wild fire down in so cal. i want to remind everybody it's so hot out there and we'll see a little breeze today. elevated fire danger in our neck of the woods though we have been blessed when it comes to fires so far this summer. summer's not over yet. we have two to three weeks left.

bayside 80, at the coast 69 degrees. it's going to be comfortable at the beach and we've got changes on the way. tropical moisture surging to the north. that means thunderstorms and showers, we'll detail when if that's included in your neighborhood forecast. that's coming up. first i want to check your drive. mike's back and school's back in session. >> more kids joining us from the east bay this week, we're looking here, joining us on 580 westbound, we have at least less of a cluster of cars. things are starting to ease up as the accident did clear from the chp report. all of these folks to join them. slowing through the interchange. to the south bay for maps, a smooth drive. a live look out to the north bay shows you the volume of traffic not a problem for southbound 101 with headlights, northbound

there are some taillights, there are some folks there. >> i bet. thank you. still to come, we're hours from the kick off of the democratic convention. there is already an apology and coming from a top democrat. >> fire investigators trying to find out what caused that brass fire. >> and the study that shows why some products claiming to be organic may be a rip-off. have you heard of the new dialing procedure

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coast. thunderstorms and showers in the forecast. we'll tell you when coming up. >> and that big weekend of bridge closure did not go according to schedule. we'll give you the good news coming up. >> how about a live look waiting for the sun's arrival on this tuesday, september 4th, this is "today in the bay." >> good morning. thanks for joining us. 5:29. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> and i'm jon kelley. good morning. sadly, a san jose family recovering this morning after a trip to south lake tahoe turns for the worst. what was supposed to abmemorable day of jet skiing becomes unforgettable for the wrong reasons. marla tellez is following this story from our newsroom. she has that now. >> good morning. officials say the kazmi family had never been jet skiing when they took to the waters labor day morning.

after 30 minutes of riding all four family members were headed to the hospital. parents sufian and subia each hopped on a rented jet ski, each carrying one of their kids, a 9-year-old daughter and 5-year-old son. a half hour in police say the mother's jet ski crossed paths with her husband and that's when everything went wrong. at 30 miles per hour the two crashed, all four were ejected. police say the 9-year-old girl was air lifted to a hospital where she is being treated for severe leg and foot injuries. the mother and her son were taken to a local hospital with moderate leg and head injuries. the father is said to be relatively unhurt. police believe a lack of experience is a contributing factor. >> our marina owners do what they are able to pass along good caution to people who are riding these. but ultimately the responsibility rests with the operator and their ability to

control the craft. >> reporter: no citations have been issued and this crash could have been so much worse had they not been wearing a life jacket. each family member was wearing one. i mentioned the father sustained moderate injuries. officials say he has been treated and released. >> that is better news. thank you. it's 5:31. a brush fire that ruined the labor day weekend plans for thousands of campers still burning out of control. the williams fire has scorched more than 4,000 acres since it started sunday. right now it's only about 5% contained and could take another week and a half to get it fully under control. the fire forced people to evacuate over the weekend but no injuries were reported. investigators are working to figure out what caused a 150-acre fire in the east bay. that broke out yesterday in the hills between concord and

pittsburg near the concord naval weapons station. no homes or buildings were destroyed. >> a study may have you thinking twice the next time you reach for that organic apple or bananas. looking at recent studies they found organic fruits and vegetables may after no benefit. they give you lower exposure to pestici pesticides. in addition, organic foods are no more nutritious. >> a parking spot. today police will start cracking down on drivers illegally parking with a handicap placard. what's behind this new effort? good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. for too many people here in berkeley, this is just too tempting to pass up. and that is that he like to take a space up front. especially in downtown berkeley.

if you do that and use one of those disabled placards and not allowed to that could bite with you fines up to $1,000 and the placard could be taken away. parking enforcement officers starting today can now join police in citing drivers who use those thanks to a recent change in the law. parking enforcement officers can ask for i.d. and evidence showing that placard or plate is legally issued to the person. the chief is saying they need to keep these spaces available for people who really need them. reporting live in berkeley, christie smith, "today in the bay." >> this morning it is back to business at the dumbarton bridge. they are ahead of schedule, reopened last night after being shut down, crews replacing a joint on the bridge's deck. it's to better protect it during

an earthquake. caltrans thought the bridge would reopen at 5:00 this morning but they were on the job finishing 10 hours ahead of schedule. >> some skill and some luck. luck in that the weather and the work didn't cause barriers. >> work will continue on the bridge but caltrans points out no more closures. >> back to work. it is early. you're bright. >> thank you, jon, for that. i don't know. put it on the lower end. we'll tell my family that. looking behind me this might not be exciting but this is cars. car flow going across the dumbarton bridge or leaving here on the peninsula side. we get to the maps and show you how the traffic flows. here is the san mateo bridge which did not suffer slowing.

a light flow across the bay. astro valley, the westbound direction at the dublin interchange. a slower drive which cleared over to the 680-580 interchange. for san jose things are moving nicely. this is northbound 101 as you head up north of tully we see the volume. the sun's not even up and it's slowing, at least it's well lit. >> we've got about an hour before the sun makes it official arrival. i wanted to start with this live picture over the embarcadero which you can make out. those will be forced to the per fast again. thick pockets of fog are burning off early as well. temperatures are very comfortable, 58 in sunnyvale, 57 in san jose, and 60 degrees to start you out in fairfield.

look at your 40s, 46 degrees, the 40s have returned to the north bay, that's indicative of our shorter days and cooler mornings. you can see we stop the clock on future cast. you should push to the furthest inland. we stop the clock at 10:00. so lots of sunshine coming in early. a little hot, you might need the ac today inland but temperatures aren't too bad. 80 degrees bayside. at the coast about 69 degrees. back to you guys. >> 5:36. democratic national convention kicks off today. a look at who will take the stage and what's in store all coming up in a live report. >> we also find out today exactly what happened on the mission to kill osama bin laden. interesting stuff here. but it could land the guy behind bars. >> a live look outside from downtown san jose.

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>> welcome back everybody with the bay bridge toll plaza traffic starting to trickle in on this tuesday morning. mike inouye will be along to point out what's happening all over the bay. it's 5:39. the first hand account of the raid that killed osama bin laden is all set for release in a book despite threats of legal action from the pentagon. "no easy day" by one of the navy s.e.a.l.s at the compound. this book will open as number one on the bestseller list thanks to advanced sales. it has its share of controversy.

the department of defense has warned the author will face legal action for divulging classified information. >> the effects of hurricane isaac still being felt. officials had to drain flood water from a reservoir to try to save a dam that was in danger of giving way which forced evacuations downstream. workers have built a drainage ditch trying to divert more flood water. oil rigs in the gulf starting to come back to life after the storm meaning good news may be on the way, possible relief at the gas pump. the national average for a gallon of gas jumping eight cents over the last week. experts say it's starting to level off at $3.83 a gallon. >> the democratic national convention officially starts tonight. president obama will not be there, he's on the campaign trail. but his wife michelle will be.

tracie potts also live in charlotte with a look at some of the other big names this week. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. she will be here on the stage behind me. she checked it out yesterday. we're told that michelle obama will talk not only about the president from a personal perspective as only she can do, as a husband, a father, but also that she very much wants to talk about his accomplishments and this could be seen especially to the swing voters, undecided voters, those in battleground states because she remains popular so for the democrats they feel it's a good way to kick off this convention which starts tonight. there will be other speaker, a number tonight, including identical twins, the mayor of san antonio and his brother who is running for congress in texas who will introduce him. the mayor is actually a national co-chair high scho co-chair, julian castro, an up and coming democrat rumored perhaps one day for governor,

perhaps on a national ticket. he will have a featured role, the same one that president obama did back in 2004. meantime, when the democrats get together for the first time this afternoon, they have housekeeping to do, they have to approve the democratic party platform which includes raising taxes on the wealthy but not on the middle class. laura. >> certainly a lot to watch there. former president stayed away from the convention in florida, tracy. will former presidents be there in charlotte? >> reporter: they will. you know, we didn't see the bushes in tampa, we will see former president bill clinton here, he's got a featured role as a keynote speaker tomorrow. also, we will see former president jimmy carter, he's not going to be here but we're told he will appear in a video. >> always interesting to watch. thanks for the latest. >> keeping with the dnc, a california democrat apologizing for comments he made comparing the republicans election strategy to that of a famous

nazi prop pa gandist. the party chairman telling a radio reporter in charlotte, quote, they lie and they don't care if people think they lie. as long as you lie, joseph goebels, the big lie you keep repeating it. republicans immediately calling for an apology. burton known to be outspoken issuing a statement, pointing out he never used the word nazi but also that he humbly apologizes to any one offended. >> the london games may be over but the olympic spotlight shining bright in the south bay. bob redell is live by the san jose hp pavilion with more on the gymnastic tour and some of the athletes performing. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. you must be talking about the kellogg tour of champions, throughout the u.s., kicks off this saturday in san jose. you have members of the u.s.

women's gymnastics team and men's team. we have john horton here. you spend so much time getting ready for london, so much work and saying this next three months is what? >> next three months is going to be pure fun and awesomeness. it's going to be exciting for the gymnasts to perform and for the crowd to watch. >> the difference between performing and competing, how would you equate the two? >> we don't have judges this time. we're going to go out, have a good time and the pressure is off. pressure is on to not mess up in the middle of the big show, we want the crowd to enjoy, get involved. but you know, it's different. there's nothing needs to be too perfect. go out and go crazy and show our other side of our personality. >> you think the people at home or in the stands can detect that? is it obvious or are you trying things maybe you would not dare try in the olympics? >> there's going to be a lot of the things you would never see

in competition, that's what is great about the show. you get to see another side of gymnastics you don't see on tv or in competition. >> is there a level of experimentation, you know, in the preparation for this, maybe trying things that you might try to reveal in 2016? >> there's actually quite a bit of that. we're training for the show for i think two weeks straight, and so we're in there, we're playing around with new skills, what can we do that's got that wow factor behind it. and at the same time we might discover something that we'll use four years from now in rio. >> when do you start training for rio? >> right after tour is done. got to get back into it. >> how do you wrap your head around preparing for something that's 3 1/2, four years out? and you have to really be on it right from the git-go? >> i guess we don't wrap our minds around just because i mean, most of us have had the dream of being olympians since

we were 10, 11. it's normal to us so some people think it's crazy. worth it to us. >> it doesn't feel like that long usually. by the time you get to 2016 it feels like wow, it's already here. you want to put all you can into it and the time you have to make sure it's worth it in the end and you'll be ready. >> thanks, guys. >> no problem. >> thanks. >> the tour of gymnastics tour of champions kicks off in san jose at the hp pavilion saturday. you can google kellogg's gymnastic tour. reporting live, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> thanks, bob. >> definition of fun and awesomeness. that's what they bill it as. christina loren is here to bill us and fill us in on the weather. >> nice of bob to wear that suit, he doesn't want to show his guns. >> he has a 12-pack. >> intimidating standing next to him. good morning. temperatures look good.

we want to ask bob which way the beach is so he can show us. that's where the weather will be the best as we head throughout this afternoon. i want to start with this live picture of san jose. kind of a different picture than we had at this time yesterday weefrmt noticing a little bit more cloud cover here, it was a clear start yesterday but we have the clouds. and hence, cooler afternoon by a couple degrees. just about as warm as it was. this is san francisco, you can make out the lights in the distance. the clouds have lowered. you can't make out the embarcadero so the fog at its thickest between now and 8:00 a.m. after that we'll start to see clearing. 52 in san francisco, 58 in sunnyvale and 55 degrees in santa cruz to start. temperatures are going to be warm today. warm tomorrow. and then we fall below our seasonal averages, we get changes on the way courtesy of a ridge of high pressure that's going to pump moisture into the bay area throughout the midsection of the week. so wednesday and thursday in particular, we could get a shower activity. the best chance for showers in

the south bay over the western-facing mountains. great beach weather. this is probably the last day you're going to get 69 degrees in pacifica so head out there and enjoy it. 70 degrees in half moon bay when locals get hot. santa cruz. you can't take that hurricane but if you want to hit the beach, 75 degrees in santa cruz. yesterday was the last day for the hurricane roller coaster. look at the numbers, 85 in san jose, 84 los gatos and 72 degrees at room temperature later on in the city. as we head throughout thursday, showers south, friday nice dry air returns, 85 degrees. flew the weekend temperatures stay comfortable. if you want to make outdoor plans not as great this weekend, but still holding on to the mid-60s and the conditions will continue to deteriorate as we head into fall. fall, yes, lots of kids back on the road with their parents this morning, mike. >> that's right. hey, folks, remember, school

zones. kids are doing fine. 580, a smooth drive. through livermore, things slow down approaching the dublin interchange a. typical pattern now the earlier accident cleared and the earlier unusual slowing. north 680 shows slowing approaching 580 as well. we'll track that. no incidents but we'll watch the dublin interchange as general. about the time we see this burst of traffic heading here. 680 south through sunol moves through 101. san jose, right at the interchange, 101 picks up the volume and the slowing north of that 680/280 interchange on the top of your screen. slow from tully up and elm rock and clearing by the time you get to the airport. the traffic here. and then we catch up through palo alto. 101 moves along the peninsula again a good volume of traffic for 101 but no major slowing. the volume is the issue here. the dumbarton bridge, a live look, the toll plaza, well, it's open, the bridge is open. opened early late last night.

smooth drive across 84 and the san mateo, having no problem over the water. a smooth drive in both directions, here is eastbound coming over to the hayward side. back to you. >> here's something to ponder, mike, on your way to work into this morning. bay area home to some of the slowest commutes. antioch is the third slowest with the median drive over 36 minutes. 14, pittsburg at more than 31 minutes. and novato came in at number 22 at just under 31 minutes. tracy also made the list at number 7. >> going to the dogs, a special flight will land today, the passengers include three labrador retrievers, part of an exchange program through the group dog is my co-pilot. they go to the san francisco spca, now in exchange the jackson, wyoming group will take back six chihuahuas. there is a shortage of small

dogs to adopt in wyoming. my question is do they have enough scooby doo miles can they bump up to first class? >> three labs equal six chihuahuas. >> i guess that's the balance. coming up, inflation, guess what, it's hard out there, inflation is hitting the tooth fairy. how much cash kids are starting to rake in these days. >> and president obama returns to solyndra in a manner of speaking. fairy. [ male announcer ] the magic of nature blooms in every seed,

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>> 5:53, tuesday morning. a new health study snuffing out the idea of safe smoking. inhaling through a water pipe affects the lungs just as much as regular smoking. some dockers thought the water would filter out toxins from tobacco. researchers found that the smokers showed signs of increased wheezing, chest tightness and coughing. >> airline workers on strike. flight attendants for the german airline walking off the job earlier this morning because of a contract dispute. the strike will be having a major effect on flights nationwide but only a slight effect here in the bay area. just one flight out of sfo will be affected. lust ha times may be tough for families but that does not affect the tooth fairy. a study done finds parents were leaving 15% more money for each

tooth compared to last year. that translates to $3 per enamel with some kids receiving $20 per tooth. psychologist warn giving out too much could distort a kid's view of money and alter their perspective on the value of things like your teeth. >> wear them on a necklace. 5:55. one year since solyndra became a synonym for failure, scott says someone marked the anniversary. >> a year ago over the weekend one year since solyndra workers showed up for a regular day at work only to take their stuff home in boxes, someone marked it this waxt mashing up two names to the chair and the solyndra sign. the picture making the rounds on facebook. the obama administration of course symbolized by thmç chair criticized for lending money to solyndra and the way that the energy department arrange forward money to be paid back to

private investors first, before taxpayers. friday's release of the monthly jobs number will be an important arrow in some politicians' quiver. we don't know whose. chances are they will favor governor romney. the economy has remained poor under president obama's watch. wall street back to work after a long weekend. summer may not be over on the calendar but for traders. we expect volume to pick up accordingly. august very quiet. facebook shares hit all time lows friday following 5% to $18.06. facebook's changing the way it works with advertisers this morning. take a closer look at that in about 20 minutes. jon and laura. >> thanks. >> with all of that clint east wood talk about the chair i'm waiting for him to come without a signature line of furniture. make my day love seat. 5:56. what's happening outside? >> good morning to you. temperatures are going to be comfortable just about everywhere. we head throughout the day, you

will want to enjoy the beach conditions which will change as we head through the weekend. last great beach days today and tomorrow. 69 at the coast, 80 bay side and 93 degrees inland. today all kids are back to school, i believe that all of the sessions are starting today. so mike, we'll tell the true volume as it will shift this morning. how does it look? >> traffic tuesday and it's the day after labor day, a lot of folks took a couple days off so that is seeing a burst as we expected. as we talked about the burst of traffic and the dublin interchange an accident back on the reports, right there at the connector from west 580 to north 680. sounds like it's out of lane but a distraction. also an issuesh reports after deer hit here northbound right around crow canyon road. so you'll be seeing a crew heading there as well. watch for a traffic break. live looks show you a look at this, the bay bridge toll plaza has early backup here for all lanes, the metering lights are

on. to the north the volume is pretty good southbound 101, back to you. >> thanks very much. >> still ahead, workers in one city accused of taking advantage after program designed to help the poor. we'll explain coming up. >> the latest on the recovery of a south bay firefighter injured on the job. good morning! wow.

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