police. why graffiti was scrawled all over the front doors of a local police station overnight. and let the frenzy begin. apple pandemonium was customers line up worldwide for the iphone 5. >> and they're doing it on a chilly morning. this last full day of summer and we've got a weekend forecast i think you'll like with some warmer temperatures. that's straight ahead. >> it may be friday but it's far from light. we have your backups and we're watching accidents in the east bay and the south bay coming up. and giving you a live look at the bay bridge, nicely lit up. traffic moving just fine in san francisco at this hour on this friday, september 21st. this is "today in the bay." good morning and thanks for waking us with us. it is 6:00. i'm marla tellez in for jon kelley isn't and i'm laura

garcia-cannon. we're just hours away from the final flight of shuttle "endeavour." the work horse of the nasa fleet is about to begin the last leg of its farewell tour and the bay area is the last stop before it reaches its final new permanent home. bob redell joins us from nasa ames in mountain view where thousands are starting to gather to say a final goodbye. >> reporter: good morning, laura. the gates just opened at 6:00 and there's a lot of traffic out here. people walking by, taking their cars in to get out there to the flight deck to catch what is going to be the sight of a lifetime. >> happy getting up at 4:00 something in the morning but to see something like the shuttle piggybacked on the 747, it's pretty worth it, i think. >> as soon as we found out about it, we planned and let his teacher know that we were going to be sick today, so -- of course we're sick today, miss

peter. >> reporter: now the space shuttle "endeavour" will piggyback on the back of a 747. this is the final victory tour before it ends up in los angeles. it will be doing flyovers overall the major science museums in the bay area. it will hit the golden gate bridge as far as a low flyover, roughly 1500 feet in altitude, heading south down the peninsula, eventually heading here to moffett field for another live flyover, over the runway. that's expected roughly around 10:00 and of course it's hitting nasa ames because it wants to pay tribute to the men and women who helped launch the shuttle program. it was here where scientists perfected the heat styles and also where astronauts came for shuttle simulator training. the gates just opened here. you cannot come in with your car unless you have a parking permit. if you don't have a parking permit, take public transportation. again, they're expecting several thousand people here at nasa ames to see this flyover.

you can track the progress on twitter. #spottheshuttle. reporting live here, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> we'll bring you live coverage at 9:30 this morning breaking into the "today" show. we want to see your photos as well. share them with us of the flyover. share them on instagram, tweet us @nbcbayarea or post them directly to our facebook page. you might even see some of your own photos on the air. as bob said nasa expects the shuttle to arooi here sometime between 9:00 and 10:00 this morning. stay with nbc bay area, we'll bring it to you live. coming up at 6:15 this morning, christie smith will tell us why the shuttle flight could mean delays on the roadways and at all three major bay area airports. new this morning, a person

out for a walk was struck and killed pby a car overnight in sn francisco. an adult man was walking near the intersection of bay shore boulevard and cesar chavez street when he was hit. the bay shore off-ramp from 101 was shut down several hours while officers investigated. the driver remained at the scene and is cooperating with the investigation. new video to show you this morning. protesters angry over a police shooting, vandalizing the mission district police station in san francisco overnight. officers tell us several dozen people took to the street about 10:00 last night to spray paint the word "killers" on the front door. station. they also broke a window you see there. officers say the group was protesting against an officer-involved shooting that happened about an hour and a half earlier. investigators say officers shot a suspected gang member, who pointed a gun at them. that suspect is expected to

survive. a loaded gun was recovered at the scene. tonight uc berkeley police will offer new details on a man who's been exposing himself to residents at the university village apartments in albany. those apartments are used to house cal students with children. investigators say the man entered a home there on monday and exposed himself to a woman and her children. now they have learned he may have gone into two other university village apartments in the past week. in all three cases the man pretended to be a maintenance worker appear claimed he was looking for the source of a water leak. village staff have scheduled a town hall meeting at 7:00 to give people more information about the crimes and the suspect. this morning a 78-year-old woman is being treated for serious injuries after she was hit by an suv and slammed into a building in san rafael. police say just after 5:00 last night a driver identified as a 55-year-old man, crashed through

a small diner and pinned the woman beneath that car. she was rushed to the hospital with serious injuries. the street actually had been closed to allow vendors to set up for a weekly farmers market. police say the driver was actually a vendor and was trying to navigate the crowd. so far police have not filed any charges against the driver and say drugs and alcohol were not factors in that crash. good morning to you, it is 6:06. let's get a look at the forecast with meteorologist rob mayeda who was in for christina. >> a pretty nice-looking forecast as we go through the afternoon. temperatures inland starting to warm up out around the emba embarcadero right now. patchy low clouds around parts of the bay. cloud-free inlane and our temperatures dropped off overnight. mid-40s outside. the sea breeze not quite as strong for our inland valleys. that's going to allow more 80s to pop up as we head towards the afternoon. right now the thickest of the fog right there, santa rosa. visibility down to a quarter

mile. as the shuttle flies in, patches of low clouds around the bay but as we head towards 10:00 things start to clear up. during the day you'll see high clouds coming into the afternoon and some coastal fog lingering during the day. inland temperatures towards 3:00 and 4:00, there you go, back into the mid-80s inland, mid-70s san jose, 60s san francisco. tomorrow looks warmer. upper 80s inland, cooler to finish the weekend. starting to get busy out there at 6:07 in the morning. even on friday we have your commute. look at the maps. tri-valley, west 580 really jams up around 1st. this is more severe than normal on a friday because of an accident on the eastbound side. but it's at the center divide so folks in the commute direction are seeing that and that's causing spectator slowing right near the interchange. south bay, south 85, still reports of one, maybe two lanes blocked by an earlier accident. we don't see any slowing but that is congestion on the

northbound side likely to start because of the volume of traffic. 101 slows north of 680. a new accident 880 at brokaw just reported. i'll bring you those details as they come in. there's moffett field. bob talks about the interchange. watch ellis, moffett and 285 for congestion. here's 101 north with taillights away with us. southbound with headlights picks up volume but speeds hold up, guys. back to you. [ phone ringing ] >> no, that is not your iphone ringing, it's just a reminder that apple's iphone 5 goes on sale today. this morning crowds are already lining up for the latest apple upgrade. for a look at all the iphone 5 hype, yes, we want to check in with our business and tech reporter scott mcgrew. he is live at appear's los gatos store. oh, look, brought to us in an iphone. you see that? nice. >> of course, of course.

good morning to you. there are about 150 people in line in los gatos at this point. as we take a live look, they are all just getting ready. they are doing the polishing on the windows, getting everything ready to go. the big iphone sticker is up. they're getting everything ready to go for an 8:00 a.m. opening. and the new iphone with the bigger screen and the faster chip and the faster connection as well. now, the 150 people in line, meaning there is a guy at the absolute end of the line, we talked to him just a short time ago. you are the absolute last guy in line, at least for now. do you think you'll get an iphone. >> there's a good chance. maybe 150 people or so in front of us. >> reporter: why now? why not last night? >> why didn't i come last night? because i wanted to sleep. >> reporter: which makes perfect sense to me. we don't know exactly how many iphones they have. nobody is going to tell us these

sorts of things but we think it's pretty good. as all of the staff begins to assemble and things become to get going, ladies, here in los gatos, open at 8:00. we'll have full coverage throughout the day. >> perfect. i think they're getting that spot you pointed out too. thanks, scott. it's 6:10. of course in other parts of the world the wait is over for the iphone 5. apple's founder, steve wozniak, got his new iphone in brisbane, australia, overnight. he's there for a big business forum and ended up being seventh in line. customers in singapore and hong kong poured into apple stores by the hundreds. the iphone is also being launched in japan, the u.k., canada, france, germany and all across the united states, including new york city, where apple fans camped out overnight before finally being able to go in and get their phones. look at that guy, i got it, i got it. >> it's like he won the lottery. >> he did, marla.

he did. for a lot of people it is, it's really a frenzy out there. we're of course going to continue to check in with scott as well locally. 6:11. coming up, will a former school superintendent get to unload his luxury condo on south bay taxpayers? we'll tell you what the school district has decided just ahead. >> reporter: and do you have your viewing spot yet? thousands of people expected by the golden gate bridge today to try and see the space shuttle fly by. i'm christie smith. coming up, we'll talk about that, plus the warning the chp has for drivers. and it's b.a.r.t.'s birthday. not simpson, but our good old rapid transit system. but the birthday gifts are going to you. how you can get a ticket to ride for free just ahead. and giving you a live look. that's just a nice shot of the south bay. san jose all lit up on this friday at 6:11. stay with us.

so grand this morning, history in the making as space shuttle "endeavour" prepares to fly over the bay area. the once in a lifetime event will be quite a sight for spectators, but it may also be a headache for people trying to drive to work or fly in and out of bay area airports. christie smith is live at crissy field. a great vantage point for today's shuttle fly-by. any takers yet, christie? good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, marla. happy friday. you know, we keep having joggers run by asking me what time is it coming, what time is it coming and i really don't have an exact to the minute time but i can tell you this is going to be absolutely amazing to see the space shuttle fly by the golden gate bridge on the back of a 747. i just spoke with one man who tells me that in his lifetime he actually saw two space shuttle

launches. he hopes to see this retirement, i guess, if you will today, and he'll have a lot of company. thousands of people expected at crissy field, fisherman's wharf, the embarcadero to view it between 9:00, 9:30, 10:00. the golden gate bridge span will be open to traffic but it is expected to be slow. the chp warning drivers not to slow down or pull over on the freeway or, worse, try to drive and watch it fly by. that man, originally from florida, says that he will try to watch it. he describes what it was like to actually see a launch. >> it's an experience that you will always, always remember because most people have never seen it. they don't realize -- because it's at a great distance for the most part. they just in awe of the ground literally shaking. and if you have ever been on a ranch around bulls and they're running for the water hole but you don't see them, you know they're there because the ground is shaking.

it's kind of the same feeling, but much, much more. >> reporter: now, if you have a flight today, something to remember, there's actually a no-fly zone around the shuttle, so it's likely that your takeoff and landing might be delayed. that between 8:30 and 10:30 but that will be adjusted as the shuttle arrives. reporting live in san francisco, christie smith, "today in the bay." >> as she just mentioned, the shuttle "endeavour" expected to fly over between 9:00 and 10:00. some special viewing events are at nasa ames, moffett field and the chabot center in oakland. or just watch it live here on nbc bay area. a police department vajts e i -- vandalized overnight. police say the vandalism was in retaliation for an officer-involved shooting earlier in the day. that suspect in the case is expected to recover.

the iphone 5 goes on sale at 8:00 here in the bay area. fans have been lining up at apple stores around the bay area, including a store in los gatos, just to be among the first to get one. 6:17. handing it over to the lawyers. santa clara county's board of education has asked its attorneys to look into what the legal options are for buying back an $800,000 condo that was purchased by a former school superintendent. charles white bought that condo when he was hired back in 2008 using a school district loan. he still hasn't paid back the loan and now says the condo has lost too much value to sell it and break even, so he wants the county to take the condo back and just take over the loan payments. the board will hear the recommendation from its lawyers in october. 6:17. getting a job in california isn't getting any easier, but employment in the bay area is on the upswing. this morning government officials will release august

employment records for california and its metro areas. because of its booming tech industry, the bay area has been the strongest regional economy in the state. both the south bay and the san francisco regions in recent months have posted the fastest rate of annual employment growth in the entire country. meantime, economists at ucla released a report yesterday predicting california's economy will rebound even more slowly than previously anticipated. 6:18. the white house is set to announce plans this morning to put construction of california's bullet train on the fast track. earlier this week the federal government gave the green light to start building the first stretch of the high-speed rail system. the approval referred specifically to the 65-mile leg from merced to fresno. now the white house is set to announce plans to expedite permits for the rest of the route through the central valley from madera to bakersfield. construction is set to start

next year. just about 6:19. rob mayeda in for christina loren on this friday. we were just talking about how stunning the view is going to be of the shuttle but what about the fog? >> the weather is for the most part cooperating. we've got some patchy low clouds. as you've been talking about they delayed the flight to account for some of the fog breaking up post-sunrise. the good news with that is we're getting clearing skies but it is chilly outside in some parts of the bay area. the santa clara valley mainly fog-free. those are midlevel clouds coming in from moisture off the pacific and it will make for a pretty nice sunrise coming up in a few minutes from now. let's show you the temperatures around the bay area. waking up to the low 40s in the north bay. down to 41 in santa rosa. that's cold. we may get close to the upper 30s in a few spots, mid-50s inland. as the sea breeze is still out there, just not as strong as earlier this week where we had winds up to 30 miles per hour in

fairfield. just a breeze reaching those inland valleys. we're going to be warming up into some mid-80s today action upper 80s tomorrow and in terms of the fog and low clouds, what's left of those should be breaking up right around mid-morning. the source of the high clouds you're seeing is coming off a system that will pass by to the north as we go to the weekend. another sign we're getting closer to fall, the storm door starting to appear here on the pacific satellite view. nothing out of this system will come our way with rain but it's a sign we're seeing a change of seasons as we head into the weekend. there you see clearing skies around the bay around lunchtime and still some fog on the coast and high clouds drifting on by for the afternoon. mid-70s san jose, low 80s south of san jose into the tri-valley. we'll see numbers in the mid-80s around pleasanton. 70s and 80s into the north bay. 66 san francisco. tomorrow now actually the warmest day we'll see this week and then things cool off. a few extra clouds getting out of the weekend into early next week. might be. you know what, it's friday. we talk about friday being a lighter volume of traffic so we

have a lighter backup at the toll plaza. still, 6:20 in the cash lanes, likely to see metering lights in the next few minutes and it will really kick in. on the maps we're seeing a smooth flow down the east shore freeway. here at 580 westbound, we had an earlier accident at harrison which is cleared from the roadway so this is sorting out and more traffic is flowing into the maze. a new accident over here on the approach, 580 westbound around macarthur is off to the shoulder but just watching because we don't like clusters of accidents. we have clusters of cars. it's the commute and right here things are clustering up around 1st coming out of livermore and the altamont pass. all these folks are flooding over to the dublin interchange. south 880 at brokaw, an accident blocks two lanes. the slow down from milpitas down into the vicinity for 880. the rest of your northbound routes, a pretty typical build. smooth up the peninsula. we're looking at another live

shot coming over from the east bay, this is approaching the peninsula for 92. folks, if you're crossing the bay area bridges, you might be able to see that shuttle. again, defensive driving. keep your eyes on the road and watch the people around you. if you want to see pictures, we'll post them for you. back to you guys. >> thanks. 6:22. it is someone's birthday and to celebrate, the cake, the ice cream and tickets are on them. b.a.r.t., bay area rapid transit, is turning 40 this month. today and tomorrow b.a.r.t. will be handing out $40 vouchers for free dikts. next week the agency will be giving free ice cream and bundt cake at most of its stations. >> doesn't look a day over 30. well, maybe some of the seats. coming up, the giants tip their caps to alex smith. we'll tell you how the giants dugout is lending some hometown support to the niners quarterback. [ woman ] ring. ring. progresso.

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whether it's helping a nonprofit provide safe, affordable housing within the city, supporting an organization that's helping kids find jobs and stay in school, or financing the expansion of a local company that's creating healthier workplaces, what's important to the people of the bay area is important to us. and we're proud to work with all those who are making our communities stronger. welcome back. giving you a live look at the palace of fine arts on this friday morning. if you happen to be there a little bit later this morning, chances are you can look above and you'll see shuttle "endeavour" flying over nearby the golden gate. the time is 6:25. >> we'll have more on that coming up. olympians will also be cheered at home plate during tonight's giants game. the ceremony will honor 35 past and present olympians, including

cal beckrkeley graduate nathan adrian and five members from this year's women's water polo team. the giants host the padres starting tonight at 7:15. you can watch that on our sister station, comcast sportsnet. niners quarterback alex smith is getting some love from the san francisco giants. >> for good reason. we told you yesterday smith was nearly fined $15,000 by the nfl for wearing a giants hat to his postgame press conferences. well, giants, look at them, they're coming out in full force to let smith know, hey, they have got his back. check out sergio romo. manager bruce bochy also sported a niners cap, so the fun is continuing. >> and brian wilson tweeted this. alex, moon walk your way down market street with an sf hat and lombardi trophy and i'll take care of the fines you rack up. nice offer. the 49ers tweeted alex smith

appreciates all the support. they also created a twitter hash tag, sfunite. you'll see the 49ers/giants out out there. it is 6:27. still ahead, a red state candidate searching for some blue state funds. the daunting path for mitt romney as he travels to the bay area on the heels of a campaign controversy. plus, iphone 5 frenzy. we'll check in live on the lines of people stacking up outside apple stores hoping to get their hands on apple's latest gadgets. and a live look outside. hp pavilion coming to life itself with folks out there on the roadways this morning. speaking of the roadways, we'll have a look at the morning commute and help you get out the door if that's where you're headed this friday morning. 6:27.

damage control. a presidential candidate's pitch to the bay area after a string of controversial campaign

comments. plus will apple's supply be able to keep up with apple demand. we're live as anticipation builds for what could be a record debut for the new iphone. a live look outside. look at that sun coming up over the bay area. it's friday morning, september 21st. this is "today in the bay." good morning to you and thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> and i'm marla tellez in for jon kelley. just hours from now space shuttle "endeavour" will make its historic final flight, passing right over bay area skies. between 9:00 and 10:00 "endeavour" will arrive in the east bay, then head up to the golden gate bridge and then down along the peninsula, piggybacking aboard a 747 jet. anticipation is building. here's a live look right now from nasa ames at moffett field in mountain view where you can

see plenty of people. in fact an estimated 8,000 to 10,000 people are expected for a viewing party later this morning. we will have live team coverage of this historic flight coming up in just a few minutes. and "today in the bay" will cut into the "today" show later this morning to show you the low altitude fly-by live. now to decision 2012. this morning republican presidential candidate mitt romney is heading to the bay area for a private fund-raiser. his running mate, paul ryan, mean tile, is new orleans. both ryan and president obama are speaking to the aarp national convention today. nbc bay area's brian mooar joins us live with a look at the campaigns today as well as a new argument over president obama's comments on immigration reform. good morning. >> reporter: hi, laura. mitt romney catching these fund-raisers in san francisco in the bay area, very important right now because he ilagging behind the president in terms of money on hand that can be spent

in these key battleground states. and at the same time he's falling behind in the polls in some of these key battleground states. the latest nbc news/wall street journal poll shows him behind five points in a couple of these states. one of them is wisconsin. that is the home state of paul ryan, his running mate. they were hoping to keep that state competitive. well, yesterday both romney and president obama were talking about immigration. there was an opening for romney to attack after president obama expressed his frustration to get anything done on immigration reform. >> and the most important lesson i've learned is that you can't change washington from the inside. you can only change it from the outside. >> the president today threw in the white flag of surrender again. his slogan was yes, we can. his slogan now is no, i can't. this is time for a new president. >> reporter: romney is sounding tough but he's also toning down his message notably. he's had a couple of tough

weeks. he's trying to get a bounce coming out of the convention. it hasn't happened yet. so there is clearly a shift in focus right now for the romney campaign. laura. >> thanks so much, brian. meantime, we are learning president obama will be back in the bay area for another fund-raiser on october 8th. no word yet on the specific locations the president will visit. [ phone ringing ] is anyone home? no, they're probably all waiting in line for the iphone 5. the new iphone is calling and right now people all over the bay area are lining up to be among the first with a brand new shiny iphone 5. scott mcgrew join us live in los gatos with a growing crowd out there. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, and growing k as well. we've got panera bread has shown up. they're catering this, giving coffee and rolls and whatnot to the apple faithful out here on santa cruz boulevard. over here, they are working on this iphone 5 sign.

they had it up once and decided it wasn't quite straight enough but there you see as the signs go up as they eagerly await the opening of the store, which according to our official apple timer is 1 hour and 25 minutes away. one thing to realize the most exciting thing about the apple 5 is this lte connection. keep in mind, it's going to be different compared to what carrier you're using. if you're using verizon, you'll get this very high-speed connection, marla an laura, everywhere. at&t's lte connection actually quits a couple of blocks that way. isn't available in several bay area cities as well. livermore, half moon bay, san rafael. sprint not at all. so do keep in mind depending on what carrier you have, your reaction to how fast this new iphone 5 is will be different. >> scott, did you actually get one? are you getting one? >> reporter: nbc offers free

cell phones and they offer free blackberries, so i debated back and forth. >> i get a free blackberry. >> reporter: i think i gave away something. so do i get the free blackberry or the expensive iphone. so far i'm going with free. you do get the $10 cable, though, right? >> yes, yes. >> reporter: not that either? that's right, laura doesn't because she lives so far down south. what about the car? do you get the car? >> all right. we'll check in with you later, buddy. we love it actually if you would share your pictures of the iphone 5 frenzy with us on instagram use #nbcbay area. you might even see one of your photos on the air. plenty of apple fans are bundled up because it's pretty darn cold. >> low 40s in a few spots this morning. we had some clearing skies which

really allowed our temperatures to drop off. right now looking across the bay, just patchy low clouds. speaking of the temperatures, it's the north bay where numbers have dropped off. 51 in sunnyvale, 54 san francisco. oakland down to 48 degrees. the sea breeze is out there reaching into solano county but not as strong this afternoon. that's why the temperatures will come up later today. here's good news, visibility 8 miles or better through the entire bay area right now. we will see patchy low clouds around bay bridge approach into hayward through 8:00 and 9:00, then clearing skies mid-morning as the shuttle flies in and mostly sunny conditions inland but patchy low clouds will continue to hang out on the coast. mid-70s inland around lunchtime. 80s on the map out towards the tri-valley and areas south of san jose for the afternoon. low 70s for a brief time even around oakland today. so tomorrow fall gets started but temperatures warming up for the start of the weekend, turning cooler early next week. we're looking over here, this is the volume of traffic

really kicking in for 101 at 680. we'll show you on the maps what we're talking about. the slowing from 680 heading up towards 880. also just north of there we see a thumbs up, that's good news. the bad news is it was an accident that has cleared and that's why we have all that backup coming down toward montague expressway. things are slow heading south in towards san jose and continuing down towards 280. we'll get a live look outside. the bay bridge toll plaza is looking like the metering lights are on. what's that? those are those low clouds rob was talking about so we're watching for those to clear hopefully in time for us to see that shuttle. you know what, when it does come through the area, there will be a distraction. it will be visible because you don't have any sort of curtains in the sky, aside from clouds, so you will be distracted. be careful, plan ahead. >> or just turn it on. 6:37. still ahead, a sticky situation leaves san francisco police with an itch they can't scratch or

shake off. and a young oakland boy is shot while he is sleeping. we're going to upat a time you on his condition this morning and tell you why doctors may not remove a bullet that's lodged in the boy's body. ♪

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prompting a health check for rangers and others who work there. state public health officials want to survey yosemite workers to confirm they have not been exposed to the deadly virus. so far two workers tested positive, but not for the deadly strain of that disease. nine people who spent time at the park this summer have been infected and three have died. a trio of san francisco officers are on disability leave this morning after coming down with a severe case of poison oak. the officers actually got into a scuffle with a homeless man with a tree branch on golden gate park on september 9th. as they tried to arrest that man, they ended up wrestling him to the ground right in a patch of poison oak. it is 6:41. coming up, a young boy shot while he was sleeping. what police are saying about his recovery and a possible motive for that crime. plus san francisco opening up its gates to the space shuttle "endeavour," but will the weather in fog city make it too tough for you to see the historic flight?

we've got live team coverage just ahead. an iphone 5 frenzy. a live report on the long lines for apple's new gadget as the clock counts down to what could be a record sales day for the tech giant. [ male announcer ] with all your car does for you, he really wants to hear those three little words: chevron with techron. care for your car.

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increase in violent crime. a young oakland boy remains in serious condition this morning after being hit in a drive-by shooting while sleeping in his bed. doctors say it was just too dangerous to remove the bullets lodged in luis hernandez's liver, but believe the child will make a full recovery. someone opened fire into his home on macon road in east oakland yesterday morning. the bullet hit hernandez, piercing his lung before lodging into his liver. police are looking for the shooters. investigators say they believe the family was targeted but won't say why. this morning we're learning there will be no charges filed against a man who started a major fire at an east bay gas station. it was all caught on surveillance video. you can actually see the car backing right into the gas pump at a station in martinez. the pump immediately caught fire. police say it was an accident and the driver likely pressed the accelerator by mistake instead of the brake. incredibly, though, no one was

injured in that crash or fire. 6:45. good morning to you. the talk of the day is that space shuttle "endeavour." i know, rob mayeda, you've been taking a look at the forecast for that. >> staring so closely at the forecast. so far things have been looking pretty good. just patches of low clouds out around the bay bridge toll plaza, the approach there, and out around the marin headlands we've got a live camera there. what a gorgeous shot that is going to be manage up right after 9:30. you've got the pretty sunrise view there. folks already staking claim to the best viewing sights and have their telephoto lenses ready to catch the shuttle "endeavour." going right over the golden gate bridge at 1500 feet sometime after the 9:00 hour. of course live coverage right her on nbc bay area the moment the shuttle gets into our airspace. let's show you another event coming in in san francisco. that's the place to be today. the giants' magic number three. they won, dodgers lost. game time temperature of 60 as they take on the padres, 7:15

this evening. it's chilly outside. you see the folks up in the marin headlands bundled up. we've got some 40s and 50s, a little bit of a sea breeze but not so strong as the last few days. mid-80s today, even upper 80s in reach for tomorrow afternoon and those patchy low clouds should break up right around mid-morning. another thing you might be seeing, especially around the south bay, some high clouds coming in off the ocean. we'll see a few of those as we go through the afternoon and you can see the patches of low clouds across the bay. clearing as we heads towards 10:00 and 11:00. more fog on the coast, high clouds coming in at times for the afternoon. 76 degrees for san jose, mid-80s around morgan hill an gilroy, mid-80s out toward the tri-valley and even upper 70s and 80s around the north bay. 66 in san francisco, close to 70 in oakland. tomorrow as fall begins it will be the warms day in the forecast. then we'll see a few extra clouds and cooling temperatures next week.

mike, the visibility could cause folks to slow down on the roads. >> plan ahead, folks. we'll talk about where you can see the shuttle and also give folks some notes about what not to do. here you're not going to be slowing as much for south 880. the accident has cleared and so has the slowing, so distinguish news, fist bump right there. we're looking at a smooth drive but slowing on 680 and north of there. over at the airportness 87 starting to bog down north of capital an really bogging down. 85 in the last five minutes shows speeds coming down into the 40s so there you go for your south bay build. live look towards fremont, southbound side of 880 coming toward me with the headlights past the truck scales. heading down toward mission, that starts the slowing. peninsula side moves smoothly, 10 one just north of willow. traffic starts to bunch up a bit. also through san mateo a heavier flow of coming. no slowing across the span of the san mateo bridge.

there's your commute direction across 92. there is some haze in the air and the camera shakes a bit. hopefully that will improve. thanks, mike. this morning the story you'll see only on nbc bay area, the parents of u.s. ambassador christopher stevens sat down for an exclusive interview after returning from washington where president obama honored their son in a special ceremony. stevens was killed last week when protesters stormed the u.s. consulate in libya. his mother and stepfather sat down with nbc bay area yesterday for their first on-camera interview. they tell us their son was active and outgoing with a hunger for learning. they also say what set him apart was the way he interacted with people. >> he wasn't the kind of diplomat to sit in the office and attend receptions and just be a formal person. he was a man of the people. >> i'm perfectly aware that there was danger, but there was danger among is it every place

he went. >> stevens' parents have set up a memorial website for friends to post remembrances. that web is rememberingchrisstevens.com. 6:50. we are following a developing story out of pakistan this morning. a pakistani television reporter says his driver was killed after police opened fire on a crowd of protesters. the crowd was torching a cinema in the northwest city. officials say the group was demonstrating against an anti-islam film produced in the u.s. that ridicules the prophet muhammad. a california judge has also issued a critical ruling on that anti-islamic video today. in a ruling issued yesterday, the court said the controversial film can romaine on youtube. an actress featured in the video had sued to get the video removed saying the actors were tricked about what the film was really about. her attorney plans to continue to fight to get that video taken

down. [ phone ringing ] nope, that's not your iphone ringing, it's the sound telling you apple's iphone 5 goes on sale just over an hour from now. this morning crowds are already lining up for the latest apple upgrade. for a look at all the iphone 5, let's check in with business and tech reporter scott mcgrew, live at the apple store in los gatos. but you're not alone out there. good morning, scott. >> reporter: no, i'm not alone. we've got more than 200 people in line for this, the iphone 5. you can finally see it in store windows. we have the black bun there, we have the white one here. people have come up to the window and practically licked the window. we're talking about a bigger screen, a faster chip, possibly the world's worst maps, all in the iphone 5. we have video out of al o palo . this is the line in palo alto. and then in los gatos, the line runs down santa cruz about 200

people i would say last count. grew from about 80 this morning who slept overnight. one of the guys who slept overnight is jesse. jesse, come on over here. you have been here how long? >> i think 22 hours, i think. >> and you are what number in line? >> five. >> ladies, i want you to see jesse's phone. this may be an explanation as to why he has the desire for the new iphone. it's -- this is a motorola st, it? >> samsung. >> scott, be nice. >> reporter: at&t, the verizon, the sprint iphone will cost you a heck of a lot more than $20 but does a heck of a lot more as well. coo doors open at 8:00. we'll have more coverage at 11:00. back to you. a lot of excitement over there. as well as the countdown to a history-making moment right here in the bay area.

thousands of people starting to gather to watch as the shuttle "endeavour" will swing through the bay area during its final sli flight. we have a team in place. let's begin with bob redell live at nasa ames in mountain view where thousands are already gathering to say a final goodbye to "endeavour." >> reporter: good morning, laura. nasa ames is expecting 8,000 to 10,000 people out here. maybe two to 300 people are here waiting for the gates to open up so they can get out to the flight line. at 8:00 they'll have a speaking program. one of the original "endeavour" astronauts, steve robinson, is scheduled to speak. at roughly 10:00 is when the space shuttle "endeavour" pic piggybacked on the 747 is supposed to do a flyover. i was just talking to someone at nasa ames, they're saying it could be as low as 200 to 300 feet, which would be quite a sight. you've got a lot of people out here who have been following the

shuttle people since it started. you've got a father and his few kids. why was it important for you to be out here this morning? >> well, it's a once in a lifetime chance to see the space shuttle come over the bay area, so -- >> reporter: are you pretty excited? >> yeah. >> reporter: did you bring your camera, i assume? >> i see the cameras out here. all i have is my cell phone camera so this is going to have to work. >> reporter: have fun out there. they were initially saying you need a parking permit. though i got in without a parking permit so it's sounding like it's more first come, first serve. the shuttle is expected to enter the east bay around 9:30 this morning. so if you're in walnut creek, that would be a good spot. it's also flying over a lot of the major science museums, chabot, the lawrence hall of science. the golden gate bridge. another low flyover expected there. heading south down the peninsula finally here to moffett field. again, rough time of arrival here, around 10:00. from here it's south to l.a. to that museum where it will be on

display eventually. bob redell, "today in the bay." whether you're trying to spot the shuttle, chances are it's going to affect your day. christie smith is live in san francisco with what you need to know about the impact today's shuttle could have both on traffic, on the roads and also up in the skies. christie, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. i just spoke with a man from the east bay who got out of his car here at crissy field with a huge camera. he said he didn't want to take a chance. in his opinion the shot is of course the shuttle going right by the golden gate bridge. he said he did not want to miss it. and people are starting to show up here at crissy field where thousands of shuttle watchers are expected along the embarcadero, fisherman's wharf, basically anywhere you can get a view. the bridge span stays open during this low flyover but traffic is expected to be slow even though that's not the best place to view. the chp warning drivers not to be distracted, trying to drive

an watch or even pull over on the freeway. they don't want you to do that. now, i spoke with one man originally from florida who's excited about this. he told me he's seen two laumpl launches. >> of course when you see it take off, it goes up and it turns. a lot of clouds sometimes in florida so it can disappear fairly quickly into those clouds. but it's an experience that you will always, always remember. >> reporter: something else to keep in mind, if you have a flight of your own today at any of the three major bay area airports, there is a no-fly zone around the shuttle, so you may be delayed taking off or arriving. it would be between 8:30 and 10:30 but that will be adjusted as the shuttle gets closer. before we go, i wanted to show you this group that's gathering on the rocks over there. a lot of them have cameras and chairs. we've seen people come out with binoculars. they are certainly ready to see it. reporting live at crissy field, i'm christie smith, "today in

the bay." so the $64,000 question is will san francisco's famed fog keep you from seeing the shuttle flight? rob mayeda has the answer. >> i think the folks here and at edwards air force base have been watching the changes in our weather and that's the reason why the flight into the bay area did get pushed back after the 9:00 hour. now, christie smith had that view over the golden gate bridge area. the shuttle expected to go over that region about 1500 feet. even though we have patches of low clouds, visibility overall in the bay area, not too bad. we're seeing patches of low clouds around the bay bridge toll plaza, down into hayward this morning. so at 9:00, some patches of low clouds at the san mateo an probably dumbarton bridge too. but as we go through 9:00, 10:00 and 11:00, skies are starting to clear as dryer air starts to mix down and we get improving visibility fblt out at moffett field, take a jacket. it is chilly out there this

morning with mostly clear skies. that's going to be an amazing view, but one that could slow you down if you're not prepared for it. if you come out of the waldo tunnel, you come out, look up and there's the golden gate bridge. oh, this thing, it's a plane and something piggybacking on it. yeah, the shuttle coming over the golden gate bridge. here is the iconic bridge itself. now, even more of a factor coming out of the city as you travel north, you may see that coming right toward you because that may be the flight pattern. so if you are encountering that, just continue along your way. enjoy the fact that you've experienced that, but focus on the road. chp warning folks do not stop, do not slow down and watch for others. drive defensively today, folks. we'll give you a look along the peninsula. here we're looking south toward mountain view. here's 101, here's the silhouette for hangar one and the other harngs thengars there. bob showed you all those folks lining up. let me show you how we're talking about traffic flow. here's 101 for the area, typical

northbound traffic flow for the morning commute. also just off 101 and 85, there's moffett field, we'll circle it for you. 101, 85, 237, all may see the shuttle pass very close to the freeways. the off-ramps into mountain view will get very crowded starting now in through the morning because of all the folks heading there. be prepared for slowing and don't stop on the roadway. plan ahead. we're giving you plenty of time, an we'll show you the picture as well. >> and we want to see your photos of this event. share them with us, the flyover pictures onnin stagram, tweet us @nbcbayarea or post them directly to our nbc bay area facebook page. you might even see some of your photos on the air. nasa expects the shuttle to arrive here in the bay area sometime between 9:00 and 10:00 this morning. so of course stick with nbc bay area. we'll break into regular programming to of course bring it to you live. so many