and christy's got her winter coat on for now. she'll likely be peeling it off later. 60 at the coast and the heat cranks tomorrow. your forecast in moments. >> meanwhile, we get started this morning. i have an accident. i'm tracking on the peninsula. a live look from athens, greece, where rioters continue to clash with police. a look at what it's all about coming up. good morning. thanks so much for joining us. it is 5:00 wednesday morning. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm jon kelley. developing news out of the south bay where a chef was attacked overnight while outside for a moment relaxing on his break. this all happened in front of the lost palpos restaurant. live in san jose now to tell us what happened.

good morning. >> reporter: jon, good morning. we're live outside the san jose police department. this crime still has many unanswered questions. in fact, the police department here, police say they're still trying to figure out if this man was shot or stabbed. as you mentioned, it happened outside los palapos restaurant on south side road after 11:00 last night. police say the chef was on his break when he was jumped. police arrived to find him on the ground with serious head injuries. he was taken to the hospital where his exact condition is not being released this morning. the lieutenant on scene says police are talking to witnesses trying to find out how many suspects they're actually looking for. >> the reports were that several males fled from the area. we're trying to determine if it was one or two suspects or more. >> reporter: this crime happened in area that has been plagued with violence. you may recall just last month a man was stabbed to death inside

the safeway store on story road. that safeway is only a half mile from last night's incident. now, again, no arrests have been made in this latest crime to hit east san jose. police say they're still trying to determine if this attack was gang related. live in san jose, "today in the bay." big safety changes are coming to a elementary school after a student was abducted. police will learn of those changes just a few hours from now. now, more details. gro good morning, bob. >> reporter: good morning, laura. police have questions about how this man was able to get on the grounds, grope a 9-year-old student and then abduct her from campus. this morning the superintendent and chief of police will meet with parents to address their concerns regarding changes.

parkside elementary has installled a new lock. gates, cameras. and all the principals in the district are reviewing safety procedures. police arrested a man on friday. the 25-year-old man allegedly followed this 9-year-old student into a school bathroom, globed her below the waist and then covered her mouth as he dragged her to a house a couple of block, away. she escaped by kicking and throwing rocks at him. >> she took steps followingth advice that her mother had given her about what to do if ever in a situation where somebody inappropriately tried to do something with her. >> reporter: the district attorney tells us that earlier in the day a school secretary escorted him off the campus because he was acting suspicious. he traveled to bay side where he allegedly asked a middle school student if she was a virgin. he also gave two boys there sips of vodka.

morasic was charged in court yesterday. he's expected to enter a plea to two felonies and six misdemeanors next week. reporting live, "today in the bay." the man accused of killing a teen will not be in court today as originally planned it he was scheduled to enter a plea today but decided to waive his appearance. garcia torres being held without bail. jury deliberations continue this morning in the trial of his father. he is accused molesting two family relatives. prosecutors say both were under the age of 10. christopher butler, the private investigator at the center of a scandal involving dirty duis and stolen drugs was sentenced to eight years in federal prison. nbc bay area was the first to obtain this undercover video, showing butler and the former commander in the drug enforcement team.

allegedly taking part in an apparent drug deal. butler admitted he teamed up with him to steal drugs from police evidence lockers and then sell them back on the street. he's willing -- he was willing to testify in court which garnered him a lighter sentence. he has pleaded not guilty when scheduled to go to trial in january. the search is on this morning for an armed gunman involved in a high speed shootout that shut down a busy freeway. the attack happened on i-580 last night. today in the bay's christy smith is live where police say the car riddled with bullets was left on the side of the freeway. christy, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, jon. a very strange situation. i just spoke with the sheriff's spokesperson. he tells me this morning they're asking for the public's help. anyone who saw this shootout take place. they think now it's possible bullets were actually flying from two different cars on the freeway.

this shootout happened last night around 7:00. ended up shutting down lanes on a two-mile stretch of 580 westbound while the chp investigated along with the county sheriff's department. what they know is a burgundy ford taurus was found shot up on the side of the freeway and abandoned. it's believed some people got out right after the shooting and ran possibly tworsd the bart station and they think a second car may have come and picked some people up on the freeway. the only description they have of the other car is that it was white. sheriff's deputies tell me they did call hospitals around the area to see if anyone was hurt. so far, they haven't found anyone that was hurt. reporting live, christy smith, "today in the bay." san francisco is reporting its first confirmed human case of west nile in seven years. the department of public health says the man who was stricken by the disease is recovering at his home. it's likely he was ineffected in

the bay area. this latest report comes amid what will probably be the largest west nile outbreak in the nation since that virus actually arrived 13 years ago. >> angry shoppers at mi pueblo looking to stop the chain from using a new federal program that checks the immigration status of its workers. they plan to rally at our lady of guadalupe in san jose at 4:00 this afternoon, and then march to mi pueblo store. organizers are vowing to boycott the store if m spa pueblo's owner does not change his mind. the company says that it only affects new hires. >> time to check the forecast. it's a hot one. >> yeah, it is, oddly enough. the first official week of fall. feeling more like summer. we have more of a climb to go in terms of where your temperatures are headed. so make sure you're ready for

that. especially if you live in one of the hotter cities across the bay area. you know what i'm talking about. the trivalley will be hot. it's something we're noticing this morning. mostly clear for now. that will not be the case much longer. you can see we're already dropping off in santa rosa to a half mile visibility. you can see from this white shading up and down the peninsula getting a lot more fog than yesterday. that fog is going to cool you off. however, temperatures dropping off one or two degrees from yesterday. it's going to keep high temperatures from soaring. tomorrow, off shore flow pushes that marine layer back out to sea. as a result, our temperatures soar. this is the last relatively mild day in the extended period. 75 degrees in livermore. comfortable at lunch. hot by 4:00 p.m. 84 degrees in livermore at the end of the day. in san francisco, a lot more sunshine on the way. hotter weather as well. that means you're going to get some great beach days. yeah, coastal residents, get

ready for that seven-day outlook. it's in my next report. 5:08. first, let's check your drive with mike. >> let me show you this close up. flow of traffic north, tail lights away from university avenue towards willow. southbound coming out of that same area. we're looking on the maps. we're talking about belmont. where we did have that issue. right around the belmont accident. we had an accident reported. it sounds lig s like it's just stuck in the mud. we're looking over here to 880. has cleared. no problems through union city. new inincident reported for the south bay. a disabled vehicle or maybe some debris. approaching winchester boulevard. i'll track that. we don't see any slowing yet. i'll let you know what thp tells me further. the flashing lights show you there may be a crew clearing

north of hyde street. it's 5:09. san francisco talks about shrinking apartment sizes. we're going to tell you what happened. plus what happens if you cannot pay your deficit? greece is finding out this morning. live pictures. p & go traffic. you can't always avoid it. but you can always do something nice for your car. chevron with techron. care for your car.

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welcome back, everyone. what a beautiful live look outside. san francisco all lit up. forecast showing pretty warm temperatures. how warm? we're going to keep checking in with christina. she is looking at microclimates. 5:12. the decision to build micro apartments in san francisco is on hold. the board says it's needs more time. the new meeting is scheduled for

november. the plans are on the table to alter current building codes to allow these units which measure 250 square feet total. that's 150 square feet if you don't approve bathroom space. supporters say this will provide affordable housing for tech workers but opponents say this will increase the city population which will ultimately strain services. overseas, we've been watching the streets erupt in violence in greece and spain. people there reacting to their government's austerity plans. scott mcgrunow. those people have a lot to use. so does the country. >> reporter: everyone does. they've grown used to easy credit. high pension payments. lots of government services. this is what it looks like when you take that away. 50,000 people joined a union organized march in athens. violence broke out. there a general strike there as well. and we are hearing about tremendous violence. these pictures just very new to

our newsroom this morning. 64 people were injured in a similar protest in madrid, spain. spain, greece, other countries are in serious debt. they're having trouble borrowing more money. because their interest rates are so high, no one will lend them money, at least not cheaply. that means something has to give. in this case, it's all the benefits the crowd got used to enjoying. curiously, germany, the most stable economy in europe, reported this morning it is having some trouble selling some its bonds. no doubt wall street will keep a careful watch on this situation. we'll continue with bertha coombs live at cnbc world headquarters. good morning, bertha. >> good morning, scott. yeah, basically that general strike called in greece ahead of what people anticipate are going to be some pretty dra kdraconia cuts to be announced by the government. in spain, folks are bracing for cuts as well. the markets watching all of

this. once again essentially the european crisis is what is setting the tone. it started yet, when protests in madrid got out of hand. some 5 dozen people were injured. 38 were arrested. the dow had its worst day of september falling 100 points to 13457. s&p also having its worst day, falling 15 points. the nasdaq had a rough day as well. falling 43 points to 3117. apple one of the big losers there. the futures again under pressure as we're watching that situation in europe. watching here for some housing data. so far, the housing data has been pretty good. yesterday, we had a pretty good case, you'll remember. we're getting new home sale numbers later on this morning. it has been five years since jk rowling last published the final installment of her harry potter series. she's back now with her first novel that actually is meant for

adults. a lot of adults read the harry potter books. this new one for adults called the casual vacancy. it hits stores thursday. 2 million copies ready to go. the largest print run of the year for the book group. little brown imprint is publishing the book in the u.s. it's already number two on amazon, scott, as far as preorders, but i'm not sure you want to let the kids read this one. i hear there's a lot of racy material in there. >> we'll have to take a look and make sure. thank you. says it will have to sell more stock. 5 million shares. investors hate when companies say that. new shares dilute the value of old shares. also, it raises a very big question this morning. why does tesla need more money? they snuck that announcement in at the time they announced new solar refueling stations. it is called a secondary offering. far bigger news than any refueling station. in a financial filing, they also said they will make fewer of

those model s cars. making about half the money it expected because of problems getting the proper parts. we will continue to watch this. we're continuing to celebrate birthday week. scott mcgrew, today -- >> according to all the balloons and crepe paper around my cutical. >> celebrations all around. >> now i'm a little bit older than scott so -- we're going to enjoy that. we also share a dressing room. that's where the real party will take place. >> i wasn't aware of that. this just in. >> hey, pg party. wherever you're waking up, we got good looking conditions for now. the fog is starting to settle in up in santa rosa so you'll find some deep pockets in there but it's not as wide spread as it will get. that will take place between the hours of 7:00 and 8:00. this morning, temperatures are

chris. we're at 54 in san jose. 52 degrees in gill roy. future cast is searching for low clouds. i think that's when the fog will be most vast between san francisco, all the way to freemont. getting some clarity at that point in san jose. all that fog pushes back out to sea. at about noon today, between 11:00 and noon. so we're going to hold on to it for a couple hours longer. your temps have dropped off a couple degrees. 84 degrees in santa teresa. if you liked yesterday, you'll like today. tomorrow, you might not like it. we'll get your seven day in just a moment. everybody's excited about those giants. they're back at it. doesn't really count at this point because they've already clinched the nl west. the last game the regular season tomorrow out at att park at 12:45. we all know they're going on hopefully to the world series.

97 on saturday. a look at sunday. downright hot. 98 degrees. you want to make your plans to either hit the pool, the beach or stay inside and listen to 98 groups because it's going to be hot that day. >> you've been looking at my play list again. over here to the south bay. 85 is moving smoothly. reports of debris. three boxes in the lanes. chp hasn't told me anything further. we don't have any slowing either. no traffic scheduled. plan on a little activity over the next couple of minutes. sounds like folks are getting by just fine. northbound would be your commute through san jose. 101 at 680 interchange, moving nicely. these yellows, speeds only at 60. coming over the water, we'll look at live shots out here. we'll look at city side. westbound 82. smooth drive here. we did have the flashing light here it as you're heading over to the east bay. no slowing because it's a light volume of traffic across that

span. easy drive as well through oakland. the earlier flashing lights. no reports any problems. between 980 and 26. maybe crews clearing from both sides. no slowing but those crews are now on the move in many spots it here you're on the move at the bay bridge. that's good. east shore freeway looks just fine, guys. back to you. >> thank you very much. experts say they're dangerous. tonight the investigative unit exposes a well-known problem to electricians and a secret danger to many homeowners. our chief investigative reporter has spent months digging into this controversy and the risk of the circuit breakers. >> when they work, you rarely notice them. when they don't, they can cause a dangerous fire in your home or business. tonight, our investigation shows you up close what can happen. known problems dating back three

decades. >> in my opinion, they are dangerous. >> experts estimate they're still in hundreds thousands of bay area homes. >> it does concern me. they should have been recalled. i think it's a huge problem. there are so many of them all over the country. >> he's talking about this circuit breaker. manufactured by federal pacific. one of the top sellers and en found in homes build in the 50s, 60s and 70s and 80s. >> what happens is it will not trip. >> just past 300. >> our investigation takes you inside this east bay lab where you will see how and why the circuit breakers failed. >> a minute and ten seconds now and there's smoke coming out of the breaker. there's definite smoke coming out. >> they go, and they start buzzing and jetting flame. it's unbelievable. i've seen it four times in front of my face. it could have killed me. >> it's a problem that consumer

product safety commission has known about for three decades. federal pacific is now out of business but. breakers remain in millions homes nationwide. tonight, our investigation will show you what happens. we'll also show you how to determine if the breakers on your home were manufactured by federal pacific. in the newsroom, i'm tony kovoleski. battling a wildfire near san diego. the details coming up. plus, a new plan to help you get around one bay area city. this one's ecofriendly. good morning! wow.

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welcome back, everyone. it's 5:24. a deadly california wildfire is on the move again this morning.

gusty winds as high as 40 miles per hour slowly pushing the large fire across rural sections of eastern san diego county. 11 homes have burned so far. at least one person has been killed. the fire has scorched more than 4 miles of land since it first ignited on sunday. so far, more than 1,000 firefighters have been able to contain about half of that flame. a new way to get around san francisco that is easier. scoot networks made its scooters available to the public. people can rent these scooters for a short time. little periods here and there. perfect for running around for errands. the first location will be mostly south of market neighborhood. users can sign up online and pay $10 to join. >> that hip little music follows you everywhere too. >> foot to hagot to have a helm.

today's not going to be that bad. by tomorrow, you'll start to feel the heat. then it really kicks in. hottest days in the extended period will be friday through sunday. today, 89 degrees inland. around 69 degrees at the coast. we're going to talk about what this hot trend of whether means for your fall foliage. when those leaves are going to start changing color. how's the drive shaping up? >> it's shaping up pretty predictably. here over in the east bay we have the dublin interchange, that orange just showed up. that's pretty typical about now as well. a new incident just reported on chp. we'll check to see if that's in lanes. a typical slowing pattern into livermore. orange where you're coming down toward 45 rather than 50. we'll get a live look outside.

the south bay starting to pick up. 101 at 680 northbound direction with the headlines is about the biggest slowdown we have. no big deal right now. it is 5:27. still to come on "today in the bay," an east bay school district subed after allegedly covering up sexual abuse. plus, neighbors jump into action during a san jose house fire. we're going to tell you what happened next. [ female announcer ] pillsbury crescents on their own are wonderful ...but add some ham and cheese ...roll them up in some crescent dough and tada, thursday is now...

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i. new this morning. a san jose chef is attacked while on the job. now police are looking for the people who sent him to the hospital. good morning. that story coming up. parents are seeking answers at a special meeting this morning after a 9-year-old girl was abducted from a peninsula elementary school. that story coming up. >> we've got a good looking day shaping up. a little warm in the extreme east bay. upper 80s there. we're talking 70s bay side. 60s at the coast. the heat cranks tomorrow.

your forecast is moments away. >> so is your commute. things are building on the roadways. i'll show you that incident i'm tracking on 580. show you how that livermore drive is affected. a live look over san jose. going to get hot during this week on this wednesday, september 26th. this is "today in the bay." it is 5:30 straight up. always happy to have you. i'm jon kelley. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. school officials will outline new safety measures being put in place after a student was abducted from park side elementary. details on what the school plans to do and how it plans to reassure very nervous parents. >> that meeting scheduled for 8:30 tonight here at park side elementary it a meeting with

parents, the chief of police and the school district superintendent to answer questions about friday's abduction of a 9-year-old student from the campus and what the school is doing to make the school campus safer. they've already installed a locked gate and as part a plan prior to friday, they will be installing surveillance cameras. >> reviewing the safety procedures, how to identify strangers. reviewing our standard practice which is everybody signs in, everybody wears a badge. >> police have arrested bradley morosic of san francisco. this 25-year-old man allegedly followed this 9-year-old student into a school bathroom, groped her, then dragged her to a house a couple blocks away. she was able to escape by kicking and throwing rocks at him. the d.a. tells us earlier in the day a school secretary at horroll elementary escorted him

off campus because he was acting suspicious. he traveled a mile to bay side stem academy where he allegedly asked a middle school student if she was a virgin. he gave two boys there a sip of vodka. he was charged in court yesterday. he's expected to enter a plea to two felony charges and six misdemeanors next week. reporting live, "today in the bay." the assistant head coach of uc berkeley's women's swim team is suing for sexual abuse she says she suffered back in middle school. 30-year-old kristin filed the civil complaint just yesterday. the lawsuit alleging negligence, fraud and emotional distress. saying school officials turned, quote, a blind eye to the abuse. even after learning of the complaint. she says she was raped more than 100 times. the school superintendent is not commenting so far on the lawsuit.

firefighters are keeping a close watch over a house that went up in flames. video was captured by a neighbor. three people were inside the house at the time. they managed to get out safely. the fire, however, ripped through the home's attic and the highly flammable wood roof shingles. neighbors helped put water on that fire using garden hoses till firefighters finally arrived. >> it's just a reaction, you know, one, to make sure if people are safe, everyone's out of the house. two, just, you know, try to save my neighbor's house. it's hard to think of losing your home, you know, whether it's 30 years, even ape year. but the most important, only thing going through my mind was the fact that all my family was out and everyone was safe. >> fire investigators say the fire started inside the garage. the homeowners have lived there for about 30 years and they say they plan to rebuild. this morning, we continue to follow developing news out of the south bay.

a san jose chef right now in the hospital after he was attacked while relaxing on his break. this happened outside of the los alapas restaurant on south bay road. live now with details. >> reporter: this all happened just about 6 1/2 hours ago. so far, no arrests have been made which of course means san jose police are still looking for the suspect or suspects wanted in this case. police were called to the scene after 11:00 last night. police say the first call was for assault and battery. that quickly upgraded to a weapons call. police arrived in front of the restaurant on south white road in mount vista to find a man with serious injuries to his head. he was lying on the ground in between the restaurant and the next door 7 eleven. police say he is a chef and was on a break when he got jumped. >> the vick tips at the hospital now were trying to determine if

he was stabbed, shot. we're not sure exactly. he's in very serious condition. >> the man was taken to the hospital where his exact condition is not being released this morning. police in the meantime, are trying to determine how many suspects they are looking for. witnesses say several males took off from the scene on foot, so they are tibing to speak with those witnesses this morning. the good news is they say these witnesses are forthcoming with information. so that means they're being cooperative. which isn't always the case in violent crimes investigations. i have a call in. i'm waiting to hear back. live at police headquarters in san jose. the teenage driver accused of killing a father and daughter in concord, we learned, may be changing his plea. he pled not guilty to felony

vehicle manslaughter. police say he was speeding through concord in april when he swerved, hitting the man and his two daughters. nuri and his 9-year-old daughter hadesa died. 12-year-old hanna suffered minor injuries. the nuri family says it will work with lawmakers to pass stricter laws for people involved in deadly car crashes. a memorial bench was unveiled. it will be placed at ignacio valley park. bart will hold a special meeting tonight explaining new ways it plans to handle public complaints and concerns about its transit police officers. the agency created an independent police auditor position and a citizens review board to monitor bart police officers. tonight's meeting will be from 6:30 to 8:00 at the richmond recreation center complex on mcdonald avenue. meteorologist christina loren points out mother nature

is not ready to release fall weather on us. >> we've got a good looking weekend. it's going to feel like summer. it's going to be perfect for that. as temperatures approach the century mark. and we're talking about a heat wave that extends into monday. then we get some stark changes. rain showers on the way next week. 55 degrees in liver moore to start. great looking day shaping up. it's going to be hot out here in the east bay where you're starting out in the 50s. you'll be in the 70s by noon today. and then by the end of the day close to 90 degrees. cool ocean air though. it's indicative wind speeds out of the west. west in fairfield. in livermore it starting to see winds shift to the northeast at the south end of the bay area. so what that means is between today and tomorrow our temperatures are going to jump by 5 to 10 degrees as off shore winds increase. 89 degrees today.

69 at the coast. we'll talk about how hot it will get in your city as we head through this heat wave. we're going to peak on saturday it looks like. those showers arrive next week. nothing says it better than the seven day forecast in my next report. let's check your drive. what's going on out there, mike? >> a lot of folks deciding to hit the road. likely even more. that's the way the commute works. 880, reflects that. a similar situation we typically see on a wednesday. we'll check other spots like the dublin interchange. smooth flow this morning. westbound is your commute drive. that's where we're seeing slowing here. additional slowing likely around el churo. accident off to the shoulder. that's where you see some slowing coming out of livermore as well. livermore entry. we have slowing towards north first and out of the pass. typical pattern off 205 as you come into the trivalley as well. live look shows you south bay builds in volume northbound 101.

give you a wider look at this area coming up. back to you. >> thanks touch. coming up, back on the campaign trail. both presidential candidates hitting the road in all those important battleground states. the latest in a live report. >> an explosion at a bart station. what investigators say caused it.

welcome back, everybody. wednesday morning. that's a live look at san jose's hp pavilion. if you're looking for shark action, not happening anytime soon. that nhl lockout still in effect. the good news, not anything guaranteed, talks are set to resume this friday. we'll see if they make progress. we'll keep you posted. it's 5:41. >> how about the campaign trail? the two biggest battleground states. president obama campaigns in

ohio today. romney there as well. both courting the buckeye state one week before early voting begins. tracie potts with what is new. >> reporter: good morning. keep an eye on ohio. it is as you know an important battleground state. that's why we'll see both candidates there today. president obama fresh off speaking to the united nations on international issues now turns to pressing domestic issues. as he holds a couple of campaign events in ohio today. "the washington post" says he has an eight-point lead in that important battleground state which means mitt romney may have ground to make up. he'll be there today as well. he's been talking about taxes. he's been talking about jobs. the jobs issue may not resonate as much with ohio voters because their jobless rate is actually less than the national average. watch the ads to.

the tv ads. a couple new ones rolling out today. the president will focus on mitt romney and the 47%. the people who don't pay taxes that he says romney simply dismissed. romn romney's new ad focuses on an area he wants to get more support, the struggling middle class. also watching close as the president is ahead by 4% in florida so you'll see some concentration there as well. laura. >> amazing to watch. thank you, tracie. iran in the international spotlight at the united nations. iran president ahmadinejad expected to address the u.n. national assembly. ahmadinejad says the nuclear program is being used for peaceful purposes but israeli leaders fear iran is building weapons of mass destruction and they're calling for delegates to boycott that speech. the search continues today for more victims of the speed freak killers. fbi agents were doing what they

call a site survey. it was the area where the remains of several victims were found earlier this year. no actual digging took place but agents used a backhoe to investigate the soil. two men were arrested for several murders in the 1980s. last month, he was escorted out of the prison to actually try to pinpoint the location of more remains. there was a high speed shootout. police are looking for the gunman that shut down interstate 580 in castro valley. "today in the bay's" christy smith is live near where that shooting happened. what did you hear? >> reporter: good morning. a sheriff spokesperson says they're asking for the public's help because they haven't been able to speak with anyone who was involved in the actual shooting even though there was gunfire out there on the freeway on interstate 580 last night.

and they found a burgundy ford taurus abandoned on the side of the road westbound on 580 in castro valley. the shooting happened last night after 7:00. that car taken into evidence. it may have paper plates on it. investigators tell me. which is making it a little harder to trace. what they do know is that someone opened fire, pose bring in a white car. that ford was hit several times. it's unclear if anyone inside the car fired back. but they tell me that people inside the car ran. maybe ran toward the bart station and got picked up by another car. chp and sheriff's deputies investigating. they tell me they've checked area hospitals to see if anyone was hurt in all this. so far, they haven't found any victims. reporting live, christy smith, "today in the bay." >> thank you, christy. christine loren joins us to talk about soaring temperatures this week. >> we have them to talk about.

a story to tell in the weather department. it's been pretty similar as we've had the past couple of months. hasn't been too extreme this summer. fire season hasn't been that bad. yeah, it's still going to be hot. i do want to refrain from saying that just yet. you really want to be on your best when it comes to fire safety. it's going to be hot. we're talking about triple digits. i want to start with a live picture over san jose. city hall looking good. we have some clouds overhead. they're going to clear quickly. look at this though. down to about a half a mile visibility in santa rosa. you'll see here where the shading is starting to develop, that's where we're expecting the fog to get the thickest. and through your interior valleys up in the north bay. temperatures this morning are comfortable to start. they're going to soar as of noon in the east bay. we're going to get a little bit of cooling particularly at the coast. 54 degrees in san francisco.

59 degrees in sunnyvale. we've got a robust on shore flow this morning. for us, that means the fog is going to hang around longer. temperatures will be cooler with limited sunshine for the first part of the day. high pressure really takes control. this guy is moving in quickly. it's going to clear our skies completely. we're talking about stellar sunshine. in fact, sizzling sun out in the east bay as we head through this weekend so 88 degrees today in livermore by sunday. 98 degrees. getting very hot rapidly. 95 on friday as we head through the weekend. next week, things really change. 91 degrees on monday. tuesday, you'll see clouds increase. starting to feel like fall. we get some showers late wednesday into thursday. we'll keep you updated on that forecast. let's check your roads with mike. >> pretty typical flow. typical build here for a wednesday. nice flow of traffic in the northbound commute direction. we're looking at 101 and 87. both from about the 680 area.

that stretch for both of them shows you the slowing coming down into the upper 50s, sometimes 50, as you're getting tworl towards the interchanges. over here in the peninsula, 101 moves smoothly. 92 shows some slowing. over from the peninsula side, we see that westbound, we'll pick up the volume a little bit. eastbound, you see that construction site. forcing folks over to the right one lane. i saw a lot flashing lights moving east. that was enough mood distraction to trigger those sensors. just a little slowing. over on the side, we catch up with the folks, and i've been watching for the flooding lights heading towards us. another truck in the back of somewhere there. another 10, 15 minutes and this completely clears. bay bridge toll plaza. this completely starts to fill in. no metering lights just yet. about 6:15, we'll see that really change, guys. back to you. >> all right. money versus safety. that's the debate in an east bay

city this morning. city of oakland discussing whether cameras make the streets safer or rake in dollars for the city. the debate took place at a public safety meeting last night at city hall. oakland police told the city there is proof that since 2008 collisions at 11 intersections in oakland have decreased. >> the police department's experience in terms of personnel, this is one way to help us as a force multiplier and be there at those dangerous intersections. >> local act investments roger jones says red light cameras don't make intersections safer. he believes extending the timing on yellow lights is what helps cut down on accidents. bart is releasing some pretty amazing video. showing an explosion earlier this month. this scene shows a flash and then people falling backwards along with a cloud of smoke there. we'll play this one again. if you look at the top of the screen on the right, you can actually see what looks like an

arc of electricity there. bart says the september 16th explosion was caused by some type of metallic debris beneath that train. it ultimately caused about $600 worth of damage. good news, nothing severe and no injuries reported. >> it's 5:50 now. apple co-founder steve wozniak wants to become an australian citizen. >> plus, using smart phones to open doors. we'll show you how it works coming up. those three little words: chevron with techron. care for your car.

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lay. the president obama spoke there briefly. ahmadinejad is scheduled to speak today, very controversial. of course, keep you posted on what's going on there as they are setting up for the day's events. we also have new pictures from nasa which shows the deepest corners of the universe. the space agency combined a decade's worth of hubble images to create a new picture of the universe. the galaxy so far, far away. the light being emitted is only one ten billionth of the brightness of what you and i can see. >> very impressive there. 5:53 now. apple co-founder steve wozniak says he wants to be an australian. woz telling an australian newspaper he's working on becoming a citizen of that country. apparently he like, s it a lot. he said one of the reasons he wants to move is the internet. we do have that as well. australia is in the process of

setting up a national brought band network that will allow australians to have high speed internet access within the next ten years. woz says he plans to keep his american citizenship as well. 5:54. another feather in silicon valley's hat. google now bigger than general electric. that's really an incredible growth spurt for a young company. >> google were a person, she'd knowledge be in the third grade. that's the number you arrive at. here, we see the google car being showed off yesterday. 245 billion. ge was founded in 1892. as google grows bigger, so too do its legal problems. a district court in brazil this morning has ordered the arrest of a google executive there

because the company has failed to take down a youtube video critical of the local politician. here's a still from that video. it would be unremarkable by political standards in america which violates brazilian law. a huge market, second largest economy in the western hem missphere behind the united states. take a look at this. using your smart phone to unlock the door at the office. they're taking it out and testing it out at sunnyvale's good technologies and at netflix. the technology developed by southern california's hid global. the company says the technology can be easily added to any new samsung smart phone. unfortunately, not the iphone because the iphone 5 lacks that new chip technology. those who tested it liked it because it allows them to open doors, log on to a computer, buy large in the cafeteria with something they carry with them every day. >> i'm always calling security, i forgot my badge.

no, really, this is laura. i anchor the morning news. 5:56. let's check in with christina loren. no problems with her identification i hope. >> no, i just hand out head shots everywhere i go. temperatures are looking good. we got 89 degrees. 69 degrees at the coast. it's been abnormally warm and so you're probably wondering why are the leaves still changing colors? it's because it has more to do with the daylight. the amount of daylight. our autumn days grow shorter. there's chemical changes. that's what makes the leaves change color. it's still looking like wednesday. it's still looking like good news for oakland. no slowing north toward the plaza. another live look outside. how things are shaping up.

across the bay, 101, a little lighter volume. northbound with the headlights past university heading through palo alto. another live look. north bay. southbound with the headlights it the curving approaching north padra road. no problems as far as the speed. back to you. >> very nice, thanks, mike. it's 5:57. still ahead, an oakland council woman accused of criticizing police at a recent city council meeting. a live look over the city by the bay. glorious look at old glory there all illuminated. it's 5:57.

a chef hospitalized after a break from work leads to a brawl outside of his south bay restaurant. we'll have a live report on the search for suspects and the search for some answers just ahead. pepper