a college student killed on the chico state campus. a while fire burning deep for in yosemite. how firefighters are pushing back against the flames, now just feet away from one of the bay area's big effort water suppliers. last morning commute on the bay bridge as we know it. we have all of the details before crews shut it down to put the finishing touches on the new eastern span. a mild start to wednesday morning. plenty of 60s in the south bay. we're in the 50s to kick off your wednesday up in the north bay. warm day headed our way. your full forecast in moments. we have a good patch of fog. i'll show it right now at the golden gate bridge. hidden in the fog. the warning that chp's giving us. look out for what you can see right here. >> foggy there at golden gate bridge. is it foggy in the south bay in live outside. san jose in the distance. plenty of cloud cover high

above. checking forecast on wednesday, august 28th. this is "today in the bay." good morning to you. thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> good morning. i'm marla tellez in nor jon kell kelley. firefighters trying to hold the line against a growing and stubborn while fire burning into yosemite. this morning at least 280 square acres are charred. that's the size of san francisco, san jose, and oakland combined. 31 homes and 80 other structures burned. more than 4,000 firefighters battling the flames. 20% of the fire is contained. full containment likely won't come for a few more weeks. >> firefighters beat back the flames, more and more people who live in the immediate area are being forced to pack up and leave. "today in the bay" mary ann

favro joins us live where dozens are waking up this morning. >> reporter: good morning. there are 91 people at this shelter this morning. fire crews say they made some progress overnight. but as you mentioned, the fire remains 20% contained. and right now, it is threatening more than 4,000 homes. so, many of the people who were evacuated last night came here to the american red cross shelter in sonora. linda sales says the smoke was so thick near her home near pine crest, she packed up her dogs and headed to the shelter. now anxiously to learn if the fire consumed her home. >> i left behind a lot of things and hopefully they'll will be. but i don't know. when i come back. >> reporter: about 90 people are staying at shelter. some staying in their own trailers and rvs.

the fire has destroyed 101 structures. 31 homes. environmentalists are also concerned about the impact the 184,000 acre fire will have on the old growth forest here. some of the pine and cedar trees are more than 300 years eeold. if they burn we won't see a forest like this again in our lifetime. within the next two hours, helicopters will be back out here dropping water on the flames. also firefighters today plan to develop more burn lines, that will help prevent the fire from jumping over. they especially want to protect tuolumne city, one of the most populated areas in the region. >> not to mention all of the animals running for their lives as well. as the wildfire pushes deep for in yosemite, it's burning within 300 yards of the edge of the hetch hetchy reservoir. a photo taken by the associated

press photographer at hetch hetchy. it's hazy up there with smoke from the wildfire. water experts are testing water every hour at different points. so far, it's still pure. that's because the pipe that brings water have the reservoir is 260 feet below the surface. all of the ash on the top could take weeks to build up near the pipe. keep in mind, the bay area has a six-month emergency supply of water ready to go. san francisco, menlo park, east palo alto, burlingame and mountain view get water from the reservoir. san jose gets 3% of its water from hetch hetchy. >> more coverage of the yosemite while fire including a look how smoke could impact your labor day weekend if if you're in tahoe or reno.

firefighters in fairfield trying to figure out what sparked this grass fire that spread to a neighborhood yesterday. wins really quickly carried embers into a marry goal drive. two homes destroyed, three others damaged. 200 firefighters on scene trying to put out the flames. the red cross taking care of families displaced by the fire. new, a student at chico state is dead after a tree limb fell on her on campus. authorities say she was sitting beneath the tree with friends yesterday when the branch came crashing down. the branch was about 14 inches in diameter. school officials say the tree was inspected before school started and didn't raise any red flags. ann arborist will inspect other trees on campus this week. new video into our newsroom of a house explosion in southern new jersey. you can see from the chopper

video the blast levelled the home. firefighters sprayed water on lingering hot spots. no word on whether anyone was hurt into today is the last day to drive across the bay bridge as we know it. tonight at 8:00, the bridge will shut down completely while crews put the finishing touches on the new eastern span. >> check in with mike inouye live in studio with more on the shut down. >> good morning. i'm sure you might have heard about it, we've been talking about it for months. the bridge going to close for five days so crews connect the new span to the toll plaza over on the east side, oakland side. and the yorba buena island, mid span, the west oends of treasure islandon. for more on the closure, christie smith out there live on treasure island. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. we drove in from the oakland side this morning. there's a huge fleet of heavy

duty construction vehicles ready lined up to complete last link of the new eastern span of the bay bridge. it's foggy here on treasure island. i want to step aside so you can look at it yourself. lights from the tower down to the incline on the oakland side. next week, we'll be able to drive on it. what's happening tonight between 7:00 and 8:00, the chp will start rolling traffic breaks at the entrances to the bridge. 15 connecter ramps in all will close down for the next five days. contractors building the new span will realign lanes on the oakland side and yorba buena island with the new bridge. b.a.r.t. will run 24/7 to help out. ferries increase their service as well. there's a winery on treasure island that's hosting three weddings during the closure. guests have to get a pass from caltrans to drive in or shuttled in from the san francisco side. what a spokesperson told us about the most likely scenario for the opening.

>> the bridge will open when it's ready and right now the schedule is showing 5:00 a.m. on tuesday. >> reporter: okay. when the new $6.4 billion span does reopen, the first cars to cross will be a chp motorcade followed by a procession of old cars that were built around the time of the opening of 0 the original bridge in 1936. for more ways how to get around, look at nbcbayarea.com. we've got all of your options there. mike, back to you. >> thank you. beautiful view behind us. at the last of the views we'll take like this. full screen, let's me explain, we'll get this angle from our camera. you see taillights traveling over from left to right. that's the incline. the lower deck you see with headlights, they'll both be on one level. the span closer to us, active once the bay bridge reopens after the change as we talked about, the reroute. that's the change will happen. to the maps, things are smooth

up to the bay bridge toll plaza. the toll plaza packed in, happened 5:50 when things started to stack up. slowing down the east shore freeway on the approach. alternate to the south san mateo bridge. folks slowing as you pass 238. there was a disabled vehicle. a number of vehicles reported añ center divide. slowing kicked off and that continues towards san mateo. the highway 92 connecter there. highway 84 the dumbarton bridge. if you're coming from the south, choose that one, it will be less traveled than 92 which is suggested around a street. the san mateo area more crowded, millbrae, san mateo, redwood city because of the folks headed toward the bridge. a crash at tully is cleared. isolated towards 680 and 880. as we skip back up over to the city, smooth drive through the city and into it. golden gate bridge, fog and issue north bound 101 across the

golden gate bridge, a stall reported. chp is helping out. we have fog here. paint and as fault have to cure and dry. we're looking at the forecast for this weekend. >> a lot of people planning on that holiday as well. the weather's going to be nice this withieekend, mike. taking a live look. san jose, cloudy conditions. you can see layered stratus clouds. sunshine coming through. 60 in concord. 60 oakland. 60 in san francisco. temperatures are looking good for today. hour by hour forecast, take it to your futurecast. fog factor. we stopped that clock at 8:00 when most will be out on the roads for the commute to work. good fog over the bay bridge. that goes for the golden gate bridge as well. you might have to use wind she'll wipers as we have a compressed marine layer. by lunchtime, 1:00 p.m., clear

conditions over the greater bay area. that means if you can get out today, comfortable conditions in santa cruz, 75. 80 san jose. 87 in concord. we'll have that labor day forecast. plus a look at rim fire from space. the latest images from nasa up next. back to you. 6:11. has the crisis in syria reached a breaking point? what a united nations envoy is saying this morning about evidence of a chemical attack and how it could prompt u.s. military strikes as soon as tomorrow. wall street keeping a very careful eye on that. the latest business headlines. is it turning into ban jose in the bay area's largest city takes aim at styrofoam and sugary drinks. it's not just soda. why whole milk could be included.

6:13. bay bridge slues down -- shuts down tonight. crews connect the eastern span to the toll plaza and the tunnel on yorba buena island. the new span officially opens by tuesday's commute. more than 4,000 firefighters in tuolumne county battling the rim fire. the fire's burned more than 280 square miles and it is still growing. the good news, firefighters have been able to hold a 20% containment. u.n. inspectors in syria discovered evidence in the chemical substance in the steak that killed hundreds of civilians last week. the u.s. state department there is strong evidence assad is responsible. the uf.n. says any military trie must have approval of the u.n. security council. wall street not sure what to do with the syrian news. >> this adds to the pressure

investors are feeling. >> right. good morning. oil prices are up, gold, too, as investors look for safe spots. debate is, will this be like kosovo where it was over and done in a couple of weeks or will air strikes drag other countries into the fight? wall street does not like that uncertainty. as you point out, it was uncertain about things like the fed's easy money policy. "new york times" website back up and running after the site was taken down, not by attacking it directly but fooling technicians in australia who handled the internet traffic. hackers gained some access to san francisco's twitter but did not take it down. it was by anybody's standards a clever and sophisticated hack attack. new words have been added to the dictionary this morning. yes, twerking is one of them. the oak ford online dictionary has added a number of words,

according to its blog post. rather than talk about twerking, which is far too cliche, we'd look at other words. >> good. >> here we go. mooc, help me with that one, laura. >> michelada. >> last one, flatform. >> mooc, massively open online course. college courses kids take. and michelada a beer with lime and tomato juice. what's that thing in the morning? >> bloody mary. >> and a flatform the chunky shoes that have about this much sole to them that women wear, plats forms that are flat. >> scott mcgrew. >> and twerking. >> thank you.

we don't need to see any more. >> i won't say i looked it up. i didn't know what twerking was. >> i knew i didn't want to know. >> i 15 a demo. i'm not going to do it. >> as long as the bears aren't involved either. >> 6:17. san jose on its way to getting a new nickname. ban jose. >> a lot of people talking about it. first styrofoam containers, now sugary drinks and sodas. the thing is it's not just soda that could be subject to ban, people are talking about this, whole milk could be banned as well. >> reporter: it's not as simple as banning soda alone. it would include whole milk and fruit and vegetable drinks as well. now this proposed ordinance is working its way through the city's legislative process. the so-called soda pop ban would keep soda, even diet soda, from sold on city property or city-hosted events. among the list of beverages not

allowed are sports drinks that have more than 42 grams of added sweetener per 20 ounces, fruit and vegetable drink that have added sweeteners and include mill thak has more than 2% fat. the ordinance composed by the councilman. he cites obesity epidemic as his moats vation for the ordinance. the city cannot stop obesity, it can do its part to help. a vocal opponent of the soda pop ban says it's not their job to tell people how to live. he wonders how far reaching it would be and if it could cover places like the s. -- s.a.p. center. >> they want us giving our children whole milk. but he thinks i shouldn't. who do you think i should listen to? >> the reality is that over 60% of adolescents have one soda a day.

so, it's about public awareness. >> reporter: the proposed ordinance will go in front of the rules committee today here at city hall. that meet willing start at 2:00 this afternoon. arturo santiago, "today in the bay." >> that debate not over. meteorologist christina loren new york debating about the weather because it's going to be a nice day. >> i prefer san jose's other nickname, man jose because of the engineers that live here. santana row on a tuesday night. live look. beautiful bay bridge. you can see low clouds starting to drop off. what a pretty bay area we live in. comfortable around the bay at immediate coast but you might have to drive through fog and drizzle. 60 in san francisco. 59 san mateo. 63 now in san jose. cool conditions this morning. we have wind playing a factor. south west sustained at 23 miles

per hour in fairfield. two competing weather systems. high pressure as the dominance feature throughout the next 48 hours. temperatures are going to stay rather warm. see the microclimates play a factor. at the coast, expecting 60 and 70s. 70s and 80s around the bay. look for 80s and 90s today. everybody wants that weekend forecast. city by city highs. right around 3:30, highs coming in. 89 in livermore. 78 fremont. 80 here in san jose. seven day outlook including that labor day holiday. temperatures are comfortable for just about anything on monday. barbecue weather's what i like to call it. coming up, you might want to take your family somewhere besides tahoe as we get into the weekend because of the air quality alert. driven by the rim fire. i'll give you alternatives in my next report.

first the drive with man jose's mike inouye. >> sometimes you know when we do these goofy things we have silly names. man jose, cool. bay bridge toll plaza a nice flow of traffic. backup is there because of the metering lights are on. heavy volume building over the last few. folks off the 880 overcrossing and the berkeley curve jamming in there. toward the roadways, i want to show you expecting more flow of traffic down this area. folks not because they're trying to get romantic and take the last drive across the bay bridge, folks trying to pack the last day of full work in across the bridge and taking a lighter day or telecommuting thursday and friday. hopefully everybody has a plan. 7:00, avoid the bay bridge. a disabled vehicle at 980/580 interchange. slowing away from the maze but it's cleared up. that stall is over on the shoulder. we'll take you to the tri-valley.

look at speeds through the area. a nice smooth flow. 580 at the top of the screen, toggle between the orange and yellow. slow down because of the disabled vehicle. big rig in the slow lane. south bay. northbound 101 crash at tully cleared from the roadway. slowing still from 680 up to 880. volume bills for 87. north 280 boggs down at transition for 880 and 17. that will be a typical congestion point as we see most mornings throughout the fall. over the san mateo bridge, 92 approaching foster city. 101 a build there. interchange is okay but it's going to get more crowded as the bay bridge closes. this is one of your alternates. we'll look another live look toward the north bay. we see southbound 101 smoothly past the curves and towards lincoln avenue. richmond/san rafael bridge your

alternate to the bay bridge. more traffic through berkeley. classes are in full swing. >> 6:23. san francisco gets competition in the race to host the olympics. which city making the podium more crowded. and look at this. dancing in the dugout. what prompted this burst of ballroom dancing during the giants' game in colorado.

san francisco appears to have new competition in its bid for the 2024 olympic games. a washington, d.c. d.c. nonprofit announced it's raising money to smithubmit a bid for t summer games.zgh fibe other cities are in the running. hunter pence hit a monster home run yesterday against the rockies. clears the left field stands and slams off the bricks, 476 feet away from home plate. that's the long effort home run of the season in all of major league baseball. the next batter, panda, he goes deep to left center. the first time the giants have hit back-to-back homers this season. >> this is one of the best parts of it. one of the most unique handshakes caught on camera. once back into the dugout, he and pence showed off moves.

the fist pump, elbow tap. what follows next, salsa dance. quick, quick, slow. the giants went on to beat the rockies, 5-3. >> that's not first time they've done that. they've had to have practiced. >> there you go. >> 6:27. honoring the dream. how the nation's capital is celebrating 50 years since martin luther king's famous speech. a live look at bay bridge. it will shut down for five days starting at 8:00 tonight. ♪

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power secure on target ringing the opening bell for wednesday august 28th. this is "today in the bay." good morning. 6:30. i'm marla tellez, in for jon kelley. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. the united nations' envoy to syria says evidence suggests some chemical substance was used last week, killing civilians. missile strikes on syria could start tomorrow, according to senior military officials the u.n. envoy says any military strike on syria must have u.n. security council approval. the state department says, it is crystal clear president assad was responsible for last week's deadly attack. it killed hundreds in damascus. vice president biden went have been used. britain says it will put forward a resolution condemning syria for the attack.

>> closer to the holiday weekend with labor day around the corner. meteorologist christina loren, good morning. >> good morning. we've got a good looking day shaping up. temps in the 60s now for most of the bay area. 50s out there. napa, santa rosa, you might need your coat in the outlying areas. san jose, livermore, low 60s. take it to your hour by hour forecast. stop at clock at 9:00. expecting low clouds from san francisco through oakland over the bay bridge, golden gate bridge. coming in from marin county might have use windshield wipers with reported drizzle in the area. noon, temperatures comfortable. we are going to see that fog clear quickly. sunny conditions up and down the coastline. clear for today. 89 degrees inland. bay side 81. coast, 69. it's not going to be the best weekend for campers up to tahoe. air quality alert because of the

rim fire. if you want to hit big sur, a beautiful within along the central coast. 70s during the day, lows in the 50s. foggy morning. it will be really nice. morning drive with mike inouye. >> good morning. first of all, apologies to folks at home, it's not a great view but i moved the camera-wsu'd so quickly, reports, there it is, the smoke over on left side of the screen pluming up into the mid screen area. flashing lights. fire crew just arrived. this is the report north 101 north of marsh on the area just past the university, we have this van fully engulfed in flames here. i see a lot of black smoke. fire crew arrived on scene. bunching up over the last two minutes in the northbound direction. watch for that passing by university. start to hit the brakes as folks pass by marsh. i'll try to get a better angle. no reports of injuries.

fire and distraction could be an issue as far as traffic flow. another live look outside. other side of the bay heading toward 101. san mateo bridge, smooth drive westbound with taillights, no problems. heavily traveled as it's an alternate to the bay bridge to the north closing tonight. starting at 7:00, avoid the area around the bay bridge if you can. to the maps. talk about the flow of traffic through the tri-valley. smoother drive through dublin and interchange 580. livermore, bunching up, also 84. 680 smooth think through pleasanton and sunol. smooth drive through the bay bridge toll plaza. 580, interstate 880, east shore freeway, the bay bridge toll plaza has a big backup. as we talks about, you can use that after 7:00 p.m. tonight. avoid the area. folks heading in for the last full day of week, telecommuni

telecommunicating. the country will commemorate 50 years since martin luther king, jr. delivered his most famous speech. >> free at last. free at last. thank god almighty we are free at last! >> today's 50th anniversary honored all over the country and especially our nation's capital. march through washington, d.c. and speeches from three presidents, of course president obama but jimmy carter and bill clinton. dr. king's family will be there for the commemoration. an emergency test, new mrj si telephone notification from a new vender. the current system was scrutinizes after the fire in richmond last august. some received alerts late. others not at all. starting at 5:30 tonight, people who live near four refineries

will start receiving calls. tests run through 7:00 p.m. if you haven't signed up, you u)sq to do and. a link on our website, nbcbayarea.com. a new report claims african-american boy racially profiled by police in oakland. the oakland-based nonprofit the black organizing project analyzed police reports from 2006 to 2012. black boys made up 3/4 of all juvenile arrests in oakland third of the city's under 18 population. the group will present its finding in a news conference with the aclu. also present the report tonight at 6:00 with the oakland unified school board. 6:35. closing arguments expected to begin in the dirty dui trial of a former contra costa sheriff's deputy. stephen tababe on trial for conspiracy, wire fraud and exportion.

he's accused of helping private investigator christopher butler arrange dirty dui arrests for the husbands of butler's clients. prosecutors say those arrests were intended for leverage in divorce cases. butler's serving an eight-year prison sentence and testified against tababe in the trial. a roster, drive, but what they don't have is enough helmets. >> a struggle right now trying to get funding for the equipment. >> the safety gear struggle that could sideline a high school football team in san jose. a live look outside from south bay this morning. cloudy start to our day. making way for a nice summer day. 6:36 now.

welcome back. 6 at 39. bay area students headed back to school. classes resume at fremont unified and walnut creek, dublin unified and moraga. also returning in san mateo, foster city, san carlos. >> no helmets new york shoulder pads new york football. what 20 football players at gunderson high school in san jose facing unless they and parents can raise $5,000 to get new equipment.

more people are trying out for the team this year but there's not enough new gear to go around. if players can get the money for the equipment, they will be cut from the team. coaches say that's not good for the football program. >> they want to play. when you've got kids that want to get off the streets and do right and partake in a sport, you have to cut them, release them, let them go, it hurts you. >> talking about an off-site car wash. the season begins next saturday. >> let's hope the community rallies around them. a student killed by a falling tree limb at chico state. we'll tell you what happened before the freak accident and if other trees are at risk for falling. a house levelled by an early morning explosion. new details as crews search through the rubble. >> worries on the stock market about syria, about the only stock doing well oil. we'll take a look. taking a live look at the golden gate bridge, fog. that goes in for most of

san francisco. the sun is out. going to warm up the top layer. i'll let you know how warm it will be. we have that new nasa image of the rim fire from space. i'll show it to you coming up. watching the fog there, but the smoke here. this is 101 through palo alto up past marsh. our eyes on this car, van fire i should say, blocking a lane. the latest from chp as well as fire crew on scene. [ marco ] i'm a student at devry university. and this is my home team. this is my large lecture hall. this is my professor. and also my coach. this is my booster club. this is the guy who's graduating ready for a great career in technology. [ male announcer ] in 2012, 90% of devry university grads

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new this morning, a student at chico state is dead after a tree limb fell on her on campus. authorities say she was sitting

beneath the tree with friends yesterday when a branch came crashing down. the branch was 14 inches in diameter. the tree was inspected before school started and didn't raise any red flags. a local newspaper reports ann arborist will likely inspect the other trees on campus this week. a new detail about a house explosion in southern new jersey. you can see from the chopper video the blast levelled this home. firefighters sprayed water on lingering hot spots as authorities searched through debris. no word on whether anyone was hurt. firefighters trying hold a line against a growing wildfire burning deep for in yosemite. 288 square miles are charred the size of san francisco, san jose and oakland combined. firefighters battle the flames, more and more people in the immediate area are being forced to pack up and leave. >> "today in the bay's" mary ann favro joins us live at a red

cross shelter where dozens are waking up. you said under 100 people are there? >> reporter: yes. about 91 people here overnight. some in tents, some in their own rvs, and the rest inside in the shelter. fire crews say they did make some progress overnight. but this is a massive while fire. this morning it is now 23% contained. it has scorched more than 184,000 acres and burned 31 homes. right now the fire's threatening more than 4,000 homes. environmentalists concerned about the impact the fire will have on the old growth forest here. some pine and cedar trees more than 300 years old. if they burn, we won't see a forest like this again here in our lifetime. because the wall of flames is so high, wildlife experts fear a few animals will survive. if they do, they won't be able

to find food in the blackened forest. helicopters will resume water drops on the flames. there are more than 4,000 firefighters responding to the while fire, considered the seventh largest in came's history. today firefighters say they'll be establishing more burn lines to prevent the flames from reaching tuolumne city. as we mentioned, 91 people who were forced to evacuate came here to this american red cross shelter at the fair grounds in sonora. we talked to other people who weren't forced to evacuate but decided to come down here on their own because they say the 1 to handle. reporting live in sonora, mary ann favro "today in the bay." >> thanks so much. the fire is burning as we have been telling you through 280 square miles of the yosemite area. it's out about 187,000 acres charred, 23% contained as you heard. the impact of the wildfire

stretching beyond the immediate area. smoke stretching 200 miles beyond yosemite to the lake tahoe basin and reno, nevada. that's a four, five-hour drive. tahoe tourism department reporting hotel and motel cancellations for labor day weekend because of the smoke. some schools in reno have already canceled outdoor activities because of the smoke. a better perspective of the smoky conditions, take a look at photo snapped by nasa satellite. tahoe in the upper left. the smoke drifting across the california board somewhere into nevada. let's bring in christina loren. people heading up to tahoe for the holiday weekend. they can expect to see the smoke. >> tahoe experience will not be the same because the air quality is not as good as it could be. from the tahoe daily tribune, the smoke has enveloped most of

the basen and the surrounding area and air quality declining over the past couple of days. we just received this nasa image. it shows you just how smoky it is over south lake tahoe. if you are going to head up there, ifdúg you don't want to worry about the air quality, i'd say head to north lake tahoe. seeing better air quality up there. the most impressive part about the plume the smoke extends into canada. we received word they have 23% containment. that 3% containment, that's a good sign. also a good sign, showers headed that way. throughout the second half of the day, take it to futurecast. here's the rim fire. here's that monsoonal moisture, creep up from the south. stop the clock at 3:00. good showers in the area will add to the humidity. that might be a reason they were able to gain further containment. it's not just today that we're looking at for this. also, into thursday, we'll see

another round of monsoonal moisture and that will be the case for friday and saturday afternoon as well. hopefully the showers will help out. mother nature working with the firefighters. what we're expecting in the bay area. 60s to kick off a wednesday. close to that holiday weekend at this point. 62 san jose. good morning, gilroy, 55. plenty of mid-50 in navato, santa rosa, napa. we've got a lot of fog. give yourself extra drive time especially crossing the golden gate bridge. half a mile of visible in santa rosa and napa, that's keeping temperatures cooler. that's keeping you in the 50s. mostly clear sky, conditions by noon today as that sea breeze picks up, mixing in atmosphere. high pressure the dominant feature. return of the 80s to low 90s inland. 60 ands 70s at the coast for today. microclimates making a big appearance in your daytime

highs. 80 degrees for san jose. 69 in san francisco. santa rosa 85. people headed up to wine country. a great spot to hit over the weekend. we are going to talk about the different events around the bay area that you can take your family to as we get close to the holiday weekend. 85 inland sunday. labor day comfortable. we could see showers in the extreme north bay late monday into tuesday. temperatures will certainly drop offéá cf1 o we'll attack a closer look at the that tomorrow. check your drive, out the door on time. mike inouye. >> we could use some of the water as they were taking care of the van on fire. a big backup north 101 up towards marsh off-ramp there. we have you blocked by the fire crews there. no more smoke. the fire's out. crews were going to have it under control in quick fashion. the backup. on the map, we have a couple of

spots. right there at scene it's slow past marsh. toward university, speeds that means that volume's starting to kick in for the peninsula. a slower drive through the area for the time being until they can get that cleared. i'll update on twitter if it happens after 7:00. dumbarton bridge, san mateo bridge, great. flow of traffic both directions in fact, two south alt terntives you want to know about as the bay bridge closes. we'll keep hammering that home. south 880 slows into the 50s into union city. we'll move you towards the south bay, northbound routes, 101 and 87, starting to show the volume build. speeds into the up 3550sel. toward where its saratoga speeds fluctuate. more build of traffic flow. one more shot. see how things are live towards

the maze. smooth drive around the berkeley curve and off of 580. as the bay bridge cless tonig c tonight, we'll watch this camera shot as well tomorrow morning. so far this morning, the maze moves smoothly. >> as you know, today's last day to drive across the bay bridge. starting at 8:00 tonight, the bridge will shut down for five days so crews can connect the new span to the toll plaza on the eastern end and yorba buena island on the west end. the latest it will reopen is tuesday 5:00. for more on the closure, christie smith live on treasure island. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. we were thinking if you wanted to take one last nostalgic drive over the bay bridge, now would be a good time. as we've been talking about for weeks the bay bridge closes at 8:00. i'll step aside. it's foggy here this morning but this is the new eastern span.

come next week, the years of waiting for it to open will be over. as contractors building the replacement eastern span that's more seismically safe work around the clock to realign lanes in oakland and yorba buena with the bridge. tonight as early as 7:00 p.m., chp will rolling traffic breaks around entrances to the bridge. 15 connecter ramps close down. then commute have to use options like b.a.r.t., running 24/7, ferries also boosting service. treasure island, a winery has three weddings planned during the closure. guests have to get a caltrans pass to drive in or take a shuttle from san francisco. residents and businesses can have access from san francisco. bridge will open is tuesday morning at 5:00 a.m. could be as early as monday night. when the bridge does finally open, the first cars to cross, chp motorcade followed by

vintage cars from the 1930s when the original bridge first opened. no party but the job will be done. for more information how to get around the closure, logon to nbcbayarea.com. live on treasure island, christie smith, "today in the bay." >> good advice. gettinger than closure could geo tricky. of course, we are here to help. head to nbcbayarea.com, click on the tab in the left hand corner. our website will seteer you through traffic tie ups. a controversial new planned parenthood up for debate. the city council will hear an appeal from an anti-abortion group hoping to stop the new location from opening. in may the coupe sillcouncil approved the clinic on grand avenue. the new clinic would cause parking problems and draw

constant protests outside. lawyers say the clinic is unfairly targeted for ideological reasons. tonight's meeting starts at 7:00. hundreds of customers at a south bay safeway getting money back. supermarket chain reimbursing 700 rewards members overcharged at a safeway gas station on hamilton in campbell. a customer first reported the problem in 2011 when she noticed she didn't receive the discounted gas price when she used her rewards card. with paying the customers back, the chain is paying a civil penalty of more than $46,000. an investigation showed the issue was caused by faulty software. fresh off passing a ban on styrofoam, a councilman is talking about another ban. councilman will introduce a proposal to ban sugary drinks and whole milk at city properties and events. it's a move to proplomote healtr

diets. yesterday the city council voted to ban styrofoam takeout containers at restaurants. oil prices up, shares in oil companies as well as the world worries about the middle east. >> scott mcgrew. >> the dow industrials up 23 points. wall street doesn't know where to go as it waits on news from syria. you mentioned oil. chevron, marathon, all up 2%, 3% this morning. a major move here. wall mart will extend benefits to same-sex partners of employees. it's going to have one policy across the nation instead of trying to manage different policies in different states. some where same-sex marriage is legal, some where it's not. a tell-all in forbes says marissa mayer is often late to meetings, micromanages and enjoys the sport of curling.

that's where you slide a rock down the ice. mayer speaking out on the accusations on twitter saying, i'm sure curling is fun, but i've never wj don't believe everything you read on the internet. her without -- she without -- saying cast the first zbloensto >> 2:30. she was up, saw the accusation that she curls and micromanages. she says i don't curl. >> maybe she boccepfh balls. meteorologist christina loren a look at the wednesday forecast. a nice day in store. >> yeah. you know, those microclimates making a big appearance for today. you might encounter drizzle, thick fog in the north bay, golden gate bridge and san francisco. 60 degrees there. 62 san jose. fremont unified headed back to school. 73 at 9:00 a.m. make sure kids are ready for the

day. start in the 50s and end up in the 70s. 69 at the coast. a look at drive with mike inouye. >> kids have to dress for changes. look at jammed traffic north 101 from university. cam up towards flashing lights approaching marsh. fire crews cleared that slow lane. we have distraction of the big backup as wem. to the maps. van fire on the north drive. continues to build. 280 kicking for the slower drive. >> 6:58. day's top stories. u.n. spinspigers discoverrd som evidence in the attack that killed hundreds last week. the state department says there is strong evidence that assad is

responsible. the u.n. says any military strike must have the approval of the u.n. security council. more than 4,000 firefighters are in tuolumne county this morning battling that rim fire. right now, the fire has burned more than 187,000 akers and it is still growing. good news, firefighters have been able to get more containment on the flames. containment now at 23%. >> consider yourself warned. the bay bridge shuts down tonight to tastart a five-day closure. the new span is scheduled to officially open by tuesday morning's commute. it will look much like that. >> a long time coming. >> it's hard to believe. it will finally be here. get pred. full information on nbcbayarea.com. how to get around everything. >> that's what's happening today

in the bay. back with a news update. >> washington, d.c., 50 years since the speech. ready to launch. an attack that could come within 24 hours. overnight a group tied to the syrian military claims responsibility for hacking twitter and thenewyorktimes.com. we're live at the pentagon. flames spreading near yosemite national park, making it one of the largest in california history. the smoke now impacting air quality more than 100 miles away. and -- >> i have a dream today. >> keeping the dream alive 50 years after martin luther king jr.'s landmark speech. thousands are gathering in