two people killed and a driver on the loose this morning after a vicious crash near the airport. we're live at the scene with all the latest details. plus increasing pressure by president obama to take action against syria. the negotiations happening on capitol hill today coming up. you'll be probably surprised by how warm it is outside. upper 60s waking up to this morning with isolated showers in parts of the east bay hills. a look at that in the forecast. right now, no surprise, a ghost town, not a car in sight on the bay bridge toll plaza. that's because it is shut down as they continue working on the new eastern span of the bay bridge all set to open up brand spanking new tomorrow morning. that will happen in less than 24 hours. today is labor day. it is monday, september 2nd. this is "today in the bay." good morning to you.

are you awake. ? i'm marla tellez in for laura garcia-cannon. >> we hope you are, watching us. thanks for joining us. it is 6:01. i'm jon kelley. we have breaking news happening in san jose this morning. a hit-and-run crash that sadly kills two women. investigators are out looking for the driver still on the run this morning. this crash happening at around 3:15 this morning near the intersection of first street and sky port in san jose, that is where "today in the bay's" bob redell is live at the scene. he has all the latest on this deadly car crash. >> reporter: good morning, jon. not far from norm mineta air national. police want to find the driver of that silver mercedes behind me. the vehicle to the right that was involved in this very serious accident that killed two women. this happened around 3:15, 3:20 this morning. investigators trying to figure out who is at fault. they know the two women in the toyota yaris, that's the vehicle

with the blue tarp over it. they were making a left-hand turn off north first onto sky port when they collided at the intersection with the mercedes. not clear who had the right-of-way. the collision was so severe, one of the women didn't survive long enough to the hospital. she was declared dead on the scene. the other woman died at the hospital. it's hard to tell how badly hurt the driver of the silver mercedes is. clearly okay enough to get out of the car and leave the scene. police will be checking local hospitals to see if anybody shows up with injuries consistent with this accident. the car is not stole loan. according to sjpd, they'll want to know if this person was under the influence, had an outstanding warrant or just panic and made the wrong decision. two women killed at this intersection, north first street and sky port. it could be an hour or two before this intersection is reopened as the investigation continues. live in san jose, bob redell,

"today in the bay." >> thanks so much. it's 6:02. right on schedule. the new eastern span of the bay bridge is set to open by tomorrow morning's commute. today in the bay's christie smith is live in oakland with an update on the finishing touches that crews are putting on the brand new span. christie, good morning. >> good morning, marla. kind ofd hard to believe that the earthquake that damaged the old bay bridge in the first place happened 24 years ago. tomorrow for the first time delivers will finally be able to drive on the new span. there was talk of it possibly opening before 5:00 tuesday morning. a bridge spokesperson says it's just too early to say that yet. but as of sunday, about 80% of the final work on the $6.4 billion span that was built to be more seismically safe is done. the roadway connector to jer ba buena island and treasure island is completed. contractors continue to grind up pieces of the old bridge to make

room for a bike and pedestrian pathway. that will be available tuesday at noon. this is a continuation of the bay trail which extends down the shorelines of echlry ville and berkeley and oakland. we really wanted it to tie into the natural setting of that part of the bike path. >> for now it will only go just past the tower of the new suspension span and the trail to yerba buena island won't be complete until 2015. that's because crews still need to demolish the old bridge. i asked earlier how did they make all this happen, all this work around the clock. they told me at any given time they have 400 workers out here on the new eastern span getting ready for it to open tomorrow at 5:00. live in oakland, christie smith, today in the bay. >> for everything you need to know about the bay bridge closure and the grand reopening, go to nbcbayarea.com. we put a link on the top left-hand corner of our home page. that's where you will find

traffic maps and other transit options. now to the latest on the crisis in syria. we received word nato's chief is convinced the syrian government is behind last month's chemical attack. anders rasmussen says he's been presented with concrete information and he is convinced not only that a chemical attack occurred, but that the syrian regime is, in fact, responsible. in the u.s. president obama is meeting with congressional leaders today urging them to approve a plan to take military action in syria. senator john mccain and perhaps others will be meeting at the white house today to discuss all of this. lawmakers, they are divided over whether to authorizes a military strike. secretary of the state jon kerry says there's more evidence syria's government used lethal sarin gas in the attack. some lawmakers have criticized

the president for taking too long to decide on the military action. at 6:30, we'll go live to washington, d.c. for the latest on these on going negotiations. 6:05. police in palo alto have an image focusing on one of the robbers. they say he's about 30 years old, six feet tall and weighs about 200 pounds. police say he and another man robbed the couple just after midnight tuesday in the parking lot of the post office on east bayshore road. the husband handed over his wallet and the suspects took off. this morning investigators are looking into the death of a crab fisherman. the national park service says the man died yesterday at tomales bay after falling off his boat. he was pulled over and dragged over by the weight of a crab pot. investigators say the man was not wearing a life jacket. this morning more positive

news as firefighters continue getting handle on the rim fire burning in yosemite. the latest report from cal fire showing the fire now 45% contained. it has also burned more than 350 square miles since it started on august 17. higher humidity levels this weekend helping the crews make progress as the firefighters work in harm's way. they still have a long way to go. full containment not expected for another three weeks. labor day travellers were met with all that smoke in the air in yosemite valley. this is from over the weekend. smoke from that fire drifting into the valley on saturday, and at times it was so thick it made it very hard to even see half dome. we're told that air quality now has started to improve, but park visitors are still being told to avoid any strenuous outdoor activity to avoid taking that all down into your lungs. >> i've never seen it look like that before. >> that is rough. that fire is unbelievable. >> we wish all those

firefighters the absolute best. it is a muggy start on this labor day. it was muggy last week as well. rob mayeda is in for christina. >> we've been seeing the tropical moisture coming from the south, a few stray showers around the bay area. that airflow aloft starting to send the smoke away from the yosemite valley towards the lake tahoe basin. air quality alerts continue f. around the bay area we've seen a few showers mainly in the east bay hills to start the morning. north of mt. hamilton, towards east of livermore and tracy, a little sprinkle there. here comes the moisture up out of the south. this is the reason for the mugginess, unusually juicy air coming out of the sub tropics into the bay area and will probably stick around through today and later this evening into tomorrow, we start to see the moisture plume move off to the east. breezy and clearing conditions

for your tuesday. high pressure builds in. we'll see hot and dry conditions setting up as we wrap up the week. today near 80 degrees in san jose and santa cruz. 70s for milpitas, 80s in the tri-valley and 70s from san francisco toward oakland. less humidity tomorrow. any chances of showers go away. wednesday still pretty mild. second half of the week different story. look at the 90s coming back, mid to upper 90s as we get into the weekend. it is 6:09 right now. negotiations between b.a.r.t. and its unions remain stalled this morning. instead of doing talking, people now just pointing a bunch of fingers. b.a.r.t.'s union leaders plan to hold a news conference to highlight what they call b.a.r.t. management attempts to delay negotiations and provoke a strike. the 60-day cooling off period expires on october 10. both sides vice president met for weeks. late last night b.a.r.t. responding releasing a statement

saying, quote t mediators have set a negotiation scheduled which resume bargaining sessions starting the 9th. we are eager to hear from the unions about our last offer which to date has gone unanswered. as of today it will cost you more to park in caltrans parking lots. caltrans says it won't charge higher rates at the diridon station when there are events at s.a.p. center. >> i'm going to write it down and keep it with me at all times. 6:10 right now. coming up, in case you didn't know this, it is labor day weekend. a lot of people in popular vacation spots now dealing with unpleasant conditions. check this out. this is in las vegas. that's right, flash floods in the desert. in southern california, the smelly problem that's closed a popular swimming area to the public. ♪

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san jose police right now looking for the driver of a car that crashed killing two women. then driver ran from the scene. this happened after 3:00 this morning on north first and sky port, not too far from casino matrix. a chain-cutting ceremony takes place at 3:00 this afternoon to celebrate the new eastern span of the bay bridge. caltrans workers have been at it around the clock since thursday night. tomorrow morning the bridge will be packed once again. nato's chief wrapped up a news conference more than an hour ago saying he did see evidence about an august 21st attack in syria. he is convinced the syrian authorities were responsible for a chemical weapons strike. president obama right now trying

to get support on the domestic front and internationally as well for military action to be taken against syria's regime. something you don't see thauchb in sin city, flash flooding in las vegas has caused road closures over the labor day weekend. some areas measured as deep as five feet closing roads and flooding yards. at least 22 people had to be evacuated. no injuries have been reported. unusually high moisture levels have been hanging over las vegas for several days bringing heavy rain and thunderstorms. inmates in los angeles county jails are being released early because of budget problems and overcrowding. "the l.a. times" reporting inmates convicted of violence and sex crimes are being set free after serving as little as 40% of their sentence. the los angeles county sheriff's department has released 23,000 inmates early. sheriff officials tell the newspaper it's because there's

not enough money or resources to keep them behind bars. the department only releases inmates serving traditional county jail terms, not prisoners who are released to the county. officials in newport beach closing a popular section this labor day weekend because of a sewage spill. about 77,000 gallons of raw sewage spilled into a three-mile stretch of newport bay. that is nasty. warning signs are there posted along the shore telling people they shouldn't enter that water because it could cause illness. the department of o environmental health says bacteria levels nein that water near storm drains have very high. no word on when it may reopen. a whole lot of sand will be soon pumped tont shoreline right here in the bay area starting this month. crews will haul in 82,000 cubic yards of sand to robert crown

memorial state beach in alameda. the $5 million project will restore the beach to what it was some 26 years ago. all the storms and a rise in sea level has really changed that landscape since way back. work expected to be done by november. a popular san francisco restaurant is reopening for business today throwing an e. coli outbreak over the weekend. public health officials say 14 people got sick after eating at burma assumer star on clement street in the richmond district. nine of those people fell ill after eating there august 16 or 17. the restaurant's owner issued a statement saying, quote, we are working with public health officials to identify the exact cause of these incidents and the city has reassured us that this was an isolated case and that san francisco burma superstar is a safe place to eat. happening right now, when you have trouble getting out of

bed, this is your inspiration. a 64-year-old is swimming from cuba to florida. just moments ago diana nyad's team sending out these gorgeous pictures saying she's about five miles from the finish line in key west. that is a beautiful thing. nyad has attempted the 100-plus-mile swim a total of four times previous to this. these are the pictures there to take in just into our newsroom this morning. they've been tweeting these out, keeping us posted. it shows cruise ships making the way for ms. nyad as the sunrises out on the east coast. if she succeeds, she will become the all-time record holder for the longest unassisted open ocean swim. she has no wet suit. there's no shark cage. so diana nyad, true warrior. i like some of the hash tags. >> fearless nyad, the other shore, cuba to florida. all over twitter right now.

>> we wish her well. hopefully soon we'll report she made it and is the new world record holder. meteorologist rob mayeda, a gorgeous shot of the water behind us. >> i could swim maybe half of that. cuba to florida? that's amazing. this morning may feel a little like south florida. tropical clouds out of the south. mid to upper 60s around the east bay. 24-hour temperature change shows the warm conditions we're seeing right now. the heat of the day before trapped underneath the tropical moisture acting like a blanket, keeping our morning temperatures up. southwest winds into 15. winds are onshore which will help to keep our afternoon temperatures from getting too hot. right now a few spray showers here north of tracy. we will continue to see the clouds out of the south during the day today. it will keep things humid and at times cloudy around the bay area with a slight chance, especially the east bay and south bay hills. at times as we head towards the evening, that tropical moisture starts to move to the east.

we will see sudden clearing overnight with patchy low clouds across the bay around san francisco. near 80 in san jose today for the tri-valley, low to mid 80s around sunol. the trend as we go through the middle part of the week will be breezy and mild, an area of low pressure off the pacific west coast. then the high pressure from the desert southwest builds in. a completely different forecast thursday into friday, the temperatures will jump 10 to 15 degrees. in the mid to upper 90s to kickoff the weekend in the valleys. great day to head to the beach. mid 70s as we get on to the start of next weekend. marla? >> that's going to be hot. >> bikini weather. 6:19. get the polka dot bikini out. a record year for mosquito fogging in san francisco clara county with additional fogging planned for this week as more dead birds and mosquitos are found infected with that west

nile virus. officials say they're going to target hot zones in north san jose and milpitas from 11:00 wednesday night through 4:00 a.m. thursday. this week's fogging will bring the total to ten foggings. the old record was seven. mosquito see son is expected to stretch into october if the weather stays warm. high-tech firms fighting plans to shelf a patent office in silicon valley. budget cuts known as sequestration threatening the office's planned opening. tech leaders say this cut is unfair because the promised patent office was never going to be funded by taxpayers. instead it was supported by $2.8 in ranl patent fees. representative mike honda whose district includes silicon valley says he's seeking a sequestration exemption for that office. u.s. patent and trademark office ceo says the austerity policy

does not make exceptions for fee-supported programs. a major deal is in the works between verizon wireless with vodaphone. the price tag is a mere $130 billion. the deal would include both cash and stock. under the plan verizon could regain control of the entire cell phone business which includes almost 99 million subscribers. vodaphone's board has not said whether it approved the deal. speaking of cash, video ads may soon appear on the world's largest social networking site. of course we're talking about facebook. now thinking about adding the 15 second ads from major brands. they would play automatically each time a user goes onto the news feed. industry experts say they could pocket more than a billion in ad

revenue. other sites like google, you toub and yahoo! use the ads. mega man is turning to kick starter to create a brand new game. mighty number nine launched over the week went faunding goal of $900,000. it's already close to reaching the target thanks to crowd funders. the game appears to be similar to the classic mega man just with a different character. it's expected to be released in a few years. >> you see all these new kind of trendy games. i'm old school. put me in front of a little donkey kong. >> pac-man. i'll beat you any day. we'll let you know how you can get into the bay area museums for our favorite price which is -- >> free 99.

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welcome back. we take you live to the south bay. that is san jose nauf the distance there. lots of cloud cover. that's keeping us warm. if you step out your door, you'll find it's in the 60s probably where you live. rob mayeda is taking a look at the forecast coming up at 6:25.

museum day live is coming up at the end of this month. you can get a jump start. that's the day museums across the country will open their doors for free. some of the museums participating in this september 28th event include the bay area discovery museum, cartoon art museum of california and the aerospace museum of california. you can't just walk in, you actually need a ticket. to get a ticket you can go online. they're available at the smithsonian website. many people said their good-byes to the old eastern span of the bay bridge as we get ready for the opening of the new span. online it seems like some people are a little bit confused. in the past few days several people have been posting photos on social media apparently bidding farewell to this guy. this is the western span of the bay bridge. that's not going anywhere. >> that's not what they're working on right now. >> take a look at the photos. the captions include "we are going to miss you old bay bridge" or "can't believe the

new eastern span will close permanently." looks like these people will be in for a pleasant surprise. 6:27 right now. president obama still pushing for the military action in syria. >> congress overrules a decision of the president of the united states on an issue of national security, that could set a catastrophic precedent in the future. we'll let you know how lawmakers are responding this morning including bay area congress members. so what can i get you?

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president obama putting the essure on congress to approve action against syria. we'll let you know how local congressional leaders are responding. home from the hospital, south african leader nelson

mandela resting at home finally this morning. officials are cautious about his condition. we'll explain. right now let's give you a live look outside. that is the bay bridge. we have news on the new eastern span set to open tomorrow. today is monday, labor day, september 2nd. this is "today in the bay." it's 6:30 on the nose. good morning and thanks for joining us. i'm jon kelley. >> good morning. i'm marla tellez in for laura garcia-cannon. now for the very latest that's happening on the crisis in syria. at the white house the push is on to urge members of congress to vote yes for military action. he wopt move forward without the approval of congress. he's working through the labor day holiday to get it done. we have the latest from tracie potts live on capitol hill. good morning, tracie. >> reporter: marla, good morning.

the key to getting it done is going to be do lawmakers believe the evidence that it was the syrian government that launched that chemical attack. nato's chief has seen the evidence and is convinced. russia's foreign minister says he's seen it, too. he's not convinced it was the syrian government. syria's foreign minister says any evidence is manufactured because they simply did not do it. so now for the u.s., it comes down to what lawmakers here on capitol hill believe. today we've got john mccain, the senator from arizona headed to the white house with we believe another republican senator to talk to president obama about this. the administration is making a hard push, the hard sell this entire week trying to get lawmakers on their side. 100 of them came back early over the weekend to try to make some decision or come to some consensus after a three-hour meeting hearing some of the evidence from intelligence officials. there was still no votes out there and still lawmakers who said they were undecided.

>> tracie, thanks so much. it is 6:31. while we know the president may be putting what happens in syria to a vote, he's also getting mixed support from local lawmakers. south bay congresswoman says while unlike iraq, she doesn't doubt the intelligence that assad carried out the chemical attacks but says she needs more information before making a final decision. peninsula congresswoman jackie speier echoed that sentiment saying any decision should not be made in haste. dublin representative eric swaldwell says he doesn't want the u.s. drawn into another conflict in the middle east that would put troops on the ground. >> the president's resolution as i have read it does not limit him from putting troops in to syria. if that is the case, i can't support it. >> i have to tell you i'm very

reluctant as it relates to taking any military action that could lead to unintended consequences and also that would set us back from a negotiated settlement. >> senator dianne feinstein says she agrees with the secretary of state's assessment that the u.s. cannot let syria's attack pass without a, quote, meaningful response. as for house minority leader nancy pelosi, she released a statement saying it is clear that the american people are wary of war, however, assad gassing his own people is an issue of our national security, regional stability and global security. pope francis spoke out on the earian conflict condemning use of chemical weapons. the pope said he was troubled by the terrible images from the recent attack and god would judge the actions of the attackers. the pontiff also asked the international community to make

every effort to promote peace with initiatives based on dialogue and negotiation. pope francis called on the faithful to gather in st. peter's square friday night to pray for syria. stay with us for continuing coverage of the crisis in syria both on air and online, nbcbayarea.com. right now we have new video to show you this morning of nelson mandela's very first night home after almost three months in a hospital. the former south african president returning home just last night, but at this point he does remain in critical but stable condition. mandela spent more than 80 days in a pretoria hospital for a reoccurring lung infection. his family says, yes, they are very happy to have him home. right now he's receiving the very same care at home that he was receiving in the hospital. meantime, a major pr nightmare here. former president george h.w. bush forced to apologize this morning after mistakenly

announcing the death of nelson mandela. his spokesman misread a headline on the internet that let to a statement of him expressing sorrow and sadness. the south african president rejected the statement saying mandela is, in fact, alive. bush's spokesman says it was, quote, a stupid mistake by me, end quote. he could have added knucklehead. >> we all make mistakes. rob mayeda is in for christina loren. we're talking some warm temperatures on this labor day. >> doing work trying to keep cool. temperatures in the upper 60s. also watching the moisture hetding the the sierra. this is the latest up date on the rim fire from cal fire, the last 15 minutes into our newsroom. 60% contained now. that has jumped up from 45% earlier in the night. total acreage, up to 228,000

acres. light rain by the fire line helping along with increased humidity there with the firefighting efforts around the rim fire. around the bay area we still have seen scattered showers pushing through the east bay hills and the south bay. we'll continue to see this as you go into the afternoon. this is the reason wee have warm temperatures this morning. high humidity, tropical air surging through bay area into the afternoon with mostly cloud ski skies. heading into tomorrow morning skies start to clear and just the patchy fog and cooler air to kickoff tomorrow morning. hour by hour, today, mostly 70s around lunchtime. mid 80s in the warmest places. upper 60s closer to san francisco. today humid, a slight chance of an isolated shower. mild through the middle of the week. high pressure bringing summer-like heat to the bay area. mid 70s along the coast. >> thank you, rob. welcome to september. 6:36 right now. still ahead, another leak from

edward snowden. we'll let you know why it could put u.s. foreign relations at risk. egypt's ousted president facing criminal charges. live outside, you can see in the distance the new span of the bay bridge set to open in less than 24 hours from now. christie smith has been out there updating us on what is happening. they might be ahead of schedule. we eat let you know. early tomorrow morning, we'll be back in a matter of minutes on "today in the bay." ♪

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good morning and welcome back. the nsa spy program targeting the presidents of brazil and mexico according to journalist glenn greenwald, a contributor to "the guardian." he says the documents obtained by former nsa contractor edward snowden show e-mails being read from mexico's president and also acknowledged communications between brazil's president. snowden admitted to leaking classified documents about two secret u.s. programs that monitored telephone calls and internet traffic. snowden is in russia after that country granted him asylum. egypt's former president is likely to face charges for

allegedly inciting deadly violence. egypt's top prosecutor says ousted president mohamed morsi will be tried for the killing of opponents who protested outside his palace. almost a dozen were killed after millions took to the streets demanding morsi stepped down. morsi was later ousted by egypt's military. more than a dozen other members of morsi's muslim brotherhood will also face trial. a south korean delegation will try to get a joint manufacturing complex with north korea up and running. both sides with meet in kason to find a date to reopen the complex. the industrial park is located inside north korea just past the border. more than 120 south korean companies employ 50,000 workers at the complex. it was shut down four months ago during heightened tensions in the peninsula. at the time south korea and the united states were conducting joint military ear sizes. breaking news we've been

following you all morning long. we have a live look at the scene of a deadly crash that's still being investigated at this hour. police looking for a driver still on the run. we'll have a live update with bob redell in a matter of minutes. plus a live look at the brand new eastern span of the bay bridge. the new span set to open in less than 24 hours and perhaps sooner. we'll have a live reporting coming up. san jose mostly cloudy and mostly muggy and warm conditions this morning. plus we're tracking a few summer showers in the forecast. a look at that when we come right back. so what can i get you? we'll take something tasty and healthy. ♪ ♪ if you wanna go and fly with me ♪ ♪ it's buzz the bee on your tv ♪

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that begins with an update on breaking news we're following in the south bay. police are on the hunt for a hit-and-run driver who killed two women.

"today in the bay's" bob redell is live near san jose international airport with the latest. at the intersection of north first and sky port we can see two vehicles involved in this horrible accident are still on the scene. this happened around 3:20 this morning. you're mentioning the driver, the hit-and-run driver who was in the silver mercedes. san jose police still trying to find this person who was involved in this accident that killed two women. they're still trying to figure out who was at fault. they know the two women in the toyota yaris, the vehicle with the blue tarp on the left, they were making a left-hand turn off north first on to sky port when around 3:20 they collided in the intersection with the mercedes headed down first street. it is not clear who had the right-of-way. we can tell you the collision was so severe, one of the women didn't survive long enough to make it to the hospital. she was declared dead here on the scene. the other woman died at the hospital. it's hard to tell how badly hurt the driver of that silver mercedes is, clearly okay enough to get out of the car and leave

the scene, not clear whether they would need treatment at the hospital. that's one thing police will be doing, checking local hospitals to see if anyone shows up with injuries consistent with this kind of accident. they're not sure why this person fled. the car is not stolen. part of the investigation will focus on whether this person had been drinking, if they had on outstanding warrant or just made the wrong decision. there was one man who was not related to the accident, not in either vehicle who police were speaking with. he might have been a witness, someone near at the time of the accident. again this happened overnight around 3:20 this morning. not clear what kind of information he was able to give to sjpd. reporting live in san jose, bob redell, "today in the bay." 6:46 right now. new numbers from yosemite, good news showing firefighters making great strides over the holiday weekend on the massive rhyme fire. now more than 228,000 acres of fire still being damaged out there. currently it sits as the fourth

largest in california history. the firefighters working hard, gaining a lot of ground over the weekend, now have the fire at 60% containment. the danger, however, not over. about 5,500 buildings still in harm ears way including about 4,500 homes. however, no new buildings were burned over the weekend and the fire, the cause of this fire still remains under investigation. we're looking at a warmup in the bay area. i wonder that means for yosemite valley. how are the conditions for the firefighters? >> things have gotten better. the humidity is up. we've been seeing light rain showers. air quality still an issue around mariposa county and lake tahoe hoe. over the last 24 hours, right there near the fire you've got some light rain at times, very close by, now 60% contained, and it does look like we're going to see the same conditions during the day today. that may help firefighters around the rim fire for the afternoon.

around the bay area, you can see the moisture coming in off the ocean. this is tropical msture kicking off a few stray showers around discovery bay and san jose. look at the temperatures this morning, mid to upper 60s with mostly cloudy skies. a warmer start to the morning, but the clouds will help to block out the sun at times this afternoon which will keep our inland temperatures from getting too warm, even though we have a sea breeze. san francisco, we should see partly cloudy skies. lots of humidity and lots of cloud cover around the south bay and east bay. a chance of an isolated shower around the hilltops of the south bay and east bay. we're starting to see clearing skies. less humidity and temperatures will be -- today near 80 degrees, elsewhere, the sun blocked out by those clouds at times. low to mid 80s around the tri-valley and fairfield. 70s around san francisco and oakland, a balmy day around the bay. the north barks upper 70s to low

80s. lots of humidity today. the tropical moisture will move on by tomorrow with breezy conditions. as we get towards the weekend, summer heat comes back, 90s for the valleys. closer to the sea shore on saturday. we have new video into our newsroom on the progress on the beautiful eastern span of the bay bridge. it's set to open tomorrow morning and it is looking good. one of the biggest questions from commuters, this one opened earlier than expected. "today in the bay's" christie smith is live in oakland with details. sounds like you got a chance to go out on the new span and check things out. >> reporter: i have to tell you, my cameraman henry took a ride and the progress is looking good. all along caltrans has been saying that the newbridge would open at 5:00 a.m. tuesday. there is talk it could open earlier than that. the last thing a bridge spokesperson tolls toeld us is it's too early to say.

we can tell you that caltrans is telling us the finishing touches on the eastern span are 80% complete. this is new video near the toll plaza. striping is in at the toll plaza and well beyond. work at the yerba buena island roadway connector was completed as well. the bike and pedestrian paths being put in place. that will open tuesday at noon. i spoke with the chp this morning about how they plan to open up all the ramps to the bridge that have been closed down since wednesday, now leading drivers to a bridge they've never driven before. they say they plan to open all the ramps at the same time. once caltrans gives us the okay and says the bridge is ready for public traffic, we will stop traffic in the area leading to those points. caltrans will remove all the cones and the highway patrol will escort traffic into the area. we expect traffic to be very light at first because the opening will be a surprise to people and some people will be planning to go other ways.

>> reporter: for now the pedestrian bike path will only go just past the newbridge tower because the link won't be complete to the island until 2015. there's also an invitation-only celebration going on, a chain-cutting ceremony. governor jerry brown is not in town, but lye lieutenant governor gavin newsom will be there in his place. a number of dignitaries, hundreds of people, a video production as well as vintage and modern cars at the toll plaza. live in oakland, christie smith, "today in the bay." >> that's pretty cool, christie smith getting the preview. for everything you need to know about the bay bridge closure, all you have to do is go to nbcbayarea.com. of course we have you covered for this and beyond. you can sign up for alerts to let you know when the bridge is officially back open. of course, be sure to tune in to

"today in the bay." plans to name the western span of the bridge after former san francisco mayor will will brown, those plans have hit a little bit of a snag. three former city supervisors submitted a letter to state senator pro tem steinberg telling him not to name the bridge to brown. rul are known critics of brown. they say it would defy senate rules that require legislatures to only name transit architecture to be named only after those who have passed away. negotiations between b.a.r.t. and its unions remain stalled. everybody now pointing fingers. this morning b.a.r.t.'s union, the leaders there holding a news conference to highlight what they call b.a.r.t. management's attempts to delay negotiations to provoke a strike. the 60-day cooling off period

that expires on october 10th. so both sides -- right now they haven't met for weeks. bart responded releasing this statement saying, quote, the mediators set a negotiation schedule which resumes bargaining sessions starting a ninth. we are eager to hear about the last offer which to date has gone unanswered. 6:53. students posted standardized test turls on land. "the examiner" reports gateway high school is one of 72 schools flagged in california for social media postings. while the postings were limited, the state department of education is investigating. just last month we reported lowell high school in san francisco was also under investigation. the deputy of california's schools says reviews can have a serious impact including invalidating test scores and repercussions for school funding. we could learn as early as

today whether oracle team usa violated rules during previous sailing races. there are allegations the champions illegally modified two boats used during the warmup regattas last year and earlier this year. team oracle stands accused of gross misconduct. the team's leader says he had no knowledge that any of the modifications took place and they were likely made by a small number of people without any proper approval. the jury is expected to issue a ruling either today or sometime tomorrow. the raiders have cut ties to a player they picked up in the most recent draft. less than 24 hours after picking their 53-man roster, the raiders cut quarterback tyler wilson who they picked up in the fourth round of the draft in april. just over a year ago wilson was projected to go in the top ten of the nfl draft. now he's looking for a new place to play. also cut, outspoken gay rights

activist chris kluwe. san jose state star travis johnson and former stanford player michael thomas will find out in a few days if they'll make the team's practice squad. speaking of football, if you think parking at candlestick is way too expensive, wait until they open the new levi's stadium. be ready for this. the merck's mr. road show says prices could range from $40 to $50. s that as much as $20 more than the current price for parking at candlestick. parking prices, however, have not been officially announced. as of today it will cost you more to park in caltran parking lots. the daily parking fee is $5.00. up from $4.00. caltrans says it will not charge higher rates at the diridon station when there are events at sap center. the tibetan association of

northern california is holding a fund-raiser for the community center which will be bless fwid dalai lama. the event, together for tibet, will be held at 11:00 a.m. at machiso's in berkeley. the blessing will take place in february. during the brunch, guests will sit back and enjoy traditional pib bet tan performances. founder of walnut creek's ruth bancroft garden is turning 105 years old today. ruth bancroft started creating her unusual dry garden in 1972. that was before succulents and native low water plants were popular. in spite of the formation of the garden conservancy, a national non-profit that preserves exceptional gardens. bancroft's three-acre garden has been open to the public since 1992.

flu season usually doesn't get rolling until november. experts are saying it's never too early to start protecting yourself, especially your children. according to the american academy of pediatrics, right now is the perfect time to give your kids the flu shot vaccinations. this year some of the injections will protect against four strains, two a strains and two b strains that are likely to be circulating this fall. >> what we're really concerned about is people will start getting picky and will avoid getting vaccinated and they'll be susceptible to illness. over kids who can't stand taking the shots, they do have the option of getting the nasal spray version. happening right now, the 64-year-old endurance swimmer right now is on the verge of making history. you can see the shots that her team is tweeting out.

diana nyad trying to swim from cuba to florida. she's 64 years old, attempted this 100-plus mile swim four times before. she's now less than five miles from the finish. we have these new pictures to show you in to our newsroom. they'll be even more beautiful if ms. nyad makes it. they're making way for her to try and get there as the sunrises on the east coast. those are gorgeous. less than an hour ago, the team sent out a tweet saying she's about five miles from the finish line in key west, but, as i mentioned, some concerns right now over her health. a doctor following closely to nyad, they say her tongue and lips are very swollen, causing her speech to be slurred, also concerns about her airways, making it tough to breathe out there as she swims and works hard. if she succeeds, it will be a

world record. rob mayeda taking a look at the forecast now. a nice day for the labor day barbecues that will be happening today. >> it's going to have kind of a tropical feel. we have clouds an moisture from the south. slight chance of a stray shower in the east bay and south bay hill tops for the afternoon. highs today near 80 in san jose. near 70-degree temperatures in oakland. as we pass the middle part of the week warming up as we approach the weekend. a final check of the day's top stories. nato's chief wrapping up a news conference, saying he has seen evidence of an august 21st attack in syria, convinced that the syrian authorities were responsible for a dhem cal weapons strike. president obama trying to get support on the domestic front. san jose police are looking for the driver involved in a hit-and-run crash that killed two women after 3:00 this morning. the investigation still on going at north first and sky port, not

far from casino matrix. the driver took off from the scene. >> that's it. >> that's what's going on "today in the bay." >> happy labor day. see you tomorrow. good morning. selling the strikes. divided lawmakers begin debating the made it for u.s. military action in syria -- made for u.s. military income taxes syria following a surprise move from the president to seek approval from congress as john mccain heads to the white house for a crucial meeting today. closing in on a dream. endurance swimmer diana nyad on her daring attempt to swim from cuba to florida. her goal now less than ten miles away. we're tracking her progress live. and parting shot. a racer slapped in the face by the girlfriend of one of his competitors. what set her off and why it could land her in jail today. monday, september 2nd, 2013.