relationship between pge and the commission tasked with regulating it. and good monday morning to you. i'm meteorologist christina loren. some heat relief for today, even including showers in the forecast. take a look at this, pretty good batch of rain on the way to salinas by 7:10 this morning. when it arrives here in the bay area, how hot it'll be, and more importantly, when we'll break the heat. your forecast is coming in moments. humid city what i want a break from. over here towards the east bay, nice flow the traffic through interstate 880. 580 with the big alert. two lanes blocked, we'll talk about that coming up. and live look outside on this very fine monday, july 28th. this is "today in the bay." from nbc bay area, this is "today in the bay." well good morning everyone, thank you for joining us, happy monday, i'm scott mcgrew. >> and i'm kris sanchez. laura garcia-cannon is off. a bay area center is calling for

a criminal probe on construction problems on the new bay bridge. nannette miranda is live on the bridge, this state senator is saying caltrans knew that that work was subpar. >> reporter: absolutely. new senate report is expected to be out this week. and in it it'll apparently show that caltrans knowingly accepted is up standard work -- is up standard work. a democrat from concord running for congress says the findings are so bad, he's calling for a krul investigation into the project's management and construction problems. he wants the california attorney general or u.s. attorney to look into this. according to the sacramento bee, the report is also expected to confirm the transportation agency knowingly accepted flawed and potentially hazardous work by a firm in china that welded much of the new span's roadway and tower. the $6.5 billion bridge opened last fall after years of delay and $5 billion above original

estimates. the remaining issues include misaligned and cracked wells that could lead to deck fractures, tower foundation concrete tested very poorly, anchor rods on the suspension span may not be reliable, and least, in the suspension spans are to blame for corrosion. both caltrans director malkin dougherty and the commission executive director steve hemmingjer say the bridge is safe and solid and will last 150 years. the senator will hold a hearing next week, august 5th, to discuss this new report. he expects the testimony, quote, to be quite disturbing. live on treasure island, nannette miranda, "today in the bay." >> thank you very much, nannette. city leaders in san bruno fighting back this morning against pge. ever since the deadly gas line explosion, the utility has had a cozy and questionable relationship with state regulators. "today in the bay's" bob redell

joins us live in san bruno. city leaders going to make a big announcement this morning. >> reporter: they're calling it a major announcement, the city of san bruno is. they're making this around 9:00 this morning, scott, in san francisco on the steps of the cpuc. the california public utility's commission toe announce the actions they are going to take in light of documents that they obtained showing what they say is quote illegal conduct between the cpuc and pge. this is significant because the puc oversees oversees pge is in the process of determining thousand penalize the utility for the explosion that killed eight people and destroyed a neighborhood nearly four years ago. now this raises the question of how can that regulatory body be impartial when it comes to calculating that penalty for pge's roam in the explosion. for example, among the 7,000 documents the city obtained through a lawsuit, is an e-mail from michael peevy, president of the pu drorks pge giving them public relation's advice on how

to handle the federal indictment between the facility. state lawmaker jerry hill who represents san bruno calls the relationship too cozy, too close, and inappropriate. >> and that's what these e-mails show. is that the utilities have been working the commissioners, they've been communicating closely, and in that coziness is not what we expect. >> reporter: here a statement from pge, reading and quoting here, we're committed to conducting ourselves in an ethical manner at all times. we will review all the e-mails involved to ensure that this high standard was upheld. unquote, we reached out to the cpuc, it said in a statement it complied with information requests but did not weigh in on other accusations. again the city of san bruno holding this news conference, a few hours from now, can the this morning on the -- 9:00 this morning on the steps of the cpuc. major announcement and actions will be taken. reporting live here in san bruno, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> thanks, bob.

developing right now in the middle east, hamas and israeli leaders are considering a new cease-fire proposal presented just hours ago by the gianted nations security council. the u.n. called for an immediate and unconditional humidtarian cease-fire -- humanitarian cease-fire to get aid to thousands of paul stain eyewitnesss who are hurt or in harm -- palestinians who are hurt or in harm's way. today, fighting was calmer, but several rockets were fired from both sides. we're looking live now at gaza city. over the weekend, hamas and israel agreed to two temp rir cease-fire and each side broke them. doctors managed to deliver a palestinian baby girl after her mother was killed in an israeli air strike. last week doctors performed an emergency surgery to save that baby's life after her mother died on the operating table. that baby is in serious condition this morning. investigators on the peninsula hope a witness will

come forward, help them find the gunman who shot three people, killing one happened early late saturday night in east palo alto, just off of the university avenue. when police got there, they found three people shot, two women and a man. man died while the woman was taken to the hospital. they should be okay. all the victims were shot several times. city the's gang task force also working that case. trucks are returning to two peninsula cities today for a second round of spraying to fight off the west nile virus. san mateo and hillsborough were sprayed last monday. county officials report mosquitos again have tested positive for the virus. here's where the spraying will happen tonight. it is bordered by peninsula in san mateo and north idaho street and everyone is lane in hillsborough. the fogging is scheduled to happen tonight between 9:00 and 5:00 tomorrow morning. well the drought, taking a toll on boating and rafting around lake tahoe. starting today the sand harbor

boat ramp on the northeast shore will be closed for the rest of the season. water levels are too low to launch boats. all ramp, no water. it stays open usually year round. meanwhile owners using the truckee river will have to stop rafting tours next month. closer to home, beaches at two popular east bay lakes will remain closed, at least through today. officials shut down all beaches at shadow cliffs lake and pleasanton last week. dangerous levels of e. coli there and in oakland, swimmers could not cool down because of toxic algae. the park district says tests will be done this morning to see if those beaches are going to be safe. meteorologist christina loren joins with us a look at the forecast and whether or not folks are going to be missing those bodies of water. >> yeah, it's going to be hot out there. that's for sure. but you know what, we have so many other options for you here in the bay area. and that big pacific ocean, really getting those warmer currents at this point.

so you're still getting the mid-60s out there. that might be a place to check out. don't spend too much time in the water. run the risk of hypothermia if you overdo it. yesterday, you may have had a hard time getting to sleep. your temperatures that the hour running two to eight degrees cooler than 24 hours ago. and that's relief, especially for those who do not have an ac in your home. san jose, mostly clear to start, same mostly clear sky over ocean beach right now. the only place you can find fog for you is pacifica. as we head throughout the morning hours, not a lot of fog. we have showers on the way to the bay area and hot temperatures yet again everybody wants to know when is this heat going to break? and i have that answer for you. 89 degrees in the south bay. 84 for the peninsula. 70 degrees in san francisco. here's the deal though, because of that humidity, you want to tack on additional five to ten degrees to the temperature you see for the microclimate because that's what it's going to feel like. it will be hot out there.

showers are going to start creeping up. we will get rain-cooled air throughout the day today, and that'll provide a little bit of relief. we'll talk about that coming up, plus i'll show you exactly when. we'll take it to the extended outlook, but when we will get significant heat relief. it's going to be within the next ten days. that's the good news. first let's check your drive, here's mike. >> let's hope. within the next ten days there's no problem for most of your bay, easy drive along the peninsula. we'll take you further east, most of the foerks watching us know to travel out of the pass area. westbound 580 really jammed up approaching greenville road. i want to get out of your way. this is going to last until about, maybe even 8:00 from what we hear. that rig over on the left is over on its side there and spilled about, carrying about 60,000 pounds of bananas. we have this clear that, clear the rig and there may be a fuel spill. this is into livermore back to the maps as you're coming out of the pass. the westbound direction, that's

your commute direction is jammed up approaching this scene at greenville. but then that's going to bare a little benefit for folks into livermore and dublin. the rest is heading towards the dublin interchange. again, 7:00 or 8:00 until that'll be cleared. over towards the bay bridge. smooth drive, no problems out of the roadway or across the richmond san rafael bridge. let's check the bay bridge for the vol yuchl traffic which is light right now. we're just starting to see the cash lanes flow a bit. few more cars in the area. no delays for the transit agency. but you have a transit-related story coming up right now. >> we do. a pair of bay area light rail stations will be partials closed this week. vta says it'll close the vienna and ringwood stations between 8:30 and midnight to be the. they'll take place every night through the end of the month. the vta is finishing a third track to help ease traffic when the 49ers play at levi stadium, which can't happen soon enough. well today filming for the

fifth terminator begins on the peninsula. according to the mercury news, terminator genesis will be firmed inside oracle. not sure if the former governor will be there. filming should last three days, and filming planned for san francisco, but no word on when that will actually take place. well it is 5:11 now. one of the most respected newspapers in the country calls for the legalization of marijuana. details, next. plus new details about the man accused of using air b and b to refuse to leave when his time was up.

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the bay." welcome back, and "new york times" editorial is pushing for the legalization of marijuana back into the spotlight. the paper compared the current situation to the days of prohibition writing that otherwise law-abiding citizens are becoming criminals. it argued the federal government should repeal the ban on pot and paper did not say pot, did say rather pot should be offlimits to people under 21. 36 states have loosened marijuana laws and polls show, more than half of all americans now think it shou be legalized. even the president has said he doesn't think alcohol, he thinks alcohol, kris, is much more dangerous than pot. >> yes. he has said that. three people cushioned of manufacturing and shipping salmonella-tainted peanuts will be in court today. jury selection will start this morning in a federal court in georgia. the owner of the peanut company of america, his brother, and the plant's quality control manager face 76 criminal counts. investigators say they shipped tainted peanuts and covered up

lab tests that showed some batches of the nuts tested positive for salmonella. between september of 2008 and march of 2009, 714 people were infected in 46 states, and nine of those people died. there are no big maks -- macs or chicken nuggets in china because of the recall from the supplier. mcdonald's only selling pies, hash browns, fries, drinks, and ice cream. earlier this month, a facility was accused of distributing expired and tainted meat. sense then, several fast food companies have severed ties with that distributor. earnings reports come out on wall street this morning for a look at the news before the bell, let's turn to jackie deangelis, good morning. >> reporter: hi scott. stocks closing lower on friday. dow falling 123 points, it does close under 17,000. also the 2,000 closing down for a third straight week. we are watching gold prices as

well. up over # % last week and also note that the consumer discretionary sector with the s&p 500 lagered at the end of the week. we're going to be looking forward to see how things shape up, but it's going to be an interesting week because we have economic data coming out today, 10:00 a.m. eastern time. we get june pending home sales number and at 10:30 a.m. eastern, we get the results from the dallas fed survey. earnings could move the markets as well, you mentioned we are expecting to hear from tyson's food this morning and herba life after the bell. >> thank you. if you are looking far way to beat the heat, consider what i thought of is a great idea a long time ago. daycation. results and -- resorts and hotels are opening up to non-guests. allowing people to enjoy a vacation without paying for a room. it depends on the hotel and which a911ties you use. some places are charging 25 to

30d bucks for pool access. all you have to do is check with your local hotel to see if they offer a daycation. which i begged my husband for every day that i was pregnant. let's go to a hotel. >> always do what your pregnant wife asks you. >> always, always, always. >> cabana boy, bring the hotel environment to you. >> yes. >> men out there. >> i like that. yes. christina loren, always thinking. >> i have to tell you right now, men, the last thing we want to do when it's this hot, cook you dinner. 5:17 now because that just adds to the heat in your home. also, using those appliances like the dishwasher, the heater. i've got to tell you, you're always going to be better off when we have this kind of heat postponing those activities until after 7:00 when we start to get that cooler air. and we got an onshore flow last night which is why our temperatures cooled off so much. we're in the 50s in a couple spots. 57 degrees in san martin. and you're waking up in half-moon bay with 59 degrees elsewhere.

we have the mid-60s, these numbers that the time yesterday were closer to 70 degrees. here's also a little bit of a difference between yesterday and today. we had a little bit of monsoonal moisture creeping up at this time yesterday. at this point, you can see it is ramping up. and a lot of this is going to come into the bay area. let me tell you a little something about monsoonal moisture. the forecast models do not handle it very well at all. so that's why it catches us off guard sometimes, but i want to show you what we are expecting and the best chance today as we get into this afternoon for those showers. this is what we call the rpm model. this handles it the best. you can see the shower@kreepg up the spine of the sierra nevada. at this point, i would not be surprised to see a lot of that green right over the bay area. so do keep in mind, we're fair game for showers as we head throughout the day today. we're going to keep the chance going for tomorrow as well. 9 degrees today in the south bay, we've got a 20% shot of rain. 81 degrees for the east shore. 70 degrees in san francisco.

it'll be sticky out there again, today, tomorrow, holding on to the humidity. likely through wednesday, then we'll start to see temperatures drop off, drier air mass move in, it's looking good for us. count on showers. deeper to the forecast coming up little bit later. right now here's mike and the drive. >> all right dplais. very slow drive out of the pass. for west 580, you're jamming up towards this scene right here. greenville where two of the left lanes are blocked in your commute direction, only two open, that's half of your commute area. now these folks are backed up making things lighter for livermore and dublin, west of the road. look at this the, mile slow down west 84 in through the city of livermore and pleasanton. not yet developed over towards sunol. we're watching for this to last until about 7:00, 8:00 when the crash will clear hopefully. got to offload 60,000 pounds of bananas and clear those lanes and a fuel spill. we'll track for the progress. meanwhile, we will slow down a tad bit off of 880. and the rest of the bay looking

smooth right now. let's get a look at that san mateo bridge, we see that slowing on the sensors, really, traffic's not that bad. smooth drive, high-rise, san jose, look at northbound direction as traffic flows past 680 and 280. this is the first burst getting ready that we typically see, that'll ease off in about 20 minutes. back to the maps, overall rest of the bay looking nice. down the east shore freeway or across the north bay to 101 where southbound comes across the bridge. back to you guys. >> thank you very much. well the man accused of squatting in a palm springs condo he rented through air b and b a breaking his silence. the texas man, or someone with access to his account posted over the weekend, quote, okay guys, what's the latest beats on the drama? ten out of ten would squat again, end quote. there's no way to verify if this is from that squatter, but it was posted through his account. the story made national headlines when the san francisco

woman rented the palm string springs home flu air b and b. the man overstayed his reservation, but refused to leave claiming to be a legal occupant. the chronicle reports the man is also accused of duping funders in a recent kick starter campaign. almost $40,000 were donated to help fund a video game called confederate express which never materializ materialized. he looked for $25,000 to fund a different game. special delivery to two bay area families in quite an unusual weekends. two fathers delivering two different sons. >> the delivery took place on an off-ramp south of the state park. when paramedics arrived, the newborn and parents fwhr great condition. then another father and son delivered on interstate 80 in

san francisco on friday. >> when i get this that script, i'm staying south of the airport. >> thank you. ufc berkeley throwing a 99th birthday party for a nobel lawyer. >> charles hardtown received it in 1964. he's the man who are discovered the laser. he's a professor of physics at uc berkeley and finally retiring. today is actual 99th birthday. it is also charles h. town's day in his birthplace, greenville, north carolina, and berkeley. current hometown. new injury trouble for the 49ers, details, next. ...we need to break up.

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you're watching "today in the bay." well some of the best tennis players in the world are hitting the course in stanford this weekend. >> they're participating in the

bank of the west classic. serena is ranked number one in the world, so he will not play until wednesday night. venus will play her round one match tomorrow night. the bank of the west classic an annual stop for the women's pro tour. eight of the women participating are ranked in the top 20 in the world. well just four days sboor training camp and the 49ers already dealing with some major injuries. running back james was carted off the field yesterday, dislocated elbow. expected to miss about a month. the news comes just one day after the 9ers learned that running back kendall hunter will probably miss the whole season with a torn knee ligament. perhaps the niners should consider this way of thanking fans. check it out, indianapolis colts owner handed out $1 4urks bills to fans at the training camp practice on saturday. this picture was posted on twitter by a sports radio host. >> some say this is his way of trying to gain back confidence

in fans, back in march he was arrested for dui. father was found $29,000 in cash in his car. many think he's trying to prove driving arounded with that kind of money is no big deal. >> the drinking is what got you in trouble. >> yeah, let's park it. okay. let's talk about weather now. and it has been very hot. we picked the hottest weekend of the summer to do some backyard work and, oh, we were sad. >> yeah, it was hot out there. i can tell you right now, today is not going to be as hot temperature wise, but we have that humidity going. 62 degrees in livermore, 61 in san jose. 52349 half-moon bay -- 59 in half-moon bay. you are going to to want bring your umbrella with you to work. we'll show you why coming up. first your drive, here's mike. we're looking towards the south bay which is moving smoothly on the peninsula. no problems there. east bay, we have a slight volume build for 880 south where there's a crash reported, but

the big issue, because it is not showing any slowing is west 580 over here in and out of the pass. greenville, two lanes are blocked by the overturned big rig. video coming up in a second. i want to show you a live video, smoothly for your commute in towards the dublin interchange, back to you. >> thanks mike. before 5:30 now, crews head to northern california, further north to fight a massive fire. plus it could have been a lot worse, fire sparks next to hundreds of propane tanks triggering evacuation oersd south of -- orders south of downtown san jose. details next. you used to sleep like a champ.

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we'll hear more details today about this man accused of pretending to be a police officer and duping a number of undocumented immigrants. plus demanding a criminal investigation into those busted bolts on the bay bridge. one state senator accusing caltrans of putting lives at risk. and good monday morning to you. in the forecast for today, rain,

bo average heat, and we're talking about some pretty substantial humidity. i'll tell you what's going on and who could actually see lightning right here in the bay area as of this afternoon in moments. >> yikes. big issue for the commute right now. started early this morning for 580 through livermore. we talked about happen -- half the lanes being blocked there. another crash in fremont coming up. live look outside this morning, it is monday, july 28th, this is "today in the bay". from nbc bay area, this is "today in the bay." good morning, and thanks for joining us, i'm kris sanchez in for laura garcia-cannon. >> beg your pardon, and i'm scott mcgrew. we have lots to get to this morning. there was a tense hour in san jose. crews working quickly to put out a fire next to propane farm. it happened around 11:00 last night near interstate 280 and sixth street on the other side of the interstate from san jose state. crews had to shut down the

interstate both directions for aefbt 20 minutes -- about 20 minutes, evacuate the neighborhood for a while. the fire started outside that propane depot in some trees and quickly made its way towards those tanks. >> we could smell the propane and hear the propane gassing out of the tanks on arrival. we had a high concern that if all these caught fire or then exploded, it'd be like a large explosion or a bomb in the heart of the city. >> crews called for backup of course, managed to stop the flames before any exploded. some were singed though. investigators still trying to figure out how all this happened. we are expecting a major announcement from the city of san bruno this morning having to do with pge and the deadly gas line explosion four years ago. "today in the bay's" bob redell joins us live in san bruno. and bob, this announcement comes as a public record, request painted questionable relationship between pge and state regulators. >> reporter: and that's how the

city is characterizing it. in three and a half hours, the mayor of the city of san bruno along with colleagues will make a major announcement, what actions they plan to take after these documents they obtained through a lawsuit show what they say is quote, illegal conduct between the california public utilities commission and pacific gas and electric. now this is significant because the cpuc which oversees pge is in the process of determining how to penalize the utility for the gas pipeline explosion that killed eight people and destroyed a san bruno neighborhood nearly four years ago. if there is a cozy relationship, then the question becomes how can the puc be impartial when it comes to calculating the penalty for that utility's role inhe explosion. for example, among the 7,000 documents, the city obtained through a lawsuit is an e-mail from michael peevy, president of the puc, e-mail to pge giving them public relations advice on how to handle the federal indictment against the utility.

>> what that showed me is that three and a half years after the explosion and fire in san bruno, the relationship between pge and the puc, which should be at arm's length is as close as possible and close as it has always been. >> reporter: that was state senator jerry hill who represents san bruno who plans to join the city at this morning's news conference. there's pge's statement with regards to these documents being released. quote, we're absolutely committed to conducting ourselves in an ethical manner at all times. we will review all of the e-mails involved to ensure that this high standard was upheld, unquote. we reached out to the cpuc, it complied with the information requested for those documents but did not weigh in on the accusations. again the city of san bruno holding this news conference at 9:00 this morning on the steps it of the cpuc. which is headquartered in san francisco. reporting live here in san bruno, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> thank you very much, bob.

meanwhile, state senator from the bay area says caltrans knew work on the new bay bridge was shoddy and he hopes the results of a new investigation will help launch a criminal probe. "today in the bay's" nannette miranda live at the bridge with more details, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, scott. state senator of concord says we don't know what tax payers got for $6.5 billion, and what will happen to the new bay bridge span when there's another earthquake? a new senate report out this week is expected to describe in detail construction and management lapses so bad, the senator says the findings warrant a criminal investigation by the california attorney general or u.s. attorney. according to the sacramento bee, the roll the is -- report is expected to confirm that they accepted flawed and potentially hazardous work by a chinese firm that weld ld much of the new span's roadway and tower. the senator will hold a hearing next week to be discuss the new

report. he told published reports that he expects the testimony to be, quote, quite disturbing, both caltrans director malcom dougherty and metropolitan transportation commission executive director say the bridge is safe and solid and will last 150 years. they say that despite remaining issues regarding the new by braj including misaligned and cracked welds. tower foundation concrete tested very poor. anchor rods on the suspension span may not be reliable, and leaks in the suspension span are partly to blame for corrosion. that new span behind me actually opened last fall and was delayed for several years and was about $5 billion above original estimates. live at the bay bridge, nannette miranda for "today in the bay." >> thank you very much. today prosecutors will try to convince a judge there is enough evidence to try a man accused of pretending to be a

police officer in order to sexually assault undocumented immigrants. san francisco police say jeffrey buga dressed up like a cop and lurid central americans who spoke little english to his home. once there, he allegedly made them perform sex acts, threatening them with deportation if they reported anything. buga pleaded not guilty to the charges earlier this month. his preliminary hearing is set to begin today. his bail is $2 million. former state senator leland ye's political consultant is scheduled to enter a plea in court today. he was swooped up in the fbi's raid that nabbed ye and china town gangster raymond shrimp boy chow. he is named in the organized crime indictment. he's accused of funneling contributions to ye in exchange for political favors. this morning, hundreds of people in northern california are waiting to find out if their homes maded it through the night. crews starting to make progress against the sand fire burning near sacramento, more than 500 homes are still threatened this

morning. et fire started on friday, it's already burned almost 4,000 acres. ten homes have been destroyed along with seven sheds and shacks. right now, crews have about half the fire surrounded. 30 firefighters from the bay area are on the frontline was that fire including many from the south bay. they're working with eight engines and a bulldozer, that's equipment usually designed to protect alameda and santa clara counties. but the division chief for cal fire south bay operations says we are still protected. >> we still have adequate firefighters resources to mitigate any threats that might come, and if needed we can call for mutual aid from outside the area. >> saturday cal fire did have to call for backup after having to battle a 15 acre fire near alameda and quick silver park in san jose. than threatened six homes. crews requested help from the san mateo unit. they put the fire out before it spread. and now at 5:37, let's talk with meteorologist christina

loren, who says we could expect some lightning later on this afternoon, which is bad news for the wild fire situation. >> yeah, you know we do run that threat. we have the monsoonal moisture sneaking up later own tad. i want to the start with current temperatures right now. 62 degrees in livermore, 57 in san martin and 61 degrees in san jose. as we get into this afternoon, kris is talking about that chance for isolated lightning, especially over the higher elevations and that will be this afternoon. i want to kind of show you what we are working with right now. here's a live loor ak the radar this morning. you can see a lot of activity just to our south. and all of this is making its way to the north. as we head throughout the next couple of hours, we are expecting light activity to the really start to develop here in the south bay. as you know, we have the tools here to track that activity, and we are expecting some action here in san jose at about 9:23. i will be here for you throughout all the cut-ins as i always am. here until 11:30.

temperatures right now are mostly in the 60s. upper 80s in the south bay. that's going to feel more like 99 degrees when you add that humidity. we call it a heat index. you have to account for the moisture out there. 84 degrees on the peninsula. 70 degrees in san francisco today. and wait until i show you your seven day forecast. we have a lot to go over in just moments. first, let's say good morning, welcome back mike inouye. thank you christina, thanks for doing double duty last week. we're over here towards the south bay. not a lot of traffic going on. that's typical there as well as the peninsula. i'll zoom it towards the red. that's west 580. that's where things are shaking up this monday as we travel out of the pass over towards greenville road. let me get out of your way. the overturned rig right here is still there, and it's expected to be there until about 7:00, 8:00, included the 60,000 pounds of bananas there. there was a truck fire reported. a the love clean up and tow truck is on scene. don't know if it's enough to clear that. slower drive there means benefit

for folks in dublin and the interchange. 84 through the area. typical there. smooth drive through the south bay, northbound 101 just starting to show the blip of traffic and across the bum barten and -- dumbarton and san mateo. 5:40 now, we continue to follow developing news out of gaza where world leaders are pushing for a cease-fire. the latest details in a live report. plus a tragedy ib end to a trip to a southern california beach. a dozen hurt after lightning strikes.

to a developing story in the middle east as rockets are flying through the air this morning, despite today being a major muslim holiday, and the united nations calling for a cease-fire tonight. "today in the bay's" tracy potts live in washington with the very latest, and it looks like the fighting has started again, tracy. >> reporter: israel launched three air strikes just this morning on a rocket launchers

and manufacturing facilities aimed their way. we heard this morning from the secretary general of the united nations saying they want a durable cease-fire than the 12 hours we saw over the weekend. overnight at midnight, the security council issued a statement that both sides criticized that statement called for an immediate humanitarian cease-fire with no conditions. the israeli says yeah, but didn't make any mention at all of hamas rockets coming our way. the palestinian said it made no mention at all of hundreds of civilians who've been killed. israel insists it's defending itself. the palestinians insist the same. kerry trying to work diplomatically. as you said, this morning on a holy day in the region, there is still rocket fire going back and forth. especiallily it morning from israel, scott. >> all right tracy potts, thank you. new morning, six students who survived south korea's ferry

disaster say they never got any help from the ship's crew. students are urging that court to punish the ship's crew which escaped first and abandoned passengers as the ferry was sinking. the captain and the ship operators did not appear at the hearing but facing charges ranging from homicide to negligence and abandoning ship. more students are expected to testify tomorrow. and take a look at this. luxury train tipped over in thailand. two people were hurt there. nearly 80 passengers were on their way from singapore to bangkok. heavy rain caused the train to derail. the site of the malaysian air flights 17 crash in eastern ukraine still too dangerous for investigators to enter. reports of intensifying fighting in that region forced a team of dutch and australian police officers to postpone a planned trip to the crash site. officers had planned to correct evidence and recover remains.

yesterday, ukrainian armed forces launched a major onslaught against pro-russian separatists in eastern ukraine in an effort to gain control of that crash site. warm weekend came to an abrupt halt for people at the beach in southern california. several people were hurt, one person was killed in a sudden lightning storm. a 20-year-old man died after he was struck by lightning at venice beach. and several other people who were in or near the water were also hurt. the bolt touched down in the middle of the afternoon yesterday at the crowded beach. witnesses say the skies grew dark without warning. >> the loudest clap of thunder i've ever heard in my life. it was so close. i thought it was like a bomb almost. >> all the sudden you hearded this crash, this -- you heard this crack, giant bolt in the sky. never seen anything like that, i'm from the midwest, we see lots of lightning. >> 13 other people were injured. one of them was injured critically. about the same time as that venice beach strike, a

57-year-old man was struck on santa catalina island, he is in stable condition this morning. but then you see the blue sky behind you, it comes and goes. >> literally straight out of the blue sky. >> you say there may be lightning for us? yeah, we have some just to the south right now. that's actually not completely out of the ordinary. we get these monsoonal showers ere single summer. this summer so far has been rather robust, but i can tell you, we do run a slim chance for getting some of that lightning right here in the bay area today. it's at about 10%, but still, don'ts me around. sky turns dark, you know what's going on for today. and get indoors as fast as you can. 62 degrees in livermore. it's not like the sky is going to open up and doom and gloom all the sudden occurs, but we want you to be safe and especially if you're out at the beach for the little ones. we're still getting those really warm currents. sop if you are going to be headed to the beach, if that's how you plan on keeping cool today, we want you to keep cool out there, just make sure you're

staying aletter. keep tuned -- staying alert. keep tuned into the forecast. check your phone, we'll be updated and check my facebook page if anything ever happens, i want to let you know as soon as possible. taking a live look here at san jose where you can see the midlevel clouds. it's funny because the future cast models don't account for this monsoonal moisture. it's unusual for it to come this far to the north. however, as we head throughout the day today, onshore flow. you can see that here to morning. and we're looking really good in sfrooens start the dpa -- san francisco to start the day as well. otherwise, i can tell you, we are already getting shower activity just to the south. and we're expecting that activity to ramp up, especially between about 9:00 and 10:00 right here in the south bay. i'm with you all the way through 11:30. 84 degrees on the peninsula. 81 on the east shore. the temperatures look east coast, but you have to account for that humidity making that true temperature feel even hotter. and as we get into the end of the week.

we are going to lose a lot of moisture and our temperatures will start to drop you have a a touch, still -- dropping off a touch. little heat relief saturday into sunday which is when we want it for the weekend. you have to work for the weekend first though. here's mike to help you get there. here's the dumbarton bridge, lighting where we can see the bridge itself. you see an easy flow of traffic and going through this in about ten minutes as the lighting continues. southbound 880 decoto, little bit of slow down heading towards the toll plaza. that's out of lanes. and it's clear as far as the flow of traffic. build through hayward and fremont approaching mission as far as the volume of traffic, typical build there. south bay shows you nsh 101 at 680. slow down there as well, just starting for the big issue in livermore. look at the west 580. really jammed up because two of your laeft lanes are blocked,

two right lanes are open. over here, let me show you the volume of traffic. easy flow over through the area. live camera shows you no problems towards the dublin interchange. the reason why is all the folks are held back to possibly seven, mb 8:00 so they can clear that, back to you. >> thank you very much, mike. today governor brown will meet with religious and diplomatic leaders in mexico city to talk about immigration reform. this picture was taken shortly after the governor arrived in mexico city yesterday. he originally was headed to mexico to work on business opportunities and to talk about climate change. later, he will also host a delegation of some of california's top businesses and political leaders. his economic trade mission may lead to changes in the way that california and mexico do business. last year, there were more than $60 billion in goods and services going back and forth across the border. well let's talk baseball. live look at o.co this morning. a's road trip headed to houston. oakland getting ready for three game series with the astro and

tops in the lead thanks in part to a 9-3 win over the rangers yesterday. now the giants meanwhile, oh the giants. just struggling to stay in the playoff race. the dodgers completed the sweep last night, 4-3 win. the giants have lost four in a row. they're if game and a half back in the nl west division race. they do hope to turn things around tonight against the pirates, game time, 7:00 right here on nbc bay area. and after the game, that premier of that running wild with bear grylls you've seen so much about. >> yes. in just a few hours, president obama will pay tribute to a popular bay area singer. ♪ >> linda ronestadt will receive the national medal of honor. she has 11 zbrays, tony award, and golden globe was just

inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame earlier this year. locally she's known for her contributions to the community including a number of years as the musical director of the san jose mar ya which i and heritage festival. it is 5:51, replacing a handshake with a hygienic way to greet someone, we'll take a look, coming up. [ heart beating ]

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comic-con. lawyer for san diego issued a cease and desist letter to salt lake comic-con. demanding they stop using the name. attendees who see the name assume it is affiliated with the comic-con in san diego. carrot-founder of salt lake comic-con says it's baseless and frivolous. new morning, virgin america filing papers to ipo. the airlines paperwork filed this morning apparently look to laze $115 million. burlingame-based virgin america owned by richard branson, its been around for more than a decade, but only recently reported a profit. you may remember earlier this year, canceled the flight from san jose to l.a. because the lack of demand. no word on when the stock will debut or which markets. meanwhile, safeway and albertson's one step closer to joining up this morning on friday, safeway shareholders approved the company's $9.2 billion sale to albertsons at

safeway's headquarters in pleasanton. now it is not quite a done deal yet, the federal trade commission has to approve it. because of the deal, safeway's headquarters would move from pleasanton to idaho where albertson's a headquartered. analysts speculate the 150 bay area stores will shrink and focus more on locally sourced and custom branded foods. well, greeting people with a handshake may be appropriate business, but, it may not be as clean as you think. doctors are suggesting there is a better and safer solution. >> new research says the fist bump may be more hygienic than handshakes when greeting your doctor. researchers found the handshake transmits ten times as much bacteria compared to the fist bump. still, some experts say a hands off approach may be safest for patients. >> rather than replacing the handshake with something else that has contact, probably the better approach to keep patients safe is really not to do it at

all. >> doctors say handshakes are most common in hospitals, but they must be followed by a good hand washing. >> which is always polite. >> yeah, gooded to see you, arg. >> yuck. >> all right. we're not going to do that with mike inouye, because you know -- >> or for that matter, christina. >> or christina. >> what's my name, skip? you don't to want see my hand, do you? good morning to you, i totally agree, but you know what, you want to be greeted by doctor, just gives you that sense of security. maybe they could do the kiss on the side of the cheek. 84 degrees, no contact. on the peninsula, 81 degrees on the east shore and 70 in san francisco. and now, to a man who is smart enough to not only play a doctor on tv, but also be within in real life, mike inouye. >> germ-free because they keep me in a box, good stuff. all right over here we have isolated our slow downs just to northbound 101 at 680. typical pattern for this friday as is this monday, oh my gosh, i

want it to be over with today's report. this is the reason why, we've had enough of the west 580 being blocked. two lanes opened, and two closed at this crash. right at greenville, that's going to be 7:00, maybe 8:00, that's making things lighter though at the dublin interchange and the metering lights at the bay bridge toll plaza, back to you. >> thank you much. 5:57 now. the city of san bruno accused state regulators of cozying up to pge. details in a live report. plus the new tips to get your kids to eat their veggies. one what one group of researchers found. commute, the overturned big rig as it dumps a load of bananas. all the details on that one coming up next. ...we need to break up.

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happening right now, blocked by bananas. thousands of pounds of fruit at an overturned dump truck forced crews to shut down part of a busy bay area highway.

the ripple effect on your morning commute, next. and we're looking at that as well as a big backup at the bay bridge toll plaza. the trouble that you'll encounter, but the disrupted flow that might benefit some, coming up. and we have a wild weather pattern to tell you about as well. this is a little bananas. hot today with a few showers. muggy again tomorrow, and then, we will bring in that dry heat, but you're going to have to wait for it. your microclimate weather forecast is moments away. plus tense moments in san jose. the fear of explosions forced crews to evacuate an entire neighborhood overnight. plus a live look at san jose right now. little bit of cloud cover there, but a lovely start to this monday, july 28th, this is "today in the bay." from nbc bay area, this is "today in the bay." good morning, and thanks for being with us today. i'm kris sanchez in for laura