from nbc bay area, this is "today in the bay." >> well, good morning, happy wednesday. 4:30. i'm scott mcgrew. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. in just a couple of hours, students will head back to classes, several bay area schools. the district getting under way. san jose unified, antioch unified and south san francisco unifie unified. the first day of classes at a couple of private schools. >> speaking of san jose, let's peek out the window, take a look. looks like a good day for the first day of school. let's double-check with rob m

mayeda. >> temperatures climbing into the low 80s around san jose. around south san francisco, temperatures low 70s around antioch, one of the warmer spots we'll see today. that will be seeing temperatures climbing into the low to mid-80s around 3:00 today, mostly sunny, patches of low clouds for the morning. the rest of bay, 80 san jose. towards north bay, highs of upper 70s around san rafael, santa rosa. temperatures in pleasanton and livermore, close to mid-80s. commute starting off in the east bay, everything in the green for highway 4 and 580 westbound. coming through the tri-valley, drive times 66 miles per hour from grant line road from 680. camera views from 580, westbound traffic in dublin looking good. san mateo better than yesterday after the four-hour closure. final stop, golden gate bridge,

low cloud cover at tops of the tower but no fog, getting into the morning commute, down into san francisco. another look at weather and traffic coming up. hundreds of kids who fled violence in central america will start school in the bay area and oakland's board of education has to decide if it wants to hire a specialist to help them adjust to new schools. hundreds of childrens from guatemala, honduras enrolled in schools around the bay area, including oakland, since last summer. the unaccompanied minor specialists would help students, most whom don't speak english or have parents in the country, adjust to school and southern california. the san francisco unified school district plans to hire another two or three teachers this fall. more than 340 undocumented children signed up for school in oakland. it believes 150 are all by themselves. san francisco's trying to accommodate 200 new students who

just arrived from central america. 64 students tried to take classes at schools throughout contra costa county, 19 plan to attend school in mount diablo. since october more than 62,000 unaccompanied minors entered the country. california has taken in more than 3900 since january. that's the third largest group, after texas and new york. much more back-to-school coverage all morning long. if you're on social media, share your back-to-school routine. twitter nbcbay area and also on instagram. solemn tribute to who hollywood legends are lights the famed chinese theater dimmed in honor honor of lauren bacall and robin williams. this is the eighth time in nearly 90 years the theater has gone dark.

steps away, hollywood stars of bacall and williams illuminated as fans dropped off flowers, candles and notes to pay their respects. more on the legacy of lauren bacall in a moment. an emotional tribute to the late robin williams. with his voice trembling, jimmy fallon called williams the muhammad ali of comedy. >> he's one in a million, like unbelievable. if you ever saw this guy stand-up, if you don't know stand-up, just amazing. he was -- he was funny. he was fast. and he was in and out of chashgs, get shakespearean, get into, yes, what the hell's going on there, a kid's going no. like ball and chain, kick and ball, yes, thank you. >> pretty good impersonation. fallon says he would watch

williams and, quote, cry laughing. he showed a clip of williams' first appearance on 1981 with johnny carson. fallon stood atop the desk to declare, oh captain, my captain, you will be missed. the giants and their fans stood together in silence to honor williams as well. williams was a giants fan for decades and cheered on the team at at&t park and candlestick park. in addition to moment of silence, giants played a video tribute and displayed messages from fans. at the park, williams famous for bringing the crowd to its feet before game one of the 2010 playoffs. turned out to be a good luck charm, as giants ended up winning the world series. fans say it was an unforgettable moment. >> came out screaming and shouting, got the vibe going, brought a lot of laughter into our lives and people's lives that were more sad than his. god bless him. >> last night's tribute came on

gary garcia night. the family was saddened by his death but happy to share the night with another beloved talent from marin. the coroner says it could be several weeks before we find out if williams had drugs or alcohol in his system when he died. yesterday we learned more about his final hours. the coroner says williams' assistant knocked on his door monday around nooning, when he didn't answer she went in. she found williams hanged himself and immediately called 911. >> the caller was distraught and indicated at that time that it was an apparent suicide due to hanging had taken place. >> the core rooner says williams seeking treatment for depression. a co-star, a little girl from san jose, played a small but memorable role in "patch adams," cameron stanley was battling cancer when cast to

play the role of a cancer survivor in the film. the 6-year-old was supposed to be extra but williams wanted her in a solo scene. williams treated her like family and she left filming with a lot of fond memories and photos. like so many, stunned to hear of williams' death. >> it was hard because he was -- he was so full of life and everyone around him loves him. >> she did acting after "patch adam" but focused on working for the make-a-wish foundation. hollywood, as you said, not only mourning williams' death but the passing of lauren bacall, died yesterday at age 89. bacall, tony-award winning actress, national book award winning author, friend of the kennedys and one of last survivors of hollywood's studio age. >> you know how to whistle, don't you, steve? you just put your lips together

and blow. >> who doesn't know that? in to have and have not that young husky voice bacall delivered one of the most memorable lines to humphrey bogart. their marriage led to three more collaborations, before bogart's death. bacall said in a recent interview, their lives will always be intertwined. >> they just lit up the screen together and fell in love on camera. they fell in live while making the movie. and audiences responded tremendously to this. >> last night fans flocked to they are star on the walk of fame, many left flowers and notes. earned a tony in '71 for sftage work, later nominated for "mirror has two faces" in supporting role. nbcbayarea.com, go to home page, find out more about their lives and careers and how fans are remembering their legacies.

>> boy, was she a classic. i remember interviewing her, she said, hello, laura, awesome. microclimate forecast, live look at san francisco. another big day, thousands of students across the bay area head back to clasp let's check in with rob, back to school forecast. >> forecast looks good. low clouds outside. you might find drizzle closer to the peninsula and the coast. 50s to low 60s outside now. we also do have an earlier start to the giants game this afternoon at 12:45. temperatures in the upper 60s with patchy, low clouds. around the start of the game early afternoon. the satellite view interesting, looks like late september. weather system approaching northern coastline. see showers north of yukaya that will enhance the on shore ocean air-conditioning and keep things cool around the peninsula and coast over the next couple of days. low clouds here, showers to the

north. we'll see mild temperatures for now, then tomorrow and into friday, high pressure building in. that's going to lead to the slight warm-up you see at the bottom of the screen. temperatures climb on up. today near 80 san jose. mid-80s south around saratoga towards morgan hill. around the peninsula we'll see temperatures in the mid 70s around foster city. san francisco today upper 60s. north bay highs in mid-70s. pleasanton 83. 84 livermore. notice temperatures here climbing into the low 90s towards tri-valley as we start the weekend and cooling as we head towards sunday and monday. east bay commute, seeing construction-related slowdowns on parts of the east bay, northbound 880, towards oakland, we should see that decrease after 5:00 as construction delays are picked up on schedule this morning. as we show you travel times around the bay area, tri-valley commute into san francisco, everything on schedule.

volume light, nothing unusual about this morning. 580 and dublin, traffic towards you, volume light. around san mateo bridge, nicer view, traffic moving this morning after the big accident we saw yesterday. for the golden gate bridge, traffic moving smoothly, out of the north bay, into san francisco. watching both weather and traffic this morning with another update in a couple of minutes. "today in the bay," no more hidden cash. why the man behind the craze is calling it quits. getting a job in the bay area is about to get easier. why your past is now less of a factor.

happening now, seeing massive flooding. this is happening in new york. it's shut down a major parkway now. this is in suffolk county. cars are completely submerged. it's hard to even make out how cars were, if people were drive, off the side of the road. massive flooding happening there. developing story that we're

watching. also developing now in the middle east, just hours after 130 american military advisers arrived in iraq, france sayed it will send arms to kurdish forces battling isis militants. officials say americans who just got to the country are there to help, not to fight. >> as the president made very clear, we're not going back into iraq in any of the same combat mission dimensions that we once were in in iraq. >> the team includings marine ands special ops forces, as isis militants threat tonight kill 30,000 iraqis refusing to convert to islam. today getting a job in san francisco may get easier for some. the latest ban the box measure will stop most private employers from asking about a person's criminal history on a job

application. employers will be allowed to do background checks after the interview. the law applies to businesses with more than 20 employees. california adopted a similar policy for state employees earlier this year. say good-bye to hidden cash for now. jason buzi announced on twitter, he'll no longer make hidden cash drops. he realized only way to keep the hunts going with sponsors. he says he was approached by several big names but after a lot of thought, he decided to cancel, saying, turning hidden cash into an advertising business was not his goal or mission. he hopes to do more fun things for people in the future. well, meet the botler, a tiny robotic butler. part of a pilot program launched next week in cupertino. the general manager says the robot will not replace employees but help them by making deliveries to guest rooms,

giving staff more time to focus on other guest needs. if the pilot program goes well, the company will roll out botleres to hotels around the country. for the news before the bell, let's check in with seema mody. good morning. >> good morning, scott. apple has reportedly started production of the new ipad air ii, which could be unveiled in october. the tablet expected to an anti-glare screen. sales have slumped down 9% in the last quarter. analysts fear they'll suffer more when the company launches the new iphone 6, expected to have a bigger screen. futures higher after stocks closed lower on tuesday, snapping two days of gain. investors concerned about developments in russia and ukraine and tensions overseas. data on retail sales could be impacted by falling gas prices but that means consumers have more money to spend. yesterday dow slipping nine,

nasdaq down 12. >> thank you much. time to check the forecast with meteorologist rob mayeda in for christina. >> seeing temperatures in the 50s and 60s outside on your wednesday morning with low clouds inland to concord and livermore, too. it's 59 right now. 64 san jose. 61 san francisco. a closer look where clouds are, into the -- over the dublin grade, into the valley. san jose overcast skies, low clouds down to santa cruz. low clouds around the bay area but rain-producing clouds across california. good news that could toss rain on fires burning near the california/oregon border and reinforce the relatively mild pattern we're seeing play out yesterday and again for today. with low clouds on the coast, showers to the north as we head toward the afternoon. tomorrow and friday, see changes, high pressure starts to build in. take the marine layer close to

2500 feet, keeping cool inland and keep the cool air out towards the bay and coastline, come tomorrow and friday. temperatures at least for the valleys and tri-valley will climb more degrees as we head towards tomorrow and starting the weekend. today near 80 san jose. upper 60s closer to san francisco. temperature trend for san jose and san francisco, will climb as the approach of the start of the weekend. mid-80s, downtown san jose, morgan hill, south of san jose, close to 90 as we finish off the work week, approaching the one. temperatures beginning to level off. for the north bay, see low clouds and fog, 75 degrees around santa rosa. temperatures in the mid-80s around livermore. and as we take a closer look at your weekend forecast, which you'll find, we'll see warm start with temperatures near 90 inland, cooling as we head towards sunday and monday. stay tuned, the long-range forecast for the next ten days

does bring a strong ridge of high pressure. we could see heat, not for this weekend but towards beginning of next week, watching that closely for you, mid 90s and upper 90s in range about let's say 8 to 10 days from now. something to look forward to perhaps middle part of next week. >> long-range forecasting. 4:50 right now. five football players are free on bail, accused of taking part in an armed robbery at a frat house. students who live in san luis obispo are shaken up over what happened saturday. a 19-year-old barged into the house and pointed a gun at them. the victims tried to keep calm before deciding to fight back. >> tackled them down the stairs, actually blood right there. yeah, all of the cops came, doug piled on him. >> four other suspects were in a getaway car. police say all suspects are football players, some with scholarships. the motive could have been drugs or money, but nothing was taken

from the frat house. another brazen home invasion robbery, what's thought of as a safe section of san jose, this time a 13-year-old girl home at the time. she locked herself into the bathroom, hid in the bathtub, called her dad. >> hearing him going through drawers and stuff. >> the girl said she got into the bathtub because she didn't want the thieves to see her feet in the cracks between the door and the floor. the girl's dad, of course, called 911. she waited in the bathtub until they arrived. police dispatched at least ten police cars and caught all three suspects. >> for me, it was amazing. i told her, the same day, i was really proud of what she did. the way she handled herself. >> now we're not showing their faces because the family would like to protect their safety. this happened in the blossom hill neighborhood of san jose, an area thought to be rather safe. >> brave, young lady. still ahead, why scientists are turning to sharks in hopes of curing cancer. live to fremont.

checking traffic throughout the day. back to school for so many districts. be safe out there. >> we were showing flooding to you in new york this morning. we know it was flash flooding but they were getting up to four inches in a short amount of time, right? >> happening in suffolk county, on long island. flash flood warnings last until 11:00 our time.

good morning. this is allison, principal of graystone elementary school, and this is gus. we can't wait to welcome back our graystone great students and wish everybody in the bay area a fantastic school year! >> awesome. >> awesome. have a fantastic first day, graystone elementary! outstanding. live look at san jose this morning. thousands of elementary school students start today across the bay area. this means morning drive is going to be that much busier, and keep it safe. >> that's right. watch for the little ones out and about with a new backpack on. check the morning commute with rob. >> one of the spots pick up activity in the morning by antioch school district now, seeing green on the map, highway 4, we earlier had slowings on 880 northbound towards oakland. construction-related work, that should be in the process of getting picked up at 5:00 in the morning. but tri-valley, an issue with

the car stalled in the center line, 580 westbound grant line road. earlier slowdowns coming out of the altamont pass, though right now the travel times through grant line road over to 680 not bad. earlier construction there, westbound 580 picked up as of 4:30. closer view of 580 through dublin, traffic towards you on the screen. volume picking up but on time right now. san mateo bridge, looking good around the central bay, across the golden gate bridge now, no problems moving out of marin county into san francisco. back to you. >> sounds good. 4:56. could shots hold the secret to curing cancer. >> scientists at a florida marine laboratory say the immune system of sharks can block human cancer cells. they experimented trying to give sharks cancer. so far unsuccessful. >> sharks have a low incidents of disease in general. what's interesting, low

incidents of cancer. >> the scientists removed cells from the immune system of a shark they found secreted a compound that blocked growth of human cancer cells. they say it will be years until trials on humans can begin but initial research is promising. still to come on "today in the bay," back to school for thousands of students across the bay area. live in san jose, as the buses roll out of the yard. leaf on the road, heading from the peninsula to the south bay. major change you'll see driving along 101 next.

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parts of northern california. a look at that interesting part of your forecast. now travel problems on the 850 commute towards tri-valley, dublin. a look at both weather and traffic in a couple minutes. let's take a live look outside bay bridge. wednesday, august 13th. this is "today in the bay." >> from nbc bay area, this is "today in the bay." good morning, everyone. thank you for joining us. i'm scott mcgrew. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. hundreds of bay area families getting up early this morning as they prepare for the first day of school. live look outside overlooking downtown san jose. students in san jose unified are among those returning to clasp classes resuming in antioch, south san francisco, and archbishop mitty and de la salle in concord. >> districts see an influx of central american refugees