area schools. how districts are dealing with influx of migrant children. light jacket in store, if temperatures around the bays 50s to 60s sends the kid off to skoom t school. the rest of the forecast coming up. beautiful way to start your morning, lights on the san francisco bay bridge. wednesday, august 13th. this is "today in the bay." >> from nbc bay area, this is "today in the bay." very good wednesday morning to you, thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm scott mcgrew. grab your backpacks, lunchboxes, time to go back to school. today's the first day of school for students in several districts including san jose unified, antioch unified and south san francisco unified. so the start of the school year means much more crowded commute. >> this morning we have team coverage. nanette miranda will tell us how

oakland schools are dealing with immigration issues, bob redell live at school bus depot in san jose. >> meteorologist rob mayeda for a look at the back-to-school forecast. >> forecast looks pleasant this morning. seeing low clouds, fog around parts around the coast. overall nice heading towards afternoon, 72 for south san francisco. temperatures there climbing to just above 70 today. antioch, you'll see temperatures in the mid-80s this afternoon. for san jose, see highs beginning to climb. past noon, upper 70s around lunchtime. 82 for the afternoon. closer view of other locations in and around san jose. willow glen, temperatures approaching 80 by 2:00. also around leland, temperatures warmer. 3:00, approaching mid-80s in the forecast. light jacket weather for the morning and it shirt weather for some this afternoon. forecast shaping up nicely. the rest of the forecast as we approach the weekend coming up

in a few minutes. >> thanks, rob. >> uniforms will be getting on buses. bob redell at the school bus depot in san jose. the drivers are rolling out? >> reporter: well, i tell you, these are the early risers of the education system, drivers here since before 5:00 this morning though they don't have to collect in at 5:20. a sense of how dedicated they are, doing multipoint inspect, making sure vehicles are safe, up and running because they don't want anything to happen on the roads with all of the children on board. some buss have 83 kids capacity. you can imagine they have a lot of responsibility. speaking with the bus driver who is very anxious and yet excited to be getting back to school. someone else in the same boat, dr. vincent matthews, superintendent of san jose unified school district, who we spoke with moments ago. we brought up the issue of the fact there is a change for high school students in the district. they no longer need 240 credit

to graduate. starting this year the requirement's down 20 credit to 220. also, new this year, the second year they'ri implementing commo >> we've done things in the same way for quite some time but we have to do things in a different way to give students skills to be successful as we move into the 21st century. >> reporter: if you look at the size of the san jose unified school district, think of the responsibility they have implementing standards. 32,000 students, 3,000 teachers and staff covering exactly 42 schools. from down here to north downtown san jose. back to school again here in the south bay. live here in san jose, bob redell, "today in the bay." let's go live to nanette miranda in oakland, schools dealing with influx of migrant

children. >> that's right. at least hundreds of children who fled from central america are expected to attend bay area schools for the first time this school year. oakland unified is expected to brace for the influx by considering hiring a privately funded consultant to deal with minors. that consultant would be the point person for students having to deal with a new country, a different language, and trauma of fleeing the violence in their homeland. oakland's board of education will vote this evening on whether to accept $45,000 from the family foundation and $30,000 from the y&h foundation. $75,000 in total to hire an unaccompanied minor specialist to track the central american kids and monitor their adjustment. bret heart middle school, fremont high, oakland international high enrolled a large number of students.

any help would be welcome. >> the question for schools, how do we identify the need of students in a quick manner to provide the necessary resources. and of course, that comes with costs. depending on when the children come, how long they stay that may impact the funding we receive from the state. >> reporter: more than 340 undocumented children have signed up for school this year in oakland. at least 150 of them known to be unaccompanied minors. san francisco's trying to accommodate 200 students from central america, hiring two to three more teachersen 64 in contra costa county. 19 plan to attend schools in mt. diablo. 62,000 unaccompanied minors entered the u.s. since october. california has taken in nearly 4,000 since january. certainly a large number. the third largest behind texas and new york. >> thank you.

if you're on social media, share a picture of us with your back-to-school routine. use #backtoschool. 6:0 a. some survivors of the 2010 gas pipeline explosion in san bruno are not ready for new homes to be built in the old neighborhood. neighbors are unhappy about a propose that would add 30 homes to the area. since the blast, the neighborhood has seen continuous construction and people who still live there are worried the proposed housing project will make the area even more chaotic. one neighbor said, loud booms and construction noises trigger some people's posttraumatic stress disorder. south bay workers, employers and community leaders will testify in front of the state assembly about getting paid sick days. it's the latest hearing regarding a proposal that would require employers to give their workers at least three sick days

a year. employees would be able to accrue one hour of paid sick leave for every 30 hours worked. many business leaders oppose that idea, calling it a job killer. san francisco and east bay water agencies will have mandatory water restricts to help out with the state's drought. the municipal board voted to prohibit drinking water used for lawns, gardens and washing cars. san francisco voted to reduce that water by 10%. while restrictions are mandatory the agency won't be taking active measures to enforce it. instead, agency hopes to get customers on board with restrictions by beefing up public outreach. restrictions will start next month. >> a check of your forecast. 6:07. live look at downtown san jose this morning. rob mayeda is in more christina. good morning. >> good morning. sunshine there in san jose right now. and some cool temperatures in parts of the bay area, mid-50s around the north bay. and out to portions of the tri-valley, cool this morning, with overcast skies, closer to

san francisco. and through the day today, we'll see high clouds coming out of a system here that is tossing rain off to the north. areas north will see showers and maybe north of santa rosa you might see a stray shower or two. thanks to all-day sea breeze, low clouds on the coast. marine layer, 2,000 feet thick. low clouds around the coast heading towards afternoon. near 80 san jose, upper 60s closer to san francisco. north bay highs in the mid-70s. pleasanton, livermore, highs in the mid-80s. watching the commute, slowdowns west bound highway 4, that could impact the back-to-school toward antioch unified school district. 580 commute, tough through the tri-valley. livermore, approaching dublin, slowing and slowing on northbound 101 through san jose. how it looks, approaching 280 san jose. you see the slowing there, volume slowing starting to pick up. 580 dublin, not bad right now.

metering lights have been turned around around the bay bridge. causing slowing leaving east bay. 680 down to 34 miles per hour. livermore, highway 84, at 39 miles per hour. also delays on muni, 8, x, 71, plan extra time on muni. b.a.r.t., caltrain, vta running on schedule. back to you. 6:09. ahead on "today in the bay," remembering robin williams. new details about his final moments as more tributes pour in from around the world. live to the golden gate bridge. reminder, today's the first day of school for a lot of school districts. here's a welcome back message from grace stone elementary in san jose. >> good morning. this is allison long, principal of graystone elementary school. and this is gus. we can't wait to welcome back

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good morning. seeing low clouds across the bay with partly cloudy skies around san jose and mostly overcast skies. san francisco towards oakland, more in the afternoon forecast coming up san jose, northbound 101, slowing approaching 280 this morning. a look at both weather and traffic in minutes away. it's 6:12. a look at today's top stories. right now a long island roadway shut down and dozens of cars submerged in the water, as heavy rain hit new york overnight. more than a foot of rain fell in the area since midnight. a flash flood warning in effect for another few hours. hundreds of children from central america have enrolled in schools in the bay area since last summer. today, oakland's board of education will have to decide if

it needs to hire a specialist to help kids adjust to the new schools. san francisco. ban the boss measure goes into effect today. it keeps most private employers from asking about a person's criminal history on a job application. the law only applies to businesses with 20 or more employees, and companies are allowed to do background checks after an interview. this morning we are learning more about robin williams. final hours. the coroner says it could be weeks before we find out if he had any drugs or alcohol in his system before he died. williams' personal assistant found him dead inside his home around noon on monday. she found williams hanged himself and immediately called 911. >> we're not discussing the note or a note at this point, as the investigation is ongoing. that information will be discussed at a future time. >> the coroner says williams was recently seeking treatment for depression. it will take two weeks

before we learn whether robin williams, as you mentioned, had any drugs or alcohol in his system. in the meantime, fans across the bay area are showing their love for the actor. "today in the bay's" stephanie chuang joins us now. his wife was the last to see him alive. she's asking that fans celebrate his life. >> good morning. that's exactly what they have been doing. at the house, in tiburon where he lived with his wife, to the hollywood walk of fame, we saw flowers, candles and cards and read some that said, "we'll miss you, robin," a regular in tl throckmorton. the theater canceled tuesday comedy night, out of respect for williams. the actor had been struggling with depression. eight months ago when psychologist neil corbin gave williams a copy of his book "emotional well-being." i said to him with a smile, this would be great for you. he laughed, smiled back and said

we all can use emotional well-being which of course, now, turns out to be tragic. >> in southern california, for only its eighth time in 87 years, the famed chinese theater in hollywood dimmed its lights last night for one minute in honor of the 63-year-old actor and comedian. moment of silence at at&t ballpark last night when the giants paid tribute. fans sent messages in honor of williams that were posted on the scoreboard. tributes everywhere. great impact. we just talked about how he had so much reach with people, including my friend, friends of friends, my dad said he shared a hug with williams, a down to earth guy. impact felt here in the bay area. >> definitely. so many people, it was sad to see it end. hollywood not only mourning williams' death but the passing of lauren bacall. she died at age 89 yesterday. tony-award winning actress, national book award winning

author, friend of the kennedys and one of last survivors of hollywood's golden age. >> you know how to whistle, don't you, steve? you just put your lips together and blow. >> name the movie? "to have and have not." bacall delivered the most memorable line in movie history to humphrey bogart. a year later they would mary. they made three more movies before his death, including "dark passage" filmed in the bay area. fans flocked to her star, many leaving flowers and notes for the actress. bacall earned a tony award in '71, later nominated for supporting role in "the mirror has two faces." such a certain air about her. i got a chance to interview her years ago. to hear her voice, hello, laura. can you say that again? >> what a classic. >> it was an honor. i'm a big fan of the silent -- the golden age, early years.

time to check the forecast, peek outside at san jose and microclimate. lots of kids headed back to school, donning uniforms. >> layered look. >> done matter what you say. jacket or not if they've got something to show, they're going to show it. >> new shoes. >> it's cool enough to wear layers this morning. this afternoon san jose or antioch unified school district you'll need a short sleeved collared shirt. temperatures in low 60s around the south bay. upper 50s around the north bay. cooler temperatures around napa, mid-50s now. notice not seeing many shadows or bright skies. low clouds across the central bay. some low clouds could drop mist or drizzle. we'll see some of that around the golden gate. and on the coast. clearing skies inland lunchtime. later today sunshine inland,

mild and breezy. and afternoon going to to turn warmer for the second half of the work week as high pressure tries to bill back in. what's interesting here, rain up here in the north coast. north towards redding, drive north, along i-5, shasta, run into rain showers. this system, by the way, bringing in cooler air to the west coast, keep onshore winds going today. and keep what's the marine layer close to 2500 feet thick. cooling felt for inland valleys today. high pressure builds in, that's the reason the seven-day forecast shows warming as you approach the weekend. today 80, san jose. upper 60s closer to san francisco. and highs around the north bay today, mid to upper 70s. tri-valley, highs in the mid-80s. livermore, temperatures, beginning to climb up friday into saturday. near 90 inland around livermore. watching morning commute around parts of the east bay this

morning. we have an accident here, crash southbound 80, industrial, slowing approaching the scene on southbound 880 for you. tri-valley, dual mess. heading eastbound there, close to the altamont pass and another incident westbound right near downtown livermore. you see how everything changes over to red? seeing significant slowing. 101 through san jose, slowing approaching 280. those travel times starting to slow down. 101 approaching 280, volume doesn't look bad. things better there. 580 through dublin, traffic moving around nicely. metering lights on at bay bridge. travel times from grant line road to 680, down to 33 miles per hour, 25 miles per hour, a crawl from livermore along highway 84. also delays here on muni for the 8, x, 14, 19, 71, plan extra time if you use those routes. b.a.r.t., caltrain, vta on time.

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dancing. beat out the second place winner by two points. the contest was the closest in years. >> phenomenal. all right. still ahead, "today in the bay," armed robbery attempt at a fraternity house. the suspects members of the college football team. we'll tell you how victims turned the tables on the gunmen. live look outside on this wednesday morning. live look at the port of oakland, hub of activity out there this morning. not only there, but across schools across the bay area. >> it is back to school. so be careful on your drive. it's going to be more crowded lots of little kids out there, pay attention. live look at san mateo bridge.

into new this morning, one person shot, not far from where an unarmed teen shot and killed by an officer in st. louis. last night police responded to a report of mofour masked mensch carrying guns. one turns a handgun on police. an officer fired back, the man taken to a hospital, in critical condition. it doesn't appear related to the

protests spawned by the deadly shooting of 18-year-old michael brown. >> the man with brown when he was shot said the officer shot the teen, approached him, though not committing a crime. johnson walking with brown saturday when this all started. he says the officer confronted them for no reason, hit them with the door of the car and grabbed brown by the throat. >> grabbed for the officer's weapon, he's holding my friend with one arm, with the other hand pointing his weapon. the second time he says, i'll shoot, it wasn't a second before the gun went off. >> johnson says after that shot, the officer let go of brown and they took off running. he says that's when the officer shot brown in the back but brown was on his feet. the police department says one of the mensch pushed the officer into the patrol car and that's when the officer started shooting. >> tonight a wake held for the race car driver hit and killed in new york state. kevin ward jr. died saturday

after he got out of his car and walked across the track to gesture at racer tony stewart's car, only to be hit and killed by stewart. no charges have been filed against stewart. tomorrow services will be held at his high school in upstate new york. five football players free on bail. >> accused of taking part in an armed robbery at a fraternity. students at delta sigma phi are shaken up over what happened saturday. a 19-year-old football player barged into the house, pointed a gun. the victims say they've tried to keep calm before deciding to fight back. >> tackled them down the stairs, actually there's his blood there cops came and dog piled on him. >> four other suspects in the getaway. all are football players, with scholarships as well. motive could have been drugs or money but nothing was taken away

from the fraternity. 6:26. we'll tell you why more than 100 u.s. military leaders on their way to iraq. >> plus, a girl home alone, robbers ransacked her home. i go to the people to check who it is, and it doesn't look like regular people out i see at the door. >> how she kept her cool and called police. without the suspects knowing.

a little girl, home alone, when strangers break into her home. how her quick thinking landed suspects into jail. >> cool start with 50 and 60s with low clouds. morning commute, slowing at 101, northbound 280 in san jose. headline of the commute in the tri-valley from the altamont pass into livermore, commute taking four times longer than it should on a normal morning. seeing big-time delays approaching livermore. a look at that and both traffic and weather coming up in a couple of minutes.

let's take you out live to the new york stock exchange. here is the bell. over on the nasdaq as well, watching oil prices, ukraine and all of the things going on there. here comes the buzzer on the nasdaq marketplace. today's wednesday, august 13th. this is "today in the bay." >> from nbc bay area, this is "today in the bay." >> good morning, everyone. thanks for joining us, i'm scott mcgrew. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. a developing story in the middle east. right now, 130 more u.s. military advisers are in iraq. they're there to help in the humanitarian effort. richard jordan joins us live on capitol hill. the move is drawing criticism from republican lawmakers. >> certainly is, laura. that u.s. support team is there on the ground. france has agreed to send weapons to the kurdish fighters, taking on the isis militants.

and australia's prime minister is considering whether or not he will send combat troops over to iraq as well. so, as the crisis escalates so does international response. >> reporter: more americans arrive in iraq but u.s. officials say, it's to help, not to fight. >> as the president has made very clear, we're not going back into iraq in any of the same combat mission dimensions that we once were in. >> reporter: three years after u.s. troops left iraq, now 130 additional marines and special ops forces in erbil. the team's there in a supporting role, as isis militants threaten to kill thousands of yazidi and iraqi christians, holed up on sinjar mountain, refusing to convert to islam. congressional leader weigh in. >> i would say we need more sustained air attacks not just

kurdistan, but throughout isis area, find out where they're deployed, go after them. >> the issue of the political situation in baghdad. and that is something that we have to respect iraqi institutions. >> reporter: iraq's power struggle continues. a day after iraq's president named a new prime minister, tuesday a suicide bomber attacked a checkpoint leading up to his house in baghdad. country divided politically and locked in a brutal civil war. >> embattled prime minister al maliki refusing to step aside. the new administration wants him to move on so they can gain full control of the government and try to build the trust with iraqi civilians. laura? >> so they can move on, we'll see. thank you, richard, live in washington. there's another brazen home invasion robbery. what is thought of a safe section of san jose, this time a 13-year-old girl home. the girl locks herself into a

bathroom, hides in the bathtub and calls her dad. >> hearing them going through drawers and stuff. >> so 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 called 911, she waited in the bathtub until they arrived. police dispatched at least ten cars and caught all three suspects. >> for me, it was amazing. i told her i was proud of what she did and the way she handled herself. >> the family did not want their faces shown to protect their safety. this happened in blossom hill, an area thought of to be safe. a homeless woman who stowed away on a flight to san jose will be back in a los angeles courtroom today. hartman appeared in court monday. her attorney requested doctor do a more detailed health exam. arrested last week for nesneaki on a flight.

days later arrested again when she returned to l.a.x. against a judge's order. hartman's court appointed attorney claims homelessness and mental illness led her to keep trying to board flights. 6:33. check your forecast. a live look at the embarcadero in san francisco. meteorologist rob mayeda joins us on this back to school wednesday. >> weather shaping up nicely morning and afternoon though chilly as you send the kids off to school around the san jose unified school district, antioch and san francisco. this morning 50 and 60s, low clouds and mist with some low clouds. we'll see drizzle, part of the picture there, especially around the golden gate and toward the coast. by lunchtime, clearing skies inland. clouds break up offshore. mid and high level clouds this afternoon. the system tossing showers north, moving through the afternoon. that system's up, keeping the onshore winds going through

today. mile temperatures by our standards now. temperatures as we move through the afternoon, climbing into the near 80 degree temperatures for san jose, saratoga, morgan hill, temperatures climbing into upper 80s for the afternoon. san francisco, highs upper 60s, near 70 around the hayes valley. santa rosa, san rafael, mid to upper 70s, pleasanton and livermore, highs in the mid-80s heading through the afternoon. seeing warm temperatures today. turning closer to 90 for the inland locates around tri-valley tomorrow. this morning seeing slowing here southbound 880 at industrial due to an accident. backup continues from that region there. the big issue this morning, tri-valley, four times the usual drive time from the altamont pass, down towards isabel westbound. that's where the accident is really bottlenecking things for your livermore commute westbound. countercommute, injury accident causing problems. from livermore to tracy in stockton this morning, those travel times really slowing

down. you see from grant line road to 680, average speeds 33 miles per hour. taking four times the longer pass than it takes an on a wednesday. highway 84, livermore to 680, drive times 25 miles per hour. 580, now 23 mile per hour average speeds, including passing tasahra. 580 through dublin, slowing. metering lights on the bay bridge toll plaza. mass transit, delays here from muni, 8, x, 1419, 71 routes. otherwise, b.a.r.t., caltrain, vta close to on schedule. out to the big board in new york city. dow industrials up 49 points 16609. retail sales not very good. we watch the situation in ukraine. the world politic has the stocks barely moving this morning. >> creeping up slowly.

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cars submerged in water after heavy rain flood this highway. rough water caused by flash flooding, caused power outages and forced evacuations in one new jersey town. another saw the second highest rainfall of nine inches. so far, no storm-related injuries. forecasters predict the rain should clear later this morning. 6:407 just in, celine deion canceling all of her upcoming shows and she's postponing her las vegas residency because of her husband's ongoing health issues. her husband had a tumor removed from his throat in december and she says, she wants to devote, quote, every ounce of her strength and energy to her husband's healing.

we wish them well. beauty queen busted. a contestant facing fraud charges after posted incriminating evidence on youtube and facebook. shawna palmer, breaking her toe in a riverside supermarket. she told her doctor it was too painful to stand or wear shoes for long periods of time but youtube videos of a contest show palmer walking around in heels. authorities say she took part in two pageants while collecting money from the state. officials say, sounds ridiculous, cases like these add up. >> i can feel people want to make light of. workers' compensation fraud is a multibillion dollar drain on the state's economy. >> if convicted, palm could face up to a year in jail and have to pay back around $24,000. >> a lot of worker's comp. bracing for back-to-school.

desks won't be empty for long. what to expect in a crowded commute. real-life lesson for bay area schools. how districts are dealing with influx of migrant children. live look at downtown san jose. when we get back, 15 minutes of nonstop news ahead.

♪ this morning we are learning more about robin williams' final hours. overnight the lights dimmed at

famed chinese theater in hoord. williams put his hands and feet in front of the theater in 1998. only the eighth time in history the theater dimmed its lights. >> williams found dead inside his tiburon home monday. this morning we're learning new and sad details about the actor's final moments. nbc's joe fryer joins us live in tiburon where tributes are still pouring in. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. it appears this is a suicide, authorities say the investigation is not over. it will still take somewhere between two and six weeks to get toxicology resultsing their will tell us if any substances in robin williams' system at the time of his death. we're learning more about what happened earlier this week. authorities say the last time robin williams was seen alive sunday night, it was in his home, he was seen by his wife. on monday morning, just before noon, his personal assistant found robin williams in a bedroom, authorities say he

hanged himself with a belt. now many are interested in learning about his death, many more are choosing to celebrate robin williams' life. we spoke with incredible young people who are deeply, personally touched by robin williams. you're going to hear their incredibly inspirational stories, coming up in a little bit this morning on the "today" show. back to you. >> joe, thank you. tributes pouring in for williams. >> last night, jimmy fallon shared his tribute during "the tonight show." >> one of a kind. he's one in a million. like unbelievable. if you ever saw this guy's stand-up. if you don't know his stand-up, youtube it, watch it. he was amazing. he was funny. he was fast. he would weave in and out of characters. he would get shakespearean, get into, oh, yes, thank you, goes going at home what's the hell going on. that's not the way. and ball and chain and kick and ball, yes, thank you.

oh, captain, my captain, you will be missed! >> the end of the show. jimmy, talented as well. >> yes. impersonation as well. keep in mind, lots of resources for people who need help. >> very much so. >> many ways. a lot of people to talk to. >> a lot of people battle depression. very sad to see a talent lost. you can see more tributes to williams coming up when the "today" show continues on coverage 7:00. that's right after "today in the bay." >> well, 6:47. collect your forecast as we give you a live look at san francisco. clouds beginning to clear. rob mayeda joins us. >> good morning. seeing some of the low clouds dropping, drizzle in the bay area. as we head through the afternoon, pleasant temperatures around the bay area. mild and breezy at times for wednesday afternoon. right now, scott and laura pointed out, low clouds over san francisco and the coast. san jose, partly cloudy skies, upper 50s to low 60s currently.

north bay on the right side of the screen, seeing clearing there around san rafael right now. sun breaks through the clouds, we'll see the temperatures getting into the 70s heading into afternoon. as we watch the low clouds break drizzle for the morning, towards lunchtime clearing skies inland. coastal low clouds will linger. trend next couple of days, warmer inland valley temperatures. not much change on the coast. inland, temperatures climbing up more degrees come tomorrow. satellite view, interesting here up on the north coast. we have a little bit of rain coming in from a strong system by august standards. tossing some showers north up to redding for the morning. help to keep the other, air-conditioning switched on today. patches of low clouds on the coast. showers around lake county, northward today. highs today in the 70s and 80s. high pressure building in lead lead to a warming trend starting tomorrow. today near 80 san jose. mid to upper 80s saratoga,

morgan hill upper of 60s. numbers closer to 84 in livermore. but tomorrow upper 80s, near 90 friday and saturday. turning slightly cooler as you approach sunday. morning drive east bay commute tough. take your pick. altamont pass, by for, the worst. south bound 880, two crashes, one at eighth and one on industrial. here is the big headache for you this morning. westbound at isabel, major accident there slowing things down. counter commute, northland road, injury accident slowing down drive times. a crawl now, if you have a ten-speed bike along the streets, you'd be moving faster than the cars on 580. 19 mile per hour drive times through the tri-valley. highway 84, south, seeing slowing. volume looking fairly good

there. there's a look at patient driver there on 580 through dublin. endured that commute which is five times above the normal drive time as you go from the altamont pass into downtown livermore. big time delays this morning. metering lights on at the bay bridge toll plaza. another look at weather and school day forecast coming up. helping out the traffic, new lanes on highway 101 in santa clara county are open following two years of construction. crews have put auxiliary lanes on each side of the freeway. the purpose to ease traffic and improve safety. the area we're talking about, three-mile part of highway 101 between 85 and mountain view and embarcadero road in palo alto. the northbound auxiliary lanes opened a few weeks ago. 6:50. today get a job in san francisco may get easier for ex-cons. the layest ban the box pleasure will stop most private employers from asking bay person's criminal history on a job

application. employers will be allowed to do background collects after an interview. the law applies to businesses with more than 20 employees. california adopted a similar policy for state employees. jason buzi, the guy behind the craze, will not make cash drops anymore. he realized the only way to keep this going with sponsors. he says he was approached by several big names but after a lot of thought he decided against it it saying turning hidden cash into an advertising business was not his goal or mission. buzi hopes to do more fun things to help people out in the future. 6:51. grab backpacks, lunch boxes, time to go back to school. today's the first day of school for students in several districts including san jose unified, antioch unified and south france unified. >> the first day of classes for private schools, including archbishop mitty, de la salle

and carondelet in concord. keep in mine, more people on the roads, kids crossing the road as well, first day of class. >> we remember it well. our team as well going back to school. meteorologist rob mayeda will have the school day forecast in a few moments. nanette miranda will join us with a look how oakland schools are dealing with immigration issues. let's start out with bob redell, live at the school bus depot in san jose. things already busy there. >> reporter: yeah, buses are already up and at em. parents at home looking at their watch going, i've got to get my kid up for school, the first day back, it's not going to be easy. hopefully we can help you out a wake-up call. turn up the tv a little bit. >> for us, it's new year's day. happy new year to all students. wake up, students. the buses are coming.

>> reporter: all right. san jose unified school district superintendent dr. vincent matthews. maybe he had to have a few more decibels to get the kids' attention. first passenger this morning, heading out to greet students on the first day back to school. the second year san jose unified school district implementing common core standards and the first year high schooler in the district will only need 220 credits to graduate. >> wanted to make sure our students had flexible in their schedules. if you just have 240 credits you have to take six classes, prescribed set of curriculum that you have to take. 220 actually gives them flexible, they can do internships if they excel a class, it gives them flexibilitien this is what they need to be successful. >> reporter: san jose unified

one of the larger school districts go back to school. where there are 32,000 students who attend 42 schools. schools down here south in the almaden valley to north to downtown san jose. again, buses having left this yard in the past hour to get back to school for another year. i can't believe it. live here in san jose, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> go by so fast. >> i'm all smiles about it. >> nanette miranda live in oakland. schools dealing with migrant children as well. >> reporter: new students from central america will need a lot of help. oakland, which has a large number of them, voting tone whether to hire unaccompanied minor specialist. more than 340 undocumented students signed up for school in oakland this year. at least 150 known to be unaccompanied minors, san francisco's trying to accommodate 200 new students in central america.

64 students signed up to take classes, 19 plan to attend schools in mt. diablo. experts say the children will need a lot of help in dealing with a new country, different language, and the trauma of fleeing violence in their homeland. the vote tonight by the oakland board of education will be whether to accept 75,000 in private foundation money to hire a point person for these kids. without it, money will have to come from somewhere else. >> with the lack of federal and state funding, i suppose that the worst-case scenario might be that schools would have to limit other courses or limit other course work or other activities and shift teachers around. there may be an impact on how they deploy their personnel. >> reporter: in oakland, bret heart medal school, fremont high, oakland international high school have enrolled the most. california so far has taken in

nearly 4,000 children from central america since january. we have the third largest group, behind texas and new york. live in oakland, nanette miranda for "today in the bay." want to check the forecast right now with meteorologist rob mayeda. you say light jacket in order today? >> for this morning. for august this is nice. it could be really hot this tile of year. but not too bad. san francisco, 70s for the afternoon after morning temperatures in the 50s and 60s. antioch can be hot this time of year, but not too bad, mid 80s. low 60s this morning. san jose, comfortable, approaching to low 80s today. spot locations around san jose, willow glen, temperatures around 2:00 79. leland, numbers closer to mid-80s by 3:00. >> nice. no dog days of august yet. >> close. >> all right. we'll show you some of our

elementary school pictures because we know you can't wait to see that, in just a moment. >> final check of today's top stories. investigators stay could be a couple of weeks before we find out if robin williams had drugs or alcohol in his system when he died. yesterday woo we learned williams' assistant knocked on his door month around noon, when he didn't answer she went in. she found williams hanged himself. france will arm kurdish forces in iraq fighting sunni extremists, this comes after 130 more u.s. troops arrive in erbil. overnight, there to assess the humanitarian crisis facing thousands of iraqi minorities. >> right now, crews are working to clear dozens of cars. look at this stranded by a flash flood on new york roadways. this is on long island. more than a foot of rain fell since midnight. flash flood warning in effect for a couple more hours. >> tough going there. >> as promises, we are sharing

our elementary school pictures. yesterday we did high school. >> i thought you were going to say just yesterday -- >> just yesterday, yes, yes. producers asked us, give us your first day of school picture. >> right. take a look at rob mayeda this morning. first day of school, he has his science project done. >> impressive. >> before the internet. i wrote them a letter to nasa, very nice. >> impressive. you never lost that young look that you have. >> or science. >> thanks, very much. >> fifth grade. >> so who else? >> kris sanchez. huge part of our "today in the bay" team. off because that little girl is a mother to two lovely little girls and taking them to school today. probably packing lunches as we speak. make them healthy. >> stephanie. >> soccer player. >> i know. i loved soccer.

check out the bangs. my mom's handiwork, thanks. >> adorable. do you kick the ball around anymore? >> no. trying to get back into it. active life. >> there you go. you know who does? bob redell. he's active soccer player on the weekends look at the grin. >> the same reporter there. >> grew up to become bob redell, "today in the bay" star. >> so this one, explanation, this is pretty much first day of school, this is me. >> in the hospital? >> in the hospital. what you can see, i have an enormous cast on my leg because i broke my leg playing football. my dad was one of the assistant coaches and it was during practice. so i hobbled around the beginning of fifth grade on crutches. >> goodness. of course, we saved the best for last. leader of the pack here. >> sun is if my eyes. >> still look good. >> your mother made the dress.

>> i still have it. i still have that pattern. yes. >> you should make two more there yeah. i got a lot of sewing to do by next week. that's what's happening "today in the bay." back at 7:25 with a live local news update. good morning. under water. record rain triggering historic flooding. on the east coast some places see a month's worth in hours. drivers in need of rescue. two hotels evacuated. while roads washed out in arizona and it's not over. indelible. lauren bacall. one of the most glamorous stars from the golden age has died. >> you know how to whistle, don't you, steve? you just put your lips together and blow. >> this morning the sultry gaze, distinct voice, and iconic style that made her one of a kind. last photo?