from nbc bay area, this is "today in the bay." well good morning everyone, it is 4:30 on a thursday, i'm scott mcgrew. >> and i'm laura garcia-cannon. big welcome to school to the students returning to class this morning. it includes those in the jefferson union high school cricket, morgan hill unified, and students in st. francis high school. >> speaking of san jose, let's look outside this morning. it is going to be a great day, great day for a first or possibly second day of school. rob mayeda joins us with a look at your forecast. >> it looks good around daly city this morning. you have to look out for low

clouds and fog. temperatures in the upper 60s through the afternoon, in and around morgan hill, it's going to be warm up to 88 degrees. it'll be one of the hotter spots around the bay area. san jose, mid-80s at presentation high school as we go through about 3:00 today and final stop to mountain view at st. francis. heights today in the low 80s. that's a look at your back to school forecast. now speaking of back or back from hawaii, welcome back to mike inouye. >> thanks, rob. and you're talking about st. francis, thanks for doing double duty. and we're talking about st. francis, the other school. look at the maps, morgan hill as well. return shouldn't affect the freeways much, but i wanted to give a shoutout to the friend south of where we look throughout the freeways. all moving smoothly, typical overnight construction crews. we want to look live in the westbound direction approaching the toll plaza. we're too far west to see that,

but you see the good volume of traffic over towards the peninsula. low clouds floating around, we're going to track that through the morning, back to you. now to an update on a local story that's gotten national attention. publisher revising a sex ed book that parents say is too graphic and too inappropriate. >> last night parents once again voiced their concerns about the book which was supposed to be given out to ninth graders this year. they voted to buy the books in june, but there was huge back lash. more than 2200 people signed a petition saying it was explicit. sop included descriptions of sexual practices. many people agreed, but others stood up for the textbook. >> these are things i discuss with my future spouse a few months before we got married, not something high schoolers should be discussing. >> if you see popular movies, none of the content in the book

contains anything that our kids haven't already been exposed to. >> the district put the textbook on hold while the school, staff, and publisher work on a revision. classes sat the union high school district will get under way on monday, but we're hearing reports of students being turned away. >> one of the parents we talked to said he just brought home a, brought home, his family scheduled to move into it in two weeks but his kids cannot start going to school there until the family physically lives in the house. the children may have to start in san jose only to start again in the two weeks when they're living in their home. san francisco teachers are days away from picking up the chalk. first they'll have to vote on whether to go on strike. the vote is the result of negotiations that have not been led to a new contract. a strike 12 still a few days away though, depending on how today's vote goes, the teachers may have to take another vote

before hitting the picket line. teachers want a 21% raise over three years. district wants to give them an 8.5% raise. social media, share a picture with your back to school routine, we'd love to see it. use the #backtoschool. it is 4:34, developing now in the heart of the country. classes in ferguson, missouri, were canceled for the rest of the week in response to four straight nights of violent protests. >> everybody is angry about a lot of stuff. but we need to do it peacefully. >> we just asking people to be -- >> tear gas filled the air again last night in the small suburb of st. louis. hundreds of angry protesters refused to disperse and reportedly threw molotov cocktails. they are angry over the death of 18-year-old michael brown. the teen was unarmed when he was shot and killed after a confrontation with police last weekend. even though the violence has not stopped since then, protests and

police claim to want the same thing. missouri's kovrn is traveling to ferguson today to see the developing situation firsthand. we have new details this morning on a fire at the mall in cupertino. people inside started smelling smoke. by the time firefighters got there, they didn't see any flames, but they did see the lingering smoke in the air. because the mall's so big, firefighters called for back-up to help them figure out where the smoke was coming from. there was a fire in a freight elevator near the movie theater, but the flames were extinguished by the spinger will system. wolf road at interstate 280 was closed because there were so many fire trucks in the area. nobody was hurt. plus are scouring hours of surveillance video trying to find a glimpse of whoever beat a san francisco man to death. brian higgins found brutally beaten in the castro district over the weekend. he never recovered. at the exact time that higgins was taken off life support

yesterday, many who knew him joined hands in the park and paid tribute to his life. >> we're all in shock and a little bit freaked out by the whole situation. it seems like we don't have all the facts yet either. that somebody would hurt him seems just insane. >> higgins was a member of the radical ferries, movement of gay men searching for spiritual dimension into their salty. they do not know if this was a hate crime. at 4:36, for millions of fans, the shocking death of robin williams is still rocked. his loss was felt on broadway last night. it went dark as a salute. the lights were dimmed in his memories, though known for missouris and sand-up come dis, he starred in broadway comedies.

including with steve martin. now the daughter of robin williams is suspended her twitter and instagram accounts because of her hurtful messages. zelda williams posted her raw reactions on twitter when her dad passed away. thousands of people showed her support online. a couple sent a few hurtful messages instead. even tweeting photo shopped pictures of what they claim was her dad's body. >> this abuse doesn't aim to promote any particular value. >> twitter deactivated the counts with the negative messages came from. people should not be disheartened because they represent a small minority. also seen backlash against the police department. the coroner told the nbc bay area the department would have preferred to withhold information from tuesday's news

conference, however, he cited california's law. details is considered public information. a close friend says there were signs that something just wasn't right. steven patrol says he saw williams at a barbecue after williams finish ed a stint in rehab. >> he lost weight, looked frail. it was right after the rehab thing. you could tell something wasn't right and he wasn't all that. >> he thought he looked depressed but believes he would get better. steady stream of support williams by friends and fellow comedians who are sharing memories of his life. to read more, go to nbcbayarea.com. on a lighter note, let's turn to the microclimate forecast. we look live at san francisco, yes, that is san francisco, it's a ton of fog. let's check in with rob mayeda this morning, good morning. >> good morning scott, we're seeing the fog across the midspan across the bridges.

bay bridge, and golden gate you will find fog and misty skies. 50s and 60s outside. and the low clouds far inland out towards fairfield into the north bay, visibility at times around santa rosa down to a half mile and a few low clouds around san jose. similar trend we saw yesterday. low clouds and misty skies for the morning, then towards the afternoon, a little bit warmer than 24 hours ago, at least for the valleys today. highs making a run at the upper 80s to near 90s and the warmest spots around the bay area. san jose today near 83 degrees. temperatures around san francisco, upper 60s to near 70. for the north bay, highs in the low to mid-80s and upper 80s around pleasanton. that is an trend as we move ahead, numbers getting into the 90s tomorrow into the start of the weekend and turning label the cooler as you approach monday. so that fog could be slowing a few things down on the morning commute, with more, let's go over to mike. the south bay moves smoothly, let's look at the north bay, san rafael as part of

that north bay experience. right here we don't see a problem. see the top of the screen, glowing lights, there is moisture in the air and indeed if we look at the maps, wider spread shot and there you see the orange highlighted through mill valley, san rafael, including the shot and nebraska va doe, further north, all throughout the entire areas. just use caution for 101. no mar crashes or incidents over the last hour. we had another crash that was cleared from the north bay. looking over towards the east bay, smooth as well. coming across can the bene that bridge -- benitia bridges. slowing westbound, 580, that is your commute direction through livermore. the construction has a couple lanes closed westbound. eastbound the construction at livermore has cleared. there's more as you head towards greenville. there's an easy drive so far, back to you. >> thanks mike. >> glad you're back. up next, "today in the bay,"

hamas and israel work to end the ongoing violence in the middle east. and it's farewell to the stick. spectacular show here at candle stick tonight. stephanie chuang live with what makes this a deadly bitter sweet event.

new details on the crisis in iraq. u.s. forces say the conditions of the country's refugees are better than first thought. about 20 u.s. military members assessed the situation in iraq and say those who are trapped on a mountain byist sit militants are doing better than initially thought and they say there are far fewer refugees than they thought. the white house considered air lifting refugees trapped, now u.s. officials say rescue operations areless likely and so are boots on on the ground. >> you are looking at ways to move on the mountain to a safer position. and that's exactly what our team is doing on the ground now in

iraq. >> while australia's the only country considering sending combat troops to the region, they sent weapons to kurdish fighters. despite briefly exchanging rocket fire across the border, israel and hamas say their truce is holding up. in cairo, both sides agreed to extend a cease-fire by five days. just minutes before the old one was set to expire. the truce will allow them to continue to negotiate end to the violence in gaza. hamas says important disagreements remain over the wording regarding security arrangement and reconstruction efforts for the gaza strip. bay area homeless woman who stowed away chose six month jail sentence. she appeared in an l.a. courtroom yesterday. she has a long history of sneakingen to bay area flights. last week snuck past security san jose and boarded a plane to l.a. without a ticket. she was arrested at lax, told to stay away from the airport.

the next day she returned and was arrested a second time. siquo systems is cutting systems. for more let's go to cnbc world headquarters, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, scott, futures right now lower after stocks rose for the third time since wednesday. although today investors are reacting to news that germany's economy failed to grow this spring. look for data this morning on unemployment and earnings from walmart. nasdaq up 44 in yesterday's trade. tech giants systems plans to cut 6,000 jobs or 8% of the work force as it struggles in china and india. there are no specifics on the timing of the cuts. they plan to add staff and software and security. virgin americas flight attendants voted to union a -- join a union. this is the end of the virgin being the last nonunion u.s.

airline. virgin america was created by richard branson, scott. >> we fly it often, thank you much. i want to check the forecast now with meteorologist rob mayeda, how are we looking today? >> more on the way of fog than we've seen in the last couple of mornings. especially across the golden gate bridge and the north bay. visibility at times down to a half mile. that could slow your commute. over the next few days, we will continue to see the areas of low clouds and fog pushed inland. high pressure will lead us to changing. they will include starting today a little bit of a warm-up and summer time spread we know and expect this time of year with the difference between the temperatures we'll see later on in san francisco. close to 69 degrees. compared to what we'll see in pleasanton by the afternoon getting up to about 88 degrees label the later on today. 83 degrees for san jose today, notice morgan hill, climbing up closer to 90 this afternoon. san francisco and the upper 60s as you saw, the peninsula generally in the mid-70s around foster city into the north bay you'll see highs in the 80s to

near 83 degrees in san rafael. livermore about 89 degrees for today, and the temperature trend here for the north bay and the tri-valley staying warm for the weekend near 90 degree temperatures since sunday and turns just a little bit cooler as you approach monday. we'll be watching the temperatures climbing up for the valleys, not much change neither coast, back to you. >> thanks so much, rob. well it's the last hurrah for the stick. paul mccartney will perform for the final event at the historic venue. >> the sold out show expected to have 49,000 people in the stands with the stage on the ten yard line. "today in the bay's" stephanie chuang live at candlestick, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning scott and laura, 49,000, what a perfect number for the number to be here at the stick. imagine how packed it'll be. you can see the sign posted out here out by the main gate. welcome back to sf paul, farewell to standle tick --

candle stick park. this month marks 48 years since the beatles played their final concert here. that was august 29th, 1966. so this is bitterly sweet for paul mccartney who will play the sixth final show. he is set to perform three hours fieching some of the most beloved songs spanning his career as a solo artist, wings, and of course the beatles. >> it's actually going to be the last night we're closing it down. candlestick. it's going to be a very emotional night, great night, we are going to rock, i have some very special memories, as you know -- >> candlestick. >> of candlestick park, so come along. >> reporter: love that. having fun there in the video. expect state of the art technology of course for the show. lasers, fireworks, massive screens. nbc chopper was able to get shots of people working on the set yesterday. a big stable on the ten yard

line. so again, definitely bitter sweet. the show is starting at 8:00. muni will be running special service for the show tonight and for the crowds. we'll have continued live coverage all through the morning, live here at candlestick park, stephanie chuang, "today in the bay." >> i want to get that assignment to go tonight. is that great? >> what an experience. we'll have the first concert at levi. >>y, we will. high school football team testing new high-tech helmets. >> the team from tennessee is use requesting the helmet equipped with sensors linked to monitor. it reports significant blows to the head. which players were involved, where the impact was, and the speed of the collision. the trainer can track everything from the sidelines. when there's a big hit, the helmet will actually vibrate. >> i'm excited about it because it'll tell all the coaches whatever i have -- whenever i have a bash to the head that could potentially hurt me that i

don't know about. i feel a little bit more protected about it. >> parents say they're excited about the new technology as well. they hope it'll help doctors and coaches get on the same page when it comes to concussions. 4:50, still ahead, how the giants are raising awareness about the blood shortage. and no shortage of cars across the bay bridge. we do see flashing lights just cleared from the approach. the towers to the tunnel, that is moving smoothly now. the rest of the commute and where fog may be an issue, coming up.

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you're watching "today in the bay." and welcome back to you. the time now 4:53, live look at at&t park this morning, giants are enjoying a day off today before welcoming in the phillies tomorrow. the game can be seen right here on nbc bay area. and our coverage starts at 7:00. now quite an entertaining day at the ball park yesterday. the giants got ach needed rally. started in the seventh with this play at home. gregor blanco is out by a mile. you can't do that now because of a rule change. there goes the coach sparked by the devastated collision that took out posey a couple years ago. giants will score seven times in that inning alone and beat the white sox 7-1. >> new rules. 4:54, giants will spend their day encouraging people to donate blood. >> yeah, there's brandon

crawford and arias will greet and donate blood. the the two will pose for photos, sign autographs as well starting around 1:30 this afternoon. the blood drive itself runs from 10:00 this morning until 4:00 in the afternoon. rockies star troy tulowitzki will miss the rest of the season. the shortstop will have surgery is in colorado tomorrow to fix a torn in his left hip. let's welcome back mike inouye way after a surprisingly refreshing vacation in hawaii. >> despite two hurricanes and an earthquake. thank you for having me back and we're looking at a nice drive across the golden gate bridge. welcoming back the fog and we see it is blocking the light anywhere past the south tower there, clear, easy drive right now.

i want to show you the maps, traffic and weather maps were being handled by rob yesterday and today. we're following the road weather index. we have weather data on our traffic maps as well. that may be a factor anywhere north of san rafael bridge and up into navado. westbound 580, slowing cleared. the construction picked up in livermore, both directions. there's slowing into the altamont, two lanes past greenville and westbound just starting that little build as you're coming in out of the altamont pass. the rest of the bay looks nice. easy drive as you might expect. and as rob was talking about, the lower clouds clinging around the area. you see them hovering around the city. you can see the decks here or the san francisco side, however, from time to time, we've seen the tops of the towers. we're watching this as well as foster city, there's the high-rise coming off of 92 to peninsula. no delays in san mateo right

now. however the stalled vehicle onts east bay side and the toll plaza has cleared without delays. good stuff across 92 and 84. back to you. >> sounds good. still ahead on "today in the bay." preparing for disaster. what sanford hospital is doing today to make sure crews are ready for the next big quake. plus your electricity and gas bills could go up. by how much and why, coming up.

a fourth straight night of violent riots on the streets of missouri as protesters demand justice. bob redell tracking the developments from our newsroom. he'll have an update next. plus new fallout from the asiana crash at sfo. why the family of the teenager killed on the runway is suing san francisco. and we're seeing patchy fog causing issues around the north bay this morning with a warming trend into the mid-80s for the south bay. 90s in the forecast soon.

we'll look at that, coming up. and we're looking across the bay, there's low clouds pushing down. sometimes affecting your drive. we'll track that, looks smooth right now. new crash kaub an issue for 101. we'll keep tabs of that as well as the 90s that rob just mentioned. live look outside, it is thursday, august 14th, this is "today in the bay." from nbc bay area, this is "today in the bay." and a very good morning to you, thanks for joining us, i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> and i'm scott mcgrew. those are tear gas canisters exploding, also molotov cocktails, this was the fourth straight night protesters in a midwest town raging out of control sending even the media running for their lives. this is in response to an officer shooting and killing an unarmed teenagern