san francisco. we'll talk about the traffic flow into the city and why it's a problem into the weekend coming up. a live look at the iconic bay bridge at 5:00, still early on wednesday morning. time to wake you up, get you informed with everything going on in your community. wednesday, october 1st. you're watching "today in the bay." >> announcer: from nbc bay area, this is "today in the bay." >> good morning. thank you for joining us on wednesday. i'm sam brock. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. a man is in isolation in texas this morning, the first ebola patient diagnosed here in the united states. visiting family for more than a week before put in isolation for treatment. and now the question is, is this case just the beginning of a possible outbreak? >> how much contact has he had with other people? kris sanchez joining us live with what we know about the patient. >> protecting his identity or the doctors and cdc are

protecting his identity. we know he was visiting family for days on end before he was diagnosed. the centers for disease control and prevention says risk of an kraut break because of this patient is low, though he was on a flight with hundreds of people and was sick enough to visit the hospital twice before he was admitted. the cdc dispatched a team of experts to assist in treatment. cdc staff will track down and monitor a handful of people the patient had contact with after flying from west africa september 19th and visiting family in dallas. the dallas fire crew that transported that patient by ambulance also under quarantine, monitored for symptoms which could pop up in the next 21 days. we talked with uc berkeley professor of epidemiology and he says one case does not have to become an epidemic, echoed by the head of the cdc who spoke

with the president by phone. >> i think, in terms of a threat to the united states, the reality is this is a disease that we can control and prevent transmission with the type of technology and health care providers and equipment we have here in the united states. >> a severe disease which has a high case fatality rate, even with the best of care. but there are core tried and true public health interventions that stop it. >> that is dr. tom frieden who talked with matt lauer earlier. this is the only ebola virus outbreak in africa that has not been stopped and that's because they didn't act quickly enough. in the next 45 minutes, live for the latest on patient there and also talk about why the lead doctor, lead ebola doctor in nigeria, were able to contain the outbreak and credits bill and melinda gates foundation.

5:ooh 2. palo alto homeowners on high alert after a string of recent break-ins. at least 15 homes targeted this month in one area south of embarcadero road to south of the border. a sketch of a possible suspect. they're not sure if the same person is behind every break-in. police are looking for a thief who stole credit cards from a woman's wallet at a restaurant and went on a shopping supreme take a look and see if you can spot the suspect. reaches over, steals the wallet out of the purse, then the thief empties it, puts it back into the purse, and leaves. all of this stealth. the thief charged $3,000 to the woman's credit cards. this happened monday around 1:00 at the tender greens restaurant in walnut creek. if you recognize that suspect, contact police. 5:03. the city of san joses the police

substation empty since built is finally going to open. between 101 and 85 in south san jose, where we find "today in the bay's" bob redell. does it look ready to hope? >> reporter: looks that way. some argue it better be because the substation has been sitting nearly empty since the four years -- in the four years since it was built. the merc reporting a soft opening for the south san jose police department's south substation. not a hard opening, if you will, regular police officers are not expected to occupy it yet. instead, a handful of community service officers who are trained to handle just lower level calls, freeing up the fully trained officers to handle more serious issues. the substation completed in 2010 but never occupied because of budget issues. in other words, wasn't enough money to staff the facility with police officers, not clear when staffing levels will increase.

again, right now they have money for the community service officers, not actual police officers. and again, whole point of the substation is to reduce response times in the south bay. the city councilman who represents the district believes when it's fully operational, it could save the department tens of thousands if not hundreds of thousands, a year, and decrease travel costs. live here in south san jose, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> thank you. this morning, san jose is cracking down on pot clubs, more than ever. yesterday the city council approved higher fines for breaking rules. $25 fine normally is now $2500 for first offense. $5,000 one for a second offense. marijuana club supporters say it will be harder for those who rely on medical marijuana in the south bias a result of changes. supporters pushing for 2016 ballot measure to change the new rules. the issue of pot clubs in san jose could appear before

voters. medical marijuana supporters tell the "mercury news" they have gathers 25,000 valid signatures, enough to place initiative on the ballot. that initiative would allow dispensaries to open in commercial zones throughout san jose. under the new regulations, pot clubs are limited to select, industrial areas something activists say will force clubs in the city to close down. if you see flames, don't be alarmed. the fire department will be training firefighters today. you may hear sirens if you're nearby. those driving on highway 101 will see flames but there should not be much smoke in the air. train willing take place tomorrow and saturday. >> certainly hope to not see any flames today. people talk about metaphorically bringing the heat but christina's going to bring the heat today. good morning. >> good morning to you. mother nature, some people aren't going to like this. you're going to see it all over

facebook page, thanks, sam. 59 concord. 56 san jose. 52, good morning, san martin. he's right, though, it's going to get hot around here. we want to make sure you're prepared for it, prepare little ones as well headed off to school because it's been so nice lately. i believe the heat will catch people off guard, especially when we hit the stifling heat, getting into the next couple of days, really friday is the day i'm concerned about. take it easy. people work outdoors. grab an extra water bottle. even in the city, 80s. fog-free all day long. if you've got the day off and can get to the beach, spectacular conditions. that will push this through the weekend. looking good there. temperatures are going to cool off just in time for saturday and sunday. here's the deal. today we start the warm-up. tomorrow we bring it up even more. we'll peak on friday and cool you off over the weekend. 81 san francisco. 87 for today. that's a warm day shaping up for you. out there on the east shore, temperatures really, really

warm. and one other thing that we're watching for -- two things actually -- fire weather. i don't think we'll see enough wind to drive up a red flag warning but you still want to be on the best of fire safety if you have a barbecue. it's going to be hot so that's a concern. also pretty dry. until next week, then tracking chance of showers. i was here yesterday trying to figure out how much rain to get us out of the drought. i have interesting figures. stick around for that. if you've got to leave, hold up, mike will get you there on time. >> good morning. going toward 580, these folks are going toward westbound dublin interchange. smooth drive now. holding steady with volume, look at map, talking about the build. but subtle build. this is wednesday. as we look at our map and speed sensors out of the altamont pass, typical slowing toward livermore, livermore itself, green zone, at the limit.

yellow, right around 59, 58, as far as the flow 680 northbound. shows slowdown, more cars hit the roadway, we change averages and that will sort itself out. no problem for the tri-valley, just typical build. lighter than yesterday at this time. lighter traffic flow around the bay.watching bay bridge toll pl san mateo, dumbarton bridges which have seen a lot of traffic over the last couple of weeks. yesterday tough drive around the bay. here slower drives in northbound direction. no problems from silicon valley. san francisco, city, until saturday evening, closure on howard between 3rd and 4th. oracle open world continues through the weekend saturday evening they should have everything cleared up and reopening howard. until then, delays there. folsom street closed getting off the bay bridge as well. that will continue for months. clear view of the city, no delays off the upper deck at

folsom. take harrison on the other side of the freeway. smooth drive at toll plaza without any backup. cash lanes are open back to you. >> 5:10 right now. the family of a student who says he was slapped by his teacher is now fighting back. california, the first in the nation to make this change to its gun laws. we'll take a look at what we're talking about and the other new laws signed by governor brown. european union, apple taxes, a case coming up. insurance companies are spending millions of dollars trying to mislead you about the effects of proposition 46. well here's the truth: 46 will save lives. it will save money too.

i'm bob pack, and i'm fighting for prop 46 because i lost my two children to preventable medical errors and i don't want anyone else to lose theirs. the three provisions in 46 will reduce medical errors and protect patients. save money and save lives. yes on 46.

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welcome back, everyone. good wednesday morning. fremont school teacher facing a lawsuit after he allegedly slapped the student. our sister station live in fremont, where the teacher is back on the job this morning. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, laura. it's one of the biggest fears for any parent, someone hurting your child and in a place where they're supposed to be safe. according to a family of a student here at this school in fremont called patterson elementary, that's exactly what happened while a student was taking a math test back in may. now they're suing the teach who are allegedly hit him. according to the father of the 9-year-old boy, the incident happened in april when the student was taking a math test in prep for the star exam. the student asked his teacher for help when the teacher allegedly placed his hand on the child's face and squeezed his cheeks with significant force and slapped him on the face twice. according to the lawsuit, the child cried for the remaining ten minutes of clasp the

student's family says they filed the lawsuit because they're not happy with the way the officials and district handled the situation. back in may, he believed the student was trying to mock him and he patted the student in the face but did not slap him and didn't understand why he cried. but the parents are sticking to the child's story. burke who has been an employee since 1997 placed on paid administrative leave after the incident but returned to work soon after. the school district has not responded to the lawsuit and has said they took the actions that were appropriate back in may. live in fremont, "today in the bay." >> interesting case. thank you. apple and the government of ireland under fire from the eu this morning over ireland's favorable tax plan. scott mcgrew to explain. governments give companies tax breaks all the time. >> san francisco has a twitter tax break. the european union says what

ireland did for apple was way beyond a suspension of property tax april complicated accusation but the meat of the idea is that ireland and apple worked together to come up with a number first, and taxes later. we want to make x-amount of dollars or euros, what tax level do we need. apple and ireland deny this accusation. the european report was released tuesday and relies heavily on an american investigation into apple's tax practices. back in may of last year. the public questioning of apple's tim cook was fairly tame, the senate permanent subcommittee investigations report was much more direct, saying apple uses ireland to avoid american taxes. so to summarize, american government thinks apple uses ireland to avoid taxes. european union doesn't care about american taxes but thinks ireland charges too little compared to other countries. check the markets.

kate rogers, good morning. >> good morning, scott. futures are mixed after stocks ended lower for september. the dow had the worst percentage drop since july. nasdaq, its worst since april. today, private sector job growth and construction spending. the dow falling 17 points and nasdaq down 12. back to you. >> amazon and disney have come to an agreement, settling two-month dispute where amazon did not make new films for preorder available. amazon's throwing its weight around accused of trying to get better wholesale prices making it difficult for companies to sell on line if they don't comply. you may recall, disney demanded more money to distribute pixar films in the day, that infuri e infuriated steve jobs, he pulled out of the distribution deal.

only way to get him back, disney to buy pixar. congressman paul ryan complaining about amazon saying on cnbc noticed his book "the way forward" not available for preorder. amazon fighting with ryan's publisher. "the new york times" points out, shortly after ryan complained, guys, publicly, amazon seemed to fix the problem. other authors, not lucky. >> interesting dynamic. congressman explains it up until that point, nothing. >> nothing. >> plus he's been doing the tour, too, that could up sales, if people are looking for the book, amazon will make a profit. >> opportunism all around. we move forward with warmer weather now. >> you know what? let's start with drought data. you know what, we want good news, bad news here. on a wednesday morning. head throughout the day today, it's hot like sam talked about.

i wanted to start with this, this is what's on everybody's mind. the bay area drought, we've gone ahead and done some very significant calculations for you. i can tell you at this point how dry we are and what we need to rebound. basically that's one full water year we still need at least 20 inches of rain just to hit average. and 15 in san jose. basically, what this equates to is about 50 storms that were strong as one that came through here last wednesday to hit over the course of 284 days. so really, to escape the drought, we need 40 inches of rainfall in san francisco and 30 in san jose. it is unlikely that we will climb out of the drought this year. that's what this is saying. is it it impossible? absolutely not. we're going to be tracking the storm system every time we get a chance. best bet for rain now october 13th through the 16th. typically october is a good

month for rainfall in the bay area. temperatures this morning, let's get to today's forecast, 61 in san francisco. at 59, good morning to you, san carlos. temperatures are going to be crisp for the first part of the day. those numbers will come up. no heat escape for anyone across the bay area today. it's going to be hard to get away from the heat with temperatures in the 80s. in san francisco, talking about the mid-80s in oakland. yeah, temperatures are going to get hotter throughout thursday and friday. i don't want to make a big deal about this because we're going to cool off as we head throughout next week. then our pattern looks to change entirely. more on that coming up. let's check your drive. >> i'm doing well. i've got to operate with my fingers crossed for 50 inches of rain. all right. we'll hope for. here, toward southbound 101, that was not in her forecast, just talking about the drought. south bound 101 smoothly through san rafael. northbound 101, talking about farther north, airport boulevard and santa rosa, stalled vehicle

in the middle lane. light enough traffic where traffic is not slowing past the seam but watch for that. southbound commute moves nicely, navato down the golden gate bridge, cones ready. no delay across the san mateo or dumbarton bridge. yellow, north 87, speeds coming down below 60 miles per hour, not a major concern, i've got my eyes on the south bay and tri-valley, slowing out of the altamont. stall over there, greenville, it's out of the roadway. smoother drive towards dublin interchange, seeing the orange zone, speeds 50 miles per hour at time but was a few vehicles moving smoothly to the south bay and southbound 680. san mateo bridge we talked about that. easy drive across the flat section to the high-rise, no problem. local lawmakers will gather in oakland to celebrate the signing of the rape kit testing law. assembly member skinner one of the advocates of the bill which

specifies time lines for testing of rape kits and entering information into the national dna database. it was one of a null of bills signed into law by governor brown yesterday. audrie's law is official. named after saratoga high school student audrie pott, the law will young people undergo mandatory sex offender treatment. pott committed suicide two years ago after photos of her being sexually assaulted uncount shus at a party were posted online. signing a bill requiring fire extinguishers on limos by the chp. the bill comes after two fires last year, including one that killed five women on the san mateo bridge. california the first in the nation allow family members to ask a judge to remove firearms from a relative who appears to pose a threat. the law was created after the deadly shooting rampage near uc santa barbara.

in another gun bill, toy guns must be brightly colored so they are not mistaken for real weapons. other bills also include the governor extending the statute of limitations for victims of childhood sex abuse to press charges against an abuser, they have until age 40. california is the first in the nation to ban the use of disposal plastic bags. that began will begin next year. pack them in your trunk. businesses the source of a data breach must offer free identity theft protection to victims for a year. the state has the ability to use imminent domain to create public access roads to any california beach. the law stems from the fight over access to martin's beach near half moon bay. in all, governor brown signed 930 bills into law. he vetoed 143. that's a lot of ink, sam. >> suffice to say, a busy time in sacramento. thank you very much. time right now, 5:22 on your

wednesday morning. one tech security company revealing who the most dangerous celebrity on the internet is. stick around to find out.

>> announcer: you're watching "today in the bay." a big get this morning. the "today" show's matt lauer sitting down with former yankee, derek jeter. the first interview since jeter's retirement. >> you know, it's funny, someone mentioned to me i went from old man in baseball to a young man in life. and i liked how that sounded. so i consider myself young again. >> weird how athletic ages you. you can watch the full interview on the "today" show later this morning. jimmy kimmel, you could get more than you bargain for. >> have you heard? mcafee says the talk show host is the most dangerous celebrity

to search for online. the company says 19% chance of landing on a harmful website when clicking on a search result for kimmel. other dangerous celebrities, ciara, flow raid da, bruce springsteen, chelsea handler, christina aguilera. kimmel is surprised the kid who carried a briefcase grew up to be most dangerous celebrity of the year. new numbers reveal americans have watched alarming number of television and movies this year. >> a report from the diffusion group which found american netflix subscribers watched more than 5 billion hours of tv and movies in a three-month time span, triple amount compared to 2011. researchers found the average subscriber watches 50 hours per month. perhaps a result of how convenient these on-demand services on. >> take where you want it when

you want it. >> exactly. hooked on the shows. time now 5:26 on wednesday morning. new help for victims of the south napa earthquake. >> a new lawsuit against the dodgers, accusing the organization trying to charge the family millions in medical fees.

good morning. i'm stephanie chuang live in the south bay, a fight to end modern day slavery. the latest on the task force targeting human trafficking. pg&e ready to test out new technology that could help make pipelines safer. changes coming to your forecast. talking about some big-time heat starting today. by tomorrow, triple digits for the hot spot. then start to cool you off by the weekend, only because of storm system brewing and headed toward the bay area. will it bring us rain?

that answer in moments? we have expected changes at bay bridge toll plaza. but maybe bigger than you might expect. this week, the different traffic flow that appears heading into san francisco. a peek outside this morning, speaking of san francisco. ah, that links the east to the west in the bay area. the bay bridge. it's wednesday, october 1st. this is "today in the bay." >> announcer: from nbc bay area, this "today in the bay." a very good witness morning to you. thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> sam brock. a growing problem confronted head on. an tie human trafficking task force setting up shop in san jose. the goal to save lives on the street and over the internet. stephanie chuang joins us live in san jose with a preview of the agency. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, sam. set to get an update this

morning on what the officers with this anti-human trafficking team have been up to. it's going to be here at the santa clara county sheriff's office. back in june when the board approved using $850,000 to pay for a sheriff's sergeant, two deputies, attorney and criminal investigator. today we'll let the update on what the team has been doing the last few months. the target, human trafficking. you might not think the bay area where this is a problem. but according to the feds, it's a hub for both sex trafficking and labor trafficking, and that means domestic servitude or forced labor. the fbi, in fact, puts the bay area as one of the top 13 places in the country for human trafficking. so why? you ask experts and it's our major airports and major harbors with a rapidly growing population, adding to an already big immigrant population. overall the south bay anti-human trafficking task force partners

with the fbi, san jose, and santa clara police, as well as local nonprofits. in all, it's estimated that as many as 17,500 people may be trafficked into the u.s. each year. disproportionately targeting two groups, particularly vulnerable. more on that in our next report in half an hour. live in san jose, stephanie chuang, "today in the bay." >> staggering statistics, thank you very much. 5:32. starting today, victims of the south napa earthquake can go to several locations and pick up cash to help with the essentials like food and temporary shelter. the napa valley community foundation is giving away $350,000 in cash for people who need help right now. money came from community donations including a $10 million gift from the napa valley vinters. other nonprofits will be there to screen applications for bigger grants. san jose police officer accused of rape will be in court today. officer jeffrey graves will be attending a preliminary hearing

to determine if there's enough evidence to try him for rape. investigators say graves raped an undocumented woman in september of last year. in a separate incident, also accused of walking out of a gilroy safeway at 2:30 a.m. with a bottle of vodka. he was not allowed to buy it because law prohibits sale of liquor after 2:00 in the morning. graves reportedly threw down money and stormed out of the store. he'll be tried separately on two charges. the family of the fan beat outside dodger stadium in 2011 filed a new lawsuit against the dodgers. bryan stow's attorney is icing the team claiming it tried recoup $3 million in insurance payments from stow for medical care following beating. the dodgers and its insurer are demanding money be paid out of $18 million awarded to the stow family over the summer. stow suffered a traumatic brain injury when beaten by two dodger fans in the parking lot three years ago. he is expected to need treatment for the rest of his life.

you'll recall in july, jury ordered the dodgers to pay stow nearly $15 million, $14 million of that for economic loss because stow will never work again. $1.4 million for pain and suffering. people in south san jose could be seeing more community service officers in their neighborhood soon. the department is opening up a substation between 101 and 85, four years after it was built. it will serve as the new home base for community service officers. "today in the bay's" bob redell live outside that substation what happen kind of impact are these officers going to have? what are we looking at here? >> reporter: well, what's remarkable, good morning to you, sam, is that they cut ribbon on the south substation for the san jose police department, as you mentioned, back in 2010. here we are four years later and today they're only looking at what's going to be a soft opening. that, according to the "mercury news." when you ask about staffing for police officers they're not going to have the regular police

officers staffing this new substation yet. instead, community service officers. these are officers who are trained who just handle lower level calls in theory freeing up the fully trained officers to handle more serious issues. why has it taken so long? it's come down to money. back in 2010, budget issues, staffing issues. those issues still exist today, just not to the extreme as they did back then. they have enough money for the community service officers, just not enough money yet to staff with the regular police officers. it's not clear when this large facility will be able to take officers in. they need to get money for them. the whole point of the substation to reduce the response times in the south bay. that's why they built this four years ago. the city councilman who represents this district believes when it is fully operational, it it could save the department tens of thousands, if not hundreds of thousands, a year in decreased travel cost. they also plan to use this

location for a third training academy location. live here in south san jose, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> nice to see the program finally going into effect. appreciate it. new program to check out, caltrain launching a new page on its website dedicated to suicide prevention. local resources for people in the bay area with thoughts of suicide as well as crisis hot line. on average, 13 people die every year on caltrain tracks. caltrain hopes their new page will cut that number down to zero. interesting news this morning, 5:36, on your wednesday. pg&e is testing high-tech device that could detect gas leaks early enough, the company says, to save lives. 10:30 this morning workers will be testing prototype hand-held gas leak detection tool using the same technology as the nasa rovers. it relays information to a tablet about possible gas leak

locations. if pg&e likes the way this works out, the device will be used with other gas leak detection technologies. the utility says it hopes the tool will help it provide safer and reliable energy service to customers. >> especially in the site of an emergency. 5:37. early on a wednesday morning. kind of gearing up for the day. what's in store? there kind of hot out there. good morning, everybody at home. it's comfortable out there right now. you know what? you made it to wednesday. so that's a good thing. temperatures mostly in the 50s. want to help you get over that hump so you can get closer to that weekend. finally going to cool you off. temperatures are going to be warm for today, even hotter tomorrow. and we crank up that heat for your friday. fog-free, no natural ac to keep us cool. that's the reason for the warm-up. temperatures today are going to be five to ten degrees warmer at the beach than yesterday. meanwhile, we'll be 10 to 15 degrees warmer in inland valley spots.

you know when you adjust your thermostat a degree or two it can make a big difference. today 87 degrees in the south bay. 87 peninsula. 81 a really warm day for you in san francisco. then as we get into the next couple of days, you're closer to 90 in the city. keep that in mind as well. it's going to get warm, short lived. short-lived. i like to put a cherry on top of things. 90 degrees today. warm day in the north bay. here's the deal. bring up the heat more as we head into the midsection of the week. as we get into your weekend. temperatures drop off. there's a lot going on here this weekend. we've got the hardly strictly bluegrass, i don't know, that's an oxymoron to me. sounds like a cool event. >> mostly parking area as well. a lot of traffic. try to get there mass transit if you company big, big variety of music. variety of cars. cash lane fas-trak advantage. look at map. in towards the city, in the

city, power street closed between third and fourth because of oracle open heavier volume of traffic across the bay bridge until 12:30 we had i big backup. rest of the bay, dublin, live look, volume of traffic, typical westbound 580 smooth. company here as well as north bay, southbound direction 101 picked up volume a tad. nothing dramatic but it's there. back to you. 5:39. bay area city banning some forms of water bottles starting today. the ebola virus arriving in the u.s. leading to new action from the cdc. what the head of the agency is saying. the latest details on the patient quarantined in texas.

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rest of the people who came into contact with him. talking about the beginning of an epidemic? kris sanchez live with what the head of the cdc says. >> the ebola virus is infectious but under certain circumstances. the head of the cdc says it can be contained. for the patient, a liberian national visiting family in dallas for a week before he was diagnosed. "today in the bay's" jay gray joins us live from dallas. this is a patient whose identity is being protected but he's very sick? >> reporter: yeah. that's what we're hearing, health officials not releasing his name, not saying a lot about his condition other than he is in critical condition at this point. he is able to communicate and able to ask for food and take nourishment. that's a good sign. but, look, they're watching him obviously very closely and taking this very seriously, taking care of this patient,

first priority. but also making sure, as you talked about, this won't spread any further here in the united states. the first patient ever diagnosed on u.s. soil with ebola. there's also a big concern for his family. he was here from liberia to visit family members in the dallas area, as you've said. and as cdc team is on the ground here now and they'll reach out to identify the handful of people he may have talked to and monitor their conditions for the next 25 to 30 days, a long incubation period for the virus. back to you. >> thank you, jay. we understand cdc staff not only monitoring that patient but also the team, the fire crew, that transported him via ambulance is under quarantine and is being monitored for symptoms as well. president obama was briefed by phone by the head of the cdc who spent the morning with the "today" show. he says the dallas patient does

not have to become a major health threat in the united states because of the technology in this country to diagnose and treat infections swiftly. but he did remind lelt care workers across the nation that containment begins with vigilance. >> we emphasize for any health worker, if you have one someone in west africa in the past 21 days and they've got a fever or other symptoms, isolate them, get them tested. we've already identified about 10 people who have that level of concern. we've tested 14 of them. this was the first individual to test positive. >> that is a remainder worth repeating considering the dallas ebola patient was sick enough to visit the hospital twice before diagnosed and isolated. he came from liberia, more than 900 cases one of the nation's hardest hit. nigeria to the east has 19 cases and that outbreak is considered contained. the nigerian health minister told the "wall street journal"

that his country has more labs to make diagnoses, isolation wards ready, polio center, financed by the bill and melinda gates foundation turned into ebola command center and ten cdc doctors on the ground training local doctors to deal with polio and hiv turned their attention to ebola virus. the head of the cdc says quick action makes all of the difference between epidemic and containment. more on that patient when we see you next in 15 minutes. >> we'll look forward to it. 5:45 on your wednesday morning. chilling story this morning. residents of a small southern california town are waking up in shock after mayor was shot by his own wife. daniel crespo, yesterday afternoon the mayor and his wife levette were arguing in a bedroom when their 19-year-old son daniel jr. intervened. >> the father, daniel sr., became physical with his son. reports are that he punched him

in the face. shortly after the wife, levette, shot the mayor multiple times in the upper torso. >> we'll see what the investigation upturns. the wife was questioned for hours but later released and not charged with a crime so far. the couple was from brooklyn and described as high school sweethearts who married in 1986. they also have a 26-year-old daughter. crespo was elected to city council 2001. the army veteran and federal prosecutor calls a danger to the president will be back in washington, d.c., courtroom today. omar gonzalez is accused of jumping over the white house fence and running across the lawn into the white house with a knife two weeks ago. gonzalez was indicted on local federal charges at his first appearance in court yesterday. if convicted he faces up to ten years in prison into new evidence that the white house incident wasn't the only time the president's security was compromised. a new "the washington post" report says when president obama

was in atlanta a security contractor with a gun stood next to him in an elevator and that man was never screened. director julie pierson admits agents didn't follow protocol. 5:57 right now on your wednesday morning. when you steps outside you felt cooler air. but that's not going to be a permanent thing, at least i don't think, for the next couple of days, right? let me steal your thunder. >> take it. takes it nicely in his hand. >> he touched it. 5:57 now. good morning. happy wednesday. you know what? you made it to the middle of the week. it's going to be warm out there for today. noticeably warmer than yesterday, talking 10 to 15 degrees. yeah, a spike from yesterday's highs. just keep that in mind. we are going to return to summer-like levels. i was looking at a lot of data yesterday and i can tell you now, we didn't hit the triple digits, not one time in san jose

all summer long. so it was really mild overall which is part of the reason we didn't have a severe fire season. we're still in it right now. and we are going to bring up the fire danger for the next couple of days. keep that in mind and beyond the best of safety. 58 on the peninsula. 56 on the east shore kick off the day. it's comfortable for now in san francisco. i've got to it yoel ytell you, temperatures. heat island effect, i'll talk about that in my next report. clear start. breezy for the morning. wind will drop off. and as a result, air quality will deteriorate throughout the second half of the day. the story of the day, rapid warming with full sunshine right off the bat. sun will set at 6:54. yeah, it's going to be comfortable where you get heat relief. san jose fall into the 60s tonight. temperatures are going to stay warm overnight in san francisco and oakland. 87 for south bay.

87 on the peninsula. perspective for you, yesterday we hit 75 on the peninsula. a noticeable warm-up there back to full sunshine and the 80s in san francisco. you are in the upper 60s just yesterday. so it's going to be warm. temperatures are going to get hotter as we head into the rest of the week here. let me give you a longer gaze here. next five days -- i'm excited about getting to your surf forecast because as we get offshore flow, we are going to get really clean waves out there at the beach. big waves and warm ocean temperatures as well. beach days friday and saturday. temperatures come down, fog returns for sunday. here it is. 84 degrees in bodega bay. 85 tomorrow. and we're talking about offshore flow intensifying for the next couple of days. those waves are only going to get cleaner and still getting warm ocean temperatures. so, we'll talk about france and oakland overnight in my next report. first, find out what's going on

across the bay area. here's mike inouye. >> christina, more traffic. getting to that time of day right now. 5:49. first burst of traffic hits north 101 in san jose. first burst, first one hits and clears over the next 15 minutes, second one closer to 6:30 and that sticks for the commute. first one, looking at maps, we see just stretch of 101 with the orange section. rest is green for northbound commute, green means above 64, 65, coming closer to 70 for summer. speed limit 65. chp working as well. here 84, 580 westbound. 680 at limit. tri-vall tri-valley, predictable pattern. predictable flow of traffic to and from the bay bridge, metering lights on. take a look at that. backup fills in all lanes at toll plaza. back toward west grand avenue, quickly, but no drama at east shore freeway or off of the maze. peninsula side, look at 101, representing traffic flow across the peninsula.

we have an easy drive northbound past willow into and out of san francisco. back to you. >> 5:50 on your wednesday. first phase of san francisco's water bottle ban going into effect today. under that legislation passed earlier in the year, vendors will not be allowed to sell bottles of water up to 21 ounces on public property. 16-ounce bottles are illegal. food trucks and outdoor events exempt but only until 2016. the goal here to expand the ban to all events on city property by 2018. minimum wage in berkeley going up to $10 an hour today. increase marks step one in a three-part series of increases. october 1st of next year, the minimum wage will rise to $11 followed october 1st of 2016, a jump to 12.53 per hour. 5:51 now. nail-biting finish to the wild card game. we'll show you what happened next. a whole lot of economists

asking, is it good for you

. >> announcer: you're watching "today in the bay." welcome back, everyone. 5:54. some of the top economists weighing in on uber. scott mcgrew, they like uber very much. >> very much. chicago's school of business surveyed dozens of the top minds, some nobel prize winners. do ride sharing companies benefit consumers? 41 of 45 economists said yes, they agree or strongly agree that uber and lyft are good for consumers. the other four had no opinion. we'll call that a sweep. even toothpaste companies can't get all dentists to agree.

>> dow closed its worst month since july. nasdaq worst since april. nasdaq, yesterday emeryville opened the nasdaq, that's brent wilson in the middle, ceo. it's not bret's first company. his first company ten years ago back when he was in business school, selling stuff you'd see on infomercials. he had a warehouse full of stuff and i have taken him trying to sell me blue blocker sunglasses. >> blue blocker sunglasses, not the most stylish but protect you from uv rays. we do have them at 20% less than the tv price. >> sure. these are nice. >> holds 1.7 million shares. mogul 12.11. $20 million in change. >> wow. glasses got a lot better looking. thanks a lot. 5:55. a live look at at&t park.

giants are in pittsburghfor tonight's wild card game. viewing party takes place at at&t park at 4:00. the game starts at 5:00. get you all geared up. madison bumgarner will take the mound. >> this is the bummer part of the newscast. giants only bay area team left in the playoff. tough night for athletics. up 7-3 going into the bottom of the eighth. odds of losing that game not good but kansas city did rally. tied up in the ninth, threatened to score in the 10th and 11th. a's on top in the 12th. but stupid royals rallied again, walk-off single by perez sealing the deal. go on to lose the game to the a's, 9-8 in 12 infinityings. their season done. you can see the look, heads down. how do we blow a four-run lead in the eighth? >> yours, too. >> very disappointed. i feel bad for those guys.

>> 5:56. how ebola's arrival in the u.s. affecting the stock market this morning. >> police looking for this man, trying to determine if he is connected to a string of burglaries on the peninsula. plus, working things out. the new deal between disney and amazon and what it will mean for you. quick peek now at the bay bridge toll plaza. only 5:57. already backing up as people trying to get to and from their homes to their jobs. a lot of people have that idea now. a look at weather, traffic, news, right after the break. - "dear scan, "i've been a scan member for almost two years and have been very satisfied with the plan."

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ebola virus reaches the u.s. with the world's top health officials are doing now to keep you safe, next. new lawsuit, what the family of injured giants fan bryan stow is now asking from the dodgers. >> and tackling human trafficking. how south bay leaders are trying to do whatever they can to

address a growing problem nationwide. just as we were settling into fall, we're right back to summertime levels today. temps spike a good 10 to 15 degrees, even hotter thursday into friday. and a bit of weekend relief provided by a storm system could get rain out of that system. more on that coming up. just as we're settling into your normal traffic flow across the bay bridge, a fender bender at treasure island. this could be a problem getting into san francisco. we'll track that, coming up. a live look outside. beautiful bay bridge. first day of october. it is also wednesday, 2015. this is "today in the bay." >> announcer: from nbc bay area, this is "today in the bay." >> very good wednesday morn to-ing you. thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm sam brock. a warning from the cdc. so they say yesterday's first confirmed ebola case in the u.s. probably will not be the la