minor injuries in fact reported. chp is there as well. it was a smoking vehicle and not a car fire from what i understand. also downtown, sir elton john. good morning, sir elton. you're in town for your concert.

>> a major commute change in the south bay. bob redell is live in san jose with the details for us. sounds like construction behind you. >> we're about to have an opening here. anyone who commutes through the 280-880 stevens creek interchange here in san jose knows just how bad the traffic can be, especially during the holidays when you have shoppers trying to get santana row. what's happening this morning represents a significant step towards improving that flow of traffic. we're talking about three new on-and-off ramps to stevens creek boulevard. you can see them working on it right now. at least one will reopen, the remainder tomorrow morning, part of a $62 million v.t.a. project that started in 2012. reporting live in san jose, bob redell, san jose. >> a lot of people looking

forward to that one. thanks, bob. >> a patient at a hospital in honolulu is being kept in isolation while doctors monitor the patient for the ebola virus. they are taking extra precautionary mesh yourself jas case. a mistake at a hospital in dallas could end up being very costly. when thomas duncan showed up at the hospital told the nurse he was traveling in liberia, he was sent home with antibiotics. up to 18 people since then have been in contact with duncan, including five kids. >> we all want to see him succeed and get well. so i think that our prayers all

together will help him. >> a south bay school administrator in hot water this morning for allegedly threatening a principal. chris is a member of santa clara unified school district board, accused of threatening the principal of peterson middle school where his son goes to school. the principal has on it and a temporary restraining order against stampolis. he denies doing anything wrong. >> absolutely not. all the photos she submitted only have me in them, not her. >> i don't think he's helping the best interest of our students. if he can't change his ways, i'd like to see him step down. >> a judge will decide the future of the restraining order later this month. >> a public memorial service

will be held today for late san jose police chief joseph mcma h mcnamara. he gained notoriety for speaking out against the l.a. king beating that sparked the riots. he died at his home in carmel last month. he was 79 years old. >> medical response times in san jose still are not up to standard. a new report showing that the fire department's response to medical emergencies has breached its contract nine out of the past 12 months. they're required to respond in less than 8 minutes 90% of the time. the board voted to withhold

money until they meet that mark. >> it's very difficult to comply to response times when we don't have the boots on the ground that we need. >> the firefighter union says low staffing levels and shuttered fire stations are to blame. >> pressure is mounting for the head of the california public utilities commission to step down. a rally is planned outside the agency headquarters in san francisco to demand michael peasy be released from his post. his term is up at the end of the year but state senator jerry hill wants peavy removed immediately. >> and coming up, giants fans

riding high after a dominating win in pittsburgh. >> pitching, hitting, defense, now they are headed to round two. >> job well cdone. we'll get to play another game at home in the playoffs. >> there you go. hunter pence leading the charge. how did we get here? strong pitching from maddison bumgarner.

>> the giants flew straight home to get ready for the game against the nationals. jake peavy will be on the mound for game one. for the other side, matt williams in his first year managing the nationals. >> nice to have the trump card. >> it was nice to see. stayed up late a little bit. you know why, though? >> because we watched. >> and we're the official giants station. we'll have live reports from washington, d.c. starting today during all of our evening newscasts. >> very, very exciting stuff equally exciting, christina, is the fact that we have the massive heat wave. >> i want to say crawford, a local boy, we've had a chance to

watch him grow up. really great to see him coming so far. 52 degrees in half moon bay, 10 degrees warmer this morning. in san francisco, you might be wondering why, all the pavement and concrete and buildings, in the city by the bay, they absorb the heat so it's radiating back out. your sun will come up at 7:05. that will be the coolest point of the day. expect rapid warming in the 80s and the 90s with abundant sun, even at the coast. outdoor dining, something you'd like to do at a thursday night, maybe a thursday date night. temperatures look good all across the board for the first part of the day. then it gets hot. limit your outdoor activity between 3:00 and 7:00. that will be 95. whoo, that's hot!

93 for the north day, 88 for the east shore, and 97 for the tri-valley. tomorrow we're talking about the hottest weather potentially in the bay area since 2012. i'll let you know what that means for your temperature in your microclimate. but first, happy friday, mike. >> let's take a live look over toward the tri-valley. this is westbound 580. dublin, smooth flow of traffic. on our maps we're looking at eastbound 580. overnight crews clearing from that area. a little bit of yellow coming over out of the altamount pass. typical pattern over there. no problem approaching the bay bridge but eastbound 580 be careful, reports of a wrong-way driver at 106th avenue.

i'm concerned, so just be careful as you're traveling toward 238 toward san leandro. maybe an issue there on the eastbound lanes. bob redell talks about the opening of at least one ramp at 280 stevens street area. watch for an adjustment there, as well as tomorrow morning as more ramps open. and a live look at the bay bridge -- and cones reported right around the toll plaza as well. >> mike, thank you. 4:41 on your thursday morning. cal tran is wrapping up construction. all four bridges are 100 years old. tonight caltrain will hold a community meeting to update

residents on the project as well as the next steps to come at the martin luther king community center at 7:00. >> big news for netflix, announcing a four-movie deal with a well-phone comedian. >> and tesla's founder giving us a view of the newest car. >> and a former 49er facing possible criminal charges this morning.

welcome back. good thursday morning to you. within of the biggest movie stars teaming up with a network. adam sandler's production has agreed to team up for a project that will only be available through netflix. the company hasn't said when the

first film will be released. tesla says it will make a major announcement today and o elon musk is not helping to curb the curiosity. take a look at this picture, saying "it is a little cheeky." it's been retweeted 7,500 times, along with peck lags about whether the "d" could be for diesel. the company has already name dropped its next car the model 3. that car is expected to be an affordable sedan, relatively speaking. >> what if it like a lawn mower. honda made some of that. >> keep us on the edge of our seat. >> got to have a tesla. >> the markets looking to recover after taking a large dive yesterday.

courtney reagan is with us. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the markets suffering their worst start to october in three years. it was a combination of actors that contributed to the sell yot. positive economic data that the fed may soon raise interest rates sooner rather than later. worried about protests in hong kong not ending any time soon and the poe tns spread of the ebola virus. the dow dropping 238 points to 16,804. the nasdaq losing 71 to 44282. the nfl and directtv extending their exclusive sunday pickett package. reports say the deal is for eight more years at $1.5 billion per season. back to you. >> thank you so much, courtney. >> right now on your thursday morning, we are so close to friday and the weekend. some nice maybe warm weather coming up for you. let's check in with christina.

how are things looking so far? >> looking good so far. good morning to you everybody. this morning temperatures are pretty comfortable. if you have outdoor plans to take care of, walking the dog, taking out the trash, just getting the mail, it's going to be a lot more comfortable for you. we do have strong heat everywhere. no exception to that rule. we told you the heat high land effect was going to take shape. that's the reason you're so warm out there. let's talk about why the entire bay area is going to bend the influence of this incredibly strong ridge of high pressure. you can see out in the pacific ocean, those clouds arcing up and around that big ridge of hire. that rotation pushes our wind back offshore, negating the marine influence. you get the downsloping wind,

you have increased fire danger as a result. as we head throughout the afternoon, very low humid testify levels and also expecting our air quality to deteriorate. you want to keep that in mind. this is real time information, realtime data coming in. we are on our way to a very hot day. 95 degrees in the south bay, 93 for the peninsula and 85 degrees in san francisco today. you'll be at 97 in the tri-valley. we're looking toward the hottest day since june 16, 2012. that's 98 in the south bay. also expecting a very hot day for tomorrow in san francisco, up to 91 degrees where you average 70 this time of year. with that said, take a look at this steady dropoff and we have rain on the way. back to you, sam and laura. >> new this morning, former 49er c.j. spillman is being

investigated with an alleged sexual assault. stillman, who currently plays for the dallas cowboys has not been arrested or charged. officials say he's cooperating with the investigation. it happened the day before the cowboys played at st. louis. the specific nature of allegations have not been released. spillman played for the 49ers up until last year. >> a u.c. berkeley sports team said it's been kicked out of its practice facility and is threatening pursue. the cal women's field hockey team has been practicing at stanford since the sart of the school year because their own practice facility is closed due to construction of their own practice granl. they were told now that their field is being turned into a practice field for the football

field. if they cannot come up with a good solution, the team will sue. >> and coming up, the minnesota high school league is considering changes allowing transgender students to play sports based on the gender they identify with. at the center of the case is high schooler jay bates. jay bates was born a female and ran on the girls track meet. but he told his coaches he was transgender, he was still allowed to compete and achose to change in the nurse's office instead of the locker room. >> the implementation will be unfair to the 99% and should be tabled. >> the transgender community doesn't want to be the exception. we want to be accepted. >> opponents here say they are worried about how

religious-based schools are supposed to supply with this policy that goes, quote, against its faith. >> students in a denver school district are finding changes to its u.s. history curriculum. the school board has proposed creating a committee to review textbooks and course plans to make sure they observe criticism or patriotism. the district says it would include students on the review committee. the controversial changes could face a vote tonight. >> take two. the kid football players who gained international attention thangs to this video that went viral. get another shot on national television. maybe they'll clean up their act. >> maybe they'll use paper instead of vinyl. >> and hopefully the opening of this goes smoother than that. we're looking at crews 80. we'll talk about the slowing for

the freeways coming up.

. so if being clumsy was a crime, these next guys would be locked up for life. >> i think i know a couple of other people that would also be locked up. take a look at this getaway gone wrong. a pair of beer bandits fumbling their way through a convenience

store. seems like they might have had a few too many. you could see one man slip inside the store. the other goes down right outside. >> oh, man. >> somehow they still managed to get away with six shaken-up 12 packs. they couldn't even walk straight. an update to the pee wee football team that gained attention thanks to the viral video. >> they couldn't manage to break through a banner at the beginning of the season. the team caught the eye of the "tonight show" host jimmy fallon, who give them another chance last night. >> ladies and gentlemen, give it up for the walk hill mighty mites! you do it! you did it! >> jimmy also invited the team's

cheerleaders along as well. the team gave jimmy his own jersey. >> they were so cute. we've got no banners for you this morning, mike. we could get painting. >> we'll get face painting on something like that. i just showed you the live picture before the break and we'll have a live report from bob redell. that's the 880 interchange area. getting ready to open one of those ramps and two more tomorrow morning. the earlier crash 101 at lawrence expressway has cleared. we'll have more updates on the cash lanes and more coming up after the break.

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hawaii. >> and we have some really hot weather to get through today. feeling that heat tomorrow. could be the hottest day since 2012. we're looking at the south bay and san francisco for that. getting relief by sunday and monday. lots to go over in moments. >> plus, a major change coming to one of the biggest interchanges in the south bay. how your commute around stevens creek boulevard is about to become very different. >> and as you approach that interchange, we'll talk about what you will see as far as the traffic flow coming up as well. >> and a live peek outside. it's clear, it's going to be a hot one as christina mentioned. we'll tell you when and where. it's october 2nd. this is "today in the bay." >> and a good thursday morning to you. thank you for j