and a good thursday morning. it's 4:30. i'm sam brock. >> and i'm laura garcia-cannon. lots to get at this morning. let's first check the forecast with christina loren. looks foggy by the golden gate. >> it certainly is. it's that time of day when you get that fog and that mystery. but the good news is there are not a lot of commuters out there. quite the contrast in san jose where we have an overcast sky but no fog to talk about. we are in store for some big

time changes with the inclusion of maybe an inch of rain on the valley floor by next thursday. so stick around, we'll go through your full forecast. lots to go over. here's mike with your drive. >> we're looking over here toward fremont. we'll look at the map for the entire area. we're looking for the flow at 680 toward 880. too el d-- toward el do el dora a road crew there. >> there are five fire purning in applegate near 808. one of the lanes near eastbound

80 is closed to traffic. there are evacuation orders in place. so far 380 acres have burned and the fire is just 10% contained. investigators are looking into the cause of those fires. >> now, a major resource cal fire uses to battle wildfires is out of commission this morning and there's no word when they'll be back. the entire fleet has been grounded since a deadly crash in yosemite on monday. cal fire has more than 20 of the s2t tankers. that means they'll have to battle the fire from the ground. highway 140, a main route into national yosemite tank is closed. >> and there is a memorial

outside of the holistair base. >> some bay area counties are doing what they can to prepare after the first person diagnosed with the ebola virus in the united states died yesterday. the contra costa public health official says a plan is officially in place. >> contra costa public health has been working with our local hospitals to make sure they have all the information and are prepared. >> seriously checking everybody coming from abroad so we don't import any diseases or anything that hurts our people. >> health officials and experts

are clamping down. bay area officials say they're hopeful and confident that this virus will not get a grip in the united states. a dallas deputy came into contact with the ebola patient who died. and duncan was sent home after showing symptoms of ebola. his family says he will be cremated. >> another man being treated for ebola in nebraska received a blood transfusion from an american doctor who was treated for the disease last mont

ashoka mukpo will be treated next month. >> and the family of jahi say they have video of jahi moving her hands and feet on command. >> this sketch was released yesterday. officers say he is considered

dangerous. police say he followed a 14-year-old girl as he walked home from school on monday. she called 911 when he exposed himself. on tuesday police think the same man did the same thing to a 10-year-old girl who was walking her dog in the same area. police added extra patrols. >> san francisco police plan to release more details today at the deadly shooting at at&t park. the giants were finishing up their playoff game. police say three men break into a car. when officers confronted them, a man pulled out a gun. the officer shot at the suspects, wounding one. >> a crash on mission boulevard by warm springs, a motor cyclist was heading down mission when the rear axel of his truck hit his bike and killed him.

witnesses say the truck was pulling two chrome-colored tanker trailers and left the scene of the accident. >>. >> senator hill plans to ask for legislation to remove michael peavy from his job for failing to properly running pg&e, leading to an explosion that killed several people over a year ago. >> state investigators went after unlicensed contractors who did work after the 6.0 quake. unclear at this point how many people were victimized or how many unlicensed contractors were caught doing illegal work. when someone is vulnerable, it's

the most exploitive type of thing. >> at 4:37, it is time to check the forecast with meteorologist christina loren. inching closer to the weekend, thursday. >> thursday it's kind of hard to get into the swing of things and get going because you've will to already go through half of your work week. i've got news that might help you get over the last couple days with a little inspiration. that's a lot of rainfall, a big time pattern chang on the way. i've been telling you about this but this morning the forecast models are really starting to agree with me. that's the good news. and here is my big story for this morning. temperatures are going to be really comfortable for today. we're going to warm you up into the weekend. if you want to get out there and hit the beach your day to do so will be numbered. we have some big time changes coming your way, with the inclusion of potential heavy rainfall next week. the storm systems in the pacific

are looniining up. as they move closer to the bay areai area, we'll be able to gauge them better. now we have widespread rain fall coming in next week and this isn't even the big one. i'm looking at the 20th through the 23rd for really heavy rainfall in the bay area. plus we'll take a close look at what's going on around here and including fleet week. aye aye, captain. >> all right, captain. your captain, my captain? the bay bridge, look at the good drive. you see the glow of the lights bouncing off of those clouds above the oakland area and emeryville and look toward the city also. we can't see the set of lights, low cloud hovering just above the deck. watch as that fog influences

your drive. no major problems getting into the city. we'll watch as the fog creeps around like it did yesterday. the rest of the day no surprises. through palo alto, 101, an easy, clear view. back to you. >> a san jose man is being hailed a hero for saving his family from a house fire. >> jose guerra said his fire started in the front of the home friday night and quickly spread blocking his front door. he ran upstairs to rescue his mother and daughter and ran back in again to save his dogs. >> they were in their dog house, grabbed them and came back out. thank god they were alive.

they knew i had to get them out. i owe them so much. >> those dogs are staying with their friend while guerra and his family are staying with relatives. >> and that looked fully ungulfed. >> apple with its next big announcement. >> and the bay area city getting ready to raise the minimum wage but how much? that's the question.

from the marines and sailors, san francisco fleet week 2014, go giants! >> hey, check that out. marines and sailors here for fleet week. financial conditions last year kept the angels grounded but they will be back in force this year.

>> good to see them back. >> tesla ceo elon musk askeding more fuel to the fire. >> he released a few more details for his big announcement today. he said the announcement is already public and the public doesn't realize is. and he also said people thinking about driverless driving are directionally correct. >> and we go to kate at cnbc headquarters. good thursday morning to you. >> good morning. snap chat ads of coming soon as they try to make some money. unlike regular messages that disappear after a few seconds, stories can last up to 24 hours.

snap chat says the ads won't be targeted to people's particular tastes. futures are higher after stocks surged wednesday with the dow posting its best day this year and the nasdaq and s&p 500 with their best day in the year as well. the move comes as the word is the central bank will tiptoe instead of racing toward raising interest rates. and apple is inviting guests to its headquarters for a special event next thursday. it's expected the company will roll out new ipads and freshen up the mac computer. >> keep those devices fresh. thank you very much, kate. appreciate it. >> and then the lines will probably come again and the --

>> yes, we've seen this scene play out before. >> a lot of apple love out there. want to check the forecast now with meteorologist christina loren. how are we looking right now? >> looking good. good morning to you. temperatures are in the 50. this is going to be our last summer-like weekend for a while so get on out there and enjoy it. temperatures will be in the low 90s in the hot spots. that's much warmer than what we're expecting in the next couple of days. 73 on the east short. temperatures are going to be comfortable out there for san francisco's fleet week. we welcome everybody into town. we thank you for serving this great nation. temperatures are going to be really comfortable, 69 degrees for friday, saturday at 78 degrees and up to 81 degrees for that blue angels show in the

sky. that's one you don't want to miss if you haven't seen it before. let's talk a little bit about big differences. you'll have to pull out a whole new wardrobe come next week. i want to give you an idea of just how much is coming through for the first system. our ground is already going to be saturated before the next round moves in over the course of the next week. one estimate, over an inch of rain up, over a half an inch for santa rosa, some models bringing in an inch of rain just here in san jose just in the first round. >> some really encouraging news there. thank you very much, christina. >> this morning san jose state taking action to make the campus safer nearly a year after an alleged hate crime.

school leaders are planning to include culturally themed dorm floors and will be handing out campus climbing surveys and reviewing diversity classes. >> tonight city leaders will talk about how much to raise the minimum wage in mountain view. they're going to vote on the increase of somewhere between $10 to $15. most are largely in favor of the hike because of high cost of living. the city's current minimum wage is $9. some cities have a minimum wage above $10. >> public transportation might be an option for people who work the night shift. bart's board of directors will meet to talk about adding a late-night bus service. it could be up and running as soon as december. after midnight, trains and buses would run every 20 minutes until

2:30 in the morning. one way trips would cost around $4. >> and a big bat could return again for the giants. >> i like the sound of that.

hey, very good morning to you. it's thursday. taking a live look outside, a clear look from san jose this morning. charisri christina's got a look at our

forecast. she even said the brain word. >> the san jose earthquakes get ready to open the team's new stadium. crews will be out at the site bright and early this morning. just last month the team started installing seats inside the stadium. the new home of the quakes located near the san jose airport is scheduled to open before the start of next year's major league soccer season. >> now, this is not redemption for the way the last season ended but a bit of sweet revenge. the sharks played spoiler just hours after the kings raised the stanley cup banner right in their face. the home opener will be on saturday night. no practice for the giants there. heading out of town now. >> look at at&t park, mccovey cove. while the team is away, the grounds crew will be getting the

grounds ready for game three of the nlcs. >> mike morse may be back for next week. he's been out several weeks with a sore hip. >> mike gets us ready for the big bats. >> i'm getting ready, i'm going to put the weight on this big clicker here. >> this is a bit of a distraction. the lower visibility, the fog. that's one big warning for folks, that will be drifting around like it was yesterday. eastbound 80, a crash involving three vehicles. there may be a little debris but not enough to keep any of those lanes closed.

the final vehicle had to make it over to treasure island so it's what we call a slow lower so they can remove it from the exit off the left. getting into san francisco, no problems at the bay bridge toll plaza, clear on the oakland side. clouds hover above the east bay shore way. there's a problem for visibility highway 101 on the coast. right now look at san rafael and it's an easy clear view. southbound 101 shows a few cars. no surprises right now. back to our maps. south of the bay bridge, it's a nice easy drive right now. green all over the speed indicators. watch that coastal area as well. highway 1 through pacifica, through the south bay and tri-valley, typical patterns here. in san jose, northbound 1 01.

and westbound 580 through dublin, we have your typical good flow of traffic and a very good speed here. we're at the limit at the dublin area. a little slower coming out of the at mont pass and that is typical. back to you. >> thank you very much. 4:56 right now on your thursday. police are now looking for a daring thief accused of posing as an i.t. specialist. details next. >> plus the local golf pro who molested his students and then tried to hire a hit man so they wouldn't testify in court gets ready to learn his fate. >> and we'll take a quick look now at the san mateo bridge. as mike mentioned a second ago, fog not too much of an issue here on the peninsula but he'll be tracking things all morning long and christina has major

weather updates to bring to you right after this break. we'll be right back. 

some of the nation's largest airports making changes this morning after a dallas ebola patient died. what you need to know in a live report. >> plus, do you recognize this man? police say he's hit a number of tech companies on the peninsula, taking off with pricey technology. >> a beautiful day coming your way. a little coastal cooling. temperatures are going to get hot over the course of the weekend, but the big story in the weather department, as we get into the second half of this month, we could be talking about three to five big storms. we're going show you your futurecast model. i think you'll like what you see in just moments. >> and 880 past the coliseum moves very smoothly but we do

have a crash reported in the area. we'll tell you about what's going on in the east bay. >> and, yup, people getting up and about, maybe excited for a little preweekend. who knows. it's thursday, october 9th. that's probably a stretch on my part. this is "today in the bay." and a very good morning to you. thanks so much for joining us. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> and i'm sam brock. most travelers to the u.s. from west africa will be facing additional screenings as airport after the first ebola patient in the usa passes away. saddening news here, stephanie. what does this mean? >> reporter: good morning to you, sam. let's make clear sfo is not one of the airports to get the extra screenings starting today bute