a late rush to fill classrooms p a late rush to fill classrooms on the first day of school. not with computers but with teachers. >> south bay stand-off, lasted better than 12 hours. police arrested a felon in hiding. maximum security for a politician's whose very presence led to death threats. "today in the bay" starts now. good morning, i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm sam brock on this thursday morning. wednesday mourning. thank you. let's not get ahead of ours. a check of the weather with meteorologist kari hall. >> good morning. we start out with chilly temperatures across the bay and a few clouds especially near the

coast going into the afternoon. sunshine once again and it will be a touch warmer than it was yesterday. let's get a look at forecast right now. we are seeing temperatures in the lower 60s. it's 56 degrees in the nor bay. today's forecast, a high of 85 degrees. warmer day. breezy in the peninsula. and reaching 80 degrees. east bay will be at 82 degrees in san francisco. topping out at 69. tri-valley a high of 87. it will be warming up in a few spots. the full microclimate forecast coming up in a few minutes. let's see how the roads are moving with anthony. >> good morning. police activity reported by chp on the bay bridge. keep that in mind if you are using this route. notice as we take a peek at bay bridge toll plaza we have company early for that. notice some of the lanes are starting to back up. otherwise, traffic map, not a lot happening as far as activity goes across the rest of the bay, through the altamont pass,

haywa hayward, an accident. there's police activity on the bay bridge. back to you guys. new details on an overnight stand-off in the south bay. >> early this morning in morgan hill, police arrested a known fell who had been holed up inside a home for 12 hours. it happened on manner court near dunn avenue and monterey road. officers got a tip that someone saw a known suspect in that area about 1:00 in the afternoon. he locked himself in a friend's home and wouldn't come out for 12 hours. officers evacuated the neighborhood as a precaution. just about 1:00 this morning, they got the suspect out and took him into custody. it's unclear what he was wanted for in the first place. now to an alarming sight in mountain view. police officers and the s.w.a.t. team armed with machine guns in plain view. ordered to keep the peace. it was all because of a controversial dutch politician speaking at a local hall spreading his anti-islamic views. no one was even allowed in the

parking lot because of the threats against the speaker. speaker geert wilders. hundreds attended many of whom share his message. >> an amazing speech a tremendously brave man, he's say what's plain in front of our eyes. >> it's great we can have forums and discuss topics like this safely but i don't have to agree with the opinions held. >> the tight security comes after two gunmen fired shots outside an event in texas earlier this year where a contest was held to draw the prophet muhammad. wilders spoke at that as well. a green light for sjpd to use a pilot program for drones. there is a catch. drones can own be used during hostage or search and rescue situations. the bomb squad can also use them but the drones cannot be used for surveillance.

the faa has to approve now that one-year pilot program which would start in 2017. 4:33, follow-up now, san francisco sheriff ross mirkarimi has had full driving privileges back this morning, after the dmv suspended his license back in february for not reporting a crash. the crash was minor, happened last year while mirkarimi was driving a city-owned vehicle. he did not report it to the dmv, as required. the sheriff thought his insurance company was going to handle that. mirkarimi paid all of the fees and is clear to drive. san francisco police backing down now against bicyclists in the city. they have officially called off the crackdown which started over the course of the last couple of weeks with hundreds of citations. in just two days last week, officers issued close to 200 citations to bicyclists for running stop signs and red lights and not yielding to pedestrians. last night's community meeting, police say while that crackdown might be on hold, they hope it

sent a message. >> we're trying to encourage the cyclists to share the roads and do it in a very safe way, abide by the rules of the road. >> over half of deadly traffic incidents occur due to five violations and violations are always when someone's driving, breaking the law. we're asking that there be a specific return to focus on the five. >> while police are calling off their bicycle crackdown, so to speak, for now they reserve the right to bring it back at any time. 4:35. time to check that forecast with kari hall. >> good morning. a great way to start the day with nice, cool temperature at 5 degrees at half moon bay. 61 concord. 61 in san jose. a look at highs this afternoon. you'll notice it will be a little bit warmer than yesterday. a lot of sunshine. great day. saratoga at 87. redwood city 8 on embarcadero at

69 degrees. and a little bit of sun peeking out from behind clouds. napa 86. walnut creek 87. livermore, topping out at 88 degrees. let's get a look at traffic with anthony. >> good morninger. we were telling you about police activity on the bay bridge. we heard that there was an accident, a single-car accident, actually the woman in the car jumped off into the water below. that's why we have police activity on the bay bridge this morning. keep that in mind. police activity will be there for the next couple of minutes. not sure how long they'll be in place, but you got the scoop. traffic moving without a problem. it right at the treasure island off-ramp finding this activity. as we search over to the mapz, not impacting traffic, flow around that activity there on the bay bridge. back to you. >> thank you. commute from walnut creek to san ramon could be easier for those willing to pay. overnight tonight overnight work

on car pool lanes on interstate 6 80 start. the goal to convert car pool lanes to toll lanes. drivers use fas-trak like they do on a different stretch of 680 through fremont. work will be between 10:00 at night to 5:00 in the morning. >> could be more drivers. more parents on the roadways today. next, time to get up and get out of bed, kids. school is back in session for thousands of students in the bay area but some schools are still looking for teachers. happening today: ==s/topvo==for

's back tschool timethe as happening today for many bay area students back to school time. classrooms are going to be packed as districts scramble to fill open teacher positions. >> "today in the bay's" kris sanchez live in san jose with a last-minute rush to find teachers. >> reporter: good morning to you both. i was out picking up last-minute school supplies in a couple of uniform skirts yesterday. my kids go back to school today. i'll tell you, at harried as families were out shopping last night, the school district is scrambling as well because they still have positions open here in the san jose unified school district and other districts around the bay area as well. while there will be enough students to fill the classes, there won't be enough teachers. 200 new teachers hired here at san jose unified but that's not enough. there are 12 vacancies as of

yesterday. it is a very small percentage of 1, 1700 teachers that the district has but the rub might be there is increasing demand for teachers and the positions that are open here, there are other positions in other districts as well. so it could be difficult to recruit them at this late hour. and, there are also fewer people seeking teaching credentials. add to that the fact that substitute teachers are also in short supply. for now, students may find a more crowded classroom. i know at our classroom we are seeing comibination classes perhaps because of the shortage or a teaching strategy, we won't know. i expect it to be packed at school. as a parent, i will ask you, please pay attention on the roads. kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >> that's right. so important. coming up, help us help them. make a new friend in the process. clear the shelter happens this weekend. sam and i are going to bay area

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4:44, the first day of school. >> for a lot of kids. >> most important question, moms and dads out there, what am i going to dress my kids? hopefully they figured it out. how's the weather going to look. >> cool this morning, warm this afternoon. you need a combo from a light jacket to shorts for the afternoon, i know. but hey, that's the temperature range we have this time of year

starting out the school year now as we get a look at the south bay san jose. we see it's nice and clear. look at roads, too, it's slowing as you can see in the background. right now the temperature's at 61 degrees in san jose. in the east bay, it's 61 in san francisco. 59 degrees, 69 will be the high today. in the east bay 82. peninsula, 80 degrees. 85 degrees in the south bay. so that's what people talking about, cool to start out the morning but this afternoon a touch warmer than it was yesterday. not a really dominant wind direction to start out the day but we have that onshore throw and winds won't be as strong as yesterday. at about 10 to 15 during the most breezy time of the day. at the giants game, at&t park, it will be 68 degrees. 69 degrees by the fifth inning. not much of a change by the end of the game. still in the upper 60s sway mixture of sun and clouds. area of low pressure sitting

offshore and now until thursday. it creates some cooler than average temperatures but that will change as we head into the weekend. high pressure moving in will allow heat to build. and it will be a scorcher of a weekend. get ready for this. highs in the 90s. even triple digits for the tri-valley. and by monday, still hot as we get ready to head back to school. let's see how traffic is moving with anthony. >> yes, get shorts ready. this morning we have police activity on the bay bridge, still there, on the eastbound side lane. that's the best news out of it all. unfortunate news is there was an accident and actual person in the car that got in the accident fled from police and jumped in the water below. that's why there's police activity on the bridge this morning. heads up as you get going. eastbound side direction. you may see police activity on the westbound. final stop takes us to the altamont pass, traffic is building but not bad. no accidents coming through 580.

>> facebook wants to bring you breaking news on smartphone there for more on that and the rest of the news before the bell, landon dowdy live at cnbc world headquarters. good morning. >> good morning to both of you. wall street poises for more losses today, futures sharply lower ahead of the open stocks crushed on tuesday, pulling a surprise move by china to the currency, aimed at boosting the second biggest economy but it is sparking worries it may be in worst shape than previously thought. shares of apple and yum brands, parent of kfc, fell 5%, both do a lot of business in china, dow falling 212 points to 17402. its worst day in a month. nasdaq losing 5 to 5036. facebook reportedly working on a twitter-like app that lets media outlets send breaking news alerts. user would download the app and

choose which publications and topics to follow. alerts sent out like tweets with links to articles, facebook is declining comment. mcdonald's changed one of most popular items on the menu, quarter pounder. includes 4 1/4 versus 4 ounces. the bigger burger follows uptick in beef prices. it's up to franchisees to charge more. trying to improve the menu. >> a beefier beefcake is what it is. thank you. don't worry about it. remarkable run came to an end too early for a south bay little league team. they lost their second game of the western regional tournament yesterday. henders henderson, nevada, won 9-3. with the lossing san jose exits the contest. the little league world series next week in williams port,

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quarantine, lois was ready for the pet version of internet dating. >> i saw her on the humane society website. >> reporter: kristin struggling with stress and anxiety and looking at a dog at the suggestion of her doctor. >> i made an appointment to go see her, and we met, and i just fell in love with her. she's really changed my life in a lot of ways. great companion. she's a great stress reliever. being able to take care of something especially something that had no home before helps you almost more than it helps the dog. good girl. >> reporter: all lois asks for is to go shopping every now and again. >> i love taking her places with me. she likes going to the mall. she loves her morning walk. >> great story. good life. >> little soul mates. meant to be together. next, it's becoming an alarming trend. the jerusalem fire in lake

county doubled in size again. wildfire now on the verge of merging with the nearby rocky fire. what that means for fire crews and public safety.

lots of kids head back to school today. 4:53. quite early. last chance to sleep in a tiny bit. should be a nice day there it will be a nice day. jacket this morning and shorts this afternoon. look the highs into the mid-80s, even upper 80s for the south bay. peninsula will see a high of 80 degrees in redwood city,

embarcadero 69, sunset at 65. bodega bay, 64. 60s along the coast and 80s inland. walnut creek 87 degrees. livermore 88 degrees. and the warming trend will continue as we go through the week. it's going to be a hot weekend. i'll talk more about that coming up in a few minutes. right now let's see how traffic is moving with anthony. >> good morning. all morning long, we've been telling you about police activity on the bay bridge. you can see the traffic flow is moving without a problem eastbound and westbound lanes there. keep in mind more traffic starts to bill, you may encounter that. altamont pass, no problems. accident through the sunol grade on 680 and hayward, davis street but not affecting traffic all that much. it's still early. we don't have as many cars on the road. south bay, accident past this area, where you can see the camera, get past this, there's an accident but not causing slowing in san jose. back over to you. new concerns this morning in lake county as crews battle the jerusalem fire. it's more than doubled in size in the past day.

now, at 14,000 acres. also, it might merge with the almost-contained rocky fire. the jerusalem fire 5% contained. mandatory evacuations continue in the jerusalem valley as 60 homes are threatened. happening now, fogging in the east bay, crews are spraying because of renewed concerns about the west nile virus. recently, health care workers found mosquitoes that tested positive for the virus in brentwood. the fogging is only a precaution. started 20 minutes ago, wraps up around 6:30. crews are fogging the area between levy road and holland track road. a water win for the city of dub len. the dublin san ramon services district holding a celebration to mark expansion of its recycled water program. now, pipes carry recycled water all the way west of 680 to 35 different parks. roadway medians and school grounds. the new recycled water program will reportedly save 49 million

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>> give them credit. clever idea. not a lot of space to spare in skinny jeans. >> junk in the trunk. >> junk in the trunk. 4:56. a big show in the skies tonight. the perseid meteor shower going to peak tonight into early tomorrow morning. >> it's always amazing to see. you'll see a bunch of falling stars as earth pass through debris cloud in the atmosphere. that's not all to look out for the week. a new moon brightening up our night skies friday. astronomy enthusiasts hoping the new moon makes for good viewing condition. last year's shower hard to see because of a nearly full moon. >> just the right conditions now. next, a lot of breaking news following this morning. happening on the bay bridge, authorities frantically searching for a woman who fell off. more details at the top of the hour. that story plus the power of protests. san francisco police cooling on a crackdown of bicyclist citations after thousands of riders pushed back. scouring the bay rit now - fora-

officers evacuate south bay ighy coast guard scouring the bay for a woman who fell. trying to coax a known felon out of home. back to school but a number of teachers will be notably abaccident. "today in the bay" starts right now. good thursday morning. thank you for joining us. i'm sam brock. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. look at forecast with kari.

>> good morning. first day of school for kids and it is cool to start out the day. a jacket this morning and warms up quite a bit across most of the bay. right now it's 59 degrees in the south bay. and san francisco it's 61 degrees in the east bay. a high of 69 degrees can be expected in san francisco. the north bay 84 degrees. east bay 82. 80 in the peninsula. and south bay 85 degrees. the warming trend continues as we get ready for the first weekend of the school year. i'll have more on that coming up in a few minutes. earlier this morning telling you about the bay bridge toll plaza, police activity on the bridge it self. i want to show you two separate shots. the bay bridge toll plaza, cars starting to build coming in from cash lanes. the other shot the emeryville shot, the bay incline, you can see traffic flow moving without a problem coming in westbound. eastbound as well. police activity on the eastbound side. you might n