the valley fire numbers are growing. the fire is nearly 76,000 acres. the latest live. what is flying at cars? >> rocks and bottles being hurdled at drivers overnight. a bay area school shut its doors opening allegations that its student aide molested a student. "today in the bay" starts right now. and a very good now monday morning to you. thank you so much for joining us, i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm scott mcgrew in for sam brock. >> i walked out the door at 3:30, 77 degrees. >> it's still very warm across the bay.

you know it's another hot day when we start out at 70 degrees and 69 degrees in the peninsula and 58 degrees in the north bay and all clear skies across the bay area. today's forecast we're still in the 90s and a few spots hitting 100 degrees like in the tri-valley and the east bay it's up to 87 and san francisco up to 85 degrees. still very hot today, but much cooler through the rest of the week. i'll detail that coming up in a few minutes. let's check in now with mike. >> much cooler rest of the week. much easier drive now than later on, but a little slowing on our sensors and nothing reported, but i'll double check and scan whatever else might be slowing things down. a crash over here. that's a pretty remote area for most of our commuters, but a crash, a car spun out and nobody was involved there. the bay bridge has a little backup and i'll show that to you in a second, guys. back to you. now to a developing story, the valley fire numbers are growing. the fire has grown to nearly

76,000 acres. it has destroyed more than 1,000 homes, 6,500 more still in the fire's path. firefighters have surrounded 69% of the fire. they thought a lot of that spread. this is a huge area we're talking about. it impacted a lot of people. today stephanie chuang is live in calistoga and we hope evacuation orders will be lifted. >> that's the plan at 5:00. some people here are waiting for that and others have been able to go home. we have noticed there are fewer tents here and also news some people may be able to wait it out closer to home with evacuation sites moving to middletown. we've got word of that. over the weekend, people were able to go back to see if their homes were still standing and people who live in places like hidden canyon lake and middletown and that's where some of the valley fire victims began their road to rebuilding. it has become a one-stop shop

where people can get help cleaning up and replacing birth certificates lost in the fire. now a great mix of emotion, even whose homes survives are feeling torn. >> it was bitter sweet because a lot of our family members lost multiple homes. >> i was looking around me and i had like survivor syndrome. >> still? >> they have nothing and i was just overwhelmed with sadness. >> reporter: now cal fire says its damage inspection teams are still collecting information in various neighborhood and determine if there is enough danger from the fire to see if they can lift more evacuation orders. again, already some are set to lift 5:00 tonight. now, coming up, calistoga here opened its arms to people.

>> thanks, steph. investigators trying to figure out if a person found dead in monterey county died in the fire or committed suicide. the body was found at the spot where investigators think the ta tassara fire started. the monterey county sheriff's department said it's not sure if the death was an accident or something more. the cause of the fire is still under is investigation, as well. people who have been evacuated are anxiously waiting to see if their homes are okay. deputies will escort them back later today. the fire 30% contained. we'll continue to track all the wildfires burning across california when we're not on air. the latest updates are on our digital platform. new this morning, several people are shaken up after their cars were struck overnight in san francisco. california highway patrol says it happened to two different cars while they were driving on highway 280 near pariposa

street. both drivers called saying they were shot at. once chp investigated more, they say it was not gunfire but most likely a car or a bottle. a cabful of people just arriving to san francisco. >> we got out of the airport and first thing that happened. welcome to san francisco. >> drivers aren't in any dangers on the roads, but make sure you're paying attention at all times. a south bay charter school temporarily shutting its doors. spark charter school in sunnyvale just opened this year but closed to students starting today. according to "mercury news" it hadn't finished its background checks. it will reopen once checks on all employees are complete. the school did not give an exact date. not until police were investigating the molegzation and the child porn accusations that the security came to lapse.

time to check that forecast. a warm one across the bay area, kari, here this weekend. >> let's check out some of those temperatures and show you how hot it was. 93 in san francisco and oakland 94 degrees. livermore 102 and redwood city 98 degrees and we also had a couple of records set in richmond and gilroy with a high of 104 degrees in gilroy and 95 in san jose mountain view and hayward at 96 degrees. it will be just as hot today. we're still talking mid up toer 90s in the south bay peninsula and also 80 in pacifica and san francisco mid-80s and a high of 100 degrees in fairfield today and livermore. i'll talk more about when it cools off coming up in a few minutes and let's see how the commute is rolling with mike. >> show you the live shot, but in the last couple of minutes since then we had the backup over on the right start to ease up. look what they're opening all the toll lanes and this left

side probably the last to the clear but nothing dramatic, folks. an easy drive. on the approach we'll show you the east shore freeway and the maze. all the lanes have reopened and all the roadways have reopened after dream force cleared out of the area and last week wonderful conference. back to you. >> thanks so much. coming up next, hitting a wall. coliseum city development project lacking funding. what oakland city leaders are scrambling to do. got a tip for nbc bay area investigative unit call 1-888-966-tips or e-mail the unit at nbcbayarea.com. an investigative unit exclusive:

==scott/ots== could the new levi's stadium be causing a safety hazard for an investigative unit exclusive could the new levi stadium be causing a problem for airlines? on tonight's news we'll investigate inlights around levin's. our crews take to the skies and see what the problem is. one corporate pilot says she was so blinded by the light, she needed help landing her plane. and the captain who assist would the landing later had to get medical attention for his eyes. >> it was blinding. it was blinding. the captain that i flew with actually went to the doctor the next day because he was the one looking outside the most to help me, so he ended up going to the doctor the next day and getting his eyes checked.

but incapacitating, for sure. >> that wasn't the only flight to experience issues. tonight at 11:00, our investigative unit will uncover records of other flights and some commercial jets where the pilot had trouble with the lights from levi. a video of the incident of the problem. if you have a story for our investigative unit, give us a call. 1-888-996-tips or theunit@nbcbayarea.com. city council hearing public comment today and protesters plan to rally outside the meeting. city council was allowing coal to come to the old oakland army base for export. opponents cite possible environmental harm from hipping and storing coal in west oakland. they say those hazards would impact both workers and residents. oakland city leaders could pull the plug on the ambitious coliseum plan. according to the chronicle,

despite years of planning, $3.5 million in research, the project hit a wall for good. no one can be convinced to fund the project, which would have turned the coliseum into a huge sports shopping and housing center creating as many as 32,000 jobs. now, city and county leaders are faced with trying to keep the oakland a's and the raiders in town. coming up, it's launched a lot of promising companies very few, a few very embarrassing ones, as well. tech crunch disrupt gets under way in san francisco today. we'll take a look, just ahead. ad lib toss to wx

4:44 on a monday morning. already fairly warm out there. >> yeah, it is going to be heating up again today. this is the last day before it starts to come back down and we officially start fall this week. it is going to be, yes, technically, according to the calendar. let's take a live look outside right now. we're taking a look at the bay bridge with a clear start and, yes, it is mild. no need for a jacket, not so much today. and into the afternoon you can see that seven-day forecast at the bottom of the screen. it is still going to be sweltering out there today. as we take a look at these temperatures now, it is 58 degrees in the north bay and in the south bay, it is 68 degrees. a high of 87 can be expected in the east bay and the tri-valley, still up to 100 degrees. san francisco 85 degrees and 95 in the north bay and still some mid-90s for the south bay and

the peninsula. not much wind today. we will see a calm wind throughout the afternoon. so, nothing to give us any relief until later on this afternoon and even then you see that the on-shore flow really isn't that strong at about 10 to 15 miles per hour. the air quality will be bad when we have the stagnant air conditions and also all that sunshine and high heat. it approaches unhealthy, that means if you have asthma or breathing problems, you should limit your time outside and also in the south bay, it's a little bit better in the north bay, as well as the peninsula. and the rest of the week, we will see those temperatures coming way down. check out the forecast for san francisco. tomorrow, it is going to be in the upper 60s. so, that's going to be much better. i will talk more about that and what to expect this weekend coming up in a few minutes, let's check in now with mike. >> look at 580 in dublin. live camera and an easy drive as you're heading up towards tas

sajara. smooth flow for 580. 680 southbound. two crashes reported and very close to one another. but the details are different. one involves a big rig and another larger vehicle over in the center divide and the other one involves a motorcycle that is down on its own. they may be related but we're watching for slowing and any report of injury. south bay 87 and clear, again. back to you. >> thank you very much, mike. apple is cleaning up its ios app store following the software first large-scale cyberattack. >> for that and the rest of the news before the bell we turn to landon dowdy. she's live at cnbc headquarters. >> good morning to you both. wall street looks to rebound after stocks suffered their were loss. the fed's decision to keep interest rates on hold is fueling fears about global economic growth. the fed cited market volatility in its statement. look for data today on sales of existing or previously owned

homes. the dow falling 290 points to 16385 and the nasdaq losing 67 to 4827. apple is removing some of the most popular apps used in china from its app store after hackers got developers to use fake software to create those programs. cybersecurity firms say there's no evidence yet any personal data was stolen. apple hasn't said what step users could take to determine if their apps are affected. a black eye for the company which long prided itself on security measures to screen software in its app stores. if you plan on spending sunday on the couch, you were out of luck. amazon chose servers for major websites and the cloud suffered an outage for five hours yesterday morning. netflix, but amazon video, and amazon says its use at its cloud facility in virginia are to blame. >> thank you very much. i know this happened to me

at the grocery store. don't be surprised if the turkey sandwich costs more. the bird flu infecting larger turkeys sold for turkey breasts, that's leading to a shortage from turkey suppliers and big increases in prices at restaurants and super markets or they're just not available at all. the good news is, there will be enough thanksgiving turkeys to go around. they were packed and frozen months ago for the approaching holiday. >> your cranberry sauce is a different story. when it comes to car insurance, a new report find most americans have a lot of misconceptions. the report by insurancecoach.com. americans wrongly think the color of their car affects their insurance rate. items that are stolen from your vehicle covered by your auto insurance? unfortunately, that answer is no. 34% of americans actually believe items stolen from their cars will be covered. women in california one step closer in fair fight to get equal pay for equal work.

governor jerry brown will sign legislation granting women new tools to balance wage gap. the legislation places the burden on the employer to prove that a man's higher pay is based on factors other than gender. the fair pay act would guarantee the freedom from retaliation and discrimnashz emation if employe what their co-workers earn. the legislation would take effect january 1st. young companies get to present to people with money those venture capitalists. anyone can go. though tickets are $3,000. very popular who's who all gathered together in san francisco. the countdown clock is on and it all kicks off in just a few hours and with the disrupt, excuse me, comes the disrupt hac hac hackathon. gathered to build a product in under 24 hours. the winner, quick action created a virtual button allows users to use shortcuts on their android devices. it was a night of milestones

and breakthroughs. highlights from last night's emmy awards including an emotional moment from tracy morgan, coming up next.

monday morning. yay. >> kari, my kids convinced me to go to gilroy to go shopping yesterday. >> it was so hot. >> we almost caught fire. >> 104 degrees yesterday in gilroy. >> yes. >> i'm sure it did not feel good out there. it's still going to be hot today. well, 98 degrees is is that better? maybe you'll head back today. 88 in burlinggame and 94 today in napa and along the coast will be a few degrees cooler than yesterday. but still pretty hot inland. in livermore, 100 degrees will be the high this afternoon.

let's see how the morning commute is moving now with mike. >> all right, kari, we'll take a look out here. there wae go. the bay bridge toll plaza with the backup at the cash lanes. the fastrak lanes are clear. this has been fluctuating and about mid-parking lot. let's look at your map and this is what we were checking out. southbound 101 just reported as seizcaesar chavez. there's some slowing and maybe your fast lane blocked getting out of san francisco. >> thank you very much. cuts, bruises, burns all of it fake, but the lesson very real. yesterday at the ferry building san francisco police and firefighters spent the day running drills in order to prepare for real emergency. crews practice handling real numbers at a running triage. >> to see how prepared we are and what we can do in case this is a real world situation and our response and we'll analyze

that to see what we can do better or how we did. >> well, the plan to do more drills in the future because simply put, practice makes perfect. honoring and remembering those who gave the ultimate sacrifice. yesterday public safety agencies from san mateo county joined friends and family members for a formal tribute to fallen officers whose lives were cut short. >> for most of us, the tragedy of a heroic death has not touched our immediate family. but it has taken from our community our neighbors from our agencies, our comrades. we miss them. we miss what they could have contributed. >> the annual san mateo county public safety memorial service was held at cunningham memorial chapel in belmont. well, a lot of history made at last night's emmy awards. we saw major breakthroughs and tracy morgan hit the stage to present an award. >> thank you so much.

i miss you guys so much. >> this marked morgan's first appearance on the stage since the actor/comedian suffered a traumatic brain injury and history was made when viola davis became the first african-american to win best actress in a drama for her role on "how to get away with murder." >> other winners included "the voice" and "daily show with john stawwort." the transgender community was in the spotlight at last night's emmy awards. best actor in a comedy went to jeffrey for playing a transgender woman in "transparent." >> i'd like to dedicate my performance and this award to the transgender community. thank you for your patience. thank you for your courage. thank you for your stories. thank you for your inspiration. thank you for letting us be part

of the change. >> earlier in thuward show, the creators of the series asked for equal rights for transgender individuals. she pointed people to the trans, the site actually crashed immediately following her acceptance speech. well, coming up, scary moments unfold on a san francisco freeway overnight. cars struck with what appear to be gunfire. but what the california highway patrol says they were actually hit with, coming up next. plus, more than 1,000 homes are destroyed as firefighters continue to battle the valley fire this morning. are they gaining any ground? wale find out, coming up.

but for some victims of the "valley fire" - the homecoming - will be bitter sweet. laura/vo and - scary moments on a bay area wa but for some victims of the valley fire, the homecoming will be bitter sweet. someone throws rocks and bottles at moving vehicles. plus, a newly opened school forced to close following the arrest of a young employee. "today in the bay" starts right now. happy monday morning. good morning, thank you for joining us. >> holy monday. >> holy monday. so monday here. >> it is. we're going to get some coffee and turn it over to meteorologist kari hall. a hot monday, too.

>> you'll want to roll over once you see this forecast and get back in bed. it starts out with mild temperatures. we're at 57 degrees in the north bay and san francisco at 67 degrees and a high of 85 today. still in the 90s and poor air quality today with all of that sunshine and not much of a wind and in the tri-valley, a high of 100 degrees still today. but it does cool down as we go through the week. i'll show you that coming up in the microclimate forecast in a few minutes and let's see how the roads are moving with mike. >> a couple critical points where they're crashing this morning. this one southbound 101, see the flashing lights there. heading away from the bay bridge and that's towards caesar chavez. the flashing lights the first of the incident and there's an overturned vehicle in the lanes and chp says they don't know how long it is going to take, but be an issue for folks out of san francisco. no backup at the bay bridge plaza but over here dublin