early afternoon. i'll detail that and give you an idea how much rain we could see that is coming up in a few minutes. but right now, anthony, tracking some problem spots on the roads. >> yeah, in fact, things are starting to slow down, especially from the east bay fremont starting to see some slowing. but you can see traffic building, but things are at least moving. that's some good news. switch over to the maps to see what's happening. you can see a little bit of yellow that is starting to show up and speeds below 60 miles per hour and starting to slow from hayward to fremont. over through the peninsula and you get off the san mateo bridge no problems there. but we are starting to see things build here across the peninsula. want to show you that shot from foster city and you can see lots and lots of cars coming in from san mateo or hayward into san mateo and foster city and things are starting to build. but, again, guys, the same trend all morning long. no major accidents, i'll take it. 6:00 right now. their job is to keep order within the jail, but this morning, a total of eight correctional deputies are on

leave as the sheriff's departments several issues inside the santa clara county main jail. bob redell is live in san jose. bob, it really appears the trouble inside the jail is going well beyond the alleged beating death recently of an inmate. >> laura, the santa claire sheriff office tells us it is now investigating as many as 100 more complaints against its deputies that work here at the main jail here in santa clara in downtown san jose. weeks ago the sheriff's office put three correctional officers on paid leave for thuledged beating death in august of michael tyree an inmate who was mentally ill. the district attorney has since charged those three deputies with murder within the past 24 hours. we have learned that the sheriff laurie smith has put another five deputies on paid leave. all she'd say is that none of the five are in trouble for excessive force against inmates, but a source tells us that three of the deputies allegedly exchanged racist texts.

at the same time, the coroners released a preliminary autopsy report showed no definitive cause of death for another inmate, 33-year-old walter roches who was discovered dead in his cell this past monday. no foul play or acute injury. it could be weeks before an exact cause of death is determined. reporting live here in san jose, bob redell, "today in the bay." three teenagers, two adults charged in connection with a vicious home inin brentwood are now set to enter pleas in court later today. this is the crime scene back in july at a brentwood couple was sleeping, three people broke into their home and assaulted them. the husband is still in the hospital. investigators say the attackers were two adult men and a 17-year-old girl, all of whom were from pittsburg. they're facing home invasion, robbery andattempted. two other teens are also arrested on conspiracy charges. all five suspects will be tried as adults. major change in the health

care industry. as of this morning, there are now,000 ways for a doctor to describe a patient's condition. that's five times as many codes as yesterday. it may sound boring, but it's really interesting. >> 68,000 is a lot of options to choose from, chris. "today in the bay" kris sanchez joining us and critics are calling them outrageous, even ridiculous. >> no code for paper cut, but there are more than 300 codes for stomach ache. so, the idea is to get more specific about why you're seeing your doctor, where your injury happened and where you're feeling sick. as you mentioned, there are nearly five times more codes today than there were yesterday. let's take a look at some of the ones that might make you chuckle. this is the international classification of diseases, superficial bite of the neck. that's a hickey. activities involving arts and handy crafts. that is hot glue gun burn, laura. >> maybe a tape dedispenser cutting you. >> also a bizarre personal

appearance or what my vet calls just not right. more specific. there's also getting crushed by an alligator. not to be confused by the code for crushed by crocodile. so, clearly, very different. this update to icd 10 is causing a lot of headaches. there are 51 for your doctor and his or her staff, but the update is ten years in the making, and again, nearly five times more codes than before. there are less humorous reasons why the more specific codes are supposed to be better for you and your health provider. they can help to identify and track an epidemic or pandemic like the flu or even ebola. document details of your visit whether it's the first time you've seen your doctor for that condition or perhaps whether you hurt your left side or right side or where your surgery happened. the update to the icd 10 is also intended to reduce fraud and improve accuracy of payment. so, if that reduces the cost of health care, that could be very good for doctors and patients. if it goes according to plan,

only your doctor's staff will feel the pain of the change, not you nor your fellow patients. critics say you are going to want to look at your bills a little more closely for the time being. we are tweeting some more interesting codes this morning. but all you have to do is look at your facebook feed and maybe twitter feed or instagram and find some of the anecdotes from your friend and family that work in health care. >> there is a code for when squirrels attack. >> yes and the second time they attack, too. >> get an official code, arts and crafts accidents? thank you. >> maybe we should just be more careful. >> well, hopefully, i don't know if there is a code for bed bugs. but you know what, they've invaded yet another palo alto library. it's the most recent building to fall victim to the pests. last week the mitchell park library was shut down as pest control had to come in to treat that area. city is actually using bed bug

sniffing dogs to inspect all the city libraries. get ready for a curfew in a popular san jose neighborhood. the grand staircase on communications hill is soon going to be regulated like a park would be, meaning police can send people home after hours. the site has become a hot spot for runners and athletes during the day as you see from the video right here. by night, neighbors say the steps are plagued with drugs and alcohol use use. right now the staircase is public and it's open 24 hours a day like a street would be. but a new bill signed by governor brown allows san jose to classify it as a park or trail. >> the hope is that they're going to use that power to be able to come here and say, okay, look, nighttime. you know, we need to shut this place down. >> city staff is recommending the steps be open from sunrise to about an hour after sunset. city council is expected to make its decision on curfew hours in january. 6:08. happening today san francisco is hosting a partnership of world leadersed to fighting climate change city by city.

part of our cities our climate international exchange. directors from 19 cities across the world will meet this morning. the focus today is new solid waste strategies for san francisco, as well as ways to transform the city's energy supply and build efficiency. trying to avoid an el nino repeat. the city of palo alto not wasting any time preparing for the possibility an extremely wet winter. this is what el nino did back in 1998. the creek overflowing as it tends to do. palo alto getting ready to kick off a massive cleanup effort which includes trimming back dead branches near streams. the city also plans to launch a new website by the end of october that would showcase possible flooding conditions. information will come from sensors placed along flood prone creek. >> it is hard to say

definitively. we want to make sure we're reasoned with this but a little bit of rain right now. >> just when we get a little bit of rain at a time, not all at once. we're seeing light rain moving across the bay area. some of us picking up on a quarter of an inch of rain, especially for the far south bay. we had some raindrops hitting the roof early this morning. some of that has moved off to the east. now we're left with some light rain across the bay area. we may not be done with this just yet. there could be more energying into the bay area, giving us heavier downpours over the next couple ofs. this is what the futurecast shows. round by 8:00 or 9:00 and moving through the santa cruz mountains over towards san jose and then up towards livermore. that happening as we go before lunchtime and then spotty, light rain left over as we go into the afternoon. so, some additional rainfall possible. cooler temperatures and a lot of clouds. i'll detail what to expect heading into the weekend. that's coming up in just a few minutes. let's check in now with anthony

to see how the rain is affecting the commute. >> you said cool with a lot of clouds. i'm thinking about a nap later on. the kids in day care. sorry. just doing my own planning right there. south bay. things looking really good. this is good considering that we do have rain out there, kari, as you were talking about. no accidents from santa clara towards sunnyvale. a slew of accidents yesterday. across the east bay, starting to see slowing from hayward down towards union city and over towards pleasanton and maybe planning out your commute. work around those. not really any huge issues across the east bay and a couple accidents approaching the bay bridge toll plaza and that's keeping things slow. one right at powell as we get over all the highways slid off. i wanted to show you the bay bridge toll plaza and you can actually for yourself the metering lights are on now and there's our backup starting to form now. >> thank you, anthony. we're talking about the roadways. does it pay to be delinquent? maybe today. if you didn't pay a parking

tickt atic ticket and you can't drive because of it, your license reinstated. >> "today in the bay" stephanie chuang live in our san francisco newsroom. all part of a ticket amnesty program. >> that's right, laura and sam. it starts today. runs through march of 2017. so you have 18 months of relief for people who are struggling maybe they missed a payment deadline and now they thousands upon thousands of dollars. now, not everybody qualifies, though. so, this is who does. if you have unpaid ticket with a deadline to pay on or before january 1st of 2013 and you haven't made a payment after june 24th of this year, you're eligible for two things. 50 or 80% off your debt. that depends on your income. and you can also maybe have your driver's license reinstated. there are some exceptions. one of the most notable ones. this does not apply to parking tickets or reckless driving offenses nor duis. if you owe a victim restitution or outstanding misdemeanor or felony warrants.

governor brown's move in pushing this forward says a break in what is a very problematic trickle down effect. >> they can't get to work. they lose their job. they can't get another job. so they can't pay the debt back. >> the dmv says since six, california has suspended 4.8ian drivers licenses after people either failed to pay the tickets or they didn't go to court. of those, only 83,000 people got their licenses back and reinstated. now, there are also other benefits. other people in california and for the state it's moved what at least helped to collect some of the estimated $10 billion in overdo fines. if you think you're eligible to check in with the superior court where you got your ticket. if you're eligible, the court will process the application without you having to see a judge. "today in the bay." >> people save money and the state makes money. >> maybe using your credit cards to pay those tickets. instead of the swipe from now on, time for the dip.

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ready or not - it's chip card time. today marks a major milestone in e 6:14. happening today. ready or not. it's card time. today marks a major milestone in the push to better protect consumers from credit card fraud. here's nbc's tom costello. >> good morning, have you

received your new credit card yet? the one with a microchip embedded. the latest effort to fight credit card fraud and today is an important deadline. retailers have to have the new machines in place that read the new credit card. and if they don't, they, the retailers, are responsible for any new credit card breach or fraud. not the banks, not the customer. last year credit card fraud cost $8 billion in this country, but amazingly, some experts say 90% of retailers aren't ready. so, what does it mean for you? you could still use your credit card regardless because it also has the old magnetic strip. but if the store does have a new reader, you will insert it rather than swipe it. but if you haven't yet received yours, what do you do? i'm tom costello. that story coming up on "today." >> tom using that credit card to buy some chocolate. amtrak is boarding the baggage fee and band wagon. i should say they're boarding the baggage fee band wagon that generated billions of dollars in revenue so far for the airline

industry. amtrak will charge passengers a $20 fee if they exceed limits for carry-on and personal items. the limit is two personal items weighing less than 25 pounds and two carry-on bags weighing no more than 50 pounds each. today bay area tenants rights advocates are organizing a string of protests over what they call a housing crisis. a unit based in san francisco says demen strags will be all held at the same time. nine cities including san jose, oakland and fremont. critics are outraged over unfair rent hikes and in some cases what they call illegal evictions leading to families with no place to live. the coordinated demonstrations are scheduled to start at 5:30 tonight. >> the past becomes the present. ceo once again twitter is reportedly expected to name co-founder jack dorsy as its permanent ceo as soon as today. dorsy has been serving as interim ceo as july. this marks dorsy's second go

around here. he was fired from the same job in 2008. dorsy will also continue to run square, the digital payment company. expected to file for an ipo some time this month. here's your chance while we're talking about social media to give your facebook profile a little bit of a makeover. the social media giant is rolling new features that include profile videos. this means you can upload a seven-second clip to replace your profile photo. get that hair flowing and big smile. for example, if you want to support a sports team for a couple of days, you can choose to display that picture. facebook is also introducing more ways to protect user privacy, as well. back to the wet weather. a live look at our drizzly san jose downtown there on the left. the drive along 101 on the right. south bay has seen some light rain this morning. slick drive back to work. hopefully drivers are cooperating by slowing down out

there this morning. >> just take it easy as you head out the door because you need the umbrella and maybe some rain gear for at least the early part of the day. then we can see sun breaking out and some parts of the bay area as we take a live look now from san francisco towards the bay bridge. you can see the lights moving across the just fine. haven't had a lot of rain in san, but it was nice to see that change yesterday with the raindrops coming down and now as we start out the morning, mostly dry there. but a lot of wet weather moving over towards the central valley. this was over the south bay earlier this morning. it has since moved to the east, but we still have a lot of clouds that are streaming moisture into the bay area and there is another chance of some rain as we go through the next several hours. temperatures now are in the lower 60s. concord now at 62 degrees and also 62 degrees in sunnyvale and the rainfall estimates show that we could get another quarter of an inch in parts of the east bay and then 0.03 in the santa cruz

mountains. san jose maybe another quarter of an inch and livermore also 0.03. we are heading into the wetter time of the year in october that it is october 1st. we, on average, get about 0.75 and we still see more systems in the forecast the next several days that could give us more rain. a welcome sight after having such dry weather over the past several months. now, as we go into the forecast today,e expect highs in up thor 60s to lower 70s held down by the clouds and chance of rain. in the peninsula highs upper 60s to lower 70s and san francisco today up to 68 degrees. 72 in the north bay and not expecting much rain there, but there could still be some scattered light showers. east bay also a chance of showers union city up to 68 in san ramon today topping out at 68 degrees. ar after the rain clears out we could be warming up. 70s and 80s back to average for the beginning of october and

then for the weekend, we will have highs in the 60s and 70s. turning a little bit cooler on sunday. and,any a anthony, any problems the roads yet? >> things are looking good. no major accidents and that is really good considering that we have rain out there this morning. want to show you emoryville starting to see things slow in the car pool lane. but the metering lights are on. expect a slow commute there. across the maps we go. i want to show you the general flow of what's happening across oakland and things are starting to slow there. an earlier accident that is off to the shoulder. not really affecting traffic all that much. jump doung to the south bay, we starting to see things slow across 280 and same deal for 101 and really slow here around 101. an accident in this specific location, however, not on 101. 280 northbound headed over towards cupertino. it's at mclaughlin.

again, we're looking at 101 right now and 280 overpass is just about where the accident is. 101 moving smoothly and traffic starting to build here. back to you guys. >> little bit of rain here. million of americans bracing for hurricane joaquin. answer to what causes asthma could lie in the bellies of little baby. developing right now:

==laura/vo== millions of people up and down the east coast - are preparing for hurricane joaquin. the storm is gaining strength -- clocking winds nearing 120 miles per hour as it approaches the bahamas. it could make landfall there as a category three storm as

as it is approaching the bahamas. could make landfall there as a category 3 storm as early as today. forecasters say joaquin's path is very erratic and too early to know if it will hit this weekend. >> the path of the storm seems to being by the minute. >> well, because we have two systems that are in play. you have high pleasure off to the east out in the atlantic and then you may have low pressure that will draw the system in. hurricanes take the path of least resistance and it's hard to tell where that will be at this point. wind speeds, once again, 120 miles per hour and just look at how massive this storm is. it's a very large storm and it's kind of been wobbling back and forth and moving from the west, southwest. expected to make a turn to the north and here is a look at the path. the expected path could be anywhere and it could miss the east coast or go directly inland. hard to tell. but definitely all eyes on this

system and a lot of rain expected with this with the possibility of up to ten inches of rain on an area that is already pretty soggy as we speak. >> thank you very much. 6:24 right now. when it comes to higher taxes, californians are showing support in some cases. that's according to the public policy institute of california, which released new poll numbers today. when it comes to raising cigarette taxes even higher, voters seem to approve. a full two-thirds of those polled in favor. voters also narrowly favored the temporary tax increases ordered by proposition 30, which is adding money to schools and public safety. those tax increases are currently set to expire in 2018. gut check surges not having enough good intestinal germs early in life may increase a baby's risk of developing asthma. researchers analyzed the gut bacteria of more than 300 children. they found youngstersed very

high risk because of early as asthma warning signs all harbor much lower levels of specific bacteria than other babies. the study raises the possibility of altering kids build up potentially through probiotic. this morning the livermore police department in alameda county are giving away free booster seats to families in need. children seated in booster seats in the back of the car are almost twice as safe as kids using a seat belt. a majority of families who use booster seats use them incorrectly. families who get new booster seats today will also get a lesson in how to install them properly in their cars. >> don't want to get hurt. coming up,er changes to medical treatment itself. the long list of strange new codes that some say no laughing matter. new turmoil inside the south bay biggest jail as more deputies are pulled off the job. [announcer] right now at sleep train,

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good thursday morning. thank you for joining us, i'm sam brock. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. checking the roads and the weather. let's start out with

meteorologist ari hall with a look at the microclimate forand the satellite. >> a lot going on on the radar, too, as we've seen rain off and on for the past 24 hours across the bay area. now we have light rain and the heavier rain has moved off to the east, but we could see some more heavy rain as we go through the rest of the morning. check out the clouds that are streaming in from off shore over towards san francisco and that could produce more showers as we go into the morning commute, as well as the lunchtime hour. here's a look at the futurecast showing more rain, heavy downpours for santa cruz heading over towards san jose. the brightest colors show where the heaviest rain should be and moving over towards livermore as we go towards the lunchtime hours lingering showers and detail all of that and give you an idea of how much to expect and look at that weekend forecast coming up. but let's see how things are moving on the roads with anthony. >> show you the shot real quick. san mateo bridge getting on the

bridge, going in and out. there you can see it real quick before it drops out. that is san mateo bridging to bog down because of an accident right as you get on to the bridge. we're starting to see some slowing there and switch over to the maps. and you can see down towards hayward, there is the accident getting on to the bridge and then a stall actually right near the toll plaza. so, it's going to be a slow commute getting on to the san mateo bridge right now. keep in mind, to use an alternate route. you can see coming down towards san jose, things are starting to slow. all the way towards palo alto. things looking really slow there. but really not all that bad as you get up towards the peninsula. wide open lanes from san mateo into san francisco. back over to you, laura. well, their job is to keep order within the jail. but this morning a total of eight correctional deputies are now on leave as the sheriff's department investigates several issues happening inside the santa clara county main jail. bob redell is live outside the

jail and, bob, this is stemming now from two inmates dying inside the jail. there are some problems there. >> laura, you might recall weeks ago the santa clara county sheriff office put three correctional deputies on paid leave after they allegedly beat to death one of the inmates here at the main jail. michael tyree. he was beaten to death in august. he was an inmate here at the main jail and mentally ill. for those three deputies now face murder charges. now we have learned that sheriff laurie smith put another five deputies on paid leave. that leaves a total of eight deputies now. she would only say that none of the five are in trouble for excessive force against inmates, but a source tells us that three of those deputies allegedly exchanged racist texts. the sheriff's office is also investigating as many as 100 other complaints filed against deputies since tyree's death several weeks ago. at the same time, you might recall earlier this week walter

roches was found dead in his cell on monday. the coroner has released a preliminary autopsy report that shows no definitive cause of death. no sign of foul play or acute injury. it could be weeks before an exact cause of death is determined. reporting live here outside the main jail in downtown san jose, bob redell "today in the bay. the voters have spoken. or maybe not. voters won't have the chance after all to weigh in on california's controversial new vaccine law. the push to put it on the ballot didn't get enough signatures. earlier this year, lawmakers passed the law requiring every child in public school be vaccinated unless they have a medical excuse. the personal belief exemptions no longer apply. opponents of the law needed more than 350,000 signatures to get a referendum to overturn the measure on the november ballot. but they only collected about 228,000 signatures falling short. 6:33. happening today. hit by a spacecraft, suck under to a jet engine, maybe bitten by

a pig. you hope none of these things happen to you, but if they do, your doctor will now have a code for that. >> hit by a spacecraft, maybe a drone. starting today, there are now five times assy ways for medical providers to describe a patient's condition. kris sanchez joining us now. supporters say this can help them better track patients, critics are warning of major complication. >> having 68,000 different medical codes is going to cause a lot of r-51s, headaches, because of mistaken billing. but the idea behind upgrading to the international classification of diseases or icd 10 is to get more specific about why you're seeing your doctor. there are codes for hickeys and having a bizarre personal appearance, but, also, getting hit by a football, again. and maybe that happened because of your dependence on enabling machines or devices or what we call culocially crackberries. also a specific code for problems with your in-laws. we'll leave it at that and also

some specificity and that matters because w-5803 is code for crushed by alligator. w58.13 is code crushed by crocodile. it is a billion dollar transition ten years in the making. as for the person in your family or circle of friends who works in the hospital or doctor's office and chances are you'll get an earful from them because they have been preparing for the change for a while. now, there are less humorous reasons for why this specific codes are supposed to be better for you and your health care provider and they include identifying epics or pandemics like the outbreak or flu of ebola a lot faster. documenting des of your visit, whether you're there for the first time or you're there, again. the updates to icd 10 also intended to reduce fraud and improve accuracy of payments. now, if that reduces the cost of health care, that could be good for doctors and for patients. and, according, if it goes according to plan, only your

doctor's staff will feel the pain of the change, not you or your fellow patients, but some experts are saying make sure you look at your medical bills a lot more closely, though, they seem like greek to me either way. they'll feel the pain of filing all these codes, but you'll feel the pain of getting struck by a turtle, for example. >> exactly. you know, some of it is getting more specific. like is it your left leg or right leg that was operated on if you were in a car crash. were you outside the car, inside the car, passenger. some of it makes a lot of sense, but, you know, they didn't have somebody specifically designated to removing the kind of repetitive ones or the kind of outlandish ones like hickeys. i don't know who goes to the doctor for a hickey. none of the people i know. >> like a treasure hunt going through all the possible conditions. >> yes. it's interesting. >> if you do get injured seriously, certainly want an ambulance to come and only on nbc bay area santa clara count is considering replacing its

ambulance provider rural metro. city and firefighters across the county say they want input in the new contract. but the county says no plan can work unless the san jose fi firefighters improve their response time. they claim firefighters are missing the mark 30% of the time. >> only having 70% responsive time puts the citizens of san jose at risk and that's not fair. >> now firefighters say they need more boots on the ground to improve their response time. the county says the board of supervisors will listen to all sides at a meeting next week. now, time stamps starting today. californians who had their driver licenses suspended because they couldn't afford to pay traffic tickets have a second to get their driving privileges back. >> stephanie chuang live this

morning and cut the costs of some tickets big amount up to 80%. >> that's right, a pretty big amount, laura and sam. the governor himself calling the traffic court system a hell hole of desperation. may give relief to those struggling to pay and also allows the state to collect some of the estimated $10 billion in overdue unpaid fines. now, take a look at who is eligible. if you have an unpaid ticket with the due date of on or before january 1st of 2013 and you have not made a payment after june 24th of this year, you may get either 50 or 80% off your debt, that depends on your income. you may also have your driver's license reinstated. there are exceptions, though. take a look. this does not apply for those of you who bought a parking ticket. reckless driving, duis or if you have outstanding misdemeanor or felony warrants. now, this will give struggling people a break they need and a break that will help more than just them. >> without a driver's license, they can't get to work.

they lose their job. they can't get another job. so, they can't pay the debt back. >> now, if you ran a red light, for instance, you had to pay $103. jumped to more than $800 if you don't show up in court or pay that fine. if you want to check your eligibility, contact the superior court in the county or court where you bought that ticket and if you're eligible, the court will process your application. you don't have to see a judge. you have 18 months. this program runs through march of 2017. stephanie chuang "today in the bay." >> more tickets might be issued today because of slick conditions out there. >> been kind of nice. we're talking about the rain falling from the sky. >> it's been so great to get some rain hitting the roof this morning. now, a lot of that has shifted off to the east. but we're still left with some sprinkles across the bay area and there could be another round of rain as we take a look at the wider view. there's still some clouds connecting with the system that

is off shore and could bring more energy, meaning more rain, possibly some heavier downpours as we go into the 9:00 or 10:00 hour. we'll be watching out for that. and it could continue into early afternoon. but we're taking a break now. and mostly cloudy skies. temperatures right around 60 degrees. expect highs today in the 60s and 70s. with mainly cloudy skies in san francisco and chance of rain in the east bay, as well as the south bay. and also for the peninsula, too. but had some mostly cloudy skies as we go through today. in the north bay expect a high of 74 degrees. we'll talk more about the rain and the timing and how much. it's all coming up in just a few minutes. let's see how the wet roads are impacting your morning commute. >> mostly cloudy skies and, look, mostly cloudy skies. oh, kari, you're on the money. let's talk about what's happening across the. the bay bridge right now, looking at a couple of incidents. just so you can see the backup because we have not only an accident but a stall. switch over to the maps to show you what is happening. the stall past the toll plaza

getting into the incline and then head over towards treasure island and another one that will keep things slow. another slow spot this morning. the other one, the san mateo bridge. we showed you this in the last shot. we have the stall getting on to the bridge and then an accident right before the toll plaza. that's on 880. that will things slow for the next couple of hours and then in san jose things starting to pick up. 280 some bogging down happening near stevens creek. an accident right at 280 and mclaughlin and not affecting speeds on 101. but that is always a problem. i want to show you that as you step outside. 101 northbound starting to slow down and 280. see the cars starting to slow because of the cars at mclaughlin. back to you guys. >> thank you very much, anthony. 6:41 right now. coming up, yet another scandal survive ounding the secret service this morning. on the first day of october. how is trading so far this morning. a live look at the big board. dow jones industrial down about

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at 6:44. another scandal for the secret service this morning. this time all the way to the top

levels of the ajs's leadership. a new report finds the secret service assistant director ordered a leak of information to embarrass utah congressman jason chaffetz in retaliation for the republicans aggressive investigation into the agency's misconduct. the secret service is now apologizing for improperly accessing agency records. a congressional crisis and shut down averted for now. democrats and republicans approved a spending late last night just hours before that midnight deadline. that piece of legislation keep the federal government open, at least for a couple of months. for a while the bill would even pass as both sides disagreed over funding planned parenthood. but the bill was passed with no cuts to that organization. finances the government through december 11th when democrats and republicans might square off in another shut down showdown. it is 6:45. russian air strikes have the pentagon nervous this morning.

vladimir putin supports syria's president. the u.s. wants an out and believes these air strikes with russia claims target isis are anything but. the pentagon says isis does not operate in the areas being hit by russian air strikes. in fact, the pentagon believes russia is actually targeting opposition forces supported by the u.s. critics say putin is taking action because the u.s. did not. >> that approach is as i said then. >> caution as weakness and he is taking full advantage. >> russia has been building up forces around syria. in the meantime,s with our military are supposed to begin within days. quote/unquote, they're going back. donald trump's plan for syrian refugees if he were to be elected president. the republican frontrunner addressed the refugee crisis at a rally in new hampshire.

the refugees who have been fleeing their country could actually be isis members in dis. >> i'm putting the people on notice that are coming here from syria as part of this mass migration that if i win, if i win, they're going back. they're going back. i'm telling you. they're going back. >> earlier in the month, the u.s. announced it was going to significantly increase the number of migrants it takes in over the next two years. newly released e-mails showa-linked hackers tried to pry into hillary clinton's private account while she was secretary of state. she received the e-mails. instructed to print the attached tickets to allow hackers to take control of their computers. it's not clear if clinton clicked on any attachment and exposed her account. the boy scouts of america and the american red cross teaming up right now to help out victims of the valley fire. together, they're going to build

4,000 boxes to help victims pick through what is left of their burned out homes. the wood for the sifters is being donated by wood and lumber and also be lowe's. there was plenty of wine, food and entertainment and a silent auction. generosity to go around. people came in from all over the bay area. >> the cars are lined around the block and it's a blessing. we see a lot of neighbors. we see a lot of friends from san francisco, san jose, palo alto and napa valley. >> our hope is to rally some energy and emphasis to these communities over the long time so that they know they're not entirely alone when they're rebuilding. >> in total, more than 1,200 homes were destroyed in that fire. all this comes down as wine country faces its own set of challenges between several wildfires, the drought and el

nino, the wine has had a very difficult harvest system. today the napa valley grape growers association is hosting a panel of industry experts to talk about how to recover from the tough season. all right. we don't know if we're going to get an el nino, but a mini nino. >> that's what we need. light rain coming at a time because that's what we're getting right now. more rounds of rain as we go through the day, so, may not be done just yet. let's take a look outside. san bruno mountain, you see the clouds there and as you get the day started, you may want to grab the umbrella just in case because, once again, we are seeing a lot more energy surging in with the disturbance that's just off shore. now, the shifted off to the east and we are taking a break from the rain right now. still light showers moving across parts of the east and south bay and i'm starting to see a little bit of redevelopment of some rain off shore. that could be moving into the bay area we go into the next several hours. that could affect us.

and bring us some additional rainfall totals. we've had so far about a quarter of an inch in gilroy and 0.01 in morgan hill. the rest of us only measured the rain in 0.01 and hopefully we do get some more today and the models are picking up on that potential. up to a quarter of an inch in union city on top of what we already had. livermore 0.03 it showing we could have heavier downpours. after going through such a dry september in san jose. we barely mentioned anything. into the next several months, we are expecting more on average 0.03 in october and november 1.5 and december over 2 inches of rain. today's highs will be in the 60s and 70s. a chance of rain also for the south bay, as well as parts of the east bay. and the weekend forecast to dry things out, at least for friday and saturday. maybe another chance of rain on sunday and our temperatures coming down, but warm as we head into tomorrow with a high of 82 degrees in the south bay. san francisco 71 degrees and nice weekend ahead.

and hopefully we do get a little bit more rain towards the end of the weekend. let's see how the wet roads are impacting your morning commute now with anthony. >> this morning things are pretty good. especially since we have wet roads. we do have a lot of stalls. there was just a stall and i figured they probably just got right back into traffic. that has really been the case all morning long. we haven't seen any major collisions and more so single car stalls. i want to switch over to the maps and show you a couple other stalls getting on to the bay bridge maze and getting over towards treasure island and the westbound side another stall. so, maybe time to check on your car engine. maybe. if you're aboitute leave the house. a couple more stalls headed over towards 880 southbound right at 238 and also getting on to the san mateo bridge. again, all single car incidents. not really any major accidents. across the peninsula looking good. speed sensors are starting to slow but coming off the san mateo bridge as traffic was b l building there. coming into foster city and that

is the same general trend we're starting to see across the bay. trafficking, but, again, not as many collisions. all kind of single car incidents. back over to you, laura. >> people up and about right now. get ready for a curfew in a popular san jose neighborhood. the grand staircase on communication hill will be regulated like the park. police can send people home after hours. the site has become a hot spot for runners and athletes during the day, but by night, neighbors say the steps are plagued with drugs and alcohol use. right now the staircase is public and open 24 hours like a street. the new bill signed by governor brown this week allows san jose to classify it as a park or trail. >> our hope is that they're going to use that power to be able to come here and say, okay, look, nighttime, you know, we need to shut this place down. >> city staff is recommending the steps be open from sunrise to about an hour after sunset. the city council is expected to make its decision on curfew hours in january. >> one place you don't expect to

go running, but maybe you will today is your local government office. new this morning, check your ticket. someone in antioch brought a winning lottery ticket. long story. >> that's okay. last night's powerball jackpot topped $310 million. now here are the winning numbers. someone in michigan hit the jackpot. sorry. someone who bought a ticket, though, at the rally's on lone tree way in antioch matched five of the numbers. not bad. ticket worth nearly $2 million. >> i'm sure they're not disappointed about that. got some unpaid traffic tickets? today could be your lucky day. bracing for the storm. a power hurricane making its way towards the u.s. and millions of people are being told to get prepared. developing right now: ==sam/vo==

hurricane joaquin is gaining strength, clocking winds nearing 120 miles per hour as it approaches e developing right new hurricane yoaquin picking up steam and nearing winds 1220 miles per hour as it approaches the bahamas. could make landfall there as a category 3 storm as early as today. here in the u.s., millions of people up and down the east coast are bracing for heavy rains and strong winds. forecasters say joaquin's path is erratic and for now too hard to figure out whether the storm is going to hit the u.s. this weekend. much closer to home, five more correctional deputies now on leave in the south bay as the sheriff investigates nearly 100

mate complaints at the santa clara county main jail. >> those numbers growing. bob redell live in san jose this morning and all of this stemming from thuledged beating death of a mentally ill inmate about a month ago. >> sam and laura, a total of eight correctional deputies are on paid administrative leave right now. you might recall weeks ago that the sheriff's office put three of its correctional officers on paid leave for the alleged beating death in august of michael tyree. an inmate here at the main jail. within the past 24 hours we learned that smith put together five deputies on paid leave. all she'd say is none of the five are in trouble for excessive force against inmates, but a source tells us that three of those deputies allegedly exchanged racist texts and the sheriff's office is investigating as many as 100 more complaints against the

deputies here, that work here at the main jail here in downtown san jose. a major change in health care industry. the number of codes medical providers can choose from to describe a patient's condition jumped from 14,000 to 68,000. >> that might sound a little boring to you, but wait until you hear some of these codes. kris sanchez live in our newsroom with the latest. >> some of the new codes under the international classification of diseases will make you chuckle the code for a superficial bite of the neck, that's a hickey. for the pinterest fail there is hurt by a craft. the update is a billion dollar job ten years in the making, but less humorous reasons why the more specific codes are supposed to be better for you and your health care provider, like identifying epidemics faster and documenting details of a doctor's visit better and, also, reducing fraud and improving

accuracy of payment. now, while it goes into effect today. experts say it could be weeks before we can tell how it is going. as you head out to get your morning coffee, if you see somebody wearing scrubs. >> always. they take care of us. thanks so much. 6:59. happening today, if you have a suspended license from unpaid tickets today could be your lucky day. amnesty law goes into effect. if your ticket fine was due by the start of 2013 and you failed to make a payment after june 24th of this year, your drivers license could be reinstated, but there are some exceptions. those who owe money to a victim have a misdemeanor or felony warrant or have a dui ticket are not eligible. we have a code green going on today. as in green on the radar. how about that. two days running now. >> we will see some rain and rain will be possible as we go through the morning and early afternoon. keep checking in for updates. >> green on the radar means good. green on the roadways.

>> traffics. lots of slowing we're seeing right now. want to show you san jose, coming in, no accidents there and a slow go and a few stalls from the san mateo bridge on the hayward side. >> we'll keep you posted with a local news update in half an hour. good morning. breaking overnight, joaquin now a major category 3 hurricane and getting stronger. the entire u.s. east coast on alert from florida to new england. and the big question, where does the latest forecast have this powerful storm headed. new air strikes. russian jets carry out more bombings in syria overnight as the u.s. blasts the russians. >> that approach amounts to pouring gasoline on the fire. >> as tensions heat up, what exactly is putin up to? drip, drip, drip. the latest batch over hillary