>> i'm sam brock. first start a look at your forecast and hopefully tuesday is cooler there, kari. >> no, actually, a few degrees hotter. i'm so sorry. just a last day and then it is looking better as we go through the week. we start out this morning even still mild in a lot of ospots like the south bay and the peninsula at 64 degrees. in the north bay it's 57 degrees and compare that to the 49 degrees we had yesterday morning at this time. as we look at those highs today in the 80s and 90s and even some upper 90s in parts of the tri-valley. i'll talk more about that and give you a look at all the microclimates coming up in a few minutes. let's check in now with mike. how is it looking at the bay bridge? >> good, kari. reminder, you're just the messenger. great at the bay bridge and a couple of cash lanes starting the backup, just starting to slow down as we have a little build. look at your map and no can delays out of the maze. as we zoom out, look at that, no delays except for antioch and

starts that build at this time. live look for san jose 101 northbound at 680. a cluster of cars hanging together. i guess they're a little lonely. other than that, no big deal. the traffic starts to build throughout the south bay and the peninsula. >> already 5:01, thank you, mike. now for the latest on the chilling investigation under way in the south bay. investigators say someone came across a human skull near sherry's way near los gatos yesterday morning. the find sparked a massive search of the area for more remains. >> more on the discovery and where they stand right now with the investigation. bob? >> sam and laura, that discovery site is here in unincorporated los gatos as you mention with sherry's way. they have that site isolated only letting in residents while their fellow law enforcement officer o officers, along with cadaver dog

searches for more remains. deputies know for sure it did belong or does belong to a human. but can't tell yet whether it belongs to a man, woman or child. and they are not sure whether the coroner will ever be able to identify the remains. >> not usually what we find here. we find animals, but not people. this is an area that is pretty remote. so, it's kind of not what you expect. but it is kind of off the beaten trail. depending on where they were. not quite what you want to hear, though. >> the sheriff's office tells us they will be looking into whether or not these remains are linked to any missing persons or murder cases, including the disappearance of the morgan hill teenager who has been missing for three years now. another possibility is that this skull belongs to a native american, which wouldn't be out of the realm of possibility because those types of remains have been discovered in these hills before. reporting live here in unincorporated los gastos "today

in the bay." . back to the bay area to face murder charges. three drifters accused of a wild crime spree, including killing two people arrived in marin county last night. the trio arrested in portland last week. all three suspects will now face charges for the shooting death of a canadian backpacker in golden gate park and a hiker in fairfax. they're expected in court tomorrow. both say both victims were robbed and shot with the same gun. marin county prosecutors say if convicted all three suspects will face life in prison or death. 5:03 right now. a whale watching trip turned ini into a rescue mission when a nearby boat overturned. a whales tour boat carrying 72 passengers was out on the bay saturday when the coast guard radios to help with a rescue near the islands. the fog was too thick for a coast guard helicopter. so, captain joe nazar quickly

answered the call and raced to the accident two miles away. you see the overturned ship right there. the boat, i should say. when they arrived the crew spotted two men clinging to the bottom of that capsized boat. >> i was just so happy to see that boat. it was like god sent him there. >> we aggressly powered through. the swell was large. up to 18 feet and the visibility was reduced. >> captain nazar and his crew able to save two lives. they pulled the two survivors to safety. the coast guard is investigating that accident. 5:04. the latest developments on a fast-moving wildfire to our south. so far 200 acres have scorched in san banito county. firefighters still have no containment this morning. the flames erupted about 4:00 yesterday afternoon and quickly spread. so far no injuries and no homes are threatened. from massive earthquakes to severe drought here in the bay area we've seen it all. now several bay area water

agencies are preparing affor wh could happen next. more on the multi-million dollar plan, pete, that could save communities in times of emergency. >> yeah, sam, a big-time project and right now in the parking lot of off el camino real and behind me this active. it's being used to build this ground water well that will essentially grab water from underground and use that water supply in the event of a drought or in the event of that big one, a massive earthquake. $100 million ground water project and there's going to be 16 wells built throughout san mateo and san francisco. now, here's how it works. the surface water used during what we call the wet years so that ground water will be stored in aqua foros creating this saving account that i mentioned. during the event of a natural disaster the 16 wells that are

being built, they can tap into the water supply and getting up to 7 million gallons a day that would help a lot of households. talk about more than 20,000 households and later this morning official os with the public utility commission will be on site to talk more about this in millbrae and all 16 of the water wells are slated for completion by the summer of 2018. reporting from millbrae, "today in the bay." >> thank you, pete. 5:06. happening today a suicide barrier on the golden gate bridge is one step closer to reality. bridge officials say they'll start looking for a construction firm for that job today. a company could be chosen as early as march, which means groundbreaking could follow in a matter of weeks. suicide barrier is expected to take three years to build and will cost about $76 million. bay area drivers see traffic as a headache. okay, that's obvious. but emergency responders see it as a killer. one prominent local fire chief is laying the blame on urban designers who are not consulting with safety experts.

m menlo park fire protension chief is releasing this video. shows one of his crewis trying o get to an injury accident and forced to drive into oncoming traffic because of all that congestion. >> the center divider looks good and how good does it look when somebody's house burns down because we can't get there. the removal of lanes and adding different things whether it's buses or bicycles or whatever we're going to do, how does that work with emergency response? the answers most time those urban planners don't even think about that. >> a question they're going to have to grapple with now. until emergency responders are consulted, the threat to public safety will only get worse. we reached oitute menlo city park officials but have not heard back yet. >> pretty good point. when you need the emergency responders there, pretty trees are not as important.

battling a fire in the south bay. out towards hollister, such hot conditions out there. another hot one today. >> yeah, another hot day in such light, variable winds. nuthing nothing to really help cool us off today. hour by hour, 64 degrees and in through the mid-70s and hitting the low 80s in the city and a look at microclimates in gilroy and 98 degrees and burling game 89 and richmond district at 76 degrees for a high and 94 in napa and we'll see a lot of 90s on this map and livermore up to 97 degrees. but these temperatures will be coming down as we head into the next couple of days. i'll talk about that and two chances of rain this week. that's coming up in a few minutes. let's check in now with mike taking us to the san mateo bridge. >> i was going to play eye spy a big rig turned over, but it just moved and now making its way across that flat section without any delays. that's good news. we'll look at your map and talk

about the san mateo bridge westbound 92 and over to the peninsula no delays and a break from the heat. if you're heading to half moon bay all the pumpkin patches are open and the big farms and bob was there weighing that big pumpkin just under 2,000 pounds yesterday. the tri-valley, we have a crash reported and check on that one. a bay bridge toll plaza, a quick look. cash lanes hanging out. those are spider in the foreground. little blurry, but it's there, guys. >> that thing is getting larger, too. >> all right, thank you very much, mike. coming up next, the democrats' turn to face off. who is expected to take the most heat at tonight's debate? and a big deal in the beer world. we'll take a closer look, coming up. cause hundreds of delays and widespread frustration. what experts say may have led to massive computer glitch for southwest airlines.

it is 2016 and the republicans were having so much fun. the democrats say don't leave us out of this today. >> how do we get in on that. >> the sparks are going to fly. both hillary clinton and bernie sanders are gaining momentum in this case. >> they hope it will bring their names into the spotlight, as well. >> kris, what do you think we can expect tonight? any fireworks? >> no one expects the fireworks or fire that we saw at the first debate. certainly not donald trump.

he said so repeatedly. but maybe by the end of the night people will be able to name all five candidates. here they are. former frontrunners, former secretary of state, hillary clinton and bernard sanders at the top of the pack. but then the three lesser known candidates martin oo'malley, this man, former virginia senator jim webb and former rhode island governor lincoln chafee. political experts expect that they'll follow the republican leads and bring up hillary clinton's private e-mail server and also her response to benghazi. meanwhile, clinton took aim at the republican frontrunner donald trump right in front of the trump hotel. >> i don't think it's entertaining when somebody insults immigrants, insults women. that's just unacceptable. >> people will have tatto contr my consistency. >> now, donald trump says he'll

be there via twitter, as will a lot of other folks. mostly people want to hear whether or not vice president joe biden is going to throw his hat into the race. they want to know about the debate, but mainly they want to know about a possible run. in fact, cnn, which is hosting the debate is ready to go. they have an extra podium just in case joe biden decides to show up. he has just a little bit of time to get there and the debate starts at 6:00 our time. it is just the first of six scheduled democratic debates. laura? >> that's pretty powerful in itself, kris. just reserving their podium for you. follow up for you now. we're learning more about what caused that massive computer dmrich for southwest airlines. it was likely caused by outdated technology. the glitch led to widespread frustration around the nation with nearly 900 delays over the weekend. so far southwest providing only few details about the source of the problem but the failed software has since been fixed.

a big beer deal in the works this morning. >> it's dominating portions of the market here. let's turn now to our business and tech reporter mcgrew. >> this is an enormous beer dealer anheuser-busch is the company that makes things like budweiser. they're talking about buying sab miller, a company that makes things like miller. it is an enormous beer deal. remember we were talking the other day about the tech merger. that tech merger between dell was $67 billion. well, this beer deal is worth more than $100 billion. so, that's the situation with budweiser and miller. it lookz like it's a worldwide plan. they have already exhausted all the beer sales they could find in america. but now aphroand some of the growing world is going to be the important spot for budweiser. i do want to talk about craft beer. as long as we are talking about beer this morning, there is a deal in the works for

anheuser-busch to buy a lot of local disuters. in fact, buying a san jose distributor called me fox. they distribute most of the beer in the south bay, including most of the beer to levi stadium. there is a concern by buying up distributors going to make it more difficult for craft brewers to get their beer to stores and bars. i mean, if beer makers own the beer distributor, it may not an interest in helping out other beermakers get their beer to market. let's check your news before the bell. landon dowdy is live. good morning, landon. >> hey, there, scott. good morning. lots of beer news it has to be 5:00 somewhere. start today out in the. market shares on monday, although light volume, this is o colmbus day holiday. the dow extending its winning streak to seven days. earning season really gets under way with big names such as

johnson & johnson and jpmorgan and intel reporting. the dow rising 47 points to 17131. and the nasdaq up to 438. back over to you. monday we told you about all the bills that governor brown signed into law including a new law but we missed one. it is now legal to ride an electric skateboard in california. laura, you can now ride your skateboard down the steet. not yet, though,a, your new law takes effect in january. keep it in the office until january and then you'll be able to ride it. >> how i roll. how i roll. >> i miss one day of work and that's what happens? >> several years ago. >> no, sam, you should have seen it yesterday. >> i didn't see the date on there. >> all right, thanks a lot. 5:17 right now. turning to an investigative unit exclusive. federal laws are supposed to protect workers on the front lines when they raise red flags about safety issues. >> critics say the government retaliates against

whistleblowers and drag out otheir cases. investigative reporter vicki nguyen is investigating the national data what happens when people officially blow the whistle. >> good morning. we looked at the comthat came in for the past ten years for the federal whistleblower program and we're seeing for the first time when the government finds in favor of workers who report concerns about public health and safety. not often. we learned fewer than 2% of the cases osha investigates actually result in a positive finding of merit for the whistleblower. 22% of cases resulted in settlements osha calls those outcomes favorable. but we talked with more a dozen people who say osha unfairly dismissed their complaints or dragged out their cases. these people work in industries that affect all of us. airlines nuclear plants, food safety. and we found whistleblowers wait long time for resolution. in 2014, the average case took osha more than a year to

investigate. not the 90 days or less as the law requires. critic saz the whistleblower program needs major reform and should be removed from osha. no one from osha would talk to us, but in a memo director edavid michaels wrote, we are focused on improving the efficiency and the quality of our investigation. he said the agency has worked for more than a year to better train its investigatesers. you can see our entire report online now at nbcbayarea.com and just click on the investigations tab. guys? >> vicki, thank you very much. if you have a tip for our investigative unit, give us a call or always send us an e-mail to theunit@nbcbayarea.com o. tuesday morning. got your monday blues down. they're out of the way. >> check. >> one day closer to the weekend. not that we're looking ahead for that. >> i'm looking ahead for it. it is going to be cooler and we could have some rain. i think that's all what we're looking forward to. especially when we have to deal with the high heat that we're

going to see this afternoon. take a look at our live cam from san francisco looking at the bay bridge and we start out with clear skies this morning. it is going to be another hot one and even as you step out the door now, it's a little bit warmer than yesterday at this time. we're in the low to mid-60s in the bay and peninsula. and here is a look at those highs today. 92 degrees in the south bay. and 82 degrees in san francisco. the north bay 94 degrees this afternoon. and the east bay up to 88 the tri-valley topped out 96 grees this afternoon. now, watching the next weathermaker as we move tomorrow into thursday. the swirl of clouds well to the south and west of baja, california. into the next couple of days, though, it does look like it moves closer to the bay area and does cause some rain for southern california as it moves closer to us, it kind ofles out, but may increase the humidity. and then by the weekend, here we are early sunday morning.

it will be a front moving out ahead of that that could be some scattereds. not one, but two chances of rain in the forecast this week. unfortunately, we're not looking at a lot of rain, but it is better than nothing. at least we could see some trace amounts of some rain before the weekend. and a look at these temperatures that have been well above average. we'll be coming down just in time for the weekend. 68 degrees on saturday in san francisco. let's check now and get a look at traffic with mike. >> we'll take folks out to the tri-valley. crash west 580 and in the center divide, but that brake tapping enough to cause the backup enough to the scene and typically slow and then easing up through livermore. little exaggerated because of that crash in the center divide. dublin interchange right here. mild slowing as approach and that 580, 680 interchange. a smooth flow of traffic towards the maze and bay bridge toll plaza and antioch slowing for highway 4. no big delays for the peninsula or the north bay. we'll check the bay bridge toll

mrauz waw a live camera and the cash lanes are starting to back up and that spider still there. we'll look to fremaunont to the south bay and no delays for 880 or the nimitz. >> picking up out there. we'll be right back. the warriors play their first

preseason home game in oakland tonight. but it's the team's future the warriors play their first preseason home game in oakland. basketball fans getting pumped up but the future team in san francisco that is grabbing the headlines this morning. the warriors purchased a 12-acre

partial of land right near at&t park. they hope to build the privately financed waterfront arena within three years. that deal coming just after a deal with ucsf. >> the admin strashz istration supports the project in support of the announcement we just made last week with the city that fully addressed their concerns about traffic and access. >> the hospital sits across the street from the proposed arena. one obstacle, though, still remain. the arena still needs to pass an environmental review. governor jerry brown is taking a cue from san francisco banning tobacco use to baseball parks. governor brown just signed a bill hibiting smokeless tobacco use. if it sounds familiar to giants fans, it is because the law already exists at at&t park. back in may edlee signed into law an ordinance that made at&t

park the first stadium in the nation to outlaw smokeless tobacco products. >> trying to set a good exampleal for texample for the kids. the plan that bay area communities are putting together to save water in the midst of a massive quake or drought. plus, a human skull is stumbled upon in the south bay community. the investigation is now under way to see who belongs to.

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thanks for so much for joining us. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm sam brock. hopefully you're not sick of temperatures just yet. we could see records today, kari. >> we are very close to setting some new records and when we're thinking about pumpkins and fall and all of that t won't feel like it at all this afternoon. as we start off this morning with temperatures in the upper 50s to lower 60s. we do have mostly clear skies and highs today in the 80s and 90s. 92 degrees in the south bay and the north bay up to 94 degrees. so, we'll talk more about what to expect today and a cool down, as well as some rain in the process. that's coming up in a few minutes. let's check in now with mike and are the metering lights on yet? >> if they're not on this second, they'll be in a second. that's the reason they turn on the metering lights to get better movement. speed sensors not showing any slowing over the span and the toll mrauza and the backup and no problem for your build out of the maze or east shore freeway

and as we zoom out most of the bay plenty and little slowing out of the altamont and held up at vasco the crash at the center divide. a disturbing find in the south has investigators neighbo human skull. >> bob redell live with what we're finding out. bob? >> laura and sam, a hiker discovered this skull yesterday morning about a mile from where we're at. this is in unincorporated los gatos. the county sheriff office has in homicide detectives, csi team and cadaver dogs so far deputies are certain that this is a human skull. they can't tell if it belongs to a, woman or child. at this point, they don't know when or if the coroner will be able to figure out the person's identity. investigators are, obviously,ing

whether this skull is connected with and who has been missing for three years now. >> it's a tragic event and we hope it is here so we can get closer to the family, but we don't know right now. all we have is a human skull. >> investigators are also not ruling out the possibility that this skull could be part of a native american burial site. reporting live here in unincorporated los gastos, bob redell "today in the bay." 5:31. happening today the three correctional deputies accused in the beating death of an inmate are scheduled to enter a plea. the three men who work as guards at the santa clara county jail allegedly beat and killed michael tyree in late august. tyree who was mentally ill was supposed to be moved to a mental

health program before that incident. two of the three deputies are out on bail and all three on paid administrative leave and the guards could face life in prison. a foster parent now stands accused of the unthinkable. molesting a 12-year-old boy. the mountain view police say there could be more victims. officers arrested foster parent david elliot earlier this month. his relatives live at a mobile home park off of moffett boulevard. the 59-year-old was not a foster parent to the child he is accused of abusing, but his 17-year-old foster son recently ran away. elliot has been a foster parent for santa clara county for five years and did not have a criminal record before this arrest. uc berkeley under fire this morning for its handling of sexual harassment complaints against a professor. conducted a six-month long investigation and this is his picture from the school's website. the astronomer was found to have violated campus harassment policies and these complaints

date back to 2001. the school had been quiet about the details of the probe until he offered a public apology on his personal website. he also brought to life that the university had come to an agreement of the zero tolerance policy moving forward. a decision for many calling for heavier penalties. uc berkeley is defending the position to keep him on campus saying "it was the most certain and effective option for preventing any future inappropriate conduct. a new twist to the escape from alcatraz. in 1962, john england, clarence england and frank morris escaped. the fbi concluded they drowned. family members say they say what is a photo of them taken in brazil in 1975. in the show, an expert concludes it's likely, though not certain the men in the photo are,

indeed, the angland brothers. family members also say the two men may still be alive today o. >> mystery continues. almost as hard of getting out of alkatrez getting out of the democratic and republican fields. five democrats head to head for their first presidential debate tonight. probably not going to be trump styleworks, but the sparks are still expected to fly. >> interesting to watch. kris sanchez joins us now. the candidates will take aim at frontrunner hillary clinton. >> a lot of talk of benghazi and also former secretary of state hillary clinton's private e-mail server but the other three candidates are just hoping that the nation will remember their names and maybe even pronounce them correctly. hillary clinton is the frontrunner, vermont senator bernie sanders leads in iowa and new hampshire, as well p also o the stage, martin oo'malley and jim webb and former rhode island governor lincoln chafee and now

clinton has a lot of debate practice. she took on her fellow candidate 20s in the 2008 election. now, while she was taking aim at donald trump in front of his hotel, bernie sanders was talking about his record. >> i don't think it's entertaining when somebody insults immigrants, insults women. that is just unacceptable. >> people will have to contrast my consistency and my willingness to stand up to wall street corporations with the secretary. >> donald trump has promised to weigh in on the debate via twitter. everybody does. he's talking about it. but a lot of folks are waiting to see what vice president joe biden had to say, not only about the debate, but his own possible run. in fact, cnn was just hosting this debate has an extra podium at the ready. just in case joe biden decides to show up. laura, you were saying that in itself is an interesting thing. he has little time to get there and debate starts at 6:00 our

time and it is the first of six scheduled democratic debates. >> all right, keeping that podium warm. thank you very much, kris. san francisco cable car system, of course, a signature of the city's history and part of its charm and the old system is in need of a bit of a fix and is running into modern problems. according to san francisco examiner, the steel cables that run underneath the city are fraying and need to be repaired. starting next month they plan to ban cars from driving on powell street between ellis and gary for about 18 months while they do some repairs. modern day traffic makes it difficult to repair a system that was designed back in the 1800s. >> well, they're out there fixing things and new eastern span of the bay bridge already in need of a retrofit. according to the chronicle that's what a group of bridge experts is recommending. those experts say it must be done to protect and allow for inspections on other parts of

the bridge that may be vulnerable. it mentions the ongoing concerns with integrity of steel rods at the base of the span's tower. cal trans and a bridge oversight committee are mulling over the next move. ening today, palo alto city leaders will hold a special meeting to assess where the city stands on the latest issues with high-speed rail projects. the state's high-speed rail authority agreed to move forward with the san jose to san francisco segment. palo alto issued a draft of its response to this rail plan along with a proposed tax measure funding the project and the city's own tax measure. posted that draft online ahead of tonight's meeting. preparing for the worst, several bay area water agencies are coming together to gear up for nekts big disaster. >> pete joins us live from millbrae with their plan that could save water for thousands and that has to do with tapping into ground water. >> that's exactly right, laura and sam. basically this is $100 million

project through the public utilities commission in san francisco and to put it in layman's terms a saving account when it comes to our water supply. and in millbrae and behind me you have this drill that is going to be used to build this ground water well that could extract the water when we need it in the event of a drought or a natural disaster. now, as i mentioned, this is a $100 million, actually $100 million plus project and there is going to be 16 wells throughout northern san mateo and san francisco and it's just a small component of san francisco's overall water improvement program. here's how it is going to work. the surface water that will be used during the wet years when it's raining so that ground water is going to be stored and creating this savings account water that i mentioned. and during the dry years or if there is a natural disaster or major earthquake, the 16 wells that are going to be built will tap into the water suppliesing 7 million gallons a day and helping more than 20,000 households. later on this morning, officials with the utilities commission

will speak more about this project in millbrae and what the next steps are. 16 altogether and they should be wrapped up and finished by the summer of 2018. reporting from millbrae, pete. we've been dealing with extreme heat here the last couple of days. we're not the only ones. >> in las vegas, thiurning up t democratic debates that will happen there tonight. sin city always lit up. fascinating to fly into there. >> the excitement, kari, from all the gambling and the heat that seem tazbe making its way to the bay area. >> creeping in from the west as high pressure is affecting the entire region. so we're not the only ones dealing with this heat. another hot day. in dact, t in fact, the hottest day of the week. now temperatures are in the mid-60s across the bay area. some of us in the upper 50s and a look at those highs this afternoon. topping out at 90 degrees in san

jose and 90 in palo alto and dolores heights at 82 degrees and some 90s for the north bay. hayward 89 and livermore today topping out at 97 degrees. let's check in with mike on getting a look at the bay bridge toll plaza. >> that's right, kari. confirmed the metering lights are on and we knew that from the last look we took. there it is at the toll plaza itself. you have some slowing coming into the maze just off of 580 and 24. so, we're on a typical pattern there. south bay a smooth drive and, in, we have some slowing out of the altamont and no big surprises. we'll take a look at this little stretch of 101 and live camera san jose volume building and the first burst we see that will ease up a bit over the next 20 minutes. back to you. >> thank you very much. something to ponder as you eat your breakfast. this is national school lunch week. schools across the country and in the bear yeah i finding unique ways to mark the week

with themed and healthy alternative lunches. today san francisco's marshall high school students will unveil a taste test menu of new items free of artificial colors, preservatives and high fructose corn syrup. students provided their input in creating the menu. you know ma and cheese in some f form is going to be on the menu. 5:41 right now. coming up, an out of this world test. nasa releases its first ever 4k ultrahigh definition video. you don't want to miss what it captured. we have a couple videos, as well, that parents will want to see and maybe older children, as well. they are startling. we'll show you some of oththem coming up in business and tech. something old, something new. how a bride saved a life or two. surprising turn of events on a newly wed couple's big day. [female announcer] for thousands of local foster children,

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tragedy in the midwest. the fire chief in kansas city says it's going to be a tough day. two firefighters have died after a roof collapsed on them as they were battling an apartment fire last night. firefighters managed to rescue two people trapped inside of that building before it crumbled. two other firefighters fighting the flames were also hurt. but are expected to survive. the fire chief says the two who died gave their lives to save others. >> they did not die in vain. they saved two civilians. carried them out of the second floor on ladders before the wall collapsed. >> the cause of othat fire is still under. the minnesota dentist who

killed beloved lion in africa is off the hook, at least when it comes to criminal charges. authorities in zimbabwe announced yesterday they will not charge dr. walter palmer. they said he had all the necessary paperwork for lion hunt. palmer killed cecil the lion back in july with a bow and arrow. he got the hunting permits, but the killing led to global backlash and death threats. the university of california storeied college football program the trojans suddenly in crisis mode after the abrupt firing of their head coach. usc athletic director late yesterday fired head coach one day after placing him on indefinite leave for a drinking problem. players say he showed up drunk to a sunday meeting. that incident followed in which he acted belligerently or during a team rally. he later blamed it on oalcohalc mixed with prescription drugs. well, two videos hit the

internet in the past few days and they're both horrifying. scott mcgrew, they both combine drugs, alcohol and driving. >> i'll add terrifying to horrifying. the first is a young woman in lakeland, florida. she is very, very. and she decided to periscope, that is to live broadcast her drive home. her drunk drive home. >> i am drunk beyond belief, people. i can't read your, i feel like i'm going to be drunk all the way home. please supervise me because i'm driving super drunk right now. i feel like i am not driving straight, but i should be. >> she was, thank goodness, pulled over by police. in fact, people watching that unfold helped police find her. the second video is even more terrifying. this one was not broadcast but recorded on a cell phone we're not going to show you the actual

video. what we're going to show you stills. it shows two young men in sussex, england, high on drugs and driving 90 miles an hour and crash under to a stone wall. the boys parents asked to release it to the internet this week. in the recording which survived the crash, you can hear the rescuers arrive and them asking can you hear me? to which, of course, there is no response. the parents asking that kids watch that video to understand the dangers of drugs and driving. well, where in the world do we go from there? some very nice children very happy and very alive. pediatricians now saying they need to rethink their ban on screen time with small children. the american academy of pediatrics and doctors now say that so-called ban was short sided. they realize parents might use a kindle to read to their kids and

kids might use an ipad to facetime grandma. they are going to come out with new advice, but they're saying, you know what, ban was the wrong thing. >> to the relief of grandmothers. >> my grandmother uses an ipad. >> funny you should say that. shes us right now. >> now introducing, grandma marchy. >> we'll set that up in the future. i like that. 5:38 right now. truly out of this world tests captured the power of nasa's newest high tech camera. the space agency just released its first ever 4k ultrahigh definition video. comes with this music showing the ball of water floating around the international space station. astronauts scott kelly inject several food dyes into it turning it green and drops an alka-seltzer tablet into the wattperp the new camera's high

resolution images will provide more useful information during science experiments aboard the international space station. >> love it. >> dprgreat. >> that was your moment of zen throughout for the morning. >> we could just play that water drop. >> this is not the first time that you have busted out some sort of voice that has made everyone just stop what they were doing at home. >> little dangerous to work with. >> may have put a few people back to sleep, though. i'll wake you up. >> use that voice on my kids. >> we'll wake you up and tell you that it is going to be very hot today. we're getting ready for even more intense heat than we had yesterday as we take a live look now san francisco. we see that things are getting moving this morning. getting a look at the bay bridge and as you head out this morning, it will be nice and comfortable to start, but let's take you hour by hour in oakland. at 7:00, it's 60 degrees and up to 71 degrees already by 9:00.

those temperatures warming up quickly. 79 degrees at 11:00 and then heading into the afternoon under all that bright sunshine. making it into the 80s with a very light wind. so, not much to cool us off. but i'm looking towards the next weather system that will bring in some cooling changes for the middle of the week. this swirl of clouds that is well to the south and west of california. as we go into the next couple of days. it moves to the north and at least increase humidity. by thursday, we could have some showers moving into the south bay and start tomorrow, as well. so, tomorrow into thursday, we could have some rain and then another chance on saturday with a front that will be moving in. so, two systems that could bring us at least some light amounts of rain. but, unfortunately, it's not a lot. and it looks like maybe for the north bay, especially on saturday, up to 0.06 and then some trace amounts across the bay area. nothing to really bust this drought. but looking at how much rain we've had so far this month,

0.03 well below average. and also 3.5 below average for the amount of rain or that's how much rain we had throughout the month. i'll talk more about this and the rest of the forecast coming up. let's check in now with mike. >> all right, kari, look over here towards the tri-valley and the crash activity in the divide and now some slowing in through livermore and dublin approaching the dublin interchange. this is an easier pattern for the dublin interchange. south 680 starts to build into the south bay. a gentle slow down for north 101, that first burst did hit and sticking a bit. as you start to ease up and then the next burst about 6:30 through that same stretch. and no drama and nothing unexpected there or a peninsula. easy drought for the most part around the east bay. trend for the san mateo obridge off of o880 and the bay bridge, of course, quick peek. we have the metering lights on and all the backup at the toll

plaza. back to you. >> thank you so much. a bride and groom took an unexpected detour when going to their reception. what happened next became a viral sensation. the tennessee newlyweds took some time out when grandma and grandpa and the father of the bride got into a car crash. the bride, sarah ray, is also an emt. she mrld sprung into action, wedding dress and all. >> a lot of people have used the word hero when they're talking about the story and i just, i don't like it. i don't feel that i was being heroic in any way. it's just my family was in an accident and i needed to make sure that they were there and it just happened that i'm a paramedic and i was in my wedding dress. that's all there is to it. >> pretty humble, as well. pictures of sarah at the scene in the wedding dress have reached more than 1.5 million views on facebook. grandma and grandpa and father are doing just fine. >> she saved their lives and she picked up the train so that it

stayed clean. coming up, we investigate the agency that is supposed to protect workers when they report public safety dangers. why whistleblowers say the program created to protect them does more harm than help. ots layoffs at twitter. we

heard they were coming -- and just moments ago -- just in to our newsroom, layoffs at twitter. we heard they were coming and just moments ago jack dorsy announced that twitter is laying off 336 employees as the san francis francisco-based company

struggles to make money. scott mcgrew following the story. he has more coming up in 20 minutes. federal laws are supposed to protect a worker when they raise red flags about safety issues at the office. the government retaliates and drags out their cases. investigative reporter vicki nguyen shows the national data when people blow the whistle. >> good morning. you looked at the complaints that came in for the past ten years to the federal whistleblower program. and we're seeing for the first time when the government finds in favor of workers who report concern about public health and safety. not often. we learn fewer than 2% of the cases osha investigates actually result in a positive finding of merit for the whistleblower. 22% of cases resulted in settlements osha calls those outcomes favorable and we talked to more than a dozen people who say osha unfairly dismissed their complaints or dragged out their cases.

these people work in industries that affect all of us. airlines, nuclear plants, food safety and we found whistleblowers wait a long time for resolution. in 2014, the average case took osha more than a year to investigate. not the 90 days or less that the law requires. critics say the whistleblower program needs major reform and should be removed from o osha. no one from osha would talk to us in a memo director david writes we are focused on improving the efficiency and the quality of our investigation. the agency worked for more than a year to better train its investigators. you can look at the entire report and just click on the investigation's tab. >> vicki, thank you. if you have a tip for our investigative unit, give us a call at 888-996-tips or send us an e-mail to theunit@nbcbayarea.com. a live look at oracle arena.

tonight the warriors are going to play their home preseason game hosting the denver nuggets. tipoff at 7:30. while you lace up your high tops and get ready for the regular season the warriors are making a big lay for their future home across the bay in san francisco. yesterday the nba champs bought a 12-acre piece of land in the mission bay neighborhood. right next to at, and t park. that land is worth $150 million. the deal comes just days after usf also endorsed the project on traffic concerns. the warriors hope to build a $1 billion privately financed waterfront arena ready for the 2018 season. at 5:58. coming up right now at 6:00, cranking up the heat. unusually hot temperatures across the bay area today before changes coming our way. your microclimate forecast with kari in moments. plus, a show down in sin city and not happening at the gambling table.

the democratical candidate gearing up for a battle on the big stage. a disturbing discoverly in the south bay has investigators combing the hill for body parts. a good tuesday morning to you. thanks so much for joining us, i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm sam brock. mike inouye keeping a close eye on the roads. kari hall has another sweltering forecast. >> not what you want to hear, especially in the middle of october. usually trending cooler for temperatures but still ramping up today. after a morning start right at about 60 degrees and 63 degrees across most of the bay area. today's forecast brings it up to the upper 80s and 90s in the tri-valley will be as hot as 96 degrees today. so, very hot temperatures continue today, but there is some relief on the way. very shortly i'll show you that coming up in a few minutes. let's check in now with mike to see what's happening on the roads. >> kari, a little relief and

that first burst of traffic hit about 5:30 and then things are starting to ease up. 101 at 680. still showing on our sensors as oronge and red and we still have that registering and will calm down and at 6:30 things will kick in for the northbound route throughout the south bay. an easy drive throughout morgue on hill and off santa cruz mountains and southbound 880 shows a slower drive through hayward and union city. over the tri-valley we have a smooth drive, some folks may be held up just east because of a crash that is still at the center divide there. no lanes blocked but it is a distraction. overall things are looking really good and upper east shore freeway with a little build. there is a crash causing more slowing and the concord build is on heading 242. this morning a sheriff deputy guarding the area where hikers discovered a human skull in the south bay. now, investigators are combing the hills for more remains. bob edeljo