nbcbayarea.com. extremely dangerous and now on the run. san jose police said this man tried to kidnap two young girls within a matter of days. an effort to track him down before he can strike. in fremont where a suspect deals a car from a dealership and gets in a roll over collision on 880 north. we'll have the details in a live report. and this just into our news room. colin kaepernick capturing the attention of the president. his words just moments ago surrounding the quarterback's national anthem protest that has now hit the international spotlight. "today in the bay" starts right now. good morning. thank you for joining us on this labor day monday. i'm kris sanchez. >> i'm sam brock. whether you have to go to work today, like many of us, or if just hanging out with friends and family chilling -- it's a

little chilly out there. >> it is. we're seeing temperatures this holiday weekend about 5 to 10 degrees across the valley. not much change in the forecast, at least for the day. you have clear skies with the mostly clear skies now. san jose patches of low clouds. 47 degrees to start the morning off in the north bay. recovering in the low 80s this afternoon. mid 80s around the tri-valley. low around the south bay today. we're talking about 90s in the forecast for the valley. 70 around san francisco. we'll have a look at the seven-day forecast in a few minutes. >> thank you, rob. breaking news spanning several bay area cities. car thieves are to for a series of crashes that shut down a busy freeway through the east bay overnight. >> pete is joining us live with what authorities are telling us as what started out as stolen cars, pete. >> reporter: yeah, good morning. a stolen car from a dealership here in fremont. we have some of the video to show what happened. according to chp they're saying

a suspect initially was chased away by a security guard at one of these car dealerships stealing a car before causing a collision on 880 north. a third car struck that car collision and rolled over. the person rolled over was extra candidated from the car with minor injuries. the suspect was able to get away momentarily. here is chp explaining what happened next. >> it sounds like from parties and witnesses that that party fled the scene on foot and may have gotten in to a vehicle being driven by a friend, which was also stolen. we're investigating could be separate stolen vehicles. could be from the same dealership. i don't have that information now. >> reporter: the suspect did jump into another stolen vehicle, a lexus, and then that car crashed near tenson road. chp, hayward, and fremont pd on

the investigation. they have one suspect in custody. "today in the bay." >> more breaking news now. a 14-year-old is recovering after he was hit by a car in oakley. police say the boy was riding his bike after spending the day fishing. he was on the sidewalk but swerved to pass a pedestrian who was also on the sidewalk. that's when he was hit by a pickup truck. the driver of the truck stopped after the crash and is cooperating with the investigation. we are trying to find out how the boy's condition is this morning. in san jose police right now are on the hunt for a convicted sex offender. they say is extremely dangerous. and reportedly tried to kidnap two young girls. the most recent incident happening only a couple of days ago. for more on the developing story, we turn to today in the bay's bob redell. bob, police know who did it. now they need to find him. >> reporter: and they are actively searching for him.

good morning to you, sam. this man's name is lee russell. according to the megalaw website has two convictions for sex offenses. russell is a 56-year-old man, according to, tried to kidnap two young girls over the past week. now the first attempt allegedly happened monday. a week ago today. it was at hamilton and meridian. that intersection here in san jose. the second attempt allegedly happening not far from the silicon valley technical education center. both happening around 5:00 in the evening. in both instances, the girls were fortunately able to get away from ru russ. >> i think that's sad. i drive around at night for my job, and i think that's scary. i'm here delivering an order now. that's scary. that could have been me. >> reporter: san jose police tell us that david lee russell is a transient. he spends a lot of time in the san jose area.

according to the website, his last known permanent address was an apartment on bascom avenue. he was last seen driving a white nissan rogue. a vehicle like what we put an image of on the screen. except for in russell's case. the rogue he's driving doesn't have any license plates according to police here in san jose. reporting live out the police headquarters, bob redell, tod"ty in the bay". thank you. shots fired in the middle of traffic all beginning with a hit and run. and this morning now police want to talk to anyone who might have seen it happen. this was seen around 5:00 yesterday evening on 880 near the high street off ramp. the driver of a silver mercedes struck two cars on the freeway and then that driver got out and started running and opened fire at vehicle on the off ramp. no one was struck by the gunfire, but two people were hurt in the crash, and the gunman is still on the loose.

this labor day people are being warned to be extremely careful on the water. there have a few rescues in the san francisco bay. two tourists spotted a man in the water in aquatic park, basically off of it in san francisco yesterday. that man was face down wearing a life jacket. one of the tourists happened to be a life guard jumped in keeping that man afloat until more help could arrive. the victim was rushed to hospital in critical condition. the rescue was the second aquatic park emergency in 24 hours. on saturday a group of sea scouts were thrown into the water when their boat capsize. nobody was hurt in that incident. just in for the first time president obama is weighing in on colin kaepernick's silent protest of the national anthem, and he did it on an international stage. during a news conference a short time ago following the session at the g-20 summit in china. was asked about the actions of

the 49ers quarterback that colin kaepernick said is raising awareness of racial injustice. in the meantime, colin kaepernick was a no-show for a talk with the san francisco congregation about 200 people, some of them wearing colin kaepernick football jersey wanted to hear the 49er talk about his protest. but the president just weighing in today. >> he's exercising his constitutional right to make a statement, but i don't his sinner sin s sinner is -- sinsincerity. i think he cares about legitimate issues that have to be talked about. if nothing else, he's generated more conversation around the topic that needs to be talked about. >> again, the president making those kmebcomments on an international stage at the g-20 summit. these are the images that created protest that went virav.

in is the congregation in san francisco waiting to hear colin kaepernick speak about his stand on racial injustice and policing. but, again, he was a no-show at that church in san francisco. the church said it hopes to reschedule. colin kaepernick's talk was cancelled because of the rigors of training. on the soccer star megan rap pinot decided to take a knee during the national anthem in seattle last night. it happened as the seattle rains game against the chicago red stars game was about to start. it was an intentional nod to colin kaepernick and everything he stands for now. she added that she can relate, in a way, was she's gay. she helped the u.s. win the world cup last year and also just returned from the rio olympics. with policing community relations at a critical point

now, covera continuing coverage francisco. the city police officer's association made its choice for the city's next top cop. they want tony chaplin to remain as the internal chief. the president of the poa said officers believe tony chaplin is the right leader at the right time for san francisco. the support comes as at least 60 applications right now are being reviewed for the job. chaplin was appointed acting chief after former chief greg suhr resigned under scrutiny following several controversial officer-involved shootings. now let's check in with rob. hopefully you have something fun planned for later today. >> the weather should cooperate for the outdoor plans. not too hot. 40s in the north bay. a chilly start to the labor day. mid 50s around san francisco. downtown san jose broach -- approaching the low 80. temperatures are set to soar for the middle part of the week. mid to upper 60s around san

francisco. pleasanton about 85 degrees. oakland near 70 today. watch the trend here. seven-day forecast for san francisco goes into the mid 70s. and valley temperatures middle part of the week about 10 to 15 degrees warmer than today. so the heat making a being comeback for the middle part of the week and turning cooler approaching next weekend. back to you. up next vandalized at burning man. we talk about hot. the reason organizers of one camp believe they were specifically target the. and a sunken danger. a one that tours up-and-down the sacramento water rests underwater. the potential risk.

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financial guidance while you're mastering life. luxury. and some vandals 6:13 now. burning man is not known for luxury. some vandals felt a plug and play campground wasn't real enough for the festival. the sheriff's department is investigating vandalism of the white ocean camp. the group wrote on facebook that the vandals glued doors shut, flooded the camp, allegedly. white ocean is considered so-called luxury camp and hosts deejays. some feel it goes against the essence of radical self-reliance of burning man.

london on fire. no, this is not a scene from burning man. it's london's way of marking the 350th anniversary of the "great fire." a fire that wiped out 80% of the city back in 1966. that's because most of the buildings back then were built in wood. the art installation took two months to build. it took only minutes to burn down yesterday. firefighters were nearby just in case that performance burned out of control. what is next for apple? the tech giant is expected to day beau the next big idea this week, and we got an invitation for it. this is the invitation that apple sent out and the company did not provide any detail or say what product it will showcase. the tech giant is expected to reveal the iphone 7 at the media event on wednesday. many experts believe apple will get rid of the headphone jack for the iphone 7 and replace it with a new plug. maybe blue tooth. >> all the bells and whistles.

medical news. different kinds of procedures koving electrodes. doctors have been able to stop symptoms from or tou turrets di. >> reporter: she was supposed to publish a book one day. >> i'm collecting stories of epilepsy. >> reporter: complications from epilepsy make independent reading, driving, living alone impossible. >> i would break down and cry. i used to love to read. now it hurts. >> reporter: this battle began eight years ago neuro surgery dr. daniel curry has performed four surgeries on brandy. last month she became the first pediatric patient in technology to get this device. it's almost like a pacemaker in the brain. trained to recognize seizures and bring them to a halt before

brandy knows they're happening. >> the new technology allows us to apply a stimulation system that when the abnormal rhythms come up they can be stimulated and reduced to normal rhythms. >> reporter: dr. curry placed four electrodes in brandy's head. they're recording her brain activity now. curry will know where the procedures come from turning on the device and off her seizures. brandy expects to be a new person and return to the old hobbies. >> the words start moving and then so hopefully the surgeries will -- >> amazing. that was haley hernandez reporting with the location of brandy's seizures, her doctor is confident that soon she'll be seizure free. 7 million people are under a tropical storm warning and new jersey governor chris christie is taking it seriously declaring a state of emergency.

hermine continues to twist hundred of miles off the shore in the atlantic, and the weather is clearly very not very good. it's creating dangerous waves and rip currents on the last day of a long holiday weekend. meanwhile, people on board cruise ships this weekend are feeling hermine's wrath. can you imagine looking at that on your topical vacation? traveling back from a trip to the bahamas the carnival pride crew brought the ship to port several hours early on saturday. on ships charting the atlantic ocean, crews are working to keep the water out and people safe on those slippery decks. >> rocky waters out there. not a cruise ship but a tour boat, in this case, once provided tours on the delta and sacramento river has spunk. you're looking at the "spirit of sacramento." the boat started taking on water late saturday night. the 87-foot paddle boat capsized leaking hazardous material into

the water. >> it's hazardous to wildlife. that's why we take it seriously. we need to get it out of the environment. so it's no longer harming the fish and wildlife. >> the boat was leaking a amount of diesel. crews are working to cap the leak. there were two people on board the boat when it started to sink. they were able to get off the boat without any issues regarding injury. >> i hope when someone is up with us on a holiday weekend because they're doing something fun. one of our viewers said somebody's car alarm was going off. isn't that rude? you have the day off and the car alarm. >> and we were seeing a lot of activity around the bay area, maybe this morning car alarms. on the delta very interesting. that story you saw brought to us by one of our viewers messaging on facebook. i want to share the picture cathy sent. that is how it used to look. it was a pretty-good sized ship 87 foot flipping over. that's the stern facing upward there.

hopefully they can clean it up. a pretty fixture in sacramento. they used to do tours, as you saw, sinking yesterday. not a lot of wind around the delta this morning. patchy low clouds in san francisco. 47 chilly degrees to start in the north bay. cool start to the morning. san francisco is not seeing too much fog around the golden gate bridge. highs approaching the mid 60s by this afternoon. 55 degrees highs taking run at the low 80s today. hour by hour you'll see the forecast climbing slightly below average for this time of year. and temperatures set to soar well above average for the middle part of the week. it's not today. sea breeze is strong enough to keep our ocean air-conditioning in check today. but if you're in the north bay, you see hazy skies it could be from wild fire smoke moving from north to south down the coast. moderate air quality levels around the north bay and peninsula. here is the source of the smoke. no real fires around the bay

area. as we head through midday today you see the haze thicken up briefly from the north bay and east bay as we head into the evening. high temperatures to wrap up the holiday weekend. pretty pleasant for outdoor plans. mid to upper 60s for san francisco. 80 for the north bay and tri-valley. here is why we're going to see a big reer have tal in temperatures for the mid part of the week. tropical pressure is set to move on. during the day tomorrow we'll see temperatures climbing and likely peeking in intensity in terms of heat. wednesday and thursday see the winds changing direction now. signs we could see an offshore pattern that will set the temperatures climbing for san francisco and the coast. 70s and 80s likely wednesday. and value temperatures now approaching the 90 tomorrow. mid and upper 90. possible wednesday to thursday with slow cooling as we head into next week. back to you. coming up next on "today in the bay," questions in the workplace. our own chris joins us next with

answers surrounding your job and your money. next. if you're looking for something to do on this labor day holiday, we're here to help. head to our website nbcbayarea.com. we have a complete list of all the events happening near you. we'll be back. . good morning. coming up on "today." the latest overnight on hermine. the storm's impact on holiday celebrations up-and-down the east coast. the things that most emergency room doctors refuse to keep in their homes. kicking off a week of guinness world book attempts. all that and more when we see you on "today." nbc bay area responds. to

questions of all kinds. sometimes - that includes questions about the workplace. ==kris/2shot== and seeing as how it's labor nbc bay area responds to questions all of kinds. >> it's labor day. we decided to answer some of the more common questions asked about work. >> considering today is a holiday. let's start there. are employers required to give workers holidays off or holiday pay? the answer no, according to the california labor commissioner. hours worked on holidays, quote, are treated luke hours worked on any other day of the week. california law also does not require paid holidays and businesses closed on holidays or employees be given the day off for any particular holiday.

is the boss required to give you vacation time? also no, according to the state. if you do get vacation time, it's worth noting that it's treated as a form of wages in california. you earn it as you go. that means when you leave your job, you're entitled a pay out of what you earned until your last day. if that doesn't happen, or if you have a grievance about work, file a complaint and get the ball rolling with the labor commissioners's office. if you have a complaint about anything else, start with us. visit nbcbayarea.com/responds. once you're on our website, click the yellow submit tips bar. happy labor day, guys. >> and to you. the kids are headed back to, many families are missing out on important quality time. >> yeah. typically you might sit around the dinner table and catch up. a survey reveals only 57% of parents eat dinner with their

kids every night. at the same time 71% of parents did say in their ideal world they would want to eat with their children every night. a name family meals month movement is in september. organizers are pushing families to have one more breakfast, lunch, or dinner at home per week. why make it pizza? >> that would help! it's not just labor day today, by the way. pizza lovers have a day to celebrate. it's national cheese pizza day. not to be confused with national pizza day, which falls in july. the department of agriculture has a bit too much time on its hands, this study could prove it. according to the agency that one in eight americans consume pizza on any given day. >> great. now i want pizza. >> just saying it sparks the appetite. officially a saint. we take a look at mother theresa's impact across the world. good morning. i'm bob redell live in san jose. the hunt is on for a convicted

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monday. i'm kris sanchez in for laura garica-cannon good morning. thank you for joining us on this labor day monday. i'm kris sanchez in laura garcia-cann garcia-cannon. >> i'm sam brock. it's a holiday. many people getting ready to barbecue. a nice start. maybe a little colder than we might expect. >> yeah. especially when you wake up to mid 40s. that'll get your attention this morning. around sab draft rosa and napa san francisco patchy low clouds. the golden gate bridge 55 degrees. on our way to low 80s this afternoon. mid 80s around the tri-valley. if you want heat in the forecast, the seven-day forecast is there for you. mid 90s coming up. a building collapse in tel-aviv. we know now at least two people are dead. we're getting new information on the rescue. the minute-by-minute. initially there were reports that 20 people were trapped beneath that rubble, and still a lot of confusion as crews

continue to search. fire officials say it began with a collapse of a multilevel underground parking garage that was under construction. he said that brought down a crane which then caused part of a different building to collapse well. we'll continue to follow this breaking news story and bring updates as soon as we get them. right now following breaking news at home now with an impact by two communities in the east bay. a security guard goes after car thieves who hit a fremont dealership overnight. that just the beginning the story. >> "today in the bay" is live in fremont. there are a lot of police agencies on the case. it spanned quite a distance. >> reporter: good morning. we've seen a number of agencies we have chp, fremont, and hayward police on the investigation. we're getting word that fremont police that. had on a dealership on peralta boulevard. here is video from the scene. according to chp it happened

roughly around 4:30 a.m. the suspect was initially chased away by a security guard at the dealership before causing a collision on north 880. that's when a third car struck that collision anded over. the person in the rolled over car was extricated from their car with minor injuries. the suspect was able to get away from momentarily. here is cp is explaining what happened next. >> sounds like from witnesses and parties that party fled the scene on to the and may have gotten into a vehicle being driven by a friend, which is also stolen. we're investigating could be a separate stolen vehicle. could be from the same dealership. i do haven't that information now. suspe >> reporter: the suspect get into a stolen lexus. and that vehicle crashed. authorities have the suspect in custody at this time. no active search for any other

suspects. >> pete, thank you very much. in san jose police are on the hunt for a convicted sex offender accused of trying to kidnap two girls. both incidents happened last week. one near the corner of hamilton and meridian. the other near hillsdale and highway 87. for more we turn to bob redell "today in the bay" joining us live from police headquarters. police know who did it, but now they need to track him down. good morning. >> reporter: they are actively searching for him. good morning, sam. his name is david lee russell. according to the megagus law website he has two prior convictions for sex offenses. he's a 56-year-old man. on two separate occasions physically attacked and tried to kidnap two young girls last week. the first attempt allegedly happened monday night at hamilton and meridian. the second attempt, allegedly thursday evening at hillsdale and highway 87, not far from the

silicon valley career technical education center. both happened around 5:00 in the evening. in both instances the girls were able to away from their attacker. >> this is the first i've heard about it, i can't believe that it's happening here. it's a safe neighborhood, or so i thought. >> reporter: san jose police tell us that russell was a transwho spenttran transient who spent a lot of time here in the area. though according to the me gus law website, he's had at least one permanent address before an apartment on bascom avenue. we're putting up this image of the white nissan rogue, it's an suv. this is not the specific car he was driving but one like it. there is one distinguishing characteristic. the white nissan rogue he was last seen driving does not have any license plates. reporting live outside san jose police headquarters bob redell "today in the bay." >> i think a lot of people will be keeping their eyes open for that. this just in for the first time president obama is weighing in on colin kaepernick's silent

protest of the national anthem, and the president did it on an international stage. during a news conference, within the last hour following his session at the g 20 summit in china, the president was asked about the actions of 49ers quarterback. that colin kaepernick said is raising awareness of racial injustice. >> he's exercising his constitutional right to make a statement, but i don't doubt his s sincerity based on whey heard. i think he cares about legitimate issues. if nothing else, he's generated more conversation around some topics that need to be talked about. >> colin kaepernick was a no show for a talk with the san francisco congregation on sunday. about 200 people, some of them wearing colin kaepernick and 49ers jerseys, wanted to hear the 49ers quarterback talk about his protest, but just after the choired at third baptist church,

the reverend amos brown told the congregation that colin kaepernick wasn't coming after all because of, quote, the rigors of training. the church hopes to reschedule colin kaepernick's talk sometime soon. the lobby of a jail in downtown fresno back open this morning after a shooting in that lobby this weekend. two correctional officers were shot inside the lobby on saturday. both of whom remain in critical condition. the fresno county sheriff's department is reviewing what happened and considering making security changes. right now correctional officers guarding the facility are not armed, and visitors have to go through metal detectors to get to secure areas. the suspect in this case, who served time for child rape, is in custody. he surrendered immediately after that shooting. authorities identified the teenager who was killed in a deadly car crash in the east bay. he is isaiah means of union city. this is a look at the collision, which happened around saturday morning on interstate 880 in

hayward. the teen was the driver of the honda accord you see there. both cars were traveling south and crashed near the west "a" street off ramp. authorities are investigating the accident and whether alcohol was a factor. there were many deaths over the holiday weekend, sadly. chp was out in full force cracking down on drunk drivers. so far there have been more than 730 dui arrests statewide, and ten deaths. that's just over the holiday weekend. california is on pace to surpass last year's statewide totals. local police departments are beefing up staff to ensure public safety. >> we encourage people, you know, please have fun this weekend, but also, if you choose to drink and you're getting behind the wheel of a car, really think about it. have many alternate options to get home. either a taxi, uber, lyft, something like that. make a smart decision. >> there have been several dui check points across the bay area so far this long weekend.

in addition to the crack on the freeways that are going to continue through today. the catholic church has a new icon. yesterday pope francis canonized mother theresa of calcutta who died in 2007. >> more than 120,000 people were there in saint peter's square for the ceremony. there were 13 heads of state and governments attending the ceremony. the front seats were given to 1500 poor and homeless men and women from all over italy. pope francis said it's going to be difficult to remember to call her saint theresa because we've known her as "mother theresa" for such a long time. >> mother theresa helped me a lot with the concept of love. love for the poorest of the poor. >> she was an amazing woman. i think it's important that this day has come for a lot of people. >> now known as saint theresa.

she won the nobel peace prize in 1979. known for work with the indian destitute and that is work that continued even after she herself became sick. catholics in the bay area also celebrated saint theresa in san jose yesterday parishioners gathered to celebrate the life and saint hood of mother theresa of calcutta. worshippers remembered her life. father told everyone they can follow her footsteps by checking in on an elderly friend or neighbor, visiting the sick, or perhaps listening to someone else's trouble. >> just doing something every day. it seems like it's a nice start here. for most people it is. it in for kari. very cold in the north bay. >> 40s to start out the morning. in san jose 55 degrees and patches of low clouds and mist near the coast as we head to the

afternoon forecast mild and breezy. the middle part of the week a big warm up on the week as you'll see in the seven-day forecast. low 80s around san jose today. north bay temperatures into the 80s and mid 80s around the tie valley -- tri-valley. the warm up will include san francisco. our valleys making a run toward the 90. the hottest day of the week wednesday and thursday. turning breezy and a little bit cool ee eer approaching next we. coming up next we would love for vacation time. the truth is many american not using any of the time they're given. surprising numbers next. plus, hillary clinton and donald trump and their sur gates spanning out on this labor day. the latest in decision 2016 next.

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isn't taking a break this labor day.... both donald trump and hillary clinton - are hitt the race for the white house isn't taking break this labor day. donald trump and hillary clinton will be on the campaign trail focussing on the battle ground state of ohio. >> a very important state. today in the bay tracie potts joining us live washington, d.c. you've been talking about the history here. no republican has won the white house without winning the

buckeye state. >> reporter: exactly. they've got to go to through ohio and they're literally doing that today. both candidates with hillary clinton and donald trump campaigning there, plus surrogates for hillary clinton fanning out over the swing states including bernie sanders in new hampshire today. hillary clinton's new plane takes off with her in it traveling with the press starting today. >> happy labor day! >> reporter: clinton hitting battle ground states including bernie sanders going solo on her behalf. >> hillary clinton is the superior candidate. there's no question. >> reporter: bill clinton is in ohio today so is tim kane. he's stopping in pennsylvania. defending clinton who e-mailed classified information. >> when she received the e-mail the material that was classified that was supposed to be flagged and identified as classified in many instances was improperly

labelled. >> reporter: clinton's poll numbers are dropping but donald trump is not gaining. >> we cannot be associated with this kind of message and with this kind of tone and tenor. >> reporter: trump surrogates are having a hard time exing what he would do with 11 million law-abiding immigrants here illegally. >> maybe some have to be thrown out. maybe not necessarily all of them. >> he's been consistent on this point. >> reporter: mike pence will release his tax returns this weekend and at some point trump will, too. president obama talking economic issues in china at the g 20 summit of the world's richest nations. on the sidelines the u.s. and russia came up short yesterday on the deal to end the syrian civil war. secretary of state said a couple of tough issues remain in the latest after the talks with the russian counter parts. we're getting striking new numbers about how much vacation time americans are using and not

using. >> right. and taking or not taking. a new survey said 41% of americans didn't take a single vacation day in 2015. that's nearly identical to the number of days taken in 2014. on the other side here 13% say they took more than 20 vacation days. lucky them. further breaking down the numbers the richest americans take the most vacation days. women report taking fewer days off than men. we're not even through the labor day holiday, some shoppers are planning for the next holiday and the holiday season after that. as nbc reports, it's all about the shopping. >> reporter: as scary as it may be to see halloween merchandise on store shelves two months before the night of trick or treating, did you notice the shopping phenomena known as christmas creep got going this year before we got through labor

day? walmart kicked off the christmas lay away campaign last friday to get consumers in a buying mood. >> overt few years, we've seen a trend where consumers tend to buy gifts all yearlong. >> reporter: fred shelton at fact wallet said christmas creep gets earlier and earlier because that's what many consumers want. >> they're taking advantage of seasonal sales maybe when certain things are in stock and they might not be in stock, or not as readedly available during the holiday. >> reporter: he said the current summer clearance sales are a perfect example of that. people buying what will be gifts three months from now. but certainly not everyone buys in the christmas creeping into september and really won't like the black friday ads some retailers are planning the day halloween. nbc news. i've bought presents early

and i can't remember where they are. >> minor problem there. >> exactly. well, we know that warriors star steph curry has skills. >> turns out his wife also does. the two are in china right now as part of an under armour promotional tool. under armour a sponsor of curry's. during a pick up game draining it from three. she channelled her inner steph. maybe she has a skill set of her own. that was followed by i guess you can call it a little celebration dance. >> that's right. did you see steph curry beaming? he's very proud. >> all i have to say is watch out for riley curry. someday he's going to be the greatest shooter. >> that child is so cute. baby sister, too. what sort of season do we have on tap now? >> the heat will come back. >> yeah. >> september is a month of trants suggestion. usually a early taste of fall like this holiday weekend and

summer making a big come back midweek in terms of the seven-day forecast still officially summer for the next 16 days or so. when you see 47 degrees in the north bay to start off the morning, you fall is around the corner. 55 in san jose. patchy low clouds around san francisco. not a bad start. 53 degrees. highs will be climbing in the 60s and closer to san jose there's a gorgeous presunrise view. 55 now and by early afternoon see temperatures approaching 80 degrees. average highs about 83. we'll match that certainly by tomorrow and exceed it by wednesday and thursday. so we still have onshore winds that ocean air-conditioning, as we like to say, will keep temperatures mild for another day. big changes tuesday and wednesday. highs south of downtown in the low 80s today. 60 near san francisco. oakland close to 70 and a combination of upper 70s and low 80s. to the north bay mid 80s around the tri-valley. here is the change up and the weather going with the cool trough which is the reason the

holiday weekend has been mild. replace the high pressure building in from the pacific. it will send wind in the offshore direction in the middle part of the week. the valley will be warming up. even the coast has a chance of seeing 70s and 80s in the forecast. there's your seven-day forecast for san francisco. numbers climbing into the mid 70s, and check out the valley temperatures, which have been in the upper 70s and low 80s soaring into the 90s. getting close to that on tuesday. mid to upper 90s possible and thursday. with that likely some air quality issues. we may see spare the air days here, too, for the middle part of the week and cooling next weekend. if you have been wanting summer-like temperatures wednesday and thursday. and breezy changes and cooling by next weekend. >> rob, thank you. on our other coast. 7 million people are under tropical storm warnings. new jersey governor chris christie is taking this very seriously. he declared a state of emergency

for new jersey. h hermine continues to twist hundreds of miles offshore in the atlantic. it's creating dangerous waves and rip currents. on the lost day of the long holiday weekend. people on board cruise ships are feeling hermine's wrath. traveling back from a trip to the bahamas a carnival pride crew brought the ship to port seven hours early. sips still charting the atlantic ocean, crews are working to keep the water out. when the next big earthquake strikes, the bay area you might whether or not whether the bridges will be able to withstand the jolt.

good morning. scientists believe seismic pressure has been building beneath the bay area for decades. so they fear a large-scale earthquake is now inevitable. 171 bridges across california still need to be retrofitted to withstand the next big quake. more than 3,000 bridges have been upgraded over the past 30 years. the state said some of the bridges need to be upgraded again because of new earthquake standards and wear and tear. it's an expensive undertaking as we discovered it's one the government can't totally afford now. it's making the improvements in stages. 35 bridges across the state will get those fixes over the next four years. more than 600,000 commuters travel those bridges each day. the california department of transportation considers those improvements necessary, it says you should feel safe driving across bridges now even before the upgrade are in place.

if you have a story for us, call us our tip line or send an e-mail to the unit at nbcbayarea.com. a recap of this morning's top stories including the latest on the intense search of this man, a convicted sex offender in the south bay after police say tried to kidnap two young girls. the expensive bay area is taking the toll on one local couple able to find affordable housing. they found in an antique rv truck parked in mountain view. if you're looking for a labor day, go to facebook to see video of a flight attendant delivering a funny looney toons announcement. we're not sure which characteristic she was using. you can find out. back in two minutes. before you head out the door -

here are the top stories on nbc bay area... welcome pack. before you head out the door here, here are the top stories on nbc bay area. san jose police are looking for this man. convicted sex offender 56-year-old david lee russell. police say he had prior assaults against women and is considered extremely dangerous. police say last monday russell physically assaulted a young girl and attempted to kidnap her. neighbors right now are very nervous about it. just a few days later on thursday, russell allegedly tried to kidnap another young girl near the silicon valley career technical education center. >> i think that's sad. i mean, like i drive around at night for my job, and i just think that's scary. i'm here delivering an order

now. so that's just really scary. that could have been me. >> very scary. police say russell is a transient known to frequent san jose. russell had at least two prior convictions including a assault to commit a sex offense and sexual battery. a 14-year-old recovering after he was bit a car in oakley. police say the boy was riding his bike after spending the day fishing and swerved to pass some pedestrians who were on the sidewalk. that's when he was hit by the pickup truck. the driver of the truck did stop after the crash and is cooperating with the investigation. no word on the boy's condition. shots fired in the middle of traffic, it started with a hit-and-run crash. now this morning police want to talk to anyone who may have seen something. this was the scene at about 5:00 yesterday evening. officers say the driver of a silver mercedes struck two cars on the freeway. the driver got out started

running and opened fire on another vehicle on the offramp. nobody was hit by any bullets. two people were injured in the crash. the gunman is still on the loose. people are being warned to be extra careful on the water this labor day. already there have been a few rescues in the san francisco bay. two tourist s spotted a man off the water of aquatic park yesterday. the man was facedown wearing a life jacket. one of the tourist is a life guard jumped in keeping that man afloat until help arrived. the victim was rushed to the not want to critical condition. the rescue was the second one at aquatic park. on saturday a group of sea scouts were tossed into the water when their boat capsized. no one was hurt in that accident. the the san francisco police officer's association made its choice to be the city's next top cop. they want interim chief tony chaplin to continue as the permanent chief. the president of the poa said

officers believe tony chaplin is the right leader at the right time for san francisco. the support comes at least 60 applications for the job are being reviewed. chaplin was appointed acting chief after former chief greg suhr resigned under scrutiny following several officer-involved shootings. your weather forecast particularly important on a day. a lot of folks have plans. >> not too hot. not too breezy. not too chilly. north bay waking up to mid 40s. right now mostly clear. pretty sunrise there. sunrise right now in san francisco. there's the sun rising east of san jose. nice start to the morning. 54 currently. as we head toward the afternoon low 80s around the south bay. mid 60s in san francisco. mid 90s making a come back by wednesday. >> one last burst, maybe, of summer. >> rob. thank you. that's happening "today in the bay." we'll be back with you more live local news in a half hour. >> a programming note, there's no 11:00 a.m. newscast because of our coverage of the deutsche

bank championship for golf. we'll see you again for nbc bay area news at 5:00. have a great day! good morning. breaking news. tense talk. president obama goes one-on-one with vladamir putin overnight. the leaders clashing on everything from cyber security tosia as the president admits to gaps of trust between the world powers. show of support. a star soccer player kneels during the national anthem. a nod to colin kaepernick. the president weighing in on that controversy as well. >> i think he cares about some real legitimate issues that have to be talked about. >> this morning the growing backlash against the quarterback and the sudden spike in his jersey sales. holiday headache. hermine stalls o t