"behind bars"-- suspects accused of suspects accused of shooting and killing a man behind a peninsula mall are arrested but only after a long pursuit that signatuzigzo san francisco. up in flames, forcing more than a dozen guests out on to the streets. apple's headline event just a few hours away with the company using the signature secretive style on the details. "today in the bay" starts right now. very good wednesday morning. thanks so much for joining us. i'm laura garcia-cannon. over here. >> here we are. i'm sam brock. come on in. we're not going to bite. actually the temperature did actually have a bit of sting to it yesterday. san francisco, they weren't even

used to what they were seeing. >> it was july 26, the last time 76 degrees we hit that number. today trends are running warmer than 24 hours ago. you wake up and head outside, 60s in a few spots. san jose, in fact the hills around san jose still in the low 70s outside. here you go for afternoon highs. mid to upper 90s across the tri-valley. san jose, low 90s. even downtown san francisco close to 80. coming up, i'll let you know how long the heat will stick around. but right now let's check your morning commute with the crash in san jose with mike. >> we had reports of a crash over here. the bottom of your screen. green all over the place. new one pops up in oakland. latest report from chp. over here at the 101, 280/680 interchange, activity off the roadway. our camera is there. you know what, maybe we won't take -- there we go. good stuff. smooth flow of traffic. no flashing lights. northbound 101 at the 680/280

interchange. something we've been tracking this morning, breaking news. search is on for a man and woman involved in a high speed chase. the prayer were trying to evade police on oakland city streets. >> they went the wrong way on a 580 off-ramp, collided head-on with a chp cruiser trying to join that pursuit and then the suspects escaped. the two got out of their car, jumped more than 20 feet off the ramp and ran away. officers initially tried to stop the car when they noticed blacked out windows. >> oakland police believe they have an idea of who the people are and they're going the pursue leads again this morning. you see them out searching over night. one officer was virdinjured in crash and suffered minor injuries. a man was shot and killed in san mateo about 7:00 last night in a parking lot behind a chase bank and petsmart. police say two suspects led officers on a high speed chase up the peninsula. this is cellphone video that a witness shot when the suspects were arrested in san francisco at market and octavia.

police believe the victim and suspect knew each other. fire investigations are at palo alto's iconic glass slipper inn trying to figure out what caused a fire at that inn. the fire started on the second floor about 9:00 last night and firefighters with the help of local agencies were able to knock the flames down very quickly. about 20 guests are without a place to stay due to all the damage caused by the fire. 4:33. it's a techie's version of christmas eve. we're now just a few hours away from an apple event where it's expected to unveil new products. one of them may be that iphone 7. >> "today in the bay's" bob redell is live at the bill graham civic auditorium. this is a big day for people speculating about what could be unveiled. good morning. >> reporter: the emphasis on that word speculating, sam and laura, because as far as apple's concerned they're labelling this a special event at 10:00 this morning here at the bill graham civic auditorium in downtown.

but we are expecting the release of new version of the iwatch and the iphone. the iphone 7 is what the speculation is. not expecting a radical dese sign of the current iphone. the "wall street journal" reports the iphone 7 is similar to size of iphone 6 models with the same 4.7 1/2 screens. according to bloomberg news, the removal of the headphone jack which would allow for more space on the phone for a faster processor or improved battery capacity. it would have to be wireless or would have to plug into the existing lightning power port. apple could add a pressure sensitive home button and dual lens camera which would make for better shots in low light and allow pictures to be focused derchly after the fact. another rumor according to "wall street journal" is that the iphone 7 will be waterproof or at least water resistant. with regards to the new apple watch, expected to come with a gps chip, a faster processor,

and a better battery life. again, we'll know for sure at 10:00 when apple ceo tim cook delivers his key note here. of course, our tech and business reporter scott mcgrew will be reporting later this morning on how apple is trying to find a new market given that the iphone of course, this is a product that's been out here for a number of years now. again, not expecting a radical redesign. just updated improvements. reporting live here in sf, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> cool tweaks. bob, thank you. new details right now, on the arrest of now former 49er player bruce miller. he had other run-ins before the hotel fight that got him arrested. police released this booking photo. the former 49ers accused of beating a 70-year-old nan and his son at a hotel late sunday night. hours earlier, the manager at theest rant tommy's joint says miller stumbled in saying he was 00 gru but didn't have money. miller allegedly tried taking

other people's food and was eventually escorted out of the restaurant. people in san pablo are angry and scared after the shooting of a pregnant teenager. she and her unborn child were killed. neighbors say they heard gunshots in the area of 17th street on monday night. when officers arrived they found 18-year-old ilasia mccoy laying on the ground shot and bleeding. new orleans arrests have been made but police say they're following strong leads. the man who allegedly tried to kidnap two women in san jose is in a santa clara county jail. 56-year-old david lee russell was taken into custody yesterday following a slew of tips from the public. police say russell's first attack happened ten days ago. the second, last week. in both cases the victims were able to get away. russell, a convicted sex ander, is described as a transient. as lake county tries to recover from that devastating wildfire the man accuse of starting it, the one that destroyed dozen and dozens of

homes will be in court for a plea hearing today. dam damon pashilk. they have footage that puts pashilk near several fires. we're uk aing car break-ins. coming up you have a chance to help catch one of those thieves. the video sfpd wants you to see. >> for many it's a mild start to the morning with 60s outside and 90s in the forecast today. i'll let you know who could be approaching 100 degrees this afternoon coming up. and a quick look at fremont. no problem for the drive here. construction crews clearing a little north of the truck scales. we'll give you a look at oakland coming up. plus, video captures dozens of cats being dropped off at bay area shelter in the middle of night. the shelter says that the suspects have done this before. the alarming number of cats being dumped, that's next.

police are looking for the man you see on this surveillance video here. approach that suv. he breaks into the car. you watch him walk up, smash the window, climb in, take a backpack. he's going in right there. and then going. now, this happened on the 200 block of avila street august 6th. if you have any information call sfpd. dozen of cats abandoned at an animal shelter in no vlad do

say the people who did it may have done this before. marin humane society captured three people in a blue car dropping off 34 cats in boxes early sunday morning. the shelter believes the same group has dropped off more than 100 cats in the last four years. a letter of apology came with the delivery says, quote, a friend's great grandmother had too many babies. two rare species could delay a project in highway 101 in pacifica. a federal judge ruled caltrans has to obtain a further study and consult with the wildlife service before the project can move forward. the two rare species are the san francisco guarder snake listed endangered and the california red legged frog listed as threatened. that project would expand a 1.3 mile stretch of highway from four lanes up to six. it's 4:41. coming up, the congress is back in session. the lawmakers to make any progress when it comes to

fighting the zika virus. the reason democrats refuse to sign off on a zika funding bill. you're watching "today in the bay."

a live look at the stage in new york ahead of tonight's commander in chief for lum of first of its kind. it's happening right here on nbc. it will air at 5:00 and then again at 8:00 tonight. just for the best of the best. that's where both presidential

candidates fell on donald trump and hillary clinton will answer questions surrounding national security, the military, and veterans. the candidates will take the stage separately. a coin toss determined clinton will go first. nbc's matt lauer will moderate the event. questions will come up from the audience made of service members and veterans. we have programming changes to tell you about as well because of tonight's commander in chief forum. nbc bay area news will air at a special time 4:00 p.m. followed by nightly news with lester holt at 4:30. then the forum moderate bid matt lauer will air at 5:00 and 8:00. to the folks currently running our government, today members of the senate are looking for a new way to fund the fight against zika after their latest effort fell flat. the congress came back from a seven-day -- i should aseven-week long break on tuesday and once again failed to move forward with a bill that would pay for a federal zika response. democrats refused to sign off on the bill because it takes money

away from planned parenthood, medicare, and ebola funding. the pressure is on the break to break up that gridlock. this morning the cdc saying it's out of money to spend on zika. 4:46. 13 women will testify against bill cosby when he stands trial for allegedly drugging and sexually assaulting several women. trial will begin june 5th next year held close to his home in north town, pennsylvania. 20 miles outside of philadelphia. at least 50 women have accused cosby of sexual assault. he faces up to ten years in prison. if convicted. take a look at this, it's hurricane newton drenching those trees. drenching los cab boss. this morning the storm is headed toward the u.s. border. that storm slammed into los cobos on the tip of baja california peninsula. in the process it knocked out power, stranded tourists, and grounded flights. some of the flights between san jose and cabo were canceled.

it's headed toward the u.s. border with potentially dangerous rains expected for arizona and mexico. >> certainly not anything like that in our neck of the woods. in fact, a little heating trend. >> we're seeing a warm start to the morning where some spots in the hill, 70s to start things off. >> really? >> 73 degrees. the sign that we've got high pressure, warm temperatures aloft and along the sea level locations this morning, we've been close to 70 in oakland for about a the last couple of hours. 60s in san jose and around livermore right now. 60 degrees. 58 currently in san francisco. so hour by hour, saratoga could set off to school. look at the numbers dliming through the low 90s today. hottest day of the week arriving today. winds telling part of the story here. generally offshore through about midday and unfortunately that transport of air is also bringing in smoke from the s saddle fire in butte county. we will see areas of smoke as the smoke moves from north to south during the way.

it is also a "spare the air" day. worst air quality levels will be in the east bay and south bay. ground level ozone and smoke pollution. again, until we see a major shift in the winds, smoke will be an issue with our air quality probably into thursday. look at the high temperatures today. numbers in the mid 90s. south of san jose. even san francisco. yesterday 76 degrees. up pper 70s, 80 by 1:00. in the norv bay and tri-valley, hottest spots today about 98 degrees from concord, walnut creek, included. livermore close to 98. so today the hottest day. beginning tomorrow, san francisco cooling down quite a bit. 70s and into the 60s by the time we approach the start of the weekend. and valley temperatures probably one more day of 90s tomorrow. and then the cooling kicks in. back to the mid 80s by friday and saturday. so things cooling off as we head into the weekend. let's see how things are shaping up with your wednesday commute in oakland now with mike. >> we saw a couple of icons pop up in oakland. the rest of the bay, look at that. speed sensors like you would

expect. oakland, unexpected we do have a disabled vehicle. pickup truck blocking your slow lane. north 880 at broadway. there was another crash that registered over near the zoo off of 580 getting more details. sounds like it might have involved a deer. we'll let you know if that affects lanes as well. easy flowing. getting up there by oakland. shows you the volume of traffic. exactly what you would expect. a good amount of company but everybody gets along just fine at the nimitz. back to you. getting along with a new headline event in business news you might have heard. apple holding a annual event unveiling something in san francisco today. people are expecting a new iphone. >> but apple isn't the only tech giant holding an event today. for more on that and the rest of your news before the bell, we turn to landon dowdy live at cnbc world headquarters. good morning, landon. >> hi, good morning. first, a quick check of your markets. wall street will build on tuesday's gauns today. futures are mixed this morning. markets ending positive, nasdaq

closing at record level despite report showing weakest reading on the nation's services sector in six years. investors are digesting friday's job reports that traders suggest will keep the fed from hiking interest rates this month. dow rising 46 to 18548. nasdaq up to 5275. meanwhile, ford is teaming up with the nfl steining a three-year deal to be the official truck sponsor. as part of the deal for create a special line of super duty trucks for tailgate parties and make trucks available to give people at the game uber style. the company will hold a contest to give away super bowl tickets. sony is holding event at 3:00 p.m. eastern in new york city where it's expected to unveil two new versions of its top selling playstation 4 console, hard core gamers are interested in the larger of the two which is sony is calling the vps 4 neo. faster processors and improved graphics and support for 4k and video resolutions. meant to appeal to early

adapters like 4k and virtual reality but it will stilt play all of your old ps4 games. >> to the delight of some. >> including scott mcgrew. thank you very much, landon. 4:51. a new terrorist in a 20-year-old cold case. the unsolved disappearance of a cal polystudent is getting new attention today as searchers prepare to dig for new clues. first, happening right now. hundreds of people gathered at an oakland church on tuesday night to address the rampant problem of violent crime bibe bibeauing their heads in prayer. people in different faiths pray together at people of christ the like at church in oakland. videos of that meeting are on our twitter feed. federal authorities took most humpback whales off the endangered species list. they were nearly hunted to extinction for their oil and meat by industrial sized whaling ships. we'll be back in two minutes. a new twist in a 20-year old

cold-case. investigators have launched a new search for a missing "cal poly" student near sanui this morning there's a new twist in a 20 dwraerld cold case. they launched a new search for a missing cal polystudent near san luis obispo. she disappeared without a trace over memorial day weekend in 1996. two dozen fbi agents and sheriff's deputies are going to be digging in the area overlooking the campus. specially trained detection dogs identified that area which sit os an hillside. so far, no word if they found anything. it is 4:54. a group of sea scouts need help getting their boat back on the water. 15 young boys and girls, their boat capsized. the group which is part of the boy scouts of america says it will cost about $50,000 to pay

for repairs and lost gear. they've created a gofundme page. so far they've raised $7,000 in donations. laura, disney world has been using finger scanners for a deck aid on adults and older kids. but now it's requiring children ages 3-9 to scan their fingers, too. parents are uneasy with that, can scan their fingers instead. the purpose is to prevent fraud and to deter people from using stolen tickets and sharing their tickets. the park hopes the new plan ensures that only the person assigned to the pass is the one who actually uses it. well, we talked about this. once in a lifetime wedding photo take on a yosemite cliff. >> that mystery has been solved. we showed you amazing picture yesterday. photographer mike karas of hawaii enjoying a sunset and spotted a newlywed couple as they iembraced on the cliff.

one of the wedding toing photogs told the nbc the couple would like to remain anonymous. >> remote, romantic, okay. speaking of which -- >> a new way to tune in to nature. >> it is the return of pianos in the park and santa clara county. for the third year in a row santa clara parks and rec are putting the pianos in the most picturesque parts in five county parks. you can find them in los gatos, quicksilver, and joseph d. grant parks in san jose and vasona lack in morgan hill. they will be up there until october 5th. >> one of my neighbors daughter went out to one of those and tried to put it on facebook. it's a beautiful sight where some of thespian thats are. >> is she going to play a tune. >> yes. a lot better than you and i. it's 4:56. it is also apple's big day. the cupertino company will be making an announcement today. we'll be there live. plus -- >> seeing a big day for

temperatures today. soaring into the 90s later on including a around san jose. 60s to start your morning. how long the heat will last in the forecast, coming up. and your live look at the bay bridge just luke we hoped to find, a smooth flow of traffic. we'll show you a couple of incidents in oakland. i have a new update by the oakland zoo coming up. and a couple of suspects slam head-on into a chp cruiser in oakland going the wrong way on a ramp to 580. more on how this happened after the short break.

pete suratos in san mateo where police are still on the scene following a deadly overnight shooting in a parking lot near a hillsdale mall and it led to a high speed car chase for the suspects. we'll the details coming up in a live report. iconic peninsula up in flames. the aftermath left behind at the glass river -- glass slipper in palo alto this morning. and it's a moment tech lovers have been waiting for. apple set to make a big

announcement this morning in anticipation is growing. live with team coverage of what could be unveiled. "today in the bay" starts right now. all quiet there now but we're on our way to help you welcome your wednesday morning. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm sam brock. we talk about being out in san francisco for the big apple event. this might have sounded crazy before but a little spray fan for the people out there. >> now a lot of air conditioning in the more historic areas. >> after that. >> might be one of those. temperatures later on today. climbing close to 80 in san francisco. nice and comfortable right now. 60s in the south bay. boy, look at the tri-valley today. into the north bay right now. east bay temperatures might be the hottest in the afternoon. one of the busier spots so far for your morning commute, mike. >> a couple of incidents in the east bay. show you in a co