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 second. the first one we we talked about

at 880 and broadway cleared this disabled pickup truck. zoom in over here. counter what commute we do have eastbound. that's one of your zoo exit there's. a deer was hit in the roadway from what i understand. not one of the animals from the zoo. it does sound like it's one of those roaming around in the hills. chp has to help with that situation. midday we do have a game at the coliseum. back to you. mike, thank you very much. a man shot dead in a busy part of the peninsula. this morning we're learning more about a chaotic crime scene that unfolded in the hills day shopping center. >> the chase to find the shooter spans civil cities. >> good morning, laura and sam. it did span many cities shopping center and ended in san francisco. i want to get to some of this new video we got as we showed up here. three cars were being towed

away. that's what san mateo tells us. they say this is connected to the investigation. and according to san mateo pd they said the shooting took place in this parking lot where we're standing around 7:00 p.m. last night on the 3500 block of el camino real in this parking lot. mostly used by folks who live in the nearby apartment complexes. now, when police arrive they found a 31-year-old man shot multiple times and when medical aid was given it was a little bit too late. that victim dying at the scene. now, the high speed car chase of the suspects went from san mateo to 92 westbound up to 80 to 101 northbound. eventually ending in san francisco. >> actually there was not a lot of traffic. didn't create a danger. given the nature of what they were doing it was necessary to do what they could. we're grateful, they did yield at the scene of the stop and we got them in custody. >> reporter: san mateo pd says this appears to be an isolated incident. are investigating what led to this shooting. if you have any information that can help out with this case,

contact san mateo pd. pete suratos for "today in the bay." >> pete, thank you very much iffen on the other side of the bay. breaking news. the search is on for a man and woman involved in a high speed chase. that is the aftermath. the pair were trying to evade police on oakland city streets. they went the wrong way on a 580 off-ramp and collided head-on with a chp cruiser that was coming off that ramp trying to join the pursuit. the suspects jumped out of the car and escaped. more specifically, they scramled out and then jumped more than 20 feet off of the ramp and ran away. officers initially tried to stop the car when they noticed that it had blacked out windows. oakland police believe they have an idea of who the people are and are going to pursue more leads this morning. one officer was injured in the crash but suffered minor injuries. fire investigators are at palo alto's iconic glass slipper inn in morning. officials are trying to figure out what us caused the fire at the inn at el a anyone no real.

it started about 9:00 last night. firefighters were able to knock down the flames pretty quickly. about 20 guests are without a place to stay, however, due to the damage caused by the fire. techie's version of christmas eve. just a few hours away from an apple event where it's expected to unveil new product or improvements on existing ones. maybe one of them the iphone 7. a live look right now at the bill graham civic center where the announcement will be made later this morning. the biggest speculation that the point seems to be over audio. traditionally apple ships phones with ear buds but there are indications the new iphone is going to go wireless. that would mean no headphone jack. there's also speculation that the new phone could be water resistant. as always, injure going to have to be patient. consumers might have to wait a few weeks before orders are shipped. >> i love the product. i hope it's interesting. if it's interesting i'm going to get my wife and mine a new one. my kids are going to be upset but that's how it rolls. >> get one for the kids.

>> that's how daddy rolls. >> the cupertino giant is expected to unveil a newer version of the watch. stay with "today in the bay" for complete coverage of today's events. we're tag teaming it. we have team coverage with bob redell and business and tech reporter scott mcgrew. we'll be posting the latest on our social media platforms and website nbcbayarea.com. it is 5:05. we've got new details to share with you this morning. the arrest of former 49ers player bruce miller. we've learned he's had other run-ins with the hotel before the hotel fight that i should say got him arrested. ples released this booking photo. you see that deep gash over his eye, gash his agent said required multiple stitches. he's accused of beating a 70-year-old man and his son at a hotel. hours earlier the owner of tommy's joint said miller stumbled in saying he was hungry but didn't have any money. >> things got a little bit heated. he tried to take someone's

sandwich and of course, you know, the guest was not having that. >> the manager says miller was escorted out. three hours later miller was in handcuffs accused of hitting two hotel guests include that 70-year-old who i mentioned reportedly suffering a broken bone in his face. laura, this morning a lot of relief in the south bay after san jose police say they've caught the man wanted for assaulting and trying to kidnap two women in just the past couple of weeks. 56-year-old sex offender david lee russell was finally taken into custody yesterday near oakland road and charles street following a slew of tips from the public. police say that russell's first attack happened ten days ago near meridian and hamilton. the second one came last week. police credit the many tips from the public for russell's arrest. >> this is an example of the community working together with the police. how we quickly and efficiently take somebody off the streets, especially someone as dangerous as this guy that we're looking

for. >> russell, a convicted sex offender, is described as a transient. he's being held at the santa clara county jail. breaking news out of vallejo where police say an early morning standoff has led to the arrest of a suspect in the kilting of a pregnant teenager. this was the scene from a short time ago at an apartment complex. on monday night 18-year-old ilaysia mccoy was killed in san pablo in that area of 17th street near rumold boulevard. they took a 21-year-old man into custody in connection with the homicide. we will bring you more information as soon as it soms into our newsroom. dozens of cats abandabandon. and the people who did it may have done this before. a security camera at the marin humane society captured three people in a blue vehicle dropping off box after box of kittens early sunday morning. they rang the buzzer after h hours and they took off.

34 cats were inside. this isn't the first time boxes of cats have been left in novato. they believe the same group has made five drop-offs in four years leaving 130 cats to be cared for. >> this could have been avoied. spay or neuter could have avoided that. make sure all the cats are healthy but also spay/neuter so this doesn't happen again. >> letter of apology says, quote, a friend's great grandmother had too many babies. a long letter there. it will cost about $500 to prepare each kitten for adoption but i think they're waiving some of those fees just to kind of get these cats. >> animal crisis at this point. annual clear the shelters event. >> clear the cats. >> clear the cats. 5:08. et cetera will get let's get a check of your weather forecast. >> hopefully clear the skies or the air quality issues we're seeing today. unfortunately a "spare the air"

alert in the east bay and south bay. typically get when you get hot weather like today. mid 90s in downtown. 80 in san francisco. north bay temperatures in the upper 80s to low 90s. upper 90s in the forecast todayed for the tri-valley. now, if you don't like the heat, good news. we begin the cooldown in san francisco tomorrow. and much cooler weather for those valleys as we approach this upcoming weekend. to see what's happening with your wednesday's commute, here's mike. >> all clear for oakland. we have a nice smooth flow of traffic as far as our sensors go and the earlier incident. stall in 880 and the deer accident by the zoo. that is cleared. none of the zoo animals involved. i didn't want to raise alarms. bay bridge toll plaza slowing at the cash lanes. live look at dublin shows you no problems. 580 comes in out of livermore. back to you. >> mike, thank you very much. coming up next, the first of its kind forum. the questions both presidential candidates are going to be fielding tonight. more on that. in november you have an election, in september you have

iphone announcements. we'll take a look at what's coming up from apple.

it's something that's never been done before. we are talking about the commander in chief forum. that's going to air for the first time tonight here on nbc. >> we've got a look at stage where hillary clinton and druch will appear back to back live answering questions. "today in the bay's" tracie potts is live in washington with some of the topics that could be discussed tonight.

good morning, tracie. >> some of those topics include how do you keep this country safe, how do you defeat isis, how do you build up our military? donald trump previewing so of that in his philadelphia speech this morning. if numbers are any indication, this could end up being a friendly crowd for him. our nbc survey monkey poll found him ahead by 19 points among members of the military and retirees. a coin toss determines donald trump gets the last word in tonight's commander chief forum, one day after dozen of retired military chiefs endorsed him. >> 898 generals and admirals endorsed donald trump today. and these are the fighters, these are if fighters. >> compare where trump is with where both romney and mccain were. they had between 300 and 500. i'm doing better than any democrat. he's doing worse than recent

republicans. >> reporter: but democrats are worried. clinton's six points ahead in nbc's poll, same as last week, but two points behind in cnn's. >> worried democrats would like to see hillary clinton out there every day not just tearing down donald trump but selling herself to the american peek. >> reporter: before another military audience tuesday, trump switched topics several times, asked about syria's leader, he shifted to iran's nuclear deal. >> double up your sanctions. you could have really negotiated a deal. >> reporter: each side disparaging the other. >> she can't be president. she can't sheb anything. >> he has no clue about what he's talking about. >> reporter: as this race tightens. and as this race tightens and support about and from the military becomes more important, donald trump saying he's got dozens of retired generals supporting him. this morning, hillary clinton released her list. she says she's got 95 to his 88. so it seems that there is a war of numbers going on between them on who's got the most support

from military leaders. back to you. >> sounds like they're keeping score. tracie potts live from d.c. we have programming to changes because of tonight's commander in chief forum. nbc bay area news is airing at a special time, 4:00 p.m. followed by "nightly news with lester holt" at 4:30, and then that forum moderated by matt lauer at 5:00, once again at 8:00 p.m. mineta san jose international airport is looking for cash to beef up security. the airport is applying for federal grant money to buy new technology that includes smart cameras that can track cars, people, and planes. the airport is also upgrading its fences which have been raised to 11 feet in certain areas to cut down on security breaches. >> san jose airport did have a number of incidents if the past two years where we realized that we needed to increase our fence line in order to deter individuals from trying to scale our fence line. >> the new fences are three feet

above what they used to be. more las vegas chatter for the raiders. today could enup being a very notable one. southern nevada tourism committee is meeting with officials this afternoon about $1.9 billion stadium project right off the vegas strip. they're expected to get into the financing details for the stadium into the nitty-gritty, if you will. which would also be used by the unlv football team. raiders owner mark davis says the franchise will contribute $500 million to that project. if all sides come to an agreement the new stadium would be recommended to the governor of nevada. apple is announcing we think its latest iphone today. >> scott mcgrew says apple has a big advantage. >> a big advantage, advantage of low expectations. tech world is not expecting a, the on from apple today. we'll get to the particulars later in the newscast. but here's a live picture for you outside the event in san francisco. special event, it says. it starts at 10:00 this morning. these iphone announcements each

september have become part of american culture. but this time around the press not expecting much. iphone surprises a rare, stays "wall street journal." the glow fades the headline in the "new york times" this morning. to be fair, apple has created such a great product it's having trouble making it better. iphones account for two thirds of apple's products. it's locked in the battle for samsung for phone supremacy. samsung meanwhile has had several missteps. battery on the galaxy note 7 forcing a recall and now samsung telling bloomberg this morning some of its products are stuck on ships. hanjin ships waiting you side american ports is the shipping company navigates the bankruptcy. again, we'll have full coverage of this throughout the morning. for the rest of the news before the bell let's check in with landon dowdy live at cnbc world headquarters. good morning, landon. >> hi, scott. good morning. wall street will build on tuesday's gains. futures are mixed. and the markets are going to be positive with the nasdaq closing

at a record level despite a report showing the weakest riding on the nation's services sector in six years. investor are digesting friday's jobs report that traders suggest will keep the fed from hiking interest rates thmonths. the nasdaq up 26 to 5275. scott, back over to you. sam and laura, something really cool happened out in the middle of the ocean on tuesday. one of those little robot sail boats, the wave glider, hade here in the bay area. found and tracked a trans oceanic flight, a swiss airliner flying above it. here's the map. tiny robot boat tracking a flight north of iceland. the first time a bay early quid robotics team has ever done this. the point here is they're a huge stretch of the ocean where there's no radar coverage. we know this because we can't see their path. and that's why the malaysian air flight was so able to disappear. if we can have these tiny -- and they're just tiny little robot boats out there, they can actually communicate with the

airplanes and we can track them if they go. >> that would be interesting. >> they pulled it off yesterday. >> that's good. i wonder if they can survive in a way of some of the currents and what not out there as well. >> they can self steer. yes, they can start putting them across the ocean and we should be able to track airplanes out in the middle of vast oceans. >> could solve some mystery. >> could be revolutionary. rocky waters outside in general with everything going on. >> in fact, look at this. we've got hurricane newton to show you this morning. drenching los cabos. this morning that storm is headed towards the u.s. border. the storm slammed into los cabos on the southern tip of mexico's baja california peninsula. it knocked out powers, stranded tourists and grounded flights. some flight, in fact, between san jose and cabo were canceled. headed towards the u.s. border with potentially dangerous rains for arizona and mexico. a check of weather and traffic right now. rob has been following newton and the impact for california is relatively minimal but other

states effected. >> the high just off to our west is blocking the path of that storm. it's curving around high pressure in west texas and moving into southern arizona. not a hurricane anymore. winds sustaineded at only 60 miles per hour. crossing over the state of senora in mexico and a lot of mountains. take the tropical systems off their warm water feel environment and put them over the mountains and you see the storm begin to weaken rapidly but it still has a tremendous amount of moisture to pour into arizona. could crossover into tucson as weak tropical storm. look at those rain totals. maybe as much as four inches of rain in southeastern arizona. but as you saw, all that action staying off to the east of california. now this morning we've got 50s and 60s outside. san francisco, very interesting part of our weather story. we're expecting a high of close to 80 later on today after a start at 58 degrees. and those warm days have been

few and far between. average highs 70 degrees. only yesterday in july 26th have we been above 75 degrees for the second half of summer. and only three days at 70 or higher. obviously we will break that today. winds out at north during the day. today we will help bring in more smoke pollution in the bay area like we saw yesterday. today in addition to the heat is a "spare the air" day both for ground level ozone and smoke at times. check out the temperatures in the low to mid 90s south of downtown san jose. close to 80 in san francisco. hottest spots around the bay area today. climbing into the upper 90s. around the tri-valley. now to see what's happening with your morning commute around the tri-valley, here's mike. >> we had to go to the tri-valley to find those sensors. anything but green. look at that map. we will go over as you expect it's basically right here coming down ysabel heading down towards where it merges. and then cut through over towards 680 just fine. no problems. but that is your commute direction right behind my head. a little slowing off 205 and the altamont.

give you a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. mild backup starting for a few folks waiting to pay cash. fastrak, no problem. just breeze on through. 235 miles per hour is that speed limit. on the peninsula, south bay, smooth easy drive. here's palo alto north up towards southbound past the lane shift and into silicon valley. you're at speed. back to you. >> thanks, mike. coming up next, combating crime in oakland the way communities are coming together to try and address the growing problem with not just the city but really the country.

president obama touring a retabl tags in laos today. it treats survivors of bombs the u.s. once dropped on that crown country during the vietnam war. president obama says acknowledging the history of war and how it's experience bid ordinary people is a way that we make future wars less likely, quote/unquote. the president toured a buddhist temple and held a town hall for that people in that country. it doesn't matter what age, race, or religion, time is top of the list in problems in america. that's why hundreds of people gathered in oakland to address the problem by boeiw ing their heads in prayer. people from all faiths to the at the cathedral in oakland last night. they believe prayer will at least keep the dialogue moving when it comes to stopping the violence. >> fighting crime takes more than prayers. but the unity of the communities to build a peaceful future

absolutely is an important contributing factor. >> organizers of the summit hope oakland will host that event again next year. the search for new police chief in san francisco taking another step forward today. so far the city's received 60 applications for that job. and today a recruiter is going to give a presentation on the search as well as feedback on what people are looking for in a chief. next week applications will be reviewed. three candidates will be sent to mayor ed lee who will make the final decisions. among those hoping to get the job is interim chief toney chapl chaplin. chaplin took over for greg sir who stepped down over controversy. breaking news in the deadly shooting of a pregnant woman, seven months pregnant when she was gunned down. an arrest made early this morning. we'll have the very latest from the scene. chaotic crime secene outsid

a popular peninsula mall. the chase that spanned several cities and highways after a man shot dead in a parking lot in san mateo. this convicted sexual offender wanted by san jose police for allegedly trying to kidnap two more women have been found though he saved his face and he ditched his car. police credit you, the public.

and a good morning. happy you're joining us in the halfway point of your workweek on this wednesday. i'm sam brock. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. let's get right to that forecast with rob. warmer this morning. >> we'll see some spots in the 80s by probably 10:00 this morning as we go through the morning. right now, comfortable outside. 50s and 60s. approaching the afternoon, a few spots in the upper 90s. there you see 61 in san jose. 58 in san francisco. show you how san francisco today closing in on 80 degrees. san jose, tri-valley, in the low 90s. a lot of folks may be heading across the bay bridge to escape the heat. that's one of the busy spots for the morning drive. >> so the commute heating up at the bay bridge. no real surprises around the bay. look at this. there you see a little blip starting to form as people hit the road. just over a antioch ridge we have a crash. it's not across that antioch span. stall at berkeley off the freeway. it will slow you a bit. the backup forming here as metering lights turn on right on

schedule. back to you chl. we do have breaking news where police say early morning standoff led to the arrest of a 21-year-old in the killing of a pregnant teenager. this was the scene from a short time ago in an apartment complex on via vista street. on monday night 18-year-old ilaysia mccoy who was. seven months pregnant was shot and killed in san pablo. according to the family's gofundme page the baby shower was supposed to be this sunday. investigators took a 21-year-old man into custody. violence near a popular mall on the peninsula where a man is shot and killed but that was just the start. a wild scene specifically a pursuit playing out across several counties. "today in the bay's" pete suratos is joining us live from san mateo where that shooting happened. pete, we know that police have several people now in custody but this took a little while. >> reporter: good morning, sam.

they have two suspects in custody cording to san mateo pd but it started off here in san mateo and was a high speed car chase that ended in san francisco. want to show you new video. they were three cars being tow aid way when we showed up an hour ago. san mateo police say that was connected to this shooting. according to san mateo pd the deadly shooting took place around 7:00 p.m. on the 3500 block of el camino real in this parking lot. mostly used by folks in the nearby apartment complexes. when police arrived they found a 31-year-old man shot multiple times. that victim dying at the scene. high speed car chase i just mentioned for the suspects went from san mateo to 92 westbound up 280 eventually ending in san francisco. now, here's police talking more about this chase. >> our officers went down hillsdaling loo for a suspect vehicle. they picked him up at hillsdale and 101.

pursuit started up 101. the car took 92 westbound to 280 and 380 and northbound 101 and then the pursuit ended in san francisco where they did what's call aed a fell know stop and two suspects were taken into custody. >> reporter: san mateo say this appears on the a isolated incident. if you have any information to help, contact san mateo pd. live in san mateo, pete suratos for "today in the bay." >> thanks so much, pete. at 5:33 breaking news this morning. the search is on for a man or woman involved in a high speed chase. the pair were trying to evade police on oakland city streets. they went the wrong way on a 580 off-ramp, colliding head-on with the chp cruiser trying to join in that pursuit. but the suspects escaped. the two scrambled out of the car and jumped more than 20 feet off the ramp. then they ran away. officers initially trying to stop the car when they noticed blacked out windows. oakland police believe they know who they are and will pursue more leads this morning. one officer was injured in the

crash and suffered minor injuries. the manhunt to find a man suspected of trying to kidnap two women in south san jose comes to an end. as we stress the importance of reporting what you see, police say they have the public to thank. >> "today in the bay's" kris sanchez is live in san jose with what led up to the arrest. sounds like he even changed his identity, kris. >> reporter: well, laura, i can tell you that that wanted sex offender's picture was shared 400 times plus just from the nbc bay area facebook page. never mind the other social media platforms like instagram and twitter and all of the other news agencies also reportering that. and because of all of those eyes that were looking for david lee russell, police were able to track him down yesterday morning he did try to change his identity. shaved and tipped his car. driving something different but people still recognized him. police arrested him in the area of oakland road and charles avenue in san jose. about eight miles from willow

glen where police say he tried to incapacitate a young woman who fought him off a week ago yesterday and ten miles from hillsdale where police say a different young woman fought him off last friday. russell was unsuccessful in both of those alleged kidnapping attempts and the public seem to want to keep it that way. >> i shared the story on facebook. shared the story on my instagram. and i had a lot of family members and friends reach out to me. >> this is an example of the community working to the with a police. we quickly and efficiently take somebody off the streets. >> reporter: david lee russell was arrested on two counts of attempted kidnapping with the intent to commit a sexual event, two counts of assault to commit a felony, and outstanding warrant for driving under the influence. he also has at least two prior felony sexual assault convictions according to the database. russell is off the streets for now but he is due in court to face these charges on september 20th.

in san jose, kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >> kris, thank you very much. we are getting new details about threats made against sunnyvale high school students and one group that was singled out in particular, jewish students. investigators say 17-year-old admits to making a threat on instagram targeting about 50 jewish students. police say the teen referenced columbine in this instagram account, even attaching a photo of the mass shooting. >> i was surprised because we're a diverse population at fremont and i didn't think any jews would be op pressed like this. >> i was actually very, very happy to hear the administration was proactive. i commend the fact that law enforcement took it seriously. in today's day and age, you know, we can't dismiss hate speech. >> the law enforcement response was swift as well. the teen who made that threat was arrested on suspicion of a hate crime and making criminal threats. it is 5:36. man accuse of start that destructive fire in lake county will be in court for a plea

hearing today. damien pashilk is accused of setting several fires. he's expected at the lake county superior court this morning. investigators say they have surveillance footage that puts pashilk near several fires prks clayton fire in lake county destroyed nearly 200 homes and other structures. video proof of something many san francisco cans have experienced. police are looking for the man you see on the surveillance video breaking into a car. you watch him walk up to the suv, see him climb into the window there. he grabs a backpack and takes off. 200 block of avila street in san francisco. all of the way back on august 6th. if you have any information, call sfpd. getting off to a warmer start today. summer is just kind of hanging on out there. rob is in for kari today. >> yeah, spots including san jose in the south bay forecast right now in the 60s to start. high temperatures approaching the 90s today with just patches of low clouds out on the coast.

air quality issues today, too, as the stps climb quickly by lunchtime. valley highs in the 90s and a "spare the air" today, effort east bay and south day. worst air quality levels later on. numbers in the low to mid 90s. south of san jose. look at san francisco. close to 80 today. for the north bay and tri-valley, mid to upper 90s. some cooling begins tomorrow. upper 80s in the forecast approaching the weekend. now to see what's happening once again if your wednesday morning drive, here's mike. >> we have the colors starting to change on the map, rob. it's different than the fall colors. we are see that right on schedule. san jose. first burst for 101 just north of 6808. over here the tri-valley. the east baying looks at this. more traffic come in out of the altamont pass and dublin interchange. southbound 680. little bit of speed below 65 miles per hour. around 880. just south of that san mateo bridge. clearing by the time you get toward industrial no, problems there. getting in toward the bay bridge, smooth no we of traffic. let me show you a live look

outside. see things for 580 westbound here in livermore. it's a smooth easy drive. no problems out of livermore or at the bay bridge toll thplaza. back to you. at 5:39, two rare species could delay a project in pacifica. a federal judge ruled caltrans must have further study before a project can move forward. the two rare species are the san francisco garden snake listed as endangered and the california red-legged frog listed as threatened. the project would expand at 1.3 mile stretch of the highway from four lanes to six. coming up next, laura, after decades of twists and 20-year-old case, the reason investigators are relaunching search efforts to find a missing cal polystudent. i'm bob redell live in san

francisco with the latest rumor on the new iphone and iwatch upgrades expected at the apple event. we'll have that story. and just for fun, take you to the very first iphone announcement. all ahead.

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a new twist in a 20-year old cold-case. investigators have launched a new search for a missing "cal there's a new twist in a 20-year-old cold case investigators have launched a new search for a missing cal polystuben the kris tan smart from stockton disappeared over memorial day weekend in 1996. today two fbi agents and sheriff's deputys will be digging an area overlooking the campus. specifically trained detection dogs identified that area which sits of an hillside. so far no word if anything has been killing of an 11-year-old boy. he had been missing for 27 years until a long time suspect in the case told authorities just last week where to find his body. denny henrik detailed how he kidnapped and killed the boy nearly three decades ago.

the con ffession was part of a knee deal that caused henrik to spend 20 years in federal prison. 5:43. 13 women are set to testify against bill cosby when he stands trial for allegedly drugging and sexually assaulting several women. that will begin on june 5th snenext year. it will be held no norris town, pennsylvania. it's about 20 miles outside of philly. at least 50 women so far have accused cosby of sexual assault. he faces up to ten years in prison if he's convicted. it's 5:44. bay area congresswoman jackie speier introducing new legislation to help sexual assaults on campuses. she will introduce her bill in a few hours. the proposal is aimed at approved -- improving accountability and transparency when it comes to assaults. speier began push for stricter sexual assault laws following the controversial stanford rape

case. the state of michigan hopes to advance the testing of driveless cars by taking the driver completely out of the equation. the state senate is expected to approve a bill that will require a person no longer needs to be in the car while testing. require a researcher to promptly take control of the vehicle if necessary. michigan is trying to take the lead on building and developing autonomous vehicles. anticipation as apple prepares to make an announcement this morning. already speculation over what new products nib unveiled. >> we have team coverage of today's event. we're going the get to scott mcgrew in a moment. but first, "today in the bay's" bob redell live outside of bill graham civic center will an announcement will be made in an matter of hours. good morning. we are not expecting new products in terms of something we've never heard of before but updated versions of the iwatch and iphone 7 here at the bill

graham civic outer to yum. the special event as apple is teasing us with that expected to start at 10:00 and on line. they're seeing see you on the 17th with special message on their website. another message, we've got something special in store for you. and what are they talking about? well, the "wall street journal" reports that they're talking about a new iphone 7 expected to be similar in size to the iphone 6 models with the same 4.7 and 5.5 inch screens. one of the most rumored changes, removal of the headphone jack, which allows for a more space inside the phone for, let's say, a faster processor or improved battery capacity. this means the newed hans would have to be wireless or plug in through the existing light anything power port. pressure sensitive home button and a new duo lens camera on the plus model which could make for better shots and low light and allow pictures to be focused differently after the fact. another rumor according to cnbc the iphone 7 will be waterproof

or water resistant and a new apple watch, not i 1/2 but a watch, sorry about that, with a gps chip, faster processor and better battery life. we'll know for sure when tim cook begins his key note at 10:00 a.m. at the bill graham civic center. i want to turn it over to scott mcgrew, business and tech anchor. scott, we know that the expectations maybe this time around aren't as high as they have been in the past but this is certainly a turned into some sort of september tradition for apple. >> it has, bob. good morning. as you well know it's a september tradition, right? bob and i have stood outside apple stores early morning for years people have waited for the new iphones. bad news, bob, we don't expect apple to allow first come first serve lines for iphone 7. we'll see. they didn't for the watch. and this day and age you order online and ups delivers. this may be the seventh iphone but we've seen more than seven announcements because on the off year there's the s on each

phone. just for fun this morning let's take you back to the very first one. >> this is one device. and we are calling it iphone. >> just a little bit more than nine years ago. hard to remember now the first iphone only had built-in asp. there was no app store. the apps on the phone were the only apps that you got. features we would like to see on the newest iphone but don't really expect, unbreakable glass front. laura, you would appreciate that. waterpro waterproof. bob said waterproof or water resistant. i don't think we're going to get waterproof. i don't think weir we're going to get a totally independent apple watch. no need to connect for an iphone but we would love to see it. the nasdaq hit another all-time high on tuesday. foreign stock market did well. apple stock tends to sink right after the announcement. there's no need to werery about

that. that also is tradition. it runs up right before which it has. and then we'll see it sink at the announcement. >> only i think it would rise if you had phenomenal new product that maybe we don't know about. >> let's hope. >> can we go back to unbreakable glass for a second? >> i knew we were going to say that. >> a lot of us are thinking that would be something to have on our phones. the that's possible, how expe e expensive is it that they weren't using it in the first place. >> or maybe not developed. >> the technology, is grille is glass, is close. i'd like to see the point where you could -- and samsung, remember, have a waterproof phone. >> right. >> it's not unbreakable, waterproof. i would like to see where grown phones were a thing of the past. >> i keep those kiosks open. >> breaking some records now. >> 5:49. astronaut jeff williams back on earth after setting a new record for most time spent in space by an american.

the 58-year-old women surpassed the record of 520 days in space, logging 534 days before returning to earth. the mission did hit a snag as a group of air to land as their spacecraft ran into haze and unable to be seen. luckily a screen at the russian mission control center confirms the spacecraft landed safely. that's tough though. i mean, to hold that record and th then someone comes in and breaks it. >> scott kelley was celebrated for that. so it would be nice to see jeff williams here. becoming a sensation as well. >> maybe scott kelley is now saying bring it on. >> i'm ready for another round. >> challenge accepted. from challenging heat we're starting to deal with, rob, as we see temperatures up again. >> yes. and the start, a running start for temperatures in the hills. seeing numbers as warm as the low 90s. warming sinking air alot of top of a marine layer only 800 feet deep. that's down almost 1300 feet from a couple days ago. even at sea level, temperatures are mild. 61 degrees in san jose.

58 in san francisco as we take a look at the winds, this is part of the weather story today. ended up being a all day sea breeze. winds are out of the north and slightly offshore through mid afternoon and unfortunately with the saddle fire burning in butte county like yesterday if you're around the tri-valley the smoke was thick looks like we will see that again. strong high pressure. it's not just smoke pollution but ground level lows on it forms. photo chemical reaction with the sunlight and air pollution. we see ground level ozone concentrations, too, increasing around the inland east bay. tri-valley south bay seeing unhealthy air quality levels "spare the air" day today and spare yourself from the heat. stay away from downtown san jose. mid 90s. north bay temperatures into the low to mid 90s. north of napa. tri-valley today mid 90s in the forecast. good news though if you don't like the heat we begin to cool things off midday tomorrow in san francisco and for the valleys it will take longer but

that sea breeze will return in time for the weekend. relief comes for the weekend. now to see if there's any relief for your san jose commute, here's mike. >> unfortunately it's the op sid trend for traffic. seeing the build around the bay. we do see that slowing. a short section of 101. i'll show you that in a second. i want to show you also the build that's happened over the last seven or eight minutes south 680 from 580 to sunol boulevard. 880 from 2348 down toward union city the down through hayward passing the san mateo bridge. there's the build for the nimitz as well. if you're traveling north on the nimitz, smooth drive-thru oakland. at the bay bridge toll plaza. no problems on the approach through the north bay or upper east shore freeway. standard backup. fastrak still an advantage. san jose, there you go. north 101, that first burst. that will clear up in 10 to 15 minutes. it's 5:52. once in a lifetime wedding photo taken in the yosemite cliff and

the mystery of who featured it. it's been solved. >> it's so once in a lifetime it turns out they actually had hired a photographer. we showed you this amazing picture earlier in the week. photographer mike karas of hawaii was enjoying the sunset as he spotted this newlywed couple i'm bracing on top of the cliff. karas posted the photo on social media in hopes of finding the pair. there were wedding photographers there. one of them told us the couple has plenty of pictures, wants to remain anonymous as they would like to share the day with family and friends first. thumbs down to a popular flu vaccine. the reason kids may be feeling more of a sting this flu season. and happening right now on our digital platforms. hundreds of people gathered at a oakland church on tuesday night to address the rampant problem of violent crime by bowing in prayer. they prayed at that cathedral of

christ the light church in oakland. and federal authorities took most humpback what i'ms off the endangered s eed species list. they were hunted for oil an meat by industrial sized whaling ships. we're back in two minutes. a first of its kind...

and it's happening tonight right here on nbc. you're looking at a live picture 5:56. it's a first of its kind and happening tonight right here on nbc. this is a live picture of the stage in new york ahead of tonight's commander in chief forum where both presidential candidates will answer questions turneding national security, the military, and veterans. the candidates will take the stage separately in a coin toss determined already clinton will go first, trump second. nbc's matt lauer will moderate the event from the intre pid sea, air, and space museum. questions will come from the audience made up of service members and veterans. we have programming changes to tell you about 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. and then the forum i mentioned, m ra moderated by matt lauer. members of the senate are looking for a new way to fund the fight against zika after their latest effort fell flat.

congress came back from a seven-week long break on tuesday and once again failed to move forward with the bill to pay for a federal zika response. democrats refused to sign off on that bill because it takes money away from planned parenthood, medicare, and ebola funding. the pressure is back on to break the gridlock. the cdc says it's out of money to spend on zika. sorry, kids no, needle free vaccines for kids this flu season. pediatricians are giving a final thumbs down to the only nasal vaccine on the market saying they do not recommend the flumist vaccine for kids this year. pediatricians and the cdc have both said the flumist hasn't protected for the past few years. scientists can't explain why. disney world has been using finger scanners for a decade on adults and older children but now it's requiring kids ages 3 to 9 to scan their fingers, too. parents who are uneasy with that idea can scan their parents'

fingers instead. the purpose is to prevent fraud and to deter people from using stolen tickets and sharing those tickets. the farc hopes the new plan ensures that only the person assigned to that pass actually uses it. it's 25g 59. a group of sea scouts need help getting their boat back on the water. they were rescued from the san francisco bay on saturday afternoon after their boat capsized near aquatic park. the group, 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. we're tracking breaking news at 6:00. within the last hour police confirming an arrest in connection with the fatal shooting of a young pregnant mother only days before her baby shower. how they were finally able to take the suspect into custody. forced out by flames. the difficult night by dozen of hotel guests on the peninsula as an iconic inn catches fire.

all eyes on apple as the company is set to make a major announcement in only a matter of hours. we're going to have live team coverage when "today in the bay" continues right now. >> a very good morning to you. thanks for joining us on this now wednesday morning. i'll laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm sam brock. we're going to talk about new gadgets here in just a second. and apple. new gear of heat as we make it through the middle of the week he here. >> some spots in the 70s in the hills this morning. 50s and 60s outside. clear skies. presun rise view in san jose. look at that gorgeous view. 60 in san jose. 59d in san francisco. notice the afternoon temperatures today closing in on 80 around san francisco. up ter 90s in the tri-valley. low 80s around san jose for around lunchtime, then 90s later on this afternoon. mike? >> we're looking over to san jose, traffic veterans know, san jose gets a break right now kicks in once again by 6:30.