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. you will see a lot of slowing.

easier drive north 101 at 680. over here the try vap ly. down toward fremont and nimitz freeway. bay bridge toll plaza hz a backup. past the coliseum up a good amount of traffic. nimitz northbound. southbound with the headlights. neither side with any surprises. breaking news where police say an early morning standoff has led to the arrest of a 21-year-old man in connection to the killing of a pregnant teenager. this was the seen a couple of hours ago. luis morales jr. was taken into custody after a standoff with police. on monday night 18-year-old ilaysia mccoy, seven months pregnant, was shot and killed in san pablo. according to the family's gofundme page mccoy's baby shower was supposed to be this sunday. another story we're following overnight. fire investigators are at palo alto's iconic glass slipper inn

this morning. this is new video from the scene after the flames have been extinguished. officials are trying to figure out what caused the fire at tin on el camino real. it started ant 9:00 last night on the second floor. firefighters were able to knock the flames down quickly but 20 guests were displaced without a place to stay due to all the damage caused by the fire. happening now, apple gearing up for its big announcement today in san francisco. we're live at the bill graham civic auditorium where the announcement will be made. exeperts and faps are expectinga new iphone and updated smartwatch. speculating, we're going to know soon enough of what apple is up to. we'll have live team coverage with scott mcgrew and bob redell on apple's announcement in ten minutes. first though, in san mateo. two people are finally under arrest. one man is dead after a shooting near one of the peninsula's most popular shopping malls. >> pete suratos is live on the

scene. pete, the chase to find the shooters spanned several cities. >> good morning. that high speed car chase involving the suspects ended in san francisco, started in san mateo. i want to give you an idea of where the shooting took place. we're in this parking lot not too far from the hillsdale shopping mall. police said it happened in the open near apartment complexes right under that light pole. not too long ago, about an hour ago, we could get you that video. there were a fewer cass being towed away that police tell me were connected to the shooting. according to pd they say the shooting took place around 7:00 p.m. on the 3500 block of el camino real in this parking lot they just showed you, which is primarily used by residents living in these nearby apartment complexes. when police arrived they found a 31-year-old man shot several times who died at the scene and police are still investigating what led to this shooting. back to that high speed car chase of the suspects it went from san mateo to 92 westbound

up 280 to 101 northbound, eventually ending in san francisco. >> 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 it ended the way that it did. at the scene of the stop and got him in custody. >> reporter: the san mateo police says this appears to be an isolated incident. this is still an on going investigation. if you have any information that can help out with this case, contact san mateo pd. live in san mateo, pete suratos for "today in the bay." >> thank you very much, pete. breaking news we continue to follow in the east bay. the search is on for a man and woman involved in a high speed chase through oakland. the pair took off during a routine traffic stop, then went the wrong way on a 580 off-ramp, colliding head-on with a chp cruiser trying to join the pursuit. the two scrambled out of the car and jumped more than 20 feet off the ramp then ran away. oakland police believe they have an idea who the people are.

one aofficer suffered minor injuries in the crash. proof that public help matters. san jose police say they caught the man wanted for assaulting and trying to kidnap two women in the past couple weeks. 56-year-old sex offender david lee russell was taken into custody yesterday near oakland road and charles street following a slew of tips fro vid by the public. police say that russell's first attack happened ten days ago near meridian and hamilton, second one last week near hillsdale and highway 87. police are crediting the tips from the public for making this arrest. >> this is an example of the community working together with the police. we quickly and efficiently take somebody off the streets. especially someone as dang rouz as this guy that we're looking for. >> russell a convicted sex ander is described as a transient. he's being held at the santa clara county jail. congresswoman jacqui spears introducing new legislation to

help stop sexual assault. speier will introduce the bill in a couple of hours. it improves accountability and transparen transparency. speier pushed this following the controversial stanford rape case. the man accused of starting the fire in lake county is going to be in court for a plea hearing today. damon pashilk is accused of setting several fires. he's expected at the lake county skup your court building this morning. investigators say they have surveillance footage that puts pashilk near several fires with we have new details of the arrest of former 49er bruce miller. he had other run-ins before the hotel fight that got him arrested most recently. police released this booking photo, you can see the deep gash on his forehead there. a gash his agent said required multiple stitches. the former 49ers accused of beating a 70-year-old man and his son at the hotel. but hours earlier the manager at

a restaurant tommy's joint on van ness said miller stumbled in saying he was hungry and 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 then escorted out. but three hours later, miller was back in handcuffs accuse of hitting two hotel guests include that 70-year-old man who reportedly suffered broken bones in his face. it is 6:07. today could be a critical day in the raiders possible move no las vegas. southern nevada tourism committee is meeting with city officials about the $1.9 billion stadium project right off the strip. they are expected to get into the financial details of the stadium used by the unlv football team as well. raiders owner mark davis says the franchise will contribute $500 million to that project. if all sides come to an agreement, the new stadium will be recommended to the governor

of nevada. on the prowl. take a look at this. a mountain lion caught on a security camera in a hillsboro neighborhood. animal control officials say hillsboro is a natural habitat for mountain lions. that picture of the big cat was taken just before 11:00 non night outside a home on parrott drive. they're asked to keep pets and pet food indoors at night. let's take a peek outside. if you're commuting to work this morning, anywhere in the bay area, you're encouraged to carpool, bike, walk, or take public transportation. a "spare the air" alert is in effect. air quality districts suggest keep physical activities indoors. if you plan on going or a walk or jog get it done in the early morning hours. this is the 19th "spare the air" day this year. >> all right. rob mayeda is joining us now. stagnant conditions here today, rob. part of the reasons for the "spare the air" alert. >> it's trapped under high pressure. not enough mixing in the atmosphere in terms of vertical

winds. ground level ozone and smoke pollution in the bay. south bay coincidentally we will see the hottest temperatures in the forecast. mid 90s in downtown san jose. 80 degree mark by early afternoon. tri-valley today, numbers as hot as the upper 90s. but cooling relief begins tomorrow as the sea breeze tries to make a comeback at a temperatures closer to average as you approach the weekend. to see if your morning commute is shaping up average in hayward. >> we're going to encourage that sea breeze to come in and cool that down. looking at the rest of the bay. starting to heat up for the morning commute. the south bay we'll see you start to slow down through san jose and northbound routes. but right now seeing southbound 680 and southbound 580 with your typical pattern. tri-valley and over here from the nimitz, hayward down to union city and including these folks heading across san mateo bridge. live look shows you 92 westbound. standard pattern. flat section. eastbound looks like a good volume with no slowing on the

peninsula side. bay bridge metering lights are on as well. up next, a new lead in a decade's old case that dozens of fbi agents are taking today in the hopes of ninely bringing some closure to a california family. we're just a few hours out from apple's special event. what you can expect in terms of a possible new iphone 7 and apple iowatch. ==laura/cu==

a new twist in a 20-year old cold-case. today - the fbi will start excavating an area near cal there's a new twist in a 20-year-old cold case. today the fbi will start excavating an area near cal poly in san luis op business po. christian smart disappeared in 1996. she was just 19 years old at the time. about two dozen fbi agents and sheriff deputys will start digging on a hillside by the campus. they were led to that area by specially trained detection dogs. the dig is expected to last about four days and cover an a area of 90 feet. we are getting new details about threats made against the

sunnyvale high school students. one group in particular was singled out, jewish students. investigators say a 17-year-old admits to making a threat on instagram targeting roughly 50 jewish students at the school. police say the teen referenced columbine in an instagram account profile and even attached a photo of the mass shooting. >> i was surprised because we're diverse population at fremont and i didn't think any jews would be oppressed like this. >> i was very, very happy to hear that the administration was very 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. >> if teen who made the threat was arrested for hate crime and for making criminal threats. 6:14. anticipation is mounting as we're just under four hours away from happapple's big reveal.

good-bye to the headphone jack perhaps. >> we have team coverage. scott mcgrew will be joining us in just a minute but we kick things off with bob rel dell live in san francisco with a spec speculatiulation is swirli. laura mentioned the end of headphone jacks. bob, what else are you hearing? >> we're talking about a new iphone 7. that's the rumor at which would not be a radical redesign of the iphone 6 plus. we still have the same 56 1/2-inch size video screen. 4.7 inch if you're talking about the nonplus model. but we'll know for sure if just over a few hours at 10:00 when apple will be launching their, quote, special event here at the bill graham civic auditorium. on stage will be ceo tim cook delivering the key note. as we've seen in years past, running through new features that are expected on their products as we're talking about we're expecting the mention of the iphone 7. one of the most rumored changes, this is according to bloomburg

news which is what you and laura were alluding to, sam, the removal of the headphone jack to have more space inside the phone for a faster processor or improved battery capacity. this means the new headphones would have to be wearless or plug into the existen light anyone power port. there's also talk of rumor of a dual lens camera on the plus model. that would be two lens to allow for better photography and low light conditions, something we're used to working overnight on the morning show. another rumor, according to cnbc, the iphone 7 would be waterproof or at least water resistant. and thin with regards to the apple watch, there's talk that there could be a gps chip, a faster processor, and better battery life. again, we'll know for sure in about 3 1/2 hours at 10:00 a.m., a little bit over 3 1/2 hours when tim cook will take to the stage here at the bill graham civic auditorium. i want to send it over to scott mcgrew.

scott and i were talking about this. apple has a strange problem, i don't know if it's a good problem, strange one for sure because they're at a point where it's hard to improve on the products that many people find very popular and wonderful as it is. >> that's right. good morning, bob. luxury of low expectations, right? you look through the morning papers. you see we're not expecting much in the press. iphone surprises are rare, says the "wall street journal." the glow fades is the headline in the "new york times." but you're right. it's because the iphone has gotten so good it's difficult to find improvements for it. iphones are still incredibly important to apple. they account for two-thirds of the company's revenue. and apple has another thing going for it this morning, missteps by archrival samsung. apple's fought samsung in court, fought them in the markets. and the problems with the battery on its galaxy note 7 for samsung force adderall. and then you've got this, so much products are stuck on ships.

hanjin ships waiting outside ports this morning as the shipping company navigates the bankruptity. i don't know why any other company would pick today to make an announcement but sony today will announce a new version of its best-selling playstation 4. going to call it the neo. that's at noon today. peter thiel wrote an op-ed in the "washington post" voicing his support for donald trump. thiel gave a key note speech at trump's nomination this summer. speaking of silicon valley rich guy, john mcof affee is already in the news. intel. he is the guy who sold it to intel. remember, he was actually once a presidential candidate as well earlier this year running in the libertarian party but then lost to gary johnson. >> but he still wants his name out there. >> but it's already being used for which they paid him hundreds of millions of dollars. >> but yet it's still out there this morning, too.

6:18. the state of michigan hopes to advance the testing of driveless cars by taking the driver out of the equation. the state senate is expected to approve the bill that would no longer require a person be inside a self-driving car during testing. the bill would require a researcher to promptly take control of the vehicle when necessary. michigan is trying to take on the lead of building and developing autonomous vehicles. as long as we're still controlling our own car on the roads today maybe keep your top down on theconvertibles. >> that is the car to have today. >> key. >> if you're on the coast you will enjoy it and tri-valley it's going to feel a bit like a hair dryer as you drive around today. air temperatures in the mid to upper 90s later on but clear skies, gorgeous start to the day. one of the perks of being up this early in the morning is nice presun rise views. san jose right now, 60 degrees. high temperatures approaching the 90s. another view around the peninsula. forecast around palo alto, 60.

highs there into the upper 80s. heading into the afternoon. view from san bruno mountain. san francisco up to 80. look at the smoke outside. looking off to the east. wind direction aloft. out of the north pushing smoke from a wildfire in butte county. you can see the smoke here moving from north to south. so again, if you're in the tri-valley especially or the north bay, too, you will notice the areas of smoke. hazy skies and another "spare the air" day today. ground level ozone. areas of smoke at times for the afternoon and those temperatures really krampging up low to mid 90s south of san jose today. near 80 in sflans. north bay and tri-valley today seeing the temperatures climb through the 90s but relief is in sight tomorrow. we will see the low clouds making a comeback. temperatures cooling more noticeably in san francisco. take longer for the valleys to cool off. mid 80s in the forecast by friday and saturday. to see what's happening outside right now here's mike. it's pretty predictable as far as that pattern goes.

around roadways, starting to build in san jose. 101 show that slower drive again. not a problem over here slow coming out of san martin and morgan hill. jamming up by the time you get to cochran. back at speeds again. no problems in the south bay or silicon valley. 680 as well as 880 slow from 580 down toward free montd. that's the trend. bay bridge, reports of a crash at the toll plaza. camera is there. reported in lane 12. that would be roughly over here on the right approach. i haven't seen any problems as far as the cars moving except for the fact that they're all waiting to pay cash. i'll track that. peninsula sideshows a nice easy drive. palo alto, guys. no delays. peninsula or in the north bay. back to you. >> that is a nice sight. coming up next, a paralympics get under way in rio. but athletes from the world's largest country won't be allowed anywhere near the opening ceremony. plus --

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6:24. nbc bay area responds is wondering if you're in the same boat as the people you're about to meet. >> they say they received notices from collection agencies years after getting an ambulance ride. consumer investigator chris chmura picks up the story from

there. >> the collection notices ranged from $1700 to $3300. the thing is, the people involved say they never received a bill in the first place. kenneth, helen, and steven all tell the same story. they or their loved ones required ambulance service a few years ago. but just recently received a notice saying than unpaid bill was sent to collections. and that could damage their credit. the company in question is rural metro ambulance. its website says it's operates in santa clara. in a statement rural metro explained why an initial bill didn't go out but a collection notice did. quote, the issue resulted from a processing change that was mate when rural metro came out of bankruptcy. we have identified and corrected the issue and are handling each inquiry on a case-by-case basis. after speaking up, kenneth, helen, and steven say their bills have been erased. skaifing them thousands of dollars. did you receive a collection notice for an ambulance ride? please tell us about it.

call 888-996-tips or visit nbcbayarea.com slas nbcbayarea.com/responds. click the yellow submit tips bar. back to you. >> thank you so much. 6:26. the paralympics are getting under way in rio. amid a funding crisis and doping sandal. the games which feature athletes with disabilities from 161 nations suffered some of the same woes as the rio olympics and only last-minute government bailout helped save the event from a budget shortfall. today's opening ceremony will not include a team from russia banned from the games in the wake of a doping scandal. coming up next on "today in the bay," dozen of cats left in boxes outside a north bay humane society along with them a letter of apology. details of this unexpected delivery, next. update to breaking news.

police confirming the arrest of a man wanted in connection with the killing of a young pregnant woman. the stand now that ended with a suspect in handcuffs. >> reporter: and i'm kris sanchez in san jose where police are thanking the public for keeping an eye out for a wanted sex offender. counting up the military endorsements. the morning before a military forum. i'm tracie potts. coming up, the presidential campaign donald trump and hillary clinton on the same stage but not at the same time, tonight.

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i'm laura garcia cann. a very good wednesday morning to you. thanks so much for joining us. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm sam brock. what better way to start off than with beautiful sun rises. >> true. >> looks great. laura knows it's true. but, it smells a little smokey right now on the "spare the air" alert days. >> it coming in from butte county bringing in smoke for the bay area and make for a somewhat more orange start to the p presunrise views. notice the temperatures today up ter per 90s in the east bay. tri-valley for oakland. mid 80s in the forecast. low 90s for san jose. near 80 in san francisco as we head towards the afternoon. to see what's happening with your commute around richmond here's mike. >> that's right. you're look at orange sunrises i'm looking for red sensors indicating slower spots. south bay we'll show you that in a second awe be a little build

kicking around as well as the east bay and tri-valley. unusually slow right now. ten minutes richmond. bay bridge toll plaza has your backup. golden gate fields and westbound 80. no crashes reported as i continue to scour the system. meanwhile, san jose we talked about the build for the northbound routes. here's 101. starting to show a slow down at 680. same thing at capitol expressway. back to you. we are following breaking news out of vallejo where police say an early morning standoff has led to the arrest of 21-year-old man in connection to the killing of a pregnant teenager. this was the seen scene at the austin creek apartment complex. luis morales jr. was taken into custody after a standoff with police. on monday night 18-year-old ilaysia mccoy was shot and

killed in san pablo. her baby shower was supposed to be this sunday. 6:31. two people are under arrest and one man dead after a shooting in the peninsula's most popular shopping malls. pete suratos is live near the hillsdale shopping center. pete, while the shooting shapd there the wild chase ended in san francisco. >> reporter: good morning, laura. it was quite a case that spaned a number of cities and we're here in that parking lot on the 3500 block of el camino real. you can see this parking lot is really wide open in this area near a number of apartment complexes. want to show you video of about three cars that i saw tow aid way and san mateo pd said those cars were con flekted to the investigation. according to police they say this deadly shooting took place around 7:00 p.m. on the 3500 block of el camino reel in this parking lot. when they arrived, a 31-year-old man was shot multiple times. that victim dying at the scene.

that high speed car space of the suspects went from san mateo to 92 westbound up 280, ending in san francisco. here's san mateo pd talking a little bit more about the chase. >> so our officers went down hillsdale looking for a possible suspect vehicle. they picked up the suspect vehicle at hillsdale and 101. pursuit started up 101. the car took 92 westbound to 280 and then to 380 and then northbound 101 and then the pursuit ended in san francisco where they did a felony stop and two suspects were taken of into custody. >> reporter: san mateo pd says this is an isolated incident. it is an on going investigation. if you have any information, contact san mateo pd. pete suratos for "today in the bay." >> thank you so much, pete. 6:33. san jose police are thanking the public for helping them track down a convicted sex offender accuse of trying to kad nap two young women. kris sanchez is live in san

jose. the entire community is relieved to have this man off the streets. >> right, laura. yes, he said they are relieved. we know that because they're posting about it on social media. the very place where they shared that wanted sex offender's face and picture over and over and over again in a last couple of days. and san jose police say that because of that social media engagement, they were able to track down david lee russell yesterday morning, two days after asking the public to help keep an eye out for him. russell did shave his goatee and ditched his white suv for his silver sedan. the people still spotted him in the area of oakland road and charles avenue about eight miles from willow glen where he tried to incapacitate a young woman who fought him off a week ago yesterday. it was also about ten miles from hillsdale and 87 where police say a different young woman fought him off on friday. russell was unsuccessful in both of those alleged kidnapping attempts and the public 150e78d to want to keep it that way. >> i showed 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 together with the police, how we quickly and efficiently take somebody off the streets. >> reporter: russell was arrested on two counts of attempted kidnapping, two counts of attempted kidnapping with the intent of sexual offense, two cutes of assault to commit a felony and outstanding or want for a dui. he has two prior sexual assault convictions. russell is off the streets for now and will be before a judge, schedule to see the judge on september 20th to answer to these felony charges. in san jose, kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >> kris, thank you very much. dozens of cats abandoned in novato. the staff there say the people who did this may have done the same thing before. security camera at the marin humane society captured three

people in a blue vehicle dropping off a box early sunday morning. they rang the buzzer. you see them carrying it out of their car. after they received it and then just took off. 34 cats were inside of the box. it's not the first time the boxes of cats have been left in novato. shelter staff believe the group has made five drops in four years leaving some 130 cats to be cared for. >> and this could have been avoid. spay and neuter could have avoided this. that's why we want to know who they are. make sure the cats are healthy but help spay and neuter so this doesn't happen again. >> a letter of apology came with the delivery. it says a friend's great grandmother had too many babies. the shelter says it's going to cost about $500 to prepare each one of these kittens for adoption. the search for new police chief in san francisco is moving forward today. so far the city has received about 60 applications for the job. and today a recruiter will give a presentation on the search as well as feedback on what people are looking for in the chief.

next week applications will be reviewed in a closed session followed by interviews in october. three candidates will will be sent to mayor ed lee who will make the decision. among those hopes to get the job is interim chief toney chaplin. he took over for greg sure who resigned amid controversy over police brutality and bigoted and text messages. unlike anything you've seen before it is the first of its kind happening here on nbc tonight. >> both presidential candidates hillary clinton and donald trump will answer questions surrounding military and veterans. in tonight's commander in chief forum. tracie potts is live in washington, d.c. with more on this event airing on nbc bay area. no doubt we will be talking about it tomorrow, tracie. >> no question about that, laura. and at this forum, we're going to see both hillary clinton and donald trump on the same stage. we have live pictures this morning of that stage. but they won't be there at the same time. could turn out to be a friendly

crowd for trump. our nbc news survey monkey poll shows he has a 19-point advantage among military leaders and veterans. >> a coin toss determines donald trump gets the last word in tonight's commander in chief forum. one day after dozens of retired military chiefs endorse him. >> 88 generals and admirals endorsed donald trump today as these are the fighters, these are the 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. >> democrats are worried. clinton's six points ahead in nbc poll 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 in the american people.

>> 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. >> each side disparaging the other. >> she can't be president. she doesn't remember anything. >> he has no clue about what he's talking about. >> reporter: as this race tightens. now, as trump says he's got 88 military leaders behind himt. this morning hillary clinton released her list. she says she's got 95. back to you. >> all right, keeping count. we have programming changes to tell you about because of tonight's commander in chief forum. nbc bay area news is going to air at a special time, 4:00 p.m. followed by nightly news with lester holt at 40g 30. and the forum moderated by matt lauer at 5:00 and once again at 8:00 p.m. in case you want to watch it again. >> we're going to watch it. texting each other and maybe watch it again. >> second bowl of popcorn.

6:39 right now in the morning. we're getting a warm start to our wednesday morning. midway through the week. let's check in with rob. he has a look at the forecast. >> the forecast has 50s and 60s outside and hazy skies. the view from san bruno mountain looking off to the east. san francisco approaching 80 degrees. the haze is part of the weather story today. "spare the air" day. east bay and south bay with unhealthy for sensitive groups air quality. and issues probably gab for one more day before the sea breeze picks up. 90s south of downtown san jose. 80 in san francisco. low 90s into the north bay. mid to upper 90s around the tri-valley. relief from the heat comes in tomorrow as the sea breeze picks up for san francisco and slow cooling across the valleys and better air quality approaching the weekend. mike? we found the source of the problem in richmond. show you the big shot of the bay. first we'll start in the south bay because silicon valley seeing the traffic coming out of san jose. traditional pattern for the slower drive. nothing dramatic.

southboundle traffic, 680 in the tri-valley and 880 in the east bay. heading past the san mateo bridge now 92 westbound sees more traffic. peninsula still moves very well though. this does not move well. the upper east shore freeway jamming up at san pablo. hercules. jammed up toward carlson where there is a crash blocking the hov lane. that spot, only one lane is enough distraction to cause all of this backup. creating leaf as folks head through berkeley. lighter flow of traffic for now. back to you. >> thanks, mike. coming up next on "today in the bay," security upgrades at sjc. plus, a big thumbs down to a popular alternative to the flu shot. the reason kids may be feeling a little more of a sting this coming flu season. and apple out with a big announcement today. could it be a new iphone? of course it's a new iphone. let's look at the big board as well. dow industrials trading flat this morning.

==laura/vo== no needle free vaccines for kids this coming flu season. sorry, kids. no needle-free vaccine for children this upcoming flu season. pediatricians are giving a final thumbs down to the only nasal vaccine on the market saying they do not recommend flumist for kids this year. pediatricians and the cdc both say flumist hasn't protected against certain flu strains for the past several years. baffled scientists cannot explain why. laura, after several high-profile breaches, another san jose international airport is looking up to beef up the security with more money. the airport is applying for more federal sgrant money to buy

technology, smart cameras to track car, people, and planes. the airport is already upgrading its fence which have been raised to 11 feet in certain areas to cut down on the breaches. >> san jose did have a number of incidents in 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. federal regulations say that airport fences need to be at least six feet tall. it's become an early september tradition. apple announcing a new iphone. >> so much for speculation. now it's kind of certainty. scott mcgrew starting off our team coverage with a wish list. >> yes. wish list. good morning. apple iphones have gotten so good, sam. it's getting harder for the engineers to make them better. we do have ideas though. probably won't get these things. but what we would love to see today is unbreakable glass, drop it all you want.

i take that over a better camera any day. waterproof, samsung's phone is waterproof. and an apple watch maybe that runs independently from the iphone itself. that is a wish list, bob redell here is to give a healthy dose of reality. bob, what are you hearing? >> reporter: we're hearing a bunch of different rumors with regards to the new iphone 7. they're expecting to be calling it. would bit waterproof or water resistant, one rumor that cnbc is reportering as the father of two accident-prone teenagers who own iphones. water resistance would be awesome. should know for sure though in just over three hours here behind me at the bill graham civic auditorium rt downtown sf where you can see put up there on the billboard as simple two words, special event. talking about at 10:00 a.m. when ceo tim cook will be delivering the key note. again, the iphone seven is not expected to be a radical redesign of the iphone six

models. they would still have the same 4.7 and 5 1/2 inch screens. one of the most rumored changesrd coing to bloomburg news is the removal of the headphone jack. the new head fines could have to be wireness or plug into the existing lightning plug port. a dual lens camera on the plus model which would make for better shots and low lighting and allow pictures to be focused differently after the fact. and of course they've got that waterproof, water resistant rumor. a jet black color. as far as the apple watch is concerned, cnbc reporting there could be a new gps chip, faster processor, and better battery life. we're going to know for sure, again, at 10:00 a.m. when ceo of apple tim cook takes the stage. regardless of what they announce, rest assured that myself, maybe you, in a month or two will be outside an apple store lined up in the wee hours with about 100 to 500 other

apple fans. >> if tradition hold, yeah. a lot of tradition, too, as we were looking back through old tape to the announcement of the very first iphone in 2007. here's steve jobs pulling a prank at that announcement. >> today apple is going to reinvent the phone. and here it is. >> of course the first iphone diplomat look li didn't look like that. remember at first there was no app store. the apps on the phone were the only apps that you got on the first iphone. sam and laura, neat bit of science. liquid robotics in sunnyvale make those little wave gliders, the little sail boats. somebody had the bright idea to fit them with receivers to detect airplanes overhead. for the first time tuesday it worked. a wave glider detected a trans oceanic flight above it. now, this is important because there are huge stretches of ocean where there's no radar coverage. the airplanes are out there but

we can't see them which is why that malaysian night was able to disappear. some day perhaps little robots, very small, floating in the ocean, we'll be able to track all the airplanes going overh d overhead. born in silicon valley. >> the window for finding the black box cess so small, time is of the essence here so it's really important invention. >> exactly. >> thank you, sir. not in our neck of the woods but it is hurricane newton drenching los cabos. this morning the storm is headed towards the u.s. it came ashore on the southern tip of mexico's baja california peninsula knocking out power. stranded tourists and grounded flights. some flights between san jose and cabo were canceled. it's headed towards the u.s. border with potentially dangerous rains for arizona and mexico. more on this now in weather and traffic. you mentioned arizona, texas, too, as it moves east. >> sometimes this time of year we can see the storms weaken for a moisture up towards the bay area and bring us thunder

showers. not the case today. we've got strong high pressure keeping us dry but by lunchtime our time this is tropical storm newton. 60 miles per hour. could cross southern arizona maintaining tropical storm strength. that's the case. there's only been six in history that have been able to do that. and this is a pretty large system there and some of the rainfall totals as the wind speeds probably still about the 45-mile-per-hour range crossing into southern arizona. could be two to four inches of rain. the average summertime total for the noen soon is six inches. and heading over towards new mexico over the next 24 hours. around the bay area, hazy skies. no low clouds as you can see there, presunrise view in san jose. 60 for now. tacking on 32 more degrees by the afternoon. winds also important this morning out of the north. which has unfortunately again this morning brought in more smoke from butte county. that will be part of our air quality story today. ground level ozone and smoke

pollution, a share the air day around the bay area with the worst air quality around those interior value is will of the east bay and tri-valley and south bay as we head towards the afternoon. coincidentally, areas that will see the hotter temperatures today mid 90s south of san jose, close to 80 in san francisco. it's been a cool summer but not today. north bay into the low 90s. mid to upper 90s possible today around the tri-valley but notice the sea breeze making a comeback. tomorrow, san francisco cooling down significantly by the time we approach the weekend. and around the tri-valley, slowly m cooling. back in the up pir 80s by friday and saturday. so tracking your morning commute and a hot spot weather wise near the valley. >> we're building on a typical pattern. show you the entire map. zoom in, yes, to start with the south bay out of the altamont valley, slower drive for highway 85 building off the 85 split with 101. all of your northbound routes through san jose show the build holding off for much of silicon valley.

you're getting a break right now. meanwhile, slower drive for the nimitz right around the san mateo bridge. over here the upper east shore freeway coming in toward richmond around carlson, crash still blocks one lane. big distraction there. look at bergly where we have a shot of the university avenue overcrossing. westbound with the volume of traffic, smart corridor. hopefully they're getting the warning to shift of and away from the hov lane where the lane is still blocked. another live look. san mateo bridge westbound is the push. we're seeing some slowing now for 101 at 92. that's in san mateo, standard flow. back to you. >> that additional backup. it does not matter what age or race or religion or whatever your background, for most people crime is at the top of the list for problems in america. that's why hundreds of people gathered in oakland to idea that issue by boughing their heads together in prayer. international peace summit brought people from all faiths together at cathedral of christ the light catholic church in

oakland. they believe the prayer is going to at least keep the dialogue moving when it comes to stopping violence. >> fighting crime takes more than prayer but the unity of the community to build a peaceful future is a contributing factor. >> thing or isz nooers of the summit hope in oakland are going to host that event again next year. coming up up next on "today in the bay," a recap of this morning's top stories including an iconic inn on the peninsula catching fire. the quick actions by firefighters that helped all the guests get out safely. before you head out the door -

here are the top stories on nbc bay ar. welcome back. before you head out the door, here are the top stories on nbc bay area. >> update to breaking news out of vallejo where police say an early morning standoff has led to the arrest of a suspect if the killing of a pregnant teenager. this was the sdeen scene from a short time ago in an apartment complex on vista street. 18-year-old ilaysia mccoy was shot and killed in the area of 17th street near rumreal boulevard. she was seven months pregnant. her baby shower was supposed to be this weekend. again, investigators say they took 21-year-old luis morales jr. into custody. more violence in place many people are familiar with.

near the hillsdale shopping here? san mateo. the shoeioting happened about 70 last night behind a chase bank and petsmart. two suspects led officers os an high speed chase up the peninsula as you see they were apprehended in san francisco at market and octavia. police believe the victim and suspects knew each other. fire investigators are at palo alto's iconic glass slipper inn this morning. they're trying to figure out what caused a fire at the inn on el camino real. the fire started on the second floor about 9:00 last night. firefighters were able to knock down the flames pretty quickly, about 20 guests however are without a place to stay due to the damage caused by the fire. breaking news in the east bay. the search is on right now for a man and a woman who were involved in a high speed chase through oakland. the air took off during a routine traffic stop leading officers through oakland city streets and tried to go a wrong way on a 580 off-ramp and chp cruiser was calming off the

off-ramp at the same time they collided. the two scrambled out of the car and jumped more than 20 feet off the ramp and then ran away. oakland police believe they have an idea of who the people are. one officer suffered minor injuries in that crash. decision 2016, and the stage is set. a live look outside the intrepid sea, air, and space museum in new york. first ever commander in chief forum will be held tonight. donald trump and hillary clinton will answer questions separately surrounding military and veterans will add to their questioning tonight. but matt lauer will moderate that event. it airs on nbc bay area tonight at 5:00 and again at 8:00. we'll have the news on tonight at 4:00. all right. i doubt they're going to be clearing the air there tonight but it should be interesting. >> come on. >> we do have a "spare the air" alert. >> and hazy skies. sun rise view over season jose. pretty picture at 59 degrees. for most places adding 35

degrees to those numbers as we head towards the afternoon. upper 90s in reach along the tri-valley. 80 in san francisco. low 90s in san jose today. if you don't like heat, good news. tomorrow and friday, cooler temperatures return. >> a "spare the air" alert today so it's great to take public transit. >> that's right. people doing that? >> people are doing it. at least not being delayed by public transit. we are concerned looking at the overall view of the bay. not a major issue. south bay where we are northbound routes do have the slow down for san jose and not a problem for silicon valley. we do have a concern here with this crash northbound 880 and fremont around dakota road. right-hand shoulder but they being five vehicles involved. a little concerned. i'll check that out and let you know if there's anything else to alert you about. southbound is the slower drive through hayward and the san mateo bridge, west 92 sees the build. see the peninsula with more traffic. >> there we go. we'll have more news, weather, traffic coming up in our local news update at 7:25. >> the whole basket of things.

see you again. join us for nbc bay area at 11:00. have a great day. ♪ good good morning. battle ready. donald trump and hillary clinton set to take the stage tonight at our commander in chief forum. a new poll shows trump way ahead with active service members and veterans. clinton takes a swipe at her rival's plans for the armed forces. >> the own things that is clear is he h no clue about what he's talking about. >> what will both candidates have to do to win the military vote? $1.7 billion. that's how much the obama administration now admits it sent iran in cash earlier this year. more than four times what it initially said it delivered. what was the money for, and why wasn't the government more up front about it from the start?