here in the bay area to honor the victims of september 11th. "today in the bay" continues right now. 6:00 on your friday morning. and we hope it's a good one. thanks so much for joining us. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm scott mcgrew. in for sam brock. he's take taking an early weekend this morning. let's get your weekend started with the forecast. >> the forecast right now looks foggy around san francisco. that is the ocean air conditioning that dropped temperatures as much as 20 degrees from those mid week highs in the 90s. today, san francisco about 65 degrees as you can see the fog spilling in the south bay this morning but as you move towards the afternoon, numbers in the mid 80s. upper 80s around the tri-valley. now to see what's happening with the south bay commute, mike. >> fog may be a factor. it's not a problem across the bay bridge where the metering lights are on. typical patterns for most of the bay but i was concerned right here for the south bay. two notes. northbound 101 we had this early first burst sticking around

longer than we typically see but now looks like things are sorted out. just a few folks getting an early start. maybe they want to make an early get away this afternoon. no problems other than that. north 85 coming up towards evelyn and sunnyvale. reports of debris in the roadway. i'll track that. but so far no slowing shows up between 237 and wurn. back to you. new this morning, a number of dogs are dead after a home went up in flames overnight in the south bay. we have a photo from the scene given to us from the south santa clara county fire district. see those flames shooting through the roof of the san martin home. the fire was tough to knock down. crews from three neighbors cities called in to help. firefighters rescued four dogs but tell us there were at least a dozen more dogs in the home. it's not clear how many were killed. three people are homeless as well. they were not hurt. police say they've arrested a man accuse of targeting cars and drivers in the south bay. today he's expected in court. >> "today in the bay's" kris sanchez is live in san jose. kris, the suspect already was in

court yesterday but didn't enter a plea. >> reporter: right. and people who live along that blossom hill corridor say that they are relieved that he will once again face those charges before a judge today though he did not enter a plea yesterday. one man told us he started breaking laws himself. running red lights because she didn't want to be sitting there like a sitting duck. again very happy and relieve tld is somebody in custody. that suspect is michael james lee lewis. he mouthed the words "help me" to his family violating the court's rule of not communicating with anyone but the judge or his lawyer in court. lewis will need more than his family's help as he faces four charges of attempted murder because when police found a warrant, got a warrant to search his home, they found a gun and bullets that the crime lab matched to four of the ten shootings along blossom hill since may. a bill he has not linked with all of those shootings. people who live and work around that area feel a little better

today. >> yeah. i feel better. feel a lot safer. >> definitely relieved. but i'm worried if somebody that senseless does something like that it could happen again. >> reporter: michael james lee lewis was arrested on unrelated charges in mid august. and between then and now investigators connected the dots to four of those ten shootings. while there have not been any additional shootings in that area since he has been in custody, police say they cannot yet rule out that there could be another shooter. in san jose, kris sanchez, "today in the bay." it is 6:03. six years ago today a pipeline explosion in san bruno killed eight people. dozens of homes were just flattened in the explosion and subsequent fire. a jury found pg&e guilty of violating the safety laws and obstructing the investigation into this explosion. pg&e may be facing a $3 million fine for those charges.

this sunday marks 15 years since the smeceptember 11th ter attack tons united states and the nation is mourning those lives lost and there will be a special reminder of the day right here in the bay area. "today in the bay's" pete suratos joins us from san francisco's first responder plaza with a presue of the weekend's event. good morning, pete. >> reporter: good morning, scott. yes, it has been 15 years sunday will mark 15 years since that tragic day that changed our country as we know it. we're here at the first responder plaza where that event will take place on sunday as local firefighters will honor those first responders who put their lives on the line on that day. now, that ceremony will start at 6:45 a.m. on sunday at third street and china basin and local first responder will ring a department bell symbolizing the final call for the 343 new york firefighters who died on that day. there will be also be an unveiling of the piece of the world trade center tower. san francisco fire department and the family of betty yong, a

local woman in san francisco who died working as a flight attendant on flight 11 were the ones who brought this piece to the city. much like previous ceremonies in the past, this will no doubt be an emotional moment for the folks. >> just thinking about it is an emotional thing for me. i think there will be a lot of different reactions. but i think it will be somewhat of a somber moment. >> that piece of the world trade center will eventually be put on permanent display at fire department headquarters on second street and this sunday's ceremony is open to the public. we're live in san francisco, pete suratos for "today in the bay." >> thank you so much, pete. it is 6:05. alameda county d.a.'s office will announce today if it will file criminal charges against police officers involved in a sex abuse scandal. the investigation centers around a 19-year-old self proclaimed prostitute. she calls herself celeste guap.

she claims she had relations with more than two dozen officers, some when she was a minor. the sex sandal first came to light at the oakland police department where 12 officers have been disciplined. it has since led to the down fall of several officers and deputies in multiple east bay departments. >> a regular civilian of the community would be prosecuted for anything pertaining to sexual exploitation with a.minor, sexual assault with a minor. we're looking for the same outcome. san jose police say they need help identifying this man wanted in connection to a deadly shooting of a community college professor. david moglen was shot and killed in late july at willow and first streets. near the 87 and 280 interchange. he was a professor ator green valley college in san jose and foothill college in los altos hills. surveillance photo of a woman robbing a u.s. bank branch inside a fremont safe way store last month.

this happened at the store at mission boulevard in the city's warm springs area on july 18th. the woman handed a bag to a bank teller, demanded cash and threatened the teller and took off. something to note about the robber, police say she had blond hair but personally dyed pink. santa clara police officers say they will, in fact, provide skurtity for the 49ers season open opener. 70 officers typically volunteer to work overtime at the 49ers games but the union threatened to boycott after colin kaepernick did not stand during the national anthem, then made negative comments about police. boycott is not going to happen after the santa clara mayor wrote a letter voicing her support of the officers and clearing up a misconception that they are required to work for the 49ers. >> this issue that mr. kaepernick talked about is a huge issue in our country, a huge issue. it's a lot bigger than whether or not he sits down or they sit out. >> the police chief tells us the games were always going to be fully staffed, even if he had to

reach out to other bay area police departments. the i don't know i don't know and mayor are still hoping to sit down with the 49ers on this matter. 49ers ceo jed york says his team will join the cause of improving racial and economic inequality. the team giving a million dollars to two bay area groups. silicon valley community foundation and the san francisco foundation. it is the same amount of money that colin kaepernick promised to donate to the community. jed york says the 49ers donation will help foster communication and collaboration between law enforcement and the communities they serve here in the bay area. investigators are assessing the damage caused by a four alarm fire at a recycling center in san carlos. estimating repairs could take up to six months. flames ripped through the shoreway environmental center after a conveyer belt caught fire around 9:00 wednesday night. nobody hurt. crews had the fire under control just before midnight and the exact cause still remains under investigation. 6:08. you made to it friday morning.

and the cooling i think will continue. at least today, rob? >> we'ring to see the effects of yesterday's big cooldown continue into today and the weekend. right now 60 degrees with some low clouds even around the south bay this morning. and some misty skies out near the coastline. by lunchtime, inland tornado watches making a run up the mid 70s and later on mostly 80s across the valleys including san jose. near 82 degrees today. mid 80s south of downtown. san francisco, staying in the 60s after 80s on wednesday. for the north bay and tri-valley, numbers in the mid 80s inland, oak had closer to 70 degrees. and about the same actually in our weekend forecast for san francisco. mid 60s through the weekend. but for the valleys once we get past sunday big cooldown and windy changes as they head into monday and tuesday. the weekend looking nice. to see if your friday commute is shaping up nicely as well, here's mike. >> looking really nice right now, rob. we do have your slower spots. commute getting back on schedule from odd early slowing in the south bay.

things are back out to normal for north 101. look. it's the tri-valley your typical friday light. it's great. we do have the pattern 880 slows through hayward and through union city and either side of that san mateo bridge cutoff and that's typical. east bay, no problems heading over to the peninsula. bay bridge toll plaza, we do have reports of a minor fender bender on the shoulder. just approach that 580/24 interchange. the quick look at the bay bridge toll plaza shows you the backup. the metering lights are on here. we can see the east shore freeway at speed. low clouds hovering around the bay bridge and the golden gate bridge. they be a little fog but so far not presenting a problem. back to you. >> thank you, mike fshlgs up next on "today in the bay," you've heard of the breathalyzer, the new technology developed right now at stanford university. plus, imagine staring down the barrel of a gun. a day in a popular south bay mall quickly tankes a dangerous turn and many are now asking if a security guard went too far.

==laura/cu== cell phone video captures a shocking scene at a popular south bay mall. a security gua welcome back. cellphone video capturing a shocking scene at a popular south bay mall. security guard butting out a gun on a driver because he allegedly ran over a traffic cone. the video was taken during the christmas shopping season.

nicholas buchanan says he was staring down barrel of a gun outside valley fair mall. he was so traumatized he missed five months of work and now has hired lawyers to take both the guard and the mall to court. >> the local security guard who was at the site considered that a capital offense, chased him down. >> investigators say the guard did not have a valid gun permit or his security guard id as is required by law. police recommend criminal charges against the guard but the district attorney chose not to file. rereach out to westfield mall officials yesterday but they would not comment on the case. the police officers in one east bay city will be the first in california with a new tool, a check out these body-worn video camera systems. you've seen something like this before but these are equipped with an outward facing playback display. that shows what's being recorded to the person being recorded. san ramon officers are trained

on how to use them. the department says these specific cameras off more transparency. >> well, there is a legal standard. and the legal standard is that if we're in a public place and if you're in a public place you're freely able to record what's going on in that public place. >> that includes you as well. 40 officers expected to be outfit we'd the cameras in the next few months. engineers at stanford are hitting the brake on driving unthor the influence of marijuana. their new pot analyzer applies the same technology used in cancer treating to detect thc molecules in saliva. they run the sample through bio sensors and can read the result on a smartphone in just three minutes. for those a long road ahead before it will be on the streets. the device still needs to undergo some field testing. and of course be approved by regulators. heads up for travel evers this morning. flight attendants may ask you to put down the smartphone during the flight. faa warning passengers not to turn on or charge their samsung

galaxy note 7 while on an airplane. just last week samsung announced it's recalling all the galaxy note 7. now several airlines, quanas, jetstar, and vir january australia, say they are banning the phone as a precaution. who is hungry? bur writs to delivered by drone. google's parent company alphabet plans to start testing drones to deliver burritos to a small number of students and staff at virginia tech. several hundred yards away. don't walk, no, the test will take place at a drone site part of an faa program to collect information on drones to improve technology and regulations. this is alphabet's first drone delivery test in the u.s. they're going to park the food truck and you just stand there and they wait for the drone. >> with a net. >> with a net. >> but don't miss that. that's saving you several hundred yards. >> which you probably need to be

working off. >> with a big burrito. >> just avoid the sour cream. >> guacamole is good fat. >> check your weather. >> right now we're seeing some low clouds. we talked about drone drops, go right now. low visibility right now. but those low clouds good news for keeping that ocean air conditioning going. no upper 90s in the forecast like we had wednesday. 50s outside in san francisco. one of the warmer spots we'll see today looking live out towards livermore there towards the east of dublin, currently in the 50s. we should see highs in the mid to upper 80s. that's probably the upper end of the temperature extremes we'll see around the bay area today. everyone getting a taste of low clouds. like a tour of the embarcadero. and then by midday, hazy, afternoon, sunshine. head out to the coast, santa cruz, we will get sunshine today but hazy sunshine and highs only in the low 70s. low 80s around san jose and the average high this time of year is close to 82 degrees. these right in line for seasonal

averages. upper 60s near san francisco. from the north bay, low 80s out towards santa rosa and 80s in the forecast today for livermore. so the seven-day forecast is interesting. the weekend is status quo for san francisco with the low clouds but things turn windy into monday and tuesday. the bigger change and that seven-day forecast for inland locations monday and tuesday. so a bit of a sneak preview to the end of the weekend forecast into early next week. high pressure holding on through about saturday and sunday. replaced by pretty deep area of low pressure here because it's coming down the coast over land, it may not have moisture but it will bring gusty winds, cooler temperatures and stay tuned. could see some showers out there towards the sierra. bigger change that may impact the weekend will be breezy conditions sunday night and monday into tuesday we see those temperatures beginning to cool down. a sign of fall on the way in the forecast early next week. mike? >> rob, speaking of fall, words of a fallen tree or part of a fallen tree in the south bay.

this is not weather related but we do have this affecting part of your south bay commute. look at the map here. no real surprises. calling out for sunnyvale. right around evelyn off-ramp. reports of at least one lane being effected by a falling tree branch. that will be ansh shoe. no slowing offen the freeway proper. 85 is fine. coming in through saratoga and cupertino, it's friday. lighter flow of traffic. earlier slowing from 680 to oakland road has cleared from the bay shore freeway. we expect it to kick in right about now but so far holding steady with that friday pattern. 87 looks great past curtner and downtown. jumping up here, fender bender reported. approaching highway 24. off to the shoulder and not presenting a big distraction. the metering lights are on there but no problem for the east shore freeway or down across the bay. the north bay looks good but a little fog across the golden gate bridge. live look for the san mateo bridge. westbound, the volume just

starting to build now. so while 880 slows through hayward, south into union city we don't have a problem on the span approaching the peninsula. and 101 is at speed for san mateo as well as redwood city. back to you. . [ bell rang ] >> a moment of silence this morning on the nyse. people observing the anniversary of even in which of course comes on sunday. two thirds of the people killed at cantor fitzgerald. two-thirds of the people work at cantor fitzgerald killed. everyone you are seeing knew someone killed on 9/11. again, a moment of silence on the nyse this morning. >> it's been 15 years since one of the most devastating terrorist attacks on the u.s. soil. we will never certainly forget. it's nice to see a moment of silence taking place. also going to be some mem a tive ceremonies in san francisco over this weekend.

and some special pieces being brought to our city by the bay. this weekend in memory of those lives that were lost. many right here from the bay area. some of the planes were actually headed here before they hit the towers. certainly never forget. we'll follow the markets as well. coming up, a possible break surrounding the disappearance of a california college student nearly 20 years ago. stranded 10,000 feet in the air. rescue effort to reach more than 100 tourists stranded high in the french alps. good morning. coming up on a friday here on "today" how hillary clinton and donald trump's fight has come to the battleground states that will decide this election. also ahead, 20 years after her murder, jonbenet ramsey's brother speaks out for the first time. what he's saying about lingering questions about his possible involvement. then hoda serves up another remarkable surprise for the this morni morning's bucket list grant granted and a live performance

from the hit band bastille on a friday morning on today. a break in a quadruple murder

case-- now a big reward for more information. in july, san francisco police arrested 27-year-old "lee a quadruple murder case, now a big reward for more information in july, san francisco police arrested 27-year-old lee farley in connection with the shooting deaths of four people in january of 2015. now they're offering a quarter million dollar reward for helping identify additional suspects. this is video from the crime and

the crime scene and four people, the victims here found shot in a car in the hayes valley neighborhood. police say multiple leads brought them to farley who was already in prison on an unrelated charge. update this morning on a decades old cold case involving a cal polystudent who vanished 20 years ago. kristen smart was last seen walking back to her dorm in 1996. earlier this week dozens of sheriff's deputies and fbi agents started digging near a hillside close to the campus. investigators say they have found items of interest that they didn't say what those items were. her family still lives in stockton and is hoping for closure after all these years. >> it's been a long 20 years, so we just have to wait and see. i think it's just way too early to tell what they're going to find once there. >> crews are expected to continue to dig for the next couple days. new this morning. finally on steady ground.

more than 30 people who spent the night stuck in cable cars above the french alps were rescued this morning. the cables carrying cars reportedly got tapgled. more than 100 people were stuck. many were brought down yesterday. helicopters used in rescue had to stop for the night and then the rescues resumed this morning at day break. choking hazard prompted toys "r" us to recall 53,000 pacifier clips. look here. the recall involves babies are us pacifier clips sold in assortment of six colors and their character designs. the clips spring mechanism can break and release small parts posing choking hazard. there have been two reports of the clips breaking. so far, no injuries but they were sold from february 2015 to april 2016. you can return them to toys "r" us or babies r us for a refund. coming up next on "today in the bay," the changes to gun laws that could be coming to one of the bay area's largest cities and very soon.

it looks like santa clara police officers will in fact staff 49ers games in spite of the colin kaepernick protests against law enforcement. i'm bob redell. we'll fill you in, coming up.

a very good friday morning to you. thanks so much for joining us. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm scott mcgrew in for sam brock who started the weekend early. let's find out what the rest of us have in store. >> if anyone wants an unofficial three-day weekend perhaps right

now you're waking up with low cloud, misty skies. it's impacting part of mike's traffic report because you can't see the golden gate bridge beyond the bridge deck. those low clouds, 56 degrees. misty skies in san francisco. but keeping things relatively imtd mild. all day sea breeze. tri-valley today. and low 80s around the south bay and san francisco numbers staying in the mid 60s later this afternoon. mike? >> rob, that weather in fact affecting the commute and report right now. we'll show you the speed sensors around the bay. there's the south bay. easy friday drive around the peninsula. slowing for the east bay. not a surprise for hayward. the problem is going across the bay bridge we have that build in the metering lights on and reports of a motor psychologistle being now walked across the span because it sounds like it broke down over by treasure island. this is what we see. we barely see the lights. they are moving but as folks drive through the low clouds drifting through a area might make it tougher to see if there is a motorcycle still on the span. i'm trying to get the latest

from the bridge crew because we want to make sure everybody is safe because traffic flow is relatively light. >> thank you, mike. 6:30. new this morning, a number of dogs believed to be dead this morning after a home went up in flames overnight in the south bay. we've got a photo from the scene given to us from the south santa clara county fire district. big flames there shooting through the roof of a san martin home. the fire was so tough to knock down that crew from three neighbors cities were called in to help. four dogs, they rescued but they told us there were more than a dozen dogs inside the home. it's still unclear how many were killed. three people are now homeless but were nout hurt. in santa clara, reversing course. santa clara police officers now say they will provide security for the 49ers opener this coming monday. >> "today in the bay's" bob redell is live at levi stadium. bob, this is good news in terms of keeping people safe at the stadium. >> it is. good morning.

should be noted the chief of santa clara police did say that even if his officers some of them did not volunteer to work the security shift here during the 49ers game they would have been able to staff it with officers perhaps from other departments. but that's no longer necessary as it is now clear that the union that represents santa clara police officers is encouraging its members to work the voluntary overtime shifts here at levi stadium during the 49ers games in spite of the protests being put on by 49ers quarterback colin kaepernick. that is something has been an issue for the officers here. and they hinted they might refuse to take these shifts because he's been sitting out the national anthem before games to protest police brutality and was also photographed wearing socks that depicted pigs wearing a police uniform. why the change of heart from the police union? this week santa clara mayor lisa gillmor expressed support for the police officers but encouraged them to work the game. if they did not choose to provide security for the 49ers

she said their actions could be misunderstood. the police chief and union met this week with a local naacp. both sides are now hoping that kaepernick can do the same and agree to a face to face meeting. >> santa clara police department are the ones who protect the stayed july. protect the team in and out. so they should have a much closer relationship with kap. they can understand his viewpoint and he can understand their viewpoint and once the two see what the other is saying, we can move on from there. >> it takes about 70 officers to volunteer to work overtime to provide sufficient security at 49ers games. again, the santa clara police chief says these games would have been fully staffed regardless of whether it was his officers or officers from another department. reporting live here in santa clara outside levi stadium, bob redell, "today in the bay." the man accused of shooting at cars along a busy south bay road will be back in court today. investigators say michael lewis

was targeting cars along blossom hill road in san jose this summer. lewis has a criminal history including karnlgsz charges of stealing money and assault. he was in court yesterday but did not enter a plea. lewis faces four charges of attempted murder and possession of firearms. happening today, two men accused of shooting and killing a man near hillsdale shopping center in san mateo are expected to be arraigned today. they will appear in a redwood city courtroom this afternoon. investigators say the pair carried out the shooting tuesday night, then took off in a car officers followed. the suspects were arrested after a high speed chase that ended in san francisco. former san francisco 49er bruce miller is expected to be arraigned today. he's facing several felony charges after a bizarre attack at a san francisco hotel. miller was arrested early monday morning after he allegedly attacked a 70-year-old man and 29d-year-old son at a hotel in fibber man's wharf. police say miller was drunk and confused the victim's room with his own. on elderly man suffered a black

eye and possible facial bone fractures. the 49ers fired miller shortly after he posted bail. east bay city is coming together after a family's home was burned and spray painted with symbols of hate. the attack happened around 3:00 wednesday morning. the family was sleeping. police now releasing surveillance video of a suspect lighting three molotov cocktails and then throwing them at the antioch home, running away afterwards. you don't see him spray painting the swastika and the racial slur on the front of the home. last night's antioch mayor held a news conference to let people home this act of violence will not be tolerated. >> this will not be allowed to happen in our city. our police department is taking this seriously. our district attorney's office is taking this seriously. >> this wasn't a random act. someone picked a black family and tried to burn them out while they were asleep. >> police have no suspects. we did have reporters go over to the home to talk to the family,

ask if police were making any suspects. one man there said he would like to keep that information secret. this morning the controversy surrounding the president of the san francisco school board continues. he's made national headlines for his proposal to rename public schools. now, matt haney is clarifying his stance. he says he wants to make sure the school communities know it's their choice to rename schools. haney says george washington high school and francis scott key elementary were named after important figures but they were also slave owners. he suggested renaming the school after maya angelou. ultimately he wants to open a dialogue about historical leaders who may be more relevant to students and families today. >> the plan was to bring it to the board. i think i'm going to take little bit of time to listen to people and talk to people about what makes sense here. and make sure we clarify some of these things before we jump in to this. i think george washington high

school than especially challenging. >> haney says the proposal to rename the schools should be introduced this month or possibly later. he's received a lot of feedback and even physical threats. san jose already has some of the strictest gun laws in the state. but city officials are pushing for tougher regulations. according to the mercury news city council committee has given city staff two weeks to analyze a new gun policy introduced by two council members. the law would toughen requirements for securing firearms, reporting their theft and then monitoring ammunition sales. if later approved by the full city council some portions of those rules could be enacted immediately. it's 6:37. urban shield, annual tactical training expo for first responders is getting some push back here in the bay area. this year's being held at the alameda county fair grounds in pleasanton. police fire and squat teams have tactical training for disasters but some say this promotes militarization of police. today protesters say they will

be at the fairgrounds to talk about banning urban shield from the bay area all together. it's 6:37. let's check in with rob and get a weekend forecast. good morning. >> good morning. the forecast we're seeing today does look like the weekend forecast. low clouds to start from the north bay into the south bay this morning. see the low clouds over san jose and later on today saratoga will be seeing temperatures approaching the mid 80s. low 80s closer to san jose. upper 60s with patchy low clouds lingering around san francisco. for the north bay numbers in the 70s and 80s and tri-valley temperatures today in the mid 80s. the weekend forecast holding steady. trending cooler and breezy in the inland seven-day forecast, especially by the time we approach monday and tuesday. to see what's happening with your friday commute, here's mike. >> looking at the south bay where we have this crash on highway 87. overall you will see the speed sensors and the patterns are typical but light build over here overall because it's friday. but here this is a question of how quickly it can clear this northbound 87 at curtner.

crash just about over to the right shoulder but you see the slow down. that's a tough spot at a tough time because we're seeing that portion of 87, see the build just north of capitol expressway. over here in sunnyvale, north 85 and evelyn. the off-ramp affected by a branch that fell off a tree there. we'll have activity there. but the freeway itself maintaining a light flow of traffic. you're okay there. rest of the bay moves well. approaching the bay bridge. still have a slow down. i would caution that motorcycle rider, still clearing at the harrison off-ramp there. should be clear any second. back to you. >> thank you, mike. 6:39. drivers going through san francisco's popular golden gate park may feel speed bumps. this is in hopes of improving the safety of people walking or riding bikes unside the park. there have been two deadly crashes recently. the city is nowing looking into putting ten new speed dumps in the area of jfk drive, traverse drive, and the great highway. the public can weigh in at a town hall meeting next friday. coming up, a solemn day.

15 years ago america changed forever. a live look at the new york skyline and one world trade center in the distance. up next, the way the nation and the bay area are remembering the victims of september 11th. and live to another spot in new york city. live look at the big board this morning. dow industrials falling a big 146 points. "today in the bay" will be back in a minute.

=cover shot v to ts= ==scott/touch== 15 years ago this sunday - our nt 15 years ago this sunday our country changed forever. nearly 3,000 people died on september 11th, 2001, when terrorists hijacked four planes, crashing two into the twin towers with at the world trade center. a third hit the pentagon. a fourth intentionally crashed by passengers in an open field in shanksville, pennsylvania. many believe that plane was headed to the white house or possibly the capitol building. "today in the bay's" tracie potts joins us live from washington, d.c. where officials will get remembrances under way today. >> reporter: yes, it's a day to remember, scott. it's a day of national service. but here in washington it's also a day to mourn the people who died. dozens of them on 9/11. 15 years ago, live today we're looking at the new york skyline where of course those towers came down. freedom tower has now gone up. the memorial is there.

and they will be remembering there as well. they read the 3,000 names of the people who died that day. but here in washington on capitol hill where democrats and republicans are always at odds, today they're going to be together on the house steps at the memorial ceremony remembering what happened on 9/11. they'll sing "god bless america" at the justice department. they're dedicating a tree to the survivors today. and at the pentagon, there's a service today and another one on sunday. president obama will be there on sunday speaking. that one's private for the families. a number of events happening in and around the d.c. area to remember especially the 184 victims who died here at the pentagon. scott? >> tracie, thank you. here in the bay area special reminder of that day on display in the san francisco this weekend. >> the san francisco fire department will ring a bell symbolizing the final call for 343 new york firefighters who died trying to save lives that morning. the ceremony at first responders

plaza sunday at 6:45 will include the unveiling of a piece of a world trade center tower. it is expected to be an emotional moment. >> just thinking about it is an emotional thing for me. i think there will be a lot of different reactions. but i think it will be somewhat of a somber moment. >> the family of betty yong and fire department brought the piece to san francisco. she was from san francisco. she died working as a flight attendant on american airlines flight 11. hijackers flew that plane into the north tower. that piece of history will be on display at the fire department's headquarters. new this morning, the south korea conducted its fifth and potentially most powerful nuclear test. >> north korea. >> north korea, of course. this time the country claims the device is an actual warhead. something that could be mounted on missile. north korea also claims it can produce a variety of smaller,

lighter, and more diversified warheads. reports out of the country say the test is part of north korea's response to international sanctions. decision 2016, the presidential candidates taking on two very different audiences today. hillary clinton is in florida talking about terrorism with national security experts. and donald trump is courting the religious right at the conservative value voters summit in washington. trump's education speech yesterday largely focused on hillary clinton and she was quick to respond. >> she refused to take accountability for her failed policies in the middle east that have produced millions of refugees. >> we need a president who understands that none of us has all the answers and no one person can fix our problems alo alone. >> last night marks the first of four speeches that clinton's campaign says will focus on her theme "stronger together." 6:46. let's get you out the door. track your weather and your traffic. good morning, rob. >> good morning. seeing both interconnected from

the san francisco cameras this morning. >> foggy. >> tough drive across the golden gate bridge. driving through the base of the low clouds across the 34id span of the golden gate bridge. misty skies as mike and i like to say, the rain gauge is on four wheels there. not really running the windshield wipers but mist as we just past sun rise. livermore, temperatures in the mid to upper 80s this afternoon. that will probably the warm spot around the bay area today as our temperatures are held in check by an all day long sea breeze. cloudy start across the valleys this morning. clouds lingering out towards the coast. we'll see 60s and 70s around the inner bay and temperatures as warm as the upper agencys and warmest spots inland. these numbers right in step with where we should be for this time of year. low 80s close to the average highs around san jose. 60s for san francisco. around the north bay and tri-valley, mid to upper agencys today. your getaway forecast for lake tahoe staying nice, too. no threat of thunder showers this weekend.

into monterey, misty skies and drizzle. similar to the forecast for san francisco this weekend as we got the numbers staying in the 60s with drizzle at times. but things get a little more interesting in the seven-day forecast for our valleys. we can see not much changed through sunday. winds will pick up. temperatures really drop monday and tuesday. this is the story as we move from the weekend which has high pressure in control. and then by monday, stay tuned as we see again early next week we could be looking at windy conditions and may be a few showers out toward the sierra. the temperatures will begin to drop early next week but the weekend looks pretty good around the bay area and you will see the temperatures in the mid 80s inbland. now, the friday commute not looking as good right now. mike's got the latest. >> we have three incidents for three different areas of the bay. now, overall the volume is lighter so this may mean we can catch a break. in season jose, start here northbound 87. we still have that crash. over on the shoulder curtner, northbound slows a bit right at the scene all of the way into downtown. and no other major issues that

we're tracking a couple for 85. sounds like everything is out of the roadway. move over towards the east bay where it's eastbound 92 getting off the san mateo bridge. just before you get to 880 reports of three vehicles involved in a crash and one lane, the slow lane might still be effected near the transition. your commute southbound 880 through hayward and fremont slows as well as west 92. that's west 92 across the san mateo bridge. but no problems on the peninsula. upper east shore freeway west 80. third of your crashes. it's over at san pablo. part of your slowing is blocked. watch for slowing on the map. no real problems tlur the berkeley area and bay bridge where there are low clouds. as rob shows you the golden gate bridge shot, we'll show you it's a smooth drive. look, it's not easy to see. use a swipe or two of the windshield wipers. that would be in case you missed rob's report. mi mist. you can stop. >> a lot of mist and drizzle out there. all right. everybody issing looking for a

cold beer maybe on a friday. for beer lo vers new drink in town. >> san jose sharks teaming up with the well-known local brewery gordon biersch. chum ale. makes it debut at the s.a.p. center on the 27th, the sharks preseason opener. scheduled to hit store shelves as early as the 19th. sharks comme commentator says h fan. >> i love the name because obviously the connection to a shark and chum, but your chum is also your friend. so where else do you most enjoy having a beer? watching a sharks game with your friend. >> and dan gordon says he's a sharks fan so to be part of this collaboration is a dream come true. >> have you seen this? venturing out of her basketball comfort zone to check out this sport of indycar racing. >> the celebrity chef and wife of steph curry has been named grand marshall of this month's grand prix at sonoma raceway. her job includes taking part in

prerace activities and on race day september 18th she gets to give the official command "driver "driver "drivers, start your engines." the problems with the bay bridge could cost taxpayers millions of dollars. a look at the rainy day fund that is now almost drained. happening now on nbcbayarea.com, nissan recalling over 120,000 cars and suvs in america because brake fluid could leak and cause fire. head to our home page to see what vehicles are involved. plus, for the first time bill cosby's lawyers say the client is racially targeted. 13 women are going to testify against the comedian this summer claiming he sexual assaulted them. 12 of those women are white. read more about what cosby's lawyers are saying on our home page.

welcome back. 6:54. before you head out the door this friday morning here are the top store roins nbc bay area. >> kris sanchez is live in san jose where the case against a man accuse of shooting cars along blossom hill moves forward today. kris? >> reporter: good morning. that suspect is still in jail here behind me but he will make the short walk over to the courtroom where he will once again face a judge today. yesterday michael james lee lewis did not enter a plea when he was in court but did mouth the words "help me" to his

family violating the court rule to only communicate with a judge or his lawyer. lewis will need more than his family's help as he faces four charges of attempted murder because when police got a war ant to search his home they found a gun and bullets that the crime lab linked to four of the ten shootings on blossom hill. lewis was arrested in mid august and has prior convictions for assault and theft. while there have not been any additional shootings along blossom hill while he has been in custody and in fact since august 5th, police have not said specifically that they believe he's the only shooter involved. in san jose, kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >> thank you, kris. former san francisco 49er bruce miller is expected to be arraigned today facing charges after a bizarre attack in a san francisco hotel. miller buzz arrested monday morning after he attacked a 70-year-old man and 29-year-old son at a hotel in fisherman's wharf. this is surveillance video from the hotel. miller was drunk and confused

the victims' room for his own. the elderly man suffered a black eye and possible facial bone fractures. the 49ers fired miller shortly after he posted bail. six years ago pipeline exploded in san bruno killing eight people. dozens of homes were flattened in that explosion and subsequent fire. just a few weeks ago a jury found pg&e guilty on five felony counts of violating pipeline safety laws and one felony count of obstructing the investigation into the explosion. we're running funding to pay for a new span of the bay bridge could run dry. this means toll payers will have to foot the extrast cos. three years after it opened it's been plagued with so many problems, a rainy day fund set aside for an unanticipated expenses for the bridge is nearly used up. according to the sf gate the committee overseeing the bridge project says just $66.7 million remains in that fund. that's far short of the $184

million the bridge authorities say they need. quickly approaching 6:57, alameda county d.a.'s office will announce if it will file criminal charges against police officers involved in a sex abuse scandal. investigation centers around 19-year-old self proclaimed prostitute who calls herself celeste guap. she claims she had relations with more than two dozen officers, some when she was a minor. the sex scandal first came to light at the oakland police department where 12 officers have been disciplined. it has since led to the down fall of several officers and deputies in multiple east bay departments. >> a regular civilian of the community would be prosecuted for anything per taping to sexual exploitation with a minor, sexual assault with a minor, and so we're looking for the same outcome. >> the news conference begins at noon. dogs at the palo alto animal shelter aren't the only ones barking this morning. volunteers are angry saying a new plan would leave some of those animals with no place to go. the city council is considering

outsourcing services a the shelter to save a half million dollars a year. it would be run by pets in need that out of redwood city. no kill group that provides plush living for animals. the group says they could run the palo alto facility the same way but with an upgrade. volunteers worrisome of those animals would not be welcome in a new deal. >> we do not take pick animals -- we help everybody. we have all animals. >> we are hoping to increase their save number, so safing more animals their they're currently saving now. >> under the plan the animal war den would still work for the city. all right. kf 58 right now. want to check? with rob with a look at the forecast for today. and maybe a peek at the weekend. >> similar viewing looking outside saturday morning and sunday morning. which means golden gate bridge to the north bay, tiburon camera and it's pretty misty. that continues across the golden gate bridge. low clouds to the base of those clouds. higher up around the south bay but everybody in the gray skies

right now will continue to see guy skies and 60s closer to san francisco. and into the afternoon, mid 80s in upper 80s inland around the tri-valley. same temperature s holding up fr saturday and sunday as well. >> thanks, rob. let's look out for motorcycles. >> exactly. warmer weather the last couple of days, a lot of motorcycles on the roads. this morning even though it's cooler we have incidents on the reports. no majjor injuries or major slowing. lumber was spilled on south 17. that is cleared on happen mimil. typical for friday, lighter flow of strask. south 880 past the san mateo bridge. crash getting off the bridge eastbound has been cleared. this one involves a motorcycle as well. upper east shore freeway, westbound 80 around san pablo. riders over on the shoulder. no major injuries. third incident involving a motorcycle this morning. >> slow down. watch out for everybody. even the kids heading to school this morning. it is friday though. hope you have a great weekend. thank you for joining us for

"today in the bay." we'll be back at 7:25 and every half hour after that. >> join us at nbc bay area news at 11:00. jonbenet. breaking news. north korea conducts its largest ever nuclear test overnight. the explosion registers as a magnitude 5 earthquake, the white house already vowing there will be serious consequences. praise for putin. donald trump's running mate, mike pence, doubles down on trump's controversial comments about russia's leader. >> i think it's inn arguable that vladimir putin has been a stronger leader in his country than barack obama has been in this country. >> hillary clinton appalled. >> that is not just unpatriotic, it's not just insulting, it is scary. it is dangerous. >> as new questions emerge about