this morning. if you're headed into the city, it will be great to start the day. 49 in the north bay. sam in napa, looking at 40s across the north bay. visibility there down to one mile. everywhere else looking pretty good. if you're coming in from the north bay, you may need to pay attention to mike. 80 degrees at redwood. >> no major problems for those roadways. speed sensors looking good. the bay bridge, no waited. we'll show you the live note past the coliseum. southbound 880 at 16th, overnight there was a crash, busted up cement on the barrier. we'll track the commute to see how things build there. we're following breaking news in the south bay where emergency crews are on scene. >> we have the latest.

kris, what's going on out there? >> good morning, sam and laura. i'll start with saying the police officer i talked to said this could have been much worse. never know what's going to happen when you talk about a gas line leak. they said they could hear the hissing coming from that gas line where that car is you see in the distance. as soon as nay arrived on scene, they kept people about 400 feet out. only one house was evacuated of its residents for precautionary measures. what you see the officers doing is trying to get clues out of that car. that's the car that slammed into the gas line. right now it is unoccupied. the driver of the car is not here on the scene. i did ask the police officer if it is registered as a stolen car. that officer said no. pg&e is also on the scene. apparently it was hit in just the right way, that gas line, that they were able to swish the gas off immediately. there was no imminent danger to the public or the folks nearby.

we are here on virginia avenue and capri. the nearest school is capri elementary school. there will be no impact to the school day. the police officer says the investigation should wrap up within the next 30 minutes. by the time the kids roll into school about 8:00 this morning, they won't even know what happened. only one family was asked to leave home as a precaution. they're back home safe and sound. the neighborhood is pretty quiet. we will probably get out of here as well. in campbell, kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >> new this morning, three people injured, two critically after an suv slammed into a utility pole in the south bay. firefighters say it happened before midnight at meridian and minnesota avenue in the willow glen neighborhood. firefighters say the third woman inside the car suffered minor injuries. they didn't detail the injuries of the two women who were considered critically hurt. the cause of that crash is still under investigation. the woman at the center of a

sexual abuse case, a police sex abuse case surrounding several local law enforcement agencies is expected back in the bay area today. >> her arrival could have a major impact on that investigation. "today in the bay's" pete suratos live in oakland with what her return from florida means for the criminal case against several police officers here. good morning, pete. >> reporter: good morning, laura and sam. what it means is the alameda county d.a.'s office the file criminal charges against the seven officers they believe may be connected to this 19-year-old. her lawyer, pamela priegs, will hold a news conference here around 11:00 a.m. it could be similar to what we saw yesterday in florida when jasmine was released from jail. he took a plea deal for assaulting a guard while in rehab. richmond pd arranged for her to go to this rehab. that's something the city disputes. richmond pd was connected to

jasmine in all this. her lawyer says she's been a sex abuse victim since she was 12 years old. >> whether or not someone gave her a dollar or a dime is irrelevant. the fact she's alive today is a miracle. >> now, the d.a.'s office is pursuing criminal charges against seven current and former officers. five of those officers from oakland pd. there's no word if jasmine will be here. live in oakland, pete suratos, "today in the bay." all new this morning. after debating for many hours, an east bay superintendent is out of a job. five hours ago just after midnight, the school district ousted sam dobbs following a fiery meeting. >> dobbs is corrupt, he's crooked. >> people on both sides of the debate showed up. in the end the board decided to terminate dobbs' contract after

a 3-month-long investigation. dobbs has been on paid leave since june after his decision to allow ex-san francisco 49er ray mcdonald to come speak to students. at the time mcdonald was facing sexual assault charges. the board also reviewed a violent outburst thatting too place during a board meeting last year. we spoke to dobbs prior to the decision and he claimed he's being targeted by the board. >> the issue is how do you respond to the vendetta. my goal has always been to stay professional. >> we've reached out to dobbs for a response following the board's decision last night, but we have not yet heard back. >> police in palo alto are investigating what appears to be a heartless crime, the theft of thousands of dollars from the collection baskets passed around during sunday church service. "mercury news" reports someone stole up to $10,000 from the baskets at the cornerstone community church this past sunday. the church is on east meadow drive. police say they're trying to track down a person of interest

who raised suspicions before abruptly leaving. an appalling crime, and now a south bay neighborhood shaken up by the beating and robbery of an 88-year-old woman who is coming together to stop violence like this from ever happening againment an emergency meeting is taking place tonight after flo douglas fights for her life in intensive care. the santa clara county sheriff's office say they beat her and took off with her car neighbors are hoping to develop a plan to protect each other. >> this is a time where we come together as a community. we come together as neighbors, as humans to help each other out. >> we should know our neighbors, figure out and brainstorm how we can help our neighbors. what is it? is it technology? is it phone calling to make sure everybody is okay. >> they're in it together. that meeting is tonight at 7:00

at the st. john vee en any community center. >> happening today, the man accused of terrorizing a south bay neighborhood by shooting at passing drivers over several months is expected in court. 30-year-old michael lieu wiewis arrested two weeks ago. investigators say at least ten times over four months he fired at on coming cars in the blossom hill neighborhood. no one died, but police say at least three people were injured by either bullets or shrapnel. a 19-year-old woman accused of beating and torturing a homeless man to death is pleading not guilty to murder charges, one of six people accused of brutally assaulting the man at golden gate park in may. his body was found in a lake. cell phone video captured image of the suspect forcing the man through the park. she was found in arizona and expedited to san francisco. cracking cold cases by rehiring a familiar face. the san francisco police department is making a move.

sfpd welcoming back a veteran homicide inspector in response to the community asking for additional resources to work on cold cases. we've seen plenty of cooler temperatures this week, but some familiar sites now, anthony, for folks especially inland. >> we're talking about the familiar sight this morning, fog. 55 degrees right now in san francisco. visibility low in the north bay as well from across the golden gate bridge. clear skies for the most part. highs today looking pretty good. although it's going to heat up in places like the tri-valley and the south bay where temperatures will get back into the 80s. 69 for san francisco and 76 for the peninsula. we'll talk about the weekend and major heating headed our way. temperatures back in the 90s to for the weekend. mike will get you out the door

this morning. >> starting with the sba. there are no major issues. this is the quadrant we're looking at first. we have a mattress in lanes. i know you want to stay on your mattress, but avoid this one, southbound 680 at bare es is a road. a little farther north, road crews continue to clear, 880 north out of san jose at dixon landing road. >> a lot of traveling going on on the campaign trail. both presidential candidates are back at it this morning as we learn new details about their messed cal histories. what was revealed finally in a live report. an fbi coverup. the director of fbi says cover up the camera on your commuter. >> more confidential information leaked. cyber attacks targeting olympians and the reason the world anti-doping agency thinks this is happening.

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financial guidance while you're mastering life. candidates will be hitting the campaign trail.. for hillary clinton it'lbe at 5:12 right now, this morning both presidential candidates will be hitting the campaign trail. for hillary clinton this will be the first time since her bout with pneumonia became public. >> "today in the bay's" tracie potts is live in washington monitoring the latest. tracie, health now a major issue on the campaign. it comes a day after both candidates release information about their health. good morning. >> exactly.

good morning. both candidates say their doctors' letters show they have a clean bill of health and are fit to run for president of the united states. hillary clinton who you haven't seen in four days will be back out today. her campaign says she'll be focusing on children and families. hillary clinton is scheduled to attend a campaign event in north carolina this afternoon, her first after nearly collapsing sunday. in a detailed letter noting her low clet roll and medication for blood clots, clinton's doctor adds she's fit to serve and in excellent mental condition. >> the doctor's letter is actually fairly complete and shows she's actually a very healthy person. >> you think hillary would be able to stand up here for an hour and do this? i don't know. i don't think so. >> reporter: donald trump gave tv host dr. oz a peek at his latest medical screenings, a bit overweight and on cholesterol screenings.

>> i feel as good today as i did when i was 30. >> reporter: today trump is expected to detail his economic plan during a speech with mike pence in new york. >> we're going to cut taxes across the board for working families, small businesses and family farms. >> reporter: meantime we're learning more about the russian hackers the dnc hack. looks like they're going after republican operatives, too. >> something to be concerned about. tracie potts from d.c., thank you very much. happening today, some call him a hero, others a traitor. either way, edward snowden is seeking a presidential pardon. snowden yesterday appeared by video conference from russia to make his case to u.s. leaders. this week human rights groups threw their support behind snowden. a pardon is not considered likely. but today house lawmakers are expected to meet behind closed doors to discuss a new report on

snowden's disclosures and the on going fallout. a developing story we've been following overnight. we've learned russian hackers have leektd more confidential information. the world anti-doping agency confirms the group known as fancy bear has released medical data from 25 athletes in eight countries, following an earlier leak relating to athletes en colluding olympic gold medalist simone biles. the agency believes the cyber attack is an attempt to undermine the global anti-doping system. the head of the fbi has a security tip. put tape over your computer's webcam rah. >> scott mcgrew, you've been doing it for a while. >> a corner of a post-it note. i got the idea from mark zuckerberg, the head of facebook. he was caught with his computer's camera covered in tape. everyone thought, why is he doing it and should i be doing it. this morning the head of the fbi

says he does it to. the hill newspaper which covers capitol hill reports comey suggested people mask their webcam ras at a conference saying, if you lock your doors at night, why wouldn't you cover your webcam. comey is the same who testified before congress. lots of cameras on this car, one o of the new automated uber cars in pittsburgh, pennsylvania. you know how we were saying robot cars were going to come faster than you expected? welcome to the future. riders got their first chance to try it out. they say it's a fun and somewhat slow way to get around. let's check the news before the bell. landon dowdy is live at cnbc world headquarters. good morning, landon. >> good thursday morning to you. wall street could be treading water this morning. futures are higher ahead of the opening bell. stocks ending mixed on wednesday with a drop in oil prices

dragging on the dow. the nasdaq moved higher and thanks thanks to apple. you want to look for reports this morning on unemployment, retail sales, inflation and manufacturing. dow falling nearly 32 points to 18,034. nasdaq rising 19 to 5,273. >> apple's highest stock price in 2016. apple says it's actually sold out of its iphone 7 plus for now. there's no point in lining up at stores this friday for a plus. they've all been pre ordered. the company also says it has sold out of its piano black version of the smaller phone and yet people still lean up. fans apparently like the new color of piano black. it is super finger printy -- >> i thought it was jet black. >> piano black -- there are two different kinds of black. this glossy black, apparently not only is it so glossy,

fingerprints, also you can't tell just by feel. >> you're saying they're completely sold out. i thought they were completely sold out of certain colors. >> no, overnight, they have gone to we have sold out of iphone 7 plus for now. they will go to pre orders, but they will not be available in stores. >> all this talk about there wasn't this much excitement generated this time around, but they're already sold out again. >> the new reviews -- >> they were not bad. i still have a 5. >> but he posts a post-it on his camera. >> who is stealing phones. a spike in burglaries in one washington state neighborhood and the suspect has four legs. neighbors say this cat is stealing gloves, toys, even sneakers, maybe electronics off front porches, but people don't seem to mind. they call her the bad kitty bandit. they've created a community bucket where the stolen items

found around the neighborhood are safely being returned. >> that's funny. >> my kids read that series "bad kitty." an actual book cover. >> it's the smell. >> sound effects and all. >> you've never had a cat bring you a lizard. >> never had a cat in the first place. >> if you're walking your pet animal -- >> nice transition. >> let's talk some weather, shall we? it's going to be a nice one. temperatures will be warming up. it's going to be warming up even into the weekend. maybe you want to get out and get you a new friend. in san francisco this morning, you can see the fog building at the coastline. inland looking at clear skies in san jose. but once the sun does come up, we will eventually see a nice sunrise. look at the visibility, how it's dropped down across the north bay. visibility less than a mile in napa. you'll run into low clouds.

75 later this afternoon in oakland, clearing out nicely. 83 in livermore and 83 today in san jose. even a look at san francisco today, close to 70 degrees. our storm track completely shut off. we've got two systems. one to our northwest and one to our northeast. unfortunately for us, we're right in the middle and won't see any rainy time soon. the heat will be the main story over the next couple days. it will start to build this afternoon with mid 80s. tomorrow back into the 90s for the tri-valley and the 90s build for saturday, sunday and even the start next week, we're talking 90s for monday. saturday and sunday close to 100 degrees in the tri-valley and the south bay. even in san francisco this weekend, warming back up into the mid 70s. possibly hitting 80 degrees by sunday. let's talk to mike and toss things over. >> still light on the roads. good morning, folks. still a light commute. only 5:20.

any slowing through milpitas has cleared through dixielanding road and the road crews. 680 south and 880 south out of hayward and pleasanton. looking at a smooth drive towards fremont. thursday starts a little later for your build. dublin, the live camera shows us we still have a number of cars on the roadway. the bay bridge toll plaza has a mild backup starting, the worst of it on your right approach. we should see the metering lights turned on in about ten minutes and the back-in should fill in the toll plaza at that time. 5:21. coming up, a revolutionary test that could save thousands of lives. the new way doctors could soon better detect breast cancer. city workers in san francisco

are cleaning up the growing numbers of tent encampments in the mission district. ==vo== the city's new homeless department is using outreach teams to canvass the tent cities now popping up. supervor the city's homeless department in the mission district is canvassing tent cities popping up. supervisors announced a clear timetable for dismantling the encampments. right now workers are trying to assist those who need it. mission district residents are skeptical about the plans. >> people, like 75% of them, used to be tenants here. they have no place to be. >> they'll move on to another street without the help that we should be giving them. >> public work crews are supposed to clear the encampment sometime before october oakland

schools are getting a big boost in fighting back against the flew. the al meet that county health department is providing free flu vaccines. that campaign called shoo the flu begins next month. a new study just released this morning suggests major difficulties with math could be linked neurologically to an abnormality in the brain. researchers at georgetown and stanford say the problem is in procedural memory, also linked to developmental disorders like dyslexia and language problems. exciting new hope in the fight against breast cancer. a revolutionary test is showing it can be better at fighting cancer, called molecular breast imaging or mbi.

for women with dense breast tissue which is half of all women, doctors say it's highly effective at detecting tumors. the patient is injected with a tracer that reacts to different behavior of cancer cells making tumors much easier to identify than just on mammograms. >> in my opinion, this is the most promising technique we have towards zero deaths from breast cancer. >> one study has proven it's nearly four times more likely to detect cancer than mammograms in women with dense breast tissue. >> could be a game-changer there. coming up next, out of jail and back in the bay area. the woman at the center of a sexual abuse case involving several bay area police officers is expected back home today. the impact that her return could have on the criminal aspect of this against police officers. >> reporter: a late night school board meeting results in the firing of a school superintendent in the east bay. bob redell live in hayward.

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morning. >> i've had a lot of pumpkin spice the last couple days. >> you're ready for fall. >> fall is one week away from today. >> get ready. we have lost a lot of daylight over the past 15 days, in fact 40 minutes to be exact. our days are getting shorter by the minute. still waiting on the sun viez to come up. it's chilly this morning in the north bay, 49 degrees there. everywhere else back into the 50s. the fog is at the coastline and san francisco, oakland, contained around the inner bay. inland locations pretty clear right now. later this afternoon looking warm, 80s nor the inland valleys. pretty nice but warming up for this last week of summer. let's talk to mike and see how the morning commute is shaping up. >> shaping up great on this thursday. seeing traffic building better than a tuesday or wednesday morning commute. over here we're looking at a nice flow as well. maybe a mild visibility in napa.

the fog is creeping around. the bay bridge toll plaza i found flashing lights right there off the emergency. folks coming over the 880 flyover will not see the lights until the very end. folks on the approach off 580 will see that. we'll see the metering lights caused this backup. breaking news out of campbell that we first brought you at the top of the hour. the search is on right now for the driver who smashed a car into a gas line near capri elementary school and took off from the scene. that crash happened just after 4:00 this morning. pg&e was called in to cap the line. there was never a threat to the school or nearby homes. a controversial ebay soup tep dent is ousted. hayward unified school board voted overnight to get rid of sam dobbs despite pleas from students and staff to keep him. >> "today in the bay's" bob redell joining us live from hayward with what led up to this decision. there were a lot of people on both sides of the argument this

morning. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, sam and laura. one of the issues that led to the ouster of hayward unified school superintendent sam dobbs not fond of him inviting a former nfl player. this is a photo where you see former 49er ray mcdonald speaking to an assembly gathered there at the invitation of then superintendent dobbs. the problem is the superintendent did no, sir disclose to the students that mcdonald had been accused of domestic violence and sexual assault. you have last it in's board meeting, about 100 people showed up, mostly in support of dobbs. it became loud at times. one woman stood up to shout down one of the speakers. the superintendent himself was allowed to speak. another issue dogging dobbs, a violent outburst that took place during a board meeting last year when dobbs was accused of getting into a sfiet that led

some trustees to file a police report. dobbs claims he's been targeted to the board. >> the issue is how do you respond to the vendetta. my goal has always been to stay professional. >> reporter: that was superintendent stan dobbs speaking to us before the vote last night. supporters credit him with increasing test scores and graduation rates en creasing. this morning he's out of a job when the board voted after midnight to terminate his contract. live in hayward, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> a lot of thought and discussion went into that. the woman at the center of a police sex abuse scandal is expected back in the bay area to face the men she says took advantage of her. celeste guap is asking to be referred to by her real name, jasmine. she's free after accepting a plea deal in florida after being locked up for assaulting a guard while in rehab.

her attorney, pamela price, held a news conference yesterday from florida with jasmine silent by her side. price says she wants to help jasmine turn her life around. >> celeste guap is dead. we are happy to say that celeste guap is dead. whether or not somebody gave her a dollar or a dime is irrelevant. the fact that she is alive today is a miracle. >> last friday the alameda county d.a. says criminal charges will be filed against seven bay area police officers. jasmine's return from florida means the criminal case can now begin. her attorney is expected to hold a news conference in oakland later this morning. a woman who accuses basketball star derrick rose of rape is trying to make a public appeal ahead of the start of her civil case. the woman is not identifying her sechl. but today in san francisco, she and her attorney plan to talk about her $20 million lawsuit. her trial begins next month. that woman claims that rose and two friends raped her after a night of drinking in 2013.

rose's attorneys are calling this case, quote, a money grab. a suspected kidnapper is off the streets of antioch. police say bernard cane is in jail after he tried to lure two girls on two separate occasions. police say a 13-year-old girl was walking on 10th street on her way to school when cane grabbed her and attempted to sexually assault her. she was able to break free. police say back in january a similar scenario unfolded with another girl walking home from school in that same area. he was identified as a suspect in that crime as well. he's now facing multiple charges. an alleged bank robber is behind bars this morning. police say sunshine kinder was arrested in connection with two bank robberies earlier this year. she was found at a ramada inn in antioch after a month-long investigation. bystanders, animals and

police, all of them shot with a bb gun. this happened in south san jose on santa theresa boulevard. one of the beebees struck a man in the leg after leaving a vet clinic. an employee says she's grateful no one was injured. >> the customer was holding his cute little dog. i was standing right here. he was standing right here. and it kind of just shot and hit him in the leg, just missed the dog. >> san jose police say the bb gunman also aimed at police officers who responded to the 911 call. police were unavailable to find the shooter. >> congestion and noise, that's what neighbors have had to deal with. cavalia set up shop in downtown san jose. seem people living in nearby apartments say as they've had to

dodge construction. >> we invited as many neighbors in the closest area, i think within 1,000 feet to attend that meeting. we explained essentially how we're going to do, what we're going to do, the timetion, the dates, the kinds of impacts to be had, parking, traffic. >> no doubt some people are excited for the show. it runs through october. >> all right. equestrian fantastic performances there. 5:37. a judge is reportedly siding with the east bay regional park district and the plan to renovate albany beach. pet lovers tried to sue to halt this plan over concerns about the impact on dogs who like to run off leash. the judge tells the times he plans on denying that petition. a dog will think every day is a good one for a walk. 5:37 right now. >> the dog days of summer well be heend us. we still have one more burst of heat. >> we're talking about a little warmup as we get into the weekend. right now you can see the fog is building at the coastline, san

francisco and the north bay alike, looking at low clouds, chilly temperatures. 49 in santa rosa, 48 in napa. the rest of the bay looking at a good array of 50s. you can see napa dealing with one-mile visibility. santa rosa, seven miles. in the north bay, visibility reduced because of these clouds. look at the temperatures later this afternoon. more 80s than we've seen the past couple days. temperatures warming up. this will be the trend as we get into the weekend. we'll talk about the weekend forecast and the heat that will build. mike will get you to work on time. >> we're seeing slowing shows up on sensors. changing from anything but green around most of the bay. northbound 101 slow around 680, typical. here is 680 from just south of burr nell toward highway 84. a little south of what we typically see. again, mild slowing here for 68 o and 880 toward union city. a quick look at the bay bridge.

the flashing lights have gone from the approach but the cars continue to build, of course. back to you. 5:38. forcing judge makers to justify price hikes, the bill currently making its way through congress that could make that a reality. just how many tech buses are roaming bay area streets exactly? the new study that outlines the number that might surprise you. ==laura/2 shot==

if you're noticing more corporate shuttle buses on bay a ro - turns out 5:42 on thursday morning. welcome back. if you're noticing more corporate shuttle buses on bay area roadway, it's not your imagination. >> for the first time, a clearer picture of buses shuttling workers from silicon valley and elsewhere. transportation leaders released their shuttle census, counted more than 400 tech buses in operation daily. not just in san francisco. typically shuttle buses are moving about 34,000 passengers per day around the bay area. happening today, u.s. lawmakers will present a new measure to limit the practice of drugmakers jacking up prices.

the bill being unveiled today comes in direct response to recent fewer record over the soaring cost of epipen devices over the last several years. senate and house lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are presenting the plan. so it's bipartisan. lawmakers want to require companies to publicly justify price hikes of more than 10%, at least one more before any hike would take effect. more than 1,000 current and former workers at cholt restaurants in san francisco are receiving checks totaling $95,000, part of a settlement concerning violations of the city's sick leave law. in 2012 the city received complaints that the city was not allowing paid sick leave. just days after the ncaa yanked its championship games from the state of north carolina, another college athletic conference has fol loud

suit. the acc plans to move its championships from charlotte, all this fallout from the controversial hb 2 law that bans transgender people from using bathrooms in government offices and schools that correspond to their gender identity. two months ago the nba moved the 2017 all-star game from charlotte as well. warriors fans who aren't lucky enough to have season tickets, here is your shot. single game tickets go on sale today. toikts the warriors' 41 home games supposed to go on stale at 10:00 a.m. tickets can be purchased at warriors.com and at the boxoff physici fis at oracle arena. more at stake in tonight's nfl match-up. it's a crucial test for twitter streaming the television broadcast along with live tweets and ads for brands such as

budweis budweiser. twitter announcing yesterday its app is now available for devices such as apple tv and xbox 1. >> with so many eyeballs on these thursday night games, this is not the first time twitter has shown a football game. >> they've already shown a college football game. >> on a fast internet connection, you can watch it in near high dep. it was utah state versus weaver state. twitter running more college football as well as selected content from major league baseball as well. fortune has calculated the overall value of the oakland raiders is more than $2 billion, thanks to word it will build a new stadium. a las vegas raiders team would be worth nearly 50% more than on oakland raiders team according to fortune. the most valuable team according to "fortune" is the dallas

cowboys followed by the patriots in number two. the 49ers are fourth, the oakland raiders are 20th, and the buffalo bills come in last. the misery continues for wells fargo as it deals with the fake account standal. no longer the most valuable bank in america. there's word of a federal criminal investigation and market watch asks this simple question in an op ed, why does wells fargo ceo john stump still have a job? "the chicago tribune" is giving silicone billionaire and trump supporter peter teal a little grief. the tribune writes, quote, he said if you're a very talented person, you have a choice. you either go to new york or you go to silicon valley, perhaps unaware he was addressing a crowd of chicagoans. >> know your audience comes to mind. >> if you have any talent whatsoever, you're not here.

well, you are here, here. >> maybe he wants them to come here. >> i'm sure he does. >> let's change gears for a second. what makes you feel good at work when talking about your environment? >> co-workers. >> not just your co-workers, but what about some canine therapy. electronics giant crutch field has its way to make employees feel at home. every day at company headquarters is bring your dog to work day. employees say having the dogs at work helps to boost morale. the pets attend meetings. apparently they have their own id badges, even a newly built pet park out back for when the dogs need a break from a rough day at the office. >> she's got her little space there. she used to sit on the couch. but the couch is for people. her bed is for her. >> crutch field also offers its employees a chance to buy pet en shurns at a discount. >> what's a great thing about it, so many companies here at silicon valley do that. >> not just pet days.

>> until they start running around and peeing on everything. >> get them trained. start them off as puppies. >> all right. looking for an official mascot right now as we look at our temperatures. seeing a bump going on. >> dog days of summer coming back this weekend. major heat bisaturday and sunday, 90s, maybe even triple digits for places like brentwood and antioch. if you're in san francisco right now, fog is the main story this morning. that's going to be a thing of the past. if you like the cool, foggy mornings, real learn in it now because later on this weekend we're going to be looking at lots of sunshine. one-mile visibility in napa. two mile visibility in santa rosa. mike will have a trek on your roadways in a bit. you can see the fog concentrated from san francisco, the north bay. 85 degrees is where we're headed

today. 69 for san francisco. so another warm day even at the coast lean, warming up there. 76 there. 83 for the south bay. our storm track will push way to the north so we won't have any rain to talk about, at least in the short term. as we get a look at the temperatures, what you'll notice is things will start to heat up not only across the bay area, but across the central valley. tahoe looking at 70s. nice warm weather. saturday, walnut creek up to 94 degrees. napa pushing to the 90s by sunday. all in all, temperatures warming up in a big way. in fact, about 20 degrees warmer than we were just yesterday. here you can see our temperatures on that seven-day, very hot by saturday and sunday, pushing mid 9 os. even in san francisco, warm, mid 70s at the beaches. what's happening on the roadways. >> a little lower gear in the south bay, right on schedule. let me show you that slowing on our live camera at highway 101.

live camera shows northbound seeing all this flow of traffic. standard first burst kicking in, slowing us down about 5:50. looking at the maps showing the extent of the backup. north 101 past our camera to oakland road. speeds are already coming up. what we don't often see is over here where we see the return of this orange highlighting, that's what anthony is talking about, low clouds and fog. watch napa, santa rosa, still all right for the drive. but it could mean an issue as far as where you drive. maybe a little lower visibility from time to time. the bay bridge backup is right there at the toll plaza. no surprises and no problems out of the maze. good stuff. back to you. >> loud and clear. san francisco's muni answering the call for cell phone service for the underground trains. the proposal will get you the service for the bargain basement

price of nothing. right now when the muni trains go below ground, cell service is lost. that does not happen on b.a.r.t. supervisor says the city, b.a.r.t. and muni are teaming up to change that and have cell phone companies pay for it. >> cell companies want to do this. we have a process in place that mta is working on in order to allow them to do this. they also have to pay the fees associated with that. >> i think it would be good maybe for an earth quake, because if we have that, they could tell me where to dig out of or where to find me. >> the plan is up for a vote by the b.a.r.t. board next weeg. underground muni cell phone service is not expected to become a reality until 12 to 18 months from now. happening today, you want no know what b.a.r.t. wants to do to get service? just get on the phone. b.a.r.t. is holding a telephone town hall for san francisco commuters looking to learn about

b.a.r.t.'s planned improvements, also done for riders in contra costa and alameda counties. they come for a bond measure that would provide b.a.r.t. $3.5 billion for improvements. is the planet pluto guilty of vandalism? nasa sciencists say sort of. stay with me. it turns out nasa images show a large red spot on the pole of one of the nearby moons. scientists couldn't figure out how the spot got there until now. a new study finds chemical transformations on blue toe are emitting gas that gets trapped and codes the poles. the temperature is so cold, the buildup remains for decades, turning red in the process. follow me there? scientists conclude that pluto is spray painting in a sense. >> gives a nice little hue. >> a nieg shadows. up next on the campaign trail. back in the headlines, the new

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==vo== it is 5:'56 right now. push for local education for the vice president slot. that's what jill biden was in san jose yesterday about america's college promise, an initiative that allows low income students to attend community college for free. dr. biden is a community college professor herself. >> it's all about jobs and it's all about having the best educated workforce in the world. >> america's college promise program has helped dozens of students in san jose city college. city leaders are working on expanding it to even more studen students. politics and decision 2016 campaign trail. after resting at home recovering

from knew known yeah hillary clinton will be in north carolina today. yesterday her campaign releasing this letter from her doctor which says clinton is, quote, fit to serve. the doctor's letter is fairly complete. it shows she's actually a fairly healthy person. >> you think hillary would be able to stand up here for an hour and do this? i don't know. i don't think so. >> donald trump had questions about his health, too. he gave tv host dr. oz a peek at his medical screenings, showing he's a bit overweight and on cholesterol medication but for the most part healthy. also today trump is expected to detail his economic plan during a speech with his running mate mike pence. that will be in new york. all eyes might be on the presidential campaign. our investigative unit discovered big california donors giving to other states as well. we followed the campaign money

and found silicon valley has eclipsed hollywood with the area with the largest total campaign contributions to out-of-state campaigns. in fact, california has a whole gave out money to out-of-state races, particularly u.s. senate races, than to races here in our own state. more than $127 million in all. >> the wealthiest groups in america are the ones that tend to fund the senate and presidential campaigns. certainly there's a lot of wealth in silicon valley and it is funding the candidates. >> today our investigative unit breaks down the numbers to show who has emerge friday the silicon valley as major political players. that's tonight at 11 clog on nbc bay area news. if you have a story for us, call our tip line, 1-888-996-tips. orr send us an e-mail to theunit@nbcbayarea.com. right now at 6:00, embattled

superintendent officially out of a job. the controversial decision while you were sleeping could have a ripple effect across a major bay area school district. a shaken community now taken action. the emergency meeting in the wake of a brutal beating and robbery of an elderly san jose woman. >> reporter: pete suratos in oakland. the 19-year-old at the center of a police sexual misconduct investigation is heading back home. we'll tell you what it means for the criminal case coming up. "today in the bay" starts now. it sure does. we welcome you to thursday morning. thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm sam brock. as we count down the last few days of summer, seasonal confusion. it felt like fall. now it's going to feel like summer. >> we had drizzle in san jose. crazy. a sure sign that the seasons are changing. summer, our days are numbered. we've got seven days left until

fall begins. you can see our sunrise waiting to come up. our days are getting shorter. sunrise at 6:50. we'll be dark for the next 50 minutes. we have fog in san francisco and parts of the north bay. later this afternoon, 60s and 70s at the coastline. 80s return to the inland valley. we'll toss things over to mike. >> tracking a traffic break on the peninsula. want to tell folks about a b.a.r.t. delay as well in the east bay between orinda and rock way. we know the delay has grown to 20 minutes. on the peninsula side, southbound 101 showing slowing. a traffic break to clear some of the cars. southbound jammed up south of burlingame in toward poplar avenue. el camino, we'll take you through. that's a major surface street. 280 is very