>> i'm sam brock. the iphone tradition is alive and well this morning. more on that in just a second. >> we had the snow in the sierra earlier this week, drizzle at times. we've got the low clouds. in san jose, low clouds to start off the morning. 50s outside for the moment. but by the afternoon, talking mid 80s wlater today around san jose. 90s making a comeback around the tri-valley. upper 60s for san francisco. temperatures on the rise. let's see if your commute times are slowing down. >> the volume is on the rise a little bit. light slowing right now, tradition on friday. we'll zoom in over here for the hayward area, a little slowing as the volume building off 238 out of the castro valley area. the tri-valley not showing any slowing. getting through fremont, we had earlier slowing as the earlier construction for the nimitz there as well as 237, both

directions off the nimitz freeway. crews are clearing. the commute not really a problem. back to you. >> an update to breaking news on the peninsula, a woman watching in horror as her home burns overnight with her little dog trapped inside her apartment. you can see several police officers trying to hold her back while she tries to get back in. "today in the bay's" pete suratos has been on scene since 4:30 this morning and joins us now with more. pete? >> reporter: good morning, sam. unfortunately the set of circumstances for that woman you just mentioned, but for the most park crews have cleared out of this san mateo complex. we have video from thestein and the woman held back by police. she wasn't home when the fire was called in around 10:45. her dog was inside the condo at the time of the fire. that dog unfortunately passed away. the fire took place here in san

mateo was put out in about 20 minutes. there were issues of smoke smoldering in the attic. that's what we're hearing from san mateo fire. we spoke with them and they talked about the challenges of fighting this fire in that attic area. >> the fire has been burning up in the attic space which is made up of this foam insulation, styrofoam insulation. two layers of this with also plywood. >> there were no reported injuries at this time. five units were affected. about eight people displaced as a result of the fire. i'm being told there will be investigators here on the scene as they try to determine exactly what caused this condo fire in the first place. we're live in san mateo, pete suratos for "today in the bay." >> thank you very much, pete. alum rock neighbors are banning together again after an 88-year-old woman was brutally beaten and robbed inside her own home. as a -- at a residence meeting in san jose, several hundred people gathered to watch a new

version of a neighborhood watch. they want everyone to look out for each other like family. >> we've got to keep an eye out for each other. >> it's about how to watch your back and how to take care of the elders. >> this comes after the arrest of this man, 19-year-old zachary cuen who deputies say beat and robbed 88-year-old flo douglas last week. we're told she's still in grave condition. there's a vigil set up in her name tonight outside her home. >> a store clerk in morgan hill is accused of molesting children visiting his store. among the many concerns, are there more vic simms. police say he inappropriately touched children when he came into the mark. police are asking anyone with information on the case to please call him. >> two people accused of setting an antioch home on fire and spray painting racial slurs on the wall are scheduled to be

arraigned. police arrested roy charles sof varry and christine mcdaniels this weak. they face several charges. surveillance video caught someone throwing molotov cocktails at the home. investigators say the suspects were involved in a dispute with someone who lives at that home. a 9--month-old german schepp is recovering at an animal shelter after she was shot. someone dropped off the dog in martinez after he was found injured on monument boulevard. animal control says the bullet could be the key to finding the dog's shooter. >> once we get the bullet back from ballistics and find out the caliber, that will tell us more about the distance it was shot from and what kind of gun it could have came from. >> he's walking on three legs there. the poor guy had one leg amputated. otherwise, vets say the dog will make a recovery. a bay area lawmaker has started a push to require all

federal agents to safely store their weapons. yesterday the bill was introduced inspired by the deadly shooting of kate steinle. it would require all federal law enforcement agencies to establish safe practices for keeping the weapons stored safely. it was a gun from a bureau of land management agent that was stolen used to kill steinle on san francisco's pier 14. a similar california bill approved by state lawmakers this year does not cover federal agents. governor brown signed a bill aimed at strengthening oversight in response to last year's deadly balcony collapse. six iris students were killed and investigators found the wooden support beams were dry rotted. the bill could give access to information about building contract torsion, that includes public safety records and work related criminal convictions. 6:05 on friday. oakland schools say phone scammers are trying to target

parents with a kidnapping ploy. a spokesperson tells the times that at least twice in the past few weeks parents received calls from someone claiming their children had been kidnapped and demanding payment. in both cases police say the families did the right thing by not blindly complying and calling the schools to confirm their children were safe in class. >> a good swift kick right where it counts is being credited with foiling a robbery attempt in the east bay. emeryville police say three juveniles tried to steal a purse from a mother pushing her baby stroller. that woman kicked one boy in the groin and started to scream and all three boys took off. when officers arrived, police say the same boys had already tarted another woman and managed to steal her phone. officers nabbed two of the boys, took them into custody. they also discovered that stolen phone. detectives hope new photos will lead them to the arsonist behind several fires set at a

bay area high school campus. this is the man they're looking for. he was possibly linked to vandalism at martin luther king junior high school. firefighters were are called out after several garbage cans were set on firing. if you have any information, please call pittsburg police. today is mexican independence day. maybe you have plans to get together with friends. rob mayeda says it will be a warm one this weekend. >> temperatures starting to warm up a little more in san jose. right now 58 degrees, mid 80s later this afternoon. but at least for now, safely away from the record high. we'll see clearing skies inland once the low clouds break up. today a spread of temperatures ranging from 60s near the coast to 90s inland. upper 60s closer to san francisco. north bay temperatures in the mid 80s and low 90s around the tri-valley. check out the san francisco seven-day forecast including the

coast. upper 70s by the end of the weekend, and valley temperatures soaring, feeling a lot more like summer. mid to upper 90s for the weekend, trending cooler. let's see how your morning commute is with mike. >> saturday i'll be hosting the hot wing eating contest at the red hot round up. looking for good weather. smooth drive around the bay. speed sensors, no major problems. we had late employeeing for crews through fremont, but clearing toward milpitas. light build around the south bay. the bay bridge toll plaza, no surprises and no problems. but you do have the metering lights. that's standard. back to you. >> up next on "today in the bay," a trio of pint sized crime stoppers, the unlikely heroes who jumped into action to stop car thieves in their tracks. iphone day. iphone 7 goes on sale, a tradition to stand in line.

let's take you out live to palo alto with, yeah, that door is open, they're not quite open yet. there's the line. a full report coming up. police in new mexico - are

crediting three young boys - for scaring away thieves who were breaking into a car. this might be my favorite story of the day. police in new mexico say three young boys scared away thieves breaking into a car. in this video you can see

suspects cutting into the convertible top of the car which belongs to the minister, in the church parking lot. three neighborhood kids carrying pipes and sticks ran up to them and scared them off. >> they were waving, so mad, pointed at the car. >> we didn't believe him when he said someone was trying to break into the car because that's how he reacts. >> should we be a hero, help them out? i was kind of scared, but not that much. >> the minister's car has been broken into three times now, but she says she was glad to have those three guardian angels there this time. >> i would be scared to do that, too. they were so brave. >> so cute. it is iphone day. apple stores in the bay area starting to sell the phone at 8:00. countdown is on. >> our friends on the east coast are already charging up their phones, scott mcgrew. they already got them.

we'll take you to palo alto in a men ut. but let's start in miami where the stores are already open. >> four, three, two, one! >> happy new year or iphone day! >> that's miami. let's take you to palo alto. things just a little quieter in palo alto. they're still sleeping in line. shh. there's the line. people lined up to get a phone we've pointed out before that you could have ordered online and have ups deliver to you. the iphone 7 plus, by the way, totally sold out. an apple representative have gone up and down the line telling people if you're in line for the iphone 7, forget it. apple stock at the highest it's been so far this year, up 21% for the quarter. samsung lost billions and billions trying to deal with problems on the new galaxy note 7. on thursday the consumer

product safety commission announced a recall. samsung has already announced its own recall. some data show only 15% of samsung users have turned in their phones. the head of the american division of samsung offering his apology this morning to customers. >> we did not meet the standard of excellence that you expect and deserve. for that we apologize. >> samsung america based right here in san jose, just a couple blocks away. this went from this seems to be a problem to you should probably exchange. i was saying, it was a imt willed number, samsung doesn't think it's a big deal. to it's a samsung recall. this has been botched all along. the government is like, no, these must be recalled right now. turn them in, they're dangerous. >> even though they're dangerous, people have a hard time -- >> i'd rather give up my car than give up my phone. there's uber, right? what are you going to do without a smart phone for even a couple

days. >> like you said, you don't have to wait on line. you can order another phone. >> i want to know how many of those people are replacing their phones today. >> while they try to clean up safety regulations, we're talking about cleaning up in california. one of the state's largest cleanup efforts is back and hopefully better than ever. california's annual coastal cleanup day is going on. the event is the 31st year. organizers say over that time more than 1 million people have collectively reviewed more than 22 million pounds of garbage from c. beaches and lakes and rivers. state data indicates 36% of the total trash collected has been cigarette butts. that's easily the top on the list. >> a cigarette butt might be a common sight at the beach. but this is a rare sight. dedicated surfers saw that and started swimming for shore. they were waiting for waves at ocean beach yesterday when the shark leaped from the water

behind them. we have the slow motion shot, too. the more experienced surfers saw the distinct white belly and immediately pegged that shark as a juvenile great white. a shark expert says they're right. the camera that caught the rather breach is operated by surf line which has live cameras all around the world. they were expecting fog, not that. >> one of your more important surf reports would be that shark is jumping out of the water. >> nobody cares about the waves. >> look how high it jumped out of the water. >> he may have friends we didn't see. >> you might have fewer friends at the beach this weekend after people see that. >> i know. with the weather heating up, a lot of folks want to head to the coast. one of the places, santa cruz, a spot we think later today should climb into the low 70s with morning clouds, partly cloudy skies before the clouds fill in

again as we head towards the evening. outside right now, a lot of low clouds. from san francisco over to san jose, we've got low clouds into the tri-valley, too. there's the view inside at&t park. right here on nbc bay area, we've got the cardinals taking on the giants. giants baseball 7:00. first pitch at 7:15. light jacket weather will be fine, but with temperatures rising through the weekend around san francisco, it will be t-shirt weather for a couple of those games as we head into the afternoon. there's a look at the low clouds, all the way to the altamont pass this morning. low clouds breaking up around lunchtime and staying on the seashore with valley temperatures approaching the low 90s in a few spots today, maybe not south of san jose this afternoon but certainly by the weekend, upper 60s near san francisco. the north bay with temperatures in the mid 80, upper 80s to low 90s for the afternoon. you see in the seven-day forecast, these temperatures rising. even san francisco may get close to 80 on sunday. the cooling temperatures arrive

monday into tuesday. valley temperatures rising through sunday. livermore, pleasanton can be close to 1 o 0 degrees on sunday. temperatures slowly level off. this is the pattern over the next seven days. no rain in the forecast. instead of throwing a map up with 14 days all over the place, let's look at the weather between now and september 25th. notice how this is holding on. we're not seeing any chances of rain unfortunately. september is typically one of the driest months around the bay area. even by september standards, things are looking unusually dry through the 25th. that seven-day forecast, a scene now that will take us through the weekend, very likely will repeat for the next seven-day forecast as we head into next week. if you're a fan of summer-like weather, this weekend has plenty of it for you. >> i like it a little cooler. that's okay. we'll let summer have one last say. meanwhile, not much of a say for the friday commute except to say, hey, this is a great drive right now. getting a lighter start and an earlier getaway, typical for the

patterns on friday. over here, 680, the tri-valley doesn't have any issues right now. we'll show you the live look at dublin, westbound your commute, steady flow of traffic. eastbound, the get away will start slowing. if you get out of here by 2:30, big slowing toward tracy. the san mateo bridge, a smooth drive to the peninsula, talking about san mateo, one more try, saturday i'll be at the bay meadows area where i'm going to the emcee for the spicy wing eating contest at the red hot roundup benefiting san mateo parks as well as a burn foundation going on for the firefighters. >> you have to make sure you taste them, though. >> otherwise it's not legitimate. thank you mike. coming up next, car trade-in troubles. nbc bay area responds to an east bay woman who had issues getting back nearly $6,000. >> a live look right now at at&t park this morning. the giants taking on the cardinals tonight in a crucial match-up as both of these teams,

along with the new york mets, are running neck and neck for the two play-off wildcard spots. you can watch the action right here on nbc bay area. coverage begins at 7:00 right after our 6:00 newscast. good morning. coming up on "today," the president obama birther issue becoming a renewed flash point in the race for the white house. is donald trump changing his stance. then on rossen reports, hackers using your computer's webcam to spy on you. what the fbi director does to protect his privacy and says every american should do, too. we're welcoming miley cyrus live to our studio. we'll talk to her about joining "the voice," life in the spotlight and more when we see you on a friday morning on "today."

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. this morning nbc bay area responds to a san ramon woman who had trouble after trading in her car. >> consumer investigator chris chmura has more. >> six grand on the line. judy says in 2014 she bought a volkswagen passat plus several extended barn teas. in february of this year she traded in the car and boardwalk volkswagen said she was due a refund of the unused portion of the protection plan. that didn't happen. after waiting five months for her money, she wrote to us. we made contact with vw. four weeks later she received a refund of $6,121 find .04.

volkswagen corporate declined to respond. we called the california department of insurance. our conversation taught us that you are not automatically entitled to a prorated refund when you buy these warrantees or insurance policy and then cancel them. the law doesn't require universal terms and conditions. they vary. so you need to read the fine print, ask questions and post scenarios to the salesmen before buying. if you have a consumer complaint, call us 1-888-996-tips or logon to nbc bay area.com/very responds. new evidence proves the zika virus is the cause of microcephaly in newborns. thousands of women infected have had babies with abnormally small heads, to this point only a cause had been assumed. now researchers in brazil and

the united states confirm the link after screening newborns with and without mike self fi. almost half tested positive for zika compared to none of the healthy babies. cancer deaths among children and teenagers dropped 20% since 1999 according to a new government study. brain cancer which now accounts for 30% of pediatric cancer deaths pass leukemia, the number one killer. researchers say major advances in leukemia treatment may be a key factor. boys are 30% more likely than girls to die from cancer. many of you getting ready for the wave of ads coming up for ballot propositions? tobacco companies are putting up millions to fight cigarette tax. the $200 proposal is prop 56. armed with zip risers in the shapes of minions and poke

balls, some say it's specifically targeting kids. >> it was a shock, an arbitrary full of cigarette butts hidden in a drawer. i talk about health all the time, but yet she's impacted by this predatory marketing. >> the supporters say deceptive ads are flooding the airwaves right now. opponents say the other side isn't being honest. coming up next on "today in the bay," a woman randomly attacked on a san francisco street are brutality. now a month later, whoever did this is still on the street, and that has some women afraid to leave their home. >> frankly i'm trying to figure out what i'm going to do when i have this baby, what i need to do to protect myself. >> reporter: donald trump, is he a birther or isn't he?

i'm tracie potts. trump won't answer the question, but his campaign did. we'll tell you what they said next.

good morning, and thanks for joining us on this friday. i'm kris sanchez in for laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm sam brock. we've been talking all morning that it is sports galore this weekend. giants on our airwaves tonight. we've got football, all trademarks of the fall, except it doesn't feel like fall.

>> good indy car weather at sonoma. a reminder we've got the last full week end of summer and weather starting to feel like it later on. right now lots of low clouds around san francisco and the tri-valley. look at the spread of our summertime micro climate. upper 60s towards san francisco where we'll be watching cool temperatures out at that giants game, what you catch on nbc bay area at 7:00. >> little blips rob. friday we have a later start. starting to see a little slowing. i wanted to point out where we don't usually see anything but green on a friday, this is by the airport for north 101, extra slowing, no incidents there. we have the build coming off 680. there's our live look. a good amount of cars, but no problems and good spacing here. the south bay commutes as well as the rest of the bay looking good. the bay bridge metering lights are on. a san mateo condo goes up in

flames and firefighters race to douse those flames as they have to restrain a woman because for her dog it was too late. this is video of police holding her back as she tried to go back into her home to save her dog. the crews say the condo is a total loss. at least two other condos were also affected. in all five people were displaced and the cause of the fire is still under investigation. "today in the bay's" pete suratos has been at the scene all morning long gathering information and will bring us a live up debt at 6:56. >> so heartbreaking there. a lot of heartbreak in this community, too. friends, family and those who don't even know flo douglas are gathering in front of her san jose home to show support. she was attacked and robbed inside her own home and is still in grave condition. >> "today in the bay's" bob redell is live in san jose. bob, people who live in her neighborhood are putting forth an effort u not only gathering

in her name today but they gathered last night as well. >> reporter: and this happening, chris and sam, while one of the men who allegedly attacked her is now in the main jail in downtown san jose. yesterday deputies with the santa clara county sheriff's office arrested 19-year-old zachary cuen who allegedly beat up 88-year-old flo douglas. cuen and possibly another man broke into douglas' home, beat her and stole some of her belongings. douglas is now in the hospital in critical condition. as you can imagine, this is very frightening for the other people who live in her neighborhood. many of her neighbors met with law enforcement. the sheriff's department reminded them about the importance of neighborhood watch and being aware of any suspicious activity. >> we've got to keep an eye out, we've got to keep an eye out for each other. >> it's about how to watch your back and how to take care of the

elders. >> one woman at last night's meeting believe she saw zachary cuen casing cars in the neighborhood. he was also arrested for robbing another elderly woman last year. a vigil planned for tonight outside flo douglas' home. her neighbors suspected to be there to pay respects. she in the hospital, last report in very, very serious condition. bob redell, "today in the bay." >> keeping positive thoughts for flow. in san francisco a community remains furious and on edge after the beating of a woman in pac heights caught on camera. this is the sketch of the suspect. last month he was seen on video coming out of nowhere and punching that woman in lafayette park. that video has left neighbors stunned. last night they came together in a show of force saying aggressive behavior at this park is only getting worse.

>> frankly, i'm trying to figure out what i'm going to do when i have this baby, what i need to do to protect myself when i'm out and about. i don't know what that is yet, but i don't feel safe. supervisor mark farrell who organized the meeting says he's going to try to secure funding for better lighting in the park. a few extra prayers for a church on the peninsula. the church itself is praying for someone who may have wronged them. palo alto police are searching for a thief who stole money from the collection basket. thousands of dollars were stolen from the basket at cornerstone community church near mitchell park in palo alto on sunday after the final service of the day. the pastor there says he's not upset with the thief, but if he needed the money so badly, he could have just asked. >> we wanted to help him if he asked for it. but the way he approached it was not right. >> there is a person of interest in this case, and right now church staff is checking

surveillance video. 6:34 right now. the young woman at the center of a police sex abuse scandal is back in the bay area this morning. more charges could be coming for officers. celeste guap is reportedly at an undisclosed location receiving koun selk, this as alameda county prepares charge for seven bay area officers. the contra costa d.a. says the investigation is not complete. we spoke to jasmine's attorney, pamela price, and she says the community deserves to know the truth and the d.a. needs to stop dragging his feet. >> i think mark peterson,ing the district attorney, should explain to the citizens of contra costa county why it has taken more than a year to reach a conclusion to an investigation. >> all kids make bad decisions. all kids do things that their parents are absolutely shocked by. the question is how does the community respond. >> price says jasmine was first

victimized at 12 years old. jasmine claims to have had sex with up to 30 police officers, and some of those encounters did take place when she was a minor. a student at uc berkeley is behind bars accused of sexually assaulting another student. it happened allegedly inside a dorm room. sadar kahn is accused of attacking a 19-year-old woman two weeks ago. they have not released the name of the dorm where that woman lived. all new this morning on the campaign trail, contradiction once again between donald trump and his own campaign, where it comes to the birth of president obama. >> "today in the bay's" tracie potts joining us live from washington, d.c. with overnight development and mixed messaging going on, tracie. >> reporter: definitely. good morning everyone. the so-called birther movement, donald trump's campaign says he was the one that shut it down when he asked for president

obama's birth certificate. now trump isn't saying much about it at all. donald trump will likely face tough questions as he campaigns at his new hotel in washington today. his campaign announced overnight that trump is no longer a birther, that he believes president obama was born in the united states. but trump himself refused to answer that question, telling "the washington post," i just don't want to answer it yet. >> he still wouldn't say hawaii. he still wouldn't say america. this man wants to be our next president? when will he stop this ugliness? >> reporter: hillary clinton speaks to african-american women in washington today. last night she and president obama addressed latino voters. >> we can't let that brand of politics win. >> we need to stop him conclusively in november. >> reporter: trump is going after latinos, too.

>> to the hispanic community, i say we are going to protect your jobs. >> reporter: he said he'll do it by renegotiating trade deals. >> we're creating the car capital of the world in mexico, believe me folks. >> reporter: trump closing the gap with hillary clinton ten days before their first face-to-face showdown. clinton says she's not worried about the poll numbers going up and down versus donald trump. in the end she says it's all about voter turnout. who turns out on election day. >> trying to mobilize their base. tracie potts, thank you very much. a lot of people talking about the birther controversy, but also talking about what donald trump did on the jimmy fallon show, what he allowed jimmy fallon to do last night on "the tonight show." >> you know you're in with the donald when he lets you consider touching his hair. >> can i mess your hair up?

[ cheers and applause ] >> i'll be gentle. i'll be gentle. >> the answer is yes, but the people in new hampshire where i'm going to be in an hour from now, i hope they're going to understand. >> did you say yes? >> go ahead. >> yes! donald trump everybody! >> every fiber of his being you know was saying please don't actually do it, please don't do it. >> i'm sorry. rob mayeda you have toddlers, that is the same look they get when they're doing something they're not supposed to do, shoving a hot dog down the heater vent, touching mommy's

pretty things. they did talk about politics. >> did they answer the question, is it real? that's what people want to know, is it real hair. >> you'll have to watch to find out. >> about to get real hot up in here. rchl joining us with a look at your forecast. >> hair raising temperatures maybe for some folks later today. right now mid 50s outside. low clouds to start the day, san francisco over to the tri-valley in san jose where we've got temperatures in the upper 50s for the moment, 84 in the forecast today, safely away from record highs. no 99s like we had in 1971. cool coastal temperatures with temperatures 60s and 70s near the beaches. close to 90 today, mash not in the south bay, but upper 60s in san francisco. north bay, mid to upper 80s. more to follow for the weekend. look at the temperatures in san francisco now. close to 80 on sunday. cooler temperatures monday into tuesday. for the valleys, if you needed

any reminder we're still in summer, you got it there, saturday and sunday mid to upper 90s. now to see how things are shaping up, here is mike. >> i didn't neat the reminder, but it's there any way. thanks for letting us know. make sure the shorts are still out. looking at the south bay, no major problems. a smooth, steady build your typical pattern around the bay. looking at the approach. a little slowing westbound. let me show you the bay bridge toll plaza, the metering lights turned on, typical 5:30 time. eastbound, catch a little glimpse of that. reports of a fender-bender. i don't see any slowing or activity or flashing lights here. back to you. thank you very much. it's not the same thing as what colin kaepernick has been doing, but seems similar. coming up ekt in, she's not an nfl star, but is creating a conversation. a california teenager punished for not standing during the pledge of allegiance. in the end, it's her teacher ending up in trouble.

plus, i have in my hand right here the iphone 5, but you can get the 7 in the stores. let's take you out live to the big board. dow industrials down 96 points, but apple stock doing well.

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a lake county high school teacher is taking some heat right now after the school district says she lowered a student's grade for not standing during the pledge of allegiance. lower lake high school freshman lailani thompson is a descendant of the pomo native american drive. her home room teacher dropped her grade for not standing because she counted the pledge as participation. >> i was pretty mad when she lowered my grade because i worked hard for it. i turned everything in. i did whatever she can'ted me to do in her class. >> the school superintendent is reviewing the incident and said the teacher will be disciplined for violating the freedom of speech policy, not to mention her first amendment rights. itt technical puss across nation and here in the bay area officially close their doors. it's been a forgone conclusion since august when the department of education barred the for-profit school from enrolling students on any of its 130

campuses including oakland and concord if they use financial aid. now, last week some students learned of the closure the hard way when they showed up for classes and found no teachers or staff. added government scrutiny surrounding federal aid has forced many to fold up their tent. not much support for mark zuckerberg's plan to rebuild four homes around his home. the architectural review board voted down his plan. he bought the four homes surrounding his own to rebuild them smaller. the review board said the plan would violate zoning codes and reduce available housing stock. they're asking the planning director not approve the plan. apple starting to sell the iphone 7 a little more than an hour. >> people insist on stay

standing in line, but you say it's kba nanas. >> you don't have to stand in line. people who pre order will get them delivered to their home or office this morning. we should go live to the ups warehouse, but let's take you live to palo alto. if you're in line, you will most likely get yourself an iphone 7. you will not get an iphone 7 plus. that was sold out in presale. we talked to the guy at the front of the line who got there yesterday morning this time. >> just wanted to be one of the first in line. i knew 6:30 one one of the first. >> three, two, one! >> all right. apple stores already open on the east coast. this is the scene in miami as people poured in to buy the new iphone which reviewers remind us is not that terribly different from the old phone.

apple's stock up 21%. this company, everbridge that does emergency text messaging on the first day of trading this morning. the company has offices on howard street in fran. markets mildly lower. i have one last thought for you. people lining up for the phone, super fun to watch. what matters far more to your family is what the next president of the united states is going to do with your taxes. if that person is donald trump, the answer is a lot. trump unveiled the newest tax plan in new york city. it's one of a long string of changing tax plans. the latest plan cuts corporate tax in half, increases standard deduction for middle class family and tax deduction for people making over $100,000, lowers the highest tax rate from 37% down to 33%. all those boring tax things i just said involve thousands upon

thousands upon thousands of dollars for your family. iphones are cool, but that's probably more important. >> do we know what the net impact is going to be for the deficit. >> talking about trillions in lost government revenue and he's proposing big government cuts. hillary clinton has her own plan, too. get ready for some speed. the indy car series is in sonoma this sunday. rob says the weather will be perfect. yesterday a couple of the sport's biggest names made their way to san francisco. simon panel know and will power took a little spin down the embarcadero. two teammates with the only chance to win the championship this sunday, greeted by hundreds of fans at pier 39. power talked with us about the san francisco waterfront and the pesky speed limit. >> i have to tell you it's cool seeing the people on the sidewalk watching these cool

cars, which don't like to go very slow honestly. anything below 40 and they bump and jerk around a lot. it was fun. >> sunday's race can be seen on nbc sports network. it makes me nostalgic when we had the big race in san jose, the grand prix. that was cool. >> can you imagine what it's like trying to drive a normal car after that and go the speed limit? good luck. >> that car doesn't want to go 45. >> we want to speed into the weekend. >> the weather is going to be shaping up for what you'd expect for sonoma raceway in september. we've got sunshine and numbers soaring this weekend. close to 90 degrees tomorrow. as you can see. the go pro race at sonoma. college football this weekend. we have low clouds in san francisco into the tri-valley.

50s outside for the moment. there you see san francisco, 55 degrees. big giants baseball game which you can catch on nbc bay area, taking on the st. louis cardinals. first pitch, temperatures in the low 60s. san francisco comfortably cool. mid to upper 60s. mid 80s. we'll see mid 80s around napa. here is the trend if you're going to head to lake tahoe. 30s in the morning. 80s in the afternoon. warm days ahead and around monterey as we see less low clouds by sunday. 70s closer to monterey and close to 80 in san francisco on sunday. warm weekend ahead for san francisco. valley temperatures you'll notice here climbing into the upper 90s on sunday. cooling slightly into monday and tuesday. this is the last few days of summer. you'll see we had a 40-day forecast. the high is the big story here. no signs of rain all the way through september 25th. typically one of the driest

months of the year. even by september standards this is very dry. above average temperatures likely to continue through the 25th and below average precipitation. if you're a fan of summer weather, good news. more of it this weekend. temperatures in the 70s closer to san francisco. maybe close to 100 in a few spots in the tri-valley on sunday. mike? >> looking over here, we finally have an incident -- i sound relieved but i don't want to hear about crashes. there is one on the san mateo bridge. let me show you the live camera, westbound 92 getting across the san mateo bridge. that truck has crashed into the shoulder and it's mostly out of lanes so folks are squeezing by, having to eke over. because of that there's a lane shift and the backup that forms on the approach. let's get you out over towards the bridget self. the slowdown from 880, just off the nimitz, a slowdown towards the toll plaza. then everything is clear and everything around the bay is clear. the dumbarton, you don't have to worry about that incident. here off the 37 and 121 where

the sonoma raceway is, we look for weekend activities. there are activities all weekend, so there will be slowing there. in the south bay, a build for the northbound push out of san jose and getting gradually over into silicon valley. back to you. >> up next on "today in the bay," an update to breaking news on the peninsula we've been following all morning long. flames erupt at a condo complex forcing people to run from their homes. one woman's be loved dog did not make it out. an update from the scene next. first, happening now, virtual reality arrives at the tokyo game show, one of the world's biggest exhibitions for the latest in fun and games. we take you inside that event at nbcbayarea.com. plus, if you're trying to figure out which golden state warriors home games are the most affordable, we have you covered on our facebook page. check that out. we'll be back in two minutes.

welcome back. updating breaking news that restarted covering at 4:30 this morning. >> several homes damaged after flames broke out at a condo complex on the peninsula. pete suratos joining us live in san mateo. pete? >> reporter: good morning sam and kris. the story we've been talking about all morning is one o of the residents displaced. her dog was inside the condo when it caught on fire. that dog is no longer with us.

this condominium complex, fire crews have cleared out. that fire started around 10:45 p.m. you can see in the video that woman being held back police. her dog was inside of that condo. as i mentioned, that dog unfortunately passed away. the fire took place on the 2300 block of ticonderoga drive in san mateo, it was put out in 20 minutes. here is what san mateo fire had to say about the challenges of crews fighting the fire in the attic area. >> the fire burning in the attic space which is made up of this styrofoam insulation, two layers of it with also plywood. we've ended up subsequently going to a fourth alarm to bring in rotations for crews because we've been using -- the firefighters are up there cutting away the roofing material.

were there were no reported injuries at this time. five units were affected altogether. eight people were displaced. the cause of this fire is under investigation. live in san mateo, pete suratos for "today in the bay." >> those of us who have pets, no how hard that's going to be for her. in shaig, alum rock neighbors are banding together after an 88-year-old woman was brutally beaten inside her home. they had an emergency meeting last nye in san jose where several hundred people gathered and decided to launch a new version of neighborhood watch. they want everyone to watch out for each other like family. >> we've got to keep an eye out for each other. >> got to watch your back and take care of the elders. >> many of these people will gather for a vigil after the rest of 19-year-old zachary cuen, a parolee who beat and robbed 88 yrd flo douglas last week. we're told she's still in grave condition in the hospital. they'll gather at a vigil outside her home tonight. >> we'll be covering that later

tonight as well. 6:58 right now. weather and traffic, heading into the weekend. things are not just clearing up, but heating up. >> day one of a four-day mini final summer heat wave. right now lots of low clouds across the board. for the afternoon, summer mic microclimates are back. a few low 90s around the tri-valley this afternoon. >> all right. let's talk about traffic. >> we have a very calm commute as you would expect for a friday. we have a minor crash on the san mateo bridge. you see the speed patterns, slower drive developing for northbound routes throughout san jose and silicone valley. this is the only really trouble spot here. westbound 92 just past the toll plaza. a truck went into the side of the road. i happen to have it live on the camera here. looking at the tow truck with the flashing lights. once you pass it, everything is clear. no major injuries reported. >> except for the fog in the distance. >> yeah. rob is watching that. >> that's what's happening

"today in the bay." we will be back at 7:25 with more live local news. >> we'll see you then. also join us for nbc bay area news at 11:00. have a great day. when will he stop this ugliness, this bigotry? >> this morning trump about to make what he's describing as a major statement on the controversy. we'll be live with the latest. burn notice. a new federal recall of those samsung phones blamed for sparking dozens of fires. this morning, growing concerns that other models could overheat as wel