california elections was very important to us. >> tonight at 11:00, we talk to insiders about the ineffectiveness at the fec and why that affects all of us. tonight at 11:00 on nbc bay area news. if you have a tip call our tip line. at 6:00, breaking news. wanted for the first time we are getting a glimpse of the man authorities believe may have been behind weekend explosions or has a connection to those explosions. another explosion overnight. that explosive device detonates in new jersey as terror fears continue to grow. >> caltrans owned up to a piece of road debris that killed a

driver on highway 101. we'll have that story as today in the bay continues now. >> thanks for joining us on this monday morning. i'm kris sanchez in for laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm sam brock. it is september 19th. we are heading toward the end of september. it still feels like summer. >> it is still officially summer. even when we do hit fall, it still feels like summer in the bay area. when we talk about fall and winter, it's still all the same. we have clear skies in san francisco bay this morning. that's a good sign that the fog is going to stay there. we've got offshore winds. 50 in san francisco. half moon bay 50. that is our cool spot. later this afternoon, inland valley back into the 90s. 95 for pleasanton.

walnut creek 94. san jose 89. santa cruz nice day there. mike has the day off. we want to talk pacific. you'll see if you take a glimpse at our traffic maps, we've got lots of green out there. sounds like a three or four car accident approaching the san mateo bridge. keep in mind, this is going to be a slow go. as you get going in that area. the bay bridge metering lights are on. back over to you. >> thank you very much. we start this morning with breaking news we have been following since we went on air at 4:30. this picture is broadcast around the world right now. this man 28-year-old ahmad khan rahami is wanted in connection to weekend bombings in new york

and new jersey. he is described as a u.s. citizen of afghan descent. his last known address was elizabeth, new jersey. >> a lot of breaking news in new jersey. heavily-armed fbi agents were seen storming a fried chicken restaurant in the last couple of hours. not far from where an explosion happened early this morning near a new jersey train station. that blast happened while a bomb squad was examining a suspicious backpack with the robot. authorities say the backpack had as many as five explosives. two men found it in a garbage can no word how it got there. that is one of three that happened over the weekend. right now, five people are being questioned by fbi agents in connection with those blasts. >> those people were detained following a traffic spot on the verrazano bridge. the stop was related to saturday's new york city explosion. no one has been charged at this point. the pressure cooker bach

exploded in a dumpster in the chelsea neighborhood in manhattan and left 29 people injured and countless others rattled. >> rushed out there within seconds of the bomb. my ears were still ringing. i noticed screaming, running, glass everywhere. investigators are hoping the impact bomb will provide them with clues. a pipe bomb exploded in new jersey, but nobody was injured. because of the explosions on the east coast and questions that are still unanswered, san francisco police is boosting its presence around the city. there was extra security at the giants game yesterday. sfpd is going to increase visibility of officers in uniform and to work with other law enforcement agencies. in the next half hour, a live report from new york city as the investigation continues to unfold. new details on a freak

accident that killed a driver on highway 101. a large piece of metal crashed through the windshield of an elderly man's car, killing him. we know where that piece of metal may have come from and what it is. bob redell is live with a statement from caltrans. >> that metal object fell off one of its water trucks early friday afternoon on highway 101 as the driver of the truck was traveling between work sites. it appears to be a brass bolt, the size of a baseball, about 2 or 3 pounds in weight. louis shaeffer was behind the wheel of a van when that bolt crashed through his windshield and hit him in the neck. he lost control of the vehicle

and was pronounced dead at the scene. caltrans offered its deepest condolences to his family and friends. between 2011 and 2014, there had been more than 200,000 crashes involving objects on the road or flying off other vehicles. in those crashes, 500 people were killed. >> this morning honoring the life of a long-time bay area political activist. rose pak died. pak was the voice of the china town community in the city, as well as playing a significant role bringing ed lee into office. she was found dead inside her san francisco apartment sunday. she was stricken with kidney cancer last year.

there was no official word on her cause of death. family members said it was of natural causes. yesterday her friends and former political allies gathered outside her apartment in tears. >> one of its main sparks, rose perfected the art of public advocacy on baf of issues. she had zero evidence of any personal gain. >> we heard from former mayor willie brown. ed lee said this is a great loss to the city as a whole and the chinese community, in particular. a community that rose served, supported and fought for, often fiercely her entire adult life. lee ordered city hall to be lit in white in her honor and flags to be lowered to half staff. this morning a long shore worker is recovering after two cranes felt yesterday at the port of oakland. this is file video of the port

not from yesterday. port spokesmen is confirming two cranes fell and one sank into the water. the other landed on the terminal. bay area news group reports a falling container trapped the worker yesterday morning. firefighters rescued the man who went to the hospital after saying he was feeling general body pain. no update on his condition. a devastating season in the south bay as officers arrived to reports of a car that crashed into a tree off highway 101 near the blossom hill road exit. as officers were trying to check on the driver to make sure the driver was okay, that tree crashed down striking the driver. officers were able to escape from the tree without injury. witnesses say the driver was speeding before the crash. south bay residents crying foul over the plan to expand the newby island land fill. protesters blocking the gates near interstate 880.

san jose planners are expected to debate that proposal. residents say the stench is already overpowering. >> it's like a combination of sewage and rotten garbage. >> it comes over us, comes over the city when the wind is right. >> public services issued this statement in response to the protests, "we have worked hard over the years to engage in our neighbors, involve the community in a responsible expansion process. its expansion will enable our community to address its need for environmental services in the future. let's check in with meteorologist anthony slaughter in forekari hall.

temperatures starting off mild today. looking for another warm day. 87 today for redwood city. 89 for san jose today. 90s for the tri-valley. fairfield looking at temperatures in the 90s. a warm day on tap. we'll switch gears and talk traffic. want to show you what's happening. we have a couple of incidents popping up on the maps. sounds like a three or four car accident here. this is 880 southbound. once you get on to the bridge, things look good. 880 dealing with significant slowing. bay bridge toll plaza dealing with slowing here. metering lights have been on about 40 minutes.

three shark bites in a matter of hours. vacation spot on high alert. uber has robot cars. lyft is getting robot cars. when you can take a ride. two daring rescues. how firefighters managed to save this pup and a man stuck in two dangerous spots.

=kris/1xvidbox= san francisco firefighters had their hands full, when two calls came in from the area of the cliff house.

san francisco firefighters had their hands full when two calls came in from the area of the cliff house. a man was stuck between the crashing waves below and the top of the cliff. there you see him there. at the same time, this little dog wandered down a steep embankment and got stuck. they rescued both making for a very happy reunion. >> both rescues drew dozens of onlookers. if we care about one thing, it's dogs. >> right. we are happy that man was safely rescued. 6:14 on your monday morning. rise of toxic algae in the water. state agencies say they are caught off guard how large a

problem blooms have become this year. about 11 are in the bay area. that is the highest count agencies have ever seen. because the algae can cause illness to people and to pets, the east bay park district is being more rigorous about posting warning signs. last year a dog died hours after taking a drink from the lake. one byproduct of the rise to addiction to social media. it can be very real especially for young people. social media, including the number of likes you get and comments you receive activate the reward center of your brain almost like a drug. it can boost dopemine levels which work as a pleasure level. withdrawal can affect people when they are not compulsively checking social media. >> people start to feel isolated, start to feel depressed if they're not using some sort of social media

outlet. it becomes more pathological when we see people that have these consequences that are adding up and continue to use despite these consequences. >> more peopleçó than ever are looking for help to break their social media habit. >> the newspaper won a pulitzer prize for working with snowden. now they are falling for his arrest. the editorial board argued he shouldn't have received secrets about the prison program. it was "the washington post" that published those secrets. the journalist from "the guardian" who was the first to start working with snowden had a

blistering response to "the post." "the washington post" is the first-ever paper to explicitly editorialize for the criminal execution of its own source, one on whose back the paper won and eagerly accepted a pulitzer prize. the fed has a two-day interest rate meeting this week. ro rosetta stone on the closing bell. apple stock had its best week in five years last week. there are 4,000 applicants for 250 open seats. autonomous automotive engineers, the new hot job. over the weekend, the founder of

lyft unveiled his plans to automate lyft cars. uber is testing cars in pittsburgh. lyft has a big investment from general motors. general motors usually pays about $1 billion for cruise automation. >> i want to be an autonomous car driver. easiest job ever. >> long as the job is there. >> there were 15 shark bites yesterday. the first two bites happened within minutes of each other. a few hours later, another surfer was bit. all three victims are expected to survive. what's the take away here? >> stay out of the water.

>> that's their home. this is our home. you want to make sure you take precautions. this morning you need the sunscreen and that extra bottle of water. it's going to be another warm day. temperatures in the 90s once again for our warmer spots. here is our sunrise over the mountains. san francisco bay all clear this morning. no fog out there. mid 60s in concord. 64 in san jose. this afternoon, another warm day with bright sunshine across the bay all day long. we'll lead us back to the 90s for pleasanton, gilroy, walnut creek, fairfield. santa rosa reaching 90. 89 for san jose. temperatures coming down slightly. again, places in the 90s.

it will feel very hot. 72 today for san francisco after seeing temperatures in the 80s yesterday. air quality will improve slightly. back into the moderate category. after a couple of spare the air days over the weekend, it's relative. circulation around high pressure keeps our winds offshore. tomorrow we get the motion air that will push back to the bay area and will cool us. showers from san diego and phoenix. for us at home, we are going to see a dip in the jet stream as we move towards the middle part of the upcoming week. that means for cooler, but not rain. temperatures cooling a bit. 95 today for the midland valleys. back to 82 the first day of fall on thursday. again temperatures dip about 10

degrees. san francisco will see temperatures cooling back to the 60s. today again, another warm day. take it easy. speaking of those roads, rhett's talk about the traffic this morning. mike has the day off. we've got lots of green out there at this current hour. traffic starting to pick up here. we start to get our first couple of accidents. 101 at the 87 connector in san jose. there is slowing there. 880 southbound. looks like three or four cars are involved with an accident here. you can see once you do pass the toll plaza, things improve. back to you. next, disappointing news for parents with young children. reason experts are concerned about kids' safety in cars. >> one missed flight plus one insurance policy equals zero reimbursement. i'm consumer investigator, nbc bay area responds next. to a san ramon couple who

learned a tough lesson about travel insurance. =sam//2shot= consumer investigator chris chm a couple learned a tough lesson about travel insurance. >> our consumer investigator joins with us that couple's story. >> bruce and susan booked a trip to italy on british airways. bruce has parkinson's disease so they bought travel insurance in case they had a medical emergency. the date before they were scheduled to leave, bruce was

rushed to the hospital. he's okay but that caused them to miss the flight the next day. they filed the claim with their travel insurance company. they were denied. the contract reads you need to cancel 24 hours before the flight. airlines are firm with cancellation policies. we shared the couple's unique story with british airways. the carrier refunded bruce and susan $2,000 for their tickets. british airways said, occasionally, there are very special set of circumstances that require review, and in this case we are pleased that we are able to resolve the issue to the customer's satisfaction. lesson here, you need to read the fine print when buying travel insurance. you don't always get what you think you're paying for. if you have a consumer complaint, call us.

have a great day. this week is child passenger safety week. it happens to come under ominous signs. over the last year, federal experts say there's been a surge in the number of children dying in car crashes, up 10% for young people under the age of 13. the reasons are not clear. >> distractions, is it more vehicles on the road? it could be a host of different factors. we don't have the data to say why. >> we don't know why yet, but parents can do things to make things safer for their children. experts say properly installing safety seats can make all the difference in the world. next, the dangerous combination of hot and dry conditions over the weekend and rush to contain several brush fires that swept through the bay area. in san francisco long-time civic leader rose pak passed away at the age of 68. we'll talk about her lasting

impact on the city of san francisco. we are tracking breaking news. this man wanted in connection with several broadcasts on the east coast. this investigation continues to unravel by the minute. =sam/3shot=

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garcia-cannon. >> want to make sure you hydrate today. talking 90s for inland valleys. going to be a warm day in the bay area. you can see our sunrise over san jose. clear skies at the golden gate bridge. no fog to report of anywhere across the bay. temperatures running warm, warmer than usual. 55 in concord. 64 in livermore. later on as you're headed to the city. 72 there. 80s and 90s. coast line will be nice and comfortable. sunshine everywhere across the bay area today. cooler weather expected over the next couple of days. want to talk traffic. we've got incidents popping up in the south bay. 101 starting to slow as you approach 87. slowing goes back to story road. that's our typical slow spot exacerbated because of an earlier accident. 880 southbound, accident there

involving four cars. once you get on to the bridge, things do look good. smooth sailing. >> thank you. we go back now to breaking news. just released overnight, the photo of the man authorities say is connected to weekend bombings in both new york and new jersey. the broadcast in manhattan left dozens injured and many more rattled. that explosion is one of many that rocked new york city and new jersey over the weekend. chris pollone monitoring the investigation unfolding by the minute. that includes another explosive device found in new jersey. >> that's right. five, to be exact. in the last hour the nypd and fbi announced that there is a person they need the public's help in finding they want to question him in connection with all these incidents. ahmad rahami, 28 years old, possibly lives in elizabeth, new jersey. he's a u.s. citizen originally

born in afghanistan. he is armed and dangerous. why that's significant about elizabeth, new jersey? around 1:30 this morning, some men discovered a backpack loaded with pipes and wires. police found there were five explosive devices in that bag. investigators believe that the incidents here in new york and new jersey are connected. in new jersey, another bomb placed in a trash can at the elizabeth train station exploded as a bomb robot tried to disarm it. a manhunt under way to find the bomber. today an increased security presence visible across new york city. additional 1,000 state troopers and national guard soldiers joining with the nypd. a visible show of force after a bomb exploded saturday. >> rushed out there within seconds of the bomb. my ears were still ringing. i noticed screaming, running, blasts everywhere. >> the bomb exploded in the

chelsea neighborhood. many of the injured were hit with shrapnel. all released from the hospital. it turned the heavy dumpster into a mangled pile of metal. >> you see the amount of damage, we really were very lucky there were no fatalities at the time. >> it might have been part of a coordinated attack. just four blocks away, police discovered a pressure cooker with wires and cell phone attached. that device has been dismantled. law enforcement sources say it appears the same man was spotted in surveillance videos near both devices. who he is and whether he's involved at all remain a mystery. >> we have more work to do to be able to say what kind of motivation was behind this. >> investigators are pouring over surveillance videos and bomb fragments, hoping they lead them to the bomber. several developments happening at the same time. investigators believe that person seen in the video is

rahami at the 23rd and 27th street locations. police stopped a car last night, questioned five people. the mayor says those five people provided valuable information about rahami. it is believed those are members of his family. the fbi is searching a building in elizabeth right now as we speak. >> the very latest from new york, thank you very much. we are going to continue following the investigation throughout the morning. you can look for a special live edition of the "today" show starting at 7:00. for all updates stay with "today in the bay." we are learning more about a stabbing spree at a mall in minnesota, where nine people were attacked. an isis affiliated group is claiming responsibility. that happened saturday night in the small city of st. cloud. victims all expected to survive. that group called the attacker a

soldier of the islamic state. police say the suspect asked at least one victim if he was muslim before stabbing him. an offduty police officer shot and killed the suspect. back in the bay area san francisco is remembering a political icon today. the city is honoring the life of long-time bay area political activist rose pak. >> pete joins us live from city hall where flags are at half staff with more on the considerable impact she had on the city. >> good morning. rose pak was considered a power broker when it came to politics here in san francisco. city hall flags are at half staff. she was long considered to be the voice of san francisco's china town community. those sirens were the scene yesterday at the body of rose pak was taken away from her

chinatown apartment where she was found dead due to natural causes. crowds sat outside the apartment on rose pak way. she was called a political heavyweight coming to san francisco in the late 1960s from china. becoming one of the leading voices in the chinese community for decades. politicians past and present who were at her apartment yesterdayed a this to say about her legacy. >> she was tough as nails. she and i fought like cats and dogs. at the end of the day, i loved her and we became friends. >> one of its main sparks, rose perfected the art of public advocacy on behalf of issues. she had zero evidence of any personal gain. >> pak's impact culminated with the election of mayor ed lee who said this in a statement a. this is a great loss to the city as a whole and the chinese

community, in particular. a community rose served, supported and fought for, often fiercely her entire adult life. rose pak had been battling health issues. she had a kidney transplant earlier this year in china. she passes away leaving a lasting legacy at the age of 68. we have new information regarding a freak accident that killed the driver on highway 101. caltrans says a large piece of metal that crashed through the windshield was an 82-year-old man behind the wheel killing him might have come from one of its water trucks. the deadly crash happened friday. louis shaeffer crashed after a piece of metal came through his windshield hitting him in the neck. a joint investigation by the chp and caltrans discovered that a caltrans water truck was driving between job sites at the time of the accident. new this morning, one person suffered minor burns in a fire

yesterday that damaged a home day care center on the peninsula. the family lived at that home, but one of the residents returned shortly after the fire started and burned her hand while trying to save some rabbits. an adjacent patio was destroyed. the home served as a day care center during the week. parents will be scrambling today. we are expecting a pretty nice day. let's talk about yesterday which was hot across the bay area. 86 in san francisco. fire danger elevated as there were several fires yesterday. this one in dublin hills. no structures were burned. firefighters have to watch that area overnight to make sure the fire doesn't flare up. there are a pair of grass fires in san jose. one started behind the lowes. other burning along the san jose creek. both were by homeless

encampments. >> we have been busy. high temperatures and dry vegetation combined, anything that gets started will burn hot. >> there is a cooldown on the way for most of the bay area. for today, that is a relative term. >> anthony has been showing us that seven-day forecast tomorrow we'll get relief, not today. >> we'll still see temperatures in the 90s. cooldown is relative. yesterday our temperatures of inland valleys were near 100. today closer to 90. it's hot once you get that hot. temperatures in the 60s. clear skies. there is no fog at the coastline. 60 in san francisco. 64 san jose. 64 livermore. widespread 60s this morning will lead to a very warm day. may have to bump the temperature up to san francisco closer to 80. 89 is what we are expecting in

san jose. 49 for walnut creek. as we switch gears, talk about traffic right now. i want to show you what's happening on those maps. we have a couple of incidents. 101 northbound. there is an accident there. the slowing goes past 101. keep in mind that is a slow go. 880 southbound. three or four car accident involved approaching the san patio bridge. starting to see slowing. brake lights hit frequently here. back to you. coming up, the election is approaching fast. polls are tightening up. where the presidential candidates are today as the race becomes closer than ever. >> a san francisco bank ceo under fire headed to congress. he'll have to testify. also out in new york, to the big board. dow industrials gaining 90 points.

=cover shot!!= =kris/2shot= hitting the campaign trial -- ho millennials at temple university in philadelphia today -- this while donald trump will hold a rally in florida. hillary clinton talks to millennials at temple university in philadelphia while donald trump will hold a rally in florida. >> edward what happened in new york and new jersey over the weekend going to dominate the

conversation. good morning. >> exactly. they are going to have something to talk about this weekend. it'sç likely going to be security. 50 days left until the american people decide who will be the next president. both of the candidates are in battleground states today. donald trump used the weekend bombings and stabbing attack to separate himself tweeting, "the failed obama/hillary clinton policies won't keep us safe." hillary clinton reacted to the attacks from this weekend. >> obviously, we need to do everything we can to support our first responders. also to pray for the victims. >> safety may become a focus for the candidates this week. clinton running mate senator tim kaine says trump's latest call for secret service agent protecting clinton to disarm is part of the dangerous rhetoric coming from the republican nominee. >> i do believe it is an incite

or at the minimum an expression of indifference whether violence would occur. >> reporter: trump said it because of clinton's views on gun control. he is shying away from previous birther movement comments with his vice presidential candidate stating it's old news. >> donald trump has been focusing on issues the american people care about. he brought that issue to an end. >> that was edward lawrence reporting. south bay election leaders are ramping up activities ahead of the presidential election. santa clara registrar begins training volunteers. 5,000 people are needed to staff polling places all over the county. there are still open positions. volunteers can earn up to 200. the county is looking for bilingual volunteers. >> data shows the more blue collar your job, the more likely

you are to vote for donald trump. >> but experts say those same jobs may be at risk in a trump presidency. >> that's right. good morning. although donald trump is campaigning as a populist, another economic group says his plans would hurt his own voters most. the peterson group says this morning, trump's trade policies would cause a recession and cost 5 million jobs. this comes on the back of a moody's report that said a trump presidency would cost 3.5 million jobs and cause a two-year recession. last week, oxford economics report that trump president s si would cost the u.s. economy $1 trillion. >> trump had withering insults for janet yellen last week. her federal open markets committee will start its two-day meeting to determine whether to raise interest rates this week. each time get a little bit of economic data that shows it would be a good idea to raise rates, we get another bit of

economic data showing we probably shouldn't. taking a look at the markets, dow industrials gaining 95 points. nasdaq up 18. that's five times they are beautic out of san francisco. other news, head of wells fargo will go before a senate investigative committee tomorrow. john stumff acknowledges his bank set up over a million counts for unwanted customers. he said the tellers who did the fraud were to blame. i think the next thing you are going to see are wells fargo shareholders suing the company because wells fargo lost a tremendous amount of value and had to pay a huge fine for this scandal. i think investors are going to say we were hurt, as well. >> he's not one of the people that got the golden parachute? >> there is a woman under him who retired at just the right time, got a lot of money.

she was the head of their consumer unit. that money they may claw that back. >> that would be interesting to see. thank you very much. ♪ going on 17 innocent as a rose ♪ >> charmian carr who nearly stole the show in "the sound of music" died on saturday, complications from a rare form of dementia. she was 73 years old. it would take a while to run through each and every winner at last night's emmy awards so here's this. >> the emmy goes to "game of thrones." it was a kiss from the voters on this one. "game of thrones" scored three emmys last night and moved past

frazier for the most emmys all time. it's now at 38. hbo made a sweep with "veep" winning best comedy series. >> drivers, start your engines! >> aisha curry and husband steph. simon pagenaud led all but nine laps to win the indy car title. >> heat on the track and heat on the gridiron. you can call the l.a. rams return to southern california a success with a victory over the seattle seahawks. it was a hot mess due to extreme southern california heat. 14 fans had to go to the hospital due to heat exhaustion. stadium medical staffers treated more than 150 fans in total.

southern california today remains under a red flag warning at least until noon. 90 degrees at a football game is hot. >> red fire warnings. a couple of fires broke out over the weekend. more of the same could come today. temperatures not going to cool down all that much. want to show you the outer sunset. this is a place we usually can't show you because it's typically fogged in. in the castro, a few,000 thin clouds. no fog there either. clear conditions, all in all, to start the day. that's going to mean for a warm day. 64 right now in san jose. 64 in livermore. 65 in concord. it is mild. we'll probably already be in the

80s by lunchtime and back in the 90s. 94 walnut creek. 95 pleasanton. 87 redwood city. the coast will stay comfortable in the 70s today. high pressure in control. our winds are offshore. over the course of the next couple of days, we are not going to see much change. temperatures coming down. we'll see tropical moisture move into southern california. for us at home, the jet stream is going to dip over the bay area. that's going to cool us a little bit. not all that much. coming out of the 90s in triple digits. that will feel nice. 82 by thursday. hot day back to 95 on our average. san francisco, you'll see temperatures cooling. tomorrow month morning fog. temperatures back in the 60s.

today another warm day. let's talk about the traffic. we are starting to see traffic build especially across the south bay. northbound lanes starting to slow. 85, 280. 101 was an earlier accident. looks like things are continuing to remain slow. 880 southbound approaching the san mateo bridge. our final stop will take you out to the bay bridge toll plaza. metering lights on here. that was a fast-moving spdr. things looking good. >> just a little friend at the last moment. investigative unit exclusive. we've been talking about elections. they are supposed to regulate and enforce election laws. talking about the fec. a four-month long investigation found often federal elections commission does not do that. >> we partnered with nbc

washington, d.c. to go through complaints. the average complaint takes nearly two years just to come up for a vote. some disputes take longer or never resolved at all. regulators in california say the fec's inaction is impacting elections throughout the state, including one case where money was spent to illegally influence a ballot measure and the fec did nothing. >> the ballot measure in california is the people's voice. it's the initiative process of the people. keeping that strong and acting on foreign nationals making contributions to influence california elections was very important to us. >> senior investigative reporter talks to insiders about the ineffectiveness of the federal election commission and why it affects all of us. tonight at 11:00 on nbc bay area news.

next, we have been following this all morning long. the man wanted in connection to this weekend's blast in new york and possibly in new jersey. details unfolding on the investigation next. >> happening on nbc bay area, support for colin kaepernick. >> universal studio is is the halloween spirit.

before you head out the door - here are the top stories on nbc bay area... ==kris/vo== this is a picture being welcome back on your monday. here are the top stories on nbc bay area. >> this is a picture broadcast around the world right now. one of the people possibly connected to the weekend bombings, both in new york city and in new jersey. we are told he is 28-year-old ahmad khan rahami. the fbi said he is a u.s. citizen of afghan descent. last known address is elizabeth, new jersey. he might be driving a blue honda civic with new jersey plates. he is considered armed and dangerous. this morning in the community of elizabeth -- there was an

overnight blast near a new jersey transit station. the bomb squad robot was probing a suspicious backpack stuffed with as many as five improvised explosives inside when it exploded while the robot was cutting through some wires. originally two men spotted the backpack in a garbage can and called police. no word on who might have dropped it there. the today show will bring you live special reports at 7:00. here at home, because of the explosions in new york and new jersey, the san francisco police is boosting its presence around the city. there's extra security at the giants game yesterday. the sfpd is increasing visibility of officers in uniform and working with other local law enforcement agencies. the "today" show will monitor the developing story on the investigation out of new york and new jersey. we'll have that live in a couple of minutes at 7:00 a.m. >>. >> send the kids off to school, make sure they are hydrated and

sunscreened up. >> definitely sunscreen and water. we are starting the day in the 60s. 60 in san francisco. 65 in the south and east bay. 90s for inland valleys. 70s for the coast line. here are traffic updates for you. 101 starting to slow approaching 87 because of an accident there all the northbound lanes continue to remain slow. 880 southbound approaching the san mateo bridge, four cars involved in an accident there. that's your slow spot this morning. once you get on to the bridge, cars are moving slow. that's your slow spot. >> our desk is shorter this morning. you were doing double duty. you did it admirably.

>> thank you. >> we'll have more in 30 minutes. que ♪ (música) ♪ armed and dangerous identified in connection with the pommings in new york and new jersey. a massive manhunt under way. as multiple pipe bombs are found near a commuter train station in noynl overnight. one of those exploding as the police robot tries to disarm it. are the incidents connected? is there an active terror cell at work? the politics of terror as donald trump and hillary clinton head back on the campaign trail today, new questions over how each responded to those bombings. was trump too quick to judge? was clinton too cautious?