sam//vo a "tb scare"--- after a studt at an oakland high school towering flames. fire department trying to figure out what caused this gas meter to catch fire at a home. a tb scare after a student at an oakland high school tests positive. hundreds of students are undergoing testing. why health experts say the chances of the disease spreading is low. >> tragedy hundreds of miles away that strikes close to home. a san jose student drowns while swimming in sec tquoia flash pa. "today in the bay" starts right now. thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm sam brock. as we start our tuesday, we figure out, yesterday was the

weeke weekend, it was crazy hot. >> just like it was over the weekend. things improving today, sam and laura, as we get going for your day. i'll show you from the golden gate sky camera. a little foggy this morning, especially from the north bay. keep that in mind especially the north bay commuters. temperatures are still mild, back into the 60s, still 70 in livermore. once the sun comes up, we'll have warm spots like the tri-valley, walnut creek, fairfield close to 90 degrees. san jose 87 today. san francisco back to 71 today, even oakland after seeing a high of 90 yesterday, you'll be closer to 80. >> mike has the morning off once again. he'll be back tomorrow. i do want to take you to an incident we have over in pleasant hill. it's the entry ramp to the pleasant hill ramp getting on to 24 heading into the caldecott tunnel. that's the only thing we've got

other than the wide-open lane. that's just blocking the on-ramp to 24. >> all right, anthony. thank you. a tower of flames shooting high over a san jose neighborhood. look at this. new video showing the gas-fueled blaze that prompted the entire neighborhood to be evacuated. >> "today in the bay's" bob redell at that home this morning. how is the situation looking now, bob. >> reporter: good morning, laura and sam. the fire department has declared this scene here to be safe. we're at white road and lead court. unfortunately the four people who live in this home are temporarily without a home. this started around 7:20. you can see how serious this fire was. the reason the flames shot so high into the sky is because the gas meter at this home caught fire. natural gas was feeding the flames and prolonging the fire. when the fpd arrived, they had to call for more reenforcements and evacuate surrounding homes.

another challenge for the fire department was the overhead power lines caught fire which made firefighting much more difficult. it took about 75 minutes for the fire department to finally shut off the gas and get this fire under control. >> we don't know if that's a cause or an ef sfekt. if it burns through the plastic pipes or burns through the plastic housing into the meter, it will cause a gas-fed fire. we don't know if that was the cause of the fire, or if the fire started someplace else and spread to that. >> fortunately nobody was hurt. the "mercury news" is reporting this morning this fire started as a result of frying chicken here in the back yard. just under 350 customers who lost power, but the lech tris think has been turned back on in this east san jose neighborhood at the intersection at white and lead where you can see there's a tremendous amount of damage that caught home last night. live in san jose, bob redell,

"today in the bay." >> that is a carry looking scene. thank you very much for that report. in the meantime, a student sickened by tuberculosis has parents and other students very concerned at one oakland high school. last night there was an informational session held at skyline high. up to 300 sue departments and others will be tested. experts say it's hard to spread and there are effective drugs to treat it. 4:34 right now. friends and family are morning the death of a san jose student. it happened at sequoia national park east of fresno. he drown during a trip with other students and school staff members. 19-year-old billy nguyen, a kin niecesology major began struggling while swimming saturday afternoon. other members of the group who attempted to rescue him were unsuccessful.

he was part of the outdoor adventures recreation program. new developments in new jersey and new york. authorities say they're not looking for more suspects. the fbi does not believe it's the work of a larger terror cell. 28-year-old ahmad rahami was shot several times during a gunfight that played out in lyndon, new jersey. he was conscious as you saw on the video, being loaded onto an ambulance. investigators believe rahami is seen on surveillance video near where the devices were detonated and recovered in the chelsea district of manhattan. his online activity is bl skrut sniezed. >> we'll continue to conduct investigative activity to make sure we completely understand his social network. >> investigators have already identified the suspect's finger presents on an unexploded pressure cooker uncovered near the manhattan blast. he's already been charged in connection with the police gun

battle. federal charges are still bending. the wildfire burning for nearly two months near monterey has cost more than $200 million. this is the costliest fire fight in united states history. the sob bran necessary fire has destroyed 57 homes and 11 buildings. more than 400 structures are still threatened. the fire started from an illegal campfire and made its way rapidly south. it's charred 113,000 acres and is 60% contained. full containment is expected by the end of the month. up next, trying to cool down after several days of peak heat. anthony slaughter has his eyes n on the changes. >> we'll talk act your forecast today and get you to cooler weather as fall begins on thursday. first, after trying to pull through after a vicious paint ball attack, the encouraging signs for a man struck in the

outer mission. you're watching "today in the bay." the san francisco man shot in

the head with a paintball gun is now in stable condition. add rail 4:39 right now. the san francisco man shot in the head with a paint ball gun now in stable condition. police say the victim, a homeless man was shot in the head twice late sunday night in the outer mission. the man suffered brain injury. police say it appears there may have been an altercation between the suspect and the victim that led to that attack. no arrests have been made. right now the list continues to grow. three more police officers have been accused in the sexual

misconduct investigation rocking the east bay. >> the alameda county district attorney filed felony charges against former contra costa share live's deputy ricardo perez yesterday. ak courting to court documents the teenager known as jasmine says the two had sex when she was 17 years old. an opd officer, brian bunton is also charged in the case. we're expecting a report on how the changes are coming along at the jail today. board of supervisors will receive a status report. supervisors ordered sweeping changes after the death of inmate michael tyree. three deputies have been charged with beating tyree to death last year. 4:40 right now. coming up, we know the earth could move in the bay area. what about the earthquake

watchers? where the usgs is headed and why they're moving from their longstanding spot in menlo park. other migrants on the greek

island of lesbos yesterday. 4:43 right now. large fire swept through a refugee camp in lesbos yesterday. there are more than 4,000 people in the camp with nowhere to turn. police are investigating the possibility that some refugees started the fire. crowding and long delays and

processing of asylum requests have repeatedly caused tension at the camp among different ethnic groups. president obama will urge world leaders to take action on the refugee crisis. he's speaking at the un general assembly in new york making his final remarks as president at the un. the non-binding declaration calling on countries to accept more refugees to help out and for wealthier nations to spend more on humanitarian aid. right now an investigative unit exclusive. they are supposed to enforce the law and make sure our elections are safe and fair. >> the federal agency that oversees law finds itself in political gridlock. stephen stock joins us to explain. >> we looked at thousands of complaints that came up before the federal election commission dating back to if year 2000. we found complaints that linger in the system for years, sometimes many years with no

action. we analyzed the calendar and vote records. just in the last six years alone we discovered it can take as long as a year and ten months just to bring a complaint up for a vote. when they do vote, they vote as blocks, republicans versus democrats. that means candidates and campaigns who break election laws get away with it because there is no punishment when they don't care the case for years after the election is over. we spoke with both sides, plus look at the calenders and data, the first time it's ever been done. it's all on our website. just go to nbcbayarea.com. back to you. >> thanks, steven. if you have a story for us, call us, 1-888-996-tips or end us an

e-mail to theunit@nbcbayarea.com. quarter to 5:00 on your tuesday. we're going to be kind of tough. but now, i don't want to say smooth sailing here, but we are seeing a little relief. >> especially by tomorrow and thursday. you'll notice the first day of fall begins on thursday, and temperatures will cool off back into the 70s, so about 20 degrees cooler than it was just yesterday. here is why, because we have fog and cloud cover at the coastline and even for parts of the north bay. visibility not all that bad, from time to time you can see the glare on the road as folks drive through this location. in parts of the north bay looking at fog, clouds, getting down to the rest of the bay area, smooth sailing. no fog across the east bay or the south bay. we have fair skies out there. temperatures looking mild. 70 degrees right now in mississippi river moore. 6 o in palo alto, 55 in half moon bay.

the wrind returning off the ocean, cooler weather across the bay. 87 for san jose. 89 as well for walnut creek. you'll notice the coastline back into the 70s, with san francisco, same deal for santa cruz, not as hot as yesterday. temperatures will come down. the good news is the air quality will start to improve. today moderate air quality for the east bay and south bay and like we just saw yesterday after three spare-the-air days in a row. across southern california, showers and thunderstorms, feen necks and las vegas. all this activity is associated with hurricane cane. for us we've got a trough that will develop over the next couple days, dig in across the west coast, in fact, bring our temperatures below average as we head toward thursday and eventually friday. here is a look at the seven-day forecast. temperatures warm for the inland valleys, upper 80s, close to 90.

a few of us will hit 90 like gilroy, livermore, 70s for thursday as fall begins. san francisco, you'll see temperatures cooling off as well. 60s for tomorrow. then we rebound as we head towards the weekend. trying to squeeze in the final beach days, it looks like this weekend looks good as well. mike as the morning off. we had an earlier incident coming in from pleasant hill road getting on to 24 headed towards the caldecott tunnel. it looks like it was a small accident, maybe a stall. but really not affecting traffic all that much. across the tri-valley, had an earlier incident in hayward, on a side street but not affecting the main road. as we take you outside, dublin looking pretty good. everybody playing nice. back to you guys. >> thank you very much. 4:48. in business news wells fargo ceo will be on the hot seat on capitol hill testifying about employees opening millions of those unauthorized accounts. >> a lot of people have

questions they want answered, also as they pop up in more and more cities, we're expecting new guidelines for self driving cars. for that and the rest of the news driving the business and tech report, landon dowdy live from cnbc world headquarters. good morning. >> good morning to you both. wall street will attempt to rebound from monday's modest losses and stocks giving up early gains to close slightly negative. investigators are eyeing two key decisions on interest rates as the federal reserve and the bank of japan kick off policy meetings today. also watching for housing data, the dow falling three points to 18,120, the nasdaq down nine to 5,223. wells fargo ceo john stump is testifying before a senate panel this morning. in prepared remarks he plans to apologize for detraying customer's trust in a scandal over allegations that the bank opened millions of unaukt rised accounts and signed customers up for online banking to help the

sales target. earlier they agreed to pay $185 million to settle charges an has fired 5,300 dplemployees. the department of transportation will require any new technology with a 15-point safety review and consider new powers to limit the number of experimental vehicles on the road. the government plans to update the rules each year. sam and laura, back to you. >> a new way to move around on the road. thank you very much, landon. speaking of moving, the usgs is maybe forced to move from the menlo park headquarters. another possible victim of the high cost of living in the bay area. the usgs is where scientists perform earthquake research. the agency is forecasting a rent increase in its current building. the move could be confirmed in the next few months. you have a soft spot in your

heart for dogs. a bay area dog shot is looking for a forever family. the end is near for a long-standing camera store in palo alto after 50 years it's about to shut down. you can find that story on nbcbayarea.com. plus meet the tab by cat stuck in razor wire on a fence about eight feet off the ground that had to be rescued by two officers. the preliminary hearing begins

for the three drifters accused of killing two people in the bay area last year. in the preliminary hearing begins for the three drifters accused of killing two people in the bay area. investigators san jose they shot and killed a canadian woman and a hiker in the north bay. one of the suspects, sean engel

pled guilty to second degree murder in exchange for a 15-year-to-life sentence. investigators say he'll testify against the other two. now to a followup on a story we fers told you about last week. someone left a dog at a vet in martinez badly injured with a gunshot wound to his leg. animal services says the dog which they named bullet is now waiting to be adopted and went to a foster home saturday morning. bullet's leg had to be amputated. the 9-month-old german shepherd recovered pretty well. investigators are trying to find out who shot him. the giants-dodgers rivalry got heated last night. then the giants bullpen overheated in a heartbreaking loss. >> another implosion for the giants' bullpen. first, there was this. madison bumgarner, and puig. things get testy, pushing and shoving. at this point of the game it was

1-0 giants. that was not to last. adrian gonzalez with that walk-off double to steel the game. lodgers win this 2-1. giants are six games back in the west. they are tied with the cardinals for the second wildcard spot behind the new york mets. a well-known warrior will provide a key assist as part of a bay area back-to-school drive. >> warriors guard sean livingston will put bags together for sacred heart community service. volunteers will also be joined by our own sam brock, an nbc bay area anchor raj mathai. the event gets under way at 10:00 a.m. >> back to school in the bay, something the warriors have been doing for the last five years or so. today they're going to end up packing about 5,000 lunches for kids in underprivileged communities and being able to communicate them and reach

families where it's most important. a fantastic thing. the warriors team up with pg&e and also sacred heart. >> perfect. it's 4:56 right now. kari has been out on maternity leave, but look at the good reason why. >> there is a very knowing smile there. of course, that adorable face. that is kemora arabella hall. k.j. is warming up to the idea. >> that's the big brother. >> wasn't crazy about it at first. now all of a sudden he's cudding with her. >> he's got a birthday party coming up that i know of. maybe a little fun coming for him as well. >> we miss you kari, we wish you well. we are assuming you're maybe up and watching as a lot of early parents are. >> i've got a hunch she's up right now. 4:56 right now. hundreds of bay area students getting tested for tuberculosis.

anthony is in for kari. >> and for mike as well. why don't we all take the day off. we'll talk about weather and traffic coming up. we'll talk about how it will impact your commute as well. >> plus the head of san francisco's wells fargo will be in front of a senate committee today investigating the bank. we know what he's going to say. we'll tell you comping up. you're watching "today in the bay." >> got a tip for the bay area's biggest investigative unit, call 1-888-996-tips or e-mail theunit@nbcbayarea.com. nbc bay area, we investigate.

a "tb scare"--- after students at an east bay high school >> reporter: touring flames. we know what caused a gas-fed fire to burn at this home in east san jose. i'm bob redell. we'll have that story coming up. a tb scare after students at an east bay high school were exposed to tuberculosis. what experts say was possible at the spread. tragedy hundreds of miles away striking close to home after a san jose state university student drowns while swimming in a national park. "today in the bay" starts right now. a very good tuesday morning to you. thanks so much for joining us. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm sack brock. the desk a little shorter again today. one spot missing. luckily we have a man capable of doing weather and traffic at the same time. >> what a guy. >> glad to help out.

we'll start with weather. we'll show you the sky cam this morning. we have fog and clouds that made a return back into the bay area. temperatures will be cooling off as you get going into the afternoon. so that's some good news. in fact, you may need to bring the jacket with the little ones this morning. we're looking at 50s even in san francisco. you can see the golden gate bridge. fog there. not that bad. visibility still at about ten miles. hasn't lowered all that much because we're looking at visibility down in santa rosa. same deal in half moon bay. if you're taking highway 1, you may run into clouds there. temperatures a little cooler than the last kourm mornings. that's going to be the trend for the next couple mornings. don't put away the jackets just yet. fall starts on thursday. you may need them as we head towards the first full day of fall. temperatures warm for the inland valleys, cooler at the coastline, 71 for san francisco, 74 for santa cruz. oakland at 80, san jose up to 87 degrees. as we mention, mike has the morning off. want to take you to