trump campaign are stationed as the votes start to trickle in. accusations of sexual assault by a high school student during a water polo match. now alameda police are investigating to see if this was just an isolated incident. >> reporter: coming up, the legal battle about one city throwing a wrench toward another one that may stop demolition temporarily. i'm chuck coppola. "today in the bay" starts now. a good tuesday morning. thank you for joining us. i'm sam brock. >> i'm kris sanchez in for laura garcia-cannon. it is election day. >> i know. i heard a couple things about this in the news the last few weeks. >> weather won't keep you away from the polls today. >> patchy fog is the only thing we'll be watching this morning. right now we have temperatures not too chilly outside. these spots waking up to 60 degrees. san jose, 57 right now,

livermore 53. there you see the 60s from emeryville to san francisco. mid to upper 70s. los gatos today, 78 degrees, 71 in san francisco, 76 in san jose. if you want to find 75 in santa cruz, watch out for the high surf advisory starting about 3:00. breakers at 25 feet approaching the evening. >> we're looking over here toward the rest of the bay. we'll talk about oakland where we got word of a car fire. the person who called that car fire in, they got out safely. it's eastbound 580 away from the maze and toward 238. i don't see any slowing but it may be at least a distraction for folks as crews arrive. meanwhile, looking at your drive times. a 13-minute drive from highway 4 in hercules down the eastshore freeway to the bay bridge which has a minor backup in the cash lanes. back to you. thank you very much. the marathon of an election is finally coming to an end as

voters head to the polls to determine who will be our president for the next four years. a live look at chappaqua, new york, where hillary clinton is expected to vote any minute now. she has just walked in saying hello to some of the election workers there and some of the folks excited to see her vote for herself clearly. >> obviously former president bill clinton by her side as well, hillary clinton going to the polls shaking some hands this morning before actually casting her ballot. again, this is in chappaqua, new york, about an hour north of new york city. it's where mrs. clinton's primary home is. she's doing her civic duty as millions of americans will today as well. big day. a lot of polls starting at 7:00 eastern time, 4:00 our time. >> she is going to be joining millions of others who will watch the results coming in. donald trump is watching from new york as well. we expect 4i78 to vote a little later this morning.

we'll bring that to you live, hopefully it will be possible to catch him in the moment. >> both candidates at this point, they've laid out their cases, made their arguments. we have team coverage before you head to the polls this morning. let's start with nbc bay area anchor raj mathai in times square. >> reporter: it is super tuesday in a big way. good morning to you on this election tuesday across america. we're coming to you from times square. now, just like the bay area here in new york city you can feel the excitement. you can feel the apprehension and anxiety. no one quite knows how this election is going to turn out. here is what we do know. later today hillary clinton will check into her headquarters for the night. that's the javits center a few blocks from here. since 1944 both presidential candidates are based here in new york city. it's pretty interesting because politically speaking hillary clinton and donald trump are worlds apart. but geographically they are just a few blocks apart.

hillary clinton at the javits center, donald trump will be headquartered at the midtown hilton a few blocks away. with that said, security is intense. nypd is doubling its forces, federal agents are swarming manhattan where we are here, and the anti terrorism task force is also here. we'll meet here throughout the morning, afternoon and into the wee hours of the night. i'm raj mathai. >> reporter: we're outside the midtown hilton where the trump campaign is setting up. let me take you inside. the hotel lobby is going to be shut down, nobody gets in except hotel guests and people credentials for the ballroom on the third floor. in the grand ballroom they're lining the stage with flags and lighting the curtains with colored lights. we'd like to be able to show you more. i'm a reporter with nbc -- >> right. no, you're not doing anything inside here. >> reporter: a woman with the trump campaign politely asked us to leave. the trump campaign has only

credentialed one reporter from nbc we'll find out later this morning if we'll be able to get closer than this lobby. unconventional at every step. back in chappaqua, new york, hillary clinton is casting her vote just like the rest of us do with the little cardboard scaffolding around the ballot this morning. folks still taking pictures and wondering whether this is an historic moment with the 45th president or whether donald trump will win. >> kris, it remean us, also, that east coast voting started early our time. 6:00 eastern the polls opened in new york, 3:00 a.m. here. we'll know the results of the east coast states, the important ones like florida and north carolina, the battle ground states early. hillary clinton casting her ballot along with former president bill clinton and we will keep you posted on everything from this point forward from new york. on this election day, the nbc bay area investigative unit has your back.

we want to know if you experience any problems at the polls, see any irregularities. make sure you call our tip line, 844-nbc-vote. you can also file a complaint online at nbcbayarea.com. an alleged sexual assault at an east bay high school. investigators say it actually happened during a water polo match. >> "today in the bay's" pete suratos joins us from the alameda police department with details. this reportedly happened under water. investigators are looking into it. >> reporter: yes, good morning. at this time no arrests have been made. as you mentioned, this happened under water between two east bay schools during this water polo match. those details are that we know it happened about a month ago during this water polo match. we're being told that the student athlete from berkeley high allegedly inappropriately touched an opponent under water during that october match-up.

the incident was reported to the athletic director before being turned over to police. since we're talking about minors, the names are not being released. >> they're still looking into that, the number of terp praters and victims, they're still investigating that. >> reporter: we got a statement from the berkeley unified school district and they said, quote, we take good sportsmanship and behavior seriously but cannot comment on any specific case of student discipline. the spokesperson went on to say they might release more information on the case later today. we're live in alameda, pete suratos for "today in the bay." a turf war is brewing the south bay. santa clara is reportedly suing san jose to stop plans for developments near santana row. chuck coppola is there live with more on what this is all about. >> good morning, kris. behind me you can see the likes

of santano row, they want to expand by building a million square feet of office space and six new buildings that would completely take out the old century 22 and 23 theaters. we have renderings of the development. however, the city of santa clara has filed a lawsuit to block it citing traffic concerns. san jose city council says there are millions built into the plan to improve transportation routes. that's important because, as most of us know, this is a very congested area already between stevens creek and moorpark. there may be more to this about retaliation, about a different development, a development in legislator according to rich robinson quoted in the "mercury news." retaliation he says for a lawsuit filed by san jose to block santa clara's city space development by levi's stadium. san jose says the $6.5 billion

project would have office space for 25,000 workers but only housing for about 13% of that. a common problem in the bay area. a lot of places to work, not a lot of places to live. live in san jose, chuck coppola, "today in the bay." at 5:09 we're seeing temperatures in the 50s, even as warm as 60 to start the day in oakland, mainly clear skies except into the north bay. santa rosa visibility down due to patchy fog. 76 in san jose and low 70s from san francisco to oakland. the trend will corporate as we go through the next two to three days, friday increasing clouds and a slight chance, looking at light rain showers, mainly far north bay. that's going to be late friday night. and then saturday and sunday temperatures rebountd again for the weekend. mike? >> an easy drive right now, nothing stopping folks from getting to the polls, but the polls aren't yet open. we'll keep track of it.

we're looking toward the south, a portion of fremont where southbound 880 and dixon landing road, an earlier crash has just about made its way over to the shoulder. a smooth drive down toward the south bay. there's milpitas at the bottom of your screen, drive times looking good from the northbound directions, from san jose, 13 minutes from highway 101 where it splits with 85 to where it meets with 87. coming up, the reason cutting the cord may cost you more money. one step closer to a mergeer between alaska airlines and virgin. we'll take a look in business and tech. also we're preparing ju for the election. another high profile measure, prop 63, it would ban the sale and possession of large capacity ammunition magazines and require background checks for ammo

purchases and felony charges for gun thefts. supporters say it will improve public safety. opponents say it would cost taxpayers and wouldn't keep anyone safe. you're watching "today in the bay."

the forecast for american canyon, patchy fog slowing things down at times for the morning commute. >> looking at the tri-valley, a little build of traffic out of the altamont, 23 minutes from grant line to 680. the north bay, patchy fog but no slowing, eight minutes from novato down to the richmond san rafael cutoff. election day is here, decision 2016. we have you covered. two measures on the ballot that involve plastic bags. proposition 65 would redirect the money collected by stores when you purchase the bag, and that money would go into a special fund to support environmental projects. supporters says this prevents grocers from profiting off those bags. opponents say it is designed to confuse voters and distract from the real issue which is to phase out plastic grocery bags altogether. prop 67 would approve a state-wide ban on single-use plastic bags which many of our

communities already have. supporters say it keeps communities cleaner. opponents say consumers will have to pay more for the bags. more of our election day team coverage in just a moment. in the meantime, cutting the cord in lieu of video streaming services may soon cost you more money. >> you thought you were getting this good deal. there could be some a added taxes involved, this is referred to as a netflix tax. some cities including chicago have already approved them under the amusement tax umbrella. the "mercury news" reports almost a dozen are considering a variation of the tax. some internet advocacy groups continue to question the legality of those kind of taxes. in the meantime you will be able to get netflix on cable. >> scott mcgrew, the opposite of cord cutting. >> it is. it starts next week for comcast xfinity customers. we've flown this is coming for a

while. you still have to pay for netfl netflix, but it's going to come through your capability box. i should mention comcast, by the way, is the parent company of this tv station. bottom line, it's easier now to watch netflix. it's right there on your channel lineup as opposed to switching sources or clicking a becomes or however it is you switch your tv over to netflix. there's talk this morning virgin america and alaska airlines are closer to getting approval for their merger. one report says the new match-up would have to give up some of virgin's gates at san francisco's terminal two. let's check the rest of the news before the bell on this election day. landon dowdy is live at cnbc world headquarters. good morning. >> hi there, scott. good morning to you. the markets will try to add to monday's strong gains. although futures are lower this morning. yesterday's rally was sparked by the news that the fbi once again cleared hillary clinton over the

use of a private e-mail server. investors view clinton as a more status quo candidate and, therefore, more attractive to wall street. the dow, nasdaq and s&p 500 having their best day since march breaking seven, nine and nine-day losing streaks respe respecti respectively. the fbi said it would consider reopening the e-mail probe. the dow surging 371 points to 18,259. the nasdaq up 119 to 5,166. back to you. >> landon, thank you. we or covering your local races on nbcbayarea.com. lots of things going on, from a vote on balco mall to legali legalizing -- for the next two days, major newspapers are dropping pay walls, both the-wah wash post and "new york times" will be entirely free online, all sections as a public service. >> i noticed that yesterday. "new york times" obviously the paper of record.

but "washington post" has done some pretty amazing work. if they don't get a pulitzer this time around, i would be shocked. >> they have good material to work with. >> ten free articles i think. >> you can read it all you want. >> and guess how many people will subscribe after that? it's a win-win for everybody. lots of us will undoubtedly be watching election returns with other people. one national movie chain is trying to make that easier tonight. forget "dr. strange" or "hacksaw ridge." theaters around the nation are watching free watch parties. there's one red and one blue for each city. if you're wondering, the amc in emeryville is the bay area's blue location. the amc east ridge in san jose is the red location. you do have to be an amc stubs member to get it. what genre of movies are we calling it? drama. >> political drama. >> we're talking red, blue, also

yellow today. lots of sunshine in store. >> we're going to see temperatures climbing maybe close to 80 degrees which, if we can match that in some cases, that would be as much as 15 degrees above average. right here in san jose, clear skies. we'll be watching for patchy fog forming in a few spots around the bay area. not seeing much around the santa clara valley. the exact same temperature for now. 57 degrees. san francisco, seeing temperatures in the upper 50s, a few high clouds and speaking of clouds, it's the low-level variety. we're watching in santa rosa, visibility, down to about a mile. in between now and 7:00 this morning, we'll watch with the patchy fog, especially in the north bay valleys and we'll see if it comes back around the south bay later on. strong storms to the west not bringing rain, but all the winds in the storms pushing through. arriving today into wednesday. friday looks like another surge heading towards the coast. what it means these temperatures warm up and you want to enjoy some of the sunshine. use caution.

we'll see wave heights approaching 15 feet offshore which should mean breakers at 20 feet or higher around tiller point and points northward through the day tomorrow. now highs today will be in the mid to upper 70s around san jose. high clouds at times. 76 in san jose, 78 in los gatos. campbell will see numbers in the upper 70s. danville upper 70s, walnut creek similar temperatures, 75 around antioch for today. you'll notice clouds on the en crease as we go through the day on friday. this is our next rain chance and a pretty weak one at that, friday night into saturday. most of the computer models have pulled the rain off the board. what we'll get on friday will be en creasing clouds in your seven-day forecast. a bit of a cooldown, especially in san francisco as we approach the weekend. notice those temperatures rebounding again. that one chance of rain looks not so much right now. we'll see a few sprinkles early saturday morning. now the weekend mostly dry and trending warmer early next week. >> rob, you're the bearer of good news. a nice flow of traffic.

that's good news as well. still early, 5:21 in the morning. we'll zoom towards oakland. the only outstanding incident going on, a car fire report earlier east 580 away from the maze and toward the castro valley y. crews not on seen yet. it doesn't seem like anything serious. the personal who called it in and said we had the car fire earlier. opposite direction, westbound 580, 15 minutes towards the bay bridge. no distraction for the car fire we're tracking. on the rails, smooth flow of traffic. 39 trains for b.a.r.t. "nbc bay area responds." >> a six-year holdup at the bank. i'm consumer investigator chris chmura, a $500 struggle when "nbc bay area responds" next. first, though, another check of decision 2016, and one of the many local measures that voters

are going to see. this one is in santa clara county will decide on a major transcription measure. measure b would add a one-half scent sales tax to the santa clara county taxing authority. it will go to caltrans improve lts, bike and walking improve 789s. supp pours say it will increase safety and access. opponents say the traffic is getting worse every year, increasing taxes is not going to fix the problem. we'll be back with more decision 2016 coverage. you're watching "today in the bay."

welcome back. the polls not yet open. but you can go to the voter's edge guide at nbcbayarea.com. in the city there is a tight race for the state senate. voters there in northern san ma toe oh county. more 06 our election day team coverage in just a moment. in the meantime "nbc bay area responds" to a foster city woman

who has been trying for six years to claim some unclaimed property. >> consumer investigator chris chmura helped her out. he's here now to say how he did it. >> donna rolfe randomly claimed an unclaimed property side in 2010 and discovered she was owed money from her deceased father's wells fargo account. she contacted the bank. it told her the check was september years ago. she never received the check and asked for a copy of it, a copy she says she never received. donna has tried for six years to collect the money with no luck. that's when she called us. we reached out to wells far go and donna received the $570 she should have received from her dad years ago. in a statement wells fargo did not explain what went wrong. but it did say we are pleased we were able to resolve the issue for ms. rahlfs. if you have a consumer complaint, you can call us. the number is 1-888-996-tips or visit nbcbayarea.com/responds.

tomorrow we're asking who is on the hook for a prepaid purchase when a business changes owners. have a great day. >> thanks, kris. coming up, it is finally here, it's election day, we'll take you live to both presidential candidates' headquarters as they anxiously await the votes to start trickling in. our team coverage continues. >> reporter: voting pre sipgts are about to open statewide, the steps uncle sam is taking to prevent voter intimidation at the polls.

good morning. thanks for joining us. i'm kris sanchez in for laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm sam brock. it's always important to know what the throw on when you head out the door. today maybe especially so on election day. rob mayeda says it's going to be pretty reasonable outside. >> jacket weather at least for now. by the afternoon temperatures soaring to close to 80 in a few spots. south bay temperatures through the peninsula right now upper 50s. partly cloudy in the tri-valley and chilly, santa rosa and napa close to 50. almost everybody in the 70s. oakland. >> a good vote for layers. here an easy drive for traffic. even towards the bay bridge, a little slowing developing on the

incline. we have a ten-minute drive from the toll plaza across. the bay bridge toll plaza, metering lights turned on, looks like a parking lot. the day is finally here as we've been talking about in a campaign that has felt like it's been going on for an eternity. the fate of who will become the next commander-in-chief is in the hands of voters. by tonight, our country very well could have a new leader. it comes down to these two right now, hillary clinton and donald trump finally squaring off. millions flocking to the polls today to cast their votes in the hopes of finding a new president. we have team coverage this morning. before you head to the polls, bob redell is live in fremont with what you need to know before heading to your voting location. bob, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, sam. polls like this one located in the garage in this home in fremont and all the other polls throughout the state will be opening at 7:00 a.m. in about an hour and a half, you might want to give yourself

extra time in case there is a long wait. there was yesterday. this was the scene yesterday in san francisco, and further south in san jose early voters waited in long lines, some for as long as 30 minutes in the south bay to cast their ballot to ma-- th u.s. department of justice sent out more than 500 civil rights monitors to 67 jurisdictions in 28 states. this includes locations here in alameda county and up north in napa county. again, polls open at 7:00, they'll be open until 8:00 tonight. check the back of your sample ballot you received in the mail for your polling location. if the polls close, you can vote as long as you're in the lien by 8:00. if you're a registered voter but your name is not on the list, you have a right to vote. you have to use a provisional ballot. they'll be counted once officials confirm your

eligibility. you can drop off at any polling place in your county. other locations might include the library or city hall. live in fremont, bob redell, "today in the bay." . we mentioned polls open at 7:00 here in california. it was 6:00 a.m. in new york that things started. that's where we go right now, the bay area to new york city where both presidential candidates are k578ing out. >> "today in the bay's" tracie potts live at clinton's headquarters. the presidential candidate, we watched her vote about an hour ago, watched it live. what's it like right now? >> reporter: right now we're actually at the javits center which is where she'll be later, her election night headquarters. those pictures coming in from chappaqua where she voted this morning. there were people that the election judge said voted much earlier. they hung around because they wanted to see her. she greeted people and talked to people before she left the

polling place. now it's really up to the voters. we wait to see donald trump whose headquarters, by the way, is just about 20 blocks from now. he's going to be voting later today. today it's over in terms of the campaigning. they wrapped it up last night. clinton in north carolina, trump in michigan tuesday set to make a difference in this campaign. now they youft have to wait probably on pins and needles to see what the voters have to say. you were talking about the justice department being out there, spanning out across 28 states to make sure when people show up, the voter i.d. laws are applied appropriately, they're given those provisional ballots and they have allowed to vote if they're standing in line when the polls close. we'll be watching them close on the east coast, moving across to the west coast when your last voters get a chance to exercise their rights and hopefully before the end of the night on this stage and across town, we'll either see a concession speech or a victory speech, one

or the other. >> got to go one way or the other. thank you very much, tracie. from the clinton campaign to donald trump's campaign in a little over an hour, he is expected to cast his vote. he's going to be in manhattan. that's where we find "today in the bay's" sarah rosario. after a frantic day of campaigning, trump made his final bid to energize support. what do you think? did it work? >> reporter: we'll see. we're told donald trump is expected to be voting here in the next couple hours. you would think he would be resting after campaigning in five states yesterday alone, ending his campaign early this morning. but here outside of trump tower we have police officers and countersecurity terrorism officers blocking off the street all in an effort to make sure people stay safe. meantime, trump ended his campaign in michigan early this morning. michigan is a critical state

because in the past six presidential elections, those voters there have picked the democratic candidate. while he is still trailing in some polls, he is hoping to pull out and pave the way for an upset win. barnstorming those battleground states of florida, pennsylvania, north carolina, also making a stop in new hampshire while he's done all he can to close the deal, ultimately now it is up to the voters. we are told there will be protests expected throughout the day, a heightened sense of security here in front of trump tower and all across new york city, especially in those places where donald trump and hillary clinton are wogt expected to host their election night parties tonight in manhattan. reporting live in new york city, sarah rosario, kris and sam, back to you. >> we see the police cars behind you outside trump tower this morning. we are closely watching the presidential race. we have folks on the ground in new york. our very own raj mathai and mark

matthews are both in new york city this morning following each of the candidates. we'll have a live report starting at 6:00 a.m. you can joan us for a special edition of nbc bay area news at 3:00 p.m. this afternoon. one of the biggest items of the ballot, certainly the most recognizable items on the ballot is proposition 64. it would legalize recreational marijuana for people 21 and older. the state would license, regulate and tax marijuana. it could bring in between one and $1.5 billion of revenue annually. supporters say it creates a safe and legal system for adult use of marijuana. opponents say this measure lacks a way to monitor people for driving under the influence of marijuana or enforcing it and chish could be exposed to marijuana ads. a reminder, if you have questions out of the election, check out our voters edge guide. put in your zip co-code and you'll find ballot measures specific to your area. people in three bay area

counties are also voting on measure rr today which impacts b.a.r.t. this measure is on the ballot in san francisco, alameda and contra costa counties, proposing $3.5 million in bonds to repair b.a.r.t.'s infrastructure to relieve overcrowding and increase safety. b.a.r.t. says the measure is needed to keep the transit systems running. opponents are worried because they say b.a.r.t. mismanaged its budget in the past. on election day, nbc bay area's investigative unit has your back. if you experience any problems, any irregularities at the polls, we want to know about it. you can call our tip line, 844-nbc-vote. you can file a complaint online on our website at nbcbayarea.com. 5:38 right now on your tuesday morning. disturbing details are emerging in the vicious killing of an alameda county sheriff's department volunteer. the suspects were formally

charged with killing the 21-year-old. jodi hernandez was the only reporter in the courtroom as the two faced a judge for the first time yesterday. investigators say the couple stabbed her and set her on fire at park in oakland. according to court documents, rogers confessed that she planned that killing for several days. prosecutors say her boyfriend admitted to helping her, but the motivation here is unclear. both suspects are being held without bail. new details in the stabbing death of a homeless man in san jose. these two men are now behind bars in connection with the death of jeffrey cooper back on october 10th. randle sandoval and alvarado are from san jose. police say they found the victim unconscious near a lowe's home improvement store. he later died. investigators are piecing together the details. . good tuesday morning. 5:39.

our main weather concern, high surf. powerful storms causing a high surf advisory. wave heights now eight feet, but those could couple as we head into the evening. breakers 20 feet possible late today into wednesday. high temperatures mid to upper 70s in the range for the santa clara valley. more or less, not much change temperaturewise through thursday. we'll get more clouds friday, but less in the way of raindrops. a weak looking weather system there, may bring a few sprinkles tipt north bay friday night and skies clear for the weekend. the bay bridge toll plaza we have the backup because the metering lights are on. over here we have reports of a disabled vehicle westbound 24. it's been there for just about six or seven minutes. haven't seen any slowing, so in problems off the walnut creek interchange. a note for folks headed towards the caldecott tunnel. from 880 to marina boulevard, nine minutes into downtown.

smooth for 580 and 24. a look at the san mateo bridge. we're moving well right now. back to you? >> good to hear, mike. the bay area city getting thousands of dollars to make the streets safer. stocks were on fire on monday. we'll take a look ahead to your tuesday morning election day markets coming up.

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at 5:44 now. as you can see, mostly clear skies in san jose. nice day taking shape in willow glen. temperatures approaching 76 degrees by mid afternoon. >> tri-valley slowing, 680 off the dublin interchange down towards vargas and sunol, 15 minutes for that drive. no delays for the peninsula, out of san francisco from van ness to s ffrmtso, highway 101, just 11 minutes. election day is here finally, voters in the bay area and across the country and across california will be deciding on several key issues. >> that includes a measure in san jose that would offer more hours for part-time workers on low incomes. measure e, also known as the opportunity to work initiative would require that employers offer their current part-time workers more hours before hiring new staff members.

supporters say it would address income inequality. opponents say it leaves unanswered questions including when they have to notify those employees about available hours. voters also deciding on a tax increase today that would provide vital services to the city. measure g would change the city's business tax. the base tax would increase from $150 te $195 starting july 1st. that would raise an additional $12 million every year for police services, emergency response and pothole repairs. >> continuing coverage of the killing of a young man whose body was found buried on the sonoma state university campus. this is what his bicycle looked like. investigators are looking for it. it is a white man's 2001 cannondale quick mountain bike. police say the bike belonged to 18-year-old kirk kimberly, the victim, who was found stabbed to death and buried on the sonoma state campus last week.

anyone with information about the bicycle is asked to call the sonoma county sheriff's department. >> after a very disturbing scene yesterday, three people hit by a driver outside an east bay court are expected to make a full recovery. this is cell phone video from the scene there. police say a woman ran down her estranged husband and his two friends as they were leaving a family court in martinez yesterday. the woman then threw her car into reverse and hit one victim again. she then drove to the benicia bridge and took her own life. we're hearing from family members of one of the two men killed in a double shooting in hayward. we first brought you this story yesterday as breaking news on "today in the bay." now we're getting more information. this shooting happened at the intersection of rancor place and main land avenue. a woman who says she's the niece of one of the victims says she tried to save them. >> i was saying don't go, please just stay awake, don't close your eyes. we're all here. wait for the ambulance, please

just breathe slowly, but it was no use. >> there's a lot we're still working to try to confirm at this point. police have not released the nams of the victims. new this morning, san jose police are taking steps to boost safety on the roadways in the south bay. according to the "mercury news," the police department was awarded $a $300 grand to reduce traffic collisions over the next year. a lot of that money will help police boost staffing at dui check points an increase street enforcement. some of the money will also go to education safety campaigns at schools for younger drivers. caltrain passengers can give input on bike parking issues this week. you can take an online survey starting tomorrow and give your opinion on different bike parking options at caltrain stations. this is part of caltrain's bike parking management plan. the goal is to make it easier for cyclists to use caltrain. back to the elections, here is a reason to go out and vote today, the new escape alcatraz

drop ride at fisherman's wharf is offering free rides for people who vote. all you have to do is show your "i voted" sticker. >> here we thought there was no such thing as a free ride. there's a free ride. market news now. stocks will probably hit pause to see what happens today. boy, did they move yesterday. >> scott mcgrew, the dow up more than 300 points. >> 371 to be exact, kris. the markets were reacting to sunday's news that the fbi would once again not pursue hillary clinton's e-mail matter any further. the dow rose 371 points. the nasdaq was the best performer, up 2 1/3 percent. the vix was down 13% as investors feel confident they know how today will go. tesla just announced -- bought a german company that makes automation, devices that make

cars. tesla says people who buy their cars from here on out will not get access to tesla's network of electric chargers. this is if you order the carney time after january 1st. this is one of the perks of owning a tesla. now, this could seem unfair because, if you have a deposit on a new tesla, it doesn't count. you'll still have to pay. you don't get the freebie because a deposit is not a purchase. tesla can change the rules if it wants to. toyota reportedly working on a long-range all electric car. it already has the plug-in prius. nothing to compete with the chevy volt or the tesla itself. samsung bought a full-page ad in several national newspapers to apologize for the samsung galaxy 7. samsung says it promises safety but recently fell short of this promise and for this we are truly sorry. we've seen a number of full-beige ads and folks wagon and all kinds of stuff saying

i'm sorry. back to you. so we have seen some of the poll lines on the east coast wrapping around the billing as people try to turn in their ballots. here in san jose the voting places have not opened just yet. if you have to wait in line, bear in mind it will be nice weather. we don't know yet who is going to lead the country, but we do know what the weather is going to be. >> it will be a nice day. but in the morning, no matter what color clothes or jackets you're wearing, make sure it's a jacket. >> at least in the north bay. we're seeing temperatures in the low 50s. completely biased, we have the best weather in the country. mid to upper 70s today for oakland and into san jose. santa rosa, 50 degrees. a little patchy fog in sonoma county to start your day. not too much wind. other than that, that's about the only thing weatherwise we're watching. morning temperatures in the low 50s. on the coast today, as the temperatures climb, watch out

for two rounds of high surf, one coming in today into wednesday and another one on friday. what it means is a high surf advisory gets under way. wave heights eight feet. those could double as we head towards this evening, breakers again could get above 20 feet at times late today into wednesday. in terms of cloud cover, patchy fog, not much going on during the day. towards sunset increasing high clouds in the south bay and coastal low clouds making a comeback west of the golden gate. high temperatures today santa clara valley mid to upper 70s, lots of sunshine, increasing high clouds later on. danville, 79 degrees. you can see in pleasanton 78, 76 in concord. peninsula temperatures in the mid 70s and around downtown, san francisco, could see low 70s south of downtown into the north bay, patchy fog for the morning and low to mid 70s this afternoon. so the next chance of rain we're talking about unfortunately looks weaker. there it goes friday night into early saturday.

just a few sprinkles we think across the north bay and rainfall projections here don't show anything out of the weekend in terms of measurable rainfall except for a few showers. you may have to wait until the 16th to find rain making a.com back. the changes in your seven-day forecast. now it doesn't look like much if at all inimpact on your weekend forecast. temperatures rebound again by sunday and monday. around the bay, a pretty easy drive for the freeways. starting to see the commute kick in. i do want to call out this newer crash, southbound 880 in san leandro heading toward hayward. san leandro, right at the border, a crash in lanes, southbound 880 and 280, slow at the scene as crews arrive. heading southbound toward about a street and smooth toward union city. a slowdown south of the san

mateo bridge, no surprises there. about a 22-minute drive towards the dumbarton bridge off 238. now getting over toward the bay bridge, 21 minutes, slowing for the upper eastshore freeway through richmond, up to the bay bridge toll plaza. i want to talk about the south bay sometimes, northbound routes not showing a lot of problems. a slowing, 18 minutes past this scene. we'll show you the live shot with the slowing right there on 680, back to you. up next, it's of course decision day in america. we're following all the local races and the race to the white house. a live look from d.c. right now. still ahead, we'll have reports from new york city where hillary clinton and donald trump are awaiting the results tonight to see who is going to be a resident at 1600 pennsylvania avenue for the next four years. happening now, nbc bay area is sending out crews across the region to bring you the most comprehensive election coverage. before you go to the polls, check out your ballot on our home page. plus, a pregnant woman says she

was humiliated when a walmart employee forced her to lift her shirt and exposed her pregnant body in front of customers after accusing her of shoplifting. weigh in on this controversy on our facebook page. we'll be back in two minutes.

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6:00 now. we are looking live at the ice at rockefeller plaza which is now democracy plaza for the time being. donald trump will cast his vote in new york in the next hour or so. hillary clinton voted erldier this hour. nbc bay area's raj mathai and mark matthews are there as well. we'll have live team coverage at the top of the hour. back here in california, two democrats are vying for senator barbara boxer's seat. boxer is retiring. california attorney general kamala harris is up against representative laura san chesz from south even california. both are democrats. the last time california selected a new state senator was back in 1992. kris, marin county in-home health care providers could soon see a boost to their minimum wage. supervisors are considering a plan to like the county's living wage rate to $15 for workers in the in home supportive services program. that would authorizes wage hikes

tied to t tied. no charges will be filed against a ucsf surgeon arrested on drug charges. christopher owens was arrested on suspicion of prescribing and selling opioids. yesterday prosecutors say the case is still under investigation. he worked at the university affiliated veterans affairs medical center until ucsf fired him last week. a new discovery in the case of a man now linked to seven deaths in south carolina and a grisly kidnapping case. authorities say a third body has been found on the south carolina property opened by todd kohlhepp. he's accused of killing a man and kidnapping his girlfriend who he kept kidnapped in a shed for weeks. he's been charged with the deaths of four people at a motorcycle shop 13 years ago.

forensics teams are testing the newly discovered remanins and they haven't reviewed their identity. according to a letter obtained by the "wall street journal," an international space station committee is questioning spacex strategy of fueling rockets while crew members are on board. that's a move that goes against booster safety practices around the world. spacex has not flown since an unmanned rocket exploded while fueling for a test launch back in september. >> right now at 6:00, live team coverage of all things decision 2016. raj mathai is live in new york. this as hillary clinton cast her vote in chappaqua earlier this morning. that was hillary clinton about 45 minutes ago outside new york city. i'm raj mathai. we're coming to you live from times square. we're following hillary clinton and donald trump. we have live reports with both candidates coming up next. an unexpected interruption.

naked protesters storming the polling place where donald trump is expected to cast his ballot in the next hour. we'll hear from our own mark matthews who witnessed the whole thing in just a matter of moments. from the national stage to the local spotlight. what you need to know as you prepare to get out and vote when "today in the bay" continues right now. good morning. thanks for joining us. i'm kris sanchez in for laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm sam brock. hopefully you've done your homework as we have the thick election guides, all those propositions to get through. much more election coverage, but first a quick check with weather with rob mayeda. >> we're seeing mostly clear skies. there's the view over downtown san jose. 56 degrees. 523 in livermore and close to 60 this morning in san francisco. clerk out our temperatures today. you could not have ordered a better election