here in the east bay. the unusual reason she's made headlines before. hostile messages in the south bay. the reason this car's owner thinks he's been targeted. "today in the bay" starts right now. good wednesday morning. i'm sam brock. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. we better get bob redell some tea and honey. the wind picking things up a little bit. >> the weather not helping, ice cold shower right now in santa rosa, dropped to 38 degrees. 14 degrees cooler than the same time yesterday. this morning could drop into the mid 30s. napa, 41 degrees. cooler down into san francisco and san jose. not just the 30s just yet. notice the high today, low 60s in the north bay. mid 60s in san jose and still

one more chance of showers showing up later this morning. we'll have a look at the timeline on that. to see what's happening with your morning commute, here is mike. >> a nice way to wake up in the north bay. no delays or problems. over in the east bay we're tracking this continued evolution of this one crash over off the dumbarton bridge east 84 before you get to the 880 connector. waiting for the tow truck. a car? the bushes. no injuries reported. getting across the other bridges, just a little slowing, a few folks on the incline for the bay bridge. an update to breaking news we're following overnight. this is all that is left of a duplex in the south bay after flames just gutted it. live pictures from the scene in san jose this morning where it was just a mess. you see coaches pulled out. we understand firefighters had to rip off the garage door just trying to get inside the home to tackle those flames. this is exactly what it looked like just a few hours ago. those massive flames i was talking about shooting through

the roof and windows. it happened on cypress avenue not far from san thomas expressway and stevens creek boulevard. the good news, all three people inside were able to make it out safely with a pet. >> fairly well involved fire. upgraded to a second alarm and committed resources to search to make sure there was nobody still inside, and then control the fire to prevent nearby houses from catching fire. >> one pet survived as i mentioned. a second one is missing this morning. kris sanchez is at the scene gathering new information. she'll join us at 5:30. two people were hurt and nine are without a place to stay this morning after this two-alarm fire damaged three structures in san francisco last night. it happened in the ex-elseier neighborhood just before 8:00 on

brazil neighborhood. flames were knocked down about an hour later. we're told the two people hurt are expected to be okay. the red cross is assisting all the people who are without a home right now. a celebrated transgender who made national headlines back in the '90s is now accused in a gruesome triple murder. today she'll face a judge for the first time since being arrested. >> "today in the bay's" bob redell joining us live in oakland with the disturbing details of this case. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, sam and laura. in a few hours dana river is expected at alameda superior court in oakland where she could enter a plea in the charges against her. the d.a. has charged rivers, 61 years old, with a killing of three people at a home on dumbarton drive in oakland. when police arrived, they say they found the garage on fire and rivers covered in blood with a knife, brass knuckles and

ammunition. the charging document indicates rivers allegedly stabbed two of the victims and shot all three of them. terry mcsweeney discovered that rivers is licensed as a security guard and licensed to carry a weapon. law enforcement has not released a motive or explained what led up to those murders, because of the special circumstances surrounding this crime, rivers could face the death penalty or life without parole. >> achieved success everywhere in my life, but underneath it i was miserable because i hadn't come to terms with this piece of me. >> reporter: that was dana rivers from a number of years ago. she was born david warfield and used to teach school in sacramento. in 1999 she gained national attention when she was fired for explaining to students her gender reassignment surgery. nbc bay area spoke to someone who answered the door at rivs' address in san jose yesterday. this person said she is shocked

and rivers' alleged involvement in this crime is a surprise. live in oakland, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> all right. thank you very much, especially forgiving it a try with your voice out there. hostile messages found written on a car. police are trying to figure out who wrote the graffiti in campbell. it includes messages such as go back to mexico and i love trump. the owner of the car, javier morales says he feels targeted. >> nobody else's car was written on besides mine. i took it personally. a week after donald trump becomes president-elect they have the courage to write on my car. >> and this isn't the only election-related harassment we've seen this week in the south bay. >> being called names. i got followed several times. people would whisper behind my back. you know they're talking about the election. >> wendy zacaro is a student at

san jose city college. she says she's being targeted because she's a trump supporter. she carries pepper spray. the faculty is calling for students to treat each other with respect. students and faculty at an east bay college are weighing in on the subject of president-elect trump and his immigration policies. they're urging st. mary's college to become a sanctuary campus. that request came out in the form of this letter signed by dozens of students, faculty -- staff and faculty asking the administration what it would take to make the campus a sanctuary city. some students are in favor and others are not. >> i think it's just nice to have something that sends a message that we're in unity. we're together. >> we do not need to be offering a safe house to people who shouldn't be here in the first place. >> there should be another set of people here legally.

>> administrators responded to that letter by saying they take the safety of all community members very seriously. >> a fight not just on the field but at city hall. it's the 49ers versus the city of santa clara. last night the 49ers were put on notice. the mayor doesn't think the city is getting their fair share. the city could take over management of levi's stadium. the 49ers are working with a third party auditor to provide the documents. >> just look at the contract. give us what's required in the contract for the last 2 1/2 years. >> it has sensitive information regarding the security systems for the stadium that it is not appropriate to be in the public realm. >> the team says it does not want to make the documents public because of pro pry tear information and could cost the team and city revenue from competing promoters. happening today, opponents resume their battle to halt the

new warriors waterfront arena. the case bounces into another san francisco courtroom. attorneys for the mission bay alliance will argue an appeal to block construction of the chase center at 3rd and 16th streets in san francisco. opponents lost the original suit and arena developers agreed to halt progress. cooler start across much of the bay area and fairly fog-free from the south bay and tri-valley. check out the north bay temperature. novato, 39 degrees, 38 in santa rosa. you see 50 currently in oakland. dry conditions for the morning commute, but 11:00 until 1:30 this afternoon may see a few stray showers around the peninsula hilltops. breezy, partly cloudy skies for everyone to finish off the afternoon. highs only in the low 60. mid 60s around the south bay

where the breezes could pick up across the midspans of the brejs, especially for the evening commute. >> so far no problems crossing the bridges if you're heading westbound, your commute direction. eastbound we have the crash off the dumbarton bridge. off-ramp toward the nimitz. activity out of the lanes. no real slowing from 588 to the dublin interchange. a little slowing off 505. that's traditional out of the altamont pass. looking good from the eastshore freeway down to the bay bridge. back to you. >> coming up next. that didn't last too long. president-elect trump back on social media. now what he's saying about cabinet picks. silicon valley is saying to president-elect you better listen to us. catch them while they're fresh. a close look at the first crabs caught this season and what it means for your holiday meal plans.

mostly clear and cool conditions to start things off in cupertino this morning. highs in the low 0s and a slight chance of midday showers. a closer look coming up. as we look over toward the tri-valley, a mild slowing out of the altamont pass. 21 minutes from grant line road over toward the dublin

interchange. no surprises there. a little build right now as you come from oakland to san francisco, just ten minutes, though. happening right now, president obama making the rounds before he leaves office. he is abroad right now in europe. he just wrapped up a major speech in greece surrounding the topic of globalization. this all ended about ten minutes ago. the president spoke about that beleaguered country's efforts to try to emerge from its financial crisis as well as greece's role in dealing with hundreds of thousands of refugees. later today he's heading to germany before rounding out his trip in peru. in the meantime, president-elect donald trump took to twitter refuting claims that his transition is in turmoil. >> "today in the bay's" tracie potts has details on what he's revealing about future cabinet picks. >> reporter: and all other kinds of things as well this morning.

we're getting new tweets from president-elect trump on his conversations with foreign leaders the state department said he had without background briefings, denying he requested top secret security clearance for his kids and son-in-law and talking about the mood inside and how things are going inside trump tower with the transition. >> reporter: president-elect donald trump dining out in new york after his first official security briefing and tweeting overnight that only he knows the finalists for his cabinet. mr. trump calls it a very organized process. insiders describe turmoil. >> governor christie and his team moving out, others moving in as trump tries to figure out who he wants at his side. >> reporter: congressman mike rogers is out, associated with former leader chris christie. son-in-law jared kushner wielding influence. vice president-to-be mike pence

is in charge. >> this leadership team is unified, this entire republican conference is unified. we are so eager to get to work with our new president-elect. >> reporter: republicans in congress elect new leaders. hou nancy pelosi expected to face a challenge. the country still trying to move forward. tracie potts, nbc news washington. >> trying to get the president's ear now. a coalition of high-tech companies has september a letter with a list of requests. >> a list, scott mcgrew, washington says would be smart to listen to. >> that's right. when you add up the googles an facebooks and all the other countries sending a letter. together they represent 6% of the nation's gdp. any leader would be smart to listen. in a letter that starts dear mr.

president-elect trump, it explains silicon valley positions on encryption and net neutrality. the obama administration is thinking about jobs and specifically how to find jobs for all the people leaving in january. president obama has asked linkedin and facebook to come in to the white house and recruit and explain the job market to outgoing staffers, and they are outgoing. the staffers leave with the president, not the cook and the garden ers but the office workers. the "wall street journal" reports the incoming president didn't realize that. the head of linkedin jeff weiner says he thinks 5 million jobs will be replaced by robots and technology by the year 2020. that's a little more than three years away. snap chat has filed the papers for an ipo. several news outlets are quoting insiders saying the company filed confidential papers with

the sec. the first we'll see of the ipo is probably march. let's check the news before the bell with landon dowdy live at cnbc world headquarters. good morning, landon. >> good morning to you. the markets may take a breather today. futures are lower this morning and stocks rose again on tuesday with the dow closing at another all-time high, continuing its post election updraft. oil prices rising more than 6% yesterday snapping three days of losses. look for data this morning on housing, manufacturing and inflation, also earnings from lowe's targets. the nasdaq up 57 to 5275. >> landon, thank you. everybody knows your phone can track you. there's two ways i bet you didn't know. first, bad software may be on your phone that copies your text messages, sends them back to china. blockbuster revelations discovered by security experts. the way you handle your phone

can lead people back to you. the smudges on your screen can be traced back to individuals. terribly csi. i'll explain the text problem and the smudge thing. >> i got a lot of makeup on mine. you want to see it? >> lipstick markets. >> i don't kiss my phone. today we'll take a closer look at the first catch of the season from the dungeness crab fishermen. yesterday morning they took to the waters for opening day. good news for the holiday season. half moon bay is buzzing. however, not all of the coastline is open for that crab fishi fishing. department of fish and wildlife has kept roughly 60 miles between point reyes and the sonoma-mendocino county line closed because some crabs tested positive for the demoic acid. >> we've had pots that weren't quite full yet.

best i've seen so far is third, not quite a half. >> bring on the crabby pattys. they'll keep testing the crabs to see if the acid levels have gone down. >> do you have crab at your thanksgiving table? a lot of people do. >> my uncle goes out to half moon bay. >> i like to surf and turf, maybe not the traditional, but a little crab, a little turkey. >> making me hungry. >> hey had high surf over the last week or so. wave heights have come down. we have a few showers this morning. up along the north coast that could be coming our way approaching lunchtime. you can see right now san jose mostly clear, no fog right now around downtown san jose. palo alto similar, clear skies. chilly start to the morning, especially if you get closer to the north bay. san francisco, you can see most of downtown all the way to the golden gate bridge. fog not a problem this morning.

look at the north bay temperatures. 30s and low 40s into sonoma county. we'll probably see more of that in the tri-valley and areas south of san jose. on the radar view, coming around 11:00 this morning, a slight chance of scattered showers as we approach lunchtime. you see it offshore moving down the coast. partly cloudy skies, breezy and it will feel cooler outside as some of that canadian air conditioning. temperatures in the mid 60s around san jose, toward the tri-valley. peninsula temperatures in the low 60s, slight chance of a midday shower around the peninsula hilltops. san francisco low 60s and more low 60s in the north bay. let's move forward to the temperatures we expect tomorrow morning. here's to it in's lows. notice the better chance of 30s tomorrow morning which means pocci frost possible for your thursday morning commute. the weekend, a rain event. stay tuned to the forecast.

the rain will start saturday and could continue into monday morning. mike? >> continuing over to fremont, reports but not exactly the same one. we'll show you the bay smooth drive. peninsula no delays. over off the dumbarton bridge we had one crash on the western side of 880. the other one reported as you come over from southbound 880 toward west 84. a separate connector, but a similar crash reported. we'll wait to see if chp clears that over the next few. it might be an issue heading towards the dumbarton bridge. the bay bridge, a smooth flow, a light flow right here, cash lanes and we should be on pace for 5:30 metering light. back to the maps, any slowing for the south bay, and there is none. 13 minutes from highway 85 and 101 where they splid, 101 toward the airport, sjc by highway 87, 13 minutes. riding the rails, 38 trains on time for b.a.r.t. ac transit and muni also looking

good. back to you. coming up, benching the band. the reason stanford's band is being silenced ahead of the big game this weekend. >> first, consumer investigator chris chmura has this morning's "nbc bay area responds." if you trade in a car with an extended warranty, you might be due a refund form the unused portion. check the contract, then file to get your money back. if you have a consumer complaint for "nbc bay area responds" to investigate, call us, 1-888-996-tips, or you can always logon to our website at nbcbayarea.com/responds.

next time you're in vegas, it will cost you more for the hotel room. clark county leaders have approved a new hotel room tax to help fund construction of the football stadium planned for the raiders. the room tax is needed to cover $750 million in public financing. nfl owners have not approved the raiders move, but it may happen as soon as january. >> a lot of history, you can always expect the unexpected. one thing is a given between stanford and cal this weekend. the stanford band will not be on the field. it won't be in the stadium for that matter. ♪ >> stanford's band and its

trombone section is certainly engrained in the history of this rivalry, but ever since may of last year, stanford's band has been banned from performing during road games due to complaints of hazing and alcohol violations. this year's game is at cal and the school says band members have not done enough for the school to lift that ban. >> i'm a little bummed that they won't be there because it's a big part of the school and the spirit. >> without them at the football game, it will be a little sad. i know our school spirit will definitely make up for it. >> the stanford band will still play at home games. it's received exemptions for bowl games as well. 5:26. a twist in a grisly triple murder investigation. the details we're learning about the suspect's past as she faces a judge for the first time this morning. >> reporter: fire rips through a san jose duplex and the timing

is very difficult for the owners than for the people who got out with just the shirts on their back. >> golden state warriors are dealing with a different type of court today, why one group is trying to call a time-out on their plans for a new arena. "nbc bay area responds." we recovered over $300,000 for our viewers. if you want help, call us or visit nbcbayarea.com/responds. - hi, it's me. [imitates fanfare]

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good morning bay area. let's take a live look outside at the glistening bay bridge from the distance there. changes in the works when it comes to the forecast. we'll have a full report on that. halfway through our workweek already. good morning. that, for joining us. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm sam brock. nice and clear and crisp. cool, i would say more than cool. looking at 40s in some places. >> 30s, the bur in november is back. a tour around the bay area, no fog to talk about this morning. we've got 52 in san jose, 47 in dublin. look at the numbers as you get closer to the north bay. down to 38 in santa rosa. cooler afternoon. cloudy and breezy at times. low 60s from san francisco to the north bay. mid 60s around san jose. a slight chance of showers

trying to creep in as you approach lunchtime. >> over here a smooth easy drive around the bay. a typical pattern. the eastshore freeway we showed a couple minutes more, 17 minutes from highway 4 down to the bay bridge where we'll see the backup. the metering lights turned on just before 5:30. all lanes filling in right now, back to the west grand avenue overcrossing. this happened in four minutes. folks are anxious to get back into san francisco. >> mike, thank you very much. new this morning flames rip through this duplex in san jose overnight. now several people are without a place to stay. "today in the bay's" kris sanchez joins us live from the scene with more on the frantic efforts from firefighters to try to douse those flames, kris. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, sam. the flames are gone. the firefighters just rolled out of here in the last hour or so. you can see the destruction that remains behind me. the roof is completely gone over

one of the two carports, connecting the two duplexes on cypress way. the fire burned through the roof. a classic car in there completely destroyed and both the homes are uninhabitable. this is what it looked like when the fire was first reported about 12:40 this morning. the san jose fire department says not only was the one duplex on fire, it thenned the other duplex on the other side, the structure in the back was fully engulfed and threatening another home behind. three people were inside at the time, likely sleeping. it was 12:40 in the morning, but they managed to get out along with a pet. >> thankfully, due to the volume of fire, the residents got out on their home. i'm hoping the smoke detectors played a part in that. >> reporter: there is another pet that is unaccounted for, maybe inside or perhaps got out in the chaos of the fire, but the fire department cannot say. there's a for sale sign out

here. we do know the owners had this home on the market. it was listed at around $800,000, so the timing very difficult for the owners of the duplex. also, the fire department says there's a good chance the reason these three people were able to get out with their lives is because their smoke detectors alerted them. they always remind us around the time we change our clocks to change the batteries in our smoke detectors. if you haven't done that, this may be a good time to try. >> thank you very much, kris. 5:33. new details in a grisly triple homicide about who is accused of committing the heinous crime. authorities identified a woman facing charges as a former teacher who made national headlines when she lost her job following gender reassignment surgery. authorities in oakland identified the suspect as 61-year-old dana rivers. police say she stabbed and shot three people at a home on dunbar drive. they say the garage was also set

on fire. rivers was once a sacramento teacher whose dismissal made national headlines in the 1990s. she's scheduled to be arraigned this morning. three men are under arrest in berkeley for allegedly trying to rob another man by the cal campus. berkeley police say they recovered this gun, you see it right there under the suspect's car seat. the victim says he was walking just south of cal's memorial stadium when he noticed a group of people get out of a parked car. the suspects chased that man who managed to call police. the men got back into the car, took off. but a responding officer pulled them over not far away. in san francisco where police reforms are under way, many undocumented immigrants say they're afraid police are round them up to carry out donald trump's deportation threats. a joint meeting at the police commission and board of supervisors, they say they're afraid of the so-called trump effect. >> i've been harassed because i

look new to a neighborhood. i have an excellent gpa and am on the youth commission. it's terrifying, especially having this new president on board saying all these hateful things. >> this is a trump thing going on. we don't want to embolden officers who have a tendency to be rogue officers. >> acting chief toney chaplin tried to ease the fears. city leaders san jose they're expecting president-elect trump's department of justice to be very different than the current staff. right now the impact of the change is unknown. the legal fight over the warriors arena is moving forward in court. "today in the bay's" pete suratos joins us. this stadium is not a done deal. opponents claim the city could have broken laws in approving the proposal. >> reporter: good morning, sam. that group is the mission bay alliance, trying to put a stop to the new arena that would be

built with the golden state warriors. they're going to appeal the ruling later today. this group is made up of employees and well-funded donors affiliated with the ucsf medical center. they're claiming environmental and zoning laws were broken when they approved this proposal. it includes whether the proposed arena violating zoning. also can it acted date this new arena. the city refers to what they call contaminants being emitted from the proposed arena. the san francisco superior court back in july cleared the way for this project to move forward. that was after the project was already approved by the board of supervisors and even certified as an environmental leadership project by california governor jerry brown. if this all goes as planned, the 18,000-seat arena is set to open

in 2019. the court hearing is 2:00 p.m. later today. live in san francisco, pete suratos for taish. >> thanks so much, pete. big changes could be on the way for renters on sites like airbnb. late last night lawmakers voted as to how long people can rent their homes, a maximum cap of 60 days a year a home can be represented. currently there's no limit if the host is there. the proposed law will only apply to new hosts who register their rentals with the city starting today. while the board voted to pass the measure last night, a second vote is needed before the proposed law is approved. airbnb tells us it's disappointed by the vote that says it will do nothing for the broken registration system for folks trying to rent out their home. a local favorite, but last call could be coming earlier for

a long-time bar in walnut creek. authorities say the crogan sports bar and crill has become a public nuisance with police responding to more than 700 calls in the last four years. that's more calls than any other bar in the city. earlier this year patron was shot and killed right across the street. detectives say interviews with those involved uncovered that people were coming to walnut creek because they could get away with bringing guns into the bar. >> because the other towns that they used to party at were now frisking and checking with metal detectors and the walnut creek establishments did not do that. >> just yesterday walnut creek held a special hearing to try to force crogan to stop selling alcohol admitted night and close at 12:30. right now they're allowed to stay open until 2:00 a.m.

the children's discovery museum of san jose is expanding. a groundbreaking ceremony will be held at 11:00 for bill's back yard bridge to nature. it's more than 27,000 square foot outdoor learning area. this doubles the museum's current exhibit space and is designed to help kids explore nature. there will be ten exhibit areas focused on science and environmental education, and that exhibit is set to open next june. at 5:39 this wednesday morning, clear skies. right now san jose 52 degrees. cooler into the north bay, 38 in santa rosa, 40 in napa. now seeing a little patchy fog trying to set up across sonoma and napa counties this morning. otherwise mostly fog-free down the coast into the bay for most of the morning. partly cloudy skies and breezy. 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 in the afternoon noon could see a stray shower. our temperature today feeling cool with the northwest winds, highs mid 60s around san jose.

low 60s in san francisco into the north bay. next big event arrives for the weekend. in the north bay the rain starts up on saturday and lingers into early monday. >> saturday rain. over here a smooth drive. easy, clear views around the bay as rob was talking about. no problems as far as the patterns for the south bay or peninsula. over here the update to the update. chp says, no, it was westbound highway 84 right around 880 overcrossing, we have some issue. chp is there. no lanes are blocked. i'm going to leave it at that until they give me anything more significant. it will be there until the tow truck can arrive. a smooth flow of traffic, slowing for north 238 off the castro valley y. the connector might be affected by the earlier crash. so far i see no problem for the lanes. back to you. thank you very much, mike. check those shopping lists. the toys making the not safe

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good morning. cool spot is willow glen, down to 44 degrees. climbing to the mid 60s with winds out of the northwest at 10 to 20 miles per hour. >> typical pattern for the bridges heading west is your commute direction and the build at the bay bridge toll plaza. metering lights right on schedule. in the north bay, scheduled slowing out of vallejo, west 37 is slow. clear on the novato side. if you thought your college tuition was already expensive, and i think many people agree it is pretty expensive. it could go up even more in the golden state. today the uc board of regents is set to meet to discuss thisier's budget. this comes after talk of a possible 5% tuition hike. that would raise the cost about $280 more per year. leaders san jose they need more funding to maintain the quality of the nation's largest public utility system. critics say it will burden mopu

burden on students and families and lead to more dropouts. u.s. senator barbara boxer filed legislation yesterday to eliminate the electoral college. this of course comes after hillary clinton won the popular vote by several million but still lost the presidential election to donald trump who amassed the most electoral votes. "the l.a. times" calls the attempt, quote, a long shot. voters chose to reform the death penalty on the election day, but the final decision could land in the hands of the court. proposition 66 is designed to speed up the death penalty by cutting through the normal appeals process. this week a civil liberties group filed a lawsuit to slow plans to eliminate executions. the department of corrections can currently decide the amount

for the lethal dosage. the city of san francisco is launching a new battle this morning. the opponent, cancer. mayor ed lee will be at uc san francisco to announce -- i should say ucsf medical center for the san francisco cancer initiatives, aiming to reduce the number of deaths from the common cancer. among his many christmas lists, here is one to look at closely, the analyst of the worst toys, potentially harmful and dangerous products. >> you're not talking about them because kids won't like them, but danger. w.a.t.c.h. issued this list, urging everyone to talk precautions when buying toys like peppa pig's muddy puddles family. >> another item is the flying

hero superman launcher. toy makers have responded saying no list of items have been recalled or subjected to safety testing. you need a gift idea for an apple fan? the tech company's latest product is a photo book, and it goes on sale later today. titled designed by apple in california, of course taken from the phrase found on every apple product, the book chronicles the past 20 years of product designs and is dedicated to apple's late founder steve jobs. the book comes in two different sizes, a small and large. the small is $199, the larger version at $299. startling revelations about cell phones. some may be sending copies of your contact list, even text messages to china. >> sounds like a paranoid fantasy. security experts say this is real. >> it's very real. the first point everyone is going to have, which phone. at this point we don't know.

it is hundreds of thousands of phones. we do know apple iphones are not affected, sam and laura. the big problem seems to be with android-based low cost phones, discount plans and burner phones. we're not talking about an app. the problem is baked into the phone itself. they are phones made in china. the secrets are then sent back to china. "the new york times" broke the news saying the phones send data to chinese servers every 72 hours. it's not clear if it's an accidental bug, maybe related to advertising. the company that added the software says it wasn't supposed to be on american phones. it was a mistake. we'll continue to watch. >> we've all had to deal with smudge gentlemen phones, fingerprints on the screen. it's annoying. scientists at uc san diego have run a fascinating experience. they asked a group of people not to shower, not to use personal

hygiene products for three days. it's not these people. these people are perfectly clean. after three days those people were allowed to use their phones and scientists swabbed the phones and discovered traces of common household products in the smudges. one test subject said she used things like tide and oil of olay, and traces of the chemicals showed up on the phone even after three days. obviously this could be use bid csi crews in criminal investigations. also, it speaks to how long chemicals, harmless chemicals, but chemicals stick around in your body. >> and how often you should wash your hands. by the way, the best word ever, schmutz. modern technology is helping a student. >> the virginia high school student never misses a minute thanks to what's called double

robot technology. it allows him to use an app to interact with teachers and fellows classmates minus those occasional nug gis. >> you can hear everything out of the microphone, full picture of the class. it actually feels like i'm right in the classroom. >> hands to yourself. the robot runs about $3500, and the technology still in the testing stages. some people in our newsroom already wondering if one day it may allow them to work in their pajamas. >> i know you have sisters. ever get a nuggy as a kid? >> no, i didn't. >> we'll do that later in the newsroom. >> the mike nuggy. rob, it has been a very nice ride here. we know kari hall is coming back tomorrow. we're going to miss you, buddy. you've done a great job. >> really enjoyed being here with you guys. >> you have not.

you've been great. we're going to miss you. >> kari hall coming back tomorrow morning. cooler changes in the forecast, especially over the next couple of mornings. outside right now clear skies san jose. no fog in san jose. san francisco you can see all the way out to the golden gate bridge. actually all the way to marin county, nice clear view into san francisco right now as you head into the north bay. wow, really cold right now. upper 30s in santa rosa and napa. a little patchy fog. visibility less than a mile this morning. use caution on the morning drive. a dry commute around the bay area. one more chance for a stray shower midday around the coast. we'll show you from 11:00 a.m. this morning. a few showers around half moon bay. that's early afternoon throughout the day. partly cloudy and breezy conditions. it will feel high. mid 60s around the santa clara valley, tri-valley temperatures

in the mid 60s. peninsula towards san francisco temperatures, san mateo and downtown san francisco about 62 degrees and low 60s into the north bay. so the transition now, thursday into friday. kari will be talking about this tomorrow morning. patchy frost in the valley. saturday you see the bullseye of rain in the north bay. it looks like a soggy weekend north of the golden gate on saturday and probably the rest of the bay area saturday night into sunday. could see one to two inches in the north bay and showers lingering into early next week. mike? >> rob, looking at a pretty pleasant drive. not a lot of lingering, but starting to slow a little from the bay area. peninsula, that's not the case. let's show you the speed sewn source, slowing a little for 101. typical pattern. maybe a little lighter. as we talk about travel times, we'll show you the numbers. right now 17 minutes for 101

from 85 up to 87. overall, your south bay, no surprises again, slowing north 101 at 680. it will kick in around 6:40 this morning. typical patterns. still have the crash reported southbound 880 at 84 or somewhere in that vicinity but no one is blocked. good stuff, guys. back to you. up next, pushing for action, more concern at uc berkeley. the latest accusations surrounding a professor that has students demanding change. happening now, disney land making major changes to its security checkpoint. we posted the story on our home page. plus, a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away -- in a new memoir, carrie fisher who played princess lay yeah in "star wars," breaks her silence about relations with someone onset.

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a berkeley professor is under fire after a student claims he sexually harassed her for years. students protested outside the school of architecture, asking for the professor to be

immediately removed. a graduate student claims she endured four years of sexual harassment by that professor. last week an independent investigator concluded the professor indeed violated the university's sexual harassment policy. but his attorney says he did nothing wrong. >> they had a good and friendly relationship. she never indicated to him that his conduct or behavior was in any way unpleasant or uncomfortable. >> i don't want any student in any university to feel like she can't come forward. i don't want any student to feel like if this happens to her she has to stay silent. that's why i'm coming forward with my name, my face, my body. >> the professor says he's entitled to a hearing and urging students not to jump to conclusions. gaming the system. cheaters in workers' comp cause a multibillion dollar drain on

california's economy. law enforcement is stepping up its attack on insurance fraud. our investigative unit crunched the numbers and found from 2011 to 2015, district attorneys across the state convicted 3,400 people of workers' comp fraud. about 40 of them are medical providers. inspectors pegged one local doctor as a scammer after an undercover agent visited his clinic. the doctor says law enforcement got it all wrong. cases against him were dismissed. he says what happened to him is impacting other doctors, too. >> i can tell you that they're scared of seeing patients. they're scared of specifically seeing injured workers, exactly because of what's happening here. >> coming up tonight, the investigative unit takes you inside that doctor's arrest and dives into the reason he's now saying law enforcement violated his civil rights. that story tonight at 11:00 on nbc bay area. if you have a story for us, call

our tip line at 1-888-996-tips, or send an e-mail to theunit@nbcbayarea.com. 5:58. a pay raise in the south bay. get ready for $15 an hour. the san jose city council approved a plan that will raise the minimum wage in three phases. the current page of $10.30 will raise to $12.00 next year. in 2018 it will raise to $13.50. in 2019, january of 2019 it will settle at that $15 an hour mark. san jose becomes the sixth city in santa clara county to pass the new minimum wage ordinance. ality 6:00, a fire tears through a south bay duplex leaving several people without a place to live. we have a crew live at the scene to show you the aftermath. a surprising twist in the case of a woman accused of a triple murder in the east bay. the unusual reason she's made headlines before. more fighting words from the city to the 49ers.

"today in the bay" continues right now. a very good wednesday morning to you. thanks so much for joining us. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm sam brock. for the longest time it was football season, but not football weather. >> it's feeling more like it. maybe not the frozen tundra of lambeau field, but upper 30s. as you can see right now, around the bay area, patchy fog in the north bay. 52 degrees in san jose. you can see into the north bay, there is where you're finding 30s this morning. low 60s this afternoon. partly cloudy, breezy, canadian air conditioning along with the sunshine into the afternoon. >> not quite green bay conditions like you said. a smooth flow and mostly green sensors in the peninsula. the south bay the same, we have a pretty predictable pattern over here, but something that may disrupt the tri-valley, a crash reported here, southbound 680 and stoneridge. put the thing right behind the highway sign.