home phone and it heard the key words "call sheriff." a man was arrested. investigators say he had a gun and is facing charges of false imprisonment. >> that's brilliant. new this morning, we're hearing from both donald trump jr. and the russian lawyer at the center of a controversial meeting. new information about a deadly military plane crash. where the flight originated and the response from military investigators this morning. and an alert for more than a million people in the bay area. how much your water bill could soon be rising. as early as tomorrow. "today in the bay" continues right now. good morning. thank you for joining us on this tuesday morning. i am sam brock. >> good morning is right. i am laura garcia-cannon. straight to the forecast right now. enjoy the cool before the heat. >> yeah. our temperatures are really going to start to heat up for the interior valleys.

we have had cool weather in san francisco. looks like that for the most part continues. but it will be warmer over the next several days. a look at the 7-day forecast. in the mid 70s for the weekend. mid 60s for today. and the inland areas will be up to 91 degrees. we will see some 90s over the next several days. look at how the temperatures jump up for saturday and sunday. dangerous heat on the way. we may have heat advisories issued. coming up in a few minutes, a closer look at today's high temperatures and what you can expect. mike has a problem on the bay bridge. i am looking for the problem. i am looking for the bay bridge, from the haze here. the head lights coming off treasure island. ab eastbound around this area is where there is one lane blocked. getting out of san francisco, no slowing on the centers. i'll track this and make sure nothing is going on in either

direction. there was a fire just east of 580 at hannah drive near 166. on surface streets in san leandro. it may be visible from 580. minor distraction for the drivers. we'll track that. as far as your commute. a smooth, easy drive around the bay. that's a great flow of traffic. back to you. mike, thank you very much. happening today, east bay mod voting on a plan to raise water rates for epeople in the east bay. >> reporter: laura and sam, ironically this comes back to folks conserving too much water during the drought. all this information is on the east bay mud website. i went to the website to gather information and see exactly who will be affected and how much you will be paying. first things first. we are talking about 1.4 million customers in the east bay to be affected by this. customers between alameda and

contra costa counties. there would be a 19% increase over a two-year span. the way it works out is in 2017, this year, there would be an increase of $4.34, and next year you see an increase of $4.63. here is what one walnut creek resident said about the proposed water hikes. >> this is just another example, to my way of thinking, of the california, which is out of control, messing up badly. and we pay for it. i may move to nevada or florida because i am -- they're raising the gas tax 12 cents. they're doing all these things because they can't do a good job and we pay the price. >> reporter: why the increase now, and what will it be used for? it will off yet revenset revenu the drought when people were using 50 gallons less water per day. it would be used to improve east bay mud infrastructure ranging

from pipelines to facilities around the east bay. the public will get a chance to weigh in on the increases during the public hearing later today. in the board of directors moves forward, the hikes would increase as early as tomorrow. live in walnut creek, pete suratos or "today in the bay." >> it's 6:04. breaking news frommorehead, mississippi, where a military plane crashed killing at least 16 people. within the last hour, we've learned the plane was flying from north carolina. original reports were that the plane took off from memphis, tennessee. but the question is this morning, what happened. we're trying to dig to find out. what we found out was that the u.s. marine corps tweeting that a mishap occurred. the plane crashed 100 miles north of jackson, mississippi. there are reports the plane broke up in the air and spiralled to the ground. we know this morning that 16 bodies have been recovered. stay with nbc news as we continue to follow this investigation.

we're, of course, going to stay on top of this story, both on air and online throughout the morning. we will bring you updates as soon as we get them. make sure to check back at nbcbayarea.com for continuing coverage. all new this morning, the chp says a driver is being investigated for possibly driving under the influence after a three-car crash in the east bay. it happened just after midnight on northbound 880. all lanes were opened after an hour. the chp says nobody was seriously injured. we continue to search for answers in friday's massive construction fire in oakland. right now the atf task force is in town investigating what caused the high-rise to go up into flames. we are told they checked out the outside of the building, but right now it's too unsafe for them to go inside. we pressed the agency for some answers but were told it's too soon to comment. people who live in the area are

convinced the fire was arson. >> there is something going on. it's on purpose. there is no doubt that this isn't accidental. >> i think people shouldn't burn down oakland. it seems like it's arson. >> investigators are not calling last friday's oakland fire arson, but atf officials did release this video of a shadowy figure, a person of interest seen two months ago putting on a mask and hood before scaling an emeryville construction site. that fire is most certainly considered arson. a brush fire in the san jose foothills could be linked to a string of arsons in the area. investigators say the fire, believed to be started by fireworks, is at least one of ten recent fires in a matter of weeks. all of this happening near mount hamilton. all new this morning, donald trump jr. is speaking out about his controversial meeting with a russian attorney. he tweeted within the last hour

saying, quote, media and dems are extremely invested in the russia story. if this nonsense meeting is all they have after a year, i understand the desperation. >> it comes as the russian attorney at the center of the meeting is speaking out for the first time. "today in the bay's" tracie potts live in washington, d.c., this morning with the exclusive interview you will only see right here on nbc. >> reporter: hello and good morning. the russian attorney who, according to the "new york times," has connections to the russian government, said to nbc this morning that she doesn't and that she did not have information about hillary clinton when she sat down over a year ago now with donald trump jr. here is part of that interview. >> they have the impression, it appears, that they were going to be told some information that you had about the dnc.

how did they get that impression? >> translator: it's quite possible that maybe they were looking for such information. they wanted it so badly. >> do you have connections to the russian government? >> translator: no. >> reporter: donald trump jr. says that this is a nonsense story, but here on capitol hill some of the senate investigators and house investigators say they have more questions for him. and we have more of that interview coming up later tonight on "nbc nightly news." back to you. >> all right, tracie potts live for us from washington, d.c. thank you. we are following some breaking news right now out of the east bay. these are live pictures just coming into our newsroom from nbc bay area sky ranger. a house fire in san leandro on hannah drive.

you can see it from interstate 580. it's not too far from stanton avenue near somerset. we're trying to work and find out how the fire started. we do not know if any injuries have occurred. we'll continue to follow the story this morning and bring you more information as soon as we get it. happening today, it's taken a little while, but finally the coast guard is set to remove a sunken barge near the bay bridge. global diving and salvage has cut it into two pieces and later today crews will use a crane to lift the pieces off the transbay tube. the barge capsized in april and leaked fuel into the bay. it is 6:09 now. a quick look of what to expect before you head out the door and what you will feel going through the day. a live look outside in palo alto. the high temperature today will be up to 76 degrees. the south bay will be in the mid 80s. 89 degrees in the tri-valley. and san francisco seeing the low

clouds and the drizzle right now. you will see a high temperature of 65 with some clearing today, while the east bay will be up to 73 degrees. north bay, 85. coming up in about three minutes, i'll have a look at the temperature trend for willow glen. a minor b.a.r.t. delay coming out of the el norte station. the first report of mechanical issues. not a major impact. the rest of the mass transit system moving well. towards the east bay, disabled vehicle i told you about reported on the bay bridge has cleared at treasure island. sheriff's departme shouldn't be a problem. the metering lights are on. the rest of the bay moves very well. we showed you the live pictures of the fire going off just off of east bay -- westbound 580 over in san leandro. not a problem for the freeway, but we are tracking that fire. coming up next on "today in the bay," an explosion rocks

u.s. air force recruitment center overnight. and now the fbi is headed to the scene. the suspicious activity witnesses saw the moment before the blast.

we have some sunshine as you get ready to head out the door. right now at 6:13, a live look outside at san jose. we'll see a lot more sun throughout the afternoon. heading nearby willow glen to

check out the temperature trend. at 10:00 we'll already be at 71 degrees, and it will feel nice at least until early afternoon when the temperatures today heat up into the mid 80s. we are going to have more 80s and even 90s in the forecast. a few spots hitting over 100 degrees. a look at that coming up at 6:19. 19 is the number at the top of the screen. just moving into the yellow zone. speeds dipping a tad to berkeley in the upper east shore freeway. thank you very much, kari and mike. it's 6:14 right now. new this morning, the fbi investigating an explosion at a u.s. air force recruitment center. we have new video to show you. it's taken overnight from bixby, oklahoma. a bomb squad received reports of an explosion last night. witnesses say someone on a red motorcycle threw a backpack at the recruiting center and then it blew up. those witnesses say they believed it miay have been a pie

bomb. investigators confirm the explosion but referred further questions to the fbi which will be on the scene later this morning. stanford health workers believe that hospital understaffing is actually leading to a rise in patient infections. leaders of the union representing the workers plan to hold a news conference later this morning. in a release issued ahead of the event the union argues that sometimes housekeeping personnel don't receive enough time to sanitize rooms where an infected patient will stay. workers also cite chronic understaffing and insufficient training. stanford has not responded. the city of oakland has reached a goal to create 2,000 summer jobs for young people. happening today, mayor libby schaaf is set to announce new funding to pay for 300 additional jobs bringing the total number to 2,000 jobs. that's part of her goal. today we will get details on how people can apply to work through the classrooms to careers initiative. the announcement is set for 11:00 a.m. business and tech news right now. warren buffett is giving away

millions of dollars in stock to charity. >> let's check in with landon dowdy live at cnbc world headquarters this morning. >> reporter: you know it's a good morning. wall street could struggle to gain ground following a mixed session monday. the nasdaq rose for a second straight session led by tech and energy stocks. the dow slipped just slightly. european markets started the day in positive territory but are slipping on the back of lower oil prices. the dow fell five points yesterday and the nasdaq rose 23 to 6176. warren buffett is giving away $3.2 billion in berkshire hathaway stock to five charities including the bill and melinda gates foundation, the 86-year-old, who is number two on the forbes annual list of the

world's richest people, has pledged to donate 85% of his berkshire stock to charity. including this year, he has donated $27.5 billion. forget amazon's prime day. how about free food today. 7-eleven is giving away a free small slurpee from 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. starting tomorrow they kick off slurpee week. buy seven slurpees through the mobile app and get coupons for 11 more for free. sounds like a nice news room party. >> we're always ready for one of those, landon. >> slurpees all around. they've sold 7.4 billion slurpees since 1966. >> we'll get up to 7.11. thank you. new this morning, you're looking at video showing a white humpback whale swimming off australia's east coast this morning. authorities believe it may be a

white whale. no word on whether ahab is involved in this. it's making its annual migration to the great barrier reef. up to 5,000 humpbacks migrate north between april and august each year to feed and breed in the warm, tropical waters. >> beautiful creature there. >> it may be a white whale? looks like it is. i am not a marine biologist. >> it had dolphins swimming along with it. >> helper friends. >> we've seen whales here in the san francisco bay. >> it would be cool to see a white one. >> it would. >> don't count your chickens before they hatch. >> that will be a hard find. great beach weather for whale watching or just enjoying the cooler temperatures there. the inland valleys are really going to start to heat up. taking a live look from mendocino coast. stare at this shot for a while. as the sun rises maybe we'll see humpback whales there.

the south bay seven-day forecast is coming up at the bottom of the screen. a live look outside. low clouds to start the morning. the marine layer pushed down to about 1,000 feet. we haven't seen the dense fog, but we'll have the chance of the fog hanging around the coast throughout the day. clear view from berkeley. it's 59 degrees and a beautiful sun rise this tuesday morning. a look at the high temperatures today. napa, to 85 degrees. 80 degrees in palo alto. oakland, 73 degrees. 89 degrees in livermore. 90 today in morgan hill. if you are making plans to head somewhere, like napa or sonoma, the temperatures start out cool and will the sunshine will reach into the low to mid 80s. if you want to find something to do with the kids, here is a picture i took at the san francisco botanical garden. it's free today. temperatures will be cool there, starting in the upper 50s up to 67 degrees for early afternoon. heading out to some of the

hiking trails in the south bay, the best time to hike will be early in the morning. by this afternoon we'll be in the low 80s. with all the sunshine it will start to get really warm, especially if you're climbing the steep inclines. later on today, the wind starts to pick up. looking at san francisco and the seven-day forecast. we'll be in the mid 60s. the weekend, we'll clear out the marine layer and the fog. highs reaching into the mid 70s. inland valleys, it is going to be another hot one. possibly some dangerous heat. and we will be watching out for the potential of some more heat advisories issued for the interior valleys. more on that. mike gets us on the roadways with some of the slow spots. >> the first one is an update for the b.a.r.t. system, a delay out of the del norte station. in recovery mode. they quickly fixed whatever the mechanical problem was. it shouldn't be noticeable for most riders along that line.

along the roadways, not much delay. smooth flow of traffic. the bay bridge toll plaza, the metering lights are on. 580 westbound around castro valley road, reports of tire debris. sounds like someone lost a tire and it may be in the lanes. watch for a quick traffic break. no major issues. no issues coming down the upper east shore freeway. we slow down richmond in toward berkeley. three routes noted and the slowest is the one off the freeway. stay to the freeway. doing much better. stay for the team right there. the nbc bay area wazers. 6:21. coming up next on "today in the bay," remembering a fallen officer. the ceremony taking place today to remember the veteran nypd officer who was gunned down in the line of duty. the software that's supposed

to protect her computer starts invading her credit card. nbc bay area responds next.

welcome back. it's 6:24 on your tuesday morning. nbc bay area responds to a woman who says she was charged for a service after canceling it. >> she turned to chris chmura for help. he joins us now. >> miranda woo bought a $50

antivirus program from avg technologies in 2013. it was a subscription plan. the following year she says she canceled the plan. she recently saw a $50 charge to her credit card, did a little digging and found that she had been charged the previous three years as well. she says she called the company and it agreed to refund her for one year. she didn't think that was fair, so she turned to us for help. we contacted avg. it said its records didn't show miranda canceled. however, it fully refunded her saying in a statement we value our customers and as a gesture of good will we refunded three previous years' subscriptions at the customer's request. >> when you cancel a subscription or service, get it in writing and pay attention to your bank statements and credit card statements. if you have a consumer complaint call us at 1-888-996-tips or online at nbcbayarea.com/responds. >> thank you, chris. 6:25 right now.

a slain new york city police officer will be laid to rest today. family, friends and colleagues will gather at a church in the bronx to say their final good-byes to officer miosotis familia. the 48-year-old mother of three and 12-year veteran of the new york city police department was shot and killed while on duty last week. authorities are calling it an unprovoked attack. hundreds of law enforcement officers are expected to attend that service. it was a terrifying near miss at sfo and it's prompting questions of what could have been. >> going. >> he is on the taxiway. >> quick thinking that prevented a jet-liner from crashing into several other passenger jets. evacuations here in the south bay as a wildfire burns through the hillside. the vehicle investigators are focusing on as the cause. you're watching "today in the bay."

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right now at 6:30 on your tuesday morning, we are waking up to cooler temperatures across the bay area. should be a pleasant day ahead. could get warm. it will serum stacertainly star as it gets to the weekend. a look at the los gatos town plaza park. not too far away there. they have the farmers market. always lots of fun. love the farmers markets in the bay area. thank you for joining us. i am laura garcia-cannon.

>> i'm sam brock. love the nice, big trees as well when you are looking for shade from the heat. we'll need that, kari hall. >> saturday i i was walking to the farmers market and it was already 85 degrees at 10:00 in the morning. that's what we'll have this weekend. san francisco only makes it into the mid 70s, but the inland valleys will have triple-digit temperatures for saturday and sunday. now, while we have 80s and 90s, take it in and enjoy it. you will see how the temperatures trend for the weekend. i'll talk more about that and we'll look at some getaways. maybe you'll be looking for somewhere cooler to go. that's coming up in about 7 minutes. mike has an update on the road closure in the east bay. it's a surface street. because of a fire in back of a house. it doesn't sound like it's a major concern. if it was your house, that was the concern for them. the freeways moving well. it's just off the castro valley

y. chp has been asked to do traffic control for the small section of roadway. so we're tracking the freeway itself. as the smoke dies down, not a major issue. to the bay bridge where the metering lights are on. slower for the upper east shore freeway. richmond toward the racetrack and is the merge of the san rafael bridge. the palo alto peninsula. 101, picking up the volume a bit. no concerns here. >> 6:31 right now. a developing story in the south bay this morning. you are looking at new video that we just shot a couple hours ago. you can see the brush fire burning in the east san jose foothills. "today in the bay's" bob redell is live in the the scene just east of highway 101 with the progress firefighters have made overnight. good morning, bob. >> reporter: we spoke with calfire earlier this morning. you might recall there were evacuations.

they believe those have been lifted after authorities asked people who live beyond the roadblock behind me on san philippe road to leave their homes in the east foothills of san jose. you can see this fire did continue to burn throughout the night. calfire tells us it's a 40-acre fire and it's still at 40% to 50% containment. when it started yesterday afternoon, firefighters were worried it could grow to 500 acres because the terrain is so rugged and there is a lot of fuel to burn. this winter's heavy rain storms produced a lot of grass and the recent heat dried it out, leaving the hillsides extremely flammable. that's why you saw calfire's response yesterday afternoon. more than 150 firefighters on the ground. plus four planes, two helicopters dropping water and flame retardant from the air. as for the cause of the fire, calfire is investigating a convertible car, about two miles up the road. the car was abandoned and burned

on the side of san philippe road. what's not clear is was the car in some sort of accident, was it stolen and intentionally set on fire or did something else happen to it. reporting live in san jose, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> thank you very much, bob. in fact, we are launching sky ranger right now to gv yive you better perspective of the fire. happening across the state firefighters battling more than a dozen fires. one of the biggest fires is in beaut coun butte county. governor brown declared a state of emergency as the wall fire continues to tear through more than 5800 acres. at least 3700 structures including homes have been destroyed. four people have been injured in the fire. it is 40% contained. so our south. more flames in santa barbara county, the alamo fire. nearly 29,000 acres have burned

in the flames there. hundreds of people are evacuated. so far it's 20% contained. the whittier fire has scorched over 12 square miles. it's 25% contained. a live look right now at sfo this morning where we're om now finding out about what could have been one of the worst air disasters in history that was all averted thanks to a quick-thinking air traffic controller. a plane was arriving from toronto and landed without incident, but it came dangerously close to crashing into four planes pull of passengers on the ground. the faa says just before midnight on friday that jet was cleared to land on runway 28-r, but instead it began to approach taxiway c. that's where the four planes were sitting waiting to take off. the air traffic controller was able to alert the pilot in time, in the pilot veered off and made another pass. here is form some of the audio. >> confirmed clear to land on

runway two. no one on it besides you. >> clear to land. >> he's got going. he's on the taxiway. >> another go-round. >> in the go-round. >> united one, air canada flew directly over us. >> yeah, i saw that, guys. >> the incident is now under faa investigation, and executives at sfo so far have declined to comment. at 6:35. happening today. friends and families say good-bye to the woman police say was killed after her friend ran over her with a car in campbell. it's the south bay city's first murder in two years. police say elsie de la rosa struck and killed sally hernandez last month and drove away. the hernandez family say the two were childhood friends. de la rosa faces murder charges. hernandez's funeral is at 9:00 this morning in downtown san jose. happening today. danville town leaders plan to break ground on a new parking

garage. the 78-car garage is part of a larger effort to add about 500 parking spaces to the downtown business district. great for drivers there. in walnut creek, they're trying to figure out what to do. leaders of walnut creek considering new ways to move around the serious downtown parking crunch there. the city's transportation commission is going to meet today to consider a kind of surge pricing plan for downtown's most coveted spots. the idea would be to increase rates for the city's busiest meters while offering lower prices in less occupied areas. a live look at the richmond-san rafael bridge this morning. it looks like the plan to add another lane during peak commute hours may be in for delays. in january transportation leaders approved a deal to convert the bridge's wide shoulder into a third lane during heavy commute times. the work on the retaining wall is going slower than expected. the opening of the new lane may be pushed back until next march.

we need the extra lane. we don't have it as a service lane, though, and if anything happens on the bridge, it takes longer to clear. south of the bridge, a smooth flow of traffic across the san mateo, dumbarton bridge. i want to show you the south bay. the northbound build showing up. 101, 87, slowing. 85 showing northbound route for the commute. travel times as well. a smooth flow of traffic into the tri-valley. traffic flowing smoothly. no major concerns. it will get warm. use 92 across the san mateo bridge. it's slowing away from us toward the peninsula continuing toward half moon bay. a lot of folks continuing toward half moon bay i think as you get toward the weekend. >> exactly right. >> the powers of positive thinking that it is going to get warm. it is only tuesday.

we'll look forward to the weekend. >> it's going to be -- still going to be above average but a little bit cooler. it's our break before the temperatures really heat up. take a look at saturday's forecast. the coast will be at 74 degrees. bright and sunny. 86 for the bay. 101 inland. on sunday, more of the same. some really hot temperatures. and the bay will be at 87. some mid 70s for the coast, so maybe that's where you'll want to head. if you want to go to the sierra, here is a live look right now at squaw valley. you can see the pool and snow-capped mountains. it will be in the mid 80s over the next several days, heading from friday to sunday. nothing but sunshine in the forecast. and for napa valley, look how hot it's going to be. on friday up to 89 degrees. on saturday, 95 degrees. 96 on sunday. if you want to head somewhere cooler, maybe check out santa barbara. the coastline will see temperatures in the mid to upper 70s for friday. 81 on saturday.

and still nice weather on sunday. we'll bring you back home and get a look at the temperature trend for evergreen coming up in about three minutes. thank you very much, kari. 6:39. coming up next on "today in the bay." water rate hikes. the reason one of the area's biggest water providers could start charging more for california's most precious resource as soon as tomorrow. plus, bringing the olympics to our golden state. the steps the los angeles olympic committee is taking this morning to win the bid for the 2024 olympic games. the market so far, down this morning, laura. looking at the dow jones industrial average, it's dipped 7.5 points at 21,400. stocks up double digits this year. that's a good thing for people looking to spend some money. today is amazon prime day! we'll be back with more news coming up in two and a half minutes. fl shall

. bright sunshine as the sun rises right now at 6:42. a live look outside at san jose. we will see the sun heating things up, and a look at the temperature trend for nearby evergreen. we'll be at 72 degrees at 10:00 this morning. low 80s already by early afternoon. so whatever you have to do today outdoors, you want to get it done early. that's the kind of weather we will see heading especially towards the weekend. i will have a look at that in the microclimate forecast coming up at about 6:50. 680 top of the screen. i am concerned about that

number. 15 minutes right now down through the pleasanton area. a new crash may cause more slowing, even though the vehicles are still on the shoulder. thank you very much, kari and mike. 6:43. we are following breaking news. these are live pictures from nbc bay area sky ranger along with new information over the fire that's been burning over the foothills of east san jose. the fire we've learned has grown to nearly more than 100 acres. crews are on the fire lines trying to contain the flames. from this vantage point you can see it's clear in this area. it prompted evacuations overnight but people were allowed to return home. the fire started after a convertible caught fire and the flames spread from there. we're trying to figure out what happened to the driver of that car. there were some threats to the area. this is up by metcalf road. bob redell is covering the

story. he'll bring us more coming up. happening today, a 19% water rate hike for 1.4 million east bay homeowners could become permanent. you are looking right now at live pictures from walnut creek. one of the areas affected. the east bay mud board of directors will vote later today. within the last hour we talked to one man who said he is so upset about this he might leave california. >> this is just another example, to my way of thinking, of the california government, which is out of control, messing up badly, and we pay for it. i may move to nevada or florida because they're raising the gas tax 12 cents. they're doing all these things because they can't do a good job, and we pay the price. >> some folks reacting on twitter saying, hey, we were saving water. that's the reason we might have to shell out more. the money would go toward infrastructure improvements in the area. >> the state legislature is is voting to extend the cap and

trade program on thursday. some environmental activists will be protesting in sacramento. governor brown says the program curbs climate change. the cap and trade program requires companies to pay for greenhouse gases they emit by obtaining permits. san mateo police say that officers arrested a half-naked transient who was entering a home after roaming the neighborhood in san mateo. this happened a little bit after midnight yesterday an railroad avenue. a neighbor saw the man in his back yard wearing only a t-shirt and shoes. when police officers arrived the man had entered the home next door and got into a physical confrontation with the home owner there. police say the man has a history of drug offenses. terrifying moments at a palo alto gas station. police say the suspect in this sketch walked up to a man who was getting gas, pretended he had a weapon and yelled "give me

the car." he jumped into the man's pickup truck and sped away, tearing off the hose and gas nozzle. police are still looking for the suspect. new this morning, the state's new cigarette tax appears to be working. cigarette sales are considered to be way down. uc san francisco researchers tell "the mercury news" that sales have dropped 56%. that translates to nearly 82 million packs. the two dollar hike began in april but researchers caution reading too much into this early data. their research only covers the first two months. happening right now, a live look at the capitol in washington, d.c. republican senators may have their modified health care plan in place by thursday. the question remains, though, will there be enough changes in that to get it passed. overhauling the affordable care act is not sitting well with a lot of americans. one mother went to d.c. this week begging lawmakers not to

gut medicaid. >> go talk to your constituents and see what's going to happen in their lives. if you can look us in the eye and justify this still, do that. >> i haven't heard a single republican governor who is in charge of a medicaid program say this is a good idea. not one. >> the talk for months had been repeal and replace. now the white house is saying that president trump supports a full repeal of obamacare even if lawmakers do not come up with a replacement plan right away. attorney general jeff sessions is expected to address the opioid epidemic sweeping the nation. he is speaking in texas today. the topic will focus on the fight against opioid addiction. according to the centers for disease control, drug overdose deaths have been sky-rocketing in recent months. a developing story right now. distushi d

disturbing accusations against a u.s. soldier. he is behind bars accused of supporting isis. the 34-year-old air traffic control operator was taken into custody on saturday by an fbi s.w.a.t. team. sergeant ikaika kang is charged with attempting to provide material support or resources to a terrorist organization. an fbi agent said kang tried to give military documents to people he believed would pass them along to isis. but he said no military documents actually made it to that organization. new this morning, taking you live to los angeles, southern california, where the summer olympics may finally be within the city's grasp. the question now is which summer games. the ioc is meeting in switzerland. this is video of los angeles leaders this morning talking ahead of their final pitch to the ioc. many now believe paris and los angeles, the two remaining contenders, may be granted dual allocations for both the 2024 and 2028 summer games. one city would host in 2024, the

other in 2028. a tweet this morning we saw from president trump. quote, working hard to get the olympics for the united states. l.a. stay tuned. the president is not in switzerland, but french president emmanuel macron is there, and it's possible a final decision will not come until next month. happening today. you see them all over the place in san francisco. now ford's new go bikes will be available in the east bay too. the company is launching its bike sharing service in oakland, berkeley and emeryville. the kickoff ceremony is set for 10:00 this morning. the program launched late last month in san francisco. today delivery robots could be coming to concord. the city council is considering a pilot program to allow the use of autonomous robots for delivery services. san carlos recently started testing the robots. happenings in the baseball world. the stars undoubtedly aligning in miami when baseball takes center stage for the all-star

game. >> the cue of the middle of summer. an early jolt of adrenaline last night when aaron judge won the coveted home run derby. he grew up in linden, near stockton. he will be in tonight's starting lineup for the american league. the giants will be represented by starting catcher buster posey. and the a's have yonder alonso on the bench. we do it often here on "today in the bay." pour an extra cup of coffee. we need it before we head out the door. you could use one this morning too. it could help you live longer. researchers at usc found drinking one cup of coffee a day reduced the rick of death from heart disease, cancer and diabetes by 12%. two or three cups reduced the risk even more. researchers said caf evfeine doesn't appear to play a role because decaf coffee drinkers have the same benefit.

>> i prefer the caffeinated version. >> just keep drinking it all day. >> iv tap. >> does it make up for the lack of sleep is the problem. your mom would tell you to get your eight hours anyway. >> you can't sleep this morning. it's time to get up and get moving. it's a busy tuesday morning around the bay area. and we are also going to have some warmer temperatures in some spots as we head through the week. right now it's our break. it's 59 degrees as you step out the door in the tri-valley. on the right side of the screen, live in pleasanton. for the east bay, looking live at emeryville. it's 59 degrees. and 53 degrees now in san francisco. the clouds are back again this morning. so as we go into this afternoon, here is where we're headed today. in san jose, 87 degrees. and 90 in morgan hill. 88 in pleasanton. fremont, a high of 85.

63 in half moon bay and 75 in san mateo. san francisco and the embarcadero up to 80 -- rather, 65 degrees. we are going to have some more of the 80s for the north bay. up to 89 in novato and 76 in mill valley. get a look at the seven-day forecast at the bottom of the screen. it will be a hot weekend! as you get ready to get the day started, it will be a great day to make sure you grab the hat to give you some shade. and also some short sleeves as our temperatures heat up once again, feeling very much like summer. speaking of summer, it will be a great day to go golfing. it will be in the low 70s throughout the morning in the tri-valley. but it will reach into the upper 80s later today. and we have had some record-setting heat for the bay area. for the livermore area we have had six days at 100-plus degrees. the average for the whole summer is about ten days of 100-degree temperatures. the hottest temperature we have had in july was 113 degrees set

back in 2006. looking at san francisco's seven day forecast, that's where we can go to stay cool while the inland valleys heat up to 100 degrees on saturday. plan for a hot weekend. right now we have a bit of a break from the excessive heat. mike has a crash in sunol. it's going to be very hot there today. looking forward to the weekend, my goodness. looking at the speeds slowing through the south bay. we'll revisit that. looking at southbound 680 at ahn drati. reports of four vehicles involved in a crash. two are over on your shoulder. two on the center divide. the folks getting by have the distraction on either side. that's why we see the slowing. but the lanes are clear for 680 through sunol. the walnut creek interchange and upper east shore freeway, slowing down a bit. no major traffic. the waze system.

the slowing, northbound throughout the south bay. mapped out three options for you. 85, even though it looks slower on the map, saves you ten minutes heading to cupertino. you can take your chance on the road without us or join the team, nbc bay area wazers. join that team. >> magic touch. coming up we'll look at the top stories on "today in the bay," including breaking news we're following. new information we are learning this morning about a military plane crash that left at least 16 people dead. but first, happening right now global tsunami warning system is in jeopardy. the tsunami detection system was completed in '08 and gives an accurate forecast of the size of the incoming tsunami and when it will reach america's shores. president trump proposed the budget to slash $12 million in funding for that system. plus, iphone prices could be soaring. the new iphone 8 could cost more

than $1200. a developer and blogger following apple says supply chain constraints and increased demand are behind the high price. back with more news on this tuesday in two minutes.

welcome back. on this tuesday morning, 6:57. here are the top stories we're covering on "today in the bay." breaking news out of mississippi. at least 16 people are dead

after a military plane crash there, and new this morning, we have learned that the plane was flying from north carolina. the u.s. marine corps is not releasing much information about what happened but does say that it was a mishap that happened on the aircraft. the plane, which is used for refueling, crashed yesterday afternoon about 100 miles north of jackson, mississippi. new this morning, a driver is under investigation for driving under the influence after a three-car crash in the east bay overnight. it happened just after midnight on northbound 880 in hayward. no one was seriously injured. coming up next on the "today" show, the russian attorney at the center of the controversial meeting with donald trump jr. speaks out with keir simmons for the first time. a live look outside. much closer to home. from los gatos this morning, we are expecting a pleasant day with the weather warming up heading into the weekend. kari has a look at the forecast. >> that's what we'll all be talking about, the weekend. now we take a little bit of a

break. and even in san francisco and along the coast you will feel slightly warmer temperatures but not too bad. about 74 degrees for saturday while the valleys will be up to the triple digits. we are looking at 101 on saturday. >> oh my. >> oh, boy. counting down the days to that. not looking in order forward to that. >> in the tri-valley, 680 southbound at andrade. the vehicles are out of the roadways. the build off the tri-valley, but relatively mild in the south bay, kicking in for 101 and 87. as you head north past capitol expressway. before we leave you this morning, we want to take you live with nbc bay area sky ranger live over the scene of the brush fire in the east san jose foothills where it's now grown to over 100 acres. >> did force evacuations

yesterday. this is a live look from nbc bay area sky ranger off metcalf road. our next update at 7:25. military plane crashes in mississippi, killing all 16 people onboard. the plane, breaking up in midair. its wreckage engulfed in flames. fbi investigators now on the scene. what did he know? and when did he know it? a stunning new report that donald trump jr. was told the russian government was trying to help his campaign. the soon pushing back, as the attorney at the center of it all speaks exclusively for nbc news. >> have you ever worked to the russian government? do you have connections to the russian government? >> translator: no.