om a good tuesday morning to you. let's take a live look outside san francisco this morning. a nice start. no eclipse in the forecast. thank you for joining us for "today in the bay." i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> and i'm marcus washington. we made it. we made it through the eclipse. >> no little green men. >> today the clouds will eclipse the sun. looking forward to something. something to go out there and look at today. now we are going to have some very nice weather, just a little bit warmer in a few spots. highs in the bay in the low 80s and as warm as 87 degrees in morgan hill. for the east bay up to 89 in antioch. oakland will be at 72 and 75 in

san carlos. in san francisco, 70 in the mission district and the north bay reaching up to 83 in novato. we'll talk more about the numbers and the high humidity and the feeling as you step out the door. mike starts us out with serious news in the north bay. >> a tragedy. someone drove off the roadway early this morning, drove off the off ramp and went into a tree, it sounds like, eastbound 80 at pittman is closed and will be closed possibly for another hour or so. the coroner is on scene doing the investigation. this affects only the off ramp from eastbound 80. folks will have to go a couple miles and loop around. the rest of the traffic flow is all right coming into the area. fair field and over to the bridge and the benicia bridge. we were following a crash in berkeley that just cleared as well. back to you. thank you very much. breaking news statewide. an amber alert is in effect. a missing child from the central

coast. authorities searching for 9-year-old daniel was abducted from santa maria early this morning. he has brown hair, brown eyes, 4'5" weighing about 90 pounds last seen wearing blue jeans. the amber alert says he was abducted by 48-year-old constantine who was armed and dangerous. the relationship is not clear yet. police say the suspect was last seen driving a blue volkswagen golf with license plate number 7 jgg 242. police are keeping a close watch on freeways and the airports. they believe the suspect is a flight risk and could be trying to head to russia. we'll continue to bring you the very latest as soon as we get it. breaking news out of pennsylvania. more than 40 hurt after two high-speed commuter trains collided early this morning west of philadelphia. authorities say one of the trains was heading into a

station in upper darby when it hit a parked, unoccupied train. everyone is expected to survive. train service is already back up and running. an investigation is under way to find out how this happened. 4:33 and just in minutes ago the commander of the pacific fleet says more remains of navy sailors have been found in the compartment of the "uss john mccain." the search has been under way for ten missing sailors after their navy destroyer collided with a tanker. they are ordering a safety inspection of the entire fleet. the collision was the second involving a ship from the navy in two months. and happening today here at home preparing for a showdown. state and city leaders are coming together in berkeley ahead of the alt-right rally. >> pete suratos joins us with a message they're expected to give to the protesters. good morning, pete. >> reporter: good morning to you, laura and marcus. in a matter of hours a group of

those east bay leaders providing a group condemnation for that proposed rally set to take place here in berkeley, and that's all going to take place at about 9:00 a.m. here on the steps of city hall but the mayor of berkeley made it clear he doesn't plan on turning away protesters as long as they remain peaceful. >> we stand for free speech. we're the birthplace of the free speech movement and we can't dictate based that. >> reporter: now the leaders which will include congresswoman barbara lee and the mayor you heard there feel they need to speak out against this no to marxism set for sunday especially in light of those events that took place in charlottesville. it does not appear this rally is connected to the organizers of the unite the right rally that took place in charlottesville but leaders are still concerned about potential violence when you consider previous rallies in berkeley where fights broke out.

i want to point out the rally is not permitted by the city but still leaders suggest that folks stay away from mlk park where the rally is supposed to take place. telling folks to stay away just to be on the safe side. now i did get a chance to look at the organizers' facebook page and as of this morning it looks like 306 people are interested in going but the news conference with a number of statewide leaders as well as local city leaders in the east bay will take place at 9:00 a.m. here in berkeley. we're live in berkeley, pete suratos for "today in the bay." >> all right, thanks, pete. all new this morning we're just getting our first look at an audit of levi's stadium finances showing they owe $2 million to the city including money from public safety costs and parking fees. bob redell is looking through the report and will be speaking with the mayor in minutes. he'll have a live report with the mayor's reaction coming up at 5:30. and 4:35, happening today the suspect accused in the

shooting and killing of an off-duty oakland firefighter is expected to be arraigned. we brought you that breaking news of that shooting last thursday right here on "today in the bay." the suspected gunman oliver juneau has been charged with murder and attempted murder. he's accused of shooting 30-year-old jake walter and injuring another firefighter. this all happened in japantown. walter died from his injuries. the second firefighter is in stable condition. 4:36. not in our backyard is what many san jose residents are saying about tiny homes for the homeless. a community meeting was held in south san jose, many voicing their displeasure for the proposed tiny home plan which would be used as traditional housing. the plan for an empty field at monterey road. last night's testimony will be presented to the full city council next tuesday. 4:36. happening today we're expecting to find out b.a.r.t.'s extension into the south bay is coming along. santa clara valley transportation authority will be giving an update happening at

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well, coming up kari is tracking rain possibly. >> yeah, we've seen a couple of those spotty, light showers moving across the region this morning. feels really humid as you step out the door and it's mostly cloudy as we take a live look outside in san jose now. as we go to the enabled of evergreen, it will be hotter today. what you can expect next. and a live look at 101 with the headlights coming towards us under the 280 interchange. i'll talk about coming out of the tri-valley. and still ahead, is a loophole in california's hate law letting people get away. what they're trying to do to stop it. who are these people?

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and a good morning to you as we look at the golden gate bridge. a little activity going on. >> that's the zipper truck moving the center divide. >> i want to drive that thing one day. >> to-do list. >> my bucket list. >> you know what, you and me both. >> we ran across the bridge. >> there you go. all right. better zip up your jacket or, no, not really? >> it feels very humid outside. really sticky.

gave us a few sprinkles yesterday evening. now we are still tracking the rain across the sierra and rolling into parts of the central valley and we can see that moving into parts of solano, sonoma as we are going to see that rain moving off further to the west. as we step out it is 64 degrees in the peninsula and the south bay and you feel the humidity, you see the clouds overhead. we're seeing that also in san francisco with the temperature at 59 degrees and the seven-day forecast is up at the bottom of the screen. you'll see we will have slightly warmer air in the forecast over the next couple of days. we are now going to see those high temperatures today up to 88 degrees in concord. san jose up to 82 degrees there. as you're looking out the window, getting ready starting out for this tuesday morning, make sure you grab the sunglasses. it will be a mostly sunny day by late morning, early afternoon, and also a good day for some

short sleeves as those temperatures will be slightly warmer today than the past couple of days. and then as we look at the seven-day forecast, we'll be in the upper 60s in san francisco. and then look at the weekend. looks pretty nice. more of the same weather continuing with clouds and then seeing the sun breaking out during the afternoon. you'll notice humidity today could spark off isolated showers, possibly a few thunderstorms. we're heading into the 90s for the end of the week into the weekend. we're also making plans for a very hot weekend where you have to find somewhere cool to relax. now, mike, you're tracking a crash in sunol? >> sunol may be one of the cooler places. we'll watch your forecast. we see the speed sensors looking great. southbound 680 we had a crash that happened a couple hours ago but it's still on the chp report. sounds like a car went up on the

hillside. the commute is starting to build slightly. we don't see any slowing. waze does plot out a few options out of pleasanton, livermore and into fremont. this cut through for highway 84. they're all about the same drive. check your drive before you leave either in the morning or perhaps heading home this evening as well. make sure you have your phone and the waze app. you select your profile. click on the team, nbc bay area wazers, so we can share all of our information. back to you. >> thank you very much, mike. it's 4:48 right now. new this morning, state lawmakers want to cut lead exposur exposure in water. it gained national attention because of the crisis in flint, michigan. here in california one proposed bill would urge doctors to ask more questions to assess a family's risk of lead exposure

and the health department would be held to higher standards when it comes to reporting that data. another would require school districts to test their water for lead and fix any contamination. in flint the cdc says 5% of kids under age 6 had elevated lead levels. we investigated overnight and numbers are comparable or higher. 7.5% of kids under 6 had elevated lead levels in oakland. more than 4% tested positive in san francisco's mission district. alum rock tested at 3%. the latest numbers from the state health department are from 2012. new this morning president trump signed a bill to help speed up dna. it was sponsored by senator dianne feinstein who requires police agencies to use new technologies that can process dna samples in 90 minutes or less. that new testing can happen at

the time of the suspect's arrest. an east bay state senator is introducing a bill that will treat crimes as hate crimes. groups protesting against white nationalists. skinner says that's a loophole in the current law. she says the changes would allow full prosecution of groups pushing hate speech. this is in response to the protest in charlottesville. and california senator harris wants a hearing on white nationalists. harris along with several democratic senators are pushing for the senate homeland security committee for hearings. harris says it's important to examine the root causes to understand the threat we face. women's equality day is this saturday. nancy pelosi is kicking off the festivities today holding a news

conference this morning in san francisco. she is expected to launch the agenda titled a better deal, better job, better wages, better future. this is happening at 10:30. 4:51. in napa county a crucial meeting about how the county is changing its voting practices. starting next june ballots will be mailed out to every voter and they'll have to have new drop why have locations as well. voters will be able to pass the ballot at any polling location in the county. tonight's meeting on how the changes will impact minority voters. happening today, belmont looking at its housing impact fees, fees paid for new construction. they will consider whether it is enough or if changes should be made. belmont, along with the rest of san mateo county, is experiencing growth. overnight we decided to investigate just how much growth is expected. belmont's population expected to

increase 9%, 28,000 by 2030. san mateo will see a 19% rise to a population of 115,000. overall the county's entire population expected to increase by 16% or to 830,000. a lot of people, packing them in. 4:52 right now. still ahead an unexpected act of generosity. firefighters saying thank you to a stranger who showed them kindness as they fought a brush fire and the person didn't take any credit for it. what that stranger did. but first, happening now, a 53-year-old woman is dead after a boulder hit her as she was hiking in southern california. that hiker was in a group in los padres national forest park when the boulder came down on her sunday. anger boiled over at the first charlottesville city council meeting since the nationalist

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embezzling more than a million dollars from the school. kathleen mecca has agreed to the founder of mill valley school has pled guilty to embezzling more than a million dollars. she will spend one year in marin county jail followed by three years under mandatory supervision. and at 4:55 this morning, future construction right next to the tech museum kicks into high gear. >> the city council will develop a mixed use office, hotel and residential palace.

the plan includes the museum. these are pictures of what the development will look like. the city council is expected to vote on the project next tuesday. and here is your final chance to have your say about how bikes should be stored on new electric cal train cars. the transit agency has been asking for the public's input on the new trains. >> get your word in. south bay firefighters are thanking a good samaritan for picking up the tab for their meals. it all happened as the firefighters were taking a break from the fighting of a brush fire in morgan hill. >> here is a video of that fire that burned about 100 acres back on august 11. a stranger paid for their entire tab. the person didn't give their name. they sent an official press relief thanking the stranger. it's really nice.

people pay it forward. coming up an amber alert for a missing child. the search for this 9-year-old from the central coast. the reason police believe the suspect might be heading to the bay area. an embattled south bay judge takes the fight for his job with the state. what the state attorney general will do today and what that could mean for the recall drive against judge perskey.

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a live look outside in emeryville.. ad lib.. and a good tuesday morning to you. a live look now at emeryville. this is a beautiful site this morning to wake up on this tuesday morning after the eclipse we made it, we're heading through the weekend. move forward. >> always. >> thanks for joining us today. i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm laura garcia-cannon. i heard this phrase, only look back to see how far you've come. i like that. isn't it cool? >> and still don't look at the sun today. >> good advice throughout your life. >> so far retinas are okay this morning. >> so far so good. and we're looking ahead to tuesday which looks really good. as you get ready to head out the door this morning tracking a few isolated showers over parts of the sacramento valley and that could be moving into parts of the north bay so a little bit of rain possible but you are feeling that humidity as you step out the door. and slightly warmer temperatures today. we'll be in the upper 80s for

concord and morgan hill. san jose up to 82 degrees. san francisco will be at 66. we'll talk more about these numbers and what's ahead for the rest of the workweek as we head over to mike tracking a crash in vallejo. >> it's very light as far as your commute goes with a build out of the altamont pass here. looks like debris reported. we'll check on why that popped up on our map but that would be west 205 to west 580. over here east 37 coming over toward interstate 80. that would be the counter commute direction. tracking that crash. no major injuries and westbound 37 over to novato moving very smoothly. we'll send it back to you. we are covering breaking news this morning. an amber alert in effect right now that deals with a missing child from the central coast. >> and here is what we know. authorities are searching for this little boy, a 9-year-old, they say was abducted from santa maria early this mo