investigators try to figure out what happens. and a major inconvenience for b.a.r.t. riders. the reason some of the entrances could end up closing. we've been on since 4:30. thanks for joining us now. at 6:00, i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> and i'm marcus washington. we take a look at what's going on especially when it comes to traffic. >> we've had a few accidents out there. it's starting to get busy. >> going out to work this morning, let some fresh air in. live at the golden gate bridge and low visibility in a few spots, maybe even drizzle, too. we'll start to get some clearing around noon there. high temperatures in san jose up to 84 degrees. 86 in napa and oakland. livermore today expect a high of

90. heading over to vianey now, an update as you head to the golden gate bridge. >> at the golden gate, what we were telling you about involving an rv that hit the toll plaza, far a smooth commute which is pretty good. as the traffic begins to pick up take some extra time if this is your early morning commute. head on out early and chp did issue a fog advisory in the area. i'll tell you more coming up in 15 minutes. >> thank you very much, vianey. and we continue to monitor breaking news this hour. a lake county sheriff's deputy is dead after suffering a medical emergency and crashing his patrol car.

>> rob rum felled crashed in a tree on hartley street north of 20th. he was leaving a crime scene last night. he started in lake county back in 1997. we've reached out to ask what that medical emergency was. when they get back to us we'll let you know. a rare crime in a small contra costa county community. >> bob redell live in byron digging for answers after a homicide was reported. we don't do a lot of reports from byron, bob. >> reporter: we believe that a homicide took place roughly around the 500 block of camino diablo. this is a two-lane road, a rural part of the area that runs between farmland. now according to a tweet put out around 9:40 last night the contra costa county sheriff's office says it is working this case and will be providing more

information later today. still waiting to hear back. i also spoke with dispatch trying to locate a sergeant who could speak with me. we have a lot of questions, who was murdered, how were they killed, and what led up to their deaths. reporting live here in byron, bob redell, "today in the bay." at 6:03, new video to show you. crews battling flames up near the stanford dish. the popular hiking trail near the peninsula. they say the blaze is now 100% contained. that's great news. in a tweet they announced they will hold off announcing how many acres burned until daylight. no reports of any damage. 6:03. as confederate stat are removed in other parts of america activists are asking christopher

columbus be removed from city hall. it says columbus discovered america. >> individuals who may well have had a very prominent and important role in history had a very dark engagement as well. >> the mayor has not indicated if he wants statue to come down or not. they plan to present the petition to the mayor's office and city council once it reaches 1,500 signatures. >> and not just in the south bay a call to remove a monument in san francisco as well. it's at the civic center plaza. which depicts the settlement of california and a native american fallen in defeat. san francisco supervisor says she supports the push to have it taken down. live to washington, d.c.,

this morning. president donald trump on the attack going after the media and criticizing democrats. even criticizing arizona senator john mccain. >> "today in the bay's" edward lawrence live with what happened and what could happen today as the president gets ready to speak at a conference in reno. >> reporter: the president will speak this morning in reno. the president, we saw, scripted on monday where we saw the rally was an unscripted president lashing out at everyone. before, during and after president trump spoke at an arizona rally. during a speech the president unscripted blasted the media criticizing the controversy following the president's comments about violence in charlottesville.

>> one day he talks, he didn't say it fast enough, he didn't do it on time, why did it take a day? he must be a racist. >> reporter: he doubled down on building a wall blaming democrats for blocking the funding. >> the obstructionist democrats would like us not to do it. we have to close down our government with building that wall. >> reporter: the president hinted again he would pardon controversial sheriff joe arpaio. the president called john mccain out as the reason health care reform failed. >> we were just one vote away from vic after seven years of everybody proclaiming repeal and replace. >> reporter: both arizona senators boycotted the rally angering supporters. >> he makes it known. neither does mccain. i think it's sad not to support your president no matter what side you're on. >> reporter: critics say the

president may not be competent enough to effectively lead this country. and four people were arrested in the anti-trump protest. there were no injuries. back to you, marcus, laura. it is 6:07. b.a.r.t. says entrances to the civic station has been closed for good. one has been closed after a sue drain pipe collapsed. that's near market. now officials say that entrance and possibly others may be permanently shut down. other access points. b.a.r.t. says it's still working on its time line. even though the tri-valley is clear, it is now 59 degrees. we are seeing clouds over san jose. it's 63 degrees there and 56 degrees now in san francisco

with those low clouds to start. as we look at san jose let's back up the temperature trend today. it will be nice and comfortable throughout the morning, into the upper 70s by noon. low 80s, eventually hitting 84 degrees. warmer than it was yesterday but still comfortably warm and then we'll have some hot temperatures for the inland valleys. i'll talk about that in a few minutes. vianey has a look at the early morning commute for drivers. >> kari, we have a couple of trouble spots. traffic is picking up and so are the accidents. a crash at san pablo dam road. a lane is blocked. major delays out of that area. speed sensors are showing heavy, heavy backups. chp hasn't given an estimated time when they will clear that lane out. there's also a stalled vehicle on westbound 80. it appears the second lane is blocked and that is causing some delays in that area.

another crash reported along bay shore. that cleared off to the side where you can still see some of that slowing along that area. an incident overnight involving the rv crash into the toll plaza. no major delays. lanes three and five will remain closed until further notice. back to you. >> good to know. thank you. well, up next, keeping tahoe blue for generations to come. the steps lawmakers are taking. plus, overnight we investigated the effect climate change is having on the iconic lake. a hacker in court this morning.

it's 6:12. a live look outside in fremont. we will see these clouds for a little while longer. as we check out the temperature trend we will have some sunshine all clear by 10:00. temperatures in the upper 60s. it does warm up quickly. in the low 80s by early afternoon. our temperatures continue to go up and that will be the trend for the weekend. i'll have more on that coming up at 6:17. and the bay bridge metering lights are stop and go. they have been off since 5:25

this morning. you will want to head out now if that's your early morning commute. thank you very much. 6:13. new this morning still be months away until highway 1 reopens, that's word from the marin ij. the road will stay closed until october 20. the initial projection was the road would reopen in september. record rainfall this past winter caused damage along the coastal highway. senator dianne feinstein says that the key focus is countering the climate change. the republican senator from nevada are co-writing the bill. it authorizes $450 million in federal money for projects aim at lake water clearing.

we found information aboutcally mat change already impacting lake. two major factors are rising temperatures and less snow. uc davis researchers say that warmer temperatures are facilitating algae growth. in 1910 a uc davis report says precipitation tahoe was snow. in 2016 it was 33%. time for a new suit. >> scott mcgrew joins us now. not something you would want to wear to a business meeting. >> it would look great in space. musk showed up in this, the new space suit, in an instagram post this morning. he says more details will be veld in the next few days. this is a pressure suit. it's used for launch or landing.

one of the people accused of that huge yahoo! hack. person was caught in canada, just brought back to northern california. the u.s. attorney for the northern district tells me he will go before a u.s. magistrate at 9:30. the fbi says a hacker for hire and may be connected to foreign governments. apparently drew their attention. the stock market rallied tuesday on hopes that washington could pass tax reform. september is never a good month for stocks. samsung shows off its new galaxy 8. this replaces the note 7 which was recalled because so many of them caught fire.

two rear cameras, wireless ear buds and it won't blow up. >> new meaning to hot pants. thanks so much. 6:16 right now. today the blessing of the wine grapes in livermore. time to get ready for the harvest. a rabbi, a priest and a pastor will bless the grapes. it's a century old tradition. today's ceremony starts at vineyards on tesla road. this is the 36th harvest in livermore. the harvest has already started in napa. time for a trip to they. >> you name it. >> it will be hot there. we'll talk about really hot temperatures in the valleys. we'll begin the warming trend. the sun rises, gorgeous shot but

we don't have any clouds here this morning. and it will heat up quickly. it is patchy fog. we'll have some drizzle, too. and low clouds settled over the south bay as we take a live look from mt. hamilton and the seven-day forecast from the south bay at the bottom of the screen. up to 90 degrees in gilroy while milpitas up to 84 degrees for the east bay looking at some upper 80s to lower 90s there. in pleasanton up to 89 degrees. a high of 72 degrees. the peninsula in the upper 70s in palo alto and san francisco in the mission district 68 with more sunshine. napa looking at a high of 86 degrees. if you're making trips or making a plan to head to santa cruz heading over the summit it will be partly toly cloudy throughout much of the morning.

nothing but clear skies. we know how nice it is once we get that clearing. temperatures in the low 70s. maybe you can't go to the beach today or getting the kids out to school. a comfortable walk or drive heading to school this morning and then at recess they'll see more sunshine, warming temperatures am they may be taking off the jackets. at 1:00 it will be reaching into the 70s and 80s for the inland areas. and then after school is out, maybe you'll want to head to at&t park. a nice day. we have an early afternoon game and it's going to be in the lower 60s, partly to mostly cloudy skies today. and the san francisco zoo will be free today. if you don't have school today san francisco residents can enjoy the day, free admission, and temperatures reaching into the mid-60s. you know with that sun peeking in and out of the clouds it could warm up and cool down within minutes. we'll be in the upper 60s throughout next several days in

san francisco. inland areas go from 88 degrees today to some mid-90s this weekend. yeah, that's what i was talking about, those vineyards are really going to be hot in the north bay and the tri-valley this weekend. and, vianey, you're tracking some of the slow spots starting to build out there on the roads. >> slow spots indeed. you can tell we're going into the 6:00 a.m. hour because that's what we start seeing a lot more slowing and, yes, a lot more accidents out there. it looks like we're still going to see a lot of major delays. there is a crash along westbound -- southbound actually 880. looks like a couple lanes are blocked. there is a crash the westbound side and the southbound side and also in westbound 80 there is a lane currently blocked. and look at all of this heavy delay. a lot of backup in the area. i think somebody sent me a tweet saying they're caught up in that. it's been that way for at least an hour now and then of course

we're still following that golden gate bridge crash that happened overnight. toll booth lanes three and five are expected to remain closed. right now it looks like it's still a smooth commute in that area. >> thanks, vianey. and coming up next a lifesaving medical breakthrough. >> first, nbc bay area responds has handled several complaints about leather furniture. chris chmura says not all leather is created equal. shoppers can't just assume a label that reads leather is 100% leather. there's no federal standards. bonded leather, for example, is sometimes just 25% leather. so before you spend a whole bunch of money on new furniture, scrutinize what it's really made of. if you have a consumer tip for us call 888-996-tips. chuck-e-cheese. we know how laura feels - she tweeted about the news that

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6:23. important health news about the leading cause of death among adults over 40. more than 350,000 people suffer from sudden cardiac arrest each year also without warning and more than 90% don't survive. new research is helping predict who is at risk and stopping before it strikes. now doctors have found a possible solution using an ekg. it's an inexpensive test that has been around for more than 100 years. >> we're looking at six data points ranging from the heart beat to electrical activity recorded from the heart. >> now the goal is to get that risk score included on every ekg and then implement high-risk patients with a defibrillator that shocks the heart back to normal. new this morning if you're in the market for a new car you

might want to buy a used electric car according to a new report just released by aaa. it found they are cheaper than nonelectric cars when it comes to maintenance. they're more expensive to buy right off the lot and lose value much faster. aaa says your best bet is buying a used electric car. and new this morning we're learning mileage can make a big impact on how much you pay for auto insurance. a new study found drivers who increased their annual miles from 5,000 to 20,000 saw a rate increase of about 9%. it also found that the amount varies considerably depending on where you live. we investigated overnight how much it costs you in california and we found increasing your mileage from 5,000 to 20,000 caused a premium increase of more than 25%. today is the day lottery fever sweeping the bay area and really the nation ahead of tonight's powerball drawing. >> it's the second highest

jackpot ever at a whopping $700 million and kerry sanders is live in florida. he's not live for us but he does have more on the last-month rush to buy those tickets. >> reporter: good morning. you can feel the anticipation. now i am in tallahassee, florida, inside the vault and here is the vault side the vault. as we look through the window you can see those are the powerball machines under the blanke blankets. one of the four will be pulled out. they will weigh the ping-pong balls making sure they're of equal weight. they'll bring it across the hallway to the studio where laura is $700 million am you must feel pressure yourself. >> i am so excited. the energy is palpable. as the jackpot has grown you can feel it. >> reporter: this game is played in 44 states, also the district of columbia, in puerto rico, in the virgin islands and your chances of winning 1 in 292

million. >> good luck. dream big, win big. >> back to you. >> i don't like the odds, though. 6:27 right now. up next on "today in the bay," fare evasion crackdown. the major progress b.a.r.t. police made overnight as they try to stop people from cheating their way out of paying to ride. >> reporter: take a look at this video. an rv crashing into a toll plaza and it's similar to a crash that took place here just a few weeks ago. i'll tell you what i was able to dig up and, most importantly, how this all can affect your morning commute. you're watching "today in the bay." ♪

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the bay area, but then it will warm up and be a pleasant right now at 6:30 we are off to a cool start across the bay area but then the warm-up will happen. it should be a pleasant day ahead. taking a live look outside at downtown san jose. good morning to you. not too bad. >> it will heat up. >> turn it up. >> over to kari. >> i can see the close look at the camera behind you and it is foggy as we will see some clearing today, temperatures in san francisco. 90 in livermore. let's check out the seven-day

forecast. inland making it into the mid-90s and we'll talk just about the weekend. vianey's tracking slowing as you head out there on the roads. >> a trouble spot, kari. right nowing a look at richmond, seeing some major delays. now two additional crashes that may involve vehicles. it looks like that will take a while to. now having to deal with two additional accidents in the area so keep that in mind. that's showing some delays in the area.

and of course lanes blocked along southbound 880 near the hayward area. we're start to go see a lot of flare-ups in traffic. 6:32. happening now traffic issues on the golden gate bridge. >> "today in the bay's" pete suratos is live at the toll plaza with details of a late-night accident still creating some problems this morning. good morning, pete. >> reporter: an rv crash on the golden gate bridge. now the issue was at lane five. so lane five will be closed as well as lane three. when i spoke to security they said lane three is typically closed so the issue right now is lane five. let's show you some video from overnight. according to the security i spoke to on site they're saying the crash took place just before 9:00 p.m. chp is investigating the cause of the crash. still don't know exactly why the

driver crashed into this lane. a report the driver did suffer a leg injury. we did do some digging to see if there were similar incidents like this on the golden gate bridge. an rv crashed in a toll booth in the same spot just a few weeks ago. this happened during the daytime with the door of the rv ripping off. there were no serious injuries to report. the bridge will soon be moving forward on replacing with a sleeker, taller toll gantry to prevent these crashes. back out here live you see the traffic starting to pick up or the commute picking up. security tells me that traffic could pick up at 8:00 a.m. and following the commute hours when they'll get to work on the damage from the crash. live at the golden gate bridge, pete suratos, "today in the bay." >> thank you, pete. >> you can track traffic conditions on the golden gate bridge and across the area

anytime, anywhere, and free at nbc bay area. 6:34 am an east bay man is being hailed a hero this morning. police say he saved a woman from being sexually assaulted. it happened in the area of stockton avenue and balra drive in el cerrito just a few blocks in el cerrito high school. we spoke exclusively with a man who jumped into action. guest says he heard a woman screaming outside his window. >> she was walking and out of nowhere he came behind and put his hand over her mouth and told her, you say anything, i'm going to kill you. >> guest says he managed to chase the man away. they responded with a k-9 unit but the suspect was never found. now investigators are trying to track down surveil and video. rewanted to take a closer look at sexual assault in el cerrito. we checked crime stats in the community. we investigated and found there have been eight incidents under

the sexual assault and sex offense category in el cerrito within the past year. >> and 5:34. an amber alert we brought you yesterday on "today in the bay." 9-year-old daniel morozov is safe and in protective custody this morning. the father abducted the boy after he shot and killed the mother. the father was killed after a confront with police officers. this happened last night. b.a.r.t. cracking down fare evaders. we have learn this morning that dozens of people have been cited as b.a.r.t. tries to stop people from cheating their way out of the fares. kris sanchez live with a new citations we learned about overnight. kris? >> reporter: hi there, laura. three dozen tickets may have b.a.r.t. riders saying that's not a lot of tickets considering how many people ride b.a.r.t. but the idea is if you get a $250 ticket for fare evasion that perhaps you'll just pay the

fare the next time. they were busted between about 5:00 and 9:00 last night at three stations. in addition to those citations b.a.r.t. officers arrested four people on unrelated warrants crimes. last night's focused enforcement is the result of the estimate 22,000 people ride for free every year at a cost of $25 million for the transit agency. b.a.r.t. committing $3 million to stop that practice and police enforcement is one part of the plan. also raising barriers at some stations to make it more difficult to evade those fares. i asked on twitter where you see the most fare evasions. robert says the worst fare evaders the elevator outside the fare gate. many evaders go up and down bypassing the gates and the staff. you can weigh in on facebook. i'll put it up right after we're

done here. in fremont, kris sanchez, "today in the bay." it is 6:36. happening today alameda county wants your input on a massive bike and pedestrian plan. this particular plan is for the unincorporated areas of the county shown in the shaded portion of the map. the goal is to create new paths and to make old ones safer. overnight we dug deeper into the county's plan. right now there are nearly 42 miles of existing bike paths in the unincorporated areas. the goal is to create more than 200 miles of new paths. at 6:37, the roads are showing that. traffic really starts to pick up. it looks like we are seeing some slowing in the south bay but the biggest issue right now is an area in richmond where we see severe troubled spot out here because there have been three accidents in the past two hours. several lanes blocked. right now westbound 80 right before exit 21 and then right behind that there's an

additional accident. they are working to clear the lanes. as of right now it's still trying to recover from an earlier crash. this is probably going to be the biggest delay as of right now in the richmond area. we're seeing another delay and this is actually right before you get on the bay bridge so there's a crash before the toll plaza. you can still see that there's a lot of stop and go traffic out there and that is because of metering lights have been on since 5:30 this morning and we're feeling like it's getting a lot heavier in terms of the traffic. i would say take the coffee to go now because we're seeing a lot more accidents out on the roads. just make it through this wednesday and we are inching closer to the weekend. >> there's a lot going on around the bay area this weekend. whether you'll be here or hitting the roads and temperatures will be hot for those inland valleys and we'll be up to 93 degrees on saturday. 95 degrees, 85 for the bay and 70 degrees for the coast. i think it's a beach weekend.

69 degrees on sunday and 96 for those inland areas. now we'll be blasting the air conditioning but you really won't have to do that in oakland. we'll be in mid-70s for the street festival saturday as well as sunday. we have a lot of sunshine in the forecast. bring sun skren and enjoy your time. as we look at the festival of the arts in palo alto it will start out at 66 degrees and then will rise up to the upper 70s so another comfortable weekend for palo alto. if you're going to be traveling and heading to the sierra this weekend, heads-up there will be a chance of some thunderstorms on friday. the rest of the weekend issing really nice and highs reaching into the mid-80s for monterey. nice and cool, but at least we'll have some comfortable temperatures during the middle of the day reaching low to mid-70s there. if you're going to be heading to pasa robles, 101 degrees. it will be definitely a little bit better in the tri-valley and

napa this weekend. highs reaching into the upper 90s. i'll have a look at today's temperature trend for san jose coming up in about three minutes. >> thanks so much, kari. we look forward to it. at 6:40 coming up a big day ahead in the maddie middleton murder case. the developments that could impact the sentence the suspect is facing. plus, an nbc news exclusive this morning. hillary clinton in her own words speaking out about her experience during the election highlighting one of the presidential debates. >> it was incredibly uncomfortable. he was literally breathing down my neck. >> coming up the excerpts surfacing overnight from her new audio book. donald trump saying he would be willing to shut down the government and affecting the stock market. >> we look right now at the dow down. a lot of people saying that all

comes as the president says he would shut down the government to build that wall.

good wednesday morning. 6:43. another cloudy start this morning as we take a live look outside in san jose. it will all clear quickly. as we go to the neighborhood of campbell, 70 degrees at 10:00 with nothing but sunshine reaching into the mid-80s today. we'll be running it for a lot

longer this weekend, how hot it gets coming up in five minutes. >> 580 to the richmond bridge, 13 minutes. westbound to the bay bridge, 14. >> thank you very much, kari and vianey. to a story we're following from byron this morning. this is a live look at the con costa county community and a late-night tweet. the sheriff's department says it is investigating a homicide. bob redell is actively trying to get answers to our questions. last night's tweet says there will be more information coming out today. today the navy removed a fleeter from his position under vice admiral joseph aucoin four

ships have collided in asia. several sailors are still missing this morning. some remains were found. the navy hasn't said how many bodies were recovered. today's hearing is to determine whether adrian gonzalez will be tried as an adull. investigators say gonzalez, who is now 17, sexually assaulted and killed middleton and then hid her body. gonzalez has pled not guilty. the hearing is to last a week. 45. new travel warning in effect for certain regions of mexico. the state department is cautioning americans about violent crimes. tourist destinations like cabo san lucas and baja, california and the yucatan peninsula. federal regulators are expanding their search into who

is buying luxury real estate including bay area county. some of the purchases were used with money laundering. we're talking about the small businesses with offshore accounts that pay cash for the properties. san francisco, san mateo, los angeles, san diego counties have properties that are under investigation. regulators are looking at properties in new york and miami. and new this morning we're hearing from a woman who criticized with treasury secretary wife linton's response prompted a big backlash. linton had tagged several designer brands in a post of herself and her husband deporting a government plane. jenni miller commented, glad we could pay for your getaway. linton responded in a long post touting her family's wealth. >> when i read the reply my first reaction was to laugh

because it was so hypocritical. it was something i would never expect from someone who has ever been in the public eye to write let alone publish in public. >> in a statement from her publicist linton calls her insensitive. a spokesperson says the couple will reimburse the government for linton's travel and she is not paid for promoting products on social media. 6:47. all new this morning a frank perspective on the 2016 presidential election from hillary clinton. msnbc's "morning joe" has the audio book version. at one point clinton talks about one of the debates. >> now we were on a small stage and no matter where i walk, he followed me closely, staring at me, making faces.

it was incredibly uncomfortable. he was breathing down my neck. my skin crawled. it was one of those moments you wish you could hit pause and ask everyone watching, well, what would you do? do you stay calm, keep smiling and carry on as if he weren't repeatedly invading your space or turn, him in the eye and say loudly and clearly, back up, you creep. get away from me. >> clinton's book is due out on september 12. donald trump in the meantime rallied his base in arizona last night. >> scott mcgrew, trump calling the removal an attack on history. >> an attack. the president says people want to take down statues of all kinds of hiscal figures, abraham lincoln, george washington, pointing to that is as political

correctness run amok. >> they're trying to take away our culture, our history and our weak leaders do it overnight. these things have been there for 150 years. you go back to a university and it's gone. weak, weak people. >> statues have been coming down all over america. in a strange bit of news this morning espn has said sports announcer robert lee will not call the university of virginia football game in charlottesville because of his name, robert lee, robert e. lee. lee is going to call another game instead. when orrin hatch heard about that he tweeted, if you happen upon a civil war orrin hatch in your reading, don't be alarmed, that was also me, making fun of his advanced age this morning. espn says it wanted to avoid people making fun of lee's name.

back to trump, he said he would be willing to let congress shut down if they did not pay for the wall with mexico. >> build that wall. now the obstructionist democrats would like us not to do it. we have to close down our government, we're building that wall. >> the president has been quiet on twitter saying only he played to a packed house last night in arizona. did you see the speech? what did you think? we're curious as to what your reaction is. you can reach me on twitter at scott mcgrew. >> a lot of people were vocal about it. i was at parent/teacher night. let's get to the forecast. >> it will be hotter today. a lot of people for the inland areas will be talking about heading to work or school. it is going to be nice to start. we are seeing those clouds this morning. 's take a tour around the bay area starting in healdsburg. it's 55 degrees.

san francisco looking to the financial district. you can see the low clouds out there right now. and as we get a look at the view from sunol the clear skies here but notice those clouds that have settle into the tri-valley. so that's the way we begin this morning. high temperatures in milpitas and san jose, up to 84. the seven-day forecast is at the bottom of the screen showing how hot it will be this week. a few more 90s in the tri-valley. san francisco 68 degrees. 82 degrees in santa rosa. taking a live look outside you see those clouds now but a hat or something that will give you shade, maybe the sunglasses.

it is going to be a great day for hiking. by 2:00 look at how warm it will be. stay hydrated under all of that sunshine. how cloudy and misty it is now. it will clear out. some clouds in the mix as we head through and keeping the temperatures in the 60s. inland areas, that's what i was talking about, those mid-90s in the forecast for the weekend. and i'll keep you up to date on that. vianey is keeping you up to date on how the roads are moving. it looks like an issue on the bay bridge as if we weren't already seeing stop and go traffic in the area. looks like an accident involving a motorcycle. there was an accident right before the toll plaza.

now an additional accident after the toll plaza and some lanes are blocked and it's starting to cause delays. chp hasn't reported if injuries are involved so we do hope he is okay but we are already starting to see major delays and metering lights have been on since 5:30 this morning. delays out of richmond. there are two lanes blocked in the area and they're working to clear the scene. a quick check of your southbound drive times. northbound 101, highway 85. we're starting to see traffic picking up about 20 minutes. taking a live look in oakland along 880 we were also seeing a few incidents on the roads that looks like it's starting to slow down out there. back to you. >> a lot of people out there. thank you, vianey. 6:53. coming up a quick look at the top stories "today in the bay" including breaking news out of lake county. what led up to the death of a

sheriff's deputy. breaking news out of yemen. an air strike has hit a small hotel killing dozens. it was led by a saudi arabian coalition. no word yet why they targeted the hotel. an empty new jersey transit train has derailed inside new york's penn station. the conductor was the only person onboard. riders should see 20-minute delays. we'll be back with more news. get 40% off on coit residential cleaning services

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this august visit your local volvo dealer here are the top stories on today in the bay... . and welcome back. before you head out the door here are your top stories on "today in the bay." >> breaking news out of lake county where a sheriff's deputy is dead after suffering a medical emergency and crashing his car. he crashed into a tree leaving a crime scene last night. the department says he started in lake county in 1997. an assistant football coach. >> and here is a live look. drivers there have been dealing with problems all this morning. lanes three and five are shut down. an rv crashed into the toll lane last night. the driver suffers a leg injury. they will wait until after the

morning commute to start repairs. >> we should get an update on how many acres burned. that popular hiking trail. the fire broke out last night but it's now 100% contained. no reports of damage at all. one firefighter did, however, suffer a injury. and here is a live look at the b.a.r.t. station. there are a number of people this morning in an ongoing crackdown. people are not paying for ride. b.a.r.t. police say they cited 36 people in just four hours last night. they targeted powell, richmond and troe month stations. that fine $250. this is a huge problem saying people still ride. >> b.a.r.t. says entrances may close for good. one entrance has been closed since december after a sewage pi pipe. there will still be other access

points. and coming up on the "today" show coverage of president trump lashing out in a rally in arizona as protesters lined the streets outside. close to home, a check on the morning commute. >> we do and on the bay bridge. the metering lights have been on since 5:30 and looks like now we're dealing with a crash in the area blocking two lanes shortly after the toll plaza. yes, it looks like it's involving a motorcycle rider. we hope he's okay. chp hasn't been reporting major injuries this hour but it looks like they're working to clear the accident. stop and go traffic. >> a last look at weather. it's a warm one. >> you can see the clouds and we are going to at times have drizzle throughout the morning especially in san francisco. highs today reaching 68 degrees. some clearing. inland areas have a lot more sunshine and hotter temperatures today. we'll be back with a local news date in half an hour and every half hour after that. >> stay with us.

more news starting at 11:00 on nbc bay area news. have a great day, hump day. good morning. . good morning. unfiltered. president trump on the attack, not holding back on a rally in phoenix overnight. going after his usual targets, the media. >> he didn't say it fast enough. he didn't do it on time. >> his critics. >> we have to close down that government, we'll build that one. >> weak on borders, weak on crime. >> as protesters clashed with police outside the arena. breaking overnight, after four collisions in the past year, the navy dismisses one of its top fleet commanders in the pacific as the search for the missing sailors