day. people are out and still at it. i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm kris sanchez on this labor day monday. it wasn't hard to come in to work. >> we're like it's fine we're working. >> and it looks like today the bay area will see a nice cooldown including the peninsula. i know a lot of folks were scrambling because of the warm-up. look at the temperatures right now, a mild start, the south bay 75. the tri-valley, 74. san francisco much more normal, 65 degrees. the east bay, 67. the north bay, 64. a quick peek at what you can expect today. we're going to see anywhere between a 20 to 10 degree drop

from this weekend. i have good news on the way. because of the labor day holiday we have adjusted schedules. vta, remember that closure. track work there and b.a.r.t. track. the roadways are out of the roadways. let's look at the san mateo bridge. we'll send it back to you. breaking news this morning we're learning north korea could be preparing a missile launch to show off the country's ability to target the united states with nuclear weapons, a day after they claim to have tested. >> tracking all of this with

those developments. what's the reaction this morning? >> reporter: very dense reaction, a little worrisome here watching the events going on now. the north korean leader enjoys provoking the u.s. in the holidays. >> shock waves around the globe. the u.s., japan, france, great britain, and south korean diplomats all called for an emergency u.n. security council meeting this morning. >> north korea is the most dangerous place on the face of the planet. jim mattis gave a stern warning to the north korean leader. >> any threat to the united states or its territories including guam or our allies

will be met with a massive response, response both effective and overwhelming. >> president trump remained vague. mr. president, will you attack north korea? >> we'll see. >> reporter: the president tweeted he's considering ending all trade with any country doing business with north korea. >> i will draft a package for his strong consideration that would go as far as cutting off all trade or other business. >> reporter: a threat in getting north korea to end hostilities. and this was the largest ever done in north korea. the country now says they can mount a nuclear warhead on a missile. >> thank you, edward. continuing coverage now of the future for undocumented bay area

immigrants which remains in lim limbo. that executive order allowing hundreds of thousands to live without fear of prosecution. our latest report shows they are more likely tomorrow. daca was signed to protect 800,000 dreamers. we spoke with one south bay dreamer who fears daca's legacy may be erased. >> that he would see the benefit of having daca and the benefit that all of us dreamers contribute to this country. >> the official termination of daca would not come for six months and that would be in order to give lawmakers time to

replace it. 5:04. firefighters are battling flames growing in gilroy this hour. damian trujillo is live with the progress firefighters have been making. we know the cause of the fire now. >> reporter: it's unofficial at this point but witnesses do tell us that children may have been playing with fireworks in this location but, again, the fire department is not confirm that as of this point. this is all the latest and they're making that huge trek up the hill, rugged terrain up here in the santa teresa boulevard hills in gilroy. firefighters do not know the official cause. they are busy trying to get some sort of containment around the fire. ar

up here in eagle rich. no evacuations at this point. rough terrain making the fire difficult to fight. crews have thousands of feet of water hose laid out uphill and downhill and here is another problem. this fire started at night so getting all the help from cal fire was not possible. >> we still have 100 firefighters out here. it's very difficult terrain. you can see it's very dark, very difficult terrain. very steep. early on in the fire it was getting towards dusk so cal fire was unable to launch aircraft so we did not get that initial air drop. >> reporter: again, the rumor from witnesses who said children may have been playing with fireworks is unconfirmed by the fire department. first they want to contain the fire and then see how it actually started. this is not that far from the

gilroy garden amusement park. rough terrain, very steep. live in gilroy, i'm damian trujillo. >> pg&e crews are getting a handle on the heat-related power outages around the bay area. that includes about a double home in a neighborhood between 85 and 280. the neighborhood has been without power nearly 36 hours now with an estimated repair time of 6:00 this morning. we talked with neighbors who say they're getting weary from roughing it. >> they will get it back.

>> we can't really cook and shower. >> the only two experiencing outages are san jose and milpitas, the number of homes affected about 300. the intense heat drew many people to bay area beaches. for many of those lifeguard teams that resulted in more water rescues including ocean beach. park service says there were more than 20 rescues that included a father and son who were body boarding and didn't notice they were getting farther and farther away from the shore. >> before i knew it, it looked like i was getting far away. i started worrying. >> we're so far away. and then we were worrying and trying to get out but we couldn't and then the lifeguard helped us out.

>> swimming is not recommended due to rip currents. our full investigation into the dangers at ocean beach go to nbcbayarea.com and find a link to our investigative story. >> we're talking about getting a break from the heat wave. temperatures will be lower alock the coast but even in inland spots, morgan hill out of the triple digit heat. san jose was also in triple digits all weeklong, the east bay. please remember air quality is extremely unhealthy. danville, 91. in oakland down into the 80s at about 82 degrees.

about a 10 to 20 degree drop. i think folks will notice it will be cooler. mike, a check of the roads. >> expect a light traffic flow. a lot of folks will be out of the morning commute. a nice, easy drive. approaching the bay bridge east bay. no problems. look at the speed sensors. green, green, green. we'll take you to the peninsula. activity on chp's report. the minor brush fire, the car overheating. we zoomed out, no problem 101 or that university overcross. back to you. >> good news, thank you. a spree of disturbing crimes over the weekend. a san francisco startup runs out of juice.

the details when "today in the bay" continues.

good morning. it is 5:13 and we're noticing temperatures down four degrees from yesterday this hour. we are tracking a much cooler labor day ahead plus we have some rain chances on the way.

only green for you. travel times through the tri-valley. good stuff. we'll keep an eye on things this labor day commute. it is 5:15 now. new this morning police say a woman faces charges after allegedly hitting her 9-year-old daughter at a b.a.r.t. station. this happened saturday at the mcarthur b.a.r.t. station where the woman backhand slapped her child. police say the mother was intoxicated and was booked into jail. child protective services are investigating. police say a burlingame man used a knife to hold up a passenger. the suspect ran when the passenger stopped but police arrested him. we did some recent stories about b.a.r.t. b.a.r.t. says officers are being deployed to hot spots in an attempt to prevent assaults and robberies. the agency is working to hire more officers to make that happen.

it costs nearly $25 million a year. 5:15. bay area airports are expected to be busier than normal as the holiday comes to a close. all three airports are seeing high numbers of travelers. labor day weekend is less busy. >> another positive sign, friday was supposed to be the single busiest day of the holiday weekend. >> a new federal report highlighting the growth of jobs along with higher costs as well. the press democrat got a copy. the record was set between 1992 and 2001. at the same time rents have increased more than 6% each year since 2010, nearly twice the

national average. all right, it's labor day and markets are closed. investors are still jumping. >> scott mcgrew, lots of worry about korea. >> we could see another test launch as soon as today. just days after another test. if the markets could open, they would open lower. solid news about jobs, 163,000 jobs added to the economy. netflix and youtube. they were invented by a fellow named anthony wood who has created six companies. roku is japanese for number six. he created the world's first dvr. more questions about wells fargo. calling for the resignation of several board members after the

embattled bank admitted that it tricked far more customers than it first said. no surprise here, announced this morning a $700 juice machine is shutting down. it would not make juice from fresh fruit. you had premade bags. the company said it would cease production, instagram discovered the founder posted a picture of himself in a tutu at burning man disappearing into a dust storm. the moment it came out it received criticism no one wanted the $700 juice machine. >> you said people could just squeeze -- >> you just take the bag and squeeze it. >> i'll trade you $700. new this morning san jose's own joey chestnut proving he is the king of wings.

yesterday he set a new record at the national buffalo wings festival held in buffalo, new york, scarching down 220 wings in 12 minutes. that's a lot of bone wings. look at that. that broke the old record of 32 wings. >> marcus and i were saying we like wings but maybe not that much. >> 10 or 12. >> mitts off my wings. >> i don't know if i could eat that many records he beat it by. >> give it a try, folks.

>> maybe a wing contest of our own. as of today we are expecting to see a couple changes but positive ones specifically for those folks looking for relief from the heat but not so much if you have time to be outdoors and that's because of the air quality we're expecting unhealthy air quality. 75 degrees for san jose. mild. that high pressure finally moved out of the way tracking east and that's going to make for a much nicer day across the area. temperatures along the coast expecting a high of 76 for san francisco. concord, 1. about 87 degrees.

also into later tonight talking about tropical storm lidia. those are the remnants from the south and that will spark the chance of seeing some thunderstorms and what brought plenty of rain for l.a. i wan to talk about hurricane irma and its projected path. as of right now the main event will be thursday heading into friday. it looks like florida will be on the projected path and environmental conditions could kick that up to a category 4, possibly 5 for friday. muggy conditions for today. a nice cooling trend on the way as we head into wednesday. even for inland areas finally going to catch a break from the triple digits and 90s. mike? >> i was done with the triple digits a while ago. >> both across the bay or in the

east bay and the south bay you might have some delays and will have a different schedule. a light drive just blocking the slow lane. we'll show you how very light it is. no problem. not even the cash lane. san mateo, no delays westbound. not even the delay yet. you know what, load up the waze system on your map -- on your phone and make sure it's going. the light commute and throughout the day today bus you might be driving unfamiliar to you. we'll help you get there. coming up, keeping your kids healthy ahead of the flu season. the new recommendation out this morning that could keep the

sniffles away in the months to come. a leading group of pediatricians

has released its latest flu vaccine recommendatin new this morning a leading group of pediatricians has released its latest flu vaccinations for kids. >> so this year doctors say anyone over 6 months old should be vaccinated, advising pediatricians to offer that

vaccine as early as available. last year's was only about 50% effective. parents, you may already know that. experts say it's still the best option to protect against the flu. >> influenza is a serious illness. it can take a healthy person and make them so sick. children are the great distributors of the influenza virus. they bring it home and give it to grandparents, uncles and aunts and moms and dads. >> don't stop hugging the kids, just wash your hands. >> doctors are not recommending the nasal spray, the actual shot is more effective. sorry, girls, we're getting the shot. vaccinations are a hotly contested issue. a closer look at the numbers this morning marin county

children now set a record high this year in terms of vac nation turnout after a new state law passed requiring them to get vaccinated if they were going to public schools. public health discovered a statewide spike in vaccination rates, something we haven't seen since 2001. more than 90% of kindergartners got their shot. parents worry about making lunch for their kids school or the kind of foods school is making. a healthy and tasty new choice. the company will be featured. >> your meals have things like meatless pepperoni, brown rice, veggies. >> real fresh food, no artificial anything in meals.

>> we serve within the federal reimbursement rate. >> you can catch that entire interview on the today show right after "today in the bay." >> it might be nice. they were enjoying it. coming up, new threats as tensions heighten with north korea. >> north korea right now is the most dangerous place on the face of the planet. >> reporter: you're looking at the smoky skyline we see around the bay area. contributing to the bad air quality that we're going to see more of. i'll explain the source of the smoke and what you can do to avoid exposure.

it is 5:30 on this labor day morning. hopefully you're up doing something fun or getting ready to. this is redwood shores. the sun is about to rise bringing another hot day. not as hot as over the weekend. i don't think i have any sweat left, seriously. thanks for joining us. i'm kris sanchez in for laura garcia-cannon. >> and i'm marcus washington. let's head over to vianey for a look at the forecast. overall it was dry heat, right, we had that high pressure building, and today we have that high pressure and now we have some cooler temps on the way but

muggier. one of the hotter spots over the weekend at 74 and why are we in such a nice cooldown? remnants of tropical storm lidia are going to be pushing us into the north. that will bring a very humid labor day to the bay area. >> a crash in the north bay. a smooth drive. many people are on vacation. just off that area where it splits with 101 and 580. no major injuries there. no backup. oakland where we see a lot of traffic past the seem as well. just a few.

bracing for another missile test by north korea. this comes a day after kim jong-un's regime detonated its largest test explosive ever. south korea fired missiles into the sea to simulate an attack on the north main nuclear site. checks and balances at 5:45. >> another day of bad air quality. this is a live look from our emeryville camera. smoke from the wildfires in northern california. good morning to you, pete.

>> reporter: over the smoky skies, yet another spare the air alert. that smoke is coming from fires up north even as far as oregon and speaking of fire officials it will stay that way as long as we're dealing with this unusual hot weather. >> there are multiple fires that are happening if the general vicinity of each other, they join them together. smoke produced from that. you have the current weather system with the high fresh is turning the smoke and bringing it down really from northern california. >> reporter: it's been an issue for the past few days more to the inland parts. now the smoke may irritate the eyes and your sinuses in some cases.

you want to limit outdoor activity. that may be tough with the labor day activity. prevent outside air from coming inside. if possible remain indoors with windows and doors closed. you can't do that because of the high temperatures. seek out cooling centers nearby. the smoke will stay as long as we deal with this weather system. we'll continue to monitor conditions here on the ground and provide any new updates as they come in. pete suratos for "today in the bay." 5:34 and developing now thousands of people in texas will spend this labor day cleaning up. officials say their top priority is to help clean up debris. floodwaters recede, we are getting a better sense of the damage hurricane harvey has left behind.

>> it doesn't matter whether it's 4 inches 24 inches, it doesn't matter. >> we have to take one day at a time. >> many are still without power. there are concerns over sewage, toxins and health risks. covering the effort the bay area firefighters to help in texas. new details now. officials say a water rescue team may be deployed to florida, bracing for the impact of hurricane irma. >> several local animal rescue groups are lending a helping hand to the stranded pets in texas. shelters stepped in to take some of those pets.

>> difficult decisions have to be made and thankfully with the support of bay area residents we can find them forever loving homes and support the efforts of texas. make it easy to give to the red cross. for a link donate, it can be as simple as sending a text from your cell phone. >> drivers may have to pay to use highway 37. when flooding hit it hard this past winter. it runs through marin, sonoma, napa and solano county. marin ij reports transportation officials are considering a $7 toll. >> a reminder, expect delays on

b.a.r.t. as the transit agency is doing track maintenance work. connecting with neighboring stations. however, expect there will be delays approaching 30 minutes, perhaps longer if you're heading to oakland airport via b.a.r.t. the same kind of track work and station closures. nearly 170,000 people rode the trains. sunday, 143,000 and monday nearly 120,000 riders took b.a.r.t. >> today sam trans and caltrain are pretending it's sunday. both are using a sunday schedule. fewer buses and express trains for caltrain. regular service returns tomorrow.

>> we do have folks on the roadway even the commute will be light, a lot of folks still out there. the sensors still showing green. no major crashes that we're talking about. concord and bay point, a nice easy ride. we'll show you the live shot -- i'm sorry, the big grid here and no major problems. fremont, 880, very light traffic flow. there are a number of cars out there and look in the corner. look cool breeze. >> it was still yesterday even though we managed to find the pool it was muggy and hot. >> for the ladies, that hair and

humidity. if you want volume today is your day. >> some people had so much fun this weekend they're already looking ahead. >> i think folks will enjoy this. healthy or better. here is a quick festival on saturday from 11:00 a.m., we'll be having an art and wine festival. it will be in the upper 70s, still warming up into the 80s. take a big sun hat but pair that with water. temperatures will once again climb into the 80s. by 1:00 we'll be at 85. partly clearing skies. 63 degrees to start off. the return of the marine layer.

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it is kler already even this hour we're expecting to feel cooler. a quick check of the micro climate highs for today. san francisco finally down to 70s. in the south bay down to the 80s for today. >> folks going 65. that's the limit. >> 5:43 and breaking news out of england the royal family will soon be a family of five. announcing the duke and duchess of cambridge are pregnant with their third child. apparently queen elizabeth is pleased by the news. fifth in line to the throne.

this morning the l.a. fire department says the blaze is only 30% contained and has burned 7,000 acres. at last check the flames spread to homes, forced hundreds of people out of their homes and closed part of the 210 freeway. officials say four firefighters were hurt in the firefight and the governor declared a state of emergency. >> pretty much everywhere people will be walking out of their doors breathing a sigh of he leaf. one of the most severe heat waves ever is now over. san francisco recorded an all-time high of 105 degrees. san jose and observing hit new records for the month of september. it has some asking if this is a result of climate change. we did some digging overnight and looked closer at the temperatures.

in that time the amount of record breaking highs outnumbered record breaking lows by 2 to 1. record highs during the past year have outnumbered the record lows at nearly double the rate almost 4 to 1. it is labor day after all. the international union rallied plans in downtown observing, san jose and watsonville. members will call for a national $15 minimum hourly wage. nbc bay area will have a crew there. and the white house is once again busy. >> scott mcgrew, not a lot of options here. >> tensions are already in place, china clearly not going to take any further action and a military response by the u.s. problematic at best.

they may test as soon as today. the icbm capable of hitting the west coast. this comes a day after another nuclear test in which north korea detonated a hydrogen bomb. north korea claims it tested before and it was lying at the time. more importantly they're smaller in size. they can fit on the top of the missile. south korean military forces launched a number of missiles into the sea over the weekend. missile interceptors but has not tried to shoot down a north korean missile. the white house says it may end a free trade deal with south

kor korea risking a trade war. south korea is finding, as i have told them, their talk of apiecement with north korea will not work. they only understand one thing. it sounds like the president may kick the problem of daca over to congress, back in session this week. some reports say he may announce tuesday he's ending daca but will allow it to continue the next six months with congress taking kind of action allowing him to thread a very thin needle. either way congress. you can speak out, too, contact us on twitter if you're up early on this labor day morning. >> we are learning that he is a jack of all trades and very lucky as well. belted out the national anthem at the giants game. >> i did. take a listen. ♪ o say can you see

by the dawn's early light ♪ >> that is just beautiful. you're a pro, though, a trained singer. >> only my second major league national anthem. now if you missed it, don't worry. i will do it again today, this time for the oakland a's. some people have been saying that i was a good luck charm. the giants won. i'm going to hold on to that and hope i can bring it again. >> consider yourself booked. >> hoping for a little relief from the weather. >> it was a little hot. do you think there will be better weather today? >> we have ac in the studio so prepping with warm tea?

i think you can enjoy both indoors and outdoors. that air quality still fairly bad out there. tri-valley at 74 miles. the marine layer. they did enjoy nice, clear skies. the next 24 hours. 89 degrees. 105 yesterday. today in the 90s at 97. san francisco 102 degrees yesterday setting an all-record of 106. 106 today.

it's going to feel a lot cooler out there. so let's look at the rest of the bay area. we're seeing a lot of humidity out there because storm lidia bringing plenty of showers to l.a. yesterday and we'll see more showers today in l.a. but that's also going to push north and that's going to bring a slight risk for isolated thunderstorms. models will get a good chance as we head later in the day. maybe even some fog along the coast and those temperatures begin to drop nicely. a very pleasant weekend. mike, how the roads? >> well, they're clear. labor day. a nice easy drive. a drive. we'll move you over to where we usually see some slowing through livermore. the tri-valley has no problem.

travel times are great getting over to the bay bridge. 15 minutes. we have a few more cars in the road. we'll toll you tshow you the to. maybe the richmond bridge to the north -- no. that's a smooth, easy drive. you know what, later on today you might be heading out somewhere that's unfamiliar to you. make sure you have waze. even on the holiday we're helping you out. our team as well. nbc bay area wazers, guys. back to you. >> all right. coming up next, the pause button on the battle over san francisco's waterfront. the reason we'll need to wait longer before we find out whether the city will be able regulate development projects along the embarcadero. a massive wildfire continues to burn after already destroying 42,000 acres.

clearing the brush. refugees are trapped on the border of bangladesh amid operations by myanmar military. entire villages torched and clashes. more news in two minutes. ==kris/live==

welcome back-- taking a live look outside from our camera over downtown san francisco. another spare the air alert has been issued fo a live look outside from our camera over downtown san francisco. another spare the air alert is issued for today. smog and smoke in northern california will lead to bad air quality. >> hitting a roadblock. "san francisco examiner" reports this morning that the trial to decide what happens with proposition b will have to wait. it was supposed to start this month but was pushed back to this january. prop b would require voter approv approval.

laws over local restrictions. >> several coffee shops are raising money for a memorial fund to honor the sheriff's deputy who was killed in the line of duty. robert french was killed in a shoot-out last wednesday during a stolen car investigation. the suspect in the shooting 6s from castro valley. if you're on the road in sacramento in the area there donating $1 from each drink sale today. there will be a donation bucket for people who want to contribute more than that. 5:56. six people are recovering after an suv plowed into a staten island laundromat. this video is hard to watch. this happened yesterday and you can see that suv accelerated through the front door right there. you can see it drive backwards between the row of washing

machines hitting people. six people were injured. three of them seriously. police say the crash was an accident and a 74-year-old driver has not been charged. >> how horrifying for those folks. new this morning clearing the streets in solano county. we're learning that police towed nearly 100 cars as part of an abandoned vehicle abatement program. officers received reports of 148 abandoned cars and towed 93 yesterday alone. people can report by using the police department's mobile app. 5:57 and i'm calling all actors. fairmont pictures is looking for people to play tras in an upcoming movie. casting directors are looking for people who can play hippies, surfers, skaters, artists, punk rockers, beachgoers and young teens. filming will take place september 20-22.

paramount hasn't released information about the film. if you're interested, we posted all that, nbcbayarea.com. new this morning a northern california man is getting a second shot at life thanks to a man he met during a basketball outreach program. he started a men's basketball group at a church three decades ago. 15 years ago he met martin. he was a high school senior who wanted to learn more. doug noticed when martin stopped showing up to play. he had kidney failure. doug lost a friend to kidney failure when he was a kid. when he found out about his buddy martin, he offered to donate his own kidney. >> i've had a good life and i'm an old guy. so if i can help somebody

especially continue in this situation have a life of his own after this, fantastic. >> the two are scheduled to undergo surgery tomorrow. >> former san jose sharks star patrick marleau has a message taking out a full-page ad to thank his fans. y he will be playing for the toronto maple leafs this season and leaves a shark as the career leader in games played and goals scored. >> wow. right now breaking news as tensions go even higher this morning with north korea as the u.s. security council gets ready to hold an emergency meeting in response to the latest nuclear threat.

we'll show you how president trump is also responding. plus, firefighters are on the front lines of a brush fire. the reason crews are having a tough time get willingiting thi control and what may have sparked the fire. a close eye on your labor day forecast as get ready for another hot day. "today in the bay" continues right now. thanks so much for joining us on this labor day. i'm kris sanchez. >> and i'm marcus washington. as we ready for another cooldown. >> but still hot. >> compared to 100-degree-plus. >> we said good-bye to the high pressure and now we're welcoming a nice drop in the temperatures. significant in some areas. for inland, expect the upper 80s. and a quick check at the temperature trend in san jose. it is about 74 degrees and we can expect to climb into upper 80s with a high of 87 for san jose.