and a very good tuesday morning to you. thanks so much for joining us. laura garcia-cannon. >> and i'm marcus washington. as we return back from this holiday, welcome back to you, too. >> thank you very much. >> we had a nice break and now back to work. >> and back to the heat and now some humidity. if you were out yesterday it felt better but because of the poor air quality all of the smoke is still a day where you have to limit your time outdoors. we are going to see those high temperatures in san francisco at 76 degrees and we'll stay in the 70s for the next couple of days. inland feeling that humidity, 85 degrees for the high and then warming up as we go through the week. we'll talk about this and hurricane irma coming up a few minutes as we head over to mike now. you have an alert for transit riders. >> you have to plan extra time. you may already be late. we have b.a.r.t. reporting they're recovering from 20-minute delays through oakland. i haven't heard about anything excessive but a little late

cleanup from that over the weekend track maintenance. everything should be running now. caltrain running slow, very slow past the scene of a deadly crash. pete suratos continues to be there gathering details between the redwood city station and the palo alto station. this does not affect el camino or wood side. we're looking at a smooth flow of traffic on the major roadways as well. the build through hayward. we have the metering lights on and a disabled vehicle and a crash earlier at carlton causing slowing for the upper east shore freeway. back to you. >> thanks so much, mike. 6:01 and live to washington, d.c., this morning where congress returns today with a full agenda that includes avoiding a government shutdown. >> that might be overshadowed by president trump's decision on whether to deport thousands of immigrants brought to the u.s. as children. >> today we ebb inspect to learn the plans for daca known as deferred action for childhood arrivals. the president tweeted last

night, big week coming up. "today in the bay's" tracie potts live with a plan the president is reportedly leaning towards. good morning. >> reporter: hey, laura and marcus, good morning. he dropped another hint this morning just a short time ago tweeting, congress, get ready to do your job. daca. referring to that policy. we're expecting an announcement in just under two hours from the justice department. immigrants known as dreamers brought to the u.s. illegally as children may no longer be protected from deportation pending an announcement by the attorney general this morning. >> we're not criminals. we're not thieves. we're not rapists like the president has said. when he began his campaign, we're pretty much here for a better future for ourselves, for our families. >> reporter: the obama order known as daca, deferred action for childhood arrivals, protects as many as 800,000 immigrants,

many of them now adults. >> they are contributors and the last thing we want to do is kick them out of this economy. >> reporter: nine states threatened to sue to end daca. republicans are split. two sources tell nbc the administration may include a six-month delay. a fine time for congress to fix it. they're back in session today. >> tax reform is one of the biggest pieces of our agenda. >> reporter: plus the budget. congress may push that to prevent a government shutdown. they need to extend the debt ceiling this month allowing america to borrow more. >> nobody is going to let the u.s. government default on its debts. >> reporter: and lawmakers will seek billions for hurricane harvey recovery. they face deadlines to reauthorize national flood insurance, children's health insurance, and the faa. so with all of that on their flight, will they even get to tax reform? the treasury secretary says yes.

he thinks, laura and marcus, they are still on track to get tax reform done. a complicated package by the end of the year. >> a lot going on in washington. thank you very much, tracie. to read more go to our website nbcbayarea.com. also attorney general jeff sessions is expected to announce plans for daca at 8:00 this morning. more breaking news this morning. we've learned within the past hour that hurricane irma is now a category 5 storm. irma is barreling towards the caribbean and people in puerto rico, the bahamas and florida are bracing for the destructive storm. a live look at our radar this morning tracking the storm, a category 5 is the strongest level on the scale of hurricanes. >> we want to take you now live to pictures of miami. home of the national hurricane center. florida's governor has declared a state of emergency for the entire state. this morning we are getting a

glimpse from inside the hurricane. this is video coming from a special hurricane hunter plane. it actually flies into the eye of that storm but they can verify wind speed and get scientific data, something we definitely are watching closely. >> i want to bring in meteorologist kari hall right now tracking hurricane irma's path so far. >> a look at the storm and areas preparing for this really dangerous hurricane, i say, as it first makes landfall for the u.s. and the virgin islands and port reas well as the other islands in the caribbean. look at this storm. category 5. and we've only had five u.s. landfalling category 5s in recorded history. so this definitely is a history making storm as it continues to move off to the north and east over the next couple of days and moves over cuba and then eventually towards florida and that could re-enter the gulf of mexico as we will be tracking this storm throughout this week so a category 4 hurricane

possibly as it moves closer to miami and a category 5 as it makes landfall for the caribbean islands. more on this coming up. >> we'll continue to watch that. thanks so much, kari. 6:06. following breaking news out of fairfield this morning. we found out police say two or three people have been shot. right now we have little information but what we do know it happened in the neighborhood off the metro just across the street from laurel creek part and elementary school. police say it happened about 10:00 last night. no word on the victims' conditions or what may have led up to the shooting. we checked the social media accounts for the school. they haven't posted anything just yet. we reached out to see if there will be any impact for students. if we find out more we'll bring that information to you. 6:06 and developing in the south bay this morning we are still closely monitoring this brush fire burning near the homes in gilroy. that fire broke out saturday night and it's only 10% contained this morning.

"today in the bay's" bob redell is live near the burn zone with new information this morning about what we learned about how much this has burned. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning to you, marcus. we're here in the eagle ridge housing development in gilroy. the fire has been burning in the hills behind us which is hard to see right. in the foreground you can see firefighters within the past few minutes have come down from the hill where they've been fighting the fire overnight. it looks like they have chains, shovels to clear brush and get a better sense of containment. we did speak with cal fire over the past couple of hours. they tell me they have reestimated the size of the fire and they now calculate the brush fire has burned only 87 acres, not the 100 initially reported. containment is still at 10%. they're not sure when they'll have it completely surrounded. firefighters were concerned this could force the evacuations of people who live around here but the fire now appears to be moving away from these houses and homes, about 100 men and

women from across the region are battling the fire. their biggest challenge is the terrain. >> working in the wood land area, steep, difficult to get into. >> reporter: cal fire has not yet figured out what caused the fire though neighbors tell us they believe it was illegal fireworks. a quick note for parents whose students attend nearby middle school. there will be no pickup or drop-offs ain or near christmas hill park as a result of this fire and the access the firefighters need to put it out. bob redell, "today in the bay." >> a busy morning for them. thank you for the update. meantime to the south, cooler temperatures and higher humidity are helping firefighters knock down the largest fire ever in the city of los angeles. the la tuna wildfire burning near burbank. the good news here the l.a. fire chief says there's no active fire left but firefighters are still monitoring plenty of hot

spots that could rekindle if the weather returns. four homes were destroyed. overnight a closer look at the active fire map to see just how many wildfires are burning across our golden state. this year's fire season has proven to be a busy one. thousands bat 29 active fires this morning. and right now at 6:09 with all wildfires burning nearby we have unhealthy air quality even as temperatures drop. a lot of that smoke is trapped near the surface especially in the valleys. as you walk out the door this morning it's in the upper 60s it lower 70s. and it will be a very humid day with temperatures reaching 85 degrees in san jose and napa. 79 in oakland. 76 in san francisco. livermore and antioch up to 90 degrees. so we'll talk more about this and a look at the temperature trend in four minutes. mike has an update on the crash on the east shore freeway. >> a lot of icons on the map that shows you scenes were in

flux over there. also building around the bay much heavier traffic flow than yesterday although there are a lot of green sensors. we showed this. a couple of other crashes that appeared just as i showed the report. the right lane is blocked. not just the disabled vehicle but a crash reported there west 80. no injuries reported. at most one lane is partially blocked and getting away from the bay bridge just wanted to show you what over there on the report. meanwhile your drive times to the bay bridge just half an hour from highway 4 to that backup. the san mateo bridge gives you an idea of the big difference in volume. now slowing because of that volume across the flat section. the build should start on the peninsula. back to you. >> thanks so much, mike. tobacco ban battles. new questions bay area leaders are facing after banning flavored tobacco. plus, we investigate those claims that flavored tobacco companies are targeting younger people. wall street back to work after a three-day weekend and

none too soon with all the stuff going on in the world.

it's 6:13 on this tuesday morning. we will have another amazing sun rise but, unfortunately, that's due to nearby wildfires and some smoke. we also will have some higher humidity this morning. a look at san jose and where

we're heading today into the lower 80s. we'll start to see the clouds clearing out throughout the morning. an update on what's happening for the rest of the weekend and the tropics. an update from caltrain. a crash investigation on the side of the tracks and delays for b.a.r.t. happening today san francisco supervisors are expected to tackle foo questions about their recently approved tobacco ban. in june supervisors unanimous approved a flavored tobacco ban, the first anywhere in the country. since then opponents have reportedly gathered enough signatures to bring that issue to voters. "the chronicle" reports the board will have to either repeal the ordinance or put it on the ballot in june. supporters plan to hold a rally at city hall. we looked closer into just who

is using flavored tobacco. opponents argue it's mostly targeted to younger tobacco users. a recent study backed by the national institutes for health seems to support that idea. researchers found 80% of users under 17 use flavored tobacco. 73% of young adults 18 to 2 use the flavored products. more than 8 in 10 young users say the first tobacco they tried was flavored and that's compared to a little over half of users who are over 25. the box office returns for august were down 35% from last year. the first weekend of may, the box office was down about 16%. game of thrones and streaming services like netflix. >> and people don't seem very excited about the new apple phone due to be unveiled next

week. >> people aren't even aware of it? >> right. afterry just released a report showing the majority don't know that the phone is expected to be a tote redesign. it's the tenth anniversary. the pressure is on apple to perform. 16% of people say they will upgrade. a totally new naming scheme as well. testifying before congress almost exactly a year ago. last weekend it found far, far more examples of honest banking.

a written statement to "the new york times," this latest revelation of customer abuse is further evidence of catastrophic mismanagement at the bay. last week wells fargo said they did not know they had 70% bigger than what it told congress. and investors get back to trading today. so just since friday you have the north korean, the unveiling of the tax cut plan, at loeeast little bit that will tax voters as well, and then hurricane irma. not harvey, irma. >> a second one now. >> a lot going on. >> a lot to follow this week. thank you very much, scott. 6:17. happening today a plan to rename terminal one at sfo could take a big forward. san francisco airport commission is set to discuss and possibly take action at a meeting this

morning. there's a push to rename after harvey milk, the plan to honor the former supervisor failed back in 2013. >> name that bus stop -- >> mike inouye? >> it's not a bus stop it's just a bench. >> we can work it out. >> a lot of people back to work. >> it feels humid. >> this what the bay area had to deal with all weekend long. once that temperature dropped the humidity rising. it still feels muggy. when it starts out in the 70s and it's humid that does not help us out. also in the north bay with some higher humidity. as we go through the day we'll see those high temperatures

reaching into the mid to upper 80s. the seven-day forecast is coming up at the bottom of the screen. in oakland expect a high of 79 degrees. some upper 70s for the peninsula. palo alto will reach up to 82. the mission district at 76 today. we have been talking spots like the tri-valley where temperatures have been the hottest. and as we start out the day we are still going to have that poor air quality, the smoke and the low clouds then temperatures reaching up to 85 degrees today. looking at santa cruz our temperatures hold steady around 70 degrees. clouds throughout much of the day. in san francisco temperatures in the 70s today, upper 60s for the middle to end of the week and then a little bit warmer for the weekend.

reaching into the 90s by sunday. the few days look better. over to mike an update. >> we're going to have those transit delays. the one on caltrain because of that deadly crash investigation through redwood city so trains are going slowly through that section about a ten-minute delay. if you get on or off before trains are up to speed. we're showing you a smooth drive but much more traffic flow than yesterday. in hayward a slower drive to the bay bridge and the upper east shore freeway. didn't see that yesterday. a smooth flow of traffic. the san mateo and dumbarton

bridges. it is 6:20 right now. up next the recent heat wave a strain on the power grid. that's not all. >> an army veteran believes almost 10 grand was lost in the shuffle of the paperwork. work after the long weekend. th p also this morning a lot of people heading back to work after a long weekend. laura? look at that. what a difference a day makes. to a veteran who was owed

welcome back, everyone. 6:24 right now. nbc bay area responds to a veteran owed $9,000 but couldn't collect it. >> chris chmura helped her out and here is her story. >> reporter: army veteran flores bought a house last summer and qualified for a v.a. loan. she learned that because of a service related disability she would likely qualify for a refund of a $9,300 funding fee. that's a fee that all v.a. borrowers are charged at closing. monica had to wait until the approval was figures. well, she was later approved but couldn't get her money. $9,300.

she tried for nearly six months and got nowhere so she finally reached out to us. we contacted them and they applied to the principal balance of monica's loan. monica's refund was delayed because its loan center had been unusually busy. in a statement it said as soon as it became aware it took immediate action to assist monica. you might qualify for a funding fee refund. if you have a consumer complaint call us 888-996-tips or logon to nbcbayarea.com/responds. >> thanks, chris. 6:25. among the most popular ways to celebrate a labor day week a trip to the beach. this year that also meant more than normal share of garbage. crews worked to make sure that extra trash was picked up.

couldn't help but notice what others left behind. >> there's trash all around and people don't clean up what they bring in. it's such a shame. along with other bay area beaches two saturdays from now on september 16th. >> we continue to monitor breaking news. the impact on the morning commute. >> reporter: it could be d-day for daca as president trump calls on congress to, quote, do your job. what dreamers could be doing today in santa clara county. you're watching "today in the bay." right now at 6:30--

we )re finally getting some relief in the bay area. right now at 6:30 on tuesday morning we're finally getting relief in the bay area from all the heat. you can certainly feel the humidity out there this morning. taking a live look outside overlooking downtown san jose. good morning and thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> and i'm marcus washington. people are wondering how long will this humidity stick around. kari, give us some good news. >> it's literally sticking around, right?

this will go on at least today and we'll feel lower humidities so we've exchanged that heat for the humidity and we'll have mild temperatures, up to 85 in san jose. low 90s in the tri-valley, antioch, 85 in napa and 79 in oakland. san francisco at 76. more weather like this. we'll talk more about that coming up and also an update on hurricane irma. mike, you're tracking much more than traffic than yesterday. >> no major problems. look at the san mateo bridge. yesterday sparsely populated. coming off the interchange there and across over to the peninsula where we see slowing through foster city. dumbarton bridge picks up volume.

tuesday not so bad. we do have an issue for rails. we have b.a.r.t. delays to downtown oakland. extended problems -- delays after the weekend closure and track maintenance. we're tracking that to get more detail. for more why, back with laura and marcus. following breaking news on the peninsula. one person is dead after a caltrain hit a car. >> that's what mike was mentioning. "today in the bay's" pete suratos joins us now to explain how that car even ended up on the trains. >> reporter: good morning to you guys in the newsroom. just passed by not too long ago. according to chp there was a

29-year-old involved. this was a 29-year-old driver killed in that fatal crash. on westmoreland and buckingham avenues. i want to show you more video in the last hour when you have crews cleaning up debris following that deadly collision. that scene on the tracks clearing up the past hour. through 2:00 a.m., the cardiss abled after driving onto the tracks and later you had that oncoming caltrain carrying supplies, crashing into it and dragging it about half a mile. they said the driver's car was on its roof and the driver was killed due to the impact of the train collision. i did speak with a neighbor who lives right on this corner who called 911 describing the impact. >> expecting a house to get hit or something major.

we were expecting it to be another car that got hit or a house. >> reporter: chp believes only one person was in the car and exactly what led the driver to crash through that fence is still under investigation. the delays are only minor. we're live in redwood city. >> we will be following this for days. irma strengthened to a category 5 storm. wind speeds up to 175 miles per hour. >> people in south florida are bracing for a possible impact. supplies already running out in some stores. the nfl is meeting to discuss options on sunday between the

tampa bay buccaneers and the dolphins. kari hall joins us to give us an date on what we can expect. >> it's been at least 12 years since we've seen a category 5 hurricane. a category 5 making landfall in the u.s. now you see all of these islands in the caribbean highlighted in red. they are under hurricane warnings right now. wind speeds 175 miles an hour. moving closer to dominican republic and haiti, cuba as bah. this could move closer to southern florida a category 4 hurricane. we will continue to watch this

as it will make major headlines and, unfortunately, another possibly catastrophic hurricane about to make landfall in the u.s. >> certainly one to watch. thank you, kari. >> we are expect to go learn president trump decision on daca. >> it protects young poem who came to the u.s. illegally when they were children. "today in the bay's" kris sanchez with more on the impact this decision could have on the so-called dreamers here in california. >> reporter: hi there, laura and marcus. the santa clara county government. they will continue to fight for those children who as you mentioned are in this country undocumented through no choice of their own. in the five years since it went into effect more than 800,000 applied for protection. critics of daca says this amount

to amnesty but proponents say d.r.e.a.m.ers contribute an estimated $2 billion a year in state and local taxes according to the nonprofit institute on taxation and economic policy. this man made himself known as undocumented but can't afford to live in the shadows anymore. >> the biggest thing is losing our jobs. we will not have a work permit. >> reporter: california is watching for the decision. we have the most dreamers, 220,000. more than 120,000 in texas. and the rest of the dreamers live in about five other states. really a national issue not a regional one. this is according to u.s. immigration data through march of this year as analyzed by the

pew research center. you can have a refresher of what daca has been for the last five years and forward what it will mean. we are monitoring that decision. we expect we will hear something later on today. president trump called on congress to do their jobs. republicans saying we may not dump daca after all. kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >> it is 6:37 right now and happening today the city of piedmont may be under new leadership as soon as tonight when councilmembers are scheduled to aa new mayor. the previous mayor jeff wheel resigned ten days ago after controversial social media posts, some racially charged. wheeler has since resigned from the city council as well. councilmembers are set to hold a meeting tonight at 7:30.

>> police say a man kidnapped his former girlfriend. the sheriff's department released this picture of them. authorities say joseph had been holding virginia against her will for several days. investigators say that the woman begged to be helped at a coffee shop in arizona sunday but he forced her into the car and drove away. owes say they may be heading to las vegas. 6:38. developing now the rain may be but many parts of southeast texas are still under water. tens of thousands of people still can't go home. cities like beaumont are struggling to provide drinking water. >> a lot of people here who lost everything and we just want to get our belongings. >> held up until now. i'll be okay.

>> harvey could top $190 billion. if you want to help the victims of hurricane harvey, give to the red cross. it can be as simple as sending a text on your cell phone. >> just a few minutes ago 21-minute delays. no, everything is back at speed. minor delays through redwood city. looking here, a smooth drive. 40 miles an hour. look at that coming into the 40s as well. for the bay bridge the east shore free.

>> for a lot of people this is a shortened workweek day. >> if you were like me running around the weekend, i need a weekend to recover from the weekend. >> packing in that fun. >> there was a lot going on. the bay 88 degrees. warm in some spots but not like the weekend we just had. 84 degrees for the bay and the coast at 71 degrees. the sierras were amazing. we'll have to watch out for the chance of thunderstorms. now looking at the russian river valley, low 80s there.

we'll talk more about that. a lock at today's temperature trend in three minutes. >> thank you very much, kari. we continue to monitor a brush fire burning near homes in the south bay. the pro guess that firefighters made overnight. sharing the road. the new plan to add bike lanes along a busy road and how it could impact your drive. >> how did we get here? marcus will take a look coming up. >> scott, the stock market down 99 points. people are attributing that to taxes, irma, as well as north korea.

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we take a live look outside in palo alto getting busy as a lot of people head back to work and school this morning. it feels muggy with clouds in the mix. low 80s for later today. our temperatures hold steady. an update on the tropics in about five minutes. >> over here the north bay slowing. jammed out of vallejo.

we'll follow the rest of your commute. >> sounds good. 6:44 right now. a live look at gilroy where firefighters continue to fight flames. the blaze here is impacting schools. you see the flames shooting up here but they have been reported. we talked with officials from cal fire who say containment is still at 10%. it's actually down from initial reports of 100 acres. officials say it appears to be moving away from the homes of eagle ridge. chp is trying to determine if debris in the roadway led to a crash on the sunol grade before 10:00 last night on interstate 680 near the andrade area. a woman suddenly swerved into the embankment and rolled over.

her car was struck by a minivan. sadly she died. passengers were not injured. before the crash chp did receive some calls about a camper shell in lanes in about the same area. they believe that driver was impaired. 6:46. san jose city leaders are asking for feedback on a plan to add bike lanes along minnesota avenue. this crosses lincoln avenue, the of the so-called road diet we've been covering for years. in 2015 lincoln avenue was made a three-lane road to encourage slower driving. the change became permanent in 2016. now the city says adding bike lanes will make minnesota avenue safer but not everyone agrees. >> even if you're a pedestrian or a bicycler or driving there's just a lot of things going on at the same time and having more people jammed into the same area will be rough. >> we do realize that within the peak, 16 to 20 minutes in the

morning and evening there will likely be some additional backups but there's offsetting benefits to the safety, mobility, and liveability of that entire community. >> and you can share your thoughts tonight. that meeting is set for 6:30 at willow glen elementary school. developing news on the rising tensions with korea this morning. south korea carried out live fire exercises overnight and russia's president issued a stark warning saying north korea would rather, quote, eat grass than give up nuclear weapons. putin also calling for talks with the country and warned against whipping up military hysteria. president trump said all military operations are on the table. monday u.n. ambassador nikki haley said kim jong-un seems to be begging for war. happening today congress returns from a five-week summer recess. you're looking at live pictures this morning. among the key tasks for congress funding the government and raising the debt ceiling by the

end of the month. experts say the immediate focus will likely be passing an aid package to help harvey victims. gop leaders have also said they want to focus on tax reform. >> we've been talking about the president's plan for daca all morning long. we expect the white house will announce this morning it is putting an end to the plan to protect so-called dreamers. >> scott mcgrew us now and, how did we get here? >> congress would not take action on comprehensive immigration back when president obama was present. now daca is not a law. it's a presidential order and there are people who say president obama overstepped his bounds, the president can't order something if congress doesn't allow it. states like texas said they'll sue to stop daca. the legal reasoning is it's an unconstitutional use of power

and they've given president trump a deadline to undo president obama's order. now that puts trump in a tough position because at different points in his campaign he's both promised to end daca and he's promised to leave young immigrants alone and those are opposite promises. attorney general jeff sessions will announce what sounds like a compromise. the president will say he's ending daca but not for six months giving congress time to pass comprehensive immigration reform and maybe keep kids in america. but the president has a terrible relationship with congress. the new york sign says president mcconnell hadn't been on speaking terms since their argument described as a shouting match and congress has a full plate. you were talking about this. reform, debt ceiling, and irma

will hit florida hard as well. we'll take jeff sessions' announcement. laura and mark? >> thank you very much. a big weekend here. what can we say. the man has talent. our newest member belted out the national anthem at two baseball games this weekend. ♪ the home of the brave >> nice! >> talk about an honor. now this was at the oakland a's game here. i was a little nervous at this one. but it was great. this right here -- >> you had this one for a warm-up. >> the giants also allowed me to sing the national them on saturday. i can tell you what an honor for allowing me to come in, two games, three days, singing the national anthem. what a way to welcome me to the

bay area. >> i know. no kidding. >> thank you. and to all the people who tweeted and facebook, all the people responding on facebook as well as twitter, thank you. >> quite the talent. >> followed you on facebook live for both of those. marcus was interacting. >> he's a good guy. >> in your element. >> saw me dance a little bit. >> karaoke friday, where are we going? >> the weather now? >> we're doing this dance to try to shake the humidity. >> we need it. >> it's still very muggy. we'll have that throughout the day and then the humidity starts to drop tomorrow. it still feels oppressive. right now in the upper 60s to lower 70s another amazing sun rise, unfortunately, that's because of the smoke drifting in the air, those nearby wildfires and also the poor air quality that we've had. just a few clouds as we look outside in the east bay. 67 degrees there. also 67 in san francisco and the

north bay. looking at these high temperatures today we'll be in the mid-80s in napa and santa rosa. 79 in oakland. 85 in san jose and san francisco looking at a high of 76 degrees. and you can check out the seven-day forecast at the bottom of the screen. as we look out the window we see it is another hazy start to the day and it will be warm once again. so another day to wear some short sleeves, maybe some shorts to try to stay cool but it's been so hard. and we will have more weather like this over the next few days. we're going to get rid of this humidity as we step out the door this morning. feels muggy and at recess it will be warm. by 1:00 expect those temperatures to start to rise into the 80s with some sunshine and some breezy winds. we've been keeping you up to date on what's happening all across the tropics. keeping an update on what's happening across texas as they tried to rebuild and recover. we have some nearby scattered showers and the possibility of a developing tropical storm. if it does develop this could become jose. this most likely, though, will

move into mexico but still some of the rain bands moving closer to texas also hurricane irma. this will be developing and making major headlines. make sure you're following me on facebook and twitter for updates on that. happening across the bay area temperatures in the 70s in san francisco and a lot of clouds at least that high humidity still lingers today. gets out of here tomorrow and warms up for the end of the week. heading over to mike you're looking for a car fire in san jose? >> one reported just before we came on set. i moved the camera around, there's some haze but we don't see any distinct smoke. this is just south of the 680 interchange and traffic flows uninterrupted. i will track reports. no visual confirmation of anything like that. we'll look at the maps and we do see some slowing from 101 northbound but it's back here at capital expressway and 87, 85, all showing the build. your tuesday commute for san

jose and up to the silicon valley, the tri-valley holds lighter than a typical tuesday. we do have the build there. hayward across the san mateo bridge over to the foster city side. let's show you waze. we do have a lot of slowing as well. right here through richmond. waze shows you the green route to get you out of the backup as you come to richmond. it's not the fastest route. waze will let you compare that as well. check that on your phone wherever you're going. drive like a local. like you knew what would happen. waze will help you figure that out. join the team. we want this to happen. nbc bay areaers. back to you. >> thank you, mike. and coming up a quick look at the top stories on "today in the bay" including continuing coverage of hurricane irma tracking the path of the destructive storm system as it continues to grow stronger. and happening now on our digital platform breaking news, britain's ministry of defense now saying four members of a banned neo-nazi group that were arrested on suspicion of

terrorism are serving army members. we're still waiting for more details to be release. plus, gps data just released is now showing the hurricane harvey floodwaters in texas were so extreme the earth's crust in houston was actually pushed down by two centimeters.

in the bay... . 6:57 and welcome back.

before you head out the door here are the top stories on "today in the bay." >> we begin with breaking news. within the past two hours we've learned irma has strengthened into a category 5 hurricane. this is a live look at our radar this tracking irma as it barrels to the caribbean and possibly south florida. irma is packing winds of up to 70 miles an hour. one person is dead and two others are injured in a shooting in fair field. this happened in the neighborhood around 10:00 last night. this is video just in to our newsroom showing the scene which is still an active one this morning. no word on what led to that shooting. a live look from redwood city. around westmoreland and buckingham avenues. the chp says the 29-year-old man driving the car died during the collision. police still trying to figure out why the driver crashed the car through a fence and on to the tracks in the first place.

>> a live look at santa clara count government center. board of supervisors will be there to vow support for people protected by daca after the president is expected to announce he is ending the program. we're going to get rid of the humidity by tomorrow. a lot of people are excited about that. it makes it feel uncomfortable. temperatures in the mid-70s in san francisco and the rest of the weekend the lower 70s. inland areas still humid once again. poor air quality and a lot of smoke drifting around the valleys with a high today of 85 degrees. a last look at traffic. a new crash in the east bay. >> it's at a bad point. look at the map. we're showing you where 580 and 80 meet. gilman reports of a crash blocking the two left lanes. should be cleared in couple of minutes. there's still a pretty easy drive. more traffic than yesterday for sure. >> everybody is back to work. i hope you had a great weekend.

a local news update in half an hour. >> we're on at 11:00 for nbc bay area news. good morning. new threat. the coming storm. states of emergency declared in florida, puerto rico and the u.s. virgin islands as hurricane irma approaches. gaining even more strength this morning. now a category 5. why any hit on the u.s. would be historic. decision day. president trump expected to end a controversial program, protecting nearly 1 million undocumented young immigrants. an announcement set for this morning. the backlash already brewing. show of force. south korea conducting a new round of live fire drills, in response to north korea's largest nuclear test yet. th