definitely a day to get up and get out. up since 4:30. we are ready. >> we are going to help ease you into your day. kari? >> i have been hearing people say i like the cool morning and the warm afternoon. that is what we are going to have this today. it did get breezy at times yesterday, the winds picking up. look at the high temperatures for this afternoon. expecting highs in san jose up to 75 degrees. 81 in concord and napa, expect a high of 78 degrees. the next several days, cooler temperatures and a chance of showers. also tracking what's going on with hurricane maria, now a category 5 hurricane. wind speeds at 160 miles an hour over the next several days. that is expected to move very close and maybe be a direct hit to puerto rico. i'll have more on that in a few minutes. mike, you are tracking a motorcycle crash? >> i am. in san francisco, we are looking at 101. most of the bay is pleasant for

this time on a tuesday. southbound 101, the off ramp is closed because of a crash that was down there. sounds like the motorcycle driver has been taken to the hospital. there's still activity because of the crash. maybe some debris. we are tracking that. an easy drive to the 281 and 101 split. the bay bridge toll plaza does have metering lights on. slowing in the south bay. back to you. >> thank you very much. 6:01. breaking news. we are tracking this monster storm, hurricane maria as it sweeps through the caribbean. this is almost all red, orange and yellow. we are getting the first images, too, showing the monster storm as it moves on land overnight. >> wow. this is video taken from the island nation which took the

direct hit. you can see those winds from the category 5 storm lashing down. meantime, to the west in puerto rico, san juan's airport is shutting down tonight. the governor issued a warning about that storm. >> difference between life and death. it's really that simple. >> we are very, very, very worried. >> the last major hurricane to hit puerto rico was hurricane hugo in 1989. it was a category 3. >> we want to bring in meteorologist kari hall. we know irma skirted past puerto rico, they lost power, flooding, but nothing like this. >> it could be a direct hit to puerto rico. we are seeing the tweets from some of the governors on the islands saying one of them said, my roof is completely gone. that definitely exposes you to the elements. they had to be rescued. now, that hurricane is just west of guadeloupe and it is over open water right now. it could continue to strengthen. it is now a category 5.

as it moves over puerto rico, which has very mountainous terrain, it could weaken, but also cause a lot of rain. looking at that moving into parts of hispaniola as a category 4 hurricane and into the bahamas. after that, there's potential to see it over open water or this may make a little bit of a shift toward the west. that's something we will continue to monitor as we go toward the weekend and early next week. kris? >> thank you, kari. we are going to stay on top of hurricane maria on air and online. head to www.nbcbayarea.com. 6:03. happening today, relief could be on the way for san jose residents looking for better rent prices. the city is considering plans to boost the affordable housing supply. rick boone is in san jose to explain how it could impact your life. >> reporter: good morning, marcus. this could impact a lot of

wallets. a lot of folks are waking up this morning, some rents went up this morning, higher than some salaries out there. the city of san jose says they have a way to fix that. they have a plan in place. they are considering new apartment construction to include a certain number of affordable housing units. right now, more than 200 subsidized apartments in san jose. 1 17,000 people are on the list. the list is growing as the average rent in san jose is $2400 a month. that amount is pushing a lot of people out. a poll found 51% of bay area residents considering to get out of here and not live in this area anymore. now, as for that bill, it's on the governor's desk right now. he has decided when the bill is going to say there could be more subsidized housing and apartment units. how soon it could happen, when it could happen. that needs to be worked out.

as i said, it's the 19th, rent is due on the 1st. it's 12 days. hopefully it will come fast. live in san jose, rick boone for "today in the bay." >> families paying close attention to that. thank you. more details now. we have researched the bay area housing market. a report from the california association of realtors shows the median price for a single family home in the bay area, not a townhouse or condo is more than $908,000. a combination of job growth, low inventory and good mortgage rates driving prices higher. statewide, the five counties with the lowest inventory are all in the bay area, san mateo, santa clara and contra costa. last week, i filed a detailed report and talked to experts about this topic. you can find the story at www.nbcbayarea.com. investigators are releasing detailses about the bizarre attempted robbery investigation.

an oakland woman tells us she was handsed a note while on the bart train, a note demanding she give up her wallet and phone claiming two guns were pointed at her. the suspected robber may have been caught on surveillance video. you are looking at it now. the woman there, strawberry blond wearing sunglasses told the would be victim she wanted her money and phone. that woman, the victim, faked a seizure to keep from handing over her wallet and the suspect took off. 6:06. president trump is on the road getting ready to make a debut at the united nations. >> here is a live look as folks start to arrive. the president is expected to speak in less than two hours. already, he's giving a hint at what his message will be. "today in the bay's" tracie potts is live in washington, d.c. this morning with what to expect.

we expect some america first talk. >> reporter: exactly. that's been the president's theme since he took office, america first. how does that jive with what the united nations has to do worldwide? nations, dozens of them cooperating on things like north korea, a hot spot right now for the u.n. we'll likely hear a lot about that, plus how the united nations is or isn't operating on the inside. >> reform and reform is what we are talking about. >> reporter: president trump is expected to walk a fine line urging nations to solve problems together. north korea, iran -- >> i think we have a chance. >> reporter: chiding the u.n. for being inefficient. >> they have not reached their full potential because of beaurocracy and mismanagement. >> reporter: sending a clear message other countries need to kick in more cash. >> we must ensure no one and no

one state shoulders a disproportionate share of the burden. that's militarily or financially. >> reporter: amid heavy security, president trump is making the rounds with israel, france and a phone call with china's president. >> we discussed trade and we also discussed a place called north korea. >> reporter: today, he'll explain how his america first philosophy doesn't leave everyone else out. >> he is going to have to decide whether he finds a way to get back into the paris climb mat change pact and decide whether he pulls out of the iran nuclear deal. >> reporter: and north korea. the key to avoiding a military conflict. >> reporter: so, big speech this morning, big party in the evening. a diplomatic reception that the president and first lady are hosting for the world leaders in new york. back to you.

>> thank you very much. >> we will carry president trump's address when it happens. it's scheduled for 7:30 our time. stay with nbc bay area and the news for latest. 6:09 now on this tuesday morning. mostly clear start as we get a look at the school day forecast for the north bay and santa rosa. it will be at 56 degrees at 8:00. a very chilly start. look what happens as we go through the day. it's going to be really anything. by the time the kids get out of school, it's going to be in the mid to upper 70s with sunshine. looking at the high temperatures, up to 81 in antioch, one of the warmer spots. 81 in concord. oakland will be at 71 degrees. san jose, expect a high of 75. more on the forecast and a chance of rain coming up. mike has a new crash for highway 4. >> a spot for the commute, coming out of antioch, a big build expected right about now. traditionally starting later these days.

the crash not creating much of an issue. it may be over and blocking part of the slow lane. we see the build over toward pittsburgh and bay point. we are looking good for highway 4 so far. looking at slowing for southbound 680, a lot of slowing approaching sunol boulevard. a crash slowly moving to the shoulder. the last five minutes show the traffic sensors adjust. it may have made it out of the lanes, we'll check with chp. pleasanton and livermore, keep that in mind. the rest of the bay is a nice, smooth flow. the bay ridge, under 25 minutes to the bay bridge. back to you. >> it is 6:10 now. coming up, eyes in the sky. how some bay area law enforcement agencies are hoping to use drones to fight crime. new, cool features for your iphone. isle walk you through them when "today in the bay" continues.

it's 6:13 with a mostly clear and cool start this morning. let's take a live look outside in san jose. starts out very cool. look at these temperatures today as we go through the neighborhood of willow glen. 65 degrees at 10:00. many more people up and about. we'll see the high today of 75 degrees. we'll keep a couple days with temperatures like this but then it does heat up. we'll talk about what's ahead for the weekend in five minutes.

looking at your travel times, you have yellow, orange and red. red is 85. we talked about the slowing through pleasanton and livermore. we'll show the entire area coming up. congress may block rules forcing you to keep dogs on leash in most of golden gate park. that proposal is in the hands of the senate. the house passed an amendment that blocks the national park service from making you keep your dog on their leash and blocking access to dogs at the park. that move comes nine months after the national recreation area restricted off-leash dog walking. 6:14. north bay law enforcement ag agencies are hoping to get their drone program off ground. they have their gears in place. according to the press democrat, a few hurdles have to take place

before they take flight. they are hoping to use them from tracking suspects to helping search and rescue. specific policies need to be drafted. that comes after each agency receives public feedback. if you have an iphone, you get a new iphone today. >> sort of. >> kind of. >> apple has new features. >> that's right. in the form of a new operating system. i have been checking mine to see if it's time yet. not yet. ios 11 brings new augmented reality software like dinosaurs on the playground. that promises to be fun. your phone will be able to detect when you are driving. your friends will get a text that says, hey, i'm driving, i'll contact you later. new emojis like zombies and zebras. the iphone 5 and 5c are too old for this. some old apps may not work. you can check your phone's apps

ahead of time. it's too complicated to talk about on tv. i posted what to do and how to check your own phone. i posted it to facebook. the dow closed the 40th record high this year. considering the markets only been open 180 business days and 40 big wins, that's a batting average of .222 where every hit is a home run. toys "r" us filed brurankruptcy but it is still open. get your stuff out of lay away. the u.s. navy figured a new controller for the skobs on the attack subs. they are using x box controllers. everybody in the navy knows how to use them, they are cheap. the current joy stick that controls them, you don't do this anymore t joy stick cost $38,000 from lockheed martin.

that controller is 30 bucks, if it breaks, throw it away. >> people have institutional knowledge because they have their hands here. >> they can get a high score. >> thank you, scott. when it comes to thanksgiving flights, don't wait around for leftovers. if you want to travel by air for the thanksgiving holiday, book your tickets now. they are already getting snapped up with grandma's special stuffing and prices are on the rise. the two most expensive days to travel, the wednesday before, the sunday afterward. maybe we can go on tuesday. what do you think? >> travel thanksgiving day. >> no! >> i have long legs, i can stretch out, fall asleep. when i get up, it's time to eat. >> you don't want to help with the cooking. >> no! >> you will clean. >> i will help with the cleaning. >> pitching in this morning,

ready to head out the door and it's going to be a really nice day. it is cool to start in some spots. 6:18 in the south bay. 59 degrees. 54 in the tri-valley. check out the north bay. a wide view and it's 49 degrees and 58 degrees in san francisco. we have 40 minutes until sunrise. looking at the high temperatures today, we'll be up to 76 degrees in cupertino. gilroy, a high of 78 degrees. the seven day forecast on the bottom of the screen starting in the south bay. danville, 79. hayward, 72. temperatures pretty much where they were yesterday with upper 60s, low 70s. the north bay and sonoma today, a high of 77 degrees. winds will be breezy today. we are looking at some winds coming from the northwest at 15. at times, 20 miles an hour. san francisco is going to be even more gusty.

definitely a bad hair day. don't worry about it. for the evening, the winds calm down a bit. if you are going hiking in the south bay, mostly cloudy to start. with the breezy winds, the temperatures, low 60s. it will be on the cool side until early afternoon. heading out to school this morning in oakland, 58 degrees and then mostly sunny skies by the time the kids get out of school, perfect weather. 69 degrees. also be tracking a chance of showers in the forecast, especially for the north bay tomorrow morning and during the morning commute, shows there could be spotty rain as we go into late morning and early afternoon tomorrow. i'll keep you up-to-date on that. mike is tracking what's happening now on the roads. >> relatively calm. i hope i didn't jinx anything. looking at mostly green. typical friends on 101 and 87 build. here, the tri-valley, we'll zoom over and show hayward has

typical slowing. castro valley getting a break. traffic is slower toward the dublin interchange. no incidents except southbound 80, an earlier crash. debris reported in the roadway. i'm judging something is going on around stone ridge. we'll check chp to see if there's an update. there's the cut through. we talked about seeing more traffic. they might have heard ant the slowing here. do you need an alternate? if you take the longer route or what some think is the slower route, 580 moves well. saving you 20 min you are thes compared to going through the congestion. check your waze system before you leave this morning or this afternoon. be a member of our team, nbc bay area waze zers by going to your profile and selecting that team there so we can help you wherever you are. back to you. >> thank you, mike. coming up, the reason former

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6:25. twin peaks, which is the best nighttime views in san francisco may soon be off limits. they want to shut down the gates to keep people out of the park after dark. he says it proposal will keep troublemakers out. >> if you put it down a half mile, most kids, most people that are going to do bad things are not going to walk up the hill. >> the police say they have seen a drop in crimes recently because officers have increased patrol in the area and installed security cameras. people we spoke with have mixed reviews about the idea of closing twin peaks at night. hear from them online at www.nbcbayarea.com. 6:26 now. coming up next on "today in the bay," presenting car break ins. the steps one of the cities is taking to cut down on crime. >> reporter: the top ten worst

commutes in the bay area. the increase in the amount of time sitting in traffic, seemingly going nowhere. you are watching "today in the bay." across the bay area, as we get

right now at 6:30, off to another cool and partly cloudy start across the bay area as we get ready for a pleasant day ahead. this view, it is gorgeous out, looking over the bay bridge this morning.

thanks so much for joining us on this tuesday morning, i'm kris sanchez in for laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm marcus washington. certainly a beautiful view out there, just to give you a glimpse of what to expect as you walk out the door. a closer look with meteorologist kari hall. >> it's feeling chilly out in some spots. here is a look at those high temperatures today and where we are headed, the upper 70s. north bay, a high of 75 degrees and 76 degrees in palo alto. the warmer spots like antioch and concord still in the lower 80s. we can all leave the air-conditioning off today and be able to continue to do that over the next several days. there will be a chance of scattered showers in san francisco and areas to the north. for tomorrow, during the morning and as we go into the weekend, it will be feeling warmer as we head into the first few days of fall. we'll talk about that weekend forecast coming up. mike says the commute is sneaking up on us. >> yeah. it's behind me, isn't it? yeah. there it is.

a slower drive starting to build. more volume through the tri-valley and south bay. a slow, steady build. this is tuesday, we expect more traffic. here is the tri-valley. things sorted out. i think the debreeze has been cleared around. it does look like things are moving smoothly and calming down out of pleasantton. hayward shows a slower drive toward the san mateo bridge. just building for the dunbmbart. there you go. it's kicking in. not affecting highway 101, fwu build will be there over the next few minutes. back to you. >> thank you, mike. if it feels like the commute is getting worse and worse and worse, you are right. take a look at the four busiest commute spots in the bay area. the cameras there. newly released study finds the freeways are getting more

crowded and now the bay area is ranking the ten worst commutes when it comes to congestion. >> "today in the bay's" bob redell is along 680 in fremont to break down the new report. good morning, bob. >> reporter: good morning. we are here at mission boulevard. you can see 680 behind me. come this afternoon, the northbound direction will be crammed with commuters trying to get to sunol grade banging their head on the steering wheel. those people who sad in that situation are not surprised to hear the metropolitan transportation ranks that commute the fourth worst in the bay area, up from six the last time the study was released. they just released the study that found traffic congestion increased 80% here in the bay area since 2010. if you look at 2010, most people were spending, on average, two minutes stuck in traffic at 35

miles an hour or less. 2015, spending 3.5 minutes in very, very slow traffic. we have listed the top ten worst commutes if you want to look at the tv screen. the worst is the afternoon commute out of sf, drivers trying to get from 101 to the bay bridge. two on the list, the worst morning commute is for commuters right now, trying to get from places like hercules in the east bay into the city, mainly the east shore freeway down to and across the bay bridge. the study found that corridor is the only route that stays congested throughout the day with no break in between. if you look down the list, you can see familiar hot spots for bad traffic in the afternoon. you have highway 101 in mountain view, the sunol grade, 880 in san jose and the list goes on. mtc points the increased drive times show the job market in

silicon valley and sff are strong but it's hard to find affordable housing to their jobs considering how far they must drive to and from work. we found research and found a mapping country that listed the worst ranking of the worst commute nationwide. snow is two on the list, just below l.a., above new york city, san jose, number five. a lot of people hopping in their cars to try. it does not come as a surprise. live in fremont, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> all right. we want to bring in mike inouye for a closer look at the new report. part of the reason is people are working, right? that's a good thing. >> you have to drive. you have to live. bob talked about san francisco and san jose as two parts. east bay is also very tough. let's show you what's going on. the freeway, interstate 80 through berkeley and richmond, almost always, all times of day

jammed up. this is the commute westbound past the well lit golden gate field to orient you off the bridge toward the bay bridge. this stretch almost always jam packed. as we look at the map, this is the area we see traffic. the entire east bay toward the bay bridge. here, the walnut creek interchange here, a lot of folks moving out over the last decade building up the community there. out of the north bay, pleasant hill, concord, a lot of friends moving to this area as well. housings was an option there. as prices continue to flow to the bay area, so does the commute. to widen the shot out, a lot of people moved out, we heard of the explosions and all the traffic is westbound 580. that commute starts very early. gilroy, highway 17 out of scotch valley, they all flow into the bay area for the morning

commute. travel all around the bay, silicon valley, santa clara and the approaches throughout the day. starting in the early afternoon and evening, folks make their get away. south, highway 101. 17 over the santa cruz mountains, 680 through sunol is a congested point because of people heading out to the altamont pass. this area here, the san mateo and dumbarton bridges gets worse every day. even on the weekend, these are crowded between those two bridges. back to you. >> thanks, mike. new this morning, lanes of eastbound 80 are back open after nearly 40-minute closure. chp says someone hit and killed a man walking along the freeway before the bay bridge. this happened before 4:00 a.m. all lanes re-opened before 440. happening today, san

francisco leaders will vote on a plan to make rental cars less visible to thieves. supervise zers are considering two proposals, one calls for rental car companies to take the bar code stickers off and advertising off the vehicles. the other requires them to educate tourists about taking valuables with them. car break ins are prevalent in tourist hot spots. we have been showing you this for months, car break ins have been epic. in 2015, there were 26,000 car burglaries and thefts in the city. that was up 34% from the year before. we found the problem isn't just in san francisco, it's happening, really, all across the bay area. 6:37. san francisco leaders are moving forward with a plan to rename justin herman plaza on the embarcadero. a board of supervisors will vote calling for a name change.

the resolution only urges the recreation and parks commission to remove the name. the commission will make a full decision. justin herman was accused of forcing people out of neighborhoods in favor of massive developments in the 1960s. you almost heard audio of a crash happening here. the studio is okay and so am i. i just showed you the commute spots. we kept the live sensors up there. you know why the traffic build is coming from the altamont pass. 87, 85 is starting to build up here. my concern was an earlier crash through sunol. it was clear. a smoother drive. here, highway 84 had a lot of slowing. here is the build. southbound out of hayward and

down toward fremont, southbound 880. the nimitz freeway shows more. we'll track that as the traffic slows. typical pattern. no delays just yet, i say just yet because once it kicks in, it is bad for san mateo and palo alto. >> thank you. >> you have to look ahead to the weekend. something to make you say, ahhh. >> it will be nice this weekend. make plans to get outside. we will be talking about festivals and things going on around the bay area starting tomorrow. looking at the overall picture for saturday, just want to get you thinking. it will be up to 79 degrees by the bay, 74 by the coast and 84 for the interior valleys. also very nice on sunday. warmer for the inland valleys, but looking like a comfortable weekend. a live look outside in yosemite this morning.

the sunrises. clouds in the sky. it will be cool. rain chances friday. a slight chance early on friday. high temperatures only to 53 degrees. it started to warm up saturday and sunday, great hiking weather there. if you are planning on making it a beach weekend, going to santa cruz, low to mid-70s for saturday and sunday. also looking at sunshine there and in paso robels this weekend, high 80s. good for going out to drink some wine. let me know what you are doing this weekend. let me know on facebook at meteorologist kari hall. i'll send you the forecast for that location or event. you may see it featured here at 6:38 tomorrow morning. check me out. i'll have a look at the forecast in three minutes. kris? >> thank you, kari. coming up, surveillance video showing the moment a charter bus crashed into a new york city bus. plus, bringing more

affordable housing to the south bay. the plan city leaders are talking about today to try to start solving the housing crisis. a big day for the president as he addresses the united nations. right now, we are following your money. as you can see, the dow up 25 points, hitting record highs ahead of that fed meeting, as well as the president speaking before the united nations. you are watching "today in the bay."

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tuesday morning. a clear start as we take a live look outside in san jose. let's go to santa clara frr the temperature trend, 65 degrees at 10:00 this morning. we are normally reaching into the low 80s this time of year. we are not going to get there today. mid-70s this afternoon. we'll talk about a chance of rain in the forecast. also, what's happening in the tropics. that's coming up in five minutes. >> over here, the actual approach from the bay bridge looks good. the top number may get bigger. a crash for the east shore freeway. we'll show you where that is coming up. 6:44 now. here is a live look at san jose city hall. today, the city council inside there will consider a chansz to boost affordable housing. the proposal requires new apartment buildings require affordable units. the governor signed a law to require subsidized housing in

rental developments. we are waiting to see if governor brown signs that law. he was in the conversation, so it is highly likely. leaders will discuss regulating the short term renting market. the board of supervisors will take up this issue at 9:00. san francisco regulates the industry requiring hosts to register with the city and limiting unhosted stays with the host is present, the limit is 90 days. 6:45. new surveillance video of the deadly new york city bus crash. we cover the breaking news as it happened this time yesterday. we are seeing the moment when that tour bus crashed into a city bus in queens. the person walking on the sidewalk died. so did the driver of the charter bus and the passenger on the city bus. more than a dozen others were hurt. the free tuition program at city of san francisco is

working. enrollment is up significantly for the fall semester, which happens to be the first semester they offered free tuition to san francisco residents. enrollment is up 11%. most of the newly enrolled students are from san francisco and likely signed up because of the free city program. today, we are expecting to get a better understanding of how many new cases of hiv infections are recorded in san francisco. a new report will be released this afternoon by getting to zero. it's a program that was started by the united nations to end new hiv infections. san francisco adopted the program in 2015 and hopes to be the first to achieve the goal. the number of hiv cases have been declining for more than a decade. officials reported 223 new infections reported in the city in 2016. that's down slightly from the year before. overnight rksz we searched through the public health data

and found a better perspective for you. so far this year, 104 cases have been reported. that's new cases. that's a contrast to back in 2006 when there were 530 new infections. last year, 16,000 people were living with hiv in san francisco. about 90% of them were men and more than half were white. nearly 500 san francisco apartment buildings are reportedly not in compliance with the city's earthquake safety laws. the chronicle reports the buildings missed friday's deadline for the work permit. that retro fit is required by city law. they say each building will be tagged with violation notices and voters say the owners will have 30 days to respond. this morning, hearing from former fox news host, bill o'reilly in his first tv interview since the firing six months ago over allegations of

sexual harassment. o'reilly talked with matt lauer about the departure. >> you said you did nothing wrong. >> right. >> you stand by that? >> i do. you know, nobody is a perfect person, but i can go to sleep at night very well knowing that i never mistreated anyone on my watch in 42 years. >> all right. folks in the news room watch the east coast feed and said it's a spicy interview. you can watch it coming up on "today." a big day for the president. he will address the u.n. general assembly this morning. >> scott mcgrew, all eyes on president trump. >> he was elected on the idea of america first. how does that fit in with an organization that wanlts countries to work together? we see it with nikki haley at the u.n. yesterday. president trump will address the opening of the united nation's general assembly in new york past 7:00 our time today. the white house says it's going

to be philosophical, no doubt he will address the situation in north korea. nbc is going to carry this live in a special report, coming up. live pictures from the u.n. right now. this is the entry way. notably missing from the assembly, three major world leaders. angela merkel is staying in germany, she has an election coming up. vladimir putin suspect coming nor is the chinese president. an effort in the senate to repeal the health care bill. they are going to have to hurry. congressional rules say they have to pass the whole thing, both houses by a week from saturday. john mccain, who once again, is saying hold on, slow down. he's asking for a hearing so senators and americans can understand what's in the new bill. if you recall, mccain was the final no vote the last time they tried to end obamacare, voting no with that simple thumbs down. they are on the shot clock with this one. september 30th is the deadline

as part of the reconciliation rule that allow democrats to pass things without them. lastly, president trump was so impressed with his visit to france and bastille day, he suggested we scrap our usual fourth of july activities in washington, d.c. hey, why don't we have a big military parade? he says this is the best he's ever seen and, quote, we have to outdo it. we examine the president's tweets and executive orders every day on "today in the bay." contact me on twitter. this morning, as we look ahead on this tuesday, we want to get a look at what's going on out the door. >> looks good this morning. you may have to turn the heat on a little bit. if you are like me, you are cold usually. it is cold out there in parts of the bay area. as we look outside in san francisco, all clear. normally, we start to see clouds

rolling in, but it's also been breezy. it it's scoured out that marine layer with a mostly clear start. look at the temperatures for this afternoon. 75 degrees in san jose. 71 will be the high in oakland and 78 degrees in napa. you can take a look at the seven day forecast at the bottom of the screen and see how long this is going to last. as you are getting reds di- this morning, starting out in the closet, hmmm, what do i wear? good day for a jacket. yes, it is cool, some spots in the upper 40s in the north bay. you will be comfortable wearing heels or whatever you like for cute footwear. we are keeping you up to date on hurricane maria. that is potentially cat troughic hurricane, a category 5. this is moving over the same islands that were devastated by hurricane irma a week and a half ago. we look at this storm, it's another fairly large one.

it may possibly make a direct hit over san juan, puerto rico. it is right now just to the west of guatemala lup. over the next several days, we continue as a hurricane and curving out into the atlantic. also, for our family and friends on the east coast, dealing with hurricane jose. wind speeds at 75 miles an hour, this may spread rain over toward new england and bring in high weaves for the cape cod area. we will have a chance of rain early tomorrow, most likely in the north bay. it may reach san francisco in time for the morning commute. after that, we dry things out. inland areas are heating up for the weekend and next week. mike is tracking a new crash off the east shore freeway. >> as bob redell talked and as you know, the east shore freeway is one of the worst commutes anytime of the day. all these headlights at gillman. the off ramp is what i'm understanding is where a crash

is. i don't see a disturbance in flow of traffic here. look at that off the freeway and folks coming from the richmond/san rafael bridge. 35 minute togs the bay bridge. toll plaza is where the slowing is. no problems for oakland. a steady, slower build through lafayette. it's tuesday, we expect that speed up later on. a new crash in sunol may affect 680. ime going to check with chp. we'll check with waze as you travel from the east bay to castro valley to palo alto. the easiest is the dumbarton bridge. look at the routes taking ten minutes more. i want to keep it that way. join nbc bay area wazers, is the team that just disappeared. back to you. >> it's a big week for football here. the 49ers host the l.a. rams this thursday.

coverage begins at 5:00 p.m. raiders go to washington for sunday night football. both games here. coming up, a quick look at the top stories including breaking news overnight. hurricane maria restrengthening as it batters the caribbean and moves toward puerto rico. we are tracking the strong storm system. >> japan is preparing for more north korean missile tests. today, they moved a mobile defense system to a northern island. they tested missiles that landed in the pacific off the east coast. a humanitarian effort gaining attention. 421,000 people have fled from myanmar to neighboring bangladesh amid a security crack down on terrorism. more news in two minutes. get 40% off on coit residential cleaning services

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even air ducts and window treatments. and your satisfaction is 100% guaranteed or your money back. that's 40% off everything coit cleans. call or click today. that's 40% off everything coit cleans. here are the top stories on to 6:57. welcome back. before you head out the door, here are the top stories on "today in the bay." breaking news as we track hurricane maria sweeping through the caribbean. this is a live look at the radar this morning and it doesn't look good. video showing the monster storm as it moves through overnight. this is video taken on an island which took a direct hit. you can see the wind.

to the west of puerto rico, san juan's airport will shut down tonight. coverage of hurricane maria will continue plus information on hurricane jose's impact on the east coast. details on the bizarre attempted robbery on a bart train. the victim told police she was handed a note while she was on the bart train. the note said two guns were pointed at her and she needed to hand over her wallet and phone. she faked a seizure and the suspect then took off. looking live into spots across the bay area, a new report says your commute is getting worse. some of the worst include highway 101 in mountain view, the bay bridge and highway 24. traffic congestion during rush hour is up 80% since 2010. the report blames congestion on a strong job market in san francisco and silicon valley. it says the number reveals how hard it is for people to find

affordable housing near where they actually work. mike is not surprised by that. >> none of us really are. >> we might be surprised to hear we are going to keep those cool conditions. >> it is going to be a really nice day again. feels more like fall than we will have this weekend as we officially begin fall. a chance of rain tomorrow morning. keep checking in. mostly be in the north bay. we may see a spotty, light shower or two tomorrow or elsewhere across the bay area. >> we are tracking crash. >> 680 southbound, as you travel, zoom over to that side of the bay. it should be out of lanes, three vehicles involved. it should be a big distraction out of pleasanton. it is problem, you can reroute to castro valley in dublin, if you want. it's more mileage, but at least your moving. >> that is what's happening "today in the bay" will be back

with you at 7:25. >> don't forget to join kris and i at 11:00 for the news. have a great day. get out and enjoy it. . good morning. breaking overnight. hurricane maria. a monster category 5 storm pummeling the island of domin a dominica. the u.s. virgin islands bracing for a hit. rip current warnings up andown the east coast. all eyes on trump. one day after calling ought the u.n. >> united nations has not reached its full potential because of bureaucracy and mismanagement. >> the president set to deliver a closely watched address to ut general assembly this morning. we're there live. campus chaos.