right now at 6:00, a controversial billboard is coming down. the reason the company that owns it is pulling the plug. bay area firefighters stay on their toes. stepping down. the palo alto unified school district superintendent is stepping down. what is next for him? "today in the bay" continues right now. good morning. thank you for joining us. ime marcus washington. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. we are talking ability the temperatures, how they are creeping up. vianey arana is in for cakari. >> if you are getting the kids ready for school, here is what you can expect. we are in the 60s. people know the feeling of waking up to cool temps. by the time kids get to recess, it will be in the 70s. san francisco is expected to climb to the 80s.

keep that in mind. mike? >> we are looking at the commute, we are just getting started for most art area. south bay, not a major issue. no surprise for the peninsula, either. the east bay, a crash southbound 880 as you approach the transition at 92, toward the san mateo bridge. we see slowing through hayward. no surprises for the pattern. this was reported a few minutes ago in the middle of the roadway. chp has yet to arrive. the travel times show a great drive. 20 minutes to the berkeley curve. i will check the peninsula. traffic is light here. this is the bay shore at palo alto university. back to you. >> new this morning, at 6:01, the fire danger is still at the top of the minds of many people in the bay area and the state. take a look at video coming in from contra costa county overnight. crews were fighting to knock down the flames. the fire broke out after a truck began to burn along cummings

skyway, which connects highway 80 and highway 4. the scene is now clear. >> that's not the only fire we are on this morning. southern california firefighters battle the canyon fire burning in anaheim. here in the bay area, firefighters monitor hot spots in the oakland hills after flames grew dangerously close to homes. that fierce fire forced 100 people out of their homes. as it has heat ramps up today, more fire danger is ahead. "today in the bay's" kris sanchez is live in the oakland hills this morning with how firefighters are preparing and taking watch. good morning, kris. >> reporter: good morning to you, laura and marcus. there is a heavy smell of smoke here. you can hear and see the fire truck there behind me. that fire crew is one of several stationed around the perimeter of this 20-acre fire. although it is out, they are watching for hot spots. they don't want anything to flair up and take off. we brought live coverage

yesterday at the height of the fire fight with flames making a run through the rugged terrain. oakland fire acted fast, calling in cal fire for air support. trucks, tankers and firefighters. 300 battling the blaze. oakland police ordered people from 100 homes, including james who lost his house and dog in the 1991 oakland hills fire. >> stirs up memories and reinforces the need to be prepared. >> reporter: pete suratos was another one of those folks told to grab what he could and get out. he said it was surreal to be on the other side of the story. you can see the smoke pouring out the back of the town homes. the hill behind his town home. this is the same area that burned in the 1991 oakland hills fire. you might remember then, it was

a grass fire that flaired up from the night before that was thought to be out that sparked that fire. it was so destructive. before it was over, 25 people died, 3500 homes were wiped out. vianey arana tells us that the red flag fire danger is going to continue today, here for the east bay hills. so folks are going to want to keep track of that. you can follow the weather conditions with the nbc bay area app. kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >> 6:04. the fire in southern california, firefighters are making headway and tackling the wildfire that now has burned 2,000 acres. the canyon fire has been burning near anaheim since monday. we checked the numbers, that fire is 15% contained. still, thousands of homes are being threatened. firefighters are letting some evacuees back home. we want to bring in vianey arana to get a closer look at the fire dangers at home. >> they are sticking around through tonight because of the low humidity. we are talking the hot

temperatures and we are talking the increase of winds, specifically more to the north, but regardless, the warning will remain in effect for the north bay and east bay hills. the elevations of 1,000 feet is where we are seeing the highest risk and the warming temperatures will climb into the 80s, upper 80s and 90s in those spots. if you live near a hillside, always be prepared. that warning is in effect until 5:00 p.m. thanks. as it has heat continues, follow the weather forecast in the neighborhood downloading the nbc bay area app. a controversial impeached donald trump billboard near the bay bridge will be no more. the company who owns it is pulling it down after they received numerous complaints. "today in the bay's" bob redell is live with reaction. good morning, bob. >> reporter: good morning, marcus and laura. yes, the organization that paid

for the electronic, impeach trump, sign the owner of the billboard ordered that message removed. that message has yet to be removed. it is popping up in bright lights for commuters eastbound across the bridge on the way to san francisco. a california based progressive group called the courage campaign had the message put up. it will be coming up after this message. it was supposed to stay up until monday. courage said it received an e-mail from outfront immediate kra that they received too many complaints and would be removing the message. now, i did reach out to outfront media this morning to verify they are, in fact, taking this down and how many complaints they received. we are waiting for a response. they are calling for impeachment

of trump because they believe he used the office for personal gain. in response to outfront's media decision to remove the message, the courage campaign released a statement that reads, in part, by censoring political speech, outfront media is doing trump's dirty work. their actions are shameful and un-american. reporting live here in oakland, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> no surprise the controversy comes with that. thanks, bob. new this morning, the palo alto unified superintendent is expected to resign on friday. mercury news reports this comes amid questions about the school district budget decisions and the way they handle sexual assault cases. he came under scrutiny when the district missed a deadline to notify about pay raises. now, they are expected to pay 4 million dlarls for the raises.

parents voiced concerns saying he should have notified them immediately after a student reported a sexual assault at palo alto high school. the man authorities say stabbed a san francisco police officer at sfo yesterday is due in court. it happened at the terminal one baggage claim. police were called about a suspicious man. when the officer approached the suspect, they attacked him with a knife. police say the suspect, 64-year-old johnson, may be a transient and faces murder charges. a follow up when it comes to concerts at levi stadium. at least for now, the show will not go on late night on school nights. they will not allow non49er events to go after the curfew. some have gone after including u-2 and beyonce. ed sheeran canceled a concert

because of this issue. >> surely we want top-name acts to come to santa clara, but we want people to be able to sleep during the week. >> if this doesn't pass, you can kiss those good-bye, too. >> the 49ers say when events are canceled, the city can lose $800,000 in revenue. councilmembers plan to meet with neighbors and pick up the issue again in november. good morning. 6:09. you may want to take certain outdoor activities inside specifically because of the heat. let's get a quick check of the temperature. by 10:00, upper 70s. look how quickly we jump from 81 degrees at 11:00 and 85 by 12:00. san jose is expected to climb into the 90s. inland spots expected to climb to the 90s as well. check on your neighbors if you know they don't have ac. don't work your pets during the peak heat hours between 12:00

and 3:00. if it's too hot for your hands, it is too hot for their paws. look out for each other. mike, how are the roads? >> we see a smooth drive. no surprises out here. 87, i have been watching for the last week, 87 showing more slowing. we will track that, so far, so good. here, we have had two crashes reported in 20 minutes. both in the same spot. there's still activity there. that turned from yellow to orange. there may be activity in the middle of the roadway. approaching the 92 interchange. an easier build than yesterday. it should hold off for the big back up. showing the growing you would expect this time of morning. back to you. >> thank you, mike. laying out the plan, what president trump is expected to reveal about tax reform. also new this morning, the richest county in the country. the bay area county landing on that list.

good morning. it is 6:13. i hope you are enjoying a delicious breakfast and bagel to go. as you get the kids ready for school, you can expect to see a warm up as early as 10:00 a.m., climbing into those 90s in san jose by 1:00. pack something light throughout

the day. >> in the back-up at the bay bridge toll plaza, the number starts to grow. the bottom number, west 92 looks fine. i'll show you a different view of that bridge and why things are getting crowded there as well. >> thank you very much. it is almost a quarter after 6:00. president trump heads to indiana to lay out his tax reform plan. it comes after the gops efforts to repeal and replace obamacare ended in defeat. lobbyists familiar with the tax plan tells nbc it would drop corporate tax rates from 35% to 20%. not as low as it has president wanted. the plan would shrink the number of tax barack elts from seven to three. it would preserve deductions for mortgage interest and double the deduction. >> a lot of americans are struggling under the weight of the tax code. >> make it simple and fair, cut

taxes tremendously. >> president trump is hoping to avoid one of the pitfalls that doomed the republican health care plan introducing the tax plan today with a democrat, senator joe donnelly from indiana. 6:15. new details on sexually transmitted diseases. it hit a record high last year. california's rates were near the top. they say there were more than 2 million cases reported in the u.s. in 2016. multiple populations felt that impact including women, infants and gay and bisexual men. at the same time, the cdc says it most common stds can be cured with antibiotics. if left untreated, serious consequences. we looked at the numbers and california tops all states in the number of stds reported. california has more in the middle when it comes to rates per capita except syphilis.

california will put a debt in rising house prices. the golden state would need a add a little more than 20% more housing to reach a 10% reduction in home prices. economists who put together the report suggested making housing affordable would be difficult, at best. just into the news room this morning, delta airlines would allow passengers to text for free, while in flight. they announced they will become the first u.s. carrier to offer free mobile messaging. passengers will be able to use i message, what's app and facebook messenger. now to more business and tech headlines, a big change for twitter and partnership for lyft. >> morgan is live with the

stories. good morning, morgan. >> good morning, guys. it could be a day of green here on wall street. the trading day is poised to start in positive territory. stocks gave up early change yesterday. the dow fell for a fourth straight session. today, looking for economic data and pending home sales. the dow falling 11 points to 22,284. nasdaq was up nine to 6380. the days of twitter limiting messages to 140 characters may be numbered. the company says they allow a test to allow 280 characters or double. twitter says the emphasis will never change, but has wondered whether people could express themselves easily enough. twitter is acknowledging that some users may have an emotional attachment to 140 characters. meantime, seems like another day, another hack attack. sonic says they have been

notified of unusual activity on credit cards used at its drive-in restaurant. the activity could have affected an unknown number. sonic has more than 3500 locations in 45 states. back to you. all those tater tots people buy. >> yes. it is 6:18 right now. when it comes to america's wealthiest counties, all those stock options and shares place santa clara county tenth across the united states according to a "forbes" survey. the median income for santa clara county is slightly more than $102,000. topping the list is d.c. suburb of louden, virginia. it's $126,000. two others round out the top three, falls church and fair fax county, virginia.

>> expensive places. >> you can't beat the free weather here. today, it's going to be warm. >> that's true, you can't beat the weather especially around wintertime. that's when i say, hey, you are snowed in. today, we are climbing into the sunny 80s and 90s. south bay 62, peninsula 62 and tri-valley, 67. if you notice in san francisco, already at 65 degrees. now, we have been telling you it's going to warm up. we are not kidding. morgan hill will reach a high of 93. san jose, a high of 93 as well. the east bay, we are talking 95 degrees for concord, 93 in walnut creek. along the peninsula, the majority of folks don't have air-conditioning, a high of 83. now, point rate, 75 degrees. a place to get away is the beach. i know itd's wednesday, so there's a lot of people in

school. if you are heading out after work, it's not a bad idea. red flag warning is in place and will stay in place because of the high temperatures and low humidity. the breeze will kick up the fire danger. we welcome a nice, cool jet stream and, of course, a nice marine layer that will cool us down to seasonable temperatures. keep in mind, we are expecting a significant warming before we see the relief in temperatures. here is what the next seven days look like. 79 degrees for tomorrow in san francisco. then we welcome the 80s by friday in inland areas. not bad, mike. >> not bad. i like the cooler weather, but we'll tough this out. san mateo bridge, the travel time looked great but we have all this traffic squeezing over across west 92. here is the highlight that is blocking it across the span. we'll show you the map. off 880, where a crash, actually two crashes, the same details

reported 25 minutes apart. still activity there through hayward and union city. that's the slowest drive from the bay. 680 through pleasanton, we go to waze. an hour ago we checked this. now we have different travel times. they were about the same an hour ago. now there's 20-25 minute spread. the slowest drive across the san mateo bridge. where we showed you the build, pick the green route. check as things change over the course of the morning, check your phone, the waze app. join nbc bay area wazers. here is the team. here is how to do it. make sure you are a member of our team. >> thank you, mike. 6:21. next, feeding california stunlts. the pantry that will feed students in the east bay. consumer investigator krchr

chmura says to watch. >> in the event of a delay, cancellation or baggage mix up, you could be due accommodation or cash compensation they are not required to provide. send us your question, 888-996-tips or online at www.nbcbayarea.com/responds. the california state university

system is opening yet another food pantry for students in need.

he 6:24 now. california state university system is opening another pantry for students in need. the newest is opening today at cal state east bay. the pantry does not require students to prove their need. overnight, we sifted through their 2015 research on students. it turns out 1 in 5 of students are in need of food and 1 in 10 are homeless. tonight, the new season starts for more tv shows, including the blacklist in a new time slot. here is james fader on the character's new journey. >> he bottomed out. he seems to be having a grand old time. >> here is the lineup. the blacklist at 8:00 p.m., the season premier for law and order, chicago pd, then the news at 10:00. if you need to catch up with will and grace before the rebooth, a weekend marathon

starts on saturday. if you really want to bing, the entire series will run starting monday, october 2nd. coming up on "today in the bay," housing our teachers. we investigate what other bay area counties are doing amid a statewide housing crunch. >> reporter: relief continues in the efforts of hurricane maria in puerto rico. i'll explain what a local air force base is doing. ==laura/live== taking a live look outside... downtown san jose.

at 6:30 this morning, taking a live look outside. you know where that is? close to the shark tank. san jose, beautiful palm trees all lit up. the sun is going to light up today, creating warm temperatures. good morning. thanks for joining us, i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm marcus washington. we want to head over to vianey arana in for kari hall. >> i have shown you san francisco's school day forecast. it's oakland's turn. 73 degrees by 10:00 a.m. remember, parents, by their lunch hour, when they head out to play outside, it will already be in those 80s. keep that in mind when you are

dressing the kids. pack extra water bottles. by 1:00, 2:00, 3:00, peaking into those upper 80s and 90s, especially for inland areas. just a good reminder for the parents out there. i hope your day is off to a great start. mike, how is your day going? >> i get to wear shorts to pick up the kids. that's good stuff. over here, we have a delay reported. a potential delay on the transbay line for ac transit to palo alto. delayed because of an unspecified mechanical issue. they reported that. follow them on twitter. meanwhile, the roadways are moving well. there is a crash north 880 that may be an issue through hayward. we are going to track that. back to you. tropical storm maria is taking aim at north carolina. this is a live look at the weather system. >> there are tropical storm and

storm surge watches and warnings in place. these are new pictures just into the news room. puerto rican columnists say there are long lines for food, cash and fuel. there is still tons of garbage and debris in the street. >> it's been more than a week since hurricane maria destroyed puerto rico. here is where things stand. the federal government will assume 100% of the recovery cost providing relief to the u.s. territory's cash-strapped government. it is easier to get supplies and hire contractors. they face months of recovery and billions of dollars of cost to restore infrastructure and services. 12,000 people are still in emergency shelters. the governor of that area is warning of an impending humanitarian crisis and issuing a plea for more help, reminding us, these are americans in need. many puerto ricans are

desperately trying to escape. >> needed a way out of puerto rico. we live there, but it's just unlivable right now. >> thousands of additional troops and a navy hospital ship are headed to the island. help from california is on the way. a local team will start a long journey to puerto rico to open the airport on the island. >> good morning, pete. >> reporter: good morning to you marcus and laura. we are here at the travis amir force base. we moved to the runway area helping with hurricane relief efforts in general, since hurricane harvey. in ten minutes, we are going to see the military's largest aircraft landing right behind me. it's going to be used for the relief efforts when it comes to hurricane maria. i did speak with a spokesperson. here is why they are using this

aircraft. first, it's going to land at 6:40, then fly to north carolina. it will be there overnight and they are going to pick up a generator. that generator is going to be brought to puerto rico thursday, to san juan, puerto rico. it's going to help with air traffic control. it will be important to allow them to open to more flights to help folks in that area. the base has been busy due to relief efforts. sharing with hurricane harvey, moving to hurricane maria and, of course, with hurricane maria. the airplane can hold two greyhound buses full of cargo. it is vital to providing cargo and teams to different sites. here they are telling me their role. >> incredibly important as well as a humbling experience to the air crew and personnel involved in this. we are never happy it happened, but we are humbled they would ask that we can support this.

>> reporter: carrying out these missions dating back to this bast weekend. the aircraft is going to land behind me at 6:40, then depart to north carolina roughly at 12:30, then to puerto rico to assist in the efforts. we are going to share you the aircraft after it lands at the end of the show. pete suratos for "today in the bay." >> so good to see that help on the way. 6:34, happening today, a plea hearing for two men charged in the ghost ship warehouse fire. derek, the warehouse master tenant and his former assistance, max harris, on the right are facing 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter. they were in court for a plea hearing. the lawyer asked for the charges to be dropped. instead, the judge denied that request. more fallout over violent protests at uc berkeley. three people are behind bars after yet another rally. the protest was held by patriot

prayer. it happened yesterday. as tensions ran high, protesters and counter protesters shouted at each other. a scuffle broke out and law enforcement came in to break up the fight. a conservative student canceled free speech week. 6:35. new details now. recreational marijuana sales get the green light starting january 1st. one place it will not happen right away, san francisco. the reason is because yesterday supervisors agreed to put things on hold until regulations can be approved. one sticking point is to ensure racial equality. currently open dispensaries have to apply for permits while the rules are finalized. > bay area cities have been hoding meetings for it. today, more gan hill is taking

up that issue. the city council will hold study sessions tonight at 5:30 at city hall. everyone who lives here knows how hard it is to rent, let alone buy a home here. earlier this year, mayor ed lee committed $44 million and a plot of land in the outer sunset to build homes for 60-90 teachers. the meeting is set for 12:30 at the urban center. we reached out to san jose unifi unified school district. the district tells us they do not have the land to build employee housing. the only solution is to pay teachers more. they say that is a challenge, given budget restrainted. 6:36, happening today. bart begins work on modernizing the station in the east bay over

the next several months. they will improve lighting, build new stairwells, elevators and restrooms. they will kick off the project with a sell brax. we reached out to bart about the other stations. they tell us construction at the concord station is well under way. they are about half way done with that. some work has begun at the downtown berkeley station. construction there is expected to last multiple years. work on the powell station in san francisco will begin soon, next month, and construction on the 19th street oakland station will begin next year. 6:37. the transit center could be more expensive to build. the san francisco examiner reports transit officials may use boring machines to create multibillion dollar tunnels instead of excavating the street. the benefit is, it wouldn't hurt merchants along that route. the transit center will house 11

transit systems including the future high-speed rail and connect eight bay area counties. >> that would be great as far as the connectivity. looking here, the roadways connect, fragile connections. if anything big happens, it affects roadways in the region. a series of crashes throughout hayward. no major issues. west 92, slowing off 880 and the transitional ramp. there shout shouldn't be major slowing. the south bay, a smooth flow of traffic. here are travel times. the upper east shore freeway, richmond toward the bay bridge, berkeley curve, 34 minutes, nothing major. we are wednesday morning, already. >> half way through weekend. >> there you go, right around the corner. looking ahead, it's going to be a great one. we have a cooldown arriving

friday. not today, though. we have to get through wednesday and thursday before we really start enjoying more fall-like, at least for the coast, anyway. temperatures 69 degrees. based on saturdays, inland, 81 degrees. we have a couple events you might be interested in. thupderbirds on the wharf is free. share photos and we'll share them on the weather refort and facebook. the temperatures in the 70s. increase in cloud cover because of the return of the marine layer. oktoberfest is coming around. this is oakland's take, oaktober fest is saturday. of course it will be all day. you have to buy the tickets they have a ton of beer gardens. sunday, enjoying nice weather. it will warm up in the bay, 76 degrees in the bay. 70s at the coast. 85 degrees. not bad, back to you.

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good morning. it's 6:42. we have a great day to look forward to. the weather is going to be hot. that's okay.

plenty of sunshine, 93 in san jose. san francisco, 87. we have relief on the way. when will it arrive in i'll have the details in a few minutes. >> looking at the travel times, something just happened on the san mateo bridge. i'm going to track the build up. i see slowing on the live cameras. >> thank you very much. it's 6:43. new this morning, we have learned that a billboard near the bay bridge that called for president trump will stay up. outfront media tells today in the bay it will stay up. courage campaign brought that ad space but said yesterday the billboard was being taken down because of complaints. it's unclear if the report was false. we have e-mails into the billboard company asking for clarification. 6:43. contra costa drivers will be

zooming by in express lanes on interstate 680. "today in the bay" has been making calls, and confirming it will be october 9th. glitches in the technology forced a delay. it gives solo drivers the choice to pay a toll or with with fast track. authorities will be meeting to discuss progress later this morning. universal and affordable day care for any parent who needs it. that's the latest idea being brainstormed by leaders. they asked to look at the costs of providing child care costs in san francisco. kim will draft a ballot measure to implement the system and examine ways to fund it. happening today, the parents of a toddler killed by an alligator will announce a new foundation to help families and sick children. the 2-year-old was playing

outside disneyland when he was dragged away by an alligator and killed. the family is honoring him p partnering with hospital in nebraska to cover lodging, transportation and food for children undergoing transplants. disturbing details from the parents of otto warmbier. >> he was taken captive in north korea and died days after sent back to the u.s. an emotional interview on fox revealed how their son was tortured during his 17 months in a north korea prison and then sent home in a coma. >> otto had a shaved head, a feeding tube out of his nose. he was staring blankly into space, jerking violently. he was blind. he was deaf. as we looked at him and tried to

comfort him, it looked like someone had taken a pair of pliers and rearranged his bottom teeth. >> that interview comes as tensions are escalating between the u.s. and north korea. the secretary of state says it is a diplomatic solution. the pentagon has seen no signs of increased military threat from north korea. silicon valley shakedown. waymo. a self-driving company that uber required. uber denies having access to those files. a sign of a strong economy. hosting the biggest career fair of the year. 1200 students will have a chance to sell themselves to 150 different employers to land internships or their first job. it is open to santa clara

university students. new this morning, californians love their coffee. a study from wallet hub looked at which cities spend the most on coffee. california took four of the top five spots. fremont outspends the rest of the country when it comes to buying coffee. irvine, second. san francisco and scottsdale rounded out the top five. they looked at the best overall coffee cities in the country. you guessed it. seattle where starbucks has its headquarters. san francisco is three and oakland 13th. happening today, dunkin' donuts opens the third store in the bay area. it is on mallory avenue in fremont. it opens in about 20 minutes. you still have time to get out there. the first 100 people get special gift bags. the first person in line gets a 250 dollar gift card. we spoke to people who started

lining up around 11:00 last night. >> we have been waiting for dunkin' donuts to come to the bay area. the closest is in walnut creek. sinls it's here, might as welcome here for the first time. it's kind of an exciting event, i guess, for fremont. >> yeah, i wonder if he's going to share the gift card? there are three other dunkin' doughnut locations in the area. the chain has plans to open more stores in alameda and others. >> talking fremont ranking near the top. >> there you go. >> good research over there. >> i guess it's why they are building more. >> expanding and so will we. >> my first dunkin' donut experience was in boston. i stopped every day before work. i'm a fan of coffee. icon tribe ute to the large per

taj of people that drink it. you know what, the temperatures today are going to be cooler to start. you can start with a nice cup of coffee. i always do. people drink hot coffee whether it's hot or cold. san francisco, 65 degrees. the forecast will climb into the upper 80s through the coast and the peninsula. i know, it's way too hot. especially if you live along the water. people live along the water to get a cool sea breeze. we are not seeing much of that. 87 degrees. palo alto, 91. antioch 94 and concord about 95 degrees. now, we are still expecting dry conditions and a light breeze from the northeast. the winds have died down, which is great. it could get gusty again tonight. the red flag warning could remain in effect for the highlighted areas. kind of stay alert. let's talk about the potential for hotter spots today.

these are predicted highs for today. keep in mind, we haven't hit the temperatures yet, but we have the possibility of 93, napa, 95, concord and oakland in the 90s. as the high pressure moves out, guess what? as we head into friday, we get a nice cooling jet stream and that's going to drop our temperatures down to a much more comfortable 60s and 70s for san francisco and 80s inland. i think i'll take it. as long as it's sunny out there, i don't think people mind the heat too much. as long as we are not talking triple digits. we are looking at 92. not the temperature, but the roadway. west 92 does show a pleasant drive. it's not as good of a break as we showed on the travel times. still about 22-23 minutes from the toll plaza to the peninsula on 101. be aware. there is a crowd there. it's not as bad as you might see sometimes at this time. dumbarton bridge picking up volume as well.

south bay through san jose, one crash northbound 280 at 17, just as you get into the transition, the right two lanes are blocked. they are the two lanes where folks make the transition to 880 north. it will cause additional build up as we have seen. starting back over at downtown and highway 87 now, traditional spot for a build anyway. over here, we had traffic west 84. the left two lanes are blocked by a crash. haven't seen the slowing sensors just yet. that kicked in farther west where things are crowded. the walnut creek interchange. let me pull out the waze system to talk about getting across the bay from union city to redwood city. about the same mileage. we are saving you 15-20 minutes over the next few as crowds build. join the waze team, go to the

waze app and follow the animation here. join nbc bay area wazers. back to you. >> look at you. coming up, a dangerous combination, heat mixed with fire. the overnight flames in the east bay that have firefighters on edge. first, happening now, investigation under way at a modesto high school after a teenage girl collapsed after eating pot brownies. they ate them during lunch. one of the students conditions was so severe, she had to be taken away in a helicopter. heads up flying to europe. ryanair rescheduled thousands of flights. they admitted to confuse zing pilot schedules. before you head out the door -

here are the top stories on today at 6:55, welcome back to you. before you head out the door, here are the top stories on "today in the bay." firefighters in contra costa county quickly knocked out a brush fire. it broke out on cummings skyway. the fire is top of minds of many people this morning in the bay area. fire danger is high across california today. we are in a red flag warning. firefighters in the bay area keep an eye on the oakland hills

and crews in southern california try to tackle a large wildfire there on the left in corona. here is a live look right now in oakland. that's where firefighters are monitoring for hot spots. we are getting a look this morning at some of the pink retardant, which is what you see on the hill that was left behind. a fire forced 100 homes to be evacuated. those orders have been lifted, luckily no homes were damaged. the fire did, however, burn 20 acres in that same area ravaged by the fire storm that so many of us remember in 1991. meantime, in southern california, firefighters are making headway and tackling the wildfire that now burned 2000 acres. that canyon fire has been burning in anaheim since monday. firefighters are letting evacuees return back to their homes. nearly 2,000 homes are threatened. this morning, the fire is 15% contained. also new this morning, the

palo unified school superintendent is expected to resign on friday. the mercury news reports this morning, this is amid questions about the school's district budget design and his way of handling sexual assault cases. the superintendent came under scrutiny when they missed a deadline to notify the employees about pay raises. now the district is expected to pay more than 4 milli$4 million those raises. parents voiced concerns about mcgee saying he should have notified them immediately after a student reports a sexual assault at palo alto high school. we are live at travis air force base where a crew will take off with hurricane maria recovery efforts in puerto rico. new video into the news room, a plane that just landed minutes ago. the crew will take this plane to north carolina to pick up a large generator, then head to san juan airport where the

generator will be used to power the air traffic control tower. it is a critical mission. this will allow the airport to reopen additional flights. it's been more than a week since maria slammed the u.s. territory. the u.s. will take over all the recovery costs which could be over a billion dollars. 12,000 people are still in emergency shelters and the island without power this morning. our coverage on the devastation continues on the "today" show. they will have more on what is next for the nation. plus, criticism that president trump has been too slow to respond. it's all coming up in minutes, at 7:00. don't forget, megyn kelly today aired at 9:00 as well. she will have a surprise for life-saving nurses. jus into the news room, a few minutes ago, check out this. this is a new photo of the baboon at the oakland zoo.

he was born september 2nd. it's the eighth baboon birth. it is one of the largest baboon troops. >> hold that picture up for a second. look at the parents in the corner. looks like they are already arguing. >> he looks like me, no, he looks like me. >> oh, my goodness. >> i love that, just in this morning. going to be warm in the oakland zoo. >> it is going to be warm. i hope they have enough water, which i'm sure they do for all the animals out there. we will be climbing into the 80s in oakland. san francisco, expect to hit 80s before you see a cooldown by friday. >> headed back to the san mateo bridge. >> a series of crashes in hayward. despite that, nothing major as far as back ups. west 92, the latest crash near the toll plaza should clear quickly. dumbarton bridge is moving slower now. north 280 slow with a crash clearing.

>> sounds good. that's what's happening in "today in the bay." >> join us at 11:00 for the news. have a great day, it's hump day. good morning. deepening crisis. desperation and frustration growing by the minute in puerto rico. a week after hurricane maria. lines for gas and water stretching for blocks. thousands still in emergency shelters. aid slow to arrive. we're live in san juan and at the white house. double-whammy. a conservative firebrand trounces the trump-backed incumbent in a key senate race in alabama. republicans admit defeat, canceling a planned vote on obamacare. what does it all say about the president's influence and agenda? from behind bars, one of the country's most