and their culture. 6:00 right now. breaking news this morning. matt lauer has been terminated from nbc news after a colleague comes forward reporting inappropriate behavior. the reaction this morning from his "today" show host savannah guthrie, plus the president of the united states reacting. new developments in a school camera shooting in the south bay. the person taken into custody. legalizing recreational pot in the area. the rules for marijuana dispensaries in san francisco. "today in the bay" continues right now. we continue because we have been on since 4:30 as we are every morning. thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> i'm marcus washington. >> we begin with breaking news we are following affecting our entire nbc news family. long-time "today" show host, matt lauer, has been terminated from nbc news after a colleague

reported sexual misconduct in the workplace. >> kris sanchez has been following the developments and joins us live from the news room with more on this. kris, still a shocking to hear everything that happened. >> yeah, for the fact his co-hosts didn't know until this morning is surprising as well. in the last hour, we did learn more about the accusations against matt lauer. an nbsz spokesman says the accuser describes inappropriate sexual behavior throughout 2014 and it seemed to come as a surprise to matt lauer's co-anchor, savannah guthrie, who made a tearful announcement to viewers this morning. >> this is a sad morning here at "today" and nbc news. moments ago, andy lack sent the following note to our organization. dear colleagues, on monday night, we received a detailed complaint about inappropriate sexual conduct from matt lauer.

it was a clear violation of standards. as a result, we have decided to terminate his employment. it is the first complaint about his behavior in the over 20 years at nbc news, we were presented with reason to believe this may not have been an isolated incident. our highest priority is to create a workplace environment where everyone feels safe and protected. we are deeply sadsenned by this turn of events, but we will face it together as a news organization and do it in as transparent a manner as we can. that is a statement from our chairman, andy lack. we just learned this moments ago, just this morning. i'm sure you can imagine, we are devastated and still processing all of this. i will tell you, we do not know more than i shared with you. we will be covering the story as resporters, as journalists.

we will learn more details in the hours and days to come. we promise we will share that with you. hoda, i mean, you know, for the moment, all we can say is we are heart broken. i'm heart broken. he is loved by many, many people here. i'm heart broken by the brave colleague that came forward to tell her story and other women with their own stories to tell. we are grappling with a dilemma so many people faced the past few weeks. how do you reconcile your love for someone with the revelation they have behaved badly. i don't know the answer to that. >> that conflict of emotion is expressed by anchors of cbs this morning news program as the cbs news fired charlie rose last week for inappropriate sexual conduct. coming up at 6:30, more reaction from lauer's "today" show host al roker.

>> many people having reaction. we are bringing in scott mcgrew because shortly after the news broke, president trump reacted by tweeting. >> he's been attacking the media. see what the president has to say this morning. wow! matt lauer just fired from nbc for inappropriate sexual behavior in the workplace. when will the top executives at nbc and comcast be fired for putting out so much fake news. check out andy lack. as we were saying, andy lack is the president of nbc news. i don't know what the president is insinuating there. honestly, a couple seconds ago, he tweeted, again, talking about bill griffin, the head of msnbc, throwing accusations at him and joe scarborough as well. the president throwing around a lot of accusations that are very vague this morning at a number of nbc executives and we are not sure exactly what the president is insinuating.

>> very vocal this morning. about other things as well. scott will join us with more on that in a bit. we will have continuing coverage this morning of the breaking news we are following. matt lauer terminated from nbc news. the "today" show, also coming up at 7:00 a.m. we'll take a look at the weather. people walking outside. a chilly start to the morning. >> parents are awake, getting the kids ready for school. i have a break down of the forecast for san francisco and san jose. it's been cold. yes, bring out the puffy jackets, even if the kids don't like them. i remember my mom made me put one on. look at san francisco, 49 degrees at 7:00 a.m. lunch hour, the temperatures will remain comfortable. by the time you take them up, nice and cool in san francisco in the upper 50s, lower 60s. same conditions for san jose, 40s. they will get warmer into the

mid-60s for today. but, all in all, clear skies across the bay area. i have a complete breakdown of the seven day forecast in a bit. let's check in with mike. >> the principal call the hall, i know the cold weather is coming because i have been watching. you have to make sure to get the jackets ready. check the lost and found is what she says. toward the end of the year, the morning commute becomes a little lighter until mid-morning, then things kick in. folks are getting a break. it's good news. the crash westbound 84 at the ge plant is on the shoulder and minor slowing. tri-valley, east bay looks great. an easy flow through the bay. the north bay is slowing through petaluma boulevard. one lane is blocked. you are adding 10 to 15 minutes. back to you. we have a follow up to a story we covered extensively here on "today in the bay." police made an arrest after

someone shot out a surveillance camera at a south bay elementary school. it happened in san jose's willow glen. it's where we find bob redell at booksin elementary where it all happened. parents want to know. bob? >> reporter: good morning to you, laura. the san hoe apolice will release more information sometime later today. they tell us they have arrested a boy who lives a few blocks away from booksin elementary in willow glen neighborhood for firing off a shotgun here on campus, just over 24 hours ago. [ gunfire ] >> reporter: those sounds you just heard were two of the five shotgun blasts recorded by a neighbor's surveillance camera around 3:50 yesterday morning. you can see in the video what h was shooting at. he blew out a security camera on

the outside of the school's library and fired upon the building itself. a mother and father who live across the street and whose child attends booksin chased the boy. he got away. officers with the police department, yesterday morning, set up a perimeter. they shined a lot of bright lights on the neighborhood. they searched the area over 90 minutes. officers with assault rifles drawn, looking for the suspect. later in the morning, police found a shotgun in a nearby backyard. they searched for images and videos from resident security cameras. yesterday, police announced they i rested the juvenile. they are not giving his name or age. he's booked on discharging a firearm in a school zone and vandalism. they have not said whether or not this boy is the same person who shot at a portable classroom here at booksin elementary. the school district indicated to us yesterday morning, before the

boy's arrest, they believe whoever shot up the school yesterday was the same person who did it two weeks ago. reporting live in san jose, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> a lot of relieved parents someone was captured. thank you, bob. 6:09. developing overnight. frightening moments in downtown reno. a gunman opened fire on a crowd from a few floors above. [ gunfire ] >> those shots fired just before 7:00 last night. a number of people called 911 to report an active shooter. one victim was hurt and is expected to be okay. >> next thing i know, boom, boom, boom. >> oh, my gosh. i didn't know. i was scared. shaken. >> officers responded to the area and heard the shots. we quickly secured the scene. we evacuated motel and hotel and casino patrons to safe locations

in downtown area. >> police responded to the montage condominium. they are reporting the shooter barricaded himself on the eighth floor with a female hostage. police tried to negotiate with the man. he was eventually shot and killed by police. the hostage was not injured. when you hear of a gunman firing down at people in casino town, think of the massacre in las vegas last month. fortunately, no victims were hurt this time. we have learned the las vegas gunman owned a unit at the high-rise condo complex where the reno gunman fired from last night. there's no word on if the shooters are connection ld. tensions escalating with north korea this morning. this after the rogue regime tested a new, more powerful, long-range missile. the pentagon confirms it went higher than previous tests. it landed 600 miles away, but could have reached the u.s. east

coast on a lower path. it comes a week after president trump put north korea on a list of countries that support terrorism. this morning, south korean president warned that the situation on the korean anyone else could being revated and out of control. moon and president trump took a phone conference after the missile launch. the south korean president declared there could be in attack without seoul's approval. after months of meetings, protests and rallies, san francisco adopted rules for when recreational marijuana becomes legal. pete suratos has a look at how this will impact the city. it comes in time with deadlines coming up quickly. >> reporter: good morning to you, marcus. you have a majority of a board of supervisors in san francisco agreeing to the new rules,

adopting them when it comes to the sale of marijuana. the two big rule that is pop out are the school buffer zone they decided to reduce, as well as who is going to get a chance to work in the industry. when it comes to schools, they are going to reduce it from 1,000 feet to 600 feet. that's between the cannabis dispensaries and schools and day cares. this is a shift from the beginning of the month when several wanted to push the industry out of their districts all together. obviously, they were unsuccessful in getting the board to agree. the other is the equity program. that benefits lower income residents, people displaced from their homes and people with marijuana convictions. the goal is to help communities affected by the quote, unquote, war on drugs. 30% of the workers at the cannabis dispensaries have to be a part of the equity program. the discussion started in june when there was talk of cannabis

by the mayor. the medical dispensaries can sell it starting january 5th. live in san francisco, pete suratos for "today in the bay." >> thanks, pete. 6:13. coming up next, escaping the island of bali as ash continues to spew from a massive volcano. the change in the weather that is allowing the island's airport to finally reopen so trapped tourists can head home. you are watching "today in the bay." ♪

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good morning. it is 6:15. as we wake up, cool temperatures. one of the colder spots is the north bay. parents, i wanted to give you a quick school day forecast. we will start in the 30s in santa rosa. bundle up your kids. recess time, cool around the upper 40s and 50s. bring out some of that winter gear. climbing to the 60s in santa rosa. the daytime highs across the area in a bit. >> santa rosa, north bay drivers may want to stand by. a crash that may affect you. 101 here in san rafael and the north bay, that moves well. you have a lot of company. >> thank you. if you are just joining us, we want to make sure you are aware of our top story. matt lauer has been terminated from nbc news.

month night, we received a detailed complaint about inappropriate sexual behavior in the workplace by matt lauer. as a result, nbc news decided to terminate his employment. the coverage of the story will continue. head to www.nbcbayarea.com for more on the story, right now. 6:17. number this morning, in the airport on the indonesian island of bali is back open as winds blow ash away from that volcano. tens of thousands of people have been trapped on the island for days. the weather change is giving airlines a window to get tourists out. authorities step up efforts to move thousands of villagers to safety. apple says it is trying to fix a very embarrassing problem. >> scott mcgrew, a software bug that lets people get into computers they shouldn't be able to get into. >> that's right. it is an embarrassing oversight on apple's part.

it affects the mac running the high sierra. it's a brand-new macintosh if you have upgrade t. simply touching the user name with no password, you may be able to get inside the computers file system. you can't read their e-mails, but you can see their files. hundreds of people tried this themselves on their own mac computers. there are a couple solutions. one, leave your mac at home. it will be safe. there is a work around as well. i have posted that work around to twitter. the head of the federal communications commission, who wants to end net neutrality is attacking twitter this morning, blaming them for allowing people to speak out and suppressing the voice. twitter is part of the problem. the company used a viewpoint and uses that to discriminate. a federal judge ordered the

white house budget director may run the consumer financial protection bureau. president trump appointed mulvaney. they say a different person should be in there. it is supposed to be an independent agency free of influence from politics and wall street. he is a former goldman sachs banker and called it stupid and wants it shut down. >> interesting. >> thank you very much, scott. we were talking about putting up holiday decorations. a live look at rockefeller center in new york city. the stars will be out to help light the christmas tree. we have video from last year's lighting as well. they have a lot to take in. the stars including harry connick jr. and gwen stefani. the tree is on display through

january 7th. performances start tonight at 7:00 p.m. here on nbc bay area. very sparkly, right? >> look at the weather today. >> yeah. you are going to be able to enjoy a lot of tree lightings. there's a couple going on across the bay area. there's one tomorrow. one in oakland and the weather is going to be great for that, if you head out later tonight. 45 degrees right now as you are waking up in the south bay, the peninsula at 46 degrees. the tri-valley, a cold 42. it's really cold in the north bay, not even the 40s. 37 degrees and the north bay has been struggling to get out of the 30s through the mid-morning hours. the past couple days. look at san francisco. beautiful start, so far. those clear skies. that high pressure system is helping keep us dry and the skies clear. let's talk about the forecast today. san jose, 64 degrees.

east san jose, 65. the east bay, a high of 64 degrees. oakland, 61. danville, 65. peninsula, upper 50s and 60s. san francisco, again, in the 60s in the north bay. similar to what we saw yesterday. i just want to show you this gorgeous shot of squaw valley, lake tahoe. it's cold out there. 26 degrees at this hour. the good news, we have all these resorts listed in squaw valley, kirkwood open. they have a good amount of snowpack from the storm that hit sunday. now, a look at the seven day, another slight chance of rain on saturday. i bet the drivers are helping the drivers. >> some of the lighter roadways. we have a lot of lighter traffic since thanksgiving. that is typically the pattern. early in the commute, a crash out of livermore, slowing as you pass by the crash by the g.e. plant. not a major issue. the tri-valley moves well. so does the east bay.

the bay bridge, we have mild slowing. 30-35 minutes by the time you get there. highway 4 to the bay bridge, a quick check with waze. the north bay, we have been tracking this crash. southbound 101 by petaluma, there's a crash. this stretch takes 50 minutes toward 101. waze maps out a couple alternate routes saving you 20 minutes. that's critical in the morning. join nbc bay area waze zers. that's the team to join. >> thank you, mike. coming up next on "today in the bay," nbc bay area responds. >> sewer work leaves a woman's window damaged. now, she wants accountability and thousands of dollars. i'm consumer investigator, chris chmura. nbc bay area responds, next.

nbc bay area responds. to a san mateo woman who says her home was damaged by city welcome back, everyone. 6:25 right now. nbc bay area responds to a san mateo woman who says her home was damaged by construction work. >> she didn't feel she should fill the bill. she turned to chris chmura for help. >> she says san mateo was doing sewer expansion work. one of the trucks pitched a rock at her picture window, creating a large divot. the company was ranger pipeline. she told the project manager what happened. he promised to reimburse her the cost of replacing the window, which was around $8,000.

she spent the next several months trying to get that promise fulfilled and got nowhere. she reached out to us for help. we contacted ranger pipeline and they asked her to do a nondisclosure agreement. she reached an agreement and it has been resolved. ranger pipeline didn't respond to our request for comment. if you have a consumer complaint call 888-996-tips or online at www.nbcbayarea.com/responds. >> thanks, chris. 6:26. coming up next on "today in the bay" -- >> a south bay teacher says students are discriminating against her. the reason the district isn't doing enough to stop it. when the "today" show begins in about a half hour, matt lauer will not be there. he was fired. overnight, what we know about the allegations that led to his termination. you are watching "today in the bay." really?

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morning. an nbc spokesman said the accuser described inappropriate sexual behavior throughout the year, 2014. on the "today" show, just this morning, in an unsteady voice, matt lauer's co-anchor, savannah guthrie said she and hoda kotb only learned this morning. >> this is a sad morning today at nbc news. moments ago, chairman andy lack sent the following note to our organization. dear colleagues, monday night, we received a detailed complaint about inappropriate sexual behavior in the workplace. a representative, after serious review was a violation of our standards. we decided to terminate his employment. it was the first complaint in over 20 years at nbc news, we were presented with reason to believe it may not have been isolated. our highest priority is a

workplace environment where everyone feels safe and protected. anything counter to our core values are met with consequences, no matter the offender. we are saddened by the turn of events, but we will face it together. that is a statement from our chairman, andy lack. we just learned this moments ago. as i'm sure you can imagine, we are devastated and processing all of this. i will tell you, right now, we do not know more than i shared with you. we will be covering the story, as reporters, as journalists and learning more details in the hours and days to come. we promise we will share that with you. hoda, i mean, you know, for the moment, all we can say is we are heart broken. i'm heart broken for matte. he is my dear, dear friend and partner and he is loved by many, many people here. and i'm heart broken for the

brave colleague who came forward to tell her story and any other women who have their own stories to tell. we are grappling with a dilemma that so many people have faced these past few weeks. how do you reconcile your love for someone with the revelation they have behaved badly. i don't know the answer to that. >> if you have been on facebook or twitter, you know a lot of folks have been reacting, some very positively, given the swiftness of the action of nbc news. others less positively with having the problem that savannah guthrie and hoda have sympathy for matt lauer. "today" show al roker is also responding. >> we will turn now to al. good morning. >> still dealing with the news of a friend of 30 years. we are all trying to process. deal with it and along with you folks as well. >> this is the similar struggle

that the folks at cbs news had last week as veteran journalist charlie rose was fired after allegations of sexual misconduct there as well. we expect to get details throughout the day. as we get them, if we are not on the air, we will post them on www.nbcbayarea.com and also facebook and twitter feed. laura? >> thank you very much, kris. the "today" show coming up in less than a half hour. we'll continue to cover this story throughout the morning. the "today" show starts at 7:00 a.m. as you head out the door, i think this is safe to say, you need to keep that jacket handy throughout the week. we have another cold start to the morning. >> yes. as it has sun comes up, it will warm up a bit. look at this shot overlooking san francisco. talk about clear skies. we are not seeing fog, really. in san francisco, the city is waking up. the lights are on. i know we have a lot of commuters who are busy heading to work. they want to know if the roads are going to be wet or dry.

nice and dry. expect to see sunshine and turn on the heaters in your car. i hope it works. 52 degrees at 9:00 a.m. by 10:00 a.m., 56 degrees. temperatures will climb comfortably into the 60s for the morning commute. it is dpoung to contain dry roads. i hope there are no major issues. mike? >> not right now. it's light. anytime after thanksgiving to the end of the year, tracking this. we are looking at this pattern toward the end of the year, the early commute, 6:34, things are kicking in for the south bay. we spoke of clear skies and crispy conditions. keep that in mind, turn the heater on and put a cushion below you. looking over here, westbound 84, crash on the shoulder by the g.e. plant. that's the only thing going on. the tri-valley, no big commute. castro valley, basically at speed. a smooth, flow. you have almost 45 minutes from highway 4, the build and the

volume, a slower east shore freeway because of the volume. back to you. >> thanks, mike. police in tampa, florida, believe they have a serial killer in custody. they arrested a 24-year-old for four murders. all happened in the same neighborhood within a month. the cases were similar. the victims were alone and started with a tip about a gun at a tampa mcdonald's. >> we received information about mr. donaldson having a firearm at the mcdonald's. a co-worker approached a police officer. that is what led us to that. >> he is working with us. strange things. a different employee. >> he is now facing four counts of first degree murder. it is 6:35. today marks day five of jury deliberations in the kate steinle murder case.

we have live pictures in san francisco. so far, the jury spent 18 hours deliberating. lawyers on both sides were called into court. reporters were not allowed in. it may indicate that jurors had more questions. legal experts say there's no correlation between how long jurors take and the verdict they reach. we'll continue to follow the deliberations and bring you the verdict as soon as it comes down. we'll break into regularly scheduled programming and send out push alerts. new this morning, an overnight duplex fire. the flames erupted before midnight on san rafael street in san leandro. a woman was treated for smoke inhilation and staying with a neighbor. the first of two meetings to make stanford larger. they are finalizing an expansion to take place over 20 years. it adds housing in 3 million

square feet of academic space. the meeting is at oak knoll elementary school. people can weigh in on the environmental impact report. a san jose teacher says she's being discriminated against because she is muslim. she doesn't think the school is doing enough to stop it. she worked at fischer middle school for five years. she says this year, students called her names multiple times. she said on september 11th, the door of her classroom was spray painted with slurs. here is the teacher. >> i have been called a terrorist, working with isis, she's going to kill us all. it was very traumatic to be in a place, in a safe place where i work, in a place where i have a deep love for what i do. >> the teacher is or has filed a grievance with allen rock union

elementary school. the district said in a statement, today's negative political climate continues to poison classrooms throughout the nation. that, woe will never tolerate behavior that makes students or team members feel marginalized. the statement is on our website, www.nbcbayarea.com. 6:38. a bay area entertainment giant throwing a party for an injured san francisco police officer. the marquise at the bill graham civic reads support for team elia. sfpd strong. they are preparing for the fund-raiser. the 32-year-old was on a patrol bike when he was hit by a man speeding away from officers trying to arrest him. he has a traumatic brain injury and being treated at a clinic in santa clara. when she learned his wife was a public schoolteacher, she had to

pe help. you are paying your mortgage and your rent, you are in a strange city. there's got to be a cost associated with that. >> san francisco owners, bay area sports teams and rock and rollers donated items. tickets are available at the doors tonight. saving money on the roads. how much you could save switching to an electric car. >> the president shocks us with his twitter twists. that's what i'm trying to say. his retweets are surprising us. >> marcus, maybe you can say it better. >> we can say it all. as we look, the dow is up 76 points. dow and s&p hit record highs as wall street bets on a strong economic growth. the time is 6:39. you are watching "today in the bay."

good morning. it is 6:42. we are getting a cold taste of the winter to come. a live look in downtown san jose, christmas in the park. we are expecting clear skies and temperatures to be fairly seasonable, in the 60s. we would love a couple changes. you may want to find out fwi weekend in terms of rainfall. i'll have the details next. the north bay, a very easy drive for highway 101. highway 37 is a tougher one. i'll show you the one key point

causing an issue. thanks so much, mike. 6:42. if you are just joining us, we want you to be a ware of the top story. matt lauer has been terminated. nbc news received a detailed complaint about inappropriate sexual behavior in the workplace by matt lauer. nbc news decided to terminate his employment. our coverage continues all morning long or you can head to www.nbcbayarea.com for more on the story. the "today" show coming up in about 15 minutes. 6:43. new this morning, firefighters are mourning the loved giant oak tree. about 100 feet high and fell this week, landing next to station 3 firehouse. firefighters say nobody complained about sweeping up the tree's fallen leaves. firefighters are also convinced that the tree may have avoided making a direct hit on the firehouse when it went down.

clean up at one of the busiest bart stations. they will be out cleaning the station plaza in the mission. they have been cleaning every plaza every wednesday for over a month. they are asking other bart directors. new this morning, we have numbers on how much money an electric car can save you. the union of concerned scientists crunched those numbers for us. oakland drivers whose power is provided by pg&e can save $900 in fuel costs switching to e lek trik. in san jose, $680. san francisco pg&e customers can save $960. clean power sf customers can save $1,000. jerry brown will speak at a climate leader summit in san francisco. he's there to discuss what is next for the climate change.

the climate tech summit will examine technology and financing needed to help keep the earth healthy. the summit is at 7:30. this morning, president trump's activity on twitter has been so shocking it led some to wonder if he was actually being hacked. >> it was not hacked, though, scott mcgrew, you have been monitoring. >> we know that because the president has been tweeting since. it's definitely the president. the shocking content was a series of retweets, the videos. content so violent, so distasteful, we are not going to show them on television. these are the stills. we are not going to hit play. this shows a man who the tweet claims is a muslim destroying a statue of virgin mary. the president retweeted it. there were a series of videos retweeted. again, we are not going to show the video. this shows a man the tweet claims is a muslim attacking a

boy on crutches. another of a man throwing a boy off the roof. there were many. in each case, it says the attacker was muslim. we have no way to verify. the tweeter has 55,000 followers, mr. trump has 40 million. president trump called for a ban on muslims entering the country and a list of mosques and organizations. he has been eager to use the words radical islamic terrorism, something problem avoided. omar viad tweeted, i'm a muslim-american running. i demand you resign for retweeting islamic phobia videos. >> the tax reform effort moves forward out of the senate. they have 13 days. out of the committee to the full

senate. the president was on capitol hill pushing the senate to vote on the tax reform before christmas. congress needs to fund the government or the government will shut down. then you have north korea. the united nation's security council will meet to discuss the latest missile launch. it was launched yesterday. that's the best we have seen so far. north korean rocket scientists didn't send it far, but it went high leading experts to believe it has tremendous range, enough to hit washington, d.c. we examine the president's tweets and retweets every morning on "today in the bay." we are interested in what you have to say. use twitter. >> thanks, scott. 6:47 right now. well, he made it. dublin high school's noah mac in the top ten on "the voice." >> here is the moment he found out. >> noah mac. >> the mac attack keeps going.

>> he seemed humble. >> yeah. look at him. probably still in shock. >> he's from dublin high school. he's actually -- it means more singing next week. his family and friends celebrated the moment last night. noah's coach is jennifer hudson. you can watch noah mac as he continues to climb to the top. next monday and tuesday, where else, right here on nbc bay area. >> you know what? he's really talented. he's been doing a great job. >> really good voice. >> his hair gets stronger. >> you have competition there. >> hair envy down here. >> no humidity today. your hair will be fine, mike, this morning. we have clear skies, cooler conditions. 30s and 40s. the north bay struggling to get out of the 30s. for the most part, the rest of the bay area looking clear. the south bay chilly, 45 degrees. there goes the north bay, sitting at 37 degrees. at least we are getting a little

of the sunrise. the sunshine will warm us up a bit. the high pressure is going to keep us dry and conditions seasonable. the predicted high in san jose, 54 degrees. cupertino, 62. the east bay, expect similar conditions as well. walnut creek, 64. oakland, a high of 61. the peninsula area, half-moon bay, 60 degrees. san mateo, 61. there is a beach hazard in place. san francisco will be in the upper 50s, lower 60s for the most part. the north bay will get out of the 30s. by 10:00, 50s, then top out at 62. navato, 65. there is a beach hazard statement. it means there is dangerous surf and expecting tall waves. if you catch cool video, do it from a safe distance and tag us. of course, don't turn your back away from a wave. we are monitoring the end of the workweek. we are going stay dry, at least

through friday. if you look at the time line on saturday, we have another system. it's sitting off north and it looks like it won't be a significant amount of rainfall. it may carry over showers into sunday. another drop you are going to notice are the highs will turn only into the 50s. we'll go from highs in the 60s to highs in the 50s by saturday and sunday. safe to say, we have officially started a cooler trend. right mike? >> that's right. don't turn your back to the waves. if you take a picture, no selfie mode. looking over here, we don't have to worry about the commute. it's just starting to kick in. the south bay, through san jose, a typical pattern. look at the east bay and tri-valley, they are getting rolling. north bay, we have a continuing issue. jamming up traffic for highway 37 as you pass the interchange. highway 29, barrel damage from an earlier crash. one lane blocked.

chp hanging on the shoulder. more slowing. it's jammable. they are really building up. still 45 minutes getting across from vallejo. the bulk of the slowing at the island. the rest of the bay, a smooth drive. a note have a street, 50 students for train seven so get on train five. back to you. >> thanks, mike. coming up next, a quick look at the top stories, including breaking news. long time "today" show anchor, matt lauer has been terminated after a colleague reported sexual misconduct in the workplace. first, happening now, a man behind bars after looting police. police say 29-year-old brian glen ran from authorities via a doggie door. he reportedly refused to come out for over an hour. he was ea venntually arrested. he was wanted on several

warrants, including drug use and thefts. >> weekly mortgage applications have fallen 3%. interest rates not offering a lot of incentive. we are back with more headlines, stick around. ♪

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nbc news received a detailed complaint from a colleague monday night alleging inappropriate behavior in the workplace by matt lauer. as a result, nbc news decided to terminate his employment. the "today" show coming up in less than five minutes. you can hear the full statement from nbc news as well as reaction from "today" show host, co-host, savannah gustry. live pictures from booksin elementary. a boy who lives blocks from the school is responsible for shooting surveillance cameras on the school. san jose police are charging the boy with shooting in a school zone and vandalism. they haven't released his name or age. we are expecting more information today. [ gunfire ] >> could you hear the gunshots there? frightening moments in downtown reno where a gunman opened fire

on a crowd from a few floors up at a condominium complex. it happened before 7:00, all caught on camera. one person hurt but is expected to be okay. the gunman was killed. it happened in a condo complex where the las vegas gunman owned one of the units. san francisco has rules for when marijuana becomes legal. under the new rules, pot shops must be at least 600 feet away from schools and day cares. 30% of workers must also be low income residents or people with previous marijuana convictions. medical marijuana shops will be able to sell recreational pot on january 5th. recreational marijuana will be legal across the state on january 1st. responding to the department in a controversial federal immigration raid over the summer. in august, i.c.e. agents

conducted raids. they believe they violated it. kirk patrick says three staff members were there for traffic control and public safety. that argument did not appease them saying no assistance should have been provided. new legislation is in works to make sure oakland police do not assist in the future. new this morning, the airport on the indonesian island of bali is back open as the winds are blowing away the ash spewing from the volcano. tens of thousands have been trapped on the paradise island for days. the weather change is giving airlines a window to get tourists out as authorities move thousands of villagers to safety. hundreds of flights have been canceled since the weekend. marking day five of jury deliberations in the kate steinle case. they have spent 18 hours deliberating. this is a live look from the hall of justice. crews will remain there as we

await the verdict. they were called into the courtroom. reporters not allowed in. jurors had additional questions. legal experts say there's no correlation between how long jurors take and the verdict they reach. new research from zillow and spreading light on how much salaries go toward paying rent or mortgage. the full report comes out later. we have the numbs before san francisco and san jose. san francisco spends 42% of income on rent and 40% on mortgages. san jose residents spend 39% on rent and 43% on mortgage. 6:58. a live look at rockefeller center. the stars will be out to help light the christmas tree, an annual event. here is video from last year. a lot to take in. this year stars harry connick jr. and gwen stefani. it will be on display until

january 7th. it's tonight at 7:00 p.m. here on nbc bay area. as you step out the door, take a jacket with you. a cool one to start. >> yeah, it is going to be sunny. a trade off. cool and sunny. we have the high pressure that's going to keep us dry at least through friday. we have three more days of dry conditions before we head into saturday when the storm system does bring a potential of seeing showers. it looks to be widespread or significant. the storm system is going to stay to the south. >> okay. >> nobody likes potholes. we are hearing reports. >> if you like them, head to the nimitz. north of the coliseum, the nimitz. past the coliseum. the map will show you a smooth drive for the sensors. the south bay kicking in the last 20 minutes. it is mild and slow. >> call the alignment guys. that's what's happening "today in the bay." we have back in a half hour with

a live, local update. >> join us at 11:00 for the news. today is wednesday. see you later today. have a great one. good morning. breaking news overnight, matt lauer has been terminated from nbc news. our chairman has released a statement saying, a colleague had come forward reporting behavior in violation of our company's standards. we'll have more ahead. serious threat. kim jong-un, bragging about north korea's most provocative missile test yet. a weapon capable of reaching anywhere in the u.s. >> it endangers world peace, regional peace and the united states. >> president trump responding with this vow. >> it is a situation we will handle. >> the question this morning, how? and face of a serial killer? a 24-year-old suspect arrested in the string of deadly shootings that has terrorized a florida neighborhood. the tip from a local fast