close stores across the country for sensitivity and bias training. the impact it will have on your coffee break. the steps b.a.r.t. is staying to deliver on its promise to clean stations and trains. "today in the bay" continues right now. we've been on the air since 4:30 to bring you your news. >> i'm scott mcgrew, as i walked to the war at 3:30 this morning, it was humid and warm. >> that's kind of your mental note around the bay area that it's not going to be one of those usual days where you start out with clouds and then we'll have cool temperatures. it's already 60 degrees in sunol, which of course is pretty warm. you can feel the difference as we head into today. we're heading back in the '90s and san jose 70 degrees and 75275 in oakland and top out at 70 in

san francisco. i'll have more on that in a few minutes and mike has a traffic alert. >> chp has just declassified that and moved it down towards the clear zone. we're looking at the most of the bay, the easy flow of traffic, the red zone -- see the red sensors and the earlier traffic alert just cleared from the chp report. thgs t as we see it flowing from elle char ro and easing up towards the dublin interchange, ten minutes away as you travel through that zone. more traffic heading across the country for highway 84 and should even out lighter volume around the bay. hayward and rest of your commute towards the bay bridge toll plaza where you have the metering lights on but the morning commute holds up. >> we have breaking international news overnight. a deadly shooting in belgium. a gunman killed three people, two of them police officers. happened in the belgium city of liege. the video showing the aftermath,

obviously worries about terrorism. one state broadcaster says that's the case though authorities won't confirm a motive. it happened near a cafe, two officers died and person in a passing car also died. local officials say the attacker disarmed police used their own weapons against them. the gunman left the cafe, took a cleaning woman hostage at the nearby school and officials eventually shot and killed him. all of the kids at the school are safe. >> it is 6:02. you might have trouble getting your coffee fix later this afternoon. starbucks closing more than 8,000 stores this afternoon so employees can go through mandatory racial bias and sensitivity training in response to violent video showing two black men being arrested at the starbucks in philadelphia. pete suratos live in walnut creek at the starbucks that will close later this afternoon. what sort of changes should people say there or will it be shut doors? >> good morning to you, that

will be the media change if they were to arrive at the starbucks, it will be closed. the one we're standing on at wall nut creek, starbucks saying they'll be closed for the afterfoon forethis racial bias training or sensitivity training whatever you want to call it by starbucks this morning in response to the incident that took place in philadelphia back in april. as far as specifics on this, 8,000 locations are going to close this afternoon with roughly 175 thousand employees taking part in this training that will address implicit bias, promote conscious inclusion and hopefully prevent discrimination in future cases. triggered by the incident at the philadelphia starbucks when you had two 23-year-old blackmen arrested at the starbucks after a white manager called police on them as they waited for a business associate.

police were called to the situation. the two men did settle with the city of philadelphia for symbolic $1 each as well as a promise from the city to set up $200,000 program for young enelectric pe entrepreneurs, they did reach an undin closed financial settlement with starbucks as well. we've talked to kuflt customers the way starbucks has handled the situation including first customer you'll hear from who says he encountered racial discrimination in the pasta starbucks. >> i think this is great. i commend starbucks for taking that action. i hope that this helps move america forward and in terms of race relations. >> i think it's great. everybody needs to know what's going on. i think everybody needs to be educated regarding that incident what happened. >> bringing it to life. we start addressing a situation and realize there was mistakes made and they should probably

address that and make their employees aware of what's going on and how to handle situations like that, better light in the future,you know. >> now some analysts say starbucks could lose as much as $12 million as a result of this closure. it's unclear what the training will be here but we know this starbucks will close around 2:00 p.m. and workers say the training will last roughly four hours. we're live in walnut creek, pete suratos, "today in the bay." . >> protesters including teachers and parents and students will rally to show support for the superintendent around noon today. they claim there have been attempts to oust bower. the school board has been facing heat lately. an audit found evidence of fraud and misspending of funds. happening today, supporters for two men killed by san

francisco police officers will voice their anger over the city's recent decision not to file charges. one of the shootings made a lot of headlines whether it happened in 2015. this is video one officer shot and killed mario woods in the bay view. woods was armed with a knife at the time. the second incident in 2016 also involved a man police had say knife. an attorney announced he with not press charges. today opponents will gather at noon at the hall of justice. have you noticed a different on b.a.r.t.? a lot of passengers talking about b.a.r.t.'s new push to clear out the homeless and drug user s b.a.r.t. recently vowed o ramp up efforts to keep loiters out. too many people ended up passed out in hallways. b.a.r.t. staff and even police telling loiters, you've got to move around.

b.a.r.t.ow half hour. live from capitol hill, it turns out recently cancel summit the between the u.s. and north korea could still happen. >> u.s. negotiators trying to iron out the details. this morning president trump confirmed a top north korean owe firn fishl is headed to new york to talk about the summit. susan mcguinness is live with what this means. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, scott and laura. top dim plo mattic highest level to come here on u.s. soil in 20 years is one indication that this summit may actually happen. you abo but a lot folks on capitol hill are skeptical. even if there is a meeting that doesn't mean there's going to be a deal. >> the on again off again summit between president trump and kim jong-un is still up in the air. but president trump appears convinced it's on. tweeting this weekend it will happen. a u.s. team is in north korea

trying to make it happen. working this past weekend with officials there to revive a june 12th summit, a date the president canceled days ago but now intent on keeping. experts are guardedly optimistic. >> this problem is seven years in the making and getting a solution will not happen with a one day meeting. >> skeptics see the main sticking points remain unresolved, whether kim would give up his nuclear ambition and what the u.s. would offer in return. some lawmakers doubt kim jong-un's intentions. >> i have concerns that the north koreans are not serious when they talk about denuclearization. it's a show. >> but south korea is serious about the talks. leader moon jae-in pushed for a surprise meeting with kim jong-un over the weekend and exploited the idea of making it a three-way summit. and the president also plans to meet with japan's prime minister

in the days leading up to this north korea summit if that happens. scott and laura? >> susan, thanks. it is 6:08. imagine driving down the street and seeing this. south bay viewers sent this dash cam video. the driver of a black sedan nearing hitting a silver suv and do doughnuts in the middle of the intersection. it happened in san jose about 3:30 yesterday afternoon. police throughout the bay are cracking down on driver s like this. drivers impounded several cars following an organized side show in san jose. happening today, a coast guard crew will dock in san diego to unload their massive haul of drugs seized on the high seas, here's video of what the crew says are what are two different -- open central america they seized more than 2500 tons of cocaine in -- they also arrested six suspected smugglers and street value of

the drugs, $78 million. >> it is 6:09. developing right now, tropical storm alberto downgraded but it's still causing damage as it roors through the deep south. intense weather tied to the storm is being blamed for the death of a television reporter and his photographer. they died when a tree toppled on their news truck in western north carolina. the fire chief says he just spoken to them personally. >> i had done an interview with mr. mccormick ten minutes before the call. we talked about how he wanted us to stay safe. >> alberto is now moving through alabama and appears to be headed next into tennessee and kentucky. >> we see where the storm is right now this morning at 6:10. we can see how widespread the rain is spreading across the south. so if you have family in the area, make sure you call and check on them and they'll see very heavy rain while we continue on with dry and hot

temperatures. we see a clear sunrise this morning, looking live over san jose as we go to willow glen. our temperatures in the upper 60s already by 10:00 and we'll be in the mid-80s later today. well above our normal high of 75 degrees. but we'll have a big dip in our temperatures by tomorrow. and i'll have more on that in just a few minutes. mike checking on slowing for highway 101. >> they had to search for the slowing, it was a lighter drive and as we lean towards the summer, schools are still in session for the elementary school system. we're looking at northbound 101 slowing through san martin, typical spot, no surprises for these folks. highway 17 great over the santa cruz summit. we continue to see recovery. look how nicely the live shot shows of the traffic breaking up here. west 580 through dublin, still slow towards the dublin interchange. we have a nice easier drive but 84 seeing a lot of traffic and folks trying to make the cut through the dublin interchange,

open for service again. >> good news, thanks. >> under way for a soldier who went missing in flash flooding in maryland. his heroic act the moment before he disappeared. >> 1.69 billion pounds of cigarette butts per year worldwide end up as litter. >> one bay area city wants your butts, the effort to recycle cigarettes into everyday plastic products coming up at 6:25. you're watching "today in the bay."

it is 6:15. the weekend is over but the hot weather continues. let's go to los gatos, it's already warm as you step out the door, 65 degrees at 8:00, 79 degrees at 11:00 and we're heading into the mid-80s there today. tomorrow much cooler and a lot of changes in this forecast. i'll have more on that coming up in less than five minutes. >> and you're looking ats an easy drive. more concern whether you have ac, smooth drive. >> and happening now, a desperate search for a missing soldier in maryland. he hadson hermann was washed away during flash flooding and

trying to help a woman rescue her cat behind a restaurant as the water went gushing by. >> it shows he had compassion for someone and had desire to be there to help and you could tell that's the person he was. >> witnesses say herman went under the flood water aechb never resurfaced. >> decisions expected on several supreme court cases which could affect your life. they include whether a christian baker has a right to refuse to make a wedding cake for a gay couple. plus the fight over president trump's travel ban and big gerrymandering case. republican lawmakers are accused of redrawing district lines, the new lines weaken the voting power of minority groups. >> pandora getting more family friendly. >> let's check in with contessa brewer live at cnbc world head quarters this morning. good morning, contessa. >> good morning, we're heading into the bell right now looking to open lower amid fresh gee

toshiopolitical worries, italy could be headed for another election after it failed to form a coalition government and spain's prime minister faces a no confidence vote friday. it's sparking concerns about the global economy. in the watch list, reports on home prices and consumer confidence. nissan may cut production in north america by as much as 20% as it struggles with falling profits in the united states. its biggest market. two us plants and three in mexico, but nissan does not anticipate laying off workers or shutting down assembly lines completely. most sales involve heavy discounts and incentives eating into the profit margin. >> a premium family plan that gives as many as six ugsers, limited music streaming, to convert some of the 80 million users who listen for free each more, convert them to paid

subscribers, the price of the family plan matches those from spotify and apple music. >> contessa brewer, thank you. >> america's got talent back for the 13th season starting tonight. a search for a lead performer, a diverse array of talent from a wide range of ages, hoping to get the golden buzzer which means straight to the live show later this summer. the judges say they are sad about this year's group of performers. >> just when i think i've been -- something else comes up. i'm always surprised. >> pretty high price coming from simon, america's got talent airs tonight at 8:00 right here on nbc bay area. then you can catch the season premiere of world of dance at 10:00 p.m. followed by nbc bay area news at 11:00. >> for those who get up early too do the early morning news,

those number are just -- 10:00. >> idvr it too. you know what's nice, it's family entertainment which is sometimes hard to find. >> i enjoy those shows if they are on as i'm about to go to bad, i watch. >> right. >> it's hard to stay inside because it's been so nice and we've had a big change in our weather. a lot of people going outside enjoying the summer like temperatures and more of it today. outside in dublin, already starting out with temperatures in the0s, as we go to livermore to check out the schoolday forecast. some of the kids have to go to school, including my son. 62 degrees at 7:00 and 71 degrees at 9:00. recess outside but it's already going to start to warm up and upper 80s as they are heading out of school today in livermore. another hot one but cool weather out at the coliseum, first pitch

at 7:05. we'll be at 62 degrees, it's going to be breezy and clear and as we look at all of our high temperatures for today, we've got a wide range in temperatures from the south bay into the south county and upper 80s, up to 75 in oakland and antioch will reach up to 90 degrees and some mid-60s for half moon bay. 80 in palo alto. san francisco, 65 and outer sunset and 72 in the mission district. and the coastal north bay will be up to 67 while sonoma will reach up to 84 degrees. strong area of high pressure moves off towards the east and allows for our ocean breeze to come back tomorrow and it means morning clouds and fog. highs in the low 70s but that does clear in time for the weekend. we'll be back in the 80s by saturday. mike giving me the thumb's up. >> things are a lot better after that crash, cleared from the tri-valley. we're looking at the lighter volume and we're starting to see a little slowing right here

encircling 101 through saj. not a surprise except for surprise willingly light for 6:20 on tuesday. over here towards the recovery, look at that, dublin interchange is 5 for the approach but south 680 slow through pleasanton and sunol area. 84 simmering down this whole area i'm circling right here is a problem and clear and good recovery because of the lighter volume of traffic. a little slow through hayward and highway 4 shows a slowdown. pittsburgh towards bay point, contra costa just waking up to the commute in concord. walnut creek described vehicle causing slowing out of hercules but no big deal. we have seen the build slower but ster th berkeley curve. slow here as well as towards the bay bridge as well. we'll give you one more live look showing you oakland, 880 north and south past the coliseum. there's fireworks there last night. back to you guys. >> coming up next on "today in

the bay," 6:21, students? santa fe texas returning to class today after a student shot and killed eight people on campus. the steps school workers are taking to make students safe. >> before we go to -- i didn't know we were go to show this. i published this picture to twitter, take a close look. is that a bird ar bunny doing a huge ski jump. i think it's a bunny on a ski jump. follow me on twitter, because i tweet about the important things of the day @scottmcgrew. you're watching "today in the bay." >> what were you drinking?

when the worst oil spill hit san francisco, first responders went to work. and mayor gavin newsom, he went to hawaii. man: newsome left the day after the spill for a four-day vacation in hawaii. the same gavin who said his job as lieutenant governor was so dull, he only showed up for work at the state capitol one day a week, tops.

gavin's not gonna work as governor.

class for their welcome back, it's 6:25, students from santa fe will return to class for first time since los t classmates andeachers. classes resume trning weeks after a gunman killed eight students and two teachers, 13 others were also security will be tight and counselors will be on hand to greet students when they return. teachers and staff members return to work last wednesday. the gunman 17-year-old student charged with capitol murder. one south bay city has found a way to turn cigarette butts into something useful. recycling you're old cigarettes into plastic chairs. los altos wants smokers to throw away butts in reaccept ka kels, the city will send the butts to a company called teracycle and

turn the tobacco and paper into compost and plastic pellets used to create park beveragnches andr products. >> 1.69 billion pounds of cigarette butts per year ends up as litter. >> on the ground, in your bushes as you're walking by. people may flick a butt somewhere. we're trying to make a difference. >> late last month, lossal toes passed an order yans. >> new backlash over a new video game allowing users to simulate school shootings, the response this morning from families of ream life shooting victims. plus, on a much lighter note -- >> i'm just proud of the way we just battled we've been through a lot with this team.

>> headed to the finals, all of the highlights from the warriors epic come from behind win and how you can show the warriors pride as we chase the championship. you're watching "today in the bay." the children of california. tony is a leader , slips through the cracks. sure california's schools are the best in the country. every child in california has a fair shot. i'm tony thurmond, and i'll lead california's fight against donald trump and betsy devos's anti-education agenda. please vote for tony thurmond for state superintendent.ac

right now at 6:30. we're getting ready for a warm and sunny day across the bay area. taking a live look outside from san mateo. good morning, thanks for joining us, hope you had a great weekend. if you did get the extended day,

i'm laura garcia. >> got another extended day, you're marcus washington. kari is hard at work checking out our warm forecast. >> the heat is what everyone has been talking about and it's going to heat up fast again today. especially for inland spots like walnut creek where you step out now it's in the low 60s but already by 10:00, we'll be at 77 degrees and 87 degrees at 3:00 today and it's going to very much feel like summer today. a big cooldown for the way. then by the weekend, starts to come up a few more degrees and back to summer. for san francisco, 70 today but strong winds will help cool it off tomorrow and i'll have more on that weekend forecast and the few events going on around the bay area coming up. mike, now you have an update? >> we have a crash that i showed you on the east shore freeway right here. that's not your commute direction which is westbound. we see slowing in that traffic

but it's eastbound and not really a distraction for these folks. a little more slowing into the area approaching the carquinez bridge and fine towards concord smooth throw fflow and new cras just before you get to 680. that may slow you down. folks passing livermore will notice a slow down past ruby hill. a little build for the south bay freeway and here's the peninsula. an easy light drive for palo al alto. back to you. >> all right, mike, thank you. developing a 13-year-old in critical condition after a stolen car crash in san jose. this happened late last night near mclaughlin arvenues. >> live at the san jose police department this morning because we understand there was a 13-year-old also behind the

wheel? >> reporter: it was a 13-year-old driver behind the wheel that crashed that stolen car. san jose police tell us they were not pursuing that vehicle but they did know it was stolen and did have officers on the lookout for the crash before it crashed there. they were not chasing it when it crashed nearly head on into a white ford. and then also crashed into a light pole on the sidewalk. the 13-year-old driver was trapped for a moment in the car then freed and then taken into custody. a 13-year-old victim is now in the hospital with life threatening injuries and several other teenagers are also hurt. of the driver of that other vehicle, an adult person also injured. the crash happened in front of bridges academy in charter school at the franklin-mckinley school district. it is all clear so there should be no impact at dropoffs this morning. just yesterday, our colleague bob redell was reporting on a santa clara county district

attorney's office crime report that showed a substantial spike in crimes at the hands of juvenile offenders, juvenile offenders were responsible for a 51% increase in auto theft. this crash likely going to continue to those numbers next time around. in san jose, kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >> thanks, kris. >> the story that shocked many people, the man who confessed to robbing and injuring an elderly woman is back in court. you may recall this exclusive nbc bay area jailhouse interview last week. otto hall feeg gi said he was story for knocking down 93-year-old while stealing her purse. she broke her hip and now recovering. he's scheduled to be arraigned this morning and also confessed to other robberies. >> new this morning, backlack over a video game simulating school shootings. the game is called active shooters. >> loved ones of real school

shooting victims say it is insensitive and inappropriate. bob redell joins us with growing outrage and spupush to stop the game from being released. bob? >> active shooter is brands as a s.w.a.t. simulator. you can play the role of a police officer responding to a school shooting or you can play the role of an active shooter. you can see here roaming the hallways with a begun shooting civilian targets and even able to shoot the police officers who are responding to your reign of terror. the game does come with a disclaimer and says please do not take any of this seriously. this is only meant to be simulation, nothing else. if you feel like hurting someone or yourself or people around you, seek the help of a local psychiatrist or dial 911, thank you. revigsed games created it. and sell for $5 to $10 on the

video game marketplace, not sold for consoles likexbox and playstation. parent as ofthe high school in parkland high school, they are outraged and demanding the game not be released. >> we're trying to prevent this from happening again. and they are encouraging it. it is despicable. it is vile. >> more than 37,000 people have signed an online petition to stop the game's release. in a blog post. the publisher of the game did acknowledge and i'm quoting here, after receiving such high amounts of criticism and hate, i will more than likely remove the shooter's role from this game. reporting live in fremont, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> thank you very much, bob. >> continuing coverage now of an oakland animal abuse case. this morning an alameda pet store is willing to pay for information to catch the abuser. we first brought you this over the weekend.

two puppies were found abandoned and hurt and yesterday a third injured puppy showed up found in a pile of garbage. two have broken jaws and one a missing paw. they are worried what else they may find. >> these are the puppies that we're finding. we don't know what else there is out there. it feels like a serial animal abuse case because this is somebody intentionally hurting these animals. >> pet food express is offering a $5,000 reward. the oakland police animal services division is also investigating. >> 6:36 right now. when we talk about affordable housing crisis, teacher housing often comes up. one group putting housing on school on properties like delmar high. a 41 acre site could support mix or retail office and housing for teachers as part of the urban village. supporters say it could be a win-win situation easing the housing crunch and keeping teachers from leaving our high

cost area. teacher village decision is happening at 6:00 at delmar high school posted by the action coalition. >> get ready, warriors fans, lebron james and cavs are the only things standing between the warriors and second straight nba championship. houston after all of the ended up being a signature warriors win. at the half, things were looking blee bleak for the rockets but the third quarter made all of the difference. the warriors grabbed the lead that held up. >> you might actually have been able to hear the roar all the way houston. a packed watch party. a lot of fans afterwards said bring on lebron. >> we showed our championship resolve, you know what i'm saying, the warriors came to

play. >> here we are again for the fourth straight year, warriors and cavs, game one is thursday at oracle, tip-off at 6:00. they were hard at work. as soon as they won, they started printing these, some of the latest merchandise hot off the press. >> official western conference championship shirt. ready to wear at least through the final. dick's sporting goods dropping things off at the station overnight. san francisco pulling an all nighter to get these ready to go. the league comes up with an image and logo and the company's owner is responsible for the swag in the shopping bag. >> for the official shirt, we are the only ones doing the men's shirts, t shirts will end up at jc penny's and target and warriors arena. >> the job started right after the final whistle and supposed to be finishing about right now.

>> i want one of those -- first person had -- i want that too. thank you very much. looking over here towards the south bay, a smooth drive for friends on the roadway. very light right now. we're going to zoom you towards the bay bridge where you have the metering lights on at the toll plaza and slowing through 580 towards the richmond to san rafael bridge. we have a good crowd building in the last few minutes getting towards the north bay but overall traffic flow is pretty smoothly. a little slowing for san jose, the deal here, the sun is coming up and i'm trying to adds just for the bright sun but i think we are all are -- >> it was warm. >> oh, my gosh, it was a little hot. >> maybe next week a little cooler. >> it could be a little cooler but not by much. it's still going to feel like summer around the bay area. today we're talking upper 80s and how about mid-80s on saturday. then the bay will be at 75

degrees. the coast topping out at 67 degrees. a lot of sunshine all weekend long and what are you planning to do? it's going to be 82 degrees inland on sunday and 72 degrees by the bay. upper 60s for the coast. you can kick off the weekend at the flower show and that will be a beautiful way to get outside and take in slightly cooler temperatures from the bay. up to 72 degrees on friday. we'll see low 70s throughout the rest of the weekend. monterey, 70 degrees and 66 degrees on sunday. if you're going to yosemite, we're going to have nice weather there as well going from 64 on friday to 69 on saturday. and 71 degrees on sunday. so great hiking weather but really hot in passo robles, upper 90s by the end of the weekend. today's temperature trend for palo alto is coming up in three minutes. >> coming up on "today in the bay," speeding up your commute, construction under way to make

muny faster. plus -- >> for a while you seem to be the most hated man on the internet. >> probably so. >> new this morning, controversial south bay judge aaron persky speaks out ahead of next week's primary election in california. his take on the recall effort against him. >> and the big board nyse, dow down on two things, problems in italy and the political process and white house just announced new teariffs against china. you're watching "today in the bay."

marshall tuck will change that. in california, 3 million kids can't read at grade level. tuck turned around struggling schools, raising graduation rates over 60%. marshall tuck for state superintendent. marshall tuck.

a clear sunrise as we look the day started with 60s around the bay area. hold steady through 9:00 and quickly warming temperatures, upper 70s by early afternoon. some of the inland spots back in the '90s today. i'll show you all of the numbers and we'll talk about a big cooldown for tomorrow. that's coming up in less than five minutes. >> a smooth drive right now, tail lights going away from us and over here in dublin going left to right. that's westbound the commute recovering nicely after ang earlier crash. no real problems towards the castro valley. >> it is 6:44. new this morning, judge aaron persky is defending himself one week before voters decide whether to kick him off the bench. his first interview to cbs,

under fire since sentencing brock turner to six months after he was convicted of sexually assaulting an unconscious woman. critics say it was too lenient and targeting persky. he said he's been using back door of the courthouse to come and go. the same spot inmates use. >> i accept responsibility for every decision that i've made as a judge. but what i cannot accept are the downstream consequences, the collateral damage, if you will, to the next case, to the next judge's decision, to even the next juror's decision. i mean this notion the power of social media, the power of politics, if it affects jurors, then where are we? we've completely corrupted our system. >> the successful petition to put persky's recall on the ballot got more than 1 million signatures. >> looking live in walnut creek, one of many starbucks locations

across the bay area. today the coffee giant will close all of the stores across the country for a few hours to provide sensitivity and bias training for every employee. the shut down comes after two black men were arrested for sitting inside a starbucks in philadelphia. we're waiting for a friend to join them. signs were posted telling customers about today's training. stores will be closed for a few hours this afternoon. >> in court today, accused golden state killer joseph deangelo will appear in sacramento. a previous hearing earlier this month dealing with the issue of unsealing search warrants was poeflt poned. he's accused of killing and raping dozens in california in the '70s and 80s. >> crews are already replacing the old tracks and examiner is reporting trains could speed along new tracks along 50 miles per hour. right now they go about 40 miles per hour. until work ends in august, the

closure will continue. were you affected by the yahoo! hack? the canadian man will be sentenced today in a san francisco court. kareem baer tas confessed into breaking 500 million yahoo! accounts in 2014. the men used the information to access accounts of russian journalists along with russian government officials. california's june 5th primary a week ago next tuesday. millions of californians will head to the polls, today gavin newsom kicks off a campaign bus tour from city hall. other top candidates for governor including antonio villaraigosa, eastin and cox kicking off campaigns in high gear. set your dvr or tune into bay area on sunday. we'll rebroadcast our gubernatorial debates that we

did earlier this month. you can watch the top six candidates take on issues that matter to all californians. >> new video to show you, hawaii's kilauea volcano is out of this world. european space agency satellite showing the view from outer space of kilauea's unstoppable lava flow. take a look at this one, this is the image of kilauea at night using infrared technology to see the lava spewing from the volcano. >> it gives you context, such a big island and tiny little corner when we see it in video. >> no kidding. >> had someone on facebook say i'm on the big island and trying to see the lava flow but haven't seen anything yet. that also -- >> that's good. >> stay away. >> absolutely. we're going to enjoy more sunshine around the bay area. also some warm weather as you step out. let's get an out the door temperatures rights now across the bay area and it's already 61

in san jose and palo alto. which is a lot warmer than what you're used to but it's 48 in half moon bay and 53 now in santa rosa. we already have a spread in our temperatures and for a lot of kids including my son, it's back to school today. just a couple more weeks left of school for some kids and it's going to be at 61 degrees walking too school. at recess we'll be in the upper 70s and mid-80s getting out of school today. more of a summer feel as highs head back to 90 in livermore, 88 in concord, santa rosa, 85 degrees and san francisco 70 today. in oakland, look for a high of 75 degrees. getting dregsed this morning, it's going to be a day for short sleeves and shorts and also whatever you can do to help stay cool today. air conditioning a must but if you're already out on summer break and you have another day off of work, why not go to santa cruz. look how nice and comfortable

it's going to be. mid-60s by noon and 71 degrees at 2:00 today why the inland area heat up to 87 degrees today. much cooler all across the board tomorrow as we see that high pressure that's kept it hot shifting off to the east. we'll get back our ocean breeze and our natural air conditioning but then a change of once again in time for the weekend. san francisco cools down and it's going to be windy for tomorrow. highs up to 61 degrees. and mike, you're still looking at the lighter commute? >> yeah, a lot of folks extend the three-day weekend to four or five sometimes the entire weekend. you're talking about schools ending for the summer. some are starting already. towards the south bay, we see fewer commuters because san jose state and graduation from last week, same thing for our other universities and state colleges. a smooth flow of traffic right now continuing with an easy build right here. concord and walnut creek interchange rvegs 680 and 24 show a little build. typical pattern but not a big

deal. north bay has a smooth flow of traffic. something farther north here this is westbound 80 through vacaville. the earlier crash did clear around frederick, a major accident there. thank you to this unnamed wazer, what you do if you want to get a shout-output your name in there and join nbc bay area wazers, our team. one more live look out there. fremont 880 showing a smooth drive southbound towards silicon valley. back to you. >> coming up next, a quick look at the top stories on "today in the bay," the make over for b.a.r.t., making your commute cleaner and safer. first happening now, how well can you spell? the preliminaries in the scripps national spelling bee started a few hours. 19 bay area students are competing and finals will be on thursday. plus, you may soon be paying more for shipping. u.s. needs 50,000 truck drivers according to expert.

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welcome back, 6:54. before you head out the door, here are the top stories on "today in the bay." >> three people are dead

including two police officers after a shooting and hostage situation in belgium. it happened in the belgium city of liege. two officers died and person in a passing car also died. police say the gunman run away from the scene and took a cleaning woman hostage at the nearby school. officers eventually shot and killed that gunman. all of the kids at the school are safe. investigators are still trying to figure out whether it was terror-represented. >> in san jose, police say a 13-year-old driving a stolen car which smashed head-on into another car and hit a light pole, at least five teens are hurt. it happened in fronts of the bridges academy. a charter school in the franklin-mckinley school district. it's all cleaned up now. should be no impact to drop-offs this morning. >> another protest planned for the school district tonight. there have been a lot of protests recently. teachers and parents and students will rally in support of the superintendent there. they claim there have been attempts to oust her. district officials and school

boards facing a lot of criticism after an audit found evidence of fraud and misspending of fnds. >> it is 6:55, supporters of two men killed by san francisco police officers will avoid their anger today. the da decided not to file charges last week. it made headlines when it happened in 2015. this is video of when officers shot and killed stabbing suspect mario woods in the bay view. efgs armed with a knife at the time. the second incident in 2016 also involved a man police say had a knife in the mission. today's gathering is at noon at the hall of justice. you can see some major changes at b.a.r.t. stations this morning. b.a.r.t. recently slouivowing tp up efforts to clear out the homeless and drug users. it came after criticism on social media. too many people are ending up passed out in hallways and on trains and b.a.r.t. staff including police are telling loiters to clear out and promise

to sweep through every half hour. alberto has been downgraded but causing a lot of damage as it roars south. blamed for the deaths of a tv reporter and photographer. a tree toppled on their news truck yesterday in western north carolina. alberto moving through alabama. appears to be heading to tennessee and kentucky. coverage of alberto continues next on the "today" show, al roker tracking that storm as it braz heavy rain and winds and flooding. >> a lot of backlash, called active shooter. players can take on the role of a gunman in a shooting. it is not available on popular consoles like xbox and playstation but supposed to be released in the coming days. tens of thousands have signed a petition to try to stop it from being released. your next high tech device could be your license plate. sacramento bee is reporting california is soon going to start rolling out digital license plates. this is video from the reviver

auto, company's dmv teaming up. the plates allow you to update registration or change plates through your smartphone. >> if you're expecting a new medicare card, that should arrive any day. they have a unique number instead of your social security number. also the alameda county district attorney will talk about scammers targeting seniors. they are getting phone calls asking them to pay for a new card. medicare is not going to call you to ask you for money. taking a live look outside from san mateo, we're expecting another warm day ahead. maybe a cool-off in the future? we'll check in with kari. >> the warm day is already here. >> we're feeling it now. yesterday was really hot, hottest day we've had since about september. so we were kind of -- kind of shocked by it but we're going to still have upper 80s today for the inland areas and much cooler tomorrow and then for the weekend we bring it up, a few more degrees and we'll be back

in the mid-80s, san francisco reaches 70 today and windy conditions tomorrow. we'll bring in cooler temperatures and then nice sunshine and little bit milder in time for saturday and sunday. >> very nice. >> checking in with mike, it was light yesterday. >> but very nice, look at the map, we're seeing the buildendle in the south bay, a little slowing and orange for the silicon valley and west across san mateo and dumbarton bridges, traffic in there but it's lighter than a typical tuesday. you're jamming up on the overpass hov car pulling towards the bay bridge and backup at the toll plaza because metering lights are on. the san mateo bridge looks better than we often see it 7:00 on a tuesday, you're moving at least. >> that's what's happening "today in the bay," we'll be back at 7:25 with a live local

news update. >> if there are updates from the supreme court, we'll break in and explain those to you and join you at 11:00. >> "today" show coming up next. good morning. killer storm good morning, killer storm. alberto turns deadly moving northward bringing heavy rains, winds, and power outages, evacuations underway with millions more in its path. al is tracking it all. desperate search, the hunt is on for a hero swept away in the catastrophic flooding in maryland. a national guardsman jumped into action caught in the dangerous current. this morning, rescuers holding out hope as a community picks up pieces. breaking news, mystery unsolved after four long years, the search for mh 370 is over. the company in charge of finding the plane coming up short.