morning drive. you'll probably have to turn on the heater. here's a live look outside in fremont with low 50s as you get ready to step out. and that morning drive through the east bay continues to be partly to mostly cloudy skies and then as we go through early afternoon, a lot of sunshine, only upper 60s. highs reach in the mid-70s for concord and antioch as well as the north bay. san francisco still going to be cool but we've got a big warm-up in the forecast. i'll have more on that in a few minutes and mike tracking a crash in san jose. >> i'm tracking the rest of the bay commute as well but the problem is in san jose wbecause we only have the metering lights on at the bay bridge. the biggest backup north 101 jams up now coming up past tully where a motorcycle crash -- motorcycle has been removed and minor injuries i'm happy to report. a big backup as you approach the scene of the crash. you still blocks multiple lanes. this is compounding another issue or compounded by another

issue depending on the way you look at it. a lot of folks bail out is is tradition and trying to get towards 87 where we see a build. along that stretch, we have another crash where kris sanchez is reporting. i'll hand it back to you for what's brolocking that portion. >> it is breaking news we've been following since we came on air at :30 this morning. a car actually slammed into a fire truck that was on a car barely missing a firefighter. he was working nearby to put out a fire. kris sanchez joins us live off of capitol expressway. we're learning i understand kris that a similar incident happened in the past month? >> reporter: yeah, they tell us it's pretty rare but that twice in the last month this has happened. we'll show you the scene. firefighters are doing the glamorous work of cleaning things up. you see the car that smashed into the fire engine. but it was a very dramatic scene as firefighters tried to free the driver that hit their rig

and nearly hit one of their own. as three firefighters were down around enbankment fighting a grass fire, another firefighter, the driver of the rig wasry arranging the hazard cones in the roadway when he saw that oncoming car coming right at him. you can see the impact the driver hit that rig with such force his black sedan was nearly buried under the fire truck up to the windshield. >> i don't think the driver saw him at all. my driver actually saw the car coming and was able to dive out of the way before that car struck our vehicle. >> diving, that's pretty close. >> that's very close, yes, he was nearly injured. >> now, the deputy chief told us this is the second time this month that a driver hit a fire truck responding to a fire. this time it was from behind. the last time it was from the front. san jose police are now investigating why that driver failed to see the rig whether there were drugs or alcohol as a factor or perhaps if the driver fell asleep. that driver had to be cut out of

his vehicle and now at the hospital. no doubt san jose police officers are waiting to talk with him as soon as he's cleared by the doctor. in san jose, kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >> that could have been very frightening. thank you very much. >> now to decision 2018 this morning. we continue with that as though votes are still being tallied for races across the state and the bay area. we've already seen some big changes overnight. >> one race we're following closely, that race for san francisco mayor. london breed was winning for most of the day and into the night. but overnight, this is how things can change, mark leno surpassed her. the race extremely close, in fact, so close, our graphics are rounding it out to a tie. leno slightly ahead of breed. >> "today in the bay's" thom n jensen is live to explain how the election works and when we could find out who officially won. good morning, thom. >> reporter: good morning, marcus. some people were already

projecting that leno would win because there are tens of thousands of mail-in ballots still out there and normally those ballots go to the more progressive candidate and that would be leno here. but this was also a quickly organized ee lerks leks as were the campaigns tha the candidates put together after ed lee's death in december. it's also ranked choice system though voters choose the first and second picks because there were three candidates here. a lot of different dynamics still at play. nbc bay area did talk to breed la late last night when she had the small lead tied right now. she said she was optimistic at that time but not ready to make a prediction. >> oh, no, we -- it is not -- i don't think it's the right time at this time. we need to make sure that more of the returns come in and as they return it, as they come in, we'll get to that point but not

right now. >> reporter: leno, breed and supervisor jane kim all have histories of public service. leno dating back 20 years. culminating in the state senate. those mail-in ballots could continue to come in as late until friday. so we'll keep you up to date with the changes in those tallies as they come in over the next couple of days. we're live in san francisco, thom jensen, "today in the bay." >> 6:05 in the governor's race, gavin newsom coming out on top with more than 30% of the vote. he'll face republican john cox in november. cox claimed i kamd in second place with more than 25% of the vote. cox who was backed by president trump didn't waste any time last night going after newsom and the democrats. >> wasn't donald trump who made california the highest taxed state in the country, it was gaffe vib newsom and the democrats. >> in the meantime, newsom told

his supporters in san francisco that he's fighting for equality. >> a state where we don't criminalize diversity. we celebrate diversity. a state where we don't obstruct justice, we demand justice for everybody. where we don't regulate a woman's body more than we regulate assault weapons out on our streets. and where we invest in children jeff sessions, invest in children where we don't tear them from the loving arms of their mothers and their fathers. >> former l.a. mayor antonio villaraigosa finished third with nearly 14% of the vote. now to the bridge toll measure. regional measure 3. at this hour, seven out of nine counties have yoeted yes to increase the tolls. a regional measure 3 money will come from the $3 increase in

stages starting next year and ending in 2025. the tolls on bay bridges could go up as high as $9 during the peak commute hours. contra costa and solano overwhelmingly rejected the measure. we spoke to some of those voter overnight about the results. >> i'm not surprised. i didn't vote for it. i voted no. we just raised taxes essentially with taxing the bond. so i wasn't for raising them again. >> the toll increases are expected to raise more than $4 billion over 25 years. that money would be used to pay for transit projects all designed to alleviate the bay area's traffic crisis. we've got even more election coverage for you on our website right now. you can see how all of the races and measures did in your county. you can head to nbcbayarea.com. click on the red banner at the top of the home page. >> at 6:07. to other news we're covering this morning. a frighten and grizzly crime in

san francisco. a body found dismembered and stuffed in a storage area under an apartment. police say it happened on saturday on 14th street in the mission. lisa gonzalez was arrested and charged with murder. investigators believe gonzalez was the women's roommate. she will be arraigned today. 6:08, a break in a murder case in are the east bay. richmond police say they've arrested vernon dow, he's responsible for the death of mark johnson on 15th street back in april. investigators say good detective work and social media sean and alert community led to the arrest. ruben foster expected in court for a misdemeanor weapons charge. he already had several charges against him dropped, including two domestic violence charges. another misdemeanor marijuana charge was dropped as well. in that case, a linebacker must pay court costs and $100 bail bond fee. will the warriors make it

3-zip. dub nation will be watching this one. >> big time. the dubs take on the cavaliers in cleveland. do have good news on the injury front, klay thompson and andre iguodala will most likely play. and if they win they take a commanding 3-0 lead in the finals. >> crazy environment with a team that's desperate and those combinations are tough to stop. we're looking forward to it though. we have a great opportunity being up 2-0. and we can't wait to go out and take advantage of it. >> let's do it, boys, be warned nothing comes easy and lebron will be ready to goes as well. tip-offtonight at 6:00. >> right now at 6:09. we have 12 hours until tip-off, we're starting out with yes, some nice and cool temperatures right now. 55 degrees in san francisco. you're stepping out the door in oakland, palo alto and san jose to 53 degrees. as we go to martinez for a temperature trend, whatever few clouds we have this morning will

be clearing out by noon and at 69 degrees. take lunch outside. it will be in the low 70s today and you better enjoy these cool temperatures while it lasts. maybe head to the peninsula where we will have some good hiking weather. stays in the mid-50s but it will be windy and the skies wilt gradually clear. as we head to mike, san jose still has the biggest issue on roads, right? x xbl. >> san jose shows the slowest drive from north 101 right here approaching tully. backed just off the merge or split i should say where 101 and 85 split. over to monterey, you should be much better but we have this problem for 101 towards the area at tully. the crash is there. meanwhile, we see more traffic showing a burst of traffic out of san marti through morgan hill where youe at speed and possibly through the area. if that is yr route, maybe take 85 over to 87. i know we don't usually suggest 87 but that is a lot clearer right now than 101. rest of the bay shows how light the traffic flow is, mild slowing building through hayward

as well as southbound 680 out of the tri valley and a live look shows you the richmond/san rafael bridge from the east bay to the north bay we're picking up the volume pretty standard here. back to you. >> coming up next here on "today in the bay," still rumbling, more damage and destruction on hawaii ace big island. >> facebook seems to be in trouble once again. and later, bull's-eye, the bizarre sight gs in an east bay neighborhood and how it all came to an end. you're watching "today in the bay."

it is 6:14, a nice start as we wake up and walk out the door to sunshine. also a cool start, you'll really like today in santa clara. there will be a few clouds moving by with upper 50s through 9:00. upper 60s today and this is about 10 degrees cooler than normal but it is going to heat up in the forecast. i'll show you the seven-day and what's ahead coming up in less than five minutes. >> we're looking at san jose, beautiful sunrise and nice flow of traffic here. got a problem though on this approach and also why this shot may back up quickly and very soon. >>. >> good morning, happy wednesday to you. shares in twitter jumped 5%, and

this is 5%. i told you yesterday before this happened why it was going to happen. meanwhile, the department of justice is going to fight a court ruling that the president has to let everybody read what he says on twitter. the president has blocked some people, a judge says that's unconstitutional because citizens have a right to read and respond to what the president writes. the court said mr. trump can mute people if he wants. so he doesn't have to read their responses but he can't stop them from reading his tweet. more trouble for facebook this morning. a "new york times" report said facebook have been giving phone makers access without user permission. that would be bad enough but one of the phone makers is huawei, intelligence community says is a security threat. here's a look at the silicon valley headquarters, the third lashlgest phone maker in the world but the fbi has publicly recommended that americans not

use their phones. will this cause more hearings in washington? that will be one of the questions. here is a u.s. senator, mark warner from virginia. he is the top democrat on the intelligence committee. he said does our personal info reside on a server in china? that is going to be a very important question as we look ahead to what's going to happen. warner willing to crack down on a lot of what's going on in high tech. >> something we all will be looking at. >> indeed we will. >> thank you, scott. >> we want to get back to that decision 2018 coverage for you. people in san jose voted no on measure b. this calls for the city to change zoning rules. this allows places zoned for businesses development to build senior housing. 57% of that vote is in no -- no is winning. measure c is the mayor's counter

proposal, voters appear to have approved in this one with 57% of the precincts reporting yes is winning. >> sam liccardo skated into victory last night. it was a packed house downtown. surrounded by his supporters he says that the re-election is rewarding. he first was elected in 2014 after serving on the city council. >> and developing in hawaii, lava is still flowing freely on the big island. kilauea started erupting morning a month ago. destroyed hundreds of homes and thankfully in one was hurt. everyone was evacuated as well. authorities say there are still some stubborn people refusing to loaf those dangerous areas. as for guatemala's volcano, evacuation and rising death toll. this is new drone video we're showing you right now of what

used to be a town, houses and trees there covered with thick coat of gray soot. officials say at least 75 people are dead, almost 200 still unaccounted for. >> 6:18, this might affect your flight flight. jetblue is laying out restrictions for passengers with emotional support animals, starting july 1 stt, the airline will require you to notify them about your pet 24 hours in advance. only allowing dogs and cats and miniature horses. that's right, miniature horses. you must provide documentation about the animal's health and behavior and get a healthorm from the doctor's office prescribing that animal. look at this. two bulls, yeah, bulls in fremont. fighting in the streets in front of homes in a neighborhood. running of the bulls in spain, might be head to fremont. officers could barely believe it when they heard active bull fight over the scanner. police say the owner showed up and helped get them back to

their property. those aren't emotional support animals. >> not at all. >> miniature horses are apparently okay. >> no kidding. the things you see. >> especially on a nice day. >> nice today too. and i think this will be the nicest day for the inland areas. we've been enjoying some cooler weather but it is going to heat up. we've got a lot of changes on the way. let's get right to it as we look outside right now in san francisco. beautiful start to this day. low clouds and fog. it's been starting out with clear skies. we may see just a few fair weather clouds mixing in through the day. here's a look at sunol, with a temperature now at 51 degrees. and at the bottom of the screen you'll want to come over and take a look. there's a lot of changes on the way. we get a look at our temperature trend in concord. you'll like this. it will be a 58 degrees in the morning, highs today in the low 70s with sunshine and it's going to be really nice and pleasant also in the south bay with gilroy today reaching 73 degrees

and for the east bay, 71 in walnut creek. oakland up to 63 degrees. light winds from the southwest. it will be more breezy for half moon bay with highs there at 57 degrees. and also 57 at the outer sunset. in san francisco 74 today in santa rosa. we do have a trough set up along the coast keeping it cool. we're also seeing a few clouds mo mixing in. expect a beautiful sunset too. in between we have breezy winds, as you start to make weekend plans, receipt me know about them and i'll give you a personalized forecast. have someone reach out on facebook and ask me about the graduation forecast and american canyon. i always appreciate that. and we'll get through this forecast as it goes down and then right back up. 84 degrees on friday. it's going to be warm. slightly cooler on saturday and then our temperatures really ramp up early next week. as i was looking beyond the 7-day forecast, it looks like

the heat stays around a while. if you like it cooler, enjoy it now. but i'm pretty sure fran wisan francisco will enjoy highs in the 70s. you're watching for another jam on highway 101. >> not in san francisco although it may get jammed through my car this weekend. traffic starting to jam up. this may be the result of the traffic break i was worried about. this was an axle laid out in the middle of the roadway north of here. that has been cleared from the roadway. we see the buildup and ripple after they had the traffic break going on there. then over here, this is the backup we're worried about, northbound 101 approaching actually, it loorkz like they may have cleared all lanes but there may be activity on the shoulder from an earlier motorcycle crash. traffic over here on capitol expressway to get to 87 but they can't right now because kris sanchez continues to follow this crash. the fire department was hit by another vehicle there. the fire department vehicle was hit -- no firefighters were

injured in that. continuing to be an issue. contra costa looks good right now. metering lights are on at the bay bridge, back to you. >> thanks so much, mike. >> 6:21. coming up next on "today in the bay," nbc bay area responds. a chance for us to take your consumer complaints face to face. i'm consumer investigator chris chmura. nbc bay area responds next. >> and has this ever happened in your place? you probably are wondering what that is. go to mike's facebook to read the post. the fire department made a visit because his kid burned mac and cheese in the microwave. maybe you like the charred look. you're watching "today in the bay." nbc bay area responds to

frustrated consumers by phone and e-mail every day. welcome back, nbc bay area responds to a frustrated consumer by phone and e-mail every day. >> you can file a complaint in person, chris chmura has more for you and to explain to you how. >> good morning. we'll be meeting consumers face to face at the walnut creek first wednesday street fest tonight from 5:30 to 8:30. please feel free to come down, we'll listen and tell you more about what we do. like saving viewers more than $1.7 million since our debut a little more than two years ago. so far we have received more than 10,000 calls and e-mails asking for help.

some of our recent wins here, our team reunited pam in san francisco with $107 of her money after a dating service billed her longer than she expected. maureen got 6500 back after we threaded our way into her dispute with a clothing marketing company. >> and we helped land a $2,000 refund from an airline in san jose. there was an error with the fare there. maybe we can help you, call us 888-997-tips or nbcbayarea.c nbcbayarea.com/responds. i hope to see you again tonight in downtown walnut creek from 45:30 to 8:30. back to decision 2018 coverage. vape oils and flavored cigars banned in san francisco, voters approved pop e, they say kids will benefit. >> i want all of the smokers to come work with us, this is the

beginning. i knew that san francisco were isn't that rig smarter than this they would tell the tobacco industry to take the money and what to do with that. >> in all both sides spent about $17 million in this race. 6:27, coming up next on "today in the bay," our election coverage continues with a controversial decision in the south bay. voters recalling the judge at the center of the brock turner sexual assault case. the impact this could have on future cases. another death at san francisco janette week after a woman's body was found in the stairwell. the circumstances surrounding this death. you're watching "today in the bay."

right now at 6:30, we are off to another cool start and it will be another cool and pleasant day ahead. taking a live look outside from downtown san jose. good morning and thanks so much for joining us, i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington. >> let's head over to kari hall. >> for a lot of kids, the last few days of school, some kids are already out on summer break. you're probably trying to plan what to do with the kids while heading out to work this morning. here's a live look outside in dublin, a lot of people already out the door and we are seeing some clear skies. later on this evening you might want to head to first wednesdays in walnut creek. that will be a nice event to take in the sunshine and cooler

weather. low 70s and it will be cooling off quickly with some lower 60s. a look at all of the high temperatures for today, mid-7 0e's in the north bay and also for concord and antioch while livermore will reach 68 degrees and 69 today in san jose. we'll talk about the weekend forecast coming up and mike is giving me the thumb's down that means something is going on. >> something bad for san jose. we have the slowdown and other crashes, all cleared but now we have northbound 101 and even though it looks fine here at 680, farther north on the map we have reports from chp they've had to close all lanes for the northbound side of 101 because of a crash and debris. the debris has been cleared from the southbound side pretty quickly. but northbound will jam up just before you get to highway 87. that will be a problem for all of these folks already jammed up approaching capitol expressway. the better news if i have any is that the capitol expressway, kris sanchez let us now from the scene they have cleared that crash and all lanes are open westbound. folks are now as you see getting

towards 87, which will join up with highway 101 north of this crash. we'll continue to follow that again north 101 at brokaw. that is closed because of the crash. the rest of the bay, anywhere outside the silicon valley moves just fine and that's a treat for traffic drivers over here in the east bay. no problems, contra costa alameda moving well in towards san francisco and that's where all of the action is. back to you. >> we're going to go back to that election coverage for you this morning. major changes overnight in the race for san francisco mayor. mark leno as you see there is now slightly ahead of london breed. this race is so close that looking at the graphic, actually it's showingheare tie. the san francisco mayoral race is unique because it uses what's called ranked choice voting. thom jensen is live to explain to us how this all works. thom.

>> reporter: good morning, this could get very interesting over the next couple of days. there are tens of thousands of mail-in ballots still out there that will trickle in. some experts thinking that could go towards leno's favor because they go to the more progressive candidate. but this was a special election after mayor ed lee died suddenly in december. it's also that ranked choice system you were talking about where voters pick the first and second choices because there were three candidates, a lot to consider here. nbc bay area talked to breed late last night when she said -- when she had the small lead and she said she was cautiously optimistic. meanwhile, leno said his focus will remain on citizens rights and services, not special interests. >> i will put everything that i've put into my past 18 years in public office into the mayor's office.

>> now leno, breed and third candidate, supervisor jane kim all had service -- public service records. and as i said, there's tens of thousands of those ballots coming in. they'll be counted up until friday. who knows what's going to happen here. some people are projecting len noe will be the winner but a lot of dynamics at work here. we'll keep you up to date as the votes come in until friday. thom jensen, "today in the bay." >> thanks for the latest, thom. it is 6:34 in the governor ace race gavin newsom coming out on top with more than 30% of the votes. he'll face john cox in november. cox coming in second place with more than 25% of the vote. cox, who is backed by president trump did not waste any time last night in going after newsom and the democrats. and in the meantime newsom told his supporters in san francisco he is fighting for equality. former l.a. mayor antonio

villaraigosa finished third with 14% of the vote. to the south bay where they are making national headlines this morning. voters overwhelmingly decided to recall embattled santa clara county judge sar ron persky, we're talking 60% of the voters, he came under scrutiny after he sentenced brock turner to six months in county jail. this is for sexually assaulting an unconscious woman. qutsed in the bay's bob redell is live at the palo alto courthouse where persky worked. a lot of critics say the recall effort, it really could be dangerous really setting a dangerous precedent. >> good morning to you, marcus. supporters of judge aaron persky are afraid thimay be hurting gentlem judicial independence. this is the first time in eight decades californians recalled a judge, judge persky who presided over cases now off the bench and nearly 70% of the voters have elected santa clara county

prosecutor cindy henderson to replace him. judge persky's team here last week at the rally to save his job has been heavily criticized over the past couple of years for sentencing a stanford swimmer convicted of sexual assault of a woman on campus to just six months in jail. brock turner was released after serving three months of that sentence for good behalf yor. persky's defenders believe his recall will threaten judicial independence if judges are now having to worry about how the public perceives their sentencing decisions. here's one of persky's supporters retired judge corps dell. >> i'm emboldened and thankful to the 40% or more who said this recall is wrong. it's a threat to judicial independence and i'm glad they got it. i'm asking them to continue to stand up and speak up about judicial independence. this is not going away. the message from the recall is you can do your job as a judge and do everything lawful. all be it unpopular and you can

lose your job. that's a really sad statement to make but that's what happened here. >> voters are saying enough is enough and sexual violence is serious and has to be taken seriously. >> persky becomes the fifth judge to be recalled in the golden state. the last time this happened, 86 years ago, 1932 when voeters ousted three judges in los angeles. >> we'll keep following this. thank you. >> more election coverage on the website right now to see how all of the races and measures did in your county. head to nbcbayarea.com. click on the red banner at the top of the home page. other news for you this morning, today the fbi will shed new light on a student accused of threatening to shoot up classmates in the east bay. >> police say he posted a message on snapchat with gun emojis where he threatened to kill 30 people during the last

week of school. snapchat alerted the fbi which will host a press conference this afternoon. we learned san francisco homicide detectives looking into another death, an unidentified woman in her 40s was found dead in a hospital hallway about of:00 a.m. yesterday. she was brought in by sfpd on the 72-hour psychiatric hold and being treated in the hallway. sources tell our investigative reporter it appears no one checked on her for four hours then her body was found. no word yet on the cause of her death. the city which runs sf general told us it always cooperates with police investigations but cannot comment on any patient due to privacy laws. the latest death comes a week after the body of 75-year-old ruby anderson was found in the stairwell on hospital grounds. anderson suffered from dementia walked away from a residential care facility 12 days before her body was found.

folks, good morning, we're looking over all at a lighter volume of traffic kicking in for east bay but the south bay is is hereone w you can see problems for northern 101. the highway jammed up and we havewo lanes blocked. two middle lanes are blocked so traffic is squeezing by on either side of the crash. this is the alert from chp and this is the big jam for 101 and 87 builds up as well. let's take you to the waze system and show you what's going on. the timing out from before you get to the crash all the way up in towards sunnyvale, 1:15. i can save you time by joining our team we'll give you routes like the purple one, takes you down to 40 minutes, half of your time if you follow directions on waze. join nbc bay area wazers now and even not the workweek but we'll take you through the weekend when you go on adventures in unfamiliar territories. >> i take it everywhere with me. >> yeah.

>> everybody is like, no, don't take the short cut through los gatos to get through -- >> not that one. you have to sit in traffic. let's look at the weekend forecast starting out on saturday. upper 60s for the coast and it's going to be cool and breezy. the bay will be at 74 degrees. really nice and warm 79 degrees for inland valleys, on sunday temperatures come up a bit for the interior valleys, up to 84 degrees and bay at 78 and still cool for the coast. not the best beach weekend but maybe you'll be planning to head to the sonoma county hot air balloon classic. this one is really early in the morning but so worth it with the balloon glow at 4:00 in the morning. then it will be cool so is make sure you're bundled up and low 50s gradually to the mid-60s later that morning. in san jose, we're celebrating portugal with the celebration at history park on saturday. it starts out at 61 degrees and sunshine makes it in the low 70s for the afternoon. really comfortable weather.

if you're going to the sierra, maybe the kids are getting out of school, taking a trip there this weekend, it will be 74 degrees on friday. much cooler on saturday with some gusty winds and 65 degrees on sunday. russian river valley will be warmer on friday but cooling down the rest of the weekend. but it will be comfortable. we'll talk about today's temperature trend before it heats up, that's coming up in about three minutes. >> sounds good, thank you, kari. >> coming up next on "today in the bay," breaking news in the south bay. a driver slams into a fire truck, barely missing a firefighter. firefighters quick thinking that likely saved his life. >> in decision 2018 were there too many candidates, now to the big board, live in new york city where the dow industrials up about a half a percent.

>> good wednesday morning, 6:44, a nice clear sunrise and it's going to be a beautiful day. time to get up and get moving as we look at our evergreen temperature trend at 10:00. it will be 60 degrees, upper 60s today, much cooler than normal. we have a big warm-up in the forecast. we've have a look in less than five minutes. >> fast track lanes and even cash lanes are moving pretty well compared to what we often see. that's good news. the bad news san jose we'll talk about where half of the freeway is closed and continuing to

build. >> thanks so much, kari and mike. update to breaking news this morning. an early morning grass fire turned much more serious when a driver slammed into a fire truck. it happened along capitol expressway in san jose. a firefighter putting up orange cones outside had to dive out of the way at the last second. new video shows a car that was just wedge ed under that fire truck. the battalion chief says it's the second time hit a fire truck responding to a fire. >> the sheriff's race in santa clara county appears to be heading towards a runoff. current sheriff laurie smith needed more than 50% to win. as you can see she's falling short of that. former undersheriff and second in command john hirokawa coming in with more than 30% of the votes. sheriff smith who seeking her sixth term has faced a lot of controversies over the past four

years. including the death of inmate michael tyree beaten by three of smith's deputies. but the sheriff says she's been making improvements and spoke with us last night. >> we've done a lot of jail reforms. been very busy. but we're doing great work in the sheriff's office and i'm looking forward to another four years. >> what numbers show me right now is that mostly there will be a runoff in november. but the majority of the voters have cast their ballots are indicating they want change. >> and right there you heard from smith's top challenger, john hirokawa. >> at 6:46, now to proposition h. it would equip san francisco police officers with tasers. 60% voting no about 39% voting in favor of it. >> in california, also weighed in on congressional races as well. >> scott mcgrew joins us with his overnight analysis. >> good morning. some races foregone conclusions and anna in silicon valley for instance, there were close votes down in southern california

where remember we're still dealing with california's unusual top two primary. that means two kacandidates cano onto the election leaving the other party without a candidate at all. there was a huge worry for democrats. democrats were saying people would remember run for something and they did. meaning there were a lot of democrats in various races, as the part tried to get their own candidates to drop out in fact. in my fictional case here, the republican is guaranteed a spot because republicans are going to vote for her. democrats are going to split their vote amongst all kinds of people. it's really what you saw in the gubernatorial race that helped john cox win a place in the ballot in a blue california. the democrats mostly voted for newsom but split the rest of the vote among the other candidates in their parties and you really saw this in district 10, this is down in the modesto area, the vote count not done. the top vote getter is a republican and then it gets fuzzy as to who's going to be

the next candidate to get on the final ballot. had democrats run just one candidate, they would have instant a assured themselves a spot. as it turns out, democrats did quite well. cook's political report predicts they'll be on every ballot in the state. republicans may be shut out of ten. all right. in the end we're all americans, right? as some try to vulnerable places to tear us a part. a picture of congressman steve scalise on the baseball field. senator jeff flake took this picture. scalise was shot almost exactly one year ago at the congressional baseball practice by a man with an assault rifle. it is good to see him back and back out on the field, marcus. >> thanks so much, scott. all right, so it could sometimes be hard to get people to follow your instructions but one delivery man took that advice to heart, followed it by the letter and here's what happened. you can see it here, the delivery man showed up to the home in texas and looked at the

door mat, please hide package from husband. look, he did just that, hiding that package. so, the couple there that lives in the home they saw this video and had a good laugh but look, good to find someone who can follow instructions. >> that's pretty funny floor mat there. >> can i get a door mat that says please delete these charges from my bill? >> harder to make that one happen. >> please leave a package for free. >> i don't think so. >> we'll work on it though. >> all right, let's take a look at the forecast this moorng. >> we'll have a lot of sunshine and enjoying cooler weather for the inland valleys and we have a little fog rolling in the bay area along the coast and san francisco. here's a look at twin peaks, you can see that very shallow layer of fog rolling by and it's mostly clear. that will keep it cool today and breezy. as you step out in san francisco, it's 55 degrees. in oakland palo alto and san jose, it's 53 degrees. get a look at this seven-day forecast at the bottom of the screen, it's going to heat up

early next week. enjoy it while it lasts in martinez today, 64 degrees at 10:00 and reaching in the low 70s. a lot of sunshine today and really don't think you can beat highs in the low 70s. it will be up to 69 degrees in san jose and 68 in palo alto. in santa rosa as well as napa, 74 degrees and still cool in san francisco. i know you're looking forwards to warmer weather but as we start out this morning, grab a jacket, most of us with the mid-50 raes, it's a cool start but sun glasses later today and it will be comfortable and you'll be able to wear short sleeves. if you're going to the giants game and seeing everyone having to wear the hoodies and hats earn scarves, you'll still need it today even though it will be mostly clear. high temperatures there stay in the 50s and rest of the forecast we will be warming up going from the mid-70s today and tomorrow inland to 84 degrees on friday. a lot of graduations and celebrations this weekend. 84 degrees on sunday and look how hot it will be next week.

even looking beyond this in the computer models, i'm seeing a lot of 9 0s for next week. a nice break and san francisco gets a much deserved warm-up with mid-70s next week. mike, you're continuing with that traffic alert. >> that's right, the south bay is a mess. san jose specifically. early problems but this one really is the one making an impact. this crash shows you the backup morning 101 as you pass by 680. we've been seeing this build continue on the stretch but we have our live camera that's just north of the 680 interchange, jammed all the way up to brokaw where two middle lanes are blocked. the red here and look at 87 and 280. that's an alternate for folks definitely as we look at the maps and patterns. i'll take you to the waze system and time it out. we've seen more traffic hitting highway 87. look this jam issunnyvale. if you take 87 slowing you down and save a half hour by waze mapping you out this way.

the directions will save you half the time. join nbc bay area wazers and get through this mess. the rest of the bay does show a smooth flow of traffic. here's the walnut creek interchange. no problems towards the bay bridge but meerting lights are on. i did skip over the san mateo bridge which is slowing now through the haze west 92. back to you. >> a lot of it out there. thanks. >> coming up next, a quick look at the top stories, including the tragic death of high fashion icon kate spade and what her sister is revealing about the designer's private struggles. your next package might be delayed. union workers at ups have voted in favor of a potential strike. they are negotiating on a number of things including expanding deliveries to seven days a week. the international space station could soon be sold. nasa is talking to several companies to run it as a commercial space lab. it cost united states between 3 and $4 billion a year to operate

the space craft. more news after this break. 6:52.

welcome back, 6:55, before you head out the door, here are the top stories we're covering on "today in the bay." >> votes still being tallied from the california primary. a live look from city hall this morning. the one race we're really

keeping a close eye on is the race for san francisco mayor. there were some major changes for you overnight. mark leno pulling ahead of london breed while we were sleeping and that vote is so close that our graphic is actually showing it as a tie but leno is slightly ahead. voters are still being counted as well as the mail-in ballots could still be coming in through friday. of course the governor's race also top of mind for a lot of voters, this morning we know lieutenant governor gavin newsom will face off against republican john cox in november. newsom had more than 34% of the vote. cox, who is backed by president trump took second place with 25% of the vote. former l.a. mayor antonio villaraigosa finished in third place with 14% of the vote. get ready to pay more for your commute. voters passed regional measure three which impacts all nine bay area counties. it increases bridge tolls to pay for transit projects designed to alleviate the bay area's traffic

crisis. tolls will increase by $3 starting next year and ending in 2025. voters in solano and contra costa voted against the measure. looking live at santa clara county superior court, that's in palo alto, voters overwhelmingly decided to recall aaron persky who worked there. we're talking 60% of the voters, backlash grew after the he sentenced former swimmer brock turner to six months in county jail for sexually assaulting an unconscious woman. 6:57. other headlines, a distishing discovery in san francisco. police found the dismembered body stuffed in a storage area under an apartment. it happened saturday on 14th street in the mission district. lisa gonzalez was arrested and charged with murder. investigator believes she was the victim's roommate. gonzalez will be arraigned today. new details this morning on designer kate spade's tragic

death. her sister now says spade struggled with mental illness for years saying the death was not entirely unexpected. on the "today" show, spade may have been been bipolar, they are investigating it as an apparent suicide. she became a household name in the early 90s turning her company into a retail power house. if you or someone you know needs help, someone is always available to talk to, you can call 1-800-273-8255. this is the national suicide prevention hot line. it is free and confidential. >> 6:58, a woman is in serious condition after she was hit by a car while crossing the street in berkeley. it happened at 7:30 at sacramento and delaware not far from the north berkeley b.a.r.t. station. the driver said to be cooperating with police didn't see the woman. police say drugs or alcohol do not appear to have played a role. coming up next on the "today" show, former president

bill clinton's latest response to the backlash over his monica warriors are getting ready for game three tonight. the dubs take on the cavaliers in cleveland. klay thompson and andre iguodala will both likely play tonight. >> we'll be watching. >> they are getting ready. i've been ready. come on, guys. >> really training. >> not contributing as much. >> cooler temperatures today. >> it's going to be really nice, breezy and mostly sunny as we look at our inland forecast. mid-70s today and tomorrow and getting hotter on friday and we'll feel the heat into next week with low to mid-90s and san francisco in 59 to 75. >> and that traffic alert continues in san jose. >> it does. i have slowing in hayward but not as bad as san jose problem. we have had a crash north 101 at brokaw. the two left lanes updated by chp blocked but cleaning up the process right now. >> sounds good. that's what's happening "today

in the bay," we'll be back at 7:25 with a live local news update. >> don't forget to join us for bay area news at 11:00 on this wednesday, hump day. thanks for starting your morning with us. have a great day. good morni. private battle, as the reaction pours in on the shocking death of kate spade, her sister claims the legendary designer struggled with mental illness for years. this morning, heartbroken family, friends and fans search for answers. we'll have the latest. still explaining. amid growing criticism over his remarks about the monica lewinsky scandal here on "today," former president bill clinton makes this admission during a late night appearance. >> it wasn't my finest hour. >> but this morning, why the former president is still on the attack about facing those questions. dual disasters. new volcanic eruptions in