light in the sky. we'll go from 63 to 83 by 1:00. it is going to be another hot one. make sure you stay cool. we'll talk about that coming up. some already have a delay. >> yeah. the first train coming out of tracy has a signal problem. no other delays for other rails. they have fine on 580. it is slow through right here. no other major problems. it is an easy drive out of the north bay. back to you. >> thank you very much. >> 5:00 right now. new thing th morning, things getting a little testy during the nato conference. >> calls out the head of nato and slams countries for not

paying enough for their defense. >> i think it's very -- i think these taxpayers have to step it up immediately. >> and that is not the only thing that got heated over there. now, today in the bay is live in washington with more of that plus the rest of president trump's overseas trip. good morning, tracy. >> reporter: hi there. good morning everyone. th not only was the president concerned, frustrated about the money going into nato but going out of nato into russia. a face to face public dispute this morning with the secretary of nato over germany paying russia for gas. >> we are supposed to protect you but they are paying billion of dollars to rish shus russia.

>> also slamming nato countries for not paying enough for defense. >> it is very unfair to our taxpayers. i think these countries have to step it up immediately. >> nato's leader admits pressure from mr. trump is working. america's allies meeting face to face are wondering what's next. >> it after all you don't have that many. >> later this week. >> he believes in determines whether there's a way we can make progress. >> even some republicans worry president trump is alien ating and getting too close to the enemies. sen your administration officials says that the

president won't hesitate to challenge putin including whether or not they interfered. >> all right. thanks. another live look for us right now this morning as the nato conference continues. we will have more analysis on what we can expect from the president in the coming days there. this is coming up for you at 5:45. continuing coverage now. fire crews busy in the bay area. two brush fires erupted within an hour of each other yesterday. family of one killed four horses in morgan hills. we are live in south san jose where crews are monitoring the grass fire out there. they managed to make a little bit of progress. >> good morning. we have been told there is progress to report to you. they say one of those fires has been contained. they are working to contain the

other. that one is here. behind me here you can see the staging area. you can smell smoke in the area. we are not that far over that bridge from where they are working. let me show you. they say the fire spread to 100 acres but is about 75% contained this morning. it began here about 3:00 yesterday afternoon. they made repeated water drops as the flames burned dangerously close to homes. the abm research facility were both evacuated and it was too close for comfort for some of the homeowners. >> we ran out here with my one-year-old in my arms. that whole hill over there had already burned up. >> about an hour before that the hail fire broke out. it was a fast moving gras fire. it ripped through threatening

about 15 homes. it also tore through a ranch. one was able to escape. they say about 50 acres were burned in that fire. the blaze this morning is fully contained. no word yesterday on the cause of either of these fires. they are working to contain the fire here. that is the late ets information we had. we'll update you within the next hour. we are live for today in the bay. >> all right. thank you. back to the developments in thailand. this morning the focus is on the rescued boy's health. they are in good condition but are not yet in the clear. they are able to see their families but only through glass windows. >> i think the biggest concern is them being contagious not knowing what they might have been exposed to and finding out

later on whatever they are expose today exposed to is passed onto other people. >> and one of the american divers involved in that rescue effort explains what it was like when all of those boys were finally free. it is 5:06. happening today people can hear from an expert about their health and safety. they also get a look at some of the redesign plans. we'll get that on your screen. they first reported this story four years ago. it scanned part of the shipyard for radiation. the shipyard has to be retested for radiation after officials found the contractor hired to get rid of contamination may have faked part of the clean up. they deny allegations of fraud. all right. if you're going tlhrough a huge

music festival we want you to listen up. this morning the big question is will it actually happen. some of those include ludicris and flava flav. bo bob rosenburg was sked yawl today play the first day and he told us his band is not coming. >> as of yet we have not received a deposit or a contract. the original ads were saying buses that will be transporting and everything on it sounded too good to be true. >> after hearing that so many questions now. >> we try today get ahold of them but they have yet to return

our calls. 5:07 right now. the world waiting to find out who france will face in the world cup challenge. >> it is one win over belgium. england and croatia play for a spot on sunday's championship game. south bay soccer fans can watch that or just stay home and watch it on our sister station. a lot of fun. a lot of action there. >> we'll have great weather too. a little bit warm though. make sure you're staying hydrated. here is a look at temperatures as you head out the door with mid-50s. it is 60 now in the south bay. east bay 57 degrees and 55 and low clouds are back over san francisco. we can see it from the north bay. as we go to walnut creek and check out our temperature trend there it is more people up and out the door. it will be nice and cool.

at lunchtime it is 81 degrees. our temperatures continue to climb. we are heading up to 90 degrees for 3:00 this afternoon. there will be a little bit hotter than that as you get ready to get off of work. we'll talk about what's ahead heading into the rest of the weekend. >> we don't see much slowing there. we do have a couple of lanes which continue to be blocked. your right lanes are blocked bay small brush fire. no slowing showed up over the course of the morning. i did move the camera around. 101 normally shown right here. i moved it over to the left. you can see flashing lights. i'm not sure whether or not that's the activity from the earlier fire. it may be off king road right there. we are checking on whether or not there are any structures

involved. it really is the only issue going on. a smooth drive across the bay bridge and no back up right now. it will change in the next 20 minutes. back to you. >> all right. thanks so much. coming up next, reports of a sexual assault on board a flight to san francisco. the lawsuit a mayor airline is facing. the trade war just intensified a lot. it will effect your money and what you buy. i'll fill you in. and later, targets distracted drivers. coming up, the unique way one community is stopping people from texting and driving.

let's go to south san jose. we are going to see temperatures nice and mild to start and getting warm again today. looking at low 80s. we'll talk about what's ahead for the rest of the bay area and the week coming up in less than five minutes. >> we we are looking at 580 over

there. pfizer says it will delay increasing the prices of some of the drugs after the president called them out on twitter. alphabet faces a mega fine over the behavior can an droid phones. they say it will have to pay billions of yeuros. facebook will have to pay about

$660,000 this is a textbook trade war. we levied tariffs. i think you can guess how chien fla is likely to respond. a really strange story from apple. accused of stealing software related to self-driving car there. we will continue to follow this and we'll certainly go court when he goes to court. >> very interesting. >> all right. thank you very much. it is 5:15 right now. dozens of the youngest migrant

children the court ordered deadline has come and gone. the government says reunions were not possible in some cases because parents were serving time in jail. many are asking what's taking so long. >> the last time i try today speak to him he was crying. he said don't you love me anymore? >> the rest of the nearly 3,000 separated children must be reunited by july 26th. a scary trend if you a flight coming up and it hits close to home. a woman just filed a civil lawsuit. she said a fellow passenger in 2016. she blames the flight attendant

for overserving him with alcohol. she was acquitted on criminal charges last year. the fbi said that the number of sexual assaults reported on planes is up in recent years. a live look at the bay bridge. the toll authority meets again. several groups are coming together to talk about a proposed 2019 transportation program. you can also comment on air quality analysis in 2040. it's a set of goals to achieve in areas like housing and infrastructure. today is your lucky day. it is 7-eleven day. that means the store is celebrating the 91st anniversary. you can enjoy a free small slurpee. they are debuting the new

feature flavor. would you try this? the company plans to give away an estimated 9 million free slurpees today. kari will not be drinking one. >> i saw it and i said look at that. my wife said no. >> i like the sugar free slurpees. i like those. >> it's like barbecue with no meat. >> all right. we have temperatures in the mid-to upper 50s as you get ready to head out the door. you want to make plans ahead because it will heat up today. as we get a look at wlahat's

happening it is 59 degrees. we'll see a few clouds and it will help keep it a little bit cooler today. the forecast is up at the bottom of the screen. we check out our high temperature for today. it is up to 89 here. it is 86 degrees. we will still see 90s but not as many as yesterday. in concord we are still hitting 93, 94 degrees. in oakland today 76. we'll see 77 today in san mateo. still breezy as we look at san francisco today and highs reaching into the upper 60s there and 85 in sonoma. as we get a look at the slow clouds we can see it over the top of the building. we have sunshine, cool temperatures and breezy winds. we'll get sunshine throughout

the day. if you have a beach day it will be nice but a little bit cooler than it has been with santa cruz reaching into the upper 60s later today. we are seeing high humidity and thunderstorms and lightning for southern california and parts of the southern sierra. as we go into the day our winds will shift from the south and bring in a slight boost in humidity. it will start to feel a little bit of moisture for today, tomorrow and definitely on friday. it is when it will feel the muggiest. by saturday our wind shifts on shore. it should provide a little bit of relief. we get cool ocean breezes but not much cooler. we are looking at low 90s today and then most of the rest of the weekend in the mid-80s. in san francisco a lot of mid-60s and the high air humidity on friday. you still have a little more

delay. >> just a couple of minutes reported out of tracy. some sort of signal problems in the 5 to 15 minutes. i tried to determine whether or not it is past that signal or not. we'll probably have to wait until it gives us an update. we have no delays. we have the midday games and it will be in service. overflow parking up in the north bay as well. we are looking towards the rest of the bay. a little slowing out of the -- the bay bridge shows a light build. it is just starting to back up for a couple of the cash lanes. here through the north lane the bridge west 580 no problems getting over here. a nice dry over here. back to you. >> thank you very much.

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several people are hurt after an explosion in "san prarie." it happened after a contractor >> a firefighter is dead after an explosion. this happened after a contractor reportedly struck a natural gas line. 12 gas mains have been shut down and half mile radius has been blocked off from that scene. the loveliest bulldog died yesterday morning. you may remember her from her massive tongue. she had just won that title a couple of weeks ago. the family says she died in her sleep early tuesday morning and will be greatly missed. at least she died with an honor. >> absolutely. if you're checking off the

list of check ups for the summer free eye exams are available. go to the pittsburgh library. a nonprofit group is doing the free exams and free glass if needed. school aged kids are eligible. catching drivers who use phones behind the wheel. a u. confermek. company can tel there's an active phone signal. it pops up a warning on a near by traffic sign. they are having trouble telling whether it is a driver or passenger using the phone. right now they aren't connecting the system to law enforcement. a piece of disney history has a new home. a big piece of that railroad which once ran through disney's backyard sold at an auction for more than $70,000.

>> pretty cool. coming up next, a historic day. >> it's going to be a state of shock. i will be very very excited and proud of her. it may bring me to tears. >> we are live ahead of the inauguration in san francisco, what it means for the bay area and the key issues she'll tackle first. the big change for bart riders. ad lib live picture-- ba

bridge good morning and thank you for joining us. i )m laura garcia. taking a live look outside. things are moving along. it's wednesday morning. >> making sure we are all awake. >> we want to go with kari hall to get a look at what you can expect as we head out the door this morning. >> clouds are back for parts of the bay area. as we take a live look outside the sunrises to 60 degrees as you get ready to head out the door. look at the fog and the clouds in san francisco right now. it is 52 right now in the north bay. let's go to concord. it will be hot again today. we are coming down from the upper 90s. how about low 90s today.

it will be 90 at 3:00. bewill still have a lot of sunshine for some of our valleys. we'll talk about what's ahead as our humidity gets a boost. mike, you more info on the train delay. >> yeah. i was worried about train number three. there may be a delay. delays far single problem coming out of the area. train number three heading towards the area we'll continue to monitor it. that's the only issue for any of your mass transit agencies. getting more of a massive track here. the metering lights were turned on about 5:23. we are looking at more gradual building here. the rest of the bay moves very smoothly. back to you. >> thank you. a historic day in san

francisco. becoming the city's first black woman to hold the office. we are leave and this really means not just a big thing for san francisco but the entire bay area. >> that's right. it really is having a big impact on the youth that may have shown up in similar circumstances. before we get into that i want to show you the set up here. starting to this pretty big stage here. we are expecting about a thousand people to show up for inauguration ceremony. it is quite the story from growing up in the housing projects on the western edition to serving as the president of the board of supervisors before being elected mayor of san francisco. i did get a chance to go to her alma mater to see what they are

saying about her election as mayor and the impact it is having on the youth. she said it shows hard work definitely pays off. >> you do not know that from this particular place that someone big could rise. be in school every day. get focused. >> we'll show you information on today's inauguration ceremony. she will be the mistress of ceremony. it is performances and glide ensemble. you can see the seats are set up for today's inauguration

ceremony. we'll hear from folks who grew up with her. we'll tell you what they have to say. new data shows hate crimes are happening more auchbd it is starting to flood social media. we are getting video of another altercation right here in the bay area.

>> the video is going viral on social media. they say hate crimes went up last year. it is prosecuting more hate crimes this year as well. this morning debate continues along the peninsula over sanford's proposed expansion. they plan to build more than square feet. today you have another chance to hear why pg and e wants to raise rates and reallocate other costs. a average customer billed would only go up about $1 or two this month. major service cuts are on

the way for early morning bart riders. we are live with some of the options they are considering to replace that service. >> good morning to you. it will be starting next february. they will start running their trains an hour later than normal. the tube itself is considered to be seismically sound. it is worried about a concrete liner. bart estimates that extra time would shave four months off of this three and a half year project. it would also save $15 million. bart plans to replace this with

new bus routes where i'm at. tomorrow they will discuss with a vote expected later in the year. one transportation advocate says bart should do bus bridges instead of the more expensive expressue express bus service. this one is catching the 4:00 a.m. trains will get back in and add congestion to the already very congested freeways. getting ready for this early wednesday morning commute. today in the bay. >> thanks a lot. well, is your family excited for a sleep over? tonight the annual at&t park is a place for you.

a live look at the iconic ballpark. nothing there. tonight it will all change. the beloved commission and will get a chance to watch a league of their own as well as star wars. there will also be pizza and the games. >> i always think it looks like a lot of fun. probably cold in the morning. >> let's go there and let's let our alarms go off a little bit longer. it will be great. >> yeah. morning bed head. >> that's every day. over here at 101 northbound. this shot is off center. i'm tracking the flashing lights off of this area. this is where we had the report a little earlier. they have had a few fireworks

there. these are blocked and that's the latest update we have. nothing really to report about that. there is your morning commute. we zoom out and we see that's really the only thing going on is your normal morning. the rest of the bay shows a nice smooth drive. the metering lights are on. i wanted to show you this shot at the bottom. traffic is moving slowly. near the top of the screen it is kind of tougher to see. it almost looks steamy out there. >> might feel that way too. call it tropical. >> yeah. >> especially on friday it will feel really humid for us in the bay area. it will clear out for the weekend. let's get a look at saturday's forecast. it will be warm for the inland valleys. highs reaching into the upper 80s. the coast will be at 66 degrees. a lot of sunshine. more of the same on sunday with

the bay at 79 degrees. mid-80s for the inland valleys. we'll have a pride celebration. it starts at noon. it will be 77 degrees. great weather. a lot of sunshine reaching up to about 82 during the middle of the day. we'll have the festival happening in san jose. this is going on saturday and sunday. you may be wrapping up the weekend there. highs up to 85 degrees and mostly sunny skies. if you're heading the road upper 80s all weekend long. it will be pretty warm with mostly sunny skies. it will be in the upper 70s both friday and saturday. 82 degrees and sunday. how about going hiking? we'll have a lot of fry this weekend. so perfect hiking weather.

i'll have a look coming up in three minutes. >> sounds great. thanks. 5:40 right now. new video into our news room. look at that. this his some of the first video that we are seeing of the 12 kids. these are the kids that were trapped in the cave in thailand. they are giving a victory sign there. you can see they are all contained together there in a hospital room. they are said to be in good health. it is nice to see them sitting up. they seem alert as well. exciting progress has been made already this morning since they were rescued from that cave. all of them taken out successfully as we told you yesterday on today in the bay. really nice to see. it is 5:41. coming up next, pot will be the talk of the south bay, what will impact the future of the marijuana sales. a destructive fire season. this morning, the reason

firefighters are already saying it is becoming one of the worst fire seasons in a decade. the president is meeting with our allies. we'll show you video of it when today in the bay continues.

it will be a little bit cooler for parts of the bay area. let's get out the door. temperatures will be in the low 60s and some upper 70s later

today. we eventually hit the low 80s. inland parts of the bay area a little bit cooler. we'll talk about the spread in temperatures and what's ahead coming up in less than five minutes. folks waiting and over on the right fast track only. there's only a little slowing there. want to show you where there's more slowing on your morning commute. >> thank you very much. new this morning you're not imagining it. california's wild fire season off to its worst start in ten years. >> some perspective that's seven times and more than double the usual average at this point in the year. experts still blame the drought. millions of dead shrubs, bushes

and trees are still primed and dry to go up in flames. >> it discusses opportunities for change. happening today effecting your money, a plan to put it on the november ballot could get a step forward. daily journal is reporting officials vote today. county supervisors vote later this month. voters will approve the half cent sales tax this fall. the money would pay for transportation projects. no pushing and shoving.

>> no shoving this time but things actually did get testy. here is the class picture. this went just fine. you can see the president is next to british prime minister. trump joins all of the nato leaders. things did get testy with the germans. president trump asked why the u.s. is spending money the defend the germans from the russians. we are not going to put up with it. the president is right here. the man he is challenging in this video you're about to see is not germany. the president knows that. he is the head of nato. >> germany is totally control bid russia. they were getting 60 to 70% from russia and a new pipeline. you tell me if that's

appropriate. i think it's not. i think it's a bad thing for nato. you say wait a minute. why do you pay millions of dollars to russia for energy? >> the president is not wrong to call this out. it gets worse. the head of the russian pipeline is a former russian prime minister. to do this in public in front of tv cameras is huge. it's historic. remember, for years u.s. presidents wanted russia to see an airtight relationship between the u.s. and germany. president trump continues to insist nato owes america money. it is something that's not true.

>> thank you. . >> no kidding. exactly. that's a tough one. >> yeah. everybody has to take a towel to work. >> absolutely. >> the weather there is nice. >> yeah. it will be depending on where

you are. we'll have temperatures spreading out again today. here is a look out here in dublin. it is not all clear. the clouds help keep our temperatures warming up so fast. it will be a hot day in martinez. temperatures start out at 62 degrees at 7:00. the seven day forecast is up at the bottom of the screen. our highs reach into the upper 80s, low 90s today. you can see whatever you have to do try to get it done early. here is a live look. we have an early afternoon game. late tonight they will have a slumber party. it will be in the mid-60s for today san jose at 78 degrees. it is pretty warm.

when dwyou see this clear sunri it is a good day to make sure you have a hat and sunglasses. it will be all clear and once again mostly sunny. there are clouds across southern california. we will have a slight boost in humidity heading into the next couple of days. it is starting to make it into the bay area by tomorrow and then by friday. we'll be at the peak of the humidity and we'll feel it in the air. a few more clouds. dry air returns for the weekend. temperatures really don't change. for san francisco we'll see patches of fog and highs reaching into the mid-50s. it is a pretty smooth drive on the road. >> we are starting to see slowing. a little slowing north of 680.

this fire that we are following north 680 the fire truck still blocked you. the counter commute not distracted by anything there. we are looking at the rest of the area. it is clearing here. walnut creek interchange. look at that. there is west 80 all moving smoothly through this shot. one more shot here. sensors are all green. traffic is very light right here. >> thanks so much. coming up we investigate a tow company involved in a crash that killed a woman operating off of the grid in the bay area, what happened after we brought our findings to the chp. first happening now facebook is giving back on your birthday. the social network will donate

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could have been prevented? new details this morning about the tow truck company inv . welcome back. new details about the tow truck company involved in a crash that killed a city worker last month. >> we have more on what she dug up. >> good morning. she was on the job last month when a carrolled o rolled off t of a truck and hit her. we found out the company never should have been on the road. they had the permit suspended on april 20th after a string of violations. the accident that killed her happened june 13th. days later it was still operating under the name stride, pride and modesto. they were sited 45 times for serious violations including towing cars without safety restraints and hiring drivers

that didn't have a valid drivers license. last week they insprekted it for the first time and warned them they are not allowed to tow. hear why no one seems to be able to stop this company from operating. >> if you want to get ahold of her or anyone else give them a call or log onto nbcbayar nbcbayarea.com/weinvestigate. this is the second of five fire recoveries in sonoma county. we told you about the first one yesterday. people who lost their homes and

belonging can help create the recovery plan. it is at 6:00 at the center. today we'll find out if a popular camp will reopen in time for the weekend. workers are cleaning up and coming up with new health me measures. today they will meet to see if it is safe to reopen in time for the weekend. first it is starbucks and an airline is getting rid of plastic straws. it is ditching on flights and airport lounges. it will get bio degradable straws. the airlines is getting rid of plastic utensils in the lounges as well.

>> it is 5:58 right now. amazon prime members. prime members who spend $10 at whole foods will get $10 to spend on prime day. it kicks off july 16th. offering discount on certain items like produce and seafood. you can get it back from july 14th through the 17th. you have to scan your prime card or use the mobile app at check out. fire fear, two fires break out within hours of each other. plus not in the clear yet, how the 12 young boys and soccer coach were trapped in a cave are doing this morning. new video we have.

and the reason a music festival might not go on as planned even though people have paid a lot of money for tickets. live pictures where the stage is set. in a few hours she will be swarn in as san francisco's mayor. she will be the first black female to become mayor of the city. we have more on what you can expect today m coing ming up fou at 6:30. good morning. all of us will be hot later today. >> not all of us. we know we have had cool temperatures and coastal areas and san francisco. it has been heating up