good morning and thank you for joining us. i )m scott mcgrew in for marcus washington. and i )m laura garcia. good morning everyone. marcus has a well deserved vacation. >> so does mike. >> no kidding. >> good morning. let's get straight to the forecast right now. >> it starts out with clouds and fog flenear the coast. we are going to see clearing throughout the day. we'll see the sun all day long. expect it to start out cool and we'll see it warming up with a lot of sunshine. today at noon we are at 78 degrees. south bay getting a look at our micro climate there. it is ranging from 81 to 94 in morgan hill. we'll talk more about what's ahead for the rest of the week. it is starting to clear up. >> there were two crashes that was causing a bit of a headache for some of the folks out there.

you can see the overall bay area not too bad out there. i want to get right to that crash. it is still seeing a couple of delays. all lanes are now open. so chp reporting they have removed any of that out of the way. it was a crash involving three vehicles with injuries. we are still seeing slieg ght delays but it should clear out as that traffic works to recover. we are not seeing any major impacts out on the road. >> back to the late ets on the complex fire now. the situation for firefighters escalating. >> more homes burned and the flames flared up. >> it is two wild fires growing in lake and mendocino valley. the fire currently at more than 80,000 acres. it is four times the size of

concord. it is 22% con tand. we don't know how many homes have burned overnight but thousands more are still in the flame's path this morning. we are heading to the area this morning. we'll have a live look coming up in half an hour. firefighters can't seem to catch a break. another fire popped up last night. evacuations are underway for what is called the eel fire. this is to the east near the mendocino national forest. right now it has burned nearly 900 acres. this is starting to pop up on social media. this fire is growing. follow us on facebook and twitter for updates. in other news with less than 100 days until midterms facebook says it found what appears to be efforts to influence our elections. there are fears that russia is behind it again. today in the bay live on capitol

hill with what sflaenators plan do about it. good morning. >> good morning. today the senate intelligence committee will hear more about what facebook found and what the trump administration is doing to try to prevent russia or anyone else from having an influence on your vote. there seems to be early signs this may be the same russian hackers that were behind the ads that were on social media. this time facebook says they have shut down 32 accounts on facebook and instagram pages and accounts that were fake and were seeking to create further among american voters about things like immigration, urging pro tests against white supremacists when the groups did not exist we

don't know for sure facebook is behind it. the homeland security secretary called it the equivalent of a category 5 hurricane coming before our election. twlas lawmakers will be talking about today. >> thank you. play are gathering for clark's memorial service. we are live ahead of today's remembrance ceremony. no doubt it will be an emotional day there. >> good morning to you. when family and friends gather here in san francisco they will

remember clark for the catch. >> he said he kissed him on the head and told him he loved him. he is delivering the eulogy. he said he has written it seven times. clark spent his final months living in montana. his ashes are fred right there at the ranch where there is a memorial and goal post from candle stick park.

>>. >> you know, he was the type of person that made a really tough game fun. >> reporter: they are expecting more than 400 people today at grace cathedral including about 50 former teammates. >> this memorial here is private, not open to the public. reporting live here, today in the bay. >> thanks to much.

a passenger plane bursts into flames. all 103 people on board survive. we are hearing from a passenger. the plane was headed from durango to mexico city. though no one died at least 80 are hurt including ten americans. we speak to one passenger who described the terrifying ordeal. >> you kind of felt like something was wrong. at that point i just started out of instinct bracing for impact as the plane started jolting and i'm slamming into the ground. police say they aregsed two men in the connection of the

death of billy ray scott. his body was found in a reveen in santa clara county. they believe they killed him in an apartment before dumping his body. he was arrested last week and frazier was already in custody on an unrelated crime. a man used a cell phone to film a confrontation with henry sentae. he pleaded nlgt to robbery charges. it is 5:08. it is hard to ignore trash along the highway. they will discuss what they are doing to improve the situation. and san francisco's

chinatown will remain cannabis free when it comes to new businesses. we talk with neighbors who say the current conditions are nerve racking but there are a lot of crews monitoring potential trouble spots. >> and right now it's 5:09. we wake up to cool temperatures and mostly clear skies across the south bay. a live look outside in down ton san jose. it looks nice and quiet. our temperatures will be in the up are 50s. we are going to get a lot of sunshine. be prepared for a cool morning and nice and warm afternoon. mostly sunny skies will warm up our temperatures too.

it is 76 degrees at noon. it will be feeling much more comfortable. it will be up to 84 for the high today in san jose. some of our temperatures cooler than we have seen recently. it is hot there with san francisco reaching 74 degrees. hopefully the morning commute is getting back to normal. >> you can see it is still up on the map. the ran i left that up there, you might catch slight slowing along southbound 680. the rest of the bay area looking good. i want to give you an update on your bridge drive times. you're looking at westbound 82 and westbound 84 towards the done bar bridge. i want to remind folks they did issue a high wind advisory which is for the san mateo bridge. if you're driving on the bridge

keep both hands on the wheel and play it safe. >> good plan. it is 5:10 right now. coming up next, changes coming to movie pass customers. the hail mary as they try to stay afloat. and coming up at 5:25 the amazing wildlife rescue you have to see to believe.

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good morning. san jose traffic moving along nicely. we have a couple of slow spots. i'll have details coming up. >> pretty big thing to focus on for your money today. i'm brian with your market update. three things to fe kus on. one is apple. two is trade. the white house reportedly considering raising tariffs on

200 billion from 10% to 25%. the federal reserve will decide whether to raise interest rates again. you need to listen about raising inflation. despite all of the trade war talk and concern the dow ended up 4.3%. it is the second best month of the year so far. all right. to that little company up the road from you guys, apple posted a huge quarter. the service side of the business, the app store, growing at more than 30% a year. apple also upbeat about the current quarter. not only do they hit a new record high today but inch ever so closer to becoming the first $1 trillion market cap company. more changes are coming to movie pass. they are raising the price of a standard plan from $9.95 to $14.95.

it will limit available tickets like mission impossible over the first two weeks in the theater. they say the measures being implemented to drive attendance to smaller films. we know they have been in the middle of financial problems. they have more than 3 million members. they struggle to turn a profit. back to you. >> you were one of the -- >> i was. i cancelled it yesterday. >> you did? >> it was good while it lasted. >> trying to make a little more money. >> exactly. well, a federal judge temporarily stopping the release of instructions for 3d printed guns. these are the blueprints that are supposed to be released tochlt. >> a texas man is behind it. he reached a settlement to release the files online. wilson who runs a company called defense distributed said it is about first and second amendment

rights. >> i don't think you should be or anybody else should have b able to control you printing it on a machine. >> in a tweet yesterday the president said he is speaking with the nra about the issue. putting an end to one fall election battle. supervisors were ready to vote. the companies including lyft and uber agreed for a percentage of their revenue. the city expects to receive about $30 million per year for transit related projects. talk about lining up spectacul spectacularly. they started shooting. i think they were certain at the very end they would come upon a pot of gold but in the end disappointment. no pot of gold, just rain. maybe it was somewhere else over

the rainbow. >> kind of cool though. >> it is. it looks like they drove through that into the rainbow. we see them all of the time. summer we kind of miss it. it's nice to see the video there. >> we have rain across southern california and the sierra. here is a live look outside. a nice calm start to the day. i have to talk about this air quality. we have had grayish brownish looking skies. it doesn't really feel good to be out there very long. we have drifts of smoke in the north bay and east bay. elsewhere we have had improved air quality. if you're heading out today that's where you will have the smoke moving by today. at 8:00 we are at 60 degrees. at noon 78 degrees and reaching into the upper 80s later today.

here is a look at the high temperatures coming down several degrees. we are going to see the highs in concord reaching into the low 90s. it is 83 in napa. it is 86 in san jose. look for a high of 84 degrees. it will be very nice and comfortable out there for the a's game before they hit the road. we'll be at first pitch around 63 degrees. it will be very comfortable reaching into the mid-60s there. we also have first wednesdays at walnut creek if you want to go out there once you get off of work into the evening hours. we'll be at 82 degrees to start. here is a look at that rain and the lightning that's been going ochblt this on. we could see there are light ning strikes and rain has tapered auchlt

tapered off. follow me on facebook and twitter. let me know about your weekend plans. your weekend is fast approaching. here is a look at our inland forecast for the next several days going for the low 90s today to upper 80s for the weekend. looking a little bit better. hopefully the air quality will continue to improve. we are looking at 60s for san francisco over the next few days. they say things are starting to look better. just one minor issue. >> yeah. we had a minor issue that turned into a potential big issue. it has been settled along 680. it has been cleared out. sensors are green because all lanes are reopened. let's go through some of your drive times. you're looking at 24 minutes. southbound 680 to 580 11

minutes. the metering lights are still not on. enjoy that now while it lasts. back to you. >> thanks. >> you can keep moving. >> coming up next, saving lives in the east bay, the new 911 service just launched. hawaii ri

the remains of 55 military members are arriving from north korea.

the v-p is participating in an "honorable carry" ceremony as the remains return to american soil. the transfer of the u-s military members is part of an agreement tnchts transfer of what we believe to be u.s. military members is part of an agreement reached between president trump and kim jong un. the remains have not been identified yet. in you video shows a heroing story of survival for a dog in grease. the dog was found hiding. look at that. covered in ashes and burned. poor thing. it killed scores of people there. they were trying to feed it. rescuers shot this video. the dog was said to be very afraid. the volunteer coaxing him out. he is expected to make a full

recovery. no doubt after a really good bath. not easy to stay cool in the summer. your pets may be suffering more than you. dogs pant. that's all they can do to try to release that heat. you need to know the symptoms including heavy panting. they could get weak, may stumble or even collapse. if your dog starts showing any of these symptoms cool them down with water on their neck or legs. don't use ice. >> ice tends to shut down the vessels because it's so cold. >> use common sense. don't take your dog out while it's hot unless it's for swimming. 5:25. people have a new tool to help in case of emergencies. here is how it works. you log into smart 911.com and create a profile with information that would be helpful for first responders when you an emergency.

people can share as much or as little information as they want. >> that is pretty cool. coming up next, fast moving flames rolling across northern california. >> so this was a fear of ours. it was a potential that we could have a fire that move into the populated areas. >> we are live as the tire spreads and destroys more homes overnight. the situation for people there right now. and people left scrambling. first a live look outside. the bay bridge toll plaza. looks like the metering lights will be coming on. we have weather and traffic coming up. you're watching today in the bay.

jose good morning and thank you for joining us. i )m laura garcia. and i )m scott mcgrew in for marcus washington.

good morning frm welcome back. we start out with clear and comfortable temperatures during the morning hours. upper 50s at 7:00 and it is going to be a nice day. at noon 76 degrees. you'll want to take a look outside. expect it to be jacket weather with mid-50s at 6:00. san jose reaching 84 degrees. they say the commute is looking flies and quiet. >> it is. look at our traffic maps. cleared out a coupleover fender benders that happened early on. we did have stalled vehicles right before the bay bridge that has been moved out. i have this live picture. look at that. it's 5:30. that's around the time the

metering lights come on. this is your early morning kplut. that back up is very real. back to you. >> thank you. our coverage continues this morning on the devastating wild fires burning across northern california. right now we are monitoring new flare ups in the complex wild fires. overnight more homes burned as firefighters raced to contain these fast moving flames. here is the latest numbers from the mendocino fires. the fire currently at more than 80,000 acres, that is four times the size of concord, 22% contained. thousands are in the path of the flames today. we have had updates all week. you talk today cal fire. what did they have to say?

we are near highway 29 where the fire activity kicked up burning some homes. behind me you can see fires still burning. take a look at how destructive it has been. here is a report from earlier this morning. she has been out here covering these fires. she has a before and after this multi-million dollars home that was destroyed late last night here in lake port. i also want to show you video as the ranch fire jumped the containment line and goon sbega set fire. the ranch fire is one of two fires that make up the complex fire. she said the fire picked up in activity especially the ranch fire that was pushed along by

the change in the winds. she said the winds shifted from west to north and it was a hotter drier wind that lead to glows of orange and red. these fires have been burning since friday. some good news though. some of the mandatory evacuation orders have been lifted and people have been allow today go home. yesterday we reported that areas were evacuated. they have been allowed to return. some families were determined to stay put and hope for the best. >> we won't. we'll be fine. we'll be okay. we always are. >> we were told upwards of 19,000 people were evacuated. cal fire warns for residents to be ready for more evacuation orders. it all depends how this fire burns. cal fire will hold a community

meeting tonight. they will be there to answer questions and give them an update as to what's going on. today in the bay. >> from the fire line, thank you. now to another fire burning in mendocino county. this is burning just east here near the national forest. a little more than 100 miles northeast of the complex fire. right now it burned a little more than 900 acres. and as far as the car fire that's near reading, we have good news. containment up to 30%. it burned 112,000 acres, that's nearly the size of the city of san jose. right now the search continues for four people who remain missing. more help is coming from the bay area for people effected by the car fire. a caravan of donations is leaving in a couple of hours. you can track the fire or find out how you can help on your web

site. it is 5:34 right now. a last minute scramble for students at one south bay charter school. it turns out it won't be opening after all. we have more on the reason why and what are parents supposed to do now chris? >> hi there. as you know you are likely getting our school supplies ready, getting uniforms ready. about 300 families are wondering what's next for their children come fall now that that charter school is delaying opening by a year. the web site says it is planning to open in the fall of 2018 for dra t traditional kinder gard traditional kindergarten.

they requested a downtown campus. san jose unified offered where i am this morning which is about five miles away from where the enrolling families live. they report that the campus is the only campus for san jose that has a 20,000 square feet and classrooms available that are also appropriate for middle school students. they told them it is too far from the families that it intends to serve. so the only option was to delay the opening until next fall. it is not clear how or where san jose will find that space they are asking for downtown between now and then but we did just get a release -- press release from the promts academy charter saying if it doesn't work out they will be looking at private options as well. i did reach out to promise academy and the county office of education. when they tell me where they

stand today i'll make sure to let you know. follow me on twitter and on facebook. today in the bay. >> thank you, chris. a man accused of sexually assaulting women while posing as a ride share is in court this morning. he pleaded not guilty last month in the so called ride share rapist case. investigators say he waited outside san francisco bars and targeted women looking for their actual ride share vehicles. today the judge is expected to hear arguments about bail. back here in the bay area city leaders want to know what's going on. reporting supervisor is calling for a hearing to get to the bottom of recent slowdowns. she says it is effecting at least 30 routes across the city.

any type of extension is always great when it comes to commuters. across the bay area we have done pretty okay. in terms of south bay this did pop up along 101. chp not reporting any accidents in that area. i will be looking at what's causing that slowing. i'm starting to notice slight slowing. it is 11 minutes towards the san mateo bridge. this could be one of the culprits as the metering lights are definitely on right now. they have been on for a little under ten minutes.

take a look at san jose. chp not reporting many accidents but it is causing a little bit of that bumper to bumper action. i'll keep you guys updated on that. >> let's prepare for the weekend, shall we? >> why not? it is wednesday. we are looking ahead and we are going to have this nice weather. you'll be able to make your weather where ever you go around the bay area. just take a short drive. let's start out with music in the park in san jose. on friday it will be in the mid-80s. you get your spot downtown getting ready. we'll see the temperatures going from the upper 80s to the upper 70s as we get closer to sunset. our saturday forecast will be cool for the coast. clouds and fog. 68 degrees will be the high for the bay. it is 81 degrees inland areas reaching into the mid-80s. on sunday our weather stays the same with mid-60s for the coast

and our beaches, 84 for the bay and 87 inland. are you going to the fremont festival of the arts? it will be the happening place to be. temperatures reaching up to about 80 degrees during the middle of the day and nice sunshine. tri-valley looks nice but very warm reaching into the low 90s on saturday. sunday it is 86 degrees. if you're going it will go from 79 on friday to about 81 degrees on saturday. we'll talk about what's going on today in the south bay coming up in three minutes. >> looking forward to it. >> thanks. coming up next, expanding you tube's head dpquarters, howu can get your say. you know there was a shark swiped and now a lemur, the bizarre case of animal kidnappings this morning. california phones offers free specialized phones... like cordless phones.

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area drive times coming up. 5:43. city lead verers have said no. they voted 4-0 to delay the idea last night. companies with more than 5,000 employees would have been charged $425 per employee. for l it would have equalled about 900 million per year. >> it effects all of us. >> it is 5:44 right now. you tube wants to expand headquarters. they want you to think about it. the headquarters is close to the

280/380 interchange. these are images of what the expansion would look like. to let the city know what you think about it there's a survey up right now. you have until august 12th. . it is organized by next door. attending the summit today in san francisco. the trial of paul manafort, the former manager is accused of committing financial crimes before he joined trump's team. they say manafort made millions working for governments and hid the money to avoid taxes. he plams it all on rick gates. they say this trial could impact the special counselor's investigation. >> it will signify he is here for serious reasons, not a witch

hunt and also give him an edge going into the rest of this year's proceedings. >> it has nothing to do with this campaign. >> briefly hearing the white house keeping its distance from the case. president trump has so far kept quiet about the trial. >> they are back at it again. this time calling for a native american nation. this comes as the group backed away from the cal exit plan a year ago. the new plan is another long shot. there would need to be a special election or congress would need to make a new amendment to the u.s. constitution. house minority leader nancy pelosi leading the probe.

two former workers were recently convicted in the cover up. one of the most scenic and popular bike rides, take a look at this. a group shared this video with us. they are demanding changes. you can see the big buses. they say they are too big for the road and are nearly hitting them. you hear more tonight at city hall. 5:37.

play resumes in the classic tennis tournament last night serena williams suffered the worst loss of her career. williams did win her first game and then proceeded to loose 12 straight going down inless than an hour. >> a new twist to a story you may be following. he set out on a 5,500 mile twiem from japan to san francisco. it is on hold due to storms they are asking. his boat is now back and he is waiting out the weather until he can return to the place where he act whichly stopped. i guess he could pick up the

record from there. okay. only this lemur knows what happens but he probably has a story to tell. >> he was stolen from a zoo in california. he used bolt cutters. they found him outside a hotel zoo keepers are just glad he is home. >> he was happy to be back with the group. >> you may recall somebody stole a shark from san antonio. suspects face felony charges. as for the lemur mystery the animal is in danger. if they could find the bad guys they would face federal charges. >> i don't know why people are stealing animals.

>> certainly not. let's get a clk of weather and traffic. let's head to the zoo. >> right. stay on yourl side this is a live look outside in dublin. we are starting to see smoke dripping by. our air quality will be moderate and fairly good for the south bay, bay and the coast and santa clara valley. it starts out with mid-50s. it's a cool start and it heats up as the day goes along. it will be at 85 degrees for early afternoon. martinez will also be reaching into the mid-80s for later today. it will be much cooler than we have had recently. as we get a look at high temperatures in the north bay santa rosa high ol of 86.

it is 84 in san jose. in the soak land game, first pitch at 12:35. heading into the mid-60s today with sunshine and breezy winds. maybe once you get off tonight you'll be able to enjoy live music. that's happening around 82 droos and cooling down by 7:00 it does not make it in. >> 90s today and mid-80s by the weekend. you don't look like you too many

issues. >> typically around this hour that volume starts to build up. we are seeing the slowing in the south bay. if you notice up here one of our troubled spots noting some slowing there. let's take a look at drive times. westbound 580 you can see here at 25 minutes. westbound 84 to 680 about 12 minutes as far as your mass transit. no delays. back to you. >> thanks so much. >> we love it when you watch lots of television. what about phones? are you glued to your screen? adults are just as much as kids. the new report that might have you putting your phone down. >> first happening now straight out of a heist movie scene. police are looking for two suspects that snuck away with two crowns used by the royal family. they sped away on a motor boat. looking to ban the electric

schoolers. each scooter company would need to get a permit. more news right after this break. screen?

new research released overnight says: american adults spend nearly half a day interacting with media. on average - 11 hours each day. older generations spend the most time... adults 50

to 64 spend 13 hours each day! reasons for growth... more time spent on tv-connected devices like google chromecast or apple tv, or video game consoles. another contributor... the obvious: computers, smartphones and tablets. this morning... more changes come to movie- pass, that "seems too good to be >> this morning more changes come to movie pass. it seems too good to be true subscription service. >> initially you paid relatively little to see as many movies as you wanted. now they say they will raise prices and lim prices limit access. the company says that should drive attendance to smaller films. the changes have some people asking is it time to cancel. >> movie pass moved very quickly to 3 million sub viebers.

remarkable growth. we'll see if people stick around. people might be frustrated that not only are they paying 50% more but they have restrictions on what have hit theaters. >> most said it couldn't last and it doesn't look like it will. more details on this story at 7:30 on the today show. it is 5:57 the morning. the chronical is reporting it is the standing. they will transfer to ucsf and stanford. they say it is getting harder for smaller independent cancer research organizations to win grants from the national cancer institute. the group houses the largest database on bay area cancer cases. >> other health news for you this morning, more women will die from lung cancer over the

next decade. it predicts it will increase more than 40% by 2030. the biggest spike where it is more socially acceptable for women to smoke. deaths from breast cancer are projected to decrease by nearly 10%. a small group of palestinean students, working bringing hem he -- them here to the bay area. it is called be afirefighter

right now at 6:00 election interference one again the top issue for lawmakers in washington. we'll tell you what they are doing less than 24 hours afterfacebook said it discovered a new coampaign. >> we were bracing for impact. we could see the flames on either side of the engine. >> miracle in mexico. one of the americans on board speak out for the first time after the plane crash landed. hear his heroing story. >> going in the end zone. >> it is the catch which put the

49ers in the history books. in hours the greatest nachl ts in history will flock for a team tribute. today in the bay kochbts right now. a very good morning to you. thanks for joining us. >> marcus has the week off. let's get your morning started right with a check of the weather. >> it looks great out there starting out with clouds, slightly cooler temperatures across the bay area. it could be what we expect today. here is a look. a little bit of a breeze. you can see the flag waving. we are going to see the clouds clearing out. temperatures in the upper 50s as we start out heading into the upper 70s by early afternoon. if you're on your way out around san jose it will be about 58 degrees. if you wait a little bit later it will start to heat up. at noon 76. we'll take a look at that coming up. we have a look at the