scott mcgrew listening through this brand-new interview as today in the bay continues right now. and good morning, and thank you so much for joining us on this thursday. i'm marcus washington. >> i'm kris sanchez in for laura garcia who is off this week, and we want to get a look at the forecast. my husband was up in the mendocino complex fire area. he's also a journalist. there were a ton of helicopters grounded because of the visibility problem. >> visibility has been so bad, and then today, they're going to have some extreme heat. so we're seeing these conditions across the bay area that has made the air quality even worse. we have high pressure that's pushing all this down close to the surface, making it hard to see as we get a look at palo alto. visibility there not too bad. we're going to see the temperatures heading into the low 80s for this afternoon. let's go to martinez and see our temperatures for today. going to heat up fast, going from the low 70s to the upper 80s for 4:00 today.

here's a look at all of our microclimates. 96 in antioch. as hot as 102 in ukiah, and san francisco, 65 degrees. san jose up to 87. we'll get a look at all our microclimates and talk about air quality. that's coming up in a few minutes. vianey has been looking at the roads this morning. you have been seeing issues in parts of the east bay. >> keeping a close eye on the east bay, the south bay, but i have an update for you out of concord. an earlier sig alert had been issued along northbound 242 at clayton road. chp reporting all lanes are now open and that traffic collision has been cleared out. you can see the speed sensors now showing the traffic moving along quite nicely. now, i do have two minor crashes to tell you about, right before getting on the bay bridge on the eastbound side, so if you're driving from san francisco to oakland at harrison street, we have a crash there. looks like it might be blocking one of the lanes and a crash on the westbound side. this is at 80, right before the toll plaza. one lane is blocked. this delay also has something to do with the fact that the metering lights are on. something to keep in mind.

i'll have an update on the rest of the bay area coming up. >> thanks, vianey. >> 6:01 right now. today, the final chapter begins in a deadly fire we have been following for nearly two years. 36 people died when the ghostship warehouse went up in flames and pete suratos has been following the story from the start. he's in oakland. what can we expect from the courthouse? >> good morning to you, marcus. this is going to be the first of two days of sentencing. the sentencing hearing for the ghostship warehouse fire. when it comes to the two men charged, they reached blee deals so that avoided a lengthy trial. over the next two days we'll hear more about the sentencing and the families get a chance to express how they felt over the past year and a half since the deadly fire took place. the two men that we're talking about that were charged were derrick almena, the master 10 nlt of the ghostship warehouse, and max harris who served as the creative director when all of this took place. and they did plead no contest during the preliminary hearings

on july 3rd, to 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter, for their role in the deadly ghostship warehouse fire that took the lives of 36 people, ranging in ages of 17 to 61. now, let's talk about the plea deals. almena can serve 12 years, which includes nine years in jail and three years of supervised release. but he could be released in 3 1/2 years because of time already served. when it comes to harris, he would serve ten years with six years in custody, four years on supervised release. he could be released in 23 months because of the time already served as well. the next two days of sentencing will include family members speaking out about the pain they endured in the past year and a half. the hearing is set to begin at 9:30 a.m. we're live in oakland. pete suratos. >> one we'll certainly be following. thong for the update. >> now, once the judge announces the sentences in this case, of course, we'll push those out to

your smart phone. this is a great time to download the app. we'll also immediately update our website, twitter feed, as well as facebook. >> developing right now, red flag conditions continue to cause problems for firefighters all up and down the state where they are battling more than a dozen wildfires. the three big ones on your screen. here's the latest, as of last night, the mendocino complex fire burned 302,000 acres and is now bigger than los angeles. the fire is 47% contained. the number of homes destroyed is now 119. >> in southern california, conditions worsened yesterday for firefighters battling the holy fire. looks like nighttime. u.s. forest center said the fire destroyed at least 12 structures and burned about 4100 acres. that fire is still only 5% contained. >> back up north to shasta county, the carr wildfire remains under 50% contained and there are no new reports of homes destroyed but already there are more than 1,000 homes

that are gone. the fire burned more than 176,000 acres and counting. >> and happening now, the air quality in the bay area is really getting worse with all of these fires. and this is the photo posted by the alameda county sheriff's office showing the smoke along the altamont pass. now, send us what your skies look like from where you are. you can tag us on twitter, facebook, as well as instagram. we are @nbcbayarea across all of our platforms. we want to turn to meteorologist kari hall. you have been closely following all of these conditions for us. what can we expect from this today? >> it's still going to be smoky today. we have unhealthy air quality for the bay yare u especially the inland parts of the east bay and spots like dublin as well as santa clara valley. when it is unhealthy out there, you do want to make sure you're wearing a mask, if you have breathing problems, limit your time outside. turn your air conditioning on, recirculate, and if you can, you can reduce the amount of carbon

emissions and ozone levels by carpooling or catching public transit. we still have very unbearable, unbelievable, i should say, wildfire conditions. we have a red flag warning in effect near the carr fire area. that means that we'll have low humidity, high wind gusts and the winds pick up today and continue through saturday. we could see those wildfires spreading, going in different directions. or we could see new ones developing. i'll continue to watch those conditions and our hot temperatures in those areas. more on this in an update coming up. >> thank you, kari. >> 6:06 now. a magnitude 5.9 aftershock rocked indonesia once again, and this follows that 7.0 quake that struck sunday. the death toll from sunday's quake keeps rising, and at this point, the official government report is that 220 people were killed, but local media say it's more like 300 people. the massive quake struck a southern indonesian island and

more than 150,000 people are now homeless because of that quake. well, developing right now in nashville, tennessee, calls this morning for the police chief there to step down. this is after the release of surveillance video showing a deadly police shooting. we want to warn you that this video you're about to see could be considered graphic. that shooting happened two weeks ago and it was security camera footage that captured the shooting as it happened. the video seems to clearly show the white police officer shooting a black man in the back as he chased him down the sidewalk. we saw that video just before the gunfire struck and killed 25-year-old daniel hambrick. following the release of the video, the mayor called for a comprehensive review of police procedure. >> the goal was to make sure that we were transparent with the community about the circumstances. >> no charges have been filed. the police union claims that the shooting was justified and that hambrick was holding a handgun. the officer who killed him is on

paid administrative leave. one month from now, san francisco may as well be the center of the universe in the debate over global climate change. a huge summit is planned for the moscone center and organized in part by governor brown and involved experts from all around the world. some of the organizers will lay out the specific plans for the global climate action summit which starts on september 12th. right now it's 6:08. as you get ready to head out the door, we're seeing clouds and smoke over parts of the south bay. let's head to south san jose to santa teresa, at 64 degrees at 8:00. a nice cool start, heating up to the mid 80s. you may feel a little bit warmer today as our temperatures will be heating up, especially for the valleys. and we always advise, once again, when we have high ozone levels and a spare the air alert, catch public transit. it will heat up faster there, up

to 88 at 1:00 today. reaching 95 in concord and 88 in napa. oakland, 72, and 65 today in san francisco. i'll break it down for san jose coming up in a few minutes, and vianey, now you have a sig alert in the east bay. >> the east bay is getting extremely rough, especially if your commute involves 880 southbound and northbound seeing some increased delays. sig alert has been issued along northbound 880 at fremont boulevard. it appears lanes four and five are blocked duz to a crash. if you can, take surface streets and hop on off fremont bufltd. we're also seeing heavy delays along southbound 880 because there was a car fire earlier, and they're working to clear out some of the lanes as well. as of right now, east bay drive times, extreme slowing southbound 880 to highway 84, 33 minutes. >> thanks. still ahead this morning, a new way to dial 911. bay area community making it easier to find you when you need

help the most. that story at 6:25. the head of twitter makes a strange choice. let me show you a $15 million san francisco condo, the most expensive ever sold. and this might make you hungry. or maybe it will make you sick. the ingredients in this monster concession stand offering and the prize you'll win if you can eat it in less than an hour. >> all right, get yourgastic juices flowing. you're watching today in the bay. gastic juices flowing. you're watching today in the bay. (time check (

good thursday morning. right now at 6:13, we're seeing cloudy skies over the south bay. mixing in with smoke as well. we'll still have unhealthy air quality today, and our temperatures will be warming up fast, going from 73 degrees to the low 90s around san jose. so take it easy this afternoon and once again, limit your time outside. we'll talk about when we'll get some slight cooling and maybe some better air quality in less than five minutes. listen um, east bay commuters. a sig alert has been issued along northbound 880 at fremont boulevard. lanes four and five remain blocked. expect heavy delays. i'll have an update on the rest of the bay area coming up. and a very good morning to you. nasdaq is on a seven-day winning streak. "the new york times," which a lot of people don't realize is a

publicly traded company, says its subscriptions continue to grow. tesla is back in the news. i'll get to tesla in a second. twitter, as uknow, is the only major tech platform to allow alex jones and his infowars. even pinterest kicks alex jones off this week. pinterest. twitter founder jack dorsey explained why he's letting jones continue on sean hannity's radio show wednesday. take a listen. we did edit a bid for brevity. >> it's his first and i think it's going to be his only interview. jack dorsey is the ceo of twitter. i really appreciate you coming on because i'm sure this is probably the last thing you want to do, is come on my radio program. but i appreciate you coming on and answering the questions. >> thank you, sean, first for the opportunity to talk with your listeners and also getting a picture of the complexities we're facing. this is definitely not easy but we're trying to approach this with a very simple principle. how do we earn more trust?

and the way for us to earn more trust around how we make decisions, the algorithms that help us enforce these decisions is try to be as open as possible about them. >> jack dorsey on the sean hannity show. the "wall street journal" says the san francisco office of the s.e.c. is interested in talking to elon musk about his claim that he has funding to take tesla private. not an investigation, but the series and exchange commission would like to see evidence musk really does have the money set up. musk had tweeted tuesday, funding secured. now, if you're a ceo and you say something financial about your company, that needs to be perfectly accurate. and marcus and laura -- kris, pardon me, laura is on vacation. force of habit. pictures of the most expensive condo ever sold in san francisco measured per square fit. $15 million, it's 181 fremont near the bay bridge. the san francisco business times says this isn't even the most

expensive apartment in the building. there's a penthouse at $42 million. >> a lot of money. >> could you imagine spending $15 million and you haven't got the coolest apartment in the building? >> man. >> but look at the view. >> phenomenal, for sure. >> well, i won't be seeing that view anytime soon. >> i will see this view, though, the niners are going to take on the dallas cowboys in their first preseason game with 60,000 tickets sold against america's team, as they like to call themicisms. it's possible traffic could be heavy in the area come kickoff time. a live look at levi's stadium this morning, can that's where the niners' new season will kick into gear tonight. the starters are not going to play much, they don't want to risk the injuries, but kyle shanahan said fans may get a brief look at quarterback jimmy garoppolo behind center. the regular season starts one month from today.

this fall, arizona cardinals season is serving up a burger that may be too big even for an offensive lineman. >> you need to be able to earn as much as a football star to get this one. video of it fresh off the grill. the monster gridiron burger is weighing in at, get this, seven pounds. it costs $75. yeah. for a burger. yeah. five hamburgers, hotdogs, so many things, all sorts of fixings on this. that's just too much. so they will create only six burgers per game clearly because people are not going to buy this burger. make sure you have good health insurance before you order this monster meal because it's going to clog your arteries. >> somebody was bored back there. >> threw it all together. >> i like to mix all my food up, but that's a little too much. >> you could pay $75 and split it with about eight people. chicker tenders, hotdogs,

hamburgers and fries. all this stuff, you just pick it off the burger. >> that's right. >> and then we're only thinking about breakfast, i don't want to think about something that monstrous. let's start out with something nice and light and talk about our air quality. now, we're going to see some clouds moving by this morning. here's a live look outside in oakland. if you're on your way out the door heading to the fruitvale b.a.r.t. station, it will be cool and only in the upper 50s starting out, but it's going to be a nice day, staying in the low 70s here. and then as we go to the south bay, let's get a look at our high temperatures here today. and it is going to be slightly hotter today than it was yesterday. morgan hill reaching 96 degrees. cupertino is up to 84 degrees. still not much of a wind in parts of the inland east bay. that's the reason why we'll still have drifts of smoke coming by. concord heading up to 95.

also 95 in pleasanton. fremont, 86 degrees. staying mostly cloudy in half moon bay. 60 degrees there. san mateo, 77. palo alto, 82. san francisco, gusty winds and staying in the 60s throughout the day. mill valley, 85. and 102 today in ukiah. let's head to the tropics. we've got an update on hurricane hector. still a category 3 just south of the big island, hawaii, kicking up big waves and moving rain bands that way. that storm will continue to move out over the open pacific, then i'm tracking tropical storm john. this will fizzle out. it's just to the west of baja, california. this will have an impact on the bay area heading into early next week. as it weakens we'll start to see some of the subtropical moisture moving into the bay area. rain is not expected but the humidity will be higher. where we see the greens and blues right over the bay area monday and tuesday, that means we will have some slightly elevated humidity, which is

great news in our wildfire fight. and higher humidity helps out the fire crews. it's still going to be hot and dry today. drifts of smoke, highs reaching to the mid 90s. cools off once again next week for the early part of the week, and san francisco, not seeing many changes, maybe just a little less fog tomorrow morning. vianey has been tracking that sig alert in the east bay. >> east bay serving to be the roughest commute this morning. let's get to the slow spots. a bit of a hot spot, a sig alert along northbound 880. lanes four and five are blocked, and we're seeing slowing on southbound 880 at decotto road involving a car fire. that has been cleared but the residual delays are backing up all the way behind eden shores boulevard. expect delays in that area as well. as far as the bay bridge, there's a crash on the westbound side if you're driving into the city before the toll plaza. one lane remains blocked. and your metering lights are on, so that coffee has to be to go,

especially for the east bay. back to you. >> all right. all new, bad news, specific for markets. >> what? >> one of your favorite shoes might be gone. why crocs, which are kind of out of style, may be going out of business soon. >> what do you mean, out of style? not my crocs. first, nbc bay area responds. >> he paid more than $100 for pizza delivery. but the driver never comes to the door. i'm consumer investigator chris chmura. we help a delivery dispute when nbc bay area responds next. welcome to the xfinity store.

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pizza delivery didn )t pan out. nbc bay area responds to a bay area man whose pricey pizzi delivery didn't pan out. >> our team delivered a resolution. >> nguyen nguyen placed a pricey pizza delivery. he paid $110 for a pizza delivery via door dash. door dash reported the driver couldn't contact him by phone or texto she left. he later noticed he missed calls and texts but was miffed she never came to the door to try to deliver the door. after all, it's called door dash. nguyen turned to us to get his $110 back. we contacted door dash. it told us thank you for reaching out and bringing this to our attention. we have refunded and credited the customer to remedy the

situation. it also gave him a $50 credit for the hassle. total there, $160 back to him. i guess the lesson here is when you order food delivery by phone, keep your phone handy so the driver can reach you. we deliver for you when you have consumer problems. call us any time. 888-996-tips or nbcbayarea.com/responds. 6:25 right now. happening today, salono county is developing new technology to help identify 911 callers. this works best with apple devices because apple starting this fall will provide location data. they're using technology that will capture that data. today, county 911 officials will discuss how that technology works. >> new this morning, most people would say their crocs are pretty indestructible. and you might want to hope they are because there's no one left to make them, i'm sorry. so sorry. >> the maker of crocs says this

morning that it is closing its last two remaining manufacturing plants in mexico and italy. as for the remaining crocs stores the company did not announce any new closures but the company is not yet indicating where crocs will be made going forward. >> or if. you better really take care of those black crocs. >> they're good. >> next, new this hour, airbnb backlash, the outrage that led to the tech giant canceling a contest. >> plus, a big step one south bay town may take. >> plus, a push to keep b.a.r.t. safer for you. >> a shooting range built on the west side of the property. >> and a disturbing discovery at a compound in new mexico. the training of 11 kids who were being forced into. you're watching today in the bay. the )holy fire ) is still g

in southern california. right now at 6:30, the holy fire is still burning in southern california. once again, we're sharing live pictures from our sister station in l.a. take a look at this. that smoke coming from the fire. only can see parts of the landscape out there. this is just one of many fires burning across california. of course, we'll have an update on those in a moment. good morning, and thank you for joining us here on today in the bay. i'm marcus washington. >> i'm kris sanchez. laura garcia is off. we want to get right to kari hall because we're talking about

dangerous air conditions here, not just down in l.a. >> yeah, the smoke is just being pushed down by the type of weather setup we have. if you can, catch public transit. that will help keep the cars off the road, and temperatures if you're heading to the dublin b.a.r.t. station in the upper 50s, and then partly cloudy skies. temperatures reaching the low nienltsz early this afternoon. later on this evening, the giants game happening at at&t park. first pitch at 7:15. cool and breezy there, only 62 degrees. and in san jose, we have the 49ers preseason game. it's a busy sports day all around the bay area. low yiet80s at kickoff and low later on tonight. we'll look at our microclimates and events going on around the bay area. the sig alert in the east bay has been canceled, right? >> it has, which is great news for those folks on northbound 880. let's get to where we had a hot

spot that has been cleared out. this is northbound 880 at fremont boulevard, all lanes are now open, and they're showing up as green on the map. however, now we have another issue on southbound 880 before whipple road. the number two lane is blocked because of a stalled vehicle. you can see that's causing heavy delays backed up through hayward and the 92 interchange. head out now. we'll look at the drive times because i have noticed slowing. southbound 880 to highway 84, 32 minutes. >> i'll send it back to you. >> thank you, vianey. >> happening today, a plan to spend millions to make b.a.r.t. safer for you and other passengers could take a step forward. this after three people were killed in a five-day period. >> bob redell is live at the warm springs b.a.r.t. station with a look at changes and the backlash some might be surprised about. >> good morning to you. yeah, b.a.r.t. is looking at whether or not to increase the number of days that its police

officers work. from five to six days a week. the idea being that they would get a greater presence out on the transit system and hopefully improve safety and security. but a published report indicates that the officers themselves are worried about being overworked. that the proposed six-day work week would be unsustainable. b.a.r.t. said the longer work week would be temporary if this proposal went through. a couple riders we have spoken with are onboard with this, especially after the recent murder of 18-year-old nia wilson who was stabbed to death at the macarthur b.a.r.t. station. >> i think it would be a better idea, yeah. than what it is now. i get on b.a.r.t. and i stop at some of the other stations, and i can't find police at times. definitely extending the hours would be better. >> how safe do you feel? >> quite safe. i commute from walnut creek every morning. >> i think they need to add more hours for the officers?

>> i don't think it's necessary at this point, at least as far as my experience is concerned. >> we did reach out to the bay area council, a local public policy organization, just to get their take on this proposal. and that agency believes more needs to be done to help b.a.r.t. safer. that the transit agency should consider help from other local law enforcement agencies. nbc bay area has not yet heard back from the union representing b.a.r.t. police officers for their thoughts on this proposal. the b.a.r.t. board will discuss the new safety and security action plan in a few hours from now at a b.a.r.t. board meeting in oakland. bob redell, today in the bay. >> at the end of the day, i know passengers just want it safe. >> they want to feel safe and get there fast. thank you very much, bob. >> breaking news to tell you about just coming in to our newsroom. puerto rico is announcing hurricane maria killed many more people than what the government records show. the associated press reports that the government is now acknowledging that more than

1400 people were killed when that monster hurricane that struck last year hit. the original death toll was 64. puerto rican government is commissioning an academic study to figure out exactly how many people died. a harvard study from earlier this year also pointed out that hundreds died as a result of the hurricane. >> new details in a developing story you likely have heard about. so many children out of new mexico found in squalor, in filth inside a compound where we now know they were being taught how to kill. five adults were arrested at that compound outside of santa fe. the children ranged in age from 1 to 15. all of them, all 11, were found emaciated and living in deplorable conditions. court documents now reveal that the children were being trained to commit school shootings. a gun range and stockpile of loaded firearms were also found at the compound. this man is the father of one of the suspects and he says they believe they just wanted to

protect themselves. >> all they wanted to do is to get out of society, get away. homestead, and live a peaceful life by themselves. >> another layer to the story now. human remains were found on that compound, and they're being identified to see if they belong to the son of one of those suspects. the son was a severely disabled by who disappeared in december. >> the "today" show is live at 7:00. we'll show you why authorities now believe kids were becoming trained to be school shooters. 6:35 right now, and san francisco based airbnb is facing backlash. >> renting out an ancient cultural site as a hotel might not have been the best idea. airbnb canceled a contest to spend one night atop the great wall of china after people complained this was really insensitive. china's cultural commission said they had no knowledge of the publicity stunt. this is part of airbnb's at

night promotion. other locations included a top of a ski jump and a floating house in london. >> also new, if you're cutting through los gatos as a way to get to the beach faster and you behave badly, the city is planning on coming after you. the mercury news announced the mayor wants to increase hours of officer overtime so they can do more patrols but not until next summer. drivers are doing things like blowing through stop signs and driving the wrong way to try to cut down the drive time. not clear at this point if all of the violators are out of towners headed to the beach or perhaps if they're locals doing it too. >> definitely gets congested in that area. 6:36. unfortunately, the east bay still dealing with slowdowns, but good news. a thumbs up for clearing along northbound 880, fremont boulevard. all lanes are now open. no residble delays in that area. however, we still have delays on southbound 880.

the number two lane is blocked due to a stalled vehicle. that poor person out there having a tough morning. bridge drive times, also noticing slowing at the bay bridge. looking at 14 minutes. westbound 82, about 16 minutes, and live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. the metering lights have been on since 5:30. one crash before the toll lanes has been cleared out nicely as well. >> thank you. just in time for your weekend weather. perhaps a long weekend because the kids are heading back to school. >> yeah, so that's like one of those things on the mind of all parents. what are we going to do? summer is almost over. there's a lot of festivals. we also have things going on around the bay area. i'm excited about the san jose jazz summer fest happening downtown. starts tomorrow, goes on all weekend. it will be nice and warm as you get out there, get your spot ready to enjoy some live music. cools down nicely in the evening. then heading into saturday, the bay will be at about 81 degrees. inland areas, 92. and still cool at the beaches.

on sunday, we see a repeat of that weather with some patches of fog for the coast and the inland areas reaching into the low 90s. you already have your tickets for outside lands? golden gate park is going to be packed this weekend. we have cool weather out there. if you're going to be out there during the middle of the day, it's going to be comfortable but it does cool off in the evening hours. goes on until 10:00 p.m. in the tri-valley, it's going to be hottest tomorrow. 96 degrees. and then you'll be able to enjoy some slightly cooler temperatures for the end of the weekend as we reach into the upper 80s. santa cruz, we're looking at mid 70s for tomorrow, but by sunday, we are most likely going to see clouds throughout much of the day. we're only going to reach 63 degrees there, and if you're going out hiking, enjoying some time outside with the family, it's going to be in the 60s throughout the weekend for muir woods and parts of the bay, drifts of smoke coming by. let me know your weekend plans.

i'm on took, twitter, and instagram. you may get a personalized forecast or see the events you're attending featured here tomorrow morning. i'll have a look at the forecast for today coming up in three minutes. >> thank you, kari. well, still ahead, much more local news for you. >> including an attack on camera. >> the man in this video beating up an elderly man is the son of a bay area police chief. the chief's reaction next. and the president strangely silent this morning about the latest controversy in washington. we'll take you out live to the big board this morning. we'll get information about jobs and inflation today. market's barely moving. you're watching today in the bay.

new this morning: good thursday morning. 6:42. it starts out cloudy. we have smoke mixed in, and it creates that unhealthy air quality for today. as we take a live look outside in fremont, we're going to see the skies gradually clearing but staying hazy as the temperatures head to the mid 80s by 2:00 today. and if you're going to be out there, make sure you're careful about breathing in some of the smoke particles. we'll talk about what's going on with our air quality and our temperatures coming up in less than five minutes. and chp did issue a fog advisory, which remains in place for the golden gate bridge. look at that commute this

morning. we're starting to see more issues in the east bay along southbound 880. i'll have details on that coming up. well, new for you this morning, this on-ramp on northbound 680 is open again after a crash last night involving a tanker truck. the chp says that truck took the ramp too fast and that driver was injured. because of the truck oil spill, cleanup went into the early morning hours. crew husband the scene cleared a little before 4:00 a.m. >> stunning new developments in the beating of an elderly man. we anyhow no one of the suspects is the son of the chief of police for union city. police say 18-year-old tyrone mcalister brutally attacked a 71-year-old sikh man on monday while he was taking his morning walk. so hard to watch. the other suspect in the case, you see him there off screen, he is an unidentified 16-year-old. this morning, the victim's

family is talking with us, saying they believe this was a hate crime. >> he grab the money, but he don't have money. that is hate crime. >> union city chief darryl mcalister released an open letter to the public saying in part, words can barely describe how embarrassed, dejected and hurt my wife and daughters feel right now. violence and hatred is not what we have taught our children. intolerance for others is not even in our vocabulary. >> 6:44. should stanford university build more housing on campus? a topping the santa clara county planning commission is discussing today and it's open to the public. we have been telling you about this that includes affordable housing as well. the hearing is this afternoon at the county government center in san jose. well, the president has been silent so far about his closest supporter, one of them, in trouble. >> chris collins is facing very serious charges. >> yeah, collins was the very

first member of congress to endorse then-candidate trump. and you are absolutely right. collins is facing very serious trouble, along with his son and his son's future father-in-law. they have all been charged with insider trading and lying to the fbi. collins is on the board of directors of a pharmaceutical company, and he's accused of tipping off his son about bad news about the company, and then his son sold shares before the stock fell. collins says he's innocent and he will run for re-election. >> the charges that have been levied against me are meritless. and i will mount a vigorous defense in court to clear my name. >> collins, of course, insnlt until proven guilty. but the indictment shows a really solid case. minutes after collins finds out his company's new drug has failed testing, he calls his son seven different times. the first six calls between 7:11 and 7:15, the son doesn't pick

up, but he picks up on the seventh. now, we don't know what they talked about in this phone call that lasts 6:08, but while colinicize on the phone with his son, his son sells the stock. >> the other news we're watching, united states is set to slap new sanctions on russia for a poisons of a russian man and his daughter in england. this comes as president trump tries to improve relations between the u.s. and russia. the sanctions are basically automatic, required by law, so there's little president trump could do to stop them if he wished to. and also, i said yesterday vice president was going to talk about space force. that's today, better early than late. you can follow me on twitter assia apparently get ahead of myself. i'm @scottmcgrew. >> we'll be watching. 6:46. happening today, san francisco zoo lifts its curtain on two of

its newest additions. look at these cuties here. in early june, a mama snow leopard had kittens. now, the zoo sent us the photos showing them right after they were born along with images of the proud parents and now the cubs are ready for their debut at noon today in their outdoor enclosure. the zoo says for the time being, the cubs will not be on permanent display for the public. but i'm not a big cat fan, but those -- >> those are cute. >> how can you resist? >> i would play with those until they start eating solid foods. >> you look delicious in your crocs, marcus. >> a good story earlier today about marcus and his crocs. if you're going to be wearing those today, maybe put on some socks in san francisco. it's going to be cool there, but inland, we're going to have some warmer weather. and as you start out this

morning, here's a look at all the low clouds and the smoke that's been mixing in. as we get a look at our view from emeryville towards san francisco. now it's another spare the air day. it's going to be unhealthy for the inland parts of the east bay, santa clara valley. we have been seeing it, smelling it. also, high ozone levels. if you can, catch public transit. that will help reduce carbon emissions and improve the air quality just a bit. if you're out the door in san jose heading to the station, it's going to be cool, upper 50s. then looking at upper 80s by early afternoon. it's going to heat up, and even faster in dublin today. we're going to also see the temperatures head from the upper 50s to 88 degrees by 1:00 today. here's a look at all of our microclimates. 95 today in concord. and in oakland today, up to 72 degrees. palo alto, 82. and 87 in san jose. we still have those upper 80s in much of the north bay. hotter than it was yesterday. so as you get a look out the window and get dressed this

morning, try to stay cool once again wearing the summer gear. now, as we get a look at the tropics and what's now tropical storm john, it's just to the west of baja, california. this will stay out over the open pacific, but this will have an impact on bay area weather early next week. we're still going to have dry conditions, but look at what happens by monday into tuesday. we start to see some greens and some blues here over the bay area. that's actually coming from the moisture that's left over from the remnants of john surging into the bay area. we're not expecting rain, but it may bring in a little more cloud cover, slightly cooler temperatures and also help in our fight against wildfires. the cal fire crews need higher humidity to try to get containment. that's good news that may also be a little more breezy. we can see how our temperatures respond coming down into the upper 80s, but look at today. still going to be hot, dry, smoky. inland valleys reaching 96

degrees. san francisco stays in the 60s over the next two days. no major changes there, may just feel a little more humidity early next week. let's head over to veaniy tracking the morning commute, and so far, we have started to see more people getting out on the roads and more problems. >> we have, which is causing more delays. but our hot spot this morning if you look at the rest of the bay ar area, south bay, slowing oun 101. our hot spot, the east bay. we're expecting to see slight clearing along 880. the reason is because there was an earlier crash right near the whipple road exit. that was blocking one of the lanes. now we're seeing also some delays along the southbound side. this crash just popped up right near the hayward area. i'm going to take a look at that and see what's going on there. aside from that, metering lights on at the bay bridge and you'll see delays from the maze to the bay bridge. back to you. speaking of driving, your drive home could be a nightmare if you go through the south bay. the reason why in a moment. >> plus, other top stories we're watching including today's final

chapter in the ghostship warehouse fire. >> first, happening now, tribune media is terminating its proposed merger with sinclair broadcasting. the nearly $4 billion deal would have combined two of the country's largest broadcasters into a giant with more than 200 stations. you might remember that sinclair came under fire after video came out of its news anchors across it country reading the exact same script over and over again. it's an organization that is considered very conservative that's been telling local stations what to report. more news after the break.

in the bay-- air quality conc welcome back. before you head out the door, here are the top tostory on tod in the bay. >> air quality concerns today with another spare the air alert. the wildfires are raging state-wide, and still making it very hard to breathe in the bay area. these are the skies in san jose, fremont, emeryville, dublin. everybody is getting a little taste of that smoke. kari is back with us in a few moments on when we can expect the smoke to clear out. >> also, the red flag conditions continue to cause problems for firefighters across the state battling more than a dozen wildfires. these three are the biggest ones. here's the latest in those. thousands of firefighters are still battling the mendocino complex fire burning in lake and mendocino counties. as of last night, the fire burned 302,000 acres and is now

bigger than los angeles. it is also 47% contained. and the number of homes destroyed is now 119. now, to new video from southern california where conditions worsened yesterday for firefighters battling the holy fire. the u.s. forest service says this fire now destroyed at least 12 structures and burned 4100 acres. it is only 5% contained. that hasn't changed in days. and the carr wildfire remains under 50% contained. new reports of homes destroyed at this point but there are already 1,000 homes gone. the fire has burned 176,000 acres. and we're live at the alameda county superior court in oakland where a conclusion of the deadly warehouse fire begins today. derrick almena, the master tenant in the warehouse fire and max harris, creative director, are expected to be sentenced.

both faced more than a decade in prison but could be out in a year for good behavior. both pled no contest to 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter. a fire broke out in a party in december 2016. once the judge announces the sentences this morning in the case or whenever he does, we will push the news to your smartphone. and we'll also immediately update our website, twitter, as well as our facebook page. >> let's take you now to the warm springs b.a.r.t. station, as we're looking live there this morning. in general, b.a.r.t. riders say they're more concerned about their safety after reese nltd violence that in some cases was deadly. b.a.r.t. board members today would announce a plan for police officers that would temporarily increase the number of weekly work days from five to six. according to some reports, b.a.r.t. officers are concerned about being overworked. >> twitter ceo jack dorsey is standing by his decision to allow alex jones to keep

tweeting. jones, a controversial radical right-wing conspiracy theorist has been kicked off or banned from youtube, apple, facebook, and spotify, but twitter says jones hasn't broken any of its rules and dorsey defended his decision on sean hannity's radio show last night. >> we do not ban according to political ideology or viewpoint or content, period. >> so jones has said that sandy hook, that was a hoax, and 911 was -- 9/11 was an inside job. dorsey says it's up to journalists to prove him wrong. critics say dorsey is choosing to ignore jones' history of hate and harassment. >> happening today, girls from around the world will be in san jose for the technovation challenge. teens are coming in from canada, india, spain, and there's a group of girls from palestine as well. this is video of them in the

west bank. they invented an app that can help prevent fires, which we could surely use in california right about now. good luck, girls. the competition starts at 5:30. it is at the california theater in san jose. and a live look at levi's stadium in santa clara where the niners new season officially kicks into gear tonight. the niners will take on the dallas cowboys in their first preseason game, and with 60,000 tickets sold against so-called america's team, it's possible traffic may be heavy in the area around the stadium come kickoff that could impact your evening commute. >> we never expect the starters to play much in the preseason games, but head coach kyle shanahan said we might get a breph look at quarterback jimmy garoppolo behind center. the niners regular season starts one month from now. >> a lot of people going out there to watch that. what is the weather like for them? >> it's going to start out low 80s and then it drops down into

the 70s during the game. so it's going to be nice. some of the inland valleys reaching up to 96. we're still watching out for the drifts of smoke and the poor air quality that we'll see today, maybe some improvement this weekend as the winds pick up, but still going to be fairly hot and dry across the bay area. >> all right, we mentioned that traffic may be in the evening commute. this morning -- >> the east bay was a hot spot this morning. spots on the northbound side had major issues at one point. sig alerts have cleared, but because of residual traffic delays, you can tell southbound 880 from 238 to highway 84, 25 minutes. southbound 680, not really affected by the morning hustle and bustle so far. 580 to vargas road, about 15 minutes, and i have noticed it's getting a lot busier in the south bay. a reminder, as we get closer to the 7:00 hour, something happens in the south bay. let's hope today it does not. >> if it does, we'll be back with you at 7:25. you can find out then. you can also follow us on our

social media platforms. if anything big breaks you'll get right where you are. >> join us for nbc bay area news at 11:00. we'll have much more news and updates. thank you for starting your morning with us on today in the bay. we'll see you at 11:00. have a good one. terrorists in training. new details on what was happening inside this new mexico compound. suspects accused of teaching young children how to commit school shootings. >> >> there was a shooting range built on the west side of the property. >> this morning, new questions. were red fla missed? we are live with the very latest. demanding answers. protests growing over a deadly police shooting in nashville caught on camera. a man shot in the back as he ran away from an officer. his mother's urgent plea this morning. how did it happen? an angry father speaking out after his young children flying as