good morning and thank you for joining us. i )m marcus washington. and i )m laura garcia. toss to traffic. . good morning to you. it's hump day. i'm marcus washington. >> we have a crash out there, a deldly crash on the peninsula. i'll take you up here. the bottom of the screen, these sensors turning in towards the red zone.

right now all lanes are blocked on the approach. it issue for those that get off on city streets. we'll continue to update you on the crash there. on the other side of the bay we have seen slowing for construction around westbound 80. the bigger crash closer towards the bay bridge is the one where flares are laid out as well. two lanes including your off ramp are blocked from the westbound commute. you can see traffic is slowing right at the scene. a freeway is reopened there. we have two major issues we are today. a live look outsi skies. ollowing. we'll talk about the week ahead and the rest of the forecast coming up in a few minutes. >> all right. we'll check back with you.

thanks so much. police looking for the driver who crashed into a home last night and then took off running. h this this is a look at video. a red suv crashed into a parked car pushing that car into the house. it happened near story road in east san jose. no one in the home was hurt. developing news out of italy where an intense search is underway. rescue teams continued the search for survivors and victims this morning. at least 39 people are dead in the collapse.15eoplee when the bridge crumbled. >> officials are worried the death toll will likely rise. we report from this video capturing the horror, the moment a massive bridge collapses during a powerful storm sending cars plunging, witnesses stunned.

>> i got out of the car and i saw people running away from the bridge and some people -- there was even a guy with his face covered in blood. >> hundreds of first responders rushing to the scene. this firefighter carrying out one rescue lowering a sur vif vor down from the bridge. >> what is the danger for any potential survivors. >> as of now there's no gas leaks or anything. they are trapped in maybe confined space. >> the bridge seen here stretched over residential buildings and the water. this is how it looks, that green truck avoiding disaster by inches. as many as 38 vehicles were on the bridge which is part of the main road to france when a 260 foot span began crumbling. they are launching an investigation to find out what

sparked a disaster which for dozensov dozens of drivers came without warning. >> it is critical. rescue teams say they will continue working through the flight. officials fear the death toll may rise. nbc news, italy. >> and we have more information on the oakland police officer who was hurt in a crash. he remains in critical condition this morning. he is the son of acting oakland police captain. he graduated at the top of his class. here he is hugging his father last year. he was responding to a call of a suspicious person early monday it crashed into another car and semi truck. the crash is under investigation. it is 4:34 right now. we know how a veteran firefighter was killed. he was hit by a falling tree monday night.

he volunteered to come to california along with four other firefighters. this morning the mendocino complex fire is the largest fire in state history. happening today more grape harvesting begins in wine country. so traditionally sparking wine makers kick off the season. they say it was a good year for grapes. >> check out the teachers welcomed kids back to school. this is leadership team and martin luther king junior high come up with a theme and this year it's super heros. they make up t-shirts. it's because they are the tigers. have a great first day back to school and all of the other kids getting that. >> yeah. >> funtimes.

all right. are you an admirer of ellen's fashion? your wish for a fashion line coming for you where and when you can buy the items. and it will showcase high school football games across the country for millions to see.

good morning. global headquarters here are today's top business headlines.

wall street set to open lower today. the dow snappingray turkey's financial crisis eases for now. the dow closing up 112 points. the nasdaq rising to 5870. walmart teaming up on a womens fashion line. it will feature nearly 60 items raising accessories and footwear. new items rotating in seasonally. the new line on walmart.com and in more than 2,300 stores. adidas broadcast friday night games from september 7th through november 9th. twitter has spent the last few years although it is facing growing competition. it lost out to streaming rights back in april. over to you. >> i'm sure a lot of people will be excited about that.

you can see your grand kids and cousins and stuff play. >> what were you? >> okay. >> prepare to watch more tv on your smart phone. google and apple will be video streaming when the broad band service arrives later this year. it will be in four cities. a subscription.gn up for 5g c you'll be able to access content and news from verizon's media. a look at weather for today. >> yeah. it was nice and cool. really comfortable yesterday afternoon. as we go to palo alto we will be in the low 60s as you head out the door. only low 70s by 2:00 this afternoon. we'll get a look at the micro climates and the rest of the week coming up next. and we are tracking a deadly

crash on the peninsula. 101 jams up but we do have two lanes open. i'll take you through the back up and give you an idea of what to expect if you're heading tow the airport early this morning.

all new this school year-- san leandro high school students will start preparing to take our jobs here at nbc bay area. that )s right-- the school is nw offering a broadcasting class. this is a look at their new state of the art television studio -- outfitted with high quality

cameras, lighting, sets and a control room. and students are pretty excited about it. -- ad lib over video of school tv studio-- sturjtss are pre2i excited about this broadcasting class. >> thinking back 20 years ago you didn't have all of stuff we have now. >> she explained to us back then they have actual rolling tap gr give it to them, to be able to set this up and build it and set them free. so that's probably the most rewarding part of the job is to say here is all of this. use it. >> okay don't use it too well. >> yeah. >> just a little longer. >> i wonder if we brought any equipment back. >> can you imagine? that's a high school set up. >> i didn't even have that in college. >> this is the tv stations --

>> i love how they have this old school thing. >> that was 20 years ago. >> we had typewriters. >> yeah. i had the ditto machine. >> yeah. and our computer models came in all grainy. >> yeah. is it sunny? >> it would take hours for the computer models to run. >> when we walk today school in the snow. >> yeah. >> so we are starting out this morning looking at what's lapping across the bay area with all of these fancy computers. here is a live look outside in fremont this morning. a lot of people are already out the door. let's talk about the air quality. it will be a little bit better today. for parts of the south bay we are looking at good air quality while you head down to san jose. it will be moderate. inland parts also looking at moderate air quality today. it will look hazy as your make

your way out the door. expect the morning commute to look good and nice and cool. only upper 50s at about 7:00 and then reaching into the mid-70s today at noon. expect another nice day. we are excited for the kids in san show say heading back to school today. i know they are probably still asleep right now. if you're up early it will be at about 60 degrees heading to school. at noon they will be at 70 degrees. it will be a very comfortable first day of school. your high in san jose at 77 degrees. it is 79 in livermore. we'll be cooler than normal. as you're getting dressed this morning you might be comfortable today with light long sleeves and maybe a hat today. we will get a lot of sunshine. we'll see temperatures starting to heat up. we go from 84 today to 93 on friday. we are reaching the peak of our heat on saturday as we clear the

shelters and this will be a very hot start to the weekend. we are going to see more of that heat into early next week. san francisco will also be warming up into the low 70s by the weekend. you have that still traffic alert, right? >> yeah. overnight there was a deadly crash. sensors areou expect excr right here. if you're traveling to sfo right now it's early for any flights. we are looking for a big back up. for broadway you're packing on the traffic chgt two lanes are open and two lanes are closed. north 101 if you get off of broadway you can take old bay shore along this portion of the roadway. that's if you're heading towards the airport. you can also get there and take that surface street up. if you enter any where over you're just fine. 280 is also just fine traveling north towards san francisco.

we'll continue to track that. there's an investigation going on. hopefully we'll see more lanes open. we'll track that over there on the peninsula side. on the east bay a few smooth flow of traffic. here is the road work around westbound 80 and highway 4. san pablo you're this other crash has cleared. those flares are out. it is a little bit of activity over on the shoulder. that is better news for folks traveling towards the bay bridge. golden gate bridge you can see the glowing lights. back to you. >> thanks. 4:49 right now. it was once the murder capital of the u.s. now east palo alto enjoying a housing boom. there's no surprise they are fuelling that comeback. you have professionals moving in. east palo alto will have a home

price of $1 million. >> definitely people are gettin their nice i surprise there. despite the housing home prices it is strken. many of them are living in rvs. regular 4:49 right now.a basis, airplane noise. 21 cities and towns are banding together to get the attention of the faa. there is a round table to lobby for different flight paths and decent times. there is already some problems. the round table rules calls for one vote of each of the 21 members. it is something the city council already rejected. >> it is an issue for san jose like it is for the western cities in the valley. at this point it is taking on 85% of the flights. they are going over our neighborhoods and our houses. >> the san jose city council leaving the door open to joining

the round table. streets re theimouy to join. in central san jose there is a very important meeting you should know about. city leaders aremoving dozens of streering way for bike lanes. it includes adding protected bike lanes. they will lose 54 street parking spots. tonight's meeting is tonight at 5:30. you can enjoy free rides on a smart train. festivities will be held at the hamilton station. there will be live music, food trucks and give away. there will be extra morning trips to accommodate those that want to attend the festival. 4:51 for you right now. keeping your teen safe behind the wheel, the new way they are

keeping the young drivers the way to the door to door sales are a convincing bunch. you don't have to keep wve 25 bucks on your doorste trequest fu just have to cancel withi the first three days. you're supposed to get your money back there ten days. you have a consumer complaint? >> weekly mortgage applications dropped down 19% from a year ago when interest rates were lower. a small drop in interest rates were not enough to entice home buyers. the brady bunch house did not have long to sell. tmz is reporting a lot camera activity. television show.g production more news after this break. the

today c-h-p will conduct it )s annual "start smart class" for 4:54 righttoy chp will cond jewel start smart class for new drivers and their parents. the purpose of this dallclass i help newly licensed teens about the responsibilities they have behind the wheel. they discuss what not to do like text and drive. tonight's place will take place at the cultural center. it is 4:55 right now. they expected to reopen this morning. the nelson fire nearly destroyed it over the weekend. this is camera footage we showed you earlier this week. it shows this frantic moment they raced to get the animals out of the building. firefighters tried to fight off the flames. 60 animals were quickly rushed out. they were all saved and they spent the past couple of days in

temporary foster nelson fire charred more than 2,000 acres. one home was as many animals as possible find their forever home. >> this is really great for pets. some times it can end up helping more than just the pets. take a look at this three-year-old black lab. he was found wandering the streets. he wias adopted and is now one f the newest members of the canine comfort team. sit a summer camp for children who have a lot of family members or close friends -- who have lost their family members or close friends. all of the activities at the camp we are told the arrival of the pets is one of the most popular and wonderful and powerful things those kidsivin receiving and vice versa.

the dogs give love to the kids. it is heartwarming. >> not all of the members of the c canine comfort team are rescued. when a rescue joins the team it is always extra special knowing that that dog went from unwanted to much loved. if you find a list of those participating shell fors go to nbcbayarea.com. most are waving or reducing the adoption fees. >> yeah. it will be a great day. >> yeah. all day. come out, join us and even adopt an animal. >> and the weather, it is going to warm up for the weekend, right? >> yeah. it will be hot for the weekend. some of the kids heading back to school today. nice and cool weather. first day of school in pittsburgh. they still sleeping right now. let's get a look at our temperature trend in the upper 50s as you take them to school. we'll talk about the rest of the

micro climates coming up next. a deadly crash on the peninsula leaving half the freeway closed and jamming up as you head towards sfo. things are manageable. we'll watch as progress continues from chp. a live look n

francisco.. ad lib good morning and thank you for joining us. half way through that workweek. very nice start to our wednesday morning.

we have to get through the day and the rest of the week. good morning to you. thanks so much for joining a moment. right now we want to go to traffic. a deadly accident. of. >> unfortunate situation. this is northbound 101. the left side of your screen we'll zoom in. traffic is really jammed up. you can see the speed sensors are very slow. overnight it sounds like someone was walking on the freeway. we are not sure why. details will be part of the investigation if we can determine that. chp has two lanes closed. your right two lanes are closed. you are able t