today in the bay continues right now. good morning to you. it is monday morning. thank you for starting it with us. i'm marcus washington. >> and i want to check in with kari right now. >> i'm looking forward to that. we are going to catch a break today. looking at the morning clouds and fog again a nice strong ocean breeze making it all the way inland today. we do start out with clouds. we'll see it far little while longer. we start to see our skies clearing out. a hazy sunshine as we reach 1:00 at 78 degrees. it will be nice. as the kids head to school for the first day happy first day of school. you'll need a jacket on your way out the door. a comfortable afternoon, 79 as you hear that last school bell ring later on today. we'll talk about what's ahead for the rest of the workweek. some are getting a break. >> there are two sides to every

coin. the cloud is farther back on the east shore freeway. there is the bay bridge toll plaza. we saw a pretty eager back up. it is jammed up to about the hercules exit. the crash blocks your two left lanes. we'll track that for progress. again, a little bit of a benefit. traffic is held up there. there is a crash here. do not be alarmed. it is fine for west 580. happening today thousands of students and they might not make

the first bell. a public transit office. >> 29,000 depend on it every day to get to school. is it there the end of the week. we put this on the san francisco unified school district. it would be a good idea to. you can hop online or it is a twin peaks tunnel construction.

working to adjust the problem by transferring more than 70 part time operators. it will add more than 700 service hours. at least through the end of this week. we are live here in san francisco. today in the bay. >> all right. thank you. one person is dead after -- they being told there are multiple injuries in this crash. hopefully we'll find out more about what happened here. we'll bring you that as soon as we get it. new this morning police

investigating a shooting near the bart station. this is a photo the department tweeted out last night. it happened on san leandro street. at least one person is injured. police are not saying a lot about the investigation. a call to end late night jail releases, protesters rallied last night after a woman was found dead hours after she was released. she is now vowing to make changes after a mother was found dead back in july. she died from an apparent overdose after being released from the jail about 1:00 in the morning. she reportedly walked nearly 2 miles to the bart station where the trains were not running. her family says she had no cell phone and no way to contact them. >> not knowing how they are going to get, you know, the a different destination or have someone pick them up and not

even seeming to care is such an unfair practice. we are personally livid. >> she is working on a bill to stop late night jail releases and give inmates help to get home. a new deal between the city of palo alto and stanford. the city says negotiations took two years to complete. the new agreement includes a settlement over a prior financial dispute. bay area universities are also getting back to class this week. today the chancellor will unvail plans for this school year. she is expected to discuss topics like free speech and diversity issues. it will be a busy week at san jo san jose university campus. >> yeah. this afternoon those students will be getting ready for school this week. chris is live on campus with

what's different this year, chris. >> the president will welcome the spar tans back. there is a record enrollment of 35,000 students so campus could be a little more crowded than usual. if you haven't been here i'll tell you there is a lot of construction. some of it right in the middle of that construction phase. here is what they will highlight today. sit 65 new tenured faculty which could help students get classes they need to graduate. the near completion that's supposed to be done next year and a new dorm for 1,600 students and a science building. also a permanent food pantry in collaboration with second

harvest food bank. they commemorating the 50th anniversary of this moment, the moment that they gave that black power salute. you have probably seen the images here before. a big year, 50 years since that happened. a lot has changed on campus including the enrollment. it's a record this year. i checked the cu system and cu schools are also seeing record enrollment. today in the bay. >> thank you, chris. >> right now it's 6:07. as we get ready to head out the door it will be cloudy to start out the day. we trade the clouds for hazy skies. we will see drifts of smoke. let's get a look. it will be a nice cold start. 77 degrees. notice these temperatures will be cooler today compared to

yesterday. if you're on your way out to the bart station. it will be cooler this morning. it is out today as the day goes along. it will warm up and it is 81 at 1:00. it is 82 in santa rosa. it is 74 in palo alto. a cool start and temperatures stay this way as we go through the next next few days. you're tracking one crash. >> dwre. one crash and that one crash which ever way your commute takes you. if you south of the bay bridge you're saying one crash. not a problem for folks to oakland. i decided the bay here.

sit looking very slow. a crash blocks two lanes over. it is jamming up your early kplut. passing highway 4 getting towards the bay bridge. that's the reason why you have it from highway 4. that's coming out of the north bay. looking great. no delays there on any of these other transit agencies. we are seeing that just about to kick in. there may be more slowing in the next few minutes. back to you. >> thanks. coming up here on today in the bay accuser. new accusations from conservatives they being censored on twitter. we'll take a look. the emotional

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good morning. let's see how temperatures shape up for today. we will have a nice cool start. upper 50s through 8:00. we'll get sunshine but it will be hazy out there today and cooler temperatures. 80 by early afternoon. we'll gate look at micro climates adds the kids put on the backpacks for the first day of school coming up in about five minutes. it's the morning commute. this looks great from this shot. the u.s. and china will be talking about trade later this month. apple is removing thousands of apps from the cha these version of the app store.

st. louis university adding alexa to college storms. they are designed to answer questions like what time does the library close he says speaking loudly and clearly for trump administration we are not going to let that censorship happen. understand that social networks have been under a lot of pressure who believe it is being quashed. it has been the topic of conversation. twitter founder and ceo insisted in an interview with lester holt twitter does not sensor based on political views.

hi posted this, that he had demanded he explain. another example of conservatives. he explained to congress what's going on. this is a problem with his own twitter settings. there is nothing that's incredibly offensive. >> right. >> i looked. >> right. >> so he later says wait. why did that happen? >> turn the filter off, you'll see everything. >> that's interesting. i have that filter. i checked. some times people will post

inappropriate pictures. that's why i wondered about her excellent. >> okay. thanks. a surprise twist against harvey weinstein not to mention a key player in the entire me too movement. he settled her own sexual assault complain against her. bennett says he was 17 when it happened. she would have been 37. the times says court documents include a selfie of the two in bed together naked. >> a new video. a meteor flash, one of nasa's satellite cameras captured this across alabama. this is a fire ball about 6 feet in diameter.

>> i modified that. >> a look at our forecast looking good. >> it looks really great this weekend. you may be happy to know we will have cooler temperatures. we don't have any fog. it is 50 degrees. it is 60 in antioch and in san jose it is 65 degrees. it will keep temperatures cool into the inland valley. at noon around 77 degrees.

it will stay very comfortable. your first day of school will be a great one. happy school year. it will be at 56 degrees at 7:00. going from the mid-50s to upper 60s by 10:00. it will warm up fast. as you head out for lunch it will feel much more comfortable. as the school bell rings for the end of school it will be in the mid-80s today. it is 87 in concord. it is 82 in santa rosa. it is reaching 63 degrees. here is an update on now hurricane lane that is going to be moving closer to hawaii over the next few days. here is is why right there. as we go towards wednesday and thursday this storm is going to be weakening. look at how close it is going to be. we go towards the end of the

week. we have fog each morning. we have more info on that traffic break. look at that team work all the way in the news room. she saw this as she took the live shot a couple minutes ago. it is now cleared southbound 101. chp got report of a german shepherd running around in the roadway so it should restore back to your typical slowing we

may see slowing. it adds up over the last few minutes. it looks like we should have this crash cleared. we had everything moved over to the right lane. two lanes that are cleared. slow through hercules and past that point. you're fine getting towards the bay bridge. hope any more getting through. keep that in mind. this is westbound even though this picture is frozen. it looks like everything calmed down. >> thanks. coming up fallout from the reigning miss america, the claim she is making.

the reason one district is expanding classes with no books at all. your generosity is putting students on the right track to success. nbc bay area responds to families in need next. and pete is tweeting about his weekend writing awesome. watched crazy rich asians over the weekend and i loved it. follow pete. you're watching today in the bay. accused of killing his preg

wife and two young children will be formally charged with the heinous >> today a colorado father accused of killing his wife and two young children will be charged. he faces first-degree murder charges. they say the body of the suspect's wife was discovered from a shallow grave from an oil tank. the three have been missing since monday. bullying claims made by the reigning miss america. she said grechen carlson and others have. posted this statement on twitter saying she is saddened by the claims and denies the

accusations. an emotional morning. dozens of elderly south koreans crossed the heavily fortified border. most hadn't seen since they were separated during the korean war. it was in the 1950s. this is part of a push to improve relations between the two countries. >> proud to report that recent supporting our schools initiative was thanks to viewers like you. >> we are giving ourselves an a. it helped reach its goal of 37,000 new backpacks for kids in need. nbc bay area viewers donated 1,028 of them during the supporting our schools push. a drone to give us a glimpse of the huge scale of the donations.

these only cover about 10% of the full need. the other 90% struggle. >> those kids are doing home work. they arrive at school with no paper or pencil. >> tonight at 6:00 we'll follow one special backpack from start to finish. from the hands of generous volunteers she has high hopes of becoming a doctor and now the tools to help her on her way. i'll see you again tonight at 6:00. 6:26 right now. a few hours from now summer break ends. this year they return to a new school calendar officially switching to she misters. they also noon widen the number of classes requiring fewer or no textbooks. it is an effort to lower student

expenses. the z stands for zero dollars. >> that's cool. all right. we have much more for you from today in the bay. this is absolutely a nationwide trend. >> as more schools across the country relax their cress codes the east bay district with one of the most lenient policies in our area. plus another terror scare in europe overnight, the threat against police officers.

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downtown walnut creek. let's take a peek outside. sun is up. this is in the east bay walnut creek. thanks for joining us. it will be a cooler one today. >> yeah. we had nice weather over the weekend. the only concern will be the air quality today. it will be hazy, drifts of smoke not only for the inland areas but all across the bay area today.

it will be 57 degrees a very comfortable afternoon. reaching up the 88 in antioch and morgan hill. in oakland today 69 degrees. we'll talk more about the weekend coming up. i'm watching for more back up. the fast track lanes are starting to build. you see that is a slow drive. more m fol ks coming in. we are seeing it as you ahead over towards the bridge and the bay bridge where we showed you

the live camera. a better look coming up. students in one east bay community returned to school with brand new and very loose dress code. >> a tube top would earn you a trip to the principal's office. we have a look at the reason for the big clang, bob. >> sit a number of school districts it is so the female students don't feel targeted by the old policy and aren't made to feel responsible for distracting the other students. these are examples of some of the pieces of clothing that are

now okay to wear here. you mentioned tube tops, short skirts, mid-rift shirts. you a look at things that are not okay to wear. images that language depicting violence, pornography, underwear that's visible, that sort of thing. this video is from a school district in texas. >> repeat after me. i will not wear athletic shorts. >> that texas school district was criticized after showing that video to students with focus of what girls should not be wearing with no mention of the boys.

they feel like their bodies matter more than their education. it is based on suggestions from the oregon chapter of the national organization of women. it is being implemented on a trial basis. they will reevaluate in the spring. a knife attack this morning now being called an acted of terror. stepping up security after officers in barcelona opened a

locked police station door to a man who then pulled a flief on them. police shot and killed them. donating from one drink sold to the family. chp officer appealed in a crash on i-80 earlier this month. he was on the side of the interstate when a car slammed into them killing them both. sean walker is facing charges for this crash. police say he was on his phone at the time. it is taking place and money raised will also go to the manuel family. you might want to stop and take a quick look at this. chp was hoping to hear from everyone who may have been behind this crazy scene hear.

they experienced this yesterday morning. one of those cars broke down during the side show. officers were able to arrive to that scene and make an arrest right there. chp says other drivers were on top of it. they were calling 911 as well as filming with their phones. >> we have actually people calling it in as it is happening so we know where it is happening. we can use that video to help with any charges that are filed. we are very grate l fful for th. take a look at that car. that one broke down and now that driver is facing multiple felony charges. officers also managed to pull over several cars there exiting the bridge. some of those drivers received citations. filed a new class action claim. this is across california.

attorneys say that the accusations are tied to limit. sacramento and parts of los angeles. today's news conference will be held in redwood city. if you love sushi this one is for you. leaders weigh on the planned expansion. right now it's located inside the hotel. about six months ago they proposed expanding it. opponents are concerned about parking. heads up drivers, a commute alert for anyone who uses this. starting tonight it will be closed for three straight nights. it will last until 4:30 in the morning for inspections. >> again, it is getting from alameda towards oakland. this would be the other direction out of downtown. we'll follow those and let you know if there are any delays.

>> looking over here you expect delays here on the upper east shore freeway. they are both back to normal. the crash has cleared from i-80 westbound. the bay bridge does have a back up. we are seeing more traffic build. i was holding them up and this map shows you some slowing across the san mateo bridge. on your left side you see one incident. no major problems and a quick look shows you a good steady problem. we do see low clouds. it will effect the temperatures. i only look at the temperature gauge on my dash board. >> i thought you were going to say only on the weekends. >> yeah. it will finally cool down a little bit. >> it is so hot over the inland areas. this weekend coming up if the you have plans to get outside it will feel much nicer with highs

reaching into the mid-80s. here is a look at heavenly's forecast. it is going to be so nice no chance of storms this weekend. we get a look at friday through sunday. low to mid-80s with sunny skies. it keeps it cool there with mid-60s. we'll see more clouds and fog during the early hours. so keep that in mind if you're heading to the beach and let me know what you're doing this weekend. we'll talk about what's happening today coming up in

three minutes. >> yeah. >> it is 6:59 right now. coming up next. >> terrifying new video showing people dwrooriving through a fi. the father and son talking about their trip, what they say saved their lives and how we got out. let's take you out to the big board in new york city. positivity on the market that morning. we expect the chinese and american trade officials will talk to each other latder this month. you're watching today in the bay. ♪ flintstones! meet the flintstones. ♪

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it's 6:43. mostly cloudy skies. we'll see it clearing out by about 11:00. you'll notice it will be cooler today and that's when we will see that all week long. i'll have more in about five minutes. this is as a result of crash having cleared. the bad news is for everybody else into the bay bridge.

if you're getting your kids ready for class you play want the allow more time. this is a live look in san francisco. the district posted a notice on its web site giving parents a heads up. buses will be spread more thin until that work is done. they say some advice is really helping everyone. >> it gives us a heads up. >> it is 6:44. it started as a father and sun.

it became a huge escape for a wild fire. his dad managed to capture on video. >> go easy now. easy. >> the car is heating up. it is going to explode. >> they had just arrived on august 11th. is wild fire first started. they tried to escape by drooifg the same road they took in. we realized how much further the fire had spread. >> what happened next is not on video. they threw the car backwards. when they got to camp they hiked down to a river.

>> happening tomorrow talks heat occupy about bringing more retail shops to one east bay neighborhood. leaders are looking to add more commercial development into a project. that development is expected to bring nearly 350 new homes. the area has seen the construction of many new homes. the president is down playing what seems like a block buster report over the weekend. >> it was a shocker to us. >> white house council met with mueller's team. he was apparently told to by the president's lawyers as a way of showing the white house had

nothing to hide. the key sentence in the story, in the new york times is it's not clear that mr. trump appreciates the extent to which he has cooperates with special council. bottom line, we just found out special council has been talking to prosecutors. the president and his lawyers don't know what he said. understand that he is not to president's lawyer. he advises the presidency on legal matters. the president's personal lawyer made a bit of news while talking to our chuck todd about whether the president should speak to mueller. giuliani worries he will catch the president in the an untruth. >> it's somebody's version of

the truth. >> i don't mean to -- >> no. it isn't truth. truth isn't truth. the president of the united states says i didn't sh. >> truth isn't truth? do you realize? -- >> don't do this to me. >> people close to prosecutors in the case say he may be indicted. >> the president's former campaign manager awaiting a version in his case. it faces accusations of fraud and tax evasion. it has gone to the jury. we are waiting for a verdict. the charges date back before manafort. >> we will be updating you on twitter. i invite do you follow me. >> thanks a lot.

6:48 right now. nbc bay area helped clear the shelters. saturday was a big event involving about 70 shelters. let's take a look at the live shots. we have fog rolling across the bay area. you can see oakland there in the distance as we get started on this monday morning. there is visibility in a few spots. things are looking pretty good. as the clouds clear out we'll have hazy skies because of drifts and smoke. moderate air quality not just for the inland areas but across the bay area due to a shift in

the winds. expect it to be kind of hazy. here is a look at walnut creek. >> it will be a little bit warmer there. let's head over to livermore valley. it has the first day today. it will be 56 degree as you walk to school and kids head out for recre recess it will be in the 70s. a look at our micro climates and high temperatures for today kpp today reach up to 88 degrees. these temperatures so much cooler because the ocean breeze will be a lot stronger and that will bring in some of that cool air all across the bay area.

because it will feel a little more comfortable you may be comfortable wearing a t-shirt and jeans. it will get little bit warmer reaching into the upper 80s our weather pattern stays consistent all week long. mike, you're saying not a lot of sfriezs on the roads. >> yeah. we had crashes earlier in the commute that tied things up the latest crash 85 at 280, there hasn't been a problem here. the south bay shows that starting in san jose pushing in towards the rest of silicon

valley. 680 pushing down. this is walnut creek. it is looking great over here. smoothed out and now duo hawe d a back up. it is sorting things out. no surprises coming there. over here the north bay has a slower drive developing. these folks in southbound off of university. back to you. >> thanks. >> up next, a quick look at the top stories including more than two years of negotiations are over. at 6:52 happening now

breaking news relee leasiasing letter. it is acknowledging shame and repenitence. the pope writes we showed no care for the little ones. we abandoned them. the driver that try today drive into britain's parliment appears in court. he is facing charges of attempted murder. before you hea

here are the top stories on today in the bay-- breaking news-- and it )s in iraq. we )re just learning one person is dead after a u-s . welcome back. we are learning one person is dead after a u.s. black hawk held ko helicopter goes down. there are multiple injuries in this crash. we are expecting a statement soon from the defense department. hopefully we'll find out what happened here. we'll bring you that as soon as we get it. 6:56. police investigating a shooting it happened one block from fruit vail avenue. we don't flow the timing but we know one person was injured. so far police are not saying anything about the investigation. a new deal covering fire protection services for the next five years.

the city says negotiations took two years to complete. classes begin tomorrow at san jose university. we are live there because today the school president delivers the fall welcome address. 35,000 and this year the school is commemorating a memorial moment in olympic history. they gave the black power salute. several luxury u.s. hotels are hitting the auction block including one here in the bay area. >> a chinese insurer is looking to unload a collection of

properties. >> it limits companies. some history at the box office the film crazy rich asians scored the highest daughters or sons ever for a film with a high asian cast. it brought in more than 25 million in the first weekend finishing as the number one fiml in the united states. it brought in $34 million, the director from palo alto. >> and you don't have to be a crazy rich asian to go see that. >> right. all right. coming up a warm weekend. cooler temperatures. >> yeah. i think it will be a welcomed

clang. >> we keep the sunshine and we'll see clouds and fog. breezy cool winds for san francisco with low 60s over the next few days. >> all right. a last check of your traffic. >> yeah. i found this from the live shot. over on the first shot definitely slowing. it talked about a lane block. this is the problem right now. use the bridge to the south of that. to the north the bay bridge is seeing traffic coming out. also this is seeing more traffic. more getting over to 580. >> good deal. we'll with back at 7:25 with a

live local news update. >> join us for nbc bay area news. it is monday. it will be a good one. enjoy it. we'll see you back here at 11:00. ♪ good morning. breaking news, the pope speaks. after days of silence in the face of shocking new abuse allegations. pope francis finally apologizes and doesn't mince words, writing, we showed no care for the little ones. we abandoned them. the latest baking from the vatican this morning. truth isn't truth. rudy giuliani's surprising rational for not having the president interviewed by the special counsel. >> when you tell me he should testify because he's going to tell the truth and you shouldn't worry because that's so sillry. it's someone's version of the truth. frot the truth. heid