the coliseum. if you're going it will be nice with highs in the upper 60s. as we head over you have an update on that traffic break? >> yeah. it just cleared without incident and any slowing. we are talking about highway 4 eastbound around hill crest. no problems now. that crash has been cleared to the shoulder. we are looking at a nice easy drive. it is all great flowing through for west 580. no delays as you get towards concord. over here all the way down towards the bay bridge toll plaza. we do have this north of 880. it is not presenting any lanes blocked. a little distraction. you see everybody is just fine. >> send it back to you guys. a really horrifying story to wake up to. three northern california women claim their uber driver kidnapped them and threatened to kill them. we are live in san francisco

with what's really a chilling case out there. police have a suspect so far. they say this ordeal will haunt them forever. >> that's right. good morning to you. it has become quite an issue for the ride sharing base company. this incident taking place in the sacramento area. they did speak out to our nbc affiliate in sacramento. they say they were on their way home this summer when they ordered an uber. they say the driver, they say he wasn't talking about that in the beginning of that drive but eventually made things very uncomfortable. once they passed their exit they gran to fear for their worst and were able to get out of that uber unharmed.

>> he said okay now you're going to tell me the real story or we are all going to die. none of us knew what he was talking about obviously. >> here in the bay area a man was accused of raping four women in san francisco while posing as a ride share driver. he pled not guilty back in july. he had a man posing as a ride share driver picking up and assaulting a woman off of highway 92. police were still looking for the man we have here. you can see it here in this sketch and in this sacramento case. it faces charges of kidnapping. today in the bay. >> thank you, pete. >> thank you. 5:02 for you right now. a stunning day in the political

world. > miking cohen pleaded guilty. >> he worked to pay money to silence two women who had information that he believed would be to the campaign and candidate and campaign. >> he add plitmitted to making money both claim to have had affairs with president trump.

>> we are in the second quarter of a four quarter game. we are coming for him. >> he admitted the president directed him to do so. >> there is a cover up here by the president of the united states that is undeniable. paul manafort found guilty. on the other ten charges a hung jury ch. >> mr. manafort is or a complete hung jury on all counts. >> president trump showed support for manafort. >> i still feel it's a very sad thing that happened. >> he avoided talk with cohen.

nbc news, washington. 5:04 right now. land a south bay hospital in hot water this morning. we'll put it on the screen but choosing not to read it out loud because it is very offensive. they say we are handling this internally. we are committed to providing passionate quality care to everyone that enters our facility. nbc bay area orchard supply hardware plans to close all remaining hardware. it will effect about 4,000 workers. lowe's bought it about five

years ago. customers are sad to see it go. >> i have been here since i was five. i have been here a long time. >> they last about half or in the bay area. lowe's is supposed to lay out more in the earnings report. if you're planning to fly to hawaii this weekend you might want to listen up it is gaining strength and moving towards the island. right now it is a category 5 storm. people are preparing. there are some hopeful news. it is still several hundred miles southwest of the island seasoned not expected to get closer later this week. it is expected to lose a lot of strength. officials say it can still pack

a punch. >> it is a storm that has potential to do damage and cause harm. >> so stay with us for the latest on hurricane lane. we have been tracking this. is this even storm season for the islands right now? >> absolutely. we are right in the middle of hurricane season. this has really strengthened. you don't normally see them get this close to the hawaiian islands. we are looking at the possibility of the peak up to 2 feet of rain. so it's going to be causing major flash flooding. we could see wind speeds up to

73 miles per hour gusts. some very dangerous surf. we'll continue to monitor that. we bring you back home and get a look at our temperatures for today. cooler air. we are enjoying a nice break from the high heat we have had for much of the month of august. some of our warmer spots. i'll double check and let you know if there's a problem. over here little something is the onramp to westbound 580. reports of in the roadway. it will be a warm morning for

those needs a break there. the freeway moves smoothly and so does the rest of the valley. i was tracking that as you head towards here. it looks like the freeway service got there safely. no more problems. back to you. >> that's good. thanks. coming up next here an iconic snack is about to get a new look, the changes comes to animal crackers. and president trump says there is a 25% tariff coming to foreign made cars. we'll take a look. later new this morning, a fuel fiasco. coming up in frantic moment for passengers on board this spirit airplane.

mike traffic tease low 70s. nice clear skies and comfortable weather. we'll talk about minor tweaks in

our forecast. that's coming up in about five minutes. the san mateo bridge looks clear. no problems here. i'm reading about a new crash reported on the bay bridge. i'll let you know what i find and let you know if i see anything. good morning to you. san francisco, i'll get to that in a minute. you heard her say they are closing down by lowe's. i can't tell you how many times. if you're a long time bay area family it's really sad news. target delivered a huge gift to investors with much better than expected sales numbers. i speculated it would happen 24 hours ago. if you missed it tune in. the reason it fell is because chase bank announced it will let customers make stock trades.

some used to cost as much as $25. others who do charge money are in trouble this morning. i may pour money into an already hot stock market. they will buy individual shares, easier for people to get in the stock market. i'll post information on my twitter page. >> it is also possible you'll be the last. you don't want to be the last investor in. today marks the longest in the history of the united states. yesterday we set the record since the second world war. it puts us over the top for the best market ever. important coming out of the white house president traufump d last night he is absolutely serious she going to slap a 20 25% tariff for cars and car parts particularly made in

europe. this is very serious. we have talked about if you're going to buy a foreign car particularly a european luxury car you should have done it a while ago. last night he said i'm going to do it. we'll take the president at his word. >> thank you very much. we are putting it on a lot of things. so right here. >> the judge says he will rule on whether to allow blueprints for 3d printed guns. he also said the decision should not be his. the judge heard arguments to make a temporary restraining order permanent. it prevents a company for posting blueprints which would be untraceable. during testimony the judge says it is a matter that is better suited to be decided by the president or congress. parents have a lot on their minds. we are about to add more items to that. now there is high-tech dating

available for college students. tinder has a new feature called tinder you. it is zeroing in on 18 to 24-year-olds because it's the single largest age group on the app. you might end up calling it a sign of the time. there is something missing from the new it shows the animals roaming free. complaints from animal act ifrists became a roar too loud to ignore. as long as they didn't clang ha the ingredients inside. >> now people are going to be upset you're eating animal

shapes. >> as a mom of toddlers i have animal cracker all around. let's get a look at your start this morning as you make breakfast and get animal crackers this morning we are seeing clouds rolling across san francisco this morning and for much of the bay area as you get ready head out. temperatures in the low 60s right now. in livermore you step out the door to 61 degrees. as we look at our day temperature trend for concord we'll be at 63 degrees at 9:00 and going from the low 60s to the upper 70s you'll really enjoy it today. it will be partly cloudy at times. as we look at our forecast maybe you're heading here. we'll see clouds rolling by until about 7:00 and then after that skies clear. a look at our south bay high

temperatures for today. it is 75 here. it will be really nice with winds coming in from the northwest. san francisco 65 in the mission district and 76 here. our seven day forecast keeps it in the low 80s for the next couple of days. if you enjoyed yesterday i want a little more sunshine. we will have clouds for much of the day. we will get afternoon sun. heading into early next week a little bit cooler. san francisco holding steady with clouds and fog and highs reaching into the mid-60s. now you a new crash from the bay bridge? >> yeah. we may have a couple of things going on. i have been adjusting things right here at the curve. i saw bunch of flashing lights. they started to push their way

through the crowd. the first crash wasn't the source of the back up. i have seen a coupleov of sets moving over. they cleared over towards the treasure island area. chp report says whatever crash is going on they had possibly four involved. they are trying to clear all of them off. it is probably the source of the big back up right now. traffic looks like it is almost stopped on the span. there you go. metering lights turned on. i have seen the fast track lanes really pack in. we have an early problem at the bay bridge. this back up has started about 10 to 15 minutes. it could ripple out. you may see more traffic. some may want to hear about this. it is westbound 580. it is moving smoothly there. this is also clear as your

alternate. no ripples just yet. we are looking at the bridge and no problems there as well. the bay looks great right now except for the bay bridge. a crash being cleared from the span right now. back to you. >> thank you. coming up next, saying no to round up. it is banning the controversial weed killer. and follow me on twitter. i'm talk about hump day. to me it feels like a short week. >> because we are having so much fun. if you join us every morning you can have it with us. >> yeah. >> that's what it is all about. it is 5:20 right now. you could find me on twitter. a

twice - a spirit air plane - had fuel spilling out onto the tarmac. take a look at this video. this was late yesterday afternoon - everyone on the plane - bound for minneapolis- was taken off as the plane was checked. the later in the night - passengers were loaded back on - and while taxing - fuel started leaking again! needles to say -that flight >> look at that.

that's crazy. >> it scared me. i could smell it. i thought it was goicng to catc fire. >> the flight never took off. they say the problem was too much fuel. passengers say they got 100 flight vouchers for their travel. the city is eliminating all synthetic weed killing products. they argument the active ingredient can lead to lymphoma. recently the bay area man won a decision and was awarded millions of dollars. round up and all synthetic herbicides will be used. >> the bill just cleared the state senate. it would allow facilities to use controlled substances in a safe

setting. it is a new strategy. they released a statement saying in part safe injection sites save lives by connecting people to life saving services. i'm committed to opening one of these sites no matter what it takes. that bill is headed to the governor's desk now. a possible solution to the epipen shortage. they are extending the expiration date by four months. it doesn't apply to epipen junior for kids between 33 and 66 pounds. the agency says it is allowing the additional four months based on the data from the jobs maker. now t today show sitting down with serena williams. here is a little preview.

>> obviously i want to win while having her. i don't have to win another match in my whole life. i have done so much in my career. right now i want to fe kus on havi -- focus on. coming up here on today in the bay, shock and sadness over the death of an east bay girl. >> a tragic ending to the search for a missing iowa student there as authorities charge a young man with a murder and the reason it is rekindling debate over america's immigration system. plus hindering firefighters, the reason local crews say the end of net neutrality is putting your life in danger. you could generate your own energy,

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francisco good morning and thank you for joining us. i )m laura garcia. and i )m marcus washington. a nice cool morning. get used to them. >> let's get over to kari hall. can we stay with this weather

for a long time? >> it is a keeper. we don't even have to run the air-conditioning. we do start out with cool weather. it may be cranking up the heat inside the car. here is a look at our forecast as you make your way to the bart station. look at the clouds as well. we'll see mostly cloudy skies. the sun trying to peek out through much of the morning. here is a look at all of our micro climates. high up to 82 degrees in antioch. it is 77 in san jose and 68 in oakland and 65 in san francisco. let's talk about the weekend. that will come up in about seven minutes. you're tracking the crash on the bay bridge. >> right. they have cleared the roadway. it is still very slow. these were turned on about ten

minutes early. now, the crash has reportedly cleared from the area. you can now see that. look at that. a steady stream of taillights. this is still very slow heading towards the tunnel. it is cleared over the last seven minutes. breaking news overnight over the coast of oregon a 6.2 magnitude earthquake strikes west of eugene in the ocean. it happened around 2:30. here is a look at what the earthquake looked like. you can look there. we have been checking with officials and no reports of any

damage. many people are saying they didn't even feel it. finally answers for the family of a young woman born in the east bay. her body found in a corn field. today the man authorities say killed mollie tibbetts will face a judge. a heated debate over immigration. today in the bay chris sanchez cracking all of that. a family has a new response this morning. >> how do you respond to such a promising life cut short so tragically? friends and family are thinking about mollie and her kindness this afternoon will appear in court for the firgs time.

he allegedly lead investigators to a corn field near her iowa home. friends are describing the moment they realized mollie wasn't coming home and how they will remember her going forward. >> i go to bed i think of her. i am at work i think of mollee. it is true and it will be for years and years to come. >> he admitted he followed her, ran alongside her until she threatened to call police then he claimed he doesn't remember what happened between that moment and when he found one of her headphones in her lap and realized he put the young woman in the trunk of his car.

>> it should have never happened. >> a 24-year-old has been in the country illegally for as many as seven years. also new this morning facebook post her aunt wrote please remember evil comes in every color. our family has been blessed by friends of all different nations and raies. when that suspect appears in court we'll post it on nbc bay area.com and put it up on our social media pages. >> all right. thank you. 5:34 right now. paren parents wloz students outraged over one student that enrolled there. the controversy is brewing. according to some parents the student threatened to shoot

students at his last middle school but officers determined he posed no threat. concerned parents are demanding the district get involved. also new this morning, is the end of net neutrality putting public safety at risk? that is what firefighters are implying. >> we are live with more on the story. crews say it actually hindered their efforts. >> correct. good morning to you. we are outside where the chief is accusing verizon of throttling while they were fighting the mendocino complex. it is in a brief filed earlier this week. this is part of a larger legal effort to force the fec to

overturn net neutrality. it allows internet service providers to slow or block data speeds. the chief alleged they slowed the plan down to the normal speed which he says made it nearly impossible for firefighters to communicate using apps like google docs. even though they have an unlimited data plan they slowed the speeds once it went over a certain amount. they have e-mail that show they offered to restore if the department would agree to a $99 a month plan. it would be three times the current amount. in a statement released verizon admits it made a mistake. i'm reading in part from that statement. regardless of plan we have a practice to remove data speed

restrictions when contacted in emergency situations. in this situation we should have lifted the speed situation when a customer reached out to us. we are reviewing the situation and we'll fix any issues going forward. verizon added the situation has nothing to do with current proceedings in the case. today in the bay. >> interesting. thanks. 5:37 for you right now. tomorrow the golden state killer will face a slew of new charges. six district attorneys are coming together to prosecute 72-year-old joseph deanglo. he is accused of 13 murders along with 18 more charges. the trial will take place in sacramento county. this case now includes four attacks in the east bay. happening today in oakland a man charged with stabbing two

sisters and killing one of them is expected in court. she being charged with murder. they say he attacked and killed wilson last month. they approved the first phase. it will bring it between market and the board agreed to use the lanes once they are operational. that project will not be completed until 2021 at the earliest. >> always watching through here. we are looking at slowing into the city. the bad news first. there was a sig alert.

look at the back up from the toll plaza. >> you said it. this week has been coasting along. we are heading our way into the weekend. temperatures will be from 66 near the coast to 80 for the bay and 85 inland. still really nice.

we get a look at a saturday forecast. our weather will be beautiful. you may wrap up the weekend on sunday with the pride festival. it is starting at 10:00 sunday morning. we'll be at 64 degrees. as the festival continues throughout the day it will be in the mid-70s. by sunday 78 degrees. if you're heading out of town we'll be in the upper 70s there and mostly sunny skies all weekend long. if you want to relax and go to restaurants and shopping it will be also very comfortable c. highs reaching into the low to mid-70s with sunshine all weekend long.

i'll have a look at today's temp trend coming up in about five minutes. coming up next, in protest today. coming to a head today. the white house mummed this morning after a guilty verdict. we'll watch the very latest coming out of washington. we'll bring it too you when today in the bay continues. karie

mike traffic tease here is a live look outside. temperatures nice and cool with low 60s to start. we'll take a look coming up in about five minutes. >> yes. we kbexpect a back up at the to plaza. they have cleared from the bay bridge. i do see those lanes moving. we'll watch the ripple effect coming up. >> thanks a lot. it is 5:44. happening this morning first day of school lwill be a bit rough

for san jose schools. teachers will be protesting before and after classes today. they are angry over stalled contract talk. the issue isn't so much about salary. evergreen has some of the highest teacher salaries. the fight is over health care. the school district right now pays 100% of it. it can't sustain that and wants teachers to pick up some of the costs. concord leaders talking about the long-term conversion. thousands of new homes may be built on that property along with commercial and recreational space. just yesterday a developers group reportedly sued to slow the conversion. city planners tell the east bay times despite the legal threat it still is all systems go. police want to upgrade and

expand the network of cameras in the name of safety. you tell the department how you feel about it. they have nine cameras. they went up in 2009 and now want to add ten more. it is at 10:00 at city hall. the president has been mum so far this morning. i would suggest you don't retain the services of michael cohen. it is hard to get your head around what a catastrophe it was. the president's former campaign manager means so far his national security adviser, his campaign manager, his lawyer, his deputy campaign manager and his campaign's former policy add

size sore are all facing jail time. the president was in west virginia last night at a rally. didn't mention the two latest conventions though he did once again call the russian investigation a witch hunt. now the cohen case not related to russia that we know. cohen pleaded guilty to a lot of thins. it is cohen's testimony in open court. he was directed by donald trump to violate campaign law. now technically he wasn't named by name. the words were a candidate for federal office who later became president. we get so overwhelmed coming out of washington this is enormous. the president has been accused of a federal crime. almost lost in all of this is an indictment against a california congressman. he represents the san diego

area. he is an iraq war hero. it is the second time a sitting u.s. congressman has been indicted. he used campaign funds. it goes through his credit card charges all billed to the campaign. this is from one-half of one page. you may know duncan that called other people corrupt. >> it is articles of impeachment against rob rosen stein. >> now, i just checked for more

tweets from the president. we will continue to watch. we are waiting to find out if the white house will have it daily press conference today. we'll be updating you at 6:45. you can find me on twitter. the latest twitter campaign struck a cord for you. these days only about half of them do. not the field and it got one of the rockies fans asking the question. how many retweets for you to buy an organ? the team quickly responded 5,280,000. >> nobody had bothered to ask if i know how to play the organ. >> one inning playing. that sounds correct right? >> i checked and it's 3,600,000. >> i don't know if he will reach

5 million. let's say he has a lot of retweets to go. he is actually practicing and a lot of fans would like to see him one. >> until he plays. >> yeah. zblp he is singing the national anthem on sunday. >> you'll need that? >> still pushing for that. >> good thoughts. >> yeah. you'll have great weather out there. it has nice cool temperatures around the bay area. it is looking good coming down from the moderate air quality.

let's head over to concord and see how temperatures shape up for today. you'll see that we'll have cooler temperatures on the way. i'm really liking this. opening up the windows and doors. concord heading into the upper 70s. first day of school. happy first dayover scho of sch. our temperatures will be in the low 60s. 77 today and 78 in livermore and 78 in napa. getting started this morning you do need a jacket. temperatures in the low 60s. you'll be comfortable with pants today. if you're going out to the a's game it will be in the upper 60s and mostly is your honor any skies. it will be in the mid-80s for system of our warmer days.

it is looking comfortable with san francisco in the low 60s. hopefully we'll see improve pts in our air quality over the next few days. the big concern is the bay bridge. >> the big concern but no longer the big problem. crashes have been cleared. here is what everybody is talking about, the back up at the bay bridge. the slow down and the metering lights. here is what not everybody is showing you. this is a mayor indicator. this is our view. once you get fast metering lights you can see traffic is recovering very nicely. on this you are quickly recovering. it is much better news. it has not rippled back. the rest of the bay shows this. there is a new crash. i will check on it. back to you. >> thank you.

coming up brand new video showing the inside of a coffee shop the moment it explodes. first happening now at 5:52 president trump will avoid the medal of honor to the family killed in afghanistan. john chapman was killed in 2002. americans saving more for retirement this year. 20% say they are saving more for retirement this year compared to last. this is the fourth year in a row of increases. more news after this break. welc-

our team is always posting on social media. kris sanchez shared this )instagram video ) of her dog - enjoying some treats - a gift from one of our )nbc bay area ) directors. chris is sharing her dog. very generous. 5:56 right now. several local celebrations for muslims who can't make it out to mecca. now to brand new video from southern california. a shoplifting suspect rammed

police cars. this is outside of a super market. police surround his already beat up mustang. he hits the cars and drives off. you can see him there. new video showing helicopter crash. it starts to take off. really just right there. it takes off and then roll onto the side there. they are popping off. police say the wind is to blame for this crash. the pilot was hurt. three people trying to enjoy their morning coffee.

it brings the roof crumbling down. three women inside were burned. construction crews hit a natural gas line. we also have video from the outside. the building collapsed and completely destroyed. >> all new today experts saying the recycling system is broken. they are feeling the pain of the import restrictions by china. >> the average homeowner can expect to pay more for recycled services in the future. >> they say you can help keep items out by putting designated

recycleables in your bin. . say category 5 hurricane headed towards hawaii. >> presidential implications, reaction to a guilty verdict and guilty plea. today in the bay continues right now. >> good morning. thank you for starting your morning with us. i'm marcus, washington. >> i'm laura garcia. want to check the forecast. we have had a nice mild week. >> i think we are all enjoying it. >> it was cooler. we had a nice little breeze.

let's get a look at san jose this morning. a cloudy start. you make your way out to the bart station. upper 50s as you walk out the door. here is a look. the highs today, santa rosa reaching 74. 82 is one of our warmer spots. we'll talk about what else is coming our way in just a few minutes. mike says the problem is not the bay bridge. >> no. the problem is getting to the bay bridge. this effects anyone whether are not