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 they are heading around the

berkeley curve. even this you're traveling through the area you will have that. it is from highway 4 right up here. that's the big slow down. once what you'll see there, the earlier crash did find that back up. the metering lights are turned on early. this is at the 880 interchange is over off the shoulder. back to you. >> all right. thank you. all new this morning, ride of terror. three women say they were kidnapped by their uber driver. for the first time they are sharing their story. >> we are live with a look at some of the chilling details, pete. >> reporter: good morning to you. we have seen similar incidents right here in the bay area.

we are talking about who spoke out about the incident were in the sacramento area. they spoke out to our nbc affiliate. they say they were on their way back home. they say they made things very uncomfortable once on the freeway. they eventually were able to get out of the uber unharmed. they say it's an incident they continue to suffer from. >> 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. it is posing as a ride share

driver. a man posing as a ride share driver. he assaulted a woman off of highway 92. at last check they are still looking for the man you see there in that suspect sketch that suspect faces charges of kidnapping. today in the bay. frightening story there. thanks for the latest. it is 6:03 right now. a big fire fight underway. it is happening in downtown l.a. we know it is a commercial building. we'll bring you information as

soon saz we can. we are not expected to get cloers and also expected and officials say it can pack a punch. >> hurricane lane is a very serious storm that has potential to do damage. kari hall has been tracking the path of this storm. we are seeing it die down a little bit. >> it will weaken before it moves into some of the islands. a lot of rain in store. look at how large it is compared

to some of the hawaiian islands. it is expect today bring rainfall. so it is major impacts on the hawaiian island. it is every morning today in the bay. >> thanks so much. it is landing a south bay hospital. regional medical center confirms

an employee is under investigation because of a post that is gaining traction on social media. we put it on your screen. it is very off fence ifr towards undocumented immigrants. developing this morning two members president trump's inner circle are facing federal prison time. calling tauz the darkest day since water gate. >> saw soon joins us with reaction from all sides. good morning, susan. >> good morning, guys. here is the reaction from president trump moments ago on twitter. if anyone is looking far good lawyer i would suggest you don't retain the services of michael

cohen. we also have michael cohen saying he is willing to tell all he knows to the special prosecutor. it spells trouble for president trump. >> president trump's attorney pleaded guilty to eight charges of financial fraud including two finance campaign violations. >> he worked to pay money to silence two women who had information that he believed would be to the 2016 campaign and to the candidate. both claim to have had affairs with president trump. >> we are in the second quarter of a four quarter game. we are coming from him. it directed him to take a crime means the president committed the crime and covered it up because he didn't sign the check

to keep quiet the affairs with the two women. >> they said there is no allegation of any wrong doing and the government's charges against mr. cohen. >> manafort was found guilty on eight of 18 counts. on the other ten charges a hung jury. >> mr. manafort is disappointedover ndisappointed of not getting acquittals all the way through. >> tuesday night president trump showed support for manafort. >> i feel it is a very sad thing that happened. >> the president avoided talk of cohen. >> now, manafort could avoid jail time if he gets a presidential pardon. they say michael cohen not only is he not hoping for a party he would not accept one from a president this corrupt.

>> never ending story here. >> no kidding. thank you, susan. right now as we approach 6:09 we start out with cloudy skies this morning. we take a live look outside. let's head out the door. it is up to 77. it will be really nice. this is actually cooler than normal for a lot of our micro climates. i'll break it down in a few minutes. we have a look at what to expect around the bay area. >> it has cleared from 101 to 880. this is even the east bay looking great. the problem is getting to the bay bridge towards the maze. some folks may avoid that bay

bridge. they have all cleared. it is building but nothing dramatic. there is this over here. some folks heading north and heading across right now it's crowded. back to you. >> all right. thanks. next all new this hour, beast mode back in the headlines. teaming up with his favorite sideline snack. president trump says he is serious he is going to add a 25% tariff to foreign made cars. later a fuel fiasco on a california flight, the recent scare passengers say they begged the crew not to take off. you're watching today in the bay. ♪ flintstones! meet the flintstones. ♪

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a cloudy look outside. low 70s today. we'll have another beautiful afternoon. we'll take a look at all of our micro climates coming up in less than five minutes.

good morning. laura will tell us more about this but orchard supply is shutting down all of its stowre. . >> all right. so the reason it fell is because chase bank announced it will let customers make 100 stock trades a year for free. i say that because today

marks the longest in the history of the united states. yesterday we set the record today just adding one day. an important note coming out of the white house. president trump said he was for sure going to slap a 25% tariff on cars and car parts made in europe. target delivered a huge gift with much better than expected numbers. this comes after walmart said much of the same. do we have a clip? >> stop it. >> target reports profits tomorrow. remember how well walmart did?

let's keep our eyes on target. >> we have done this monday through friday. >> if you tune in every day you'll learn something. >> there you go. >> that's it. orchard supplies hardware closing by the end of the year. the closure will effect about 4,000 workers. new this morning, if you know who beast mode is you

probably already know what he likes eating most. >> we are talking about marsean lynch. he loves his skittles. right now he probably loves them even more. skit ls is holding a contest where each will receive a pack for free. >> he is like a little kid. >> i would be the same way. >> how cool would that be? >> remember they had the bar? >> yeah.

>> we are looking at clouds and fog that may linger a little bit longer. let take a look as you get ready to head to work. my only concern will be the air quality. we make our way out the door in san jose. we will start out with temperatures in the low 60s. a cool start and comfortable afternoon. we'll have mostly sunny skies. noontime look at that, 71 degrees. you'll enjoy not only lunch outside but maybe dinner too. let head towards the east bay. highs from 79 in concord to 68

in oakland mostly low to mid-60s. it will be gusty today and clouds will be slow to clear out. expect a high of 74 and in s sonoma 75 degrees. on instagram you may get a personalized forecast if you let me know what's going on around the bay area. looking for events. we are going to have beautiful weather. the commute the starting to build. >> it was lighter up until now. a couple of crashes involved

seven or eight cars. they all cleared from the bay bridge. it kicked in hard as they slowed the metering lights. we still have the back up there. this camera showing you the back up. from time to time we see a little bit of lightning there. originally it showed you all of the area. join nbc bay area. nbc bay area. back out to the map as we show you that same area. it has helped this morning. oakland builds a little slowing past the san mateo bridge.

keeping an eye on things. back to you. >> thanks. 6:20 for you right now. we were talking about it yesterday. today madonna is responding to the backlash over her tribute, the reason she says it was a dri butte. if you're ever feeling ignored by an airline after a sour experience consider filing a complaint with the u.s. department of transportation. if you go there they are required to respond to the government and you. a lot of times airlines settle the dispute right then otherwise the feds step in and open an investigation. we put a link on nbcbayarea.com/responds. look under consumer resources. call 888-996-tips. new this morn

a fuel fiasco at l-a-x -- twice - a spirit air plane - had fuel spilling out onto the tarmac. at 6:24 new this morning a fuel fiasco. >> it was late yesterday afternoon. everyone on the plane was taken off as the plane was checked. then later in the night passengers were loaded back on. while taxiing the fuel started

leaking again. >> it scared me. people saying it causes cancer. they say it is safe a bay area man won a settlement. a quick follow up on that backlash following ma ddonna's backlash. >> we told you about this yesterday morning. madonna shared a strange story. many called it disrespectful. here is what madonna is saying. he said i thank aretha for

inspiring me along the way. i did not intend to do a tribute to her. >> a big picture of aretha behind her. >> yeah. >> 6:26 right now. happening now a big fire at a school, the threat one student made at a different school that's making parents so upset. also ahead, an all new story we are working on. the fight between bay area firefighters and a tech giant. and we continue to monitor fallout, what's next. you're watching today in the bay.

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taking a live look outside from downtown san jose. good morning and thanks for >> right now it's 6:30. hoping for another great day. we have had mild temperatures lately. it has been quite refreshing. >> thanks for joining us. right now we want to head over to kari hall. i think you're going to continue to deliver for us. >> don't blame me when it gets not so comfortable. we are really enjoying this and seeing the clouds. some people like to see a little more sunshine especially along the coast. we'll get that later on this morning. let's see how temperatures shape

up. low 60s through about 9:00. seeing the sun breaking out. the high temperature only reaching into the upper 70s today. this is cooler than normal. we'll keep this cooler weather at least for the next few days. i'll talk about what's ahead for the weekend coming up. we have a look here. >> a look at this. this is university avenue. a lot of students have been known to stault their opinions. there is a crash at 84 that may present a problem. we'll let you know whether or not it will clear quickly.

the south bay along the peninsula looking normal. back to you. >> all right. thanks. 6:30 for you right now. breaking news to tell you about off of the coast of oregon. a 6.2 magnitude earthquake strikes west of the eugene. that quake happened about two hours ago. a man accused of killing m mollie tibbetts goes to court. >> chris has new overnight reaction from a family. good morning, chris. >> good morning.

family and friends are remembering her for her friendliness and kindness. in a facebook post her aunt wrote please remember evil comes in every color. our family has been blessed to be surrounded by love, friendship and support. at 11:00 this morning will appear in court for the first time. he lead investigators to her body in a corn field. a friend of five years talked about how mollie will love on. >> she knew what she believed

in. i'm going to try my best to embody molly. >> he followed her and ran alongside her until she threatened to call police. she claims he doesn't remember what happened next we realized he put her in the trunk of his

car. we'll post it on our social media platform about how it will pass that along as well. today in the bay. >> thank you very much. it is 6:34. new this morning parent wloz students are outraged. they report the controversy is brewing officer determined he posed no actual threat. they say student safety is not at rigs k but that's not stopping concerned parents who is demanding the district to get involved. 6:34 right now. a south bay fire department is taking on an internet giant. they say verizon brought to the

internet. >> good morning anthony is accusing verizon while they were fighting the fire earlier this summer. the chief makes the allegation against the mobile phone company in a brief filed earlier this week in federal court in washington d.c. this is part of a larger legal effort to repeal the fcc's recent ban on net neutrality. it allows internet service providers to slow or block data speeds for financial or other reasons. it the down to the normal speed which made it impossible to communicate using apps like google docs. the fire department has unlimtd data verizon slowed the speeds.

now the chief has provided e-mails that show verizon offered to restore service if the department would agree to a $99 a month plan. that's three times the current plan. in a statement it made a mistake in this situation we should have lifted the speed restriction when our customer reached out to us. this was a customer report mistake. we will fix any issues going forward. v verizon added it has nothing due to legal proceedings in this case. today in the bay. >> all right. a lot going on with that. thank you.

happening today in oakland a man charged with stabbing two sisters at a bart platform is expected in court. she being charged with murder. investigators say he attacked and killed at the station last month. he is also charged with attempted murder. he was injured in the stabbing. san francisco one step closer to offering safe injection sites. it would allow facilities to use controlled substances. it is a new strategy. saying that she is committed to opening one in the city and headed to the governor's desk now. a follow up transit leaders have reportedly approved the first phase of the project. it is a bringing bus only lanes between market and tech bus

opponents were disapoents. the project will not be completed until 2021 at the earliest. >> a look ahead. we are looking at where i'm going to expect delays and have others. it might be delayed because of the driver shortage. keep that in mind. no delays for any of the others. nothing additional. we're looking at south bay. you can see silicon valley starting to build right on schedule there. no major incidents. we are looking at a smooth drive. westbound 80 slows. more traffic heading towards that bridge. earlier problems, you might have heard about those this morning. it has cleared as far as the

crash goes. hopefully the roadways have been cleared. >> it better be. >> get out of my way. >> right. wednesdays start thinking about how the weather is going to shape up. if you liked yesterday you'll like today and the weekend. we'll have a wide range there temperatures from 66 degrees for the coast. the bay will be at about 80 degrees with sunshine. expect more of the same on sunday. so what's going on? let's talk about what mike told me this morning. this will be a pretty cool event. it looks like our temperatures will be flinice and comfortable. low 70s during the middle of the day. you might be wrapping up. the parade will be on sunday and will be at about 64 degrees, sunshine. highs only in the mid-70s. if you're planning to head to

squaw valley you can see that on saturday. if you're getting out of town going to la we'll get highs in the upper 70s for saturday and sunday. it will be in the low 70s this weekend. that's coming up in about three minutes. >> thank you. an all new. >> we are hearing from the three women and what that are sharing about a frightening uber ride. his own former lawyer accuses him of kplcommitting a crime. this is the longest run on the

market in all of united states history. today in the bay will be right back.

let's head over to walnut creek. it is 71 degrees at noon. very flies and comfortable. only low 80s into early this

afternoon. our temperatures have come way down from the way we started this month. we went to 46 minutes from highway to toll plaza. here is one of the stories this morning. the women say mark picked them up. they said he kept driving past their exit and started saying strange things. he said now you'll tell us the real story or we're all going to

die. none of us knew what he was talk about obviously. uber has a history of allegations including accusations of rape by several bay area women. they want to expand to network of cameras. happening today you can tell the department how you feel about this. tonight's meeting at 6:00 at city hall. sick of waiting in long lines of the dmv. they are goicng to address questions. it highlights the most frequently used. it explains what you'll need to bring so you don't have to head there twice.

the president started tweeting after the most disasterous day. >> he is tweeting about cohen and manafort. he said disaster it's hard to get your head around what a catastrophe tuesday was for the white house. the president's former campaign manager. his former lawyer pleaded guilty. that means so far his campaign manager, his lawyer and deputy campaign manager and his campaign's foreign toll pol si adviser are all facing jail time. he was directed to violate

campaign law by paying off to keep silent about their afears. the words were a candidate who later became president. you know, we get so overwhelmed. this is the second time this month. the accusation is he stole campaign funds to fund his own lifestyle. it goes through credit card charges all billed through the campaign. drinks at a mexican restaurant, a trip to albertson's plus $100

cash back. duncan and his bief will be in court tomorrow. we are waiting to find out if the white house will have a daily press conference. >> thank you very much.

today show is live with why experts say it is good for business. one they say can help bring in new employees. >> yeah. you get this. >> maybe so. >> it would be tough for us to work from home. >> yes. >> face time. we could do that. >> you don't need to see us in the morning. >> i'm not like that in the morning. >> it looks great today. we are going to have great weather. cooler temperatures around the bay area. if you're planning to head out of town here is a live look seeing the planes arriving and looking good. visibility has been fairly low. it has caused problems the past coupleov

couple of days. we are starting the first day of school today. temperatures in the low 60s. mid-70s by early afternoon. great weather by the start of the school year. it will be in the low 60s and cloudy. we will get more sunshine as we go through the day. we will be at 71 degrees at lunchtime. here are high temperatures for today. we'll start up with our high of 88 degrees. it will be one of the warmer temperatures we'll see. we'll get a pretty brisk on shore wind flow. it will keep temperatures in the 60s and 70s for most of us. if you're about to get dressed now make sure you have a jacket.

great weather. we are looking at our cool weather for the rest of the week. the warmest day will be on saturday. it will be 85 degrees. cooling down while san francisco holds steady. you're saying there's a puzzler in the east bay. >> what i was going to show you is activity on the shoulder. the travel time was getting longer from highway 4 down through this area. a disabled vehicle. we showed you where it was and

the crash has cleared. we have no problems coming out of after 880. we are starting to see more traffic. there it is. this is the build but the peninsula moving. book you. >> thank you. coming up next a look at top stories including teachers on the first day of school. the changes they want to see. first happening now president trump will award the medal of honor. technical sergeant was killed in

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♪ ♪ ♪ in the bay-- happening this morning - first day of school is going to be a bit rough for some san jose schools. a live look at " millbrook elementary school".

teachers with the evergreen school district will be protesting before and after classes today. they are angry over stalled contract talks. the issue isn )t so much over salary. according to the mercury news -- eve teachers are angry over stalled contract talks. the issue isn't so much over salary. the fight is over health care costs. out it's rage over one student who recently enrolled. there. the controversy is brewing in pleasant hill. according to some parents these students threatened to shoot students at his last middle school. in that case law enforcement officers say he poeszsed no national threat. it is not stopping concerned parents. the man accused of murdering

mollie tibbetts. they recovered her body in a corn field. the suspect is an undocumented immigrant and it is already heating up debate over immigration. president trump referred to the rally in west virginia. 6:57. three sacramento area women claim their uber driver kidnapped and threatened to kill them. he picked them up as they were heading home from a book club. they say he kept driving past their exit on a freeway and started saying strange things. the women were eventually let out of the car unharmed. uber release at statement. we removed this driver's access shortly after we learned of the incident and stand ready for the

investigation. lowe's plans to hold an earnings call one day after announcing the shut down of a loved fran chiesz. it will effect about 4,000 work are. lowe's purr chased it five years ago. about half of the orchard stores left are here in the bay area. he certainly loves his skittles. he is teaming up to roll out or roll in them a limtd edition version. not available for purchase. >> looks like little kid in heaven. >> yeah. i think we are pretty much in

heaven with the weather we have been experiencing. >> it is really nice. i am hearing complaints from san francisco. it is cloudy and drizzling and stuff. it will be nice for the valleys tonight reaching 80 degrees. san jose up to 77 today. a little bit cooler than normal. mid-60s as we continue on with clouds and fog each day. we are tracking a motorcycle crash in san jose. >> yeah. >> very much so. >> they are right. everything is okay. it cleared to the shoulder. it shows a recovery. i showed you a drive. it is better for 101 north. san mateo the build is on the bridge now. it will start the slowing soon. it shows a great drive. >> it looks good. >> we'll be back at 7:25 with a live local news update. >> join us at 11:00. thank you for starting your day here with us.

make sure you have a great one. good good morning. one-two punch. the president's men guilty. a jury convicts former campaign chairman paul manafort and michael cohen the president's once closest aide pleads guilty. admitting he paid off a playmate and porn star for donald trump. >> there's a cover-up by the president of the united states that is undeniable. >> the president insisting prosecutors do not have the prosecutors don't have good on him. >> they're still looking for collusion. where is the collusion. >> just ahead, what is michael cohen about to tell prosecutors? we will ask his we will ask his lawyer. stunning arrest. the undocumented imgrantt