commute. how are we looking today? >> today it is light like usual. we'll show you the bay bridge. we saw the metering lights turn on at 5:22. now we are starting to see the pattern that we expect. bringing cash might bring you a back up. we'll show you the rest of the area. it moves very nicely except for highway 4. >> so spare the air alert day.

we have drifts of smoke coming in. as we get a look today even though it will be cooler you need to limit your time outside. we go from the mid-60s to the low 80s by early afternoon. mostly sunny skies. if you're a teacher or parent making plans for the kids today keep them inside today because of the poor air quality. temperatures are looking good with low to plmid-60s. we are heading up to 78 degrees. it is 77 in napa. today lower 60s. let's talk more about the air quality. yesterday they got really unhealthy towards the east bay and south bay. today it will be moderate and gradually improving throughout the day. this morning looking pretty bad. for more information we'll send it over to chris who has a live report and keeping an eye on

what's happening for today. >> yeah. like you said, a lot of people have been talking about this. it is really taking an effect on the area. >> yeah. we are live with what it looks like, feels like out on the ground. i think we all noticed that, kris. >> reporter: yeah. it makes for beautiful sunrises and sunsets. there were delays of more than two hours because of the poor air quality.

exercisers, you might want to hit the gym instead of the trail to track. some cancelled practices because of poor air quality. it is making things comfortable for people working outside. >> it has been really bad lately. >> yeah. respiratory problems. she has the earlier map. i have the one for 4:00 this morning. we'll give you the link for that in my twitter feed and you can also go to kris sanchez, nbc bay

area. >> you can stay on top of smoke as it continues throughout the bay area this weekend. we'll send breaking alerts straight to your phone as things happen. new for you this morning six minors are in trouble. they lead officers on a chase in a carjacked vehicle. it started around 10:00. police say officers spotted that car. they ran into a neighborhood. they set up a perimeter. it is 6:04. happening today lawmakers putter put verizon under the microscope. it came through as part of the legal to reintroduce net

neutrality. they say verizon slowed the a trickle they demanded they pay far better plan before service improves. assembly hearing today will look at circumstances behind the throttling. new this morning a san francisco man charged with starting a deadly wild fire back in july. investigators say skodo was burning a fire and it got out of control. one killed and three firefighters were hurt. starting an academy for high school students. they report that program begins late september and open to city high school students ages 16 and

up. they say it shows kids how officers make split-second life decisions. fewer students are choosing to play football. we are looking through the report right now. what did you find? >> good morning. we heard about concussion issues. they are making their way to the high school gridiron in california. it shows high school football participation is down 3% over the past year. it is down 8% over the last five years. some are telling us the dangers of playing football are no longer a secret. >> i think it will be the future. if you're a quarterback you'll wear this type of helmet.

so it will be position-specific helmets. >> you just heard from a researcher. they are using a moo sheen that ahead-on hit from various angles. as you heard from that researcher new have come out. there is a lot progressing in terms of safety but still a long way to go. >> we want to know if you're a football family. are you worried about safety? oi have a son who is already two and i'm already worried. >> yes. >> kids like to play. >> yes. >> all right. in an hour the today show taking an even deeper dive into the report. it is all right here on nbc bay area right after today in the

bay. a quick update on hurricane lane. it is bringing the outer rain bands over hawaii right now. current wind speeds 120 miles per hour. the eye is well south. it will not have a direct hit. we'll see that continuing with the slow moving storms. the rain bands whipping over the islands bringing in high waves as well. flooding a concern there. we'll continue to monitor that. as we bring it back home hopefully you can catch public transit it will be a beautiful afternoon but still kind of hazy. hig highs reaching the low 80s. it is 82 in morgan hill.

it is 63 and 78 in san jose. it is a pleasant drive for friday. >> yes. we have the lighter volume of traffic. holding steady for about the last half hour. this is flowing out. no major issues. this is moving nicely. today won't be as hot as we have seen it. it is a very pleasant drive. it kind of skipped over. san jose showing you this. no delays reported. i want to give you another bart note coming up in my next live report. >> thanks a lot. next and new this hour talk about an unwelcomed guest.

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>> some of the low clouds trapping in more smoke. we'll have a start of about 60 degrees with mid-70s throughout the afternoon. and a smooth drive. no real slowing here. a typical friday light. the head of bay area said he will step down and his number is

correct. they have not yet started trading on the market. the bay area said it will cut off third party access. up until now some outside companies have been able to use it in the 23 and me samples. from here on out they say third party companyings will be able to use 23 and me reports, not raw dna. david pierce said sam sung may be too powerful, as powerful as a laptop computer. they say few people need a phone but that's powerful. you brought us news that local burger is shutting down.

this is the san jose location. he is encouraging investment in oakland. it is one way to solve a problem is to hire more black and brown people and more women with experiences that come from those communities that understand the challenges. an idea of bringing money into a disadvantaged neighborhood. what does that do?

>> you see so much of that. >> how do you not bring that when you bring in money? are they the same thing? is it completely unsavoidable? we'll look at that sunday morning. >> no word on what caused yesterday's morning that caused the factory in fremont. it is not connected to the main facility. no one injured in this. people in marin are extra concerned over what's become a coyote crisis.

take a look who checked into a colorado hotel room. a bear in the lobby. decide today get a little comfortable. it didn't stay long but does the lobby of that hotel look familiar? it is the stanley hotel that inspired steven king to write the shining after he spent the night there. i have been there. it is haunted. there is something spooky going on there. >> it was the time -- >> no. [ laughter ] >> not this time. >> wow. all right. so the weather we are talking about today, spare the air the

day, talk about that as you head outside. everything is all good even with the visibility there right now. let's head over and check out temperatures for today. it will be in the mid-60s starting out at 10:00 and partly cloudy. we'll see a few clouds drifting by. check out the seven day forecast. as we check out the morning commute mid-50s to start.

temperatures reaching up to 82 degrees. if you're going tonight very chilly breezy winds. make sure you're wearing something nice and warm tonight. we are looking at a picture on facebook. this was yesterday morning. the view above the fog but through those smokey skies. that's the sunrise. it was an amazing picture. send me your pictures. we have all been talking about the smoke and how poor the visibility has been even looking at a short distance. upper 70s early next week. you were saying the freeways are

looking pretty great right now. no problems with that. look at that green across the south bay. at least traffic control off the east shore freeway. keep that in mind. looking great. the earlier crash has cleared. we are going to talk about that and looking at oakland. a nice smooth right right now.

let's talk about the weekend traffic. back to you. >> that's right. labor day. >> thanks, mike. next all new today in the bay. do you have one of these? the doorbell cameras are creating for police. she put thousands of dollars in the bank to let it grow for her golden years. when it's time to withdraw the bank says it has no record. nbc bay area responds next. nbc a

san jose woman whose retirement money is missing. she says her bank told her a five-figure investment is nowhere to be found. a woman says her bank told hear five figure investment is nowhere to be found. chris and his team are working to get to the bottom of it. >> she trusted her bank with a lot of her money. 20 years ago she placed $30,000 in a certificate of deposit, a cd. the money came from a life insurance policy after her husband dies unexpectedly. this spring she went to the bank to cash in her cd. the bank said it had no record of her deposit. >> it's not just her. tonight at 11:00, what we

learned when we searched federal rof records about that bank and what you need to do. if you a consumer complaint call 888-996-tips or visit nbcbay area.com sla area.com/responds. city of walnut creek wants to get the word out to seniors. they have a free option when they need a lyft they can use to take -- they say it's to help accept yors learn how to use the app. >> a big washing, do not post a

video. they say peep are quick to post videos without they say it can target people unfairly. back to school or maybe not, a huge mistake which probably p. i parent lu. >> another scare in the air overnight, what people are telling us this morning. be care

and really all weekend. air quality is our number 1 story. smoke is making for poor conditio >> right now at 6:30 our number one story from san francisco douc down to san jose. not just visibility but concerns about your own breathing. we have a very mild back up. over the last half hour this is

the bay bridge toll plaza. it has continued to show fewer and fewer cars. the fast track lanes in the mid-parking lot area. no problems now. it will go a little later on but the approach looks great as well. telling everyone car pool and cut down on the ozone. air quality got really bad for all of the areas shaded in red. it's not bad for people with breathing problems. it was unhealthy to be outside.

our temperatures have been cooler. we are looking at highs in the upper 70s from the tri-valley. it is 77 in napa and low 60s in san francisco. looking at hurricane lane still even during the overnight hours maintained a category 3 strength and outer rain bands are moving across many of the hawaiian islands. over the next couple of days it will turn nortderly and westerly. it will bring in torrential rain and high waves. we have more information on that.

i'll send it over to you. dozens of people here evacuated. nbc jay gray has more on how people in hawaii are coping with all of this. good morning, jay. rising flood waters and pounding surf across the island as lanes continue to move in.

the massive hurricane is a triple threat. some areas could see 30 inches or more, damaging winds and waves cresting at 25 feet or higher. landslides occurring. >> the dangerous conditions are expected to continue in some areas for 24 to 36 hours. >> it will hang around but it's moving slowly. that's why we are taking so much precaution here. >> and why so many are concerned that if the storm lingers so will the problems here. >> it is health, safety and security. >> rain continues to churn and move closer to the coast.

>> we preeappreciate it. thanks. be safe. it is 6:34 right now. new this morning military members heading out due to a lot of cancelled flights. it helps troops. it is cancelled flights and delays. so essentially we are trying to manage all of them. it is terminal one at sfo. >> and back here at home a scare in the air far flight leaving

sfo. birds forcing an emergency landing. today in the bay is live there with what happened and reaction from folks on board, pete. >> reporter: yeah. good morning to you. it is exactly what was going on. it was there before that emergency landing took place. i want to show you a picture from one of those passengers. it is the emergency landing. there were no injuries to folks on the plane. let's show you the exact flight path. this is from flight aware.com. this is united airlines flight just after 12:00 a.m. supposed to do an emergency landing. here is what passengers had to say about the emergency landing.

>> we had to go back. >> we mentioned they are one or both. >> everyone is calm. we turned around. we dumped around 100,000 pounds and headed back to san francisco. >> here is a statement about the incident saying united airlines flight went from san francisco to singapore. we are working to get customers to their destination as soon as possible. it could cause an engine to die

and plane to crash. we were able to uncover some of the numbers. you can see here numbers in oakland. it's just over 1,100. san jose at 12. so for more coverage you can go to our web site at n nbcbayarea.com. >> so many happened in our airport. thanks so much. 6:37 right now. heads up to parents and students. an automated call was accidentally sent out. if you're heading to class go back to bed. the district tweeted out an apology. san jose keeps trying to make it easier to report illegal

4th of july fireworks activity. most of it not paying off. just a fraction paid a fine and of more than a thousand online reports this year. four citations were issues. fire department saying most of those did not provide enough information to take action. 88 others received warnings. that's an 8% follow through rate. >> all right. well, we love to look around the bay and see fireworks. we also love the green sensors today. most shows a little more slowing as you come up through the area.

san mateo bridge picks up volume a little bit. we have lighter traffic. >> it's friday. >> yeah. especially when the weekend will look this nice. >> cooler temperatures. hazy skies with drifts of smoke coming in. we'll have temperatures in the mid-60s. the weather we have bring it up a few more degrees. a repeat on sunday. we'll keep clouds high in the 60s. if you're going to check out the king tut festival it will be comfortable. highs reaching to the low 70s. it will be a nice weekend for the pride festival happening tomorrow. the parade will be on sunday starting at 10:00 in the morning. we'll be at 64 degrees at the time the parade starts rolling. festivities going on throughout the day.

highs up to 78 degrees. we also have the bridge to bridge run going from the bay bridge to the golden gate bridge. it is going to be cool out there during the early hours. upper 50s and cloudy. misty skies and fog as well. if you plan to spend the weekend in sonoma. air quality may remaybe issues. sunday was 78 here is a -- early morning hours. highs in the mid-70s. we'll have more coming up in about three minutes. thnchts next story is something you might not want to lol about. a corporation wants to put a

trademark on that saying. we'll tell you that list coming up. fire roaring into the night sky over one south bay neighborhood, the threat to other homes overnight. the president's confidant may not be so confidential. off to new york city and the big board. the chinese and american trade negotiations. the dow is up mildly. you're watching today in the bay. you could generate your own energy,

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>> it will be a nice start to the weekend. we'll talk about air quality issues and our temp trend in less than five minutes. >> thanks a lot. new this morning a live look at the south bay.

firefighters still there at the scene mopping up from a fire that heavily dpamaged a home currently under construction. take a look at this. the home was fully engulfed earlier this morning. it happened near san jose. time threatened near by homes. >> the chronical spoke yesterday afterword most had been moved to

other states. one time there were two others. the county cancelled the contract due to the cost tied to escalating protests. 6:45. a new worry this morning. what is inside at the headquarters of the national inquirer. >> the national inquirer contains documents.

it is so long until he waited until after the midterm election. he refused himself. if trump fired sessions he could tell someone in charge of the investigation into him. he got quite a walmart to some of the people outside the court building. accused of using campaign funds to fund their own family's lifestyle. congressman hunter appear today blame his wife. she was his campaign manager he said and she handled the family finances. it shows the couple overdrew their checking account 1,100

times. we welcome your comments and your thoughts. you can reach me on twitter. it is 6:47. silicon valley pride is this weekend. they are opening it up early. bartender says silicon valley pride is not only a celebration but it is also for everyone. >> it is a very mixed crowd. i don't think anything is 100% gay anymore. everyone enjoys coming because we are a fun bunchov of people. we know how to have a good time. >> things kicked off on saturday. nbc bay area are sponsors.

proctor and gamble wants to copyright the phrases. they want to use lol and nbd and a couple of others we can't say on tv. they want to use it on soap, detergents all to get millennials to buy their products. >> i didn't even know that. >> it's too long. >> it's too long. >> a lot of us thought we had to wait for the weekend. >> it will be flinice and cool. we have a lot going on around

the area. >> advise everyone to take public transit, take the bus, car pool or head to the train station. it will be in the upper 50s as you head out the door. it will be a cool start and still partly cloudy skies. high temperatures reaching into the low 80s. it is 77 in napa and 63 in san

francisco. as you look out the window you'll be comfortable with sleeves and jeans for today. you'll need more than that. it will feel cooler than that. we have the preseason game tonight at 7:30. check out festival of the arts. it checks out in the morning. sunshine, very comfortable weather all throughout the day with low 70s. heading into the mid-80s tomorrow. we'll cool it down in the upper 70s. >> slowing it is over on the

right. most of the traffic shifts left. it is even on the flyover. no real slowing. it looks like it is a quick break to move it mostly out of the roadway. on friday that's a lighter flow of traffic. no problems in the upper east shore. we see a little slowing. it is just past 680. it was just reported there. we are picking up the volume but no real concerns. right now it's on time. it will be bus service. check it this weekend and on labor day. back to you. >> it is 6:52. coming up next big trouble after

a carjacking. a dramatic ending once police caught up to them. >> we have to go back. >> a scary early morning for people flying out of sfo, the animal that forced an emergency landing. first, happening now southern california will welcome more than 6,900 newly naturalized american citizens today. they will fill the la convention center. they come from 124 countries. he says the f-16s would be useless. we'll have more after the break. it is 6:53. welcome to the xfinity store.

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♪ here are the top stories on today in the bay-- it will be hard to avoid smoke on this friday -- as we look live across the bay are 6:56. it will be hard to avoid this friday as we look across the bay area at this hour. here are the air quality maps. it is north of highway 92. they say bad air is making it hard to be outside.

>> it has been really bad lately. it is hard to work. respiratory problems and what not. >> they some are cancelled sports because of poor air quality. six minors in trouble after police say they lead them on a chase in a carjacked vehicle. it started last night around 10:00 p.m. a live look at sfo where passengers on one plane are relieved to be back on ground. what happened after a bird strike after a left sfo for singapore. this is a photo of the plane involved. one passenger says the pilots

told them the engines might be involved. we turned around and dumped about a hundred pounds of fuel and headed back to san francisco. >> emergency crews were on hand but not needed. united worked overnight to put the passengers on other flights. lyft will give you a free ride. city is hosting a training session tonight the unites return home to take on the rangers at at&t park. don't worry. you can watch it right here. game time 7:00 followed by lester holt on dateline. and i will be singing the national anthem for the giants

on sunday, the game starting at 1:05. watch me sing and you can stay for the gim ame as well. >> cool. >> it will be great weather too. >> yeah. we'll have great weather for the weekend and temperatures are going to be coming up a few more degrees for the inland areas. it is 81 on sunday. it has bceen a really nice brea. we are going to keep this cool weather into next week. >> that's good. >> checking your kplut we want to check on a crash. >> as quickly as it showed up look at the camera. nothing in the roadway. no slowing. good stuff. it is slowing at the san mateo bridge. it is slow across the peninsula. >> no one is working. >> these are at least driving. >> be careful out there. the air quality is not so great.

we'll keep tabs on that. it is friday. get out and enjoy the weekend. let's remember to remember yourself outside because of the air quality. now enjoy the weekend. good morning. breaking overnight. hurricane lane slams hawaii. the massive storm lashing the islands with nearly 2 feet of rain, dangerous winds and bringing power outages, mudslides and flash flooding. residents forced to evacuate and it's only just begun. al is tracking it all. turning on trump. the publisher of the "national enquirer," a one-time ally who pushed propaganda hard during the campaign, now granted immunity to testify against the president, telling prosecutors the nitty-gritty of trump's payments to the playmate and the porn star. this morning, why the es