take aing a live look outsi. want to get away? >> no. right leer wihere with you! that's where you are for next coupleov couple of hours. >> thanks for joining us. >> we have a look at your traffic in just a moment. you said it will be a nice day out here. >> it will be one of those days where it's comfortable. you're not going to be sweating or cold. you'll be cool along the coast. i'll break it down for you. let's check in with mike. >> looking at a smooth drive.

we have a lights here. we also have roadwork going on. there was a crew until about 90 seconds ago. you do see a little activity but clear by the time you hit the parkway. no delays. that's what is going on. a new crash. we'll get detail once chp arrives. we are not sure if it is eastbound. the bay bridge moves smoothly. it is still in the report but i see no problems for the flow. back to you. >> thank you very much. hoping to clean up san francisco streets. it is becoming the first for safe injection sites. >> pete, why isn't everyone on board with this? it sounds like a good idea.

>> yeah. that's right. if this gets final approval from jerry brown it will be the first of its kind in the united states. what will happen later this morning is the mayor will take a tour of what's being called the model site. it has been the heart of where you see a lot of drug use taking place here. let's talk about how these safe injection sites will work. we are talking about a three year pilot program. it will have trained medical staff and medical clinic on-site with services for the folks inside. a 2007 task force was lead in 2017 and said that the safe injection sites would save the city $3.5 million in health care costs. as far as approval for this program say semibli bill 186 did pass earlier this week.

they approved of the pilot program. it needs final approval. that's sitting on his desk as we speak. it is causing a lot of controversy. there is plenty of opposition including one from deputy attorney general rob rosen stein who said that the safe injection sites he claims that they pose a public safety risk. it could potentially drag down the community bringing drug dealers to that kplunty. -- community. >> all right. we'll continue to follow. thank you. 5:03 right now. we are expecting to learn more about a man arrested in a cold case on the peninsula. authorities tracked down shannon fox. he is wanted in connection with the 2009 hit-and-run. police haven't said where he was found but we know he was being

extradited to the u.s. investigative believe he was racing another driver near bay front. he is accused of running a red light and plowing the car, killing lisa. police plan to announce more at a news conference that's later this morning. now to our continuing coverage. he will lie in state at the arizona capital of what would have been his 82nd birthday. a ceremony will be held there tomorrow. from there mccain will lie in state on friday followed by a private service on sunday. new this morning the housing crisis continues to pound the bay area. landlords may have a hand out to

those renters. >> live with a rare move. take a look at your tv screen. it is with 50 or more units must pay their tenants thousands of dollars in row location assistance when there's a no fault eviction. you can see there $7,000 all the way up to $17,000 up for someone in an apartment with three or more bathrooms. the remaining half when they vacate the unit. a family of four would have to

make less than roughly $133,000 a year. again, this is for no fault eviction, not for tenants kicked out for not paying their rent. the city recognizes they face a housing emergency and a number of people who are homeless. the emergency ordnance passed a 7-1 vote. the councilman who voted against it is concerned landlords will raise their fees. it could make rent more expensive in the long run. today in the bay. >> quite the break down. >> thanks. a follow up for you now. it may eventually boost bay area housing. a plan to fast track developments on property owned

by bart. it is within a half a mile of bart station. it may speed up and head to governor brown's desk. police searching for the men seen here robbing an east bay apple store. it happened saturday at the walnut creek store. police are just releasing images hoping someone will reck cog fliez the suspect. they got away with close to $30,0 $30,000 worth of iphones. we you reported a burglary at the apple store. the five suspects there also not caught. being reck cog fliezognizedy it trained election day workers. it is how they are taught to deal with accessibility barriers. it includes dealing with those that want to vote. for what it's worth which many believe it's not a lot the

farmers almanac is out with seasonal weather predictions. it is a dry and mild pattern. stay with me here. it follows the recent release. a wet winter for northern california. it is forecasting a 60 to 70% chance of an el nino year. >> we will count on you. >> yeah. sounds like an active weather pattern coming our way. we have a weak trough. it has been keeping our temperatures nice and cool. so over the next couple of hours by about 9:00 a.m. about 62

degrees. a lot of these will be ready at about 88 degrees. by 1:00 it will be warmer. it is 67 degrees. it isn't until 3:00 or 4:00 we'll start seeing 70s on the map. we have clearing going ochblt i will let you know but chp has not alerted us to anything else. >> over here a great drive at walnut creek there. the east shore freeway approaching the toll plaza. no back up right now.

it will form over the next 15 minutes. a tiny bit of slowing shows up here. a little slowing. we tell you why it is such a nice drive. >> coming up for you here, companies looking for more drivers, the reason they need more people behind the wheel. the president doubling down on the fight against google. there may not be much he can do. >> coming up, sticker shock, the reason one book costs a thousand dollars. it's time for the 'biggest sale of the year' on the new

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>> good morning. it is 5:13. as you head out the door it will be in the 50s. this is here for another two days. it is 64 degrees for palo alto. i'll break down your daytime highs coming up. >> we show you why it is down here throughout silicon valley. a new crash reported. we'll give you that update. very good morning to you. markets in a very good mood as

it looks more and more that canada is going to join us on the u.s./mexico trade deal. here is the foreign minister. >> it was a very conservative meeting. we will be back again tomorrow morning at 9:00 to continue the discussion. >> so that will get underway in an hour or two. three countries looking to upgrade the trade agreement. president trump also doubling down on his war on google, a company he once called america's great a few weeks ago. the president says when he googles trump news he only gets less leading national press articles as a result. you can try it yourself. >> we have literally thousands and thousands of complaints coming in. >> it is not clear what the

president can do about this. google is a private company. it can search to any search results it wants. >> suppression. it should be illegal actually. >> it is not clear what law you would then put into place to make what google does illegal. they will be back next week. >> yeah. thank you. we are talking about the shuttle companies that really are hire replacement drivers as they heat up with this unionized workers. they report workers haven't even

threatened to strike yet they transport workers. a follow up for you now on the growing trend of companies giving workers paid time off when they adopt a new pet. here is one young man talk about why he appreciates the time away. >> it gives me a chance to be with him when i'm off of work. >> studies show that pet perks give companies the opportunity. over half that they consider career change for a more pet

friendly workplace. >> he got a bath. >> able to fit right in. there are no signs of a bare market in the art world. >> they say painting helps stimulate the bear's mind. >> interesting. i wonder what they do in nature. >> the mud. >> art work in the mud. >> for sure. i always love seeing all of those little creature ones.

>> he doesn't know how to fetch yet. >> if you will be outside today it is 59 in san jose. look at the skies there. nice clear conditions. the marine layer not as much as we woke up to yesterday. we can expect to keep the temperatures similar. san francisco 59 degrees. partially cloudy skies out there. it is 55. wind speeds at about 3 miles per hour. wind not really a factor for your morning commute. as you head out this morning i know you want to plan your day. we are looking for the perfect outfit to wear. let's give you look. we have a cloudy start. not as cloudy with a couple of areas of drizzle. it is clear. we'll be quicker to clear for inland areas. temperatures will remain below average for the valleys. what does it mean? to the north bay that air

quality remains moderate at this time. still concern over the north bay. overall 78 degrees. in through the east bay still seeing the range of temperatures. if you notice we are going to be running slightly warmer thaen yesterday. it was a 10 to 12 degree difference. today oakland has about 70. it is only about 7 degrees warmer through that area. it is breezy through the evening hours. out through the san francisco area near mission 65 degrees. check out the north bay. over the next seven days we'll keep the 60s in the forecast for

san francisco. into labor day weekend we'll welcome back the summer temperatures, mike. >> we are looking forward to the temperature change. we are looking over at the south bay. we are not looking at any slowing. we have reports of a minor crash there. it is not causing a problem a little slowing for westbound 85. a smooth flow there as well. sudden slowing northbound at 238. a crash reported to chp. we'll have details coming up. it is an early slow down. the rest of cocoa county looking

good. the bay bridge metering lights can be turned on any second as we get towards 5:21. no delays reported. they warning -- watch for the modified schedule systems. we have questions about the real id, the information you need to know before you head to the dmv. >> the king of pop's 60 birthday. i had the whole thing, gloves, socks, shoes. rest in peace king of pop. you can follow me for all of those this morning. morning from

truckers taking charge - to stop a man from taking his own life. take a look at these big rigs. those drivers lined up truckers taking charge here to stop a man from taking his own life. these are the pictures of those big rigs there. you can see them lined up as that man was threatening to jump so the trucks would have

shortened that distance of the fall. that man eventually decided not to jump. the police department issue ago special thanks. do you have yours yet? we'll need an id. all new on nbcbayarea.com jonathan bloom walks us through the process. >> how do you get a real id? you to prove that you're you. you to come to the dmv in person. that's why the lines are so long. they have to take a photo and capture your thumbprint. those go into a massive new database along with copies of documents you have to bring. >> you have to bring your pet make sure your confirm your

identity. you'll have to head online first. this is the original content. you can find out more and see the rest of it live on your web site right now. >> yes. >> going to get married. all right. 5:26 right now. if you find yourself tossing and turning in bed you're not alone. just about everyone has trouble sleeping. >> i know that too well. i do. that's okay. >> there are natural remedies out there. taking a little melatonin could help. some foods work just as well for helping you fall asleep. if you ever felt drowsy after eating thanksgiving dinner or any dinner for me you may know where this is going. >> so turkey or lunch you get

that and as the day pro guesses you convert it to ser toe anyone and melatonin. >> it could some times be outrageous. some say a thousand dollars is absurd. it is to pay $1,000 for an online textbook. they can actually get the less expensive physical books for $300. the reason is to encourage them to make the purchase at the school's bookstore. it is up 88% since 2006. >> wow. >> interesting. >> yeah. all right. more for you coming up on today

in the bay. south bay school district in turmoil looks to turn things around, how they plan to reach out to the community. saying farewell to the queen of soul. we'll hear from a woman who is in detroit right now. maybe you could save energy by

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for joining us. i )m marcus washington. and i )m laura garcia. >> isn't he beautiful? >> let's get to the forecast. it looks like a nice start to our wednesday morning. >> it certainly is. look at the lack of fog in san francisco. we start to see the fog here. so right now we have nice conditions. temperatures remain in the upper 50s for san francisco. oakland 61. is east bay in the upper 50s. check out san jose at about 59 degrees. if you're expecting a very similar weather pattern in terms of temperatures you have got it right. we will be slightly warmer in some spots including oakland. we have been enjoying a calm day. kind of calm.

a little cloudy. changes all right right here. the metering lights right on time. folks are waiting to cross. we are waiting on the approach. we are watching for slowing but we don't see any. you may want to take the hayward streets when you're out of the tri-valley. no problems for the south bay or peninsula. back to you. >> it is 5:32 right now. happening just outside walt disney world resort.

it's not clear what lead up to the incident. tragically two people died when the scaffolding fell. 5:33 right now. tensions may flare once again. we covered this for months now. this is amid an effort to push out the superintendent. they are expecting as many as

100 to 200 people. even if you don't live in the kplunty you may have heard of back and forth between the superintendent and some members of the school board that wanted her gone. it is to manage construction voted by voter approved funds. a spokesperson with the community group tells me the goal is to create space for community to meet, build trust and confidence and outline priorities. our community want to focus on bringing more accountability into next year's leadership. the community forum is tonight from 6:00 to 8:00. i'll tweet that information out

in just a moment. at this point six board candidates are confirmed there are three positions that will be open this year. today in the bay. >> thank you. 5:35 right now. as you may have heard right now the death toll from hurricane maria has grown tremendously. we are hearing an estimated 2,975 people died in the months after the hurricane devastated last september. this morning the mayor is speaking out on the today show. >> this was never about politics. it was about saving lives. in making it about politics the president of the united states did not do everything he was supposed to do. fema did not do everything they were supposed to do. >> you can hear much more of that coming up at 7:00 right after today in the bay. >> the news of the death toll

comes as we mark the 13th anniversary of hurricane ka treen f -- katrina. it devastated many communities on the gulf coast. the city took a major hit. some parts are still recovering. right now a remembrance a memorial still underway for the queen of soul. thousands of fans continue to flock to the area to say their good-byes to aretha franklin. she is dressed in creme son dress and shoes to signify her membership. the sacramento woman is in detroit honoring franklin's life. >> it shows you how much of a humanitarian she really was. she cared for the people.

and so the people are here to say thank you. >> a private funeral for franklin will be held on friday. it is 5:36 right now. shaping downtown san jose. it holds the monthly meeting today. in january council members created the station area advisory group. it is providing input to bring a massive google campus to downtown san jose. they looked to turning it into a major transit hub. oakland raiders are stepping up. they have come to the rescue for the oakland schools facing drastic cuts for the programs. you may have heard about this, the district cutting up to ten. the raiders organization announcing a $250,000 donation. others have also been made. the district has not said if they reach the amount need today save all of the sports.

>> all of those programs so important. we are also talk about the roads around the bay. that's my gig here. we are looking at the back up. the approach is doing okay. the north bay shows a little bit of fog. we are looking as the crash has cleared from 238 itself. a nice smooth predictable pattern. there is the first burst. it will ease up and take it again at about 6:20 in the morning. right on schedule. >> here we are. >> close to the weekend. you'll have plans o overlooking.

>> some might have an extended weekend i want to get you ahead of the game in san francisco. it starts this friday. it takes place throughout the weekend. it starts about 6:00 p.m. the temperatures are absolutely going to be perfect for it. it is 68 degrees. inland 85. we have plenty of sunshine saturday. might be warmer. as far as your sunday forecast goes we'll see patchy clouds

along the coast. temperatures remain warmer now, more seasonal into the 80s. back to you. >> thanks. it is 5:39. five years old and walking home alone. almost 3 miles. >> they didn't know my son was gone. >> the potentially dangerous mother that has a mother angry and demanding answers. >> the race for november is heating up. we'll bring you the latest when today in the bay continues. this is not a bed. it's a revolution in sleep. the new sleep number 360 smart bed is on sale now, from $899, during sleep number's 'biggest sale of the year'. it senses your movement, and automatically adjusts to keep you both comfortable. it even helps with this. so you wake up ready to put your pedal to the metal.

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mike traffic tease "open for business". i'm tracking your morning kpl commute weather. you'll notice temperatures. fast forward through the time line by about 11:00 a.m. we'll start climbing into the upper 60s for morgan hill. how is the rest of the bay area looking? i'll have that coming up. >> give you a peek of oakland as well. more cars on the roadway. it is southbound with headlights. getting here was the problem. we'll show you the progress for 238. it is 5:43 right now. open for business that's the word merchants are try to ing tt

out. the ranch and river wild fires combined destroyed more than 200 homes. it set a new exceeding 400,000. both are nearly fully contained. an angry and frustrated east bay mother wants answers. she can't understand why her five-year-old son was allowed to walk two and a half miles home from his school alone unattended. >> five-year-old jackson is part of the youth enrichment program. it is run jointly by the school district. she says jackson was supposed to be escorted from his classroom to the after school program. she believes no one was there to escort him. so she says he decided to walk

home. a new nbc poll finds millennials may be less likely to vote than their parents this fall. those that do are more likely to vote democratic. nearly 20% say they will probably or definitely will not vote in the midterm elections. among those voting 46% are leading democratic. 27% are either undecided or they are backing another candidate. 5:45 for you right now. one of the president's favorite candidates made history.

they both won their nomination. she the democratic candidate. kind of coming out of nowhere beating the front runners. that is president trump's tip there in florida. now, the two will go head to head in november. florida very important presidential race. this governor's race will be fascinating. gi in arizona republican martha mcfally will face christ christin senema. >> it is difficult to celebrate anything this week as we mourn

the loss of senator mccain. we prepare to honor here in arizona and d.c. before he is laid to rest. senator mccain was an american hero. he paid an unfathomable. >> it is also important to point out who lost in that race. he came in third. the u.s. and canada has sent foreign minister for meeting. the two sides will meet today. we talked business in half than hour. i invite you to give us your comments. i am fascinated by them.

today michael jackson would have turned 60 years old. we are hearing they want to rock with you. it all starts at 6:00 p.m. we are sure it will be a thriller. could we add anymore in there? >> i just remember the times. weather today? >> it will be one of those days you'll notice it is little bit warmer than yesterday. we have changing weather coming our way just in time for labor day weekend. let me help you plan it out. it is wednesday but that's two days away from the weekend. he decided to be extremely disorganized this morning and only catching a couple of areas.

san francisco with a beautiful skyline. i do want to give you an idea what we can expect. it has kind of a satellite picking up. it looks to be spots along the coastline. it will be clearing out very nicely by about 12:00 especially for inland areas. because we have a weak trough that's what's been keeping our temperatures about 10 degrees below seasonal. it will be slightly warmer today. i do mean 2 to 4 degrees in some spots. san jose no major changes there. east san jose 80 degrees. it will be warmer with a high of about 70 in concord. athro we'll be heading into the city. temperatures climbing into the mid-to upper 60s. the mission district at 65 and for the north bay 83 degrees

expected. let me give you a peek at the next seven days. for the next two days we will keep that trough that will keep us cool. as we head into next week it will warm us right back up. it is really all for the next seven days. get ready for the heat. as far as the high pressure that will be building in, what it is going to do is warm us up into the upper 60s for san francisco. overnight lows will remain very similar into the top 50s. it will be way more noticeable. the reason is we haven't really seenfully upper 80s or 90s. we are inching our way into fall. it is warming back up through

september. it is north 101 through old oakland road. it moves nice and smooth and smoother still after two crashes cleared on the approach for north 238. we have all lanes cleared. more traffic heading down into hayward. nothing as far as any problems for the san mateo bridge. we talked about 680 was nicely at speed and looking at more traffic coming through. that's for 84. yesterday had slowing today. today we are also looking at the bay bridge. the top number still 17 minutes from highway 4 to the back up at the bay bridge toll plaza.

it's 5:51. a new push to make your safer. a new video burning this morning. ahead at 6:00 cold case cracked. police think they have the man who is responsible, what we expect to learn today. heavy rains causing widespread flooding across south korea. one man was killed when his car sunk. the downpouring came after a typhoon swept the country. plus, just in, a bomb kills two people on alert as more

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welcome back. we are there with a conference. in you this morning instagram rolling out new safeguards. it accounts of large number of followers will request a blue check mark to show their account is official. you don't have to be official. another change instagram will allow users to see more information on accounts about this account feature. in the coming weeks users can log on using third party authenticating apps. it is south of eureka. a three alarm fire. you can see them ripping through a commercial building there. they are all destroyed here. some people tell our affiliate station they heard explosions. flames were burning hours ago. no word on a cause.

the famed huntingdon hotel, here are images. the chronical reports wood ridge is taking steps to purchase it. it will be the fourth acquisition in that neighborhood. possible buyer already owns the fairmont. no comments so far. the father of a san francisco city plumber is speaking out only on nbc bay area. he says that public safety is at risk. >> he is devastated his daughter is gone. in june she was killed on the job when a car broke free from a tow truck and hit her. her family is now raising her daughter who turned three next month. as we first reported was

operating without a valid permit. the chp extended it two months earlier far string of safety problems including hiring unlicensed drivers and towing cars without safety restraints. they have filed a lawsuit against the tow company and insurance carrier that hired it. state farm of negligence despite the spotty safety record. state farm said while we do not excellent on pending litigation state farm does not have direct relationships including irvine towing. they did not respond to our request for comments. the chp inspected in oakland and gave it an unsats factory rating. the company has 90 days. for now it is still towing.

see our report now online. >> if you a story you can give them a call, 888-996-tips or visit nbcbayarea.com/we investigate. >> making history, forced to start a controversial new program, the hurdle the state was still makes. nine years after a girl died, the man who police just arrested and what they are expected to tell us in hours. and the emergency protection for some father or motholks in . why some may have to fork over cash. today in the bay continues right

now. it is running cooler in napa. still catching fog there. definitely not throughout the entire coastline. there are a couple on the coastline. >> you have to turn on this spotlight. it reflects. that's the way it works. that's over here. there is the bay bridge. the metering lights are on. a little bit of the slowing. we are looking at continued recovery getting better as we approach 6:00 right now. the earlier crash has cleared on north 238. another one reported to chp.