today. i thought it might be a duplicate report. this is 680. we'll track that. it looks like slowing at the power station. we just came in and chp has to give us detail. the south bay all the way up the peninsula, that's the speed. we are looking great getting towards the bay bridge toll plaza. much more traffic it is through the berkeley kev. signs that we have much more traffic. back to you. n capitol ng today presidentme e hill. we have a long record on the

bench and with the bush administration. that's what krit ks acritics ar about. a room full of democrats today. >> used on the second amendment or straight out of the gun lobby facebook. >> it is how to vote on whether the president would be prosecuted. >> he even argued that sitting

presidents shouldn't face a president.stigation. is it any wonder that president trump chose him from the list of 25? >> the white house is climbing executive privilege on 100,000 pages. >> it is not right. it raises the question, what is it they are trying to hide here in. >> part of the team that investigated president bill clinton. >> there are issues relate today the mueller investigation.

>>. >> the hearing is expected to last four days. >> now, we have a sneak peek at the opening statement. in it he says that a good judge is like an umpire. he doesn't take sides. he plans to play for the team of nine referring to the nine justices on the supreme court. we'll see what happens in the next hour or so. >> all right. a lot of people looking at this one. our coverage of the senate hearing is just beginning. scott will break down what to expect in his checks and balances segment. that's coming up at 5:45. an abrupt departure is going a journalist asked her a question that she believed crossed the line. >> recently in an interview former president clinton was

irate when asked if he ever apologized to you. he said i apoll jieogized publi. >> i'm sorry i'm not going to be able to do this. >> the interviewer is a popular tv news anchor and reporter there. the question and answer session had just started. there were reports she told them beforehand not to ask that question. it was to be about the issue she was discussing there. all right. moving on now 5:04. a man facing murder charges is gearing up for hisalagai this we are live with new details and bob, the surprise here is that he plans to defend himself. >> right. good morning to you.

we just heard within the past hour the spokesperson that tells us that he is the man accused of killing his parents is not going to be using a lawyer and therefore will be representing himself here in court. he is expected to appear in the hall of justice. the court tells us they are not sure how things will proceed given they have turned on the services of council. this was back in april of 2015. police told us there were chilling messages. one message readrry, my first killing was clumsy. another rant like this, i can't be like you tellinglie. i can't love someone without

telling them. sources had said his parents born in bangladesh did not approve of his sexual orientation. he has a brother that's four years younger. it because few months after the crime that law enforcement cleared the younger brother of murder charges due to insufficient evidence. today in the bay. >> all right. thank you very much. developing this morning firefighters trying to get the upper hand on a wild fire. this is the north fire that started yesterday afternoon and forced near b burning to the s containment.> man to plan an atl learn his sentence today. he should be sentenced to 15 years in prison and a life term of supervised release. the judge has to approve that deal first.

he had several interactions with an under cover agent posing as a member of isis. a state investigation reportedly faults an elderly care facility for the death of a woman. she had been missing for about ten days. according to the examiner investigators say workers allowed anderson to leave that facility without appropriate care and super vision. a previous report found workers did not diagnose her. happening now parts of the midw a with rain. parts of central iowa are flooded. the road was under water yesterday. more rain on tap today.

if you have plans to fly out to the gulf coast you might want to fly out to the status. he is taking aim at the gulf coast. it is expected to gain strength and could become the first hurricane of the season. yesterday high winds and heavy downpours caused problems across the southern tip of the sunshine state. some beaches were shut down. everyone was advised to stay out of the water. hurricanes are a fact of life. >> gordon is kpcexpected to mak land fall tonight.

a busy part of the tropical season. we gate look at the pacific. these are not expected to effect hawaii but may turn up higher waves. we fly over to the gulf coast. it may become a category one before it makes land fall near new orleans over the next 24 hours. as we get a look at our high temperatures for today we are looking at low 60s. we'll see our high up to 83 degrees and 89 in concord. it is 90 in antioch. il hot there. santa rosa much more comfortable and 82 degrees. i'll break it down coming up. >> right. it is 5:10 a couple of seconds

from now. it would typically be clear by now. as we ease back in after labor day we do see more cars consistently flowing through the area. we have not seen cash lanes clear up. that's about the best we'll see. we'll see traffic start to build in. we should have metering lights turn on about 5:20. this back up is more than we have seen on a tuesday. we'll see how that shakes out. the rest of the commute looking pretty standard. over here we did have a second report of a crash. activity there, 84 just off of 6 680. it is clear to see in the area. so i will track that for you. coming out of the we are

indicating much more traffic moving yesterday. >> thanks. coming up, love the starbucks but not the calories? we'll tell you about the new frn taste it. it is tuesday which means ellen returns with a brand new season. >> walmart wants to help you with $50,000. >> wow. >> coming up at 5:25 we'll tell you why they are giving away all of that cash. it is 5:11. you're watching today in the bay.

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time now is 5:14. time to get back to work. temperatures will start out nice and cool. it will be a comfortable day looking at low 80s with sunshine. kind of hazy outside. we are looking at a warm up in the fi'llorasave more on that a look ahead to the weekend in less than five minutes. palo hour. we have a back up at the bay bridge which i don't think will go away.

wall street back to work. good news for amazon. a hearing for what it pays the post office had been cancelled. we'll watch nike after the announcement over the weekend. it seems to be a true story. today will be the first day of trading. the fog tends to be a little more rough on stocks. google and facebook twitter google is sending a lawyer. so it is possible we'll see an empty chair marked google.

this is supposed ton about how they are protecting itself. others including the president would like to see google and others questioned about their alleged bias. speaking of google, it' google's 20th bit day today. 20 years ago a coupleover stanford students incorporated google into a company. it used to be called back rub. i swear. really. you hear about the sce station in it was patched with

tape. it can you imagine you accidentally drill a hole in the side of the space station? >> you don't tell anybody. >> if you make that kind of mistake you tell somebody. >> they were going looking. >> thank you very much. walnut creek leaders will hold another meeting to modernize the area surrounding downtown. there is also a separate long-term plan there are new rules for you. emotional support animal policy goes intofect on september 17th. you're only allowed to fly with a -- the dog has to be in a

carrier or on a leash at all times. if you travel with an emotional support you'll need it on the day you fly out. if you're a starbucks frappucino fan you know they are not the healthiest. they working to lower the calorie count. the company has been testing healthier recipes or lighter recipes. they contain fewer calories and less sugar. they plan to reduce sugar by 2020. >> that one has got to be all natural. >> i heard they are selling the

pumpkin spice. >> i'm looking forward to that. >> it gets me in the mind set of fall. do not feel like it is approaching fall. that's what you start to think about. christmas will be here soon. here is a live look outside. air quality still an issue. there is an air quality alert today. it improved a little bit for the south bay. if you're going outside for a run a nice and cool start. morn began hill today. looking at some upper and low 90s for much of our parts of the east bay.

low 60s for half-moon bay. it is 74 today in san mateo. north bay looking at low 80s today in santa rosa. once the winds kick in we are looking at 90s for the end of the week. san francisco sees less clouds than fog. it is 5:20 right now. cash lanes never fully have a l

up for that was put off from yesterday. for now this is a back up because there's so much traffic funneling in towards the bay bridge incline. there are fewer there than at the toll plaza. the rest of the bay shows a nice easy drive. we have slowing there towards pittsburg. we see more traffic flowing into the area. the crash is a factor, a distraction. highway 84 just off of 680 there. a little more traffic slowing towards the approach towards the san mateo bridge. over here not yet a factor. and the north bay moves nicely. mass transit right on schedule. back to you. >> thank you very much. coming up, you get some money. you get some money. you get some money and you get

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stepping down months after taking the job .. and after enduring relentless pressure. kerry perry testified in front of the house oversight committee in may. that hearing followed the conviction of former team usa doctor larry nassar. perry only became ceo last december. critics say she did little to promote change in the wake of the scdal. critics say she did little to promote change in the wake of the scandal. library has a new section of lgbtq books. it includes fiction and nonfiction books for all ages that relate to gender identity and sexual orientation. there is a celebration to mark the occasion. it starts at 6:00 at the

library. tennis fans are waking up in shock even after watching the match last night at the u.s. open. >> they are calling it one of the game's biggest ever upsets. fetterer lost to an unranked 29-year-old who toiled for years in lower ranks. his name is john and he had never beat anyone in the top ten before. it is safe to say most people had not heard of him before the open started and now he will be playing in the his next match is also a challenge. he faces. >> okay. we'll show you that video later this morning. it is tough but i think it happened on the womens side too. >> but it's always nice to see. >> yes. >> you're like i know you're now but i don't know if --

>> yeah. happening this afternoon ellen kicks off the 16th season of her talk show. >> she is opening the season with nikki minaj. her album day bud number two. >> what are you taking? >> doing major in music. >> so you just heard me say what walmart is doing and walmart wants to help you and give you $50,000. >> yea saw ollege students. imagine that? thatsust a -- can you just >> that would be pretty cool. >> es herbally pecially if you' fan. you can watch that all coming up for you at 4:00 followed by nbc bay area news at 5:00. that's at 5:30. coming up, it's a story everyone will be talking about

today, kaepernick at the face of nike's just do it campaign. twitter the sounding off. we'll show you how people are reacting. a peninsula man back home after spending weeks locked up in a jail. >> i made them really angry. >> we'll tell you what he is accused of doing next for you. you're watching today in the bay. california phones offers free specialized phones... like cordless phones.

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and good tuesday morning to you. first day back to work and school. >> yeah. >> wake up to downtown look or a look at downtown san jose. great way to start the day. thanks for starting your day with us. >> laura is off this morning. we want to check your weather maybe. it will help you ease into these as you make your way out it will be in the low 60s. it will feel nice and comfortable. we will go into the low 70s as we go throughout the early afternoon hours. it is 88 in livermore. it will be a nice and comfortable day. air quality will be a little buibit better. san francisco reaches 65 degrees. let's take a look ahead to the

weekend already. as you head over to mike it is official. your vacation is over. >> exactly. never really had it cleared during the 5:00 hour. that's what we have right now. it is tue monday off it is starting to move a little eris i indicating more traffic flow. at 680 southbound there may be another crash on the shoulder. to you.tch this. >> thanks very much. a developing story. a lot of folks talking about nike's new ad campaign. there are a lot of people on both sides.

>> today in the bay joins us live from san francisco. pete, this is something that everyone is really talking about. >> sure. >> good morning to you.wh you t really a game changer. it is in the past two football seasons. this is a black and white close up. it is really all over the nation when it comes to his decision to kneel during the national

anthem. some folks going as far as saying they plan to boycott nike. they burning some of the shoes, burning some of the apparel. >> personally i support him. what i think she doing is super cool. i cool they did that. >> now, i want to point out nike signed an 8 year extension to become and continue the partnership providing apparel

for all of the teams on the sidelines. it makes things interesting. he sign add multi-year deal. it seems like he will be a big part of the country moving forward. today in the bay. >> and of course he's not to only one. we'll be seeing some of the other campaigns. >> absolutely. all right. 5:35 for you right now. waking up at home a man is back in the bay area this morning. he was there helping young girls get educated. he broke up a fight. he also said police planted marijuana in his home. after 130 days in jail he has a warning. >> to stay away from there.

>> you know, it's not safe. >> they say they are greatful for all of the support they received. authoritiesvelcohol may have been a factor in the drowning of a man on labor day. a piece of key surveillance video may help solve a hit-and-run that injured two kids. we are about to show you this video. it is graphic. both of those are expected to be okay. so the driver of this white car slams into the children there. you can see it right here. okay. so these kids were actually biking from school in south san jose. it sends that boy over the car

which then backs up and takes off. the victim is 12 years old and the other 13. it happened eight days ago. the girl yelled out, i'm sorry which is before off. >> to say its a i'm sorry and do the right thing. >> the girl's mother did not want her face shown on camera as well. the girl had a concussion and boy suffered a broken arm. the on for a missing dog in fairfield. nala escaped on saturday. police say a woman put nala into

a car and drove off. she was wearing a collar with an id tag with her phone number on it. if you recognize that woman police want to hear from you. as the a's hope to make a post season run they will have to conquer the yankees. the two teams in the middle of a three game series. game one went for the a's. it pushed the a's to a 6-3 win. it is for a chance to host tha game. head. >> looking over here there's activity that moved to the shoulder. southbound 680 is the reason we see slowing there.

this is as follks come towards the 680 build. a nice smooth flow of traffic. i want to point out that the east shore freeway is moving nicely for most of the areas with the top number. >> so the commute is back. >> a lot of folks look forward to this time of the year where they get everything back. >> yeah. >> from families with the other kids. >> and maybe things won't be as crowded. we are looking ahead to the weekend. we keep the same weather we have had for the past couple of days. our forecast shows it will be a little bit warmer heading into friday and saturday. sunday up to 88 degrees inland. for san francisco upper 60s and low 70s. if you're making plans to go to the sierra it is 80 degrees all

weekend long with mostly sunfulsunny skies. this is around south lake tahoe. a little bit closer to home. it will be warmer with friday 88 degrees. cooler temperatures by the end of the weekend on sunday. we are up to 82 degrees, so very nice. in santa cruz if you're thinking i want to go to the beach it will be in the low to mid-70s. staying nice and comfortable and maybe not as crowded. we'll get a look at today's temperature trend for south bay coming up in about three minutes. >> all right. thank you very much. coming up, taking the labor day to protest about laboring, what they want before they return to the job. four days of work this week. washington is very busy starting with the hearings which get underway any

as we gate look at temperatures it will start out with low 60s and then heading into the mid-70s by early afternoon. our warm up by the afternoon will be pretty fast. most of the day is looking pretty comfortable. as we head through the week it is slightly hotter. i'll have a look at that coming up. >> a live look shows a good steady flow of traffic. the headlights heading south. there is a lot more traffic than yesterday. the peninsula not seeing any slowing yet. i'll show you where we are

focusing the attention right now. the modesto man that pleaded guilty to working with isis to plan an attack will learn his sentence today. under a plea agreement he should be sentenced to 15 years in prison and life term of supervised release. the yjudge has to approve this deal first. he had several interactions with an under cover agent posing as a member of isis. . >> one job would be enough. >> san francisco about 500 marriott employees marched demanding better wages and benefits. they cannot keep up with the rising cost of living. 75 people arrested for blocking cable car tracks.

it is being called a victory for pg and e. many customers are upset about it. lawmakers allowing power companies to raise rates to pay for lawsuits linked to wild fires. pg and e facingter the equipmen for most of last year's north bay wild fires. the utility could be ton hook for billions of dollars in damages. lawmakers say it's the new legislation that protects rate payers if pg and e goes bankrupt. she is going to be on the today show talking about the books. they are auto biographical books. one is for elementary and one is for middle schoolers. in the book she tells her own stories like growing up poor in

the bronx. today show comes you have after today in the bay. the real focus today in washington is on the person who is not yet a supreme court j justice. >> some have it their way never will be. >> yeah. hearings begin very shortly from now to consider president trump's pick to replace justice kennedy ton high court. democrats have complained they haven't had access to his records. a tweet for making startling tweets. this one goes much farther. president trump criticizing the justice department for not waiting until after the midterm elections to charge two members

of congress. a republican from california is accused of stealing hundreds own campaign to fund his family's lifestyle including european vacations. chris collins accused of insider trading. in an interview hunter says the whole thing was his wife's fault. they have pages of records of what appear to be misuse of campaign funds. the reason it is shocking is the justice department is supposed to be blind to politics to charge people when prosecutors are ready. in his tweet trump specifically says the charges will hurt the republican and their two seats. he said good job jeff referring to jeff sessions. reaction was muted except

he majority and one fyou stream on nbcbayarea.com. >> all right. thank you very much. , super duper important news, the newest addition to the safari west. she was born two weeks ago. she is already 120 pounds and 6 feet tall. so far remi has been playing, eating and sleeping. she is ready for you to go see her. if you're heading up to check out remi it will be a great day today. we have a lot of sunshine.

yours is trying to make it through this week. here we go back to dublin. we go towards the transit system heading towards the bart station. it will be a cool start. it is mid-50s as you walk out the door. it feels more much comfortable the day. by noon at 77 degrees. maybe take lunch outside. if you're going to the a's game later this evening it will be a nice one. starting to cool off. 63 in oakland and then dropping back into the upper 50s with skies clear. santa rosa today we are heading up to 82 today. up to 73 in oakland and 79 degrees in palo alto. low 90s for the inland areas. as you're getting dressed this morning you need something light and comfortable to stay cool today with some of those temperatures reaching into the upper 80s.

as we get a look at the active we have two category oneo cabo. we have norman that's little bit closer to honolulu. this will turn to the north before it makes it to hawaii. it will be weakening. we head over to the gulf where we tracked tropical storm gordon. we'll talk about in the next half hour. we are looking at the forecast with upper 80s over the next few days. it will get hotter. briefly ramping up the temperatures. low 70s for friday and saturday. right now you're focusing on the tri-valley. >> yes. we are watching the entire bay. san jose has a new crash

reported. i think it's ton shoulder north of 680. i'll check with that as soon as i get back to my traffic camera. we see this holding steady. look at that. a new crash on 580. it would be right in the spot. we didn't see any traffic. another crash waiting for it to clear everything out. over here in hayward we see more traffic flowing. hayward and union city seeing little blips there. they are both moving but they have a lot of company for you. highway 4 shows slowing heading towards concord. 680 a little slow off of 242. the bay bridge toll plaza has it

backed up. it is forming to is bridge heading into the north the stag. this is ding an interview. we'll have the video the moment it happened. the reason a boycott happenr up.wants an xbox one i want you microsoft will sell it lu monthly installment plans. you kuld buy it like you would an expensive cell phone, paying off the cost over two years. dozens of people are protesting the president just ahead of his meeting with israel's president. he is the first philippine president to visit israel. more news for you right after the break. california phones offers free specialized phones... like cordless phones.

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ar phone. the head of the company's mobile division says it is time to deliver after they show there is demand for this kind of phone. you might remember traditional flip phones had a hinge connecting two parts. that's not what samsung is talk act. they are focused on creating an actual screen that bends. apple is cracking down on apps that do not have a privacy policy. they say all apps including those in the testing phase have to kpun kate how their information is used and shared. there is contra v s.a.t. some are outraged. they talked to our sister station yesterday. they are some of the people who say that the answers to the

test, they just are some of the ones leaked online overseas. officials say they will cancel the test scores of anyone found to be cheating and in some cases would bar students from retaking the test. as kids are back in class doctors say the concerned about the gamefortnite. >> it is the popular video game we have talked about a lot here. parents have trouble keeping their kids off of it. >> the first month kids are lying to their limits and sneaking playing video games when they not supposed to. >> the today show is looking more into this including advice for those families. that's coming you have at 7:00.

right now at 6:00, representing himself, confirmation of a murder case we have watched for two years, what's next for this young man accused of killing his parents. you can see it right there. tropical trouble a typhoon nearest japan and takes aim at the gulf. another one heads for hawaii, the update we are getting overnight. i'm so sorry. i'm not going to to be able to do this. >> that is monica lewenski. today in the bay continues right now. good morning. thanks for joining us on this tuesday, what might feel like a monday to you if you were off this long weekend. >> i'm marcus washington.

taking a look at our weather.