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. >> yeah. a lot of people getting out of bed this morning. i have great news for you. it will be a nice day. air quality will be better too. here is a look at martinez and our temperature trend. it starts out at mid-60s and warming up to the mid-80s today as you get outside and heading to school. san jose will be in the upper 50s walking to school recess. a little bit warmer with sunshine and upper 60s and low 70s. upper 70s getting out of school. we'll take a look at that coming up. >> because we have more traffic volume you can see this at 680 and 280. it is approaching all the way up to outside of our range. that is where we have this crash located. details. it sounds like the crash may be in the roadway causing more slowing right here.

280 is slowing. volume much heavier than yesterday. it is a tuesday back from a holiday. folks getting back to work earlier. the rest shows a similar pattern. we saw the change over the last 20 minutes. this is 680 south bay. there are distractions but not blacking any lane blocking any lanes. this is the back up at the bay bridge toll plaza. there we go. you had this since about 5:15 this morning. >> a lot different from yesterday. all right. 6:02 for you right now. a man accused of killing his parents finally goes to trial. >> we have been following this story since it happened in 2016. all new this morning we know the suspect no longer thats a

lawyer. we are live there san jose with details. this is his own choice, right? >> it is. that's according to the public information officer with santa clara county court system. he tells us that he does not have a lawyer. he is a man accused of killing his parents. he will be representing himself. it is his first trial hearing which will be mostly proce proceedural. this was back in april of 2016. sources who witnessed the aftermath before police arrived, they told us that chilling messages had been written ton floor and wall near the body.

one message read sorry, my first killing was clumsy. another ended like this. i can't be like you telling a lie. can i not love someone without telling them. sources said that his parents were born in bangladesh and did not approve of their son's sexual orientation. he was 22 years old at the time has a brother who was four years younger. law enforcement cleared the younger brother of murder charges due to insufficient evidence. bob redell, today in the bay. >> thank you very much. an abrupt departure by monica lewinsky. >> recently in an interview in nbc news former president clinton was rather irate when asked if he ever apologized to you personally. he said i apologized publicly.

do you accept that apology? >> i'm so sorry. i'm not going to be able to do this. >> the interviewer is a popular tv news anchor. there the report says she had told her beforehand not to ask that question. new this morning a state investigation faults an elderly care facility for the death of a woman. back in may they discovered it. she had been missing for ten days. a previous report said it did not diagnose her worsening

dementia. firefighters are trying to get the upper hand on a wild fire that grew to nearly 700 acres. it started yesterday afternoon and forced to be evacuated. it is burning south. right now it is burning out of control and has zero containment. it is 6:06 now. leaders hold another meeting to modernize the area around downtown. today's meeting covers neighborhoods south of the walnut creek bart station. there is a long-term plan to modify the area north of downtown. it is 6:06 for you. there are weather concerns in japan right now. >> the country is nearing a typhoon. take a look. >> wow. >> that roofing looks like sheets of paper.

forecasters in japan say they are seeing sustained winds of 100 miles per hour. the universal studios theme park were both shut down. if you plan to fly out of the gulf coast you may want to check your flight status after dumping rain on south florida. tropical storm gordon could hit new orleans as early as tonight. it is expected to gain strength and could become the first hurricane of the season. yesterday high winds and heavy downpours causing problems across the southern tip of the sunshine state. some beaches were shut down and everyone was advised to stay out of the ocean. hurricanes are in fact live there in the gulf coast. even lifetime -- or long-time residents are concerned about gordon. >> it makes me a little nervous. last flightnight i was pretty n.

>> many are shaken up and shocking up on the bags there as well as food and water just in case. gordon is expected to make land fall tonight. right now it's 6:08. it is also active out there in the pacific. olivia is not expected to cause any problems as we get an update on norman. it may turn up waves for hawaii. it is expected to weaken and make a northerly curve. it is not going to directly effect hawaii at this point. as we head towards the gulf coast gordon is still a tropical storm and may strengthen to a hurricane. it moves closer by later tonight into early tomorrow. it will move inland. check out our high temperatures for today. everything is all nice and quiet. we have improved air quality. we'll have drifts of smoke throughout the day.

temperatures ranging from 65 in san francisco to 90 in antioch. we will have a wide range in temperatures which is slightly cooler in spots especially in san jose. as we head over to mike you have been tracking a couple of issues. i do want to track this. we still see the slowing and the activity. this is northbound 101. there was a car left in the middle of the roadway. it sounds like it is still there. we see this slowing here. it is northbound 280. it may clear over the next few in the south bay.

it may be blocking one lane as well. it just came in. no slowing came in. it takes a couple of minutes for those averages. it is through emeriville and another crash coming down towards the area. we are see ago lot more traffic than yesterday. >> all right. thanks. it is 6:10 for you. stepping down a big change. calling it quits. you're headed back to work. we'll have the late nest business. later, one of the tennis players. we wonder if you know his name. you're watching today in the bay.

coming up we'll talk about what's ahead with a slight warm up and an outlook for the

weekend. we have that look at 880 towards the san mateo bridge. happy tuesday to you. wall street is back to work just like you. good news to amazon check out my twitter feed. it seems to be a true story. she in the hospital. yes, there are pictures.

later this week facebook and twitter and possibly google will testify before the senate intelligence committee. google is sending a lawyer and it's possible we will see an empty chair marked google. it is supposed to be about how silicon valley is expecting itself from foreign influence. they want to government to out dchs law ipods. 20 years ago today a couple of stanford students incorporated google into a company. it used to be called back rub, really. the word google refers to a very big number. it is 10 with 100 zeros after

it. it is spelled differently. the search engine remember if you go up 101 it would be near the old sign they took down. they went in and said we'll sell it to you far million dollars. a. gymnastic is stepping down. he only became ceo last september. critics say she did little to promote change in the wake of

the scandal. it is 6:16. another day another eating contest generating some buzz. this one is much sweeter than what we saw over the holiday. joey chestnut didn't compete this time. these were canolis though. we like to watch her. this is not my idea, kari. t i really should have shut this down. >> i was like why do they need me here so early? >> i should have stuck with you and said no. >> i didn't get to see it anyway. if i'm looking at the camera -- >> yes. as we start out this morning it is getting -- we are starting

out with some clouds. a live look outside. it is a cloudy start. we do have the air quality alert. it is not a spare the air day. our air quality is suffering because of the drifts of smoke it is at the bottom of the screen. our temperature now is 58 degrees. we are feeling mid-to upper 50s. a nice and cool start. let's head over where we'll have a nice and cool day. at 8:00 we are at 59 degrees. at noon today 77. temperatures will warm up fast early this afternoon. we are going from 77 at noon to 87 degrees at 4:00. as we head down to the south bay it will reach 81 degrees. we are looking at upper 80s and 90s towards antioch as well. martinez 85 degrees. it is 73 in oakland.

san francisco mostly mid-60s. we are still seeing the same weather with clouds and mist and drizzle while the north bay will be cloudy to start. we will see things clearing out heading to the low 80s. we are getting them ready. concord at 57 degrees at 7:00. at 10:00 we'll be at 66 degrees and upper 70s as you pick them up from school. are you following me on social media yet? if you let me know what you're doing you may get a personalized forecast. it fights back our ocean breeze. it doesn't last that long. san francisco looking at

mid-60s. >> we see the early commute start. we saw the commute start and really kicking in hard and it kind of eased off. it has been the in the bay bridge. folks trying to get it a little earlier. it turned from yellow. we may have activity now. i'll double check. it looks like from 84 downtown central you'll have quite a bit of slowing at least for the time being. i'll let you know what the cause of that is as i check through the area.

this has kind of simmered down. it will raurn lit it bit later on. a smooth flow now for highway 4. the upper east shore. this is good stuff. we are holding steady at the bay bridge. recoveri recovering now. this is around 37. there is the slowing. traffic patterns are back. back to you. >> all right. thanks. it is 6:21 right now. making health information more accessible, what you'll be able to see about the people around you. plus there is no place like home. we are finding out about a big announcement in just the next couple of hours. the fbi is planning something.

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right now. we have reports of a two-alarm fire. this is not far from harvard boulevard. what we can tell you is that it is two alarms. that means a big response at this point. ambulances are being asked to stage at the scene. bob is on the way. as soon as we find out what the risk is we'll let you know. if you're looking for the latest health data you have a new tool that is at your fingertips. rolling out an app to access data for more than 100 different topics. suppose you want the latest there's an app for that. today public health leaders conduct a show an how to take

full advantage. >> that is good information to have. tennis fans are waking up in shock this morning. rog roger federerer on the lower levels. his name is john. most have never heard of him before this. he has never beaten anyone in the top ten until last night. he beat him in four sets. he will actually take another big challenge a brand new section of books. they are lgbt books.

it is a special election including fiction and nonfiction books for all ages that relate to gender identity and sexual orientation. if you want to go it starts at 6:00 at the library. we all know there's no place like home there, but there's really no agency like the fbi at least when it comes to solving a mystery. these are not any old pair of shoes that we are going to show you. they are a half dozen pairs worn by yjudy garland. they were stolen in 2005. they have been v since been b found. the fbi agents talk more about this case coming up a little later today. >> that is interesting. when we complain about wanting to go home.

>> yeah. coming up next on today in the bay, speaking of shoes, how about nike burning. it is the athletic company's deal with colin kaepernick. we have reaction next in a live report. new rules for flying with animals, the change if you take your pet on board and what to expect even if you don't.

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right now let's look outside our window this morning. it is from the fremont side. traffic moving smoothly. we know we do have a travel spot. thanks so much. i'm in for laura garcia. >> let's head over for a look at the forecast for today. we are going to evergreen. a nice cool start. clouds will be clearing at about 9:00. temperatures warming up into the low 80s. we get a look and kids getting ready. it will be in the upper 50s and then heading into the low 80s as you pick them up from school.

we saw the sensors change. this is south 880. is bus that was stalled in the middle of the freeway, they just told us they confirmed that. we have a better flow of traffic south and then towards the rest of the fremont. the crash has cleared. that's the good news. getting towards the bay bridge a smooth flow of traffic. no change really. looking over to the upper east shore. back over to you. >> all right. thank you. new reaction coming in over the colin kaepernick ad with nike. the company leericlearly suppor police brutality and social

injustice. it is an issue that divided the nation's social media. nike decided to put kaepernick as the face of the just do it campaign. the iconic slogan that the company is known for. you can see the tag line there that says believe in something even if it means sacrificing everything. plenty of controversy over the past couple of years. his decision two years ago when he was wearing a 49ers uniform to kneel during the uniform.

it was to protest the police killings of unarmed americans. a number of players taking part in it even until this day. kaepernick has played in the nfl since he took the stance and claiming that owners are colluding to keep him out of the league. i want to show you guys video as i mentioned. it is trending on twitter. you're seeing plenty of online outrage. you have folks burning shoes and burning their apparel. none of them happy about nike's decision. there are supporters of this decision by nike. sheer what they had to say. >> personally i support him. i respect nike for doing it. i think it's cool they took the risk to do so.

>> all right. thank you. it is 6:35 right now. a man 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 judge has to approve that deal first. >> one man is in custody after a late mig late night high speed chase.

the car then took off at speeds topping 115 miles per hour. the driver eventually ditched the car north of fairfield. one of the victims eight years old. the girl who was hit says the passenger in the backseat of that car yelled i'm sorry. this is before the car tookoff. >> i did not stop shaking for several hours. >> the best thing would be for them to see this and come f

forward and say it was me and i'm sorry and do the right thing. >> the girl had a concussion. the boy suffer add broken arm. a missing dog in fairfield. this is a dog named nala who is a comfort dog who has ptsd. nala escaped from her backyard on saturday. she was seen walking into a convenience store. police say a woman put nala in her car and drove off. she was wearing a collar showing her phone number. no one has called. if the you seen the dog or recognize the woman on her screen police want to hear from you. listen up for those that love to fly the friendly skies. there are new rules you need to know about.

it goes into effect on september 17th. you're only allowed to fly with a dog or cat. the limit is one per flier. if you travel with an emotional support animal you'll need a letter from your doctor on the day you fly out. >> you still pay for the dog. looking at the south bay traffic flows smoothly. southbound 880 smoothing itself out. >> the arrows lead you where you're used to seeing the back

up. across the bridge and getting more sunlight. that's for sure. >> no kidding. it looks like a pretty day. >> pretty start to the week too. >> a lot of people thinking about the weekend and try to go make it through the week. here is how our temperatures shape up for the inland areas. upper 80s for the next couple of days. some spots will be quite hot. reaching up to 70 by the end of the week into the weekend. what are you doing? are you going to heavenly? we are looking at highs in the upper 70s. it will be warm and maybe not as crowded now that the kids are heading back to school.

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it is 6:43. temperatures go from the low 60s to the low 80s later today. a look at what to wear coming up in five minutes. low clouds and maybe a patch

or two of fog. all right. thanks. we have breaking news to tell you about. a tesla model x. there is a lot of police activity there. police are there along with sheriffs deputies. they have been there for about 30 minutes right now. still a lot of questions. they are surrounding the cars. we are trying to get more information. we'll bring it to you as soon as we get it. >> that is an interesting one. also another story we are watching, this man accused of killing his parents in 2016. it has a plan to represent himself during his criminal trial. sources previously told him his parents did not approve of his

son's sexual orientation. his trial expected to start as early as this week. he broke up a fight and he also says police planted marijuana in his home. after 130 days in jail he has a warning for travelers. >> to stay away from there. i got this kind of real danger of police being able to just, you know, manufacture anything they want and it's not safe. >> a prince and his mother say they are grateful for all of the spof support they received. hearings are underway in the senate for the newest supreme court nominee. >> faces a tough two days ahead.

>> the president trump's pick to replace justice kennedy on the supreme court. there is quite a bit of controversy democrats complained they have not had access. 40,000 new pages were made available. we are going to presume senators have not had a chance to read all 42,000. live pictures from washington. we'll have full coverage of these hearings. we'll stream these hearings. we are doing it right now at nbcbayarea.com. other big news, president trump criticized the justice department for not waiting until after the midterm elections to charge two members of congress with crimes. a republican accused of stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars to fund his family's lifestyle

according european vacations. he is accused of insider trading. they will be back in court today. hunter said the entire thing was his wife's fault. federal prosecutors have pages including credit card receipts and e-mails. to circle back the justice department is supposed to be blind politics. charged people when prosecutors are ready. in his tweet trump specifically says the charges will hurt two republican seats and says good job, jeff referring to jeff sessions. not the first to complain about the department of yus tjustice' timing. health care health ca-- the pol not to make objections 60 days before elections and we are 63

days out. follow us on nbcbayarea.com and on twitter. not used to a gator on the greens. watched a nearly 12 foot gator walk calmly across the course. they say the gator often hangs out there. all right. we are going to have nice weather starting out with clouds as you get ready to step out the

door. a nice look outside. there is an alert today. this is better than yesterday. we no longer have the spare the air alert. get ready for the commute. we'll be in the low 60s. you may have to turn ton heaton heater. we'll be in the upper 70s for early afternoon. here is a look. we are going to see our temperatures spike during the middle of the afternoon reaching 83 in san jose. it is 88 in livermore and 90 in antioch. you need to keep cool for the inland areas. now we are past labor day. our temperatures in morgan hill we are going outside for a workout it will be in the

mid-50s here. the sunshine will make it feel much more comfortable. it is going to be a nice one. our inland areas as warm as the upper 80s. we'll stay there as we go through the week. it will get a little bit hotter towards the end of the weekend. low 90s for friday into saturday. sunday 88 degrees. san francisco a little less clouds than fog. high pressure builds. we are going to see temperatures coming up a few more degreeing heading towards the end of the week. the commute is still holding steady. >> no growth in the amount of time it takes. it is through this slowing. it is moving slower. the east shore freeway continues to build. we are looking at quite a back up. behind me we are looking at concord. more folks coming across that bridge moving smoothly there. a nice flow here. southbound 880 a fender bender

should be quickly off to the shoulder. it kind of blends in. recovery mode as folks travel to 880. back to you. >> all right. thanks. coming up next a look at the top stories including two breaking news stories. police activity in downtown san jose and fire crews surrounding a building on the peninsula. we'll bring you up to speed on both of those. just do it. you have probably seen the colin kaepernick ad, fierily display

of protest this morning. if you're child wants an xbox one microsoft says they will start selling it through monthly installment plans which means you could buy it as you would an expensive phone. dozens of people in jerusalem are protesting philippine president visiting. he is the first philippine president to visit israel. more coming up after the break.

before you head out the door, here are the top stories on today in the bay-- breaking news in san jose á a search is underway where a tesla model x was just abandoned near s-a-p center in welcome back. a search is underway right here. it was abandoned in downtown. a lot of police activity. san jose police are there along with sheriffs deputies. breaking news where a two-alarm fire has firefighters this is near harvard boulevard and el camino.

it is an industrial area. a lot of smoke. we don't know their condition. another top story, nike generating buzz around the world really. the latest endorsement. kaepernick is the face of the campaign with an ad that says believe in something even if it means sacrificing everything. >> personally i support him. i respect nike for doing it. i think it's cool they took the ris tok do so. >> became the face of the controversy two seasons ago.

he started kneeling during the national anthem. some say they are burning their nike shoes and others are threatening to boycott nike. will urge governor brown to sign a bull allowiill allowing n injection signs. it creates a three year pilot program. san francisco hopes to be the first city in the country to open the sites. firefighters trying to get the upper hand on this wild fire. it is the north fire that started yesterday and forced campgrounds to evacuate. the fire is burning to the south. it is burning out of control. there is zero percent containment. happening today walnut creek leaders there, long-term plans surrounding downtown.

today's meeting covers neighborhoods south of walnut creek bart station. there is also a plan to modify the area north of downtown. check out the newest addition to the family in santa rosa there. this is remi. she was born two weeks ago. she was already 120 pounds and six feet tall at birth. >> just like marcus. >> she has been playing, sleeping and eating. you can see her there along with other animals. you can go check out so many animals. today would be a good day to get out there and see all of that too. we have issues with air quality especially for parts of the north bay. today reaching to the upper 80s. low 90s towards the end of the

week. >> all right. we want to take a look at the traffic. >> we had an early start. it kind of fell down. we go do have more slowing through hayward. it is not so bad. recovery southbound 880 recovering after a couple of earlier crashes. there is the bridge. you a good amount of company there heading out of the east bay and towards the north bay. we see more slowing because they are heading south where we see a lot of traffic towards the golden gate bridge. low clouds and visibility is fine. >> at least it is normal. >> yeah. it is normal.

>> setting the bar high. that's what's happening today in the bay. we are back at 7:25 with a live look at local updates. we take a live look now at san francisco this morning. good morning. breaking overnight. brac overnice. bracing for gordon. >> i authorized to activate guards man. >> baring down. expected to. strengthen into a hurricane before making landfall just hours from now. the city of new orleans in its past. millions facing heavy rain, high winds and widespread power o outages. we are live and al is tracking that dangerous storl. on the hot seat. confirmation hearings getting under way for president trump's supreme court nominee. democrats for brett kavanaugh getting this advice from joe biden. >> stay in the room.