san jose welcome to wednesday morning. let's take a live look outside overlooking downtown san jose. half way through your work week. let's just make it through now. good morning to you. thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> i'm marcus ton. look at your traffic, probably not too bad. >> it's early. >> it's going to be much cooler today, and we're all going to have a nice cooldown as we check out the forecast. live look outside san jose, over to campbell the temperatures for early afternoon will only be up to about 70 degrees. we will see some more clouds moving in, that will help hold down our temperatures as a cold

front drops in. we'll talk about how cool it gets and for how long. mike, you're starting us off in san rafael. >> i am, there was a report and flashing lights southbound 101 about freitas parkway. something was in the two middle lanes, i'll say it was some sort of debris. i saw flashing lights andedike tad bit. it's moving smoothly now over the last few minutes. we marked it out on the map here but the speed sensors are green down to the golden gate bridge approaching the bay bridge, contra costa county, the maze north and west, out of oakland smooth as well and light volumes for the south bay and peninsula. no problems. typical slowing out of the altamont. back to you. happening today, politicians, activists and hollywood stars converging on san francisco for a highly anticipated meeting, the global climate action summit hosted by governor brown, it officially starts later this morning. yesterday environmental activist

and former vice president al gore helped kick things off at an event in ft. mason. the goal is to prevent an environmental crisis. we'll have a live report on what to expect today all coming up in about 30 minutes. we continue to monitor hurricane florence on the east coast, expected to make landfall late tomorrow night. the last-minute preparations continue right now from virginia through the carolina coast. meantime president trump says washington is ready but a government report is questioning his track record. here is "today in the bay's" tracie potts with more. >> so i've spoken with -- >> reporter: president trump says washington is ready to help with what's expect toed to be massive damage and power outages from hurricane florence. >> we're totally prepared. we're ready. we're as ready as anybody's ever been. >> reporter: he's declared states of emergency from south carolina to washington, with more than 1 million people already evacuated, the federal emergency management agency is staging critical supplies now.

mindful of what happened last year, hurricane maria, a new estimate shows nearly 3,000 people died in puerto rico. >> puerto rico was an incredible unsung success. >> if he thinks the death of 3,000 people is a success, he really doesn't know what this was all about. >> reporter: a report from the government accountability office shows fema was short staffed for maria. they didn't have enough people. that delayed the response, plus the report found more than half weren't qualified for their job. >> there's a lot of lessons we learned from 2017 and we are at the ready. >reporter: ready for a life-threatening storm barrelling toward the eastern shore. and back here on capitol hill, recovery turns political with some republicans expected to insist on budget cuts to compensate for the cost of that cleanup. tracie potts, nbc news, washington. at 4:33, happening today,

the man charged in a crash that killed a chp officer is due in court. we could get updates on the case. the suspect is set to be arraigned. back in august, investigators say the truck, driven by sean matthew walker struck and killed officer kirk grease and another man both on the shoulder for a traffic stop this is on i-08 in fairfield. both the chp and the d.a. say he was speeding and distracted by his phone. a jury in san mateo county convicted a man for investigators still believe there may be more victims. he molested a 7-year-old relative at his millbrae home about a decade ago. other female relatives have also come forward but their cases fall outside of the statute of limitations. san mateo county sheriffs deputies are asking anyone whose children may have been in contact with lavaki to call. he has been living in utah when authorities arrested him.

the sentencing is scheduled for december where he faces up to eight years in prison. the prestigious law school at uc berkeley may soon have a new name after more than 100 years. committee of students, faculty and staff recommending the stool's name, bolt hall, be eliminated. elizabeth bolt gave uc berkeley $100,000 to build the law school in memory of her late husband, john henry bolt, of a prominent attorney who critics say wanted to exclude chinese immigrants because he believed them to be morally and intellectually inferior. the law school's dean will make a recommendation on that issue in november. a potential strike by bay area hotel workers may soon impact travelers from across the country. marriott workers in about a dozen u.s. cities including san francisco and san jose are holding strike votes this week, due to a long running contract dispute. "san jose union" says workers plan to vote today. protesters also an hawaii have

alstrike, although no date is set. coming up next on "today in the bay," today is the day apple is debuting its newest products, the breakdown of the devices getting a lot of buzz. probably too early to talk about christmas. if you're waiting until the last minute to get your tree, there's new options to have that tree delivered to you. how amazon is pulling this off. .

the markets did reverse early losses yesterday, as it continued rebounding tech stocks offset lingering concerns about trade. the watch list on producer price inflation the dow rising nearly 114 points to 25,971, the nasdaq closed up 48 to 7972. apple is holding its annual event this afternoon where it's expected to unveil several new iphones. most of the buzz swirling around a rumored phone with a 6 1/2 inch oled screen that offers a display with no back lights so black is truly black instead of dark. other items apple watch, air pods and air power wireless charging mat. amazon is branching out. the associated press reports the company will sell live full-sized christmas trees in november.

some will be eligible for free shipping via amazon prime and re wreaths, garlands and seasonal plants available. seven foot fir will run nationwide the average christmas tree costs about $75.or he conv. >> and who will help me put it up to make sure it's straight. >> and what if you get a skimpy tree, what is the return policy on that? >> the charlie brown tree. it is tesla's latest move to streamline production dropping two paint color options for its cars. ceo elon musk tweeted obsidian black and metallic silver will still be available, but buyers wanting those colors will have to pay more. tesla says it should not be considered a sign of larger production problems, but the company has been under pressure to increase production, after missing several deadlines. shares of tesla fell 4% yesterday after analysts downgraded the stock due to

musk's erratic behavior. 4:40 right now, and this week has been a round of applause for weather. kari, can we continue to clap? >> yes! >> yes, i love that! we'll have some cooler weather today. live look in fremont. loo look at these temperatures, only 70 degrees in the middle of the day, we'll talk about that and the clouds moving in, that's coming up next. those flashing lights that were behind kari, just the road crews moving after overnight roadwork. we're looking at 101, and palo alto moving nicely. we have a new issue for the tri valley, i'm checking that out right now. today in the bay on ts

wednesday morning - live pictures fro welcome back. you're watching "today in the bay" on this wednesday morning. and taking a live look at at&t park, it was another rough one there for our giants last night. the boys taking on the atlanta braves could not hang on. the braves beat the giants 4-1. giants have lost ten straight games. ouch. well, here's video you have to see to believe this morning. rookie baseball player hits his first home run, we hope he's on the mlb's dental plan, after he rounds the bases, look at him scramble for it. do you see him point to his mouth there? spencer kiboom revealed he'd knocked out a tooth. turns out he lost that tooth earlier in the day and he had a temporary one in, but bing! right there -- >> ooh! >> he spit it out before he went

to bat. we should have highlighted it for you, kari. if losing a tooth is his secret to hitting homers only has to lose 762 more teeth to break the all-time record. >> funny, will the tooth fairy visit him tonight? he's like my 6-year-old, losing teeth right now. i'm going with $5. >> remember, he's in the major leagues. >> exactly. >> so for him it's like $5,000 maybe. all right. if you're waking up early this morning on your way out, here is a look at the golden gate bridge this morning, and it's all clear. we don't have any fog, so this is such a beautiful shot from our sutrell tower camera. the temperature 55 degrees in san francisco as you get ready to head out, 63 in antioch but most of us in the 5 n in getting out before the morning upper 40s before sunrise. commute in pittsburg with a nice cool start, upper 50s through about 8:00 and after that, we're

headed into the upper 60s at 11:00. you will notice more clouds today and check out the seven-day forecast up at the bottom of the screen. as we look at our high temperatures for today, santa rosa, napa, martinez hitting 78 degrees, much cooler than yesterday. 79 in livermore, san jose and morgan hill. 76 in palo alto and san francisco today up to 65 degrees. so as you're getting dressed, grab a jacket or you'll be comfortable with light long sleeves today but whatever you wear, you do need a lot more layers than we've had recently. as we head over toward the pacific, we're looking at tropical storm olivia. i've been watching this all week long, because this will cut right through the hawaiian islands, just going just north of the big lan over the next few day, s, as it weakens so bringing in a lot of rain as we speak. we talk about a lot of rain for hurricane florence expected to make landfall between late thursday night into early friday and this one unfortunately could make landfall along theoastas a

hurricane, and then linger for a while, dumping lots of rain, so this is going to be a big problem for our friends in the southeast. as we bring it back home, look at our inland forecast, highs reach into the upper 70s for today, and it's going to be really nice, breezy, but more clouds moving in, especially for the evening, and look at the rest of the forecast, really doesn't get too much warmer, and it continues on in the low 80s, as we look at san francisco, low to mid-60s all throughout the forecast, and mike, now you have a crash in the trivalue why va? >> i do. we see peninsula side blips for speed sensors. overnight crews may be moving through the area and no full closures for 280. looking over here 680 southbound at 84 a crash just reported a couple minutes ago, possibly blocking the fast lane. it may be clear by the time chp

gets there. they'll let me know and then i'll let you know. over here a tree fell down affecting redwood road at pine hurst. it's very motor for most drivers but there may be traffic control. crews there are getting to work trying to clear that tree and i think they have to cut it apart before they can clear. shebow or skyline boulevard and highway 13 are easily accessible and not affected by this. keep in mind in the irma area there. look over here on the freeways, the maze getting toward the bay bridge an easy flow. you're at speed throughout. the bay bridge toll plaza not any cash lanes backing up demean problem for fast track. nice ride on the transit agencies with no delays reported there and a quick look at the san mateo bridge shows you a good steady volume in both directions, the tail lights are going to the peninsula side. back you. about 200,000 california drivers are about to get kicked out of the carpool lane. the dmv says on january 1st the stickers that allow them to drive their electric or hybrid vehicles in the diamond lanes

will expire. that decision is also leading to confusion about exactly who is actually going to lose those treasured stickers and who doesn't. >> they're pretty coveted. "today in the bay's" marianne favro sorts out the confusion. >> reporter: if you have a green or white sticker because your vehicle has low or zero emissions you get to drive solo in the carpool lane. come january 1st, that's going to change for more than 230,000 drivers statewide, because a new law means all those stickers will expire. that's where the confusion starts, because anyone who got their stickers before 2017 willr good, but if you didn't get your sticker until after can reapply for four more years of carpool driving. it's disappointing news for ruby lynn of san jose, who won't be adding to the diamond lane in her commute. >> yeah, i don't think that is

very fair that now that we're unable to get that anymore. >> reporter: the law was passed because too many cars, including diamond lane cheaters, were clogging up the carpool lanes. transform, the transportation advocacy group, supports the change. >> and so by unclogging the carpool lanes, we're going to really start to attract people back to transit and still allow incentive for people buying new hicles that are electric to be able to get a fast ride for leastoue among the lucky drivers who got your white or green sticker 2018, you need to apply for a new red carpool lanes as possible in coyear's day. >> there are also new financial

drivers who qualify for the solo carpool program will have to choose between getting the decal or receiving a state rebate. we've put a link to the dmv's frequently questions page. this morning an alert for all kids and parents. new cases of uber drivers harassing or assaulting teenagers while on rides. here's jeff rossen. >> reporter: good morning, i'm jeff rossen. s rning on "today," an all new rossen reports, a warning for all kids and all parents. basically, you should all be watching. grandparents, too, because we're talking about new cases of uber and lyft drivers harassing, eve car. so the question, i mean, i had was, how are they getting back haveive unaccompanied minors bu it's happening. we wanted to see how often it's

happening. we have a teenage girl with permission of her mom, who is watching everything, along with our producers and set up a little experiment to see how many uber and lyft drivers would pick her up, even when she said i'm 15, and you're going to be a little surprised by what you see and we'll show you some of these cases and it's going to change the way that you perhaps live on a day-to-day basis because i know some parents out there do use uber to shuttle the kids around sometimes, and as one mom put it to me today, we always teacour kids never ge coming up on "today in the bay," new details in the elizabeth smart kidnapping case, what we are learning about one to many consumers who confuse ne website for another. when someone is spoofing the government. >> we want you to be careful when looking for government info, like dmv, social security, or public records online. your typical search engine might send you to unofficial web pages that could charge you to do things that are free on

government websites. be skeptical of websites that end in dot-com. let us know if you have a consumer complaint, the number is 888-996-tips or go to nbcbayarea.com/respond. at 4:53, war games in east this morning. some 300,000 russian troops are country's largest cold war-era exercise. more news right after this break. stick around. the case of elizab.

the woman involved - is set to get out of prison next week 4:56 right now. big development in the case of elizabeth smart, the woman involved is set to get out of prison next week, six years earlier than originally expected. >> the utah board of pardons and parole says it mistakenly did not give wanda barzee credit for time served in federal prison. smart ack 2002 a husband and

kidnapped the then 14-year-old from her utah bedroom and held her hostageine months. so far, no new comment from sne "ellen" show, we'll see if channing tatum can get lebron james off the court and onhe st. ellen dares them to do this all for charity. >> channing, i want you to do your best sexy crawl. >> ugh. you kids better use this money, man. kids all over the place don't get smarter from this. it's like, don't go on the "ellen" show. [ cs >> nice. if it raises money, i'm for it.

>> you can watch "ellen" at 4:00 p.m. followed by "nbc bay area news" at 5:00 and "nightly news" at 5:30. all right, coming up here on "today in the bay," globalmit g at your forecast. >> right now we go to palo alto to check out our temperatures. it will be a l and se some more clouds moving in. only headed into the mid-60s during the middle of the afternoon. grab a jacket. we'll talk about the rest of the forecast coming up next. a quick peek at san jose, 101 moves smoothly, if you stare directly at the light, don't do that. we'll look at the general traffic flow and update on the tri valley coming up. a live loo#

good morning and thank you a live look outside at san francisco, just a beautiful shot of the golden gate bridge there, a few cars moving along. thank you for starting your morning right here with us. i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm laura garcia. let's look at the forecast, we were plotting it earlier. >> looked pretty good, nice and cool. we're excited especially in the valleys for some cooler weather, that's what we'll have today. check out dublin as you get ready to head out, all clear skies and we'll start to see some clouds moving in, as we look at our temperature trend for walnut creek reaching into the mid-70s today but notice the icons, we won't see as much sun today. i'll talk all about that, and also a look ahead to the weekend coming up and mike, you have an update on a crash in sunol. >> i do. overall the bay looks great for speed sensors.

it's actually northbound. i got the pd