morning. 5:00. taking a live look outside the bay bridge toll plaza. already getting busy out there as folks are beginning their day. we thank you for starting your day with us. i'm laura garcia. >> i'm marcus washington. mike will have a look at traffic in a moment but you said another warm day, not as hot as yesterday. >> not for interior valleys but not for the rest of the bay area. we're starting 50s, some 40s up in the north bay. look at the marine layer. we're seeing fog hug the coastline. i'll break down how much cooler we're expected to get this weekend. let's send things over to mike. >> no major problems. folks traveling in the green zone. the blips for 280 are starting to clear. no overnight closures overnight. road crews, not a problem. coco county, a smooth drive.

a few folks waiting in the cash lanes. they'll clear out in five, ten minutes and in 20 minutes or so we'll see the metering lights. we'll talk about fremont street where there's a closure coming up. back to you. >> thank you, mike. it's 5:01. happening today, an historic hearing on capitol hill. supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh and palo alto professor dr. christine blasy ford, who is accusing kavanaugh of attempted rape will testimony in about two hours. >> question want to go to tracie potts live today. a lot of people will be watching this, especially a lot in the bay area with the relation to the story. >> reporter: exactly. they'll be hearing that story in detail. we already heard part of it in the opening statement that was released in advance. we know in part what dr. christine blasy ford will have to say about her attack and about why she didn't talk about it for so long.

headed into today's hearing there are now five accusations against supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh. he denies them all. two came anonymously to republicans. in interviews with lawmakers this week, kavanaugh said he was never even there. >> this is getting into the twilight zone. you're talking about brett kavanaugh being a serial rapist during high school. >> reporter: in a sworn statement julie swetnick claims kavanaugh fondled women. >> no one has gone to the police to report those allegations. it's truly outrageous. >> reporter: in her opening statements, christine blasy ford will tell the senate judiciary committee, i thought brett was accidentally going to kill me when he allegedly attacked her. >> i do want to hear what she says. maybe she'll say -- i could be convinced of anything. >> reporter: kavanaugh will admit he drank too much in high school and did things that now

make him cringe, but nothing like this. both will be questioned by veteran sex crimes attorney rachel mitchell, brought in by republicans. >> the republicans are fooling themselves if they can hire a person for one day to hide behind, because they're too afraid to question dr. ford themselves. >> reporter: republicans accuse democrats of an orchestrated smear campaign. but the president is standing by his nominee, saying his own experience with sexual assault, sexual misconduct allegations has him thinking these allegations are false. but he said he'd be watching today, as will a lot of people, including here in the bay area. >> we learn something every day. thank you. >> we'll have much more on the hearing coming up, including bay-area rallies and protests

planned. be sure to stay with us. we'll bring the hearing live. lester holt starts at 6:30 a.m. 5:03. you can expect another long day in traffic if you commute through the downtown area of san francisco. the new transbay transit it's center is closed until next week. a second crack found and now engineers are looking for a fix. >> let's check in with "today in the bay" pete checking the bay all morning. >> reporter: good morning. it looks like this will be the new normal through next week as they try to fix that issue at the salesforce transit center with cracked beams. we're on fremont street. it's not too bad but it will pick up as this area is closed as a result of what's taking place at the transit center. that closure will be on fremont

street between howard and mission streets. it goes back to those cracked steel beams. we'll show our viewers pictures of those beams. they closed this transit center on tuesday because engineers found at least one of those cracked steel beams. upon further inspection they found two of them in the same structure, which is a key part of the structure, according to officials. what all this means, as i mentioned, a closure at fremont street where we're standing between howard and mission. for bus riders that were depending on the salesforce transit center, they'll have to go back to the temporary bus terminal and, of course, a lot of unanswered questions as to why this happened. >> supports the roof and spans fremont street, holding up fremont street, the bridge over fremont street. >> get it done right so we can get back to normal and a more efficient service. >> the cost of operating it is more than it's bringing in in rent. right now that thing is a white

elephant. >> reporter: now, our investigative unit found out those steel beams were produced by the herritt corporation out of southern california and these beams are massive and can be risky because of its size, it can hide i guess regulrregulari that steel. for now, pete suratos, "today in the bay." chp is investigating an apparent road rage incident in the south bay that left a uber driver hurt. the chp says that uber driver got into an altercation with the driver of another car. they say it's possible the driver of the third car accidentally told him to pull over and that's when things turned violent. >> the victim was either cut or stabbed with some type of sharp

object. >> officers say the attacker also kicked the uber driver while he was on the ground. they're hoping someone may have dash cam video showing that incident. happening today, a new honor commemorating the legacy of san francisco mayor lee. city leaders are renaming the chinese education center as edwin and anita lee newcomer school. it's located near portsmouth scare. it's a transitional school for chinese immigrant students. lee died of a heart attack nine months ago. some may argue san jose is about to get more glitzy. others not so much. city council members approved a proposal allowing electronic billboards. the decision lifts what had been a decades' old ban. they say electronic ads will bring in $200,000 annually. opponents, including the mayor,

called it an eye sore waiting to happen. he was one of two council members who voted against the plan. a study shows renters in san francisco are changing. more middle class renters are demanding housing, according to apartments.com. the number of middle class tenants are growing faster than luxury property renters but asking prices in the city have also increased. prices have gone up 3.5% in the past year. the average price for an apartment in the city is around $3,000. that makes san francisco the most expensive city in the country for renters. new this morning, it's a boy. the safari west zoo in sonoma county welcomes this cute little boy. he was born at the beginning of the month and latching onto mom ever since. they are plenty of these monkeys in africa but this furry one

right here brings the monkey population in the u.s. to 75. >> wow. >> very cute. >> very rare. that's why we have to take care of them. today we'll see another warm day. we still have that ridge of high pressure that wille hang on tight. let's talk about your forecasted highs because we're back in the 90s for interior valleys. 93 degrees expected for concord. 92 for livermore. about 86 degrees down to the south bay. san francisco, no major changes. about 66 degrees. we have that nice marine layer hanging on about 1,000 feet. i want to talk about the air quality today. there is no spare the air alert in effect but we will experience elevated fire danger as that ridge of high pressure keeps us dry. no fear, we have an upper low approaching. that means a cooldown and rain on the way for the bay area.

definitely something i'm keeping a close eye. i'll break it down to you. first over to mike. >> i'll take it. we'll follow up on pete's report as well because overall the incidents on the roadway, pretty much nonexistent. no major incidents affecting the freeway. south bay up through the city to coco county. we saw yesterday slowing as you approached the fremont street exit. fremont street, of course, is the one that's closed. pete talked about this over here. the closure of the salsforce transit center. that will affect the transit lines. i want you to know, harrison and fwree mont street, it curls around and goes into the closure and that's what got jammed up today. we expect that to be the case getting into the city for the morning commute. taking a look at the bridge, no problems from the east bay and coco county moves through speed. cash lanes starting to shift for the morning commute. muni, ace, they'll all affected

by the relocation. b.a.r.t. is not and no delays. back to you. 5:10. coming up here on "today in the bay," we will struggle -- will the struggle continue on wall street today? an early look at those numbers for you. plus, google is turning 20. the way the tech giant is celebrating the milestone and its history. and still ahead, lady gaga on ellen today. this is to promote her new movie "a star is born." what she's saying about her co-star bradley cooper singing. that's coming up.

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mike traffic tease it is 5:13. we do have some fog hugging the coastline. you can see it right here using our live cam in san francisco. we're tracking another hot day. that's all going to change. we're talking a major drop in temperatures and also sunshine. i'll break it down coming up. what does this mean? you drive on 101, that means a great commute through palo alto. we're looking towards san francisco. that closure of fremont street continues to affect folks in that area and we'll see how things are shaping up coming over from the east bay. good morning. i'm eric chemi from cnbc headquarters. wall street is set to open slightly higher after stocks fell yesterday. the markets went down after fed raised interest rates for a third time this year and signaled it could hike them again in december and as many as

three times next year. jay powell says the u.s. economy is strong and growth and healthy. bank stocks led those declines lower. on today's watch list, reports on unemployment, durable goods, pending home sales and second quarter gdp. the dow falling 106 points yesterday while the nasdaq is down 17. amazon today opening a physical story in new york city. it will sell toys, home goods and other products but they all have to have at least a four-star rating on the amazon website. customers will be able to try out echo speakers, kindle and other amazon products. this is the company's latest push into the turf much their rivals like target who have been courting urban shoppers with smaller format stores. happy hour continues at starbucks. the coffee chain is offering a buy one, get one free deal from 3:00 to 6:00 p.m. at participating stores. you buy a handcrafted espresso, frappuccino, grande or larger, you get one for free.

nonmembers can sign up for a code at the starbucks website. marcus and laura, i think there's some free coffee in your future. >> there you go. >> if you're going do bring it, eric shg we'll receive it. thanks, eric. >> a double cappuccino in my future. the giant dreamforce conference continues in san francisco. headliner is al gore. many lived it up last night in the civic center for the dreamfest concert, including janet jackson, metallica played in the plaza. dreamfest raises money for the u ucsf children's hospital. here's a photo of ceo mark benioff. they will provide $7 million for computer, science and math

programs. heads up for parents of boy scouts. part of the uniform is being recalled. boy scouts say because the colored portion of the neckerchief contains lead. parents are being told to stop using the slides and return them for a free replacement. a follow-up now. maybe something to think about as you open your math book this morning. maybe it's you. an anonymous bidder paid $375,000 for a fully functioning apple one computer. as we told you earlier on "today in the bay," it went up for auction. this is auction house video. it was made in the mid-'70s. only a few dozen still exist. amazing to see that history there. google continues to celebrate the company's 20th birthday. >> this morning's google doodle caught our attention overnight. we wanted you to see it.

>> what is google? >> that was a question a long time ago. the whole clip is about 1:30 and ends by saying, thank you to all of us. another cool thing the company is doing is you can actually take a virtual tour of the original garage in menlo park where that company was founded back in 1998. 5:18. duchess meghan markle, a california native, is impressing the world as the brand-new princess but she did something that shocked a lot of uppity folks in london. >> markle arrived at the royal academy of art. she gets out of the car and she'll eventually shake hands, blah, blah, nice to meet you. i'll just shut that door myself. you can barely see it in that video. people say onlookers were actually shocked. on social media people joked she took away someone's job.

once again, she's fierce, independent california woman and she can certainly handle a car door. pump her own gas if she wants to. >> independent woman. that's why henry loves her. >> it's probably just a habit, it's a reflex. you shut the door. >> i shut my dwooor every day. >> i'm still waiting. >> my car door is still open. >> you just gave someone a job. there you go. if you're going to be outside and you don't want to get your hair in a bunch, turn on your ac. don't roll down your windows. keep the car doors closed. you need them to drive. >> good advice. >> yeah, please don't be crazy out there. it's too early for that. 57 degrees in san jose. we have a little fog, pretty dense fog in san francisco. 52 degrees. wind speeds at 14 miles an hour. marine layer is nice, hugging the coastline but we'll see

norel warm day across the area. ridge of high pressure that's been keeping us real warm, above seasonal all week long, there hold on for one more afternoon and it will steer away from us. let's talk about your predicted highs. concord, 93 degrees. san jose, 86. east bay, 76. if you're heading out to the city or anywhere along the coastline, it will get chillier as we head into the afternoon. because we still have that ridge of high pressure and because we are still very dry, we will see the elevated fire danger, especially for interior valleys. now, we do have our own doppler radar running on top of san bruno mountain. we are tracking not one but two systems expected to make their arrival. the first showing its peak on saturday at 4:35 a.m.

only parts of the north bay we'll see a spotty chance through santa rosa, possibly napa. if i fast forward that timeline, you can see it might creep into santa rosa but we're expecting dry conditions. we have a second system. this is the one that's really going to come into play as we head in towards monday afternoon. check out our rain chances here. it's still a futurecast and our models are in disagreeance a little bit so the timing and intensity of this system can change in terms of how much rainfall we're expecting. that second system is expected to bring decent rainfall total for the north bay, possibly a quarter or more. and i think we definitely need it after very dry couple of past months. let's send things over to mike. >> months of dry weather. we're looking forward to the change. it will likely affect your

monday commute. right now no major problems right here. we know 580 will slow off 205. by the time you get to north flynn, everything is back to the limit. construction project, the widening project continues. over in the city, city by the bay, san francisco, east shore freeway approaching the bay bridge, no problems. the bay bridge itself, that early morning cash wait is clearing up because they opened autopsy the cash lanes. we're getting ready. the metering lights turning on any second. prepare for slowing in san francisco near the fremont street exit. fremont street still closed because of the transit center crack they have to fix. from fremont street to fremont the city, a nice drive. no problems. back to you. coming up next, what we're

learning about the man's body who was found dismembered in san francisco. lady gaga on ellen today promoting her new movie. >> what are your three things you must do every day? >> i have to work out, i have to meditate and i have to think. >> i have to work out, i have to meditate and i have to have my wine. >> coming up, what gaga has to say about bradley cooper singing. a follow up now --

the san francisco medical examiner is identifying a hea a follow-up for you now. the san francisco medical examiner is identifying a headless corpse found in a fish tank as brian egg, the man who lived in the home where that tank was found. neighbors first noticed him missing in late july. in august neighbors called police to report two men in the home. police arrested them and later found the body in the tank. officers plan to meet with the d.a. and may refile charges against those two men. switching gears now, it's 5:26 on your thursday morning. lady gaga dishing her iconic drag makeup and costumes for a stripped down role in "a star is born," a remake. >> now she's telling ellen all about the fun she says she had while bonding with bradley cooper on set. here's a little bit of that preview. >> i heard his voice and i stopped dead in my tracks and i

said, oh, my gosh, bradley, you can sing. he sings from his soul. i mean, am i -- >> yeah, he has a great voice. >> you don't want to miss ellen's remake of the movie trailer. you can actually watch that right here on "ellen" at 4:00 followed by nbc bay area news at 5:00 and "nightly news" at 5:30. the top story of the day, the bay area's christine blasey ford taking center stage on capitol hill, testifying about her alleged accusation that supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh tried to rape her. next, the support she's getting locally. >> her hometown of palo alto is like a giant character witness for her. we know her. we believe her. we trust her. plus, b.a.r.t. leaders talk safety today. coming up in a live report, the measure they're considering to keep their riders safe. you're watching "today in the bay." downtown san jose- oakland

coliseum good thursday morning to you. 5:30 right for you. you can take a live look at oakland coliseum and getting started with our thursday, or friday eve. thank you for starting your morning with us on "today in the bay." i'm marcus washington. >> i'm laura garcia. let's check that forecast. it's been kind of a warm week but changes in the works? >> big changes. you're hearing this right, it's going to come in the form of rain and a huge temperature drop.

as you head out the door this morning, don't worry, you don't need the umbrella just yet. 58 degrees in san jose. wind speeds will be nice and calm if you're headed out to the dublin b.a.r.t. station, your tris it day looks a-okay. 76 degrees by 11:00. 81 by 12:00 and we're still tracking 90s for today's forecast. your transit is not affected by any rain but i am tracking a system that will bring rain chances into the bay area for the weekend. first, we have to check in with mike. >> pretty calm on the roadways. overall we are looking at your typical, your anticipated backup. i know folks were just waiting for this to happen. getting into the san francisco, the span itself will move smoothly. watch as you pass through treasure island. the fremont street exit, one lane is closed.

they're trying to meter traffic getting into san francisco because of that fremont closure by the transit center. we'll talk about that in more detail coming up in the next report. i wanted to show you the rest of your commute, both sides of the bay and south bay operating smoothly with that build out of the altima. palo alto's christine blasey ford will take center stage on capitol hill today to testify that supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh sexually assaulted her. that hearing gets under way in 90 minutes. >> "today in the bay's" kris sanchez joins us from city hall. there was a lot of local support for her. >> reporter: there is. when folks gather here at palo alto city hall at 11:30, we may already know how christine blasey ford responds to questions about the alleged sexual assault and how brett kavanaugh responds as well, and all of it under oath. one week ago, you might remember i was reporting on a huge banner flying over palo alto for hours

with the message, thank you, christine. we believe you. other rallies, large and small, have followed all around the bay area. today in addition to this rally in palo alto city hall, others will be gathering at montgomery and market streets at noon and federal and clay streets in oakland. undoubtedly, one of the questions dr. ford will be asked is why she didn't tell her parents or the police about that alleged sexual assault by kavanaugh at the time it happened back in high school or any time since then. a new berkeley survey may shed light on that. 32% of people who answered they feared poor treatment or no action. 49% feared they would be blamed for what happened and 27% concerned about confidentiality. these don't add up to 100% because those victims often have more than one reason for not coming forward. the hearings began in just an hour and a half.

i think it's safe to say, the nation will be watching. in palo alto, kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >> you can watch it right here on nbc bay area starting at 6:30. 5:33. police searching for at least two gunmen who exchange fire. this is between two cars. this happened around 8:30 on l alvarado. one car crashed into bank of america building there. no one was hurt in the shooting or the crash. no word on what sparked that shooting. a man accused of sexually assaulting a woman in the south bay is sitting in jail. san jose police say oscar escobar seen here attacked a woman as she was walking her dog near commadore park. her description helped create a sketch and police found him. they took him into custody a day after the attack. safety on b.a.r.t. is a big concern. you've probably seen all of

those stories about violence and robberies. b.a.r.t.'s board of directors will meet today to figure out just how to make the transit system safer for riders. >> we're joined live outside the b.a.r.t. station in fremont this morning. what are some of the proposals out there? >> reporter: one of b.a.r.t.'s so-called safety and security plan the agency wants to do a number of things, including improve police presence, improving surveillance system and deter invaders. it comes after three people were recently murdered on the transit system, including 17-year-old wilson, who was stabbed at the b.a.r.t. station in oakland in late july. her family believes her killer was a fare evader. tonight the board will discuss whether to replace the gates. also, what can be done to

improve b.a.r.t.'s proof of payment system. the b.a.r.t.'s police of chief will report on recommendations on how to better, adequately improve his system. we talked about a b.a.r.t. ambassador program, which will have ambassadors to de-escalate situations. take a look at your tv screen. tonight's b.a.r.t. meeting is at 5:00 at pittsburg city hall. the town of pittsburg. it will be held there in an attempt to reach more people of the public who might not be able to make the regular meetings at b.a.r.t. headquarters in downtown oakland. reporting live in fremont, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> good to know. 5:36. we have been telling you about those thieves storming apple stores, stealing phones, laptops and even ipads. this morning some of those alleged thieves are in jail. this is video from over the

weekend when crooks hit a store in santa rosa. the department of justice is expected to release more information about those arrests. several people were taken into custody in oakland on tuesday night. happening today, residents of hope village will begin relocating to an empty city-owned lot near the san jose airport. we've been following this story of hope village for weeks now after tent community there was shut down because it was on state land. earlier this week, county supervisors approved a deal to lease the city-owned land. hope village will stay open as part of a six-month pilot program. it's 5:37 right now. sax m sacramento is doing its part to help the homeless. governor brown signed a law streamlining the process to help housing projects. it's expected to lead to more housing options state wide. it takes effect in january. the a's fans, they're dreaming of that wild card game at the coliseum. waking up this morning, i'd say,

with a lot of hope. >> oh, yeah, we're all hopeful. yesterday went according to plan. the a's won big over seattle, 9-3. the yankees lost. only the yankees play today. if they lose, the a's would be one game behind with three to play. >> how about when they lose? >> yeah, yeah, when they lose. let's say that. so, at this point, all we know for sure is that the teams face off, winner take all, next wednesday. so, we'll all keep those fingers crossed, mike, because we're bringing it home, baby. >> we have to wear green on wednesday, mike. >> wait -- >> no, waiting. >> because i'm in front of the green screen. >> you can wear the gold. >> or you won't see me. that's okay. i'll just talk and wear the green. green and gold, all right. looking over here. we love the green on the maps. that's what we see for the most part. one new incident reported around 237 and 880. i'm waiting for chp to arrive to give us the exact location,

whether or not there's an issue. we know the exact location of the salesforce transit center, which is closed right now. that red box, talking about the closure of fremont street past that scene. that will mean slowing on the fremont off-ramp. one lane is blocked right now and it has been for the greater part of overnight and will be until they reopen everything there. that will slow you down coming off treasure island. right now everything feeding over is fine except the bay bridge toll plaza where metering lights are on. >> let's not slow down as we head into the weekend. >> it's going to be cooler. we're also tracking rain. if you're planning a party, let me help you out. look at that drop in temperatures for the bay. the san francisco area not going to see a huge change but

temperature drops of 20-plus degrees for some inland areas. in the north bay, scattered showers are possible as we head into saturday with the incoming of our first system. better news for your sunday. not only is it going to be comfortable and cool in the 70s, but it looks like the rain chances will stay far off to the north and trickle into the early morning hours. for north bay there's still a spotty chance but not making its way south of the golden gate bridge. if you live south of the golden gate bridge, you're okay for having a dry forecast saturday and sunday. san francisco, spotty chance only for saturday. but monday is the big rain day. another big system coming in. the rain will steer clear for the most part for your weekend. 70s on the map. >> looking forward to that. coming up, california has new gun restrictions. the governor just signed them into law. the new rules we'll tell you about. new this morning, protecting lake tahoe's vulnerable

ecosystem. we'll tell you about millions of dollars going towards restoration work at the lake. that's up next for you. you're watching "today in the bay."

we are expecting another hot day. we have that ridge of high pressure that will warm us back up into the 90s. san jose, 57 degrees. we have fog along the coast but we're expecting sunshine. i'll have the details coming up. smooth flow of traffic. look at these travel times. we do have some slowing now for

238. this is your typical pattern here. and in the north bay, highway 37, a little slowing for merritt island. >> thank you so much. quickly approaching quarter to 6:00. happening now, status quo for the now closed transbay transit center in san francisco. engineers dealing with the discovery of a second cracked steel beam. we know for certain the center will be closed at least through next week. buses are using the temporary terminal. nearby fremont street remains closed. gun owners face tighter rules in california after two bills signed into law this week by governor brown. one requires californians to have at least eight hours of training before they're allowed to carry a concealed weapon. a second law clarifies california's on rapid-five bump stocks. that's the kind of device used in the las vegas massacre last week. voters in oakland will

decide if mayor libby sheft stays in office. three faced off last night. among the issues that were discussed, the city's homeless crisis, illegal dumping and ways to build more affordable houses. >> these problems are complex and we are making progress. >> homelessness doubled in the past four years. >> we have in critical and crucial times. when they asked me to run, i said yes. >> we need to bring affordable houses and results to oakland. >> the next mayoral debate is next thursday, october 4th at st. mary's center in oakland. new this morning, a big boost to tell you about for the

largest remaining wetland in the sierra. we're talking about the upper trucky marsh where the river meets the lake on tahoe's south side. the state's fish and wildlife department will provide $2 million to restore about 500 acres and covers one-fourth of the total tab for that restoration project. a sassy seal in new zealand showed a kayaker who's boss. >> he slapped a kayaker with an octopus. take a look at this. >> no way! >> he comes up and, bam, right there, hits him on the side of the head with it. it's like he saw him and dove back into the water to get an octopus and tell him, get out of my neck of the woods. yeah, the tentacle hit the kayaker. he looked shocked. it was caught on a gopro by a

sydney university student. the kayaker is all right and the seal slipped away. >> and a story to tell your gra grandkids. >> right. remember that time grandpa got hit by an octopus from a seal? >> i wonder if the octopus is like, what did i have to do to this? >> a day to get out on any lake or in the area today. >> it will be a great day for the lake, beach, anywhere with water because temperatures are going to be really, really warm and hot for the interior valleys. san jose right now, 57 degrees. we've been waking up to 50s but you probably noticed by now, all week long it starts off cool and then by the mid-afternoon, you're boiling hot because it climbs into the 90s for the area. right now current temperatures, comfortable for santa rosa. a little chilly. 49 degrees. 57 degrees for concord down through the south bay, 57 degrees. and it will once again get breezy for the coast. i want to show you this nice

marine layer that's really starting to build bringing some fog to san francisco. you can see it right through this area. as far as 24-hour temperature change from the last 24 hours, no major differences in terms of that. but let's talk about your microclimate highs for today. again, this is going to be your last chance to kind of hold onto those 90s and 80s. if you enjoy them, that is. we'll finally start creeping into more fall-like weather for the weekend. san jose for it the day, 64 degrees. 74 for oakland. warmer for the interior valleys. this is going to kind of keep that threat of elevated fire danger as we head in towards the evening hours. some breezy conditions along the coast. we do have our very own stormranger on top of san bruno mountain in anticipation of an incoming system that's expected to make its first arrival, one of two systems, on saturday morning. let's talk about that. hot temps inland for today. as we head in towards saturday and sunday, we get this upper low. that's just a bit weak. it looks like it might bring scattered, spotty chances to the

north bay for saturday morning and sunday morning. if i fast forward this into monday, we have a second upper level low and that system is expected to bring a good amount of rainfall for the interior parts of the bay area down through the south bay as well. let's talk about some model data. they're starting to become better aligned. the gps model is showing us about a quarter of an inch in terms of rainfall totals as we head into the second system. let me show you what our second model shows us. our euro model is showing us a bit more, just above a quarter of an inch as we head in towards monday and tuesday. the majority of that rain looks like it will be sticking to the north bay. that still has a good chance of showering down to the south bay, even though as we know, san jose sits in that rain shadow. the next seven days, major drop in temperatures. >> i'll take that drop in temperatures for sure. in san jose, we talked about that crash off 880.

as we take a look, we saw mostly green all over the bay. a gentle build for 101, typical spot there. we may see a little slowing but 237 westbound off 880 is fine until you get to zancker where the crash is. chp hasn't confirmed any axe deputy yet. we'll track that. meanwhile, we talked about slowing off 288 and hayward. no problem for concord, walnut creek. remember, the bay bridge will slow down, from treasure island to fremont street. we have one lane closed at the off-ramp and folks loop back around into the closure and that caused all the congestion yesterday and it will continue because fremont street is closed under that overpass there at the transit center. that continues. pete is on that story. we're following the latest on our website and twitter.

we'll give you the updates as they come in. mean whi meanwhile, you can expect minor delays. back to you. 5:50 right now. the new numbers showing key california races getting even closer as we get closer to election day. plus, new rules to make your future flight safer. the changes congress just approved. happening now, making headlines across the world. china saying it does not interfere with other countries' internal affairs. this comes just one day after president trump accused the country of meddling in the upcoming november election. president trump making that assertion during the united nations security council. more news after this break. it's 5:51.

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airport last year. the house overwhelmingly passed the amendments to an aviation bill yesterday. day after the ntsb reported on an air canada flight which almost crashed into another plane. the amendments require the faa to review tech improvements to help alert air traffic controllers and pilots to imprishs, as well as protecting key airport systems from disruption caused by power outages and improve the use of data for identifying safety issues and recommending action before accidents happen. happening today, people upset with the amount of noise coming from sfo. san francisco supervisors say people in a certain district are furious and want to find, quote, crea creative solutions. it's tonight in balboa high school today. you've probably seen more campaign signs popping up around the bay area. this morning new numbers showing

tightening of those races. in the governor's campaign, john cox slashed gavin newsom's lead in half. for the senate race, dianne feinstein leads 40% to 29% over kevin de lleon. stephen stock has been digging into a problem for six months. here's a look at his investigation. the battle revolves around a technology that's been around for decades but only recently been used to prevent local gun crime. it's called nibin, national integrated ballistics information network, run by the atf. our investigation found that none of california's state-run crime labs uses nibin, leaving huge gaps in crime data that

could be costing lives or preventing crimes from being solved. we went to orange county to demonstrate one of the most obvious cases of this disparity. here's an example of how inconsistent the current status quo is. if you got shot right here on this side of the street, any evidence in your shooting would go to the national nibin database. why? san sta anna police, located right behind me, uses the nibin system. walk across the street and just a block away, where orange county's crime lab is located, and that evidence would go to an entirely different database that doesn't connect nor communicate with the national system. you see, the crime lab there in the distance. because orange county's crime lab doesn't use nibin. nibin supporters say that means gunmen responsible for multiple shootings sometimes aren't getting caught because police in different departments simply don't know it's the same gun being used again and again and again. even so, a bill requiring

departments here in california to use nibin failed in the legislature. to see more about why that happened and its consequences, watch our full story. just go to nbcbayarea.com/investigations. i'm stephen stock, nbc bay area news. if you have a story for our investigative unit, you can give them a call, 888-996-tips or visit our website, that's nbcbayarea.com/investigations. 5:58 right now. watch where you walk. 16 people die walking across streets every single day, according to the national transportation safety board. >> experts say this number could drop if car technology improved. the ntsb says car headlights might be too dim. right now federal rules don't allow beam headlights that automatically adjust to help drivers see. >> newer headlight standards are necessary since about

three-quarters of the fatalities with pedestrians occur at night. >> the ntsb says more research has to be done to determine the exact cause of pedestrian deaths, but it says pedestrian deaths in europe decreased 40% after it implemented better headlights. it's 6:00. supreme showdown. the palo alto professor accusing the supreme court nominee of sexual assault. she'll tell her story as the world watches. this morning more show of support in the bay area as local schools also talk about attacks on campus. uber driver stabbed. a bloody road rage attack in the south bay. how it started and who police are trying to find today. and still shutdown. expect another chaotic day of traffic in san francisco as crews work to repair two steel beam cracks at the transbay transit center. good morning to you. thanks for joining us on this thursday morning. i'm laura garcia.

>> i'm marcus washington. mike will have a look at your traffic in a few moments, but first we look at weather. you say another warm one in the bay area today. >> definitely another warm-up. it's cool to start right now, in the 50s, but you may want to rush if you're heading out for a morning workout because the temperatures will be quick to warm. if you notice by 10:00 a.m., we'll be at 74 degrees. eventually jumping into the 80s by 12:00. check out your microclimate highs for today. concord, antioch and livermore all climbing into those 90s. have no fear, i am tracking a 20-degree drop. i'll let you know when that's expected to happen. first, we have to check in with mike. >> yikes. we'll watch out for the dramatic changes there. no dramatic changes for most places on the map. bay area commute shows a predictable pattern. we're following the issues in san francisco that will affect folks getting across the bay bridge as they did yesterday. i'm talking about the closure of that transit center. the salesforce