bridge from emeryville. good monday morning as we start out this work week. live look from the bay bridge from emeryville. look at the people on the road ready to go. thanks for starting your morning with us. i'm marcus washington. >> i'm laura garcia. don't you love monday morning? >> i do. >> there you go. >> you sound like it. >> we only need one. >> and we'll just get through

today and get going. >> i'm excited about the rain. >> yeah. >> we are going to see that moving in especially for tomorrow morning. we start out this morning with a live look at storm ranger, the red beam on san bernardino mountain. we can move around the bay area as the rain gets here. things are quiet and see the approaching storm system that will be here tracking some rain mostly for the north bay today and some spotty showers and the rest of the bay area seeing it by tomorrow. i'll have more details on that coming up in a few minutes and might get you out there with a look at your morning drive. >> with the rain on the horizon, we'll track that. a big change. haven't had rain on the commute for some time. right now we don't have the rain on the commute and we don't have much of a commute either. mostly green sensors around the bay, over here in oakland, though, looking at southbound 880, we continue to see the shift in what i'm looking at with the sensors, is it looks like there have been two separate traffic breaks, first one, cleared, second one, which lightened up as well. looks like they're getting ready to move the cones and the crews

there with the full closure scheduled to pick up right now as you pass by kennedy down to 23rd, south of 23rd, should be fine for the nimitz. the bay bridge, we have the cash lanes with a bit of a build up here. we'll track that and a look at the transit center that continues closed for the work developments over the weekend and i'll track the traffic impact. still closed. back to you. >> thank you very much, mike. 5:02. happening now, the investigation into allegations of sexual assault and misconduct against supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh is well under way. fbi agents spent the weekend talking with people. >> "today in the bay's" tracie potts is live on capitol hill. do we know who is being interviewed and who's not? >> we have a sense of who is being interviewed including a new one a former classmate of judge kavanaugh who contradicts the story he told the committee last week. we also know that the lawyer,

the prosecutor, hired to do the questioning last week doesn't think there's a case here. in a new memo obtained overnight by nbc news, rachel mitchell, the prosecutor republicans hired, called sexual assault allegations against judge brett kavanaugh weak and says, quote, i don't think that a reasonable prosecutor would bring this case based on the evidence before the committee. that evidence could be growing. a source familiar with the investigation tells nbc the fbi has interviewed deborah ramirez, the woman who claims kavanaugh exposed himself to her in college. our source says she provided a list of people who can back up her story. the fbi will reportedly interview kavanaugh's high school friend mark judge. dr. blasey ford testified judge was there during her alleged assault but sources tells now interview is scheduled for the

third accuser, julie swetnick. >> the allegation she makes is outrageous, not one democrat mentioned it. >> reporter: democrats say the white house is handicapping this investigation from the start by limiting witnesses. >> i wanted to use the word farce, but that's not the kind of investigation that all of us are expecting the fbi to conduct. >> reporter: president trump tweets the fbi can interview whoever they wants. >> the white house is not micro managing the process. >> reporter: the investigation is supposed to wrap up in a week. and we just got word this morning that charles lettington a former college classmate of kavanaugh's is going to talk to the fbi today. he confirmed it to us by e-mail. he disputes the accounts that the judge gave the committee last week saying his drinking during college was not excessive. back to you. >> tracie potts, thanks for continuing to follow for us.

developing right now, new video this morning of crews rescuing a woman three days after that powerful earthquake and tsunami in central indonesia. the disaster left some areas entirely cut off. the video shows how strong that tsunami was with waves up to 20 feet high. the 7.5 quake collapsed buildings and destroyed homes and there are more than 800 confirmed deaths. the number is expected to rise into the thousands. affecting the way you get your news and connect, governor jerry brown enacted one of the country's toughest protections for you when you go only. >> uncle sam isn't going to let california's net neutrality bill become a bill without a fight. good morning, bob. >> u.s. attorney jeff sessions says california's new net neutrality law is illegal and i'm quoting here an attempt to subvert the federal government to regulatory approach. governor brown signed the bill

into law yesterday and it's going to require internet providers to maintain a level playing field on-line, the new law prohibits internet service from blocking or slowing down data based on content or favoring websites or video streams from companies that pay extra money. people pushing for net neutrality hope that what happens here in california will spread east to other states and force or persuade congress to pass similar legislation nationwide. the u.s. department of justice argues this is an overreach, the law creates requirements that are burdensome and anti-consumer. at&t and comcast which owns this tv station have lobbied against this bill and believe it would lead to higher internet and cell phone bills and discourage investment this is fast internet. you might recall last year the federal communications commission repealed rules that prevented internet companies from throttling data speed for certain websites. in court yesterday the federal government filed a preliminary injunction to prevent the net neutrality law from going into

effect. it's supposed to go into effect on january 1st. reporting live in san jose, bob riddle, "today in the bay." governor brown is signing off on another new bill aiming to make it easier for people to erase their old marijuana convictions. starting january, the california department of justice will review state records to find out who is eligible. it's estimated that there are nearly 220,000 cases that will be considered. several local district attorneys in counties like alameda, san francisco, san francisco are reducing or dismissing convictions. a bill aimed at streamlining housing developments around bart stations is also getting the green light from the governor. supporters say the measure will fast track proposed projects. as the mercury news reports bart is working with developers to build 4,000 apartments and town homes at 13 stations. already 2,000 have been built. for a full list of the bills

passed head to nbcbayarea.com. happening today, attorneys for the former leaders of the infamous silicon valley company thernros are scheduled to appear in court. this is connected to the company's downfall. the palo alto blood testing company shut down over the summer and federal prosecutors charged the defendants with defrauding investors, doctors and patients. live look for you at the san francisco skyline. by the end of the week is shut be busy. >> happening today the start of fleet week. if you've been in san francisco for any amount of time you probably know things ramp up quickly. but wednesday some of the navy ships docked in san francisco bay will be open for tours. on thursday the blue angels do a practice run and on friday the parade of ships. the three-day air show, of course, also gets under way on friday. hopefully the clouds will subside and we will be able to

see things. >> that's always the issue in san francisco. looks pretty good by the end of the week we're starting out with a storm system that will bring us some rain and that could start for the north bay as early as later this morning as this next storm system approaches. we can see the clouds still offshore and most areas south of the golden gate bridge not see the rain until tomorrow. as you make your way out the door for the morning commute and morgan hill it's going to be mostly cloudy. you're going to feel that mugginess in the air that will stick around all day and at noon at 71 with sunshine as our highs head up to 81 degrees there. 80 in san jose. and 78 in concord. we'll talk about more of that rain and how much we san see in the full microclimate forecast. mike has a look at the morning commute. so far so good. >> even better for oakland, kari. we have word that caltrans has cleared the overnight closure so we're looking at green sensors all over the bay. a little change and a little

orange leftover here as you travel southbound on 880 approaching 23rd. all lanes open. that construction crew cleared. we saw things changing over the last half hour we tracked that for you. meanwhile, getting over toward the bay bridge, you is a little more traffic but at the bay bridge itself that's the only place you see slowing. into alameda a smooth drive. the backup i was concerned about has started to thin out as they've opened the cash lanes. great over there as well. a live look for dublin. no problems past bart. no delays for transit. you talked about fleet week and remember on the 6th, they're stopping cal trains from getting into the city. i'll talk about that as well. >> thank you very much. coming up here on "today in the bay," elon musk settles with federal authorities. that's helping tesla's stock this morning. an early check of the numbers next. more on a key report on production expected this week from tesla.

>> "saturday night live" kicking off its new season this weekend with kanye west. coming up, what kanye had to say about the cast at the end of the show. it was taken out of the show for the west coast. it's all coming up at 5:25. you're watching "today in the bay." do you hear that?

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50s as you head out the door and going from the upper 50s to the upper 70s. it's going to be a cooler day but probably won't feel like it because of the humidity. that's ahead of some rain. i'll talk about all of that in the microclimate forecast in less than five minutes. the san mateo bridge, everything looks fine. we're watching the forecast intently with changes for tomorrow morning's commute that could be affected. this morning's commute things got better for the nimitz, completely open through oakland. good morning. i'm jackie deangel his. here are today's top business headlines. wall street is pointed towards a higher open as investigators react to the u.s. and canada striking a deal to salvage nafta. the markets saw marginal moves on friday the last day of the third quarter. the dow had the best quarter since the fourth quarter of last year. the nasdaq snapping its five-month win streak having its bests quarter since the first

quarter of last year. reports on manufacturing and construction spending. the dow closing up 26,458 the nasdaq adding 4 points, 8046. meantime the new u.s./canada/mexico trade agreement rescues the $1.2 trillion free country trade zone on the verge of collapse nearly for -- after 25 years. under the terms it's going to make it harder for automakers to produce cheap cars in mexico and aims to bring more jobs to the united states. however, it doesn't resolve tariffs on canadian steel and aluminum imports. canada made one concession opening part of its domestic dairy market to the united states dairy farmers. the trade deal has to be approved by congress before it can be signed by president trump and his counterparts in canada and mexico. consumers are in love with their smart speakers. a report by nielsen saying a quarter of u.s. households own one, 40% have multiple. nearly two thirds have bought a smash speaker like amazon echo, google home, apple home pod in

the passing st six months. 68% chat with their speaker for fun. usage peaks on the weekend no surprise there with an average of 72 minutes per day. that does sound like a lot of chatting with your speaker to me. >> i guess so. >> i don't want my speaker listening. >> i don't have one. that's why. >> thanks, jackie. a chapter begins for tesla. it appears to be starting on an upnote. on saturday elon musk sketsled with the secaucus over misleading tweets and agreed to give up his role as chairman and pay $20 million. ahead of the opening bell tesla up 15%. the coming week may be critical for tesla. a report should indicate if the carmaker can hit its long-term production targets. if you have a high school student looking into colleges, i want you to listen up. today marks the first day for college students to apply for

financial aid for the 2019 school year. experts say that it's better for you to file early here. even if you don't think you'll qualify for federal grants most states and colleges use the form to award grants and scholarships. >> any hope you can i suppose. happy october. it is time to start thinking about halloween. more importantly, how about costumes for your pets? on-line retailers zulily revealed the best selling pet costume for the holiday. pet owners are dressing up dogs and cats as lions, pandas and characters from "star wars." maybe a unicorn cat. they say ewoks and princess leia topped the list. whimsical costumes trending. a happy cat right there. yeah. i guess unicorns are a top pick. so i admit i dress my dog up and this is chip. obviously not too thrilled. he's like take your picture and

get it done. that's my hot dog. >> yeah. >> cute. >> didn't look happy but cute. >> not happy at all. >> today's forecast hopefully some people will be happy about that. >> oh, yes. let's reward our pets. take the costumes off. there you go. >> let them go for a nice long walk this morning. it's dry as we look at storm ranger, our mobile doppler radar the red scan there. we have it parked on san bruno mountain. we saw spotty showers for parts of the north bay and now as things quiet down this morning, we're getting ready for the next round. most of the bay area should see the rain as we go into tomorrow. we do start out with the chance of some scattered showers, mostly light rain for the north bay. look at the timeline at 10:00, this morning, and this is for areas mainly north of santa rosa and napa and as we go into this

evening, the rain gets heavier there and then starts to work its way to the south. so san francisco, may not see the rain until early tomorrow morning in time for you to head out the door. and then it works its way down the peninsula into the east bay by 9:00 tomorrow morning. well we see the scattered showers in the east bay as well as much of the north bay. and then we could see the spotty rain making it into the east bay and south bay by tomorrow afternoon. and still a chance as we go into early wednesday morning until the disturbance moves off to the east. as far as the initial amount of rainfall we could see for the north bay today, this takes us through tonight and we're only looking at about less than a 0.1 inch for ukiah and areas to the north. once that rain really gets going tonight after all is said and done we're looking at mostly about a half of an inch in san francisco and farther to the north and east bay and south bay, very little amount of rain.

it will feel muggy. as you get ready we're looking at the frizz factor forecast, will your hair look curly or straight. today is a pony tail day. forget it. we have this tropical moisture moving in and it's going to be muggy. right now the humidity is at 84%. so don't veep even bother with that today. as with you loe look at our tem it's going to be humid, mostly cloudy throughout the day. most of the rain moves in tomorrow with some scattered showers and still lingering chance on wednesday morning. the rest of the forecast we dry out, warm up by the weekend, in the mid 80s, the inland valleys. mike is saying looks easy on the roads. >> things moving smoothly, but we have reached a critical point. we look at the map, green sensors around the bay and peninsula. 580 that track out of the altamont pass but a report of a semi truck which is dragging a

train and some folks getting debris on the window behind it. it's over at 580. if the rig pulls over, it may be a distraction. sounds like it's going to keep going. if the chain makes sparks that's what i'm concerned about because that can trigger fires. no impacts to the drive. over here we're looking at slowing westbound 80 your commute through berkeley. critical time as the commute bills. the stall reported eastbound but you see the westbound slowing. that will be a factor. i'll track that and swing the camera around and show you if we have anything to report over there. in the city all the traffic flows smoothly. the big issue that continues from last week, the transbay transit center still closed. freemont is closed as well and will continue to cause the jam as folks get off of that bay bridge at the westbound skyway that will impact your transit agencies but not bart. krains as i mentioned it, you mentioned fleet week this

weekend, cal train will not get service into san francisco. that's critical if you planned on using cal train, that stops saturday at bay shore. back to you. >> thanks, mike. 5:21. coming up the cast of "will and grace" on "ellen." a sneak peek coming up. >> the "snl" moment we didn't see on "saturday night live" this weekend. what kanye west had to say about the cast at the end of the show. you're watching "today in the bay." you could generate your own energy,

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san mateo bridge, san mateo, san mateo, san mateo kanye west was the musical guest on "saturday night live," but the president trump supporter is generating attention for what you didn't see on the broadcast. >> west coast or kanye west closed the show with a rare third song while wearing a "america great" hat -- "make america great" hat. and delivered a pro-trump speech. during the rant several members of the cast appeared uncomfortable about what to do. many in the audience booed him. president trump complimented west's appearance on twitter. >> love is in the air for season two of "will and grace". >> today the cast sits down with ellen to talk about what we can expect and the stars also open up about their pre-show ritual. >> we all get together and do a

little prayer. every single show. >> that's cute. >> no one has -- >> we're not going to say it right now because we're taking it to our grave. >> all right. you don't want to miss the cast play a special edition of "you bet your work wise." watch it on "ellen" at 4:00 followed by nbc bay area news at 5:00 and "nightly news" at 5:30. >> would i be considered your work wife? >> absolutely. >> you're with me all the time. >> coming up, repair work on the cracked beams under way. the transbay transit center in san francisco, how long will it take? we'll have an update in a live report next. >> san francisco leaders were counting on the governor to allow safe injection site, but governor brown vetoed the plan. what's next? you're watching "today in the bay." pleasant hill.

good morning to you on this monday morning. let's take a look live here at pleasant hill. as we quickly approach 5:30 thanks for starting your morning with us. i'm marcus washington. >> i'm laura garcia. hope you had a great weekend. change in the forecast. let's check in with kari. >> we're looking forward to rain as we start out this new week although right now storm ranger our mobile doppler radar all clear this morning. but we could start to see some spotty light showers for the north bay as we head down to the

south bay, roads are dry for this morning's commute and will stay dry as we go throughout the day as our temperatures in the upper 50s. as you get ready to head out the door partly cloudy throughout the day and some upper 70s by 1:00 this afternoon. as we look at the future cast we will start to see light rain in the north bay. the rest of the bay area won't see the rain until early tomorrow morning. we'll talk more about how much to expect and also what's ahead for the weekend coming up. mike, you're checking in on the backup in oakland. >> the oakland side of the bay bridge we saw things sort themselves out to a lighter volume just before 5:20 this morning. then at 5:30 now between the two reports we see the backup that forms as those meterering lights are on. the cash lanes are starting to fill in. south of the bay bridge everything moves smoothly. you heard kari qualify for this morning's commute the roadways are dry. that's good stuff. over towards 580 with a building commute. i'm worried about the semi truck but it has not been an issue.

the truck did not pull over and block a lane. i'm watching for an update from chp. in san francisco, of course, the transit center where we have the continuing the latest i'll pass it back to you. >> thanks, mike. a traffic alert to tell you about this morning. this in san francisco where crews are still fixing the infrastructure centers at the transbay transit center which have impacted the traffic there. >> "today in the bay" pete suratos joins us live from freemont with the latest on the progress being made at the center and what's coming up next. good morning, pete. >> good morning, laura and marcus. still that impact on traffic in the area specifically on freemont. i want to show you they are making progress over the weekend. behind me you see i'm counting them right now, looks like about six of these jacks that are set up here as they're there to help relieve the weight in the area as they continue to try to fix

these cracked beams in the area. i want to show you some video, it took several hours to position those jacks on freemont street over the weekend. as i mentioned they're there to relieve weight on the cracked beams that shut down the transit center since this past tuesday. they need to repair that before they reopen the area. it could take several beams, several days to fix the issue so the goal to eventually have cars drive on freemont street again around the jacks. >> ultimately we intend to open a portion of freemont street. we don't know the timeline for that. >> reporter: take you guys back out here live to show you what's being done, but, of course, in the meantime bus riders will still have to go to the temporary bus terminal on maine and howard as they fix the issue. the goal to have things back to normal by the end of the week. pete suratos, for "today in the bay." >> good news for those commuters, thank you. a developing story, a safe

drug injection site is off the table. governor brown vetoed a bill that would have allowed san francisco to open clinics where drug addicts could safely inject drugs. last night the governor says he doesn't believe it will reduce addiction. in part because there's no requirement that people seek treatment and he also pointed to federal laws which ban the sites. supporters say it would have cut down on overdoses and gotten drugs off the street. san francisco mayor london breed issued a statement reading, quote, i'm disappointed the governor has vetoed this important public health bill. safe injection sites save lives. if we're going to prevent overdoses and connect people to services and treatment they badly need to stop using drugs in the first place. we need safe injection sites. five months ago the then head of the city's health department told our investigative unit the city planned to open two injection sites this summer and expand to about six site over the next year. the dea tells us the sites are

illegal under federal law which means anyone using them or working there could face prosecution. our investigative team has been looking into the injection sites for months and read more on-line at nbcbayarea.com. governor brown signing off on the first of its kind law designed to help women break through the glass ceiling. under the measure publicly traded companies must include women on their boards of directors. the corporations have until the end of next year to get at least one female director on the board. by the end of 2021 the law requires up to three female directors. critics say it violates discrimination rules, supporters say it could cut down on sexual misconduct in the workplace. >> i think it's great for women to be there. it's very empowering for women to be on the board. >> i think that the intent is good. i think he's trying to move in the right direction to make sure kind of force the hand a little bit like we need to make sure that we have diversity in the board room. >> now that new law could impact

silicon valley. companies such as tivo the seven-member board is all male. several european countries have similar laws. governor brown signed two bills to make it easier to access police records. the first to make body cam video available within 45 days. the second bill authored by berkeley state senator nancy skin nard gives californian's access to police investigation records. for more on the bills the governor side head to nbcbayarea.com. hundreds are remembering a slain college student with ties to the bay area. a memorial run was held yesterday in honor of mollie tibbetts this is in brooklyn, iowa. the college student disappeared while jogging near a home on july 18th. she was found dead leading police to charge a 24-year-old undocumented immigrant with her death. at least 500 people raised money for the local non-profit in the

process. >> we're not going to let evil prevail. this is our community and we want to make sure we feel safe and secure and i think this is a great way to make people have that feeling again. >> tibbetts grew up in oakland before moving to iowa. 5:36. live look at sfo now where things are expected to return to normal this morning. it was a weekend full of snarled air traffic because of a lot of runway repairs going on. the airport closed two main runways for maintenance to get ready for holiday traffic and rainy weather. both were put back into use late yesterday but the problems continued. yesterday there were four cancellations and 61 delays but on saturday 118 cancellations and 467 delays. >> voters across contra costa county have the voices of many in this fall election candidates at their fingertips. on contra costa television posted more than two dozen videos on its youtube channel

each contestant of an election preview forum involving the candidate for that particular race. numerous city council and mayoral races are included along with contested measures. if you're a junior in high school or the parent of one don't have to tell you, others may be sensitive to the fact that starting today, cal state schools accept applications for next fall. students have until the end of november to apply. uc schools start accepting applications at the beginning of next month, november 1st. something to tell you about you shouldn't be concerned if you see smoke in the south bay because cal fire is set to conduct a controlled burn in the east san jose foothills. that's today. happening inside this is joseph d. grant county park and you will be able to see those flames from the san jose area as well as south santa clara vallejo. crews are hoping to burn off dry brush in the 90-acre area as cal

fire prepares for the height of the fire season. >> i know about that, of course, you may have an explanation for the smoke but if you see something that doesn't look right compared to that story call it in. better safe than sorry. over here berkeley where we have had this called into coupon. a disabled vehicle reported eastbound with the taillights at university. i scanned the entire area, eastbound has no stall but westbound coming towards us, look you can see the flashing lights. we have two lanes that are blocked. i'm going to confirm that what we saw on the sensors westbound 80 your commute direction at university that's the reason for things bogging down. you lose that looks like two lanes from the live shot down out of richmond. that will keep the maze and curve moving lighter by traffic held back into berkeley from the richmond area and upper east shore freeway. the rest of the bay moves nicely. of course too early for the delays to begin down here. >> all right. coming off a great weekend, we

can't help but think about next weekend. hopefully it will plan out as nice. >> after a little rain to start the week we are looking at our vallejo forecast reaping up to 80 degrees today and then those showers, but by the weekend, all that clears out and our temperatures start to warm up as well. look at saturday and sunday, we'll be in the mid 80s with a lot of sunshine. maybe a beach weekend. san francisco, getting ready for fleet week and we are going to have some very nice weather. upper 60s and perhaps a little bit less in the way of fog. i'll continue to monitor that as the week goes along. if you're starting to make plans, maybe going up to muir woods, highs reaching 70 degrees. to the sierra, looking at highs in the upper 50s with those morning temperatures dropping down into the 30s. we will talk about what's going on today in the bay area. our temperature trend is coming up in three minutes. >> all right. thank you, kari. >> coming up a group of

california high school snuntsz a lot of trouble. -- students in a lot of trouble after taking a racist picture that is now going viral. >> as a student here, i feel embarrassed. >> coming up, what the racist message was and how the school is handling it. you're watching "today in the bay."

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good monday morning. it is 5:42. as you head out on the roads in san jose all these cars driving north and we are going to see

dry conditions for today. as we go to east san jose to evergreen we're going to start out with upper 50s and normally up to 79. we're going to be below that today, but it's going to be very humid. that humidity coming ahead of some rain. i'll talk about the arrival and how much to expect in less than five minutes. that's on your list for things to watch for tomorrow. right now top number over a half hour from highway 4 to the bay bridge but this is jammed up. here in berkeley, we had that disabled vehicle but look all lanes have cleared where i'm showing you the arrow, that means more traffic towards the bay bridge so we'll track those changes coming up. >> thanks so much. it is 5:43 right now. people are told to stay out of the water of the southern california beach after a teenager was attacked by a shark. there is good news this morning, doctors have upgraded his condition. the shark attacked 13-year-old keene hayes saturday morning in

encinas. the family says he is expected to make a full recovery. hayes was diving for lobster at beacons beach when the shark attacked and bit him on the back. some kayakers nearby heard him screaming and rushed in to help. >> it played a significant part in helping this young man and saving his life. >> lifeguards used drones and jet skis to monitor the shore yesterday but did not spot any sharks. students this morning return to a southern california high school where one racist photo has sparked a wave of anger, even violent threats. that photo showing a group of escondido high school students near san diego spelling out the "n" word. this is during a senior picnic last thursday. that event typically involves students wearing lettered shirts and taking photos of preapproved words. last friday's threats kept some students away from the school's football games. some of the parents tried to downplay what happened and

fellow students understand the anger. >> as a student here, i feel embarrassed. lots of people from other schools are talking about how bad escondido high school is. >> quite honestly the racism thing, i know some of the kids were involved and they're not racist and i think it was a joke that went way too far. >> the district and police are investigatings this. school leaders said the students will be disciplined and the messages of racism will not be tolerated. the tsa is testing new facial recognition technology at l.a.x. you might notice it if you travel internationally. the trial is expected to be completed by next month. the system compares your face to the picture on your passport stored in a secure government database. a recent audit showed nine airports have combined match rates of 85%. first off let's get something straight, hunter pence is not retiring.

>> but if this was his last game with the giants you can say he rode off into the sunset. the team decided to honor the fan favorite with a custom made scooter, not an electric one there that you see there. >> yeah. >> okay. so they said he will be back with the giants next year and pence saying he was flattered with the honor before yesterday's last game, but he also says he has no plans to retire. >> you never know. i could come back and, you know, that's the potential, but it is unknown. it really was just an amazing -- i'm just truly grateful for the support and love and time here. >> he will not be back with the giants next year, i should say. as for the game, the giants out with a whimper in the final, losing to the dodgers 15-0. >> ouch. tennis star serena williams is getting out of her comfort zone for a good cause.

breast cancer awareness month. >> she's going topless, singing over the cover of "i touch myself." ♪ i don't want anybody else when i think about you i touch myself ♪ >> sounds good there. williams posted that video on her instagram account over the weekend saying she wants to remind women to regularly check themselves. this is part of the "i touch myself" project launching the honor of -- >> the vinyls. >> i remember the song. i didn't know the name of the group. the lead singer there christy who died of breast cancer in 2013. >> it is so important, early detection. i have friend battling breast cancer. >> my mom is a survivor of that. >> that's right. >> here you are. you might see pink this month for breast cancer awareness month. >> yeah. we're starting out with some

humid weather as we get ready to head out the door as we get a look at storm ranger and our mobile doppler radar. that's the risk. we're seeing around the bay area, it's all dry right now as you get this monday started. we've seen light rain in the north bay and there will be a few more rounds as this next storm system approaches. as we get a look at our future cast what we can expect throughout the day. most of the rain we'll see today will be in the north bay and very scattered as we start out through the morning and early afternoon we will see the rain moving in and by the overnight hours, that rain gets a little heavier and then starts to work its way from north to south. some of those pockets of rain may be heavy just briefly and then in time for tomorrow morning's commute as we look at the timeline we start to see that rain moving into san francisco as well as the peninsula and starting to work its way over toward oakland and once again going to be very scattered with the south bay maybe not seeing any of that rain until tomorrow afternoon.

even then it's going to be very light. as we look at how much rain to expect between today and mostly tonight, we are only going to see about 0.1 in ukiah and very light amounts for santa rosa. but then once that heavier rain gets here for tomorrow, san francisco could possibly measure about a half of an inch of rain, heavier amounts for half moon bay and little to nothing for the east bay and the south bay. we may see some of those sprinkles. as you make your way out the door this morning looking at pleasant hill our temperatures will be in the uppers 50s and low 60s. you're going to feel higher humidity in the air today. it's going to be mostly cloudy with our temperatures already by noon heading up into the low 70s. we're going to make it up to 79 degrees at antioch, 80 in san jose and 67 in san francisco. as we're starting out this morning getting dressed you might want to wear a hat because it's going to be so humid and long sleeves will keep you comfortable as well today. even though it's going to reach

up to 80 degrees we'll have some slightly cooler temperatures, scattered showers tomorrow and we'll all be breaking out the umbrellas and then that rain tapers off on wednesday. the rest of the week all dry. our temperatures warm up the mid 80s by the weekend. heading over to mike, we were talking about the delay through berkeley. >> that's right. because of the disabled vehicle we showed you on our live camera, over there, right near university, two lanes blocked. i showed you the update where the lanes are clear. that will send more folks over towards the bay bridge. unfortunately see it get congested. our partners at waze if you map routes towards highway 4 and the bay bridge they don't give you a lot of alternates. surface streets. i would stick it out on the east shore freeway. about 45 minutes from highway 4 down to the berkeley curve. that will be the issue for you this morning. out to the map we show you the live shot, shows you all lanes are clear. look at the traffic. the university overcrossing west 80 with the headlights towards the curve.

the congestion pushing down towards emeryville and the maze does move smoothly. more folks meeting at the bay bridge, more delay out of oakland. that's really only the only issue. for everybody else the south bay, the peninsula starting your typical pattern. in the tri-valley one issue reports of a fender-bender west 580, it's been there a while and the live look does show you traffic does smoothly. you just have company up through the dublin grade. >> thank you, mike. don't call it a comeback they've been here for years. >> a travel agent is going to offer you so much more than the internet can offer. >> the reason more millennials are seeking out travel agents. a job many people once said was extinct. a mysterious car explosion have people asking what happened. investigators say it's criminal, but next, why they say people who live nearby don't need to worry.

first happening now at 5:51, overnight a doctor with bay area ties honored with the nobel prize. dr. james allison and another doctor were recognized for their work in cancer therapy. allison developed a brand new approach for treating patients using their own immune system to attack tumors. more news right after this break. i )m posting photos that e

leaves changing. follow me on twitter at "laura garcia nbc". welcome to fall. i've been posting some photos. follow me on twitter @laura garcia nbc or facebook laura garcia nbc bay area. the investigation into a deadly car explosion continues. this happened in allentown, pennsylvania. >> we have cell phone video that's intense here. the flames are shooting out from the car. investigators calling it a criminal incident. the county coroner says three men were killed and authorities are now working to identify them. investigators say the suspect is a man responsible and may be one of the people that was killed. today marks one year since the deadly mass shooting in las vegas. 59 people died and more than 800 people were hurt in the outdoor concert when the gunman opened

fire from a hotel window. investigators don't know why he did it. tonight las vegas strip will go dark as the resorts turn off their bright marquees in honor of the victims. a survey shows a surprising rise in the number of people who use travel agents. many thought it was a service in decline with the rise of the internet. you can just book yourself a trip. experts say millennials of all people are actually turning to professionals. here's a spokesperson for aaa. >> there's information overload and millennials are using travel agents to help them go through that information. >> a travel agent is going to be there before, during and after the trip to make sure it's right. >> the survey found the more expensive and extensive a trip is, the more likely a person will call a travel agent. as we get closer to the midterm elections, our investigative unit is taking a look at contributions to the campaign. >> money coming from the oil and gas industry. here's investigator stephen stock.

>> reporter: we tracked money given to the oil and gas industry to state political leaders, causes and democratic and republican parties here in california. we found that in a system where money talks, the oil and gas industry is one of the loudest. just consider this fact, according to state campaign data oil and gas companies here in green, california, spent more money on state politics than in north dakota, montana, new mexico and texas combined. >> you take oil industry money you can't stop drilling in the state. that's the problem. don't claim you're a climate leader if you're not willing to stop fossil fuels and fossil fuel drilling. >> does the oil and gas industry have a power in sacramento? >> they do have power, not as much as the insurance companies or labor union, not as much as the -- >> the pharmaceuticals, they all got power. you got to be able to stand up and say no to people. if you think you can run a campaign for governor to raise

$100 million on chump change, you don't understand politics. >> reporter: find out exactly how much money and influence we're talking about when we investigate campaign contributions from the oil and gas industry. that's all tonight at 11:00. if you have a story for our investigative unit you can them a call 1-888-996-tips or visit nbcbayarea.com/investigations. just days before the bay area marks one year since the devastating north bay wildfires sonoma county honored ten unsung heros of the fire. >> yesterday's ser roney in santa rosa started with the bell tolling 24 times, one for each person killed in sonoma county. ten folks were recognized for doing extraordinary things that include a hotel security guard who made sure all 150 guests got out safely and a woman who organized a rescue of hundreds of cats in fires. and juvenile correction

counselor who led 40 kids to safety as his own home burned. >> it was little nerve-racking being torn two different ways. family at home, 40 kids i have to deal with. didn't hit me until we had the kids in solano county checked in and then it hit me and i broke down. >> each got a plaque a certificate of congressional recognition, and thanks for all of the grateful community thanking them there. as the rebuilding continues in sonoma there are so many stories to be told. a special show "wine country wildfires one year later" airs this sunday, october 7th at 9:00 p.m. a desperate search for survivors. rescue teams in indonesia are trying to dig people out as the death toll rises from a tsunami. the number of people authorities say are likely still trapped. the investigation continues

into a palo alto professor's allegations of sexual assault against supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh. the clock that's running and the president's late night message about the case. plus fighting net neutrality. the governor just signed a first of its kind law and the justice department is already suing. what it means for your internet service. "today in the bay" continues right now. good monday morning to you. as we get started with our day, thank you so much for joining us. i'm marcus washington. >> i'm laura garcia. hope you had a great weekend. now to start that workweek. a change in the forecast. >> there will be a lot of changes here and we're going to have some cooler weather, still very muggy, and then some rain moves in. we'll talk about all of that. let's get you out the door with a live look outside and palo alto things are all dry here and will most likely stay that way throughout the day. we are going to have very muggy conditions with our temperatures in the low 60s during the