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 morning and some low 70s for the afternoon as the sun tries to peek out. you get up and wake the kids up for school in antioch we are

also going to have a day with highs in the mid 70s. we are tracking incoming rain, mostly for the north bay today. the rest of the bay area sees it in time for the morning commute tomorrow. i'll have more on that coming up in a few minutes. mike takes us to the south bay. >> that's right. certainly track those changes with kari tomorrow morning and see a different set of conditions. right now san jose just starts to show the traffic starting to build. we had the first which eased off and now starting to see things start to hold steady. 101 at 680 at the bottom of your screen right here. the blip will start to grow towards oakland road and then build on the approach towards capital and 87 and 85. the tri-valley the east bay moves smoothly and the push towards the peninsulate noe eort shore freeway. a disabled vehicle at university has cleared, west 80, now a chance to recover. a smooth but slow drive down to the berkeley curve and the backup, the build at the bay

bridge toll plaza. and then, of course, towards san francisco the berkeley curve is not showing slowing. i was worried about that. that moves smoothly. towards san francisco, a live look out there shows you we have our crew watching their crew. this is the crew at the transbay transit center. we still have the closure for freemont street. we'll track that. the development over the weekend and, of course, pete suratos will have a live update coming up. for now back to you. >> all right. thanks, mike. developing for you, new video this morning of crews rescuing a woman three days after that powerful earthquake and tsunami. this in central indonesia. the disaster left some areas entirely cut off. video showing how strong that tsunami was as those waves up to 20 feet high hit. the 7.5 earthquake also causing those buildings to collapse, destroying homes and more than 800 confirmed deaths. the number is expected to rise into the thousands. affecting the way you get your news and connect on-line.

governor jerry brown just enacted one of the country's toughest protections for when you go on-line. >> uncle sam isn't going to let california's net neutrality bill become law without a fight. bob is live in san jose with more on the lawsuit filed by the u.s. government. u.s. attorney general jeff sessions says california's new net neutrality law is illegal and i'm quoting here, an attempt to subvert the federal government's regulatory approach. governor brown signed the bill into law yesterday to require internet service providers to maintain a level playing field on-line. the new law prohibits the internet service providers from blocking or slowing down data c 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 department of justice says the new law creates requirements that are burdensome. at&t and coms cast which owns this tv station lobbied against the bill and believe it will lead to higher internet and cell phone bills for customers and discourage investments in faster internet. last year the federal communications commission the ftc repealed rules that prevent internet companies from throttling data speeds for certain websites and in court yesterday the federal government filed an injunction to prevent the net neutrality law from going into effect plus we go into effect january 1st. live here in san jose, bob ridell, "today in the bay." thank you. governor brown is signing off on another new bill aiming to make it easier for people to erase their old marijuana convictions. starting in january the california department of justice will review state records to find out who is eligible. it's estimated there are nearly 220,000 cases that will be

several local district attorneys and counties like alameda, san francisco, sonoma and yolo are reducing or dismissing convictions. a bill aimed at streamlining housing development around bart stations is getting the green light from the governor. supporters say the measure will fast track proposed projects as mercury news reports bart is working with developers to build nearly 4,000 apartments and town homes at 13 stations. already 2,000 have been built. now for a full list of the bill passed head over to our website, nbcbayarea.com. a new chapter begins for tesla. it appears to be starting on an up note. on saturday elon musk settled with the s.e.c. over misleading tweets and agreed to give up his role as board chairman and pay $20 million in fines. ahead of the opening bell tesla shares up 15%. but the coming week may be critical for tesla.

a report due tuesday should indicate if the carmaker can hit its long-term production target. happening today, attorneys for the former leaders of the infamous silicon valley company thernos scheduled to appear in court. elizabeth holmes and others facing criminal charges connected to the company's downfall. the palo alto blood testing company shut down over the summer. federal prosecutors charged the defendants with defrauding investors, doctors and patients. the u.s. supreme court starts its term without a ninth justice. president trump's nominee tied up in the fbi investigation of sexual misconduct allegations. >> "today in the bay" tracie pottss live on capitol hill with who is being interviewed and not. and the new information overnight. traci? >> yeah, marcus and laura, we learned that the prosecutor who was hired by republicans to ask ns at that hearing last week, she's now weighing in saying this is not a case she would take to court.

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 no interview is scheduled for the third accuser, julie swetnick. >> the allegation she iomakes d >> 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 want. >> the white house is not micro managing the process. >> reporter: the investigation is supposed to wrap up in a week. also, new this morning, we're learning that chad lettington, a yale classmate of judge kavanaugh, is speaking to the fbi today. apparently not originally on the list but he has confirmed that he will talk to the fbi. he told "the washington post" about violent drunken behavior by the judge when they were in college together which, of course, judge kavanaugh denies. >> so interesting to see how the week will play out. thanks so much. 6:08. live look for you right now, san francisco skyline. by the end of the week it should be busy there.

>> 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 pretty quickly. by wednesday some of the navy ships docked in san francisco bay will be open for tours. on thursday the blue angels typically do a practice run if the skies cooperate. on friday the grand parade of ships. the three-day air show gets under way on friday. we're hoping for clear skies, at least through the weekend. >> that is always the issue. it comes to the air show. we are going to start out this week with a lot of clouds and even some spotty rain. let's go through the future cast right now. this kind of gives us an idea of what the day could look like on the radar. it shows some green here for go through the day we are not going t really get going until later on tonight and then starting to move into the coast and working its way from north to south as we go into tomorrow during the late morning, early afternoon

hours, for much of the inland east bay and south bay. the rain will take a long time before it really gets going. we may not see that much of it. still looking at our first rain of the season since mid-april. i'll have more on that and mike, you're tracking a crash at the done barton bridge. >> i am. it's in the left lane as you approach the dumbarton toll plaza. anything affects our bridges early on i'm concerned about it. as you look at our speed sensors everything looks great. the tri-valley shows the build, 880 south through hayward coming off the castro valley area. 680 around south main a disabled vehicle which may be in lanes for a few minutes. we see the build coming down through concurred off highway 4 making the cut through pass the crash on the shoulder 242 there. the rest of the east bay getting over there, towards the freeway, smooth flow, around universe.

all lanes clear and we have a slower drive to the bay bridge. of course. back to you. >> thanks. 6:11. a high-tech device becoming a common household feature. new numbers on smart speakers and if everyone likes to use them. >> halloween spending. how much money the average american plans to shell out this year. >> and at 6:25 f your kids don't already use a mouth guard during sports you may want to get one. the mental benefit new research is showing. you're watching "today in the bay." way to stay connected.

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the time is 6:14 on your monday morning. it's going to feel humid as you step out the door. a live look outside in fremont with our temperatures in the 50s. we will only see highs in the mid 70s and partly to mostly cloudy skies. all of the mugginess ahead of rain. we'll talk about when it arriving where you live in less than five minutes. the peak of the traffic in freemont, over here san jose shows a good steady flow with the headlights north, 101 through san jose. on the peninsula, southbound, the bulk coming out of san francisco at speed through palo alto. good morning. i'm jackie deangelis. cnbc global headquarters. here are today's top business

headlines. wall street is pointing towards a higher open as investigators react to the u.s. and canada striking a late night deal to salvage nafta. the markets saw marginal moves on friday. the dow had the bests quarter since the fourth quarter last year and the nasdaq snapped a five-month winning streak but best quarter since the first quarter of last year. on today's watch list reports on manufacturing and construction spending. the dow closing up 18 points on friday, 26,458. the nasdaq adding 4 points, 8046. the new u.s./canada/mexico trade agreement rescues the $1.2 trillion three-country trade zone that had been on the verge of collapse after nearly 25 years. under the new term it will make it harder for automakers to produce cheap cars in mexico and aimst doesn't resolve tariffs on canadian steel and aluminum imports. >> looks like we lost our signal

with cnbc this morning. >> all right. today is october 1st and the countdown to halloween is on no isn't that amazing. many people are stocking up and if you plan to join in you're not alone. according it a study spending expected to reach $9 billion this year. that's a lot of money. people plan to spend on average nearly $87. >> wow. >> on the candy and costumes and on the works. >> i get a lot of trick-or-treaters, but it's fun. it's a fun thing. >> i would love it if i could dress up and go door to door knocking. >> you could. >> big kid. >> i could be frankenstein. >> my friend's dad, tall, tall guy, every year came to the soccer games just before halloween dressed as darth vader. a big, tall darth vader. referee always called in our

favor. >> i could be the bride of frankenstein. wouldn't it be fun. >> stay tuned. >> we're thinking about what we're going to wear on halloween, mindset of fall, the fall leaves in tahoe. getting ready for rain as well. another sign that fall is moving into the bay area. live look at storm ranger, our red beam that shows what's happening around the bay area. it's all dry as you head out the door this morning. that could change for the north bay as the next storm system approaches and this will bring more widespread rain. the rain from over the weekend was mostly in the north bay and mostly farther to the north. so a lot of bay area will stay dry today. in san jose getting the kids ready for school with temperatures in the upper 50s, mostly cloudy skies. as we go through the day we're looking at mid 70s by the time the last school bell rings. as you're getting rur hair together, let's check out the frizz factor forecast.

it will be a muggy day. we have tropical moisture moving in. the humidity at 83%. i'm saying just put it in a pony tail and forget it. it's going to be breezy, mostly cloudy, and don't even bother at least for today. as we look at our high temperatures, we're heading up to 67 degrees in san francisco. 76 in napa. and 78 in concord. livermore reaching 82 degrees. and as you're getting dressed this morning you need also the need for a hat. we talked about that. or a pony tail. and some light, long sleeves will keep you comfortable. going through the timeline of our future cast and the rain where it will arrive first, mostly in the north bay come over and take a look at the screen as we go through the next 24 to 48 hours. looking at some light rain in the north bay. seeing some pockets of some heavy rain just south of ukiah. as we go into late tonight, most of us won't see rain until tomorrow morning's commute as it starts to move into napa, down to san francisco, and along the

peninsula to half moon bay. san jose may not get much of this and much of the south bay and east bay we could see some of the rain just kind of skipping by and then redeveloping for parts of the bay area and the east bay and the north bay by tomorrow evening. we still will have a slight chance on wednesday. we're going to be in and out of this scattered activity through at least wednesday. after that the storm system moves away and our temperatures will be clearing out, our skies will be clearing out with our temperatures heating up. san francisco staying in the 60s all week long. mike, you're still tracking a couple crashes. >> yeah. they haven't proven to be a big issue but a concern because there is a crash reportedy the plaza. affecting one of your fast track lanes -- i'm sorry carpool lanes to the left. chp will give us an update. we haven't seen a big backup. that's good. too early for a backup at the dumbarton bridge. san mateo bridge, the volume building.

the south bay and peninsula, very easy drive. kicking in. a crash at 242 caused some more distraction and slowing as folks head out of bay point through concord cutting down to pleasant hill but clear to the walnut creek interchange. we don't have a lot of lanes blocked. i think everything is off to the shoulder. a new crash reported as you get towards the golden gate area for westbound 80 or east bay 580 whatever you call that coming off the bridge. might call that east 580 to the bay bridge things move slowly but getting more cro cve. the note not on the span. over here on the san francisco side starts slowing and over to the right lanes remember freemont exit is there impeded by the closure at the transit center and that will be an issue until they open all lanes there and they will not open the bus lanes until they reopen the transit center. consider that a issue.

ac transit coming across over the temporary center, same for muni. cain will not run trains north of the bay shore station starting this weekend including for folks heading in for fleet week. back to you. >> thank you. >> coming up next on "today in the bay," an important day for parents and college students. information you need to hear about. apply for the financial aid. theft can be a federal tax deduction. if someone breaks into your home or car you might be able to deduct your losses on your income tax form. there are rules and restrictions so ask a tax pro, look it up in your tax software or check with the irs and let us know if you have a complaint, the number is 888-996-tips. or go to nbcbayarea.com/responds.

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welcome back to "today in the bay." 6:24 right now. if you have a high school student looking into colleges, this is for you. today is marking the first day for college students apply for financial aid for the 2019 school year. experts say it's better to file early, even if you don't think you'll equal fy for federal grants, most states and many colleges also use the forms towards grants and scholarships. the next story for the parents who have kids that are athletes. if your kid doesn't use a mouth guard while playing sports you might want to get one. >> doctors say they are more

confidence. >> definitely think my last season was one of the best seasons i played. a lot of factors that go into that but having the mouth guard to help me out helped a lot. >> it softens the impact and just gives more confidence for going for headers and tackles. custom made mouth guards work best. the problem most face with the type of mouth guards is that they can cost hundreds of dollars and there's the boil and bite kind which run about $10 apiece. my son loves it so much he wears it around. >> i used to have that one. love is in the air for season two of "will & grace." >> the cast sits down with ellen to talk about what we can expect and the stars open up about the little prayer. every single show. >> that's cute. >> no one knows it. we're not going to say it right now because we're taking it to our grave. >> lot of talking. >> yeah.

>> look, you don't want to miss the cast play a special edition of "you bet your work wife." watch that here on nbc bay area "ellen" at 4:00 followed by nbc bay area news at 5:00 and "nightly news" at 5:30. >> i want to try to play that. that would be fun. >> i think we would do well. >> coming up next on "today in the bay," first normal commute, today is the big test of the shutdown of the transbay transit center. >> requiring women, reaction to a law that could bring down the glass ceiling. >> all new, honoring mollie tibbetts. the tribute to the oakland native. taking a live look outsi

pleasant hill right now at 6:30, a live look outside overlooking downtown pleasant hill. te folks zooming by getting a their work week. eken you're coming off a great i'm laura garcia. >> i'm marcus washington. let's head over to meteorologist kari hall with a look at our forecast for today. looks like some rain in the >> there will be some rain. that's why i'm storm ranger, our mobile doppler radar. the red from the mountain. the best view of the incoming rain and as of now things are all quiet. let's head over to concord and check out how our day shapes up.

upper 60s this morning. look the clouds. we will see the clouds lingering throughout the day with our highs in the upper 70s there, 80 in san jose and palo alto reaching 73 with san francisco in the upper 60s. there could be spotty rain in the north bay. i'll have the timeline on that coming up in a few minutes. now better news from one of our bridges. >> yes. i'm looking at the muggy, i don't like that. i like this, though. the dumbarton bridge now all lanes are clear. i'll take a second to look at our big map, the south bay does start to slow again. i was concerned we had the crash at the dumbarton toll plaza for west 84. that did clear from your lanres but still the distraction was causing a little more backup. should smooth back out, see all the traffic coming down from hayward and union city towards that span. meanwhile, here out of concord we still have the crash on the shoulder and distraction. see west 24 shows the build off the walnut creek interchange. over here near golden gate field we still have a crash looks like

it's on the shoulder but may be affecting the slow lane. use caution past the merge and bay bridge where you have the backup. the span moves smoothly but watch towards san francisco, one lane at the freemont street off ramp closed because of the transit center work going on. for more send it back to you. >> thanks, mike. >> 6:31. the traffic alert to tell you about. this morning in san francisco, crews are still fixing that infrastructure issue at the transbay transit center which has traffic there in the area close to a week. >> "today in the bay" pete suratos joins us with some of the latest on the project being made at the center and what's coming up next. good morning, pete. >> good morning, laura and marcus. we're standing here on freemont street which hasmpacted more than a week because of what's taking place at the salesforce transit center. these are the jacks that have been set up, about six of the jacks set up as crews fix the

cracked steal beams that shut down the transit center since last tuesday. i want to show you video as they put up those jacks there that took several hours to position here on freemont street over the weekend. now the point of those jacks are to relieve weight on the cracked beams that still need to be repaired and took several hours just to put up those jacks we showed you. the goal is to have cars drive here on freemont street around the jacks. >> ultimately we intend to open a portion of freemont street. we don't know the timeline for that. >> reporter: back out here live, you're looking at the jacks that are set up to help them fix those beams, but unfortunately for bus riders you're going to have to go to the temporary bus terminal on main and howard but official hope to get things back to normal by the end of the week. we're live here in san francisco, pete suratos, for "today in the bay." >> thank you. developing story for you now. >> yeah. >> the safe drug injection sites are now off the table. governor brown vetoed a bill

that would have allowed san francisco to open clinics where drug addictses could safely inject drugs. last night the governor says that he simply does not believe it will reduce addiction. in part because there's no requirement that people seek treatment. so he also pointed out federal laws which ban the sites. supporters say it could or would cut down on overdoses and getting drugs off the street. san francisco mayor london breed issued a statement on the decision reading, quote, quote, i'm disappointed the governor has vetoed this important public health bill. the city planned to open two injection sites this summer and then expand next year. the dea tells us that those site are illegal under federal law which means anyone using them or working there could face

prosecution. now our investigative team has been looking into the injection sites for months and read more on-line at nbcbayarea.com. governor brown is signing off on a first of its kind law designed to help women break through the glass ceiling. under the measure publicly traded companies must include women on the boards of directors. 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 work place. >> i think it's great for women. it's very empowering for women to be on the board. >> i think that intent is good. i think he's trying to move in the right direction to make sure like yeah, we need to make sure we have diversity in the board room. >> this could impact silicon valley companies such as tivo. the company's seven-member board all males. several european countries have

similar laws. hundreds are remembering slain college student mollie tibbetts. she had ties to the bay area. >> yes. she had a memorial run held in her honor yesterday in brooklyn, iowa. the college student disappeared while jogging near a home on july 18th and then found dead leading police to charge a 24-year-old undocumented immigrant for her death. 500 people joined in yesterday's event to raise 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 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. a live look at sfo now where things are expected to return to normal this morning. it was a weekend full of snarled air traffic. this is because of runway repairs where the airport closed two main runways for maintenance to get ready for the holiday

traffic and rainy weather. those runways were put back into use late yesterday but problems continued. yesterday there were at least four cancellations and 61 delays. saturday there were 118 cancellations and 460 delays. with those runway repairs just like all the other repair work that goes on overnight the bridges and roadways, would you rather they not do that? good question. towards the south bay, all the overnight construction cleared without incident but now the morning commute as folks get to their work days. sh,have san jose, the northbound in the tri-valley and east bay, reports of a stalled vehicle. over o your left. a person called into chp said i'm nervous about the cars going by. you can emphasize with that. over here towards the east shore freeway all traffic has cleared.

the 80 approaching the car key nas, focus on the roadway as the north bay, keep that in mind. the beautiful bridge of course traffic buildings from 580 sfral out of richmond. the clouds they look new but kari knows what that means. >> we could see rain. >> i'm looking forward to the rain to start out this week. most of us won't see that rain until tomorrow. as you're making your way out the door here, a look at the seven-day forecast, the chance of showers we'll see today will be scattered in the north bay. after that, look at everything clearing out for the weekend. our inland valleys into the mid 80s and it's going to feel a little more like summer while san francisco has fleet week this weekend and we are going to see some for the air show some sunshine and highs 60s. if you're already planning to go hiking this weekend, going to muir woods going to be a nice one with sunshine, highs reaching into the low to mid 60s. we'll be up to 68 degrees by

this sunday and then for the sierra we'll have great weather there too, upper 50s for the most part but those morning temperatures really chilly dropping back into the 30s. it you're planning to go to santa cruz this weekend it's going to be in the upper 60s and a lot of sunshine. we'll talk about today and the timeline of the rain that's coming up next. >> sounds good. we look forward to it. coming up, off the court and into the recording studio. the good cause that has serena williams singing this morning. >> next level security being tested at one california airport. how it's working and who it's targeting. plus -- >> i don't really approve of people saying that word. >> outrage at a california high school after students spell out a racial slur. it's a photo that's going viral. the swift backlash this morning. >> taking a look at the stock market right now. the dow is actually up 171

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be in the upper 50s at 8:00. looking at 70 degrees at today. it's going to feel sticky, that's ahead of our rain. i'll talk about that, the timeline is coming up in less than five minutes. looking at this what's happening, the brake lights on the right side, it's moving on the high rise. right here we see a little slowing. we're checking for crashes that will bring us the time on your bridge. middle number there, 24 minutes. really slow across the bay bridge right now. thanks a lot, kari. 6:42. governor jerry brown enacts one of the country's toughest protections for when you go on-line. the feds are already filing a lawsuit against california's new net neutrality bill. the state law prohibits internet providers from blocking or slowing down data based on content or from even favoring websites or video streams from companies that pay extra. u.s. department of justice

stay out of the water at a teen requirementstti-consumer. people are being told to shark. but we have some good news about this morning. doctors actually upgraded his condition. >> that child attacked, 13-year-old ian hayes, saturday morning in ens knee tas. his family is saying 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 to help. >> they played a significant part in helping this young man and possibly saving his life. >> lifeguards used drones and jet skis to monitor the shore yesterday, but did notsa is tes 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 shows nine airports had a combined match rate of 85%. students this morning returned to a southern california school where one racist photo has sparked a wave of anger and even violent threats. the photo showing a group of 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 social media threats kept some students away from the school's football game and some parents tried to downplay what happened and fellow students understood the anger. >> as a student here, i embarrassed. lots of people from other schools are talking about how bad escondido high school is. >> quite honestly, you know, this whole racism thing, i know some of the kids were involved and they're not racist. i think it was a joke that went

way too far. >> the district and police are investigating this. school leaders said the students involved will be disciplined and messages of racism will not be tolerated. voters across contra costa county have the voices of many of the fall election candidates at their fingertips. contra costa television posted more than two dozen videos on its youtube channel. each consist of an election preview forum involving the candidates for that race. numerousith the most contested measures. new video that may make some warrior fans a little nervous. this is the new reality. lebron james not just magic jo bryant. it's interesting to see him in that gear. >> yeah. yeah. whatever. >> all right. look he's a laker, congratulations him. james actually played his first preseason game after singning a four-year deal. scored nine points in the first

half. the warriors don't play the lakers for real until december 25th. they do play each other twice next year before the season opener. >> quite the christmas present to go to that game. >> it would be. let's work on it. >> hint hint. nudge nudge. >> okay. >> i got you. >> 6:46 right now for you. ten sis star serena williams is getting out of her comfort zone. >> in a new video she's going t topless singing a cover of "i touch myself". ♪ i don't want anybody else when i think about you i touch myself ♪ >> williams posted the video on her instagram account saying she wants to remind women to regularly checks themselves part of the "i touch myself" project launched in honor of the vinls lead singer christy who died of breast cancer in 2013.

very important message as we begin october now. breast cancer awareness month. >> important message and is there anything she can't do, serena williams? >> i know. pretty amazing. >> your forecast as we step outside, so starting off the day nice and dry, but rain later today. >> we will have rain for parts of the north bay today and the rest of the bay area seeing scattered showers tomorrow. let's get out the door. i want to show you storm ranger and that's our mobile doppler radar. we're the only station in the bay area that has the tool like this, and it's going to give us the best view of that rain once it does arrive. we've seen scattered showers for the north bay and now we have another disturbance approaching that will have a more widespread effect on the bay areah scattered shreows seeing the clouds out ahead of that. as we take a live look into san francisco no low clouds and fog. we will see the clouds moving in throughout the day and in antioch it's going to feel

humid. low 60s to start and mid 70s for the afternoon. as you get the kids out the door for school, we're looking at our high temperatures for today with livermore reaching 82, 80 in san jose, it's going to still be pretty warm for the inland areas. also feels very muggy and mostly cloudy skies. napa today reaching 76 degrees. we'll be be watching out for those rain chances. as you're getting dressed this morning you might just want to grab a hat because it's going to be so humid today. youbaon't even want bother with styling your hair. light long sleeves will keep you comfortable. our future cast this shows what the radar could look like shgtly for the afternoon for the north bay. as we go into tonight weeavi do yellows and reds and starts to make its way into san francisco in time for tomorrow morning's commute. the east bay and the south bay may not see much of this. only looking at some spotty light showers for tomorrow

afternoon and still a slight chance even on wednesday morning. as we look at how much rain to expect, for the far north bay, ukiah reaching about a tenth of an inch of rain for today and as we go into tomorrow much heavier amounts of rain with up to a half inch for san francisco and santa rosa and ukiah close to an inch of rain. the rest of the bay area once again barely measuring anything. it would be niceain moving through, hopefully get the car a little bit of a wash. we do need some rain. but then we head back into some dry weather in time for the weekend with mid 80s for the inland valleys. you're tracking two critical slow spots. >> i am. youave the washer ou talked fluid. if you get a spritz youav winds well. the roadways and they are starting to get congesteday. critical spot here, south 680, there is more slowing showing up. we talked about the disabled

vehicle and they may have blocked off the slow lane south of the interchange. towards sunol things move smoothly for 680. over here this that popped up as well. west 80 the skyway approaching harrison, there's a crash. harrison is over on your left side. freemont on your right side where we have one lane blocked by the closure over there getting over towards the transit center. that's the note for you folks as you travel across from oakland again, we still have that closurecleared, we still have the cup jest shun near fulsome, fremont, in that area. over from east bay a smooth flow of traffic. walnut creek interchange built for the volume a bit. same for upper freeway. the bay bridge toll plaza. as we get a look out there, want to warn folks about transit. we have muni as well. all those relocated to the

temporary transit center. don't drive through the area if you don't have business near the transbay transit center. reminder that cal trains starts the weekend stoppage north of the bay shore station and that includes folks who might be planning the trip for fleet week in san francisco. you cannot take cal trains saturday or sunday to the end of the line. you have to take a bus provided by cal trains. back to you. >> good advice there, mike. >> 6:51. coming up next on "today in the bay," quick look at the top stories we're covering including the search for survivors. it is continuing right now afte. a sky rocketing death toll and number of people likely still trapped. plus new information overni on the fbi kavanaugh. where the supreme court nomination stands today. happening now 6:51, overnight a doctor with bay area ties is honored with a nobel prize. dr. allison and another doctor are recognized for their work in cancer therapy. he developed a brand new approach for treating patients

using their own immune system to attack tumors. congratulations him. more news right after this break. before you head out the d

here ar welcome back. 6:54. before you head out the door the top stories we're covering. >> developing right now, video of crews rescuing a woman three days after the powerful earthquake and tsunami hit in

indonesia. that disaster have left some areas entirely cut off. videos showing how strong the tsunami was as the waves hit 20 feet high. the 7.5 quake collapsed buildings and destroyed homes. there are now more than 800 confirmed deaths and the number is expected to rise. crews getting things in place for the complicated repairs to the new transbay transit center. the center remains closed but two jacks are positioned on freemont street to help shore up the cracked steel beams. right now we don't know how long a fix will take. for the time being busy freemont street remains closed. that may affect traffic from the bay bridgeat this morning. >> a bill aimed at streamlining housing developments around bart stations getting a green line. the measure will fast track proposed projects. bart is working with developers to build nearly 4,000 apartments and town homes at 13 stations. 2,000 have been built. governor brown signing off on a first of its kind law

designed to help women break through the glass ceiling. under the measure publicly traded companies must include women on the board of directors. 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 rums. supporters say it could cut down on sexual misconduct in the workplace. a new chapter begins for tesla. itrs to be starting on an up note. on saturday elon musk settled with the s.e.c. over misleading tweets. he agreed to give up his role as board chairman and pay $20 million in fines. this is ahead of the opening bell. tesla shares up 15%. in the coming weeks it may be critical for tesla. a new report due out for tuesday should int cate if the carmaker can hit its long-time or long-term production targets.

a former college classmate of supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh will speak today with the fbi investigators there. nbc has learned he will provide a statement about kavanaugh's drunken behavior in college. nbc and other news groups have also obtained a new memo from prosecutor handpicked by republicans to last nal case agt kavanaugh and calls dr. blasey ford's allegations weak. the "today" show will have more moments from that. after over a year of negotiations canada agreeing to sign a trade deal between the united states and mexico. the new pact has been cystnd, the united states, mexico, canada agreement. it will allow u.s. farmers greater access to canada's dairy market and address po tishl tariffs. a look at the skyline by the end of the week. >> 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. wednesday some of the navy ships docked in san francisco bay will be open for tours. on thursday, the blue angels typically do a little practice run if the skies cooperate. and on friday it is the parade of ships. the three-day gsway starting on. always a huge event in san francisco. yeah. the weather should be pretty good for that. >> we're going to have some nice weather. we are just getting t the rain we will have at the start of the week and see scattered showers in the north bay today. the rest of the bay area seeing the rain and time for tomorrow' commute we'll be tracking that. >> for sure. definite changes for tomorrow's commute. a couple views outside. standard commute for this morning's drive. we're looking at west 92 the san mateo bridge building over on the right side and that's not unusual. in fact, it's smoother than it was before. the bay bridge isn't that dark,

there's something wrong with the camera. a beautiful view from palo alto. breaking news, we've gotten word for the attorneys for the surf rider foundation, the u.s. supreme court is refusing to review the case surrounding the closure of the access gate at martin's beach. that is near half moon bay. last year a state appeals court ruled against property owners. he's required to keep that gate up as part of california's law requiring public access to the coastline. we'll have more on our midday newscast at 11:00 a.m. >> that's all for us this morning. we'll be back at 7:25 with a live look at the local news updates. >> havgr. good morning. breaking overnight, full speed ahead. the fbi interviewing the second woman who accused brett kavanaugh. this morning, how deep will this investigation go? and we're hearing from the

senator who single-handedly stopped the confirmation vote. >> if judge kavanaugh is shown to have lied to the committee, nomination's over? >> oh, yes. i would think so. >> just ahead, the fbi's next steps. total devastation. the death toll skyrockets overnight to nearly 900 people from the massive earthquake and tsunami in indonesthe wall of w entire communities. rescuers now struggling to reach the hardest-hit towns and fearing the worst.