the fire suspicious. theft thwarted. a cell phone heist stopped cold. the latest hit on tech area stores. tree fight, all now a common sight in one east bay community may soon disappear. the reason some folks want these trees to go away. "today in the bay" continues right now. good morning to you on this monday morning. thanks for starting your morning here with us. i'm wi i'm marcus washington. >> i'm kris sanchez. laura garcia is off this morning. the roads look green on the maps. this is a good thing so far. kari has some weather that might make you feel happy. >> it will be a very nice day. we start out with the clouds, we'll see that throughout the morning hours but that's also going to keep the temperatures down. here is a live look outside in dublin this morning. lot of people heading out the door. are you on your way out, too? grab a jacket, because our temperatures will be in the lower 50s. we'll be at 55 at 10:00 in campbell, also about when we'll start to see our skies clearing.

upper 60s there today, as we get a look at all of our microclimates, mid-70s inland and low 60s for the coast. we'll talk about the rest of the week as we go back to summer, that's in a few minutes and mike, a crash near the bay bridge. >> we have a crash near the bay bridge. concern over by the berkeley curve. live look out here we see traffic flowing smoothly westbound 80. things slowing down at the berkeley curve. west 580 approaching the transition we had reports of a crash. i scanned the area, didn't see it on a live camera and the speed sensors don't look any worse than we typically see. west 580 coming in toward the maze and transitioning on toward that drive toward berkeley, so it's kind of outside of your normal commute. cocoa county looks great, just a build for over here, walnut creek, and earlier disabled vehicle west highway 4 around san marco may still be over there on the roadway. tow truck trying to get there, the backup in pittsburg and bay point. the rest of your map, you see a smooth flow of traffic through the tri valley, build for

hayward and the castro valley y there but no major concerns. little more for the south bay. i'll check on this for 680. back to you. >> see you in a bit. investigators are looking into what caused a house fire in san jose that forced several neighbors to evacuate overnight. it spread fast and furious. sharon katsuda is live in san jose to show us the damage and what investigators are looking at at this point, sharon. >> reporter: kris, a homeowner herself came out and told me that she had to run for her life when she heard someone yelling outside of her house, and somehow set her house on fire. take a look. this is the damage that's left behind. you can see a burned mattress here and a lot of furniture on the lawn. the house is boarded up. the fire broke out at the house on the 3900 block of hamilton park drive around 1:00 a.m. firefighters told neighbors to evacuate their homes while they fought the blaze. fortunately it didn't spread to

other homes, but this home is so badly damaged that the homeowner can't stay here. she's safe with a neighbor right now. investigators are looking into possible arson as a cause, and police are looking still for the person that she believes set fire to her home. reporting live in san jose, i'm sharon katsuda, "today in the bay." >> thank you, sharon. new this morning, a big cell phone theft bust in napa county. look at this photo that american canyon police shared all of that was phone. eight stolen cell phones, two smartwatches and a gun inside of a car following a two-county pursuit. this started saturday just before 6:00 after a t-mobile store grab-and-go robbery in american canyon. police arrested two men, both facing felony charges. there have been several grab-and-go thefts in the bay area in recent weeks. >> 6:03. a judge mayi issue her fina decision in the case of monsanto's massive payout to a bay area man with terminal

cancer. in august, jurors awarded a former vallejo school groundskeeper $289 million. they found monsanto knew its roundup weed killer could cause cancer. the judge is deciding whether to uphold the verdict, reduce damages or order a new trial. tentative ruling two weeks ago, she seemed to be leaning toward vastly reducing the award. pittsburg police are looking for the driver involved in a deadly hit-and-run crash that happened on buchanan road near meadows avenue around 4:30 in the morning on saturday. 35-year-old michael watkins was walking on the side of the road when he was hit and killed. police say they used surveillance video to identify the suspect vehicle involved, so you'll want to keep your eyes open if you were in that area for a ford f-150 pickup truck with a sunroof. people in berkeley will soon learn the fate of their trees and landscaping in their beloved traffic circles. the city said it would be cutting down the trees and any

vegetation over two and a half feet tall, in order to create a safer line of sight in traffic there. the number of residents complained here and according to the berkeley side, the city backtracked and tomorrow will hold a community meeting to address the issue. one of the questions is whether the city will take over maintenance of the circles, which has always been the job of the residents. >> if the city maintains them, they're going to maintain them the way they see fit, which is not really the way that, not with the same amount of care that's been done by the neighbors. >> each one does need to be evaluated for sight lines. evaluated for tight lines. i think there can be a win/win in this argument. i don't think it's a this or that. common sense. safety. >> like if there's lots of shrubbery, you can't, when you're driving, you can't see what's on the other side of the circle. >> there is a community meeting being held on the issue. it's tomorrow night at the frances albrier community center.

turning to decision 2018 and one of the most contested propositions on our ballot. supporters of yes on six rallied in walnut creek this weekend. this measure repeals california's gas tax and supporters say that's because it costs the american family nearly $800 a year. and much of that is diverted away from road repair. they also have a warning for voters about the wording on the ballot. they say it's labeled prop six, they're saying repeal road repairs is strategically misleading. >> we know the money is there to fix the roads, so why are all those scary commercials threatening us, that if we vote yes on six, we're going to die in a car accident? it is because the politicians are lying. they know we want road repairs, and they are dangling it like an ornament, like lucy and the football, saying we'll fix your roads this time. >> now opponents of prop six say that it is an attack on bridge and road safety. they claim it would eliminate funding for more than 6,500

transportation projects currently under way. if you missed it, the first time around, here is your chance to catch broadway. it's a smash hit there, without even flying to the big apple. ♪ >> happening today, single tickets go on sale for "hamilton" it begins its second san francisco run in february at the orpheum theater. this time is runs through september. in its first run, the show defined hot ticket, maybe you didn't get to go because the initial run sold out in one day. make sure you're on it this time. >> wow. wondo has one more chance for a major league soccer history. the quakes are not so great this year but they have the worst record in the league but fans do have chris wondolowski to root

for now, one goal away from tying the all-time record for goals held by landon donovan. yesterday's game against the colorado ended 0-0. wondo has one more game to tie that record, next sunday in seattle, but no matter what happens, "the mercury news" is reporting the team is planning to bring him back next year. >> wow. so one last chance to make history, kari. lot of folks enjoying the home game, though. >> yeah, with we great weather for that, too and looking at more of that continuing into the work week. lot of clouds this morning as we take a live look outside in fremont, and we'll be in the mid-50s through about 10:00 and start to see the skies clearing out, nice breezy start, will have a comfortable day. looking at a lot of sunshine as you get the kids up and out the door for school this morning in san jose, expect 55 degree readings on the way to school and then about 65 degrees as we get ready to get them out of school, looking at our highs

today, oakland reaches 68 and 63 in san francisco. 73 in santa rosa. more on that in just a few minutes. mike, you have an update on the crash in milpitas. >> we spotted that over 237, turns out it was off of 237 on a surface street, nothing major, but it did pop up in the reports. light for the monday morning. we have a crash making things worse for southbound 680 approaching treat. that will mean more slowing, concord, pleasant hill in toward the walnut creek swer change. the volume is just building for that portion of cocoa county. as we look at the upper east shore freeway, no surprises for san pablo. crash at west 580 approaching the maze, one lane blocked, the fast lane, sounds like it's affected until they get the tow truck and the bay bridge toll plaza metering lights are on. this side of the bay is clear. back to you. >> thank you very much, mike. next, all new for you this morning, ready to talk shopping? the reason ugly sweaters, the

christmas sweaters could be a popular gift item this holiday season. say it isn't so, scott. >> maybe some people don't think they're ugly. more trouble now the saudis. new plans by the trump administration that is sparking a lot of outrage. the proposed change threatening the transgender community. we'll tell you about that when we come back. you're watching "today in the bay."

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right now it's 6:13. we have another cloudy start and we'll be able to leave the air conditioning off today, as we take a live look outside in san jose, we start out at 53 degrees, and then head into the upper 60s. we'll be into the low 70s for our highs this afternoon. nice cool start to the week, but it's going to heat up. i'll talk more about that coming up in less than five minutes. and we're looking at over half an hour. 32 minutes highway 4 to the bay bridge. most of that slowing san pablo into richmond. farther south more traffic so the castro valley y is slow there. slower than the east shore freeway. good morning. happy monday to you. big week for earnings reports this week. we should hear from amazon any day now as to where the company

wants to put its second headquarters. chicago and new york's long island are front-runners. and a reminder that oracle open world gets started, that will cut off some of the streets near the moscone center. i'm sure mike will have more about that. the "new york times" reported over the weekend that twitter is dealing with new twitter bots that support the saudi's version of what happened to that missing journalist. saudis supporting twitter accounts are attacking people who question that story. "the times" also said saudi intelligence officials groomed a twitter employee into spying for them. it's not clear whether that employee worked in san francisco. twitter hasn't commented. "the times" says the twitter employee who was saudi himself peeked into certain dissident accounts. he was fired and returned to saudi arabia. san francisco's uber and lyft are racing to an ipo. both companies secured the banking and paperwork they need. uber has apparently made plans to deliver food by drone similar to plans by amazon, which made

this video. a job posting on the company's website first noticed by the "wall street journal" says uber wants to launch food drones by 2021, that's less than three years away. i want to introduce you to this fella, he's john hennessey, the chairman of board over at alphabet, the parent company of google. he was on our sunday morning program "press here" talking about google in china and all kinds of other issues. he's also the former president of stanford university. >> if you could, would you rather have the stanford band or the usc band? >> oh, am i looking for entertainment or looking for impressive marching? >> i don't know, you were the president of stanford. >> i'd rather have the stanford. my son would kill me if i said the usc band. >> fair enough. i threw him with that question. >> you got him up. >> i wasn't here friday, so i wasn't able to promote my show. it's a podcast as well.

the reason i bring this up is families will be interested. we talked about how to get into stanford. if you have a kid who wants to go to the farm you should be listening because the advice is from the former president of stanford who is going to know better than anyone how you get into stand tord. into stanford. >> even if he didn't know which band he'd choose, shame! loyalty, loyalty, people. thank you very much, scott. scott, i know you do your christmas shopping early. >> i do. >> you might like this one. new this rng mo, christmas sweater, high on your shopping list. >> no! >> if they are, you're not alone. new research from global data retail finds that holiday shoppers plan to spend more on clothing this year. the same survey finds about six in ten consumers feel their personal finances are in better shape now than they were last year. separately holiday sales are expected to rise nearly 5%. i was having a conversation with my aunt who was a kindergarten

teacher forever and talking about ugly sweaters. she goes, what do you mean? she didn't know that her sweater was an ugly sweater. she was like i just dress up. >> the sweaters remind me of many of my elementary tear school teachers. >> i love my sweater. >> and owner of a few christmas sweaters they're usually in high demand when you go to a holiday party. >> yeah, they are. >> do you wear them ironically or because you like them? >> i like them. >> most of them are nonironing. >> and you do need a sweater this morning. maybe a little too early for the christmas sweater, but just a little bit. halloween sweater maybe? we're starting out with some cool weather. live look in san francisco this morning. we don't see the low clouds hovering over the golden gate bridge but we may see a little bit of that as you get ready to head out. we see the clouds across the bay area, so if you're going for a run around walnut creek, look how chilly it's going to believe at 7:00. maybe go to the gym to start and

we'll some comfortable weather the rest of the morning into the afternoon. if you're on your way out the door, got to get to to work, the diridon station 53 degrees. cool start and our skies clearing and temperatures starting to warm up. and if you're getting ready this morning, we have some high humidity. look at the number. we're at 93% of relative humidity this morning. so you may need a little bit extra hair spray as you get ready this morning. but it will be drying out this afternoon as our highs head up to 73 degrees in san jose. we'll be up to 76 in antioch and napa 74. san francisco staying in the 60s today. we have hurricane willa and it's a category 4 hurricane expected to move into mexico over the next couple of days just north of puerto vallarta and going to move in as a category 4 over the next couple of days and a lot of vacationers will be watching this one as we go into the week. we have some all quiet, calm weather here at home.

we're going to stay in the mid-70s for the inland valleys. look at the numbers toward the end of the week. it's going to be heating up, the mid 80s by friday. nice weekend ahead, but warm in san francisco. mostly staying in the 60s all throughout the work week. mike, you found what you were looking for, right? >> i did, but it wasn't that near 80 degrees expected for my daughter's halloween party. >> oh. >> that's california, right? i found this over there, the one little set of flashing lights. that is the crash we've been tracking why there's no slowing, it's off to the shoulder, just as folks are coming in toward the maze. so that would be better news, but behind me, we see all these steady lights, the brake lights west 80 coming off the east shore freeway, still congested as you would expect getting over to the bay bridge. no surprises outside of that crash and again, a little slowing approaching the area. they may have a crew that's arriving any minute there. we'll track that. no problems coming out of the north bay. the rest of cocoa county we have that one crash, looks like it's clearing, 680 southbound around

treat. dublin interchange fine. 680 builds through pleasanton. more traffic off the castro valley y, that's the focus the last ten minutes and the dumbarton bridge slow westbound commute. the delay reported in the system for b.a.r.t. out of san francisco, but the trains out of san francisco right now should be fine. it's only the last few trains getting toward antioch, pleasanton and dublin which had early delays. they may be a little late getting to their final stop. caltrain back into service getting into san francisco. we have more folks here at the san mateo brimmindge. >> thanks, mike. 6:20, coming up next on "today in the bay," house party honor. what students are saying and how they're doing this morning after a floor collapse all caught on camera. plus -- >> she has a bumper-to-bumper warranty and yet the dealer charges her two grand for work anyway. i'm consumer investigator chris chmura, "nbc bay area responds" next. and we're always on twitter with you this morning.

check out mike inouye, what he was up to this weekend, just him and a couple hundred kids and parents helping several nonprofits with service projects. mike doing emcee duties at the computer history museum in mountain view yesterday. be sure to follow him @mikenbc.

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6:23 right now. transgender rights supporters this rng mo amorning are blasti

apparent white house effort to roll back recently won protections. department of health and services memo seeking to establish legal definition for an individual's gender strictly as male or female. the person's gender would be determined exclusively at birth and then would be unchangeable. the obama administration loosened gender definitions leaving it largely to the individual. critics fear this new effort is meant to define the transgender community right out of existence. san francisco mayor london breed tweeted her opposition saying it has no place in an inclusive society. now to video of a frightening accident near the university of clemson campus in south carolina. watch this. that is the sound of the floor collapsing. night of fun celebrating homecoming took an unexpected turn. large crowd was dancing the floor gave way and collapsed.

roughly 30 people were hurt, but would you believe none of those injuries is serious. >> hands up in the air, by the time we got to the bottom everybody was piled up. like it was scary. >> i bet it was scary. police are investigating what caused that floor at that offcampus apartment to collapse. the room was reportedly built in 2004. 6:ta f25 for you right now. "nbc bay area responds" to a san jose woman who says an auto dealer tried to stiff her on repairs. >> chris chmura is here with how our team helped. >> sally perez bought this 2014 bmw2 series in may. two months later, she encountered that right there, a blank display. she says she took the coup back to the dealer for repairs and didn't expect the bill because the car had come with a 90-day warranty. the mechanic fixed the display

but handed sally a bill for $2,169.70. she says nobody could tell her why it wasn't already covered by the warranty. so sally paid the two grand to get her car back and then turned to us. we contacted the dealer. it did not explain what happened, but it agreed to a full refund of $2,169.70. when you buy a car, treat your warranty like a contract, because it is. read it, understand it and keep a copy of it. then, when you need repairs, make sure you get a written estimate before the shop starts any work, especially if you think that work should be free. if there are unexpected charges, you need to ask some questions and get an explanation. if you aren't satisfied with the answers, you can call the state bureau of automotive repair. when you file a complaint there, the shop is required by law to

explain itself. you can call us, too, like sally did. the number is 888-996-tips or online at nbcbayarea.com/responds. next a massive migrant caravan headed north from central america. hear from folks on the desperate journey to the u.s. and the big move president trump just said he is making. his announcement less than two hours ago. plus a key day for the future of our country. the important info you or your friends need to know to make sure that you can vote in the midterm elections. plus -- ♪ >> what happened next at this paula abdul concert has a lot of folks talking this morning. at 6:50, it could straight up be the funniest video you see all day. good morning and thank you

for joining us. hey there. it is monday morning. hope your day is off to a good start. i'm kris sanchez in for laura this morning. >> i'm marcus washington. let's head over to kari hall. >> it's a cloudy morning across the bay area. we have some cool temperatures as you get ready to head out the door. most of us in the lower 50s. live look in san jose we'll see all the clouds we're seeing now clearing out, as we go to campbell we'll be at 57 degrees at 11:00 and nothing but sunshine the rest of the day, as we field some nice and cooler than normal weather with our high in san jose reaching 73 degrees. it will be 76 in antioch and in livermore and in napa, we're

looking at a high of 74 today. san francisco stays in the low 60s, we'll talk about the weekend coming up in seven minutes. mike, you have a new crash in san jose? >> i do, kari, as the south bay starts to see a build in the volume, we see a crash and some more slowing at the bottom of your screen. take a look at the rest of your screen. no real surprises for those traffic patterns but northbound 85 sees more slowing north of 85 and 17 and winchester boulevard. the crash may be moving to the shoulder any second now and you see the slower sensors and the build off of highway 87, the area out of the valley. here in the north bay or into the north bay we're looking at westbound 580 the approach toward the toll plaza, richmond to san rafael, west 580 shows thein creased volume as you expect off the east shore freeway. marcus? >> thanks, mike. today is the last day to register to vote here in california, if you want to take part in november elections. now, given the national climate, we wonder if more people are registering here in the bay area.

"today in the bay's" pete suratos has the numbers and the major countings across the bay area. pete, people need to know some things they want to get started and vote on in november. >> reporter: good morning to you, marcus. if you're here in california, be sure to register to vote as today is the last day, and in fact video from here in contra costa county. this was posted by the elections office of their twitter account. you see those mail-in ballots that are coming in. according to the latest numbers from the secretary of state's office here in california, you got over 600,000 people eligible to vote registered here in contra costa county, over in alameda county just over 850,000 people registered, and then jumping over to the south bay in santa clara county, about 875,000 people are registered so far. you got workers still processing forms and mail-in ballots, things of that nature and i want to point out that counties are still looking for poll workers and according to a santa clara county elections coordinator that we spoke to, she mentioned

you can make $200 by helping out. >> they're not there on election day to talk about the candidates or the issues on the ballot. they are only there to help the people that have come to their polling place to cast their ballot. >> so if you can volunteer in your classroom, you can be a poller. >> you can. >> reporter: they have until midnight to register online or drop off at your local registrar's office or if you decide to mail it you can postmark it and cast a ballot through election day. the vote by mail ballots went out two weeks ago. if you have any issues with that, make sure to contact your local elections office. we're live in martinez. ss. for "today in the bay." pete suratos for . >> thanks for the update there. 6:33 and developing right now, that massive and growing my grant caravan now crossed into southern mexico, making its way from central america toward the u.s. border.

president trump tweeting "sadly it looks like mexico's police and military are unable to stop the caravan headed to the southern border of the united states. criminals and unknown middle easterners are mixed in. i have alerted border patrol and military that this is a national emergency. must change laws." several thousand people are traveling from nations including guatemala and honduras, seeking a new life in the united states. president trump is making sure that this is a midterm elections issue, demanding the migrants stop short of the u.s. border. many of those say they are leaving behind a life of violence, poverty and corruption. >> reporter: why are you fleeing your country? "because there are no jobs in our country." [ speaking in foreign language ] "i have suffered gang violence in the neighborhoods where i live and that is why i fled the country." >> those migrants are promising

to keep traveling north despite mexico's threats of deportation. continuing coverage and an update to a shocking deadly shooting we covered two weeks ago on "today in the bay." police have arrested three juveniles in the death of 17-year-old omar zargoza. he died in antioch october 9th outside of a lucky grocery store. antioch police say officers last week arrested three teenage boys, all are now in custody in juvenile hall. the man sentenced in a bizarre vallejo kidnapping that made national headlines is scheduled to appear in court today for a state trial. matthew muller is served a 40-year federal sentence in the kidnapping of denise hoskins in 2015. police say he also assaulted her boyfriend. police initially considered this crime a hoax. during an interview last month with nbc bay area, muller said he thought about defending himself. he has since reversed course. happening today a planned pg&e power outage at a busy intersection in daly city from

8:30 this morning until 4:30 this afternoon the power will be out near john daly boulevard, she field drive and north mayfair avenue. you'll want to take it slow if you drive in this area. power crews will be disabling the traffic signals that control the intersection. so do watch for other signals there. tomorrow we'll find out if napa county will send a strong message to pg&e about the power outages two weekends ago meant to prevent wildfires during high winds. some county leaders are not happy with how things turned out. the napa county executive officer asked the board of supervisors to sign a letter of concern. it states the county understands the need to reduce wildfire danger. leaders and residents need more notice and more details about the outages. the letter also asks pg&e to partner with local leaders and agencies to make sure that people are more prepared before hand. vote on whether to send that letter to pg&e is set for tomorrow.

lick pictures from in-and-outburger in millbrae. it's a special day for the california favorite fast food institution. it's turning 70 years old. they say the food is fresh and tasty and mike, they have that special menu, too? >> you can get the low car shall version, the lettuce wrap. one day i wish they'd put a fried egg as an option. they would be a breakfast place, too. it's okay, you can still have breakfast burgers. looking toward the bay bridge we have folks kind of feasting on the morning commute. i tried to make that sound appetizing. there's a glut of traffic headed down there and the backup at the toll plaza of course. this crash walnut creek southbound 680 around treat boulevard, that's the only hangup and light traffic even though highway 4 sees slowing out of bay point for westbound direction. looking at the rest of the bay, the south bay moves smoothly. no major problems, a good flow

of traffic in san mateo. >> slow right into the weekend weather forecast. we're still trying to eke out a bit of good weather. >> it's halloween weekend, a lot of parties and things going on, so as you make plans coming off of some very comfortable weather, it's going to be a little bit warmer to a eer for upcoming weekend. by friday we're up to 84 and 82 on saturday for the san francisco area, the coastal areas will stay in the upper 60s for saturday and sunday. here is a live look at squaw valley if you're going to the sierra, those morning temperatures have been so chilly, dipping down into the upper 20s, but very nice throughout the day, with highs reaching the upper 60s this weekend. and then if you're making plans to go to russian river valley, expect a high friday of 80 degrees but a little bit cooler by the end of the weekend, and then i just shared what i did over this past weekend. i'm @karihallweather on facebook

as well as twitter and posted a new snapshots. let me know what you did and i'll have a look at today's temperature trend in about three minutes. coming up next on "today in the bay," we'll share that paula abdul video which started trending like crazy while you were sleeping. what happened after this might make your jaw drop. but first, the gun store ban up for debate tonight along the peninsula. the change you'll see if leaders vote no. record turnout for early voting across the country. we'll look at that. let's take you out to the big board as well. it's a big week for reporting profits. dow industrials barely higher, about eight points. you're watching "today in the bay." warning, california. a handful of billionaires have spent over $70 million on campaigns to undermine our public schools.

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the time is 6:4 on yo2 on y monday morning. here say live look outside in san jose. we're going to sunnyvale to check out the temperatures. normally we're up to 76 but we're not going to be there today. we have a cold start to the week but a warmup is on the way. i'll have a look at what you can expect for this work week coming up in less than five minutes. >> we suddenly jumped up to 40 minutes on the drive on the east shore freeway. i don't see anything going wrong but i'll check on that. bottom of the screen west 37 we expect that slowing out of vallejo. we'll show you a bigger view of the commute coming up. new for you this morning,

four people safely escape a house fire overnight. this happened near ridley drive and bennett court in fremont, just after 2:00 this morning. you can see the crews there at the scene. we're told within 15 minutes firefighters were able to put out that fire. the cause is under investigation firefighters believe it started in a nearby shed and then spread to a home. guns are a hot topic on the peninsula. san carlos leaders meet tonight to consider extending the city's moratorium on new gun stores. councilmembers first approved a temporary ban last fall in the wake of that massacre in las vegas. the order later prevented a southern california based gun store chain from opening in town. san carlos' moratorium is scheduled to end next month. the president is warning some people not to vote. >> scott mcgrew, this is a dire warning that came over the weekend. what is it about? >> it comes, kris, as early voting is under way in some districts. i'll show you some video coming

out of las vegas this morning, a critical election for a new nevada center. officials say 30,000 people voteded on saturday, three times as many as last year, and another 17,000 sunday. and around the same time, the president tweeted "all levels of government and law enforcement are watching carefully for voter fraud, including during early voting. cheat at your own peril. violators will be subject to maximum penalties both civil and criminal." obviously cheating at the ballot box is illegal. what the president said was not factually inaccurate but many critics say the president's tweet smacks of old time jim crow intimidation. reminder today is the last day to register to vote in california. >> so democrats produce mobs. republicans produce jobs. that's become hashtag. right?

that's called hashtag. that's a new hashtag. that's a hot one. >> president trump rallied over the weekend and said a number of things that need fact checking. he said there are riots in california over sanctuary cities. there has been no rioting in california. the president also said washington would pass a middle class tax cut before november. that's ten days away. not only is there no plan, the house is not in session, and couldn't pass one because members of congress are not there. they won't be back until the middle of next month. the president warned ending a defense deal with the saudis would cost "over a million" american jobs. this also needs some fact checking. as "the washington post" points out, the president said this defense deal will bring in 500,000 american jobs, he said that october 13th. we don't know where he got that number but added it up and made it 600,000 jobs on october 17th, and now the president says

they'll bring in a million-plus jobs, he said that on october 19th. we continue to watch what's happening in washington. lots of that caravan, and the missing journalist as well. follow me on twitting. i'm @scottmcgrew. >> thank you, scott. we all know about paula abdul, the dancing and the singing "american idol." the singer falls into the crowd during her straight up tour. ♪ >> ooh, you could hear that thump. >> she was singing "straight up now catch me." the 56-year-old singer and dancer was performing when that happened in biloxi, mississippi, when she fell off the front of the stage. apparently for no reason. it doesn't look like anything happened around her. fans of the concert say abdul got up and finished the show like a champ. abdul's next show is tomorrow in

bethlehem, pennsylvania. as of now, the show will go on. >> i have a question for the fans in the front row. how do you let her fall? you're in the front row. >> maybe she thought it was a more than pit. >> superfan. >> they were too busy posting it on instagram or snapchat. >> we see that all the time. everyone just, you know, videoing. >> but she's okay. >> nice weather across the bay area this morning, it will be cool and maybe snap pictures of the sunrise this morning. you won't see much of it because it's cloudy. here is a look at our numbers. what you'll feel as you step out the door. it's 48 degrees in napa. that's the coolest reading i have on the map, and it's 56 in san jose, palo alto and oakland. let's get through the morning drive in brentwood. going to be a chilly start, cloudy, some patches of fog and it will be 51 degrees, at 7:00,

and after that, skies clearing. we'll be heading into the mid-60s by noon today. it's going to be really nice and another cool morning as you make your way out the door to the fruitvale b.a.r.t. station. some mostly cloudy skies throughout the morning, but that's also going to keep our temperatures down today, as we look at our highs, seeing the high in napa 74. 63 in san francisco, and 70 in palo alto. san jose reaching 73 degrees. so as you are getting dressed this morning you see the cloudy skies and know it's going to be a cool one. maybe some light long sleeves will keep you comfortable. some comfortable shoes. once the temperatures warm up, it will be a great day. you may be spending more time out there walking around enjoying time at the park, but if you're on your way to the warriors game later on this evening, it's going to be mostly clear and temperatures there about 60 degrees. you'll need a jacket headed into oracle arena. it will be 57 degrees and then the low clouds start to move in. we'll see some changes as we go through the week.

high pressure builds. that's what makes it very warm, because we get a lot of sunshine and not as much of a strong ocean breeze, which keeps the bay area cool. so we are going to have some warmer temperatures by the end of the week, possibly some changes early next week as we see that high pressure moves away, and a couple of storm systems just north of the bay area. so i'll be keeping tabs on all of the changes ahead. just know we're going to have a beautiful day today and by the end of the week it will feel like summer with mid 80s for the inland valleys, and some warm weather, so for the weekend while san francisco mostly stays in the 60s. mike, do you have anything new to report for the road? >> i do. nasa, we have a problem, mountain view. over here single tracking our vta in the south bay, mechanical issue is reported, not major delays. follow them on twitter as well. no other agencies reporting any

problems and caltrain restored back to full service to and from san francisco, weekend work continues of course into the spring. looking to the south bay with the nice flow of traffic. the crash north 85 around winchester looks like it cleared out any problem. we continue with that northbound push through san jose, and pushing west in through the tri valley and southbound off of 580. 680 slows a bit, still more and 880 holding steady for hayward down toward the dumbarton bridge for the nimitz, passing over the san mateo bridge as well. look at that westbound will be your push across from the east bay to the peninsula, just starting to see over there university, willow and 92 shows some more slowing off both bridges. folks, that will mean 101 gets more traffic as well but no delays into or out of san francisco there. walnut creek interchange back to the morning regular, you expect as well as concord for highway 4 coming off the bay bridge, that's fine but getting to there, southbound 680 slows a bit. so does westbound 80 approaching the carquinez bridge. nice flow just more traffic. we're about 40 minutes from

highway 4 down to the backup at the bay bridge toll plaza, getting across toward that span. there is the north bay, no problem for san rafael. back to you. >> thanks, mike. coming up next, a quick look at the top stories here on "today in the bay" this morning including major changes for your credit score, for the if, tifire in decades you get an update. some experts say the move could make it easier for you to get a credit card or loan. after a string of cell phone store thefts across the bay area, this time a different outcome, how police caught the suspects red handed. and happening now, buy your tickets before the lines get too long. the mega millions jackpot is more than $1.6 billion. no one won the jackpot since july. on friday, a person in morin hill hit five out of the six numbers and won about $2 million, $3 million. more news coming up after the break. before you head out the d

here are the top stories on today in the bay-- welcome back. before you head out the door, here are the top stories here on "today in the bay." >> as soon as today, a judge may issue her final decision in a case of monsanto's massive payout to a bay area man with terminal cancer. in august jurors handed a former groundskeeper $289 million and found monsanto knew its roundup weed killer could cause cancer. the judge is deciding to uphold the verdict, reduce damages or hold a new trial. in a tentative ruling two weeks

ago she seemed to be leaning toward vastly reducing at ward. the pittsburg police are looking for the driver involved in a deadly hit-and-run kra shall that happened on buchanan road near meadows avenue near 4:30 in the morning saturday. 35-year-old michael watkins was walking on the side of the road when he was hit and killed. police use surveillance video to identify the suspect's vehicle and it is an f150 pickup truck with a sunroof. call police if you saw anything. also new this morning, a big cell phone bust in napa county. look and count 'em up. this is eight stolen cell phones, two smartwatches and a gun found inside a car after a two-county pursuit. it started saturday, just before 6:00 in the evening, after a t-mobile store grab-and-go robbery in american canyon. american canyon police posted this picture after they arrested two men. those men now facing felony charges. as you know, there have been several grab-and-go thefts in the bay area in recent weeks. new this morning, big

changes are coming to how your credit score is calculated. the company behind the fico score said it lold out a new system next year that factors in how consumers manage ka shall in their checking, savings and money market accounts. the biggest shift for credit reporting and fico system since the 1990s. the new ultrafico store is designed to boost the number of approvals for credit cards, personal loans and other debt by taking into account the borrower's cash transaction history which could single or signal how likely they are to repay. new this morning, people in berkeley will soon learn the fate of the trees in the landscaping in their beloved traffic circles. this summer, the city said it would be cutting down the trees and any vegetation and anything over 2 1/2 feet tall, ordered to create a safer line of sight for traffic drivers, cyclists, everyone. number of residents did complain and according to berkeley, the

city backtracked and tomorrow will hold a community meeting to address the issue. elon musk making another big announcement on twitter, this time about his boring company. the tesla and spacex founder is also leading the effort to create an underground network of tunnels for the greater l.a. area, to cut down an traffic congestion. in the tweet, musk said the first tunnel is almost finished and will open december 10th. musk wants to move commuters through tunnels at speeds of up to 130 miles per hour. that idea is to help avoid traffic congestion. today is the last day to register to vote in the november election. you have until midnight tonight to get registered online or to drop off your form in person or to mail it but it has to be postmarked by midnight, too. if you can't make it, you can cast a conditional ballot through election day, but you have to do that in person. vote by mail ballots started going out two weeks ago. if you haven't gotten your vote by mail ballot in your mailbox,

call your elections office, perhaps there's something wrong. i'll be making my phone call today if i haven't gotten mine. follow-up for you now, the man earthquake fans know as wondo has one more chance this season for a major league soccer history. the quakes are not so great this year but fans do have chris wondolowski to root for. he's one goal from scoring the record for goals held by landon donovan. wondo has one more became to tie the record next sunday in seattle. no matter what happens "the mercury news" reporting the team is planning to bring him back next year. >> thank you, wondo, for giving us a reason to watch. if you missed it its first time around here is your chance to catch a broadway smash hit without ever flying to new york. ♪ ? single 60s go on sale for "ha

"hamilton" run at the orpheum theater. you might remember when it first came out it sold out in one day. get yourself ready. >> logon and get ready. what show? no. >> you've got some nice weather across the bay area, starting out this week with some mid-70s for the highs, and then it's going to warm up as the week goes along. san francisco today look for a high only about 63 degrees. the clouds and the fog lingering for a little while longer. >> mike, you're tracking two of the spots. >> two changes and a couple of cameras. richmond-san rafael bridge a lot more traffic so we see that hitting the roadways. no major problems for the maze or the east shore freeway. on the peninsula, more traffic flow as well, that's one change. the other is it's not as bright as it was last week. getting darker. there may be a time change in the future. >> early november. . >> that is what's happening "today in the bay." we'll be back with you at 7:25

with more live local news. >> don't forget to join us for "nbc bay area news" at 11:00. thank you for beginning your morning on "today in the bay." enjoy the day. good morning. breaking overnight, on the move and on the rise. that massive caravan of migrants moving towards the u.s. grows each larger. the group now numbering more than 7,000 and defying the president's demands to turn back. the political battle reaching a boiling point with the midterm elections just 15 days away. we're live this morning in mexico and in washington. tourist tragedy, four americans and their guide killed in a river rafting accident in costa rica, three rafts cap sizing, others in the group swept away before being rescued. just ahead new images from the scene and what the survivors are saying about their ordeal.