>>. >> i'm marcus washington. right now we want to get you out the door. there's been a traffic alert on the bay bridge, mike, causing a lot of issues. >> yeah. huge issue. avoid the bay bridge if you can at all. sky ranger is over the scene. this is a deadly crash. the debris and the overturned box truck is one involved with the person who has died as a result of this crash. a couple of people, as i understand, in the box truck. farther up the road, golden gate transit bus involved in the crash. three people injured. it sounds like no serious injuries. out to the maps, i want to show you, folks, this is the incline from oakland to san francisco. that's why you avoid it. over half the freeway is blocked. you can't even get to treasure island. this is a huge problem over here, folks. as we look into the jam, it is continuing to build. out of berkeley. actually, out of richmond, golden gate field, another crash on the shoulder. all the way backed up into the maze. your alternate is the richmond to san rafael bridge.

west 580 and west 92 is the other alternate. things are jamming up in san leandro and hayward. takes the rails. bart system is moving very smoothly. lighter build. avoid the bay bridge. heading out to the very serious scene. i know that you are past the direction and you are in the east bay with the latest on the bay bridge over there. >> reporter: yeah. you know, mike, i can barely hear you. we are right here on the westbound where the toll plaza is. caltrans is trying to make their way through. sirens are going. chp is following them. a tow truck trying to clear out the scene over there on the bay bridge. this is a complete mess. all the westbound lanes that you are seeing. this tow truck trying to make their way through it through this snarled traffic. you can see them make their way through there. i want to show you the shot from nbc bay area sky ranger to show

you what's taking place. that box truck hitting this bus earlier this morning roughly around 4 listen 30 a.m. the coroner van made their way through roughly at 5:00 a.m. we got the new piece of information. it is hard to hear out here. about three people may have been injured on the golden gate transit bus making its way to the transit center. unknown the extent of the injuries. obviously there is the one fatality. we're working to get that information. but we want to take you back out here live. we're telling folks to use alternate routes. chp san francisco is in charge of this. looking to get more information from them. you can get updates on their twitter account we will stay on the scene to see if any new information pops up when it comes to this crash. this is not a route that you would want to take trying to get into the city this morning, guys.

>> yeah. quite the mess there. thanks for that perspective, pete. >> right now we want to go to vianey arana some in for kari hall with a look at what we can expect with the forecast today. >> a hiding golden gate bridge. live sutro cam. you can get a good idea. this is live right now. they were moving along slowly, but they're moving. now, it is keeping the coastal areas a little cooler as we get the building marine layer. but if you're taking any form of mass transit today, you don't have to worry about the chilly temperatures. by 9:00 a.m., the temperatures will already be in the 60s. any areas that start out a little cloudy, a good mix of sun and clouds. by 12:00, we are expecting to start jumping into some comfortable 70s. finally some seasonable may temperatures. a little bit more normal for this time of year. we're warming up into 80s into inland areas. i'm tracking mountain showers. i'll tell you who will be impacted by those coming up

shortly. back to you. 6:03. as we head into the fire season, one stupid says controlled burns are not being used enough. they are when they ignite fires to clear land. they happen in the southeast. that's way more than the west coast. they might be needed to fight future wildfires. >> also new this morning, you can now weigh in on pg&e's proposed plan to raise your power bill. the utility requesting to charge $2 billion more over the next three years. this is to help cover the costs of wildfire safety improvements. this comes as pg&e faces a slew of lawsuits in connection to the recent deadly wildfires. the california puc is holding a

series of public meetings on this proposal. it first take place july 9th at cpuc headquarters on van ness in san francisco. today marks day 7 of the teacher strike in hayward. a short time from now both sides are expecting to return to the bargaining table. but there is still no deal. teachers do not appear to be backing down. >> what are we? >> fired up! >> no negotiations took place yesterday. while the gap is narrowing between what teachers are demanding and the district's offering, both sides appear to be far away from a deal. amid ongoing negotiations, thousands of workers at kaiser permanente are considering a strike, a notice that workers will walk off the job for 10 days could come as early as this week. the national union of health care workers is working with kaiser to secure a new contract for the 4,000 employees. along with better pay, the union wants an agreement ensuring that patients get help with mental and behavioral health issues in a timely fashion.

a follow-up to a story we covered yesterday on "today in the bay". decriminalizing psychedelic mushrooms and natural hallucinogens is moving forward. a committee voted for more discussion next week. people need access to the plants for medical reasons. opponents are concerned about safety. denver voters decriminalized mushrooms. if you're feeling a little more tired than usual, your smartphone may be to blame. a new eye-opening study is showing how attached we are to our cell phones and other devices all while we sleep. "today in the bay" ali wolf this morning. we're all a little guilty of this. >> reporter: oh, yes, laura, we certainly are. i know i am. probably a lot of people at home as well. but now we're getting a closer look. it's probably not a surprise that parents and also their teenage children are bringing their cell phones into bed with them and probably checking

notifications overnight while they wake up in the middle of the night. now we know a new study from the nonprofit common sense shows one-third of teenagers are actually taking their cell phones into bed with them overnight. let's take a closer look at some of these numbers we have just learned today. we know 29% of teens bring their phones into bed, according to this survey. and more than 60% of parents have their devices within reach while they're asleep as well. and numbers show that bringing a phone or tablet to bed is interrupting sleep with more than one in three teens actually waking up at least once a night pause they're checking their phone for notification. parents, a lot of you are guilty of this, too, with a quarter or 26% of them waking up to check notifications as well. the survey also showed about 45% of parents and 36% of teens said they feel addicted to their phones. and the reason this is so important is that poor sleep, we know it can have an affect on our health especially for teens. it can affect their ability to

do well in school. >> i'm still working on it. >> it is frustrating if she tries to take away my phone and she doesn't have a good reason. >> reporter: and the reason this is so important, poor sleep of course can have an effect on our health, especially important for teens to get a good night's sleep so they can do well in school. what can you do about this? doctors and researchers say it is really important to put this phone away an hour before bedtime, stop checking it altogether if you can. it can be hard, though. ali wolf for "today in the bay". >> it can be hard. we use it for our alarms and everything. >> check the time and go right back to sleep. i still have some time. >> you do. that's always a nice thing. all right. 6:08. let's check the forecast right now. vianey is in for kari this morning. should be a nice day ahead? >> it will be a nice day ahead.

we said try not to check your phone. but don't forget to check the nbc bay area app for the daytime. our temperatures are going to be so pleasant. it gives you good hour-by-hour outlook what you can expect this morning. 78 in east san jose. check out the east bay. we have a spread of low 70s all the way in through concord. we're talking low 80s. this is going to be a very pleasant afternoon. however, you're going to be hanging out on the coastline. you may be noticing we have building cloud cover in san francisco as well. 65 degrees in mission. heading out to the north bay, ukiah, 81. santa rosa, 77. novato 78. we do have changes on the way in the form of showers for the north bay and east bay. now send things over to mike. >> sky ranger over our shot. the traffic alert on the bay bridge. overturned box truck and three lanes blocked. you'll notice one, two, three different sizes of tow trucks have arrived on the scene.

very slow drive across the span. travel times across only the span from the toll plaza in toward its destination. we're at 20 minutes more. actually closer to 30 minutes as you get across the bay bridge. that does not include the maze. alternates richmond-san rafael. this number doesn't look bad. it is deceptively light. golden gate fields toward the maze. 580 all jammed as you approach the bay bridge which you will avoid. the rest of the bay is light. back to you. thanks, mike.

so we just talked about teenagers who sleep with their mart phones. next and new this morning, a new game encouraging you to play while you're asleep. overnight announcement from the makers of one of the biggest video games in the world. meanwhile, china has a new threat in the trade war. some think it may be a step too far. we'll take a look when "today in the bay" continues. to simone, i leave the van gogh.

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it is 6:13. look at this beautiful view overlooking san jose. we have gorgeous skies. i'm still tracking a warmup. expect to go keep our temperatures above 70s and even 80s. how long that will last coming up. behind vianey we have sky ranger shot. sorry, vianey. a crash blocking three of five lanes across the bay bridge. this is a traffic alert. the reason why we are telling folks to avoid the bay bridge as you arrive toward san francisco. i'll talk about why this is blocked and what we are talking about coming up. and good morning to you. very happy wednesday as well. we have more red arrows on the board because of the trade war. apple has new ipod touch model with powerful new chips. chipmaker amd up real big after new chips on sunday. both of these manufacturers

depend on what's called rare earth, a term for a group that makes compounds mostly mined in china. a picture of chinese premier xi touring one of those rare earth facilities last week. china, speaking through its official state newspaper, is this morning threatening to cut off access to rare earth. that would be devastating to apple, intel, qualcomm, tesla just to name a few. huawei, meanwhile, going to american court to try to get president trump's ban on the company reversed. american companies can't sell components to huawei. over fears the toll couple commitment allows china to spy in the u.s. it is unlikely huawei will succeed in court. >> case-shiller house price studies. this is the one i trust the most. the shiller in case-shiller won

the nobel prize after all. 1.4% up. prices are up, just not as quickly as the past. by comparison, 3.8%. chris mcginnis over at the san francisco chronicle said the last virgin america plane will be repainted this week. alaska airlines bought out virgin america a couple years ago. alaska says it will add new touches to the old virgin america planes like cup holders and bigger overhead bins and a couple morrows of seats. >> oh. more legroom, though? >> more legroom. that's what that does. you always sit in first class. because you can't fit. >> i like to, but that's not

always possible. >> c-7, you can stick your legs under the curtain in first class. >> oh, i'm sure they appreciate that in first class. >> with your shoes on. pokemon coming to your dreams. we are not playing around here. pokemon, owned by nintendo, is working on pokemon sleep. the company plans to turn sleep into a form of entertainment. isn't that what we call dreams? it will collect data on how long a person sleeps and what time they wake up to impact game play. parents will probably love that. it is due out next year.

we want to get you up to date on the fatal accident. >> be aware. a deadly crash on the bay bridge. that's why you are going to avoid the span. sky ranger showing you the continued work going on regarding the overturned box truck. someone died as a result of this crash. a transit bus was involved. three people injured on that bus but nothing major. this is from oakland into the city. we're not even up to treasure island where you're jammed up solid. the rest of the commute relatively light.

waze is timing things out. caldecott into san francisco, just over two hours. we are not looking as big a deal as it was before. join nbc bay area wazers. the rest of contra costa county moving smoothly into lafayette, walnut creek. earlier crash slows you down getting to one of your alternates. it is cleared now. a smoother drive. we should see the dumbarton start to slow a bit. vianey, west 84 is typically slow at this time of day. it is looking great. we have lighter traffic overall. avoid the bay bridge. the rest of the traffic looks great. >> thank you for that update, mike. especially on a wednesday

morning. folks are ready to head back to work. if you have monday and tuesday off, you're a lucky one. look at this beautiful view of san jose. we have a combination of sun and clouds. and your temperature trend is showcasing itself as finally spring-like around here. we have 72 degrees by 12:00. notice in the icons, though, a little bit of cloud cover, and then the sun really begins to peek out. 1:00, mid-70s. phaoeupbl, look at this view of what should be the golden gate bridge. sutro tower camera. you can enjoy some of these rolling clouds. meanwhile in the south bay, winds light, 14 miles per hour. morgan hill, 79 degrees. san jose, 77. in through the east bay, about 73 degrees for hayward. further inland, we take it

through danville. 81 degrees. 50s for half moon bay. san tay te'o, 70. san francisco, expect to hit mid-60s. santa rosa, 77 degrees. we have a couple of changes that you may need to be aware of heading anywhere near the sierra, hanging out in the north bay or the east bay hills. a short wave trough will drop down. that will kick up the chance of firing up thunderstorms for the sierra and the north bay mountains. if you notice, i don't have rain in the icons. as always, we will monitor very closely. i'll send it over to you. thanks, vianey. a big day in court for

planned parenthood. the message from doctors. >> your team always on social media keeping you informed. and also having a little fun. mike inouye sharing this photo of his dog on facebook. writing, this guy thinks he's all that. this, this pic was taken at the mid point of a 7-mile bike but he was riding in the basket the whole way. that's a good dog hroelife, mik. share your photos with us as well. we would love to hear from viewers. you're watching "today in the bay". news making headlines aroue

nation and the at 6:24, here's a look at some of the news making headlines around the nation and the world. as our scott mcgrew is telling us this morning, china considering cutting off rare earth minerals as part of the ongoing trade war with the u.s. china dominates the global supply. and it is critical for tech devices. the financial times reports shares in rare earth mineral companies are soaring today. mackenzie bezos pledges to donate half her divorce settlement. that should be close to $20 billion. the seattle times said she signed the pledge founded in part by bill and melinda gates. a rare honus wagner baseball card sells for $1.2 million.

it is considered the holy grail for collectors. the last time a similar card sold back in 2016, it went for a little more than half that price. 6:25. planned parenthood heads to court in missouri. suing to keep the last remaining abortion clinics in st. louis. planned parenthood said the state's department of health is not renewing its license which is set to expire friday. they say health leaders have asked doctors to undergo an interview process as a condition to repair the license. state law set to take effect in august. >> missouri's mortality rate is 50% higher than the rest of the states in this country. eliminating access to safe and legal abortion will absolutely raise the risks. and we have history to show us that's true. >> the missouri governor signed a plan to ban abortions after eight weeks of pregnancy. the law is set to take effect in august.

6:26. here are the stories we're working on for 6:30. mike will have a new update on the bay bridge sadly after an overnight crash. a live look from sky ranger this morning. the timeline for a cleanup. google and the garden. the question today in the south bay as expansion threatens a community garden. >> new rules for anyone using cbd oil. the guidance the tsa is warning.

6:30 right now. good morning. and thanks so much for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> i'm marcus washington. right now we want to get to mike inouye dealing with a fatal accident on the bay bridge. mike, how are things looking right now? >> we are going to talk to pete in just a second. marcus, looking at the bay bridge. only two lanes getting by. this overturned box truck is one of the vehicles involved. the other is the golden gate transit bus farther down the road. bay bridge from oakland to san francisco, blocked off. the majority blocked by this work. deadly crash involved here. one of the people inside this box truck has died. you see that absorbing there picking up any fluid from the truck. we had a lot of cleanup to go,

as well as the investigation. we'll get you out to the map system. jammed traffic coming down the east shore freeway. holding steady for 580 and 880 into the maze. we're talking about the alternates. west 580 is one of your alternates. you see slowing. san leandro, hayward. despite the fact that folks are avoiding the bay bridge, traffic flow light around the bay. we of course are focusing on the big issue. deadly crash on the bay bridge. we have pete suratos on the east bay side. >> reporter: yeah. good morning to you, mike. you know, as you mention to our viewers every morning, there is usually a backup as folks enter to the bay bridge. it is worse than usual because of the accident between that bus and that box truck.

a number of lanes are closed. this accident continues. i did just get off the phone with chp san francisco who is handling this scene, this investigation. i want to piece together the details that we are getting together so far. they said 4:30 there was a golden gate transit leaving the oakland area going to the transbay transit center in san francisco over the bay bridge. they said they were slowing down in one of those far lanes. they were rear-ended by the box truck. the box truck then rolls over. they say that three people were actually in the box truck that were injured and one person who was a passenger is the one who passed away from the injuries. that is the new information we're getting as far as who passed away and what made this a fatal one this morning. they will have to clean that up. i coroner is dealing with this accident as well as this gas

spill or this diesel spill that they have to take care of. 40 gallons on the bay bridge. they will have to take care of that as well. no eta as far as when things will clear out. westbound side as it is entering, cars are going over the bay bridge. they will approach the number of lanes that are still closed. no eta when things will clear up. it is two-fold as far as the issues they have to deal with throughout this morning, guys. >> yeah. quite the mess out there. thank you very much. our coverage of the big backup on the bay bridge continues. because it is recommended that so many commuters not try to get through this span but instead try to take bart. >> "today in the bay" ali wolf is live at the bart station. what are you seeing out there? more people at the bart station? >> well, marcus, you know, it looks like a normal commute. everyone is telling us it hasn't impacted their bart travel plans. we have the morning commuters

here. not too crowded. it will look like if you are traveling into the city this morning from lafayette, further into the east bay, bart seems to be your way to go. you can see 24 and the freeway just beyond the tracks here. it looks like traffic is moving smoothly here. the crash is something that is on the minds of commuters. we spoke to one man who said his carpool is late so he is going to be late to work. it is probably going to have an impact but not on the trains. >> thanks for the latest there, ali. now we want to get a look at the forecast for you. vianey arana in for kari hall this morning. look, i like that sunshine in the graphic. somewhere behind that is sun, marcus. i promise it will come out today and shine very bright over the bay area. warming us up beautifully into some 70s and some 80s as well. right now as you head out the door, it's cool and comfortable.

54 degrees. once the skies clear and the sun comes up, keep in mind we are tracking another warm afternoon. very similar to yesterday. we do have a good drying pattern that will linger through the weekend. a closer look at what you can expect for your weekend forecast. very important forecast coming up shortly. i'll send it over to you. >> all right. looking forward to it. 6:35. growing a garden or growing the city? that's a decision san jose planners may be facing today. kris sanchez is live with more. kris? >> reporter: hi, laura. no doubt behind all of this lush exterior is very prime real estate. this is middlebrook gardens, which is a nursery and teaching garden for children. it's been part of the san jose park neighborhood for years. this is the rose garden near downtown jose. the owner filed development

plans to turn it into a 5600 square foot retail complex. the property was valued at $630,000 back in 2007. fast forward to 2019. this is a mile from where google is working to make a massive downtown campus a reality. it is about the same distance from diridon, the shark station and downtown san jose as well. the public will have a chance to tell the director how they feel about this proposed development. but this site is zoned for that kind of development ahead of commercial development, retail space, and the staff recommendation is that the project be approved. community members held a rally in support of the garden.

6:36. new details in the ongoing battle over stanford's massive expansion plans. they want assurance that the city will not build into the foothills behind campus. even though stanford has no such plans, they want the restriction noted. the county planning commission will discuss the expansion thursday. >> new this morning, oakland zoo is saying bye son as it sends 11 bison away. no, not to a home where the buffalo roam but the blackfeet reservation in montana where they will, indeed, roam free. it is part of the federal bison restoration project. the animals have been living in the new california trail exhibit. an event will be held when they arrive in montana this eek, including a blessing and prayer ceremony.

right now 6:37. we want to keep track of what's going on in the bay. a deadly accident on the bay bridge, mike. >> right, marcus. if you're in the east bay, plan on using it into san francisco, plan on something else. it is jammed up solid. although you see two lanes of traffic moving smoothly, overturned box truck. one person died as a result of this crash. farther down the road, golden gate was involved in this crash. we had cleanup work, an investigation that has to continue. and we have five lanes of traffic squeezing down into two, which jams up westbound across the span. we are showing you the traffic jammed up. in my note, avoid the westbound bay bridge if you can. now, even though the approach toward the maze and down the east shore freeway is jammed and riddled with second tertiary crashes. the car in front of them hit the

brakes sooner than they thought. alternates richmond-san rafael and san mateo are slower but still available as options to avoid the bay bridge westbound. >> yeah. okay. >> we will be nearing 90s. >> the good thing in the 90s, we have areas where you can get away from the heat. typically along the coastline. that's exactly what's going to be your option for this weekend. check out the coast. we're talking 68 degrees. so the coastal areas will soon be your getaway to get a little fresh ac from mother nature. heading into the bay, temps warming into the 70s. a mix of sun and clouds. inland areas, the spots where you need to kick up your ac as early as this weekend. we will see 80s on sunday. heading into monday and tuesday,

things are looking a little warmer. that's what when i'm looking at 90s for inland areas. so i will be monitoring all of what's going on. not just for today but an extended look out to the forecast. i'll have an update coming up shortly. back to you. thanks, vianey. 6:40 right now. next and new this morning, a statewide manhunt under way. the search for a california father whose baby daughter was found dead. teens are not getting enough sleep. new perspective overnight on how many kids fall asleep with their phones. the argument between president trump and joe biden may benefit both men. plus, an update on the mueller investigation. let's take you out to the new york stock exchange and the big board. another losing day as stocks worry about a growing trade war.

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it is 6:42. if you will be using any form of mass transit, take a light sweater as you head out the door. we're still in the 50s. clouds keeping us nice and cool. heading out around the lunch hour, keep in mind the temperatures will climb into the 70s, into the 80s for inland areas. i'm talking about how long this stretch of warmer weather will be sticking around and tracking thunderstorms that could fire up in that area. i'll have all the details next. >> bart is a great option to avoid the bay bridge where this continues on three of your five lanes. an investigation going on. that has traffic jammed from the east bay. bart one of your alternates. san mateo, westbound 92, westbound 80.

that is also jamming up. 6:43 right now. if you're feeling more tired than usual this morning, it's right here. your smartphone may be to blame. an eye-opening study is showing how attached we are to cell phones and other devices all while we sleep. more than 60% of parents have their devices while they sleep. one parent said he knows to make sure his daughter isn't is addicted. >> i look at mine before i go to bed but i do not allow my kids. >> what parents can do. that is coming up at 7:00. 6:44. the soaring popularity of cbd

forcing the tsa to change its policies. they can bring some forms of krbd oil onto flights. but they have to be fda approved. it is, tracted from marijuana and does not have thc, which gives you the high. questionable items will be referred to law enforcement. >> a statewide manhunt continues for the father of an 8-month-old girl found dead in southern california. that little girl named alexia was found monday in bellflower. she was found in her car seat lifeless next to a dumpster. investigators say that her father 22-year-old alexander eccheverria is a person of interest. family members say he is suicidal. the little girl may have died in northern california. the tragedy is gripping the community where alexia was found. >> it's hard. you don't know was it an accident and he didn't know what to do.

did something bad happen. >> it breaks my heart. i don't know how anybody can do that. >> there's already a growing memorial for the baby girl. investigators say her father was last seen in southern california on monday. he may be heading back this way. he drives an older model gray vw jetta. >> well, the south bay's largest water suppliers reportedly negotiating the plan to invest in the backup reserve. mercury news reports that the santa clara valley water district is in secret talks to purchase a 5200 acre cattle ranch in merced county. the ranch is located 15 miles outside. it sits a top billions of gallons of groundwater, which could be used the next time things go dry. if a deal comes to pass, it is likely to face backlash from other water districts and the farming industry. 6:46 right now. new this morning, an east bay landmark is saved.

many have seen the painted rock on a hill in moraga. above the intersection of moraga road and green boulevard. they paint the boulders as part of a high school tradition. the land is being acquired by the john muir land trust. they have raised $2 million. the painted rock property will be part of a large public open space. they expect to build new trails and create a protected wildlife haven. breaking news for you this morning. robert mueller is going to make a statement. >> no one knows what he's going to say. >> nobody at all. everybody in washington has put every meeting on hold this morning. this is going to happen at 8:00 a.m. our time. nbc news will have coverage of it. we have no idea what mr. mueller is going to say. we do know reporters will not be allowed to ask questions. it will simply be a statement. my suspicion ist's more indictments. but then again, we simply don't know. again, 8:00 a.m. our time we will be covering that.

other news, president trump defending his attack on joe biden from dictator kim jong-un that biden was not very smart. here is the president's explanation this morning. i was actually sticking up for sleepy joe biden while on foreign soil. kim jong-un called him a low i.q. idiot, among other things, whereas i related the quote as a much softer low i.q. individual. who could be upset with that. president trump saying idiot to individual was a way of supporting the former vice president. senator kamala harris did a townhall on msnbc where she talked about protecting abortion rights but was brought into this trump/biden dispute. >> he should not have done it. it is irresponsible and another example of why he should not be president of the united states. >> now many many ways this works to biden's favor.

because talking heads talk to things like this, trump versus biden. when they should be mentioning all kinds of other candidates. so watch out for that. i don't get a chance to talk about baseball very often. in fresno, the local farm team played a memorial day video on the jumbo tron. it was one of ronald reagan's most stirring speeches with pictures edited over top. see if you can spot it the problem. >> as for the enemies of freedom, those who are potential adversaries, they will be reminded that peace is the highest aspiration of the american people. >> yep, two dictators and a congresswoman. now, grizzlies say they are not sure how it ran that way. we're embarrassed we allowed this video to play without seeing it in its entirety first. we unconditionally apologize to represent ocasio-cortez. again, we'll be watching robert mueller speaking for the first time since the release of the mueller report. frankly, really at all. >> yeah. >> and we'll be watching that on twitter. follow me@scottmcgrew. >> that is 8:00 our time.

>> back to the traffic alert we have been talking about. >> every everywhere in the bay shows a lighter volume of traffic. the bay bridge has the ripple effect on our commute. the view from sky ranger why the bay bridge is one to avoid. that is the bulk of the commute we cover from early in the morning where we have had this problem. the crash happened just after 4:30. 5:00 we issued the traffic alert across the span. you see the continued work. three of five lanes. overturned box truck is seen over here. the crews that have to do the investigation. they are waiting for the coroner to complete the investigation. they have all of this absorbed. a sweeper truck is on scene. this is the jam here. it ripples to the toll plaza where things look different than normal. notice here the hov lanes are

stopped. every single lane basically stopped. just one or two cars trickling through. again, all of these lanes here, all 19 lanes funneled to two lanes at the scene of the crash. as we look at the backup, despite all of that traffic, we still have just the east shore freeway and west 580 showing some of the impact. it hasn't rippled back out because of the later flow of traffic. walnut creek, concord, the build is happening over here. so it will be an issue. some of the folks chose to go to the richmond-san rafael bridge. west 580, richmond to san rafael, and across the golden gate bridge is one to avoid the bay bridge. another, head south through san leandro. things slowing toward hayward. westbound highway 92. that moves pretty smoothly all morning. early crash tightened things up a bit. it has cleared.

tri-valley looks good. southbound san jose, minor crashes in the northbound directions from 101 and 85. overall, not so bad. vianey was showing you west 92. it is jamming up right now. the volume just builds. >> and you can also see the sky there. we have cloudy skies once again to start out our morning. but that doesn't mean we will have a gloomy day, right? we will still have a good day. wind speeds very light. check out this gorgeous shot of the clouds rolling through as the marine layer builds along the coastline. san francisco at 53 degrees. and microclimate highs for today will be climbing into the low 60s for san francisco. low 70s through oakland. things warming up through the south bay. morgan hill, 79. 82 in concord. and upper 70s, low 80s through the north bay. anywhere along the coast, expect to keep a lot of cloud cover a little longer than the west. further inland, they should burn

off. satellite radar not showing a lot of activity. but we are tracking a short wave trough that will drop in. it will bring the possibility of sparking up some thunderstorm activity for the north bay mountains and east bay hills. also for the sierra as early as tomorrow. as of right now, it doesn't seem to bring any rain to the rest of the bay area except for the higher elevations. it will bring a lot of cloud cover. we will be monitoring that very closely. it could mean a chance of drizzle for the coastline. that will linger into friday's forecast for san francisco and into the inland areas as well. notice it doesn't impact our temperatures. temperatures will remain into the 80s. looking ahead into next week, the start of your workweek, climbing into the 80s. we will start inching towards the 90s, which we have not seen in a very long time around here. i'll send it back to you. thanks so much, vianey. 6:53. an ongoing trade war between beijing and washington is hitting the soybean injury hard.

now u.s. exports to the country are down more than 20% from a year ago. iowa is the biggest producer of soy beans. however, farmers near sacramento also grow soy beans. >> next on "today in the bay", a quick look at the top stories. pg&e wants your tike on the proposed rate hike. how you can actually weigh in. plus, teachers are still on strike in the east bay. families are hopeful today. more news after the break. you're watching "today in the bay". alright boys, time for bed.

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before you head out the door, it is 6:56. here are the top stories on "today in the bay". >> breaking news we have been covering for you this morning. three lanes of the bay bridge shut down after a deadly crash. these are live pictures from our nbc bay area sky ranger overhead. a box truck with three people on board crashed into a golden gate transit bus about 4:30 this morning. and that caused a ripple effect and big backup. this is traffic near the toll plaza in oakland. it's been a traffic nightmare ever since it happened early this morning. the box truck rear ended the bus. three people were in that truck. sadly, we know that one person died. no update on the other two passengers so far this morning. breaking news in washington. within the last 15 minutes, we found out that robert mueller is scheduled to hold a news conference at the department of justice. scott mcgrew is just talking about this. while it's possible mueller will issue a statement about the investigation into russian

interference in the presidential election, the exact topic is still a mystery. it will be the first public comment on the investigation. nbc news will bring you that news conference live when it happens at 8:00. and new for you this morning, you can weigh in on pg&e's proposed plan to raise your power bill. the utility is requesting to charge customers nearly $2 billion more over the next three years. this is all to help cover the costs for wildfire safety improvements. this comes as pg&e faces a slew of lawsuits in connection to the recent deadly wildfires. puc is holding a series on the proposal. the first take place july 9th on van ness in san francisco. 6:58. today marks day 7 of the teachers' strike in hayward. what are we? >> fired up! >> no negotiations took place

yesterday. while the gap is narrowing between what teachers are demanding and the district's offer, both sides appear to be still far away from a deal. right now a look at what we can expect outside. >> cloudy this morning. 79 degrees. tracking mountain showers for thursday and friday. then the warmup really hits closer to the 90s as we inch towards the weekend and into next week. >> we continue to watch the big backup at the bay bridge. >> deadly crash on the span itself causes a problem for multiple commute rides. right now sky ranger. we see three of five lanes blocked. you just talked about this involving a box truck. out to our other cameras. the backup at the bay bridge for all lanes. no option for you. you can take the richmond-san rafael. west 580 shows the build off the

east shore freeway. san mateo and bart is a great option as well. >> a local news cut-in at 7:25. . good morning. breaking news. ready to talk. special counsel robert mueller set to speak out in the next hour delivering his first public statement on his two-year russia investigation. we're live at the white house. battered. overnight tornados roar through several states from kansas to new jersey. devastated residents in ohio taking measure of their lives. >> things that have been here any whole life are gone. >> tens of millions at risk again today. states of emergency.