clearlake today while san francisco is at 70 degrees. more on that coming up in a few minutes. mike, you're updating a crash in concord. >> the bay bridge toll plaza we usually see the cash lanes filled up past the end of the parking lot with you not today, friday and a pre-holiday friday shows a lighter volume around the bay, the maze, contra costa county. i want to zoom in over here, as kari said over in concord, it's not a disabled vehicle, it's actually a crash which leaves some debris, there's a big rig near the off-ramp for grant street, it's northbound 242 and what commute we have would normally be south coming off of highway 4. no major slowing shows up on sensors except in palo alto, a crew clearing lanes. we'll give you a live look at that coming up. back to you. >> thank you, mike. breaking news out of the south bay, there is damage to at least three businesses this morning, this after an overnight fire in downtown los gatos. >> south dakota's kris sanchez live on the scene this morning. the fire is out now, kris? >> reporter: the fire is out, but you can see here behind me

that there are still some fire crews on scene, starting to bring out some of the debris from inside that middle business where it appears that that fire originated. i just talked with the fire captain in the last 45 minutes, and he said that one business in the middle is where it started, but the businesses on either side are also damaged. this is a salon and also a boutique and some sort of ice cream shop as well. firefighters got the call just after 1:30 this morning and because of the roof structure, the captain tells me it took about an hour for firefighters to put it out, and it had to be unnerving for one business in downtown los gatos, double d's sports grill, which is down the road, but in the same block. it only recently reopened after it was gutted by a fire back in 2016. that business was unscathed. we expect to see three businesses will be out of commission for a while until they can repair some of that smoke and water damage and of course some of the fire damage from the middle building. fire captain says the fire is

still under investigation, but at this point to him, it does not seem to be anything that is blatantly suspicious about it. in los gatos, kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >> thanks so much. glad no one was hurt. overnight in los gatos less than three miles away from that scene two fire fighters are were injured fighting this house fire, it started at 11:00 p.m. on overlook road. firefighters arrived to find flames shooting out of the front. firefighters injuries are not considered life-threatening, also two people were evacuated, one taken to the hospital. no word on the cause of that fire. now to hurricane dorian and what is expected to become a major hurricane when it slams into florida over the holiday weekend. forecasters say it will likely become a category 4 storm, the strongest hurricane to hit the state in three decades. a storm that size packs winds of at least 130 miles an hour. overnight, dorian continued to strengthen over warm waters and the forecast changed as well. it's projected the path move

further south to west palm beach. people up and down the atlantic coast are scurrying to get their hands on supplies, we're talking about food, gas, sandbags and plywood to protect windows, and that's not all. >> batteries, flashlights, generators, extension cords anything they can use that are going to give them survival. >> eventually most of interstate 75 which runs from miami to the georgia line will be completely turned into northbound lanes so people can get out. we have much more coming up. kari is tracking the storm. we'll bring you a report from miami at 5:45 this morning. back in the bay area, there is growing outrage over the fires burning in the amazon. organizers have planned a protest this morning outside san francisco's br zillionian consulate. activists are demanding

immediate action after brazil's national research space institute says the number of fires has risen by 85% to more than 77,000 in the last year. about half of those fires have burned through the amazon region with many in just the past month. it's been a month since the mass shooting at the gilroy garlic festival, but authorities have just learned about a new victim, gilroy police say they never knew about one man grazed in the head by a bullet. he received stitches. that brings the total number of victims to 20, and that includes the three young people who lost their lives. friends and supporters of a san francisco man recently shot in the philippines in what many believe was a military-backed murder attempt will talk today about their fact-finding mission. sunset district native brandon lee was critically injured on august 6th. he's a journalist and human rights advocate. today supervisor matt hainey joins the famently members to talk about their family visit to

the hospital bed in the philippines and their visit with government leaders. santa clara county fire department is testing its emergency alert system today. >> it's important that we actually test the system prior to an actual event. there are processes in place for to us put these messages out, and we want to exercise those before lives are literally on the line. >> if you registered with the system or if you're driving through certain parts of the county today, you'll get an alert on your phone at 10:00 this morning. the system is used to communicate fires, evacuations and other emergencies. >> 5:05. some of this year's union supported labor day protests may attract larger numbers, that includes protests against kaiser permanente. the "east bay times" says thousands of kaiser union workers may be out in force right now. a strike is being planned for october. it may include 80,000 workers, which would make it the largest strike in more than two decades. now to a follow-up for you. san francisco's planning commission giving the green

light to a long-term safe parking site for people living in their rvs and cars. if supervisors pass it next month, it would be located near the balboa park b.a.r.t. station on highway 280. the safe overnight parking pilot program could launch at the site for one year as early as november. the lot is expected to serve up to 33 people. new for you this morning, b.a.r.t.'s latest reported upgrades have nothing to do with actual trains but maybe just as important for commuters. if you've ridden b.a.r.t. you've experienced the platform sign telling you the train is 12 minutes away that never actually arrives because it's been canceled or rerouted. some riders even called it a ghost train. "the examiner" reports starting tomorrow platform signs will be more accurate to reflect arrivals and specify when the trains have been canceled, and that's thanks to upgraded software. b.a.r.t. also says that better sign improvements are coming in the near future.

if you're ready to jump into the weekend, here's some good news for you. the "guinness book of world records" largest ever bounce house is staying in the bay area a little bit longer. >> right now lowell park in oakland the bounce house includes a 900-foot long inflatable obstacle course. tickets range from $16 to $30. all age groups are welcome. it's staying open until september 15th. looks like a lot of fun. >> all ages, what about height and weights? i'm a pretty big guy. >> industrial strength plastic. >> that looks like a lot of fun. my son would love that. let's get you out the door this morning with a live look outside in palo alto, as you get ready to head out for that drive. feels nice and cool, just a few clouds moving by. we're at 61 degrees at 6:00. 66 degrees at 9:0 and then some mid-70s at noon. great day to take that lunch outside. it's also going to be breezy. let's get a look at all of our microclimates, going throughout the morning, our temperatures

gradually start to warm up. we're at 82 degrees at lunch time in danville, and santa rosa at 77. we're looking at some upper 80s, so just slightly warmer in a few inland spots today, compared to yesterday, but we're still going to have several hours of some very comfortable weather and breezy winds. and mike, i showed you that camera in palo alto. you're watching the crew there is. >> we're watching different there. you talk about the temperatures and the weather when ear leeacing leeaand we're looking at flashing lights. you notice just the couple flashing lights, traffic volume is lighter this morning, even for 5:08 in the morning, it's light and so the little bits of slowing show up once in a while here for 101, that's just north of where the dumbarton bridge comes across, and folks head over here bayfront expressway or just south of where they join if they use marsh. a smooth drive throughout that area, the south bay coming over off of santa cruz mountains. watch highway 17 continuing with that brush clearing there, just

a little bit shy of the summit. no problems and just now just in the last ten minutes we've seen a little bit of slowing out of the altamont, west 580, and no problems toward the bay bridge with a light volume of traffic, very light over there with those lanes as well as in richmond. back to you. >> thank you, mike. this morning, outrage over a sold out chicken sandwich. next here on "today in the bay," the man who blames popeyes for his frustrations and willing to take his battle to court. apple has a fancy new iphone. this is not it but we'll talk about it. wait, wait, wait! stop! >> ahead at 5:25 an extremely close call. its message one houston mom is sharing after her daughter was nearly hit by a speeding car, as she got off the bus. we are here to discuss jessie's online time.

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happy friday. it is 5:12 and as you get up and get ready to head out the door in cupertino, it's going to start out cool, and gradually warm up, headed into the morning, but we are staying in the 70s through at least early afternoon into the day. we're going to briefly hit 80 degrees here and then come back down. overall nice to start out labor day weekend. i'll have a look at all of our microclimates coming up. it's friday before the three days, some folks have a four-day. we have a smooth drive through oakland. no problems for these travel times, as you travel out of

contra costa county, good time. good times. good morning to you. very happy friday as well. stocks were higher on hopes that china and america can work it out between them, though keep in mind, new tariffs go into effect over the weekend. bloom energy, this is a blast from the past. i'll get to that one in a minute. apple sent out invitations to reporter answer analysts for an announcement on the 10th. traditional apple announces new iphones in september. apple also announcing it wil provide tools and original parts to third party repair shops in case, you know, maybe this happens, whoops. if your phone is still under warranty, you have to use an apple-approved repair center. out of warranty you can use one of the small mom and pop stores. they'll be provided with official apple parts. i mentioned bloom energy, this dates back to ten years ago and remarkable debut in silicon valley of a company many thought was going to be the next big

thing. video from 2010 and the company's founder showing off his new technology. the governor of california was at this announcement, general colin powell was there, legendary silicon investor john dohr was there and made a comment that sounds way off, ten years later. >> i was talking with my friend larry paige about the nature of this event and it trikz the tst two of us, this is like the google ipo. >> while bloom did ipo, its stock plunged from a high of 35 to today's price around $4.15. getting the company's founder k.r. schrieder showing the technology, on television. we're gng to do it this weekended on "press:here" he sat down to talk about the company's past, future and how bloom might be able to take advantage of

pg&e's troubles, the threat pg&e will have to cut off power to certain communities during high fire danger. they may be able to solve some of the problems, ahead on "press:here" sunday on nbc bay area at 9:00, after "meet the press." ten years, a huge "60 minutes" it was going to be the next gole microsoft. of course we had never heard of uber, the next amazon and spoiler alert, it wasn't. >> something like a lot of things. >> like a lot of things. >> thanks, scott. you know what? the popularity of the mobile payment through your smartphone may be increasing but a lot of us still apparently prefer old-fashioned methods. bank research indicates the u.s. is way behind in adopting to technology, especially in comparison to china, india and other countries. major mobile payment apps only had an adoption re of about 10% last year in the u.s. in china, mobile payments

represented more than 80% of all purchases. trending this morning, a tennessee man is so upset about not getting to try popeye's new chicken sandwich he decided to take legal action. >> i'm upset but not that upset. craig barr is suing the company claiming he wasted countless hours searching for the new menu item. okay, so barr says he was hustled out of $25 but listen to what he did. this is after answering a craigslist ad from someone claiming to be a friend of a popeye's worker selling the sandwiches from behind the restaurant. now there may be a lesson about black market sandwiches somewhere in there but he says that his lawsuit is about standing up to big corporate companies. eh, you know what -- >> if he wants to get that sandwich from behind the popeye's, i also heard stories of this guy with a van and some speakers, extra speakers and he would sell them to you at a really good price over on the

street coroner berkeley. >> i doubt he'll win this lawsuit. >> no. >> must be some sandwich. >> good luck, craig. >> let's get out the door this morning, as you get ready to head out,we're going to have a great holiday weekend ahead. a live look in fremont getting started with this friday with cool temperatures. if you're about to go to the warm springs b.a.r.t. station expect it 61 degrees. i thought it was cool this morning, i grabbed my jacket, and throughout the day it's going to start to warm up, but feel very comfortable, at noon we're at 74. we also have a giants game this evening. if you're going out there, it's going to start out in the low 70s, but cool off quickly. so make sure you're prepared especially with the breezy winds picking up. here's what's going on. we still had some very warm weather across the desert southwest, but we also have an approaching storm system across the pacific northwest. if you're going to seattle, portland, anywhere up in that

area for the next couple of days, expect it to be cloudy and at times rainy. here we're going to continue on with some very comfortable temperatures, and starting to warm up in the inland areas. and of course we're still tracking hurricane dorian right now. we can tell on the satellite imagery that it has become a lot larger, since 24 hours ago, and it's also over some very warm water so only strengthening it expected as it continues on its westward track over toward florida, and it is expected to make landfall between late monday night and early tuesday morning, so a lot to watch there with the possible category 4 hurricane. here we're going to see our temperatures warming up just slightly as we go into the weekend, upper 80s today. low 90s tomorrow, as well as low 90s for sunday, and also on monday if you have some more time off, it's going to be very nice and warm inland, and also cool for the coast, with san francisco staying in the low 70s. and mike, there was a traffic break in palo alto. >> there was a traffic break, now there's just a little bit of

slowing. they've cleared off, we're watching a crew over there on the right side, and also at the center guide, both of those sign trucks have cleared in the last ten minutes and the last five i saw the traffic break start to clear, pushing north. there's a little delay as you head up toward marsh but not much of one, and it won't be if you're at home right now, even if you're in palo alto by the time we get there, things will be clear. light traffic flow, barely any slowing out of the altamont pass. over here antioch, even vasco road moves smoothly toward 580 out of brentwood. the crash north 242 at grant street, the off-ramp may be affected by debris from a big rig crash and countering the bay bridge, a light easy drive. the note you saw walnut creek, orinda in the last map. those stations are closed over the weekend. there are no delays on these systems. remember over the weekend, b.a.r.t. has the notice on their website, orinda and walnut creek stations are closed, couple of eastbound lanes 24 through lafayette, keep those in mind and altered service if there is

any service on monday, check your agency. each has a different schedule. there is the light pre-holiday friday. wow, great at the bay bridge. back to you. >> pretty light out there, thanks, mike. attending college tuition free, coming up on "today in the bay," a new california community college plan and how students can sign up. plus issuing a new warning, what local health leaders want you to be aware of if you vape. but first our team is always on social media, check out this photo of raj and janelle with natal natalie coughlin getting ready for the 2020 olympics in tokyo. she's a big swimmer, medalist from the olympics, from vallejo, went to uc berkeley. wishing her the best. make sure you follow us on all our social media platforms. find us at nbc bay area. you're watching "today in the bay." from the couldn't be prouders

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that shows a houston girl nearly being hit by a car after she got off the bus. this little girl in kindergarten, just starting school. it happened earlier this week, the girl's mother took this video which shows the school bus stop putting out that stop sign, and that car zipping past. you can hear the mother screaming for her daughter to stay put. luckily that little girl did not move. she was not hit. her mother says that it could have been a different outcome. >> after this incident didn't stop, i asked if my daughter was okay or anything and that's just what hurt me the most, because it could have ended very differently. >> yeah, can you imagine? that little girl just in kindergarten, now hopes that what happened to her daughter serves as a reminder to other drivers to stop when they see school buses extend their stop signs. it's 5:23. bay area health alert about vaping. sonoma county health loaders are warning about lung injuries. since june, 36 people have been

hospitalized in california while 193 potential cases of severe lung illness related to vaping are being reported by 22 states, including california. the cdc and the fda are now investigating. one death is being blamed on vaping. in most cases victims admitted to vaping before they got sick, though it's not clear vaping actually caused the illnesses. vector control teams in two northern california counties discovered invasive mosquitos with potential to carry the deadly zika virus. one discovery was made in citrus heights in sacramento county. the other was made in south placer county. in both cases the mosquitos did not carry the virus, rather the kind of species that can transmit it. no human infections have been reported. parents worried about paying their kids tuition this is for you. california will now pay for two years of community college for first-time students.

governor newsom talked about his landmark plan yesterday. to qualify, students have to be attending a community college for the first time and they have to be enrolled in at least 12 units each semester. there is also no income requirement. the governor says the future of california depends on students. >> you are the antidote to the cynicism and all the negativity. >> coming to community college and it being free was a big relief on me and my mother. >> amen to that. the new plan builds on the program that went into effect last year, it paid for the first year of community college and now being expanded to two years, so good news for a lot of people there. millions of young adults setting out for college campuses leaving the comforts and routines of their parents' home. for many it will be their first time living on their own and experts have advice how to set your students up for success. >> number one, establish healthy habits like regular exercise and sleep. that's hard for a lot of college students. also find local health care, including a pharmacy, and make mental health a priority.

a recent survey by barnes & noble education found 76% of college students have experienced mental health issues like stress, depression and anxiety. while the vast majority of schools offer resources like counseling, only about a quarter of the students were utilizing the services. plus students should find time for themselves. >> painting helps me relieve stress, being outdoors, good eating habits, working out, getting my work done. >> also suggests that students programs the number of the national suicide prevention lifeline into their phones. and in case they or a friend need it, we have that number for you right now, that number is 1-800-273-talk. it's 5:26. all week long the "today" show family has been sharing their thoughts about hoda's return to studio 1a. brand new this morning, she's reflecting on her time on maternity leave. >> the news of my life has been like watching these two little

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and a good morning to you on this friday taking a live look in san francisco, we thank you for starting your morning here with us on "today in the bay." i'm marcus washington. >> and i look like charlie brown. >> wa, wah, wah. >> i know. the forecast finally cooler temperatures. >> you look beautiful, laura, bringing the sunshine this morning. we are going to see mostly clear skies as we look outside in walnut creek and our temp tiers in the low 60s. we'll be at 62 degrees throughout 7:00 and gradually warming up. overall we expect another nice day, slightly warmer in the east bay, north bay valleys reaching 88 in antioch, 93 in clearlake and 70 today in san francisco with the south bay reaching 81

in downtown san jose. we'll talk about what's ahead for the weekend. mike it's usually time form the metering lights. >> usually is the key word. on fridays we often don't see metering lights until a little bit later. i think we'll have to wait a while at the bay bridge if we see the metering lights on. sometimes we don't. labor day say longer weekend but some folks stretch it from three to four days including today. the entire drive through contra costa count i. the north bay into san francisco there may be a fach or two of fog getting closer to the golden gate bridge, a smooth drive for the south bay, minor crashes, one on 85 at the shoulder. i'll check on that and bring it back to you for the next report. >> thanks so much. breaking news that we're following on this friday morning three downtown los gatos businesses damaged by fire happened on village lane about 1:30 this morning. santa clara county firefighters tell us it started in one business in the middle and damaged the other two on the other side because of the roof

structure, took them about an hour to put it out. an investigation sunday way into what sparked that fire. "today in the bay's" kris sanchez is on the scene and will join us with a live look at the top of the hour. state lawmakers are getting closer to giving ride share drivers the same rides full time workers have for most every other business out there. ride share companies are saying not so fast, and they're willing to put up millions of dollars to fight the plan. "today in the bay's" thom jensen is live in san francisco where this battle is really getting started. thom? >> reporter: it really is. those ride share companies just announced last night, marcus, they would spend at least $90

labor leaders say it doesn't go far enough. governor newsom has not said whether or not he'll support this bill, but as we found out last night, if he does support it, if it passes the senate, and ub doordash say they will fight it in a ballot measure,

proposition, in a big way, spending at least $90 million in it passes. we're live in san francisco, thom jensen, "today in the bay.o >> thom, thanks so much for that update. >> 5:33. caught on camera, the search is on for the culprits who stole puppies from the san francisco animal shelter. they're adorable. two of the three dogs were actually recovered in the east bay. "today in the bay's" b/.?y+qell joins us live outside the hayward police department this morning. bob, do police have any leads on the third dog missing? >> reporter: possibly. law enforcement tells us theyg@ will likely search a home at hayward at some point. return the two 4-week-old huskies that had been stolen from the family dog rescue, they returned them to the director of that6l organization. three people had stolen the dogs along with a pit bull from the shelter wednesday night. family rescue blasted the dogs pictures on social media and 2b began searching for the dogs to

the dog community spotted the listing for the huskies, they set up a buy and they looped in police. undercover police arrested two men and found the huskies safe. >> to take our dogs is just -- i don't know, it's beyond me, honestly. i almost always think that when bmuá$u$ink to give, not that you would sneak in and steal their dogs. >> reporter: thenáau other dog that's still missing it's an ⌞= 8-week-old pit bull puppy with mange. hayward police says san francisco police is taking over this investigation, will likely as i mentioned search a home in hayward looking for that pit bull, and other items stolen from the shelter. security cameras captured three men inside the shelter wednesday night, leaving with the dogs, ipads and medication. staff members said the thieves cut a lock to get inside. reporting live here in hayward, bob redell, "today in the bay." the manhunt continues in the south bay for a driver in a hit-and-run that killed a

bicyclist in san jose, this ñ story and jackson avenue, that's when police say a driver of a gold suburban suv ran a red light, plowed into a pickup truck and struck a cyclist in the crosswalk. witnesses say he then gathered then ran from the scene, this is after another driver refused to gi[, >> he went to,%m go and take ov the car and tell the guy, take me away, and the guy said no, i don't take you. >> witnesses say the driver was last seen hopping a nearby fence. right now police only have a vague description. the victim has not been identified. san francisco leaders are reportedly pushing back on a recent order from the mayor's health patients. according to "the examiner" this morning, san francisco general will eliminate 41 residential treatment beds. those are for mental health patients who cannot care for themselves. patients who have been there for years will have to move to another part of the hospital.[ym two supervisors argued the decision was made without debate

amid a mental health crisis. they are demanding a public hearing and expect one to happen within the next three weeks. north bay smart train agency is now working on revising its schedule to bridge service gaps.l9c÷ "the press democrat" sometimes there can be a 90-minute wait between trains. in dember, more departures )cywñ will be added from the new lakespur station and in addition to four new rail cars, will allow smart to increase the number of trains. and a warning for east bay commuter this is weekend, if you're taking b.a.r.t., you can expect delays, the transit agency is shutting down the tracks between the orinda and öx walnut creek stations to make repairs, that will impact the lafayette station which will have no train service. ac transit will offer free shuttle bus service for passengers. so some things for folks to be of. >> that's a really sparse map. you go to the b.a.r.t. website, this image taken from their website, where theyñ÷dñ had thig red bar talking about the same

advisory laura just mentioned, lanes of highway 24 affected through lafayette in the eebld direction just like a couple weeks ago, you can click on it for a more populated map as well. right now take you down to the south smoothly north 101 past our camera north of 680 right about here, north oakland road there is a crash which may be affecting lanes, sounds like everything is off to the shoulder and here north 85 coming past blot some hillyõp the rest of the commute light volume of traffic around the bay and no b!(backup, noqtñwj6 met lights at the bay bridge. that's how holiday light it is. >> no backup, no metering lights. >> ;uçpre-holiday. >> no problem. the weekend is upon us. >> it is and i think a lot of people will be staying in the bay area or i hope you do, because it's going to be very nice. here is a look at what's going on. let's kick it off today with the giants game at oracle park. it's going to be in the low 70s at first pitch, and then cooling down throughout the evening with mostly clear skies, and it's also going to be pretty breezy out there.

tomorrow the art and wine festival in millbrae, that also continues on sunday, both days. we have nice temperatures staying only in the mid-70s for the highs, and a lot of sunshine. in morgan hill it's going to be warm during the middle of the day. if you're out early in the morning, or late in the evening, it's going to feel much /kwy we're up to 90 degrees at 3:00 in the afternoon. 88 degrees at 5:00, and then at 7:00 it's 80 degrees as it continues to cool off. for san francisco we're going to see the high today up to 70 degrees. 73 degrees tomorrow. sunday and monday up to the lower 70s, and the taste of mqurp+e some low 90s, so it wil be hot during the middle of the day, and then as we go into the next couple of days, just slightly cooler,/v?ñ leading in labor day. for san jose expect highs up to about 81 degrees, and then some mid 80s for tomorrow and sunday, and then coming back to 81 degrees on labor day. in the sierra, we're going to

have some nice warm weather there, with highs in the low i'm @karihallweather on facebook, twitter and instagram. i'll have updates on all this and some of the places you may be heading. we'll talk more about our today forecast coming up in three minutes. high-tech break-ins, next on "today in the bay," new technology north bay thiev?k0rñe using to target cars. this morning, the video showing how it's being done, so you know what to look out for. plus, taking aim. this morning, we are tracking the path of hurricane dorian b")ning in the atlantic. the preparations under way right now in florida. as well as the preparations in washington. president trump says the federal government is ready. we'll have all that coverage, coming up.8u

right now, it's 5:43. let's get you out the door in concord with a look at how your morning is going to shape up. we'll start out with some upper 60s, all clear skies and it will be nice, just a little bit warmer than yesterday, reaching 87 degrees but this weather verc day. we'll talk about all of our microclimates and the rest of the weekend forecast, that's coming up in less than five minutes. >> fremont 880 might be a little bit lighter than 5:43 yesterday but we're showing a smooth flow k lighter commute this morning. we'll talk about'8tz where thin are shaping up for this pre-holiday weekend which some have already called the weekend.

>> thanks so much. it's 5:43 right now. vallejo police conducting undercover operations to try to ç what they call a ez about a thousand break-ins have been reported across the city so far this year. thieves are using two new techniques. in one case they're using radio frequency jammers that look like this, and what it does is blocks your ability to lock your car when it's happening. you don't even know it. >> our unsuspecting shoppers ge out of their car go to hit their key fob to lock their car and they can't because the jammer or radio frequency device jammer jams the signal. >> criminals are also using bluetooth devices to scan cars and locate electronic devices. police say if at all possible, now to a bb gun shooting spree in the east bay. someone has been taking aim at windows in el cerrito, mostly in the middle of the night.&zñí eight bb gun shootings have

happened within the la week and most of the targets are cars but at least one business and one home have been hit. so far, no one has been hurt, and no arrests have been made. 5:44. the white house says the federal government is ready for 6 dorian. >>?ó scott mcgrew, hurricanes be a test for a presidency. >> just ask george w. bush, right? president trump has canceled a planned trip to poland, marcus, freed up fema to do what it needs to do, he made this little video from the rose garden as wñ >> now it's looking like it could be an absolute monster. we're ready. we have the best people in the world ready and they're going to help you -- >> critics are noticing the difference between the president's tone when the storm ¿ñrico, where he seemed to complain about money americans were spending on other americans, will it ever end, he said, and now that's headed to the mainland, be zjr ñprepared, he . now to be fair, when dorian was approaching puerto rico it was a tropical storm. it is now a hurricane.

joe biden also facing some storms after reporters figured out a story he was telling about pinning a medal on a soldier in afghanistan was at best an amalcomation of several stories and at worst untruthful. he says the central point is truthful. this is not a gotcha as it is a concern this is biden's biggest achilles heel and he keeps putting arrows in it. remember, he dropped out of the 1998 election in part after he was caught telling a story about his childhood but it was somebody else's childhood. >> i started thinking as i was why is it that joe biden is the first in his university? why is it my wife is sitting out there in the audience, is the first in her family to ever goó to college? generations to be able to get to

university. why is janice the first woman in her family in a thousand generations? >> now, politicians tell untruths all the time. president trump said the white house got a phone call from china. it didn't. he said china pays our tariffs, they do not. he said msnbc's lawrence o'donnell cried in a previous on-air apolapology. he said the first lady has got on it know kim jong-un very well, they've never met. this is the last four days. the question is, is this voters should accept from either party? we're watching everything the politicians say and checking the archives. follow me on twitter i' twitter i'm @scottmcgrew. closer to florida's atlantic coast, it's expected to make landfall as a major storm. a category 4. that means wind speeds could surpass 130 miles an hour. >> dorian may be catastrophic, possibly the strongest hurricane to strike this state in three decades. the destruction and power outages in dorian's aftermath

could last for months. >> here's nbc's johnny archer in miami. >> reporter: i'm here at the national//wbá hurricane4o cente southwest miami-dade, where meteorologists are tracking hurricane dorian right now. that storm is churning its way through the caribbean. yesterday it hadz" sustained wis at 85 miles per hour. today it's at 105 miles per hour, and that storm is expected to intensify as a category 1 right now but it will possibly get up to a category 4 before it makes landfall. that time is expected to happen sometime between monday and tuesday. now where it makes landfallqsc the big question. scientists right now are tracking those models. it could make landfall anywhere in the northern part of florida, all the way down to the southern part of florida. because of that, the governor of florida has issued a state of emergency. people have been preparing, people have been waiting in long lines for gas, also at grocery stores for food and water, and other provisions. we have seen also shelves

emptied for water yesterday. people are getting ready, people are getting prepared. cities around south florida are starting to hand out sand bags so people can put the sand bags up to stop the flooding from getting in their homes and other areas, but right now, the name of the game is wait and watch, as hurricane dorian makes its way toward the united states. >> my brother's in the ft. lauderdale area so i've been asking him all morning, just come home, but they've been getting ready he says since this summer, because this is the season. >> that's true. >> they've got to be ready for it. >> seems like every year for b labor day we're tracking a big mu)p&ly make landfall around some u.s. coast. this is the time, you have to prepare in advance. we'll be watching that this weekend for our friends in florida. here at home we're going to enjoy some really nice weather, cooler temperatures have moved in since the beginning of this week, and a live look outside in san jose, we are going to see those temperatures right at about 60 degrees, within the -á

throughout therua day, that sho be in the 60s ,&llthere, butf0é reaching into the mid-70s for the early f;n]afternoon. let's get you up, if you're already up and getting the kids ready for school in pittsburg, it will be a very nice day, and walking to school, it will be in the low 60s. we'll be at 71 degrees at 10:00, and then some low 80s by early afternoon. our high temperatures right where they should be, headed into the low 80s in the south bay, even some mid to upper 80s for the south county, and then moving toward the east bay, some of our hotter spots will reach the upper 80s this afternoon. hayward today reaching 78 degrees. only 66 in daly city again today, with some low 70s in san francisco, and the north bay as hot as 93 degrees, with santa rosa today reaching 83. we are seeing a storm system approaching the pacific northwest, so if you're traveling up around that area, there will be some rain moving in, but for us,me have some very pleasant weather, and if you're making it a beach

weekend, expect some upper or low 80s for the santa cruz area. we're going to see our upper 80s turn to low 90s in the inland areas. we're going to say there through labor day and cool off for the middle of next week, with san francisco reaching into the low 70s. mike, you saw some flashing lights at the been been. >> i did, kari. i saw one car or vehicle blue and red lights flying right here through that toll plaza over off to the right but no incidents over the last five minutes. to. no backup, no metering lights, that's how light the traffic is at the maps. at over through the area, very light flow of traffic through contra costa county, no slowing antioch, pittsburg or bay point. concord issue northbound 242 at the grant street off-ramp. there was a big rig involved in a crash and some sort of leak, if not fuel, maybe some fluid from the engine, and a tow truck should be arriving soon and we might need department of transportation to assess as far as what's going on as far as the soil goes. we don't have the epa, i don't

think. we'll track that. but the light flow of traffic on the freeway. we talked about the work over and walnut creek stations for b.a.r.t., the connector closed through tuesday morning, also we have a delay out of oakland for capitol corridor, modified service for the agencies, so keep that in mind. no service for ace train on monday holiday, marcus. >> thanks, mike. first happening now, 400 residents are evacuated in utah, as an out-of-control fire grows by the minute. the gun range fire is burning in the city of bountiful, north of salt lake city. the fire is set to be so big crews from nearby counties are being called in. the cause is under investigation. new insight into why some people are gay. ground-breaking research into human genetic this is morning and what it means. and also new a dynamite new stamp to turn your snail mail

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youngster talking. great idea, teachers handed that out, kris mention that on our social media pages. try out some of the suggestions at home. >> have to do that. 5:56. maybe you heard people talk about this before the so-called gay gene. ground-breaking research reveals there's no single gene that predicts whether someone will be gay. a massachusetts study of nearly half a million people found thousands of genetic variants linked to homosexuality. the findings suggest same-sex behavior is shaped by a complex of mixed genetic and environmental influences, nature, and nurture, just like most other human traits. if you want to get the in-depth look at the analysis of the study, the "today" show's dr. john torres will be in studio 1a at 7:00 for that. as high school football

kicks off across the country, starting this year the largest public high schools in the friday night lights state are required to report all sports-related concussions to a central database, not just football. here is one doctor explaining why a database will help the medical community. >> we want to be able to look at trends in concussion, as there are rule changes, safety procedures implemented, you know, everyone wants to make sports safer and that's clearly something we want to help with. >> he says the database will allow more accurate tracking of serious brain injuries in kids and teens. the first full weekend of college football season is here and cal is showing the remodeled locker room. former cal bear aaron rodgers paid for the upgrade. rodgers gave a seven-figure donation in june so the university could make the changes. at the time rodgers says his years at cal were among the best years of his life. as the games this weekend,

cal plays uc davis at memorial stadium tomorrow at 3:30. stanford hosts northwestern down on the farm at 1:00. new information this morning about electric scooter injuries. uc san diego researchers found the largest number of people hurt riding scooters are under the influence of drugs or alcohol. half tested in the trauma center tested for alcohol were well love the legal limit. over half screened for drugs tested positive and nearly all patients regardless of sobriety were not wearing a helmet. in case you missed it, a happy health update for "jeopardy!" host alex trebek. he's back on the set after battling one of the deadliest forms of cancer. he announced in march he had stage four fan creighatic cancer. he said he planned to beat it. the 79-year-old finished chemotherapy and says he's on the mend. he returned to the set of "jeopardy!" last month to shoot

season 36 of the show, 36 seasons. wow. one of the most predators may soon show up in your mailbox. >> the t-rex forever stamp officially released across the country. the united states postal service held an unveiling ceremony at the national museum of natural history in d.c. the four stamps feature the tyrannosaurus rex in different lives stages from the fuzzy hatchling into the enormous meat-eating dinosaur. >> just fascinating, because unlike many other animals, it changes so much in appearance over its life cycle, we need to show a series of them. >> two stamps feature the same dinosaur the new centerpiece of the museum's fossil gallery. right now at 6:00, bleaking news, two fires overnight in los gatos, one damaging three businesses downtown. the other a home in the hills. we'll have the very latest, what we're finding out about both

scenes in a live report. health warning, yet another warning for families about vaping, and all new for you, one north bay community's official message today. plus a great loss, a sad update overnight about one of the world's best known natural wonders, the great barrier reef in australia. "today in the bay" continues right now. a very good morning to you and thanks so much for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington. mike is getting us ready to head out for the weekend commute for the holiday. >> some people already did >> might be a good thing. we'll get to that in a bit. first meteorologist kari hall with a look at the forecast for us. >> it looks great this weekend. if you're going to be staying in the bay area, we have just a short drive to get to the weather that you want. so let's get a look at our morning start in walnut creek, all clear skies, and also cool temperatures, as we go through the day, it will be heating up with some low 80s by early afternoon, but not too hot, as we reach the upper 80s