and good monday morning to you, and labor day, that is. taking a live look now at the golden gate bridge on this labor day. looks pretty empty. no surprise there. good morning to you. thanks so much for starting with "today in the bay." i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm kris sanchez, in for laura garcia. you know that that golden gate bridge is going to be packed later on today as people try to squeeze in a little bit more fun. it will be nice weather. >> if you have family in town, headed to some of the tourist spots that's what we are expecting on this day off for a lot of people. if you're headed out the door, here is a live look outside in palo alto. we'll just see mostly clear skies and more sunshine today. slightly cooler temperatures

headed our way, as we check out our highs, we are going to see our temperatures trending into the mid 80s for the inland east bay, and some low 80s for the south bay, but a few spots will still get hot, reaching into the low 90s, in parts of the east bay and the north bay. so i'll have more on that and what's ahead. as you get ready to head out on the roads this morning, i wanted to give you a wide view of our traffic matp and for the most part we head to wsi2 to get a look at our traffic this morning, everything's flowing well and as we get ready for the start this morning, there is an accident on 880 going southbound, that's at the 66 avenue off-ramp near oakland. we'll be watching that to see if it affects the commute. more on that and weather, coming up in a few minutes. >> thank you very much, kari. 4:31 now. new this morning, a new close call for some san jose homeowners overnight after a fire swept through their backyard. you can see it was a dramatic scene. >> "today in the bay" sharon

katsuda is live for us in japantown with what happened. sharon? >> reporter: well, kris and marcus, the fire broke out just down the block here on 12th street. firefighters say the blaze started on the 600 block of 12th street. trash caused the fire to quickly spread to other neighbors' back yards. >> the guy was banging on the door trying to get the older people out of their house and they went in the back and started unraveling the water hose in the backyard right here, and they started pulling it through and we it was like inferno, like churning, spinning, and just went in the back and started helping. >> reporter: we just saw red cross out on scene. they couldn't give details how many neighbors needed help overnight. so far, we've heard no injuries in this fire. reporting live in san jose, i'm

sharon katsuda, "today in the bay." >> thank you very much, sharon. 4:32. new this morning, this is what remains after a fire threatened homes in another san jose neighborhood, in the their of marchant drive and fleming avenue last night in the city's feast foothills. it appears all that burned was vegetation. no structures were damaged but it was pretty close. new this morning, we're tracking what's described as one of the strongest hurricanes ever in the atlantic. this we want to show you a live picture of the bahamas right now, where dorian made landfall there as a monster category 5 hurricane. those winds reaching 165 miles per hour, and it is expected to keep pounding the area through most of the day, that's because that storm is stalled out, moving only about 1 mile per hour. residents there will have to contend with those winds for at least 24 hours, and right now, dorian is dangling off the florida coast, and is expected to eventually turn north. that means that florida may

avoid a direct hit. >> right now, there are no deaths being attributed in the bahamas because of dorian but as "today in the bay's" thom gen ken reports t has shredded homes and left some islands completely without power. >> reporter: the island of abaco, the hardest hit so far. >> i'm begging y'all, my baby's only 4 months old, please. >> reporter: sustained winds from dorian recorded at 185 miles per hour with steady gusts topping 225 miles per hour. georgia and south carolina preparing to take the brunt of it. >> as for the strongest, the largest in modern history, certainly the strongest any of us around today have seen. >> reporter: south carolina governor henry mcmaster warning nearly 900,000 people in the storm's path they need to evacuate. evacuations are already under way in florida, where even the outer bands of the hurricane could devastate the coastal

community. >> it doesn't take that turn north, it's coming straight in here a category 5 so you hav to act. >> reporter: fema officials briefed the president on just how powerful dorian is, and what it could do to the lives and livelihoods of millions of americans. >> i'm not sure that i've ever even heard of a category 5. i knew it existed and i've seen some category 4, you don't even see them that much. >> reporter: thom jensen, "today in the bay." a strange sight of events unfolding on the grounds of oakland international airport and this morning investigators are trying to find out more about the suspect in this. police say it started yesterday when an alameda county sheriff's deputy tried to pull over a driver. the driver took off onto an airport access road and rammed a security gate at more than 50 miles an hour. shortly after driving onto the tarmac, the man then ran toward the water. crews spent hours scouring the area, but they believe he may have drowned. deputies are still looking to determine a motive. >> there's always just a mental health factor, was this just one

person acting out, and i think we need to learn who this person is before we can even begin to make a determination. not seeing necessarily a nexus to domestic terror or international terror at this point. it really appears to be some type of lone individual acting very bizarrely. >> there was very little impact at the airport on this busy travel weekend and no one else was hurt. san jose police are looking for three men they say ran from the scene of a street racing crash, this happened saturday night near feel? and rosenbaum avenues. investigators say a jeep and bmw were racing when the driver of that jeep lost control, slamming into a tree. a 33-year-old and a 26-year-old man, they both were killed. witnesses rushed to try to help the victims. family members say that the pair had just left a family gathering. >> they're my nephews, both of them, both of the victims were cousins. the family is just devastated. terrible, terrible loss.

accident. >> police say three men inside the bmw stopped, got out, looked at this crash scene, then they took off. if you know where they might be, you're asked to call police. this week, jurors in the ghostship warehouse fire trial will resume deliberations after they got a two-week break. three jurors were dismissed last month and then we had a pre-planned break, which was already scheduled before jurors could reach a verdict. they will start back up tomorrow and two defendants, derek almeida and max harris face 36 counts for manslaughter, one for each person who died in that fire. 4:37 for you right now, and protesters taking to the streets in berkeley. we break down the big debate over a book store. plus a big warning for parents before you hit the bus stop this week. the major danger that's putting kids at risk and a new safety technology that experts say is paying off. and taking a live look right now at san jose, this is 101.

you can see what, one, two cars on the road? kari will help us get through that commute this morning. should be a low one anyway, as well as let us know what we can expect with this holiday forecast. you're watching "today in the bay."

looking live at fremont this morning, some folks hitting the road, maybe you're going to work, maybe you're headed somewhere fun. let us know. join us on our social platforms,

tell us what you're doing. protesters in berkeley sent a strong message over the weekend. >> they say "fascists" are not welcome here. you see right there, dozens marched to people's park for a rally, sparked by conservative activists amber cummings, coming to berkeley to denounce revolution books for its "communist ideas." protesters confronted her and a handful of her supporters outside the store, marchers then gathered for a rally at the park. >> so we all used to say we want to protect our independence and local book store and make sure our values are maintained in the city which include access to water and open space such as people's park. >> the past right-wing activists have threatened to burn down revolution books. no one was hurt during the rallies and no arrests were made. most california students are back in their classrooms for the new school year, despite the holiday today. safety experts are trying to

draw attention to an epidemic among drivers everywhere, which is putting young children at risk. the recent incident captured on a cell phone says it all. a young girl in houston steps off a cool bus after her first day of kindergarten and a car just blows right past that bus with the stop sign extended, nearly hitting that little girl. in some cities and counties, this kind of thing happens frequently. so now, they're using cameras mounted on buses to catch the drivers in the act. experts say that's paying off. >> what these cameras are doing is letting people know there is an additional presence out there to let them know they're doing wrong. >> across the nation, school bus drivers report close to 100,000 illegal passings per day, that amounts to some 17 million over an entire school year. >> you've got to slow down. 4:42 for you right now. coming up here on "today in the bay," it's labor day, and kari has that labor day forecast for you. >> as you get ready to head out this morning, let's take a live look outside in fremont.

we are seeing mostly clear skies. we're going to get a lot of sunshine today, as our temperatures warm up, it won't be as hot as yesterday, and as you get ready to head out on the roads, if you're going to maybe head toed beach today, we'll talk about what's happening on the roads, and that forecast, coming up next. and comedian kevin hart is recovering in southern california in a hospital this morning. what investigators are now revealing about the weekend car crash on mulholland drive.

take a look at the bay bridge on this labor day morning. not everybody's headed to work today. some folks are, though. either way, we hope that you have a fantastic day. >> we're here. >> we're here. a bay area teenager sings before the u.s. open matches this past weekend. >> new for you this morning, here's gavin geraldo. ♪ america, america, god shed his grace on thee ♪ >> what a cutie. >> talk about an honor there. so the young man from milpitas sang "america the beautiful" before the evening session of the u.s. open, saturday in new york. the u.s. tennis association shared this footage with us and gavin told them that he loves to sing, and he actually loves new york's transportation system. >> i like that you could walk anywhere and i like the subway

here, for transportation, because in california, we have to drive everywhere because everything is so far apart. >> got to drive and sit in traffic everywhere as well. the usta says gavin is one of 350 teens across the country who auditioned online. >> that is super cool. maybe he'll come back home to bay area and advocate for public transportation. that will be his second calling. first singing, then public transportation. >> you've got that man on a busy schedule. >> the little cheeks. >> all right, it's hot already i think. >> yeah, it's a little warm to start and our temperatures in the upper 60s, but look at the fog rolling across the golden gate bridge right now, we're going to see a little bit of that as we go throughout the day but of course we know that makes for some nice pictures. the seven-day forecast is coming up at the bottom of the screen, as we take a look at what you will feel as you get ready to head out the door. some upper 60s for many areas, so yes, it is a warm start. upper 50s in the north bay. in cupertino expect it to be

right at about 67 degrees. 75 degrees at 10:00, and then reaching 85 at 2:00 today, and our high temperatures for the south bay reaching into the low 90s once again in morgan hill. downtown us san jose to the low 80s. low 90s remaining in the inland east bay microclimates and for parts of the peninsula, redwood city reaching 83, while san francisco mostly mid-60s and some low 70s. in the north bay, we're up to 87 in napa, and ukiah reaching 94 degrees. so still hot in some areas. as you get dressed maybe short sleeves and if you can, just make it a beach day, because a lot of people will be heading out to enjoy labor day, and this is a look at our santa cruz forecast, where we will be quite warm, and going to be slightly cooler right there the at the boardwalk but overall a nice warm day to make it a beach day. temperatures inland reach into the low 90s. we're going to see it cooling

down for the rest of the week, so on this labor day we'll see some of our warmer spots only making it into the low 80s by the middle of the week, in san francisco, some low 70s for the next couple of days, and then some upper 60s for the rest of the week as many more people head back to work. overall we have a lot of green road sensors for the south bay, parts of the peninsula. i've had a couple of issues in the east bay. first an accident on 880 southbound near the 66th avenue off-ramp and that is still there, and looks like it hasn't slowed anything down, and then we also have another incident on highway 4, so we are not seeing that causing any issues, but this one may be a little bit more of a problem on i-80 going eastbound, as you get ready to approach the bay bridge, so we'll be watching out for that. overalthough just those issues

in the east bay. the south bay is flowing well. i'll keep an eye on all of that and the forecast in a few minutes. >> thank you, kari. it's about ten to 5:00 right now. happening today, muni will be operating on a holiday schedule because it is labor day. the sf mta festivals could cause delays as well. in case you are driving keep this in mind. san francisco street parking meter also be enforced even though it is a holiday. and another reminder if you are traveling through central contra costa county, b.a.r.t. and caltrans are working on major upgrades between orinda and walnut creek stations. that means two eastbound lanes of highway 24 are closed near the lafayette station. b.a.r.t. tracks are shut down between all three stations, with a bus bridge running in between, so it will just take you longer. for more similar weekend closures will happen between now and the end of october. firefighters are recovering in the south bay this morning, this is after being air lifted from south monterey county.

three firefighters suffered burns while fighting that fire in greenfield off highway 101. some of them were flown to san jose. 15 acres burned in that fire. it was marked under control by 5:00 last night. this morning, comedian and actor kevin hart is still recovering after being in a serious crash, this happened over the weekend. hart was in a car with two others. they were driving on the windy mulholland drive in los angeles, when they veered off the road, over an embankment and rolled down the hill. in that picture you see right there, these are from the scene a short time after the crash. >> car went off right there, kevin hart. >> hart and the driver were air lifted to the hospital. according to chp, both suffered "major back injuries." troopers say the driver was not under the influence of alcohol at the time of that crash. now to the daring rescue of a man who spent 24 hours alone on a hiking trail near tahoe.

he got stuck near the el dorado national forest last week. chp rescue crew had to use a helicopter to reach him. you can see the hiker in the middle of the screen waving there for the rescuers. rescue crews say the man went camping with his family and decided to go on a hike alone. the family called police when he didn't return to the camp site. fortunately the man was not hurt but those eagle eyes those rescuers had to have to find him. >> i bet he was so happy when he saw them. >> unbelievable. there are bears there. >> 4:52. coming up here for you on "today in the bay," no bears, but "nbc bay area responds." >> it's our first case involving a dispute at the dollar store, though for $262. i'm consumer investigator chris chmura, "nbc bay area responds," next. first, happening now, overseas vice president mike pence meets with ukraine's president and voices american support for ukraine over crimea.

pence said the u.s. would stand with ukraine on security issues and ukraine's rightful claim of crimea. vice president was filling in for president trump on a trip to poland, marking the 80th anniversary of the start of world war ii. the u.s. is a key ally for ukraine, and sanctions on russia for annexing crimea back in 2014.

nbc bay area responds to a school principal in campbell who says an online purchase didn't make the grade. >> so she turned to consumer investigator chris chmura's team to get her money back. >> good morning. as the school year wrapped up, tracy young said she ordered gifts onloan for her entire

staff through dollartree.com. yes, the dollar store. the items were supposed to arrive june 2nd, but she says dollar tree later pushed back the delivery date to june 10th, that's six days after school would end. tracy canceled and expected a $262 refund but didn't get one. so she turned to us. the dollar tree website states that all sales are final, however, if your order is incomplete or your items arrive damaged, we will correct the problem. that doesn't really address tracy's situation. so we asked dollar tree to take a second look and apparently it did telling us only it would be happy to help the customer resolve the issue. that same day tracy told us she got her $262.47 back. if a business earns a failing grade with you, maybe we can he help, 888-996-tips or visit nbcbayarea.com/responds. >> thanks, chris.

4:56 for you right now. tahoe will soon get a taste of celebrity chef gordan ramsey's cuisine. ramsey is opening a health kitchen inside of harvey's lake tahoe. >> honestly, i cannot wait to bring this to that picturesque stunning lake tahoe and more importantly, i can ant he wait to be there. >> can't wait to taste. the restaurant set to open later this year. ramsey already has a health kitchen in las vegas and dubai. >> i would eat at his restaurant but i would be afraid of "you have to eat it! eat it!" coming up on "today in the bay" we're watching that forecast because we know you probably have some fun plans today. >> lots of fun, nice weather, even cooler than it has been. we've had hot temperatures in the valleys and campbell expected to start out in the mid-60s and reach into the upper 70s by noon. we'll talk about that and a look at that morning commute, if you have to work today, that's

coming up next. plus an intense scene in the south bay. a hit-and-run driver causing a mangled mess overnight. what surveillance video is revealing about that story, in a live report.

he hit the car right here, a pashl parked car. the car went total, completely. >> hit-and-run chaos. a driver leaves behind a lot of damage in one south bay neighborhood overnight. the mega mess and the surveillance video that appears to have provided a major break

in the case. to have turned east and go north, so people won't die. >> dorian barrels through the bahamas, as millions more in the u.s. now pray that it continues to take a turn. the latest on the devastation so far and why time is of the essence on the east coast. thousands of health care workers expected to take the picket line. nbc bay area continues "today in the bay" right now. good morning to you. breaking news, right here from a water rescue near the coastal waters of spash. >> 30