and good tuesday morning to you. september 3rd, the day after labor day, and the work week starts today for many of you. it started yesterday for three of the four of us. >> yes. >> one of us had the day off. >> everywhere i went, i was still watching the traffic. >> good morning to you all. thank you for starting your morning with us. i'm marcus washington. >> aim ekris sanchez in for laura garcia, she will be back tomorrow and the forecast is looking not too shabby. >> not bad at all. it's starting to cool off. that's the trend throughout the week with a clear start over the south bay. a live look outside in san jose with the start in the low 60s. we'll start to warm things up,

at noon we're in the low 80s and the inland east bay, santa rosa at 80 degrees and 82 in san jose. we're still going to have a few spots reaching 90, but not as many as we've seen recently. so once again, it will gradually cool off over the next several days and for mike, the drivers say the vacation is over. >> for me, too, so thank you to you and tony for making this happen. the commuters are back in place for the cash lanes to get across the bay bridge. a little low cloud cover cutting off the top of the view. the view on the roadway is fine. we'll track it to see if the low clouds are an issue. it won't be a surprise if they drift down street level. smooth flow of traffic on the seb sores, highway 4 disabled vehicle, and also reports in the south bay for 280. back to you. >> thanks, mike. now to the latest in the southern california boat tragedy. the bodies of 25 people have been recovered, nine are unaccounted for. the search continues this morning. >> "today in the bay's" sharon

katsuda joins us now. is there any hope the nine people might still be found alive? >> unfortunately it's not looking good, kris and marcus. the search continued overnight for the others missing but the coast guard says the search is very difficult, since the boat is 60 feet underwater. we've learned the identity of one of the victims is from the bay area, she was an instructor with the national association of underwater instructors. she loved adventure and had thousands of dives under her belt. so many other families are waiting to hear if their loved ones were on the diving boat "conception" this became an inferno off the waters of santa cruz island. at least 25 people died, five crew members escaped, two suffered minor injuries. several bodies have been loengted on tloengt located on the ocean floor but not recovered due to unsafe conditions. "conception" was in compliance before this tragedy so there are still many unanswered questions

as to what caused the fire. >> i know i've been on "conception" many times, and a lot of people look at it and say the crew didn't do anything to the people down below. there's a small staircase that goes down below. if it's engulfed in flames there's no way the crew could get down in time to help them. i know the ship. >> another good samaritan pleasure craft called "the great escape" helped rescue the crew members. the husband and wife on "the great escape" say crew members told them some of the divers were celebrating birthdays and included families on board. as for the victim out of santa cruz, she studied fish and corals in the tahitian island and counted salmon for the city of santa cruz. her family is asking for privacy. our thoughts go out to the families. kris and marcus? >> it's hard to hear that families are all out together looking to do something fun and something happens. thank you, sharon. >> absolutely.

the company that operates the boat involved in the fire is a well-known company in the bay area scuba diving community. we talked with two divers who spent several days on board the "conception" itself. they say the staff was dedicated and safety was a priority. >> the crew was always keeping things spotless and clean and well maintained and i can't say enough good things about the crew and the staff and it will cut me, but it's a terrible accident. >> the crew sleeps on the third level of the boat, wasn't able to make contact with the passengers that sleep in the sleeping quarters on the first level of the boat. >> one of those divers says that while he was on board that boat, the crew always gave divers a safety briefing and pointed out life jackets and pointed out the escape routes. stay with nbc bay area for all the latest on this developing story. we will livestream news conference for you this morning, that begins at 10:00 on our nbc bay area app. it's a great resource to keep

track of breaking news and weather. firefighters are on scene of this motel fire in sunnyvale, this is a live look at dergon hotel an el camino reale near highway 85. there is still smoke coming from the building, though no flames. the call came in around 3:00 this morning, and crews were able to get the fire under control pretty quickly. no word on what burned or how this fire started. we do know that no one was injured. we'll continue to follow this developing story and bring you more as the story develops. >> 4:35. right now, hurricane dorian is still hitting the bahamas, as it slowly churns its way off the island chain. already thousands of homes there have been destroyed by the category 3 storm. the entire island without power, and international earth out of the bahamas' northernmost island was submerged underwater. dorian has killed at least five people in the bahamas and one in puerto rico. the prime minister of the bahamas says crews are doing their best to try to help those

in need. >> we know that there are a number of people in grand bahama who are in serious distress and we will provide relief and assistance as soon as possible. >> florida floridians are now on edge, waiting for dorian to make a move. more than 1 million people from florida to the carolinas are under evacuation orders. schools also shutting down across the u.s., thousands of flights are canceled and some east coast airports are closed. the ghost ship warehouse fire trial resumes later this morning, after a two-week break, the jurors will pick up deliberations again. last month, three jurors were replaced, forcing the jury to restart all of their deliberations. the jury is still working to determine the fate of the co-defendants, derick almena and max harris, who each face 36 counts of manslaughter after the fire in 2016. a follow-up now to a fast food battle in become become.

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good morning. i'm rahel solomon at cnbc headquarters. here are today's top business headlines. wall street is set to open in the red this morning as investors return after the holiday weekend. the markets get their first chance today to react to the new round of u.s. and chinese tariffs that went into effect this weekend. stocks are coming off their best week since june but the dow and nasdaq broke a two-month winning streak in august.

on today's watch list reports on manufacturing and construction spending. apple is working on a sleep tracker for the apple watch. apple is expected to announce the feature at its product event september 10th. it's unclear whether you'll need a new apple watch or if it will work with older models. apple will pull data from sensors on the watch, tech movement, noises and heart rate. other devices already offer sleep tracking. facebook is think being hiding likes from public view. tech crunch is reporting the social media giant will hide the exact amount of likes on a post from everyone except the original poster. so users other user also see a note that the post was liked by a friend instead of showing the specific number. instagram, owned by facebook started hiding likes in the same way earlier this year and there are signs that the test has been successful so far. marcus and kris, back to you. >> how we're going to know if anybody likes us then. >> you get to see it. you see it. but other people won't so i don't know how popular you. >> then i'm super popular!

most popular. >> someone else is popular than meteorologist kari hall because she's delivering a really nice forecast. >> we got 1 million likes on this forecast, looks pretty good. as we get ready to head out the door in walnut creek, it's a clear start and a mild one, but it's going to heat up again today. we'll talk about some cooler air in the forecast, coming up. and a lot of overnight road crews liking the fact they got the night off and that's great news, smooth flow through palo alto. we'll show you how things are shaping up. mailboxes are an easy target for thieves but you get the upper hand with informed delivery. it's a free service from the postal service that sends you an email alert whenever envelopes and packages are headed your way. you even get to see an image of the envelope while it's in transit, and you can leave special delivery instructions. you can sign up online, our website has a link, nbcbayarea.com/responds. look under "consumer resources.

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sets of a round of 16 match at the u.s. open after midnight, taylor townsend decided to keep loose on the extended time-out jumping rope at new york stadium. music was turned up, many people in the stadium joined in. the boost didn't seem to help. townsend went on to lose, probably because she was tired, right? >> we're not showing the winner of the match. >> who is the real winner? >> winning. >> that's right. so we're winning with the forecast, too, kari. >> looks good. we talk about cooler air moving n a little bit more of a breeze and as we look at that already a lot of people out the door in dublin. this did not look like this yesterday. you wouldn't know because you were probably sleeping. here is a look at the seven-day forecast coming up at the bottom of the screen, starting in the south bay and as we head up toward concord it's still going to be very warm this afternoon. we hit the low 90s yesterday. today we're talking about upper

80s, so progress. we are going to see that continuing as we go throughout the week with our south bay high temperatures much cooler, downtown san jose reaching 83 degrees. we're still up to 90 today in gilroy, and still a few 90s in the east bay, with pittsburg up to 90 there and 80 in hayward. oakland today reaching a high of 79 and staying cool in half moon bay with mid-60s and palo alto 81 and 68 degrees on the embarcadero while the north bay reaches into the mid-90s and clearlake and novato up to 87 degrees. here is what's going on. we still have a surge of some monsoonal moisture causing the potential of daily thunderstorms over parts of the sierra. we're going to start to see a few more clouds, a slight boost in the humidity and our temperatures coming down, even though it's going to feel more muggy. it's going to make it feel much more uncomfortable. by the end of the week we start to see more clouds and our marine layer returning and

update on hurricane dorian once again, it's stationary, hasn't been moving and lashing a lot of rain on the bahamas. wind speeds at 120 miles per hour. it makes it really hard to determine where exactly this is going to go over the next few days, but we do expect a more northerly turn. it's a pick-up in speed as we go into at least the end of the week, before it starts to curve back out into the atlantic. we're going to see our high temperatures in the low to mid 80s for the rest of the week, after getting through today and tomorrow. we do have some cooler air headed our way. san francisco upper 60s from now through at least the first part of the weekend. heading over to mike, you've been tracking the roads. how is it looking? >> we just got word of a new crash. i wanted it put it on the map, in the south bay. the hazard sign is just debris from something earlier, not necessarily a crash, just got that report. wanted to report it for saratoga off-ramp, the new crash i was gathering information with with

regard to here, story road off-ramp southbound 101. the off-ramp has been closed. they're assisting police with a crash on the surface street. south 101 the story road off-ramp is closed because of a crash on the surface street. the north drive doesn't exit at story this time of the morning so you'll be able to get around, the rest of the commute okay around the south bay, east bay. tri-valley no problem but contra costa county westbound highway 4 a disabled vehicle may be in your slow lane at willow pass road. we don't see any slowing on the sensors but it may be right at the scene. willow pass is a popular cut-through. folks may be affected by the crews trying to clear that vehicle. contra costa county and the maze and almeida county smoothly to the backup at the bay bridge which started already and a smooth drive through oakland. no metering lights at the bay bridge but we have the cash payers waiting.

back to you guys. >> thanks, mike. if you live in walnut creek and see a lot of first responders, don't be alarmed. >> today kicks off four days of active shooter drills on the john muir health campus. organizers say people nearby have already been warned. >> they may hear some loud noises. we'll try to keep that to a minimum but it is part of making it a realistic scenario. there will not be impact to patient care or appointments. >> police in walnut creek and concord as well as firefighters from contra costa county are taking part. buying a newly built home is getting harder. according to data from corelogic, new sales of construction of homes has fall on it a record 20-year low. job growth is skyrocketing but housing construction can't keep. the bay area's gap between new jobs and new house something the highest in the country. according to apartment lists, the high cost of land and strict city regulations are scaring off new home builders. the city of berkeley is telling people to stay out of the water. high levels of e. coli were

found near a hot spot for water skiers in aquatic park. the city posted these health advisory signs around the lake, warning people not to drink or swallow the water. e. coli bacteria can cause symptoms including cramps and diarrhea. the city is keeping an eye on the lake's water quality and will be testing it more often. to decision 2020 now, california billionaire and democrat i can presidential candidate tom styeler make a bay area appearance today. he'll hold a town hall meeting in oakland focussed on climate change and his action plan in the event that he wins the presidency. that event happens at the california ballroom on franklin street, starting at 5:00 this evening. update about a traffic headache we were telling you about on "today in the bay" yesterday. power is back on in lafayette, after a b.a.r.t. crane knocked down a power line. you might remember if you were with us yesterday, this happened along highway 24 nearly 24 hours ago. the crane was in the area

working to rebuild a b.a.r.t. track when it hit that line. pg&e crews worked to get power back on all day, closing the highway in the process. the repair work on b.a.r.t. will continue over the next two weekends. so the a's right now are on the outside looking in, in the playoff line. they were off yesterday but starting today they host the angels. >> the giants meanwhile will need a miracle september to make it. yesterday in st. louis, the giants tiler beatty gave up three early runs and the giants mustered little offense other than the first ever big league homer for mauricio dubai. the giants are five games below 500. >> we were at the game on sunday, it was a nice game but much more fun when they win. >> always. >> yes. >> 4:52 for you right now. coming up here on "today in the bay," calls for more protection after an attack on three south bay police officers. the new tactic activists are using to urge congress to pass a new law aimed at keeping law

enforcement officers safe. first, happening now, a woman who was hit by a car and three others were shot in the final hours of the minnesota state fair, and this all happened last night. police said that the driver left the scene, but then later called 9 is 911. he's reportedly now cooperating with the investigators. while officers were investigating that scene they heard gunshots several blocks away. they found a man shot at least once. two other victims showed up at nearby hospitals. arrests have been made in those shootings. need a nice reward today?

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san jose's police department were attacked over the weekend. that new ad released supporting a law that would make any assault on a police officer a federal crime. anyone convicted would face a mandatory minimum sentence of ten years. the san jose police officers association sponsors it, and it urges everyone to call on congress to pass the proposal. >> we're seeing the increase against law enforcement with a complete lack of respect for officers for simply doing their job. >> critics say the proposed law is a major step backwards for criminal justice reform, adding assaults on police officers are already prosecuted in every state. a popular milpitas restaurant is shutting its doors, after 50 years. half penny fish and grill in park town plaza closed saturday. the family owned restaurant was known for its seafood and the homemade tartarsauce.

the landlord is making changes. happening today the wait is finally over. hoda kotb is back in studio 1 as she rejoins the "today" show family after her maternity leave. you can see her playing with her daughters hayley and hope. hoda is sharing with viewers how she happily filled her days during her time off. >> look, we miss a lot of our lives. we all do. we work. we have, you know, a lot of people are pulling on us, but for this tiny little window, i got to not miss anything. >> the wait is over for you this morning. you can see hoda this morning starting at 7:00 on the "today" show, that's right after "today in the bay." >> it will be nice to see her back. >> yes. 4:57 for you right now. coming up here on "today in the bay," meteorologist kari hall is looking at the weather for us. >> as we look out in fremont we start out with mostly clear skies and 60s and a goodule warmup. a little bit cooler. more on that coming up next. and the north starting to

see a few more cars, san rafael southbound for your commute, no delays obviously. we do have a return for that commute after the vacation, a good time.

right now at 5:00, the worst fears realized. more than two dozen people now confirmed dead from the boat fire near santa barbara. the latest on the search for those still missing at this hour. plus it's been more than a month since the garlic festival mass shooting. now gilroy reopens the area

where that rampage played out. how leaders plan to remember the victims. and as hurricane dorian turns towards the u.s., parts of florida already starting to feel the impact. this is a nas new deaths are cod in the bahamas. the damage said to be like nothing ever seen before. good morning to you. thanks for joining us for "today in the bay." i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm kris sanchez, i'm in for laura garcia. we want to get a look at your weather forecast. we're saying the summer feels officially behind us. kari, still feels like summer. >> it will feel like summer outside but maybe it won't feel like summer because we're past labor day. this is a live look in san jose, a few clouds rolling by. we're going to see our sunnyvale temperatures going from the low 60s to the mid-70s by early afternoon and we're going to meet that average high of about 82, so we'll get a look at the rest of the week. mi y