and a good thursday morning, september 19. a live look out on the transamerica building as you see there. a friday eve if you like. >> i do like. >> another way to make you smile. i'm marcus washington. >> please your co-workers today. let's check that forecast with kari. another nice day. another sunny day as we go into the afternoon. we're starting out with clear skies and cool temperatures. a look at our temperature trend throughout the morning wh upper 50s to start. low 70s and our south bay high temperature is reaching into the low 80s. we'll talk about what's ahead as we continue to warm up.

mike, you're seeing some slowing in contra costa county. that's the only place i'm seeing slowing. mild slowing for the altamont pass. zooming the map all the way up here is northbound 680 past or including the split with 242. there is a crew in the area. the slower speedsors are registering probably because of the work going on. you have to average out for all the vehicles over the sensors and probably averaging out to the slower speed registering towards the benicia bridge. down to the bay bridge, no delays. it's about 15 minutes from highway 4 down to the berkeley curve. we have a mild backup for cash lanes this is just starting to shape up over at the toll plaza. back to you. thanks, mike. a deadly tour bus accident for a popular country singer happened on highway 46 in central california about an hour outside of st. luis obispo.

emergency responders say one person died, seven others injured. two suffering major injuries. the crew is part of the josh turner tour. his next concert is tomorrow in central washington. turner and his band were not onboard. after visiting the peninsula for a fund-raiser, president trump is taking on san francisco calling its homeless problem an environmental disaster. >> mayor london breed and others are defending the city. thom jensen with some of the comments. >> reporter: these are well documented issues, documented especially most recently in the nbc bay areae president aboard one telling reporters he will nail san francisco some time next week citingrofeces and dir needles going into the city's

waste water treatment system. he said they are in total violation. we're going to be giving them notice very soon and they have to clean it up. we can't have our cities going to hell. mayor breed defended the city's waste water treatment on twitter. the president is cutting clean air and clean water standards, restricting our ability to regulate car emissions and denying climate change even exists. he's cutting funding for homelessness and affording housing. in san francisco we're meeting the challenges on our streets. the head of the coalition on homelessness told "today in the bay" she wants the president to walk the walk not just talk and tweet. >> we're talking about the single person in the united states of america who could address this crisis and instead is sitting around whining about it, complaining about it but not doing what needs to be done to actually address the crisis.

>> reporter: mayor breed also tweeting if the president wants to talk about homelessness we are committed to working on actual solutions like adding 1,000 new shelter beds by next year and working to pass a $600 million affordable housing bond to cat needed housing. it's still unclear what the president plans to do as far as punishment or what he is suggesting as solutions. we're live in san francisco. thom jensen, "today in the bay." all right, thom, thank you. 4:34 right now. people who live in the east san jose neighborhood around zachary lane may be sleeping in this morning. they had a late night for them after evacuations from homes for about five hours. >> a gas leak triggered the problem. "today in the bay's" sergio contana. >> reporter: fire engines, several residents called complaining this block smelled like gas. a team of fire department personnel came over and knockedt

we need to get out of the vta b was brought in he decided it was time to take a break from the mobile break room. >> i'm hungry now. >> reporter: fire crews were called out and determined it was an emergency. they called in more resources and went door-to-door. the residents of 16 homes were evacuated. they are still trying to figure out why the gas line sprung a leak but there was a e contractors rew digging working in the area. it sounds like they were in the process of digging a trench to lay cable. >> reporter: more than 16 homes were affected because a few blocks were closed down for emer cars because they couldn't get seet and they tol m we tried to parky and walk but theyon us walk home. they evacuated everybody from the street. >> reporter: crews were able to dig into the pavement and pinch

off the line. that's when residents were allowed to return home. the permanent fix means a section of line will have to be replaced. renters have someone to fight for them if they feel like they're being taken advantage of in what is believed to be the first anywhere in contra costa county, they have formed a union. it's meant to assist people whose rents shoot higher or they've been unfairly terminated. organizers say it will allow renters to figure out if landlords are breaking the law when it comes to evictions or rent hikes. >> we're hoping this will build tenant power in the city that's much needed. to also offer resour councilmem approving rent control and voting down in moing. someone accidentally triggered emergency alarms across parts of

oahu and maui and to seek shelter as if there was an incoming tsunami. these are pictures posted during the confusion. the alarm sounded for about 12 minutes before honolulu police confirmed it was a false alarm. an officer accidentally activated it during a training exercise. a lot of people in hawaii still getting over the panic last year when someone activated a nuclear missile alert button. i want to you keep your eye on the television right now and see what emerges from that smoky explosion. take a look shoot into the air. you can see it coming down right there. at least 50 feet in the air and it landed on some of those cars below. there were some injuries but none are serious. >> people had to scramble there. sfo reopening its closed runway tonight at 9:00. a live look at the airport. it's one week ahead working aro the clock since september 7th to

repair pavement. it handles of flights in and out of sfo. travelers certainly felt it. more than 2,000 flights have been canceled since the work began. crews say they still need to repave and repaint the surface but the good news a week early. >> good news for people who have flights coming in. coming up on "today in the bay," the fight against e-cigarettes continues as media giants agree to ban ads from the makers of the controversial products. what one company says has to happen before they reconsider. are you driving one of the safest cars on the road? the tests are coming out. which vehicle ranks at the top of the list.

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allowing vaping ads once research can show these products aren't harmful. and new crash tests show the tesla model 3 and audi are among the safest models on the road. the results from the insurance institute boost the theory they may be better designed to protect passengers in crashes than traditional gas engine cars. the head of the iihs isn't quite ready to reach that conclusion. the fact that electric vehicles have smaller monitors and the battery can be placed in other areas can make them safer. back over to congtulations. we have clear skies, cool morni out and enjoy. what's ahead and a hotter and coming up the dublin grade, we have commuters.

we're looking at the dublin interchange. we are looking at slower drives further north for the early commute. you're watching "today in the bay." in the human brain, billions of neurons play in harmony.

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balloon in san diego all caught on camera. a city councilman shot the video near his home of a hot air balloon pilot making an emergency landing. in fact the councilman says this is the second time that an out-of-control hot air balloon has landed on his street this year. the pilot safely landed in a parking lot not too far from his home and no one was injured. imagine looking out your window and saying, honey, look at this. >> must have beense launch site. >> hot air balloon parking lot. >> stopping in for a cup of coffee. all right. iced coffee today or hot? >> i think hot to start and then iced later today because we'll have a cool start and then warming up this afternoon. let's get a live look outside in san francisco with a clear start. we're going to see a little bit of fog rolling across the bay. not a whole lot here. as the seven day forecast comes

up at the bottom of the screen, check it out forou pleasant hill and head out to the b.a.r.t. station with temperatures in the upper 50s. 57 degrees at 7:00 and then going into the low 70s by 11:00 today. here is a look at our high temperatures. we're reaching 78 degrees at los gatos. in san jose up to 80 grees. some low 80s for the inland east bay. walnut creek up to 82. oakland reaching 76. and we'll see some mid to upper 70s for much of the peninsula, redwood city reaching 76 degrees. mission district today up to 70. and for the north bay we're looking at highs up to 82 in novato as well as napa. going through the forecast we are going to have a nice cool start so you do want to make sure you grab a jacket but later today enjoy extra time outside. grab the sunglasses and make sure you're wearing comfortable shoes. as we go through the forecast we'll see that area of low pressure that brought us some rain yesterday continuing to

move on. going into the weekend a slight warm y-up or a brief warm-up happens. getting hot and very dry by the middle of next week. our temperatures reach up to 81 degrees. 'rss the bay area. tuesday and wednesday very hot temperatures and dry winds that will raise the fire concerns. we'll be trackin starting to kick off from the east. >> and that's the typical pattern we're talking about, here is a portion of the earlier slowing. there's the bay, the east bay. slowing at the bay bridge toll plaza, the most visible slowing. we have crews that are going on northbound 680. we still see the slowing at 242. the crew probably won't clear up until 6:00 a.m. do plan on slight delay

traveling north and over to the benicia bridge. a little slowing as well. pronounced right here coming out of brentwood and off mark creek road there's slowing back up at the way down to 580. that's about maybe a five to ten minute delay planned through the area over the last five minutes. no crashes but there are crews we talked about overnight there and some typical delays out of the altamont pass if you're coming into the rest of the dublin interchange which moves smoothly right there. overnight crew there. we're going to see traffic, moving some equipment over the next 45 minutes. you will see temporary slowdowns and closures for short periods of time. again, if this is your drive, allow an extra ten minutes while

they have this going on. back to you. >> thank you, mike. happening today for you, a day of action in antioch to spread the word about a new hotline to crack down on sex trafficking. >> yesterday contra costa county introduced the hotline that lets people call in to report suspected trafficking. thenowelp is out there. >> oftentimes people see things or they have concerns about something but they don'tdo. and so by publishing this hotline we are providing a tool to our community to b becton sa one national nonprofit tracks more than 2,500 cases of human trafficking. most were in california. a lot of people questioning response from a deputy after an 11-year-old special needs student walked away fro school. >> the video shown this week at l.a. county school board meeting shows the boy handcuffed in the

back of a police squad car. this happened on monday and the boy's father says this is actually the third time hison has left campus. he's putting the blame on the district saying schools need to be more secure. >> with more and more children and teens suffering from depression and anxiety, more health education is needed in schools, some starting as young as kindergarten. kate snow visited classroom to understand why many say it's fundamental to overall learning. >> because often it's the elephant in the room, something they feel like, oh, it's only me, letting them know they're not alone and it is something that, unfortunately, exists, is so important. >> you can see the full report on the "today" show coming up after "today in the bay." happening today the washington monument is set to reopen to the public. first lady melania trump is expected to attend the ribbon cutting of repairs

were done to the structure's security systems and elevators. it's been years since this has been open due to construction. 555-foot building is the tallest structure in washington. coming up for youere on area responds to how you can negotiate a key fee before making that down payment on a home. but first,no hpe the white house is transferring federal lands of the u.s. army to speed up construction on the border wall including a total of 560 acres alonghe u.s./mexico border. the five parcells comprise land. the announcement comes one day after the president visited a newly completed section of the wall in southern california. we'll be right back with a lot more after this break.

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>> retiring giants manager bruce bochy notched his 2,000th win. it happened in fenway park. after the game bochy talked about becoming the 11th manager to get that far. i'llth. soe had everybody but it's a number that represents so many people. >> nice see. the giants celebrated with champagne toast in the locker room. bochy's 25th and final season managing baseball. >> well-deserved celebration. coming up on "today in the bay." a look at the forecast. >> it's thursday. this is a live look outside in fremont. we're starting out with some upper 50s throughout the morning. a slow warm-up on the way with more sunshine. we'll get a look at all of our micro climates coming up next. we're looking over here for

new travel times. a little bit of slowing here out of the altamont pass. a tad bit. i'll show you where we have a new crash that will be a bad spot for somef e mmuters coming into our area. plus, democratic presidential hopeful beto o'rourke still in the bay area visiting san quentin prison

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cost ride for bay area commuters. coming up in a live report the action tit smoothly. plus, developing this morning, secretary of state mike pompeo is on his way to saudi arabia. as president trump says, he'll lay out new sanctions against iran today. a live report moments away. and the latest addition to the san francisco zoo. what makes the birth of this monkey so special. "today in the bay" continues right now. no, it's not the new hairdo. good morning to you. thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington. we'll get a look at that commute in a bit. first the weather this morning, kari. waking up it was nice and cool. i like the mornings like that. >> we enjoy the very seasonable weather. this is the way it's supposed to be. we do have hot weather in the forecast. we're still enjoying the

cooldown. maybe going to the dublin iwill be in the mid-50s. a cool start to the day. leading into some 70s by noon. mike, you have a new shod dubli dublin b.a.r.t. station and over to the bub lick station.