the protesters message as budget cuts loom. first look at a brush fire that broke out in contra costa county. see the quick work by fire crews. "today in the bay" continues right now. good tuesday morning to you. thanks for starting your morning with us. i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington. mike will get us to the commute coming in a bit. meteorologist kari hall has a look at the forecast with temperatures in the 90s today? >> yes, it's going to feel like summer but we do start out with some cool air this morning. so you have to be prepared for just about everything, with a cool start, and then a hot afternoon. let's get a look at our view in san jose, with our temperatures now in the mid-50s. we'll go from 57 at 7:00 to 82 at 1:00. here is a look at our highs reaching up to 87 in livermore. 90 in concord. also 90 in santa rosa. san francisco today in the upper 70s. more weather like this throughout the end of the week and also a high fire danger,

i'll have more on that in a few minutes. mike, you're looking at improvements for two spots. >> we don't hope for that oft oftentimes after 6:00 in the morning, we're starting to build in hayward southbound 880 commute but here eastbound 580 where things are jammed up, should be clearing those lanes for the overnight crews around high street, that will be possibly traffic breaks over the next few ending in improvement over the next half hour and westbound 80 across that bay bridge things are improving as they removed the disabled vehicle. the metering lights were turned on early because of traffic and the two incidents on the span both cleared and the we're watching a lot of things. back to you. >> thanks, mike. former president jimmy carter is recovering this morning after a fall yesterday at his home in plains, georgia.

he's taken to a nearby hospital for observation, said to be in pretty good spirits and looking forward to recovering at home. the former president is 95 years old. this is the second time this month president carter has fallen at home. he's received 14 stitches when he fell at home on october 6th. >> wishing him well. 6:02 right now. gas prices are starting to ease somewhat around much of the nation, but as you might expect, bay area prices are still among the highest anywhere. governor gavin newsom is asking his attorney general to investigate why. kris sanchezoins us live in san jose with a look at the details. kris? >> reporter: hi there, laura. we know that we pay more in taxes than a lot of folks that we know across the country, but what the governor wants to know is if these folks who are pumping premium gas, better gas, are getting what they paid for. in a letter to aorneyeneral xavier becerra governor newsom said "there is no identifiable evidence to justify

these premium prices. if oil companies are engaging in false advertising or price fixing, then legal action should be taken to protect the public." in particular, governor gavin newsom is eyeing name brand gas companies including chevron, shell and 76, which claim their gas is more expensive because it's better. their prices were found to be between 30 cents to $1 more expensive but the governor points to a california energy commission report that found that the gas retailers didn't provide proof that the gas was, in fact, better. we talked with one driver who says he's glad the governor is asking questions. >> the gas prices are killing me. i commute from here to sacramento every day almost and it's been killing me. it's like $28 up, $28 back so it's a good idea. >> reporter: i reached out to patrick de hann, an analyst with gasbuddy.com for his take. he said "i'd view the state as the main culprit, with

illustrates highest in nation gas taxes, cap and trade tax, and its california-only gasoline." he says consumers always have the option to shop around. it's unclear how long an investigation of this type would take. we'll follow that for. i asked on twitter whether you notice a difference when you pump the premium gas. so far people say they don't notice anything. in san jose, kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >> thanks so much, kris. 6:04. happening today, governor newsom heads to the east bay, he's expected to take part in the verge '19 conference at the oakland convention center, the event focuses on efforts to generate "clean economy." the governor is expected to discuss california's focus on addressing climate impacts and what the state is doing to reduce carbon emissions. >> 6:04 right now. in just a few hours on capitol hill, the diplomat who questioned president trump about withholding aid from ukraine testifies before congress. >> tracie potts joins us live from washington with the latest on that, plus today's deadline in syria.

tracie? >> right, that cease-fire ends in syria today. we'll continue to watch that. meantime, the diplomat bill taylor, the ambassador to recrane, former ambassador, was concerned about how president trump was dealing with that country. bill taylor is the former ambassador to ukraine. he'll tell about this text message "i think it's crazy to withhold security assistance for help with a political campaign." taylor wrote that, "lawmakers want to know why." >> he's an incredibly respected diplomat who is the center of the president's effort to persuade a foreign leader to interfere in an american prenti ectn. >> reporter: president trump continues to denounce democrats' motives. >> they want to impeach me because it's the only way they're going to win. they've got nothing. >> we have crime. we have confession, we have coverups. >> reporter: people familiar with impeachment discussions say democrats will try to keep it simple, one charge, that

president trump abused power by withholding aid to get ukraine to investigate joe biden and his son. the senate would ultimately decide and republicans there are split. >> show me something that is a crime. hding up funds to a foreign nation particularly one that's under military threat in order to fulfill a political purpose is a real problem. >> reporter: meantime today, the cease-fire in syria ends. >> the president created a nightmare here, unleashed the gates of hell. >> reporter: the president says despite reports, he's not inclined to leave u.s. troops behind. >> we never agreed to protect the kurds for the rest of their lives. >> reporter: today a test, will there be peace or more gunfire? tracie potts, nbc news, washington. >> 6:06 right now. protesters last night staged an elaborate interruption inside oakland city hall. >> no school closures. our school is not for sale! >> this happened during a joint educational meeting.

three leaders acted out impersonations of charter school advocates, including u.s. education secretary betsy davos. dozens more started chanting after the school board voted earlier to close two schools amidst low enrollment numbers and ballooning budget deficit. the disruptions continued until that meeting was canceled. protesters say that this was all an attempt to finally be heard. >> this is necessary, because we're serious. they're not listening to us. they're closing schools without our support. it's very important that they hear us. if it's through these measures, that's what it has to be. >> other schools in oakland currently face the chopping block due to budget limitations. this morning, we've got some all new video to show you the path of detrux in dallstruction texas. one tornado spawned and it ripped apart most of the homes and toppled trees as well. the national weather service confirmed the twister was packing winds of up to 140 miles

an hour. more than 140,000 people lost power in that storm as well. multiple trees as i have noted were uprooted and cars were just completely flipped over. the severe weather now moving east, at least two people were killed in oklahoma and arkansas by falling trees from that storm. firefighters in east contra costa county are investigating a grass fire that grew more than 100 acres yesterday. started about 4:00 in the afternoon in brentwood on orrwood road. no structures were damaged. across contra costa county this week, firefighters are on high alert, bracing for possible wildfire. to prepare the fire district is spreading out its trucks and staff across high-risk locations and just in case, 20 additional firefighter teams are being assigned to 24-hour shifts. even though this week it may feel closer to summer than winter in the bay area, some die-hards getting ready to bust out the skis and snowboards.

ski tahoe set to open this friday. workers getting ready, making sure that machines are up and running and building up that base. this will be the first tahoe ski resort to open for the winter season. although mt. rose is on the higher elevation up there. >> right. it's beautiful. >> yes, it's been cooling off there, if you're planning to head to mt. rose expect temperatures in the 20s during the early hours, but as we look at our lake tahoe forecast it does warm up during the day, reaching into the upper 50s and as we bring it back home, we're concerned about a high fire danger, so we are going to have these very dry conditions with hotter temperatures, and a northerly to northeasterly wind could increase to 60 miles per hour. winds are expected to peak tomorrow night, and the fire weather watch will be in effect throughout the day tomorrow as well as thursday for elevations above 1,000 feet. so we are looking at our wind forecast, winds coming in from

the north and once again our models do show especially in the north bay we'll start to see winds picking up during the morning and at about 20 to 35 miles per hour, some of our valleys may not be as windy, but we are still looking at the north bay hills getting those higher wind gusts throughout the day tomorrow into thursday. i'll have more on this and what to expect coming up in a few minutes. mike, you're seeing the commute building out of the east bay. >> kari, you can see it behind me over here at the richmond-san rafael bridge from richmond, traveling across 580, over the water and to 101. a smoother drive yes but we see the build and some more slowing upper east shore similar in the case, still under a half hour from highway 4 but the backup at the bay bridge toll plaza as it recovers from the earlier crash, and disabled vehicle again the span is clear. construction looked like it's clearing as you travel eastbound 580 getting away from the bay bridge and that's right on schedule past high street. the rest of the bay light and not so bad for a tuesday, a smooth flow of traffic ads we look out there and no delays for mass transit, we have just over 40 trains running with no delays

reported for b.a.r.t. great stuff. >> mike, i noticed something was missing here. you have a love of space. >> i love "star wars" is what we're talking about. i didn't know, we have the final trailer for the final film on that "star wars" saga, for most of my life in development and most of my life i loved it. we have that trailer, i hope we get to see a little bit more of it. i hear we do. oh, there's a little bit right here. plus we'll look at the business and tech including new things from microsoft and more when "today in the bay" continues.

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>> palo alto a smooth drive as traffic flows both directions between willow and university for this shot. we'll show you how things are shaping up. we have changes again coming up for the east bay. >> good morning, happy tuesday to you. the ceo of under armour stepping down, looking more and more as if boeing will not get its max 8

airplanes in the air this year. facebook has taken down more posts attacking political candidates. some of the fake posts coming from the usual suspects in russia. some on facebook, some an instagram, this comes days after the facebook founder made a major address at georgetown university announcing after long and hard thought, facebook would step in less often, even if it knew what was going posted was false especially if those false posts came from real american politicians. mark zuckerberg talked to our lester holt last night on "nightly news." >> reporter: do you feel like you're giving a green light to politicians that -- >> no, look -- >> reporter: lie, lie, lie. >> i believe that it is important for people to be able to hear and see what politicians are saying. that speech will be heavily scrutinized by other journalists and other people. >> zuckerberg will testify

before congress tomorrow in what was supposed to be a hearing about cryptocurrency, may end up being about censorship and election interference. the new microsoft surface goes on sale today $750. microsoft says the surface pro 7 will be twice as fast as the surface pro 6, running on intel chips. chips are super important in silicon valley, it's where we got our name. this week on sand hill road our podcast we'll talk to one of the most important people in the chip industry, dr. buhna padi who taken money he made off of chips and invested it in india. find our podcast anywhere you find podcasts, apple, google as well, stitcher, spotify. >> are you going to do it again? >> you can say alexa, play the podcast sand hill road, she will, even if i say it and she hears you and my numbers just went up. >> the volume is going down. >> okay, google, play the podcast sand hill road. >> it's kind of cool. >> it's a fun way to do t listen to podcasts. >> easy.

good deal. trending this morning, "star wars" fans buzzing about the final trailer for the new "star wars" movie. it comes out at the end of the year, but it has some fans already wondering if the latest "star wars" trilogy will end with a tragedy. >> what are you doing there 3po? >> taking one last look, sir. at my friends. >> "star wars: the rise of skywalker" comes out december 20th. some theaters are already selling tickets. here is a look at the poster, what do you think, is the force still with you? i know mike, you know doubt will go. >> i it newill definitely go. my kids excited to go. >> we'll take jackie. >> light sabers.

>> jackie, remember me, mike, from your mom's work? >> remember you, i do. >> all right, so look, "star wars" not your thing, maybe the weather will be if you like warmer temperatures. >> yes, i've had some people on facebook say i like the warmer weather. when you have the threat of power being shut off, very hot temperatures, i don't think that's a good combo, and that's what we're dealing with right now. here is a look live right now at dublin, as we get ready to head out the door, and there is already a lot of people driving on the way to work. so our temperatures will be in the upper 50s, it's a little bit milder this morning compared to yesterday. upper 50s and then that will lead into some low 80s going into early afternoon. we're also getting ready for the school day in the south bay, as you're heading out and going to school. we'll see temperatures around 54 degrees. a jacket needed early, but not so much as we go into the rest of the day. as we warm up into the upper 70s

by noon, and 80 degrees by 1:00. let's go through all of our microclimates and see how the day shapes up. we'll be at noon in the upper 70s in danville and 83 degrees in novato, while san francisco is at 74 degrees. going into the middle of the day some of us will be hitting the low 90s, like in the north bay, and parts of the inland east bay. going into tonight, we won't see as cool. the temperatures mostly dropping back into the low 60s. as we get ready for our winds to pick up and a fire weather watch to go into effect for tomorrow, starts at noon, and then continues through thursday afternoon. and for all of these areas shaded in orange, those are the elevations above 1,000 feet, that's wre we'll have the highest fire danger, as high pressure builds. we're seeing more of a northerly wind and then it starts to turn a little bit more offshore. that's going to make it dry out, and we'll also have some very warm air. going into the weekend we'll see some changes as this storm system drops into the pacific

northwest, and delivers some much cooler air for us, but it will still be windy. so we are going to see some very hot temperatures for this time of year. for the rest of the week, for our inland areas, some upper 80s and low 90s, but then it will cool off and stay windy on sunday. mike, commuters will like it on the bay bridge. >> that's right. it's unusual to see. you'll love it driving across the span. now the backup at the toll plaza getting on to the span you might not like that. it is sll there but we had that clearing the latest was the disabled vehicle. look how nicely that span moves once you're on it. speeds at green. the backup off the berkeley curve and even that's not bad for 620 on a tuesday. the upper east shore slows just hovering under 30 minutes, about a half hour from highway 4 to the backup at the toll plaza. the rest of the bay a gradual build, san jose just starts for 101 north. highway 92 the san mateo bridge

slows on your feed off of the nimitz freeway and 680 south through pleasanton a build. 580 a crash big rig past the altamont pass road merges on so that is a problem there at greenville. and more slowing for vasco so we're just about 40 minutes, almost 45 as you travel down from marsh creek out of brentwood and byron toward the nimitz, down toward 580, my goodness. smooth drive for 580 overall. once you pass that crash at greenville you're okay as well as 84 cutting through pleasanton and livermore. back to you. >> thank you, mike. 6:21. next and new for you this morning a big win for northern california tribe. the island being handed over to the native american group and why it's so important for their history. con art its ists are steppi their tactics to get to you answer the phone and hand over your money. i'm consumer investigator chris chmura. we'll help you outsmart the skae scammers, next. but first, you can celebrate halloween and help out a good cause.

actually tonight i'm going to be a part of this bartending event for a good cause, the alpha nu omega chapter alumni chapter out of oakland, they have this big fund-raiser to help with their programs and scholarships they have throughout the year. join me at the osa bar and cafe in oakland tonight starting at 6:30. i'll see you there. follow me and get that information on my facebook, twitter as well as instagram.

>> a california native american tribe is celebrating regaining much of the land it lost more than 150 years ago. for years the wyatt tribe has been making strides to regain land on indian island just off the coast of eureka. in tribal lore the island has been considered the center of the universe. many tribe members died in a massacre there in the 1800s. this is a closer look at the island from google earth. eureka leaders approved granting the tribe more than 200 acres on that island. >> 6:25. 6 nbc bay area responds to an uptick in viewers who have fallen for scams. >> it's not that people are more gullible. consumer investigator chris chmura says scammers are getting smarter and personal. >> good morning. we've been talking with security experts who say the bad guys are more strategic than ever to fool you. first they're targeting particular areas.

they pick a company that's popular in your city or neighborhood. next, they spoof the caller id so it looks like that company making you more likely to pick up their robo call. then this is new, they get personal. >> they have also acquired data generally through data breaches or access to data that they can purchase. >> security analysts warned us that scammers are taking bits and pieces about you from the dark web to make their robo calls more believable. coming up tonight at 11:00, we'll help you avoid that trick. we'll also expose the way scammers are exploiting text messages and how you might actually be helping them. if you have a consumer complaint for us to investigate, please call us, 888-996-tips or visit nbcbayarea.com/responds. i'll see you again tonight at 11:00. >> thanks, chris. 6:26. still ahead for you this hour an update on weather and traffic so you can plan your

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like we're ready. >> right now, 6:30, another one? the north bay yet again bracing for another possible blackout. this morning how people there are coping and what pg&e is saying about the chances for the shutoff. plus going green. the new push one south bay community is making to get drivers to buy eco-friendly cars. >> if you put rat poison counsel because of a dog, what else you'll do? >> dog dispute, the threat to dog walkers in one south bay neighborhood that's raising big questions among dog lovers. "today in the bay" continues right now. very good tuesday morning to you. thanks for starting your day with us. i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington. over to meteorologist kari hall looking at the forecast today which includes hot temperatures. >> tomorrow the threat of a high fire danger. by tomorrow we'll see winds

picking up coming from the north to northeast 50 to 60 miles per hour. we could see the peak of our wind event tomorrow night. we'll have a fire weather watch starting tomorrow for elevations above 1,000 feet as we are going to have some very warm temperatures, but we have a cool start in napa, upper 40s that will lead to low 80s by early afternoon. eventually we'll reach 92 degrees with concord up to 90. san jose will top out at 85 today and 77 in san francisco. we'll talk about the weekend coming up. mike, you're tracking two important spots. >> i love all of the traffic spots, i was supposed to say that, but the peninsula and the east bay no major problems. thor the continued closure one lane out of the altamont pass. the smaller incidents on the nimitz tracking down through fremont. berkeley to the bay bridge toll plaza where the backup continues to form as the commute builds but the improvement on the span,

40 minutes to highway 4 to the metering lights but the span at the bay bridge is better than it was a half hour ago. >> 6:31. breaking news following this morning, former president jimmy carter recovering after a fall yesterday at his home in plains, georgia. it is considered to be a minor pelvic fracture. he's said to be looking forward to recovering at home. the former president is 95 years old. this morning, we are on fire watch awaiting word from pg&e about possible new outages. sonoma county had some of the most outages last time around and that's where we sent pete suratos. pete, i know many of those residents and businesses are still not happy with pg&e. >> reporter: good morning to you. standing in front of this cafe in the sonoma plaza. they had their power turned off as a result of the shutoff. the owner wasn't too happy about

it a couple of weeks ago but the lights are on and they haven't received a notice when it comes to these potential power shutoffs for pg&e. we know nearly 200,000 of the notices have been sent out to pg&e customers, including three counties right here in the bay area. we'll pull up maps and show you the affected areas. we've mentioned that the north bay is going to be affected by this. there could be shutoffs right here in sonoma county, as well as napa counties and see on that map a number of cities listed, parts of sonoma, santa rosa, as well as calistoga. so all together around 35,000 folks affected between those two counties. let's move over to san mateo county along the peninsula, a number of areas impacted as well. pescidero and half moon bay, a couple cities that would be impacted. the number is much smaller in that county, talking about just over 900 customers.

so all together we're talking about 48-hour notices going out to more than 200,000 customers in 15 counties. pg&e says it's been monitoring what they call an offshore wind event that they believe could put certain areas in danger. so again, the power shutoff option is being used for those purposes. the fire danger safety is what they're talking about. here is what residents and pg&e are saying about this potential next round of power shutoffs. >> so many emergencies and disasters here in napa county, this has become just the way how it is. >> we don't want to turn off the power, but if we have to do so, we want to help people stay safe during the shutoffs. >> reporter: pg&e says the company will be better prepared this time around with improved website and more people available to answer the phones but the shutoffs could begin as tomorrow evening. reporting live, pete suratos for "today in the bay." >> certainly an inconvenience

but proper planning helps people stay prepared, pete, thanks. and if pg&e makes any planned outages announcements, we'll send out a push alert to your mobile phone. this is a great time for you to just download the nbc bay area app, we're always sending out alerts on breaking news. >> 6:35 right now. starting today the city of oakland begins a two-week cleaning operation at a homeless encampment. crews are focusing on the ea near home depot at east eighth street and alameda avenue. the goal is to reduce what the city calls an extreme fire hazard. teams will create a new fire line for emergency access and place a buffer zone around pg&e utility poles. after one side of the lot is cleaned and cleared, residents will be able to return to that area. and today in the south bay, the santa clara valley water district will focus on what to do about the growing number of homeless camps along local waterways. it will vote on increasing its funding for safe and clean water programs and establish

encamp the cleanup project. the san jose councilman johnny camis is urging residents to show up says he wants to eventually see encampments removed. >> we cannot have people living in our waterways. it's just unsanitary, and it's not just bad for the environment, it's bad for them, too. >> some worry that removing the homeless along the river will simply push them into more populated neighborhoods. >> 6:36. new this morning, the former mayor of stockton agreed to a deal that may allow him to avoid jail time in a conflict of interest case. anthony silva pleaded no charges contest to improperly funnels $5,000 for a congressionary fund for a kids club of stockton which he led. in exchange, other felony charges against him were dropped. his attorney claims he did not personally benefit from the money but prosecutors had also accused him of double dipping from club funding. as part of the deal he will be able to do 45 days of community

work in lieu of 90 days in jail. >> 6:36 right now. happening today, the man accused of murdering oakland native molly tibbetts will appear in court. christhian rivera was charged with first-degree murder in the death of the 20-year-old university of iowa student. tibbetts disappeared last year while out for a jog. her remains were located a month after she disappeared. today's hearing will focus on a motion to suppress a portion of riviera's interview with police. his attorney's claim he was not properly read his miranda rights. the hearing is expected to last three days. dog lovers in san leandro say someone is taking things a dislittle too far, couraging them from letting their pets go on their property. so here is the reason why. here is a sign one put up outside an apartment complex warning of rat poison in the grass and also warns dog owners to stay away from the area or their pets will die. neighbors are pretty sure there's no actual poison in the

grass, and while the problem is real there, the solution lies elsewhere. >> no dog should be hurt, and nobody should be feeling disrespected. we all live in this beautiful community together. clean up behind your pets and life will be good. >> the sign by the way is now gone. the property manager had it removed last night. the police say there isn't really anything they can do about it because they don't consider it a crime. san jose plans to offer new incentives for drivers to go green. later today, mayor sam liccardo and south bay state senator bob likowsky will announce $14 million to fund new electrical vehicle charging stations. right now the city operates more than 50 stations most located in downtown san jose. so san jose will also offer a clean air program for ev owners which allows free parking at a handful of city owned lots. >> owners of the cars get to go through some of the quick lanes for a lot of traffic.

>> the right sticker, you get that hov lane. if you don't have the right sticker, you might get another. >> a love note. >> exactly a love note. >> we love the bay bridge, we say. looking at the span moving nicely in the cash lanes off to the left. fastrak a big deal. this is much clearer than it was 45 minutes ago. improvement the earlier disabled vehicle and crash cleared from the span. the bay bridge is looking better now. that's unusual to say on a tuesday, any day for the commute. a smooth drive for the rest of the bay. i said i'd check on the crash on 880. look at what our waze system is showing on my ipad and at home, we have the crash reported, slows you see the speeds on the approach and the person we thank is echo x-ray lima, i don't know if that's a code for anything, hoping it's nothing bad but we're giving a thumbs up for something good. join nbc bay area wazers and be a part of our community. >> very nice. >> another thing that's nice the

weekend. we like to look ahead at the weekend. in case you have things planned out there. >> we'll be so ready for the weekend, i will, because of the temperatures. as we go through the middle of the week, it's going to be hot and windy, but by the time we hit saturday our temperatures are starting to come down and we'll have some big cooling on sunday, with some upper 70s in the inland areas. looking at san francisco, warm for the middle of the week. by saturday we'll see highs in the low sefrts and upper 60s sunday. in the tri-valley expect it to be hot on friday approaching 89 degrees. 84 on saturday and look at sunday, 76 degrees with breezy winds. if you're thinking of making it a beach weekend, heading to month ray, friday is the best day. 81 degrees and low 70s for saturday and sunday. if you're going a little bit farther north to russian river valley expect a high of 87 on friday but then by sunday we're only reaching 74 degrees.

it's a big change ahead. we'll talk about what we're expecting today in the south bay coming up in about three minutes. >> thanks, kari. >> it is 6:40 right now. next and all new, a deadly night in san francisco, the details we're getting so far on a shooting from city hall. the governor has a new push for answers as paying at the pump grows for california, we're taking a fresh look at gas prices this morning. >> in washington more critical testimony. we'll take you out to the big board. dow industrials are closing about or trading about even. good morning, i'm tom costello. we've been on this plane for 17 hours. we have two more hours to go, this is a qantas airways research flight going from new york to sydney, direct. no stopping in l.a. or san francisco. qantas wants to know is it possible to fly 19 hours? what is the impact? will passengers and crew members

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it is 6:44 and we are seeing the sunrise over the south bay. we have some mild temperatures starting in campbell and normally reaching 72 degrees but we'll be above that at noon today. expect the highs in the mid 80s. it's going to be much warmer than normal, and then tomorrow

starts the high fire danger. i'll talk more about that in the forecast coming up in less than five minutes. >> here is that build we expect on the right, westbound across the flat section, this is the san mateo bridge. we're talking about the build here coming off the east bay. i'll show you a couple more slow spots for commuters on this side of the water. >> thanks so much. it's quarter to 7:00 right now. governor gavin newsom is asking to investigate why gas prices are so high. in particular, governor gavin newsom is eyeing name brand gas companies including chevron, shell and 76, which claim their gas is more expensive because it's better. their prices were found to be between 30 cents to $1 more expensive on top of the high taxes california drivers are paying. the governor

points to a california energy commission report that found that the gas retailers didn't provide proof that the gas is better. we talked with one driver who says he's glad the governor is asking for answers. >> the gas prices are killing me. i commute from here to sacramento every day almost and it's been killing me. it's like $28 up, $28 back so it's a good idea. >> it's unclear how long an investigation would take or if drivers will eventually benefit. san francisco police investigating a deadly shooting about one block from city hall. it happened at 11:00 last night near larkin and golden gate in the tenderloin. police are not releasing any details about the man who was shot or if they know what led up to that shooting. in southern california, evacuees have gotten the all clear after a fast-moving fire that threatened multimillion-dollar homes. this is video from yesterday in pacific palisades north of san ma monica. we brought it to you live in our midday newscast yesterday.

hundreds are people were out of their homes for hours and the flames managed to destroy patio furniture outside of one home but that was the extent of the damage and no one was injured. in a few hours, napa county supervisors will consider extending a temporary ban on cannabis business. it would apply to unincorporated areas of the county. the current moratorium is set to expire in december. leaders in the wine industry have expressed concerns those businesses would impact the current labor shortage. they've also expressed concerns about some of the chemicals used to grow cannabis. the board will direct county staffers to begin taking public input on the issue next year. b.a.r.t.'s new carpool parking program has been so successful, it's now expanding. in june b.a.r.t. rolled out a new station allowing carpoolers to pay at the parking lots using the b.a.r.t. app. five more stations are now being rolled into the program, all on the peninsula. daly city, colma, south san francisco, san bruno and millbrae stations are now included.

>> 6:47. turning to decision 2020, a decision made yesterday will allow independents in california to vote in the state's democratic presidential primary. there are more than 5 million independent voters in california and california's primary takes place march 3rd, also known as super tuesday. the republican party has no plan to allow independents. more testimony in ukraine arms for investigation deal. >> this time scott mcgrew a guy calling out the deal from the start. >> from the start, good morning. bill te lorre. he was the highest ranking american diplomat in ukraine, marcus, when the trump administration started pushing ukraine to launch investigations in exchange for the military funding that our congress had promised, plus a meeting with the white house. taylor is the one who had raised alarms in the group text messages. taylor says "are we now saying that security assistance and white house meetings are conditioned on the investigations?" ambassador to eu gordon sondland

says "call me." the democrats now talking about slowing down the impeachment process down to make sure the american people understand what it's about. trump can be impeached but there are not enough votes in the senate to remove him. >> i think they're lousy politicians, but two things they have, they're vicious, and they stick together. they don't have mitt romney in their midst. >> mitt romney of course is the senator from utah, the republicans most recent candidate for president before donald trump. romney has said publicly he supports the impeachment inquiry. romney seat is totally red. utah is red but not trump red. the latest poll in the "salt lake tribune" shows one-third of ut utahans support impeachment. today president trump said impeaching was a lynching.

impeachment is a constitutional process. sobody with a rope.u murder congressman bobby rush of illinois wrote you think this impeachment is a lynching? what the hell is wrong with you? do you know how many people who look like me have been lynched since the inception of this country, by people who look like you. delete this tweet. "we'll be following whether or not he does delete that tweet or what other ramifications that tweet has this morning. follow me on twitter, i' i'm @scottmi'm @scot i'm @scottmcgrew. >> 6:50. trending this morning a paternity mystery in japan has been solved. researchers say several female sharks gave birth at one of the country's aquariums in 2016, but it wasysterious because there were no male sharks inside the tank. the baby shark's dna was analyzed, it turns out there is no father. the baby sharks had no paternity dna. researchers now say it's almost certain the female sharks

reproduced without mating. >> hmm. >> interesting, right? >> i'm just glad we didn't play that song. >> i wasn't going to go there at all. >> outstanding. stick with the science. that's great. kids who don't know why that happened have to go look it up, google, check it out. >> google. >> we used to have encyclopedias, the whole -- >> microfiche at the library. >> fun time. waking up getting ready for school and maybe about to research that. let's start out with some cool temperatures and it will lead into a warm day. skies are all clear as we take a live look outside in walnut creek, and look at our temperature trend going from 52 degrees at 7:00 to 82 degrees at 1:00. it will continue to heat up. if you're about to step out in san jose, we're looking at a similar temperature trend that will be cool for the early hours, but then we will have a

summer-like day, well above normal, as we reach 85 degrees. up to 90 in concord today. 92 in napa. even though these temperatures are very warm, we're not close to setting any records today, so if you're looking out the window about to get dressed be prepared for it all. you need a jacket to start and sunglasses with all of this sunshine. later on today you might be more comfortable with short sleeves and shorts so we're going from some fall-like temperatures to a summer-like day and the seven-day forecast is already up at the bottom of the screen, as we look at our fire weather watch in the areas that will be affected, anywhere shaded in orange which includes our elevations above 1,000 feet, basically bay area hills have high winds, slow humidity that starts tomorrow and continues throughout the day thursday. it's because we have high pressure to our west, setting up and it will bring in a northerly wind that will turn offshore going into the next 24 hours.

with that dry offshore wind, that will be gusty at times, we will see any small spark potentially spread very quickly, going into the weekend, some cooler air moves in as the low drops from the north but it will stay windy sunday. we are looking at warm weather for the inland areas, going into the rest of the work week. by the weekend, we will start to cool off and go back to fall early next week. we're looking at highs in san francisco topping out at 85 degrees this thursday. mike, you're updating two east bay crashes. >> i am but i'm looking at the highs for thursday, maybe that's the day to go to the pumpkin patch in the 80s and 90s. the peninsula, crash 101 at broadway, that is clearing. i believe there is one lane blocked for a short period of time. that's it for the peninsula. the rest of the issues are in the east bay, your typical build. we want to show you 880 southbound right here as you approach mallory, we have that crash, may still be blocking one

lane and we see some slowing down out of san leandro, in toward that area, which is a typical pattern. over here west 580 good news for traffic out of the altamont pass. all lanes cleared after the earlier big rig crash. toward the bay bridge we heard from our buddy alan who drives one of our camera crews out there and he said things were so messed up from the earlier crash, when he tried the bay bridge, the waze system told him to go to the san mateo bridge. now things are much lighter as the crash and the backup have cleared. it's the east shore freeway that jammed up from berkeley to the berkeley curve and looking at 51 minutes from highway 4. >> thanks so much, mike. 6:54, happening now, test flights for an electric air taxi in singapore. take a look as the battery operated two-seater taxi quietly flew past sky crepe escraperkys. it can fly autonomously but there was a pilot for this flight. next a quick look at the top stories.

the north bay yet again bracing for a blackout. this morning how peeping are coping and what pg&e is saying how likely the shutoffs will happen. we're back in two minutes with more news for you. 6:54. you're watching "today in the bay."

welcome back on it this tuesday morning. 6:57. before you head out the door,

here are the top stories we're covering on "today in the bay." >> right now, we still don't know if pg&e will follow through on its plan to possibly cut power again to tens of thousands of bay area homes and businesses. like last time, pg&e says the shutoffs will be necessary to reduce wildfire risk, but this time around, the bay area ouges would be less widespread. right now, they are notified about 200,000 customers in 16 counties, which you can see here in the yellow on that map. it includes people in napa, sonoma, and san mateo counties. happening today, governor gavin newsom heads to the east bay. he's expected to take part in the verge '19 conference at the oakland convention center. the event focuses on efforts to generate "clean economy." the governor is expected to discuss california's focus on addressing climate impacts and what the state is doing to reduce carbon emissions. the warriors open their nba season at home on thursday. but today two well-known members

of dub nation hit the street on two wheels. president rick welsh and consultant zaza pachulia plan to bike two miles to the new chase center at 7:30 this morning. pachulia has been busy spreading the message to commuters, here yesterday on b.a.r.t. kind of can't miss him. the warriors host the clippers at new chase center on thursday. >> you know you're tall when you have to duck to get in on the b.a.r.t. train. i'm pritty tall, but well. >> i don't have that problem. >> have to jump over. >> yes, one fell swoop. we've got some warm weather in the forecast today. tomorrow we'll have the concern of a high fire danger, and of course you want to make sure you keep checking in for updates on that. >> and you're checking in on the bay bridge. >> i drew an arrow, i don't know if the police car is still there. we have a live look, there it is, a little activity there, so someone getting a talking to. everybody else waiting except cash on the left. great recovery after an earlier crash but more traffic coming, there's oakland, the build.

>> you feel that enough when you get pulled over. >> yes. have a great day. thanks for joining us. see you in half an hour for a local news update. good morning, drama on the hill, one of the key figures in the impeachment investigation, the u.s. ambassador to ukraine set to testify today. his text messages and conversations with president trump at the heart of the battle over a quid pro quo. the president fed up and frustrated. >> they want to impeach me because it's the only way they're going to win. they've got nothing. >> this morning, why he says it's time for republicans to step up and support him. devastation in dallas, crews raced to clean up and restore power after the city's worst tornadoes in half a century. one family forced to hide in a