a covid-19 vaccine. coming up, though, why there is so much skepticism and what's next for that drug. plus -- ously we all want to play. >> first san jose state, and happening today, cal and stanford could also learn all football is out. a live report next on the wide range of impacts that go beyond college campuses. and the stars gearing up for a spectacular night show. we'll show you the best time for you to catch that perset meteor shower, especially if you're an early riser like us. the third hour of "today in the bay" continues right now. we're so glad to have you with us on this tuesday morning. i'm kris sanchez. i'm in for laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington. stargazing, what a nice time it would be. the question is, kari, when all that happens, will we have clear skies? sometimes in the bay area, we see what we see behind you right

now, that fog. >> right. we're seeing that as we look now from the cupertino hills in the south bay. right now not a good view of it, but hopefully tomorrow you'll have a better chance. let's go through our temperature trend. we're going to see our morning start in the 60s, and then as we go throughout today, it's going to reach up to about 80 degrees, and this will actually be one of the coolest days of the week as we reach into the mid-80s in the south bay and some mid-80 force parts of the inland east bay with concord reaching 86. we'll talk about hotter weather ahead in the forecast. mike, how is it looking right now for the morning commute? >> kari, the bay area toll plaza just turned on about 10 minutes ago. you see all lanes have filled in, so that was pretty quick. they're not stopped up, but they're close to getting there. looking at the map, there is no problem on the approach, just the backup on the toll plaza. the rest looks good, so does the rest of the bay. back to you. >> thank you, mike.

we want to get right to that breaking news. russia said it developed the first covid-19 vaccine. scott macfarlane is in washington, d.c. what is the talk right now? we know a lot of scientists will have some skepticism, but politically speaking, what are you hearing? >> well, there is a world of skepticism throughout the world on this. vladimir putin, russia's president, said it registered a vaccine which means it could go into mass production and could be disseminated to medical workers by next month. in fact, putin says his daughter has already taken a couple doses of this vaccine and feels well. this is, though, a skeptical topic forhistory, there is no peer review that's been finalizesededd on this vac and there is concern they're putting national prestige ahead of health and safety here and letting national prestige win out.

>> and, scott, question. is there any reaction from the white house at this point or capitol hill? we know that the stock markets seem to have reacted a bit. >> the president has just announced a news conference 2:30 p.m. pacific time, but his health secretary spoke this morning and said, quote, the point is to have a vaccine that's safe and effective for the american people and the people of the world showing some concern this may not be yet proven as safe in russia. >> all right, well, we'll be watching for that press conference coming up this afternoon. thank you very much, scott. 6:03, and right now the bridges to chicago's downtown area are raised. this is keeping people from heading back to that same area that saw the looting sunday night. more than 100 people were arrested. 13 officers were injured in dow

the car caravans going through the downtown area, looting businesses. more than 400 officers were called in to respond. in the wake of the arrest, shoe boxes, toys, all littered throughout the city streets. college football players, they are throwing a hail mary in a desperate attempt to save this year's season, but the players in the pac 12, it's probably too late. jackie ward is live for us on news4. the plans for this year, jackie? >> some college players across the country are unionizing after hearing their football season would be canceled, but we're still waiting for official word from the pac 12, but they are meeting today. we do expect that official announcement later on. pac 12 presidents are reportedly meeting today before formally cancelling the 2020 season. this after national talk show radio host dan patrick announced

on monday that the commissioners met over the weekend without officially making a decision. players like lineman drew dalman understand the health issues they have to consider when making this decision. >> as a player, i think we all want to play. i personally want to play, but we want to do it under the right conditions where everybody can be safe and where we can be safe. >> reporter: and yahoo sports reporter reminds us that without football, the economic impact on college towns throughout the country could be devastating. >> the identity of those towns revolve around those home games and everybody gathering around their local university. there will be untold financial chaos instate, canceled all 202 sports yesterday, and is looking at possibly rescheduling to spring 2021.

meanwhile, president trump is leading the charge to save this year's season, tweeting, play college football. the ncaa football brings in an estimated $7 billion every single year. reporting live from stanford, jackie ward, "today in the bay." >> if it keeps those virus numbers down, it may be a good move. thanks, jackie. you know what? there are more than 1700 new covid-19 infections right here in the bay area. solano and contra costa counties added 250 cases in the last 24 hours. meanwhile, infections in palo alto seem to be on the rise. as of last week, the city had confirmed 174 cases. santa clara county health leaders indicate most of the transmissions seem to be the result of community spread. and heading into the next school year, parents of children who are enrolled in special

education have many questions. today palo alto unified school district plan to hold a meeting to address those concerns. according to paolo alto online, they hope to address that soon the state allow small groups of students to return to campus for in-person learning. that can only happen when santa clara county has been off the state's monitoring list for at least two weeks. pal palo alto students return to class on monday. the "today" show is having a discussion on special education kids as well. south san francisco schools get to sleep in another week as the superintendent asked them to delay the start of school until next monday. that's to give families a little more time to understand that phased-in reopening plan and also to give staff more time to prepare. the teachers' union does have to vote on this before they can

start. for all the school districts and their back-to-school plan, go to nbcbayarea.com. click on back to school plan. it's in the top left corner. happening tonight,ll light . you may know if you're a stargazer that the perset is made up of debris from the tunnel. it creates bright streex in the sky as the debris breaks out. on wednesday morning, kari, the question is always, will we be able to see it or will the fog steal the show? >> it depends on where we are, because as we take this live view in dublin, it is clear here, but then you look over toward castro valley, and you can see that layer of fog over that area. so we will at times see some fog

rolling in. i think the south bay will have the best chance of getting a clear view as we head towards tonight and tomorrow morning, but these shooting stars, they are flying past. and as the pre-dawn hours will be the best up until about 5:30. just lay out there with a panoramic view and enjoy the show. we are going to have some great weather for it. but once again, there will at times be some fog rolling by, especially for the coastal areas, and our temperatures today in san francisco will reach into the mid-60s, but we'll have some upper 80s for the inland areas. we'll talk about some hotter weather ahead in the forecast. that's coming up. mike, any issues for drivers about to head out? >> they're moving well, and not 36 miles per second, but 60 miles per hour, let's say that. that's the sonoma slowing. the east bay slowing for 84.

that sticks around. nothing dramatic, but you see all that traffic speeding off 205 out of tracy. a smooth drive as well getting toward the bay bridge with these speeds little slow for the shore, just a tiny little brake tapping, and you have to hit the brake for the toll plaza. back to you. this next story is one that is going to make you laugh. so the golden girl gets a golden offer. coming up for you, the hot young music sensation hoping that betty white, who you see right there -- we love betty white -- will star in her next video. plus silicon valley has its newest billionaire and he didn't even create a company. let's take you out to the futures board this morning. roaring ahead more than 300 points on this word of a possible russian vaccine. we'll see. the name's bond.

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just a few minutes away from sunrise looking at san here, and it will be a very nice day. in fact, one of the best days of the week as we'll stay around our normal high temperature. but it's about to get hot. we'll talk about that in the forecast, coming up. and over in fremont, a live look shows you traffic holding steady with those taillights a steady stream past tesla and in towards silicon valley. outside the bay, we're looking at palo alto. again, southbound the headlights building in towards silicon valley. good morning and a very happy tuesday to you. investors are very, very optimistic this morning after news out of rus to you that there may be a working vaccine. now, there is some dubiousness to this. the number of people, for instance, who have actually been tested with this vaccine is very low, and this is also the same country that says it doesn't know who invaded ukraine, it

doesn't know who all those soldiers are, and it certainly did not interfere with our election. that country. nonetheless, let's take you out to the futures board this morning as we take a look at how the stock market is likely to trade. perhaps science will overcome politics. it looks like the dow is going to have a big, big burst on the open. dow powered ahead monday as well. the dow lost a bit as tech stocks fell slightly, except apple. apple was up 1.5%. ceo tim cook is a billionaire, one of the few ceos who is not also a founder to reach that mark. president trump says he is considering changing the way we calculate capital gains taxes so you would pay less, particularly if you are well off. we will dive deeply into that if this seems to become a reality. meanwhile, the payroll taxes, we're still waiting for guidance from the irs as to how to handle this. remember, the proposal is or the executive order is that

president trump says your employer will no longer take out payroll taxes out of your paycheck starting september 1st. that means more money in your paycheck, but you're still going to owe the tax that will come due, and it's california got the bulk of the unemployment money out of the $250 billion spent by the federal government in those extra payments. the "wall street journal" ran the numbers and said california received the largest, 38.4 billion. south dakota received the least, 177 million, with an m. kris, your family might need this. it's on sale online, the mask rack. it holds your masks and your hand sanitizer invented by a couple in southern california. it's truly a sign of the times. we all have those key hooks where we leave our keys, maybe your purse, our wallet and whatnot, but now it's your mask and your hand sanitizer.

i have dozens of them. i have hand sanitizers and masks on my bike, in the car, at home, just so i never forget. >> we think alike, scott. >> yeah. i mean, if you can get your hands on it. there was a time when we didn't have enough and you had to carry the same bottle everywhere you went, so it's good the supply chain seems to be responding better these days. thanks, scott, for organizing the house. new this morning, banks, tech companies and consulting firms are trying to become more diverse. the ceos of 27 different companies are banding together to create the new york jobs ceo council. it aims to hire 100,000 people from low-income, latin x, black communities, asian communities by the year 2030. here is the ceo on how the commission plans to make that happen. >> it's a business initiative. it's 30 ceos coming together to try to tackle one of society's

big problems, which is getting inner city school education, largely minority, that's getting these kids to school with a high-paying job. >> that is an exclusive interview that you can watch on the "today" show right after this newscast. trending this morning, a big screen debate. who is the best james bond? ♪ >> drumroll, please. and the winner is sean connery. yes, the scottish actor did have some tough competition there. timothy dalton, pierce brosnan, who is my second favorite after sean, and then you have daniel craig. more than 14,000 fans voted on a radio.com poll, but in the end, connery came out on top. >> i mean, look at him.

also trending this morning, this is rap star cardi b. they may add one star to their entourage, betty white. they may add a cameo to their new video, and we can't say it on morning tv, which might explain why i can't pronounce it, and it features a cameo by bettysand carly jenner. >> if betty white was in that video, shut it down. it would have been a classic. but if you don't know what it is -- >> i feel totally left out. >> kris, i'll tell you later. you're over 18 so we can talk

about it. >> i just did a search that said wireless application protocol. >> yeah, we'll go with that one. >> we'll go with that. >> we'll switch right over to weather. >> and i'm going to change the subject completely. all right, let's start out this morning as we get a live look outside. looking at lafayette as the clouds start to roll over parts of the east bay this morning, and as we take a look at the 7-day forecast that's coming up on the bottom of the screen, a cloudy start but it won't be that way all day long. in fact, as we check out our high temperatures for all our microclimates, expect concord to reach 87 degrees, 71 degrees in oakland and some low 80s for palo alto. san francisco, we're staying in the mid-60s here. enjoy today with those little breaks you have from work or from home schooling. get outside and take it in, because we are going to have some hot weather in the forecast. let me show you what's happening out there in the pacific.

so we have now hurricane elida, and this is way to the south of us, and this is happening south of even cabo right now, and it's going to continue on its westward track over the pacific, and then weaken over the next few days. but this will actually have an impact on our bay area weather going toward the end of the week, so what happens here is as that storm weakens, it gets picked up on the high pressure that's over the desert southwest and gets drawn into the bay area. so it's going to bring in more clouds, possibly some higher humidity as we go into friday, as well as saturday. higher humidity and very hot temperatures from the desert southwest is not a good combination for us. it's going to be sweltering hot for the weekend, and we are going to see some relief along the coastline. take a look at these numbers. over the next seven days, for the inland areas, we go from the upper 80s today to the 90s tomorrow and then some upper 90s

in some of our hottest spots in the inland areas, but also with some high humidity, it is going to be not comfortable at all, mike. is it looking a little bit better for the commute right now? >> carkari, it was until just a couple moments ago when i got word of a traffic look in san francisco overlooking the bay bridge. the bay bridge toll plaza already had the backup and they're likely to slow these metering lights down, because on the san francisco side, west 80 that you commute into the city, a report of a crash and a car fire blocking your two left lanes at the fifth offramp there. there will be a stek pectacle f folks coming on the offramp through san francisco. the rest of the bay is okay. if you could option for the richmond bridge or the san mateo bridge, great options for you. no problem for the south bay,

either, but again, west 85th in san francisco, we do have a traffic alert. back to you. >> thank you, mike. next for you here on "today in the bay," the search for survivors is continuing in baltimore. this is after that home explosion. > plus, what the power and gas company is saying this morning.

. new for you this morning,

the video showing you damage left behind in the midwest. this was after severe storms swept through the night. on your left, this is a chicago suburb. the heavy rain there flooding many of those streets. wind damage also toppling trees, causing power outages. on your right you can see right there that tree broken in half. that was in iowa caused by those strong winds, hurricane force winds, actually ripping through the state. also happening now for you, in baltimore, rescue units sifting through the debris of a home explosion, searching for survivors. aerial video showing you damage there, the extent of it. there used to be about three row homes there. that explosion killed a woman, injuring three others. the cause of that explosion still unknown, but the gas and electric company saying there was no gas reading found in any of the buildings and no leaks were found on the gas main. a southern california mother is now speaking out about a

situation where her son and his friends were held at gunpoint by police despite the fact that they had been the victims of a crime. this video is now going viral out of los angeles showing sheriff'sing their guns at two black teens and a white teen. bystanders said the boys were waiting at a bus stop last week when a homeless man tried to attack them with a knife. the boys defended themselves with their skateboards and the attacker ran off. the boys then called police, but deputies drew their guns and arrested the three young men. one mother said she just had that so-called george floyd talk with her son on how he should respond in interactions with police before that incident. now the families are taking legal action against the deputies they say used excessive force, and they say the boys were racially profiled. >> i was really heartbroken that they used so much excessive force, because i know that my son will never forget this

experience. >> the l.a. county sheriff says he vows to investigate the tactics used that situation. also coming up next, bay area gyms struggling to survive during the pandemic. the changes some owners are demanding to save they're livelihood, next. plus -- millions of dollars in covid-19 relief money headed here to the east bay, the significant increase for security here in the jail in costa contra county. will today be the day that joe biden's vice president pick is announced? that's what a lot of people are saying. what bay area political insiders are saying about senator kamala harris' chances. tod "today in the bay" after this.

right now at 6:30, stocks are higher on that breaking news that russia claiming overnight that it has a vaccine ready to go for coronavirus. you can see right now the dow is up 275 points. and a good morning to you. thanks so much for starting your morning right here with us. i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm kris sanchez. i'm in for laura garcia. boy, you know, if there is a vaccine, that is very good news, but of course we have to sort out all that skepticism that comes from the scientific community saying we want it fast, but maybe not that fast. we would like a forecast, though, and we know that you can make that happen fast, kari.

>> it looks pretty good today. get out and enjoy some fresh air, and actually the coolest temperatures we'll have this week. let's take a live look outside in san jose as we get ready for some kids to home school again today, starting the first day of school. if you get out and enjoy those little breaks in between those online sessions, you'll have some beautiful weather today. starts out cool with a few clouds at 8:00. by 11:00, it's sunny and we reach into the low 80s today. we'll talk about some hotter weather in the forecast coming up. mike, any issues for drivers heading to work? >> yes, a big one for folks traveling in san francisco on the bay bridge. i want to show you this picture taken from our cal tran camera there and you see a car fire on the bay bridge. live pictures there, you see the car engulfed in flames. people clearly slowing down because of the black smoke. i'm not hearing about major

injuries. that's good, but this is a major problem as we see only one, two, three lanes available there on the right. the map shows you how jammed things are. treasure island getting into san francisco in a decline. that's actually slowing down in the tower to san francisco. if you can avoid the bay bridge westbound, you can take that san rafael bridge or the san mateo bridge at the bottom of the screen. both are doing well. back to you. breaking news now. we get back to that news out of russia which claims it is the first country to register a covid-19 vaccine. president vladimir putin says that the vaccine was registered with state regulators and that his own daughter has taken several doses and is doing just fine. doctors could begin receiving that vaccine as early as later this month or early september. the "today" show just talked with the spokesman of the fund behind that vaccine. >> 30 million doses, so we'll be working based on this number. >> so you want to vaccinate 30

million people this year in russia. >> we'll produce up to 30 million doses of vaccine, and then, you know, it will be up to people who want to be vaccinated, but in principle, yes, we can vaccinate tens of millions of people in russia this year. >> there is, of course, concern within the global health community as scientists have not completed a phase 3 study. that final stage study usually involves tens of thousands of people to prove if an experimental vaccine is safe and actually works. well, covid-19 money from uncle sam could significantly beef up law enforcement in contra costa county. "today in the bay," bob redell is downtown with a board of supervisors. they will meet in just a few hours. bob, talk about what they're going to discuss. >> reporter: marcus, we're talking about the covid-19 relief money from the government that could help martinez

area. behind me later this morning the contra costa county board of supervisors will vote whether or not to add 200 deputy sheriffs to work at the contra costa prison. these new deputies should be used to support mandated health services inside the jail, which should allow those inmates more out of cell time and general visitation time while still maintaining a safe environment. contra costa county recently passed an ordinance for law enforcement to find people who violate the covid-19 orders. later this morning, sonoma county will consider a similar order in the south bay to issue fines ranging from 25 to $500 for people not wearing masks or failing to maintain social distance. businesses could face steeper

penalties. in the north bay, santa rosa will also consider a similar program, allowing them to find people who aren't following social distancing procedures. bob redell, "today in the bay." >> thank you, bob. owners of small businesses are looking to stay alive any way they can. some fitness centers moved their equipment outside and are training clients right there. they say their revenue is down 80%, buty are considering permanent closure. the small business coalition says 50 businesses with 700 employees are now in trouble. >> i'm not exaggerating when i say this entire business sector could collapse within one month. >> the coalition says fitness centers should be allowed to safely operate inside just as

physical therapists. members took their concern to the small business commission last night. they are now considering legal action. okay, this next story may sound like a broken record, but it could happen today. or even tomorrow. we're talking about joe biden's vp pick. we all know it is a short list of women, and senator kamala harris is reportedly among the top contenders. bay area political watchers, they say harris is really a strong contender. >> she's a hard one to attack, because when she was da and when she was even attorney general, she was reasonably tough when it came to law and order. >> well, there is also concern over sexist attacks against the possible pick. women's groups are already warning the media that they are tracking that coverage closely. >> the discrimination, the stuff that's out there on the internet, the attacks that we've seen. that's what they're doing, they're anticipating this, and i think it's a good idea. >> that's senator amy klobuchar.

there is already a column out comparing biden's selection process to "the bachelor." well, you know what? a lot of shaking in southern california. up next and new for you this morning, why a swarm of earthquakes hundreds of miles away could pose a danger for the bay area. plus -- a new rule in washington means if you leave the united states, you could be past the point of no return. let's take you out to the big boards this morning. marcus and kris, we're telling you about that possible vaccine, and boy, investors sure like to hear news about that. plus -- >> reporter: a fall without college football, that's what it's looking more and more like for the pac 12. we'll have more on what the president of the conferences are meeting about. you're watching "today in the bay."

right now at 6:41, as we take a live look outside, in san francisco, some low clouds and fog if you're heading out the door. we're going to see from martinez a lot of fog and clouds there as well. temperatures in the low 60s. mike has been talking about why that commute may take a little bit longer. >> yeah, kari, but it's not fog, it was smoke from a car fire. first flames and black smoke, now it looks like most of that smoke has cleared. there is a tanker there as well. i don't think it's involved in the fire. we have a number of crews and we have a lot of slowing. we'll show you the bay bridge into san francisco coming up.

we want to get right to washington, d.c. for more on that breaking news out of russia. p president vladimir putin saying his country is the first to register a covid-19 vaccine, and even his own daughter has taken a couple of doses. scott mcfarlane is in washington, d.c., and what are you hearing about the reaction there? we know the stock market seems to be reacting positively, but what are you hearing in the nation's capitol? >> there is certainly skepticism in washington, d.c., what russia says publicly. they said it could go into production and to medical professionals by next month. that will be met with skepticism not just here in america, but across the world. vladimir putin says the vaccine has passed the necessary tests. he said his own daughter has been inoculated and given two

doses. there is certainly concern that russia is trying to put national prestige ahead of health and safety. in fact, their vaccine testing system is called sputnik. that's the effort they're trying to say. of course, sputnik was the first rocket across the sky. they're trying to win that race. the question is can they win this race on a covid-19 vaccine. >> the president has been tweeting all morning long. he hasn't specifically referenced this, but are you hearing any reaction coming out of the white house? >> the president just did a radio interview with fox sports radio. he wasn't asked about it, he didn't speak about it, but he has announced a 2:30 pacific time right white house press conference like he has several times the last couple weeks. it will certainly come up there. the health secretary said this morning, it's not about speed of the vaccine, it's about safety and efficacy. >> all right.

thank you very much, scott. we'll be listening for that press conference at 2:30 this afternoon. let's take a live look for you right now at the dow, which is up nearly 400 points right now. even thehing closer to a record high. i want you to know this is also rounding what russia is saying this morning, and that is they possibly have a vaccine for covid-19. vladimir putin said his daughter took it, but of course many people stkeptical about that. this morning, the white house house is reaching out to democrats saying they're ready to negotiate the next stimulus bill. >> that sounds like good news but it also sounds like they're not getting much response. >> not publicly, anyway. there are really two washington, as you well know, marcus and kris. there is the public stand before the tv cameras that are pa bipartisan and there are some behind-the-scenes talks. publicly we're no closer to a

deal. this despite the fact that republicans said they would be open to compromise. democrats feel they have the upper hand. they've had a plan put together since may but it's much more expensive than the republicans are ready for. the fact that congress was unwilling to take action is what inspired president trump to write those four executive orders and sign them on saturday. candidate trump back in 2015 had a real problem with executive orders used when congress wouldn't move, and he said they weren't legitimate. take a look. >> the executive orders are an outrage. we have a president that can't lead. he said the hell with it, i'm not going good this anymore, i want to rest and do other things, including going out and playing golf. this guy played hundreds of rounds of golf. i shouldn't complain, i own golf courses all over the world. i shouldn't be angry at him, it's good. except it's not good. because he should be doing other things. but he signs executive orders

because he's given up. he can't convince anybody to do anything, so he's given up. >> that was candidate trump back in 2015. signed four executive orders at his golf resort in bedminster. saturday was his 383rd day at a trump resort and his 287th round of golf, according to the presidential calendar. more important news for you to know, both the "wall street journal" and the "new york times" say the white house is considering a new rule that would bar american citizens from coming back to america if they have covid-19 or even if they were exposed to it and that that would be an indeterminate amount of time before the americans were let back in. that is something to consider if you are thinking about traveling overseas. we're watching what's happening in washington.

michael flynn will be back in front of the appellate court today. we'll be watching that and tweeting about it. i'm scott mcgrew. college football players are throwing a hail mary in a desperate apt to save the season, but players for the pac 12 possibly too late. jackie ward is live for us at stanford with the latest on plans for this year's season. jackie, a lot of people are worried about this one. >> reporter: no kidding, this is not something a lot of us were thinking about back in february and march at the start of this pandemic. some football players across the country are now unionizing after learning their football season will be canceled. we're still waiting for official word from the pac 12, but we are expecting that announcement to be made later today. happening today, pac 12 presidents will be meeting before formally cancelling the 2020 season. this after national radio talk show host dan patrick announced on monday that leaders met with commissioners over the weekend without successfully making a

decision. players like defensive line man drew dalman understand the safety issues that pac 12 has to consider when making this decision. >> as an athlete, i think we all want to play. i personally want to play, but we want to do it under the right conditions where everybody can be safe and where we can be safe. >> reporter: and yahoo sports reporter pete thamel reminds us that without football, the economic impact on college towns across the country could be devastating. >> the identity of those towns revolve around those home games and everyone gathering around their local university. there will be untold financial chaos in those college towns. >> reporter: the mountain west conference, which includes san jose 2020 sports yesterday and is looking at possibly rescheduling to spring 2021. meanwhile, president trump is leading the charge to save this year's season, tweeting, play

college football. ncaa football brings in an estimated $7 billion every single year. live from stanford, jackie ward, "today in the bay." >> all right, thank you, jackie. some shaking in southern california is leading to some concerns about the san andreas fault line. nearly 20 shakes hit around bombay beach on the mexicali border. there is concern there was so many. they are monitoring the area because the shaking might indicate a chance of a larger earthquake near the san andreas. also new this morning, a high-speed rail hit another snag, and it's a big one. the bullet train project is already years hin skbehind sche

and now contractors are in hot water after support cables prevent the adera bridge from collapsing. it's a critical piece of infrastructure. they say the error was due to negligence and possible design problems. crews were ordered to stop immediately work on that bridge, which is a key part of the bullet train project. trending for you this morning, phil collins once again topping the charts, and you know he wrote a good song when you don't have to do anything and it rises to the top again. take a listen. ♪ i can feel it coming in the air tonight ♪ >> lots of memories with that song. phil collins' "in the air tonight" rocked the world when it first hit the airwaves in 19 number 3 spot on the itunessale brothers we see right here. that video made tim and fred

williams listen to the song for the first time, and that has gone viral. that is part of their reaction right there. and the drum part gets to everyone, like, whoa. >> my favorite rendition, though, is mike tyson in "the hangover." do you remember that? that's the best version yet. >> absolutely. we always get a great version of the sunrise. meteorologist kari hall tracks that for us. behind you, kari, i know this is one of your favorite parts of the day, the sunrise. >> because i get to see it every day and it's beautiful, yeah. let's take a live look outside in san jose. as the sun comes over the hills, we have a clear start this morning. we are going to have to home scg today. take those breaks and get outside in the backyard. get a little bit of that energy out and then go back to studying. we'll see our temperatures in pleasanton for the first day in school starting out in the low

60s. at 11:00, it's 72 degrees and reaching into the low 80s in the middle of the day. as we start what will be the coolest day of the week, you can see that at the bottom of the screen. 71 in oakland, san jose will reach into the mid-80s while napa reaches 82 degrees, san francisco in the 60s. i want to show you what's happening in the pacific, because we have hurricane elida, which is a grade 1 hurricane. this will continue on its track over the next several days. why are we talking about this hurricane that's way out in the pacific right now and will fizzle out? there is an area of high pressure and it's going to draw that tropical moisture into the bay area as we go toward the end of the week, so it's going to start to feel more humid, we'll see more clouds, and this will likely happen friday into saturday. you define the higher humidity

with some desert southwest heat, and our air is going to be very uncomfortable going into the weekend. let's take a look at our inland forecast. we're in the upper 80s today in some of the warmer spots, but look at the trend as we go into the weekend. 99 degrees with high humidity. make sure you're prepared to try to stay cool as we go into the weekend. mike, you've been keeping an eye on a couple issues out there for the commute. >> yeah, we'll call it a series of issues, kari. we look out to the live camera we have with caltran, this is west 80. the bay bridge, a car fire. there was a four-vehicle crash so up to eight vehicles involved as well as the emergency vehicles blocking your three left lanes now, only two getting by here. the map shows you how jammed it is all the way across the span from the bay bridge toll plaza west into san francisco about an hour out of oakland. the richmond bridge by comparison is eight miles.

it's worth going back down and up on the san mateo bridge. tennyson will detract the right side. another crash in the northbound direction, fremont into oakland as well. back to you. >> thanks, mike. happening now for you, excavators are start to go remove the debris left behind after an explosion in beirut last week. more than 163 people are dead. the prime minister and his government have now resigned. officials had warned the government of the ammonium nitrate stored at the port. the first day of school back for a lot of our bay area school districts. some of the many challenges students may face today. plus, don't spend it all-in-one place. the debate from north bay

leaders about how to spend millions of dollars of pg&e settlement money. what do you think? we want to know.

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president putin says it will be ready later this month and even one of his daughters has taken it. the "today" show will continue our breaking coverage including an interview behind the fund behind the vaccine. it's the first day of school for many bay area students. in the south bay, the unified district will start the year with distance learning. the east bay, pleasant and unified, will start the day with remote learning but will move to a hybrid model if the leaders allow it. most bay area schools start this week. and happening in sonoma county, supervisors for the first time will begin discussion on how to spend $149 million they received from pg&e. leaders are battling between spending the money on continued recovery efforts and rebuilding or even use it to battle the

pandemic. the meteors will light up the bay area skies tonight. the annual perseid meteor shower is back. it is made from debris of the tunnel. it creates bright streaks in the sky as they burn up. the peak of the shower is tonight and into always love to look up at the night sky and see something interesting as we're getting ready for work so bright and early. it's got to be one of the rewards of being up this early, kari. >> absolutely. and we'll still see some fog near the coast, but inland areas nice and clear, temperatures in the upper 80s and hot weather this weekend. mike, what's happening for the commute? >> a little too high. it was a car fire that started all the slowing on west another. this looks like vehicles are clearing.hree left lanes are blocked. it is jammed all the way across the bay bridge. use the richmond bridge, the san

rafael or the san mateo bridge at the peninsula. all right, that's going to do it for us this morning, but we'll be back with you in 30 minutes with more live local news. >> we leave you with a very foggy start to a san francisco morning. thank you for starting your morning right here with us. ♪ good morning. breaking overnight. severe storms packing 100 mile-an-hour winds, a path of destruction across the midwest. >> oh! >> more than a million people without power this morning. and in the northeast, it's the a dangerous heat wave making the ongoing power outage crisi there worse. the latest in al's forecast straight ahead lockdown. >> excuse me? >> the secret service abruptly escorting president trump out of the