texas's abortion ban, and when asked if they agree, 39% said yes, more than half, 54%, said they disagree with it. what new data released overnight shows about the need for a second johnson & johnson vaccine. dreamforce returns, one of the largest conventions coming bag to san francisco today. the measures being taken to keep everybody safe. plus -- >> it's based on common values and principles. >> we will have a look at america's playbook and outline of what president biden is expected to layout as it speaks to the world in just hours. this is "today in the bay." good tuesday morning. i like to call it terrific tuesday. i am marcus washington. >> i am laura garcia.

let's look outside. it's the final day of summer, believe it or not. parts of the bay area could see smoky skies today coming from the wildfires that we have been monitoring down south. a spare the air alert is now in effect. the last day of summer, temperatures holding on as well, kari? >> yes, it's going to heat up this afternoon, not only because of the air quality but the temperatures, you need to get out there early. we look at the real-time sensors right now all green showing good air quality but we are expecting smoke to come in by late morning, especially in the east bay and santa clara county, and that means children with breathing problems and elderly and children should stay inside. when you are in the car turn the a/c on recirculate so you are not breathing in and bringing in some of the smoke you will see today. we will talk more about temperatures coming up in a few minutes. breaking news this morning, new data suggesting people that

receive the new johnson & johnson covid vaccine are better protected with a booster shot. the drugmaker says a booster is 94% effective if taken two months after the first shot. of course, with many people two months passed a long time ago. but given six months out it provides better protection. the u.s. now surpassing 675,000 deaths. that's more than the 1918 spanish flu. at that time the population was about one-third of today's population, which is 330 million. california now averaging about 8,000 daily cases. since the start of the pandemic more than 67,000 people have died. dreamforce, the family reunion for sf-based salesforce returns today. this is after an all virtual

event due to covid. cierra johnson is live for us this morning in the city. i would imagine the organizers are working to ensure that everybody is safe. >> reporter: yeah, good morning, marcus. safety is really key, especially since we are in the midst of the pandemic, and so that event will look a little different. for one it will be scaled down. there will be a lot fewer people than in years past, and it will be outside and lot of the sessions will take place on howard street. we did have crews out there getting video of them setting up the screens and tables for that event and in preparation for the big kickoff today in so mania. it's important to note that those guests are invite only.

dreamforce events will take place outdoors with the sessions streamed live for folks around the world to view. for some of the local businesses in that area, many hit hard by a lack of conferences, and they are excited for the week's event even if it's a scaled down event. >> i am very excited that dreamforce is returning, and working here, it will be awesome to see the waves of people come in. also, i was hearing the sound checks. >> i did research on some of the speakers attendees can expect at conference, soledad o'brien, and even jane fonda expected to share a few words. this year will look different compared to some of the years past. it will be a scaled down invite-only event, and it's important that those attending will need to show proof of

vaccination and take a daily covid test. >> thank you. president biden making his first address to the united nations later today. the president is expected to urge the world's countries to work together and battle some of the looming threats. chris pallone joins us on capitol hill with a list of the priorities for us. chris? >> laura, good morning. president biden is in new york city this morning. he's looking for firm commitments from u.s. allies to battle certain difficult crisis like covid-19 and also climate change. take a look at some live pictures of new york city right now. this is the u.n. building where the president is expected to speak at 7:00 this morning. his speech comes amid many questions from allies about america's recent stances on foreign policy. there's the unusual rift with the nation's oldest ally, france, after the u.s. made a deal with ale australia.

in an exclusive one-on-one interview with today's savannah guthrie, it's something boris johnson disagrees with. >> professionalism and sacrifice, and it was an amazing operation. it's never going to be an easy thing to do to pull out of afghanistan after 20 years in a clean and straightforward way. you can't spend your whole time trying to run another country by proxy. >> because we're still in a pandemic, many u.n. meetings this week will be either virtual or even away from new york city. the president actually will return here to washington this afternoon where he will meet with boris johnson at the white house. laura? >> we'll continue to follow it.

thank you, chris. the speech to the united nations expected to get under way at 7:00 this morning. we will carry that special report on air when it begins. we will stream it live on nbc bay area app. and speaking to a crowd of supporters -- >> you are sending us back to work with a clear mandate to get canada through the pandemic and to the brighter days ahead. my friends, that's exactly what we are ready to do. >> trudeau has been prime minister of canada since november of 2015 and the leader of the liberal party since 2013. turning to immigration, haitian migrants continue to arrive to a camp under the bridge between mexico and the u.s. u.s. border agents are expelling

them from the area has hundreds wade through the rio grande to cross into the u.s. unaccompanied children and most families asking for asylum will be able to remain here in the u.s. 6:08. now to relief for california homeowners and renters who know the devastation firsthand of the state's wildfires. they will not lose their property insurance over the next year. >> the state announcing protections for 22 northern california counties. the new rules cover around 325,000 policy holders. across the state this year more than 7,500 wildfires have burned nearly 3,600 square miles. and then two water agencies settled a dispute over storage. that comes from the colorado

river, the imperial irrigation district sued metropolitan water. they will allow imperial to store water in lake mead. the colorado river serves eight states, including parts of southern california. let's take a peek outside from the south bay. this morning, we're overlooking san jose. expect a hazy day ahead and warm temperatures. it's the last day of summer. summer just hanging on there, kari. >> yeah, even as we welcome in fall, it will be hot the rest of the week. when we have these spare the air alert days, it's always advised if you can work from home do that, or catch public transit. if you are heading out the door in pleasant hill, we are going from 58 degrees in the next hour to 90 at 1:00. it's going to heat up so fast today. we are going to have the smoke coming in by late morning into early afternoon.

look at your microclimate. we'll talk more about that coming up. there are two crashes causing problems. northbound 101 at mckey. injuries are being reported. north 880, that's the big problem. a crash reported blocking two left lanes and there are major injuries reported, and i believe there may be a motorcycle involved here, and that may ripple more slowing but we have not seen that for 280. 6:10 right now. home values in some bay area zip

codes still soaring as people just try to make it in the bay. top locations include berkeley where the typical home value is around 1.8 million. pleasanton, 1.6 million. in los altos, home prices average around $3.7 million. 6:11 right now. parents and teachers beware, a tiktok challenge leaving behind a mess in school bathrooms. why parents say the response is violating health protocols. and the ship backlog happening in southern california, and how it could affect things you have ordered online. plus -- >> taking the world by storm. a first look at the all-new bts performance that is sure to make

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good tuesday morning. right now at 6:14, as you are getting the kids ready for school this morning make sure they are prepared for hotter temperatures. a drop off time in petaluma, it will be about 52 degrees, and lunch and recess may be indoors.

we're still looking at 89 degrees by the time you pick them up. we will look at our microclimates in the forecast coming up. and then traffic moving a little better. we may have progress on the motorcycle crash with this shot, but on 880 northbound we have a motorcycle crash with major injuries and a major impact. back over to you. >> thank you. we are looking at the futures before opening bell, in about 15 minutes this morning. more than 200 points after a selloff. then the national average for unleaded gasoline, up two cents from last week. that's also one dollar higher than this time last year. in san francisco the average is $4.55, and in san jose and oakland, it's now 10 cents less

per gallon. recent storms are keeping prices higher than normal. if you recently ordered something manufactured in china, you may be waiting a long time because of the massive backlog at u.s. ports. this includes the port of los angeles. on friday alone 65 ships were stuck waiting to upload cargo from asia. the lines have an average wait time now of eight days. elon musk may be sending citizens into space, but unloading his home has been impossible. it was taken off the market in november and relisted in june for $37.5 million. but taken off the market again last week. musk now calls texas home. amazon ceo jeff bezos is making a million-dollar

commitment to environmental conservation efforts. the effort will focus on the congo basin, the tropical andes and the tropical pacific ocean. this is part of the earth fund he forms last year. and then taking time to make a little music video. take a look. >> so that is bts performing their hit song, permission to dance at the u.n. assembly hall. the members of the ban spoke about the importance of getting covid vaccines and they say they all got the shot, adding the shot is a ticket to meeting fans again. how cool is that?

>> very cool. >> mike, can you have the camera following you and move around. >> i won't do the dancing, but i can back up. the south bay shows a smooth drive, but 101 jammed up. just north of capital expressway it slows down, approaching this crash that could be moving to the center divide but there's a motorcycle in the center divide which is going to be a big distraction for folks over here. we have your left lanes still blocked over here. there could be major injuries. i'm concerned about that. no major impact for the rest of your commute, and a smooth drive through contra costa county. we have the bay bridge toll plaza with a backup. that's my view of the morning. >> busy out there. as we check out walnut creek

we will wake up to a beautiful sunrise and temperatures in the 50s. 10:00, we're at 76. noon, 87 and 90 at 1:00. it's going to be a hot one. not only will we have the wildfire smoke coming in, and that's the reason why we have the unhealthy air quality, we will also have the ground ozone levels that will be high today until the sea breeze kicks in, and we will have to limit our time outside. it will clear out as we head into tomorrow. tomorrow, really unhealthy but we will see better weather conditions for the next couple of days with the smoke coming up from the sequoia park wildfires in that area. temperatures today heading towards the low 90s in the south bay. upper 90s for spots like livermore. 75 in half moon bay. 90 in palo alto. downtown san francisco, check it out, 86 degrees. 88 in the mission district. it's going to be hot for the

north bay reach into the low to mid-90s. temperatures are going to be warm. tomorrow first day of fall. it will be in the 90s for the rest of the week, and then the weekend it will start to feel better with low 80s. san francisco, once again, warm today and the fog returns tomorrow and it will go from 86 to 69 degrees tomorrow and still warm through the end of the week. now as we turn to our climate in crisis. tomorrow marks the first day of fall but temperature-wise it's becoming an extension of summer. since 1970 san francisco has had more than three degrees warmer temperatures on average with huge spikes in the temperatures. you can see in the last few years there. we have nearly a month more of warmer than normal temperatures. this trend has been seen all across the west and the southwest parts of the country. if you are thinking that's great, i love summer, think about the impacts of warmer

weather. there's a longer allergy season and longer wildfire season. we have worst air pollution, and we have people running air-conditioners longer and that is putting greenhouse emissions in the atmosphere. you can find out more of the impacts of our warming on the climate by going to the website, nbcbayarea.com. click on the climate in crisis tab. >> so much interesting info there. >> absolutely. if your car is running right you might not notice your catalytic converter, but you will notice if it has been stolen. we will tell you why more people are finding theirs are gone, next.

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involved. >> you would close down a bathroom in the middle of a pandemic, and how do we wash hands and promote sanitation? >> u.s. senator richard blumenthal says tiktok should be held responsible for destructive challenges on its platform. and then here's the video that police say includes images of a gunman exiting the back of a getaway car. the victims were shot in a nearby parking garage on third street. this is the night of july 23rd. police say they had attended a concert at a nearby club. many of us are driving our cars less during the pandemic, yet thieves across the country yet continue to target one car

part even more. >> chris chmura tells us why the catalytic converter is a theft's choice. >> they cost upward of 3 grand. so many cars are parked while working at home, and they are easy to take and thieves want them for the metal inside. >> they are going to get more money because they are worth more and it takes two to three minutes to make a couple hundred bucks if not a couple thousand dollars. >> coming up at 11:00, we will walk you through steps to protect your car. if your engine is revved up over a consumer complaint, go to nbcbayarea.com. san francisco muni leaders want to hear from you as they

move forward with plans to restore service to prepandemic levels. it's asking residents to fill out a website survey before the end of the month. seven muni lines are still on hold, and ridership is set to be at 45% of prepandemic levels. breaking news on a johnson & johnson covid booster shot and the increase protection it could provide. major highway set to reopen today as more homeowners in tahoe return following that destructive wildfire. the state's eviction moratorium is set to expire. you're watching "today in the bay."

news on the johnson & johnson one-shot covid vaccine. the improved protection it says a booster shot provides. time is ticking for contra costa residents with the ban on evictions set to expire in days. what it means for residents struggling to make it in the bay. this is "today in the bay." a very good tuesday morning to you. thank you so much for joining us. i am laura garcia. >> i am marcus washington.

let's begin with a look outside for you. haze expected to move back into the south and east bay today. this is from the fire burning down in the sequoia national forest. a spare the air alert has been issued for today. >> kari hall has been tracking the potentially unhealthy conditions for us. >> yeah, we will need to limit our time outside and whatever you have to do get it done early in the morning. right now air quality is good, and all the green dots are showing good air quality, but as we go through the morning we will see the smoke quickly moving in for the east bay and santa clara rally. it's unhealthy for children and the elderly and people with breathing problems, and we will see it continue as we go throughout the day. we will talk temperatures coming up in a few minutes. breaking news this morning on the vaccine front. johnson & johnson announcing real-world data on protection its vaccine is offering long term. >> the news comes after pfizer

announced its ready to request approval to vaccine children 5 through 11. >> johnson & johnson shows data shows a single dose is 79% effective against infections and 81% effective against hospitalizations due to covid, and then with a booster shot it's 94% effective, so similar to pfizer and moderna. real-world data comes from the comparison of about 390,000 people that got the single johnson & johnson shot with about 1.5 million people in the similar age group that did not get the vaccine.

let's talk about the pfizer vaccine for elentary-aged children. after a trial of 2,000 children showed a strong immune response with dosing at one-third of what adults and older kids get. pfizer said it will submit to data by the end of september with urgency and they say it would be available shortly after that. >> if my children were 5 to 11 and we had fda approval, absolutely we would be the first in line. >> children go the daycare and school and will bring back viruses. >> i have mixed emotions about it. i am not too sure it will be safe for kids. i am not too comfortable with it, yet. >> cases among children nationwide surged by 240% since july. >> what about here in california? we are doing a little better,

aren't we, because more people are vacc5 children died because of covid. 630 kids have been infected. a lot of parents with kids in schools especially in the lower grades are getting daily notices, it feels like, of covid cases. >> yeah, my kids are doing temperature checks every day. and then marin county passing vaccination rates. covid cases there lowest in the bay area. the statewide vaccination rate now just under 70%. and then every other state is in the high category, and now there's talk of possibly ending some mask mandates. currently the state's positivity

rate is about 3%, half of what it was three weeks ago. health experts say it's lower than what the cdc guidelines are for masks. >> the test positivity rate being less than 5%, we are at 2.3%. it's going to be completely up to the health officials here, but, yes, by the cdc criteria, we could lift the masks here in san francisco. >> and malknew freoff year. phase three trial results are expected next week. >> if that looks like it's favorable, and it reduces the symptoms of disease in the outpatient setting, we are going to have an antiviral by the time winter rolls around. >> health experts do not expect, however, a surge this winter because so many people are protected by the vaccines or having been infected with the

virus. contra costa county will decide whether or not to extend the moratorium on evictions. bob joins us from walnut creek. time is running out for renters statewide. >> reporter: as you will recall, renters that have not been able to pay rent due to the covid pandemic, they have been protected from eviction, but the eviction moratorium in the state will expire. they are talking about extending the moratorium, and small business tenants would not be protected. they could be evicted for nonpayment after september 30th unless the state extends the moratorium, which right now seems probable. and the extension would not

prohibit landlords from raising rent on tenants. the california housing association already sued the state of california over the current extension of moratorium because of the financial strain the nonpayment of rent has put more than 20,000 landlords that association represents. this is new research from policy link out of oakland. they found that over 750,000 households here in the state are behind on the rent for an average amount of $3,500. landlords, if you look at all the money owed to landlords, that just under $3 billion. some money has come to the state of california and the state has given out half a billion dollars. testimony resumes later this morning in san jose federal court where former theranos

founder on trial. last week a whistle-blower testified holmes knew the technology was flawed and the data was cherry-picked. stay with nbc bay area for coverage of the elizabeth holmes trial. we will walk you through the coverage and analysis. we are following the very latest on air and online, and can you always get the information on nbcbayarea.com. a judge expected to rule this week on whether the suspect in the disappearance of kristin smart should go to trial. >> smart attended cal poly and was last seen 25 years ago. authorities arrested a man, paul flores. his father was arrested as an alleged accessory.

testimony included a woman that said flores once said he took care of smart. a look at highway 50 near echo summit. happening at 8:00 a.m., the bay area's main connection to south lake tahoe will be fully reopened. it has been closed since last month due to the caldor fire. yesterday people with cabins in the fire zone were escorted back to their properties for the first time. one man, he lost his family's four-bedroom cabin. he said the only thing spared was a vase made by his daughter in the fifth grade. >> that's the only thing we will get to salvage out of the whole thing. i guess the thing we will salvage most are the memories. they will be there forever. >> those memories are forever. other cabins in that same area were spared. caldor fire is now 75% contained. firefighters on the front

lines of the sequoia park fire did manage to save four famous trees, including the world's largest. sequoia and king national park are closed. firefighters are dealing with warmer weather down there after the slight improvement in the conditions they have seen there since yesterday. a live look in our neck of woods, san jose -- oh, look at that. a harvest moon overnight. you can gather your crops. >> i will go picking today. >> today is the last day of summer, so the fall crops will be planting, pumpkin spice. there you go, kari. >> yeah. >> yeah, we're going to have warm weather for this last day of summer. with it being a spare the air alert day, it's always advised if you can carpool or catch

public transit, we are trying to reduce the amount of pollution we are putting in the atmosphere on top of the wildfires and ozone. look how warm it will be by early in the afternoon. not only that but the smoke and the hazy conditions with the spare the air alert day. check out your microclimate with temperatures reaching 86 in san francisco. we will get a look at our forecast and air quality coming up. mike, you are starting with a crash in san jose. >> kari, i have a good update for 880. the news is the crash 880, montague expressway has cleared. as i get ready to reset the map, we have a crash on brokaw, and we are seeing the backup forming once again in the same area. northbound 101, a smoother drive and there's the crash at mckee,

and still a shift, but the built for the two routes for the south bay commute. a backup at the toll plaza, and that's not expected. highway 4, we know about that. back to you. >> thanks, mike. he returned from a trip across the u.s. without her, and now he is missing as well and his home declared a crime scene. what we could learn today about the investigation into gabby petito's disappearance. why thousands of employees are suing disney. salesforce annual event dreamforce kicking off today in san francisco. it will look a little different this year and we'll explain why. you're watching "today in the bay."

good tuesday morning. right now at 6:45, as you are getting the kids ready for school, make sure you prepare for chilly temperatures in the morning and warm weather at pickup time. we are mostly going to have kids inside today because of the air quality so be prepared. we'll talk about the wide range of temperatures and air quality coming up in a few minutes. as we are looking over year, 880 in nimitz moving smoothly to oakland. good news. and 880 through san jose has more problems as we have more crashes there. 101 slows because of a crash as well through san jose. thanks so much, kari and

mike. quarter to 7:00 right now. now to a case that has been drawing nationwide attention. the search continues for gabby petito's fiancé, brian laundrie. today an autopsy will be conducted to confirm the identity and cause of her death. laundrie is considered a person of interest. the fbi finished the search of his home in florida. the pair set out on a cross-country road trip and he returned to florida alone, however, on september 1st. new this morning, a man whose grainy video that sent shock waves has died. he filmed the police beating of rodney king. he filmed the beating of king with a camera he just purchased. holiday's friends say he died on sunday from covid complications.

he was 61 years old. more than 2,500 disney employees are suing for better pay in a class-action lawsuit against disneyland. employees allege the company is legally obligated to pay a living wage. workers allege that disney is receiving tax breaks from anaheim and under a city ordinance its cast members are entitled to higher pay. current minimum wage in california is $14 an hour. dreamforce, the family reunion for sf-based salesforce returns today after being virtual last year due to covid. the event will be a bit different this year than years past. >> we look at how organizers are trying to work to ensure it's a safe gathering for those coming back to it. >> reporter: safety is a top concern for this annual event. it's going to look a lot different than it has in some of the past years because it's

going to be scaled down in terms of the number of people at the event and some of the sessions will be outside. a portion of howard street is blocked off there in soma. you will notice fewer attendees as years past. there will be hundreds opposed to thousands. the dreamforce event that will feature speakers as well as musical performances, and this year it's foo fighters. the sessions will be streamed live for folks around the world. many local businesses were hit hard by a lack of conferences at the moscone center. they are excited for this event even if it's scaled back. >> i am excited. it will be awesome for all the

waves of people coming in. also, i was hearing the sound checks. >> i was curious to see who the speakers were. olympian, aly raisman and even jane fonda expected to share a few words. this is happening in san francisco and it's invite only. you need to show proof of vaccination. something else to remember, those attending the event will have to be tested for covid daily. it's an annual event but will look different, and it kicks off today. >> what a change. used to be so huge they would have people out on the cruise ship out on the bay. >> yeah. we still have the closure for howard, and a lot less traffic, laura, you are right. we have more traffic for the south bay.

87 shows a slowdown. we could see more folks avoiding the 101 because of the crash we have been talking about. up toward capitol expressway, you should see movement soon. the second crash of the morning, northbound 880, it jams you coming up out of san jose. the rest of the bay shows a smoother flow of traffic. we have a beautiful view of the golden gate. what is that called, the harvest moon? >> yeah, this is a look at that shot there. maybe you saw it kind of shining through the blinds while you were sleeping or waking up earlier this morning. we are going to have that as a hint that things are getting ready to change. we have seen changes in the air quality. with temperatures heating up we will have high amounts of ground ozone levels.

we have that and the smoke from the wildfires in sierra. we will see this starting to move in by late morning. outdoor times for kids, also just getting out after school. it's going to be smoky out there, so we don't want to spend a lot of time. we will see improvements tomorrow. a westerly wind will help to push out the smoke, but once again coming out of the south of the sierra with the fires burning in sequoia national park. temperature wise, reaching 91 in san jose. 97 in antioch and livermore. 85 in oakland. mid-70s near the coast. san francisco up to 88 degrees. our north bay temperatures reaching 93 in sonoma. these hot temperatures will not stick around. as we go through the forecast we are seeing a slight cooldown tomorrow for the first day of fall. then we go back up, a few more degrees for thursday and friday. looking forward to the weekend when it will be cooler for our valleys reaching into the low 80s. in san francisco, very warm

today but once that fog rolls in, temperatures drop and we will stay in the 60s for tomorrow. now as we turn to our climate in crisis, we are all going to see that this week, this morning on the "today" show, al roker has an eye opening report about what is causing half of the smog and pollution in our air, and here's a hint, it's not your car. >> good morning, kari. coming up, i have an eye opening report about the sources of smog and air pollution. we typically think these are caused by car emissions and big factories and even cows, but american scientists made a stunning discovery. almost of the of the polluted air we are breathing is coming from products we use around our home, paint, deodorant, and shampoo. even the scented trash bags are emitting pollutants. they have a state of the art

mobile lab driving across the country. i got to join the team in california. we drove around hollywood looking for what people refer to people's personal plumes. we will show you how the mobile lab works and how we could correct the problem and clean up the air we breathe. tune into the "today" show for a big announcement from me and the climate team. it's just beginning and i am really excited to share today's plans with you. >> join nbc all this week for a special series, the climate challenge, the extremes. we will examine the human toll of the changing climate from our physical health to the access of clean and fresh water, and that's on nbc "nightly news" with lester holt.

now giving the green light to move forward with an an exation plan. the agency will now provide fire and emergency services to more than 128,000 residents in east contra costa county. the bill still needs final approval. the new data released overnight showing why a booster shot offers better protection for people that receive the johnson & johnson covid vaccine. we're back in just two minutes. it's 6:54. can you see my wall of smiles? when i first started using genesys technology i was kind of embarrased at all the love and attention i got from my customers. people are so moved by how much i understand about them. they start including me in their lives. that's helen and her friends. i arranged a wellness retreat for them. look at those ladies. such wisdom. mmm. but it's really genesys that helps me

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6:57. welcome back. we're moving you forward with a look at our top stories on "today in the bay." >> first breaking news this morning. new data suggesting people that received the johnson & johnson covid vaccine will be safer with a booster shot if it's taken two months after the shot. a booster given six months out provides even better protection. and then the u.s. now surpassing 675,000 deaths, that's more than the 1918 spanish flu. california now averaging about 8,000 daily cases. since the start of the pandemic more than 67,000 people here died.

later this morning, contra costa county will etend the moratorium on evictions. >> bob redell has more. >> reporter: good morning to you. state-wide eviction moratorium expires a week from wednesday, and the contra costa board of supervisors might take action for its own citizens. this would only affect people in contra costa county. residential tenants would be protected but small business tenants would not and they could be evicted after september 30th. the new extension would not prohibit landlords from raising rent on tenants. reporting live in walnut creek, bob redell for "today in the bay." let's look outside. san francisco. what a gorgeous view. things are warming up inland,

kari. >> yeah, it's going to warm up and become smoky. it will start to settle in as our temperatures heat up to the mid-90s today. we have summer-like weather through the end of the week. the south bay, north 880 jammed up. brokaw, one on montague first and then now one on brokaw. it's continuing to slow there as well. 87 now building as well as 101 and of course 880, that's the one we don't expect to be quite so slow. >> let's hope things pick up out there. that's what is happening on "today in the bay." the president's speech to the united nations expected to get under way shortly. we will carry that special report on air when it begins. we will also stream it live on our nbc bay area app.

it's free to download now if you don't already have it. we will have more nbc bay area news at 11:00 for you. the "today" show is coming up next. have a great tuesday. good morning front and center, president biden steps onto the world stage this morning to deliver a key speech, his first address to the united nations since taking office, while facing multiple crises around the world. the speech just hours ahead of a critical face-to-face with britain's boris johnson. but first, the prime minister sat down with savannah to address their relationship after that chaotic withdrawal from afghanistan. >> you tried to reach president biden and didn't receive a call back from some 36 hours. is that true >> that exclusive conversation, straight ahead