right now at 5:00, a later wake-up call for your children, with the start of the school year. we look at which students are set to see and feel the most impact and the feelings that brought about the change. social media is not free. it costs you your privacy. you are the product. you toil away providing data the platform collects and analyzes with the goal of nudging or predicting your behavior. >> more privacy concerns related to facebook after advocates say the tech giant turned over evidence of a chat about abortion and why facebook says it didn't do anything wrong. this is "today in the bay," streaming live on roku, amazon fire, apple tv, and online. thanks for joining us on this wednesday morning. i'm kris sanchez.

laura garcia has the week off. >> i'm marcus washington. we'll get a check with mike. you're working the roads. >> working very hard. >> i've seen you. >> fill those potholes on my route. >> we have to get you started with the forecast this morning. meteorologist kari hall keeping us up to date on what's going on. >> it looks great. we had some nice weather across the bay area with the winds picking up in the evening that helps cool off the temperatures, as we take a live look in dublin, it's a mostly clear start and we're also going back to school for a lot of kids as we take a look at pleasanton, 60 degrees, partly cloudy at drop offtime and pickup time in the low 80s, ac on in the car but it's also going to be bright and sunny as our temperatures in that area head for the low 80s. we'll see some low 70s in san francisco and for san jose expect a high of 79, while santa rosa reaches 81 degrees. now, mike, it seems like it's a calm start to the commute. >> it is. marcus and kris said i'm working

hard. who is working hard these folks at niles canyon, working on the roads overnight and should be done with their day. that's great work. i'm in a suit, not bad compared to those folks. the golden gate bridge crew should be just about clearing. we have some cones still on the span itself. no major issues as far as any traffic flow issues. we did see low clouds hovering around the deck of the bay bridge. back to you. >> thanks, mike. we want to move you forward this morning on back to school this fall and speaking of moving forward, many students can move their alarms forward this year an extra half hour. >> "today in the bay's" bob redell is live in livermore. bob, high schools no longer have to start at 8:00 in the morning. the kids are listening to this one. >> reporter: and they're no longer allowed to start at 8:00. back in 2018, california mandated that by july 1st of this year, high schools like livermore high behind me cannot

start school before 8:30 a.m. for middle schools that's 8:00 a.m. this is sb-328 we're talking about, proponents of that bill argued the old 8:00 a.m. start time was bad for teens' mental health and left them sleep deprived. as lessents are biologically different, they stay up late. the american academy of pediatrics agrees teens should not start school before 8:30 in the morning. opponents argued about the impact on school bus routes and parents' work schedules. we spoke with a teenager about to become a junior in fremont who can't wait for the extra half hour of sleep. >> it's not only myself. i do notice a lot of kids in school in first period, they're super sleepy, unable to pay attention, and i personally had my math class in first period, and i saw that a lot of people weren't able to perform their best and my math teacher was

also like first period was usually very low energy compared to the other periods. >> it actually is a public health risk that increases their likelihood for becoming depressed, suffering from anxiety. it increases their suicide risk and we know that teenagers are more likely to get in car accidents when they are sleep deprived and more likely to miss school. >> a number of bay area high school districts like tamapais switched to the 8:30 time last fall. the superintendent tells us the mornings seem to be less frenetic but so far has not seen an increase in attendance as a result. she says they need more time away from the pan demmic to see if the extra half hour is making that much of a difference. >> the beginning of the year, some of the students at the school that had just gone to it were still adjusting. they didn't love it, but just

because they were getting at 3:40 in the afternoon, for some they felt that was a long day, i think particularly in the winter it starts to get dark a little earlier, but overall, we haven't heard a whole lot of complaints. >> reporter: now this new 8:30 start time mandate does not impact zero period, if you're not familiar, zero period is that class time before the official start of the school day. reporting live here in livermore, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> as you mentioned, though, it takes some adjustment not just for the kids but for the parents and carpools and sports, practices after school, so we're all going to have some growing pains. >> get the schedules together. >> thanks, bob. happening today, oakland education advocates demanding mandatory covid vaccines, more testing and a virtual education option will hold a car caravan in the east bay, so the caravan will go from oakland's federal building to the district headquarters.

activists oppose the district's recent school closures including parker elementary where parents are currently protesting. the caravan begins at 4:00 p.m. happening now, a new social media outcry and hashtag is urging people to delete their facebook accounts, and this comes in the wake of felony charges filed against a nebraska mother and daughter based on evidence activists say was handed over to authorities by facebook's parent company meta. that evidence allegedly involved direct messages about abortion pills and whether the 17-year-old took one after 20 weeks of pregnancy, which would be illegal under nebraska law. one cal state east bay professor says this proves everyone's privacy is at risk online. >> i think the real story here is the lack of privacy that people have in online spaces, and you don't recognize why you need privacy until it's too late and i think this story is an example of that. >> as for the allegations, meta says in part "nothing in the

local law enforcement in early june, prior to the supreme court decision, mentioned abortion. the warrants concerned charges related to a criminal investigation and court investigation and court documents date that police at the time were investigating the case of a stillborn baby who was burned and buried, not a decision to have an abortion." a south bay martial arts instructor accused of sexually assaulting a minor is due for a court hearing. ernest ramirez is accused of sexually assaulting a girl under 1 for two years. ramirez owned the extreme martial arts studio in downtown san jose and also ran an elementary afterschool program. investigators say he met the victim according to "the mercury news" he denied all accusations.

leader, looking into why it takes so long and costs so much to build a home. lawmakers say too many hurdles are slowing state requirements for the city to add 82,000 new housing units by the end of the decade. california's housing and development agency says it takes two and a half years on average, two and a half years to get approval and then construction costs are some of the highest anywhere. state senator scott weiner believes the investigation will force the city to approve projects faster. >> san francisco puts so many requirements and etracts so many concessions approving the projects they become financially unfeasible. >> supervisor matt dorsey welcomes that state investigation tweeting "san francisco must make igis cant changes to the way to review, approve and permit and build new howing. we must continue to find funding sources for subsidized affordable housing." san francisco is not alone in this problem.

our investigative unit has been looking into the bay area housing crisis for years now, to watch those reports go to nbcbayarea.com and click on the investigations tab. 5:08 this morning. want to take a live look at walnut creek, good morning to you, east bay. >> hi, east bay. >> as we get started with the day. meterologist kari hall has been monitoring what we can expect with the weather. we've had pleasant weather the last few days. >> it continues today, we're starting out with mild temperatures across the bay area, mostly upper 50s and low 60s, and we're a little bit cooler in santa rosa right now, and a little bit warmer in fremont, but we are still starting out with a nice, quiet morning across the bay area. it is the first day of school and as you wake up the kids to head out in martinez, it will be at about 61 degrees at drop-off time, a few clouds, but sunshine the rest of today as our temperatures head for the low 80s. we'll see our temperatures around the bay area ranging from 81 in santa rosa to 77 in

oakland and we'll see some upper 70s in san jose but upper 80s in fairfield while our coastal area stay in the upper 60s for a high. we'll talk more about some warmer temperatures in our forecast coming up. mike, where can we find lower gas prices? >> kari, as for gas prices, gas buddy shows under five bucks a gallon and a number of spots around the bay area. maybe a fewer than we saw before. we talked about the national average coming down under $4 nationally yesterday. sunnyvale locally national on old san francisco road we found gas for $4.84 a gallon and arco in brentwood on brentwood boulevard we found some for $4.97 a gallon and along the coast, interstate gasoline in half moon bay on kelly avenue, we found $4.99, again all under the $5 mark so we will take that. all around the speed limit mark we'll look at the maps, we see green sensors pretty much everywhere. the altamont pass typical slowing top of the screen, vasco road out of brentwood, byron,

discovery bay all moving basically at speed so you're under 20 minutes, actually closer to 15 minutes oget to 580 and a smooth drive through contra costa county. we'll watch it build. back over to you. >> thanks, mike. maybe you didn't realize the power you had sitting in the palm of your hand. >> tell me more. >> you have big palms, too. next on "today in the bay," the nearly seamless checkout available at more amazon stores and the bay area locations where you'll find it. inflation data is on the way. the only question we have is which way do we point the arrow? before we get to that, hey, our back-to-school coverage continues with a look at our morning announcements from bay area school superintendents. >> good morning, everyone. my name is dr. kyla johnson-trammel, and i'm the superintendent of the oakland unified school district. we are so excited to be able to welcome all of our students back to school on monday, august 8th. now remember, we're still working through a pandemic and so masks are strongly

encouraged. we will continue to do everything that we need to do to keep all of our staff a students safe. i'd like to give a shond so man our partners who have helped us prepare for the first day, making sure students have backpacks and that everyone is ready for the first day. looking forward to seeing you there. >> and we are showing different bay area school districts all week long here on "today in the bay," and if you haven't seen yours, maybe you missed it, don't you worry. don't you worry. the superintendents' messages

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good wednesday morning. we're coming up on 5:15. happy first day of school for san ramon valley, 60 degrees at drop-off time, really nice day ahead and comfortable even as you pick them up, it will be about 81 degrees at 2:00 to 3:00 this afternoon. we will get a look at all of our school districts, our microclimates and what's ahead, coming up in a few minutes. >> a lot more schools coming online today. we're looking at fremont, 880 moves smoothly here. the headlights headed south just coming down from mission boulevard. approaching mission on 680 is where we're hearing about a new issue, get more details, i'll show you how that might affect your drive coming out of the tri-valley. good morning, happy wednesday to you. tesla says elon musk has sold yet more tesla stock, around $7

billion worth. he said he wasn't going to sell anymore but on social media, he says he was worried that if a judge made him buy twitter as he had agreed to do he'd have to have "emergency sale" of tesla stock. before this whole buying twitter debacle, shares in tesla were worth more than $1,000. today's the big day we get the consumer price index, a measure of inflation. the suspicion is july prices fell in certain categories. certainly gas prices. they've been falling for like 60 straight days now, under $4 a gallon nationally. as we were talking about earlier this week, a good inflation number combined with last week's blockbuster number would be a real one-two punch for the economy, good news followed by good news. so for now, we're waiting on this inflation number, which last month showed an increase of $9.1% year over year. we anticipate that number will

decrease so we have the down arrow ready to go. we'll see if it actually is needed. marcus and kris, i want to introduce to you sean gandhi, an investor in biotech, but the really interesting thing about him is he was a rhodes scholar, went to oxford and harvard med and business school, but he went to harvard med and business at the same time. i asked him what does it feel like in your head to be that smart? we had a bit of an argument over how smart he is. what does it feel like to be that smart? not just a rhodes scholarship but what does it feel like inside your head, and we have established you're damned smart. >> i will have to deny it formally. >> evidence is you're a scholar who went to harvard. >> i get proven every day that i am not that smart. >> that just means you're stretching yourself. >> fair enough.

>> here's my question, sand hill road where you'll find it and i think enjoy it. if i win an argument against one of the smartest guys, i feel like i won that argument. >> i think you did but it's also telling somebody attractive they're attractive. no, i'm not. >> right, exactly. >> come on. >> like what does that feel like when you walk into a room. >> you want to know who is his friends. >> isn't your favorite friend the knucklehead? >> yes. been friends since the fourth grade. [ laughter ] >> he's like my friend marcus, knucklehead. >> thanks, scott. new this morning, amazon is expediting his palm standing technology to more whole foods

stores. more than 60 california location also offer that payment service which amazon first introduced in 2020. whole foods tested it in los angeles, in austin and seattle, and new york. right now it's offered at three san francisco amazon go convenience stores. it works like this. customers have to register their palm print using a kiosk or point-of-sale station at participating stores and scan it when you check out. i always tell the kids don't touch the scale. it resets the whole thing! trending this morning, a new and unusual ball park item not quite hitting it out of the ball park. >> they almost had me here. see if i can get your appetite going here. a barbecue pulled pork sandwich. >> okay. >> with reese's peanut butter cups. >> why? >> you lost me. the sandwich is available at kansas city kaufman stadium, it's a good thing it's there and not there. virtual spots got the stadium

food vendor to put out a new comment, wait 'til you see this one for tonight's grateful dead night, it plans to roll out a jerry garcia dog, a spicy dog with red mustard, fried ketchup. >> how do you fry ketchup? >> no, and pickled jalapeno gummi bear relish. >> i honestly think that sounds better than the reese's. >> it did. i'm like, eh. >> if you think about barbecue sauce, maybe a little chocolate molee or something, but i don't know, the chunks -- i don't know. have them on the side. >> we claim that barbecue, i'll say no thank you. >> so you feel about that like some people feel about pineapple on pizza then. >> ooh, yeah. >> i change my position. >> kari thinks it's delicious. >> which one are you turning your nose up to? >> all of it.

all of it. i'm like, no. >> i'm going to go eat my oatmeal. >> can i have yours? >> absolutely. let's get started. it's time for breakfast this morning and we're starting out with some coffee and a nice sunrise on the way. take a live look outside in san jose, it's all clear, a few mornings we've had the clouds rolling in and it kind of blocks that view of the sunrise so we're just waiting to see if that happens as we get ready for school in mountain view, los altos high school district starts today, first day of school. i guess i should move that time later, for high school kids, you're waking up later, but as you're stepping out the door it will be in the low 60s and pickup in the upper 70s. it's going to be a beautiful day. seven-day forecast is already up at the bottom of the screen, if you have a few more days left of your summer break, how about headed to the beach? half moon bay will be beautiful this afternoon, we start out with some clouds, at lunch time

in the upper 60s, the sun is peeking out and we have sunshine the rest of the day with the high of about 69 degrees there and for san jose, we're looking at a high of 79 degrees. 86 in livermore. 89 in fairfield. you can see the range in temperatures that continues across the bay area, as we take a look at our forecast for tomorrow, upper 80s for santa rosa, and it's also going to be slightly warmer in morgan hill. we'll also have still some hot valley temperatures and cool coastal air as we head to friday. next week we're looking at slight changes in our weather pattern setup. more of that monsoon moisture headed over thend southern california but for us, the temperatures will be heading up. for concord we'll reach into the mid-90s for the middle of next week. our inland temperatures go from upper 80s to 90s and it will feel a little bit more humid but for san francisco, no major changes here, we'll continue to see highs in the upper 60s. kris and marcus? >> thank you, kari.

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5:25, welcome back this morning. this week, our "responds" team

is helping families get ready to go back to school. >> today, consumer investigator chris chmura has a tech talk for us, including an assignment for parents. we're listening. >> the first lesson of the new school year is about bad guys on the internet. they are targeting kids' technology. >> you have to take it seriously. for everyone in the family. >> reporter: kim key is a security analyst at "pc" magazine. she writes a weekly newsletter called "security watch." do not brush off the kids' tablet or laptop as homework machines you can ignore. >> a lot of times children's devices nor the secured the way parental devices are and quite frankly, malicious actors know that. >> reporter: here is how a cyber attack happens. your kid's online doing a class assignment or gaming, someone sends them a link, and they click it. >> and then that kid downloads a bunch of malware, the malware gets onto your home network and infects all of why you are

computers. >> reporter: an infection can expose you to identity theft or extortion. what do you do? talk with your kids about being safe online, distrusting strangers, keeping passwords secret and not clicking on unknown links. life lessons. >> because unfortunately, cyber security really isn't taught in a lot of public schools. >> reporter: and make sure the kids tech is running up-to-date software with the new patches for vulnerabilities and then make sure all their devices have passwords and anti-virus protection. >> gamers don't want to have lag but oh, man, you need the safety aspect. >> reporter: tomorrow a closer look at back-to-school shopping. what's happening behind the scenes at the stores and how you can maximize your savings. see you then. take a look at this photo, it's of missing teen kiely rodni, hours before she disappeared. next on "today in the bay," we'll give you the new details on her search and the message authorities have for those from nevada to the bay area who may

have seen her last.

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- you okay? - there's a flex alert today so i'm mentally preparing for the power outage. oh, well we can help stop one because we are going to reduce our energy use from 4-9pm. what now? i stepped on a plug. oh that's my bad! unplugging. when it comes to preventing outages the power is ours. just days after the fbi searched his florida home, donald trump testifies in new york as his legal woes continue. a brewing back-to-school debate over oncampus police officers. the fine line school leaders are walking to keep their districts secure and safe. plus, a game-halting show of

sportsmanship, the terrifying moment on the field that soon became an important life lesson. now setting social media on fire, what the major players are saying this morning. this is "today in the bay," streaming live on roku, amazon fire, apple tv, and online. thanks for joining us on this wednesday morning. i'm kris sanchez. laura garcia is off. >> i'm marcus washington. let's get you started with the work day. meteorologist has a look at the forecast today and san francisco looking a little foggy out there. >> it's foggy this morning. we're seeing the low clouds over the bay bridge but at least as far as your visibility driving from the east bay into san francisco, it is just above the roadway, so you have a clear drive, and it's back to school for a lot more kids today, as we check out our forecast for martinez, a drop-off time it will be in the low 60s and then a pickup time, it will be a really nice day with a lot more schools coming online.

we are still looking at more of the same weather so take some time out there and enjoy it. mike, you've been giving us a look at what's going on now in the east bay. >> kari, i called this the fremont funnel because 680 and 880 funneled together toward mission where it gets jammed anyway but now on the map the markings there, it's a disabled big rig at 680 south at the mission connector so this is causing a slower drive, i just saw the sensors slow on mission and i see them slowing on 680 as well. i'll get an exact location. i do believe it may be on that connector getting around the area so we'll watch that. the rest of the bay shows a smooth drive, i've circled the only incident i'm concerned about and no major issues through contra costa for the early drive, that county looking really good. back to you. >> thanks, mike. we are getting a new look this morning at the teenaged girl now at the center of a desperate search in sierra. kiely rodni disappeared from an outdoor party attended by hundreds of young people. >> it included a lot of young people from the bay area as well. ginger cone hero saab is in the

newsroom. you got new surveillance images and now we know the search for her is even more desperate. >> that's right and there's definitely a desperate plea for more information. good morning, marcus and kris. take a look at this photo that we are about to show you. it is that surveillance photo released yesterday evening by the placer county sheriff of 16-year-old kiely rodni, the teen who was last seen five days ago. she's seen in this photo wearing a black spaghetti strapped body suit, green pants, a black belt and black and white sneaker, it was taken friday night at 6:00, the day before she disappeared or the day that she disappeared. now the chp and federal agents are searching a heavily wooded area for any clues on kiely or her silver crv. volunteers also joining 16 different agencies and praying for her safe return. detectives say the last time her phone pinged was a half hour past midnight on august 6th. the sheriff's office says they

have had about 100 tips but no substantial ones from the 200 or 300 people estimated to be at that party. those include teens from nevada all the way here to the bay area. authorities have a very important message to those teens. >> we have no interest in pursuing anybody criminally for engaging in any type of underaged drinking or drug consumption. all we're interested in now is getting kiely back home safely to her parents. she's our top priority. if you're afraid of not getting into college, if you're afraid of going to jail, losing your job, these are not things that forward and help us find kiely. >> extremely important there. now the photo of kiely and the number to the tip line is posted on our website. that number is also at the bottom of your screen. you can remain anonymous with any tips. >> so important for people to look at her and know about her vehicle. we have all of that on our

website as we have continuing coverage on the search for kiely rodni online. go to nbcbayarea.com. you can find the link to that right at the top of the home page on the trending bar. breaking news, while you were sleeping, former president trump will testify today in a new york civil suit brought by the state attorney general there. >> scott mcgrew, i know depositions and testimony are not president trump's strong point there. >> they are not. good morning to you. we know this because we've seen taped deposition from him before. he was involved in lawsuits a number of times as a new york developer, sometimes had a hard time sticking to the facts. here's a deposition from 2016, had to do with a restaurant backing out of a real estate teal. 2007 he overstated a number of things under oath including how many employees he had and even the height of a building. today's testimony far more

important, because it does involve a case brought by the attorney general of new york. she's investigating whether the trump organization overstated the value of its holdings when it asked the banks for loans and then understated the values of those same buildings when it came time to pay taxes on this. this is separate from the georgia investigation into trump, the grand jury and the 2020 election, and separate from the justice department's investigation and search warrant at his mar-a-lago home. we now know the search took most of the day, from 9:00 a.m. until 6:30 p.m. now it's caused outrage among some republicans. a florida lawmaker suggested florida police officers arrest fbi agents investigating federal crimes in florida, and georgia congresswoman marjorie taylor greene wants to defund the fbi but it's important to remember what politicians think about the fbi and the doj doesn't really

matter. the doj is an independent body, doesn't have to answer to anybody in party politics. what lindsey graham has to say about the whole thing is interesting to news crews looking for a sound bite. keep in mind, we don't have anywhere near the facts about why the fbi conducted the search in the first place. >> what we don't have right now is the affidavit for the search warrant. we don't know what they asked for and we don't know why they asked for it. >> the one person who could answer that question is donald trump. he knows why. he has a copy of the warrant. he could just show it to the the world. they'll have a lot more coverage on the "today" show. a former president making as much or more news than the current president is tripping, president biden will sign the burn pits bill that expands care to veterans with cancer, yesterday he signed the chips bill into law that will encourage chip companies to

build plants in the united states. right now all the chips are made in taiwan and he signed the papers that give american approval to the entry of sweden and finland into nato. there's still a few countries that need to sign off and then we'll have troops on the largest land border with russia, a putin nightmare of his own making and certainly we expect the white house will be celebrating the most recent inflation numbers, a big part of what we're expecting is the fall of gas prices, more than 60 straight days of declines on gas prices. kris? >> thank you, scott. san francisco general plans to reopen its monkeypox vaccine walk-up clinic at 8:00 this morning. kaiser, ucf and sutter will still only do shots by appointment only. contra costa county is now reporting 31 monkeypox cases, which is far less than san francisco with more than 500. alameda county is now over 100 cases. santa clara county not too far

behind. all of them rank in the top ten counties statewide with total cases now surpassing 1,300. moving you forward on back-to-school and school safety, it is surely atop of the minds of many students and teachers and when it comes to the debate about police in schools, districts are taking different approaches. there's still evidence showing that armed officers made many public schools safer and in some cases prevented mass shootings but the other data shows that armed officers sometimes led to violent responses from officers. in response, some districts including oakland, san francisco, and west contra costa removed sworn law enforcement from k through 12 campuses. in the meantime, berkecally schools are committed to keeping armed officers on campus. >> we have a school resource officer program where each of our high schools has a school resource officer and they also support the attendance area schools and so in conjunction with the fremont police

department, we make sure that we are up to date on our response protocols and our training for any unanticipated, unexpected emergency situation. >> and as we'vementioning, all this week, we are covering everything you need to know, as your child or children return to school. our website really a great resource for you, you can find start times and new protocolless at nbcbayarea.com. 5:40. we want to look at our forecast in just a moment. we are also talking about our climate in crisis. lawmakers finally responding and it could help lower your utility bills. tell us more, right? in the short term inflation is making electricity rates higher, nearly 10% higher in a year but the recently improved inflation reduction act means americans could see longer-term financial relief. one economist says over the next decade, it could add up to hundreds of dollars in restrictions. >> for the typical american

household they'll see their energy bill fall by about $300 a month a decade from now and that goes to all the subsiies in the legislation to promote clean energy and getting us off fossil fuel. >> that was reductions, not restrictions. the full interview is on the "today" show at 7:00 this morning, after "today in the bay." we do want to get over to mike right now at 5:41 because you're following breaking news on the bay bridge. >> absolutely. the camera zoomed in. the hov lanes three, four and five are blocked. the tow truck arrived. this vehicle there, we had a wider shot a few seconds ago. i want to show you the video from seconds ago as we take a look at this video, you see the smoke and bot bottom of the screen, the d where it says bridge, someone running across the busy lanes of traffic. as far as we could tell they made it safely. that's going on, the smoke was a

distraction but there was fog in the area. for some folks who approached just minutes later you couldn't see anything until the car was right there in that lane. let's get back to the live shot that we have, zoomed in, considerably closer, they have all of these vehicles here, looks like they're quickly hooking up this vehicle. they can pull this tow truck back around and get over to the parking lot behind me and hopefully quickly clear this. very light traffic right now and all the flashing lights will help people see that as they come in off of the bay bridge maze and the berkeley curve approaching the toll plaza. there's already slowing at the incline indicating more traffic flow. they have to clear this quickly, no word of any injuries. we saw the person run away from the scene. we hope that's the only issue going on, someone's heart's beating a lot faster. the rest of the bay shows a smooth drive. a little slowing at the top of your screen. most of the lanes are clear and the flashing lights should help with the safety as they clear that last vehicle from lane number five, kari.

lane number five is j the hov lane and should be clear in a few let's take a live look in the tri-valle it's a mostly clear start. really nice day as a lot more kids are headed back to school in san ramon valley. temperatures about 60 degrees, partly cloudy start and we'll see sunshine, temperatures headed up to about 81 degrees today. now we're looking at temperatures pretty much matching what we've seen the past couple of days. warm for the south county in the upper 80s but still some low 70s for san francisco. we'll look at more school districts and the rest of the forecast coming up in a few minutes. >> thanks, kari. 5:43 this morning. jury selection starts in the lawsuit involving graphic images of kobe bryant's crash site. plus becoming a super saver, the three major expenses you can cut back on to save more money

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good wednesday morning. right now at 5:46, happy first day of school for pleasanton. we start out at 60 degrees at drop-off time, maybe a light jacket but the rest of the day is sunny and warm as we head for low 80s at pickup time. we'll talk about what else is going on as temperatures go up a

few degrees in the next couple of days. at the bay bridge i'm circling where there was debris but the car has been cleared. that's the good news. the person ran across and we have that video we'll show that to you but look what else we noticed here in the trees, there is the second vehicle, some folks were clustered around there. i do not know if anyone's in that car, i do not know about injuries in that car itself but they have the lanes of the bay bridge toll plaza starting to clear. we'll follow this and the buildup at the top of your screen, that's bound to have an impact on folks coming out of the east bay headed into the san francisco area. we'll have that next. happening now, in southern california, jury selection begins in the lawsuit filed by kobe bryant's widow over the graphic photos shared after his death in a helicopter crash. the trial will play out in an l.a. courtroom. vanessa bryant claims images were shared by first responders showing human remains at the crash site back in january of 2020. bryant's daughter and seven

others also died in that crash. vanessa bryant and a surviving widow claim to have suffered emotional distress. developing this morning, a contract stalemate involving special education teachers in the east bay. >> dos of teachers rallied outsided offices in mediation from the county but the county is coming up short when it comes to cost of living adjustments and maintaining small class sizes. >> we are seeking to have better improvements to the classroom in safety and we don't want our numbers to rise in our classrooms and looking for a livable wage. >> the board is not commenting specifically on the union's demands but it is encouraged by the ongoing mediation. an old school shopping center in san jose is getting a long-promised makeover. you know that little carousel at

cambrian plaza or village. it was built in the 1950s, hasn't changed much. last night councilmembers approved a redesign combining shopping and housing units that would include 300 apartments, single-family homes and town homes, some of it will be low-income. there is also a plan for a hotel and a 50-unit senior center. 5:49 this morning. more than ever, making it in the bay means maximiing your dollar and experts say some tips can turn you into a super saver. now that's someone who sets aside more than half of their income for retirement. super savers can make major cuts to three big expenses, housing, transportation, and food. of course that's hard to do here in the bay area but insiders senior investing reporter says even though saving is top priority they still can find ways to spend and have a lot of fun. >> they are, yes, saving a ton but also trying to live their lives to some extent, so they're very good budgeters.

they know where their money is going and they will leave some room to spend money on things that bring them joy. >> i used to be a super saver, then i bought a house. many super savers are single or coupleless without dependents who can save more. watch the full story at lx.com and watch it on xfinity channel 185 or over the air on channel 11-5. >> if you have kids, once you save a buck they take the buck. >> or save it for college. that, too. this is trending for you this morning, no one can argue with this one, a moment on the baseball field, it's now going viral. >> this played out in the little league world series when a wild pitch by a texas pitcher kaidan shelton struck oklahoma's jarvis in the head. the pitcher was distraught about

it, after taking his spot at first base, jarvis came over and gave that pitcher a little hug, a little pep talk, probably said sorry, buddy, you didn't mean it. just what he needed to make things okay. >> i saw the comments and people are like great sportsmanship to me, obviously they could say how kaidan plays too. >> the "today" show will talk with both boys how that became a learning lesson at 7:00 after "today in the bay" and that's why you play youth sports, not because you want a scholarship, not because you want the letter jacket butot about what they've been taught at home, too. >> yes. >> props to the parents. >> they didn't show at the end, the pitcher goes, tag! >> sorry, guys. that's the way the game's played. >> trying to win here. >> great sportsmanship. >> we are winning when it comes to the forecast. it has been nice.

home run. >> the sunrise, this is a winner, too, right behind us. this is beautiful looking at san francisco. isn't it nice? >> beautiful. >> i took a snapshot and post that to social media as soon as i get a chance because it's so nice out there. it's the first day of school for mountain view, los altos high school district, we start around upper 50s, partly cloudy skies but one-shine the rest of the day. headed out of school it will be in the upper 70s and we're going to see temperatures remaining about the same as what we've seen the last couple of days. notice in some spots like morgan hill it's slightly warmer today reaching 87 degrees with some low 80s in cupertino and a nice, breezy wind. let's move toward the east bay where concord heads up to 8 degrees. 77 in oakland and hayward. we're also going to see some

upper 70s for san mateo. san francisco mostly in the upper 60s from ingelside and low 70s downtown and in the mission district and mill valley reaching 76. you head farther north in santa rosa it's 81 degrees and headed up for 87 in ukiah. napa reaching 80 degrees today. overall across the region the monsoonal moisture is causing rain over arizona, southern california into the sierra as well. we'll have a chance of daily thunderstorms to the east of here but we are keeping the dry air, the low humidity but the temperatures will be going up. so let me show you napa, in the low 80s today, upper 80s for the weekend. next week those temperatures will peak up to about 92 degrees. so we are getting ready for some hotter weather as we look at our extended forecast, mostly though our inland areas with some of our hotter temperatures will reach into the upper 80s today and low 90s for the beginning to middl of next week and for san

francisco, still comfortable and highs reaching into the upper 60s. mike, what's going on? >> look at your screen, a lot of change at the bay bridge toll plaza. drivers will only see the hov lanes blocked but look at this shot. i'm going to step in here, look at all of these chp vehicles that have arrived. we have a paramedics truck, we have an ambulance here. i'm told there are three injuries in one car, one injury in the other, that one vehicle has been pulled out from here, it was wedged there under the tree there, but they are addressing a number of injuries. look at this video our operations center quick to get this recording here the bottom of the screen, the black vehicle. in the shadow running across, look, almost getting hit by two vehicles as they make their way to the parking lot, we're told one vehicle has one injury, another has three injuries. the other vehicle as we get back to the map here, you couldn't see it because of that smoke, but it was wedged right here under the tree line and so that was another vehicle.

they have to block the hov lanes, that means restriction and more folks are shoved into the toll lanes and it will mean a backup. there was a traffic break of all lanes for a few minutes as we took the first time a look over there, so that will be an issue coming off of the berkeley curve and the maze. thankfully it's a lighter flow of traffic right now, no major issues. there may be a distraction, roadside pfeiffer in oakland, we'll cover that coming up. >> that's scary. >> it is. happening now, asian community leaders are pushing for all california community colleges to observe and celebrate lunar new year after a proposal to create a statewide holiday was suspended in the california legislature earlier this year. the group plans to hold an event at 10:00 at the fran chinese chamber of commerce. according to "the san francisco standard" advocates plan to push for a change at the san francisco city college board meeting tomorrow. what does it take to live comfortably? still ahead, the new data showing just how much you need to earn to make it in the bay.

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welcome back to "today in the bay." a new report highlights just how hard it is for first-time home buyers to make it in the bay. a yearly income of at least $250,000 is what you need to comfortably afford it and that is the highest anywhere in the country according to one data analytics website. san jose metro home buyers need to make $330,000 to afford a median single-family home. san jose's median income was only $117,000 though, according to the 2020 census data. also trending for you this morning, we have a new host for the emmy's. kenan thompson of "saturday night live" will host the upcoming emmys for the first time. it is monday, september 12th, watch it on nbc bay area and also streaming on peacock. >> what's up with that? that's one of his things. like ooh, wee! >> i don't know that one.

>> you don't stay up late enough. you have a better saturday night than mine. >> sometimes. right now at 6:00 -- >> first period was usually very low energy compared to the other periods. >> a later wake-up call for children out there with the start of the school year. the classroom hours where many students expect to see most impacts own the blurry-eyed findings that brought that change about. new facebook privacy concerns after it turned over evidence of a chat about abortion and why the silicon valley company said it didn't do anything long. and gavin newsom launching an investigation into his hometown. this is "today in the bay," streaming live on roku, amazon fire, apple tv, and online. good morning to you on this wednesday morning. thanks so much for allowing us to be a part of your morning. i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm kris sanc