"donnie brasco." she had been on life support in los angeles after suffering severe brain injuries. on friday she was declared brain dead but kept on life support so her organs could be donated. right now at 6:00, dangerous heat and wildfire smoke making its way into the bay area. we are live breaking down just how hot it may get in your neighborhood, just how long that extreme heat could linger. the republican party used to stand wit today, beca of rhetoric is very dangerous to this morning the fbi's search of donald trump's florida estate. we're live in washington with the alarming rise in threats against federal law enforcement. adding up the help, the learning crisis impacting students at all levels and the group now trying to provide health to those struggling the

most. this is "today in the bay," streaming live on roku, amazon fire, apple tv, and online. good monday morning to you. thanks for allowing us to be a part of your morning. i'm marcus washington. >> i'm laura garcia. we have a lot to get to on this monday morning. we have team coverage on the bay area wide warming trend. "today in the bay's" bob redell is breaking down the steps you can take to prepare. >> we start with meteorologist kari hall tracking what may be dangerous temperatures for us, kari. >> it starts tomorrow where we start to feel the heat today. the excessive heat watch going up for tomorrow, starting late tomorrow morning, but there will also be a advisory in effect for the interior mendocino and lake counties tomorrow into the evening. all of the areas shaded in red bracing for high heat that we'll start to feel today with upper 90s and nearing 100 degrees in concord, as well as fairfield. napa today reaching 90 degrees. we'll keep some mild coastal temperatures, we'll see some of our inland areas dealing with

some of that dangerous heat so we'll continue to monitor that and we can stay cool, let's head over to "today in the bay's" bob redell with more of the details. good morning, bob. >> reporter: good morning, kari. an air quality advisory is issued over concerns about wildfire smoke drifting into our area. this is video from yesterday. you can see the haze over the city of san francisco and what it did to that air. there are fires burning up north in humboldt counties. the air quality district points out this is not a spare the air alert even though you might smell smoke, the air is expected to remain relatively healthy. as you mentioned, kari, the national weather service has issued an excessive heat watch for tomorrow morning through tomorrow evening for most of the east bay and parts of the north bay, expected to range anywhere between 100 degrees and 105.

there's a moderate risk of heat related illness, the second of four levels of risk, people over the age of 65, infants, athletes, people working outside, you want to be really careful, stay cool, stay hydrated. don't leave kids or pets in cars or trucks and when you're walking the dog, keep them off the hot pavement. back here live the city of livermore's water resources division today is the first day residents can pick up free recycled water starting at 8:00. you can take this back to water your trees, your plants, your grass, whatnot, something you night might want to consider before tomorrow's scorcher. reporting live in livermore, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> bob, thank you, good advice. download our free nbc bay area app, that way you can keep an eye on the rising temperatures in your neighborhood. all you have to do once you get there is type in your zip code and get that forecast for where you live. developing now, moments ago, more than 2,000 kaiser permanente mental health workers walked off the job. we have a live look at kaiser's

san francisco medical center on yuri, where workers are rally ing negotiations ended saturday without a resolution. union leaders say kaiser rejected proposals to increase staffing and decrease wait times for mental health therapy appointments. kaiser released a statement saying despite the walkout, all patients' needs will be fully met. "today in the bay's" ginger conejero saab is there, she'll join us with a live report at the bottom of the hour. new developments with the search of president trump's mar-a-lago home. late last week we learned the fbi recovered 27 boxes of highly classified documents but now a new warning of a spike in violent threats to federal law enforcement. "today in the bay's" susan mcginnis is live in washington. talk to us about this, susan. what do we know so far? >> well, marcus, good morning. this increase is ramping up of anti-fbi rhetoric led to a joint

statement, a joint bulletin from the fbi in concert with the department of homeland security to send out this five-page bulletin to agents telling them they might be in danger. one week after fbi agents searched former president trump's florida home, a warning from the fbi and homeland security for agents to be extra vigilant. a joint bulletin also saying their families could be at risk. secret service hardening security at locations, including the white house, that following last week's attempted breach of the fbi cincinnati office and a spike in anti-fbi rhetoric online and on capitol hill. >> the fbi raid of president trump is a complete abuse and overreach of its authority. >> the republican party used to stand with law enforcement and i hope some of them do today, because this kind of rhetoric is very dangerous to our country. >> reporter: the senate intelligence committee now asking for a national security damage assessment and for the justice department to provide the documents seized. >> it's very important long-term

for the justice department, now that they've done this, that they show that this was not just a fishing expedition. >> reporter: the former president, who this weekend pointed to great simmering anger in the country, claims the material was declassified. >> it would have to be documented what they were, each document, so that people would know what had been declassified. >> reporter: months earlier, trump's attorney signed a statement asserting all classified material was returned. >> if the trump people represented that they provided all the classified or national security information and didn't, that's a serious problem. >> reporter: still unknown, potential legal jeopardy for the first president in u.s. history to have his home searched by federal agents. and also still unknown the identity of the supposed informant who told investigators there could be more classified information at mar-a-lago. marcus? >> it will be interesting to see what they find. susan, thank you. we are learning new details in the case of a missing

teenager last seen over a week ago in placer county. placer county sheriff's office says kiely rodni was seen in a video earlier the evening of august 6th, wearing a white sweatshirt, shown in this photo you see on the left. it's unknown if she was wearing it when she was last seen. investigators hope this new clue will hopefully lead to more details about her disappearance. the 16-year-old was reported missing on august 6th after attending a party at placer family campground. >> 6:07 right now. moving you forward this morning on moving students out from underneath the pandemic, there's a big push to address the math education crisis in school classrooms. experts say that the average k through 12 student is more than half a grade level behind in math since the start of the pandemic. recent studies show the largest decline over the past three years has been among children of the organization bedtime math foundation is launching the be part of the equation campaign.

it seeks to help children start strong in the new school year and provides resources for those struggling in math. the founder laura overdeck says that parents should know their student's math curriculum to assess the challenges their child can face. >> you should know what your kid is being served for math every day, and the other piece i would add is a lot of this slid during covid is assessing students. it's really important to know where they are because what gets measured gets managed. >> good to know help is out there. she also says that parents can go to the bedtime math foundation website to find programs to help with math. she also urges parents to talk with teachers and to find ways to improve their children's math skills. >> always want to help our kids succeed. taking a live look outside, tracking a warmup across the bay area, as we take a live look in san francisco. kari joins us now. we're going to see it just everywhere? >> it's mostly going to be for the inland valleys. san francisco keeps a little bit of that coastal fog and some

milder temperatures there, but happy first day of school today sure that you're bringing it home, because those temperatures will reach 90 by pickup time. we're seeing wide-ranging temperatures, too, as we go into the start of the week, upper 70s for san francisco, low 80s expected today for oakland, mid-90s for dublin, and up to 100 degrees in concord and in fairfield. it does get even hotter tomorrow, but that's the peak of the heat. we'll talk about that and other concerns we have as we go through the rest of the week's forecast. mike, you're giving us a look at where we can find some lower gas prices. >> we're looking at some of the cheapest gas prices with the help of gas buddy. in oakland at go gas and food over here on $4.99 on mountain boulevard. costco in hayward, halfway avenue gas for $4.79 a gallon there, and warm springs gas in

fremont on warm springs boulevard has a regular gallon of gas for $4.89 so we're looking at deals to be had, good stuff. looking at the roadways, pretty good stuff overall. we have this traffic alert going on, not this one. this is a crash coming through redwood road through castro valley. there's more slowing off the dublin grade. the other direction eastbound 580, this crash may be there for a few hours from what i understand. we're going to show you pictures we just got from chp coming up in the next report. i'll show that to you and why it may be a big issue. back to you. we're also trying to help you move forward this monday morning. there's vta schedules that are changing again. the agency is working to restore service to pre-pandemic levels. starting today, service on the blue line will start earlier at 4:30 a.m. blue line weekend service will run from 5:00 a.m. to 12:30 a.m. the following morning. the green and orange lines are set to start at 5:00 a.m. on weekdays and run from 6:00 a.m. to midnight on the weekends.

in october, vta plans to increase the frequency of buses and light rail to every 15 minutes. >> 6:10 this morning, striking against starbucks. coming up on "today in the bay" the baristas set to protest again today. we'll talk about the changes they're demanding and the significance to other starbucks workers across the state. and brace yourself for ads on your phone. it may be happening soon. the new proposal from apple that has many saying when does it end? and -- ♪ here comes the bride all dressed in white ♪ where was the groom? he was stuck on a broken down boat. the rescue to get him

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good monday morning. at 6:14, happy first day of school for the kids in valet low. we start off with 60 degrees at drop-off time and a mostly sunny morning and headed for the low 80s at pickup time and some of our inland valleys will be really hot today. gets even hotter tomorrow. we'll talk about that in the forecast coming up. looking over here dublin this is your commute direction westbound and that looks like it's just moving fine and it is. eastbound looks fine here, but as we get toward livermore avenue, we do have a major

crash, chp is giving us a peek at the scene as we have crews headed out there. i'll show you why it may be a problem for a while and that could present an issue through the middle of the day coming up. >> thanks, kari and mike. quickly approaching 6:15. wall street is set to open lower after the markets came off a positive week. the dow and nasdaq and s&p 500 all gaining about 3% last week on the back of better than expected reports on inflation. that's easing some worries the federal reserve will be as aggressive in raising interest rates, as it tries to rein in soaring prices. in focus this week, data on housing, retail sales and industrial production. happening now, in santa cruz, starbucks is holding the last of a three-day strike including benefits and issues on store hours. earlier this year it became the first california location to unionize. at the time starbucks opposed

that move but respected the right to organize. this is now the first starbucks in california to experience a strike. new this morning, your phone may soon have more ads. bloomberg reports apple could eventually include ads in preinstalled apps such as maps, books and podcasts. apple is testing search ads internally in maps that can show recommendations when you search for restaurants or stores. businesses would pay to appear at the top of search results similar to what developers can do in the app store. trending this morning, we've all encountered things that made us maybe late to important events but this one may take the wedding cake. >> listen to this. police responded saturday to why a groom found himself on a disabled ferry in the boston harbor. members of the wedding party, including the florist and the deejay, the deejay, that's a problem, they were all stranded on board there as were the flower arrangements so police

realizing this, the dire situation, they took that group on a police department ferry to thompson island where the bride was anxiously awaiting and despite some nervous moments, that ceremony started on time. >> wow, that's impressive. i thought maybe it got delayed. >> nope, on time. >> there you go. >> we were waiting for our friend's bride on a beach and he's giggling and chuckling and the tide, did anybody check the tide today? he's like no, starts giggling about that and looked at his watch, and he gets a phone call and he says, oh, are you coming? and we're all tense. it was fine, she just got to the parking lot above, they had trouble with her shoes. >> she made it. >> it was very dramatic. >> that was dramatic. >> it was really dramatic, everything was fine. >> and the tides were okay. >> the tides were okay at least until the ceremony was over. then we booked it out of there. >> tides are high, we're moving on. [ laughter ] >> okay, i wish we could move on from this heat. >> yeah, we will get through it.

it's the start of the week and by the weekend, as most people try to go to the beach, it's going to be cooler. let's talk about our air quality. we're starting out with kind of a hazy sunrise this morning. we will see more smoke coming in, and it's going to be the worst for santa clara valley, where we are under a smoke advisory, and when we measure how much of that particulate matter in the air we're seeing 90 which is below the moderate range or unhealthy for sensitive groups but you want to make sure that if you are sensitive to pollution and wildfire smoke, you limit your time outside. let's talk about what's going on. the light shades of blue show a little bit of smoke and haze coming in. we also have the mckinney fire that's burning farther to the north and some of that smoke is being pushed down into the bay area. it is 95% contained, but it burned over 60,000 acres, and some of that smoke is drifting into the air and with the shift in the wind direction, it's being pushed right into parts of the bay area, especially the north bay. in the south bay, we have the

franklin-mckinley school district starting today. happy first day of school for all the kids. it starts out in the upper 50s. 'a sunny morning. it will be a sunny afternoon but it will heat up into the mid 80s, eventually reaching 87 degrees in san jose. in hayward, expect a high of 83, also 83 in oakland, and some mid-90s for martinez. we'll reach 95 degrees today in santa rosa. tomorrow, it gets slightly hotter. for some of the spots that are dealing with the heat today, will reach over 100 degrees in livermore, concord and fairfield. we'll be very close. morgan hill and san martin 92 in san jose. notice on wednesday it's still hot, just coming down a couple of degrees, but still really hot temperatures for the start of the week. and then once we shake the heat we'll start to see humidity coming in. the green shows where we will see monsoon moisture returning to the bay area, and we're really concerned about this

little plume of high amount of moisture moving in on wednesday evening. that could be enough to spark off a few lightning strikes and this is coming two years after the anniversary of the 2020 lightning august complex the fires that started with all of the lightning that moved through. we'll be watching that for wednesday into thursday, but we have a hot start to the week. the weekend is look so long much better. mike, you're looking at a crash in livermore. >> this is not looking great. we got this from chp. this is the rig. now it's jammed up it's smashed into the center divide eastbound 580, we have someone inside there. i'm not hearing about any major injuries but this is a big distraction. the headlights are the commute direction 580. let me show you on the map, we're right here. the crash is counter commute. it is a big sight to see on the pictures but because of the lighter traffic counter commute it's moving smoothly. i expected some slowing in the opposite direction which is your commute whether coming out of the altamont but really it's

moving smoothly as well. we're hearing possibly another three hours until they can move that crash. the good news is i had originally heard it was on its side. it's not but i don't know how long it will take or how much effort. we are looking at a typical build through the area. the bigger build through castro valley approaching redwood road. the backup to the castro valley y keeping the y itself light per >> talk about a busy morning, mike. >> big time for a monday, too. hopefully things get rolling all right. it 16:21, coming up next on "today in the bay," "nbc bay area responds." consumer investigator chris wemura helps one vie

it 16:23 for you this morning. nbc bay area responds to a viewer trying to get a ticket. >> a lesson for everyone in the fine print. >> about debbie in santa cruz and her concert ticket trouble. she paid ticketmaster more than $150 bucks for two tickets to a folk band concert. months before the big show she realized she had a conflict and couldn't go. she planned to sell her tickets but ticketmaster said no. it said resale is not available for this event. debbie called us for help. ticketmaster told us event promoters decide whether resales are allowed. ticketmaster did something it didn't have to, canceled

debbie's order and gave her a courtesy refund that is $159.90 back in her account. the lesson here is any time that you are shopping for concert tickets or any tickets for that matter, you really do need to check the terms especially if you are on the fence and think you might need to sell them later on. fair warning though, the restrictions you read today might not apply tomorrow. for example, look at what we found on the ticketmaster website, it says "fan-to-fan resale may be removed at any time at the event organizer's discretion." if you've hit a sour note with customer service, maybe our folks can help straighten it out. go to nbcbayarea.com, click the "responds" option from the main menu or give us a call. the number is 888-996-tips. >> thanks, chris. bay area's back-to-school season now well under way, google is releasing its back-to-school search trends.

maybe you're wondering what people are googling in anticipation. here you go. old school pencil sharpeners are the most searched item. who would have thought? and so the searches for first day of school signs for the kindergarteners like what grade your teacher, i want to be this when i grow up, those are up 170, and the phrase "how to make time go by faster in school" doubled. google analysts say some students googled what in-person school is like. >> there's a lot of searches of how do i go back to school, how do i make new friends, what do i bring for lunch or my favorite, how do i smell good all day at school. >> i remember asking that question when i went to junior high, how do i make friends? my aunt said go to a table where you see someone by themselves and they're probably looking for a friend, too. >> that's nice. >> it worked out. google is releasing new features to help students learn by using augmented reality and voice power technologies. those features allow students to

use 3-d visualization to explain complex concepts and voice power technology to teach them how to read. google says most of those features are free and available now. >> i think we would have been friends at kids. >> i think so. >> troublemakers. get out. >> clearly. >> 6:27 right now. can't separate us. coming up next, the top stories we're following today, as we brace for major heat, a new worry when it comes to our climate in crisis. how climate change is increasing lightning and how that increases the chances for wildfires. if you have an appointment at kaiser regarding your mental health today, it may get canceled. we'll tell you why, stay with us.

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>> right now at 6:30, dangerous heat and smoky skies. meteorologist kari hall is tracking extreme bay area heat and a wildfire out side of the bay area triggering a new air quality advisory. >> seeing people that are suicidal, that have depression, that are anxious, that have really bad traumas, seeing them once every two months is not enough. >> kaiser permanente mental health workers walking off the

job. what this means for patients. >> the ongoing efforts to help curb teen vaping. this is "today in the bay" streaming live on roku, amazon fire, apple tv, and online. we're live here with you this morning. thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington. we want to get you started with what's going on today. we have so much to talk about, but i want to start with meteorologist kari hall, because she has been tracking the microclimate weather alert for us and right behind you the heat. >> this is an excessive heat watch issued for our inland areas. all of these are shaded in red for spots like livermore, brentwood, concord, fairfield. we are going to have some really hot temperatures moving in, as we head to the north bay, mendocino and lake county will be under a heat advisory. as we go into tomorrow, this takes effect as our temperatures start to ramp up but we'll feel that today with san jose reaching the upper 80s.

we'll see some upper 90s for livermore, 100 for concord and 95 today in santa rosa. the temperatures peak tomorrow so we'll take a look at that and some other concerns i have in the weather department for the end of the week, coming up. mike, you're tracking a big rig extra shall in the tri-valley. >> this is eastbound 580, so it is counter commute. this is why we're concerned about it. our crews arrived on scene out there and we showed you the pictures from the chp but this big rig here is smashed up into the center divide. a number of larger tow trucks there and i don't know if they'll be able to move the cab. you so he that on the left side there, the cab is there and then the trailer is in front of it. there's another trailer and another flatbed there. they're trying to figure out the strategy for what they need to do, this is larger equipment and look at the front of that rig itself. it is just smashed up right there, so that's going on eastbound 580, as we look at the map again, there's not a lot of slowing past the scene. the other direction is slowing in through cast ri valley. we'll track that as well. back over to you. >> thank you very much, mike. 6:32 right now. developing this morning,

within the hour, thousands of bay area mental health workers walked off the job. >> last-minute talks between kaiser and the union representing psychologists, therapists and counselors will end with no agreement. "today in the bay's" ginger conejero saab is live for us on the picket lines in san francisco. i can see the workers have already started. >> no justice! >> no peace. >> reporter: the picturing started at 6:00. good morning to you. people walking off the job this morning to push for higher wages for staffing, for better patient care. we have with us this morning willow florence a social worker at kaiser. she'll tell us about the demands the unions and psychologists, therapists, counselors from the mental health industry, what are you asking for in order to come to an agreement with kaiser? >> our primary request at this point own our demands are that kaiser comply with state law and actually provide the staffing

that allows for patients to be seen in a timely way, that allows them to get better. currently, you're at kaiser, if you call in with depression or primary mental health issues, you might have a phone conversation within two weeks and you will not see an actual therapist for as many as six to eight weeks at times. people struggle even when they're referred out to outside services to even find someone and they come back and they are desperate and getting worse before they get seen. we are asking for kaiser to increase staffing, provide a model of care that allows for therapists to be seanable and stay and want to work at kaiser and allow us to see patients in a timely way that helps them get better. currently it is untenable, and it is not changed. i've been here for 15 years. we've been asking for the same things for 15 years. >> reporter: and it seems like you guys are going to be asking

for the same things today and possibly throuout the week if no agreement is made. thank you for your time, willow. kaiser says that they haveired nearly 200 new mental health care clinicians to keep up with the increasing demand for care. they also say they have offered additional time for administrative duties, but the union is asking for more. we rched out to kaiser, who has issued this response, saying in part "we are working hard to be ready to meet our patients' mental health nds during the strike. beginning this week, our patients will receive care from those mental health clinicians who choose patient needs over the strike as well as from our psychiatrists, clinical managers and other licensed professionals." we talked to a patient who had an appointment today and it was canceled and she was not given other options by kaiser to work out her other options for her appointment. we'll have other details as you can see the picket lines unfold not just here in san francisco,

also in san jose, fresno and in sacramento, that will be going on until 2:00 p.m. this afternoon. we're live in san francisco, ginger conejero saab, "today in the bay." >> pretty busy out there. thanks for the latest, ginger. some advice from northern california health experts after traces of the polio virus were recently found in new york. health leaders there is a it's likely a locally contained discovery found in the waste water there and prompting stanford school of engineering to consider using its own waste water protection program to screen for polio here. the idea of polio can be scarey for many americans. doctors say the solution is simple. get vaccinated. >> if people received routine vaccinations in childhood, if they remember that, they almost for sure received polio vaccines. >> the cdc recommends four doses of vaccine, usually starting at 2 months old. if you are vaccinated as a child, you should be protected for life.

happening today, san francisco police will hold a virtual town hall following a recent shoot-out, where no one was struck by gunfire. it happened august 6th near 16th street and south van ness avenue. police say the suspect hid behind a car and kept shooting at officers. no one was hit by bullets, but the suspect was treated for non-life-threatening injuries. no one was hit by the bullets. the department will provide more details this afternoon at 3:00. angry oakland parents on a mission to keep one school from closing vow to continue their efforts until the district relents. community members are staging a sit-in at parker elementary. this is one of several schools the district is closing due to declining enrollment. yesterday supporters held a closed door town hall on campus with the intention of figuring out a solution. one parent says families are now being forced to drive across town. >> just to get our kid to school

and she lives right ac ross the street from an elementary where our daughter should be at. >> earlier this month, tension boiled over when security guards intervened. the district says the demonstrations are trespassing and events like yesterday are not authorized or supported. parents are trying to organize a lawsuit. >>6:38 right now. as bay area schools start classes doctors are sounding the alarm about kids vaping and usingecigarettes. this is according to a national youth tobacco study. currently more than 2.1 million high school students are using ecig represents and thousands are vaping. from 2016 to 2020, there was more than 73% increase in kids using ecigarettes. as one doctor explains, ecig as arettes can damage teens' lungs and brains. >> exposing a developing brain, which is what preteens and teens have to high doses of nicotine contained in ecigarettes leads

to addiction very quickly. these devices can be very potent in their addictive capacity. when that happens in a developing brain, anyone of any age can get addicted quickly. >> the doctor adds kids who use ecigarettes are four more times likely to try traditional cigarettes and three times more likely to become addicted to nicotine. the american lung association and the ad council are launching a new campaign to encourage parents to talk to their kids about the issue. >> 6:39. climate change could increase lightning in california and soon spark more wildfires. a recent study predicts that lightning strikes nationwide will increase 12% for every degree celsius of global warming and according to the u.s. forest service, 40% of wildfire innocence the west were caused by lightning between 1992 and 2015. as tomorrow marks two years since three massive lightning sparked. you might recall seeing this in

the early hours of august 16th, 2020. hundreds of light thing strikes started several fires emerged to become the czu, scu and lmu lightning complex fires. more than 846,000 acres burned. meteorologist kari hall is tracng this dangerous heat that we're experiencing this week. it's a concern. >> it is a big concern and it will combine with more humidity and moisture that could give us another round of the potential of some lightning this week, coming right after that two-year anniversary of that big lightning complex. let's talk about what's going on. we've had a very active monsoon season across the southwest, where we see the green, that's the increase in mid level moisture. we have one little plume that's going to be moving through the east bay and to the north bay, and look at the time frame, this is wednesday evening, this may possibly bring some lightning strikes to the area and ignite dry vegetation. very concerning here because any

chance that we have of lightning we monitor it very closely especially after what we had happened in 2020 and going to see that quickly moving through, but we also have dangerous heat combining with that. we're starting out the week with temperatures in the upper 80s for parts of the inner bay and the south bay, but all the way up to 100 degrees for some of our interior valleys. we'll talk more about what's ahead coming up in a few minutes. mike, you are looking ahead to some delays that you can expect. >> exactly, kari. first of all, this is kicking in stronger than i had expected so i guess i got to give you that note. the richmond to san rafael bridge the toll plaza and midway across the span. there may be a disabled vehicle or a crash. we'll follow that with chp. a pretty typical pattern for the rest of your drive as we look at the bay bridge toll plaza and it filled in as we typically predict. highway 37 also shows slowing at mare island, and overnight additional not just slowing but stoppage from 8:00 p.m. until 4:00 the next morning we should have traffic flow interrupted in

the area. looking at the long reroute, 29 to highway 12 over to 121. you have to go the whole route around instead of the connector. this morning it lasted until 4:45, that was longer than expected and added a longer drive. this will be a slower drive perhaps past the home of the giants, oracle has their game tonight at 6:45. we're looking at of course pregame traffic and post game traffic but that won't affect your drive because it's after work and cleared from the area. over here castro valley, the slow drive continues. chp says they hope to have this two-lane crash cleared in just the next few minutes. back to you. >> thanks, mike. breaking overnight, wnba star brittney griner appealing her cannabis oil conviction in russia. we'll update you on her negotiations to bring her back to the u.s. keeping an eye on markets already a down day. dow jones industrial average down about 125 points, dipping.

plus -- ♪ i want to soak up the sun, i'm gonna tell everyone to lighten up ♪ >> oh, yes. the citi summer concert series continues on "today" this morning. sheryl crow will be in studio performing some of her hits and new music as well. it starts at 7:00 right after us right here on "today in the bay." 'll be right back.we

good morning. the time is 6:45. happy first day of school to the kids in sonoma valley usd. it will start out at 54 degrees. it's light jacket weather for the morning. look at the pickup temperature when that last school bell rings, it will be 90 degrees an. we'll look at that in a few minutes. >> eastbound 580, you see the rig and in front of the rig is the trailer halling a number of heavyduty doe trucks, out there and one standard flat bed so we have a lot of activity in the center divide, only one lane blocked but if this lasts into the midday drive, this could cause more slowing more than you'd expect heading through the middle of livermore. we'll talk about that and show you the effect on the speed

sensors coming up. >> it's been a busy night out there on the roads. thank you, mike. it is 6:46 right now. also breaking overnight, lawyers for imprisoned wnba star brittney griner are appealing her conviction on drug charges. this follows her sentencing earlier this month to nine years in a russian prison. griner was arrested in a moscow airport in february after cannabis infused vape cartridges were found in her luggage. she pleaded guilty to the charges. according to "usa today," the appeal comes today after a russian foreign ministry spokesperson says the kremlin is ready for what it calls a professional conversation and griner and another american in a prisoner exchange. >> 6:47 right now. let's take a live look at a than ever to purchase some of the travel insurances out there. one rate comparison site says nearly twice the amount of air travelers are purchasing the new policies compared to this time

last year. recent travel horror stories driving up that demand, especially among the younger americans. claims are being filed more than double the time but aaa says before you fly, you may want to check your existing policies. >> it's always great to check your own policy, to check your own medical coverage, understand what you are covered for, check to see if you're using a credit card that you'd have some type of coverage, whether that be for a rental car, whether that be for trip interruptions. there are coverages embedded in some of these options that you may already have. >> know what you have before you spend more. learn the travel insurance do's and don'ts before your next trip coming up this morning on "today" at 7:00 after us here on "today in the bay." if have you a dog, maybe you don't read your dog as well as you think you do. a study shows the puppy dog eyes is all a myth. >> researchers find that humans are actually good at deciphering

if a dog is mad, but not as good as telling if the dog is sad or happy. they say puppy dog eyes are not actually a dog thing at all but a human cultural concept and dog's eyes actually lack that exclusively human characteristic. scientists say humans have better understanding of dogs expressions answer other animals mostly because of the close relationships developed over time, with man's best friend. i don't know. i kind of disagree. i feel like i read my dog pretty well. he was happy when i came home from vacation. >> yeah but that wasn't just in the eyes. he was probably jumping all over you. >> his tail wagging around. >> all right, well, the happiness with the dogs out today, make sure -- >> start the walks early. >> we have our tails wagging? >> we always say when it's really hot to not walk your dog in the middle of the day. the pads and the pavement, temperatures and make sure it's not too hot out there later. it's going to be a great first day of school for the kids in

vallejo. now we're starting out at 60 degrees before you head to school at drop-off time, it's going to be a nice, cool start to the day but really starting to heat up at about 2:00 to 3:00 this afternoon, reaching into the low 80s. take a look at that sun shining into the camera in san jose. we're also concerned about our air quality. we have a smoke advisory coming in today because of some of that smoke drifting in from nearby wildfires, and it's going to be most unhealthy in santa clara valley, where we see the highest measure of the particulate matter. let me show you what's going on, the lighter shades of blue gets darker, heavier plumes of smoke coming in. we have a shift in the wind direction and that mckinney fire that's been burning for a while in northern california, even though it's 95% contained, it's burned over 60,000 acres, and now the shift in the wind, that's going to bring that right down into the bay area. we're also seeing that being pushed down by the high pressure that's causing these temperatures to heat up, so it's going to reach into the upper

90s in livermore today, even up to 100 degrees in concord and fairfield, 95 today in santa rosa. but our coastal temperatures stay mild, thanks to the fog just right off the coastline, but as you make your way inland, it's going to be dangerous to spend a lot of time outside, and look at livermore, reaching 105, 105 in fairfield, 102 in livermore but close to 100 degrees in the south county. on wednesday, it's still pretty hot for some of those inland areas and as we go toward the middle to end of the week, we'll be watching the return of the humidity, thanks to the monsoon. the green shows where we have higher mid-level moisture and there's one plume of that moisture that will be moving right through the east bay into the north bay late wednesday evening. we'll be watching that closely, because if we most likely won't see any rain, there may still be some lightning strikes due to all of the energy in the atmosphere, as the temperatures stay in the upper 90s and that high humidity may kick up some high-level storms in the area.

so we'll be watching out for that, as it could trigger new wildfires, but in the near term it's just going to be really hot for the inland areas, especially far inland, andtri-valley? >> we do, so quite a spectacle for us to look at on tv but as trucks and a trailer in the area, as we widen out thisu see on the speed sensors well. reminder, this is eastbound 580, so it is counter your morning commute but it is now causing a slow drive, you saw in the center divide and it's causing a distraction for your commute building now out of the altamont and in through livermore. better news this crash over here off the dublin grade and castro valley cleared from the roadway a little easier drive. everything else is pretty standard. back to you. >> thank you very much, mike. it is 6:52 right now and happening now, today marks one

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6:56 this morning. welcome back. we are moving you forward with a look at top stories here on "today in the bay." >> including an air quality

advisory over concerns wildfire smoke could drift into the bay area. we have a live look for you this morning at the skies over dublin. you can already see the haze this morning. parts of the bay area will be under an air quality advisory today. the smoke from wildfires north of the bay area are actually blowing this way. also today the national weather service issued an excessive heat watch for most of the east bay and parts of the north bay. it will run through tomorrow night, with triple-digit heat in the forecast, and a moderate risk of heat-related illnesses. kari will join us with more in just a moment. but if you haven't already, make sure you download our free nbc bay area app. you can keep an eye on the heat index in your neighborhood, just type in your zip code and you can get a forecast for where you live. >> within the last hour, thousands of kaiser bay area mental health workers have walked off the job. "today in the bay's" ginger conejero saab is live for us there at the picket lines in san francisco and ginger, you can see them behind you there.

talk to us about the demand of the mental health care workers. >> reporter: well it's definitely a busy morning, ma are cuss. these are some of the 2,000 people expected to be out on the lines demanding for a better quality of patient care and not just about wages, as one of the social workers that we spoke to from the line this morning was telling us, they've been in negotiations with kaiser for over a year now and she says they've been pressing for better return times, better level of patient care, especially when it comes to mental health. kaiser says it has hired nearly 200 new mental health clinicians to keep up with increasing demand for care and also say they have offered additional time for administrative duties but the union says it's not enough. we reached out to kaiser who issued this response in part "we are working hard to be ready to meet our patients' mental health needs during the strike. beginning this week our patients will receive care those mental health clinicians who choose

patient needs over the strike as well as from our psychiatrists, clinical managers and other licensed professionals." the picket line will continue until 2:00 p.m. this afternoon, but until an agreement is made, you can expect the same picket lines back out tomorrow morning and possibly throughout the rest of the week, not just in san francisco, but in san jose, fresno and in sacramento. we're live in san francisco, ginger conejero saab, "today in the bay." >> thanks for the latest there, ginger. vta schedules are changing again as the agency works to restore service to pre-pandemic levels. starting today, service on the blue line will start earlier at 4:30 in the morning. blue line weekend service will run from 5:00 a.m. to 12:30 a.m. the following morning. the green and the morning lines are set to start at 5:00 a.m. weekdays and run from 6:00 a.m. to midnight on the weekends. this monday morning we're dealing with the heat again. >> the heat really ramps up for tomorrow. we'll see the peak of the heat into tuesday reaching over 100

degrees but it's going to be hot today and wednesday, looking a little bit better by the weekend and we do still keep the microclimates, so san francisco in the upper 70s for today. >> all right. there you have it this morning here on "today in the bay." thanks for sticking around with us and join us, we'll be back at good morning, it's monday. our top story, concern for the safety of law enforcement. >> it's in the wake of the mar-a-lago search one week ago. it's august 15th. this is "today." under fire, this morning the unprecedented threats to federal agents. >> this nd of rhetoric is dangerous to our country. >> security ramped up at federal buildings from coast to coast. and at mar-a-lago, the top secret documents seized and the lawmakers on both sides now demanding to know why they were there. on the mend famed author,