wait for that extra level of protection. we're all talking about it. bracing for the heat. a live look across the bay area. meteorologist kari hall tracking just how high the temperatures may get where you live. the third hour of "today in the bay" continues right now thursday morning o e. we're starting out with temperatures that are nice and cool this morning. but we are going to be heating up today. we've all been talking about this heat with the excessive heat warning that will be in effect starting on saturday, continuing through tuesday. then this is what's going to save san francisco, that fog you can see rolling over the city,

keeping it cool. but some of our inland areas will start to heat up starting today. tomorrow we continue with the cool coast and hot valleys. the weekend, the dangerous heat continues with highs over 100 degrees. there will be spots hitting 100 today. 103 in fairfield, 100 in san martin. more widespread 90s in the inland areas. mike, you were looking at a backup at the bay bridge. >> it did kick in a little earlier today. we talked about the holiday weekend coming in, an early escape for some folks. it's backing up about 10, 15 minutes earlier. the metering lights were turned on the regular time, maybe three minutes early. not a big deal, but a change in the morning commute. slowing on highway 4, highway 37. the disabled vehicle may be a distraction for that westbound 84 drive. the side of the freeway where

the disabled vehicle is coming into sunol, we have slowing and maybe another crash. i'm tracking it. 6:01. moving you forward on the new covid-19 booster shot. the centers for disease control begins two days of hearings on finalizing plans for the rollout. regulators gave emergency use authorization to pfizer and moderna. >> some believe you may not need to rush so fast. "today in the bay's" ginger conejero saab is live this morning. the messaging here, has that changed? >> reporter: good morning, marcus and laura. we should be clear the messaging has not changed throughout all of this. these new and improved boosters, as doctors like to call them, are still expected to prevent severe disease, hospitalizations and death. the conversation now revolves around the timing of when people should get it. the fda recommended two months

after your last covid shot or infection. risk factors vary. so if you're immunocompromised, pregnant or more susceptible to reduced antibodies from your last vaccine, booster or infection, doctors say get it now. if you're not, ucf doctor monica gandhi says >> the more time between boosters and exposure is better because you get a better immune response. even though the fda said two months since your last booster shot, i'd make it more like four months. >> reporter: another infectious disease expert, dr. peter chin-hong says the question is really all about timing. there has been some criticism about the speed of which these new bivalant boosters were developed. they have not had extensive research on humans. dr. peter points out the updated annual flu vaccine doesn't either. he hopes people will be reassured there are no surprises

on the ingredient list. >> i think the benefits is that it will also prevent people from getting mild infections because it's stopping the enemy at the front door instead of waiting for the enemy to get inside. >> reporter: the boosters will be available to everyone 12 years and older. there hasn't been a timeline yet on when the boosters will be available to those six months to 12 years old. the cdc is expected to give their clinical recommendation after the hearings and rollout is expected to start after labor day weekend. marcus and laura. >> it will be interesting to see how many people line up to get the shots or wait. >> or if they wait. from boosters to the latest information on updated health guidance, head to our website. we're tracking everything you need to know to keep you moving forward. head to nbcbayarea.com. there's a link right there on

our trending bar. a possible new lead in a recent oakland shooting that left three people dead including a bicyclist struck by a fleeing car. the other two people died at the scene from gunfire. this happened last friday a little after 7:00 p.m. at 29th avenue and mlk boulevard. i want you to take a look at these photos here. investigators believe this car is connected to that homicides. this was spotted leaving the scene. if it looks familiar, you are asked to contact oakland police. developing this morning, the legal battle between the justice department and former president trump heads back to the florida courtroom. that's where the judge is expected to rule on whether to grand him a special master to review documents seize friday mar-a-lago. >> brie jackson has more on not only what investigators found, but where they found it that

could spell more legal troubles for the former president. >> reporter: good morning, laura and marcus. some of the classified documents were found inside former president trump's desk in his personal office at mar-a-lago. so that's one of the issues, one of the concerns that has been raised. the trump legal team is doubling down on its request for a special master and also downplaying the concerns by the justice department about those classified documents that were stored at mar-a-lago saying there was no cause for alarm. >> reporter: the public legal battle over the fbi's search of former president trump's florida home heads into the courtroom this afternoon. trump's team arguing that left to their own devices, unchecked investigators would selectively leak bits of their investigation. this in response to the justice department's bombshell filing including information on top secret documents as well as other classified evidence seized and displayed in this photo.

>> the public believes this is top secret documents that were on his floor, it's ridiculous. >> reporter: trump's lawyers insist the need for a special master remains in place, renewing their push for an independent assessment of attorney-client privileged documents and what falls under executive privilege. >> so it's a little odd to be seeking a special master when you can't identify any of the documents that you say are privileged. >> trump family members believe the federal government investigation is political. >> my father-in-law says he has nothing to hide, he did nothing wrong. >> reporter: the justice department filing suggests the former president could face legal trouble. the doj laying out evidence that government records were likely concealed and removed and that efforts were taken to obstruct the investigation, but no word on charges yet. >> what we need to do is let the fbi and federal prosecutors do their work, gather the facts and make their best judgment. >> reporter: later today a federal judge will determine whether a neutral third party

will review the documents found. and the justice department has argued that appointing a special master could hinder the federal government's investigation. the judge in the case has signaled that she's likely to appoint one, but says she'll hold off on her decision until after today's court hearing. >> so interesting to follow these steps. thanks, brie. happening today, crews are in san jose today. they're expecting to start clearing up an encampment area considered too close to mineta airport. it formed two years ago around guadalupe river park. the faa ordered the city to remove it citing safety risks. both advocates fought to delay the sweep for months calling it inhumane. the faa then gave a september 1st deadline. turning now to our climate in crisis, massive flooding is wreaking havoc in parts of the

middle east. meteorologist kari hall is tracking the conditions the heavy rains have been left behind. >> we've been talking about this and look at pakistan hit with that massive flooding caused by weeks of unprecedented monsoon rains. over a thousand people have been killed with more than 33 million affected by that catastrophic flooding. although the rain stopped a few days ago, a third of pakistan remains completely under water and the main rivers are still swollen. many of those displaced are living in organized camps while others have had to find their own shelter. the government is calling for international aid saying they can't cope with this disaster on their own. as we look at our weather at home, we're bracing for high heat and we're starting with a clear run rise in san jose. if you're going to be out later today, try to do what you can

earlier as we take a look at brentwood with our temperatures in the low 60s to start. we'll see it trending more toward the mid 90s already by early in the afternoon as we head for the high of about 100 degrees in that area. livermore, we'll see a high of 98 and 92 in novato while san mateo will see a high of 77 degrees. a big range in temperatures. mike, i know people are hitting the road early. where can we find lower gas prices. >> trying to find the cheapest place to fill up. i've got a few recommendations from our friend at gas buddy. in campbell, $4.75 at speedway express on camden. one stop on 13th street in richmond $4.79. in burlingame, $4.85 at the a&a gas on broadway. a great drive for most of the day. the bay bridge, nothing unusual as far as the colors or the patterns. the timing a little earlier.

the bay bridge toll plaza is showing us a full toll plaza and it's not even 6:11. just coming on 6:11, i think folks are trying to get into the office and maybe get out a little early as well. >> no doubt. exactly. thank you very much. coming up, this is really cool, a view of the future. scott mcgrew is going to take us inside a silicon valley company to see something very few people have ever seen. >> that's right. computers creating whole new worlds. speaking of the future, let's check the futures, let's go out to some really negative numbers once again. we'll take a look at that as well. you're watching "today in the bay."

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happy thursday. looking at livermore, we start off at 58 degrees at drop-off time. the kids may have lunch and recess indoors as our temperatures head for the upper 90s by pickup time. we'll be tracking all of our microclimates as we do have big changes ahead that's coming up. a little fog creeps in over here affecting your view of the golden gate bridge. you might be welcoming this fog if it was later in the day. we'll show you across the bay the impact coming up. good morning, happy thursday. more red arrows on wall street

expected today. we had a lower close yesterday. oil is on its way down. nvidia shares are under pressure. the u.s. says nvidia based in santa clara can't sell certain chips to china and russia because their chips are too powerful. how powerful? we can talk about that. you've seen clips like this before, the so-called metaverse, at least the way facebook sees it. a place where you can meet friends and attend business meetings, while wearing a headset to pull you in to virtual reality. nvidia thinks the future of this whatever-verse might be more useful than just a virtual dance party and those superpowerful chips are making that happen. take a look at this 3d interactive view of a wildfire. the computer doesn't just show firefighters where the fire is. they can use the chips and the power to predict where the fire is going. >> you want to know where you're

going to put the fire break in, where you have to move teams, where do you allocate resource, how do you coordinate aerial bombers and so on. >> we got a chance to look inside the labs at santa clara's nvidia. what they're doing is pretty amazing. this is a bmw plant, the assembly line where they make bmw suvs. this looks real, but it's not real at all. this is a factory inside the mind of a computer and rendered with state-of-the-art computing power. a 3d recreation in what chip maker nvidia calls the omniverse. >> omniverse is a platform we've been building for a number of years. it's a platform designed for collaboration and simulation. >> the simulations are breathtaking. this is a ramen shop, again, not real. it's not going to help engineers design new cars, but this sure gives you an appreciation for how realistic virtual worlds can be. >> what sort of reactions do you get from people when they first see it? >> a lot of wow. >> i said that. >> the visuals are amazing.

>> i'm blown away by them. >> the bmw factory, one of the pro us deers said where is the computer generated -- no, no. this is the computer generated. this is more than a pretty picture. here is the critical part. not only is the computer creating a realistic world visually that you can see, it's also calculating how the world behaves. when bmw looks at this, they can predict what's going to happen. what if we raise the height of a tool cart. are people going to work more quickly or slow them down. >> ergonomically. >> right. what if the robots move around the factory floor, what if one of them gets stuck, will they block other robots or will they figure out a new path? it can all be done inside a computer so when you open your factory everything is ready to go. >> pretty amazing. >> it's pretty fun. >> no kidding.

can they tell when a guy named frank takes a smoke break or something? >> come on, frank. >> that is really interesting that they give you a peek inside. >> this is a chip company a lot of people only hear about as a stock price or whatnot. it's in everything. it's in all of ourself-driving cars. it's in video games. it's in cameras. they have some incredible -- >> it's exciting it's happening right where we live. >> i see what you mean when you say it's so powerful. look what it's able to do. >> amazing. >> thanks, scott. all right. it is 6:18 for you this morning. take a look at this. the sun is starting to rise over san jose getting started with the day. i love this part of the day because it's the coolest. >> and the most picturesque, too, as we see the fog rolling over san francisco. beautiful start to our thursday morning, and then we talk about

what's coming our way. warming up for the inland areas while the coastal areas in san francisco stay cool thanks to the fog. the weekend, the dangerous heat really hits us, especially for the interior valleys with highs over 100 degrees. take a look at today, the sfaft is already at the bottom of the screen as we see san mateo today reaching 77. in oakland it's hitting 81 degrees. then as you make your way farther inland in the east bay in livermore reaching 98 and 103 in fairfield. also hitting upper 90s in the south county today and tomorrow. it's basically a repeat. but then going into the weekend, the excessive heat warning goes up starting on saturday morning. it continues through tuesday. each and every day for all of these areas shaded in pink are going to be in areas where we can hit the upper 90s or even over 100 degrees. let's go through it. here is a look at saturday. in all of our microclimates and

where the high temperatures will be at 5:00 in the afternoon. dublin is at 92 while brentwood is at 103. going into sunday, it's even hotter for some of those spots like morgan hill reaching 107, san jose 99 and 101 in santa rosa. on labor day we're up to 96 in santa rosa. these temperatures really not cooling off too much, but notice the coastal areas staying in the 60s and 70s throughout this whole entire heat event. we're all just baking and the coast is like, eh, it's going to stay nice and mild here. we're going to stay away from that heat. even going into wednesday it's still hot. it's going to take a while before we can shake the heat wave. here is why. a large heat dome developing across the region. we're not the only ones dealing with this. likely a lot of records set throughout the next several days as we deal with triple-digit temperatures. and the reason we have to try to

conserve energy and save water, it's going to be tough here. as we go toward the next several days along the coastline and in san francisco, here we're seeing low 70s, low 80s over the next few days. mike, how is it looking in the east bay? >> looking at the bay bridge. we did see an earlier backup as farr as the visibility on this camera. all lanes are filled in at the toll plaza. the 880 over crossing as well. that happened about 15 minutes earlier than we often see on a thursday. we're looking at no major issues but a build for the eastshore freeway as well. again, talked about some people trying to get into the office early. over here we had quite a bit of slowing southbound 242 off highway 4. i think there may have been an incident that didn't get reported to chp. it's starting to smooth out now. it took about 15 minutes to sort out. we have a crash, a busted-up car eastbound, but no injuries reported. westbound has spectator slowing

coming from livermore in towards sunol. back to you. next on "today in the bay," nbc bay area responds. >> they discovered they had been paying double for their trash pickup, and there's a chance you are, too. i'm consumer investigator chris chmura. nbc bay area responds. hard working mom kris sanchez packing lunches for the kids before school like all of us these days. so busy. even the kids. she's asking what are your kids asking for in their lunch. follow kris, reach out, she's on instagram, twitter, facebook, the works. what are you packi inng

welcome back. "nbc bay area responds" to a south bay family who has been overbilled for years. >> for what you ask? trash pickup. they asked consumer investigator chris chmura to take a look. >> reporter: let's talk about dina and joe's garbage can like that one, their bloated bills and what you can learn from them. they recently discovered the city was charging them for a bin that is twice the size for double the price for years. >> so we did the math. i'm like, that's like $13,000 we've paid out-of-pocket more than we should have since 1987. >> reporter: 1987 is when they moved in.

long story short, they complained and asked us for help. in the end the city would only credit them $3,000 for seven years of overpayment. why? there's more to this story. coming up tonight at 5:30 we'll show you where trash billing has gotten murky over the years. we'll give you two ways to verify what you're paying and how one call might get you a refund. dina and joe contacted us on web wechblt tap the responds button from the main menu. you can call us. the number is 888-996-tips. i'll see you again tonight at 5:30. next, our top stories this morning. including a powerful conversation with teachers and the simple things parents can do to boost success in the classroom. a heat wave expected to hit the bay area today and for the next several days as the mercury is forecast to hit over 100 degrees in many places. degrees in many places. the demand what's the difference between prop 26 and prop 27?

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forward. the response that left one reader over come with emotion. a very good thursday morning to you. thanks so much for starting your day with us. i'm laura garcia. >> i'm marcus washington. we want to get to our top story this morning, beating the heat. we have live team coverage this morning. bob redell has more on the state of emergency to help conserve energy. first let's start with meteorologist kari hall. >> today we start to feel it. we have the cool temperatures to start us off with the early hours. take a look at where we are right now in santa rosa. it is 48 degrees. down in san jose, it's 60 right now and 61 in livermore as we go throughout today. this is where we're headed. our high temperature of 99 in concord and morgan hill. san jose heating up to about 88 degrees there. going to be mild. 77 in san mateo and san

francisco, low 70s there. we're avoiding the heat along the coastline. that will be the case as we go into the weekend. tomorrow a repeat of today. saturday is when the excessive heat warning goes up for all the microclimates, especially for areas away from the coastline and the inner bay. this potentially deadly heat wave coming to the bay area as "today in the bay's" bob redell is live in livermore with where the temperatures are expected to hit 100 degrees later today. bob, i saw the signs on the interstate. there's a flex alert now in effect. >> reporter: correct, to try to reduce the strain on our electric grid here in the state of california, the california independent system operator has issued that flex alert for between 4:00 this afternoon and 9:00 tonight. governor gavin newsom has also issued a state of emergency to increase energy production and warning californians to please take this flex alert seriously. the advice, pre cool your home before the flex alert kicks in

this afternoon. after 4:00, don't turn your thunderstorm state below 78 degrees. save use, delay the use of major appliances like the washer and dryer until the alert is over at 9:00. if you must be outside today, doctors remind us to drink lots of water and be aware of symptoms of heat stroke many cooling centers will be open throughout the bay area. for example, krounlt has designated 21 library branches and some senior recreation and community centers as places for people to seek air conditioning. similar situation in santa clara county, sonoma county, solano county, check with your local city or county and find the cooling center closest to you. it will be hot the next several

days at least through tuesday. live in livermore, bob redell, "today in the bay." don't forget during this extreme heat, our nbc bay area app a great resource. you can download it for free and keep up to date with the minute by minute forecast. the weather alerts will be sent straight to your phone. you can customize it to track how hot it's going to get. more details this morning. rising temperatures in time working against teams in oakland now cleaning up thousands of dead fish on the shores of lake merritt. fish have been dying due to an intense algae bloom, a problem not limited to lake merritt. bay waters are experiencing similar problems. warmer weather typically makes it worse. too much algae leaves less room for oxygen, and the concern in oakland is the rotting fish will lead to even stronger foul odors. chp investigating a deadly

accident on interstate 680 involving a pedestrian walking in the northbound lanes. the car struck the person last night near jacqueline road off-ramp in milpitas. the driver stayed at the scene. a story you will only see on nbc bay area. protesters interrupting a unique children's story time event. it's all because of who was doing the reading. >> if the protesters were hoping to end the event, in the end they were the ones shut down. "today in the bay's" kris sanchez joins us with a closer look at what happened here. >> we have seen this kind of protest before, people showing up to disrupt a children's story time. this time there was audience participation. >> shame on you! shame on you! you're sacrificing children! >> when this group of protesters showed up at a books, inc. store in campbell, the store was ready

and so were many parents in attendance. the store said they got a number of calls complaining about the event before it happened. so management was able to alert the performer, tory tia. silicon valley pride and also campbell police. police said the protesters were within their rights, but the audience pushed back, cheering as the protesters left the drag queen story time. >> i'm really proud of not only our gay, queer community, but of the allies and the parents that brought their children and made sure that their children knew nothing but the love and the light that we were there to bring. >> it tells us we have a lot more work to do. i think even in a progressive state such as california, there's still underlying bigotry, underlying hate, underlying stereotyping and ignorance. >> this also happened at a san

lorenzo story time event back in june. this is video from that event. the group described as proud boys members tried to shut it down. things did escalate. that incident is being investigated as a possible hate crime. marcus and laura. >> thank you, kris. moving you forward on the state of education this morning and a lesson from teachers to parents hoping to hammer home things that may be contributing to nationwide staffing shortages. the "today" show looking at the state of teaching in america. vicky nguyen is sitting down with teachers on the east coast. in some cases two simple words they say can go a long way. >> a simple thank you and just showing gratitude that we're educating your children is all we need. >> whether it's the global pandemic, the gun violence pandemic, feeling under attack. >> what people don't realize,

this is our dream job. the fact that people are leaving their dream job because it's become so unbearable should be concerning everybody. >> the full story is coming up on the "today" show at 7:00 right after "today in the bay." 6:36 right now. if you're planning to drive down to southern california any time soon, i want you to beware, parts of interstate 5 are closed due to an exploding wildfire. it's already burned nearly 5,000 acres since noon yesterday. all southbound lanes are now closed near castaic on the grapevine. about 200 homes are under mandatory evacuation orders. not only that, but eight firefighters have been sent to the hospital with heat-related injuries from the weather and, of course, the flames. >> this will affect a lot of people driving down for the labor day holiday or moving kids into ucla. >> i think 101 may be a better route, even though they have

lanes open for i-5. this is south of the grapevine. there really are no alternates if you go that way. you may get caught in a big backup. we're still watching for the conditions around that fire as it could change. you want to make sure you're look ag head before you hit the road. as we look at our weekend forecast, it's going to be in the low 90s there in l.a. throughout the weekend, it's still going to be hot with a lot of sunshine. but we're also going to be dealing with that heat, too. it's all across the region as napa heads for 97 on saturday. on sunday we're hitting 99 degrees. for santa cruz, we are still keeping the milder weather there all up and down the coastline, there could be fog that keeps the temperatures much lower. friday we're in the upper 70s, low 80s on saturday. i think that's going to be a popular place as well as lake tahoe. that's also going to be heating up, reaching into the upper 80s for the weekend. we have cool mornings in the lower 50s. we'll be watching all of this.

we'll talk more about the heat coming up. mike has been keeping us up to date as you get ready to hit the road for the weekend. >> absolutely, kari. even though it's thursday, we're talking about the three-day weekend. some folks may slip away today. an early escape. make sure you check your tires, batteries, belts, hoses and engine fluids before you hit the road. aaa, listen to this number, an unpleasant number for this holiday weekend. the east central club anticipates this number giving roadside assistance to over 16,000 stranded motorists from september 1st, that's today, through monday. notice that stranded car count starts with today's travel. also, about a third of those they polled said they would be traveling this holiday weekend, they had restricted in years past. but of the group traveling, about 80% plan to travel by car, by truck, by something else that shares the roadway. it's going to get crowded in many places. the cost of gas had many cutting back on driving until now.

they're hitting the road again. the getaweigh may affect congestion starting around midday. pack your lunch, napkins, trash bag. remember, don't litter. remember this fire, a lot of folks heading to the southland. highway 101, we'll keep you clear of all the activity even though a couple lanes in both directions of i-5 are open between the grapevine and santa clarita, that's the castaic lake area. once you commit, as kari said, you can't get an alternate. 101 right now is probably a better route. back to you. there's breaking news, 4.2 magnitude earthquake detected in soledad. that's south of salinas. possibly if you're in the gilroy, morgan hill area, maybe you felt it. in fact, reach out on twitter and let me know if you felt it. 4.2 magnitude earthquake in soledad just moments ago. 4:40 right now.

short-lived triumph. one bay area university loses its number one ranking for the best colleges. find out who took the top spot and the arch rival now suddenly sharing the same space. president biden says he's worried about the soul of the nation. he'll speak in an address tonight about that. out to the big board this morning. another day of down arrows. you're watch b "today in the bay." .

as we take a look at what's going on, we got the update of the 4.2 magnitude earthquake north of holster. it looks like it was on the calaveras fault. we're looking for damage in the south county area. we'll have updates on that as well as the heat in the forecast. too far south to affect the b.a.r.t. line, but we'll continue to monitor the reports. in oakland, low clouds and haze. the commute nice here, building at the bay bridge toll plaza. we'll talk about the build coming up. we are following this breaking news. take a look at this seismograph. our producer noticed it first saying, whoa, something is going on with the seismograph here. that's when we looked up and found a 4.2 magnitude earthquake hitting the soledad area. that is south of salinas.

if you did feel it at all, it most likely would be people in the south valley, perhaps gilroy, holster area, perhaps even morgan hill. quite remarkable there on the seismograph. this gives a map of the usgs this morning. it happened within the last five to seven minutes or so. no reports of injuries or damage so far. and if there are any aftershocks, but we will keep track of any shaking that's going on this morning. take a look at your screen right now as well. if this car looks familiar to you, you are asked to call palo alto police. they believe the person driving this car tied to a violent armed robbery at the stanford shopping center parking lot. police say a black audi was also involved in this and those cars then took off on sand hill road. now, one car ended up ramming a truck in traffic. here is another look at that car again. about 2:00 p.m., this is yesterday, a man and woman just returned to their car when men

pointing handguns, wearing ski masks, they jumped from each of those vehicles, smashing their windows, and then taking items including the woman's purse, a watch and even punching the man in the head and stealing a necklace from him. this is the car again. it is a dodge challenger. 6:46 right now. president biden will speak to the nation tonight in a primetime address. the subject is america's future. >> scott, the president saying that the soul of the nation is at stake here. >> right. there are a lot of elections coming up. not a lot of them are big-time headline elections. some of the people running for office that you may never have heard of want to change the way we vote or don't believe in the vote at all. at the same time state legislatures are changing their districts, sometimes giving one party an advantage over the other. so lots of documented threats to elections, and the president will speak about that tonight. he's tried warning about this before. this is video of president biden

in atlanta back in january pushing to renew the voting rights act. this is one of the very first times we heard him speak forcefully about fair voting, at one point asking his fellow politicians, do you want to be on the side of dr. king or george wallace? do you want to be on the side of john lewis or bull connor? do you want to be on the side of abraham lincoln or jefferson davis? a lot of people took offense. the president backed down. it wasn't until late last month, until biden went back on the attack. >> anybody listening to the speech, i did not say that they were going to be a george wallace or a bull connor. i said we have a decision in history that's going to be just like it was then. >> it wasn't until late last

month in maryland in late august the president off camera called elements of the maga movement, quote, semi fascist. tonight the president will be in philadelphia in front of independence hall, home of both the declaration of independence and the constitution to deliver his address. nbc will carry it live. scheduled for 5:00 p.m. our time, primetime on the east coast. there will be another hearing over the search of plg. the trump team wants a federal judge to appoint a special master to go through the documents separating some of them out. there are two key things to watch for. number one who? who do you get that has security clearance to look inside folders marked top secret. number two, what would they look for? normally a special master would separate anything accidentally scooped up and searched, personal letters, things protected by attorney-client privilege. the justice department said it already assigned an independent team to do that and the work is done. the trump team waited two weeks

after the search, he even asked for a special master. we'll be watching that case today and that hearing. we'll be talking about it on social media. on facebook you can find me @scottmcgrewtv. new this morning, getting less for more is clearly on a lot of people's minds right now. need further proof? the latest google trends reporting this month or the month of august -- because we're september 1st now -- inflation tops all the searches. breaking free from fossil fuel also a hot topic. we actually spoke with one insider who said searches for electric vehicles are also at an all-time high. >> a lot of pragmatic searches around electric vehicles with the newly-passed inflation reduction act. there are tax breaks for electric vehicles owner. also just other things like the most affordable electric cars, how much is a battery for an electric vehicle, things like that. it's trending more than ever right now within the entire

year, 2022, but especially in august with the newly-passed inflation reduction act. google searches with serena williams and "game of thrones" prequel "house of the dragon" are trending higher. and searches for dating apps among the top searches there. >> don't look at me. i'm not looking. >> i was looking at you but talking about myself. sonchts. one year after reaching the top spot on forbes list of top colleges, uc berkeley now in second place. that's not too bad. stanford university also sitting right there as the number two spot. >> tied for two. >> m.i.t. took the top spot as you see right there. forbes last year actually changed the criteria to cast a wider net. this year it had a return on investment with its methodology, perhaps contributing to the

reshuffle that we see. princeton, columbia and ucla round out the top six. >> nice to see bay area leaders there. >> stanford and cal, can't stop the rivalry. >> exactly. neck and neck right there. a little rocking and rolling for folks in the south bay. the 4.2 magnitude quake has been downgraded to the 4.0. boy, was our seismograph moving around. >> we can show just how big that was, at least in san jose. even though it's right here in san jose, we didn't feel it in the studio. we were like, wait, what? there was a 4.0 magnitude earthquake that happened in the south county, and we do have a seismograph right here that really picked up on that. let's take a look at where it happened just north of hollister. we can see it was on the calaveras fault. you can see the san andreas fault to the left. as we were waking up this morning, maybe waking up a little early in some spots. we'll be watching that as we get

ready for high heat while san francisco will be covered by this fog. that will keep those temperatures down there as well as near the coastline. if you're stepping out the door in livermore getting the kids ready for school, be prepared for temperatures to start out in the upper 50s. the heat up to 98 degrees. recess and lunch maybe indoors today as they deal with the high heat. those temperatures heating up quickly. we're headed for 103 in fairfield, 100 in san martin and 94 in santa rosa. it's about the same in many spots tomorrow. that continues through tuesday with widespread 90s in all these areas shaded in pink. we have a heat watch for the inner bay and the coastline where we're expecting the temperatures to stay a lot lower, looking at the range in temperatures on saturday afternoon, we're at 103 in brentwood. san jose hitting a high of 91 degrees. this is a look at sunday. notice the overnight temperatures come down to the 60s and 70s and then we're right

back up to 100 degrees for concord and in santa rosa, 101 there. going into labor day, still extremely hot. brentwood hitting 112 degrees and then going into wednesday we're still dealing with the high heat while the coastal areas in the 60s and 70s. it's going to be a big difference. it's also going to be something that's going to be very dangerous for our interior valleys as we see several days on end with the dangerous heat ramping up. san francisco is going to be much milder. still 83 degrees, pretty warm if you don't have air conditioning. mike, you're tracking a crash involving a motorcycle? >> with warmer weather, we see more motorcycles on the roadway. we had slowing, there may be a crash in the backup approaching leverage. a lot more traffic getting past the earlier crash slowing into concord. 242, a tough morning. we're building in walnut creek,

out of vallejo. the richmond brinl, approaching the toll plaza is slow. the eastshore freeway backup formed earlier than normal. south bay, north 101 and north 87 kicking in early for this slowing as well. happening now, good news if you ride b.a.r.t. starting today the transit agency is offering 50% of all fares through the month of september. it's all to celebrate b.a.r.t.'s 50th anniversary. reductions include youth, senior and other riders. b.a.r.t. first started passenger service on september 11, 1972. >> a quick look at the top stories, including the 4.0 quake that hit south of the bay area. a controversial cleanup area starts in the south bay. the push to clear out an encampment considered a threat to nearby air to nearby air tryo ghu miret alknady thow roat p tp 27 aaxesegnd resulat

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it is 6:57. welcome back. we're starting with breaking news this morning on the central coast, a 4.0 quake hitting about 6:36 this morning. >> it was actually downgraded from a 4.2, centered near soledad, south of salinas, about 50 miles away from gilroy. here is a look at the seismograph and a map this morning that we quickly recovered after it happened. no reports of any damage or injuries. we'll, of course, continue to track this story and see if anyone felt it in the south bay. turning to our other top story, including the extreme heat we've been talking about now. it's finally due to arrive. >> here we go. "today in the bay's" bob redell live in livermore this morning. temperatures expected to shoot right past that hundred-degree mark out there. a cooler start in the morning when you're up and about, bob. >> 60 degrees right now.

we expect over 100 degrees in livermore and many other parts of the bay area. as people are cranking up the ac, they're concerns it will put a massive strain on the electrical grid. they've issued a flex alert for between 4:00 this afternoon to 9:00 tonight. the idea is once that flex alert takes place, you don't want to turn that thermostat below 78 degrees. try to pre cool your homes and delay the use of major appliances during that time. live in livermore, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> bob, thank you. crews in san jose are expected to start clearing up a homeless encampment considered too close to mineta airport. it formed two years ago, and the faa ordered it removed siting safety risks. we're checking the arrival of the trip -digit temperatures. >> if you have the nbc bay area app, you can get the alerts and

see what excessive heat warnings are in effect for each day of the forecast. >> also talking fire risks there. the brush fire along i-5 is an issue around lake castaic between the grapevine and l.a. you can travel, but restrictions in both directions. >> if you're staying right here, we'll be back with good thursday morning. the battle over the mar-a-lago search is heating up good thursday morning, the battle over the mar-a-lago search is heating up today. >> the clash ready to take center stage in court. this is "today." show down, the justice department and former president trump's legal team set to face off at a key hearing today. at stake, how to handle those top secret documents seized from trump's home, what both sides are saying as the fight intensifies. a live report straight ahead. feeling the heat. brutally hot temperatures out