streaming platforms. you can watch live breaking news, news conferences and repeats of our newscasts. right now at 6:00, san jose city workers issue a strike date. the services that may impact you and an update on the crucial negotiations happening later today to hopefully avoid the worst case scenario. battling nationwide teacher shortage, the alarming number of teachers deciding to walk away from the classroom and the desperate steps some schools are taking to try to fill positions. plus, our climate in crisis taking a new hit. the planet just recorded the hottest month on record. we break down the impact it has on you. this is "today in the bay." good morning. it's tuesday. i'm ginger conejero saab. marcus has the morning off. >> and i'm laura garcia. we want to get to that forecast. if you're excited for cooling temperatures, they're on the way. >> yes, it's going to be nice

today as we're starting out with some low clouds. our marine layer is back and that's going to help keep us cool and keep those temperatures warming up quickly as we go throughout the morning. right now in san rafael, we're at 59 degrees and i do think the clouds will stay with us throughout much of the morning. only peeks of sunshine today. we'll be in the 60s through at least noon, only low 70s, eventually making it into the mid-70s today. napa stays in the 60s this afternoon, 68 degrees there, while fremont will see a high of 78 degrees. this is a huge change from yesterday and some of us will be 10, maybe closer to 15 degrees lower than yesterday afternoon. so we are in for some cooler temperatures today and the next few days. we'll talk about more changes ahead for that weekend forecast. and we're also going to get you out there on the roadways this morning with an overall look across the bay area. we've seen minor incidents and we are also tracking highway 4 that is starting to slow down through that typical westbound

drive as you head from pittsburg to bay point. we've had a lot of problems in the tri-valley. they had construction earlier and then taking that westbound 580 from grant line to 680 takes about 25 minutes. it is looking pretty good on 680 from 580 to vargas road and then westbound is starting to slow down as you take the cut through. for the peninsula, it is flowing very well. i'll keep an eye on that and we'll talk more about weather in a few minutes. we'll check back with you. thousands of san jose city workers are promising to walk off the job in one week, while they fight for better pay. some residents in need of services may be caught in the middle. >> "today in the bay"'s kris sanchez joins us with who may be impacted the most and whether there's a chance the sides can settle before the deadline. >> the two sides are far enough apart, the city of san jose, the unions, that 4,500 city workers say they will walk off the job

next tuesday, wednesday and thursday. today is the regular san jose council meeting, but they will also meet behind closed doors to talk about those wage negotiations. the south bay labor council voted to sanction the strike last night hours after this rally at san jose city hall. workers from the airport, libraries, the planning department, the water treatment facility, animal shelters, happy hollow park and zoo all joining in solidarity with engineers and emergency dispatchers outside san jose city hall. the head of the labor council says the mayor is not doing enough to avert the strike, though the mayor says it comes down to higher wages or services for residents. >> you cannot generate revenue without a functioning planning department, you cannot keep libraries and parks open without employees, and you cannot keep people safe without sufficient emergency personnel. >> the numbers are what they are and now we're at a point where we're saying we can do a 5%

raise, 3% additional parental leave, and if we go any further, we're going to have to kind of cuts and those are not going to be popular. >> the union wants 7%, 6%, 5% raise over the next three years. the city is offering 5%, 4%, 3%, over the next three years. the negotiations also include paid family leave and retirement benefits. when the workers hit the picket lines, you will see some of them outside the san jose city hall, the airport, the libraries and community centers, also the mlk library downtown. many of them will also be at the council meeting tonight to just urge the council to do something to avert this strike. if you have business with the city, you're a resident, you need a permit or something like that, you're going to want to take care of that business before tuesday. you may also see workers picketing outside the san jose police department. we want to make clear that police and firefighters, emergency dispatchers, they

cannot strike because of their contract agreement, so those services won't be affected, laura. >> we'll be closely following it all. developing right now, some air travelers stranded. this is a live look at sfo, feeling some of the impact from a major storm rolling through the southeastern united states. so far this morning, there are 40 flights delayed at sfo, seven have been canceled. yesterday sfo reported 180 delays and over a dozen cancellations. the storm is sweeping through parts of the eastern seaboard from the carolinas to upstate new york. in one case a power line sparked a truck fire. thousands are without power from that incident alone. in west virginia, heavy rain and strong winds sent trees crashing into homes. nationwide, more than 1,000 flights are canceled due to this severe weather. new developments this morning in the text messaging scandal engulfing antioch's police department. civil rights lawyers have sent a

new letter to the department of justice and california's u.s. attorney's office requesting they investigate allegations of civil rights violations. it comes after at least 45 officers are accused of exchanging racist and homophobic text messages. some of those texts described police beating suspects and making up evidence. john burris is one of the attorneys making the request. now, he expects the doj to issue some key recommendations. >> there's a particular federal statute that says that the department of justice can come into a department and investigate it if they have reason to believe a discriminatory practice was taken place based on race, gender, in this case we have race, homophobic, antismetics, including against black and brown people. >> the state attorney general's office, the fbi and the contra costa d.a.'s office are

investigating the department. dozens of officers have been suspended. at least one has been fired. a federal judge has ordered a hearing this week to settle a dispute over the handling of evidence in a case against former president trump. trump's lawyers are pushing back on the justice department's request for a protective order, attempting to limit what trump can share regarding evidence tied to charges he tried to overturn the 2020 presidential election. "today in the bay"'s drew petrimoulx is live in washington this morning with the latest on this investigation. >> reporter: good morning, laura. this case is already creating challenges that courts have never dealt with in the history of the country, how to handle the prosecution of a presidential candidate in the middle of an election. in the late-night filing monday the judge overseeing the prosecution of former president trump overhis alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election calling for a hearing before the end of the week. the move comes after a series of tit-for-tat motions by special counsel jack smith and lawyers defending trump.

>> what this is about is the government is trying to protect the integrity of the judicial process. >> reporter: the legal battle involves how trump's legal team can handle evidence overturned by prosecutors. smith's office wants a broad protective order limiting what trump can discuss publicly, citing trump's history of attacking opponents. >> this guy is a maniac. they gave me a maniac. >> reporter: trump's team says that violates his first amendment rights, and proposal a narrow protective order limited to sensitive material. the special counsel fired back accusing trump of trying to try the case in the media. as the legal battle plays out, trump's republican opponents are stepping up their attacks. >> like most americans, i'm tired of commenting on every trump drama. i've lost track of whether this indictment is the third, fourth or the fifth. >> reporter: meanwhile, president biden basking in the benefits of incumbency. he's heading west to announce

new measures to protect land around the grand canyon and tout new jobs and benefits to veterans. at each stop fundraising for his re-election campaign. now, the judge is moving quickly to resolve the issues, in her order she calls for a hearing on the matter before the end of week. reporting from washington, drew petrimoulx, nbc news. >> thank you for the very latest, drew. 6:08 now. with students across california now starting to return to the classroom, fewer teachers are heading back. one reason a study finds the state's teacher shortage getting worse. for the first time in seven years, schools ended with 16% fewer teachers. the struggles extend across the nation. schools are finding it more difficult to hire teachers due to low pay, safety concerns, and the politics tied to certain curriculum. now, one former english teacher tells "today" she made the difficult decision to walk away. >> i have 150 kids every year.

those are my kids. and it killed me to leave them. to leave them behind and to say, i'm sorry, i cannot be here for you next year. >> last may alone, more than 50,000 teachers quit the profession nationally. as a result, insiders say more and more replacements are coming from outside typical teaching backgrounds with emergency-style permits. new at 6:00, it is official, last month was earth's hottest month on record. meteorologist kari hall with how this month, i guess, all the different months are comparing. >> you know, scientists predicted this might happen, and before the month ended, because it was so hot, it's now official, july's average temperature for the world was 62.51 degrees fahrenheit. that's about 2.7 degrees warmer than the pre-industrial times. and usually the difference is by part of a degree, so this is really a big deal.

scientists only started recording average global temperatures in the 1940s, but they do believe that july's temperature could be the warmest on record for thousands of years. so when it happened in may, we said it would happen again in june, and now it's happened again in july. climate change, we're going to continue to set new records. and, unfortunately, they're bigger margins that we had predicted. >> and it's intense records, too. look at the string of over 110 degrees in phoenix. >> yes, and those overnight temperatures would be 100. so there really wasn't much recovery. >> really tough for people there. >> we're seeing those effects from health effects. we saw earlier this morning, the story of the house collapsing into the river because of the melting glaciers. >> and the coral bleaching in florida. we're taking a look at the temperatures for the highs this

afternoon. it's going to be another day where we're dealing with a prolonged heat wave. the difference is they're not getting many breaks. the good thing for us is we have the marine layer giving us some protection and that's going to start to roll back in this morning and help cool down our temperatures around the bay area. so san francisco, we're in the upper 50s, a breezy wind and that ocean breeze will keep temperatures mainly in the low to mid-60s there for today. as you make your way inland, we're seeing a drop in temperatures as a result of the return of that fog. in some spots it may be as big as 10 to 15 degrees lower than yesterday afternoon, as our high temperatures reach into the low 80s, livermore reaching 82. the warmer spot will be fairfield at 86. we're coming out of triple digits. as we get a look at what's happening on the roads this morning, it is a smooth flow of traffic across the bay bridge. it is just starting to slow down after they turned on the metering lights. taking a look at 580, this has been the slow spot throughout the morning. now the problem is the san mateo

bridge is so slow that you may want to take an alternate route, maybe the dumbarton bridge, because right now it takes you 47 minutes to get across the san mateo bridge. so we've had a recent accident on there and it has really slowed it down. that's really the only major problem spot. so if you can, we are seeing people rerouting, taking some of the other bridges. so it may slow on the way there, but you don't want to get stuck on that. we don't know how long this is going to last. i'll have another update in a few minutes. >> thanks a lot, kari. 6:12 right now. fewer flights into and out of sfo. coming up, one of the bay area's busiest airlines just announced plans to pull back on some of its service. we'll lay out the timetable and the reasons the airline is citing for those cuts. i wonder if one of them is prices. prices are coming back down to the ground as far as airlines go. we'll talk about that. >> let's go out to the futures. it looks like a bit of a

landing. remember, yesterday was a huge rally. >> speaking of taking off, let the pumpkin spice frenzy begin. some stores already selling the seasonal drink despite it still being summer. we'll hear from the original creator of the

right now at 6:16, as you

head out in brentwood, the much cooler day, nice and clear to start, and 61 degrees. we're going to see the temperature trend headed toward the mid-80s for the afternoon, but it won't be anywhere near 100 like it has been. a nice cooling trend in effect for the entire bay area. a look at the forecast coming up. new we have a sigalert for the san mateo bridge at the incline, lane two and three blocked by a crash. they do not know when it is going to open. i was just seeing the flashing lights under the banner. we can see that the crews have arrived on scene, so hopefully they get this cleaned up soon. you might want to take an alternate route. we'll have another update in a few minutes. good morning. very happy tuesday to you. big day on the markets. monday, a lot of movement. here is a company you probably have not heard of, vista gen therapeutics out of san francisco, that stock is up 676% on news a drug they make that fights social anxiety seems to

work. tesla, one of the very few down arrows in what was a huge rally. the chief financial officer at tesla has quit. this comes just ahead of the rollout of the cyber truck, already two years behind planned schedule. ceo elon musk says he may need surgery for some back and neck issues. tesla stock fell about 2%. here is the most boring video of the morning, a guy opening and closing and opening and closing a samsung foldable phone. samsung releases the z flip 5 earlier this week. a youtuber got an early release of the phone and he has volunteers opening and closing to see how many times you can do it. they're at 400,000 times, far more than the average person would open and close a phone over the lifetime. we get important price data on thursday and friday. one of the interesting things to watch is going to be airline

ticket prices. i'm sure it doesn't feel like it, but airline prices are actually down quite a bit, 19% from this time last year. we saw record prices in the summer of 2022. in fact, airline prices are now cheaper than they were before the pandemic, this according to government price data which averages out the ticket price. i think that's why all of us are saying in our heads, hold on, it doesn't feel like airline prices are coming down. the basic rule i've seemed to come up with, airline prices are down, but where you want to fly it doesn't matter where that place is, that's the route. >> it never fails. >> never fails. >> i don't know how that happens. just where you want to go. >> magic. speaking of airports, a live look at sfo this morning where the airport's second busiest airline now expects to cut flights. alaska airlines has announced plans to cut sfo service by

early next year citing lag in business travel. it's cutting back on some of the busiest routes for corporate travelers. alaska plans to add new flights to honolulu, palm springs and mexico for vacation travels. summer heat has been in full swing. getting a cooldown now. but if we're still in summer and maybe you're looking for a little change in the season -- >> that's right, you're not the only one. some brands are already doing the same thing, they're rolling out their pumpkin spice flavored items earlier than ever. that includes krispy kreme and 7-eleven. one food blogger is speculating that dunkin' will release theirs next month. the original creator of starbucks's pumpkin spice latte. >> each year we've been pretty consistent in terms of our

timing on when we bring back the pumpkin spice latte. it might be a little in our head and maybe people want to hold on to summer a little longer. they're not quite ready for fall. but fall is coming. >> when nbc news asked starbucks about the release date, the chain said we are not quite ready to welcome fall yet. how about some iced tea instead? >> we know one girl that is completely -- you are ready for fall, i guess. >> pumpkin spice iced latte, so good, you know? summertime. >> whenever i see anything pumpkin spice, even my kids are, like, should you buy that for kari. >> laura has gotten me the little towel and the little sign that goes by my coffeemaker. >> so cute. >> pumpkin spice girl. >> embodying it, for sure. we're going to get cooler temperatures today. it's not going to quite feel

like fall but it will be cooler than normal. let's head over to palo alto with a look at our trend throughout the morning. we have upper 50s to start, it's going to be mostly cloudy. as we go throughout the day, we start to see the sun peeking out. it's going to be much cooler than we've seen recently. let's zoom into the south bay with a look at high temperatures. east san jose reaching 82. yesterday we saw a lot of 90s, especially for the south county, and there were some spots in the east bay that hit 100 degrees yesterday. livermore, we're going to see a high of 82 degrees. so this will be a significant change. only reaching 71 in oakland. we'll see temperatures in the low 60s for daly city and half moon bay. i don't think we'll see much sunshine, but we will get sun up and down the rest of the peninsula. in san francisco, mainly cloudy, cool temperatures. we are going to see still some upper 70s for sonoma, 79 degrees for santa rosa, and low 90s for

ukiah and clear lake. take a look at that seven-day forecast at the bottom of the screen. over the next few days we settle into some nice, cool weather, but as the weekend comes in the high pressure comes back and so, too, will the hot temperatures, especially for the inland valleys. as we take a look at morgan hill, it's going to be nice to have this break, no air-conditioning for the next few days, with highs into the low 80s. we'll see 90s for sunday into early next week. overall, over the next few days inland, we're going to see temperatures feeling nice but just plan on it being hot this weekend and staying cool in san francisco. now out on the roads this morning, we do have a sigalert for the san mateo bridge. we are seeing crews getting to an accident and we have fog on the golden gate bridge. we are seeing people take alternate routes, and now that the metering lights are on at the bay bridge toll plaza, we are seeing traffic back up. take a look at these drive

times. do not take the san mateo bridge right now. they've got a couple of lanes blocked and they're trying to get crews to the scene. it takes 61 minutes to get across the san mateo bridge. the other ones slowing down, but they are moving. back to you. >> thanks, kari. next on "today in the bay," nbc bay area responds. >> a free ride for college this fall, for just about eveone. ryi'

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in this case, we are saying that we are concerned if they will be paroled and come out and hurt people again. >> right now at 6:30, alameda county's district attorney under fire. we're live this morning with last-minute reduced charges in a closely watched murder trial shaking up the local asian community. keeping your children safe as schools reopen. with school buses set to start filling bay area streets as soon as this week, a look at the push to make sure other drivers are aware. and quickly facing fourth and long. the emergency meeting happening in a matter of hours to form a new game plan for cal sports. this is "today in the bay."

a veryood morning t you. thanks for starting your day with us. i'm laura garcia. >> i'm ginger conejero saab. marcus has the morning off. we've been talking about this cooldown that we are experiencing. meteorologist kari hall has that and more. >> it's going to be great for the inland areas that have had to deal with high heat over the past few days. today those temperatures will be dropping. take a look at san jose. we are starting out clear but we do have a lot more fog near the coastline and the breeze will bring us cooler temperatures today. in san jose it's 59 right now as you step out the door, but we'll see temperatures today only reaching up to about 80 degrees. now, we had some upper 90s and even 100 degrees in a few spots yesterday, but that will be nowhere on the map this afternoon. martinez will see a high of 77 and 79 in santa rosa, san francisco reaching 64 degrees. this continues for a few days. i'll have more on that in a few

minutes. we do have breaking news out there on the roads this morning. we do have a sigalert on the san mateo bridge. it is not moving at all. if you can see just under the banner, there are flashing lights of a tow truck. they have just arrived. we have two lanes blocked. we really aren't seeing things moving right now. you do want to take some alternate routes because, whoa, 78 minutes to get across the san mateo bridge. so basically it's not even moving. the bay bridge is starting to slow down and the richmond bridges takes about 12 minutes. you may want to take the dumbarton bridge in you're in that area. it is solid red all the way across and even the approach looking at 880 is really not moving at all, either. now we are seeing another accident possibly reported at the bay bridge. i'm going to check in on that. looking at the tri-valley, i also slow ase get a lot people up and out the door on this traffic tuesday. we'll talk more about what's >>tty busy out there.s.

thanks for pulling double duty today, too. alameda county's district attorney is facing new backlash this morning because she reportedly chose, yet again, to reduce charges against two murder defendants. >> "today in the bay"'s bob redell is live in alameda county. bob, this is adding new fuel to the fire of outrage amongst some local asian communities. >> reporter: correct. good morning to you, ginger and laura. that is true, according to some of the people that we have spoken with. the mercury news reports that alameda county district attorney pamela price has dropped special circumstance allegations that upon conviction would have meant longer prison terms for two men accused of murdering an elderly asian man. 28-year-old teaunte bailey and 59-year-old demetrius britton are charged with killing 75-year-old pak ho.

both defendants are long criminal records. those who have followed district attorney price say they should not be surprised by this recent decision, given her remarks in this earlier interview. >> the problem is mass incarceration. enhancements are at the heart of mass incarceration. and those of us who have studied this problem and the remedies understand that the use of enhancements has devastated black and brown communities. >> in this case we are saying that, you know, we are very concerned if they will be paroled and come out and hurting people again. i think for many of us, and especially for the elderly, you know, when they're looking at a video, they may be thinking, like, could that be me, could that be anyone that i know? >> reporter: that was carl chen, an activist in the asian community. he's also organized an effort to

recall d.a. price. in another case, d.a. price removed special circumstances against two suspects charged with the 2021 murder in the shooting death of jasper wu. price also removed special circumstances enhancements for the 1988 killing of michaela garrett. the two defendants could still face life in prison, but with the possibility of parole. both men have pled not guilty. reporting live here in alameda county, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> a l angles. thank very much for late 6:35 now. onn is critica inj after a stabbing on san frsco's mt street video posteditizen app shows the aftermath as polic igated outside a it happened a a market near 2nd street a little before 4:00 p.m. yesterday. police are only saying one man suffered life-threatening injuries and the attacker got

away. anyone with information should contact sfpd. new this morning, a new bay area twist in the disturbing case of a new york city doctor accused of preying on women he drugged. the doctor identified as c. allen cheng was first accused in june of drugging and sexually assaulting two women. investigators say the gastroenterologist also filmed the assaults. now he's accused in at least five additional attacks, all of which were also filmed, some of which took place at the queens hospital where he once worked. prosecutors also believe more victims may be out there. >> these victims, we know the videos were taken not only one of them in the hospital as well, but also in las vegas, in san francisco, in thailand, and so it's important that people reach out to us so that we can make the identifications. >> you heard that bay area tie of san francisco. dr. cheng is being held now without bond.

he's pleaded not guilty. the hospital tells our new york city sister station it's fully cooperating with law enforcement and the doctor was fired last year shortly after the first allegations surfaced. still no confirmation this morning from contra costa county health leaders in the deadly legionnaires outbreak now being tied to a richmond spa. the zen day spa remains closed as the county awaits test results. investigators believe deaths of two people may be tied to a jacuzzi there which was operating without permit. now, we've learned one of the victims is a father of five. his widow says she visited the spa with him on july 19th and he was later admitted to a hospital where he died a week ago today. she was never infected. as more bay area kids return to school, authorities are trying to remind everyone about the importance of school bus safety. chp warning everyone, if you're driving near or behind a school bus, keep your distance because school buses can make many unanticipated stops, including

at all railroad crossings, as required by law, or picking up and dropping off kids in unmarked locations. they say always assume children are onboard. and remember, yellow flashing lights mean a bus is preparing to stop, while red lights require you to stop. >> those lights are not a suggestion. when the lights are flashing with the extendible arm, they are required to stop. that is true for traffic that is traveling in the opposing direction as well, unless we're talking about a divided highway or the lanes of travel, there are two or more lanes of travel in each direction. >> the national highway traffic safety administration recommends parents accompany their children to bus stops on the first day of school, show them how to wait at least ten feet from the curb, also remind them to never board until the bus comes to a complete stop and the door opens and the driver says it's okay. new at 6:00, in a matter of

hours, uc regents will expected to hold a closed-door meeting to discuss california athletics. cal and stand ford are dealing with a blind side they never saw coming. the two schools are exploring their options, after two others left for greener pastures. there are reports that cal and stanford may be flirting with a jump to the acc, the atlantic coast conference, but some wonder how much the schools would benefit. there's also speculation cal may even choose to go one direction with stanford staying independent. another possibility would be to try to salvage the pac-12 by adding new schools. at this point nothing is close to being decided. this one certainty, this school year will be the last of the pac-12 in its current form. >> big changes there. 6:40 right now. taking a peek outside, this is

at the golden gate bridge. it's very cool there. kari has a look at our forecast. falling temperatures across the bay area? >> yes, we're going to get a breeze coming off of that fog and that will transport cooler air across the bay area. we are waking up to sunshine as we take a look outside in dublin. we're also going to see cooler temperatures today with a breezy wind going from the upper 50s now to about 72 degrees at 11:00. lunch outside is going to be 75 degrees, eventually making it up to 79. so all of these temperatures cooler than what we had yesterday, and also much cooler than what we typically see. a lot of kids enjoying their last day of summer before school starts tomorrow. we have a lot of schools coming on line tomorrow and it's going to be just as nice as today, maybe even a little cooler, with livermore reaching 83 degrees, napa reaching 71, and we'll see upper 70s tomorrow in the north bay. as you get out there on the roads this morning, we've been tracking a sigalert. i'm going to have more on that as well.

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the time is 6:44 on this tuesday morning, as we get a look at santa rosa, it is a nice start to the morning. it is cloudy, but that's going to keep temperatures cooler for today. we're going from upper 50s now to upper 60s at noon, and sunshine the rest of the day. we'll talk about the cooldown in our microclimate forecast coming up. we do still have that breaking news on the san mateo bridge. they're calling in some additional crews and i did see another police officer riding up the emergency lane. two and three are blocked and we also have seeing this causing a big backup. it is not known when this will clear, but you do want to avoid the san mateo bridge. it takes 90 minutes to get across. take some of those alternate routes. all eyes today on ohio, and

a vote that is at least indirectly about abortion. scott mcgrew is abortion issue has driven so many voters to the polls. >> so many of them. a lot of them, probably a majority of them, democrats who tend to vote less often and less reliably unless there's a big issue on the ballot. now, today's vote in ohio is indirectly about abortion. today ohioans vote on a proposal called issue 1 that would raise the percentage of votes needed to change the ohio state constitution from 50% to 60%. then, no matter how today's vote turns out, ohioans go back to the polls in the fall to vote whether abortion should be protected under the ohio constitution. depending on today's vote, either 50% or 60% of ohioans will have to vote yes to change the constitution. you recall, we had a similar vote in california, 67% yes, 33% no. president biden is in

arizona later today. he'll designate part of an area near the grand canyon as a national monument, which will limit mining in the area. then he's off to new mexico for a campaign event and then utah. before he left, the houston astros were able to steal a bit of president's time as he welcomed the world series champs to the white house. biden is a baseball fan. the astros beat the president's team, the phillies, to take the championship. >> swept the mariners, the yankees in the american league playoffs, and then, although i love these guys, this next part is hard to say, then they beat the phillies in six games to win the world series. mike pence's campaign office tells us the former vice president has qualified for the republican debates. a candidate needs 40,000 donors to qualify, pence just hit that mark. he had hit the other benchmark,

polling. ron desantis, nikki haley, chris christie, vivek ramaswamy have qualified. donald trump has, although he has said he will probably not debate. new blood donations rules are in effect, and all donors will answer the same eligibility questions, regardless of gender or sexual orientation. this means the american red cross can accept donations from gay and bi sexual men in monogamous relationships. the fda says the new policy reflects the latest scientific evidence and is in line with rules currently in place in the uk and canada. it hopes this will lead to a boost in donations as well. happening tonight, imagine the possibilities if luck -- a lot of luck is truly on your side. >> exactly.

that's what a lot of people are probably doing right now, really hoping this is their lucky day, with the third largest lottery jackpot ever on the line. we're talking $1.55 billion at stake for tonight's mega millions drawing. it's about half a billion less than the record $2 billion jackpot a man won last year in southern california. we've been crunching the numbers for days and the lump sum option will come out to about $760 million before taxes. after taxes, it's a measly $575 million. whatever would you do with that? who is counting if you match all those six numbers right. good luck to you if you're playing. >> if you're not, you can just sit back, relax, take a breath with some cool weather. it's going to be really nice today. really nice across much of the inland valleys, as we get cooler temperatures coming in. let's head to mountain view. it's going to be 59 degrees as you head out the door and a few

clouds here and there. overall we are starting out with some peeks of sun here. we'll see a lot more sun as we go throughout the rest of the morning, temperatures headed for the mid-70s. as we get a look at our south bay high temperatures, we are going to see a high of about 80 degrees in san jose, 81 in morgan hill. yesterday we were seeing upper 90s, even a new triple digits, especially for the interior east bay. we could see a drop of about 10 to 15 degrees compared to yesterday. walnut creek reaching 83 degrees. it will be 73 in hayward. we are also still continuing with 60s in half moon bay and daly city. palo alto reaching 79 and 59 in the outer sunset. the mission district today reaching 65. in novato, expect it to be a high of about 75 degrees, pretty nice today, and in napa 68 degrees. really comfortable. the heat is backing off for us as that high pressure moves farther east. but then it will be coming back for the weekend and temperatures

will ramp up once again as we see a shift in that wind direction. no more of an ocean breeze, so we won't get that natural air-conditioning anymore after friday. take a look at livermore. we will have still several more days of leaving the air-conditioning off and enjoying more time outside, but as you make your weekend plans, plan on it being hot, especially in the tri-valley, reaching into the low to mid-90s. we'll see that weather continue throughout a good part of the start of next week. looking at our inland temperatures, it will be in the low 80s from now until friday and then it does start to heat up for saturday and sunday, int next mond we h lot more kids heading back to school over the next several days and we're laying out outfits, making plans. make sure you include a bottle of water they can keep refilling throughout the day. in san francisco it's going to be in the 60s all throughout the week. as we get on the roads this morning, still the breaking news continues. we are at a complete standstill

on the san mateo bridge. there was an accident on the incline. they've blocked two lanes. they're calling more crews. they've gotten the tow truck in the area but they have not yet cleared this accident. so it is taking a really long time to get across the san mateo bridge. it just gets worse and worse every time i look at this number. 93 minutes, that's how long it takes to get across the san mateo bridge. so take the dumbarton bridge. 11 minutes. then take the route going around either way. now, the bay bridge takes about 17 minutes, but that's been the major problem across the bay area. we are seeing some of the typical slowdowns elsewhere, but we are also starting to see it stacking up just a bit for parts of the tri-valley. the south bay is looking good, just slowing down a bit on northbound 101 from san jose to mountain view. other than that, we're just continuing to watch the san mateo bridge. i'll have another update at the end of the show.

>> thank you, kari. it is 6:52 right now. santa clara county preparing to cut the ribbon on a new inpatient treatment center for people with mental illness. the facility is located next to valley medical center. it will serve people with serious mental illnesses transitioning back to independent living. it's part of the county's effort to increase care for those with behavioral health needs. the ribbon cutting takes place today at 10:00 a.m. next, a quick look at the top stories, including a strike date issued by san jose city workers. a look at the service cuts that may impact you and an update on the crucial negotiations happening today to hopefully happening today to hopefully avoid that worst case

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6:56. welcome back. we are moving you forward with a look at our top stories on "today in the bay," including alameda county's district attorney facing new backlash. >> "the mercury news" reports d.a. pamela price is once again reducing charges against two murder defendants. in the latest case she's dropping enhancements against two men facing murder charges in the 2021 robbery and killing of 75-year-old pak ho in oakland. that announcement came down yesterday just as the trial was set to begin. it's sparking new anger among members of the local asian community. you'll remember angry voters have already launched a recall effort for a removal of enhancements in other cases, including the suspects charged in the 2021 freeway shooting that killed jasper wu. she argues they're a factor behind the high rate of imprisonment, impacting black and brown communities most. there are new developments

in the text messaging scandal engulfing the antioch police department. civil rights lawyers have sent this letter to the department of justice and california u.s. attorney's office requesting they investigate allegations of civil rights violations. this comes after at least 45 officers are accused of exchanging racist and homophobic text messages. some of the texts described police beating suspects and making up evidence. the california attorney general's office, the fbi and contra costa county d.a.'s office are already investigating. dozens of officers have been suspended and at least one has been fired. san jose council members are meeting in a matter of hours to talk about possible ways to head off the strike now planned for next week involving thousands of city workers. at least 4,500 workers are now planning a three-day strike starting next tuesday. they confirmed the results of a strike authorization vote yesterday morning and last night the south bay labor council

voted to sanction the strike hours after workers rallied outside city hall. now, if a new deal cannot be reached in time, many city services are expected to feel the impacts. taking a live look at sfo this morning, already feeling the impact from a major storm battering the east coast. the number of delayed flights at sfo is now up to 53, with seven flights canceled. that storm sweeping through parts of the eastern seaboard from the carolinas to upstate new york. in one case a falling tree took down a power line and sparked a truck fire in philadelphia, leaving thousands without power. and in west virginia, heavy rain and strong winds sent trees crashing into a home. nationwide, more than 1,000 flights are canceled due to this severe weather. here we're nice and quiet. >> it's going to be cool. our inland areas will only be in the 80s for the next few days.

san francisco will continue to see temperatures in the 60s. we still have breaking news on the roadways with the san mateo completely blocked and it is not moving at all. so this is going to take a while. this has been going on for an hour. the drive times, 98 minutes for the san mateo bridge. just avoid it. >> we keep seeing the number grow p. the "today" show is starting now. "today in the bay" continues live on roku, samsung tv or wherever you stream. join us now or whenever it fits into your schedule. >> that's a look at what's happening. today is tuesday. the "today" show starts now. make it a good one. we'll see you back here tomorrow. >> join us for our midday show at 11:00 a.m. as well. good tuesday morning powerful storms created havoc up and down the east coast. >> and new round of severe wehe