a really tragic moment for not just the people of maui, but for the entire state. >> breaking right now at 5:00,

wildfires ravage the island of maui. overnight the confirmed deaths shoots higher. we will have an update on evacuations. smoke from a fire in oakland blanketing surrounding communities. we have a new warning this morning for residents on where that fire stands this morning. this is "today in the bay." good morning to you. thank you for allowing us to be part of your morning. i am marcus washington. >> i am laura garcia. we will check the commute in just a bit, but kari how are we looking for today? >> it looks nice for today and we are monitoring the air quality, and we have a lot of kids heading back to school today, including in san josé where we are starting out with clouds overhead and temperatures in the upper 50s. as we go throughout the morning we will see temperatures starting to warm up a bit.

the sky will clear out and we will see another really nice day. it will be in the upper 70s at lunchtime today, and reaching 79 for an afternoon high. oakland reaching 71 degrees, and low 80s in santa rosa. we are cooler than normal for now, but as we go through the rest of the forecast, it eventually will start to heat up just a little bit. nice and mild tomorrow, but saturday we will see the temperatures cranking up in the inland valleys and upper 80s. mike, now you have a traffic alert in the south bay? >> this is a crash that happened at 4:00 in the morning in mountain view. you see the green sensors, and chp notified us that this is a deadly crash. one vehicle is crushed, and there must be more damage to the other vehicles. this is on a flyover, on the left side there's a flyover for

the hov lane, and that's what is blocked right now is the hov lanes. you can easily get over to 85, so keep that in mind. the tragic situation is in the hov lanes. so far the traffic is able to get by because of the alternate. we begin this morning with the breaking news and a tragic story now playing out on the island of maui. that's where authorities overnight increased the number of confirmed deaths to 36. this is from the firestorm raging across parts of the island. >> it's heartbreaking. teams on the ground are trying to pitch a battle to save lives and property. new from overnight, this is new video of what is three separate

fires. boaters off the coast captured some of the latest fire at its peak, and authorities expect the deaths to climb higher and right now there's no numbers on the injured. people with plans to visit maui are being told to stay away. this is being called a critical moment for everybody on the island. >> it's really about the community coming together, and it's this time that we will see what hawaii is all about. >> the reason it spread so fast is there were reports of gusts up to 85 miles per hour, and that's so fast. that's why they had such a hard time to contain the fire, and the wind was so high we couldn't depend on the helicopter for the

bucket water. >> the fires are being fanned, in part, by strong winds from hurricane dora. some locals visiting maui are back in the bay area and have reports. >> the power in one resort went out days ago, and there's no gas there and he says the damage is devastating. >> we saw the law heina area, and it was just devastating. looking across the water, there was five or six helicopters all at once dipping their buckets in the water and trying to put the flames out. smoke was everywhere.

you can see everything basically across from where i was standing, and it looke burned out and smoke. >> you may be wondering to do if you are planning a vacation there, or if this happens wherever you are going? chris chmura has some answers, and so stick around for that. you can see right here hazardous smoke is in the air and can be smelt for miles. >> bob redell is live, and any ideas where this fire will be out? >> reporter: this fire is expected to burn throughout the day. we don't know what time that

means, if it's going to burn into the afternoon or evening, but it will not be put out anytime soon according to the battalion chief. you can see why the bay area air quality district issued an air quality advisory in that area. the smoke particles could travel down to the south bay. the fire department contained it to a single pile of debris. we know overnight a crane on site has been moving piles presumably to get to the source of the fire. close your doors and windows if you smell smoke, and avoid the area around the square.

>> a lot of chemicals, and i will go to the car and get my mask because it's really bad. >> reporter: the fire department is still investigating the cause. again, this fire is expected to burn throughout the day. it's visible from the freeway if you are headed to work this morning. >> yeah, everybody that worked around that area were sent home early yesterday because of the smoke in the air. and tougher rules meant to cut down on sideshows. penalties can include jail time and or fines up to $1,000. opponents including the county public defenders office is still concerned that people of color are unfairly targeted by law

enforcement. this is where tens of thousands of units are going back to school, at san josé unified. we want to welcome the students, teachers and parents. >> yay, get up early. >> deal with the traffic and everything. but, you know, it's back to school. >> we are almost to the weekend, and then we will really get into it next week. in dublin expect a high of 80 degrees. temperatures are nice and comfortable. we can wear a jacket for the start of the morning and short sleeves for the afternoon. we are going to see temperatures tomorrow also reaching in the low 80s for spots like santa rosa and morgan hill. for saturday is when it starts to heat up. we will have more on that in a few minutes. mike, you might need to stop

at the gas station before heading to work or school. >> yeah, the top of the screen here, we have spartan on east taylor street, 4.39. and then a penny more, arco on east stanley boulevard at 4.40, and san francisco's low is our high on the chart, and it's 4.67 at castro gas and food mart there. thank you for reporting through gasbuddy.com. let's get out to the roadways. i want to circle at the bottom of the screen the alert that continues. it's blocking the hov flyover but you can use the lanes to the right to make the connection. that's a deadly crash and the investigation continues. and then there's a fire, and this is just off the approach coming over towards the bay bridge, and that will be visible throughout the day. we will see if this distraction

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happy first day of school for the students and staff at santa clara unified. it's going to start out in the morning at drop off time in the upper 50s. it will be a cool start to the day with a few clouds overhead. eventually it clears out and we will head for 80 degrees by the time the last school bell rings. we will get a look at all the microclimates coming up. good morning. happy thursday to you. today is the big day for inflation data. we will get to that in a second. disney said it lost half a billion from streaming in the most recent quarter. remember, a quarter is three months so that's more than $5 million a day. as you might imagine, disney is raising prices on disney plus by a lot.

ups said they reached a tentative deal with pay raises and other improvements last month. the two sides expect the new contract to be ratified by the end of the month. several data points coming in in the next few minutes, core numbers, change between now and last year, and that's the one we care about most, comparing year to year. that should show us that inflation continues to slow. that's why we have our arrow pointed down. we will get that number at 5:30. court documents released wednesday shows special counsel jack smith had a search warrant for former president trump's twitter but the twitter did not honor it for several days after receiving it, and the federal court has fined twitter, and we

have more about that story coming up ahead on the "today" show. >> coming up on the "today" show, former president trump has two cases coming up, and this as we learn more about the special counsel seizing the former president's twitter account. that's coming up on "today." >> we don't know what they wanted on the twitter account, but we assume it had to do with the direct messages. >> oh, what a day that was. thank you very much. >> you bet. a new and easy way to pick up your starbucks along with your paper towels and garbage bags. target adding starbucks to their pick ups. it's being tested at a few locations here in california, but it's expected to expand more

than 1,700 stores within the next two months. as long as it's still hot. >> true. trending right now, many swifties, taylor swift fans could be sad her concert is over. >> she's going to release a prerecorded album. try to guess which one. ♪ red clip classic ♪ >> this is the original version of the song "style" from her legendary "1989" album, and she said production is finished and plans to rerelease it on october 27th. "1989" shot her into the stratosphere, and she does not own the rights, the masters to

that. that means swift has two more re-release albums. her debut alum released in 2006, and her 2017 album, "reputation." >> it's crazy. >> when did she do it? she was just on tour -- she's still on tour. >> yeah, in concert she performed 11,000 minutes, and it's, like, yeah, so in her spare time. >> i guess so. >> i wonder what is the first thing she does now that she's taking a break? go home to cats? >> busy. we're talking about the air quality and we are smelling it

all around the bay area. those chemicals in the air -- and this is a live look of the fire that continues to burn. we are looking at what may be affecting some of the communities in that area, especially with alameda having unhealthy air quality for sensitive groups. we are seeing that in the oakland hills and fremont and the tri-valley. even in san josé, it's unhealthy to those that could be sensitive to a high level of particulate matter, so wear something like an n95 mask to help you out. the wind in martinez is coming in from the south-southwest, so you are also smelling that smoke. temperatures are in the 60s right now, and we will continue with a breezy wind and a mix of sun and clouds this morning. after a cloudy start it will clear out. in the south bay, we are looking at temperatures reaching 84 degrees, and 82 in milpitas.

we are right on target for what we normally see this time of year. walnut creek will reach a high of 85 degrees, and hayward reaching 76 degrees. we are looking at low 60s along the coastline, and redwood city headed for 79 degrees. in san francisco, mainly low to mid-60s. north bay temperatures, there's novato. we have a quarter moon right now, and it's going to be very visible as well with the peak of the meteor shower happening this weekend. if you are patient and you have a clear view, you may see anywhere from 150 to 200 meteors an hour, so that will be a spectacular sight this weekend. we have to worry about the clouds coming in with the marine layer. it will clear up quite a bit as our temperatures heat up, and we are growing low 80s today and

tomorrow to the 90s for the weekend. we have the higher temperatures inland, and we will typically see cloud cover. we are staying in the 60s and low 70s in san francisco. mike, what is the update on the report for silicon valley. >> the rest of silicon valley is moving smoothly. we are looking right here in san josé for the first signs of slowing in the next 15 minutes or so. we're not there yet. we saw slowing and from time to time i see the sensors slowing approaching 101, and if you use the hov lanes you know the flyover takes you to southbound 89, and that's where the deadly crash investigation continues. the other connector is open from southbound 101 to 85, and as you approach that area in palo alto

into mountain view and sunnyvale, that's what you will use, not the flyover. we have a little blip northbound on 680, and they could be removing the crews. there's more construction going on in san josé ramon overnight. you may see the smoke that kari showed you for the air quality report over at the port of oakland. alongside i-80 approaching the bay bridge there, but at the bay bridge itself traffic is clear. >> thanks, mike. 5:21 right now. next on "today in the bay," "nbc bay area responds." >> if you are scheduled to go to maui soon, you have options to cancel or postpone your trip. i am consumer

the story that continues to dominate the headlines this morning, that deadly firestorm in maui. if you have a trip to maui coming up soon, you may be concerned. >> what do you do? what are the options there because of the emergency? we asked chris chmura to find out. >> good morning. we checked around and found some airlines are making exceptions

for people expected to fly to maui in the next few days. american airline issued a travel alert that allows people to rebook without fees or receive a refund even if you have a nonrefundable or basic economy ticket. that's the kind of offer we have seen airlines offer in the other emergencies. and to take advantage, log into your reservation online, on the airline website and then try and change it or cancel it yourself, or call the airline for help. now let's talk about canceling hotels. a lot of hotels let you cancel a day or two before you check in, and you could cancel yourself without a prepayment. and some people have booked

cheaper rooms by prepaying, and call to see if you can cancel. if the host won't comply, escalate to corporate aspa, and document every step to get your money back. if you have trouble, let us know. scan the qr code on your screen right now to fill out our consumer complaint form online. >> thank you, chris. we are continuing to follow the tragedy playing out this morning on the hawaiian islands. >> the devastating fire has issued evacuation orders. back here at home, one of the biggest school districts in

the bay area returns to class, and a lot of families are wondering if their kids will be safe. we'll tell you what santa fe unified has to say about the upcoming year and how some parents are

5:30 on your thursday morning. this is "today in the bay." thanks for joining us. i am laura garcia. i am marcus washington. we want to begin with the breaking news this morning out

of hawaii. this is where the devastating wildfires are burning on the island of maui. 36 people are now confirmed dead, and that was up from the 6 confirmed deaths last night. so far at least 271 structures have been damaged or even destroyed. >> thousands are now displaced and staying at emergency shelters, and firefighters are still trying to get a handle on the flames. ginger conejero saab is at sfo this morning where wary travelers are arriving from maui. >> first, let's get to kari. >> we are starting to see lighter winds, but anytime you have fires burning they can make their own environment. even as we see winds calm down, unfortunately we could still see

the fires spread. a lot of that was coming off of a hurricane well away from the island, and the pressure gradient created the strong winds and when the fire started we had wind gusts up to 60 miles per hour. we are looking at calmer winds across the areas, and as we look at the weather conditions and what is expected for today, it will be clear and we have not seen much in the way of rain, and the wind is coming from the northeast with gusts up to 30. slightly higher humidity today ranging 48 to 85% throughout the day, so hopefully crews will be able to get more of a handle on some of the flames today. >> they really need as much help as they can get. thank you, kari. now, let's turn to ginger conejero saab. >> yeah, she's at sfo. you are waiting to hear from

some passengers that had to evacuate the area. >> reporter: yeah, most of the flights are expected to arrive, from what i understand, around 7:00 a.m. from what we do know, from talking to passengers last night, y both talke about this mog, it has devastatin thatamagen maui as wildfires continu to tear through. san frano mayor, london breed, is among those tha left maui. she was transported from maui on wednesday to honolulu. her office did not immediately respond to questions about her whereabouts and a person familiar with her movements did not say how she got to honolulu. at least 36 are confirmed dead from the fires this morning, including devastation in the historic town of lahaina. hurricane dora has been partly

to blame because of the winds that knocked down power and limited firefighting helicopters. for many visiting the island felt like it was a race against time getting out. >> it took us almost a day to get out. roads were blocked. when you see the fire that is progressing fast, you are, like, i really want to get out and don't want to get stuck here. >> i asked an officer today, if it was your family and you were here, what would you do? he said, i would head home, brother, so head that way. >> this is what heading north looked like a maui. cars backed up while the flames drew near. over 270 structures have been damaged or destroyed and dozens of people injured. the exact number still unknown. and the death toll as climbed from 36 from last night's toll

of six, and the fear is there will be a discovery of more. seats are available on certain airlines, alaska, hawaiian and southwest said they are adding flights to help get people out of maui. we will continue to monitor those developments as well as the arrival of passengers at sfo. >> thank you. those images out of maui, a whole part of lahaina destroyed. the first and then the after images show the damage. you can see here -- look at this picture here. before you see it's beautiful, and a lot of people would have vacationed here, and that's before and then after.

devastation. locals are fearing this area will never be the same again. i want to give you another view of lahaina, one of the banyan trees. most of the surrounding area is gone. nbc's coverage will continue to show what is going there on the "today" show. miguel almaguer will be reporting live from maui on the "today" show after "today in the bay." if you wake up and smell something burning, it could be the fire burning at the port of oakland. we have a live look at the port this morning. plumes of smoke remains, triggering an air quality advisory today with the air district saying it could travel as far away as the south bay. the fire is burning at the steel

plant and has been burning since yesterday afternoon. it's now contained to one pile of degree, and still no word on how it started. bob redell is there and he will update un the air quality conditions and how to protect yourself and your loved ones. and then there's a request to expand driverless taxis in san francisco. first responders are among those raising concerns saying firefighters reported more than 50 incidents involving robo taxis since late last year. moving you forward on the return to school. students in the south bay's largest districts return to class today. >> but after several gun-related incidents at the end of last year have families feeling anxious. kris sanchez is there.

kris, this is a fun time for students going back to school, and a lot is going on. >> you want the kids to be excited about going back to school, but part of being relaxed and excited is feeling safe. many are asking the district not to wait until there's a tragedy to force change. that request took on more urgency after several threat-related lockdowns and gun incidents on school campuses just weeks before the end of the school year, a student brought this ghost gun to campus and was caught before making it to school. two days before that at the end of the school year, a lincoln high schooler was arrested for

threatening he would shoot classmates with an assault rival, and then three weeks before that, another student was taken into custody with a loaded firearm at school. parents are calling on transparency and better communication and a proactive approach for school safety for its students and staff. not seeing much action, and dozens of parents created the why wait project. one of the founders grew up in littleton, colorado. >> there's a lot of great things and best practices that are evidence-based and proven to work in a lot of communities around the united states. where we find those things are in communities where there have been tragedies and shootings, because it's at that point the community wakes up and realizes where the gaps are and says we have to close the gaps.

>> a san josé unified spokesperson provided this template for schools to customize for their own campuses. it's up to their school site councils to approve the plan. in a statement the spokesperson for san josé unified said we have seen an increase in safety risks locally and nationally since the pandemic, and we have seen that increase reflected in our schools. as we start the school year staff will review positive behavior expectations with students, and staff and students will review the emergency responses and protocols at their school. today is the district's first school board meeting of the school year, and a week from today the advisory committee for school resource officers will discuss whether or not the work

of those resource officers should be done by other personnel. laura and marcus? >> thank you, kris. 5:40 for you this morning. taking a live look in san francisco. south of the live picture there, kids are going back to the classroom today. everybody have a great first day. meteorologist, kari hall, is checking the weather conditions. a lot of people want to get out and have a good time, kari. >> yeah, the next few days, it will be busy as the crowds head to outside land. it will be cool, headed in the upper 60s for the middle of the day. we will see temperatures in the low 70s and overall a great weekend there. in san josé, the summer jazz festival is happening, and we have anthony hamilton on

saturday. a huge lineup throughout the weekend. it will warm up in the middle of the day so find shade and stay hydrated, and it will be hot on sunday. it's going to be 70 degrees for tomorrow, and saturday upper 60s. we will see a mix of sun and clouds. the fog will linger along the coastline. if your weekend plans take you to l.a., expect it to reach into the upper 70s throughout the weekend and morning temperatures in the low 60s. south lake tahoe will be a great destination for the weekend as well. sunshine and warm weather, and maybe you can swim in the lake. mike, you are starting to see the slowing in san josé? >> yeah, highway 101, we expect it to see this about now and it's a little more extensive than i thought it would be, but it's really just a little below the freeway. the bigger issue is continuing in mountain view, and the

connecter, the flyover is closed from the southbound 101 to southbound 85. chp is still on the scene of the deadly crash that happened this morning just after 4:00 a.m. that continues in that portion of mountain view. today we have another performance of cirque du soleil, and you will have crowds before and afterwards, and afterwards it's not overlapping with those going home from the offices in the bay area. we do want to take a look from the emeryville camera towards the port of oakland. you still see the smoke from the fire just off of 80. this is westbound 80 getting over towards the bay bridge. still a distraction but not any real slowing there. we have a delay for bart. that was reported because of an issue on the track e's a weekend closure for

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multiple platforms such as texts and emails, and check the correct url. if it's looking at a government site, it should end with .gov. >> think twice when they are going to part with money. >> yeah. different financial websites also have tools who fear they may be getting scammed and what to look out for. 5:47 right now. president biden will spend the day in utah today talking about new benefits for veterans. >> meantime, scott mcgrew, the fbi shot and killed a man over in utah that made threats against the president. >> that's right. that man said he was preparing for biden's visit with a sniper rifle and the man was dead before the president arrived. the fbi says craig robertson was

killed as they served a search warrant on his home. no fbi agents were hurt. so far we have few other details. social media posts linked robertson -- linked to robertson, rather, had threatened the president, the vice president, the prosecutor in the trump manhattan case and governor newsom and promised to be ready with a loaded gun if the fbi were to stop by. this is one of his messages according to fbi investigators. i hear biden is coming to utah. i am cleaning off the dust of my rifle. former governor chris christie is pulling behind president trump, and trump is

speaking about chris christie. >> sir, don't call him a fat pig. i am trying to be nice. you can't do that. >> he's such a hot mess, and he's talking to me about what i look like. take a look at him. it's kind of funny, right? i don't care about any of that stuff. i have known him for 22 years, is i am so in his head. what is he doing talking about me? it's because i am in second place in new hampshire. that's why he's talking about me. trump is very easy to understand, okay, and whoever comes in second, he or she becomes the next target and i am excited to be the target. >> trump said last night he will not sign the gop loyalty pledge, the promise to support whatever republican candidate is nominated. laura? >> thank you, scott. looking at the golden gate

bridge, we will check that commute. more cars on the road and more school buses, kari. >> yeah, some of the kids could be kept inside especially in parts of the east bay, but the smoke from the port of the oakland fire has been drifting around the bay area and more concentrated in some of the areas like the alameda area, and oakland hills and even down to the south bay. the temperatures are feeling cooler than normal, and highs reaching into the 80s today. 84 for danville. oakland will see a high of 72. 75 in san mateo. 65 in the downtown area. 64 in the outer sunset. for the north bay heading for 84 in novato. we have a meteor shower this weekend so there will be a high visibility because of the moon.

inland highs will reach into the mid-80s and low 90s. mike, you are s a backup starting? >> yeah, you see there's already a backup forming now. that happens a little after the tering lights turned on. richmond shows a slowing for west 80. a slow drive developing for the nimitz past 92, and that crash still blocks 85 to 101 on the flyover. back to you. >> thank you. striking hollywood actors are planning to hit the picket lines, and they are organizing a rally outside the alameda county labor counsel building in oakland, and it's not clear if the hollywood writers will join

them. the search is on for america's newest billionaire. still ahead, we check out what is trending including how long this week's mega millions winner has to climb that prize. at 6:00, a big name pulling out of san francisco's outside lands. we will tell you who when we return. and we're working to clear the shelters this month, and we posted details on how you can adopt a pet or donate to some of the great bay area animal shelters. can you find out all the details on our website at

♪ can't buy me love ♪ ♪ trending this morning, the search for a brand-new billionaire in florida is under way this morning. of course, assuming just one

person purchased this week's jackpot winning ticket. the winning ticket was sold in neptune beach, florida. it could be the third highest lottery jackpot ever. florida lottery officials say the winner has another lucky perk, as florida is one of eight states that does not tax the lottery winner after the federal government takes its share. >> having the winner be in the state of florida, you are definitely not having to worry about state taxes. with that, this person will be able to have more revenue in their pocket. >> lucky, lucky. the winner has 180 days to claim that prize. >> i wonder if you bought the ticket in florida and then just decide to move there -- >> you have to take up residency.

>> speaking of millionaires, taylor swift. yeah, wrapping up her eras tour. take a look. >> i think instead of telling you about it, i think i will just show you -- [ applause ] >> listen to the crowd. >> you heard it correctly, october 27th is when taylor swift's version of "1989." the original album was released october 2014. >> now we know what to get you for your birthday. >> oh, yeah. >> i did know about that a little earlier, because my daughter busted through, and she

started, it's 1989. the national lifeguard championship, here's video for you. there you go. good morning, folks. the age is 16 to 80, 80, 8-0. they will challenge their life-saving skills, and this includes lifeguards here in the bay area. l.a. has won 33 out of the past 35 years. i don't know if david hasselhoff is competing. >> that's amazing. the way they put those people out of the water so quickly. >> here we go. there's a wildlife refuge

making it its mission to rescue and rehabilitate injured wildlife, and the refuge in north carolina says almost 90% of the animals they see come in from a human cause. the refuge said it saved over 6,000 animals according to the emergency resource website, animals, birds and small animals like rabbits need the most care. the goal of the center is to return animals to their natural habitat. >> it's something that is almost indescribable. maybe we are not saving a whole population b we have made animalre to that >> there are over 3,000 rehab s in the on, and if you see an animal in need you naal cenike animal help nondcan helpet the animalety. >> that's so wonderfulo