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 see.

can you watch all ohese stories iding that one ahead on the "toda show coming up at 7:00 after "today in the bay." we have a trending bar at nbcbayarea.com at the top of our home page. now at 6:00, breaking news. devastation in hawaii as wildfires ravage the island of maui. >> we have been pulling people out since last night and trying to save peoples' lives. >> overnight the number of confirmed deaths increases and a new look at those areas reduced to ashes, and a look at the evacuations. this is a fire at the port of oakland, and there's a warning for those that live near it and where that firefight stands today. this is "today in the bay." >> a very good thursday morning to you. thank you for starting your day with us. i am laura garcia. >> i am marcus washington.

we will get to the breaking news for you in a bit, but first we want to get a look at the forecast for you. kari hall has been monitoring what i happening >> we were taking a look at how far hurricane dora is away from the hawn islands. as we monitor those itions, it will be clear and breezy with a northwesterly wind at 10 to 20 miles per hour. we are monitoring the air quality from the port of oakland fire. it will be unhealthy for sensitive groups, especially in that surrounding area. we will continue to monitor that for the alameda area, oakland hills and moraga a fremont and san josé.

this is your typical slowing in the northboundommute your commute is looking sé. standard. noncommute, southbound 101, but picking up volume towards the 85 transition. it's the left portion of trtion where go to the left and make the flyover making your way on southbound 85, and that still has an investigation because of a deadly crash there. just off of 880, we talked about that, and kari talked about the smoke and we will talk about that fire in oakland, but the freeway itself is moving smoothly. back to you. >> thank you, mike. a tragic story now playing out on the island of maui. authorities overnight increasing the number of deaths to 36. >> it's just so tragic. meantime, teams on the ground

are pitching a desperate battle to try and save more lives and property. there's new video overnight to show you giving us a better idea of the devastation of what has now been called three separate fires. at this point entire neighborhoods destroyed including the historic island of lahaina. authorities expect the number of deaths, sadly, to climb higher. right now there's no estimate on the number of people injured. people with plans to visit the island are now being advised to stay away. the state's lieutenant governor is calling this 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, so you know, that is so fast. that's why the county had such a hard time doing the containment of the fire, and because the winds were so high we could not provide the helicopters. >> the fires are being fanned in part by strong winds from hurricane dora which is now a category 4 strength. some bay area visitors evacuating from maui are already returning to bay area airports. >> our director of broadcasts is there, and he said the power in his resort went out two days ago. he says the damage is devastating. >> we went and we saw the lahaina area, and you could bet,

it was just devastating. looking across the water, there were five or six helicopters dipping buckets into the water trying to put flames out. smoke was everywhere. you could see everywhere across from where i was standing, and it looked like it was burned and smoked out. >> if you are wondering what to do if something like this happens whenever you are going. chris chmura has more for us later. a massive fire at a steel recycling plant in the port of oakland is still burning at this hour. you can see that live picture right there. it's still sending hazardous smoke into the air. it can be smelled for miles.

and bob redell joins us in the east bay this morning. are you getting a better idea of when this could be out? >> reporter: overnight a battalion chief told a photographer on the scene that they expect the fire to burn throughout the day. take a look at the video. you can see why the bay area air quality management issued a air quality advisory in that area because of the large plume of smoke headed in the southward direction. the smoke particles could travel all the way down to the south bay. as far as the smoke is concerned, the air quality management district is advisorying people to protect their health by closing windows and doors if you smell smoke. avoid the area of jack london square. we spoke to a man on his way to dinner in that area last night. >> a lot of chemicals.

i will go to the car probably 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 freeways. just a heads up if you are on your way to work headed to san francisco, or vice versa. >> thank you, bob. tough new rules meant to crack down on sideshows take effect today. the ordinance approved by supervisors means spectators can also be held accountable. there are concerns about people of color being unfairly targeted by law enforcement. new at 6:00, the icon in the

world of drag, a cancelled performance there, and at a san francisco club this weekend. the performer also known as brian michael made the decision because of an unforeseen circumstance. outside lands kicks off tomorrow and runs through sunday. taking a live look outside in dublin where kids at dublin unified school district are headed back to the classroom today. happy first back-to-school day for you all. kari, a nice weather surprise for them this morning? >> yeah, hopefully it's a smooth first day as we start with temperatures at drop off time at 60 degrees. in dublin, pick up time it will be a sunny 79 degrees.

we don't have to worry too much about the weather. it will be a nice day. temperatures are slightly cooler than normal as we head for the mid-70s. in oakland, 71 degrees. 79 in novato. tomorrow we repeat this and then it heats up for the weekend. right now mike has a look at where you can find lower gas prices. yeah, san josé is one of the school districts starting school, and the best gas prices in the city is at spartan, and that's at 4.39. and in the city, san francisco's low is our high. 4.67 on castro at castro gas and food mart. thank you for reporting and sharing those prices on gasbuddy.com. the roads are moving smoothly. i will circle in mountain view,

the crash investigation that continues to have the closure for the hov flyover from 101 to 85, there's a lighter drive through that area. also, slowing in richmond but no surprises for the pattern. the bay bridge toll plaza building gradually. can you see the smoke off of the approach of the berkeley curve, but not causing much slowing. coming up, details on new price increases and the latest streaming service to crack down on password sharing. if prices are going up, that's inflation. in fact, we just got inflation numbers. we will tell you about them. let's go to other numbers. the futures. let's see how they are reacting. los like aok

right now at 6:13, almost time to wake the kids up for the first day of school in south san francisco unified. it will be mostly cloudy throughout the day. a drop off time in the upper 60s, and 62 degrees at pickup time with peeks of sunshine. have a great first day for students and staff. we will talk about the weekend forecast, coming up.

fremont here, a live look shows the headlights heading south past tesla towards the nimitz. things are moving smoothly mostly throughout the south bay. there's one alert, coming up. today is a big day for inflation day and we will get to that in a second. disney lost half a billion from streaming in the first quarter, and a quarter is three months and that's $5 million a day. as you might imagine, disney is raising pluses on disney plus and hulu by a lot. and then ups and the teamsters union reached a tentative deal with pay raises, and the two sides expect the new contract to be ratified by the end of the

month. inflation grew in july, and it's still moderate at 3.2%, and that's considered good news by most economists. we can get a hint of what people can expect by looking at treasury yields and they are lower this morning, and that's good news in this context. they don't see the elevated risk of higher rates. court documents released on wednesday shows special counsel, jack smith, had a search warrant for former president trump's twitter but twitter did not honor it for several days after receiving it. the federal court has fined twitter. >> coming up on "today," the growing legal peril for donald trump on two different federal cases coming up in the next two days, and this is as we learn

more about the cases against him and the race for the white house in 2024 coming up this morning on "today." >> it took twitter three days to respond to that, and they wanted to tell trump and the special counsel did not want them to tell trump. a live look in new york city. this is where rental costs are heading higher. the average rental in manhattan, $5,500. it's despite a population decrease in the pandemic at offices in a lower capacity. >> marcus, i don't feel like reading this next story. >> neither do i.

>> that's because today is national lazy day, but we are not lazy here. >> not at all. ♪ ♪ today, i swear i'm not doing anything ♪ ♪ >> it's an unofficial holiday because everybody is too lazy to file for it. all those couch potatoes that love a nap over anything else, it found that alabama is the laziest state. california did not make the top ten. >> we are active here. >> what do you do when you are lazy? all of you are too busy to be lazy. i was trying to think, who? it's probably me without the kids. >> this is the most i sit in an entire day, sitting here.

otherwise we're just on the go all day long. >> i take naps in the parking lot. >> but you do have a home to go to. >> yes, i do. >> no laziness today. actually, in fact, of all days to be national lazy day, it's back-to-school day. >> and you might want to stay inside because of the air quality. the metallic smell you are smelling is because of the port of oakland fire. it's in alameda, oakland hills, moraga, and fremont unhealthy for sensitive groups. and even down to san josé. it's the first day of school for san josé unified. you are up early and packing lunches and making sure all of the supplies are in the big.

at drop-off time it's in the upper 50s and a cloudy start to the morning. overall, a nice and pleasant day as we reach up to 80 degrees for this afternoon. for the most part in the south bay, we will see 80s. 72 in oakland with the breezy southwesterly wind. in half moon bay, it's only 61 for an afternoon high. in san francisco we're headed for 66 in the mission district. the outer sunset at 64. in the northbound, expect napa to reach 79 degrees. in the 90s for clearlake. and walnut creek, the next ten days we are taking a break from the high heat for now. by the weekend the temperatures crank up. we are headed for the upper 80s on saturday and low 90s on sunday it l like we are goio

a feways of hot weather before we gok to more seasonable weather going into the end of next week. look at the 7-day forecast showing temperatures in the low to mid-80s. upper 80s on saturday a then mid-90or sunday into the start of next week. san francisco still going to be nice and comfortable. cool with low clouds and fog. we should get more sunshine for the weekend. mike, you still have that traffic alert in mountain view? >> still not showing slowing, and i will show why. the first slowdown for san josé cleared up. actually things calmed down through san leandro and through hayward, but we seeffic acrossheay bridge. the hov flyover on the southbound 85 is still blocked by activity from an early-morning deadly crash. a tough situation off to the left side, but the lanes off to the right, your normal transition, not the hov flyover,

that's still over and that's why the commute traffic is able to get through the area. it's not the heavily travelled portion of 101, but it's still bung there the bridgee the ming ts on. thin calmed down after the slowing in richmond. highway 37 showing slowing. there could be slowing across the golden gate bridge. things got tougher with the dense fog there and that's over towards the marin side. back to you. >> thank you, mike. next here on "today in the bay," "nbc bay area responds." >> if you are scheduled to go to maui soon, you have options to either cancel or postpone your trip. i am consumer investigator, i am consumer investigator, chri

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even if you have an economy ticket. we also checked the united airlines website and found its offering passengers similar waivers. you can try and change it or cancel it yourself online or call the airline for help. let's talk about canceling hotels. a lot of hotel rates let you cancel a day or two before you are able to check in and you could cancel yourself with no penalty, but some families prepay for lower rates, and if that's you if you have a trip to maui soon, contact the hotel locally and ask to cancel for a full refund, and if not, try and compromise and see if they will postpone your trip until the emergency is taken care of.

if the host won't comply, escalate to corporate asap, and document every step to get your money back. >> thank you, chris. it's 6:26 right now. coming up next, the top stories we are continuing to follow for you this thursday morning, including more coverage on the tragedy playing out on the hawaiian islands with the devastating fires. they are continuing to trigger massive evacuation orders, with many bay area visitors asking to evacuate. plus, hitting the brakes on self driving cars in san francisco. the crucial vote that may slow down taxis of the future. it's back to school for the

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was decimated. >> tragedy on the islands. breaking news right now at 6:30, island inferno. multiple wildfires on the island of maui fueled by strong winds spreading quickly this morning. overnight the situation turning more devastating. the destruction can you see for miles. this is "today in the bay." i can't get over how tragic that is. it's forever changed there. thank you for joining us. i am laura garcia. >> i am marcus washington. we begin with the devastatingiles that are burning on the id of mau 36 people now confirmed dead, and this is up from six deaths last night. dozens already are believed to be injured there, some critically. so far 271 structures have been

damaged or destroyed. >> firefighters are still nowhere near getting a handle on the flames. we have liveeam cover f you this morning, and we're starting with ginger conejero saab at sfo this morning where wary travelers are arriving from maui. >> reporter: we are expecting some of the travelers within the hour. there has been a bit of confusion with some of the flights so far because of delays that are coming out of maui. a number of the flights have been delayed since yesterday and they are scheduled to arrive within the hour. so far it's quiet here in the baggage area of sfo, ands as many a trying tocuate the nd as the fires tear

through. london breed left maui and is now in honolulu. the person familiar with her movements did n say how s tm mau to honolulu. this mng at least 36 are confirmed dead from these fires that have devastated maui island, including the historic town of lahaina. hurricane dora has been partly to blame because of the destruction and the winds, and for many visiting the island it felt like a race against time to get out. >> getting out was hard. took us almost a day to get out because roads were blocked. >> 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. he's, like, go that way. >> this is what going that way looked like, which was heading north. cars backed up while flames drew near. officials said over 270 structures have been damaged or destroyed. dozens of people injured. this morning, as mentioned, the death toll has climbed to at least 36. last night the death toll was at six. the fear this morning and the rest of today is there will be the discovery of many more and that number will continue to climb. a number of airlines, alaska, hawaiian, southwest airlines, they have added flights to help get people out of maui, and we heard from united that said they are canceling inbound flights to

the airport so planes can fly empty going to maui so they are able to get people out and help with the evacuations. that's the latest here from sfo. back to you in the studio. >> thank you very much, ginger. i was going to say it's going to be a long road to recovery, but that island will never be the same again. there was not much of a warning because dora was so far away. over 700 miles away and it was a category 4. we had an area of high pressure that created high winds. dora continues to move away, and some of the islands are still getting gusts around 30 miles per hour today. the weather conditions are slightly improving, and we know with out-of-control fires they can create their own environment.

there could be less of a wind today, and some of the gusts will reach 30 miles per hour and slightly humidity ranging from 48 to 85%. we will continue to monitor that throughout the day. back here at home, we will get a look at the first day of forecast as well as weekend events coming up in a few minutes. >> thanks, kari. we want to head back to hawaii, because within the first hours of the first flames entire parts of lahaina were destroyed, and now some of the first before and after images providing a look at the devastation there. we have been telling you all of the historic town is gone. you can see the before, and this is the after here. this is on front street, as you can see. it's a beautiful area. lahaina, mostly reduced to ashes, and locals fearing that area will never be the same

again. and then a historic area, lahaina banyan tree, and the surrounding buildings there are gone. miguel almaguer will report live from maui coming up at 7:00 after "today in the bay." developing now in the bay area, taking a live look outside. if you wake up this morning smelling what you think is something burning, it may be the fire burning at the port of oakland. a live look at the port where you can see how smoky it is. the air district say smoke particles could reach as far as the south bay. the fire at the steel plant has been burning since yesterday afternoon, and firefighters say it's contained now to one large single pile of debris.

no word on how it started. bob redell will update us on the air quality conditions and how long we expect the fire to burn and the best way to protect yourself and your loved ones. happening today, state regulators are expected to vote on a request for driverless taxis. right now each company can only operate in a limited window of time every day. first responders are among those raising concerns saying firefighters have reported more than 50 incidents involving robo taxis since late last year. moving you forward on our return to school. many of the students in the south bay's largest district are returning to class today. >> after several gun-related incidents at the end of last year, a lot of families are feeling anxious, understandably. >> so many of the parents in

l.a. unified are asking the district not to wait until there's a tragedy to force some sort of effective change. that request took on more urgency as several threat-related lockdowns and gun related incidents happened towards the end of last year. just weeks before the last day of school, alow glen stude wa found a ghost gun that was loaded, and then weeks before that a student threatened to shoot classmates with an assault rifle. parents called on san josé unified for more transparency, better communication and a more proactive approach to school safety for its 26,000 students, plus teacher and staff. dozens of them 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 have been 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, and it's because at that point the community wakes up and realizes where the gaps are and says they have to close the gaps. >> the district provided a 20-page safety plan template to the schools and then the schools customize for their own specific campuses, and it's up to their council made up of parents and staff and students to approve them. in a statement they 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. staff will review positive behavior expectations and staff and students will review the emergency protocols and appropriate responses at their school. and today is also san josé unified's first board meeting of the year. a week from today, an advisory committee will discuss the use of resource officers on campus. laura and marcus? >> thanks, kris. 6:40 for you this morning. time to get a look at the forecast. look at the beautiful sunrise there in downtown san josé. meteorologist, kari hall, what can the kiddos expect going back to school in san josé? >> yeah, parents up and packing

the backpack to make sure they have their supplies, and make sure they have a jacket because drop off time is 58 in san josé. and then pick up, 80 degrees. a sunny and nice afternoon. and then a good thing about starting on thursday, you have the weekend soon. outside lands happening this weekend, and just a touch warmer on sunday. we have the san josé summer jazz festival happening. it's going to be a nice and warm weekend. by friday we are seeing temperatures in the upper 70s for highs, and try to find shade if you can. it will be in the low 80s and cooling down to 60, and a little warmer on sunday with more sun and a high of 87. mike, you have been tracking a crash. what is the update? >> no update as far as speeds go, but caltrans is on the scene doing traffic control. this is southbound 101 and

making the transition on southbound 85. there was a deadly crash on the flyover. you can make the transition from the right lanes without any problems. crews are on the scene, and no word on when they will reopen that. in the office direction, more slowing, which is your typical build. in the merge with 237, more traffic coming in through the area. north 87 shows a build as well. no real surprises. remember, cirque du soleil will have a show tonight at the sap center. the rest of the bay shows a smooth drive this morning with a typical build for 680. and down to fremont, more traffic slows a bit for the san mateo bridge. nothing dramatic. getting over to the east, smooth flow as well.

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almost time to wake up the kids for school for the first day in dublin. it will be about 60 degrees at drop off time. rtly cloudy andning mostly sunny, as we continue for much of the week in the 70s and 80s. and then building of the volume a tad bit from san josé up towards santa clara. they have their first day in santa clara unified as well. good morning to the school kids getting ready for this day. we will show you where the buildup is, coming up. scott mcgrew joins us. the fbi shot and killed a utah man who made threats against the president. >> that's right. that man said he was preparing for biden's visit with a sniper rival. the man never got near the president. he was dead before the president

arrived. he was killed as the fbi served a search warrant on his home. no fbi agents were hurt. we have few other details. social media links shows he threatened california governor newsom, the president, vice president, and alvin bragg. he said i hear biden is coming to utah. digging out my old ghillie suit and cleaning the dust off my sniper rifle. to create 2,000 new construction jobs, and providing clean energy for up to 3 million americans. >> former governor chris

christie is pulling second in new hampshire, and trump is speaking about him. >> 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 when i look like? take a look at him. it's kind of funny, right? i don't care about any of that stuff. in fact, what i know, because i have known him for 22 years is i am so in his head. what is he doing talking about me? it's because now i am in second place in new hampshire. that's why he's talking about me. trump is very easy to understand, okay? whoever comes in second, he or she becomes the next target, so i am excited to be the target. >> trump said last night on an interview with news max he will not sign a gop loyalty pledge, the promise to support whatever

republican candidate is eventually nominated. >> thanks, scott. need a new best friend? meet luna. she needs a new home and she's one of several animals up for adoption from the berkeley shelter. we posted details about how you can adopt a pet and donate to some of the bay area shelters. you can find all the details on our website, go to nbcbayarea.com/cleartheshelters. >> yeah, berkeley humane on the 26th, a saturday morning. hope you can join us. >> it's on the website, so check it out. remembering the late kobe bryant with a shoem >> this will be the newest installment of kobe's iconic

shoe. this is the countdown clock of the shoe that will be revealed today. this is the first of the line of shoes in a new series called kobe 8 halo. i am sure they will fly. >> when you say 45 -- >> so young and very accomplished. first day of school for the kiddos out there. >> yeah, i have been watching the air quality because that could be an issue standing out and waiting for the bus, and whether or not they go outside. you have the metallic smell due to the port of oakland fire. we are seeing the plume going directly up as we see the inversion layer lifting, and still we will be unhealthy for

sensitive groups in alameda, oakland hills and moraga, and fremont also dealing with unhealthy air quality, and that will move to the tri-valley and san josé. we're going to see in south san francisco the first day of school, a cloudy start with temperatures in the upper 50s. a pickup time will be mostly cloudy as well. in the mid-60s now, and also breezy winds and the ocean air being transported into the inland valleys, keeping temperatures lower as we go back to the low and mid-80s for an afternoon high today. much of the east bay, walnut creek reaching 85 degrees while a long the way we will see temperatures in the 70s, 79 in fremont. daly city headed for 62 degrees. in san francisco it's going to be in the low to mid-60s again today with a breezy

southwesterly wind. in the north bay we are looking at temperatures in santa rosa reaching 81 degrees. ukiah will hit a high of 92. if you have time this weekend you might want to enjoy time in the night hours just looking up. a clear sky, and hopefully we will see more of that. and also the moon is waning, so you will see a chance to see the perseid meteor shower. it will be a spectacular sight. we will get warmer temperatures and high pressure and clear skies over the next few days. inland, it will reach 80s on saturday and mid-90s on sunday. if you have outdoor plans, stay hydrated in the hotter temperatures. in san francisco, less fog and temperatures in the upper 60s. mike, how is it looking in contra costa county? >> looks great.

yesterday we had a crash on highway 4, and this morning not so much. everything has been smooth. yesterday at this time we saw traffic that cleared in walnut creek. you see on the live camera, that's right here, 680 starting to show a little build in the green zone off the 24 split. a smooth build for the 27, and no surprises for the rest of the bay. vasco continues to build. back to you. >> thank you. happening now, striking hollywood actors planning to hit picket lines in the bay area. supporters are planning to join them including union members and labor activist. it's being organized outside the labor building in oakland. writers first went on strike in may. actors joined them last month. a look at the top stories including the devastation in hawaii as the wildfire ravages

the island of maui. the areas there reduced

6:57 for you right now. want to welcome you back as we move you forward with the top stories here on "today in the bay." we start with the breaking news out of maui where wildfires are leaving a path of destruction where parts of the island are unrecognizable. >> already 36 people died in the fires. that's up from the six deaths confirmed yesterday. sadly more deaths are feared. there's no estimate yet on the numbers of injured, but we know some people are in critical

condition. so far at least 271 structures have been damaged or destroyed, including just about all of the historic town of lahaina. san francisco mayor, london breed, this morning confirmed she is among those that were forced to evacuate and she's now in honolulu. here at home if you wake up smelling smoke, it may be the fire burning at the port of oakland. you can see the plumes of dark smoke going up in the air, and the air district said that could travel as far away as the south bay. the fire started at the steel plant yesterday afternoon. firefighters say it is contained to a single pile of debris

there, and they are trying to keep that under control. you do want to make sure you are limiting time outside despite the fact that we have cooler temperatures for now. as we go into the weekend, it will be heating up in the inland areas with upper 80s on saturday and low to mid-90s throughout the middle of next week. the "today" show starts now. "today in the bay" continues live on roku, samsung tv or wherever you stream. every morning you can join us at 7:00 a.m., and we stream every day all day as it fits into your schedule. >> we will a good thursday morning to you. breaking overnight, mounting devastation from those wildfires in hawaii. >> and the flames are still rage this morning. it's august 10th. this is "today."