concerns in parts of the bay area. we're timing things out for you hour-by-hour in our forecast. their friends are dead, their dogs and animals are dead. everybody is dead. there's dead people in the water. >> heartbreak gross as the ash starts to settle in maui. nearly 100 people now confirmed killed following historic wildfires. the actions some island residents are taking amid the devastation. this is "today in the bay." good morning, and thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> i'm marcus washington. before we get started, we want to welcome alameda unified back to school today. a big day for those students, parents and teachers out there, getting started with the school year. >> we'll have more on the maui wildfires as well coming up. we want to talk about potential wildfires in the bay area as we're tracking a possibility of lightning. >> we had a couple of showers that moved through the bay area

yesterday, and now we're watching out for the chance that we could see a few isolated thunderstorms, not enough rain to really help put out any fires if we do get some lightning. we're watching out for that possibility. but at the same time it's going to be really hot today. we're going to see temperatures cranking up for this first day of school for the franklin mckinley union school district in the south bay. a drop-off time is in the upper 60s and it's a warmer start than we usually have, maybe wearing shorts throughout the day. it will be warm at pick-up time, p headed for the mid-80s. hour-by-hour we can see spotty showers possible, especially in the north bay going into late morning, but that may come with isolated thunderstorms. we'll talk about that in a few minutes. mike, you're tracking a crash. >> in oakland we had an update last time from three lanes blocked to one lane blocked. the speed sensors are starting to move better. i think there may be a final bit

of activity. you may find a couple of lanes blocked, as they're trying to remove that vehicle from the roadway. we'll track south 880 through downtown oakland. but once you pass the downtown area, everything is clear by the coliseum. a typical build in areas like highway 37, 4. the south bay things are simmering down from the first burst of 101 and there's a build toward pleasanton and sunol. 6:01 right now. turning to the tragic devastation and destruction on maui. as firefighters make progress containing flames, people are getting a clearer picture of the rebuilding yet to come in historic lahaina. right now search and rescue efforts are going on as residents are grappling with the loss of loved ones and their homes. the fire destroyed over $6 billion worth of property. hawaii's governor says the historic town of lahaina is almost completely gone. at least 96 people have died in

the fires on maui, and that number, sadly, is expected to rise. this is now the deadliest wildfire in modern u.s. history. >> we will build back together, we will find out what we could have done to prevent such loss of life to the best of our ability. >> for people who lost their homes, the governor's office has set up more than 500 hotel rooms for people to stay in. airbnb offers up hundreds of rentals for victims as well. we know the fire was driven by winds. the utility is getting heat for its response in the first hours of that disaster. >> "today in the bay"'s kris sanchez joins us from our newsroom. this is a class action lawsuit. >> reporter: even though there is no official cause for the fire that decimated the historic town of lahaina, the class action lawsuit is against the utility hawaiian electric, as that class action suit points to a power line. now, the suit claims that hawaiian electric should have shut off power before the fire when the weather service was

warning of those high winds coming and the extreme fire danger. the class action suit claims that there was a downed power line at a power substation near the site of the initial fire. in a statement to nbc news, hawaiian electric says it does not have a formal power shutoff program, but that it did follow its typical high-wind protocols. the utility adds that any shutoff had to be coordinated with first responders because the pumps that provide the water for firefighters are powered by electricity. for many of the residents, there is enough blame to go around, from utilities to elected leaders, to law enforcement. >> where were you to try to get us out, evacuate us? we're mad, we're mad. we didn't just lose our homes, we lost our town, we lost history, you know. our kids are traumatized. you guys messed up real bad. >> reporter: another utility may be facing questions as

firefighters tell "the new york times" that as they were responding to lahaina, the hydrants ran dry. the lahaina water system comes from a creek and groundwater, and with the power out, pumping water was an issue then and continues to be an issue now. i want to make clear that the official cause of the fire is still under investigation. but back here at home, you may know that pg&e does have a system of public safety power shutoffs, but the utility developed it after the 2017 firestorms that killed more than 40 people and did more than $14 billion in damage. >> thanks so much, kris. we want to tell you about a man running from those flames in maui, rescuing a stranger's child. he is a life-long lahaina resident and as flames were whipping through, he headed straight toward the water. he went past a family of five from california, stuck in a

traffic jam there. as everyone was trying to outrun the flames. the father in that car handed his 2-year-old child to him as they were wading into the water. the kid clung on to him for the next few hours and they floated on a piece of plywood that came from a storefront. >> that plywood saved our lives. we hung onto it. we had six or eight just hanging onto the edges. i had the 2-year-old clinging onto my neck. we heard people screaming. it was like bombs going off. >> wow. the coast guard rescued 17 people from the water, including them. a lot of people have been wondering how can i help the people of maui. we've posted a list of verified organizations collecting donations on our website. just go to nbcbayarea.com and then, once you get there, you'll click on how to help maui. that's in the trending bar at the top of the page.

>> pretty remarkable stories there. 6:06 right now. we are tracking a developing story, former president trump could be facing a fourth indictment, this time out of georgia. the fulton county district attorney is expected to present evidence to a grand jury today. he's been investigating the former president's efforts to overturn his election loss in georgia. the news comes as the former president is on the campaign trail in iowa, and he maintains his innocence. >> is there any chance you take a plea deal in georgia? >> we did nothing wrong. >> now, this comes as the justice department appointed a special counsel to investigate hunter biden. the president's allies worry this could put a wrench in his re-election campaign. taking a live look out in san jose. beautiful start to the morning. and a beautiful start to the first day of school for the kids over in franklin mckinley union school district in san jose. welcome back to school, kids. let's get a look at the forecast and what we can expect.

meteorologist kari hall is tracking that. >> it does feel muggy stepping out the door, so the kids may be, like, okay, it's really warm, i'm going to put on some shorts. we're starting out in the upper 60s right now and it's 70 degrees in livermore. we're headed from the low 60s in the north bay to upper 80s and low 90s. it's also the first day of school for alameda unified, where we're at 62 and partly cloudy at drop-off time. it's going to be a warm 74 and a partly to mostly cloudy day, as we still see the surge of the high humidity and also the potential of thunderstorms. so i'll have details on where and when we could see that rain coming up in a few minutes. mike has a look at lower gas prices. >> it's all relative. so we have lower than the rest of the state, at least for san jose. it's one of the lowest in the state, but at $4.39, it's holding steady from last week. nearly all of the reports in the count, santa clara are $4.50 and

above. $4.49 in livermore on diamond gas and mart. in solano county, families in vallejo start school today and may be looking for the back-to-school fill-up. $4.69 at grand. thanks for sharing your prices on gasbuddy.com. no major incidents going on right now. there has been a crash, not a major crash, but it is sticking out into the lanes, south 660 around the sunol exit. more slowing at the bay bridge because the metering lights have been activated. back to you. coming up next, they're calling it the california exodus, but where are californians really going? the answer may surprise you. and the on again, off again, billionaire cage fight, off forever. we'll take a look at that. let's take you out to the futures. a slight dip expected on the open. and the jonas brothers are heading out on tour, and we're

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good monday morning. right now at 6:12, this is a cool view. we have the fog below over san francisco and the high clouds above. we're going to see both of these kinds of cloud systems

interacting together, and we may have a few isolated showers and thunderstorms. so i'm watching out for that. otherwise, it's going to be a quiet day and temperatures a little warmer, low 70s. we'll get a look at all of our microclimates coming up. over here, car interaction, they're getting along just fine. southbound 101 through palo alto with headlights and northbound toward san francisco with taillights. no delays on the peninsula side. we'll check the east bay coming up. good morning. very happy monday to you. wall street is still digesting friday's news that inflation is increasing a bit and that is not the news we wanted to hear. we do get the fed minutes on wednesday, the notes from their latest interest rate meeting. i've got meta and tesla on my board because we're going to speak about the battle of whatever between mark zuckerberg and elon musk. you remember musk challenged zuckerberg, who is a known expert in martial arts, to a cage fight. zuckerberg accepted, proposed

dates, times and locations, but no commitments from musk. on his new social network threads zuckerberg gave up trying to get this fight under way, saying, i think we can all agree elon isn't serious and it's time to move on. i offered a real date. and then i'm going to focus on competing with people who take the sport seriously. musk has called zuckerberg a chicken on social media, but as zuckerberg points out, it's musk who won't commit. so zuckerberg and the rest of the business world moving on from cage fights. other news, the best place to work in all of america, according to a glass door poll earlier, is the silicon valley governor called gain site. when others companies started laying off, they stepped in to help employees find jobs. there was a visit we paid the company just before the pandemic and we have a video of the

message he sent employees breaking the bad news that there would need to be cuts and they would be affected. well, this week on our podcast sand hill road i sit down and absolutely drill nick with the toughest questions i can think of to get inside the mind of a ceo cutting staff. for instance, did he pluck some people that were supposed to lose their jobs out of the good pile and keep them in the let's keep them pile? he did. here's what he thinks of the future. >> are you gun shy about hiring the next employee? >> yes, again, the typical ceo answer would be, we're super optimistic about the future, we're hiring. i'm, like, no, we're not trying to get ahead of our skis again. >> you can find sand hill road anywhere you find podcasts. one of the most satisfying things is we've gotten a number of messages from people who were in the layoff who said, you know, thank you for showing me what the other side of that looked like. you always want to know, why did

you pick me and how did you come across this and why didn't you tell us earlier? to be able to see inside the process was valuable. >> different perspective. interesting. thanks, scott. 6:15 this morning. when you think of californians moving away from the golden state, you might think of arizona, texas, maybe even florida. but it turns out there's another top spot for bay area residents. so according to the irs, migration list of out of state relocation destinations in 2021, most bay area residents moved to seattle, between 2020 and 2021, 600 moved to the emerald city. that was during the peak of the pandemic. the majority of those people didn't leave the state, but rather moved to a different part of california. this weekend, the jonas brothers will kick off their new tour. >> we've got a peek behind the scenes of the show that packed a stadium. ♪♪

>> it all started at yankee stadium in new york, a full circle moment for them. just a few years ago they actually turned down the opportunity to play at the stadium because they worried they couldn't fill all the seats. well, on saturday the stadium was packed. but before the show, the "today" show's jacob soboroff got a peek at what it takes to put on the show. >> just looking out over the stadium, nobody gets to stand here like this. >> you need to stand here with me. come here. so you come out here and you look out and you realize -- you're, like, 50,000 people, sold out, two nights, in a place that we said no to many years ago. >> jacob had to put on the shades and look like a rock star. you can see the full behind-the-scenes look on the "today" show at 7:00 after "today in the bay." jonas brothers don't have shows

scheduled for the bay area just yet, but they will be in sacramento on september 11th. >> i'm glad they talked about that. i've been thinking about that a lot lately. >> performing at yankee stadium? >> i heard you turned them down as well. >> you think about it with taylor swift, beyonce, that are selling out huge arenas, all of these people coming to see you. that feeling, wow, hard work pays off. >> i haven't confirmed this. i heard people talking about they had heard artists they were looking for coming to the area and they said we're going to hold off a little because of beyonce and taylor swift. it's like the gravity around them. >> those tickets aren't cheap. >> i know, everything is going up. >> two weeks after taylor swift, we have karol g tonight. there's going to be a lot of people out and about. they're going to experience a big range in weather across the. area today. we're starting out warm and humid and we'll see more clouds

coming in. also watching out for high heat for the inland valleys as we head for the 90s and triple digits. there will also be an elevated fire danger due to hot, dry, breezy conditions, and possibly even some lightning strikes as we get thunderstorms moving from the sierra across the central valley and possibly into parts of the bay area. we saw that yesterday evening, a few of us even got in on some brief rain showers moving through. and it calmed down overnigh. we're watching the north bay because we see thunderstorms offshore. that is moving away. we are going to have a muggy day for the first day of school in the north bay, sonoma county school district going to start out with temperatures in the low 60s. at pick-up time it will be 81 degrees, so very warm, but also mostly cloudy as we watch out for the possibility of some spotty showers. mostly late morning into the afternoon, but that chance also continues into this evening, so

we are mainly targeting the north bay, parts of the inland east bay. but really anywhere across the bay area may see some isolated showers. and look at how hot it's going to be, with temperatures in the mid to upper 90s in the south bay, for the inland east bay also in the upper 90s this afternoon. in hayward expect a high of 84. these are some of the same temperatures we saw yesterday. the heat really got cranked up during the afternoon, but it all started to calm down with a few spotty showers moving through. in san francisco we're going to reach into the mid-70s downtown, while the north bay will hit the triple digits in ukiah and clear lake. we're going to have hot temperatures the next few days, especially tomorrow, with temperatures peaking and reaching into the mid-90s on thursday. then for the weekend those temperatures come down. if you do have some outdoor plans, it looks really nice seasonable. san francisco will see temperatures in the 70s for the

next couple of days. i've circled this area, south 880, although this crash is still on the chp grid, the slowing doesn't show up on our speed sensors. better speeds south 880 traveling past the oak street exit. we have a build for 580 toward the bridge from richmond toward san rafael. typical build, you see the arrows pushing for your morning commute. standard backup at the bay bridge, filling in those lanes. still slow south 680 at the sunol exit. we do have slowing and one lane is still reported blocked. that holds some folks off before the interchange, so folks feeding in coming out of pleasanton and livermore, and moving more smoothly through sunol. south bay, first burst clears and the second one will kick in. next on "today in the bay," we have been clearing the shelters. >> this month we are clearing the shelters. some dogs and cats need a little

help going the final mile to their forever homes. i'm chris chmura. we'll show you how some volunteers are really stepping up and how you can get involved, too. that's next. get involved in the community as well. this is what i posted this morning on social media t. triplets and i got to go on that magic carpet ride over the weekend, seeing "aladdin". it was so great. a local girl pyingla

david: i'm david goldberg, a bilingual elementary school teacher and president of the california teachers association. as we start a new school year, there's something new happening in california's public schools. jessie: they're called community schools. david: where parents and families, students and educators are making decisions as one. damien: it's a real sense of community. leslie: we saw double-digit gains in math, in english, and reading scores. david: it's an innovation that's transforming our public schools. narrator: california's community schools: reimagining public education.

all this month our nbc bay area and telemundo 48 family are clearing the shelters. we're helping place thousands of dogs, cats, kittens and other pets in loving families like yours. >> you're all invited to a few big pet adoption events over the next two weekends, so chris chmura has a special look for us at some behind-the-scenes efforts to get pets there. >> reporter: on the surface it's all fun and games at berkeley humane, but behind the scenes, the staff is scrambling. >> so much of what we're doing is reacting to a crisis, and it's not just in california. it's all across the country. >> reporter: case in point, orange county. >> since the beginning of the year, we've taken in over 3,000 kittens. >> reporter: berkeley humane is answering that distress call. >> if there's too many animals and we think they have a better

chance of getting adopted here, then it makes sense to bring them to the bay area. >> reporter: someone south drives north, while a volunteer up north drives south. >> we have a meeting point. >> they have a 15-minute handover to save the cats nine lives. >> this is the van that i will be taking. >> reporter: meet ellen jacobs and her dog coltrane. >> he's a berkeley alum. >> reporter: she's the volunteer chauffeur for the next kitten swap. >> it's about a four and a half, five hour drive from here. >> reporter: each way. she'll log a grand total of 459 miles behind the wheel to collect as many as 30 socal kittens for adoption in berkeley. >> it is definitely a chance at a life for these animals, where they might not otherwise have it. >> reporter: you should see those kittens up for adoption later this month during clear the shelters. and if this story inspired you to help drive around dogs and cats or help out berkeley humane in some other way, scan the qr code on your screen to visit

their website. >> thanks, chris. and to look for our clear the shelters calendar, visit our website, nbcbayarea.com. our team will be at san francisco's spca this saturday and oakland zoo on sunday. next saturday you can find laura and i, as well as the bay area team at the berkeley society, helping pets find their forever homes and families. we are holding an event at santa clara animal services in san martin that same day. coming up next, the top stories we're following today, including the chance of lightning and rain in the north bay overnight. meteorologist kari hall has been tracking the potentially dangerous conditions out there. and thieves target stores in the bay area. what the thefts have in common and new concerns that they're causing this morning. >> reporter: it's the first day back for thousands of students and teachers across the bay area. up ahead, we'll talk about the

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attorney's office hired amid multiple controversies. a long road to recovery in hawaii. the questions about what led to the deadliest wildfires in u.s. history. this is "today in the bay." good monday morning to you. 6:30 right now. thanks for starting your day with us. i'm laura garcia. >> i'm marcus washington. let's get a quick look at the forecast this morning. meteorologist kari hall is monitoring that. >> we've been seeing something a little more unusual than what we usually see for this time in august, some rain moving through. some of us had showers pass through yesterday evening and we're watching the north bay right now for that possibility. even some lightning, especially over the sierra and over parts of the central valley, as we get a closer look, things are nice and quiet right now. that moisture is still streaming through, so the chance of showers and thunderstorms continue as the showers move

from east to west across the bay area and then out over the pacific. we're going to continue to see that chance today, and possibly the next few days, as this low spins just to our south, pumping in a high amount of moisture. you'll just need to be on the lookout for those thunderstorms. now, we also have the first day of school for vallejo city unified. at drop-off time in the low 60s, and a humid 79 and mostly cloudy at pickup time. hopefully it's a great first day for the students and staff. we'll talk about the rest of the week's forecast coming up in a few minutes. >> thanks, kari. developing now, san francisco police are looking into a gruesome discovery near this weekend's outside lands music festival. investigators say around 7:30 last night someone found a woman's body at fulton near 22nd, right on the edge of golden gate park. san francisco standard says the body was discovered inside a duffle bag.

police aren't releasing many details. we're asking anyone with information to give them a call. police are investigating a brazen robbery in the east bay, two beauty stores targeted by thieves. >> bob redell is joining us. have police made any arrests? >> reporter: good morning to you. as far as we know, not yet. but these are just another example of how bold the shoplifters have become in the bay area. in at least one instance they're not even trying to hide their stolen items, walking out with duffle bags full of merchandise. police say groups of thieves stole merchandise at two ulta beauty stores, one in san ra reason, one in concord. san ramon police say on saturday two suspects told about $1,500 of merchandise from the ulta on crow canyon place. on sunday, the same store was hit again by four or five different suspects. concord police say on saturday two men walked into the ulta and walked out with duffle bags

filled with merchandise. all of these happened in the afternoon. >> they're not scared of anything, even the security guard. they know they can't touch them. >> it's scary because you expect things to be safe in the community when you're out with your kids. that does alarm me. >> reporter: it is not clear yet if there's a connection between the ulta thefts in san ramon and concord. we have reached out to ulta for comment but have not heard back. reporting live, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> it is frightening. it's happening across our state. check out this video out of southern california going viral. thieves raided a nordstrom on saturday afternoon. police say there were about 20 to 50 people swarming the store. they knocked over shelves and display racks. very aggressive. all managed to get away in different cars. officers say the suspects stole about $60,000 to $100,000 worth

of items. nepotism concerns in the alameda county district attorney's office. the "east bay times" is reporting that pamela price hired her boyfriend to work as a senior program specialist. the newspaper says that it could not figure out what his responsibilities are specifically, but he is paid six figures. "the times" adds despite a grand jury report in 2013, alameda county continues to lack nepotism policies. we continue to monitor what has been happening in hawaii. the people in maui getting a closer look at the destruction left behind by one of the country's worst wildfires. search teams are now sifting through the rubble. videos show some of the destruction. 2,700 buildings and homes destroyed, totaling billions of dollars worth of damage. hundreds of people are now in red cross shelters. the governor of hawaii says there are more airbnb and hotels for long-term housing coming soon.

search and rescue teams have been looking for survivors since the fire started last week. the coast guard struggled to battle smoke and hurricane winds. >> they basically entered a plume of smoke and the only thing they saw was the flames and they couldn't even see the bow of the boat. >> search teams have combed through less than 10% of the burned-out communities. so far, 96 people have been found dead. help from l.a. county fire department is on the way. three search and rescue teams left yesterday for hawaii. they'll be there for two weeks. crews were there after the campfire in 2018 in butte county. last week governor newsom said he would be sending many more supplies and search teams. it's a big week for bay area schools, as several school districts head back into the classroom, and they do so with changes and significant challenges. "today in the bay"'s ginger conejero saab is live for us in san francisco. this is where schools have a couple more days before they officially return. but today, ginger, it still is

an important day for teachers and students, right? >> reporter: that's right. good morning, marcus. these doors won't officially open until wednesday, august 16th. that's when schools go back here in san francisco. as you mentioned, students and teachers will be paying close attention as schools go back to school today and as key issues around public school education are being talked about on the state level. let's start by looking at some of the school districts that are going back today. among them, alameda unified, albany unified, franklin mckinley, sonoma county, sonoma valley, and vallejo city unified. now, this back to school ai tools in learning are becoming more widespread in and out of the classroom. some of them looking to address the learning gap that was amplified during the pandemic. one of those ai tools is from a company called quizlet that introduced a tool back in february that is designed to be a personal tutor using

artificial intelligence. this is in collaboration with the company openai that created chatgpt. we spoke to quizlet about the use of ai in classrooms. they polled high school students and teachers about ai for learning, and about 60% of students say they already use it. about half of those students and teachers say this could be a positive contribution to education. now, quizlet also found that over 40% of teachers and students believe ai learning could help fill in the gaps to get back on track, but as with everything, even quizlet says there will be a learning curve. >> ai is a brand new technology, and with anything new there's going to be some comprehension, and students and teachers have to learn how to use this new technology. >> reporter: some other ai tools that are known for helping students are, as mentioned, quizlet. there's also a website called grammarly that uses ai to edit essays, fix spelling and

grammar. you might have also heard of a language learning app called duolingo that uses ai to tailor lessons on how far a user has come. this one is for mostly teachers, gradescope that uses ai to grade papers. as students from across the bay area go back to school today and this week, there is still a scramble to address important issues at the california schools, especially teacher shortage. today california superintendent of public instruction tony thurmond will host a summit that will happen in sacramento. governor newsom is also speaking about public schools. we believe he's going to be speaking about how families play a role in public school education. we do know very little on that. we do know it will start at 2:00 p.m. later today. it will stream on various social media accounts from the governor's office. so a lot going on today, marcus,

as students go back to school here in the bay area. >> a lot of interesting things you said there, especially when it comes to helping the teachers grade those papers. i know teachers are always saying they need more help. maybe that will work out. thanks so much, ginger. a lot of kids kicking off the school year. taking a live look outside overlooking san francisco this morning. a nice start to our day. kari has been keeping track of the forecast. >> a cool shot, you can see the fog over the bay and the high clouds overhead. we're going to see a big range in temperatures across the bay area. it feels really muggy and that's the reason why, instead of starting out in the 50s, most of us are in the upper 60s, even low 70s for livermore and 73 to start in vacaville. first day of school for sonoma county school district, and it will be 63 degrees at drop-off time. we're starting out cloudy and we'll end the day cloudy, too, as we watch out for the potential of spotty showers and maybe some thunderstorms as we head for the low 80s.

around the bay area we'll see temperatures really heating up for the south bay and tri-valley once again, very much like the temperatures we had over the weekend. we'll be in the low 90s for parts of the north bay. mike, what's the update on that crash near sunol? >> the update is everything the on the right shoulder. it will be a distraction southbound 680 as the volume builds, but there are lanes blocked and no major injuries. there are three vehicles that were involved in this crash, south 680, around the sunol exit. the build happens for the tri-valley pretty much on schedule there. no drama, no problems for 880 through hayward. we have a little build for the northbound direction in san jose, 101 and 87. typical there. we have a big event. you've seen the signs, not the football game, we're looking at karol g concert tonight at 7:00 p.m., 3:30 for parking lots to open. crowds may start arriving and

that may make things different for the south bay commute. of course the giants in the city for a 6:45 game. >> thanks, mike. today marks two years since the caldor fire wreaked havoc near south lake tahoe. life still far from formal for many in the community. why so many are still facing a long road to recovery. politics. more about investigations. we'll have the latest on all of them, including friday's appointment of a new special counsel. and do you remember this, the surfboard stealing critter in santa cruz? what if we told you that there were other aggressive otters in california? well, the harrowing tale coming well, the harrowing tale coming out of one of the most likely

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few minutes. at the very least, i'll show you the backup. well, today marks two years since the devastating caldor fires started in el dorado county, and still many people in grizzly flats are facing a long road to recovery. the community destroyed by those flames, many people living there did not have fire insurance at the time and those victims were denied federal ai to rebuild their destroyed homes. most are living in mobile parks, but they say they don't have what they really need to fully recover. >> in spite of what you see here, i love the people and i want to stay here, i hope that we're able to do that. though we don't have resources to rebuild at this time. >> now, some caldor survivors have filed for damages against the u.s. forest service, accusing the federal agency of failing to protect grizzly

flats. if claims are denied, residents could sue. 6:46 right now. no comment from president biden after the justice department assigned a special counsel in the case of his son, hunter biden. >> scott mcgrew joins us now. no one seems happy about the development. >> nobody. even the people who called for a special counsel aren't happy. on friday, attorney general merrick garland announced he would elevate the current prosecutor, david weiss, to special counsel. now, weiss is the same prosecutor who has been investigating the president's son for five years now. just a few months ago a group of republican senators wrote the department of justice demanding weiss, who was brought into the job by donald trump, get elevated to special counsel, all signing their names to that. now weiss is a special counsel, some of those same people say they're not satisfied. senator marsha blackburn of tennessee saying merrick garland appointed weiss as special counsel because he knows weiss will protect hunter.

former vice president wednesday was on our "meet the press" sunday morning before he said he was satisfied with weiss. take a look. >> while i welcome the appointment of a special counsel, which is, of course, appropriate and is a minimum where the attorney general has a potential conflict of interest, i'm also comforted by the fact that congress is going to continue to do its work, i'm confident that house republicans are going to continue to bring forward the facts in this case. the american people have a right to know whether or not president biden's family benefitted or that he, himself, benefitted when he was serving in the job that i had as vice president of the united states in a financial way from foreign nationals. >> now, to clarify, amplify, those investigations have found that hunter biden very much benefitted, but no evidence has been offered showing joe biden benefitted. former president trump over the weekend posted a criticism of the judge in his washington, d.c. case, despite warnings not

to. technically it was a repost of someone else's criticism. but just days ago, the judge warned not to interfere with the integrity of the court. she warned doing so would risk moving up trump's trial date to better guarantee a fair trial. now, the judge hasn't said anything new about the new post. we are watching atlanta, of course. that's a whole separate criminal trial. the fulton county prosecutor putting new witnesses before a grand jury today over trump's alleged interference with elections there. an indictment could come this week. you've got a lot of judges and a lot of cases. excluding several civil cases that trump is facing, you have the indictment in manhattan over business records, federal criminal charges in both florida and washington, d.c., and then the potential of state charges in georgia, which, of course, we are watching for. >> most definitely. thanks for the latest, scott. 6:49 right now.

feisty river otters have been attacking swimmers in the sierra nevada. the first attack happened near sota springs. a woman was bitten about ten times. then someone was swimming near plumis national forest and bitten by two otters. otters are known to have a bit of a main streak. the otters might be taking after the famous sea otter in santa cruz, otter 841 has been attacking paddleboarders and surfers in santa cruz. she's become somewhat of a local icon. maybe they're saying, hey, i don't invade your house, don't invade mine. >> get out! speaking of icons, let's talk about this. happening today, karol g is taking over levi's stadium. ♪♪ ♪ la la la ♪ >> lyrics everyone can sing.

>> i'm bilingual now. >> okay, duolingo. >> she's fresh off of making headlines at the lalapalooza festival where she was the first latina performer to headline. levi's is expected to have about 30,000 attend the concert. it starts at 7:00. >> mike always has the traffic perspective and kari has the forecast. warm and muggy, that's what we've been dealing with over the past 24 hours and we'll watch out for a chance of spotty showers. other than that, it's going to be hot. our valleys heading back to the 90s and triple digits. this is the weather we had over the weekend that continues today, and cranking up even hotter. but, also, we are going to have an elevated fire danger as it is hot, dry and breezy and even a chance of thunderstorms that could move into the bay area.

some of us saw that yesterday evening with some spotty showers. we've been watching the north bay for that possibility of some lingering showers. now we're seeing a lot of the lightning activity off the coast and moving away. we've seen some rain, hit-or-miss showers moving through early. we could see another round of rain coming through around 12:00 to 1:00 for parts of the north bay, and also some embedded thunderstorms. if there is lightning, that rain will not be enough to help reduce the fire danger, so we're really concerned over the next couple of days that some of these isolated cells that are popping up could bring in some brief showers. but the lightning will be higher danger because it could possibly start some new fires. so watching out for that. look at how hot it's going to be today, with east san jose reaching 98 degrees, 95 in morgan hill. for much of the east bay, we're looking at upper 90s this afternoon. hot, just like yesterday, once again we're on repeat, with

hayward reaching 84 degrees. we'll also see 84 in redwood city, daly city reaching 68 degrees, and most of san francisco in the 60s. it could be as warm as 76 in the mission district. the north bay, reaching 77 in mill valley. look at ukiah today, 104 degrees. so really hot there. we're going to continue to see triple digits in the inland areas for the next several days, and it's not until thursday, friday, when those temperatures start to come down just a bit. but the weekend is looking really nice, with some mid-80s in the warmest valleys and san francisco will come back to the 60s. but we will see a lot of 70s and some high clouds filtering that sunshine throughout today. mike, is the bay bridge still moving pretty well? >> yeah, the toll plaza, it is moving, that's good news. the span itself, yes, the span where we had the disabled vehicle reported is still moving slowly through the treasure island tunnel.

we have the build typical for the east bay. in the north bay, south 101 coming toward novato, that typically happens about 6:40, still building and holding for highway 4, 242, just mild slowing toward concord. then walnut creek moves nicely. 680 is still a little slow as well. we have a crash still on the shoulder around the sunol exit. watch for that. south of there a smoother drive. some slowing for the nimitz here and there for 680 toward the mission boulevard cutover. the northbound direction for 101 and 87 in san jose, typical pattern. >> thanks so much, mike. 6:53 right now. happening now, berkeley police are investigating a pellet gun shooting that happened last night just before 11:30 on bancroft way and telegraph. someone was walking on the sidewalk when someone in a black mercedes shot them with a pellet gun. the person is okay. berkeley police, however, are searching for the suspect.

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welcome back. we are moving you forward with a look at the top stories here on "today in the bay," starting with the tragic devastation and destruction in maui. as firefighters make progress containing the flames, people are getting a clearer picture of the rebuilding to come. the fire destroyed more than $6 billion in property, hawaii's governor green says that the

historic town of lahaina is almost completely gone. and at least 96 people have died in those fires on maui. that number is expected to rise. this is now the deadliest wildfire in modern u.s. history and there are already three lawsuits against hawaiian electric that claim that workers should have shut off the power before the fire when the weather service warned of high winds and fire danger. san francisco police are looking into a gruesome discovery, around 7:30 last night someone found a woman's body at fulton right on the edge of golden gate park. san francisco standard says the body was discovered inside a duffle bag. police aren't releasing many details. nepotism concerns in the alameda county district attorney's of. it's reported that pamela price

has hired her boyfriend to work as a program specialist. the newspaper says it couldn't figure out what his responsibilities are specifically, but he's paid six figures. despite a grand jury report in 2013, alameda county continues to lack nepotism policies. the "today" show starts now, but "today in the bay" continues, now live on roku, samsung tv, or wherever you stream. you can join us now or wherever it fits into your schedule. >> a last quick look at the forecast. >> it looks really good. >> come on, it's muggy. >> it is very muggy. >> the "today" show coming up next. good monday morning. the de buenos días, la devastación the devastation and the death toll growing in hawaii. >> and now the deadliest wild fire in u.s. history it is august 14th.