heat returns to the bay area. temperatures are expected to reach in the triple digits in

some places, and there's a chance of thunderstorms. and -- >> the participants in association took various actions in georgia and elsewhere to block the counting of the votes of the presidential electors. >> indicted for a fourth time. former president trump now facing charges for allegedly trying to overturn the 2020 election results in georgia. we're live in washington breaking down the new indictment. what the former president is now saying about the legal allegations. plus, not hitting the picket lines. a strike suspended as san jose workers negotiate with the city. the agreement that still hangs in the balance this morning. this is "today in the bay." good tuesday morning to you. thanks so much for allowing us to be a part of your morning. i'm marcus washington. >> i'm laura garcia. before we begin, we want to welcome morgan hill unified and lafayette students back to school. we hope it's a great year for

students, teachers and parents. we've got to talk about the extreme heat. meteorologist kari hall has been monitoring that. where are we expecting to see the triple digits? >> it's going to be our usual hot spots like livermore and brentwood. most of the bay area in the 90s today. we've had a lot of high humidity that makes it feel even hotter. now we're seeing that surging farther to the north. but we're watching out for that possibility of any of that activity closer to home here for today. as we take a look at our high temperatures, we'll hit 100 degrees in livermore, but mostly 90s in spots like concord and martinez reaching 93 degrees. we'll see some upper 80s in napa today, 91 in santa rosa, and san francisco reaching 73 degrees as that fog lingers near the coastline. we're going to have a couple of days with heat like this and then we'll see those temperatures coming down in time for the weekend. i'll have more on that coming up in the microclimate forecast. mike, you've been tracking an east bay crash. >> we've been tracking this for

a while. minutes ago the sensors started to move much better. it was westbound 80. you can still see cones alongside the roadway. we had a major crash that had things tied up in both directions for hours. the crash was involving the center divide and a larger truck that had jackknifed in the area. there was a fuel spill as well. injuries reported and we're following that in the newsroom. just minutes ago, as i said, the sensor slowing just cleared. so both directions of the eastshore freeway flow smoothly. back to you. our top story, former president donald trump has been criminally indited again, this time state prosecutor in georgia brought charges against him. >> it is the fourth set of criminal charges mr. trump faces. "today in the bay"'s chris pallone starts our coverage live in washington. the former president is reacting to that announcement that just came down within the last 12 hours. >> reporter: that's right. good morning to you. the fulton county georgia district attorney fani willis

announced these new charges just before midnight in atlanta. the former president, more legal trouble for him. he's also the front-runner for the 2024 gop nomination. indicted again. former president donald trump now facing criminal charges in georgia. >> the defendants engaged in a criminal racketeering enterprise to overturn georgia's presidential election. >> reporter: late monday, a fulton county grand jury charged the former president with 13 counts, including racketeering and conspiracy, accusing him of trying to overturn the election results. >> the participants in association took various actions in georgia and elsewhere to block the counting of the votes of the presidential electors. >> reporter: the 98 page indictment levies 41 charges against trump and 18 of his allies, including his former chief of staff, mark meadows,

and attorney rudy giuliani. fulton county district attorney fani willis launched the two and a half year long investigation shortly after audio leaked from a january 2021 phone call between the former president and georgia's secretary of state. >> i just want to find 11,780 votes. >> reporter: the indictment lays out several other alleged criminal acts by some members of the group, including forming a slate of fake electors, harassing poll workers and copying sensitive data. several georgia republicans who resisted pressure from mr. trump and his allies testified before the grand jury. >> we need to get this party back in the right direction and we're going to have to hear some tough stuff. >> reporter: mr. trump has maintained he did nothing wrong, writing on social media early this morning, the witch hunt continues. >> they're trying to take donald trump down and this is setting a bad precedent. >> reporter: willis says she wants to go to trial within six months. all 19 defendants, including the former president, now have until

august 25th, a week from friday, to turn themselves in to georgia officials voluntarily. marcus and laura, back to you. >> chris, thank you. the former president is facing three other indictments separate from the case in georgia. in washington, d.c. a grand jury there accuses the former president of conspiring to overturn the results in the 2020 presidential election. and florida, mr. trump faces federal charges related to keeping classified records at his mar-a-lago home after leaving the white house. that trial expected to begin in may of next year. he's also facing another case in new york. the former president is accused of falsifying business records related to a hush money payment to porn star stormy daniels. that trial is scheduled to begin in march of next year. in every one of these cases mr. trump has pleaded not guilty. with all of these cases, it's important to keep in mind key dates coming up. the first gop presidential debate is scheduled for a week

from tomorrow. it's unclear if trump will participate. in october, the civil trial against trump.org begins. it accuses the former president and the trump organization of manipulating property valuations to get tax breaks and better terms on loan and insurance policies. about six months from now, super tuesday is march 5th. to learn more about what is in this latest indictment, head to nbcbayarea.com. we've posted the entire 98-page document there. you can read all the charges in detail. as you can imagine, this is a very busy morning for scott mcgrew who joins our team coverage this morning on this new indictment coming up in our next half hour. 5:06. we take a live look in san jose, where thousands of city workers will be on the job, at least for now. the strike is set to start at 6:00 this morning. that's now been suspended as the city seems to have reached an agreement with the workers union. >> "today in the bay"'s kris sanchez joins us from san jose city hall with what happens

next. >> reporter: all right, so what happens next is that the city council is going to meet behind closed doors here at city hall at 9:30 this morning to see if they're willing to agree to what the unions and the city's negotiation team came up with to avert the strike, at least for 24 hours. the union notified members that the strike was now on hold for 24 hours, telling them to report to work as scheduled, but dressed in their union colors. the agreement points are not yet public, but we know that at least six council members have to vote in favor of accepting the agreement. if that happens, it goes back to the union for final approval. in a joint statement, the union said we are confident that the city council will approve these terms, but mayor matt mahan isn't completely sold. >> i have to express some concern around where we're heading in terms of ongoing spending commitments. i've been very clear that

there's a point at which i, myself, will be drawing the line and not be willing to sign the city up -- or support a deal that would sign the city up for ongoing commitments that might force service cuts. >> reporter: so this was a planned three-day strike. it is now on a 24-hour hold. that means workers at the airport, libraries, the permit office, along with wastewater treatment facility workers will be going back to work. the picketing outside the san jose police department also on hold. so the city already balanced its budget, so whatever this agreement is, if it's more than what the city was offering for these workers, they're going to have to find that funding. at last check, the agreement was the unions wanted 18% in raises, for example, over the next three years. the city was offering about 6% less than that. so they'll have to reopen the budget and have some

conversations about where that funding is going to come from. in san jose, kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >> thanks for the latest, kris. the town of lahaina officially entering into a recovery phase and the death toll now stands at 99, following the devastating wildfires. sadly, that number is expected to go up. one california college student trying to help his family recover. the 21-year-old completed a 100 mile walk across the bay area to raise funds. he says most of his family lives in lahaina and his family members lost pretty much everything in the fires, including their home. he decided to walk along the coastline and take it up to the city. we caught up with him last night as he crossed the finish line. >> this walk is to raise awareness with lahaina fires. i have 15 family members who were directly affected. they all live on maui, most of

them in lahaina, and they had their homes burn down. so i decided to walk 100 miles to raise money for them. >> he started a gofundme page for his family on maui. so far, he's raised almost $57,000. 5:10 this morning. we take a live look out in san francisco. beautiful start to the morning. meteorologist kari hall has a look at that warm-up we're expecting in some parts of the bay area. not in san francisco, though. >> not in san francisco. it's going to be a little warmer there. i was just taking a look at this shot because we have some lightning in the distance. we've seen these storms that have been firing up over the past 24 hours, and there was one cell just south of livermore yesterday that really gave us some unique views of some thunderstorms here locally. that will continue today as we have a high fire danger due to the potential of some lightning strikes. the temperatures will be very hot, with some of our valleys in the 90s and over 100 degrees in a few spots. i'll be tracking that.

mike, you spotted something at the san mateo bridge. >> let's take a look at we're looking at the westbound direction, taillights away from us, flashing lights. i just got the update on the chp blotter. reports of someone having a flat tire in the service area. that's tough because it's the right rear tire from the report, that means they're very close to moving traffic. be careful as you cross 92. there may be slowing as you approach the high-rise. everything else moves smoothly. coming up, we have inflation, deflation, i've got all the flations. calling fans of tacos and burritos. qdoba is expanding right here in the bay area. what you can expectt too get if you're onene of f the first t p in line. . plplus, a n nearly 150-year discovovery madee in the midwes. the historic find by a group

right now at 5:14, as we take a look at our san jose camera, i've been seeing some lightning strikes in the distance and looking at the radar to see where that's happening. actually, it's over toward the patterson area, but we may have enhanced fire threat due to lightning strikes. we'll be monitoring this as we go throughout the morning. watching for that and high heat

for the bay area. more coming up in just a few minutes. we're looking over here, not a lot visible on the golden gate bridge. this is standard as you cross the bay on 101. we're showing a smooth drive into the city. we'll catch up on how the east bay is doing. good morning. very happy tuesday to you. markets pulled lower this morning about concerns over china's economy. more about that in a minute. nvidia reports profits soon. analysts seem to expect good things. tesla lowering prices again. china, this has been sort of a slow-moving story that's starting to alarm some global economists. the economy there is slowing down. in fact, china just said it will stop reporting some of its unemployment numbers and they're lowering interest rates there to try to goose spending. one big worry is deflation. around here deflation might sound nice, but it's

exceptionally dangerous. if prices keep going down, people stop buying. why buy today if the thing you want to buy will be cheaper tomorrow? in many ways, deflation is way more dangerous than inflation. and we can see this sort of example with the tesla. tesla often lowers the price of its car, which makes some people think, well, i'll just buy one later because they might cut prices again. tesla just cut prices on its least expensive model s and x by $10,000. one more for you, stream-flation. the "wall street journal" pointing out the cost of watching services is up by 25%, hulu, peacock, netflix, disney, all raising prices. streaming services are losing big money on streaming. nbc, our parent company, which owns peacock, acknowledges it loses money, but says it's worth it to be part of the future of television. but listen to this.

disney cost $6.99 when it was introduced. it's now twice that at $13.99 a month. a lot of people are saying i'm going to go to the basic tier that has ads, which is exactly what they want you to do. it's amazing to watch the streaming channels go from we're special and different to we're ad-supported and bundled, which is kind of just television. >> right. interesting. >> cut the cord only to go back to what you were doing. >> hey, whatever. >> i would like to be grandfathered in on the older prices. >> sounds cheap now. >> thanks, scott. move over, chipotle, another mexican fast food chain expanding in the bay area. it's reported that qdoba will open in walnut creek. qdoba is known for large burritos and queso. right now the only one is at travis air force base. the new qdoba opens august 21st.

the first 100 people in line have a chance to win a free burrito a month for a whole year. a new discovery on michigan state campus shining a light on history. >> while working on a construction project crews found the foundation of an old observatory. it was built in 1881. now, students back then were using telescopes to look at the sky until the professor pushed the school to create an observatory. educators think it was demolished in 1920 to make room for the new observatory that still stands today. students are going to get a chance to get school credit to excavate the site. professors believe what they find will shed new light on what the campus life was like more than a century ago. >> they may turn into archeologists. >> that's pretty cool. cool is not something we're going to see today.

>> it's been really hot and humid, and so that makes you just break out in a sweat the minute you step outside. especially later today as our temperatures crank up even more. we've seen quite a few showers, some thunderstorms, and now some lightning that has been developing here locally, as that may increase that fire danger threat that we've seen. this is all part of an area of low pressure that's bringing in monsoon moisture. we're seeing that across parts of southern california, as well as waking up to some lightning strikes. now, it looks fairly close as we've seen from our san jose camera, but that lightning is well over toward our east and happening over i-5 around the patterson area. but with lightning happening, cloud-to-ground lightning may spark fires, especially over the hills. it's also the first day of school for the alum rock union school district. it's going to start out in the upper 60s and at pick-up time

upper 80s. it will be sunny and we'll continue with hot sunshine and high humidity as we go throughout today. once again, here is the area of low pressure that's drawing in the green shading, which is the mid-level moisture, so that may, again, cause some showers and thunderstorms to occur over the sierra and move farther west into the bay area. today it looks like it clears up just a bit and sends the rain chances farther north. we're looking at hot temperatures today reaching into the low to mid-90s this afternoon. upper 90s in livermore hitting 100 degrees. we are going to see a few triple digits, but it's mostly well above normal all across the bay area, with some 70s in san francisco and up to 102 in ukiah today. in livermore, we're going to see those triple digit temperatures today and tomorrow, but the weekend is looking much milder, with highs in the upper 80s. we'll see those temperatures coming down for just a little bit before it heats up again

early next week. mike says there's a backup in the east bay. >> not where you would expect. thank goodness. we're looking at the bay bridge toll plaza. from the toll plaza across to san francisco, smooth drive. in fact, at the toll plaza still very smooth. another 20 minutes and we might see metering lights, normal tuesday schedule. we've been seeing slowing on highway 4 since early this morning and it's been sticking around. the crew through the area, the overnight road crew did pick up just after 5:00, that's what it says on the grid. we still see slowing starting back at summerville. contra costa county moving nicely, same thing south bay and peninsula. back to you. next on "today in the bay," nbc bay area responds. >> a niners fan already has the jitters about a game in october, and $1,600 is on the line. i'm consumer investigator chris

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right now at 5:30, donald trump indicted again, this time accused of trying to change the results of the presidential election in georgia. plus -- >> she was beautiful. was, i can't believe was. >> a mother speaking out after her daughter's body is found

stuffed in a duffle bag at golden gate park. the questions that remain surrounding the disturbing discovery. going into recovery mode. a week since the devastating wildfires in hawaii started, crews on the ground now focusing on recovery efforts. the roadblocks they're facing as the number of dead continues to climb. this is "today in the bay." good morning on this tuesday. i'm marcus washington. >> i'm laura garcia. san mateo foster city school district, welcome back, students and teachers. happy first day back. hope you have a great year. first, let's take a look at this. we've been seeing lightning strikes all morning long on our san jose camera, you can see the lightning. meteorologist kari hall has been monitoring this. that's dangerous when we see the lightning strikes. >> yeah, because there's no rain. it's just lightning strikes, and it comes from cloud to ground

and hits dry vegetation, it could start a fire. it's been farther to the east over the hills and we continue to see activity lighting up on the radar. all of this coming from a low that's surging in monsoonal moisture. once again, we can see from our san jose camera because it's looking to the east. we've seen lightning strikes around i-5, around the patterson area, and it is very humid as you're stepping out the door. temperatures warmer than we usually see, with some upper 60s across parts of the south bay and east bay. s with. we're talking about triple digits and we'll talk about the microclimate forecast coming up. our top story, the fourth indictment of former president donald john trump and the latest legal case against him, he's accused of trying to overturn

the 2020 election results in georgia. >> scott mcgrew joins us. this is by far the biggest, most sprawling indictment. >> this is enormous because it lists so many crimes and so many people. trump and 18 other people, an additional 30 unnamed, unindicted co-conspirators. here is the prosecutor from fulton county making that announcement last night. >> subsequent to the indictment, as is the normal process in georgia law, the grand jury issued arrest warrants for those who are charged. i am giving the defendants the opportunity to voluntarily surrender no later than noon on friday, the 25th day of august, 2023. >> now, the other big difference in this case is it charges trump and the other defendants under georgia state rico laws, racketeering, influence, and corrupt organizations. it's a powerful law because it allows a prosecutor to tell a

broad story about what happened, that there was a plan to do something wrong, something illegal, and that all the little parts of the plan were, therefore, crimes. rudy giuliani used to be a very powerful federal prosecutor in new york, where he constantly used federal rico laws to bring down mobsters and other organized crimes. now he, himself, is charged under rico. here is giuliani speaking before he was indicted last night. >> it's ridiculous. this will be the fourth indictment of donald trump in an election year. i guess we can figure out that these really aren't indictments. these are attempts to prevent him from running for president of the united states. >> if we go back to the picture of giuliani, that's the press conference the trump team held in november of 2020. the women standing beside him also named in georgia's massive indictment. the indictment alleges the team coordinated efforts to unlawfully alter the georgia

election and it names big evidence like president trump's call to georgia election officials pressuring them to find 11,000 votes, to the tiniest of things like trump's false tweets about the election. as the indictment reads, this was an overt act in furtherance of a conspiracy and that's when the power of rico comes in. you have the big picture stuff, the caught on tape stuff, and then the prosecutor is able to add the tiny little details hoping to show an overall pattern. >> the thing about this is, the former president is never shy about saying what he thinks or how he feels about something. what is he saying about all of this? >> usual words, witch hunt, something about deranged goon squads, and this is the official statement from his campaign. this was all part of trump's first amendment rights, according to him. now, this is something that goes back to the jack smith indictment, because the election -- to say the election is wrong, it's incorrect, that's absolutely free speech. but to take action beyond court hearings, to take some

additional illegal action, prosecutors say, that's obviously illegal. >> you mentioned that it's sprawling and you mentioned there's so many little details. >> and so many people. so very different than jack smith. jack smith was this laser, this simple allegation, essentially one person, there was more than one, but it was built for speed. fani willis seems to be going after everything and everyone, and she's going to ask a judge for a single trial for all of them. >> wow. >> 19 defendants. so this thing could last years. >> no kidding. it took forever to probably put it altogether. >> two and a half years. >> thank you, scott. it is 5:35 right now. happening today, a hearing is scheduled for the man accused of murdering tech executive bob lee. earlier this month a judge ruled that momeni will stand trial. back in april prosecutors say momeni stabbed lee to death. prosecutors showed videos of the

two men together at the millennium tower just 30 minutes before lee was killed and showed the murder weapon is the same brand of knives that were found in momeni's sister's condo. his attorneys say he acted in self-defense. investigators are trying to piece together what happened to a woman whose body was found in golden gate park, while a mother grapples with the mourning of her daughter's life. "today in the bay"'s ginger conejero saab is live for us in san francisco. she has more on that mother. i can only imagine what that mother is going through right now, ginger. >> reporter: good morning to you, marcus. it is a phone call that no parent wants to get. she was notified yesterday morning that her daughter, kelly brock, was the woman found inside a duffle bag that was found at the edge of golden gate park. roya says her daughter lost her

way to drugs and homelessness in the city. >> she was beautiful. was, i can't believe was. >> these are the pictures, memories and stories of better times that roya koike is holding on to this morning. she is the mother of kelly brock and she says she's still in shock. the medical examiner told her there was no blood or medication of what caused her daughter's death, just that she was in a duffle bag and had no clothing below her waist. >> i don't think it's a hate crime. i do know she would go to extreme, from nothing and all of a sudden -- i think that's most likely what happened. >> reporter: roya says kelly was

tormented by schizophrenia, bipolar disorder. she says her daughter resisted medication and treatment and for the past four years she lived on the streets of san francisco. roya said she hopes to learn more when the medical examiner finishes a full autopsy. it is very much a painful end to this mother's struggle, but roya adds she does want to urge for more mandatory help for the unhoused, those who may be suffering from severe illness and mental disorders just like her daughter, marcus. it's very difficult to see the end to this story. >> the sad part, her daughter is not the only one dealing with those type of issues. ginger, thank you. 5:38 right now. new this morning, a former oakland police chief is suing the city. according to the san francisco chronicle, leronne armstrong says he made whistleblower claims over someone in the department, and he accuses the

mayor of retaliating by firing him. mayor thao first put armstrong on leave earlier this year after he was accused of mishandling two officer misconduct cases. no one involved in the investigation responded to the chronicle's request for comment. heartbreak on the island of maui, as people deal with the loss of their homes and loved ones. the town of lahaina officially entering its recovery phase. it's dealing with the devastation while the rest of the world steps up to help. the fires on maui sparked just about a week ago destroying that town of lahaina. right now the death toll stands at 99, and rescue teams have only covered a quarter of the burned area. so they expect that number will rise. the governor of hawaii says there are about $6 billion worth of damage and more than 2,200 buildings destroyed, with most of them being residential. since the fires, people are sending what they can to the

island, already 1 million pounds of food has been delivered. >> the priorities we're focusing on, things like food, water, shelter, we're connecting with medical services, making sure they have disaster mental health care. we want to continue to focus on those things. >> we're proceeding vigorously. as you know, the tragedy occurred on the 8th. immediately we asked for support and the world has stepped up. >> recovery teams are facing roadblocks. they are concerned about the fear of cancer-causing chemicals like asbestos and things floating in the air, as well as on the ground. now, a lot of people have been asking and wanting to know how they can help. we are learning more about the devastation and we are finding out about the heroes front and center of these wildfires. the "today" show's tom llamas is in maui. we'll have more for you at 7:00

right after us here on "today in the bay." we're taking a live look out at san jose, and welcome back to alum rock union school students. today is their first day of school. wow, did you see that right there in the live shot we're looking at? this is the lightning that we're seeing this morning. great concern, because we don't have the rain to go with it. it is dry out there. >> it is very dry. you can see in the distance, another vantage point, it's actually over the central valley near the patterson area on i-5. here in the bay area we can see that, but that may cause some concerns here because of the lightning, if it strikes some dry vegetation, we could have a big fire danger today along with some wind gusts. so we're watching out for thats on our temperatures inland head for the 90s and triple digits for the next three days. we're going to be well above normal, but not expected to break any records. as you get started in dublin, we're going to see temperatures in the upper 60s and then

heading for the upper 80s by noontime. i'll have more on that in a few minutes. mike, you're starting to see a backup. >> the metering lights were turned on at 5:38 and we are seeing the backup. it built quickly after the metering lights were turned on, less than five minutes for us to see it at the toll plaza. that indicates how much traffic is coming in. i've got the rest of the look ahead. highway 4, construction has cleared. now we just have general slowing toward concord. we're predicting traffic around oracle park, same game time as last night. also, just in minutes, a crew might be on scene, highway 4 is starting to slow around old river bridge. that bridge will be closed from 6:00 a.m. until 4:30. they're doing electrical work over the old river bridge. back to you. san jose to consider its own electric

happy first day of school for alum rock union school district. we're starting out with upper 60s in san jose. it's going to be mostly sunny and hot and humidity by pick-up time, the school bell will ring and there will be sunshine and hot temperatures. we'll talk about the range in temperatures and what other concerns i have in a few minutes. we're looking over here, i wanted to note these mass transit changes. you already know we have august service places in place for vta.

check the school schedules. these are reduced workday schedules for a few weeks because of the electrification project. 5:46 right now. new this morning, san jose could take a big step toward setting up its own electric utility. "today in the bay"'s bob redell is joining us from the newsroom this morning. many reasons why this could happen, but do we know the reason for this potential move? >> good morning to you. yes, we do. the city of san jose believes that pg&e would be too slow to electrify new developments within the city limits, so this afternoon the city council will vote on an ordinance, that, if passed, would amend the municipal code to allow the city to establish san jose power that would provide electricity for future housing and industrial areas and around downtown. the city is concerned that pg&e is unreliable, backlogged with too many other projects and

doesn't have the money to electrify future development in a timely manner. the city would operate lines off of two transmission lines that are scheduled to be complete in 2028. there's a map. one line would run from south san jose to a substation in the southern part of downtown. now, the city estimates it could low tr cost of electricity by 15% to 25% because the city would be exempt from state and federal taxes, wouldn't have to worry about shareholder returns, and the city's cost of borrowing would be lower since municipalities are tax exempt. pg&e is against this proposal. the utility gave me a copy of the letter that it just sent to the city of san jose. the utility questions whether the city would actually be able to provide lower rates given the cost of starting up a new utility, wonders if the city can recruit a qualified workforce to run the new grid. the utility acknowledges it has experienced challenges in delivering new service, in part

because of the historic winter storms, but notes by the end of june all the connections that were delayed were complete. the ibew local 1245 which represents 27,000 electrical workers are also against the proposal. you can see the union sent that letter to the city expressing concern that a san jose power would displace members who are working currently for pg&e. reporting live, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> really interesting. thank you very much, bob. 5:48 right now. there are many big questions in the universe. >> so a recent discovery by the james webb telescope is revealing images from space. the infrared images were released from nasa last month. scientists are studying the origins of the mysterious object. some speculate it's likely a

pair of galaxies that have merged together. how cool is that? >> somehow i think the riddler is involved. >> what was two is now one. >> space is so amazing. >> especially now that we're getting these clear images. it's like something that needs to be framed, every single one of them. it's beautiful. so let's get a look at our beautiful skies that we have over the bay area. we are seeing the sun rise, but also a lot of colorful hues because of a surge of monsoon moisture. some of us had quick-moving showers and thunderstorms yesterday afternoon. this morning we are starting out dry, but also still seeing lightning. we have an area of low pressure just to our south and it's causing a surge of monsoon moisture to move from southern california across the central valley and into the bay area. unfortunately, some of the rain has evaporated with those storm

systems moving in and we're getting a lot of lightning over the patterson area. this is far to the east of us, but if it happens over some dry vegetation, that could mean some problems for us as we get some new wildfires sparked from those lightning strikes. we'll be watching for that today. now, it's the first day of school for morgan hill unified and it's going to be a nice and mild start. drop-off time it's going to be 63 degrees and partly cloudy. look at how much hotter it's going to be by the time you pick up the kids. it's going to be 30 degrees hotter. so you want to make sure that they're wearing shorts and short sleeves, especially if they have outdoor p.e. today. we're going to see temperatures in the south bay headed for the low to mid-90s this afternoon, hot temperatures into the inland areas, with livermore topping 100 degrees. we'll still have those 60s in half moon bay, san francisco reaching the low to mid-70s, and 91 in santa rosa this afternoon. livermore is going to have some more heat for the next few days,

then coming down for the weekend. that's the trend we'll see over much of the inland valleys. but the high humidity could mean more lightning strikes from now through friday. mike, how is the commute out of the east bay? >> the metering lights were turned on right on schedule. we do have this gradual buildup. it's not dramatic, we're doing fine here. contra costa county is going to see a lot more traffic, changes over the next few weeks. today we're calling out western school districts, the high schools are coming online as well and that might affect the flow on highway 24. over here, we're starting to see a slower drive, as well as blending in with the area out of the altamont pass. there will be a build for the tri-valley. back to you. happening now, governor gavin newsom is preparing to announce a new partnership with australia. the governor is meeting with

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welcome back. turning to our climate in crisis, we're getting details about a $30 billion funding from the biden/harris administration inflation reduction act. it will go toward 15 national marine sanctuaries. that includes two projects right here in the bay area for education, research and climate change mitigation. in monterey, facilities will be upgraded so they can withstand the effects of climate change while creating careers in sustainability. >> it will be a new building that will be a green building

that will be focused on reducing water use, reducing energy and carbon emissions. so just building that type of facility will help us reduce impact from climate change. >> monterey bay national marine sanctuary will use some of the funding to continue to restore ocean habitats and kelp forest. in san francisco, facilities will get a facelift and expansion to the climate center, as well as preserving the history of the coast guard station. >> this will provide a space in which we can help understand why the wildlife has died, so we can be more responsive to the causes of death. also, in our dry lab, we'll be able to teach our volunteers what to look for and how to identify sick and dead animals.

>> construction on both projects is set to begin in 2024, and is estimated to take a couple of years to complete. in the meantime, the public can visit the center for education, volunteering and summer programs. and for more information, we'll post their website on our web, nbcbayarea.com, on our climate in crisis page. >> i love the volunteering part. trending this morning, robots are replacing humans when it comes to a daring job in the big apple. check out this window washing robot. the company skyline robotics says it's already working in new york city and tel aviv. the robot uses a camera to map the building and then cleans the window with a brush attached to a robotic arm. skyline robotics says the robot could eventually be operated fully remotely. >> wow, that's always cool when you see the humans up there. i always get worried if that is safe.

>> i worry about that, too, if i'm walking on the sidewalk. pasta lovers are outraged this morning, just downright mad because their favorite pasta sauce has changed hands. there's outrage that campbell's will not stick to the rao's original recipe. they're saying don't worry about it, nothing is going to change. you only will know if you check it out. go out and buy it. >> the thing is, when i see it in the store, and i'm, like, $10 a jar? oh, i'll get the 99 cent one. >> it comes from the legendary new york restaurant, their recipe. now that it's campbell's, i might think of it differently.

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