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conditions starting to heat up this week. meteorologist kari hall is tracking the risk of fire. this is "today in the bay." good morning to you on this tuesday. i'm marcus washington. >> i'm laura garcia. thanks for making us a part of your morning. did you see this overnight? we were talking about the lightning spotted early this morning in san jose. this is from our camera overlooking downtown san jose, but you can see it striking in the distance. kari has been monitoring that. you say it's in the central valley as well. it's farther to the east. even though it looked close, the sky was clear all the way up to that point. so you can see lightning in the distance when the sky is mostly clear. but that is really concerning because we are going to see an increased fire danger, even as we look at that same camera this morning. there's still been lightning activity here recently, but once again, it is happening well to the east of us.

it's all because of a surge in monsoon moisture. we've seen the showers and thunderstorms, but what's happening this morning is not with any rain. it's with a thunderstorm cloud, but the rain evaporates before it hits the ground. it's very concerning when you talk about it possibly striking some very dry vegetation. so we'll continue to monitor to see if there's any fires that come out of that. we're still looking at the potential threat of more showers and thunderstorms as this low spins just to our south, and for today, again, we will have that chance, especially for the sierra and areas to the north of more thunderstorms developing today. we'll talk more about that and the extreme heat that we're feeling. that's coming up. mike, you're looking at the bay bridge lights. >> we're seeing a backup for headlights. kari showed you lightning. we don't see that from the bay bridge camera. we see a steady build but not full for all lanes at the toll plaza. that's a good, steady build.

eastshore freeway just fine. slowing for 37. gradual spread toward 121. highway 4 slow into concord, but no problems, walnut creek, lafayette, where they're starting school as well. looking at a crash reported for 580. it's off the dublin grade. i'll report any updates that might be necessary coming up. our top story this morning, former president donald trump has been criminally indicted again. this time state prosecutor in georgia brought charges against him. >> this is the fourth set of criminal charges mr. trump faces. "today in the bay"'s chris pallone begins our coverage live in washington. chris, the former president is reacting to the announcement that just came down. >> reporter: laura and marcus, good morning to you. that's absolutely right. the district attorney in fulton county, georgia, fani willis, last night announced these new charges shortly before midnight. the latest legal trouble for the former president and current front-runner for the 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 state's 2020 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 republican electors, harassing poll workers and copying sensitive data. several georgia republicans who resisted pressure from there 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 heal and hear tough stuff. >> reporter: throughout 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. and all 19 defendants, including the former president, have until august 25th, a week from friday, to turn themselves in voluntarily to georgia officials. 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., the federal grand jury are accusing the former president of conspiring to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. in florida, mr. trump is facing federal charges related to keeping classified records. this is at his mar-a-lago home after leaving the white house. that trial is 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. you can learn more about what's in this latest indictment, you can go to nbcbayarea.com. we've posted the entire 98-page document there. you can read those charges in detail. 6:06 right now. a live look at san jose.

thousands of city workers will be on the job this morning, at least for now. the strike set to start at 6:00 this morning, now suspended, as the city seems to have reached an agreement with the union. "today in the bay"'s kris sanchez joins us from san jose city hall with a look at what happens next. it's averted for the moment. >> reporter: yeah, for the moment. so, laura, at about 9:30, so about three and a half hours, city council is going to meet at city hall behind closed doors to see if they can agree to the agreement that was reached between the union leadership and the city's negotiating team. the union sent out a note to its workers telling members they should show up to work as scheduled today. the strike now on a 24-hour hold. though they did suggest that they dress in their union colors just to get their message across. now, the agreement points are

not available publicly at this point, but we do know that at least six council members have to vote in favor of accepting it for this to be a reality. if that happens, then the agreement 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 when we talked with mayor matt mahan last night, he wasn'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 for -- at least support a deal that would sign the city up for ongoing commitments that might force service cuts. >> reporter: so because the strike is on a 24-hour hold, workers at the airport, libraries, the permit office, along with the wastewater

treatment facility, they will go back to work for the next 24 hours. the picketing that was planned for outside the san jose police department is on hold. the city balanced the budget and approved it, so if what's on the table right now is more than the city was planning for, they're going to have to reopen that. we know at last check there was about a 6% difference between the raises over three years that the union wanted and what the city was offering. so 6% for this many workers is a lot of money. they may have to go back to the drawing board. in san jose, kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >> thanks for the details. we'll continue to follow it. the town of lahaina officially entering the recovery phase. the death toll stands at 100 following the devastating wildfires and that number is expected to go up. one california college student is trying to help his family recover. the 21-year-old just completed a 100 mile walk across the bay area to raise funds.

he says that his family lives in lahaina and that his family members lost pretty much everything in those fires, including their homes. batista decided to walk from menlo park to san francisco, winding south to the coastline and then taking it all the way up to the city. we caught up with him last night as he crossed the finish line near the golden gate bridge. >> this walk is to raise awareness for the lahaina fires and i have 15 family members who were directly affected. they all live on maui, most of them in lahaina. they've 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 in maui. so far, they have raised more than $59,000. let's take a live look outside on this tuesday morning. beautiful, live, clear look at san francisco. kari has been monitoring the forecast. how is it looking?

>> it looks great. take a look at this view. we can see verga, rain that evaporates before it hits the ground. those streaks are the rain, every now and then we see a lightning strike from that cloud. it is moving over i-5, but we can see it from dublin giving us some amazing views this morning. we're watching that. we're also watching out for the kids as we make our way out the door around those school zones. the alum rock union school district will have their first day today. drop-off time, temperatures will be in the upper 60s. it's a warm start and it's going to be a hot day as we head for the upper 80s, as well as the added humidity to the air. we'll talk more about all of what we're expecting coming up. mike, you're starting with an overview of our commute. >> i want to give folks the view, the freeway showing typical patterns for 880 as you come through hayward. 680 builds toward sunol. dublin interchange showing blips here and there.

nothing surprising for the south bay for peninsula. we have a lot of schools coming online in contra costa county. in fact, west contra costa unified over here, lafayette, a number of schools coming online. there may be a change in traffic flow through the area. walnut creek heading out of contra costa county, we are looking at a standard backup. back to you. >> thank you, mike. 6:11 right now. it was that feel-good hit that won the oscar, but now the former nfl star whose real life story inspired "the blind side" says it was based on a lie. have you checked your bank statements and looked at what you're paying for streaming? the prices keep going up-and-up. we'll take a look at that. let's take a look at the futures. it's going to be a rough day on the markets. we'll take a look at why. well, maybe a better day on

the ball field. could the giants be getting a new player? keep it here. you're watchin"today in the g

good tuesday morning. right now at 6:15, happy first day of school for morgan hill unified. it's going to be partly to mostly cloudy as you head out, and at drop-off time it's 64

degrees. nice and mild start and a hot day. pick-up time, ac on in the pick-up line. it is going to be really hot once again. we'll talk about the high humidity and the lightning concerns in the full microclimate forecast. and we're looking at the san mateo bridge. taillights westbound heading toward the peninsula. san mateo, foster city, they're starting school today as well. first day of school for san mateo and foster city school district. no change for the drive after the earlier disabled vehicle was cleared from that westbound span. good morning. very happy tuesday to you. the market pulled lower this morning about concerns over china's economy. we'll talk more about that in a minute. santa clara's nvidia reports profits soon. analysts seem to expect good things. tesla lowering prices again. china, this has been 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, they're so bad. they're lowering interest rates there trying to goose spending. one big worry they have is deflation. around here deflation might sound nice, but in fact it's exceptionally dangerous. if prices keep going down, people stop buying, because why buy today if the thing you want to buy will be cheaper tomorrow? in many ways, deflation is more dangerous than inflation, and china is dealing with it. you can kind of see that example with tesla. tesla is often lowering the price of its car, and some people may think, i'll just hold off on buying one and i'll buy a cheaper price. indeed, tesla just cut prices on its least expensive models, s and x, by $10,000. inflation, deflation, and streamflation. the cost to watch streaming

services is up 25%. hulu, peacock, netflix, disney all raising prices. streaming services are losing big money. nbc, which owns peacock, acknowledges to investors it's going to lose money, but says it's worth it to be part of the future of television. but disney, which cost $6.99 when it was introduced, is now twice that at $13.99. a lot of people, they call it churn, are either going to quit or do what i do with apple tv, every time "ted lasso," i re-subscribed. so you're going to find your favorite shows. "ted lasso," unfortunately, is over, i think. you're going to find your favorite shows and be a subscriber and then stop being one. >> that takes a lot of work to remember all those things. >> i'll just go over to somebody's house and watch. >> uncle marcus on the couch again. >> hey, kids. need help with the homework? thanks, scott. well, a new twist in the

story that became an oscar-winning film. former nfl star michael ohel alleges the wealthy white family that took him in as a teen, they said they had adopted him. oher, now 37, claims in a new court petition obtained by nbc news that shawn and leanne tuohy presented him with papers in 2004 which he believed to be adoption papers, but instead it was a petition of conservatorship. the petition states the movie paid them and their adult birth children thousands of dollars, but oher claims that he earned nothing. one expert tells the "today" show that it's odd he and the tuohys had different lawyers at the time of that movie deal. >> someone should really look into how this happened almost 20 years ago, where the family was represented by hollywood

high-power agents, but he was represented by a local attorney who wasn't a talent agent. >> oher's attorney says they will let the petition speak for itself and the tuohys declined comment. the giants family getting larger, with a new baby on the way. the giants coach and her husband announced the pregnancy on instagram. she'll be having a baby girl in february. she broke barriers becoming major league baseball's first full-time female coach. this is her fourth season coaching. last year she became the first woman in a regular season mlb game to coach on the field, after another coach was ejected. she's certainly a role model for many who want to work in major league baseball and now she can inspire her own daughter as well. she's in a league of her own. >> that she is. can we talk about this beautiful view? >> i know. >> it's a beautiful start to the day. >> you know what's been adding a

lot of the colorful hues to the sky is the moisture. we are seeing a surge of monsoon moisture. i want to show you another shot as we take a live look outside in dublin, we can see a storm cloud in the distance. this has recently developed over the central valley. it's been moving up i-5. we are seeing the rain evaporating. here recently within the past few minutes, we've started to see rain moving over parts of the sacramento valley. now, at the same time, we've got some high clouds moving by and then you can see this very compressed layer of fog moving over alcatraz and the golden gate bridge, staying right over the bay. and with this being pushed down, we're going to see san francisco keeping those temperatures mild, while temperatures inland will be really hot again today. help me show you what's happening as we look just to our east. we see the storms developing right over i-5 and moving through the tracee area right

now, and a lot of lightning has been developing. that's concerning because if we do get lightning strikes on dry vegetation, that could spark new wildfires. most of the energy has been moving to the north of us, while this low spins just to our south. but it's pumping in monsoon moisture across southern california and across nevada into the bay area. so we're going to see this continue for today. the green area shows where we have a lot of mid-level moisture coming in. that's over the sierra. that could develop for thunderstorms as we go throughout today into the evening, and the chance of storms will continue for the afternoon into the evening. meanwhile, it's the first day of school for benicia unified and we're starting out muggy for the first day of school and temperatures in the mid-60s. look at where we're headed today. 89 degrees. it's going to be hot. at pick-up time we're seeing inland temperatures headed for the upper 80s and mid-90s in the

south bay. we'll see triple-digit temperatures in livermore and in oakland expect a high of 79 degrees, mid-80s up and down the peninsula, while the coastline will see sunshine and mid-60s today, and mid-70s downtown in san francisco. north bay temperatures headed for 91 in santa rosa, 94 in sonoma. as we go through the forecast, we're going to see hot temperatures continue today, tomorrow and thursday, and each of those days we'll have a chance of thunderstorms. it will be much nicer in time for the weekend. mike, you spotted something in palo alto? >> yeah, over here, a disabled vehicle. it

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right now at 6:30, donald trump indicted again. this time the former president accused of trying to change the results of the 2020 election in georgia. the reason why this time it's much more serious. plus -- >> she was beautiful. was, i can't believe was. >> a mother speaking after her daughter's body is found stuffed in a duffle bag at golden gate park. the questions that remain surrounding that disturbing discovery. firing back. the former oakland police chief taking on the city after losing his job. the real reason he says he was

terminated and the legal action now being taken. this is "today in the bay." a very good tuesday morning to you. thanks for starting your day with us. i'm laura garcia. >> i'm marcus washington. before we begin, we want to say welcome back to school to the students over at the union high school district in the east bay. hopefully you have a great first day and a great year. >> got to go back tomorrow. it's a great day out there already. we've had some beautiful sunrises and sunsets. kari is monitoring it all for us. >> yeah, this is really amazing to see. hopefully you're able to snap a few pictures. we have such bright colors in the sky this morning. we've had that due to a surge of moisture that's helped spark off showers and thunderstorms nearby. as we take a look at the dublin camera, we had a thunderstorm cell passing over the central

valley, and now we are seeing the light scattered from the sunrise through those storm clouds, and it's giving us those bright orange colors. now, the storms are still well out of the viewing area, but maybe heading toward the oakley area, as well as farther toward the north, with lightning potential that will get us started on this tuesday morning. all of the moisture for the most part has been to the north of us. we'll be watching for that. but any lightning strikes will enhance our fire danger today, and also with some high wind gusts we may have to watch those areas that do get lightning very closely. we'll talk about the high heat and what's ahead in a few minutes. >> thank you. our top story this morning, the fourth indictment of former president donald john trump, this is the latest case, legal battle against him. he's being accused of trying to overturn the 2020 election results in georgia. >> scott mcgrew joins us now. he's been following it. this is, by far, the most

sprawling indictment. >> enormous. just enormous. this one is huge because it lists so many crimes, but also so many people. trump and 18 other people, plus an additional 30 unnamed co-conspirators. here is the prosecutor from fulton county making the 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. >> the difference in this case is it charges trump and other defendants under georgia state rico laws, racketeering, influence and corrupt organizations. a very 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 then all the little parts of that plan were, therefore, crimes. rudy giuliani used to be a very powerful federal prosecutor in new york city. he constantly used federal rico charges to bring down mobsters and other organized crimes. now he, himself, is charged under rico. here is giuliani speaking before he knew 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. >> now, if we go back to that picture of giuliani, the press conference is the one the trump team held in november of 2020. the women beside him up front 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. it also names the tiniest 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 where the power of rico comes in. you've got the big picture stuff, the caught on tape stuff, but the prosecutor will be able to fill in details that she will claim shows an overall pattern and do that under rico. i do want to say just a minute ago, a couple of minutes ago, we got this on truth social. trump making this extraordinary claim that he will present conclusive evidence the election was rigged this coming monday at 11:00 a.m. that will be two years, nine months, 18 days after the election concluded. now, here is the thing. even if you could prove the election was rigged -- it wasn't, but let's say you could. let's say monday he delivers on that promise. it doesn't erase the crimes

alleged. it's still a wrong after a wrong. >> this will still move forward. >> and think about, if he makes the statements on monday, prosecutors could actually use that as ammunition, too, right? >> they've been using it as ammunition for quite some time. he's going to the same well. i can't get in his head. i'm going to speculate he did not check with his lawyers before making this major announcement that monday at 11:00 a.m. all of this will become clear. >> these are serious crimes here. >> very. >> a lot to cover. we'll continue. thank you, scott. happening today, a hearing 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. during pretrial hearings, prosecutors showed videos of the two men together at the millennium tower just 30 minutes before lee was killed and she showed the murder weapon is the same brand of knives found in

momeni's sister's condo. his attorneys argue he didn't have any ill will toward lee and says he acted in self-defense. investigators are trying to piece together what happened on a woman whose body was found in golden gate park. ginger conejero saab is live for us this morning. just a tough time for this mother. what is she saying? i know we were able to talk to her. >> reporter: that's right, marcus. a very tough time. it's a phone call that no parent wants to get, roya koike notified yesterday that her daughter, kelly brock, is the woman that was found inside the duffle bag that was found at golden gate park over the weekend. she says her daughter, who grew up in the east bay, lost her way to drugs and homelessness in the city. >> she was beautiful. was, i can't believe was.

>> reporter: these are the pictures, the memories, and the stories of better times that roya koike is holding onto this morning. she is the mother of kelly brock. roya says she is still in shock after getting that call. roya says 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 to all of a sudden -- i think that's most likely what happened. >> reporter: roya says kelly was tormented by schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and other forms of mental illness. she says her daughter resisted medication and treatment and for the past four years her daughter lived on the streets of san

francisco. roya says she hopes to learn more when the medical examiner finishes a full autopsy. it is a very painful end to this mother's struggle and a painful end to kelly brock's life. roya, however, wants to remember her daughter by urging for more mandatory mental health awareness and help for those who are suffering from multiple disorders and severe illness. >> certainly needed within the city. you hear of that a lot. ginger, thank you. it is 6:39. new this morning, a former oakland police chief suing the city. according to the san francisco chronicle, leronne armstrong says he made whistleblower claims against someone overseeing the police department, he accuses mayor sheng thao and other city officials of retaliating by firing him. mayor thao first put armstrong on administrative leave earlier this year after he was accused of mishandling two officer misconduct cases. the city fired armstrong in

february. 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 into its recovery phase. dealing with the devastation is tough for a lot of people there. the rest of the world stepping up to help. the fires on maui sparked just about a week ago destroying the town of lahaina. right now the death toll stands at 99. rescue teams have covered about a quarter of the burned areas and they expect the number to rise. the governor is saying there is about $6 billion worth of damage. more than 2,200 buildings destroyed, with most of them being residential. and since those fires, people are sending what they can to the island. already, 1 million pounds of food have been delivered. new at 6:00, waves catching the eye of many beachgoers,

because the waves look a little red. it's called red tide and it's caused by a type of plankton bloom. it releases toxins that can harm plants and animals. experts think they'll become more common because of warming waters. the levels aren't harmful to humans but they suggest that people should not swim in red tide. >> back here at home we're dealing with other situations with rain in some places and lightning. it's concerning because we have a lot of dry hills around the bay area. one lightning strike could cause a fire we may not see for a few hours and then it gets out of control. so we are continuing to watch out for that fire danger, as we were watching this camera earlier, we could see some lightning strikes. now the sky has cleared as the storm has moved on. and it feels humid out there for this first day of school. the alum rock union school

district will begin today. be mindful around those school zones that there will be a lot more activity. you do need to slow down. and at drop-off time it's going to be in the upper 60s, a warm start to the day, and really hot for the afternoon as we head for the upper 80s with sunshine. around the bay area, take a look at our high temperatures. livermore reaching 100 degrees. concord up to 98. these temperatures well above normal and that will continue for the next several days. in san francisco, we'll see temperatures reaching into the low 70s. mike, there is one new crash. >> there is. we have a standard build on the westbound bridges pushing west across the richmond bridge to san rafael. highway 4, we see a new crash on the grid. a few minutes ago they moved it to the right shoulder. it was blocking the middle lane for about 20 minutes. you see the backup pronounced. you see the weather index showing moisture. kari talked about the vergo, but there may be some moisture hitting the ground.

we're just watching that. a smooth flow of traffic toward the city. a reminder at oracle park we'll have the game tonight. there may be traffic in san francisco or through the area. note, if you're taking caltrain, there may be an altered schedule for your train because they have done for the next few weeks a reduced schedule because of the electrification project. they have the stoppage between san francisco and millbrae and vt has changes for their schedule. back to you. >> thanks, mike. it is 6:43. heading to sfo, expect commotion outside. coming up, the reason flight attendants for one major airline are heading to the picket line. plus, san jose to consider its own electric utility. the city's lack of faith in pg&e. stay with us.

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good tuesday morning. right now at 6:46, it's the first day of school for morgan hill unified. we're starting out with a few clouds and temperatures in the upper 60s. it's a warm start to the day and will be a hot afternoon. get ready to blast the ac again today. we're at 94 degrees at pick-up time. we'll get a look at all of our microclimates and talk about the thunderstorm potential coming up in a few minutes. these folks are heading west with taillights getting more crowded across the san mateo bridge. no incidents. just your standard build. folks headed toward the san mateo/foster city area, there may be a change to the flow on those freeways as some folks may

have waited longer. the san mateo and foster city schools also start today. hopefully the parents can stay home for the first picture. a live look at sfo this morning, where workers from two airlines are picketing. flight attendants from alaska airlines are demanding a new contract with better pay and new rules. negotiations between the workers and airlines started a year ago. today is a nationwide day of action where thousands of flight attendants will be walking off the job. passenger service workers for american airlines also picketing. the union says it hopes today's picket will restart negotiations. in a statement, american airlines wrote, we look forward to reaching an agreement that ensures our team members are paid well and competitively with quality-of-life provisions that are important to our team. new this morning, the city of san jose could take a big step towards setting up its own electric utility. >> "today in the bay"'s bob redell joins us live this

morning. what's behind this potential move? >> good morning. the city of san jose believes pg&e will be too slow to electrify new developments within the city limits. this afternoon, the san jose city council will vote on an ordinance that, if passed, would amend the municipal code to allow the city to establish, quote, san jose power. this would be a new utility to provide electricity for future housing, industrial areas and transportation in north san jose 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 developments in a timely planner. the city would build and operate two transmission lines as you see on the maps. these are scheduled to be complete in 2028. one line would run from south san jose to a substation in the southern part of downtown. the city estimates it could lower the cost of electricity for new customers by 15% to 25%, because the city would be exempt

from state and federal taxes, wouldn't have to worry about shareholder returns, also 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 this letter that it sent yesterday 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 grid. the utility acknowledges it has experienced challenges in delivering new service, in part because of the historic winter storms this past december and january, but notes that by the end of june all those connections that were delayed by the rains were complete. the ibew local 1245 also against this proposal for san jose power. the union sent a letter to the city expressing concern that a san jose power would displace members already working for pg&e. reporting live, bob redell,

"today in the bay." >> thanks so much. 6:50 right now. trending this morning, we know the joke why the chicken crossed the road. why did the bear cross the road? >> let's go, come on! i've got you. let's go! >> wanted to take his sweet time. this video was posted by chp in truckee over the weekend. you hear the officer calling to the bear. eventually he makes it across safely. that's a big bear. >> someone else's yard. tickets for that new immersive light show in san francisco go on sale today. the show is called grace light and you can find it inside grace cathedral. it will begin september 8th with select shows through november. people will lie on their backs and look up to the cathedral ceiling and watch shifting curtains of light. it's going to be pretty cool. the show will last about 35 minutes.

this is the latest project for the nonprofit illuminate, responsible for the bay lights on the bay bridge, as well as the recent laser show at coit tower. so in for a treat, i'm sure. >> that's cool. >> i'm sure they're not the first people to enter grace cathedral and say, i see the light. >> you can walk toward the light. >> there you go. boy, look at the sun lighting up our morning. >> and fog drifting across the buildings. that's a beautiful view. we've seen a lot of amazing sunrises across the bay area because of this, the surge of moisture coming in. it's even sparked some showers and thunderstorms just to our east that have been moving into the oakley area within the past few minutes. here we're actually getting some rain, the lightning has started to dwindle down. this was really lighting up the night sky before sunrise, and we're seeing this now moving over the delta. so watching out for those quick-moving showers approaching fairfield, and then as we go

through the rest of today there still will be a potential that we could see showers, thunderstorms, or lightning where the rain evaporates before that lightning hits the ground. we're going to have the potential of a high fire danger as a result of isolated cells moving through. if we do get lightning hitting some dry vegetation, that could spark a new fire. at the same time, we're looking at temperatures that will be very hot today and for the next few days. now, we're also seeing a surge of monsoonal moisture as we get an area of low pressure spinning, bringing in shades of green. that's high to mid-level moisture moving over the sierra and causing showers and thunderstorms that will still have the chance to hit the bay area for today. we're also getting the kids out the door for school this morning in benicia for the first day of school. hopefully it's a great school day and year. we're going to see temperatures heating up for the start, going from upper 60s to 89 degrees at pick-up time. and those hot temperatures today

will continue for the inland valleys, low to mid-90s for the south bay, and hitting 100 degrees in livermore. martinez reaching 93 degrees, and san mateo up to 83 degrees. we'll see mid-70s in the downtown and mission district areas in san francisco. 91 in santa rosa and 102 in ukiah. we're going to still see the high heat for the inland areas, a chance of some monsoonal showers and thunderstorms for today, tomorrow, as well as thursday. but then the lower humidity comes with slightly lower temperatures and san francisco in the low 70s from now through thursday. mike, you've been watching so far a smooth commute. >> smooth. the north bay we're looking at moisture on the lens, or probably dirt on the lens. southbound, a clear drive. some build should happen over the next couple of minutes, south 101, traditional there. there, it changed from green to orange.

we have a smooth flow around the rest of the north bay. this crash is still registered on the shoulder, west highway 4 around willow pass road. slowing traditional from antioch and toward concord. concord and walnut creek move smoothly. the south bay starts to build with 101 and 87. 87 moving slower. we'll check that out. happening now, governor gavin newsom preparing to announce a new partnership with australia. the governor is meeting with australia's ambassador to the u.s. today. they'll be announcing a joint climate action plan. that announcement starts at 2:00. you can watch it later today on our nbc bay area streaming channel and online at nbcbayarea.com. a quick look at those top stories, including a strike averted, at least for now. san jose city workers choosing not to picket after negotiations. the agreement that still hangs in the balance this morning.

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6:58 on your tuesday morning. welcome back. we're moving you forward with a look at our top stories, starting with former president donald trump's fourth indictment. >> the fulton county district attorney in georgia handing down those charges late yesterday. mr. trump is accused of trying to overturn the 2020 election. 18 others associated with trump are also facing charges, including his former chief of staff, mark meadows, and attorney rudy giuliani. they're accused of harassing poll workers and copying election sensitive data. trump is calling this a politicized witch hunt. this is the fourth indictment against trump. the "today" show continues our coverage next. they have a team live in atlanta with the latest in just minutes. strike averted. back to work for thousands of san jose city workers after their union put a 24-hour hold on that three-day strike.

san jose city council will meet at 9:30 this morning behind closed doors to decide whether to accept the agreement reached with union leadership. terms of the agreement not yet public, but the last information was that the unions and the city were about 6% apart in wages over three years. we want to get a look at the forecast before we go. >> it's going to be hot and humid today and some of those temperatures in the upper 90s, also watching out for isolated storms. >> a cooldown over the weekend. that's good. >> you're just looking at the weekend. >> it's only tuesday. >> i'm moving us forward. >> you're not the only one. >> that's what's happening. the "today" show starts now. join us on our streaming channel at nbcba good morning, everybody. donald trump indicted over donald trump indicted overnight for the fourth time. >> a sweeping case that could be