of a pride flag. we are live at the school this morning with details on the controversial late-night decision. serious allegations against a popular track coach, under arrest after being accused of forcing at least one student into prostitution. the stunned reaction this morning from fellow students. and a looming deadline for state lawmakers. it's now or never for bills still in limbo at the state capitol, from our climate in crisis to banning chemicals inside your food. we're breaking it all down in the state proposal. this is "today in the bay." today is wednesday. good morning to you out there. thanks so much for allowing us to be a part of your morning. i'm marcus washington. >> he says that because during the commercial break i thought it was thursday. wishful thinking there. let's get a look at the wednesday forecast. >> it will be a good day, so we can get you through this wednesday into your thursday, i promise. let's start right now at 6:00 a.m. in cupertino, starting off with temperatures in the mid to

upper 50s there as we roll through the midmorning hours. by the time we get to lunchtime, 75 degrees, that sounds like a nice day to take the lunch outside. the breeze will also settle down compared to what we had yesterday. and also compared to yesterday, warmer temperatures, we have low 70s there in downtown san francisco, and as we go into our inland valleys, we'll see 80s to upper 80s in places like concord. this warmth will stick around for a couple more days, but then we're tracking changes in the long-range forecast. mike is going to show you what he's found in san jose. >> we saw a big backup, but in the last 90 seconds i saw another set of flashing lights travel north past our camera, heading toward mckee where there is a report of a crash. more focused over here, but it's clear by the time you get to oakland road. so better traffic than you might expect oakland road and farther north on 101. that should release traffic once they clear those lanes. south 680 with a little build toward sunol, and 880 past 92

where the san mateo bridge picks up the volume, standard pattern over at contra costa county, and coming down out of the north bay. back to you. >> thanks so much, mike. >> order! mentions boiling over as leaders in one school district decide the pride flag can no longer fly above one campus. >> developing right now, "today in the bay"'s bob redell is live outside of sunol glen elementary school. bob, that decision came only after deputies had to clear out people in the heated meeting? >> reporter: they did, laura and marcus, because some parents were loud, and in some cases extremely angry. at issue is this flagpole behind me at sunol glen here. sunol is a small town between fremont and pleasanton off of 680. the issue is the flagpole. back in june someone tore down a gay pride flag the school had hoisted on campus. the staff put it back up, which

triggered complaints, and in a meeting last night of the school board, the board meeting to decide whether or not to allow the pride flag to fly again. >> order! >> we are going to end this meeting. >> reporter: as you can hear, there were interruptions, lots of yelling, several calls for order during this packed meeting last night. just minutes after public comment began, deputies with alameda county sheriff's office had to clear the room. everyone in the audience, except for the media, was kicked out to allow the board to continue to debate without interruptions. the board passed a resolution by 2-1 that immediately limits the type of flags that can be flown here at sunol glen school to just the u.s. and california flags. no gay pride flag. the superintendent was not happy with the decision, given that the staff here at sunol glen supported flying the pride flag.

>> it was a little disappointing, given the fact that the entire staff wanted to have this resolution, and yet the board that oversees that staff didn't support the staff. so that feels a little -- there's a disconnect there. but they certainly have the right to do that. >> i was taught a different america. i was taught an america that people saw as something that was a light in the darkness of the world. and now we're just turning on each other. >> this is something that needs to happen in all 900 plus school districts in california. we need to clarify that school is funded by taxpayers, californians under the state flag, and that our united states american red, white and blue flag is the most inclusive flag that's ever existed. >> the superintendent says that for the children what happened

last night is a lesson in democracy in action, and shows the children that if you don't like the board's decision, people can vote them out during the next election. reporting live here in sunol, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> thank you so much, bob. well, a popular east bay track coach is now being held without bail, accused of forcing two women into prostitution. one of them a student. 39-year-old kyle whitmore coaches track at diablo valley college where he previously won coach of the year. he also teaches at the college. he's now facing pimping and human trafficking charges. prosecutors say one of the two accusers is a college student who reported those crimes to authorities at the school. fellow students, they are in disbelief. >> i'm still speechless, because it hit me real hard today. >> it makes you realize that, no matter how safe we may feel, there's always stuff going on behind the scenes. >> so far, prosecutors are not revealing the specific details behind those charges, but

whitmore has now been placed on indefinite leave. 6:05 right now. happening today, the man accused in the violent hammer attack in nancy pelosi's home is due in court for a status hearing. david depape is accused of seriously injuring paul pelosi last summer. depape is facing state and federal charges. today's hearing is tied to the state charges. depape's attorney says the federal trial will likely take place first, and that may begin as soon as next month. new video this morning of russian president vladimir putin's face-to-face meeting with north korean leader kim jong-un. kim arrived by armored train and the two men are meeting today at a russian spaceport. the north korean leader is expected to ask russia for economic and military technology, as russia seeks fresh ammunition supplies in its war with ukraine. kim is vowing to provide unconditional support. 6:06 right now.

the clock is ticking in sacramento where state lawmakers are pushing to gather enough votes on three closely watched proposals before the session ends. "today in the bay"'s kris sanchez joins us in the newsroom. these bills may bring changes to food, environment, even how some people relax. >> indeed. california's legislative session ends on thursday, and bills that pass go on to governor newsom's desk for him to veto or they become law with or without his signature. one of the bills the governor can sign or veto would outlaw four chemicals in our food and drink. they are red dye number 3, potassium bromate, vegetable oil. and add color and shelf life. the chemicals are banned in europe over health concerns, but if this becomes law, it makes california the first state in the nation to ban those chemicals. another bill focuses on making sure that people and business owners understand the impact of climate change on their

businesses, then it asks them to come up with a plan to address their risk. so this could affect people who live in wildfire country, for example. opponents want companies to get this information through national disclosure rules. they say it's not necessary for california to get involved, but the policy group that supports this bill claims that the bill would impact some 10,000 companies. after a busy legislative session, lawmakers might be looking to relax, if they pass a bill introduced by assemblyman matt haney, they might be able to go to a cannabis cafe which will allow them to sell food and beverages and have live entertainment. governor newsom has this is a slew of other bills on his desk. he could get more before the session wraps on thursday. newsom has until october 14th to sign, veto or allow them to become law without his signature.

>> a lot to follow there. thank you, kris. 6:08 right now. continuing our coverage of that ongoing sinkhole repair happening in san francisco. road closures remain in effect on fillmore between union and vallejo and on green street between webster and steiner. it's all from the rupturing of two antiquated water pipes which send hundreds of thousands of gallons of water cascading through the neighborhood. no timeline on the reopening. 6:08 this morning. we take a live look outside in downtown san jose. a beautiful start to the morning out there. a little chilly out there. cinthia pimentel has been tracking that forecast for us. cinthia, is it going to shape up to be another nice one today? >> you bet it will. we're going to start in san francisco with most of that fog just blanketing parts of the city skyline there right now. and as we head out the door, just be careful with changes in visibility. we're tracking patchy fog over the north bay, down to half moon bay, and parts of the east bay. we'll start at 58 in livermore,

59 in the city, and just a little bit chillier there in novato and santa rosa, in those low 50s. good morning in danville. we'll start off at 58 degrees. clouds moving through the area and should mix out and give us a warm day ahead. 81 as we go into 1:00 this afternoon. we'll track all of your microclimate forecasts coming up in a little bit. mike is helping you get around with cheaper gas prices. >> unfortunately, we're losing some of those numbers. we had $4.59, now a new low in santa clara is higher. we have $4.79, the best we can do. world gas in sunnyvale at the top. next number in contra costa county, low there, $4.89 for that county. mash gas and food on bryant way in orinda. in the north bay, vallejo, it's $4.95 at the valero on redwood parkway. thanks for sharing those prices on gasbuddy.com. on the roadways, a smooth flow of traffic, slower still in san jose. this crash, no major injuries

reported, but they're trying to get those two vehicles over to the right shoulder. this is where we see the first slowing. it's slow to mckee, then things are better than you might expect at oakland road. here is the backup just south of alum rock, slow approaching from 280 past mckee. back to you. >> thanks, mike. 6:10 right now. one step closer to their goal, you might say. coming up, new developments in the effort to build a new home for two popular bay area soccer teams. plus, let the music play. san francisco's outside lands is expanding. we're going to tell you the new details on next year's extra details on next year's extra long festival and the impact

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happy wednesday. oracle had its worst day in 20 years on the stock market, as it disappointed investors with its quarterly financial report. that pulled the entire nasdaq lower. tens of thousands of people are in san francisco for dreamforce. our ginger conejero saab will have a live report coming up. big day in washington, an ai summit. the leaders of all the major ai companies will speak to senators in a closed-door briefing. it was senate majority leader chuck schumer's idea, who says congress waits far too long to create policy and laws around new inventions. >> on ai, we can't behave like ostriches and stick our heads in the sand. it will affect just about every aspect of society in major ways. both positive and negative. >> now, the leaders in the meeting with congress are from facebook and google, openai, nvidia. all the big names in commercial

artificial intelligence. a number of people are concerned that schumer isn't including others, like from academia. in an off-camera interview, senator elizabeth warren said, quote, these tech billionaires want to lobby congress behind closed doors with no questions asked. that's just plain wrong. her point is it is a radical departure from the usual way congress handles major questions. usually before a specialized committee. this is more like a college symposium, school for senators, but they're not in charge. now, attendance is optional. we just published our new episode of our podcast sand hill road. the entire episode is about this meeting. it's titled "hey, senator, listen to this before the ai meeting" and we speak with an ai expert from stanford. >> calculators did not make humans not do math. it made humans do better math, right? and that is ultimately what we are trying to get toward. >> you can listen to that episode maybe on your way to the

capitol on apple podcast and google play, spotify and more. laura and marcus, apple did as expected, introduced four new iphones with the brand new usb connecter. honestly, that's about all the news there is. the "washington post" columnist asked this morning, why are we still doing this? now, i will say they have these little refresh of the technology. i don't know that they should have an entire circus-like atmosphere around it. i do recall when steve jobs came up with a manila envelope on the stage and poured out a laptop at a time when we called them luggables. they were huge. oh, man. >> those were the days. breaking days, you know. >> brand new inventions. >> amazing. >> thanks, scott. 6:17 right now. new at 6:00, oakland leaders are one step closer to a new soccer stadium next to the coliseum.

oakland city council community and economic development community gave unanimous approval for the new stadium on the vacant property used as overflow parking. it would be the home to two new teams -- not new, but roots fc and oakland women's team. the stadium would hold about 10,000 fans. the measure moves to the full council next tuesday and it comes as root sc opens up its ownership opportunities. the new investment campaign starting today will allow anyone to become an investor at the cost of just $100. how about an extended mix for outside lands? the second outside lands event is now reportedly in the works. san francisco supervisors have given the green light for organizers to hold a second weekend of concerts. it's expected to be a scaled-down version of the main festival. the city's rec and parks department is driving the effort as a way to generate new revenue. the new concert permit is for three years and takes effect

next summer. always such a huge event. pretty good acts, too. >> and people who come into town are for the outfits and everything, but you forget your sweater in san francisco at nighttime. >> it's over. >> so if you go both weekends, make sure you're prepared. >> always. let's get you ready for the day, having warm temperatures for everybody. we're going to start off our morning seeing the peek of the sunrise over livermore at 58 degrees. in san francisco, we're waking up, also, in those upper 50s. as we go throughout the day in san francisco, we're going to see most of that fog hanging around the coastline. by around 10:00 this morning, we're seeing some patchy fog hanging around the east bay shoreline and down into parts of gilroy. if you have any plans that require sunshine today, i promise you that it's coming. by the middle of the day, more clearing in the north bay, through the east bay and south bay, and that will help keep temperatures cooler closer to the water as we go through the

middle of the day and that cloud cover hanging on. as far as everybody else goes, we'll feel temperatures slightly warmer than yesterday. we'll do upper 80s in santa rosa, low 70s in the city. as we go into the east bay and into solano county, how about 90 in fairfield? that's a good way to get through the middle of our workweek. we'll do 80s in the south bay as well. tomorrow you won't feel that much of a change. we're also looking at more storms hanging mostly to the pacific northwest. that storm track staying away from the bay area. as we go into the start of our weekend, we're going to see friday morning with some fog, maybe drizzle closer to the water. but this is also going to start to usher in more of that cloud cover, more of that breeze as we go into the second half of the weekend, and some showers start to pop up. so if you have any plans to head up this weekend into parts of northern california through the central sierra and down into parts of yosemite, do be careful and check the forecast, which you can do on the nbc bay area app. we're looking at showers to the

north and to the east of the bay area. what it will do for us is help cool temperatures down. look at this roller coaster we're on in concord. upper 80s today, cooling down as we go into friday, saturday, in the upper 70s, to start off the workweek the middle of september there, and then we'll rise back up in the next couple of days. so before we get there, let's get you a check of san francisco over the next couple of days. mild in the city after the fog mixes out for people hanging around dreamforce or giants, any kind of plans. more cloud cover on friday, and as we go into our inland valleys, a bit breezy today, not as much as yesterday. but temperatures staying steady in those 80s, low 80s as we go into sunday and slightly cooler for the start of next week. mike, what's going on in the south bay? >> we had a crash, north 101 at mckee, kept things jammed up around 280. things are now recovering. speeds are getting better. i'm watching for any slowing by the airport but it's not kicking

in. it's spreading out nicely. more traffic is on its way, of course. another 20 minutes and the traffic from san martin will arrive. southbound 680 continues to slow, fremont, pleasanton and sunol show slowing for southbound 680. we had a lot of slowing at the dublin interchange and then it cleared up again without incidents reported. over here we have more slowing, hayward toward union city, just a bit for the nimitz. highway 4 holding steady with a nice traffic flow, and 242 south toward concord, walnut creek, and then a little blip around the interchange for 24. so we're seeing the same pattern we typically see. no major issues. again, 40 minutes out of pittsburg down to walnut creek. >> thank you, mike. 6:22 right now. next on "today in the bay," nbc bay area responds. >> a family's move to los gatos opens our eyes to a tip for anyone who ever flies. i'm consumer investigator chris chmura.

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welcome back. it's 6:25. nbc bay area responds to a south bay family's tsa dispute. >> their experience might change the way you go through airport security. consumer investigator chris chmura explains why. let me tell you the story of ken in los gatos and the internet router sitting next to him. ken and his family just moved here from chicago. they shipped their stuff and flew the final leg. ken packed that router in his carry-on bag. tsa flagged his bag, searched inside and sent him on his way. when ken arrived here, his router was missing. he contacted tsa and found his router in tsa lost and found in chicago. ken says tsa expected him to pick it up in person or pay to ship it. ken disagreed because he's confident the agent forgot to put the router back in his bag. so he contacted us. we contacted tsa. >> i get an email from some special person at tsa administration something, please

verify your address. so i said, ah, you guys are good. >> tsa then shipped ken his router at no cost to him. we asked the tsa for a statement. we did not receive one. tsa checkpoints are a bit of a black hole. the tsa says approximately 90,000 to 100,000 items are left behind at checkpoints each month. so ken has a word of advice for all air travelers. keep your eyes on your bags at all times, especially if a tsa agent searches that bag. ken contacted us online. you can, too. scan the qr code on your screen right now to fill out our consumer complaint form online. >> thanks, chris. 6:27 right now. coming up next, the stop stories we're following. including, targeted again. why workers fear the same thieves may come back for more. first, here is savannah.

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costs an incoming freshman can expect to pay by the time they graduate. east bay police officers facing a judge. they're accused of taking bribes. what we can expect to play out in court today. dreamforce day two. san francisco may be buzzing, but some are also regarding this conference as a big test for the city. up ahead, we'll have whether mayor london breed believes the city will pass this test. this is "today in the bay." this is also wednesday morning. good morning. thanks for starting your day with us. i'm laura garcia. >> i'm marcus washington. let's get a look at that forecast this morning. cinthia pimentel in for kari with a look at a foggy start to the morning. >> all of this cloud cover just started rushing in over our sutro tower camera. you might find it a hard morning

to take off those blankets. this wednesday is going to be filled with lots of sunshine. as we take a look at our weather headlines, we're going to start off with patchy fog, warming up this afternoon. nice, comfortable 70s and 80s on tap. we'll talk about what we can expect with hurricane lee, where it's moving right now and the possible impacts for people, and possibly for you if you're traveling the next couple of days. and cooler changes in our long-range forecast. 6:31 right now. happening today, cal state students bracing for a new reality and it will likely involve higher tuition costs. >> we're not talking about just one hike, but a series of increases that will add a lot of change for a lot of incoming students. "today in the bay"'s kris sanchez is poring over the numbers this morning. tell us what this may mean for a lot of those families. college is expensive. >> college is expensive, and you have a high school senior and this has been the hot topic in our house, pretty much the only

topic in our house for a while. csu trustees stay this is not going to affect the majority of students because of grants or waivers. but when you consider that the cal state system is the largest public university system in the nation with nearly a half million students, we are still talking a very big impact. here is what the csu proposal looks like. tuition would increase 6% over five years, starting next fall. that would work out to about $342 more per year for a full-time undergraduate student and about $2,000 more by 2027. now, the csu's chief financial officer says trustees really have to consider what would be just the second tuition increase in 12 years, to get the university system back in the black. he says csu spends more to run the '23 school system than it brings in, and currently the csu system has $1.5 billion funding gap. this proposed increase would generate $840 million in new

funding over five years, but opponents say this comes at a very big cost to the students that the csu is supposed to serve. >> it would be a lot of stress on the students, it would be a lot of stress on the students' parents. >> trustees in long beach need to sharpen their pencils and come up with other way to say come up with money other than putting it on the backs and shoulders of the students. >> reporter: so on average, the csu tuition for an undergraduate full-time student is about $5,700 per year. to compare, tuition in the uc system is more than $14,000. neither of those figures include housing. now, those csu professors, and you heard from one of them, they are fighting for a pay raise. they oppose this tuition increase. they say it just makes it hard for people to consider the goal of higher education. by the way, i was curious, what was tuition when i was in college? i didn't know because my parents were helping me and i had loans.

$3,000 for tuition and fees. >> what a difference. >> a huge difference. and it's difficult when your kids do the work and then they have to choose where to go based on finances rather than -- >> right, and the colleges trying to keep up as well and the professors. it goes on and on. everybody is affected. we're all feeling the tighter squeeze these days. >> that's why we make our coffee at home, right? >> that's true. >> saving all the pennies, and sucking up to uncle marcus. >> that little trust over here. >> a lot of nieces and nephews, marcus. >> they're all going to take care of you when you get old. >> amen to that. it's worth the investment. >> thanks, kris. happening today, five police officers in pittsburg and antioch are expected to appear in front of a judge for arraignment. they're accused of taking bribes in exchange for avoiding traffic citations. state prosecutors are filing the

charges. there are separate federal charges filed against some of the officers tied to an fbi raid last month. the case centers around alleged racist and homophobic text messages sent across both departments. some of the officers in court today are involved in both cases. an east bay luxury car dealership is getting more help from law enforcement. this is after being repeatedly targeted by thieves. security cameras caught the latest incident just about 24 hours ago at platinum motors in martinez. that's when the general manager says two men ransacked the offices looking for keys. they made off with a bmw worth $107,000 and an audi worth $80,000. he says insurance will cover the losses, but he said the scary part is the thieves actually grabbed about a dozen set of keys and he's afraid they'll soon come back for more. >> we moved from san leandro to martinez for the same reason, and it keeps happening. they keep following us because the cars that we have here, as you can see, they're high-end

cars. >> he tells us police have already agreed to boost their patrols and security guards will now sit on site. 6:36, and a live look this morning at sunol glen elementary school. this is where a controversial decision is bringing out emotions on both sides. last night the debate centered around the school flying a pride flag, which triggered heated confrontation and those deputies were called in to keep peace. eventually all attendees were forced to leave and the board members decided only the u.s. and the state flag can be raised at the school effective immediately. new at 6:00, governor newsom is headed to china to talk about climate change. the governor's office says the trip is set for late next month. newsom wants to maintain a relationship with china, despite tensions. he says it's important for the state of the world, for the u.s. and china, to work together to combat climate change. we don't know if newsom will meet with china's leader xi jinping. in just a few hours,

dreamforce resumes in san francisco, with what organize ers are calling the biggest ai event in the world. >> it's proving to be a test for city leaders as speculation swirls about the conference looking for a new home. ginger conejero saab joins us live at moscone center this morning. what's the mayor saying, ginger? >> reporter: good morning, laura and marcus. well, the mayor is focusing on the positives, saying dreamforce started here and it belongs in san francisco. she also says that people want to be in san francisco because it's a city for innovation. mayor breed is speaking to our raj mathai last night to talk about the so-called benioff test. is san francisco ready to pass it? >> have you talked to benioff since he made the comments, i believe, last week? >> oh, definitely. we talk all the time. and of course, you know, he's commit to do san francisco, despite what people believe. i know this kind of went viral, but marc benioff got his start

right here in san francisco, just like so many other companies that have gone on to be successful, and what is most important that we recognize, people want to be here. san francisco is the place of innovation. especially as it relates to artificial intelligence. >> reporter: artificial intelligence is central to this year's dreamforce, which is being advertised as the biggest ai event in the world. today's talks about the ai revolution continue, with california governor gavin newsom making an appearance at one of the discussions. other governors will be speaking tomorrow, as ai's role in government is being explored among other industries. governor newsom will be speaking about the future of california's leadership in technology and in artificial intelligence. that talk will take place at 3:00 this afternoon. something that many people are also looking forward to, tonight

is the big dreamforce concert that's happening at chase center. still a lot of eyes, as dreamforce continues to roll out, and seeing if things run smoothly. but so far, so good, guys. >> always a busy conference. thanks, ginger. >> mayor breed sounded confident they'll stick around. 6:39 this morning. let's take a live look at walnut creek. a beautiful sunrise as we get started with the day. cinthia pimentel has been tracking what we can expect from this forecast today. starting out a little chilly, cinthia. but, hey, it is the bay area. >> a little chilly, and lots of traffic already as we take a look at the berkeley curve. just be mindful of some changes in visibility as you make your way to school, to work, or wherever this wednesday will lead you. berkeley, good morning. we're in the thick of it. things are getting into swing with school, jobs, everything going on. as we go through the morning and get you through this workday and

week, we're going to see sunshine return, giving us a lot of positive attitude that we need. we'll start at 58 degrees as we go into the next 15, 20 minutes here at 7:00 a.m., and as we go into the middle of the day, more sunshine expected for everyone. just about everyone. we'll check that coming up. mike, you're concerned about a fire? >> we're taking the same shot you did, cinthia. the berkeley curve, which is not in berkeley, it goes through oakland. that's the backup toward the bay bridge. the maze, look at all of these roads. that's where there was a fire reported. turns out crews on telegraph near the freeway reported a small fire near the freeway. not disrupting traffic. we're looking at a good, smooth flow still. but the bigger build continues. look at this pushing toward the bay bridge. the traffic shifted over to 680 toward the benicia bridge and that might be why we're seeing traffic slowing through the walnut creek area, as well as south 680, joining up as you head toward pleasant hill and

lafayette and orinda. the build is toward the bay bridge and across the bay on the richmond bridge and toward san francisco. looking ahead, we have dreamforce still in town, all these folks we just talked about, but combined with dreamforce, we have a midday game for the giants and the concert tonight for dreamforce at chase center. there will be a lot of activity. back to you. >> thanks, mike. we are following breaking news out of pennsylvania where a violent escaped inmate on the run for nearly two weeks is finally back in custody. a news conference is set to get under way. we'll bring you the new details next. we are just 17 days away from a government shutdown that a number of people in congress guarantee will happen. plus, forget about snakes on a plane. how about snakes at the airport? we're going to tell you where one stopped by and had some travelers stopped in their tracks. keep it right here.

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by the time you head out the door for lunch, maybe for a nice walk, temperatures mild, in the mid to upper 70s. we'll talk more about what we can expect in the east bay, the north bay, everywhere in between, coming up. and out of the east bay we expect more traffic volume to hit 92 westbound. that's the taillights. i see a lot of the brake lights now tapping on the flat section. there may be an incident. i'm checking chp reports and watching carefully. we'll let you know if there's more of an issue getting to the peninsula than just some

traffic. breaking news this morning. authorities in pennsylvania have finally captured a prisoner whose escape went viral following nearly a two-week manhunt. danelo cavalcante was convicted of killing his girlfriend. the camera captured him crab walking up the prison wall to the roof of the building, where he escaped. yesterday he stole a rifle from one homeowner who shot at him. this morning he is back in custody. here are live pictures of a press conference, where we're expected to get details on how this capture played out. of course, we will continue to monitor this. once that gets under way, we will bring you that during our newscast if it happens. if not, you can always get the information at nbcbayarea.com. it is 6:46 right now. deficit spending is a big concern in washington. some in congress say it's time to stop spending. >> when they say stop spending, they literally mean stop spending. >> good morning to you. a group of lawmakers are simply

going to refuse to authorize any more government spending, even if a continuing resolution or cr, meaning the government would shut down at the end of the month. here is republican congressman ralph norman from south carolina. >> we got rolled on the debt ceiling. we're not going to get rolled again now. we're going to use our votes to defund as many things as we can. cr i'm not voting for, as many aren't, because it funds all the bad things we say we are against. >> the white house warns one of the very first programs to be affected will be wic, food aid to women, infants and children. the white house says wic needs emergency funding, but we're talking about no funding for anything. some of the same lawmakers calling for a government shutdown are also calling for speaker of the house kevin mccarthy to resign. they say he's not conservative enough. yesterday, just hours before a scheduled speech to call for his ouster, mccarthy announced he was ordering an impeachment

inquiry into president joe biden. it's been a while since we talked about impeachment. to clarify, nobody has been impeached. the first step is an inquiry. that's what mccarthy says he's authorizing. but usually there's a vote to authorize an inquiry. in fact, back when speaker pelosi tried to do an impeachment inquiry without a vote, it was mccarthy who called her out and said, hold on, you can't do that, we need to have a vote to launch an inquiry. here is that document from back during the very early days of the first trump impeachment. this time around it's not clear mccarthy has the votes in his own party to authorize the inquiry, because he hasn't specified specifically what biden should be impeached for. the inquiry, he says, is going to find that. republican congressman ken buck told nbc, quote, there's not a strong connection at this point between the evidence on hunter biden and any evidence connecting the president, so i am more focused on the issues

that i think americans care about. republican don bacon speaking to "the hill" newspaper. as of now, i do not support an inquiry. i think it should be based on evidence of a crime that points directly to president biden. impeachment needs to be about the dad, not the son. now, it is pretty clear by now, hunter biden got his wealth off proximity to his father. nobody is really questioning that. the companies hired him, apparently, with the hopes of having access to joe biden. but nobody has offered proof there was any kind of meaningful access. the president and first lady will convene their cancer cabinet today at the white house and announce a quarter billion in new funding to detect and treat cancer. the program wants to cut cancer deaths in half in the next 25 years. in an unusual day in the senate, top leaders from commercial ai, google, openai, nvidia and half a dozen more, will have a school, of sort, for senators. we'll talk more about it in our streaming newscast.

laura, that starts at 7:00. >> i'm always here for it. thanks so much. well, glad i wasn't here for this. travelers, watch your step. new video from last night at san jose's mineta international airport. a snake in baggage claim. the snake is only a garter snake, not venomous. a viewer sent us this video near the baggage claim area. can you imagine looking around trying to find your bag and you find that? as of last night, airport workers were still looking for the snake. they don't know how it got there. they know it's in the baggage claim area, but it's slithering around. >> slither away, back into some garden. from naks to skunks. trending this morning, a surprise visit that left fans holding their breath at a recent baseball game. >> you can see why this this video from saturday. take a look. >> we've got a skunk delay in right field.

>> so this happened during the springfield cardinals minor league game in missouri. somehow the skunk made it onto the field in the middle of the game. the umpire stopping the game as soon as they noticed it. after a skunk chase, it left the field, apparently without ever spraying its foul odor. >> they were agitating it quite a bit. >> that's the thing. >> they're going to be dumping tomato juice. >> exactly. >> they scare me, and not because of -- >> raccoons are scary, too. no matter how many people say, oh, they're cute. no. >> how about a good possum. >> one got my foot once. >> why would you be so close? >> it was when i lived in

oklahoma. >> they're in california, too. >> and they've got snakes at the airport. >> welcome to sunny california. >> what's going on? let's get you a check of the weather, instead. good morning to you in dublin. starting out with mostly clear skies, 58 degrees right now. we've got just about everything for you this morning. 50s, 60s, some 70s as you go out at around 11:00, 12:00 for your lunchtime hour. don't forget the sunglasses and short sleeves because it will warm up into the 80s. maybe you want to skip the middle of the day at work or school and head out to the giants game. last one before they leave town. we'll start at 12:45 and go through the rest of the afternoon in the 60s there with winds picking up as we go into the afternoon hours. for the rest of the bay area, once we do mix out of this cloud cover this morning, we'll see a warmer day. that breeze settling down compared to what we had yesterday, and we'll do low 70s in downtown san francisco, 77 in oakland, and we'll show off our

microclimates as we take you to 80 in napa, 89 in can cord, and 84 in morgan hill. i did want to take a second and talk about what's happening with hurricane lee in the atlantic and why it could impact you if you have any travel plans. right now it's a category 3 storm. it's avoided puerto rico. and for the most part, it should avoid a direct hit there in florida. as we continue to track this storm, it's going to stay mostly parallel to the eastern seaboard. look at these winds as we go into friday, saturday, becoming a category 1 storm, breaking down by the time that we see these impacts in parts of maine, nova scotia. but we are still looking at some very gusty winds. it could bring about more water with this storm and some flooding concerns. but what it could mean for you is if you're traveling to the east coast, you could see some delays as that storm system comes closer to the coastline there. we'll keep track of that for you as the week goes on. san francisco over the next couple of days, 70s, 60s, nice

weather to get us through september. it's getting a little busy in the south bay. we're not talking about the snake, but that is over by sjc. 101, slow all the way from capitol, and there's the push. more slowing on 85 here, as well as over here coming up past union. that means for volume coming out of the south county and we're looking at 237 coming in off of 880. more traffic feeding in, smoothly, the speeds are not so bad for union city and fremont. we are looking at 680 slow in general through pleasanton and into sunol. standard pattern here, building in walnut creek. back to you. >> thank you very much, mike. happening now in the east bay, pittsburg police looking for a man wanted in connection to a deadly shooting. investigators say on the 14th of july, several men shot into a moving car on crestview drive, killing a 24-year-old passenger and seriously wounding another.

this week officers arrested nine suspects after serving search warrants in four cities. take a look at your screen, though, right now. this 19-year-old is still wanted in connection to the shooting. he is considered armed and dangerous. anyone who knows who he is should call pittsburg pd. a quick look at the top stories this morning, including deputies are called in after tempers flare at a school board meeting. the battle lines drawn over the flying of a pride flag at one school. we'll have the details on the board's controversial late-night decision. plus, news cal state students are dreading. the meeting happening today that may

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6:58. welcome back. we're moving you forward with a look at the top stories on "today in the bay," including a controversial decision bringing out emotions on both sides. >> a live look at sunol glen elementary school, which will no longer be able to fly a pride flag. the board decision last night followed a heated debate and deputies being called in to keep the peace. eventually all those attending were forced to leave and board members decided only the u.s. and the state flag can be raised at that school effective immediately. cal state students are bracing for tuition hikes. trustees today are expected to vote on those proposed hikes. it calls for tuition to increase by 6% every year over five years, starting next fall. it works out to about $342 more per year for a full-time undergraduate student for about $2,000 more by the year 2027. opponents are planning to protest the meetings today and tomorrow.

that's what's happening across the bay area on "today in the bay." the "today" show starts now, with the latest on the pennsylvania convicted murderer caught. >> be sure to join us for our streaming newscast at nbcbayarea.com. if not, we'll see you tomorrow morning. saying this. i believe they are the finest law enforcement agency in the united states of america, and i could not be more proud to be the governor of this commonwealth and have this commonwealth and have the chance to serve of in public service alongside these great leaders in the pennsylvania state police. leading the effort for us is colonel christopher paris who did yeoman's work overseeing this application with the lieutenant governor bibbitz.