is a really cool job. >> you'll be miss betty there. there you go. miss laura coming in. you can watch that story ahead on the "today" show coming up at 7:00. a quick reminder, you can now watch nbc bay area news whenever you want. we are on 24/7. you can find it on roku and other streaming platforms. you'll be able to watch live breaking news, news conferences, as well as repeats of our newscasts. right now at 6:00, a late-night deadly hit-and-run investigation closes streets in the east bay. the key details police revealed to our crew at the scene that may help investigators. a suspected pot grow up in flames. new details this morning on the moment neighbors could sense trouble. plus, shutdown showdown, as president biden wakes up in the bay area. the race to pass a funding bill and where things stand in washington this morning. this is "today in the bay."

here we go, team. it's wednesday morning. halfway through our workweek already. thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> i'm marcus washington. of course we've god you covered on all fronts this morning. mike is looking at that commute. first, let's talk about the forecast, kari. >> it looks great out there today. and such a different picture from a lot of the cameras we had yesterday morning at this time. it is now all dry as you head out in dublin, and we're going to see some dry conditions throughout the day. take a look at our planner. going from upper 50s at 9:00 this morning to 1:00 at 75 degrees, a really mild day ahead. hopefully you'll be able to spend more time outside and enjoy the nice temperatures that we're enjoying for this first full week of fall. in hayward, we'll see a high of 77 degrees, 80 in napa and novato, and low 80s for santa rosa. going into the day tomorrow, it will be slightly warmer for those interior valleys. we'll talk about that and when

we may see rain again coming up in a few minutes. mike, do you still have the traffic alert? >> we do, reports that highway 37 is blocked, that's what the speed sensors are marked on the map. the backup is not solid coming toward 121. there must be some traffic getting by. westbound 37 jammed up and the build out of vallejo, i would not go this way if you're heading toward novato. the long route means much more time heading up toward highway 12 or down across the richmond bridge. the crew has been on scene with this crash for quite some time. the rest of the bay shows standard build, the backup at the bay bridge toll plaza and recovery after an earlier crash after the castro valley y. >> thank you very much. 6:02 right now. new overnight, oakland police have investigating an apparent deadly hit-and-run. officers scoured the scene on international boulevard near 54th avenue, closing traffic through the night in both

directions. off camera, they told our photographer at the scene the victim died. police so far are not confirming that. officers also told us the driver ran from the scene and the suspected car was left there. again, we're still awaiting confirmation. a quiet east bay neighborhood suddenly turned upside down after an apparent explosion, and this morning firefighters are still asking a lot of questions. >> "today in the bay"'s kris sanchez joins us from our newsroom. the whole thing rattled neighbors. >> it was a nerve-racking night for the neighbors, the firefighters, because they had a hard time getting into the home, which the battalion chief told us had all the tell-tale signs of being a marijuana grow house. in the video, you see firefighters trying to make access through the roof, down below you see the windows covered with plywood. that was making it difficult for firefighters to get in. when they finally were able to get in, it was just too dangerous and they had to pull back out.

it was just in the nick of time. moments later, the roof caved in. the fire was just reported before 10:00 last night in antioch on the 5300 block of navajo way. because of access issues and the initial report of an explosion, firefighters were at the scene for more than four hours. neighbors told us they have witnessed other similar fires in the neighborhood recently, which made them fear for their own safety. >> i felt scared and i thought that everyone in the house was going to lose their life and our dogs were going to be harmed. >> reporter: her roommate grabbed a hose and tried to help before firefighters got there. once they were on scene, the firefighters were on scene for four hours, they did spend most of the time outside dousing the flames from the outside, taking that defensive position, because it was just too unsafe for the firefighters to go inside once

they came out. the investigation into the suspected grow house continues. >> kris, thank you. happening today, a south bay man accused in a decades-old sexual assault is due in court for a plea hearing. in june sunnyvale authorities arrested jeffrey richard martinez after what they say was a positive dna hit. they credited a public genealogy database for finding that match. since that time, they say at least two more victims have come forward. the case revolves around a 1996 sexual assault of a 7-year-old girl. it is still possible that more charges will be filed. president biden waking up this morning in the bay area to conclude a two-day visit. we have a live look at san francisco's fairmont hotel. that is where the president is staying and where he plans to attend a meeting later today involving white house science and technology advisers. yesterday the president attended fundraising events in san francisco and atherton.

our ginger conejero saab will join us with a more detailed report coming up in our next half hour. also, when we're not on the air, you can always stay up with the president's visit online. head to our website, nbcbayarea.com, or download our free news app. developing this morning, questions growing about san francisco's fleet week being severely dialed back in the event of a government shutdown. the deal is needed by saturday and fleet week ramps up next thursday when the blue angels are supposed to practice. for now, organizers are still planning for an all systems go. as for the funding deadline, lawmakers in the house and senate still appear to be on two different paths. here is a live look at the capitol this morning. hard right house republicans want significant spending cuts and provisions, including more funding for the southern border. the senate, meanwhile, just passed a bipartisan stopgap measure that may hit a brick wall in the house.

now, "today in the bay"'s drew petrimoulx is in washington for us, and, drew, neither path seems likely to overcome that shutdown at this point, anyway, right? >> reporter: yeah, that's exactly right. good morning, marcus. right now the senate controlled by democrats and the house, which is under republican control, appear to be on different paths. and neither seems likely to lead to a solution that avoids that government shutdown. with the house making little progress, the senate is moving forward with its own short-term funding plan to keep the government running through mid-november. >> this bipartisan cr is a temporary solution, a bridge towards cooperation and a way from extremism. and it will allow us to keep working to fully fund the federal government and spare american families the pain of a shutdown. >> reporter: the plan maintains current levels of government spending, plus additional funding for ukraine and disaster relief, but faces dim prospects in the republican-controlled

house. >> in the house we'll take up ours. i did talk to leader mcconnell tonight. >> reporter: speaker mccarthy said the house will put forward its funding plan before the end of the week that focuses on border security. it's unclear if mccarthy has the votes to pass it, facing a rebellion from hard line members of his party pressing for deeper spending cuts. >> this place is broken and we need to stop spending the way we are. we need to get spending under control and it should be the top priority. >> reporter: with the shutdown looming, federal agencies getting contingency plans in place ahead of the september 30th deadline. >> this is so unnecessary. this doesn't need to happen. >> reporter: a shutdown would impact a broad array of federal programs, from pre-k to agriculture, 4 million federal workers will be affected, with some being furloughed and others being forced to work without pay. now, late tuesday the house did take the first steps toward passing some long-term spending bills, but they would likely face stiff opposition in the

senate and do little to avoid the shutdown. in washington, i'm drew petrimoulx. back to you. >> hopefully a compromise for the people will come out very soon. thank you. 6:08 right now. and new at 6:00, a new boost for public transit in the north bay. s.m.a.r.t. rail is receiving $32 million to help fund a new extension to cloverdale. the money comes courtesy of a grant from the federal railroad administration and s.m.a.r.t. says most of the money will be spent on the stretch between windsor and heelsberg. taking a live look in san francisco this morning, not too bad to start our wednesday. meteorologist kari hall has been tracking what we can expect. a lot clearer today than yesterday. >> absolutely. you don't need the umbrella, the rain jacket or all of that stuff we had to deal with yesterday in the city. it's clear in san jose, so we're starting out with a nice, clear morning, cool temperatures, a jacket, definitely.

it's 54 degrees. then as we go throughout the morning, you'll be taking that jacket off as it becomes a lot more comfortable and our temperatures reach into the mid-70s early in the afternoon. we'll see a high of 77 today in san jose, fremont, hayward, oakland, mountain view, and low 80s for napa, with livermore also reaching 80 degrees. we do have cooler temperatures in our weekend forecast and also some of us may see rain. so i'll have more on that in a few minutes. mike has a look at where you can find lower gas prices for now. >> prices did jump up at places that i pass overnight. we'll watch in the south bay. costco on lawrence station road is at $4.97. that's the best we could do below 5 bucks. contra costa county, the middle number, $5.19 at concord super stop on willow pass road. the rest for marin gas on magnolia avenue, $5.19.

on the roadways we have to point out a couple of key spots. the most important one i see as far as the reports go, reports of all lanes of westbound 37 blocked at 121. traffic must be getting by somehow. i also see another report talking about a signal taken out. so perhaps there's a signal out instead of the roadway. plan for delays. muir island toward novato, highway 37 seeing that. the berkeley curve is holding steady, lighter than yesterday. no problems on the bay bridge span. we'll track a shift. back to you. >> thanks, mike. you know what? you may want to start rethinking any upcoming trips to vegas because major hotels may soon be facing a strike. coming up, we're going to talk about the new step taken by tens of thousands of workers. the ftc puts an amazon lawsuit in its cart, plus a record set in space. let's take you out to the futures. hoping for something green after yesterday's drubbing.

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it is 6:14. let's head over to novato with our start of the morning at 50 degrees and all clear. and it's going to be a cool

start, but shaping up to be a very comfortable day, as that sunshine continues in the forecast. it will be slightly warmer. we'll talk about this and a chance of rain in our weekend forecast coming up. we're looking at the bridge out of richmond, westbound 580. the bridge might be seeing more traffic because some folks are avoiding highway 37. i think you are able to get past the crash and the alert. we have another issue, though, for 580 coming through oakland. i'll sort out some details and get that to you coming up. good morning. very happy wednesday to you. another down day on the markets. big numbers. the dow was down more than 380 points, which 20 years ago would have totally freaked us out. these days with the dow over 30,000, it works out to a little more than 1%. we mentioned that target is closing nine stores because of theft and violence, understandably, including three stores in the bay area. on tuesday, the ftc did what we assumed it would do, and accused amazon in a massive antitrust

lawsuit. the federal government joins 19 states in accusing amazon of punishing sellers if they try to sell for less somewhere else, and that it all but forces sellers to use amazon warehouses and delivery systems in order to get a prime designation. >> just because amazon is great and in many ways wonderful and convenient, doesn't mean amazon can break the law. >> the lawsuit was brought by the new head of the federal trade commission, lena khan, and we suspected this was coming because she wrote a better calling it the amazon paradox. it's not clear what the government wants to do about ambassadors, how it would solve the problems it's describing. this is the second major antitrust lawsuit against big tech. the other is in court right now, the trial against google, accused of anticompetitive behavior by the justice department. speaking of google, this

year has been the 25th anniversary of google's creation. later this morning on the "today" show, harry smith is going to take a look at google's new artificial intelligence, bart. >> what did you ask bart? >> i said summarize all the emails from my kid's school. you understand the start of school year is very stressful. inundation of emails, buy this, prepare that. bart as able to summarize. that saved me hours of time, did it in minutes. >> that's ahead on the "today" show. also, brand new video about an hour and 45 minutes ago, you can barely make out the parachute, frank rubio and other astronauts returned to earth. rubio had been on the international space station for about a year and a half. that is the longest stay in space in all of human history. he wasn't supposed to stay that long. one of the capsules, they were not sure about it returning safely so they delayed it. it's going to be extraordinary

to hear what he's gone through coming back to earth. he will not be able to walk for quite some time. >> you don't think about that, they don't use muscles. >> exactly right. it will tell us a lot about if we really do want to go to mars. >> right, the way they'll inspect his body and everything. his muscles atrophy, amazing. developing in las vegas, growing threats of a strike by tens of thousands of hospitality workers. yesterday union leaders announced workers voted to authorize a strike. so far, no date has been set. if a strike does happen, just about every major destination hotel and casino would be affected, including chains like mgm resorts, cesars and wynn. trending this morning, heart-stopping video of a mother in mexico certainly playing mama bear when an actual bear cub

comes face to face with she and her son. >> this is a video from a park in monterey on monday where they were celebrating his birthday. he has down syndrome and his mom says that animals scare him. you can see bravely, that mother shielding her child's face as the bear chows down on the family's lunch. that video was shot by a friend of the family who was also there in celebration. eventually the bear left after she ate all the food there, and later said that -- not a hero, the mother there, just a mother protecting her own cub. >> oh, my. >> that's a little close for comfort. >> we were looking at that video online. you can't just get up and run. you just sit there. and you just think how your heart must have been racing with that bear so close. >> autism spectrum or not, the bear, anybody. >> oh, yeah. that clearly was more of a cub

bear. mama bear wasn't too far back. >> great job by the videographer. >> after you finish looking at the video, wait, somebody is recording this. >> throw a sandwich over there or something. >> everything is recorded nowadays. goodness. you might want to press record and play on this forecast. >> absolutely. get ready to take some beautiful pictures of the sunrise this morning. we're starting out with a clear morning and we're seeing that as well in dublin. yesterday it was a couple of spotty sprinkles falling here and there. now it is all dry. let's head over to castro valley, where we are starting out at 56 degrees. clear there as well. as you're heading out the door, temperatures in the upper 50s at 7:00 and it's going to be a beautiful day. hopefully you'll be able to take it in and get some time outside and enjoy the mild weather we're seeing. in east san jose we'll see a high of 82 and 80 in cupertino,

and the wind will start to pick up, especially later on this afternoon, as our temperatures head for the low 80s in concord, reaching 84 in antioch and 77 for oakland, hayward and in fremont. we'll be in the upper 70s for palo alto, san francisco reaching the upper 60s in the marina district, and we're headed for 82 degrees with upper 70s for ukiah. another storm system moving into the pacific northwest. this is so early to see all of these active storms and some really beneficial rainfall moving just to the north of the bay area into northern california. another round of rain hitting crescent city, eureka and over toward mount shasta. this will fall apart before it gets to the bay area, so we're still not expecting any rain today. but there could be some in our weekend forecast. so take a look at friday. here we are at 5:30 and we see a round of some scattered light showers coming in. it's going to be off and on between friday night and early saturday morning, and in the

north bay we could see some decent amounts of rainfall for saturday afternoon. so just plan ahead that there may be some rain moving in, we may have to change some of those outdoors plans. we could see the potential of these areas in green getting three-quarters to an inch of rain, and then most of us getting about a quarter inch of rain or less. so that's what we're expecting going into the weekend, with those scattered showers off and on. look at how much cooler it's going to be. we're going from low 80s today and tomorrow to low 70s on saturday, and sunday is the better of the two days this weekend to make plans to get outside. mike, you've been watching a couple of flashing lights and now some breaking news. >> we have two alerts now, two closures, actually. this is eastbound at 580 in oakland, so piedmont hill is right up here. we're looking at a full closure. eastbound 580 is fully closed for police activity just shy of the grand avenue exit there. so this area, police have shut

down eastbound 580 getting away from the maze. we'll continue to sort out the details from our newsroom. we do have that closure. 880 is just fine. if you get on the freeway past grand, lakeshore is anywhere after that is fine. getting to the maze is also fine. the police activity clearly a concern. the other closure is west 37 at 121. i believe people are getting through the intersection but going around the crash scene. we'll continue to follow that. the rest of the bay is standard. back to you. >> thanks, mike. 6:22 right now. student loan repayments are set to restart, ending a nearly three-year pause. >> what you can do right now

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welcome back. it's 6:25 right now. with student loan payments set to resume next week, many are already starting to feel that strain. >> that pause first started due to covid and it ends october 1st. this is when more than 40 million americans are expected to resume payments. a recent study finds that more than half of those in debt say the mere thought of resuming payments is affecting their mental health. experts recommend having a plan in place, first understand what your payments will be. your first bill should arrive in the mail soon. then decide on a budget or change our budget to make space for those payments. people should also consider seeing if they qualify for loan forgiveness. >> it can stress you out not

knowing, what can i do, how close am i to getting back on track. so just knowing this is exactly what i owe, this is the space i need to find in my budget can really go a long way to making you feel more confident and secure in making payments. >> credit karma recommends thinking about enrolling in auto pay so you can avoid potential late fees. tonight the world learns the winner of "america's got talent" season 18. >> yeah, so last night eight acts from around the world and three from the u.s. took the stage in pasadena for the final episode of performances. the winner will receive $1 million and the chance to headline a show in las vegas. coverage starts at 8:00 and the two-hour results finale is at 9:00 tonight, right here on nbc bay area. >> i watched last night. pretty good talent. >> it is fun to watch. 6:27 right now. we are following the top stories for you today, including some big changes now in the works to

boost san francisco pedestrian safety. >> we'll talk about the new proposal that would ban something most drivers do about every time they get behind the wheel. i'm ginger conejero saab in san francisco, where we are saying good morning, mr. president, once again. this is day two of his bay area visit. up ahead, we'll tell you what's in store for the president today and how this may disrupt traffic around the city. so we'll h

right now at 6:30, police arrest multiple robbery suspects, after a chase through the east bay. we'll hear from one of the victims about the frightening ordeal. it's two day of president biden's bay area visit. we're live in san francisco with details on his day ahead and the roundtable involving some of his key advisers. and putting virtual public comment on hold. the hateful messages leaving one bay area city to consider a new strategy. this is "today in the bay." 6:30 on your wednesday morning. thanks for starting your day with us. i'm laura garcia. >> i'm marcus washington. we'll get a look at your forecast in a moment. first, mike, you're tracking a major shutdown in the east bay. >> it's getting away from the bay bridge, but eastbound 580, completely blocked by police activity right around grand.

so from 980 to grand, you cannot use that section of freeway. southbound 880 is your option off of the bay bridge. we'll continue to track the details on why there's a closure and what's going on with police activity. for traffic, that's the impact right now. the other closure is westbound 37, the critical commute toward novato, slow from vallejo, i believe folks are getting through this intersection at 121 by going around the crash that did take down the signal. but that is a slow go and that might have folks taking the richmond bridge over to san rafael. everything else is pretty standard. at least they don't have to deal with rain at the same time. yesterday it was a light rain coming down across some of those same areas. and it is a beautiful, clear start to our morning in san francisco, as we go throughout the morning we'll see temperatures going from 60 in san francisco to low 70s throughout the day. it's going to be very comfortable, even for the inland areas, as we reach into the low

80s. we are going to have a couple of very warm, mild days, but then we may be tracking more rain. i'll have that and the full microclimate forecast in a few minutes. 6:32 right now. new overnight, police make arrests in connection with multiple armed robberies in the east bay. it follows a dramatic high-speed chase that played out while you were sleeping. "today in the bay"'s bob redell joins us live this morning. what are police saying so far? >> reporter: off camera, laura, berkeley police say they have arrested three people in connection with these multiple armed robberies that took place yesterday in berkeley. officers arrested the suspects after a pursuit that started in berkeley and ended just after midnight with a crash, their vehicle crashing in oakland on high street near carrington street. police detained one woman at the scene of the crash and caught the other two suspects about a block away. we heard from one man who was

robbed of his phone, backpack, cold chain and hat while waiting at a bus stop in berkeley. >> translator: i had just come out of work. a black truck pulled up and two people got out and pointed a gun at me. they took my necklace, wallet, backpack, hat and phone. i couldn't do anything but give it up, or else it would have ended bad. >> reporter: that man tells us police have returned his phone and backpack, but he is still waiting on the gold chain and hat. police have not released any details about the armed robberies in terms of location or any other information. i have reached out to berkeley police. i'm waiting to hear back. reporting live, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> they were really aggressive there, the robbers. thank you very much for the latest, bob. still no word from firefighters about what may have sparked this fire near oakland's lake merritt. it happened at the rotary nature center building. citizen app video shows how it looked when the fire was at its

peak at about 7:00 last night. firefighters did have it under control in less than half an hour and no one was injured. we continue our coverage this morning of president biden's bay area visit and today he will be centered pretty much exclusively in san francisco. "today in the bay"'s ginger conejero saab is live for us outside of the fairmont hotel. that is where the president is waking up this morning. what about his schedule? what do we know about that? >> reporter: that's right, he's waking up watching "today in the bay," marcus. another day of fundraising for the president, as well as some official business as well. you can see things are still relatively very quiet here outside the fairmont hotel where the president is staying, once again. but as expected, that will all change once he leaves the hotel to start his day. now, the president is expected to receive his daily brief at 9:00 a.m. here in san francisco. that's followed by a meeting with the president's council of advisers on science and

technology. they develop recommendations on science and technology, as well as innovation policy. there will be two campaign receptions in the afternoon. the first one at 2:45. so if you will be around this area, which is the knob hill area, surrounded by chinatown and downtown, expect the impressive presidential motorcade to be making its way from the fairmont during that 2:00 hour. here are some of the streets that will be closed or continue to be closed. california between mason and stockton, sacramento between mason and stockton as well. mason and powell between california and clay streets. these road closures will be in effect until 6:00 p.m. intersections also at those streets will be closed. the locations of the campaign receptions today have not yet been disclosed, but if you are or will be in san francisco, ukt expect those disruptions in traffic, so be patient and plan

accordingly. this, following a huge fundraiser yesterday for the president over on the peninsula, people paying up to $100,000 to see the president. now, this is what it looked like as the president was ending his day last night. that motorcade pulling up to the fairmont. the reporter saying the president shared highlights of his administration, like standing up to putin, appointing an african american woman to the supreme court, and the infrastructure bill. he concluded his remarks yesterday by saying that he is looking forward to this presidential race, and that he can't wait to get things under way. now, the president will do so with the support of those bay area fundraisers, after the campaign events today he is expected to leave tonight for phoenix. we'll be here to monitor how the day unfolds for the president. in san francisco, ginger conejero saab, "today in the bay." >> ginger, thank you. happening tonight, in southern california, gop presidential contenders take the stage for the second republican

presidential debate. it will take place at the ronald reagan presidential library in simi valley. seven candidates are invited to this debate, one fewer than last month. this time, former arkansas governor asa hutchinson did not make that cut. this is due to low polling numbers. former president trump is barred from qualifying because, so far, he's refusing to comment to supporting the party's eventual nominee. 6:37 right now. new this morning, the president of san francisco supervisors vowing to end remote public comment after a slew of racist calls. it unfolded during last night's board meeting, with people calling in using hateful language. eventually the board shut down the remote part of the aerg and president aaron peskin suggested it was time to end the practice of remote public comment, which took off during the pandemic. it's not clear if the board plans to follow through, but san francisco is just the latest

local government to consider ending it. at that same meeting, supervisors took up a plan to boost pedestrian safety. it follows a death last month of a 4-year-old girl struck by a car while being pushed in a stroller near oracle park. supervisor dean preston introduced a new resolution banning right turns on all red lights city-wide. when a similar ban took effect in 2021 in the tenderloin, a transit study that same year showed more than nine in ten drivers observed the change, leading to an 80% cut in close-call incidents. transit leaders will have 120 days to develop the resolution's language. developing this morning, could the bay area soon be home to a new wnba franchise? well, "the athletic" reporting warriors ownership is close to bringing a franchise to the bay area, with an exciting announcement coming perhaps as soon as next month.

the team would play at chase center and be headquartered at the practice facility in oakland. earlier this year the league commissioner talked about adding two more franchises by 2025, which would amount to 14 total teams. taking a live look this morning in palo alto, getting started with the day. meteorologist kari hall has a look at that forecast for us. and you know what, as clear and nice as it is, it looks like smooth sailing weather-wise. >> it's a great day to make plans outside. let's get a look at pittsburg today, starting out in the low 60s at 8:00. at noon, 75 degrees, into the afternoon reaching into the low 80s. some of our warmest spots in the east bay will reach into the low 80s and we'll continue with the light wind and also seeing more of these temperatures for tomorrow as well san francisco in the low 70s. as we get closer to the weekend, there will be a chance of rain in the forecast. i'm helping you plan for that, as well as some slightly cooler

temperatures in our forecast and when it may finally feel like fall. that's coming up in a few minutes. mike, you have a closure in oakland that's still continuing. >> that's right, eastbound 580 is still closed. westbound is your typical commute getting toward the bay bridge. there are two issues for oakland. the police activity at west grand, those sensors are starting to change. i'm wondering if they are clearing lanes, although no indications of that from chp's report. you're told to avoid that and use southbound 880. you see this jammed-up traffic, a crash reportedly blocking two lanes for southbound 880. westbound highway 37 does still move, but the crash still on the grid at 121. there's an issue with the signal. do watch for a slow commute heading out of vallejo and toward novato. the rest of the bay moves well, but a new crash south 880 right around thornton.

back to you. >> thanks, mike. it is 6:41. colin kaepernick says he's ready to return to the nfl. the former 49er makes an unusual proposal to one team. where some are calling it a hail mary at best. a bit of a hail mary in the senate to try to keep the government open, it won't work. everyone's favorite comedy duo heading to the bay area. we're talking about tina and amy. you can watch the two on tr. ou

right now at 6:44 on this wednesday morning, we are getting a live look at walnut creek as you get ready to head out. nice, quiet and clear start. temperatures are also cool, in the upper 50s right now. we will be warming up and it's going to be slightly warmer than yesterday. we'll be at 75 degrees at lunchtime. we'll talk about more of this and, also, all of our microclimates and where we could see some rain in the forecast coming up. and great news. eastbound 580, all lanes have reopened after the police activity had lanes completely blocked for a period of time. no details on what the activity was, but we continue to follow that in the newsroom. meanwhile, we have southbound, not westbound, southbound 880 at high street, a crash. it looks like the alert might be clearing soon. right now we have a couple of

lanes blocked heading toward the coliseum. there's a status hearing scheduled today for the suspect in the violent hammer attack at nancy pelosi's san francisco home. david depape accused of seriously injuring paul pelosi last october while police responded to reports of an intruder. today's hearing centers around access to evidence in connection to the federal trial, which may begin as soon as next month. depape is facing state charges which will be tried separately. president biden wraps up a two-day visit here in the bay area today. >> meantime, back in washington, the senate has a plan to save the government. >> save the government. it's a bipartisan plan, too. good morning. republicans, democrats, working together to fund the government, keep it open past saturday. but it has little chance of passing the house. so i would still plan for the government to shut down. as for president biden, he'll meet with science advisers today in san francisco, attend two more campaign fundraisers before

heading to sfo at 9:45 this evening on his way to phoenix. our ginger conejero saab is with the president in the city. this is the live camera at the fairmont. you just heard her report a few minutes ago. we should point out we've gotten yet another report the president's dog, commander, has bitten a secret service agent, again. it is not the biggest news of the day, but this happens constantly. many of the republicans running for president, meantime, will debate tonight in their second debate. this is video of the first debate last month. seven of the candidates will debate this evening at the ronald reagan presidential library in simi valley. reagan considered an icon of the republican party, but the old republican party. reagan's politics would not much fit in the gop today. reagan was vehemently anti-soviet and would have never accepted russia's invasion of

ukraine, markedly pro immigration. here is scientist noah higdon. >> the republican party and the country have changed greatly since the time of ronald reagan, and i would argue that the country has gone further and further to the right. there's a case we made that ronald reagan would struggle in today's republican primary. let's not forget he gave a couple million undocumented migrants a legal path to immigration. he also had supported some abortion rights legislation at the state level. so there's a lot of things that have changed in the party, where reagan simply wouldn't fit in in today's republican party. >> donald trump will not be at tonight's debate. he'll speak to auto workers in michigan instead. yesterday a judge found trump, his sons, the trump company repeatedly defrauded banks, overstating the value of

property, overstating their wealth by billions of dollars. even overstating the size of trump's own manhattan home in order to secure loans. they'll still go to trial, but only to decide the civil punishment. their culpability has already been decided by that judge. and breaking news, the former u.s. soldier who fled to north korea, claiming racism, either is leaving or has left north korea. travis king crossed the dmz in july, the north koreans say he did so illegally, announced he would be deported. the when and where we don't know yet. it's a very fluid situation. but that's the latest we know. >> scott mcgrew, thank you. new this morning, former 49ers quarterback colin kaepernick sending an unusual letter to the new york jets, apparently saying that he still believes that he can play in the nfl. his letter posted to social media by a rap artist and later

verified by nbc sports sources, requesting consideration for a spot on the team's practice squad. the jets to have a huge hole right now in the lineup after aaron rodgers' season-ending injury. kaepernick has not played at any level in seven years and has previously been able to latch on with an nfl team. for years, supporters claim the league shut him out, but critics call his letter nothing more than a publicity stunt. trending this morning, legendary san jose band has just been nominated ar an emmy award for their special with amazon prime. the documentary film follows the band's rise to stardom. los tigres have sold 60 million albums and won seven grammy awards and nine latin grammys since starting together back in 1965. nice to see. well, bay area fans, get

ready. an a-list comedy duo is set to arrive next year. >> emmy award winning stars tina fey and amy poehler are taking their tour, scheduled for friday, january 26th, then the following day, saturday, january 27th, the tour makes a stop at paramount theatre in oakland. tickets for that show go on sale friday at 10:00 a.m. >> how fun for them. i think they're best friends. to be able to do a show together, wait a minute -- hey! >> on tour. >> or just every monday through friday, 5:00 to 7:00 a.m. >> you don't even have to pay for it. >> we would like it if you did. >> gofundme. [ laughter ] you don't have to pay for that forecast, either. >> we are seeing some beautiful weather. yesterday it was raining, misting, and really cloudy and soggy for a start in much of the bay area, especially in san francisco and parts of the north

bay. gilroy today, you're going to enjoy sunshine and looking at temperatures starting out at 8:00 at 56 degrees. at noontime, it is 74 and we're headed for the low 80s once again. it's going to be just a little warmer than yesterday, as we zoom into the south bay, san jose downtown reaching 77 degrees. cupertino will reach 80 and we'll also see low 80s for much of the interior east bay, heading over toward pleasanton, where we'll see a high of 80 degrees today. 82 in martinez and upper 70s expected in oakland this afternoon. we're also seeing some very mild weather for much of the peninsula, redwood city 78 degrees, and 73 in the mission district today, the outer sunset will be in the upper 60s. more sunshine for the north bay, with sonoma reaching 82. so it's been pretty active to start out with this first week of fall seeing two storm systems, hitting the pacific northwest. and there's also another round of rain up around eureka and

crescent city. this will continue to fizzle out. we're not looking at rain for now in the bay area, but we may have another system coming in in time for the weekend that can bring in some showers, especially starting late friday night into the overnight hours, between friday and saturday, and then on saturday afternoon we could see another round of rain for parts of the north bay. so we are looking at the potential of anywhere from about a half to possibly three-quarters of an inch of rain in parts of the north bay. much of the rest of the bay area seeing a quarter inch of rain or less. so as you're making plans for the weekend, just keep in mind that saturday we could see some off and on light showers moving through. sunday is the best day to make some plans to get outdoors for the weekend, with highs in the mid-70s, and it does gradually warm up again early next week. mike, you've got alerts all over the place. >> rotating. the good news, east 580, the alert cleared, police activity cleared. no details. we're following that in the

newsroom. southbound 880, this crash, we just saw more sensors slowing. the one at 16th is the problem. there may be an overturned vehicle in the lanes. no major injuries reported. meanwhile, the alert on highway 37 looks like the lanes have at least cleared. back to you. >> thank you so much. 6:53 right now. happening now, shoppers, not to mention workers, are trying to process a stunning new announcement from target. the retailer announcing the closure of three bay area stores in just a matter of weeks. stores in oakland, pittsburg and san francisco will shut down. in its announcement, target cited retail theft and safety concerns. next, a quick look at top stories, including a late-night hit-and-run investigation. for a time it shut down traffic. we're going to have key details police revealed to our crew at the scene that may help investigators. and a suspected hot grow up in flames. details on the moment

welcome back. we are moving you forward with a look at the top stories on "today in the bay." oakland police investigating an apparent deadly hit-and-run. >> officers in east oakland overnight scoured that scene on international boulevard, closing traffic through the night in both directions. off camera they told our photographer at the scene the victim died. police so far are not confirming that. officers also told us the driver ran from the scene and the suspected car was left there. police say a high-speed chase and crash in oakland ended in the arrest of three armed robbery suspects. the pursuit started in berkeley and ended just after midnight when a car crashed on high

street near carrington. one woman at the scene was detained. officers caught up to two other suspects about a block away. a fire at an illegal pot grow led to a fire last in the east bay. video showing plywood covering windows, which they say complicated access to the home. once firefighters got in, they quickly pulled back before the roof collapsed. neighbors reported hearing an explosion when the fire started. taking a live look in san francisco where president biden is set to begin day two of his bay area visit. it will include a meeting with the advisers on science and technology and two campaign receptions in the afternoon. the first of which happens at 2:45. street closures will be in effect until 6:00 p.m. shaping up to be a nice day for us. >> lots of sunshine, and slightly warmer temperatures as we get a look at our seven-day

forecast. some of our inland areas reaching into the low 80s, and light rain, especially late friday into saturday. one alert continues for southbound 880 at 16th. we have two lanes blocked that is causing quite a bit of slowing from 980 south toward the coliseum. the "today" show starts now but "today in the bay" continues live on roku, samsung tv or wherever you stream. join us now or whenever it fits into your schedule. >> and that should be right now. >> that does it for us on "today in the bay" on nbc bay area. we'll see you over on the streaming side. have a great wednesday. and good wednesday morning to you >> looters on a ransacking rampage. and this is a growing problem. it's september 27th.