and overdue for the first bibby. would argue, the past few days, is preferable to being early. and the fact that we haven't heard any worrying stories from the palace or the palace should be quite open as well in terms of updates, i think we can say that she certainly has a good pregnancy. and hopefully the rest will be good too. >> and during the whole morning sickness stay in hospital we had that tragic event when the australian djs called up the hospital and they got put through and unfortunately, the nurse who took that call took her own life. but max, in the past, there has been a deal with the paparazzi when it comes to the royals, william and harry. for this child, be it prince or princess, is there a stim lar agreement in place or is that yet to be worked out? >> and since diana died, there has been a lot of discussion, between particularly newspaper editors in the palace, and the general agreement these days, is that the palace will pro viet opportunity to members of the media that want to sort of break the

i think she is taking the bibby. and will she bring him over here, i wonder? >> how are you feeling your highness? how are you feeling? >> i think she is taking the bibby straight into the car. >> there is no doubt about it. prince william and kate's love affair lead to a rekindled love affair with the british monarchy. so why the worldwide fascination with the royals? dan wakeford is editor in chief with life and style and in touch weekly. he joins us. >> thank you. >> it is safe it say that many across the world and here in the united states and the uk have a fascination with the monarchy. why? >> well, americans have different reasons, they haven't got a monarchy. so americans love to project their fantasies on the royals and project the fantasy after fairy tale lifestyle. enjoying the idea of a prince charming and beautiful princess living happily ever after. >> it seemed so exciting. i remember when princess diana came on to the scene, got married and had a child. then the fascination hit the skids for a while. there were problems there. >> definitely. af

the bibby will be third in line in the throne, and laura brings the assignment from london. >> reporter: excitement outside of saint mary's hospital in london. kate middleton is in labor with her and prince william's first child. they are evading the media and drove to the hospital without a police escort and entered through a side door around 6:00 a.m. >> we got used to the wait and e wait became the issue. instead of talking about the wait. now we are talking about kate again. >> the duchess is expected to give birth in the same private wing where her husband and his brother were born. the baby will be third in line. another matter the gender. david canyon is sending best wishes to the family as they await the arrival of the new heir. >> the whole country is excited with them. >> reporter: she is delighting citizens and royal family fans. some of which have been camping out for days. >> i can't wait. and what can i say. i am overwhelmed. >> i won't stop until the babe comes out. >> reporter: one the baby comes out. it will be on the eastle and news of the birth will be placed on twitt

bob redell, live in the south bay where san jose police are investigating the overnight death of a bibby boy. that story coming up. >> reporter: new this morning, campbell police asking for the public's help finding a hit-and-run driver that left a woman in the hospital. i'm christie smith. coming up, i'll tell you what this driver did to avoid being caught at the scene. >>> we're tracking widespread rainfall. take a look at this strong thunderstorm. it just developed in the altamont pass area. i'll show you where it's headed and who will see more of this activity as we head into the morning. that includes your morning drive. >> it might be a slick one, we'll track that as welcoming up. >>> from the golden gate bridge to the bay bridge toll plaza right now, early start there, not a lot of flow. mike will keep you posted on that one on this tuesday, july 23rd. this is "today in the bay." >>> good morning to you. thanks so much for joining us. i'm laura

. >> illinois, this bibby just could not wait to be born. he came into the world at the international terminal at chicago's o'hare airport after his mom's flight landed from be a abu dhabi. little adam wasn't supposed to arrive until september. and weighs 3 pounds 7 ounces. he is expected to be hospitalized for a bit. that's the fox live from across america. >>> fox wildfire alert. flames in mountains near palm springs already burning 27,000 acres. firefighters managing, though, to get ahead of this fire. and now people who have been forced out of their homes, thousands of them, are able to at least go back tonight. live in hemet, california, i know some are hoping to spend the night if they can. will? >> reporter: that's right. it is and looking like they can, harris. this area has seen a lot of rain in the last 24 hours. some firefighters on the ground we have spoken with said that has helped them out tremendously. now right now, a little bit earlier today, thousands of people were able to go back into their community. because they now hav

a bibby is found dead inside a south bay home.s about the police investigation ahead in a live report. >>> plus south bay bike riders mowed over in a hit-and-run. we'll let you know what they say the driver did to hide their identity seconds after the crash. >>> you're going to have to do more to clean that wet suit. >> drivers nearly swallowed up by humpback whales. we have a look at the incredible video and the incredible story behind it. >>> if you left anything outdoors that could get damaged by the rain, bring it inside. hope you didn't leave your windows down. look at the rain on the radar. embedded thunderstorms as well. we'll show you who will see the most of this activity as we head throughout your tuesday. >>> it could be a pretty slick start to your traffic tuesday. watching that traffic build. the south bay roads are filling up. i'll let you know about how slippery those off-ramps are as welcoming up. >>> the royal question is when will the heir

while they're waiting for a bibby, it's abdication day in belgium. >> reporter: exactly.tar, the netherlands, they've all done it, handing over to a younger generation. a new king in belgium. interesting because this is a real example of how monarchy does work, you could argue, because there's a big split in the country, the north and south, big political divide, but they all agree on the monarchy. that's interesting. also, you've got this court case in belgium at the moment, a 40-year-old lady says she is the illegitimate child of the king, and she's going through the court process, and her mother recently said, actually, she did have an affair with king. they say that's why he's abdicating. he says it's because he wants to hand it to a younger generation. >> fascinating stuff. the wait continues there in london. max, great reporting. we'll get back to you soon. stay cool. >>> a houston bakery has whipped up a life sized cake of kate middleton and baby. we've got an extra seven or eight days before the baby is born. let's make a cake. a lot of rice krispies in the mix fo