. >>> if you live in mountain view or los altos, they're all around town. the google self-driving cars. this time, another fender-bender. one of the cars was rear-ended near google headquarters, and google says the self-driving car was not at fault. the car reportedly stopped for a pedestrian at a crosswalk when it was hit by another car. the dmv says this is google's 16th crash. google insiders tell us the car will be ready within the next two or three years. but the legislation legality of these cars will likely be many more years. >>> it sent a colorful plume into the early morning sky. the rocket launch. a satellite made in the silicon valley. our business and tech reporter, scott budman is at lockheed martin in sunnyvale. what's the significance today? >> reporter: a lot, raj. you may have seen the plume in the sky. behind the plume, something very important. a satellite. bringing mobile technology, the kind we use every day, to our military. the rocket streamed through the sky into space. on board, a satellite, with silicon valley roots, that will help our military. >> they can b

google changed its world famous logo. we'll tell you why. >>> a flasher alert in the east bay. a man turns a normal day at the office into an unsightly scene. terryinordl ipleant.poce y aan >>> a bathroom trip turns into an unpleasant ordeal in pleasanton. police say this man looked like this just released sketch followed a woman into the bathroom. when the woman headed to the parking lot the man was already driving naked behind her. he's between 40 and 50 years old and driving gray ford fusion. >>> she was taken right off the streets and now oakland police officers are reaching out for some help. a woman was grabbed last night at sterling drive and lamp street. here is the map. witnesses saw man throw her into the trunk of black car before driving off. there's vague description of the car. it's a two-door black car with tinted windows and blue paper plates. >>> family of ten escaped just in time. an early morning fire in east san jose. this happened near center road. that's down the street from christopher elementary school. the flames started in the garage and think it could have b

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look at the popular attractions reduced to ashes. >>> coming up, google try toes rev up its driverless car project. why they may sit the road sooner than expected. >> the flight made it to hawaii, but it wasn't the right plane. the gaffe that has american airlines under investigation. >>> plus, a local community could raise its minute among wage to $19 an hour. let's go back to raj mathai live in middletown. residents trying to pick up the pieces of what's left. some emotional moments out there in middletown. >> let's go out to r aj. you've met with some of these people who have returned home? >> i have. and it's been incredible to see just in the last 24 hours. people have gone from shock and now it's starting to sink in what, indeed, they have lost in this fire. if you were with us last night during our news cast, we were broadcasting from this spot. this is jefferson court in middletown. among our viewers was the man whose family owns this house or what remains of this house. in fact, he and his family own two homes here on jefferson court. both of them destroyed. now, ea

, trying to make silicon valley more bike friendly. the continued push from google to try to take cars off the road and add more cyclists. >>> and more fallout for volkswagen. how the company is trying to bounce back amid one of the biggest auto industry scandals ever. >>> and we're looking at temperatures warming across the bay into the 70s, even the 80s right now. we're talking about a warming trend and then temperatures fall for the weekend. here at humana, we value sticking with things. when something works, people stick with it. more people stick with humana medicare advantage. because we stick with them. humana medicare advantage. the plan people stick with. >>> so here's the thing. september is always rough on stocks, but man, it's hard to get used to. the dow industrial's down better than 200 points again today. the head of the fed, janet yellin, will speak after the close. there might be some anxiety about that. >>> chinese president xi jinping will meet with president obama in washington, d.c. tomorrow. yesterday he met with tech leaders in washington state. president xi met

amounts to fair use before sending a take down notice. >>> man behind google's self-driving project. now ceo of that division. the stanford educated engineer has worked for ford and hyundai. right now president of true car and auto website. starts his new job later this month. mountain-based google continues to test those cars in the bay area, but no official release date when you can get one. >>> speaking of you, when it comes to science most of us are barely making the grade. >> conducted a science quiz sampling more than 3,000 adults random questions, including what does a light year measure and what element is needed to make nuclear energy? >> if it's too early for you and that would be time and uranium. >> be distance. >> the light year. >> that is true. >> obviously, a little too early. as for the overall grade, americans scored a c, that's about average. not so good on advanced concepts. in a world where science is such a driving force. >> see, that's hard stuff. >>> coming up, your paycheck could be going up. why one bay area city is considering raising the minimum wage, again. w

technology with human biology. >>"please welcome bill maris" >> bill maris is the head of google ventures and is partly behind google's newest spinoff - the california life company or calico. >> i think it's possible in a generation or two at the most to cure cancer. >> calico has said one of its missions is quote devising interventions that enable people to live longer and healthier lives. >> the next 25 years in life sciences are going to be really surprising i think. >> and google is only the latest in big names trying to tackle aging. people like paypal co-founder peter thiel and oracle founder larry ellison have already invested millions of dollars into the so-called longevity movement. >> some of this money has gone to aubrey de grey - he's been talking about aging for decades. a lot of poeople in science say that he's more talk than real science but he claims this is no longer fringe thinking. he believes we can actually stay young or return to youthfulness. we're actually going to take him out and see just how young we feel. de grey is a biologist and co-founded the sens research

. >>> plenty of eyeball on google today. the tech giant expected to unveil several new products at its mountain view headquarters. google is calling the event tasty treats and much s'more event and expected to show off a new smartphone, new software dubbed android marshmallow. not clear whether to try to eat it or make a phone call from it. analysts will be paying close attention not just for the products but the event marking the first presentation as ceo of the company. many wondering if he's going to address goals for the company moving forward. >>> google soon will be able to tell you how much pollution is in your neighborhood. do the street view cars equipped with air quality sensors to measure smog levels. that data will get posted on google map. readings could help cities where to plant trees and highlight health risks. the program is only in the bay area but will spread across california. >>> today, tesla's latest vehicle rolls out of the factory. tesla set to deliver the first model x from the factory in fremont tonight. the all electric suv features falcon wing doors that ope

preview of the big launch. too safe for the road? the reason google wants its self driving cars to act more human instead of like >>> coming up tonight at 6 cloox, are they too safe for the road? the reason google wants its self-driving cars to act more human instead of so much like a machine. that's coming up at 6:00. >> a big roll-out in about three hours. tesla will unveil the first models of its brand-new suv. it will take place at the fremont plant. they'll be delivered to preorder customers. they're getting the signature edition which is loaded with all the options. that price tag, more than $130,000. it's a big night for tesla, nbc bay area will be there. they're going to release the specs on the new tesla x. our business and tech reporter scott budman is at the conference and he'll have live reports at 6:00 and on nbc bay area news at 11:00. >> a swarm of honeybees took a police cruiser hostage today. check out the amount of bees surrounding this patrol car. thousands of them trapped an oklahoma sheriff's deputy inside his car on an oklahoma highway. a semi truck carrying the b

2nd. >>> google's late innovation is more targeted at your tv than your computer. today the mountainview tech giant unveiled an upgraded version of its chromecast device which connects your smartphone or computer to your tv and meant to compete with similar devices from amazon and apple. the device streams netflix and youtube and google says the updated version is also designed and set to capture the best wi-fi signal in your home and today they also introduced an audio version of chrome cast so you can stream music and podcasts. >> richest people in america, a new list out. the number one spot won't surprise you, of course, bill gates with $76 billion. the youngest person on the list, snapchat's founder evan spiegel. 25 years old and worth 2 billion. mark zuckerberg cracked the top ten for the first time and warren buffet in the two spot and rounding out top three, larry ellison. >> a shake-up in the fashion world, ralph lauren is stepping down and will continue as chief creative officer. the 75-year-old created the company pack in 1967. stefan larson will take over for ral

tonight's speech. at google this morning they were chanting his name. >> modi! >> prime minister modi was given a tour of some of google's latest projects. his tour guide was the company's newest ceo who grew up in india. after google, modi sat down with facebook founder mark zuckerberg who explained his own connection to india. it turns out before facebook was a success, the late steve jobs told zuckerberg to visit india for inspiration for guidance regarding the budding company. >> seeing how people connected and having the opportunity to feel how much better the world could be if everyone had a stronger ability to connect. reinforced for me the importance of what we were doing. and that is something that i've always remembered. >> marianne was mentioning it. modi now headed to new york city. he'll attend a summit meeting with president obama tomorrow morning. >> incredibly busy, of course. despite that packed schedule, prime minister modi also made time to meet with governor jerry brown. the two met in san francisco this afternoon to talk about climate change, renewable energy, and

beer. heineken, by the way, is the third largest beer maker in the world. >>> well, google's effort to deliver fresh food expanding to middle america. until now the google express service for grocery deliveries has only been available in large cities like san francisco and los angeles. but the company is adding overnight delivery to five mid western states. you can choose from stores like costco, walgreen's, toys are us with a membership. it costs $95 a year. >>> mace -- macy's will be closing 40 stores by early 2016. workers will be offered severance packages. >>> the heat is in southern california and then here as well. >> the conditions you're seeing there going back to the golden gate bridge and tri-valley. still 100 degrees. your forecast coming up. >>> "running wild," president oba obama's sneak peek at survival in the alaskan wilderness. what he ate might make your stomach turn. the president took a break from battling with a g-o-p led congress - to face off with some wild animals. >>> call him commander in chief. the president taking a break to battle the gop congress to spend

menlo park. google invited him to the science fair this weekend and open invitation from nasa to stop by the jet propulsion lab. and a tweet to come to the white house from president obama. pretty cool. >>> a giants game. big news for barry zito. ♪ introducing starbucks® small-batch cold brew coffee. in stores now. >>> good evening. after one of their ugliest defeats of the season last night, jake peavy, the right man to get the giants back on track. the right-hander a perfect 6-0 against the reds in 11 career starts coming in. peavy smoking hot from the start. top second, strikes out suarez. in the third, there goes the tough bruce looking. top fourth, brandon phillips with the swipe. he struck out eight. bottom fourth, peavy at the dish. how about this. deep drive, and gone. peavy's first homer since july 26th, 2006, at dodgers stadium. the homer, part of the 5-3 giants win. >>> the a's called up lefty barry zito from aaa national today. there are no plans for the 2002 cy young award winner with a start. but he might end up pitching relief against his former teammates. >> go

driverless cars. apple is not commenting on those rumors. we've seen google's autonomous car. tesla and uber are rumored to someday go driverless, as well. so how about apple? >> i tend to be on the side that says i can't believe that's a car. >> reporter: with rumors fly, apple watcher tell us the company will at least develop technology for such a car. >> a lot of speculation has come through comments that have been made and hires, people apple have hired that suggest that apple is doing something on the automobile. >> reporter: and if they do -- >> if a lot of people start buying these things, we could have a lot of jobs. >> reporter: jobs, not just building cars but fixing them, too. >> the people who fix those have to be more technical. they have to understand things so we'll need new training, better skills to be out fixing cars. that will create jobs just to train them. >> reporter: after all, we can't talk about the car of the future without the mechanics of the future. apple's store which is, by the way, only place you can find t-shirts alongside phones and watches, opens t

hit and run drivers. >>> google getting ready to unveil new gadgets later today. but not just the products everyone will be talking about. new this morning: ==laura/cu== a road to nowhere involving ambulance rides >>> at 6:12. new this morning road to no where involving ambulance rides in some of america's largest cities and fraud costing taxpayers millions of dollars. a new federal audit finds medicare paid $30 million for ambulance rides for which there is no record of patient/medical care. and that only represented a six-month period in 2012. four cities for half of the accountable buildings. >>> accounting for hit and run drivers. most of us have seen the amber alert messages on the freeway signs and phone when a child issing. that same technology used to find hit and run drivers. candace from our nbc station in sanationo reports on the new yellow alert. >> i had my moments. i, you know, i think about him a lot. >> reporter: hard to say whether a state yellow alert system would have helped find the driver who killed craig robinson's brother. but robinson says it might help fut

tonight, how clean is the air quality in your community? google may soon have that answer. google street view cars have been rhett -- has been retro fitted. eventually the readings will be posted on google map. the data could help cities figure out where to plant trees and highlight health risks. now the program is only running in the bay area but it will spread across the rest of california soon. >> start workweek, let's get a check of our microclimate forecast with chief meteorologist jeff ranieri. >> google sensors up and running tonight, we would have excellent air quality across the bay area. across the bay area, that will continue. primary reason we're not seeing any issues is that westerly wind at coastline, at 13 miles per hour and also this fall gets moving in and you can see this beautifully on our weather underground camera. and as we take you off to the south tonight down into san jose, we have some high clouds streaming in and a very enjoyable 75 degrees right now. the fog of the coastline and high clouds down here across san jose both coming from two different system

, it's google's new logo. they announced the new look this morning saying the cleaner look looks better on smaller mobil screens. this logo shows you google is really working for you. the old logo appently is not. it's leaving to spend more time with family. apple thought about buying the television show top gear, it's the most popular tv show in the world it was kicked off the bbc with one of its hosts. new shows will be produced by amazon. now, 905 mac reports apple was a serious contender. >>> marissa myers says she's pregnant with twin girls. myers will spend as much time at the office as possible, taking limited time away. she says in working throughout. meyer had a little boy three years ago, after which she extended yahoo's parental leave. i think there's going to be a lot of naval gazing as to whether myers is taking enough time off. i think the beauty of parental leave is, you get to decide what's right for you and your family. frankly, nobody else should be able to tell you otherwise. >> i remember she had that little nursery off her office. everyone said, that's great

here's a look at the growing fire lines -- courtesy of google maps. it started in cobb in lake county -- and spread south into sonoma and napa counties. the fire is roughly the size of san francisco and oakland -- combined. scott/boxes we have several reports for you this morning. stephanie chuang is with evacuees. kari hall is looking at the weather conditions. but let's begin with nbc bay area's bob redell -- who spent the morning with fire crews. bob/live a calfire spokesman indicated today could >>> one bright spot is that that inversion, the cloud layer, hovering over the valley fire over the past two day has lifted. you can see blue sky through the smoky haze there. which means the choppers and air tankers can start their attack today, much, much earlier than usual. these three here can start walking and checking homes. >> reporter: this was the scene 90 minutes ago this morning along bus canyon road. unit leaders trying to figure out where on the fire lines men and women are needed most. over the past 24 hours cal fire almost doubled the number of firefighters. there are around

materials and sold off until a google search explained the statue's history. >> it's strange that we think that it went from california to here. but if she hadn't noticed that, it probably be on its way to china now. >> that man's daughter found the artwork stolen, valued around $30,000. dennis and teddy bear shipped to its spot on the playground. >> somewhere now mr. wilson is grumbling. >>> coming up, we cover the valley fire as survivors pick through devtation once their home. >>> grief in utah where water, not flames, claims the lives of so many. investigators get closer to recognizing what started it >>> while the valley fire rages on, investigators getting closer to recognize what starred it owl. >> evacuees clinging to belongings as homes turn to ash. >> lives lost and four people missing. "today in the bay" starts right now. 2k3w50d wednesday morning to you. thanks for joining us i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm scott brock. some area could see much-needed rain. kari hall, find out if sprinkles are going to hit your neighborhood. >> good morning. starts later on for the north

placed tech workers at google, wells fargo and ebay. vicki nguyen has been bigging into business practices. >> reporter: beta soft is a $20 million tech staffing firm based in fremont. two people spoke with us concerned about how the company trains and markets its job seekers. they say they paid $500 to $1,000 for training but near the end of a six-week course beta soft gave them resumes with years of job experience they didn't have in companies they've never worked at. they showed us their actual resumes, compared to the ones they say beta soft provided, and they told us they were instructed to lie about their experiences to potential employers. we found it isn't just beta soft, online reviews of other i.t. staffing companies had similar complaints. business experts say job seekers who aren't truthful can suffer long-term damage to their future career prospects if they are discovered. we repeatedly asked beta soft for comment about the allegations. the company declined to speak. much more in our full report. you can watch that online right now at nbcbayarea.com, just click on th

away from google. is that a gaping pay gap or the price of competition? robert: you have to pay a lot to get good talent. there's a really difficult question, does pay always reflect talent? and that's a really tricky--that's a really tricky question. sam: value can be debated. what cannot is that the so-called ceo pay gap contains inaccuracies. and beyond that, pay gap disclosures don't even work historically. and daines says every time there's been a financial crisis in the last 20 years, the congress has voted to disclose more about ceo pay. and each time, ceo pay has gone up, not down. moving now to a story that's garnering national attention. two colorado parents lost their daughter in a theater shooting, and now they might lose their life savings after their case against ammunition dealers was dismissed. where does justice lie, in the law or the legal efforts to change it? shock and horror as a gunman opened fire at a movie theater in aurora, colorado. and for sandy and lonnie phillips, devastation at the loss of a young daughter, 24-year-old jessica ghawi. now, 3 years late

stops before last night's speech. in google yesterday morning they were chanting his name. [ cheers and applause ] >> given a tour of some of the latest projects, his tour guide was the company's new ceo who grew up in india. after google modi sat down with facebook founder mark zuckerberg who explained his own connection to india. turned out before facebook was a success, the late steve jobs told zuckerberg to visit india. >> seeing how people connected and having the opportunity to feel how much better the world could be if everyone had a stronger ability to connect reinforced for me the importance of what we were doing. and that is something that i've always remembered. >> modi is now headed to new york city where he will attend the summit meeting with president obama. this is video sent to us by our own raj mathai, one of the emcees. if you want to see more of the visit head to nbcbayarea.com. we've posted interviews and town hall sessions on google and facebook online. it's our top story on our website and watch it all on our nbcbayarea app. >>> cashing in on marijuana. one pro-pot

to you. >>> a surprise guest yesterday. ahmed mohamed. he visits the finalists and met google co-founder. he also received invitations from facebook and the white house. >>> in texas, at least five people were injured when a home exploded and caught fire. two were air lifted to a local hospital. while three were treated for minor injuries. nine other homes were damaged. be the cause is unknown. and check out this rat carrying a whole entire slice of pizza. this is in a new york city subway station where by the way they are only surprised he has a whole piece of pizza. pizza rat is now trended worldwide. >> and this raccoon visits a florida woman every day and just knocks on the door with a rock. roxy has been showing up looking for food for the past nine months. though the knocking can be annoying it is cute and the woman has come to think of roxy as the friend. >> raccoons get a bad rap for knocking over trash cans. >> i feel like the raccoon has manners. >>> now we mentioned pope francis arrived today. he'll spend three days in the nation's capitol and fly to new york on thursd

benefit outweighs the cost. air pollution has been linked to asthma and regulatory problems. >>> google is soon going to be able to tell you just how much pollution is in your neighborhood. google street view cars are now equipped with air quality sensors to measure smog levels. eventually, that data is going to be posted on google maps. the readings could help cities figure out where to plant trees and highlight health risks. for now, the program is only running in the bay area, but it could spread across california. >>> election officials to determine whether to put a repeal of california's new vaccination law on the november ballot. yesterday was the deadline for opponents to turn in the required 350,000 signatures needed to get the issue on the next ballot. the new vaccination law overturns the personal belief exemption, meaning all school kids must be vaccinated unless they have a medical waiver. opponents say parents should make the decision to vaccinate their children, not the state. the author of the law says it is necessary to protect the public's health. >> well, the science i

states in 33 years. >>> before last night's speech prime minister modi visited google getting a tour of the latest projects. the tour guide was the newest ceo. who dpru up in india. after google, modi sat down with facebook founder mark zuckerberg who explained his own connection to india. turns out before facebook was a success, the late steve jobs told zuckerberg to visit india for inspiration and guidance regarding the budding company. >> i've seen how people connected and have the opportunity to feel how much better the world can be if everyone has a stronger ability to connect. reinforced for me the importance of what we were doing. that is something that is always remembered. >> odi is now headed to new york city where he will attend a summit meeting with president obama this morning. >>> one of the events on his schedule, a very packed one at that. prime minister modi made time to meet with governor jerry brown. the two men in san francisco yesterday afternoon to talk about climate change, renewable energy and the digital economy. governor brown has made slowing climate change

with his dead bolt meeting with executives from google and a bobby over the weekend. >> they are not going to be a success. >> not everyone is so thrilled. they speak for justice and they will protest sent. he wants americans to be aware of the human rights violations, including forcible religious conversions. >> we want to make them, but not at the cost of the religious freedom. >> others counting down the steps until he arrives. >> after his visit, they will head to new york and meet with president obama. live in san jose, nbc bay area news. >> i should add, i will be posting part of the prime minister with the prime minister. he said he wants to grow the partnership between the silicon valley and india. he will be meeting privately with several members of congress in the bay area business. >> the center will be a popular place on sunday. the rock 'n' roll half marathon is taking place and it will start before the speech. what you are looking at is the course right in the middle. thousands of runners park at the center, but that won't be an option. 14 streets will be closed due to

commodity terminal. and if you googled bulk commodity, you'll see coal. >> the fastest way to provide jobs for the poor construction workers, the fastest way is to build the original plan not to export toxic coal. >> the city council has asked its staff to do more research and report back in october. council members say if there are any negative health impacts, it might explore emergency action to stop the export of coal. >>> hillary clinton will propose a plan today to help make prescription drugs more affordable. the plan would cap out of pocket costs, kill tax breaks for consumer advertising and encourage the development to use cheaper, generic drugs. yesterday clinton tweeted a link about steep drug prices calling the situation outrageous. her comments led to a plunge of shares of several biotechs and drug companies. >>> he once led the polls in battleground state of iowa and now he is out. governor scott walker ending he is ending his campaign for the republican presidential nomination. he was one of the final candidates to enter the race a little over 60 days ago. at one point h

. >>> google self-driving car gets hit again on the road for a test drive. one of the cars was rear-ended last month. the google headquarters said in previous incidents, the self-driving car was not at fault. the car reportedly stopped for a pedestrian at a crosswalk when it was hit by another driver, a car with a driver from behind. the dmv said this is google's 16th crash. they said the car will be ready to hit the streets in the next two to three years, but legislation and some other legal issues could impact that release. >>> how is this for sticker shock. tesla's suv is $132,000. that's the base model. $144,000 with the upgrades. if you reserve this model x right now, you'll get the suv early next year. for those of us on a tighter budget, the smaller model 3 will cost about $35,000. >>> three, two, one, zero. >> this is the way it looked early this morning when a rocket blasted into space from cape canaveral carrying cargo from the bay area. it is now in orbit taking care of america's armed forces. the important job that the satellite will be doing from space, scott? >> reporter: je

violated and are calling on the department of justice to investigate. he stopped by google's headquarters in mountain view this week and says his clock invention is just the beginning. >> one invention might change the world and the other two might make a big difference. >> maybe he can show off some of those new inventions at the white house. the white house has invited him. he has offers to visit from facebook, nasa facilities and the united nations. he says he would like an apology from the high school in texas but has received or heard nothing. >>> countdown to rio olympics. they started the celebration ahead of next year's summer games. that's american decathlete blocking the mayor's shot. he is a world record holder in his sport, considered the number wone athlete in the world. he joined the mayor and carly lloyd from the u.s. women's soccer team to kick off a two-day olympic event on market street. visa is showcasing technology like a payment system that will be used in brazil next year. more falout in the vw emissions scandal. more executives are expected to fall from

deliver the burritos to. >>> did you see it? google's big reveal. a new reveal. it's a typeface making it more modern according to google. for the first time it's animated. the logo's design, it's designed to look better on all screens. the change follows a restructuring announced last month. google will operate under a newly created parent company called alphabet sfwliefrnlts apple is looking to get into original programming. variety.com reporting that apple is in talks with several hollywood executives. the cupertino-based company is not commenting on the possible ventures. netflix has plenty of original content. it's been nominated for 34 emmys this year alone. it plans to invest $6 billion into original content next year. >>> hunting airfares, a ticket of your dream vacation may be cheaper this fall. be on the lookout. analysts say low airfares are likely to stick around for a while. prices are more than 9% cheaper than last year. the airfare prediction says prices will average $237 now through december. >>> students of the south bay don't have to leave classroom to satisfy

will be affordable housing as required by law. >>> up next at 11:00, google expanding its reach in silicon valley. the south bay c for a new offic. >>> plus, a high-tech way to keep track of your kids at school lunch menu. >>> i'm meteorologist kari hall. we have some fog rolling across the golden gate bridge. while we have clear blue skies elsewhere in san francisco. and a large temperature spread setting up. i'll detail that and a look at the weekend coming up in a few minutes. now that there's foster farms simply raised, it's tougher than ever to be a foster farms chicken. but foster farms simply raised chicken is 100 percent natural with no antibiotics. well you're an herbalist. help us to be natural. will those herbs do it? those? one grows hair, the other increases energy. gasp! do i look natural herb man? can i call you herb man? i'm trying to look natural. call me natural. you look like a steve. can i call you steve? hi steve. i'm natural. say something. why aren't you guys saying anything? introducing new simply raised chicken with no antibiotics. from foster farms. simply

. >>> coming up tonight at 6:00, clooner air by google home tech titans newest project will help measure the smog in your neighborhood. >>> a new record for apple. the tech giant says it sold more than 13 million s6 models over the weekend. that's 3 million more than the original iphone 6 last year. much of the sales came from china. wall street wasn't impressed. apple stock down about 2% today. >> a hot air balloon fryi flyin in las vegas sparked a flurry of calls. it appears to be flying upside down, but it isn't. there's a dummy cabin at the top. it's supposed to look that way. some people called concerned it was in trouble. the company had alerted authorities beforehand about the stunt. it's the first time it has flown in the u.s. and it's purposely supposed to be upside down. >> it's just fake upside down. >> yes, with the fake little -- >> oh, my gosh. that would get me to stop and look at it. >> and call 911. >> i don't know about that. but maybe check my camera settings. >> well, jeff, the start of the work week. by the way, i stayed up for the super moon. i stayed outsid

budman, nbc bay area news. >> all right. google's science fair was full of young hot shots yesterday. but the team captured the most attention wasn't even part of the competition. >> the 14-year-old from texas who was suspended for bringing a home made clock to school was google's surprise guest. pictures here he met the finalists at the science fair, mingled with touring students many of whom recognizes him right away. exciting to see the science and tech recognizing for what he is, a clock maker. >> yeah, good for the kids to see what can happen if you continue to developing, we need to be understanding. >> including teachers and parents. let's check your weather. >> we are welcoming some much cooler temperatures all across the bay area. we do have the sunshine continuing inland in sunol. we see all of the sun and the temperature in livermore at 74 degrees. concord's at 70 degrees. santa rosa at 60 degrees. and san francisco now at 64 degrees. so we do have a stronger ocean breeze. that will keep us from really warming up rapidly like we have the past couple of days. at lunchtime,

go to learn throughout your lifetime, you know, think of, you know, google as the place you go to search and amazon the place you go to shop, we want to be the place you go to learn, not just to replace college, but to supplement it all the way through your lifetime, upgrading your job skimlls, think of how fast things are change. >> easy to see you want to catch one something that happened the ten years since you were in college, 20 years, what about as a college replacement. are we approaching that? going to be some people that don't need to go to college because they can do this stuff from their bedroom? >> we are not -- we are not getting there yet. coursera's focus has really been on courses that -- where we give you certificates. we have one experiment going on now with an online degree program at the university of illinois, doing a master's degree program in conjunction with their open coursera courses. we will probably do more of that i think in the future, but what we are really doing now are suites of courses, you know, groupings of three or four courses we call a specia

, how many jobs they create, and now, wondering if apple will make one of its own. google's doing it. uber is said to be doing it. along with tesla, driverless cars. possibly the next wave of silicon valley job creation, and now apple is said to be making moves towards its own autonomous car. >> a lot of speculation has come through comments that have been made and people that apple have hires that suggested apple is doing something on the automobile. >> it's all very hush-hush. apple was willing to give us an exclusive peek inside its newest on h on-campus store with gadgets and merchandise. it opens to the public saturday, but the company has no comment about any plans for a car. >> if a lot of people start buying these things, we could have a lot of jobs. >> santa clara business professor robert says driverless cars could create new opportunities. >> really depends on how much of a market it becomes. >> lots of mystery and lots of possibility, as we wait to be driven. now, one of the jobs we can imagine would be a driverless car mechanic. how in the world would that work? we'll ta

nbcbayarea.com where we have posted his full interviews and town hall sessions at google and facebook online. our top story on the website. you can also watch it all on our nbc bay area app. >>> hillary clinton heads to town today. what her trip will consist of next. >>> weather and traffic at 4:44. did everyone try to see the super moon last night? >> we were under a tent and i was at an event and i couldn't leave. >> we have pictures coming up. >> it was cloudy outside. >> we had clouds last night and where couldn't see anything in san jose. i was so upset. oh, well. we do still have a few clouds this morning as we get the week started. taking a live look from san bruno mountain. we see a thin layer of clouds and look at the seven-day forecast now coming up at the bottom of the screen. we do have a fairly mild week ahead. nothing too crazy here. temperatures will be warming up as we head through the end of the week into the weekend and a live look at the castro. we see the clouds starting to roll into san francisco. we see it starting to move closer to those buildings and this morni

. apple is not comment on those rumors. we've seen google's car. tesla and uber are rumored to go driverless as well. how about apple? >> i tend to be on the side that says i can't believe they're doing car. >> reporter: with rumors flying, apple watchers tell us the company will at least develop technology for such a car. >> a lot of speculation is come through comments that have been made and hires, people that apple has hired suggested apple is doing something on the automobile. >> reporter: if they do. >> if a lot of people start buying these things we could have a lot of jobs. >> reporter: jobs. not just building cars but fixing them too. >> the feem that fix those have to be more technical. they have to understand things deeply. we'll need new training and better skills to be out there. that will bring jobs just to train them. >> reporter: after all, we can't talk about the car of the future without the mechanic of the future. we'll keep you posted on all those rumors. the facts that we can tell you, the store here opens to the public tomorrow at 10:00 a.m. pretty much the o

google prompted her to talk about her 35-year-old stepdaughter's death as a result of drug addiction. people also searched jeb bush wife after bush demanded that trump apologize to his mexican/american wife for saying she had softened his stance on illegal immigration. jeb bush was also big on twitter after he revealed he smoked pot 40 years ago. after the debate he later tweeted, sorry, mom. in this three-hour debate the candidates went after each other on drugs, immigration, iran, drug, the economy. as they were in the ronald reagan presidential library, former new jersey governor chris christie did remind them that they should not be attacking their fellow republicans. >> we shouldn't be fighting with each other. she's the real opponent. she's the real problem. >> she is hillary clinton, the only democrat mentioned by name in the three-hour debate. the next republican debate is not until late october. before they hit the stage, again, the democrats will face off on october 13th. only six democrats in the running. >> i have to be honest with you, kris. i can't think of which six th

google and facebook and all other companies were in seattle wednesday to meet with the general secretary and president of china xi jinping. xi moves on to washington today. this comes, of course, during tightening tensions between the u.s. and china. it does appear the chinese hack of federal workers includes fingerprints. president obama has hinted at some kind of sanctions, but will likely wait until after the chinese president's visit to the white house. this afternoon, lieutenant governor gavin newsom and the golden state warriors will ring the closing bell on the nasdaq from the new nasdaq center in san francisco. another sign the center of gravity in america is moving from new york to the west coast. meanwhile, uber's moving to the east bay. at least some of it. the company announced the new headquarters at the old sears building in oakland. it will still have a major headquarters in the mission bay area, but as san francisco gets too expensive and too crowded, oakland is next. let's check your news before the bell. landon dowdy is live at cnbc headquarters. good morning,

giving users a spherical view. it's meant to work on apple and google devices alike. students hoping to attend university in the fall of 2017 will be able to apply for financial aid three months earlier than they do now, and submit a previous year's tax return. the government implemented a system to complete the aid form as early as october 2016. that's the month that marks the traditional month to the application season. >>> ahead, the nfl season is here. a full rundown of the biggest games and top plays, including the team you love or love to hate. the dallas cowboys. take it down to the wire with division rivals, the new york giants. sports is next. gotta take a sick day tomorrow. dads don't take sick days, dads take nyquil severe the nighttime, sniffling, sneezing, coughing, aching, fever, best sleep with a cold, medicine. turn to roc® retinol correxion®. one week, fine lines appear to fade. one month, deep wrinkles look smoother. after one year, skin looks ageless. high performance skincare™ only from roc®. after one year, skin looks ageless. what if getting ready was this eas

european ideas of privacy on the internet at a time when google is being ordered by european regulators to censor some internet search results. we will be right back. >> this weekend on the c-span networks, politics, books, and american history. on c-span tonight at 8:00 p.m.. speeches by two republican presidential candidates. first, scott walker visits reagan. louisiana governor bobby jindal at the national press club. on sunday at six 1:35 p.m., to profile interviews with gop candidates. first, former new york governor george pataki talks about his political career, and issue shading his candidacy. then, former pennsylvania senator rick santorum talks about his time in congress, his 2012 residential run, and why he is running again. on c-span2's booktv, tonight. jack cashill argues that progressives have become intolerant of opposing critical views. she talks with-- susan page on c-span3 at 8:00 policylemson university paul crist for anderson teaches a class on how confederates viewed reconstruction in the wake of the civil war. discussions on how some white southerners ju

. >> during the prime minister's bay area visit, he'll meet with leaders of facebook, tez law, and google before meeting president obama on monday. >> it's not going to be successful for americans. >> this man will protest outside the shark tank on sunday. he says he wants americans to be aware of the human rights violations he's accused of, including forcible religious conversion. >> we do want american business to flourish, but not at the cost of the religious freedom of the minority. >> there will be heightened security on buses, deverted around the s.a.p. arena and some delays on trains due to security treks and don't forget about all the road closures because of the half marathon. michelle roberts, nbc bay area news. >> a lot of excitement and controversy for his visit tomorrow. >>> new at 5:00, a suspicions death in san jose. a body found inside of a burner car. the burning car was spotted just before midnight in the parking lot of the kirk community center. that's on fox worthy avenue near meridi meridian. investigators along with the arson unit are working the case. the identity o

fantastic. >> reporter: durham is on the short list to receive google fiber, the high-speed internet product in the future, and the american underground is a google for entrepreneurs' tech husband, receiving both financing and mentorship opportunities for their startups from the internet giant. this woman took advantage of these opportunities. a program givingro workers laid off from triangle park a second chance. >> it meant everything to us. because you have unlimited resources that you can tap into. the american underground provided us some structure of teaching u how to do our message, teaching us what does it mean to do startup. >> reporter: patterson is living her dream now of being her own boss. she launched my family cloud last year. she's reinventing herself in a place reinventing itself, from tobacco road to an sbu entrepreneurial hotbed. austin, texas, may be known for live music and barbecue, but these days it's gaining steam for something else. it's a vibrant startup scene. isabel louisiana is one of austin's rising small business stars. this year she was awarded woman b

google hatching these plans to keep salaries low by discouraging recruitment. a class action of 64,000 employees took their case to federal court demanding about $325 million. judge lucy cho rejected that number as too low. wednesday she approved a new settlement. $415 million. to 64,000 tech workers most of them in the bay area are going to get a check. while she increase ds the amount of money the tech workers are getting, cho a tough judge, well known in silicon valley said the lawyers in the case were asking for too much money for themselves and she cut their fees. >>> it is jobs friday. let's turn to landon dowdy for a preview. good morning. >> good morning to you. it's the best friday of the month, investors are taking a cautious approach ahead of today's u.s. jobs report. futures are lower this morning while asian and european markets are also in the red. stocks ended mixed on thursday giving up strong early gains, analysts expect 220,000 jobs were added to the economy last month. although august does tend to be a bit quirky, as many people are on vacation when the govern

week if they haven't started already. and they probably use a laptop. >> yeah, so they can google it all. but there are actually burn concerns when it comes to where you place these electronics. erica gonzalez has that warning. >> reporter: school is on again. and with it lots of students doing homework on these and these. but where they are working, like a plush bed or the family couch could pose a safety risk. patty davis with the consumer products safety commission. >> laptops and tablets both have lithium ion batteries, they are very powerful bl fuful in a ver space. you need to respect that powerful battery. >> reporter: just a couple years ago this apartment in virginia caught fire. the culprit? an overheated laptop battery which at the time had a recall. the cpsc says it's aware of 674 reports of incidents with laptop computers between 2001 and june of 2015 overheating, smoking or catching fire. while they are called laptop, daifrs says your lap isn't the best place for it. >> it can get hot on your lap. use it on a desktop, a hard surface so it can have some air flow. >> r

in jobs at google, wells fargo and east bay. but the investigative unit began digging into promises after some j job seekers complained. a part time yoga instructor looking to get her first tech job after earning her certificate in business administration from uc irvine extension program. >> they saw my resume on monster.com. >> when a beta soft computer called, she listened. >> they said they would give us training for a month and teach us how to be a business analyst. >> it's a fremont-based information technology or i.t. staffing company numerator. in the past beta soft posted in the webs it placed workers in major companies, apple, bank of america for jobs. she put down $1,000 for six weeks of training but stopped cold near the end of the program when she got this. >> a five-page resume. >> how much of this would you say is actually real? >> about 1 to 2%. >> take a look at the original resume on the left compared to the one betasoft instructors made up. the betasoft resume is twice as long and lists skills and jobs she said she never had. >> do you know share point? >> no. >> v