jay leno. it is a role reversal. leno was one of the first people to interview her after she won "american idol." it left a lasting impression. >> you are so handsome. >> yes, yes, so handsome. >> you are handsome. you are my first. >> that's right, i was your first. now anybody tuning in right now will go, whoa, i didn't know that! >> tune in to see the full reunion on "the kelly clarkson show" at 3:00. stick around for "ellen" who will sit down with reese witherspoon as well. set your dvr. >>> still ahead this hour, helping home buyers, brand-new details on a program helping folks make a down payment so they can stay in the bay area. >>> also all new, word of another delay for san francisco's central subway. when the embattled project will now reportedly be finished. but first -- >> thank you for your help. you are the hero. >> a tragic crash in the north bay ending in flames. all new, meet the man who says he tried to save the driver. what he was doing when he says the car blew up. you're watching "today in the bay." ♪ find the brands you love from nordstrom. up to 70% off a

startups. >>> jay powell, the chairman, likely to do what president trump wants and lower interest rates again. it's clear trump is winning the battle ofs will with powell. lower rates should increase the money supply. and lower the value of the american dollar. that's a good thing for american exports. in the top tweet there, will the fed ever get into the game? when president obama was president, donald trump did not want the fed to lower the value of the dollar. quantity tative easing is going to sink the dollar. it creates artificial numbers for short-term market gains. >>> new iphones come out friday. they are turning in their reviews. it's fret much the same phone as the older phone. what they do love is the battery life. it runs youtube streaming all day. and you could easily take it off the charger and have it run all day doing everything you want it to do and pop it back opt the night stand. >> baa tbattery life is is realy important. >>> new overnight, viewers say up late with lilly, she shared how what makes her historic is funny over and over again. >> i'm not your trad

announce its decision on interest rates today. jay powell will hold a press conference after that announcement. this is important, because the fed's under huge presh from the white house to lower rates. it's unlikely, actually it's impossible the fed's going to lower rates as far as donald trump wants it to. president trump, who should not really be telling the fed what to do at all is demanding zero percent interest rates. the fed's not going to do that. the president wants to refinance government debt but that's not how it work. the fed does not set mortgage rates but they are at a three-year low. a 30-year fixed as low as 3.56 nationwide. tougher to get in california because that assumes a 20% downpayment. speaking of not living in california, the san francisco clothing company chubbies is leaving san francisco, bound for austin, it will take about 40 employees with it. we've seen a number of apparel and equipment companies leave the bay area. i gave these guys an entrepreneur of the year award about three or four years ago, my black tie, tuxedo full orchestra sort of award cer

energy ceok.r. schrader. the fed will announce its decision on interest rates today, and jay powell will hold a press conference after that announcement. the fed is under huge pressure from the white house to lower rates but it's very unlikely or really impossible that the questioned is going to lower rates as far as donald trump wants it to. president trump who really should not be telling the fed what to do the aall wants zero percent interest rates. the fed is not going to do that. also, the president wants to refinance government debt, but that's not how that works. >>> the fed does not set mortgage rates, at least not directly. it's complicated. that said mortgage rates are falling near a year low, 30-rate fixed 3.5% nationwide, it's tougher to get in california because this is assuming 20% down. >>> speaking of not living in california, the san francisco clothing company chubbies is leaving san francisco bound for austin, texas. it will take about 40 employees with it. we have seen a number of apparel and equipment companies, sports equipment, that sort of thing leave the bay

, increasing the money supply helps keep the economy hot. not enough for president trump who tweeted jay powell and the federal reserve fail again. no guts, no sense, no vision. a terrible communicator. donald trump wants zero percent interest which is not going to happen. the government can already borrow at historically very low rates and fiscal conservatives would argue it's already too easy for the government to borrow. we're at record deficits. the fed's jay powell for his part did communicate saying one of the reasons the fed is cutting is the trade war can hurt our economy. >> the fed has no role in the formulation of trade policy but we take into account anything that could materially affect the economy relative to our inflation goals. >> facebook's mark zuckerberg will be in washington today trying to strengthen some relationships there as federal agencies in congress pursue antitrust investigations. not just against facebook but all of the silicon valley companies. here he is testifying in april of last year. now today's meetings will not be testimony just face-to-face in offic

who tweeted jay powell and the federal reserve fail again. no guts, no sense, no vision. a terrible communicator. donald trump wants zero percent interest, which is not going to happen. the government can already borrow at historically very low rates and fiscal conservatives would argue it's already too easy to argue. one of the reasons the fed is cutting is the trade war can hurt our economy. >>> other news, facebook's mark zuckerberg will be in washington trying to strengthen some relationships there as the federal agencies in congress pursue antitrust investigations, not just against facebook but all the big silicon valley companies. this man, a former american airlines mechanic has been -- that's clearly mark zuckerberg -- let's talk about this man. that is that man who was denied bail after the judge said he was a danger to society. he's accused of sabotaging an american airlines airplane and had to abort takeoff. first we thought the motivation was a labor dispute. the judge and prosecutors in the miami case say he may have connections to isis. his brother is a member of the i

. >> that is the hope. "today in the bay's" jay gray is on hilton head island with more on the evacuations under way. >> i see one, oh -- >> reporter: dorian battering the bahamas with violent winds 185 miles an hour sustained, gusting to over 200, soaking rains and a storm surge in some areas two stories high. you can hear the panic of residents, as it rushes in. >> pray for us, pray for us, please, i'm begging y'all. >> reporter: the category 5 hurricane tossing or tearing apart most everything in its path. dorian is the second most powerful atlantic storm ever. right now the forecast track keeping it just off the florida coast, where -- >> mandatory evacuation as of 1:00 p.m. >> reporter: evacuations have started. the governor warning dorian doesn't have to make lall to cause major problems. >> this storm at this magnitude could really cause massive destruction. >> reporter: states of emergency stretch from florida through the carolinas right now. residents stocking up food and water. some boarding up. others packing up and pulling out, all with the same hope. >> to have it turn east an

later today. if it does make landfall here, would likely be midweek. jay gray, nbc news, hilton head, south carolina. >> jay, thank you. our coverage of hurricane dorian continues all morning. at 6:45, we have a live report from the southeast. >>> happening today, presidential nominee bernie sanders and actor danny glover are expected to join thousands of kaiser permanente workers for a labor day rally in oakland. here is video of a similar protest last year, but this year that turnout is expe to be a lot bigger that's because kaiser workers are in the midst of a bitter contract dispute, and have voted to strike next month, if a deal could not be reached. if a strike actually happens, it could potentially be the nation's largest in years. kaiser says that it is committed to reaching a deal before the deadline. >>> antioch police are not messing around with sideshows. they posted these images of a sideshow bust saturday night in a mall parking lot. 71 arrests were made, 26 cars were towed, and police say up to 100 cars participated. >>> new for you this morning, a poignant piece of am

watching to see where dorian night head next. "today in the bay's" jay gray reports from the middle of the forecast path in savannah, georgia. >> reporter: dorian relentless, ravaging the bahamas for more than 24 hours. >> we are in the midst of an historic tragedy in parts of northern bahamas. >> reporter: violent winds ripping apart communities, soaking rain, and a storm surge in some areas two stories high, swallowing homes. >> we are literally in the ocean. >> reporter: an ocean that's beginning to surge along the florida coast now, the peninsula starting to feel the effects of the massive hurricane, continuing what will be a long, tense week along the eastern seaboard. the latest forecast track shows dorian shadowing the coast, no clear landfall, but still close enough to cause serious problems. you can look to what happened overnight in the bahamas, devastating impact and the eye wall does not have to come ashore to have that kind of impact. >> reporter: shelters have opened across the potential strike zone and evacuation orders are in place now from florida through the carolinas

to blame for at least seven deaths so far. "today in the bay's" jay gray is in savannah, georgia, this morning. >> reporter: as dorian inches toward the coast, we're getting a clor look now at the devastation the storm left behind. abaco in the bahamas battered and broken, communities splintered, others swallowed by floodwaters, the island ravaged. >> absolute devastation, and it really is heartbreaking just from the air, it looks completely leveled. >> reporter: images serve as a stark warning for those now in the path of the storm. >> this is not a storm to mess with as we have seen how deadly it was when it went across the bahamas. >> reporter: across the southeast. >> is this one go in the car? >> reporter: families are packing up and pulling out, busloads leaving savannah for higher ground. >> says to leave when you have the opportunity to leave. >> reporter: from florida through the carolinas, more than 1 million people have been told to evacuate, ahead of what could be hurricane force winds, flooding rains and a storm surge in communities from florida to virginia. >> the w

friday if you like numbers. weet so jus fbo jay powell will speak today after the jobs numbers come out. wasn't necessarily planned that way but it's an excellent coincidence. powell under pressure from president trump to lower interest rates again. >>> as we first reported to you on thursday in "today in the bay," a number of states will hold a press conference monday to announce major investigations in to high tech. the "wall street journal" has refined that reporting to say it will involve google and facebook. the new york attorney general will lead an investigation in to facebook. the texas attorney general will gole primarilytigation into company discouraged competition. 28 other states will take part but hard to say before we've heard from the attorneys general how coordinated these investigations will be. >>> in other news, google the researching how we age. perhaps that can be slowed or stopped. several silicon valley companies are working on that science that would extend lives perhaps reverse aging. this sunday on "press:here" i'll talk to the san francisco and west coast

hourly wages are up 11 cents to $28.11 an hour. that has been a stubborn number. head of the fed jay powell will speak today. wasn't necessarily planned to coincide with the jobs report but it's an excellent coincidence. the president just tweeted, where did i get this guy, jerome? oh well, you can't win them all. president trump appointed jay or jerome powell replacing berkeley's janet yellen who was an economist. powell not an economist. powell under a lot of pressure to cut interest rates. now the national economic council who would not allow the post to use their names say mr. trump told them one of the reasons he replaced janet yellen was she was short. she's just over five feet. ironically she was considered someone who leans toward interest rate cuts. as we first reported to you on thursday on "today in the bay," a number of states will hold a press conference monday to announce major investigati hig . the "wall street journal" has refined that reporting to say it will involve google and facebook. the new york attorney general will lead an investigation in to facebook. the tex