Time . Reporter yeah, they are. And good morning to you, marla. If you juaned to take one last nostalgic trip over the bay bridge now a good time because transportation planners say they are expected an accelerated evening commute, people trying to hurry up and get out of San Francisco before 8 00 deadline tonight when the final work begins on the new even span. The heavy equipment is lined up to connect with the new 6. 4 billion span. They are going to be doing grading and strike and demolition. The fiveday closure means commuters can use b. A. R. T. , ac transit, ferris offering more service. Access to the bridge will be shut off by the chp this evening on ramps that lead to the bridge to meet that 8 00 deadline. By 7 20, they will mobilize taking out key transitions first, for example, powell street in emeryville. The onramp that goes to westbound 80 will be closed much earlier than talking about now. Similarly, the hov carpool lane on the left most side closed very early. Advise generce is be patient will get there. The history from 2007 and 2009 suggests that the region will keep moving. It will movement will be a little more sluggish than usual. Traffic will be heavy but continue to flow. Leave early, plan your route. Reporter we got a quick look at the bike and pedestrian, a tressel system, work going on throughout the weekend. We have been talking about. This the deadline to reopen, 5 a. M. Tuesday, no grand party but certainly a new bridge that we have waited years for. Reporting live on treasure island, christie smith, nbc bay area news. Thanks. During the closure, b. A. R. T. Will run 24hour service between 14 stations. They will plan to run trains on an hourly basis but that can change based on staffing. A b. A. R. T. Spokesman telling us there are still some overnight shifts that are not filled by train brarts he operators but they will be filled in time. Ferries expect to see ridership jump by 15 . Getting around the closure could get tricky that is why we are here to help. Go to nbcbayarea. Com any time and click on the tab in the upper lefthand corner. Our website will steer you through the traffic tieups, give you alternate route and a link to our live bay bridge camera. Happening now, the nations largest rocket has just blasted off from the california coast. This is a live look. Take a look at this as it makes its way into the clear, blue skies. The 235foot delta four heavy rocket took off from Vandenberg Air force base. This is just north of santa barbara. Took off literally about 20 seconds ago. It is carrying a massive top secret Spy Satellite for the federal government. Analysts say the satellite is probably capable of snapping pictures detailed enough to distipping wish the make and model of a car hundreds of miles away. Lets stay on this and listen in. One minute 25 seconds, match one. 1645 feet per second. First motion time. Roger. Roger, first motion time of 18 03 00. 224. Pressure holding nicely. Pretty fascinating to watch this happen. Again, a rocket launch that just happened within the last minute or so from Vandenberg Air force base north of santa barbara, certainly a story we are keeping our eye on this morning for you. Now to developing store news overseas, the five permanent members of the u. N. Security council are meeting informally to talk about a resolution to would authorize the use of military force against syria. Meanwhile, amateur video reportedly shows the u. N. Chemical inspectors in damascus today. They are investigating the area where last weeks alleged chemical attack occurred. The u. S. State Department Says theres strong evidence that syrian president Bashar Al Assad is responsible. Happening now, the country is remembering Martin Luther king jr. , 50 years after he delivered his i have a dream speech at the march on washington. This is a live look. You can see Oprah Winfrey taking the podium, saying hello. She is one of the celebrities and politicians here at the National Mall. I asked my mama, can i go to the march . Took me 50 years, but im here. On this date in this place, at this time, 50 years ago today, dr. Martin luther king shared his dream for america with america. Dr. King was the passionate voice that awake and the conscience of a nation and inspired people all over the world. The power of his words res son nated because they were spoken out of an unwavering believe in freedom and justice, equality and opportunity for all. Let freedom ring was dr. Kings closing call for a better and more just america. So today, people from all walks of life will gather at 3 p. M. For bellringing events across our great country and around the world, as we reaffirm our commitment to dr. Kings ideals. Dr. King believed that our destinies are all intertwined and he knew that our hopes and our dreams are really all the same. We have been listening to oprah at the National Mall talking about what happened 50 years ago on the National Mall. Also there, of course, the president , mr. Obama is there he is going to be speaking as well as former president bill clinton and jimmy carter. You can watch all of these events unfold live on our website. Just log on any time to see this happening live, nbcbayarea. Com. Crews have gained a little more ground on the Massive Wildfire now burning next to the hetch hetchy reservoir. The rim fire has grown to 18 ever 87,000 acres, larger than the size of san jose, San Francisco and oakland combined. More than 4,000 fire personnel are now fighting the fire and they have it 23 contained. This is up from 20 from last night. The fire has already destroy ready 111 buildings, including 11 homes. 5500 other structures are threatened this morning including hundreds of homes. Campgrounds within yosemite have been evacuated as well as Tuolumne City the rim fire is releasing massive amounts of smoke into the air. Those plumes are traveling more than 100 miles, clouding the skies in nevada and causing Health Problems for people there meteorologist Christina Loren has new details on the air quality in and around lang tahoe and reno. So, this thing is spreading out and effect is pretty massive . Yeah, seeing the smoke plume extend all the way into canada. Marla, good morning to you. Want to show you the latest imagery, this is coming to us from nasa. You can see just how large that smoke plume is. In fact, the latest information we have is larger than san jose, milpitas, cooper tina, saratoga, los gatos and other areas combined. You can see lake tahoe there, winds shifted a touch. Giving them clear sky over tahoe for the time being. Headed throughout this afternoon, High Pressure moves in, we are expecting the wind to shift and push over the lake tahoe area. However, we are going to see a few showers over the rim fire today and an even better chance seeing that as we head through thursday. Futurecast clearly tells that story, this could be helpful for the firefighting efforts out there none the less, our thoughts and prayers for everybody involved. Forecast coming up and show you alternate places you can take the family safely to labor day. These firefighters need all the help they can get. Thanks, christina. An important Training Session taking place for the next few days at Santa Clara University. Experts from across the country are teaching professionals in the bay area how to better deal with the Sexual Exploitation of children. Nbc bay areas arturo santiago joins us live from Santa Clara University with more. Good morning, ararturo. Reporter this is a Training Session for a few dozen Community Leaders. Those Community Leaders will be learning how to train others about whats called see sec. It is in the streets, sporting events and also on the internet. See sec is the commercial Sexual Exploitation of children, also known as juvenile prostitution. Social workers, law enforcement, attorneys and Community Providers are among the dozens of trainees this morning at Santa Clara University. They have been taught how to recognize the exploitation, how to talk to the victims and how to prosecute offenders. Their goal is to increase awareness. See something, say something. Once we can get a foothold and rescue a child, which is our first goal, we can get these exploiters and put her in jail. Moving in the right direction for awareness and the education. This is still a present issue. Definitely not shrinking. Reporter this is a threeday Training Program that trains the professionals who, in turn, will train others. This training is being conducted by a Nonprofit Organization out of new york. Its called gems, which stands for girls educational and mentoring service. We are live at Santa Clara University, im arturo santiago, nbc bay area news. Thank you, arturo. Still ahead, a bay area city councilman says milk does not do a body good. And now he wants to ban it from city events. We will talk about that. Plus, Football Players for one south Bay High School may not be able to take the field this fall. We will show you whats holding up their season. And coming up in business and tech, i have three words for you, and you probably dont know what any of them mean. And look at this a live look at whats under way at the National Mall in d. C. , mr. Obama, president obama, first lady michelle, jimmy carter and bill clinton, making their way down, all to commemorate the 50 years since Martin Luther king, jr. s, i have a dream speech. Logon to nbcbayarea. Com to watch it live any time. Logon to nbcbayarea. Com to watch [ male announcer ] at sizzler. Its back for a limited time fire grilled steak and golden allyoucaneat shrimp for an incredible 9. 99 only at sizzler this morning, a memorial continues to grow for 17yearold robert orlando, killed in a car crash the night before he was to start his senior year at San Ramon Valley high school. Its cliche. And you hear it all the time, especially in times like these. But he was special. He was going to make a big difference in the world for the world and for himself, because people just gravitated around him. So tough. Orlando and two friends were on their way home from a fishing trip monday night went driver of the car crashed into a tree. They were only five minutes from orlandos home. The cause of the crash is under investigation but police say there were no immediate signs of drugs or alcohol. The two other teenagers hurt in the crash are expected to be okay. An emergency test could catch people in Contra Costa County offguard tonight. The county is testing the new emergency telephone notification system from a new vendor. The current Warning System was heavily scrutinized after this chevron refinery fire in richmond last august. Some received alerts late. Others not at all. Starting at 5 30 tonight, people who live near four refineries, here they are on your screen, and also chemical plants in the county, in Contra Costa County, will begin receiving calls. The tests will run through 7 00 tonight. If your cell phone is registered to receive alerts, you will receive the test alert he is tonight. If you have not signed up, if you havent signed up, you still have time to do so. We set up a link on our website, nbcbayarea. Com. A controversial new planned parenthood location will be up for debate in south San Francisco tonight. The city council will hear an appeal from an antiabortion group hoping to stop the new location from opening. Back in may, the Council Approved planned parenthoods application to open a new clinic on grand avenue. Opponent nents say the new clinic would cause parking problems and draw constant protests. Lawyers for planned parenthood say the clinic is being unfairly targeted for ideological reasons. Tonights meeting starts at 7 00. No helmets, no shoulder pads no football that is what 20 members of the Football Team are facing unless they and their parents raise 5,000 to get new equipment. More people are trying out for the team this year but there is not enough new gear to go around. If the players cant get money for the equipment, they will be cut from the team. Coaches say thats not good for the football program. They want to play. When you have kids that want to get off the streets do right, partake in a sports, tough cut them or release them or let them go, it kind of hurts you. There is talk about having an offsite car wash fundraiser this weekend. The season begins next saturday. Fresh off passing a ban on styrofoam, a San Jose City councilman is talking about another ban. Councilman ash kalra will introduce a ban of sugary drink and whole milk at city buildings and events. He needs to get it approved by the councils agendasetting committee. Yesterday, you may recall, the city Council Voted to ban styrofoam takeout containers at restaurants. So, taking your family to feed thep preer isser of in palo alto could be a crime. It may be illegal to do this, feed wildlife and feral cats in the parks and open space preserves. Last nivgts voted to recommend the new law saying feeding the animals is causing ducks, squirts and mountain lions to become more aggressive. The oxford online dictionary has added a number of words this morning. And rather than talk about twerking, which is far too cliche, i thought we would look at the other words and phrases added. Do you know mooc . It is massively open online course, kind of thing you might take on the internet a college course, or this one, i have heard this pronounced several different ways, micelada, a beer that has lime news just and tomato juice in it. Finally, flatform, these giant sandals, flat platforms with soles about yeah big. Wall street this morning, watching syria, watching wall street, not much happening yet on either one. We will continue to watch both throughout the next couple of days. Back to you. Scott, very good. Okay, wednesday, we are getting close to that holiday weekend. How is it looking on this wednesday . Pretty good. Microclimates in full swing, as per usual. In fact, go ahead and show the difference, San Francisco finally getting a little bit of a break from that thick fog and we had pretty substantial flight delays this morning, marla, they have been lifted. Show you san jose, fullon sunshine down here in the south bay, a pretty day shaping up. And temperatures are nice and mild. Got plenty of 70s right now in the east bay, temperatures are climbing nicely at the coast as well. About 65 degrees in places like San Francisco. So lets get right to it, oh, San Francisco just jumped up to 66, my bad. Onshore flow is definitely kicking in as we head throughout the next couple of days this is going to be the same story. We are going to see that nice westerly flow, keep your coastal cities nice and comfortable but going to be pretty hot in the east bay, temperatures will be warm. High pressure still the dont nant feature what we are looking for as we head throughout date today, tomorrow, friday as well. Plenty of 60s and 70s at the immediate coast, have great beach weather headed our way. 70s and 80s around the bay, 80s and 90s in inland cities, 89, livermore, 79, fremont, 69 today in San Francisco. What a pretty day in the city. If you dont want to head to tahoe, maybe plans to head out there the big air quality is not that great, courtesy of the rim fire. My suggestion would be take the family down to big sur. Beautiful as we get into this labor day weekend. Nice the 70s, lows in the 50s. You really cant beat the Central Coast this time of year. Getting into the upcoming weekend, temperatures are going to drop off, labor day looks nice and cool, 84 inland, 73, bay side, 66 at the coast. Then tuesday, marla, might actually get some showers, which is actually pretty much on time, considering we are kick off the unofficial start of fall. Back to you. Yeah. Thats when everyone heads back to work anyway, right . Still to come, south bay safe way customers due for a refund. We will explain, right after the break. Hundred owes of customers at a south bay safe way are getting some money back this morning. They are reimbursing 700 rewards members overcharged at a safe way gas station in campbell on hamilton avenue a Customer First reported the problem two years ago when she notice she had did not receive the discounted gas price when she used her rewards cards. Along with paying back the customers, the chain paid a civil penalty of 46,000. An investigation showed the issue was caused by some faulty software. Lfrs in the south bay, a popular restaurant famous for its coffee cake will close the doors on one of its south bay locations today. The hobies restaurant in los gatos will shut down at the end of the day. Managers say business has been sluggish, hence the closure. They will try to place the los gatos employees at its seven other location. Still to come, a bald eagle soars across the campus auditorium but you know what, not as planned. We will show you what happened. [ male announcer ] with at t, youre sure to get a better bundle. 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Welcome back a bald eagle made quite the scene at the start of the school year at oral robert university. Take a look. Part of a special service, a bald eagle was released from the upper balcony in the auditorium, supposed to fly above. Boom, what does it do . It crashes into a window and fell to the floor. There was a trainer in front of the auditorium waiting for it to land there the bird was distracted by the crowd, which was chanting usa winn it hit the window. The National Symbol was dazed but unharmed and retrieved by his trainer. Oral Roberts University mascot is the golden eagle. Take you live out to the National Mall in washington, d. C. , where jimmy carter is paying his respects to the i have a dream speech 50 years ago today. The president will speak within the next half hour. We will break in for a special report when that happens. Meantime, logon to nbcbayarea. Com to watch this live. Thanks for being with us. Hello, everyone. 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