Vaping products contain very high doses of nicotine, sometimes higher than cigarettes. So its no surprise that people seeking to cut down on vaping are having trouble. Reporter but the owner of this store in san rafael disputes the claims saying the recent deaths connected to vaping are more likely related to black Market Dealers adding vitamin e acetate to products. People who dont want cigarette vaping to be around are the ones that are creating the propaganda, making it look like there is a connection between these illnesses and this cigarette use. And that is a complete falsehood. Reporter dr. Willis says until more is known, this should be the approach. One of our messages is we want to help people quit vaping the way in the past weve helped people quit smoking. Reporter now the coroner here in marin county says the exact cause of death in this case wont be known for several weeks, but he does expect the final results toat sis connecte. Live in san rafael, tim daly for nbc bay are
Morning, and then going into the upper 60s by early this afternoon. You notice yesterday we have the high clouds moving in, were going to see the same thing again today and our temperatures matching yesterdays as well. Well talk about whats ahead coming up in six minutes and mike is getting you out on the roads with the look at the commute. Kari i have a Traffic Alert which just developed. Aaron in our control room is watching the monitors and showed the flashing lights. We can see approaching San Francisco on that upper deck getting toward the city so shy of the fremont fulsome exit. They did not make it there. The vehicles involved in a crash are still in your middle lanes, that say problem coming off of the Treasure Island tunnel and getting into the tunnel, shows some slowing down, mid span so thats a problem and likely going to cause the metering lights to be slow as well on the oakland side. We have a build nor westbound 80 getting into San Francisco. Other routes throughout your
Mike, you had a wrongway driver reported in san jose. Not good, this was getting on to 680, capitol expressway. The word is that person was getting on the onramp, pulled over and got back on again and had to turn around. Had a little trouble orienting themselves but chp helped them out. There may be activity at the capitol expressway onramp to northbound 680. Thats it for the south bay and thank goodness that car did, again, stop on the shoulder. Everything else looks green for our highway Speed Sensors but just off 101 at whipple, reports of a roadside fire there. Well track the reports but it should be a little smoldering going on, the fire crew will take care of quickly. Back to you. Thanks, mike. A live look this morning at capitol hill, where in a few hours americans will get their own firsthand look at the house impeachment inquiry. This will be the first public hearing into the investigation of President Trump and whether he held up military funding for ukraine. Two witnesses ar
Bank. Micron issues a trade warning. Shares down this morning on a disappointing outlook and ceo san yjay mehrota joins us in a e minutes. Tell the story. Im sorry to interrupt. No problem. Eagles won last night i can do whatever i want. And half of the debuts trading below their offer price. Does that spell trouble for the ipo market wells is up in the premarket after naming bank of melon Ceo Charlie Scharf he held the top job at visa. Wells plagued by scandals struggled to find a replacement. Alan parker will stay interim until scharf joins the company the Conference Call is under way and well bring you developments on that. He had quite a run at visa and left for geographic reasons really. Yes, he did able to stay in new york, his family still going to be with him. One daughter right there, another one close by, folks nearby, very much dedicated to them i got to tell you, congratulations, or as people would say, as president ford would say, their Long National nightmare is over. I t
Low 80s by early afternoon. Our south bay High Temperatures reaching into the upper 80s and lower 90s. Well talk about whats ahead for the weekend coming up and vianey has a look at the Early Morning commute. So far its been pretty good. Overall look at the bay area, we had that crash along the southbound side of 880, looks like its not causing any delays but you could encounter it if youre driving through the east bay this morning. I want to remind you about that road hazard, metal pieces along the westbound side of 80 at appian way. It was blocking the middle lanes but i notice the Speed Sensors have gotten better. Weve gotten from red to yellow and its quickly starting to fade so hopefully it means they managed to clear out the debris. As always, remember to keep it safe out there. Back to you. Thanks, vianey. live look at oakland skyline behind us where the summer is set to sizzle as well. As karis been saying, many bay area cities will surpass the century mark over the weekend. Th