government will offer new details regarding the nsa's secret surveillance programs. an oversight board will begin a day-long hearing on the issue. 16 experts are expected to testify. the oversight board is expected to conduct a comprehensive inquiry into the program and produce a public report. the program was exposed last month by former nsa employee edward snowden currently hiding out in moscow's airport seeking asylum from about 20 different countries. snowden has just a few hours left to decide whether to accept venezuela's offer of asylum. nicaragua and bolivia have also offered asylum. >>> we're expected to learn exactly what investigators found at the home of former new england patriots star aaron hernandez. hernandez, accused of orchestrating the execution-style shooting of his friend oden lloyd. he's also under investigation for possible involvement in a double homicide from last year. >>> it is 4:51. an nfl head coach knocking off a big item off his bucket list this week. we'll tell you who was spotted running with the bulls. >>> plus b.a.r.t. contract talk

. >>> the controversial nsa surveillance program will continue for you, at least for now. the house last night voting down an amendment that would have stopped funding that program that collects americans' phone records. the obama administration, nsa officials and house republican leaders all fiercely opposing the amendment in the senate, dianne feinstein is leading an effort to change parts of the program to address privacy concerns. >>> meantime, the former nsa worker who leaked details of the surveillance program still hold up in moscow's airport. edward snowden's russian attorney says his client is still waiting for documents that would allow him in to russia. he says until then, snowden is simply there learning more about russian culture and hoping for asylum. the white house does continue to pressure russia to send snowden back to america. every time i hear this store tri, this is kind of like the movie "terminal" with tom hanks? this guy has been there for over a month. >>> 4:51. this is fun, late night host jimmy fallon talks about the birth of his baby and the fam

this case, jewel versus nsa dates back to the bush administration. >>> separately, microsoft want -- says the u.s. constitution is suffering under government spying. in a strongly worded letter to the obama administration, the software company's demanding right to tell users more about how it's forced to give up data to the fbi and nsa. last week it was revealed, or at least claimed by snowden and the guardian newspaper the u.s. government monitors skype and outlook.com. >> thank you. >>> meteorologist christina loren here now in time for your forecast. slid right in there picture me rolling or just look at the tv. that's what just happened. 6:17. great day shaping up. thanks for waking up with us on wednesday. wednesdays not typically your favorite day of the week likely. however, the best day to get on outdoors. not too cold. not too hot. yesterday reminiscent of fall. today, it's going to be summer-like. heat of the day, temperatures hitting mid to upper 80s. comfortable day shaping up cloud cover doing its part to keep things comfortable even as we get into the heat of the day. s

the controversial nsa surveil license program will continue, at least it will for now. late last night the house voting down an amendment that would have stopped funding the program that collects americans' phone records. the obama administration, nsa officials and house republicans and their leaders all fiercely opposing the amendment in the senate. we can also tell you dianne feinstein is leading an effort right now to change parts of the program to address privacy concerns. meantime, the former nsa worker who pleeked those details of the surveillance program still hold up right now in moscow's airport this morning. edward snowden's russian attorney says his client is still just waiting for documents that would ultimately allow him in to russia. he says until then snowden is keeping a low profile, hanging out learning more about russian culture and just hoping for asylum. the white house continues to pressure russia to send snowden back to america. >>> a police patrol car in palo alto is renewing a popular debate going on in our country right now. privacy verses secur

. >>> congress returns to the question of nsa spying. we'll take a look at business and tech. [ female announcer ] new nature valley soft-baked oatmeal squares. hearty oatmeal now softly baked with a drizzle of cinnamon. it's a brand-new take on a morning classic. soft-baked oatmeal squares. new from nature valley. ♪ you have to let me know [ female announcer ] when sweet and salty come together, the taste is irresistible. sweet and salty nut bars by nature valley. nature at its most delicious. >>> amazon.com is hiring, announcing it has 7,000 new jobs to fill, some of them right here in california. the company says it's adding 5,000 full-time jobs at u.s. distribution centers. earlier this year amazon announcing it will be opening a distribution center in tracy. however, at this point it's unknown exactly how many jobs will be added. amazon also says it will be adding 2,000 customer service jobs including full-time, part-time and seasonal. however, none of thoepz jobs are expected to be available in california. >>> the president will,

rumors about the nsa leaker forcing a plane carrying a bolivia president to be rerouted. >>> caltrans working late in the night to clean up a mudslide that anthony mentioned on interstate 80 between tahoe and reason flow. we'll tell you whether the slide will affect your holiday plans. >>> and apple turning to the fashion industry for its latest atti attire. >>> we continue to follow breaking news this morning. 4:43, b.a.r.t. workers are' strike entering day three. talks broke up a few hours ago with no deal. but the lines of communication at least are open. two sides expected to meet at 1:00 this afternoon to resume talks. that means b.a.r.t. trains are still in storage, most of them not moving from b.a.r.t.'s yard. though the strike is still on you may see trains moving this morning. that's b.a.r.t. making sure tracks don't rust while the track continues. the standstill expected to cause trouble on the roads. live look at bay bridge toll plaza where there's more traffic than usual for this time on a wednesday morning. coming out, anthony slaughter will have a traffic update. until t

. >>> blueprints for the nsa, the top secret documents edward snowden claims to have and why he says he doesn't want to release them. >>> plus, almost ready to race. following a deadly crash, sweden's artenis says it will return to the water. >>> how a father-to-be in london is keeping himself busy. >>> good monday morning to you. where is everyone? still in bed, perhaps? it is a monday morning, folks make thirg wing their way to th plaza of the bay bridge this morning. not a lot of traffic. we'll keep tabs on it. it is 4:43. >>> supporters of ousted egyptian president morsi is planning a massive rally. their hoping to attract a million people to march on the roads of kir row. they removed morsi after overwhelming demonstrations against his policies. since then, morsi supporters have vowed to stay on the streets until he is reinstated. >>> edward snowden may have thousands more documents on nsa documents, including a blueprint of how it operates. snowden does not want the details made public because it would just reveal too much. although the journalist is not thinking those document

we can tell you one european country may welcome nsa secret leaker edward snowden. we'll tell you about the famous man that's already taken in coming up next. >>> plus conflicting reports out of south africa this morning regarding the health of nelson mandela. what we're now hearing. >>> and the price of putting your teen behind the wheel of a car. we'll tell you about some new data out this morning coming up next. >>> a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza this morning. just over ten hours b.a.r.t. trains will be back up and running, meaning a little relief for commuters on the roads. late last night b.a.r.t.s unions agreed to extend the contract for a month. that means workers will be back on the job as of 3:00 p.m. contract talks will also resume this morning. to reiterate, this is just a temporary fix. if nothing is worked out by early next month, another strike could happen. >>> in case you had to go to bed early like we do and in case you missed this, last night's fireworks show in san francisco going off without a hitch and it was quite the sight to see. de

the guy in charge of all of this, general keith alexander, head of the nsa and u.s. cybercommand will not be there. instead, he'll be give a speech in las vegas against a much more hostile crowd at the black hat hacker conference. in a separate bit of news, a federal appeals court has ruled police do not need a warrant to get information about where you've been based on cell phone records. in a written opinion, the judges point out most americans should understand cell phones ping a tower if they don't want to be found they shouldn't carry a cell phone. the ruling in california does not have a direct affect on us. the 9th can come up with a different ruling if it wanted to. several states have made the point moot with special privacy laws protecting cell phone record. there was a law written by mark leno, passed the california state house but vetoed by governor brown. whether police need a warrant in california for your cell phone records is still really fuzzy. >> i bet. thanks. >>> right now, speaking of fuzzy, christina loren not you, but the weather outside a litt

. >>> new details on nsa leaker edward snowden's next step. the clock is ticking as he decides which country he wants to seek asylum in. [ wind howling ] [ female announcer ] it balances you... [ water crashing ] ...it fills you with energy... and it gives you what you are looking for to live a more natural life. in a convenient two bar pack. this is nature valley... delicious granola bars made with the best ingredients in nature. nature valley. nature at its most delicious. and then another. and another. and if you do it. and your friends do it. and their friends do it... soon we'll be walking our way to awareness, support and an end to alzheimer's disease. and that? that would be big. grab your friends and family and start a team today. register at alz.org >>> 6:23. welcome back. the texas house of representatives could vote as early as today on a controversial bill restricting abortions. thousands of people on both sides of this debate rallying ahead of today's special legislative session. the new legislation would ban g pregnancy, require

if the nsa is forced to -- national security would about a risk and there could be another terrorist attack. today the house is expected to vote on a measure that would cancel the authority of the secret program. the white house says that doing so would hastily dismantle one of the nsa's most powerful tools. # [ female announcer ] no other system integrates holistic care with advanced technology exclusively for our nation's veterans. there's no other system like the veterans health administration. bring your medical and healthcare skills to va. visit vacareers.va.gov. exclusively for our nation's veterans. there's no other system like the veterans health administration. bring your medical and healthcare skills to va. visit vacareers.va.gov. . >>> welcome back, everybody on a wednesday morning. this is a live look at kensington palace this morning where hopefully prince william and kate and their brand-new baby boy are getting a rest after an eventful day yesterday. everybody's still wondering what the new name will be. we'll tell you when it comes out. it's 5:23 right now and here's

asking the nsa and washington to give them more freedom to explain what in the world has gone on in the tech world as far as secrets go. we'll be watching that. we will be watching the financials as well. and you'll recall ben bernanke is back on the hill again today talking about unemployment and the sbrest rate as well. then we were talking earlier about netflix. they got two nominations -- correction -- three nominations in the emmys. it's hard to say how i feel about that because i like downton abbey as well. best actor, best actress oovps, robin wright, she's phenomenal in that and best drama as well. >> that's the thing. all the nominees are really great shows. >> they real will are. who would have ever thought we'd talk about netflix getting an emmy nomination. >> first of its kind. >> making history with an online show. pretty cool. thanks. >>> meteorologist christina loren, take to check the forecast and get ready for little warmup. >> little bit of a warmup. not too bad. not triple digit territory. you know, also it has been kind of cool. a return to summer, a return to be

. >>> rumors swirling about the whereabouts of nsa leaker snowden after a plane carrying the president of bolivia departed moscow and was rerouted to austria. snowden rumored to be on the plane but found out he was not. bow livia's government upset now, saying the president's life was put at risk. >>> 6:15. who has it better than san mateo coun county? nobody. >> home of the highest salaries in the united states. >> higher than manhattan. 167,000 a year average pay. average. and for that, you can almost certainly thank facebook. the bureau of labor and statistics says average pay for san mateo county residents jumped 107% last year, at the same moment facebook employees starting cashing out stock options. obvious le not everyone in san mateo works for facebook. but point out san mateo county sheriff's deputies are the highest paid in northern california. contract says they always have to make 1% more than any other share river's department in the bay area, no matter what. now that same bls report took i look at unemployment around the bay area. unemployment in san jose under 7%. san fr

coming up, more nsa secrets in edward snowden's possession, but will they go public? we'll tell you what they say about the so-called blueprints of the nsa, next. >>> the trial begins of a guy who calls himself the fabulous fab. >>> and some guys have all the luck. we'll introduce you to the baseball fan who hauled in four foul balls in just one game! it starts with something little, like taking a first step. and then another. and another. and if you do it. and your friends do it. and their friends do it... soon we'll be walking our way to awareness, support and an end to alzheimer's disease. and that? that would be big. grab your friends and family and start a team today. register at alz.org >>> and welcome back at 6:13. you can see low clouds, one of the reasons why our temperatures are going to be cool this morning and perhaps slowing your morning commute as well. mike? >> you know, rob, we see those low clouds, but over here more of a concern, we have no metering lights but the backup here at the toll plaza and on the approach, i'm going to call chp and cal tran t

government will offer new details regarding the nsa's secret surveillance programs. an oversight board begins a hearing on that issue. 16 experts are expected to testify. the oversight board is expected to conduct a comprehensive inquiry into the program and produce a public report. the program was exposed last month by former nsa employee edward snowden who is currently hiding out in moscow's airport seeking asylum from about 20 different countries. snowden has a few hours left to decide whether to accept venezuela's offer of asylum. nicaragua and bolivia has also offered asylum. >>> christina loren is back to talk about the weather. it's tuesday, that means one day closer to the weekend. >> and monday, i already forgot about it. it was a rough one for me. i don't know about you. the good news is, it's over with. 5:47. we have a good looking day shaping up. i hate to be the bearer of bad news, but when it comes to the flight delays, we told you they were likely. we have the official word from the faa. you can check on their site as well. if you're trying to get in o

. >>> new this morning, russia's president is responding to a request for temporary asylum by nsa secret leaker edward snowden. putin says russia has warned snowden against taking actions that would damage relations between moscow and washington. snowden has been hiding out in the moscow airport for three weeks now. u.s. wants russia to send him back to america to face espionage charges. his attorney says snowden is "temporary shelter but plans to travel to south america, where several countries have offered political asylum. >>> a u.s. senator is calling on president obama to consider boycotting the 2014 winter games in russia if snowden is granted asylum. according to the political blog the hill, lindsey graham of south carolina says boycotting the games would send a signal to russia if they harbor snowden. game are to begin in february. during the cold war the u.s. boycotted 1980 summer games in moscow. four years later, russia boycotted summer games in los angeles. >>> the royal baby wait continues. no one knows exactly when, we do know what will happen when the duchess of came brita

." >>> on the national scene, the controversial nsa surveillance program will be continuing. at least it will be for now. late last night the house voting down an amendment that would have stopped funding the program that collects american's phone records. the obama administration, nsa officials and house republican leaders all fiercely oppose this amendment. in the senate, dianne feinstein leading the effort to change parts of the program to address privacy concerns. >>> 6:16. the trial of private first class bradley manning is set to wrap up today. closing arguments by the prosecution and defense teams will be delivered this morning. manning is accused of giving hundreds of thousands of classified documents to the anti-secrecy group wikileaks. >>> also new this morning, apple warning its chinese customers not to use knock-off parts. >> scott mcgrew, at least two people shocked by fake apple chargers. >> at least one of them, a 23-year-old flight attendant died. apple posted detailed pictures of its official chargers on the chinese version of its website this morning showing

. >>> plus the european country that may welcome nsa secret leaker edward snowden. the famous man it's already taken in, next. >>> a developing story overseas. this morning tahrir square in cairo continues to fill with people. we've got live pictures from egypt where ousted president morsi's muslim brotherhood has called for protests. while president obama meets with his national security team with how to deal with the unrest in egypt. tracie potts joins us live from capitol hill today with more. >> reporter: laura, good morning. it's a tough strategy for the president and his team to develop at this point because a big question remains unanswered. was this a military takeover, a military coup or was it a development on the road to democracy. the united nations human rights chief saying today they're not ready to answer that question. but what we do know as we look at live pictures of what's now fewer people but still quite a few in tahrir square, the other side of this may become much more evident today. the muslim brotherhood, the group that was taken out of power

will send a letter to president obama and congress urging the government to shed more light on the nsa's secret surveillance program. they want to be able to release more information on the requests they get from the government about user's e-mail and phone conversations. the senate appearly struck a deal to lower rates on student loans which doubled earlier this month. the deal would lower rates on government-backed stafford loans to 3.85% through the 2015 school year. rates would be linked to the bond market. so they're expected to climb eventually as the economy is improved. senate is expected to vote on that measure today. meanwhile futures are mixed after stocks posted small gains on wednesday following comments by ben bernanke that while the fed may start cutting back on a stimulus program, an interest rate hike isn't coming. tech stocks could come under pressure today. ibm was a bright spot. we get data on unemployment, manufacturing and earnings from verizon and morgan stanley. the nasdaq added 11 points to close at 3,610. back to you guys. have a great day. >> same to you. great

plus, a showdown this week in the house over the nsa's controversial post-9/11 surveillance program. >> passing this amendment takes us back to september 10th. >> a measure to shut down

new comments from russian president putin after nsa secret leader snowden petitioned moscow for asylum as a u.s. senator asked the president to boycott the winter gapes in russia. live on capitol hill with what we're learning this morning. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. at this point, edward snowden's lawyer is speaking out, saying he might leave russia or the airport i should say within a week. snowden is seeking temporary asylum there. he would have to first interview with russian authorities, they would give him a temporary i.d. card. that's when he could leave the airport for russian soil. also now hearing from senator lindsey graham who says the u.s. should consider a boycott of the 2014 winter olympics in russia. he's the first senator to speak out on that. for president putin, overnight, he also made a comment saying u.s. ties much more important than snowden though he has refused to extradited snowden. he's insisting that he does stop leaking u.s. secrets if he wants to stay in russia. >> interesting. thank you very much. >>> the ohio man accused of holding thr

the company's faced pressure regarding privacy after revealed it cooperated with the nsa allowing access to users' pictures, e-mails and video chats. >>> firefighters still mopping up after a sanitation company went up in flames down in southern california. this one was both rough and dangerous. nearly 100 firefighters fighting the flames from the outside of the building in sun valley after part of the roof collapsed overnight. the building was once an auto parts store but being used to store portable toilets. the cause of the fire remains under investigation. we're happy to report in all of the flames, nobody was hurt. >>> 5:22. bieber payback. disgruntled fans are getting back at the pop star next. look at 'em. living on cloud nine with that u-verse wireless receiver. you see in my day, when my mom was repainting the house, you couldn't just set up a tv in the basement. i mean, come on! nope. we could only watch tv in the rooms that had a tv outlet. yeah if we wanted to watch tv someplace else, we'd have to go to my aunt sally's. have you ever sat on a plastic covered couch? [ kids che

. >>> accused nsa leaker edward snowden may have thousands more documents on the national security agency including a blueprint of how it operates. the journalist who first interviewed him says snowden does not want the details made public because it would reveal too much. although the journalist does not think those documents would harm americans or our national security. snowden is believed to be holed up atmos cow's international airport still seeking asylum. >>> one of the world's best motorcycle riders was killed in a race after crashing at speeds of more than 285 miles per hour. bill warner trying to top 300 miles an hour at a racing event in maine yesterday. that was video of a trial run just minutes before the crash. witnesses say warner lost control of the motorcycle and veered off the runway. he was actually conscious and talking after the crash, but he later died at a hospital. the crash is under investigation. >>> the trial of george zimmerman may be over, but the verdict did not stop the controversy surrounding the case. hundreds of thousands have taken to facebook, twitter a

the nsa has until the close of business to show up with information about yahoo! users. >> yahoo! wants to tell people how often it has to tell people what it turns over to the government. >> it can't discuss it at all without the court's permission. today is the deadline for federal agencies to show the courts what they're willing to yet yahoo! say. will we see something shocking and startling today? i don't think so. it's more of an incremental victory for civil liberties advocates and yahoo!. we have exar on the new york stock exchange. this is a fremont-based company, coming over from the nasdaq, a bit of an embarrassment for the nasdaq. we're talking apple. apple facing allegations that workers of pegatron work too many hours under poor working conditions. apple says it's sending inspectors to the factory immediately. tim cook, the ceo of apple has vastly improved the way workers are treated since taking over at apple. there's a famous story about cook holding a meeting about problems in china saying somebody needs to go over and fix that. about ten minutes later he looks at

. >>> nsa leaker edward snowden is meeting with two prom nechbt russian human rights officials in moscow. snowden believed to be stuck in a transit zone as in moscow's airport as he notes for asylum. >>> off the runway for the first time in nearly a week, crews moved the fuselage of asiana air flight 214 off a runway, 28l at sfo. a small fire was reported at the torches to try to dismantle and take apart that wreckage. >>> here is a live look at sfo where crews are focusing on getting the runway ready for planes. the goal is to reopen by sunday. we'll update you on our 11:00 a.m. show. that's all for us. we'll see you monday. >>> good morning, the final pitch. the defense gives its closing argument at the george zimmerman trial this morning after prosecutors laid out their case. >> hold the defendant responsible for his actions. hold him accountable for what he did. >> deliberations expected to begin in a matter of hours. we're there live. >>> breaking overnight, edward snowden releases a new statement and will meet with human rights groups inside moscow's airport today. is he about to e

with his son's future in doubt, the father of nsa leaker edward snowden joins us with a live interview. this morning, his message to his son and the president. >> and uncle harry, the prince opens up about his nephew. >> fantastic to have another addition to the family. i only hope my brother knows how much my baby sitting charges are. >> plus his plans to teach the young prince how to have fun

to give us some hint as to what data the nsa or fbi demanded. it's a fuzzy order. the fisa order has given the government two weeks to come up with a timeline to declassify some of the information behind a recent request for user data. several silicon valley companies have been pushing for the right to tell you more about their role in domestic surveillance. there's actually lots of news out of yahoo!. more to come. yahoo! will report its profits this afternoon, kicking off reporting season. google, apple, facebook, all coming this month. today also marks one year for ma ris -- marissa mayer. if you call ross levinstone, he was there for a few months. jerry yang 18 months. carol barts as ceo, 21 months. >>> a few moments ago, the government released its latest consumer price index showing surging prices in gasoline. otherwise, no threat of inflation. but gas prices absolutely jumping. now, somebody recently said it was likely gas prices would fall. i think that was me. two conditions were never met, though, in my defense. first, the fed never -- said it was going t

we'll watch what they do when it comes to nsa pieing. google and microsoft both report profits. we got numbers from intel and ebay yesterday, generally mediocre. wall street waiting on a second day of testimony from ben ber nan keechlt los gatos-based netflix nominated for the emmys. kevin spacey as best actor, best actress robin wright. she is absolutely amazing as claire underwood and best overall drama as well. let me hand it back to the emmy-winning laura garcia-cannon and marla tellez. >> thank you very much. here is a look at some of the other nominees. nominees include "breaking bad," "downton abbey" and "homeland." "the voice for best reality series. "late night with jimmy fallon, 30 rock also received nominations. "american horror story asylum with 17 and game of thrones with 16. the emmy awards hapt on sunday, september 22nd hosted by neal patrick harris. >> good nominees this year. >> cable television kind of dilutes, we have so many opportunities, so many great shows. the quality is definitely going up with more competition. nbc, way to go. >>> 6:17. let's take you o

. >>> more drama this morning surrounding nsa leaker edward snowden. it appears venezuela is the lukely choice for asylum. but he hasn't formally accepted their offer. if he does, he has to find a way to get there as many u.s. allies will deny air space. snowden is still believed to be stuck in the transit zone of the moscow airport. >>> closing arguments set to begin in the trial of george zimmerman. the defense wrapped up its case yesterday with no testimony from zimmerman. zimmerman has pleaded not guilty to a second degree murder charge claiming he shot 17-year-old trayvon martin in self-defense. the closing arguments are expected to begin this afternoon. >>> coming up, removing all that wreckage from runway 28l, but the question is where does it all go from ÷fÑhere? we have new details about the ntsb investigation into the asiana aircraft coming up next on "today in the bay." >>> plane crash wreckage removed out there piece by piece. we have a look at what's happening on the sfo runway and what's next for the remains of that downed flight. >>> a

that plane was grounded in austria back on tuesday following rumors that nsa secret leaker edward snowden was in fact on board. it turns out he was not actually on board that plane. >>> in the meantime, some lawmakers in iceland have introduced a proposal to grant citizenship to edward snowden, but so far the idea hasn't received much support with just 6 out of 63 parliament members agreeing to the idea. snowden is believed to be stuck at a moscow airport transit area. he is seeking asylum from more than a dozen countries. >>> fresh off the fourth of july, a lot of people do have the day off today but not the labor department. >> scott mcgrew. >> good morning to you, laura. we'll talk about these job numbers. we got the latest numbers, the june job numbers. 195,000 jobs added in the month of june. that is a good, solid number. we will take that. 7.6% unemployment. now, an important number also are the revisions they gave past months. april they added 50,000 to their estimates. may another 25,000. so we're adding 75,000 jobs just out of thin air. we really want to take some time and define

. >> man who say his blew the whistle on nsa's surveillance program is seeking ining asylum over the world and one of the countries is furious with the u.s. tracy pots joins us live in washington to explain why. good morning. >> reporter: hi, laura. good morning. it's bolivia and here's why they're upset. take a look. this plane carried the bolivian president, he was at a conference in russia, leaving russia. his plane got grounded because france and portugal said you can't enter our airspace. what does this have to do with snowden? both countries got a rumor that snowden was on board that plane trying to leave russia. he was grounded in austria for hours. bolivia extremely upset saying the u.s. state department pitched those rumors. the state department no word from them on being involved at all. but now bolivia's upset with u.s. over the incident. bolivia's one of the nearly two dozen countries where snowden's applied for asylum. as of now because many areas he has to apply in person, he's stuck in the transit of the moscow airport. >> how will this end? interesting to see. thank y