a live look outside at emeryville - and good wednesday morning to you. taking a live look outside at our emeryville camera there. look at that. beautiful shot to start the day and it's hump day, so you are half way through the work week. it's 5:00 for you right now. thanks for starting your morning with us. i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm laura garcia. let's get straight to the forecast. another cool start. feels like fall in the morning, but in the afternoon -- >> yes, today will still feel like fall but the next couple of days is going to feel like summer. we have a lot of changes on the way. live look outside in dublin, already a lot of people up and out the door and mostly clear skies today. we start out with 49 degrees and looking at some mid-70s for later today, make plans to get outside. let's hold over to mik-- head o to mike, some folks of ending their work shift. >> a couple of lanes are closed but traffic flows past the scene. this will clear up and not

showing up as slowing on the peninsula side. in the east bay the crew cleared south 880 at 23rd no, problems on the bay bridge. back to you. a national response team with the atf expected in oakland this morning to investigate this. look what's left of that suspicious fire that destroyed that condo complex under construction. brought it to you live yesterday morning on "today in the bay." "today in the bay's" bob redell is live at the scene. bob, let's talk about what investigators will be looking at. >> reporter: laura, the oakland deputy fire chief says when the atf arrives later this morning, they'll be looking for as much surveillance video as they can find. there could be a significant amount. the ceo of the company building the townhomes in oakland said they had installed a number of security cameras around the site because of previous suspicious fires at construction sites in oakland. this is the ice house condo complex, townhome complex at west grand and phfilbert.

grew to a five-alarm fire. four of the six buildings on the site burned down. embers started two other fires nearby. remarkably, no one was hurt. about an hour later, there was another fire that started, this was about a mile away at another housing development under construction an peralta. mayor libby schaaf who was at the scene says they don't know if an arsonist was behind the ice house fire but recognizes arsonists have been trying to burn down housing projects in oakland. over the past couple of years we reported on suspicious fires that burned down apartment buildings under construction in oakland and emeryville as well as one in concord, a possible backlash to the development and gentrification of the east bay. back out here live, the fire has been out for some time. we did see one fire truck out here earlier. we know that oakland police does have a couple of their squad cars out here positioned out here again, just to keep the

sight secure. reporting live here in oakland, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> all right, let's see if they get some answers today. thanks so much, bob. >> 5:02. the mid terms are less than two weeks away. president trump is making a major push for republicans. he heads to wisconsin today. this is from last night in houston. he's making a lot of claims on the campaign trail that have not been verified. "today in the bay's" tracie potts is in washington, d.c., for us this morning. it appears the president is backing off some of those comments. >> reporter: well, he talked about democrats backing the caravan coming from honduras, no evidence of that and also talked about who's in that caravan, but now backing off that claim, too. president trump heads to wisconsin today for another rally. >> you're going to find middle eastern, you're going to find everything. >> reporter: after admitting there's no evidence that middle easterners are infiltrating a caravan of migrants headed for the border. >> there's no proof of anything. there's no proof of anything,

but they could very well be. >> reporter: the implication that people who want to hurt americans are trying to sneak into the country. >> these people are hard-working people. they want to go over there and work. >> reporter: in fact, a former senior intelligence official tells nbc middle eastern and african immigrants make up less than 1% of border arrests last year. the president's also backing off his promise to unveil a 10% middle class tax cut next week. >> we'll start the work after, sometime after the mid terms. >> it could take weeks if not months of hearings, debates and internal negotiations to arrive at a tax cut plan. >> reporter: but he's bearing down on saudi arabia's involvement in the death of "washington post" journalist jamal khashoggi. >> the coverup was one of the worst in the history of coverups. >> reporter: did the saudi government order it? that is the question. tracie potts, nbc news, washington. it was a mystery until a short time ago. new for you this morning,

someone in south carolina is a million dollars richer >> someone here in the bay area though also won big. last night's drawing hit $1.5 billion. so here are the winning numbers. 28, 70, 5, 62, 65, and the mega ball of 5. single winner could take home a lump sum payment of more than $904 million, after taxes as much as $589 million. in san francisco, one ticket matched five of the six numbers, that's going to lead to a hefty payout. pete suratos will be live at the local safeway store where that ticket was sold. it's all coming up in about 25 minutes at 5:30. for the second day, thousands of union workers at the university of california are striking. they are part of local 3299. the patient care technical workers say they're upset about the university outsourcing jobs to contract companies that pay

workers less. nearly 39,000 workers plan to take part in the three-day strike. you might recall back in may, service workers at the university staged a three-day strike. jurors today resume deliberations in the fate of a san jose man accused of killing his parents in their evergreen home. testimony ended in the trial accused of shooting his mother and father in 2016. he represented himself at what at times was a bizarre and rambling defense. coface 25 years to life in prison. also happening today, a push to keep students safe. the contra costa county safe school summit starts at 9:00 this morning held at the pleasant hill community center. it will talk about how to prepare and prevent violence including school shootings. sandy hook promise will also attend today's summit. less than two weeks until

the midterm election. there will be a town hall later today, in the race to represent california's 1th congressional district which includes much of silicon valley. you can attend tonight's town hall and ask khanna questions held at the milpitas high school, this is at 7:30. there are a lot of issues on the ballot this election and we've broken those down for you online. check out our voter s guide at nbcbayarea.com, just click on "elections" at the top of the screen and we'll take you right to that section. in a developing story, hurricane willa weakens to a tropical storm overnight. >> it is still packing a punch as it lashes parts of mexico with torrential rain and winds of up to 35 miles per hour. flash flooding is still possible even as the storm is expected to dissipate by this afternoon. over 4,000 people have been forced to evacuate. one tourist from oregon says he

wasn't expecting to get caught up on vacation in a storm. >> when we checked in, they said it looks like it's going to be a three to five category hurricane, so we're just like, wow. kind of freaking us out. >> 'tis the season. so far no deaths have been reported. let's hope it stays that way. always got to look ahead in the forecast. >> we're also looking at a lot of heavy rain still being spread across mexico. now it's moving into texas. it will be moving across the gulf coast over the next couple of days. we'll continue to monitor that. as we at home start out with dry conditions, it's a chilly morning with only some mid-40s for much of the north bay and the inland parts of the valleys. as we look at san jose, palo alto, we're in the low 50s, getting started, so if you're getting ready, heading out for a run this morning, or on your way to the gym, it will be in the low 50s in martinez and sunshine, feeling very nice by noon, at 68 degrees and getting

out the door, getting the kids ready in the tri valley, livermore, starts out at 49 degrees. grab a jacket as you start out on your day, and mike, you were saying there's another slowdown showing up. >> just patch showing up upper east shore freeway. we know we had the construction crew going westbound 80 around highway 4, toward san pablo and that should be clearing up within the next few. i saw some slowing on the approach toward cummings skyway that may indicate flashing lights. i'm going to say that's what's going on, as you cross the carquinez bridge, prepare for a little slowing but by the time you get in toward san pablo richmond no problem back at speed. the rest of the bay there's cocoa county, alameda county. one crash reported 84 around isabel. i'll check to make sure it's not anything major as far as the commute. coming up next, president trump takes full credit for the economy, but is everyone benefiting from the boom? what the majority of americans are saying in a new survey. plus, as we get closer to

the midterm elections, the push is to get americans to vote. we'll tell you how snapchat is playing a big role in getting people registered. still ahead, netflix denying allegations of racism. what the streaming service is accused of doing to get minorities to watch. more details coming up at 5:25. you're watching "today in the bay."

warning, california. a handful of billionaires have spent over $70 million on campaigns to undermine our public schools. and electing a former wall street banker named marshall tuck

to superintendent of public instruction is all a part of the billionaires' plan to take money away from neighborhood public schools and give it to their corporate charter schools. that's why tony thurmond is the only candidate endorsed by classroom teachers for superintendent of public instruction. because keeping our kids safe and improving our neighborhood public schools is always tony's top priority. skies are mostly clear and

it's a chilly start at 5:12. live look in fremont this morning, and we will have some lower 50s as you get ready to head out the door and then looking at a nice warmup throughout the morning and early afternoon. 66 at 1:00 today. as we go through the microclimate a wide range in temperatures and it's about to heat up. more on that coming up in less than five minutes. over here 101 back at speed, smooth easy drive through palo alto. san mateo has crews working. i'll show you the speeds and let you know if there's a problem. good morning, i'm frank holland here at cnbc global headquarters. here are today's top business headlin headlines. the stocks look like they will open up in the positive following a set of better than expected corporate earnings reports. yesterday's session stocks recovered from a 500-point loss on the dow, but they still ended the day lower after earnings results from caterpillar and 3m

disappointed investors. the dow closed at 25,119 and the nasdaq dropped 31 points to close at 7437. today investors are eyeing more earnings reports from companies like ford and two companies based in the silicon valley, microsoft and tesla, after the bell. more than 60% of americans say their finances have not improved under the trump economy, that's cording to a bankrate.com survey. 45% of americans say their finances remain the same and 17% said they are worse off since the 2016 presidential election, despite low unemployment rates, stock market gains and an increase in wages. when the results were divided among party lines republicans were likely to report an improvement in their financial situation, giving credit to the president, republicans in congress or both. target is aiming to one-up its retail rival this is holiday season. the company announcing it will

offer free two-day shipping with no minimum purchase for the very first time. the offer will run from november 1st to december 22nd during the busiest shopping season of the year. target's aunnoment follows a similar notice from walmart, walmart planning to expand two-day shipping and in-store returns to many items sold by third parties on its website next month. marcus and laura, back over to you. >> pretty soon you don't go in the store anymore. snapchat is working to get users to the polls. the social media app saying it helped more than 400,000 people to register to vote. that company is saying many of the people are signed up through key battleground states like texas, florida and georgia. snapchat pushed its users who were 18 and older to register by adding a button doing so on the profile page and sent messages to each of those users. and looking for work? dick's sporting goods is hosting national signing day. today ahead of the holidays, so

the company will be hiring 5,000 seasonal workers across the country, including right here in the bay area. ten different local locations are looking for employees. halloween next week, if you're still debating about your costume here is the look at the most googled ideas in the u.s. fortnite is the number one. second place spider-man, next up, unicorn. the long trudge to work or maybe to school or maybe just to get something to eat, this is a real march of penguins captured by a camera in antarctica. isn't it cute? these are emperor penguin chicks. look who is follow up the back there. >> mom coming along. >> the chaperone or the babysitter, mother, i don't know, making sure no one gets out of line. that's adorable. >> cute video. >> we need one more parent to

come with us for the museum. there you go, thank you. >> keep it moving. >> always looks like coming from pixar, an animated special, penguins, they're adorable. that's how i am with kids. baby chicks, you got to follow me. >> that's how many you have right there. >> it's a litter. so we are getting in the groove to head to work to school this morning. live look outside in san jose before you step out the door and it's a chilly start once again. make sure the penguins have a warm jacket. we're at 53 degrees at 7:00 and making it into the mid-60s by noon. it's going to be another comfortable day. on your way out the door going to the warm springs b.a.r.t. station it's about 50 degrees, as you're headed to the platform. as we go throughout the day, once again, a nice little warmup as we go through late morning and early afternoon, but

morning commute from morgan hill starts out chilly. crank up the heater. we'll only be at 47 degrees through 7:00 and still some mostly clear skies at noon there, also about the mid-60s. it is humid this morning, checking out the frizz factor, do you need some smoothing oil or hair spray, maybe give it a few extra squirts as we start out with high humidity and still some cool temperatures but it's going to be a very nice day, mostly sunny skies with highs in the south county reaching into the mid-70s. milpitas reaching 69 degrees and 76 in walnut creek, and martinez expect a high of 74 degrees, and mostly some upper 60s for a lot of the peninsula from redwood city up to daly city and mission district today reaching 66 degrees. it's still going to be gusty, and not as windy in much of the north bay as our highs in novato reach up to 75. we have a lot of changes on the way. this shows the wind direction and a nice ocean breeze keeps it cool, the reason why we started out the week with some very

comfortable weather, but we're getting ready for a warmup as the storm track stays well to the north. this high pressure will keep the rain away from the bay area, and also keep our temperatures a lot warmer than normal, as we are going to see some intense heat building for especially this time of year. we're mostly looking at some upper 80s by the end of the week and then our temperatures peak on saturday of 89 degrees in the interior valley, but then a nice little cooldown just in time for early next week and halloween, and then for san francisco, low 70s going into the weekend. mike, you were checking back in to what's happening in the tri valley. >> that's right, we had the crash at 84 there. it's over on the shoulder, not a major problem, around the construction area but not involving crews. there is your build coming out of the altamont. there is a new crash, i'm trying to get more detail, sounds like everything is off to the shoulder with no injuries, that would be your commute direction southbound 680 right around mission north, watching for

further detail or problems but so far, no slowing through the entire area. that's a great start right now at 5:19. the south bay northbound route moving smoothly including out of the south county for 101 and 17 over the summit. the peninsula will have an easy drive there. getting toward the bay bridge we are seeing the top number coming down to about 17 minutes now. we had slowing through hercules and also through pan pablo. the road crews overnight starting to move around the area. traffic throwing but slower the section around highway 4 and the backup at the bay bridge toll plaza. back to you. >> thanks, mike. 5:20. coming up is netflix misleading customers? what the los gatos company is doing to get minority voters to watch its programming, that's next. and take a look right here, i got a side job, yeah, working in a bar on a school night. okay, this is all for a good cause. i'm actually not leaving "today in the bay" for this, but hey, go to my twitter page to see what i was doing, what it

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deadly hit-and-run. it ha pittsburg police still looking for the driver involved in a deadly hit-and-run that happened on beau canon road 4:30

saturday morning. 35-year-old michael watkins was walking on the side of the road when he was hit and killed. the family started a go fund me page to raise funds for his funeral. police say using surveillance video they have identified the suspect vehicle involved, a ford f-150 pickup truck with a sunroof. take a look at this. that is a historic church red e reduced to ashes, after a massive fire that may have been started by an act of nature. this happened last night at first baptist church of wakefield, outside of boston. that church nearly 150 years old. luckily everyone who was inside that church made it out safely. firefighters right now believe it started from a lightning strike. new this morning, netflix denying accusations it tailors its movie promotions based on your race. as bloomberg reports many users complained the service is try

igmanipulate them by using secondary characters and promotions that are the same race as the viewer. in a statement the company said "we don't ask members for their race, gender or ethnicity so we cannot use this information to personalize their individual netflix experience. the only information we use is a member's viewing history." heartbreak can be tough and researchers are revealing it can actually be deadly. new study out this morning revealing that people who struggle to overcome grief caused by a loss of a loved one are at greater risk of suffering from deadly levels of inflammation. the research team interviewed 99 widows or widowers who had recently lost their spouses. 5:25 right now. sometimes things don't go as quite as planned. >> game one of the world series, many fans expected a low scoring pitcher's duel. two of baseball's best really on the mound. the red sox chris sale and the comingers clayton kershaw both

got knocked around. three-run home run by eduardo nunez sealed it for the red sox in the seventh inning. they won game one, with game two back at fenway tonight. let's see where they go from here. more details, red sox star mookie betts had a leadoff stolen base in last night's game, had everyone really talking, including himself. that's because with that stolen base, everyone in america won free tacos. yep, it's because of the taco bell promotion. following the game alex rodriguez asked him about the steal. clayton kershaw had only allowed three steals the whole season. >> great way to start, but did you find something or say i'm going first? >> it was just one of the things we said be aggressive early, try and get a run across and on top of that, i just wanted some tacos. >> that-a-boy. you're going to have.

wh -- be patient. the deal runs 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. thursday, november 1st, but it will be at all taco bells. >> taco time. ta >> take me to lunch, late lunch? up next a look at your wednesday forecast and traffic. gun laws may be getting tougher in one bay area city. up next, who is behind the movement? and the dreaming coming to an end for many of us who do not win the mega billion-dollar lottery but someone in the bay area did win plenty of cash. we're live where the ticket was purchased, coming up next. ad lia

5:30 on this thursday morning. live look at orinda, theater square, just a beautiful place to wake up and head to the morning. we should head there after the show, of course. >> that's my old stomping grounds. >> the more you know. >> there you have it. >> thanks for beginning your morning here with us. i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm laura garcia. let's check the forecast with kari and see how we're looking out there. grab a sweater? >> yes, it's a cool start to the morning. not as picturesque a view of san jose and 101 this morning and let's head over to santa clara, where our temperatures start out at 53 degrees at 7:00. another chilly morning, and it will be very much like yesterday, where our highs head into the upper 60s and low 70s.

pleasant hill b.a.r.t. station going to be a cool one as you head there this morning, with some low 50s, a few clouds in the mix early but then clearing out, we'll be at 68 degrees at noon. it's wednesday, so let's talk about the weekend. i'll have a look at that in a few minutes. mike, you have a look at also not so picturesque. >> the weekday backup at the bay bridge toll plaza. you know what, kari, in the last 90 seconds that's when the cash lanes started filling up. before that, it was just the fast track lanes as the metering lights were turned on. that is a good time to show the backup for the cash lanes. we have a lighter flow through the maze, when the pattern indicates to me and a smooth drive through cocoa county. slowing west 80 through hercules around highway 4, a road crew from overnight and they should be clearing up right about now but we'll let you know if there's an extension. chp doesn't have exactly the time when they expect it to clear. there is the rest of the bay. south bay a little slowing where kari shows you on 101 san jose. back to you. >> thanks, mike.

if you were like us, bought the mega millions tickets hoping one would be the lucky winner but no jackpot here in california at least not the big jackpot. we're learning that the single ticket sold in south carolina. >> big winner there. that was a pool, we should add as well. you didn't put all your money there, but there was another lucky ticket, it was actually sold in san francisco. it matched five of the six numbers. "today in the bay's" pete suratos joins us live, it happened at the safeway in san francisco this morning. so we don't know who the winner is yet? >> reporter: he or she may walk here during our morning live report. we know another a five out of six winning ticket was sold here at the safeway location that marks the second that had the winning ticket in the past week. five out of six numbers at a safe way in the marina, $1.9

million. that was an employee who worked in the bakery and found out he won that morning. morgan hill five out of six numbers on the ticket. the payout in that one was over $3 million. when it comes to the winning ticket five out of six winner. the payment is need to be determined. if it's five out of six with the mega or four and the mega number but we spoke to one person who bought a ticket in daly city, expressing some regret. >> i live here. we pooled the money $872 and they told me to go to daly city instead of walking to my neighborhood safeway. i'm bummed but happy for someone to win in san francisco and also it's right in my neighborhood, woo hoo! >> reporter: she should have walked to the satisfy way, guys.

the winning numbers even though we know the jackpot winner was in south carolina, 28, 70, 5, 62, 65, and that mega ball number is 5. the powerball jackpot today is at $620 million. live in san francisco, pete suratos for "today in the bay." >> $620 million, that is nothing. >> reporter: it's not that much, right? >> my gosh, i think i need a break from all of this. thank you very much. >> reporter: yes. police are saying more about the man shot and killed by officers in pittsburg. we brought you this story yesterday morning as well on "today in the bay." police now saying officers responded to a domestic disturbance call and a man holding his wife and baby at gunpoint. they say he shot at a relative who tried to intervene. the man then forced his wife and baby into a car. police followed until they say eventually got out and barric e

barricaded himself in a home. when police say he shot at officers, they fired back, killing him. the man is from pittsburg, but has not been identified. at 5:34, new this morning, gilroy police searching for a man who exposed himself to a student t happened yesterday morning in a parking lot at gilroy high school. the girl entering the lot when a man in a car approached her. shortly after she ran inside for help. police say the car was an older model black four-door sedan with black rims. >> 5:35. in just a few hours, two victims of clergy sex abuse plan to speak out in san francisco about a lawsuit filed against the vatican, this comes a day after another assault survivor tom emmons made a big demand, listing 212 priests of sexual misconduct in the bay area. he's calling on every bishop in california to release the neighbors and whereabouts of clergy accused of sexual abuse.

>> there's more and until every little corner of every secret archive is uncovered we'll never get to the truth. >> this comes days after the san jose diocese releases the names of 15 priests accused of abuse but this report found more than twice that number. the diocese saying that it is heartbroken to learn of more abuse and will review the list. if you want to see that full list compiled by the law firm, we posted it online. you can see it on our website, just go to nbcbayarea.com. we are following developing news in the south bay, a desperate plea from the family of shelly mcclendon. the 31-year-old was last seen september 15th in san jose. she's 5'1" with a tattoo of a carrot on her left forearm and tattoos of religious symbols on her right arm. she's been reported missing before but never this long. happening today, the hayward police department hosting a neighborhood alert meeting. leader also reveal details from a satisfaction survey recently

taken. here are some of the results. 8% of those questioned say the department is not responsive. 27% say it is somewhat responsive and 36% say it is very responsive. tonight's meeting starts at 7:00 at the north district office on main street. this weekend a unique art display comes to the bay area. bruce monroe's stories in light exhibit will open at the montalvo arts center in saratoga on sunday. here is a preview of what you can expect. it is so beautiful to see in person. the british artist's work scattered across the lawns and gardens. the exhibit will stay open until march, so mike, this will be a great place to go to enjoy some time. >> it would be cool, i thought you were going to say mike, don't step on the grass. >> get off my lawn. >> exactly. all right, folks. looking at lights in motion. monroe, i saw a documentary on him, looked cool. excited about that. montalvo arts in the south bay.

no problem on 101. the castro valley y a little slowing there. cocoa county farther north a smooth drive toward the bay bridge. slowing around highway 4 through hercules, not a problem. the crew just cleared from that area and the crew just arrived meaning the work crew, folks going over to the north bay for the richmond to san rafael bridge. half way through our work week, almost to the weekend. things are going to heat up. >> yeah, we started out the week cool but as we go toward saturday and sunday, it's going to feel like summer across especially the inland valleys of the bay area. let's look at the saturday forecast, the coast 71 degrees. you might want to make it a beach weekend. the bay will be at 81 and inland, the air conditioning will be humming, and we're looking at sunday, slightly cooler especially for the inland valleys with the highs in the low 80s. 73 for the bay and 66 for the coast. what do you have planned? there's a lot of halloween festivals happening, one in

alameda south shore during the evening. it will be 66 degrees and mostly clear skies and we'll keep it clear and breezy as we go through the evening, dropping down into the upper 50s there, also a spooktacular twilight hike fremont at coyote hills. it will be in the upper 60s at 6:00, a beautiful sunset, and then some mid-60s as we go throughout the evening. you just want to get out of town, maybe going to heavenly, the sierra will be warm with upper 60s and low 70s, and mostly sunny skies. also some warm weather in pa pasa robles, highs in the low 90s on saturday and 85 degrees will be the high on sunday. we'll talk about what's going on today as we favor the cooler weather that's coming up in about three minutes. >> looking forward to that, kari. 5:39. coming up, more and more jobs headed overseas. the startling number of jobs here in california sent to

china. and outrage growing this morning, focused at megyn kelly, even from her own nbc colleagues. >> she apologized to the staff. she owes a bigger apology to folks of color around the country. >> the comments during a halloween costume segment which resparked a national conversation about race, what her co-workers at the "today" show just said moments ago.

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we're coming up on 5:43. we have a few clouds out there now and it's another cool start to the morning, but then all of the skies will clear fairly quickly as we go throughout the morning, and sunnyvale, it will be in the mid-50s, starting out through the next few hours, and then we'll be in the low 70s, and this is still nice and cool, but we have some warmer weather in the forecast, more on that coming up in less than five minutes. >> we're looking at the san mateo bridge, an easy drive. you notice a lot more tail lights, but none of them tapping those brake lights. that's a smooth drive to the peninsula. we'll show you what else is going on, the east bay builds. >> thanks so much, kari and mike. 5:43 right now. the controversial comments nbc's megyn kelly made during her show about wearing black face on halloween. >> first, in case you missed it, here is a bit of what she said. >> it was a controversy on "the real housewives of new york" with lou ann she dressed as

diana ross and made her skin look darker and people said that was racist and i thought who doesn't love diana ross. she wants to look like diana ross for one day. i don't know how that got racist on halloween. >> a lot of people calling this ignorant at best downright insensitive. kelly already issued an apology to her staff saying in part she "is not pc" savannah guthrie and al roker talked about it on the "today" show with the team. >> it is uncomfortable because megyn is a colleague at nbc news. >> she apologized to the staff. she owes a bigger apology to folks of color around the country, because this is a history, going back to the 1830s, minstral shows demean and denigrate a race. i'm old enough to have lived

through amos and andy, magnifying the stereotypes about black people and that's the big problem. >> kelly may address the controversy again a short time from now on the air. we'll have it for you in our next hour. you can also see megyn kelly today, her show is at 9:00 a.m. 5:45 for you. the midterm election less than two weeks away. new report finds spending on california school superintendent race to be the most expensive such race in history. the reason? the winner may have a huge impact on the future of education, more specifically charter schools. the money for the two democratic candidates just from outside groups has now surpassed $44 million. donors have given tony thurmond $12 million and groups backing marshall tuck have spent $32 million. by comparison, independent donors have spent about $1 million for california's u.s. senate race. and in the race for

governor, gavin newsom is in the lead in a new poll released. the long time democratic front-runner is 23 points ahead of republican john cox. the real estate investor is endorsed by president trump and the usc/"l.a. times" poll newsom leads, with 15% undecided. new this morning, california losing more jobs to china than any other u.s. state. the economic policy institute reports that since 2001, more than 562,000 jobs were displaced in the golden state. much of the loss is fueled by silicon valley outsourcing jobs. in the u.s. overall, over 3 million jobs were lost to china. a controversy brewing over the cost of coffee cups, recently bought by travis air force base near fair field the base bought reheating cups each

worth over $1,200. senator chuck grassley reportedly questioning the purchase which totalled nearly $56,000 over the next three years. in response, the squad ron said a design flaw in the container causes the hand toll break easily and replacement handles are not available. 5:47 for you right now. either those royalties from the hit show "friends" are not quite what we were thought or told or this is a case of mistaken identity. >> probably. whatever the case, this case involved a case of stolen beer. police in england put out surveillance image, who does that looks like, it sent fans of "friends" to social media, and some started asking could he look more like ross, the character played by david schwimmer? this ross look-alike stole a case of beer from the restaurant perhaps to drink where w his friends. they are clarifying the "friends" star was in america when the theft took place, which

is funny, because what, do they have to check? >> will & grace. >> he can make money impersonating. >> it would be like that guy, jail guy that ended up being a model. >> that's right. that's right. find your career. >> not that way. >> leave the beer. as you get ready to step out, we have some cool weather across the bay area. not as many clouds. here is a look at san francisco this morning, as you're on your way into the city, it's going to be in the low 50s. we're at 54 degrees right now there, but if you're driving from santa rosa to san francisco, you'll feel a ten-degree difference in those numbers, so it's going to be very chilly heading out the door. it feels better once you make it into the city. the seven-day forecast is up at the bottom of the screen, as we head toward pleasanton and see how the day will shape up. we'll be at 49 degrees at 8:00,

noon, perfect outdoor lunch temperatures. it's going to be 67 degrees, and some mid-70s today, no matter what you're planning to do. get out and enjoy it. on your way out the door to the fruitvale b.a.r.t. station, it will be a cool morning for a nice warm jacket and later on today, much more comfortable with our highs reaching into the upper 60s in oakland and concord today 77 degrees, and 73 in santa rosa. san francisco very much like the past couple of days with some highs in the mid-60s. so as you're getting dressed this morning, you do once again need to grab a jacket, maybe a hat will keep you warm but the rest of the day some light long sleeves will be a good option for you. we have a pretty strong onshore flow, what's given us the cool start to the week and some nice fall-like weather but we're about to head over toward summer as high pressure builds. that keeps the storm track from moving into the bay area, well to the north of us, and it also gives us an offshore wind flow which causes things to heat up, and we're going to see that over the next few days, until we head

closer to halloween, where we catch a little bit of a break and more of a northerly wind to cool us off and brick bring it o fall. if you have any questions about the forecast i' i'm @karihallweather, follow me as you go out and are not at home you want to know what is happening with the weather. inland valleys will heat up to 89 degrees on saturday and then cool off for early next week. i'll have more on that and mike, you're taking us down to san jose. >> i am, but if anybody wants to get a hold of kari when she's not here, i'll give you her phone number. i have it. >> yeah? >> that's what we do here, kari. northbound 101 we appreciate all the help and we appreciate all of these folks going to work. this is what kari showed you a few minutes ago, that is the only slowdown starting for san jose. northbound 101 just north of 680 where the camera is, everything else is moving smoothly. south county slowing in through

san martin and morgan hill and castro valley y. the green on the map, 5:51 in a few seconds and getting to the bay bridge the metering lights are on and we have a crash west 80 over in hercules, right around highway 4, off to the shoulder but a distraction for the build on the commute there, a little more traffic at 680 and antioch. pittsburg, bay point in toward here highway 242, as you travel through the east bay, typical patterns through cocoa county as you make your commute. no delays for commuters using the rails, that's great stuff. we know temporary transit agency but fremont street remains open in the city. folks in the area know about that and dream force is still in effect. highway closed between third and fourth. back to you. coming up, morgan hill gun law about to get stricter and the city's big change coming. plus a security scare for meghan markle overnight. what happened, plus her message to young girls this morning. but first, happening at

5:51, the hindu festival of dewali will be brighter in new delhi. the supreme court is allowing the sparklers. air pollution in new delhi hit 18 times the healthy limit. we'll have more news after this break. kris sanchez is gearing ur

hall welcome back, this morning, nbc area's kris sanchez is gearing up for halloween, posted this photo on twitter writing "22.5 yards of tule for my unicorn and my parrot. what are your kids going to be for halloween?" new this morning, more kids are going unvaccinated, according to a pair of recent reports from the cdc. one report shows the percentage of kids who got no vaccines by the age of 2 went from 0.9% in 2011 to 1.3% in 2015. that translates to an additional 18,000 children. the report suggested multiple factors including access to vaccines and insurance are to blame. second report suggests parents' preference may contribute. the mystery viral outbreak killed seven kids out east.

officials announcing new deaths minutes ago. maybe you saw the story online yesterday. this morning, 12 other kids also infected and this happened at a long-term care medical facility in new jersey. investigation into that outbreak continues. one mother says families weren't notified until they got a letter yesterday, after her son was already in intensive care. >> kids died from this and what's the outcome going to be, and i think they should have notified us sooner, and they shouldn't have let him get so bad that his one lung was completely shut down before they sent him to the hospital. >> that outbreak is normally associated with minor illnesses. 5:56 for you right now. new details on a grim discovery in southern california. >> investigators found two skeletons in the desert, on a property in the antelope valley area of northern los angeles county. in total, investigators have tried to identified now five

sets of remains found on this site. authorities say there could be even more. they do have a person of interest in the case, his name is jesus chui guzman. no official word on how exactly they think he is connected. new video of a tourist helicopter crash it happened in hawaii. the chopper went down monday near the kanahe bay sandbar. the chopper was sitting on its side in shallow waters. the pilot suffered a medical emergency midfield. there were two passengers but luckily everyone survived. decision 2018, politics and pop culture emerging once again. this time on a crowded chicago street corner, take a look here, kanye west and chance the rapper campaigning for their chosen candidate for the mayor race, they talked about gentrification, affordable housing and need for more mental health facilities. kanye maintained a low profile

while chance the rapper took to the mike and encouraged the crowd to vote. it is 5:57 and all new this morning, a message of support for women and girls from california's own meghan markle. she and prince harry visited fiji as part of their world tour. she talked about the importance of education and she aunnoed new grants for local college students. >> everyone should be afforded the opportunity to receive education that they want, but more importantly, the education that they have the right to receive, and for women and girls in developing countries, this is vital. providing them with access to education is the key to economic and social development. >> there was an issue when meghan visited a local market. she had to be rushed away from a large crowd after security concerns. but she is said to be okay. right now at 6:00, what happened? today investigators are set to arrive in oakland to figure out how this suspicious fire

started. the overnight work could keep the flames from restarting. on the trail, president trump continues to campaign for republicans as the midterm elections get closer, as he admits he has no evidence to support a tough claim about the migrant caravan in central america. and we have a winner. one ticket nearly $1.6 billion. don't get too excited, though, unless you just got back from the east coast. "today in the bay" continues right now. good wednesday morning to you, and thank you so much for starting your day here with us. i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm laura garcia. let's get started on this wednesday morning with a look at the forecast. >> we're all losers walking out the door this morning. >> oh come on, never! >> we'll have some amazing weather across the bay area. >> but we're winning. >> we are winning. we have some cool temperatures as we start out, a lot of upper 40s on the map and low 50s. here is san jose with some mostly clear skies. good morning, willow glen. it's going to be at about 50

degrees at 7:00 and mostly sunny skies throughout the day. mid-60s, still cooler than normal as you head out for a run around martinez. you might want to head to the gym. it's going to be chilly, with some low 50s and then warming up nicely today. we'll talk about all of our microclimates coming up and mike has a look at the morning commute, a few slow spots showing up. >> that's right, a lot of folks are still going to work today except for one winner, over 1.5 billion. northbound 101 and 87 showing a little bit for the south bay, typical there and coming in morgan hill the slowing out of san mr tain. passing by concord you're okay headed up toward silicon valley. highway 4 your typical slowing near pittsburg and bay point and we held steady with slowing for 242 and 680, down toward the walnut creek interchange. crash still reported on the shoulder here west 80 at hercules exit. no additional slowing, no problems, just a little build through san