let's head over to mike now for an update on the early morning is it the juicy 100% all-white meat? commute. wow, kari, what a difference or because you can spice them up or cool them down? in the air quality. over here, unfortunately, i have or because a little birdie told me to start with a deadly crash you wanted them back really bad... get my spicy chicken strips combo that affects only the on ramp for only $5.99. but the people involved. whoever has passed away as a result of the crash, the on ramp is closed to westbound 80, the right now at 4:30, breaking news in the south bay. east shore freeway. multiple people shot near san you can use cutting boulevard to jose state. get on the freeway. two of them are dead. a live report next on the what i'll continue to track that as the freeways themselves are moving smoothly. neighbors and investigators are observi oakland has slowing. telling us. there is a crash on the >> to be out breathing, it's nice. peninsula that just popped up. a sigh of relief as the back to you. to that breaking news for skies clear, but not total you, deadly violence erupts in relief. where unhealthy air remains this san jose. five people have been shot, two of them are dead. morning. this happened near san jose and reopenings keep rolling state campus. forward. the big changes coming today to "today in the bay's" kris the east bay that should help so sanchez is live there at the scene. kris, have you gotten any many struggling businesses. "today in the bay" starts right information from police about now. what led up to all of this?

and a good wednesday to you. >> reporter: police aren't thanks for joining us. saying a lot about the i'm marcus washington. investigation but we've seen them looking around for evidence >> and i'm laura garcia. we'll get to the morning commute with flashlights. with mike in just a moment. just to tell you where we are, first let's check in with kari. south eighth and reed street not >> before we get to that -- too far from san jose state. >> wait, look at this. we are right next door to one of it's the hurricane. >> absolutely. the fraternity houses near you can see the reporter campus. this was the scene around 10:00 standing in the midst of that when officers arrived in this hurricane. we're being told this is a neighborhood. they found five people shot, two hurricane 2 as it made landfall of them died here at the scene, early this morning. as you can see those winds are the three others are at an area strong, shaking the sign there. in the hospitals. the reporter standing there but you can see how strong the wind is as it's pushing that rain. people were gathered around some meteorologist kari hall has been sort of street side memorial. following all of this for us. a neighbor tells us there was a strong category storm heading another shooting in the area shortly before this one. in that area right now. >> this is not the type of over 95-mile-per-hour winds community we want to live in. is pretty high and they're this is not the example we want expecting a lot of rain as this to set for our kids. and, i mean, what can we really is a slow moving storm. do about it? we look at the cleanest air

deal with it. we've breathed in over a month now. it is so nice to see nothing but green sensors here. >> reporter: sfpd has not confirmed the earlier shooting the one witness mentioned. they have not also said whether they have a motive or a suspect in the case. this stretch at south eighth street remains closed. reed also closed. this should only affect local traffic. but we'll keep you posted if that changes. we'll keep asking questions about what happened here last night. in san jose, kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >> thank you very much, kris. it's 4:34. let's take a live look outside at oakland and walnut creek. today marks the 30th straight spare the air day. more than twice the old record. however, finally there are some signs of relief. check out this shot last week of smoky valencia street in san francisco. compare that to last night where you could actually see stars. as the smoke clears, more people are headed outdoors to the

relief of local businesses. >> people are willing to sit outside. >> just to be out and breathing, you know, is nice. >> the air quality levels are no longer unhealthy for everyone. it still can be a problem for those with breathing issues. "today in the bay's" bob redell will have more on this story ahead in our 5:00 hour. developing for you in butte county another death is now confirmed in the firestorm that tore through the community of berry creek near lake oroville. the total number of confirmed deaths to 15. authorities now believe two victims may have chosen not to evacuate because they got some bad information from an outdated u.s. forest service incident update on containment. all of that based on family members' accounts. but authorities also point out that mandatory evacuation orders have been issued for that area. as for the fire, it is now 25% contained. continuing our coronavirus

coverage now, a huge part of the east bay is set to loosen some restrictions today. contra costa county is allowing more businesses, personal care business, to reopen as long as they operate outdoors. expanded services include permanent makeup, facials, and waxing. also allowed outdoor card rooms and casinos. music, tv and film production may also resume. as expected berkeley leaders have approved $100 for ignoring mask orders. it's part of a new emergency ordinance approved last night adding muscle to the city's health rules. other bay area cities that have similar rules in place, the first you're cited and then you'll get a warning. people we spoke to are onboard with this. >> i think having a mask is important to wear, it's important for everyone's safety. >> it's not necessary. when i go in the store i have to respect them. on the streets i will not use a

mask. >> that ordinance still needs final approval but right now authorities must seek criminal prosecution to force people to wear a mask. all right. at the top of the newscast i mentioned our 30th spare the air day already. hopefully the clearing and cooling is on its way, too. yeah, we are going to have some cleaner air today. it looks like we're getting enough of a breeze to help mix out a lot of that smoke. and as we take a live look outside in san francisco this morning as you get ready to head out, no dense fog at this point. we will watch out for the possibility that we could see some fog rolling in for a couple of hours this morning, but looking at our winds, mostly a light wind at about five to six miles an hour. our temperatures today will be warming up for the inland areas. less smoke, warmer temperatures, but we will see some changes ahead. we'll talk more about that in the forecast coming up in a few minutes. mike, you're still following that traffic alert? i am, kari. that's the one affecting the

potrero on ramp only. not only an alert but an alert for folks. a major injury crash. we're told someone died. speeds are fine. lanes are clear. over to oakland the lanes are not clear because of overnight construction we've seen southbound slow. down to one lane at the worst of it there. that should clear up by 6:00. we've had delays. and then i'm circling near the top of the screen there, that el cerrito crash. you'll use cutting boulevard instead of the on ramp in potrero because of the investigation going on by chp. we'll send it back to you. all right. we're continuing to cover breaking news this morning. hurricane sally right now making landfall as a category 2 storm. a live picture there. still ahead on "today in the bay," we'll take a look at the

conditions right now in the gulf coast and the damage already done. plus, new economic fallout from the pandemic. the massive corporate cuts planned for a major retailer with stores in the bay area. 4:39. you're watching "today in the bay."

right now at 4:41 as we look at temperatures this morning we're starting out with mild air in oakland, upper 60s there. while we do have upper 50s in

santa rosa, we're going to have some much-improved air quality. the forecast coming up in a few minutes. good morning. i'm bertha coombs. wall street set to open higher after stocks posted another day of gains yesterday. that explained the positive sentiment as the company reported better than expected earnings helped by the surge in all those online orders we're doing during the pandemic. the dow erasing big early gains to close up just a few points, but the nasdaq rose more than 1% and tech stocks continue to make up ground from last week's sell-off. in focus today a report on retail sales, how much we're buying in store and online and the fed wraps up --

a forecast providing a road map for what it sees will be the economy, the jobs, inflation rates and whether that will happen over the next couple of years. meantime, at&t is considering offering wireless phone plans that are partially subsidized by ads as soon as next year. at&t ceo telling reuters he believes there's a number of customers given a choice who would take some ads in exchange for a lower monthly bills, say -- it's not the only service at&t plans to subsidize right now. it's said that it plans to launch an ad-supported tier of hbo max. and kohl's cutting 15% of its office workers to save money. sales have been hurt by the pandemic. kohl's isn't saying exactly how many people will lose their jobs. the layoffs will happen at its headquarters in wisconsin. it will be coming from offices

in new york and california. in recent months other retailers like levi's and victoria's secret l brand have announced corporate job cuts. kohl's, like a lot of department stores, had to close its locations at the start of the pandemic and since reopening sales were down nearly 25% in the second quarter. laura and marcus, back to you. a lot of stores still struggling. >> certainly the news we don't like to hear but it is part of our reality right now. thanks, bertha. 4:44 this morning. the manhunt intensifies. next on "today in the bay," the growing reward to find the gunman who ambushed two southern california deputies and one city now dealing with some unexpected fallout. plus, knocking on our door. a historic landmark now threatened by an out-of-control wildfire in the mountains above pasadena and the work under way to stop the fire in its tracks. we'll be right back.

and breaking news for you this morning hurricane sally making landfall as a category 2 hurricane. now here is a live look. one of them you see there in pensacola and then the other in destin, both in florida. as you can see there it looks like what we saw at the top of the show, winds throughout the area. we'll have more coming up in about three minutes. here we are back in the bay area

getting started on the day. meteorologist kari hall with what we can expect from our weather. the one thing we've all been talking about the air quality. how is it looking for us or at least smelling for us today? it's going to be so much better. i'm so excited to be able to go out for a walk without worrying about the air quality and how bad it is for my kids. now we are going to see this continuing for today as we start out with a live look outside in san jose, even this shot looks clear. we haven't even made it to sunrise yet. we are going to start out with some clouds overhead and our temperatures in the low 60s this morning, but once that clers out we will see some sunshine today and it will be better to open up the windows and spend more time outside as we look at our winds that are now coming in from the south and southeast. as we go through the forecast it will pick up again today with our winds increasin15, close to.

once again tacss the bay area a seen a shift in the wind and so more of a westerly wind over the next couple of days. we're looking at temperatures today because of much less of the thick smoke. our temperatures are starting to warm up in the valleys. spots like concord will reach up to 88, and then we head to the north bay in spots like clear lake, 87 and in santa rosa reaching 82. in san francisco expect highs in the 60s again today. we need something else to clear out air quality. this storm system approaching the pacific northwest that will bring them some rain around seattle and parts of oregon. it's going to help cool us off. we'll see that happening over the next few days. upper 80s today. lower 80s tomorrow and then check out friday, 77 degrees. the inland areas.f our warmest

we'll track that air quality. mike, you've been tracking accidents around the bay area. yeah, but, kari, a couple fewer incidents to follow right now. over my shoulder we'll take a look. i've circled it on the peninsula, the crash 101 at embarcadero cleared from the on ramp. it was affecting the on ramp for a short period of time. no major injuries and no problem. you see the green on the peninsula 101 and 280. the east bay, slowing changing as far as where the slowing happens. it still is approaching 23rd. the crews are starting to move around. i don't know if they're going to clear just yet. you may be down to one lane as you approach 23rd southbound 880 shows that. over in the upper east shore freeway el cerrito circling the potrero onramp. there was, sadly, a deadly crash there that affected only the on ramp but the rest of the bay

area has moved smoothly with just the fog advisory for the golden gate bridge. chp issues that because of low visibility. you see what you can't see. back to you. thanks, mike. that breaking news for us this morning hurricane sally making landfall along the alabama/mississippi border as a category 2 storm. hurricane-force winds and life-threatening storm surge and flash flooding in the forecast. "today in the bay's" jay gray is in mobile, alabama, with the latest. >> reporter: the storm making landfall, crossing the shoreline in gulf shores, alabama, which is just about 50, 60 miles to the south and east. i want to show you what sally is doing in mobile. you can see the rain continuing to fall here and the wind has really picked up. transformers blowing. tens of thousands without power. that number will climb. it's still a very slow-moving m.

the rain is going to be a big problem for not only mobile but areas really from louisiana through the florida panhandle. the national weather service has said that we are going to see historic and catastrophic flash flooding, water just continuing to pound this region. and, again, because the system is moving so slowly, these conditions will last for much of the day here. i'm jay gray. back to you. >> thank you, jay. a much different scene in southern california where we're covering the bobcat fire this morning. that raging fire is now threatening historic mt. wilson observatory. flames burned within 500 feet of it yesterday. the observatory is more than 115

years old. it's also the home of the hubble telescope. some people use it as a hiking pass. it has burned more than 40,000 acres. 4:53 for you this morning. still ahead on "today in the bay," the ransomware attack targeting one school district's computer system and the headaches it's causing those students. plus, your voice, your vote. what you need to know ahead of the november election. but first, happening now, congress is just out with a new report on the crashes involving two bowi iboeing 737 jets last . that report cites multiple missteps by boeing and the faa including plane design, management mistakes and regulatory. boeing said it has since made

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our team staying on top of that breaking news in san jose where several people were shot, two killed. next here on "today in the bay," the live report from the scene and what we're learning about the moments leading up to the shooting. plus, the holidays quickly approaching but what will they look like amidst the pandemic? the latest guidelines for trick-or-treating in california.

right now at 5:00 breaking

news, several people shot and killed -- two people shot. we're live where neighbors are giving us an idea what they think happened. decision 2020 and democratic presidential nominee joe biden makes a new push with the first vote set to be cast in days as president trump in the hot seat facing voters on his handling of the pandemic. complete coverage straight ahead for you. and clearing skies in the bay area. that smoke has to go somewhere. the new images we're seeing thousands of miles away. "today in the bay" continues right now. and a very good wednesday morning to you. thank you for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington. we want to take you to florida this morning. take a look at this. this is as hurricane sally is making landfall. that's sam brock, formerly from nbc bay area, now with nbc news,

doing live reports. it's been remarkable to see some of the photos coming out in the area. intense winds and just a massive storm there buckling that area. category 2 storm so far. let's check in with kari. nothing like that in our neighborhood this morning. no, we've been so happy to see improved air quality. we're breathing some of the best air we've had in over a month now so it's nice to see all green here on the map. we'll talk about the forecast as we go throughout the day and what's ahead. cleaner air. mike, you've been tracking a couple of crashes this morning. yeah, thankfully those all cleared up, kari. we have mostly green on my maps. green is good but we'll show you where it's not go, it's slow over in