right now at 4:30, bay area bracing for another round of possible power shutoffs as fire danger increases. next, what you need to know to be ready. rising violence. one bay area city leaders are gearing up to fight back. but do they have the best approach? and most californians will have to wait to get the coronavirus vaccine once we have one. the government's vaccine plan next. "today in the bay" starts right now. and a good morning to you on this terrific tuesday. i'm marcus washington. >> i thought it was just taco tuesday. i'm laura garcia. >> that, too.

>> never too early. 4:30. it is a little bit early. we'll check in with mike in just a little bit. let's get a look at the forecast from kari. good morning. good morning. i have a few things i'm watching as we get started on this tuesday. we are going to have some slightly warmer weather for the inland valleys today, and we're also going to still have the high wind gusts in the north bay especially in the upper elevations giving us a high fire danger for the east bay hills as well as the santa cruz mountains. we are going to see some hot temperatures for this afternoon keeping in mind we should be in the mid-70s. we're looking at some upper 80s today with livermore and concord reaching 89. 85 in santa rosa and san francisco will reach 70 degrees. we'll talk more about that fire danger and what's ahead in the forecast. mike, how is it looking early this morning for the commute? it's looking early, i guess. what that usually means is pretty much green all over the bay. let me zoom into the one spot

where it's not green and this is oakland. up until about two or three minutes ago we had the northbound side slowing also heading to 29th that has cleared up the southbound side toward 23rd. down to one lane in that direction. northbound crews should still be there but not flowing right now. on the golden gate bridge we'll show you coming up. laura? thank you very much, mike. pg&e warning customers to brace for another power shutoff. the high fire danger kari was talking about may force the utility to proactively cut power to about 50,000 customers across 19 counties. the areas you see highlighted in yellow where it could happen as soon as tomorrow. california state insurance commissioner wants to make it harder for insurance companies to abandon high fire risk areas. insurers have been abandoning such areas at high rates. the insurance commissioner held

a meeting in sacramento to address theish be you and better protect residents from the increasing risk of wildfires. oakland leaders today make a new push to end the city's recent surge in gun violence. they will debate a resolution making police enforcement against gun violence the top priority. oakland right now is on pace to have the highest number of homicides in years. the resolution would redouble efforts to crack down on illegal guns and focus on boosting police response times. observing couns oakland councilmembers have a new plan on hopeless encampments. it would be the city's first real set of organized rules. supporters say it would better maintain public spaces lowering health risk in the process. opponents say it would expand police activity and not provide the essential services for those who really need it. happening today mourners will gather for a celebration of life honoring a san francisco paramedic who died in a training

accident. jason cortez died when he fell 30 feet from a fire escape landing just two weeks ago. investigators say a blast of water knocked him from the landing while he tried to hook up a hose. today's celebration of life will include a procession to oracle park. it is not open to the public but it will be streamed online. some good news when it comes to the outbreak of covid-19. the second surge of cases in california has not happened. governor newsom warned that the end of last month of a possible 89% increase in those cases. since then hospitalizations actually fell 15%. the governor says despite the positive trend he plans to keep the same, quote, slow and stubborn approach to reopening businesses. the covid vaccine is coming and the question now is who gets it first? governor newsom says the state may get the first batch by the end of the year. health care workers and first responders will get the

vaccination first followed by those in high-risk categories. the governor also created a scientific safety review board. this is 11 top experts across the state headed up by a uc berkeley epidemiologist. he thinks that the vaccine won't be able to get to everyone until the middle of next year. mixed reaction from san francisco parents after an elite public school proposed a new enrollment plan. "the chronicle" is reporting the school board will make the final vote today on its lowell high school having a lottery instead of its regular application process. the school says because of the pandemic the way to assess applicants changed. they usually look at the grades and test scores. the school says the lottery will give everyone a fair chance for next fall. so far over 5,000 people have now signed petitions opposing the change. those who live in san francisco struggling to make it in the bay during the pandemic

may get a helping hand today. supervisors plan to vote on a plan that aims to help those living in 2,800 supportive housing. rent for those residents would be capped at 30% of their income. supervisor haney tells "the examiner" he believes the move will help keep people off the streets and homeless costs down. 4:36 right now. it seems like summer is hanging on, temperatures and high fire danger. we could use a cooldown, kari. we'll get that this weekend but in the near term we are still looking at hot weather and also that high fire danger due to the winds picking up. i want to show you all the areas shaded in red in the north bay that's included in the red flag warning which is basically a step up from what we call a fire weather watch where we will still have the high winds but we won't have as low hume humidity

as in the north bay. fires could spread rapidly. we're going to start to see the winds pick up as we go into afternoon. a northerly wind very dry, mostly at about 15 to 20 miles an hour. the upper elevations will see higher gusts. more on that coming up in a few minutes. mike, how is it looking for the commute? kari, you're talking about humidity and i know your readings are different than what chp tells me overnight. they're talking about fog, of course, at the golden gate bridge. this is not the thickest we've seen. we'll give it a shout out because our friends tell us to warn drivers there. a little slowing on the map as well that did clear up about seven minutes ago, but there was a crash reported at alexander on ramp on the marin side of the bridge. only affecting the onramp so we'll track that. also slowing through oakland there for your construction. after that everything is clear including almost the entire alat this mon pass.

still a little slow. back to you. all right, thanks so much, mike. disneyland, universal studios and great america. still ahead on "today in the bay," what we're learning about the future of california's theme parks. plus, the company now giving employees the full day off for elections so they can actually cast their ballots. you're watching "today in the bay." ♪

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right now at 4:39 as you're heading out the door in the east bay we're looking at temperatures nice and cool in the upper 50s, and we will have a quiet start to the morning, a calm wind, a few clouds. by 9:00 we're at 64 degrees. we'll look at how quickly those temperatures warm up and our fire danger coming up. and we showed you the fog at the golden gate bridge. chp wants to share their concern. a clear view as well as the roadway. no problem for 101 here across the bay. 880 moves slowly through oakland. in fremont everything looks great. at long view around tesla heading up to the auto mall with the taillights traveling north. hey, good morning. i am bertha coombs. and here are your top business headlines from cnbc. wall street set to open higher following yesterday's sell-off. we saw the dow fall more than 400 points.

the s&p 500 and the nasdaq both lost more than 1.5%. continuing to ride the roller coaster hoping something will get passed by congress before the election. house speaker nancy pelosi has set a deadline today to reach an agreement with the white house. of course then there's the senate. meantime, this morning we'll be watching for earnings from procter & gamble and tonight we'll watch for earnings from netflix. canada goose is closing its doors on election day and offering paid time off. a nonpar san group aims to ensure workers have the opportunity to vote without having to worry about missing a paycheck. other members include abercrombie & fitch, ben & jerry's, best buy and lululemon. and lowe's is betting on more than home and garden for the holidays unveiling its deals today including a broader range of merchandise like bedding, air

fryers, spin bikes and scooters. part of lowe's turnaround effort and was put in place before the coronavirus pandemic, but certainly their timing couldn't be better. that kind of stocking stuffer or gift will probably benefit from the fact so many of us are staying home. marcus and laura, spin bikes in your stocking in your future? >> i hope not. >> i would like it. one says yes and one says no. >> why not? >> i would rather ride the bike around the neighborhood. i guess we'll just have to wait and see. >> it's cold here. >> you could do that, laura. thanks, bertha. all right. 4:43. listen to this, you will have one more place to grab the new iphones in the south bay. apple plans to open a new

two-story flagship store at the mall in santa clara. according to "the mercury news" that store will have similar designs to walnut creek. so far no exact date set for that grand opening. returning to the spotlight, up next on "today in the bay" the new development expected to come to light about a deadly dive boat fire in southern california that claimed the lives of several from the bay area. a man at a conservative free speech rally punched in the face. we'll tell you what happened to his accused attacker and its political climate at play here.

here we go on this terrific tuesday for you, dark and early. 4:47. a live look for you right now outside in downtown san jose. meteorologist kari hall has been tracking the forecast for us. what can we expect today? i want to start out on a light note, there's a meteor shower going on, the orionid meteor shower. this is some debris left behind from halley's comet and the best time to watch the predawn hours.

you'll see 10 to 20 an hour once your eyes adjust. something interesting to start out your morning. it's going to be a little bit warmer today as we'll see our lunch time temperatures in oakland right at about 75 degrees. we'll be at 78 in san jose and some low 80s in livermore. for santa rosa 77 degrees. we do continue to warm up even more from there. we're still in the low 80s from concord. upper 80s in the tri-valley as well as fairfield, napa and about 87 degrees during the evening commute and cooling down quickly. we are, of course, watching the red flag warning. we also have a high fire danger and the timing is a little bit

different for the east bay. we'll see our winds picking up for the east bay and santa cruz mountains. we'll still have the potential of high wind gusts due to high pressure off to our west giving us the northerly wind, that offshore wind flow and that elevated fire danger stays with us throughout the week and then some cooler air once a storm system passes just to our east. looking at our seven-day forecast, upper 80s for the next couple of days. but then it cools off significantly starting on thursday. but once again those high winds will continue. breezy and much cooler for the weekend. mike, how is it looking for the commute? the only spot we're watching for any concern is the oakland area. that's where the construction brings you down to one lane. the altamont pass looks great on the right side of the screen. now here is the southbound side of the nimitz has the nightly

construction crews with slowing there down to one lane to 23rd. the northbound side we saw speeds improve. there was slowing. good news. the crew is still there on the grid so there may be some issues. getting to the bay bridge, no problems. theish be you there is you don't know what lane to pick, you have so many options. a good problem to have. thanks, mike. violence is becoming common place in the run up to the election and some say likely to continue up to and after election day. san francisco police announcing the arrest of a vacaville man after an attack in san francisco on saturday. team save america, made up of president trump supporters, were protesting what they see as big tech suppression of the conservative message when their leader was attacked.

a box was set on fire. up to 100 ballots were inside. some fear violence could reach its peak right around election day. >> if it's a close election, you can expect some violence that comes out of not only demonstrations but people trying to interfere with the election. >> and that was nbc bay area's political analyst larry gerston. he also says we'll survive this election but we don't yet know at what cost. we are getting a look at the moments leading up to a deadly officer involved shooting in san francisco. >> what have you got? what have you got? okay, drop it. drop it. what do you have? drop it. get down on the ground. >> hey, put the knife down! >> this is body camera footage from october 10th. officers say 21-year-old vargas

was charging at them with a knife despite several demands for him to drop his weapon. two officers then opened fire. both performed cpr. vargas died at the scene. police say he carjacked a woman at knifepoint on market street before the incident. new details the ntsb will vote on the probable cause on the conception dive boat fire today. they will hold a public hearing on an investigation into a fatal boat fire last year, you may recall in southern california. that 75-foot diving vessel had 33 passengers and six crew members onboard when it caught fire. it was anchored off santa cruz island. one crew member and 33 passengers died in the accident. happening today for you flight attendants will be protesting this morning demanding action on covid relief

funding that comes after hundreds were furloughed earlier this month. flight attendants will be outside. representative barbara lee in oakland's office at 11:00 this morning. happening today we should learn more about the future of california's theme park which has been shut down for more than seven months. the state is expected to announce guidelines for updated reopenings. locally this would actually pave the way for parks to reopen including rides at great america's six flags. the governor says guidelines will be made on science and data. pac 12 football fans are saying better late than ever. up next the new ground rules that allow teams to return to the field two saturdays from now. plus -- ♪ i want to tell you and now you're gone ♪ >> a little hocus pocus

hysteria. the moment bette midler, sarah jessica parker reunited in the upcoming event they're taking part in for a charity you can attend. happening now for you, philippine's president says he could be held responsible for the killings under his anti-drug crackdown. he was ready to face any charges except crimes of humanity that could land him in jail. nearly 6,000 killings of drug suspects reported by police. but human rights groups suspect the death toll is far larger. 4:54. time to start brushing with parodontax toothpaste?

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4:56. welcome back to you. college football is about to get a little bit more cozy. this weekend the mountain west schools including san jose state return along with the big ten. and next weekend pac 12 schools return. the conference laid out the minimum threshold for teams to take the field. for example, at least 53 scholarship players must be healthy enough to suit up or the game will be canceled or postponed. teams will play a seven-week season. no one even thought baseball would get to this point but tonight is the night the fall classic returns. a live look for you at dallas global life stadium. that's where the world series will take place. the rays take on the l.a. dodgers. about 11 fans will be allowed. just 11? that's a huge stadium for just 11 fans. for many fans of halloween

the movie in this upcoming story just a bunch of hocus pocus. >> sarah jessica parker of a reunion with bette midler and kathy. they came together at midler's restoration project. a sequel for disney plus is in the works. the election is now just weeks away. >> the final debate between president trump and joe biden two days away. the new rules put in place to avoid the chaos of their first. we'll be right back. i need a smaller house that's close to my son,

but that's tough to do on a fixed income. i'd be hit with a tax penalty for moving to another county, so i'm voting 'yes' on prop 19. it limits property taxes and lets seniors transfer their home's current tax base to another home that's closer to family or medical care. being closer to family is important to me. how about you? voting 'yes' on prop 19.

people are tired of hearing from fauci and all these idiots. >> president trump lashing out claiming americans are over covid, but are voters buying it? a live report next on the campaign. battling covid in california. we are live with how the golden state is seeing sharp spikes in the state. the fire danger continues. we're tracking areas that are at risk and could face power shutoffs today as "today in the bay" continues right now. a very good tuesday morning to you. thanks so much for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm