"today in the bay" continues right now. >> thank you for joining us. i'm laura garcia. i guess we're looking for that little chill in the air. >> it is fall. here we go. i'm marcus washington. of course vianey keeping track of that commute for us. maybe a little cool spot if you roll down the windows. >> i have a cardigan on in my house. i am looking for every reason to wear a sweater. >> see? let's turn to meteorologist kari hall for that. i don't know what's happening inside vianey's apartment but i can tell you outside coming in it was nice and cool for me. i enjoyed the ride in this morning. it's nice to have these cool mornings across the bay area. we're going to see warm temperatures throughout the afternoon over the next several days. this pattern with a nice weekend ahead as we are going to have some slightly above normal afternoon temperatures reaching into the mid-70s for oakland, 77

degrees in martinez. napa will reach 80 degrees and 78 degrees in palo alto and in san jose. we're going to talk more about what's ahead in the forecast coming up. vianey, how is it looking now for the commute? speed sensors looking good. no slowdowns, no major traffic areas. let's zoom in on areas including our bridges, the san mateo bridge looking good there. the dumbarton bridge you can see whether you're traveling into union city or into palo alto you have no worries there. another update, hopefully nonaccident report, coming up. with just six days to go until the election voter enthusiasm is sky high. more than 61 million americans have already cast their ballots. that's about half in the 2015

election. >> president trump and joe biden back on the campaign trail again today looking west for support. "today in the bay's" tracie potts joins us live from washington this morning with more. tracie, we're coming down to the wire. >> reporter: hi, laura and marcus. good morning, everyone. so a couple of the states where they are focusing are shifting, these states are starting to shift. nbc news is now shifting texas and arizona. texas is one of the states that biden is making a bid for. arizona is where the president is today. both of them now considered tossups. both campaigns head west today vying for arizona's 11 elected tropical storm votes. senator kamala harris flies in from nearby nevada. >> i am here to thank you, nevada. >> reporter: president trump from nebraska where last night he talk economic recovery. >> this election is a choice between the trump super recovery, which is what we're

having, or a biden depression. >> reporter: polls are tight in arizona and other battleground states. joe biden making a bid for red state texas, a huge haul with 38 delegates. >> i think we're not only -- we have a shot. >> reporter: and georgia. bill clinton was the last democrat to win here. >> we can do it here in georgia. we win georgia, we win everything. >> reporter: president trump trying to hold on to the trio of midwest states he won from democrats four years ago. biden is leading in wisconsin and michigan. >> we will win. you will win. michigan will win. and america will win. you have to go and vote. >> reporter: coronavirus still the big issue. the white house chief of staff says it cannot be controlled. >> we can and we will control this virus. >> reporter: president trump argues it's not that bad. >> barron trump is a case, he has sniffles. he was sniffles. one kleenex, that's all he

needed and he was done. >> reporter: with surrogates hitting swing states -- >> donald is a decider. >> we can't afford four more years of this. >> reporter: decision 2020 is a battle to the finish in six days. meantime, covid continues to surge at unprecedented levels we have not seen since the pandemic started. seven-day averages in many areas. it's the thing president trump says people are tired of hearing about but the very thing joe biden wants to speak about. he will touch on it again today. back to you. >> tracie potts, thanks for following it all. taking a live look at capitol hill, all hopes for a new stimulus deal have now been put on hold until after the election. president trump told reporters, quote, after the election we will work to get the best stimulus package you have ever seen. house speaker nancy pelosi is

blasting the trump administration saying in a letter to house democrats she believes the white house has failed miserably by division. covid cases are rising, but we're being outpaced by other states. now there are more than 917,000 cases in california. texas has more than 904,000 cases and 11 million fewer people. infection rate in texas is also much higher reporting about 40% more new cases per day than in california. leaders are scrambling to put the brakes on a potential outbreak at one campus. it's believe two patients were infected while being treated there. "today in the bay's" cierra johnson is live for us. very concerning here. what is the hospital doing? >> reporter: good morning. yes, the hospital right now is looking into some contact tracing.

looking to see who those five people may have had contact with. as things stand this morning two patients as well as three staff members are being quarantined because of that covid exposure. we did get a statement from the hospital and according to ucsf those patients shared a room here at ucsf and were treated by staff members. both of those patients had negative covid tests before being admitted but one tested positive on a routine discharge test. the plan of action now work to identify tests and quarantine anyone else who may have been exposed while inside the hospital. the hospital is telling us neither patient had symptoms but staff members did have mild symptoms. as far as an internal information ucsf is finding high compliance among the staff members here. it's also important to note the clinical staff members the ucsf

are tested on a daily basis. we did want to let you know where things stand in terms of covid cases here in the bay area. covid cases 114,000-plus. very serious situation both here at the hospital as well as throughout the bay area. as we get more information on this specific case involving those five individuals, we'll be sure to pass it to you. we're live in san francisco, cierra johnson for "today in the bay." >> thanks, cierra. it's 5:07 right now. some say more can be done to lower infection risk for inmates now that the hall of justice facility is closed. "the examiner" is reporting the city jail health director believes the best solution would be to release more inmates. she cites a recent surge in the inmate population combined with losing about 400 jail beds due to the closure. she's also recommending the city cut its population by 25%. new details for you this

morning. palo alto leaders are talking about taking new steps to reform the police department. the city is considering hiring more community service officers and joining forces with santa clara county's psychiatric emergency response team. csos would deal with parking violations, noninjury car accidents and nonviolent crimes. behavioral health professionals would be on hand for police calls involving mental health issues. city leaders will vote on changes to police use of force policy, banning choke holds and more de-escalating techniques. new this morning san francisco's reportedly dialing back plans for its market street 2.0. the better market street project is already in motion between fifth and eighth streets but "the examiner" is reporting plans for a sidewalk level bikeway have been dropped due to unexpected pandemic issues. >> when you look at those pictures you're hoping for a

nice day to get outside, socially distanced, of course, and experience some of the sunshine. we are going to get some sunshine today, kari. yes. it's going to be a nice day. we've enjoyed nice weather. it's been chilly to start as you head out for your commute. in the east bay we're in the mid-40s and it will gradually warm up. you may even have the heater on inside the car as you're driving out this morning. as we take a look at what to expect with our temperatures in san jose we are once again starting out chilly with low 50s but by noontime lunch outside, 71 degrees and some upper 70s during the middle of the day. we'll take a look at all of our microclimates coming up in a few minutes. vianey, how is it looking now for the commute? it's moving along just nicely. a smooth commute. let's take a live look. at the bay bridge toll plaza we're hoping for no metering lights on but, of course, it is monday. we'll see what happens there

heading into the 6:00 hour when we'll probably notice more traffic. as far as the roads and highways san jose is moving along quite nicely. no major accidents to report which is always something good to hear. i'll send it over to you. >> we always love the something good. 5:10 right now. demanding justice. ahead new chaotic protests on the east coast after a deadly police shooting in philadelphia. we'll have the latest on the overnight damage. stocks fell on monday and on tuesday, but then wednesday and looks pretty bad today, too. plus, heartbreaking message for you. christie tiegen opens up. her words of hope to other women struggling with the same loss. 5:10 for you this morning. give you my world ♪

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and right now get $250 off. learn more at an xfinity store today. right now at 5:13 the playgrounds in santa clara county will be opening today -- in santa clara, i should say, we'll start out with cool temperatures. mask the kids and head out. we'll see temperatures in the upper 60s and low 70s by lunch time. we'll take a look at our microclimates around the bay area leading into halloween weekend coming up. >> and a quick look at your peninsula drive times. southbound 101 no problems there.

11 minutes. southbound 101 from sfo to highway 92, five minutes. i'll have a closer look at your drive times throughout the entire bay area coming up in just a few minutes. three high-tech ceos are going to have a very busy wednesday today. jack dorsey and mark zuckerberg will be testifying today about the way they manage content on their sites. it's not the first time they've faced tough questions before congress. here you see some of them at a previous hearing. remote, of course, because of the pandemic. this hearing will be unique as it will concentrate on the hearing of section 230. that is a part of the law that protects websites from responsibility over what people post. some feel that rule allows facebook and twitter and youtube too much freedom to take down

content. a counter argument that getting rid of 230 protections will encourage websites to take down more content and not less. president trump, vice president biden and mark zuckerberg are all critical of section 230. the dow fell on tuesday, continuing its downward trend and how much worse the pandemic has gotten in the midwest. let's check the predictions on what's going to happen in the open. the red, no optimism there either with futures showing trading, the expectation the markets will fall hard today. apple announced yesterday saying former host of "the daily show" creating for the apple tv plus viewers. it should be available next year. and reddit says not only will

workers be allowed to stay home and work from home forever -- they will not change their salary if they move somewhere cheaper. lots are companies are telling employees they can work home forever. but if you move to idaho they're going to adjust your pay down wards because your living expenses will be that much lower but, guys, not reddit. that's an incredibly generous offer on behalf of that company. >> thanks, scott, from home. >> don't leave california just yet. safeway has reportedly agreed to pay over $140,000 to settle pandemic-related price gouging allegations in the east bay. according to "the east bay times" when the pandemic took hold safeway was selling two brands of hand sanitizer higher

than the amount allowed in alameda and contra costa counties. in april governor newsom banned price gouging on items based on a global emergency. the d.a. says safeway sold those products up to $4 above the regular price. more bay area movie theaters are reopening. on friday century san francisco center will reopen along with some cinemark theaters. theaters are allowed to seat up to 50% capacity depending on the county. eating and drinking not allowed inside theters in san francisco and santa clara county but is okay in alameda county. "the ellen degeneres show" bringing back live studio audiences for the first time. 40 fans will be seated in the audience section alongside 70 virtual attendees. they will have to follow some strict health and safety protocols. you can watch "ellen" here on nbc bay area starting at 4:00.

it's always mew ry routine in t afternoon as i make dinner for the fam. a flashback, laura, "saved by the bell" crew heading back to bay side high. the peacock reboot. let's take a look. ♪ >> the old gang back together again. >> zach morris is the governor of california and it looks like kelly still has a sweetheart. ac slater returning as staff members at bay side high. the ten episode series launches november 25th and peacock is owned by our parents company nbc universal. you can watch so many different shows. it's fun and is really easy. i'm not trying to get an endorsement but it's pretty cool. >> without commercials.

>> without the commercials as you said, kari. >> key point. key right there. >> all right, so look -- >> let's get a look at our forecast for today. >> let's do that. looking pretty good. it's really hard to stay inside. and watch tv when we have such good weather outside. some of the wind gusts we had yesterday evening over the past 24 hours the wind has calmed down significantly this morning. as we take a look at santa rosa a 19-mile-per-hour gust but you compare that to a couple days ago when we had 40, even up to 50-mile-per-hour gusts. the south bay will reach into the upper 70s in downtown san jose. danville and concord and then for the coast like will have

some mid-60s and palo alto. as you head on the western side about 72 degrees. a few low 80s here and there. going into the weekend we're still looking at some storm systems moving across the pacific northwest. not close enough to help cool us off. as we look at the forecast the next few days we're checking out napa and the seven-day forecast. low 80s today and tomorrow. a little bit of a warmer weekend as you make plans for halloween and enjoying time virtually with the family or on the back patio. temperatures in the low 80s here but continuing to warm up into early next week. the forecast looks good here. set your clock back one hour

early sunday morning. how is it looking now for the commute, vianey? it's looking good. it's looking good. any overnight crashes that happened have been cleared out. i haven't seen any major slowdowns, no stop and goes so far. can you slow it down and drink your coffee at home before hitting the road. green speed sensors, which is good to go. i'll have a closer look at what you can expect when it comes to the drive times. hopefully the metering lights don't get turned on. by 6:00 we see more traffic. laura? and that's why we'll keep checking with you throughout the morning. thanks, vianey. 5:21. not masking up. the shocking number of young people refusing to wear face coverings. but first nbc bay area responds. >> reporter: you contact a company with a problem -- do you get help or the runaround? the nbc bay area responds and

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developing now, protests rocking philadelphia for a second night in a row.

the unrest follows the deadly police shooting of a black man officers say was armed with a knife. in some parts of the city looters ransacked retail stores. some could be seen loading items into cars. hundreds last night also took to the streets in brooklyn, new york, to protest the shooting. windows broken, trash cans set on fire. 30 people arrested. new details the fired louisville police detective will appear in court in connection to the breonna taylor shooting. police officers shot and killed taylor in her apartment last spring while serving a search warrant as part of a narcotics investigation. hankison pleaded not guilty to endangerment charges stemming from a grand jury investigation. he's in court today for a pretrial hearing. turning back to our pandemic coverage. new york city mayor bill de blasio is urging residents to avoid out-of-state travel during the upcoming holiday season.

this comes as the big apple tries to prepare for the real threat of a second wave of covid-19. this comes as california becomes the latest state to be added back to new york's quarantine list. this brings the total number of states on the list to 41. the new numbers from the cdc say a significant number of young people don't mask up when they leave their homes. 20% of americans under 30 say they don't wear a mask. among those 60% say they don't do anything else to prevent the virus. on a positive note the overall number of people say they wear a mask is 89%, up from 78% back in april. chrissy teigen is opening up for the first time since the loss of her baby. she shared details about her pregnancy complications. last month doctors told her she would have to give birth after

20 weeks or she may die. teigen says while it was heartbreaking she knew it was time to say good-bye and she needed to write the personal essay in order to move on and she is thankful for all the support she has received. a very painful thing many women go through. coming up next on "today in the bay," top stories we're following for you including as the bay area votes a look at how people are feeling about election security. plus, pens, pencils, desk and masks, oh, yes. the bay area schools getting the green light for in-person learning. you're watching "today in the bay." today's ways of working, may work differently tomorrow.

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right now at 5:30 getting the green light to move forward for restaurants, gyms, to places of worship. three bay area counties now in the less restrictive orange tier. when you can see those changes. and the countdown to election day is on with just six days to go. we're breaking down what's being done to protect your vote at the ballot box. plus, with power mostly restored firefighters offer important advice for anyone who has to endower shutoffs. "today in the bay" continues now. good wednesday morning to you. thanks so much for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington. vianey in for mike with a look at the commute in just a bit. first the forecast for you. meteorologist kari hall has been tracking that with the nice cool temperatures to start off the day, kari. we are starting out with

cool air, a lot of 40s and low 50s and we're going to see this for the next several days when we start out with some chilly temperatures but then we will have some warmer air. a nice, quiet weekend as we lead into the holiday. today we're looking at a high of 78 degrees in livermore, san jose and in palo alto. 80 in napa and san francisco will reach up to about 70 degrees. we'll talk more about this coming up. vianey, how is it looking for the commute? it has managed to stay quiet and the speed sensors have been moving along quite nicely. one fender-bender in the south bay but looks like it cleared out just in time for this report which is good news there. your drive times are moving along. northbound 280 from highway 101 to 85 only seven minutes. northbound 101 from highway 85 about 20 minutes. i'll send it over to you. >> sounds like good news there. three more bay area counties

are loosening their covid-19 restrictions. some of those restrictions were lifted at midnight. to "today in the bay's" bob redell. this is news a lot of people have been waiting to hear. what's the plan? >> reporter: the new rules for san mateo county just went into effect at 12:01 this morning. this means businesses can now allow more people into their establishments. so, for example, the restaurants in downtown redwood city, they can increase their indoor capacity to 50%. contra costa and marin counties loosened their restrictions yesterday. all three counties have now moved into the orange tier of reopening. this is the second least restrictive tier which indicates there's only now a moderate spread of covid-19 infections in these respective counties. at one restaurant in san rafael business is good and it's about to get better as that restaurant capacity increased from 25% to

50% doubling the maximum to 200 people allowed inside. >> we're staring down the barrel of winter. in four or five weeks it will get cold and dark next week earlier. a lot of people want to sit inside. >> reporter: alameda, napa and santa clara have moved out of the red and into the orange tier. now coco and marin can be added to the list. this is what it means for those counties. retail stores, indoor malls, library offices, they can reopen. dine-in restaurants, places of worship, movie theaters, museums, 50% capacity or a maximum of 200 people. and then you've got wineries, family entertainment centers, card rooms, they're at 25% capacity. san mateo county's health officer is reminding us it does not give you permission to let your guard down, wear a mask

when you're around other people. keep your distance from the other people and wash your hands. reporting live here in downtown redwood city, bob redell, "today in the bay." all of that, bob. thanks. two private high schools got the okay to bring students back into the classroom. archbishop riordan high school is one school getting the green light but so far no date is set. altogether nearly 70 private and charter schools have been approved it to reopen in the city. happening today after nearly seven months of being closed santa clara is now reopening its playgrounds. parks and rec staff says covid protocols are in place. playgrounds will have limited capacity and everyone must wear a face covering and use hand sanitizer. >> 5:34. now to decision 2020 this election there's a lot of talk about election integrity with

the president himself saying if he loses it will be because the election is rigged. now we want to know how bay area vote remembers feeling about all of this. "today in the bay's" kris sanchez joins us now live on what they are saying. so, kris, i'm sure you got a mouthful from a lot of people. >> reporter: yeah, you know, we talked to a lot of people about this. what we found there is a pretty good level of faith in the election system. we've been voting for a long time, a lot of us. in the interest of public health, as you know, the california secretary of state sent vote by mail ballots to all voters and worked with the registrar's office to do that. 6.5 million of those voters returned their ballots which is two and a half times the number at the same time, at the same point in the last presidential election. people taking responsibility to make sure their votes get there. the state did remove unofficial ballot boxes in several counties, none in the bay area,

and is in court with the republican party over several related issues. however, the voters we talked with overwhelmingly said the talk of fraud is really kind of overblown. >> i think this country has a strong history of free and fair elections, and so i have no doubt that will happen again. >> i think with every election you have to worry about integrity. >> i worry there's so much noise about it. i feel like governments, state and local governments, know how to run elections. >> reporter: our registrars are working to make that happen. protect your vote, get it in early. 70% of all rejected ballots were rejected because they just arrived too late to be counted. check your signature against your driver's license to see what election workers are trying to match. and if you make a mistake don't try to correct it. don't put your initials next to it. i've done that in the past.

i did not know you're just supposed to request a new ballot. the old one will be invalidated. voter harassment and intimidation is illegal. if anybody makes you feel uncomfortable at the polls you should report it. the state has a hotline. the state did remove those unofficial ballot boxes. everything has been going according to plan, and the process of counting votes and making sure they're all in order is a public process. so even though our registrar's offices are very busy right now, the public is allowed to peek in the windows and see what's happening there. i know i've done that behind the scenes and it's an interesting process to see a lot of protocols that are followed. kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >> especially right now no doubt. thank you, kris. alameda county election leaders will lay out details on how voting will work at the oakland coliseum. the first day people can vote there or drop off completed ballots is this saturday.

and if you have any problems while dropping off your ballot or voting on election day across our area, let us know. head to nbcbayarea.com/votingproblems or tweet us using t the #weinvestigate. a follow-up this morning. pg&e crews have now nearly fully restored power from the latest round of the shutoffs. here is a live look for you right now at the latest pg&e map and you can see there just a few shutoffs related to the outages. this is north of petaluma. a look at the peak, the peak of the week when we saw tens of thousands in the dark. some of those people lost power. they got by with generators. faulty devices now tied to at least two fires. one burned yesterday in the oakland hills destroying two homes. firefighters say people have to know what they're doing. >> the generator has a capacity and you can't overload it. if you think can you run everything you would normally run, you will start a fire. >> a fire tied to a restaurant

that caused about $10,000 in damage. look at that there. look, now it's time to talk about the forecast today. meteorologist kari hall has been working hard there. it's going to be a nice one to get outside for a bit today. >> yeah, it's going to be a nice day to let the kids run out in the backyard as well even though we do have a cool start, parent/teacher conference week. we're dealing with that along with home schooling. san rafael and our temperature trend this morning with some upper 40s to start. very chilly. if you let the kids out and run around later on this morning, it's going to start to feel a lot milder especially by noon. we are going to go around the bay and check out our temperatures for this afternoon reaching up to 70 degrees in san francisco and we'll see some upper 70s for the south bay. we'll get a look at more of what's ahead as we go into the halloween weekend coming up. vianey, any, use through the morning commute now? no issues!

whenever we talk about traffic that's exactly what we want to hear and it's starting to slow a little bit down near the 880 near fremont area. that's probably because as we inch closer to the 6:00 hour that's what happens. in alum rock notice some slowing along 101. aside from that bridge drive times looking great. building nine minutes there. a live look now at the golden gate bridge. it looks great and overall we can sort of stay on the green track, and by green my speed sensors will be good to go. as we enter the 6:00 hour we see traffic building in the area. i'll send it over to you. we'll see if it starts picking up. thanks so much. 5:40. thousands under evacuation orders. still ahead on "today in the bay," the all-out effort to stop fast-moving flames. and new details on the orange county firefighters injured. it sounds amazing to even say out loud but we are less

than one week away from election day. >> the dodgers have won it all in 2020! >> plus, celebrations under way after the dodgers win their first world series in more than 30 years. why the oakland fire department also celebrating this morning. you're watching "today in the bay."

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right now at 5:43 as you get

ready to head out the door in walnut creek it is a chilly start to the day. you're probably feeling a chill inside your home as well because it's only 46 degrees as we warm up slowly as we go through late morning into the afternoon but a really nice afternoon ahead. we'll talk about this and the weekend forecast coming up. i love the 40s! got my sweater on. the south bay drive times, northbound 101 to highway 85, 21 minutes. we'll talk more about drive times throughout the entire bay area coming up. thanks so much, ladies. it's 5:44. developing now in southern california firefighters are battling two wildfires not far apart. they burned close to 30,000 acres. the silverado and blue ridge fires are burning east of irvine in orange county. firefighters have been injured, two critically, and now we've learned at least ten homes are damaged. both fires are still burning mostly out of control.

70,000 people there are under evacuation orders. well, it's 5:44 and moving on to decision 2020 it is hard to believe but we're less than a week away from election day. >> scott mcgrew, tens of millions of americans have already voted. >> as we've been talking about, marcus, those mail-in ballots will overwhelm some states not allowed to start counting until next tuesday. that could give us some early results that favor one candidate but later results favor another. we'll talk more about that as we get closer to election day. in the meantime we saw a rare campaign appearance from the first lady. she was in pennsylvania. >> watching and learning about politics in our country, deserve a better display of political responsibility.

>> many wonder has it gone too far? have we passed the point of no return? has the heart of this nation turned to stone? i don't think so. i refuse to believe it. i know this country. i know our people, and i know we can unite and heal this nation. >> that was joe biden speaking in georgia. now georgia normally a very red state, but democrats think they may be able to flip it, even texas could potentially go blue. but that has led to some concern in democratic circles. should joe biden go after those traditionally red states or should he concentrate on states like pennsylvania. democrats, remember, with hillary clinton chased after states like arizona while they thought not paying enough attention to states like wisconsin. she ended up losing wisconsin by less than one percentage point and that lost her the whole presidential race. but joe biden is not the only

candidate campaigning in unexpected places. president trump and his fans braved bitter cold in nebraska to hold an outdoor rally. now nebraska only has five electoral votes, and president trump won it easily in 2016. >> joe biden doesn't even respect you enough to campaign. he never came here. did he come here? oh! all right. so that's the end of that. i'll see you guys. >> former president obama campaigned in florida yesterday. florida the key state with 29 electoral votes. fox news carried the speech which angered president trump who tweeted about it. >> now fox is very disappointing that fox puts on -- this would not have happened with roger e ailes. >> you can find me on twitter @scottmcgrew. >> thank you, scott. when it comes to campaign

donations not all candidates are treated equally in berkeley according to the berkeley, people have donated more than $5 million to joe biden. the trump campaign received about $83,000 during that time. happening today protests against i.c.e. in the south bay. activists are denouncing recent arrests by i.c.e. agents they're calling a tactic to win votes ahead of the election. activists will gather outside the federal building in san jose at 6:00 p.m. new this morning civil liberties groups are slamming a decision by the l.a. police commission to allow the lapd to record and store aerial footage of protests and other large gatherings. police say it will expand readiness. critics are calling it flat-out unconstitutional government surveillance and a violation of privacy. the "l.a. times" reports ten police helicopters are already equipped with the technology which can also transmit to commanders on the ground.

in the meantime "the times" reports beverly hills leaders have ordered rodeo drive to be closed on election day and the day after due to potential for unrest. looters targeted luxury retail stores there during protests over the summer. a school district in san diego is now changing its protocols after several students tested positive for covid. vista unified has six confirmed cases at five different schools. last night the school board voted to temporarily close some schools. the ones with two or more cases and start distance learning. kids won't be allowed back inside classrooms for at least two weeks. l.a. dodger fans may still be awake this morning from a night of celebrating the team's first championship in 32 years. the dodgers and tampa actually faced off last night in game six of the world series and fans looked back at this as the turning point. rays pitcher blake snell getting pulled in the sixth after giving

up just two second hits. the dodgers wen on to score two critical runs winning 3-1 and the series 4-2. mvp corey seager actually talked about l.a. dominating this year. >> we were ready to go and we kept rolling. >> the dodgers celebrate just like the l.a. lakers who beat miami this year to win the championship also 32 years in the making. the celebration right there. pandemic or not, most people in los angeles celebrated last night on the streets of l.a. things at times did look a little rowdy but so far no word of any arrests. and, sure, no giants or a's celebrations in all of this. oakland firefighter gonsolin is beaming with pride. his son started last night's

game for the dodgers. he'll now have a world series ring for all time. the department tweeted congratulations out to him. and this is interesting. when it comes to casting ballots, 65% of pet owners say they plan to vote with their pet in mind. that is according to a new survey conducteded that revealed nearly 70% use their pets to destress during the pandemic. having my pup around is helpful. scott and vianey also have their pups with them at work. they're the best little audience as we work from home. >> they really are. >> i will remind you -- >> so loyal. >> -- for two terms. >> what was that? >> the mayor of sunol was a dog.

there was a statue of him. >> there you go. >> oh, my goodness. binx is like it's too early. >> mine went back to sleep. >> a mine is a little tired, too. >> i will say this, he's here to help my anxiety but now i feel like when i have to leave i'm afraid for the separation anxiety. >> oh, yeah, exactly. well, it could be a while before we're not working from home so we'll see. in the meantime -- oh, it's finally cooling down. oh, kari, you have a little furry friend there yourself. >> yes, sleeping this morning. i'm just kidding. binx is so cute asleep. let's check out what's going on with our forecast as you get ready to walk the dog this morning and, of course, it's been very cool out there. we're starting out with some sweater weather, but this afternoon it's going to be so

much more comfortable. let's take you through noontime. we're at 71 degrees in fremont and we're in the upper 60s for a lot of the north bay. then as we go into the rest of the afternoon going to be a little bit warmer than normal as san jose reaches up to 78 degrees and some low 80s for the interior parts of the bay area from the inland east bay to the north bay and then a very cool night once again. where we are tracking more active weather once again for the gulf coast. this is hurricane zeta and it's moving very quickly and expect it to make landfall along the gulf coast near the new orleans area over the next several hours. later on this evening that will make landfall and will quickly race off to the north and east. here at home, of course, our quiet weather is the thing we've been looking forward to and it's going to be very nice leading into the weekend. a few rain systems moving farther to the north but here

we're seeing dry and also slightly warmer than normal as we reach into the upper 70s and low 80s and this weekend we'll be setting our clocks back one our sunday morning. vianey, how is it looking as binx continues to sleep? yeah, he's knocked out. but i loved your pup, too. he's adorable, too. all right. so let's see, we have a new traffic hazard in oakland along 880 near fifth avenue. it looks like there might be something in the middle of the roadway blocking a lane which could create a traffic hazard. aside from that the south bay is looking good. 101 from highway 85 looking at 21 minutes and we've got a smooth commute for the rest of the east bay, westbound 580 to the bay bridge only 15 minutes. back to you. >> all right, thanks, vianey. happening now for you amazon hiring 100,000 new workers for the holidays. the employees will pick, pack and ship customer orders. amazon will hire most workers

here in california as well as texas, maryland, georgia and new jersey. due to the coronavirus pandemic amazon already increasing warehouse staffing. we'll be back with more after the break. [ whispering ]

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new details and a high profile conviction of a

self-improvement guru. nxim founder was sentenced to 120 years in prison. he was convicted of racketeering after claims he turned some of his women followers into sex slaves and branding some with his initials. one called the sentence a warning call. >> it should stand as a warning to others who would pafrrticipa in similar-like conduct that when justice catches up to you as it did today it is severe. >> hbo created a new documentary series called "the vow" that's also available on netflix. new details in southern california where the santa anita racetrack is just wrapping up his 16-day autumn meet and did not report a single horse death. the track, of course, has really had its problems recently but including the meeting earlier

this year saying that it is now well below the average fashionly for racetrack horse deaths. >> a covid outbreak prompted new travel restrictions to one of the hawaiian islands. the governor is ordering visitors who travel to the island of lanai to quarantine for 14 days. people who live there are being told to shelter at home. the order is expected to be in effect for two weeks but could be extended. now to something good for you that morning. the cayman islands will now allow you to work and live there for up to two years, but there is a catch for you. you must make at least $100,000 a year or even more if you wan to bring someone with you. the caymans launched this inviting high earning workers to ride out the next few years on the three islands which have so far contained covid-19. >> that paddle board might make a good anchor desk.

right now at 6:00 -- >> this election is a choice between the trump super recovery, which is what we're having, or a biden depression. >> we can't afford four more years of this. >> with six days until election day the trump and biden campaigns set their sights on the western u.s. two very different pictures the candidates are painting when it comes to the pandemic. plus new concerns as five new infections are confirmed at ucsf. what the hospital is now doing to prevent an outbreak. and the windy conditions fading away across the bay area. there's still a chill in the air lingering. will it stick around? meteorologist kari hall has the answer in moments as "today in the bay" continues right now. nice live look outside there this morning. good wednesday morning to you. thanks so much for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington. vianey in for