right now at 5:00, governor newsom's job on the line today. polls open in just a matter of hours with millions of ballots already cast in the recall election, so the question is could we know the results today. will those results be accepted? we're breaking it down. >> i think everyone looking at the same destination, i think this is in how fast do you do. >> should you get one. the debate over covid booster shots. tracking nicolas, an overnight hurricane crashes into the texas coastline. a look at the damage already behind. this is "today in the bay." >> a very good tuesday morning to you.

i'm laura garcia. >> i'm kris sanchez. marcus washington is off this morning. first, as californians head to the polls today for the recall election, some republicans are already making claims of voter fraud. >> "today in the bay's" bob redell joins us live on one ballot drop-off site in the east bay. any truth to the claims, bob? >> no. they are unsubstantiated and as far as the polls go with regards to governor newsom the polls show that governor newsom should be able to defeat this recall vote and keep his job, but he is not taking that for granted. the governor brought in president biden to campaign on his behalf at a rally in long beach. the president praised the governor's leadership in protecting californians from covid and for standing up for science. at a campaign stop yesterday larry elder, the leading replacement candidate, questioned how the governor has made life better for californians, especially when it comes to crime and public education. businessmen and republican john cox he campaigned yesterday at

the famed french laundry restaurant in yountville to remind voters that governor newsom went to a party there during the pandemic while most people and businesses were on lockdown. that became the flashpoint that started this recall effort. kevin kiley from rockland tweeted this message saying whatever happens tomorrow, we're just getting started. that was a message he put out yesterday. another replacement candidate caitlyn jenner eb couraged people to vote. she says she will be casting her vote at beverly hills city hall. research by political data incorporated shows 39% of ballots state wide have been returned. of the returns 42% from registered democrats, excuse me, 43, 42% from registered republicans and 30% independent. republicans are hoping for a strong showing of in-person voting today. a poll released friday by uc berkeley shows 60% of people

surveyed favor keeping newsom in off. the rest unstooids. reporting live in dublin, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> here's look at what to expect as the recall election plays out today. the polls open until 8:00 p.m. over the next few hours the election may be called if the margin is wide enough. county elections officers have 30 days to count the ballots and make it official and a chance that the losing side can demand a recount only if the race is close. we have a list of voting centers throughout the bay area on line along with a page dedicated to the recall election in case you have questions. head to nbcbayarea.com and click on newsom recall in the trending bar. join us for nbc bay area news for live team coverage. president biden continues his west coast swing trying to drum up support for his spending priorities. in washington, congressional democrats are hammering out the details about those plans and

trying to figure out how to get them through a divided congress. "today in the bay's" chris pollone is live in washington breaking down the bold, new spending proposals. tell us about them, chris. >> laura, good morning. the brunt of this $3.5 trillion spending plan that the president and democrats favor would fall on the super wealthy and top earners, raising corporate tax rates and on individuals making over $400,000 a year, includes a 3% sir tax on individuals making more than $5 million. the legislative posturing as president biden makes his first official trip to the west coast, will travel to colorado where he will tout both of his spending plans at the national renewable energy laboratory. supporters say the proposal would generate enough revenue to expand things like child care, paid leave and universal pre-k. not without its share of detractors.

some republicans are calling out the high price tag and one no vote from senate democrats could kill the whole thing. >> we got a lot of negotiations to do over the next couple weeks. i am optimistic we're going to get it done. >> [ inaudible ]. >> also in washington today, secretary of state antony blinken will face another tough round of questions about the biden administration's handling of the afghanistan withdrawal. republicans in a house committee yesterday slammed the withdrawal and the biden administration's handling of it, some called for blinken to resign. laura. >> chris pollone, live from washington, thanks for the latest. turning to the pandemic coverage, california,'s covid surge is starting to decline, about 6800 new cases reported yesterday is less than half of what it was just a month ago and nowhere near the nearly 35,000 per day we saw back in says th

seven-day average is up 10% over the last month. a covid booster shot necessary? that's the question many have ahead of possible fda approval on friday. at least two regulators argue the average person will not need the booster. regardless, the white house wants boosters available to all by next monday. one infectious disease specialists believe only the immunocompromised should get them and suggest we instead target communities across the globe. >> one can also do other strategies to increase vaccine supply around the world, sharing the recipe, sending the know how, to the vaccine, but what i do know is that it's not an emergency for a general person to run out and get a booster. >> the santa clara public health department is gearing up for the boosters but points out september 20th may be

unrealistic since the cdc has to approve it as well and the meeting is scheduled for the end of the month. berkeley schools are trying to get the word out about being extrding substitute teachers, after school care and special education. the district currently has 129 vacant positions, which is a 50% increase from before the pandemic. there are two vacant full-time teaching positions, both of them in special education. new this morning a 3.8 earthquake shaking southeast of the bay area in the central valley. it happened a little past midnight near san benito and monterey and fresno counties. no reports of any damage. we've got a live look in texas along the gulf coast. >> hurricane nicolas made landfall a short time ago. the category 1 storm touched down midway between galveston and corpus christi on the

peninsula with winds of up to 75 miles per hour. even before landfall the storm brought it deluge of water. more than a foot of rain is expected to fall and we know the power is out for at least 150,000 customers. nicolas has been downgraded to a tropical storm. >> kari, you're keeping your eyes on this. >> we take a look at some of the areas there being affected that just had hurricane recently move through parts of louisiana, so it's really dumping a lot of rain across southwestern louisiana. they're looking at some spots that could reach up to 25 inches of rain. so this is going to be a big headline maker. we'll be watching that. as we take a look at our air quality today, we're still going to have drifts of smoke coming in. moderate air quality across the bay area with the hazy look to the sky. this is our last hot day before we start to cool off. our temperatures still heading towards the mid 90s for concord,

antioch, livermore and some low 90s for morgan hill as well as santa rosa. oakland today reaching 75 and 70 in san francisco. we'll talk more about all the changes coming up in a few minutes. an update for the rails. >> good news. train number one on the move again in time about 45 minutes late but if it was later that would affect train number 3 which we hear is at the station, ready to depart any second here from stockton as well. again, train number one will be late coming in through lathrop now. bart call train, vta not reporting delays but good discounts through september so keep that in mind. check the websites for details but it involves the clipper card for most. a disabled vehicle near the richmond bridge toll plaza. we'll take a look in a bit. right now the sensors, a wider view of the contra costa drive. no problems out of the altamont. dublin interchange. there you go, a little slowing,

must be the construction. we'll check on that coming down via sfo. >> i love how your eye goes straight to it. coming up, animal extinctions at an alarming rate. how our climate in cry sis is leading to the demise of species around the world and what can be done to stop it. >> put your iphone on charger, need a full battery for what we will tell you coming up. >> all right. spooky season deal that you won't want to miss. we can show you how to get paid to watch scary movies right from your couch and get paid for it.

good tuesday morning. as you're waking up heading out the door in the east bay, mild 60 degrees in walnut creek and we'll see a lot of sunshine. it's going to warm up quickly today and we'll see more smoke coming in. we'll talk more about one last warm day before we cool down and a look aheads to the weekend in a few minutes. >> we're looking at palo alto, 101 all lanes open near university and willow through san mateo county county. we did see crews pick up a few minutes ago which could have caused the slowing. more crews in the area. we'll double check on that coming up. good morning. happy tuesday to you. apple is pulling the fire alarm this morning on a critical vulnerability in its i phone. a way to spy on you using the

microphone and camera. created by an israeli software company discovered by good guy hackers. it's part of an effort we've reported on before called pegasus. spy software discovered on activist phones and journalist phones, even the president of france has been spied on with similar software. here's one of the good guy hackers who discovered it. >> the hacking campaign has been going on for some time and we've seen evidence of the exploitation of the vulnerability for months and months. we see the phones getting hacked, but we haven't been able to capture the code that was being used to hack the phones. and we capture the code get it to apple and apple can fix the flaw. >> they've done. the folks at apple have been working around the clock to fix the vulnerability. go to settings, general, show there's a software update to install ios 14.8, ipads,

watches, mac books are vulnerable. we don't know if tim cook will speak about that today at the previously scheduled apple event. we expect he will show off improvements to the iphone though don't expect anything huge. this will take place as a video conference not in person. night skies over southern california lit up last night with the spacex launch. this is carrying satellites to space, will launch a crew of four private citizens into space tomorrow. steve wozniak in hawaii, reports are he will announce his own space program. the word is the company won't send people into space. instead it will work on cleaning up lower earth orbit full of orbiting space junk. speaking of things that go up, critical inflation data with the latest read on the consumer price index. inflation has been a major issue lately. economists continue to say it's likely temporary.

we know this, laura and kris, the world is nowhere near close to normal and we're going to see these high prices as we continue to see covid just continue to ravage the united states. >> we were having that conversation that it is just not normal and we don't feel like we're moving forward. >> no. >> thank you, scott. new subscription service is available not streaming on your tv or movies but for taco bell tacos. the food chain is testing a 30-day taco subscription service called the taco lover's pass. it allows users to redeem one original taco per day each month. the price range from $5 to $10 for the pass and only available in tucson, arizona. it could expand, though, if it goes well there. >> so could your waistline. just saying. >> it's just one. >> every day.

>> looking for a quick side hustle as we often are, listen up. a warning, this might make you scream. >> looking to pay one person $1300 to watch 13 scary movies. >> waited for me. >> it's that movie. >> i can't watch the story. >> got the chills. >> pretty simple. it would require you wear a fit by the watching a mixture of high budget and low budget horror films. the fit bit will track your heart rate throughout every film and the goal to find out if a scary movie's budget impacts how scary it is. some include halloween, a quiet place and get out. >> well -- >> i don't like scary movies. even this story is bothersome. >> michael meyers. i don't know. >> now i'm not going to sleep tonight. >> right around the corner. starting to open up the spirit halloween places. i wonder what halloween will be

like for kids this year. i don't think we're going to trick-or-treat. >> we didn't last year. i like to dress up. >> my girls are sending me costume ideas already. feel like fall today. >> we're going to talk about that in a little bit. let's get a look at the traffic map as mike heads over here and tells you what's going on this morning. >> thank you for that wonderful introduction, kari. we'll take a look at most of the roadways looking just fine right now. easy flow. we did have that spot near sfo. still a little slowing but we've gone from red to orange and now the northbound side showing slowing. typical when they have the crew which blocks a couple lanes in either direction overnight. they start to clear. you should be able to get through with about a couple minute delay max getting through sfo area. use your patience. getting toward the bay bridge no problem. no delays yet. it's 5:18. we should see a little slowing on the incline and the short bit. the richmond bridge there is an incident, a disabled vehicle reported around the toll plaza. we don't see a problem as the

lanes come toward us. a smooth drive. we could see the silhouettes of the trees in the background. that's the closest i get to show the cool sunrises. there you go. a silhouette of trees. >> as we wake up this morning get ready to head out, maybe heading out in oakland and our temperatures are nice and cool. jacket for the start of the day. it's not so much for the afternoon. but we are going to see that trend heading up as we'll start out with a few clouds. by 8:00, 9:00 starts to clear out. nice by noon. it will look hazy in the north the greens and blues that indicate some moderate air quality. still fires burning to the north of the bay area. we're going to see that impacting how much smoke we will see especially for areas in parts of lake mendocino counties as the smoke pushes off to the east. really smoky there. not so bad for the rest of the bay area. as we go into not only today but the next few days as we see changes in our wind pattern.

looking at temperatures today headed toward the mid 80s. this is where we were yesterday. it's basically a repeat of yesterday for many of our microclimates still a wide range in temperatures with redwood city heading up to 80 degrees, 70 degrees downtown in san francisco, and our north bay temperatures reaching 90 in sonoma and 96 in clearlake. as we get closer to the weekend we're excited to see how this will pan out. a chance of showers moving close to the bay area, but it could move over some of the fire zones and help out especially with the dixie fire with some scattered showers passing by. for us it's going to cool off our temperatures. take a look at saturday and sunday with low 80s and that's coming out of the mid 90s we're starting the week with. for san francisco expect temperatures in the 70s today. but then mostly 60s. for the weekend we are going to see a lot more clouds possibly mist and drizzle so keep in mind that it will be a chilly one near the coast and city.

turn to our climate in crisis, what scientists are finding about animals and plants becoming more extinct at an alarming rate due to their inability to adapt to our rapidly changing climate. some estimates are that 47% of local species have become extinct in recent years and the studies are done around the world. these scientists are finding that plant and animal species are being found at higher elevations and latitudes than in the past. they're moving around trying to adapt. while the outlook is grim for the future as temperatures continue to warm up we have the power to change how many more species will disappear. >> climate change below 1.5 degrees celsius, down that that level, maybe losing only one in six species, which is horrible but better than some of the alternatives. there are scenarios we could lose half thement and animal species on the planet.

which of those futures comes to pass is up to us. >> he says we need to reduce our carbon footprint. see more of the interview on nbcbayarea.com click on the climate in crisis page. >> thank you. it is 5:21 right now. coming up next on "today in the bay," meet the man who sent elon musk a tweet and got a reply. now he may be going to space because of it. we'll talk about his amazing story coming up. a lot more news ahead. 5: 2. you're watching "today in the bay."

scott has been telling us four civilians will lift off in the latest spacex launch. one a 53-year-old amputee who believes he may follow in their footprints. >> 53-year-old philippe croizon has no arms or legs after an electrical accident ten years ago. yesterday he shared his story with san francisco students after tweeting elon muss tock send him into space, musk tweeted back, it will happen one day. he has flown across the english channel in special flippers and finished a rally in a bug fwi. >> through an interpreter he says for ten years i was handicapped and could not accomplish things, now because of my handicap i can achieve

those things. he's on his way to cape canaveral to watch the liftoff. all this week nbc bay area and telemundo 48 are working to clear the shelters helping animals find their forever home. for karen michaels because of the pandemic, she wasn't looking for a dog when she volunteered at the spca. when the pandemic hit, the shelter closed and michael's fostered a dog. there's no way that dog was going back. >> oh, my. >> they're now family. this saturday our big event at berkeley humane is happening. you don't have to wait. you can find other participating shelters close to you. head to nbcbayarea.com and click on clear the shelters in the trending bar at the top of the page. >> the recall election is now here and we are live ahead of the polls opening with new concerns about ballot security. >> and what happens if governor newsom loses his job. we hear from one expert on what lies ahead for whoever wins.

it is challenging, but we're part of democracy. >> right now at 5:30, the recall election is here. voting centers set to open in a matter of hours, but millions of ballots have already been cast. what's being done to make sure your vote is safe and secure. >> heading back to court. after a covid scare postponed testimony the trial for theranos ceo elizabeth holmes resumes

this morning. this is "today in the bay." >> it is tuesday morning. quickly approaching 5:30. thanks for starting your morning with us. i'm laura garcia. >> i'm kris sanchez in for marcus this morning. the special recall election and some republicans are already making claims of voter fraud. >> bob redell joins us live at a ballot drop-off site in the east bay this morning. any truth to the claims, bob? >> good morning to you, laura and kris. these claims of voter fraud are being made on behalf of the republicans, those claims are unsubstantiated while campaigning with president biden last night, governor newsom pointed out that the republicans have been propelling a myth the election was rigged since president trump lost his re-election. the leading replacement candidate in the recall race larry elder was noncommittal when asked if he would accept

the results. >> let's work together no matter what the results are to make sure the results are valid. >> is that a commitment to accept -- >> let's all work together. >> you saw what will happen on election night. the big lie. we may have defeated donald trump, but we have not defeated trumpism. trumpism is still on the ballot in california. >> reporter: another republican candidate in the recall race, kevin faulconer, has a different answer about election security. a politico reporter posed a question to faulconer, former mayor of san diego, faulconer says he's seen no evidence of larry elder's claims and that he would accept the recall results. meanwhile, those making sure your ballots are safe have been working for weeks to make sure there are no irregularities, registrar voter offices around the state have rules and regulations in place to make sure ballots are secure. in contra costa county, the registrar of voters require all

staff members to pass background checks and they keep two people with the ballots at all times. the secretary of state says california has the nation's strictest voting system security requirements. reporting live in the east bay, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> thanks for following it for us. the outcome of today's election has the potential to have national political consequences. whoever wins possibly may be appointing a replacement in the u.s. senate. some speculate senator dianne feinstein may leave office before her term ends. >> with democrats only having a 50/50 zero seat advantage in the senate, if senator dianne feinstein, who is getting up there in age in declining health, if they were to leave the next governor of california or the current governor if he keeps his job gets to pick the 50th u.s. senator and i think democrats would be nervous if it's not newsom in the chair. >> check out the full story and more like it on nbc lx on 11-5,

xfinity 185 or lx.com. remember we've got an entire page dedicated to the recall election on our website. head to nbcbayarea.com click on newsom recall. it's up in the trending bar. join us for live team coverage. here's something new, san francisco today is launching the first of four weekly covid vaccination clinics on school campuses. today's clinic opens at malcolm x academy in the bayview, wednesday's clinics at balboa high school and the other two clinics at the richmond mccoppin elementary and sunset elementary campuses each saturday and sunday. the chase center in san francisco is the latest facility to make policy changes in the name of safety. the venue announced more visiting the venue will need to show proof of vaccination to actually get in. "today in the bay's" cierra johnson joins us live from inside the building with more on a look at the new policy.

good morning, cierra. >> yeah, good morning. although that first preseason game isn't until next month, the folks here at the chase center wanting to spread the word early that to get inside of these doors you will need to show that proof of vaccination. they made that announcement today that that proof of vaccination is required for any event at the chase center that has more than 1,000 people. that proof of vaccination applies to anyone 12 and older. fans can use the clear app, the health feature, or show that physical card and masks are required inside of the venue. now, the chase center joins a long list of other facilities requiring that proof of vaccination. here in san francisco, that proof is now required to enter any indoor restaurant, bars, gyms, theaters and other entertainment venues and it's also expanded outside of the city of san francisco. san jose's sap center does require that proof of vaccination and this policy will

really get a test run as early as tomorrow. that's when musical artist has a show here at the chase center. coming out to see that show it is important to bring your app and card because you will not be allowed indoors without it. live at the chase center, cierra johnson for "today in the bay." >> all these things to remember. thanks. let's take you live to the federal courthouse in downtown san jose. that is where today testimony resumes in the criminal fraud trial of elizabeth holmes. the trial has been on hold for nearly a week because of covid concerns. shortly after opening statements a juror told the judge that he might have been exposed. over the labor day holiday. the theranos founder and former ceo faces wire fraud and conspiracy charges and prosecutors say she misled investors about her company's blood testing technology. holmes could face 20 years in prison if she is convicted. joo stick with nbc bay area for continuing coverage of the elizabeth holmes trial. we will walk you through every step of the way with team

coverage and analysis. some of the stuff is scientific and could be complicated. we're following the latest on nbcbayarea.com. developing this morning, the judge overseeing pg&e's criminal probation digging deeper into what sparked the massive dixie fire. as of this morning the fire is 75 contained but yesterday, a pg&e crew member spent two hours answering questions about the power line now suspected in sparking it. a judge is considering tighter conditions on pg&e before his authority ends early next year. president biden says the caldor fire shows why boosting america's infrastructure is so important. he made the comments after taking an aerial tour of the damage yesterday with governor newsom. biden also argued climate change is the driving force behind these kinds of massive fires. the caldor fire is now 67% contained. we know our weather not just

the climate long term but the weather is a factor in the fire fights and kari has been tracking that. >> it's been smoky there and hard for them to see if they're trying to attack that fire by air. we are also seeing a lot more of that smoke moving into farther to the north in parts of the north bay moving into the sacramento valley and we're seeing some of these yellow dots indicating moderate air quality as well in the south bay and tri-valley. if you're sensitive to the smoke you need to limit your time outside. as you're heading out for your commute this morning in brentwood, nice cool, clear start to our morning, upper 50s. at noon in the upper 80s. and we're headed toward the upper 90s today. we'll talk more about all of our microclimates coming up. mike, you're checking back at the richmond toll plaza. >> we've seen traffic fill in the toll plaza and then clear out. i believe what happened was there was a minor fender-bender or just a disabled vehicle, but a couple of vehicles did have to end up being cleared from the toll plaza just under our camera.

the backup formed, the slow down showed up on the sensors and just cleared in time for more traffic to come in. highway 4 look at speeds, same for the walnut creek interchange and 242 reopened. northbound from overnight road work. vasco not showing slowing for the drive toward 580. more traffic out of the altamont. that's it i aside from the slowing at 101. >> dreamforce next week returns to san francisco but it is going to be a toned down presence this year. happening today, one street closure will take effect. mike will be tracking that next week as it happens. as of this morning howard between third and fourth streets will close. the convention starts next tuesday. a lot of it is virtual compared to years before the pandemic as you would imagine. only a if you hundred people will be there in person. coming up next a welcome sight for many californians. when you can see your stimulus money in the bank account. and who exactly qualifies this

time. >> congress working on all kinds of things as time runs out. they are on the clock. and popping the bubbly, the giants may not be champions yet, but fans this morning are already celebratings the details ahead on "today in the bay."

right now at 5:41, waking up to fog rolling across the bay will keep san francisco cool.

reaching up to 70 degrees. the difference between there and our inland valleys reaching into the low to mid 90s. a cool down in our forecast coming up in a few minutes. a well populated look at 880. here is fremont. 880 travels through the tricity area. that's fine. i have an issue in the tri-valley area that might be a problem for your early commuters. we'll check on that for 580 coming up. >> we'll check back with you. thanks so much. 5:42. happening now, the controversial security fence around the u.s. capitol is coming back. the fencing that went up in the wake of the capitol riot was removed back in july. capitol police say the fencing will be part of preparation for the justice for j 6 rally for saturday outside the capitol. the rally in support of the rioters who stormed the building on january 6th. inside the capitol democrat in congress are hammering out new taxes on the rich. >> part of the multitrillion

dollar plan to expand medicare and pay for elder care and child care, free preschool and two years of community college. as we've said it's one of the biggest social programs. video of the senate in session after a vacation. the house is not back until next week. both sides of the capitol, senate and house, have to deal with that bill. the other infrastructure bill and the debt ceiling and do this all before the end of the month. now we're getting some details on the new taxes that would be needed to pay for all of those expensive social programs. we mentioned the proposal to increase taxes on american corporations to 25.6%. what you would pay, families that make more than $450,000 a year, or an video making 400,000, would see their income tax rise by a bit. their capital gains would increase. if you're under this number no new taxes for you. though, if you make more than

that, $5 million a year or better, you will see a significant hike. again, these are all proposals. secretary of state antony blinken will be in front of a senate committee answering questions about the withdrawal from afghanistan. yesterday he spoke to a house committee. no question the withdrawal started poorly but by the end blinken points out the largest air lift in history. we did learn from yesterday's testimony there will be two more flights of americans and refugees later this week. blinken says there are still americans in afghanistan who are telling the state department they aren't ready to take those flights. >> we're in constant contact with americans in afghanistan who have told us they wish to leave. each has been assigned a case management team to offer specific guidance and instruction. some decline to be on the first flights on thursday and friday needing more time to make arrangements, wanting to remain with extended family or medical issues that precluded traveling last week.

♪♪ >> meanwhile, several sailors and marines were laid to rest yesterday, victims of that suicide bomber at the gates of the kabul airport. this is navy korman max soviak of ohio. his funeral was yesterday. he was 22. the president will be in colorado talking about clean energy today. we'll be monitoring that and talking about it on twitter. find me there @scottmcgrew. 5:45. governor newsom with an update on rent relief for people struggling to make it in the bay. in a statement he announced more than $1 billion has now been paid out for or approved for pandemic related rent and utility assistance that includes $526 million dispersed to 45,000

households statewide. in totals the state has received more than 243,000 applications for assistance and in all, there's more than 7 be there available in rental and utility assistance. another round of stimulus checks going out to to californians next week. in the latest batch, $2 million are expected to receive payments. nearly two-thirds of californian taxpayers will receive a payment of $600. qualifying families with children will receive an additional $500. to qualify residents might have filed 2020 taxes by october 15th, 2021, and have an adjusted gross income of under $75,000. you must be a state resident and cannot be claimed as a dependent by another taxpayer. taking a live look at sfo this morning, despite the growing concerns around the delta variant and the surge, more cases nationally, more than 3.3 million people were checked through tsa this weekend alone.

the cdc, though, is adding several locations to its high travel risk list including albania, belize and serbia. the cdc recommends you avoid all international travel until you are fully vaccinated, but always check the covid requirements ahead of time. giants fans, one step down. they're the first team in baseball to clinch a postseason birth. last night at oracle things didn't stay close for long against the padres. bell hitting a fourth inning home run to make it 8-1. the giants win 9-1. break out the champagne. this is the earliest they've clinched a spot in franchise history. don't forget this friday the giants take on the braves on nbcbayarea.com. you can watch it right here. coverage starts at 6:30 p.m. talk about a crazy finish for the raiders on monday night football. with fans aloud in vegas for the

first time for a real game. in overtime, brian edwards' catch gave the raiders what they thought was a win after the handshake and hugs there, the call was reversed. then they lost the ball on an interception. but ended up getting it back on a fumble. derek carr found a wide open jones to receive -- give the raiders a thrilling win over baltimore. good one to watch, 33-27. >> that was a lot going on in the last few minutes. trending this morning, powerhouse couple beyonce and jay-z are dripping in jewels for a good cause with tiffany and company. ♪ blue river ♪ >> the little blue box company partnered with the stars to create a scholarship program and together they will pledge $2 million in funding for students in the arts and creative fields

at historically black colleges and universities and applications are already being accepted. full of fashion and glamour in new york as hollywood's lease attended the met gala. the long awaited evening didn't disappoint. lil nas x had several costume changes, three i think. timothy, singer billie eilish dressed up kicking off a sparkling big youth inspired look. a lot of glam there. dan levy. it was smaller than usual with about 300 guests and had to have proof of vaccination. >> with fewer people the bigger the dresses. >> the bigger the toole. >> lil nas x as c3po. >> totally looked like c3po. let's get the forecast. kari, we don't need a shield of armor for it. >> laura asked what we're going

to wear, regular stuff. nothing like that. a look at our air quality as we are going to see some smoke coming in again today. moderate air quality we've been dealing with the fires across northern california and we also do have the heat. when we get these really hot temperatures for the inland areas, being really pushing down on that smoke so we're going to see our temperatures today in the tri-valley headed towards the low to mid 90s and then the inland parts of the east bay, notice napa today at 4:00 we'll be in the mid 70s while 80 in santa rosa. tonight we're coming back down to the 50s and tomorrow it won't be as warm. going through the rest of the forecast, the cooling trend will continue. here's why we'll see a storm system approaching the pacific northwest and for the weekend starts to move into far northern california, but a lot of showers break apart before moving into the bay area. even though we're missing out on this rain it looks good for some of the fire zones if they get a

few of those showers moving through that could help hopefully with some more containment, especially near the dixie fire. between saturday night and sunday morning. we're looking at a cool down here for the most part we're going to go from the low 90s in the inland areas to the mid 80s by the end of the week. then some upper 70s and low 80s for the weekend. with more clouds. san francisco may stay cloudy throughout the weekend with mist and drizzle throughout the day. highs in the upper 60s. a big cool down and much less sunshine for the weekend. how is it looking driving through the tri-valley. >> a look first of all, there's plenty of traffic flow westbound with the headlights. eastbound as well out of dublin and livermore. in your commute the westbound drive a minor crash reported between a big rig and pickup truck, from what chp has told and that is on the shoulder, though. safely out of the lanes. i was concerned because of the larger vehicles but 580 moves smoothly past the scene.

84 slowing there. same off the castro valley. 880 through union city and fremont. san jose holding on to the slowing. the bay bridge toll plaza should start a build but not a major problem. good news, ace train still on time and capital corridor a half hour delay. back to you. >> thank you. happening now, restaurants along university avenue in palo alto start preparing for the street to reopen to traffic. they decided university avenue should reopen october 15th. california avenue will remain closed until june of next year. during the pandemic both have been closed to cars so restaurants could offer more outdoor dining space. there's still much more ahead on "today in the bay," this tuesday morning, including all new fallout over the texas abortion ban. the increase in demand now being seen for direct to door medication. plus, the price you pay, the

reason experts say the rising costs of every day goods is here to stay. also the major impact a school bus driver shortage is having in one state. and the unique steps now being taken to try to get kids to school safely. but first, nbc bay area and telemundo 48 are honoring locally animal heros for the clear the shelters positively good award. head to nbcbayarea.com/positively good to learn more. submit your nominee today. we'll be right back.

welcome back. you're watching "today in the bay." new details in the gymnastics scandal. simone biles will testify before a u.s. senate panel and examine the fbi's investigation into former usa gymnastics dr. larry nassar. other gymnasts will appear before the panel. the women are among hundreds of nasir's victims abused during what he claimed were routine medical exams. greg abbott is under more fire for his state's restrictive abortion laws after he claimed that it does not force victims of rape to give birth even though the law prohibits all abortions no matter what after about six weeks often before a woman knows she's pregnant.

according to the texas department of public safety more than 14,600 rape cases were recorded in 2019. this resulted in charges for fewer than one quarter of those reported cases. one assault survivor who has written about the issue says the ban is raising interest about direct door medication. >> one medication stops the pregnant in continuing, it blocks a hormone and the second medication taken about 24 hours after the first medication is taken essentially starts a miscarriage and will induce cramps so that the pregnancy can safely pass out of the body. both medications are taking orally and can be sent to people via telehealth where abortion provider if they are allowed in that state can send the medication through the mail and

walk them through the process via medication and telehealth services or if they are seeking the medication abortion outside of the legal parameters it could be sent by other organizations. >> so you can watch that entire story on nbc lx stream it any time on lx.com or watch lx over the air on channel 11-5 or 185 on xfinity. a follow-up in southern california. atf investigators say l.a. police badly miscalculated while transporting illegal fireworks. they blew up in a police containment vessel in late june. all according to the "l.a. times." a bomb squad team was trying to safely detonate fireworks but packed the vessel when they exploded. the explosion injured 17 people, damaging nearby homes, businesses and vehicles. the first trial in the college admissions scandal is under way in boston. the case is against two parents former casino executives, gamel

aziz and former stapleton and gap executive john wilson. both are accused of paying hundreds of thousands of dollars to help their kids get into college. the mastermind of the college admission scandal william rick singer has pleaded guilty to racketeering and other charges. 57 people were charged in the probe including actress lori loughlin and felicity huffman. award-winning actor jeff bridges is giving fans a health update one year after he was diagnosed with lymphoma. he says he is now in remission. the 71-year-old revealed the news on his website however lymphoma was not the only thing that bridges had to battle. he says he and his wife contracted covid while he was getting chemo treatments and said it made cancer look like a piece of cake. quickly approaching 6:00. landmark day across california. the fate of governor gavin newsom's future now in the hands of voter.

the final push newsom and other leading replacement candidates are making and what you need to know before heading to cast the ballot. >> not an emergency for a general person to run out and get a booster. >> should you get a booster. the growing debate over those covid shots. >> and a live look in texas where hurricane nicolas roared ashore with torrential rains overnight. the new damage it could bring to parts of the south still dealing with cleanup from ida. this is "today in the bay." a very good tuesday morning to you. thanks for starting your morning with us. 6:00. i'm laura garcia. >> i'm kris sanchez. i'm in for marcus washington. we know that today californians are heading to the polls as the recall election is finally here and the future of our state is in the balance. bob redell is picking up our coverage. good morning, bob. >> good morning. if you look at the polls it shows that governor newsom

should be able t