downtown lafayette. we are live there at the scene with the latest on what may have kept firefighters from tackling it. then a new push for short-term rental policy changes in one south bay city. why supporters think it will prevent violence. there's confusion -- >> the confusion over the booster shots, and we will break down the timeline with the big "if" hanging in the balance. this is "today in the bay." welcome to thursday morning. 5:00 right now. i'm laura garcia. >> i am marcus washington. that fire overnight that destroyed an east bay business, firefighters say it was so jam-packed that they had to leave the building. >> today in the bay's bob raw

is live. did everybody make it out okay? >> reporter: yeah, the woman that owned the business was outside when the fire started and flagged somebody down to call 911. if you look at the front door, there are firefighters in there right now and there's a lot of debris, and if they had to enter the building they would have to step up two to three feet and walk over the stuff that is jam-packed inside. it's like a hoarder according to the battalion chief. you can see in the video there was a lot to burn even side. the fire really got going. the chief did send in some of the firefighters at the start, but because it was too dangerous with all the stuff inside he had to pull them out. fought the fire from the outside. we're here on the 2400 block of golden gateway, and it's off mt. diablo boulevard, the main drag here in lafayette. this was actually a business that does customs. not sure what that means.

the chief did call for a second alarm for more manpower to keep the fire from spreading to a auto shop next door. the cause is still under investigation. the fire department, now you can see, you get a good sense inside if you look in the back room where the firefighters are doing moppup, you get a sense of the debris that was inside this building. it looks like a home, but the fire department tells us that was a business. they will be out here for another hour, hour and a half. reporting live in lafayette, bob redell, "today in the bay." police sources tell us that a woman was shot and killed here. it's still unclear what led up to the shooting. we are asking police for confirmation and more details. of course, once we get that information we will pass that

along to you. new this morning, violence prompting several bay area cities looking at how to handle short-term rentals. >> hi, there, laura, we know short-term rentals could provide a place to stay for those evacuated for a short time, and also homeowners that want to make a little money off their property but after the deadly shooting at a house party there was a teenager shot and killed there, city leaders are looking to tighten the rules for short-term rentals. in particular to avoid for-profit parties that draws sometimes hundreds of people. the sunnyvale city council will consider bigger fines for hosts that break the rules. currently hosts are required to remain on site limit guests

to four adults per night. almost two years after the deadly mass shooting at a house party in the city of orinda, five people died there, and they have already reworked their short-term rental ordinance, and they are requiring the hosts to remain at the property during the stays that have to be at least two nights. airbnb responded saying they condemn the violence happening and they will work with the people involved. >> kris, thank you. the director of the fbi promising sweeping changes following emotional senate testimony from some of the nation's top gymnasts. athletes blasted the agency on the handling of the larry nassar case and those along the way that failed to stop nassar from

abusing other women. there were powerful statements on capitol hill. >> yeah, gut wrenching. aly raisman and three other top usa gymnasts came to washington looking for answers and justice. while their testimony before the senate judiciary committee put a spotlight on many adults that failed them over the years, they say much more needs to be done. these four gymnasts told senators yesterday that the fbi ignored their claims of sexual abuse by nassar over a year, and aly raisman delivering searing testimony in front of the committee yesterday. she said the olympic -- she says she's disappointed that nobody

from the department of justice chose to attend yesterday's hearing. >> i felt a little more hopeful of how supporting the senators were, but it was disappointing nobody from the department of justice came, and it seems like they did not feel like it was worth their time, which was really concerning. >> the fbi director, christopher wray, said two agents that lied about their actions were no longer with the bureau, one fired and the other retired. >> chris pallone in washington, thank you. it's 5:06 right now.

the fda will meet tomorrow and while the plan may get the green light it's not clear who may be adviced to get them. the fda is waiting to take a stance on the issue waiting to see the full data. >> a lot of patients are coming in to our clinic sites asking for the booster, and we have to say no to those individuals. >> many experts argue the effectiveness of the vaccine may be waning over time and booster shots invulnerable populations would help. new developments this morning in the dixie fire. pg&e already facing new charges. right now it's believed a tree near a power line may have sparked that power line, and

pg&e issued a statement saying it had not been notified about the suit. firefighters are getting close to full containment. cal fire out with its final assessment on the damage from the hopkins fire. this started late last sunday. it destroyed 46 structures 30 homes, and burned 250 acres near ukiah. authorities arrested who they believe intentionally started that fire. air quality advisory is now extended through today. meteorologist, kari hall, keeping her eyes on these unhealthy air-conditions we have been facing. >> people with breathing problems and anybody sensitive to the wildfire smoke is being bothered by all the smoke moving in. this is a step down from the

spare the air alert, so the general population will not be affected as a lot of the smoke drifts aloft, it gives a hazy look to the sky and the air quality for all of the micromy microclimates today. san francisco, mostly in the mid-60s. even down to the south county we are seeing a cooldown with morgan hill reaching 80 today, and 76 in san jose and 81 in livermore. we are also watching out for an approaching storm system still well to the north of here, and it could hit some of the fire zones with much needed rain. we'll talk about that timeline coming up in a few minutes. we have a system-wide delay reported by bart. in specifics as to the problem on the track, and so plan on that. check out the bart website.

when you get to the station watch for the updates on the overhead signs. kari is talking about the ongoing issue for highway 37, it's closed east bay because around roughly 4:00 a pedestrian was hit and killed on highway 37, and traffic is stopped and the tow truck is heading over there to take care of the vehicle that still may be there, and it's light traffic so add a couple minutes -- actually, add ten minutes so you can relax as you leave novato and head over to vallejo if that's your drive. the westbound direction is open. no backup at the bay bridge. a little slowing westbound highway 4. i believe there's a crew clearing from the interchange as well and the rest of the bay looks like a smooth drive. back to you. >> sounds good. thanks, mike. it's 5:10. it's about time for the first cup of coffee. >> i'm wearing mine.

>> that habit is going to cost you more, and we'll tell you why that may stay that way for a while and the reason for the spike in price. >> we live in the future. right now there are four people above our heads in space who are not astronauts. we will take a look. >> oh, yes, so interesting, scott. plus, 101 years old. still going strong. we'll hear from the woman who may be the oldest crab fisher woman anywhere in the world. why she says she's not done just yet.

it's 5:13. as you are stepping out the door, mike says you may need to step out a few minutes earlier. as we get our forecast, oakland starting out in the 50s, and it's going to be a little cooler today. we'll talk about how cool and if there's rain in the forecast coming up. you are cut off on eastbound highway 37, you need to go up and over and add mileage there. you are watching as a deadly crash is being investigated. we'll talk about the update we got coming up. happy thursday to you. a strange thing to say, there are four amateurs orbiting above

our heads if space right now. four regular people not trained astronauts launched into space and they will be circling the earth for the next three days. now, i know there have been a lot of people going into space stories lately, but this is noteworthy because none of them are trained astronauts and they are orbiting. we talked about this before, you remember when jeff bezos and branson went up into space, and i cannot get the scale of that because of the picture. other news, the child of elizabeth holmes will -- the trial of elizabeth holmes will return tomorrow. yesterday we heard from a theranos lab worker that testified she warned the lab machines were not accurate. the

case a few years ago. she failed to convince a jury of her side. she writes in the times, and when they are made to answer for their actions, they find their ways back into the fold quickly. she gives the example of rule breakers like musk, the founder of tesla. the holmes trial continues tomorrow. kamala harris teamed up with janet yellen to push president biden's funding for a new bill that would help families and women pay for child care. the free market works for most things but is terrible in supplying reasonably price chil.

the bay area's ball some hill. trees will be harder to find. >> hopefully you will still have yours in a box somewhere. >> yeah, if you have one you probably keep it for a while. >> yeah, that's what i like to do, although i don't have one. >> thanks, scott. from trees going up to the cup of coffee, yeah, your daily cup of joe may cost you more as well. coffee prices are expected to remain relatively high through 2022, and it's because of tight supply from suppliers. trending this morning, the rescue of country superstar reba

mcentire from a collapsed building. she will be okay. it happened in her home state of oklahoma when the stairs came down as she was touring it and it blocked the exit. they climbed out a second story window. she tweeted incident yesterday saying thankfully nobody was seriously injured thanks to the quick response from the atoka fire and police department. reba will be okay. >> yeah. also trending this morning, a main lobster woman that has been doing her thing longer than most people have been alive. >> she started trapping lobber when she was eight with her father. she briefly tried other jobs, of course, and then soon realized her real passion involved tails and claws.

>> he came one day, and he said, i thought you went to work, and i said, i did. i said, i quit, i'm going withhy to understand, but she went from a printing place to the open seas. look at her closely. she's 101 years old! considered the oldest lobster fisher in maine, and probably the world. >> she looks great. >> yeah, full head of hair. >> she's still got it, huh? come see me sometime. >> yeah, and marcus got a little more from that story than most of us got. >> i think i did. i think i'll give her a call. >> you better take it away, kari. >> all right. let's take it away as we are starting out on this thursday morning with a little smoke

lingering in the air, and some fog over san francisco, misting and drizzling there as we are going to see that continue today. looking at our near surface smoke model it looks like most of the coastal areas will clear out with the moderate air quality and hazy conditions, but it will be hazy from the south bay to the east bay and north bay. we will see that air quality watch continuing for the north bay. as we look at the bigger picture, that smoke coming down to areas north of us, we have separate fires burning. we have much more of an ocean breeze. 76 in gilroy. for the east bay we're going to see temperatures in the low 80s and some of our warmest spots up to 72 degrees in antioch. oakland headed to some 60s. san francisco, a lot of upper

50s for today. keep that jacket on. for the north bay we're looking at a high of 76 in novato. 71 in santa rosa, and 87 in clearlake. we're getting ready for the weekend rain chances. most of it is further to the north of us although some parts of the north bay may have spotty sprinkles. but the north bay falls apart before the sprinkles get here. this will hopefully help with more favorable weather conditions. most of us are looking at very light amounts of rain, maybe up to 0.1 of an inch in santa rosa, but some are getting sprinkles between late saturday and sunday morning. more clouds are moving in on saturday. showers early on friday -- rather, sunday, and then we will see the temperatures reach into the upper 70s. mike, you have been tracking

a couple issues for both sides of the commute? >> yeah, this one on the rails and this one affecting the entire system from what the bart tweet and e-mail says. they just area, quote, problem on the track. what is going on there, whatever is happening is leaving the stations, so that's maybe why it's a system wide problem, and it's just speculation, they have not said why they have delays of 20 minutes and growing. there's a crash on 37, and it's closed at highway 121. the rest of the bay is clear. back to you. >> thanks, mike. 5:22 for you this morning. next here on "today in the bay," "nbc bay area responds." >> she got her shot but did not get the state incentive. i'm nbc's chris chmura.

nbc bay area responds, next. is it the glasses sassy, or is she sassy? oh, we love seeing bella. keep up with kari as well. she's on facebook and twitter. you're watching "today in the bay."

okay. welcome back. 5:25. when your money is stuck in somebody else's hands, our team can help rescue that cash.

>> let's turn to chris chmura. >> let's run the numbers quickly. so far in 2021, we have heard from 1,548 people, and we have taken action and we have recovered $1.26 million. we kicked off response team in the middle of 2016 way back when, and we have heard from a lot of folks and recovered more than $5.7 million. here's how we get there. one case at a time. like mary in menlo park. she got her covid vaccine but not the $50 incentive the state offered for a while, and so she asked us to step in. the state said it was a procedural error that has since been corrected and impacted less

than 1%. mary, thank you for writing in. share your consumer problems with us and maybe we can get it a shot. go to nbcbayarea.com and click the responds option or call us. all this week nbc bay area and telemundo 48 are teaming up here. this is a kitten, and somebody heard her crying. the peninsula humane society helped to rescue her but she did not last there long at the shelter and a local family quickly adopted her, taking her home. that big event is saturday at berkeley humane, and laura and i will be there, but you don't have to wait until this weekend, you can find other participating shelters, just go to

nbcbayarea.com and click on the clear the shelters. >> always a lot of fun. two districts here in the bay area inching closer making it mandatory for students to be vaccinated. you're watching "today in the bay."

right now at 5:30, vaccine requirements for younger students.

the bay area schools now considering it. how learning may change soon for families that opt out. >> the republican party in the state is not in a good position. >> now that gavin newsom survived the recall, state republican leaders chart their future. what experts say the party needs to do to win the state and the new efforts to reform california's recall process. plus, relief in sight as crews gain ground on the wildfire with a chance for rain coming. kari hall tracking the storm's path. this is "today in the bay." it's 5:31 on your thursday morning. thank you for starting your morning with us. i am laura garcia. >> i am marcus washington. two of the largest bay area students may require vaccines to attend in person. >> cierra johnson is live. >> reporter: those districts are west contra costa as well as

oakland. both districts are expected to vote next week. in terms of west contra costa, they are voting on students 12 years and older being vaccinated by october 31st, and those that do not make that deadline would have to switch to remote learning. oakland will vote on similar age requirements next wednesday. health leaders in marin county are preparing to vaccinate kids 5 to 11 with the fda approval expected next month. marin has the goal of giving that first dose to 75% of children in the county. >> in order to do that we are working closely with the marin office of education to have school-based clinics as well as one-day larger clinics to make it easy for families to access

the vaccine. >> reporter: with more schools and communities looking to inoculate some of the younger students, l.a. unified school district making national headlines as they have already implemented that mandatory investigation for covid. they have an end of october deadline for students to show that they are, in fact, vaccinated. they had outbreaks when school opened, and they are looking to mitigate the risks in that situation. for san francisco, cierra johnson for "today in the bay." >> thank you. the recall is now over, and now some state democratic lawmakers believe the real works begin to reform the recall process. the recall procedures for the state have been on the books for more than 100 years, and some argue it's time for a change. the costs for the recall, a

little less than $300 million. critics say besides costs there are problems with how the replacement vote works. bay area lawmakers announced a new hearing in sacramento and it's possible they could decide a new measure as early as next year. and newsom is making it clear he plans to run for governor next fall. he reaffirmed as much to supporters in oakland. one political expert believes the republican party needs to find a candidate that appeals to young voters. >> people under the age of 45 or 30, when they go register to vote they are not registering as republicans, they are no party preference or democrats and that means the republican party in this state is not in a good position. >> newsom is calling the election a gift, saying it's

time to start working hard for the state again. new this morning, making the streets of oakland safer. oakland's police department saying since the beginning of the year they recovered more than 830 firearms, and that's around three guns a day being taken off the streets. some of the recoveries were because of the reports from the community. in the east bay, today in fremont police will release details about a shooting that left a man dead between fremont boulevard and auto mall parkway. the man was wanted for attempted murder and a gun was recovered nearby, and he could be tied to a shooting that injured somebody at a nearby mobile home park. blazing wildfires around california, sierra nevada are threatening the state's sequoia trees. it's threatening the giant forest which has more than 2,000

sequoia trees. the sequoia national park has been shutdown and evacuations are under way. schools in south lake tahoe are reopening after the caldor wildfire. cal fire now puts containment at 71% with full containment expected within the next couple of weeks. here we go, heading into the weekend, meteorologist kari hall is tracking what we could expect from the forecast. kari, how is it looking for us? >> it looks great. let me show you the live shot -- wow, that was -- >> good morning. we have a look at the bay bridge. you can see the drizzle coming off of the light post there. that's what we will have to deal with not only this morning but the next few days. there will be a lot of clouds drifting by. as we just mentioned, hey, hit the road and head to south lake

tahoe, they need your business. it's also starting to return back to normal. take a look at the forecast. it's going to be warm and sunny for tomorrow. temperatures just slightly cooler on saturday and then i guess when it starts raining it's time to come back home anyway and the temperatures going to be much cooler. here at home we are looking at nice weather for the giants game for tomorrow night. upper 50s. we do need the heavier jacket, of course. it has to be orange. as we look at our comedy day if the forecast for sunday, this is at robin williams meadow, and it's a great event, i have been to it, it will be cloudy and temperatures in the 60s, and it may be drizzling at times so be prepared for that. we'll see mid-80s by the end of the weekend. we'll talk more about that rain headed our way coming up in a few minutes. mike, what is the update on all of the traffic issues this morning. >> unfortunately, kari, we still

have the traffic alert from the deadly crash that happened on east 37. they had to close it back on the 121 so folks can take that alternate and not get stuck on the narrow read way there. the counter commute does show up at mayor island. we have slowing, still, sticking around for westbound highway 4. the incline is slowing a bit, and a crash leaves debris at mix boulevard and south 680. watch for that. it's getting a little easier to bounce from sin city to wine country thanks to a new airline, avelo that started flying five months ago. starting today, flights depart from sonoma airport on mondays,

thursdays, fridays and sundays. those flights depart at 12:25. it's hispanic heritage month. today is mexican independence day. what do you know about the latinos and latinas in our community? china and. plus, how would you like to own rocky's boxing gloves? we will explain how you can get your be hands on them or in them, and lot of famous movie memorabilia from sly, yeah, sylvester stallone. we'll have more here on "today in the bay."

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good thursday morning. it's 5:42. we're watching a storm system approaching the northwest that is going to bring in a chance of rain, still well off but we are tracking it hour-by-hour. the timeline when you could see at least some sprinkles, that's coming up in the forecast. 680 in fremont has a crash around mission boulevard causing slowing in the southbound commute. bart, they are in recovery mode

system wide, about ten-minute delays right now. 5:42, right now, president biden says he has full trust in milley. >> trump had as his joint chiefs of staff. many were worried trump might order an attack on china according to a tpha book. milley assured the chinese in a phone call we were not going to attack, and milley also told his counterpart in china he would warn them ahead of time if we did attack, which is probably one thing too far. certainly is for his critics. during the meeting of business leaders yesterday, president

biden was asked if he still supported america's top general. >> did general milley duty right thing, sir? >> i have great confidence in general milley. >> great confidence. avoiding an accidental war with china is a positive thing in the end, but in the end civilian le of the military. the military should not be taking actions the president is unaware of even if those actions avoid potentially a massive war between two superpowers. and many are asking for hearings on this so milley could explain publicly under oath. this is a very big deal. australia signed a defense deal with the united states to buy nuclear submarines and we only

have let great britain do that and nobody else. remember, china is australia's neighbor, more or less and biggest training partner and now australia feels it needs bigger defense. >> i want to be clear about this, we are not talking about nuclear-armed submarines, they are powered by nuclear reactors. this technology is proven and it's safe. the united states and the uk have been operating nuclear-powered submarines for decades. >> we are also selling australia powerful tomahawk missiles, not with nuclear heads, but still

australia hopes it would keep china at bay. >> sounds good. thanks, scott. it's quarter to 6:00 right now. the giants play today to close out the series with the padres. last night brandon belt hit one of the giant's four home runs, but they were all solo shots. while the padres scored early and often. hard to believe with the four home runs, giants lost it, 7-5. just 16 games left. >> let's go, giants. nbc bay area celebrating the contributions of the latino community, and the diversity of the group may surprise you. kris sanchez has a look at the numbers by the people. kris? >> reporter: hi, marcus. if you want to know how diverse the bay area's latino population

is drive around anywhere in the bay area on an empty stomach and you will see how much little tastes of home are out there, and taste of mexico from the northern border to the u.s. all the way down to the southern border, and you can find from cuba, and so much more. you don't have to be able to pronounce them to enjoy them. there are 15 million latinos and latinas in california right now. 64% were born here in the u.s. now, it's a diverse group. 84% of latinos and latinas in the u.s. are of american origin, and 300,000 originate from guatemala. while they have been subject to discrimination, they are also

increasingly organizing for change and pushing for equal recognition according to one professor. >> aside from the cultural heritage, there's also a thriving economy because of the participation of the latinos. they have an incredible high labor force participation and it exceeds a lot, and they are part of the united states economy, and in fact, particularly latinas -- >> now, the profession says it's worth remembering there are a large number of latinos that can trace their origins back before the united states was a country. if you are wondering, do you

say latinos or latinas, latin x -- i'll post that on my facebook page. >> i am so glad you said you don't have to know how to pronounce all the food names to enjoy them, because sometimes i try, but they say, no, that's not it. >> my grandma says as long as you try. >> i try. thanks, kris. we are celebrating hispanic heritage month and we are talking about culture and traditions and identity. i learned a lot from the round table we had. great conversation. make sure you join. that's tonight at 7:30. we know "time" magazines top most influential people of 2021. there are six categories here.

icon, pioneers, titans, leaders and innovators. prince harry and meghan were named one of the icons as well as britney spears. president biden and vice president kamala harris also topped the leaders category. old school influencer, sylvester stallone, apparently has too much stuff. >> that's a good thing for the fans, right? >> i guess so. >> you can own some of that and the perfect holiday gift for some of the rambo fans out there, and all kinds of movie memorabilia going up for auction, and it will be from stallone's personal closets, offices and houses. and also, yo, adrian -- better?

>> that's much better than last hour. >> they go on auction starting december 5th, and starting today it will go on display for one week in london. >> lots of personal things. cool. >> getting it cleared out. rain, we hope to clear out a lot of the smoke and stuff we have, kari. >> yeah, we have got a lot of changes headed our way. it starts today with some cooler temperatures, but we're still dealing with the hazy skies and a moderate air quality advisory in effect. if you have breathing problems definitely limit your time out there, and turn on the a/c at home and close the windows. we will see the moderate air quality across the bay area today but mainly the north bay where we are watching the air quality with a little more smoke. as our temperatures come down, take a look at these highs. 76 in san jose. 80 today in morgan hill. the cooling trend continues with

the way we started this week with temperatures in the 90s. how about 81 in concord today. martinez reaching 75. still low 60s near the coast, but check out redwood city today, 72 degrees is just perfect. san francisco, low to mid-60s. we'll see those temperatures in the north bay anywhere from the upper 50s in bodega bay to 88 degrees for ukiah. we are looking at hot temperatures for the inland areas but this is going to help cool off of us off go into the weekend. a storm system approaching from the pacific northwest move into northern california late saturday night into early sunday. most of the rain falls apart as it moves in, but it will hit some of the fire zones as we have ten active fires burning across northern california. some of the spots could get anywhere from a quarter to three quarters of an inch of rain. spotty drizzle for most of us as we go into late saturday and early sunday. for areas around santa rosa, and

northward possibly 0.1 of an inch. most of the bay area will get spotty sprinkles. that's early for sunday, so watch out for that light rain moving in. temperatures cooling down to the 70s and then heating back up as we welcome in fall. mike, you have been watching several issues for the commute. what is going on now? >> looking from novato to vallejo, and we're at half an hour now extra for your drive if you are heading from vallejo counter commute. highway 4, bay bridge incline, typical pattern there. 680, a backup approaching a crash. everything else is right on schedule. back to you. >> thanks, mike. happening now, at least three people are dead and dozens more injured. this is after an earthquake in southwest china. this is video of the damage.

that 6.0 quake happened early this year, and 88 people at least are injured and rescue workers going door to door searching for people in the damaged homes. and tech workers considering leaving the lone star state due to the abortion law. vaccine exemption, do the arguments allowing them hold up? we'll be right back.

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welcome back. 5:57. developing now, a mystery deepening in the disappearance of a young woman during a cross-country trip with her fiancé. a family reported her missing >> i would have some understanding. you know, but i got no sense of it because i am not told any answers. the only answer i got was gabby

is not with him. i have got to do my job and find her. >> police are asking for anybody with information to call crime stoppers. texas' controversial abortion law has been in effect for more than two weeks now. the lone star state is starting to see the consequences. private companies are trying to find ways around the law. "the washington post" said one austin base tech company is covering the cost of out of state for employees. according to tech writer, daniel abe rul, some are now reconsidering. >> everybody was going there because it was a business-friendly environment and low taxes and low cost of living, and now they are finding this unfortunate political environment at odds with a lot of their workers. so what a lot of companies are now doing is reaching out to

their workforces and saying we will cover you whether it's financially or relocate you in the case of salesforce, we will find out ways to help you through this and it's becoming a concern. >> you can watch that story anytime on lx.com or on xfinity. some people are beginning to use the religious exemption to try and skip the shot. one argument is aborted fetal cell lines are used in the production process. johnson & johnson did use a replicated fetal cell in the production of its vaccine, and experts say that none contain any tissue from a fetus. >> i think there will be legal battles over the religious exemptions, but i doubt it will break new level ground because the issues have been around for a long time.

>> one of the most notable examples from the vietnam and korean war, people were claiming religious exemptions from the draft. quickly approaching 6:00, and breaking news to tell you about this morning, a building engulfed in flames in downtown lafayette. crews struggling to get inside to put it out. we're live at the scene on what may have kept firefighters from tackling the flames. >> a new push for short-term rental policies in one south bay city. why some believe it will prevent new violence. plus -- >> there's a lot of confusion -- >> growing confusion over booster shots. will you be getting one in the coming weeks? we break down the timeline and the big "if" still hanging in the balance. this is "today in the bay." 6:00 right now, good thursday morning to you. thanks for joining us. i am lauraar