right now at 4:30, a big decision for parents looming at multiple bay area districts on implementing a student vaccine mandate, but what happens to students that refuse? >> and then a booster or no booster? when the fda is set to provide more data on this burning question? we'll explain about the

eviction moratorium. good morning to you on this wednesday. thank you for making us part of your morning. i am marcus washington. >> i am kris sanchez in for laura garcia. a 3.4 magnitude quake hit just south of santa cruz just around 3:00 this morning. so far no reports of injuries or damage. we want to get a look at the weather before you head out this morning. meteorologist, kari hall, has a look at that. >> still a little bit of smoke moving in. we have a air quality due to the smoke, and it's much better compared to what we had yesterday. checking out the temperatures, we are going to have

temperatures in 74 in san rafael, and 79 in hayward. san jose looking at a high of 83 degrees. the cooling trend continues for a little while. how are things looking out on the roads? >> we have had a couple crashes up through 880 as well. i did notice slowing, and it could be some overnight construction. i'll have another update in 20 minutes. oakland and piedmont unified school districts will vote on a possible vaccine mandate for children 12 and older.

>> people we spoke with agreed with the idea. >> oakland unified school board member, sam david, helped write the proposed policy that would help children 12 and above to get the mandate -- >> we would be the next city to require vaccinations 12 and up, and we don't have a lot of details in our resolution that l.a. has in there. >> on september 12th, l.a. unified became the largest district in the country to require students to be vaccinated. the rules down south are strict, there are no alternatives to the vaccination. this vaccine idea is spreading. in berkeley the district vaccine

requirement is in the early stages. not as strict as the mandate in l.a., allowing students to get a shot or submit to weekly testing. contra costa schools are also exploring a possibility of a student mandate. all have one unanswered questions. what happens to those kids that refuse? one family we talked to feel it's the only way to fight the deadly virus. >> it spares kids' risks and parents and grandparents' risk. contra costa will not extend the eviction moratorium. now it will expire on september 30th. the board did adopt an agreement with the consumer businesses and housing agency to administer a

federal emergency assistance. happening today, scott peterson will appear remote lee for a preliminary hearing tied to a bid for a new trial. allegations have surfaced since one of the jurors. testimony in the holmes fraud trial is expected to continue later today. yesterday the first patient took the stand. this was a woman and her nurse practitioner that testified that

a test said she had miscarried when will she was still pregnant. stick with nbc bay area for continuing coverage of the elizabeth holmes trial. we are following the latest on air and online on nbcbayarea.com. a fire happened last night on sherbrooke way. it's not clear how the fire started or when the victim died. oakland now looking to high more police officers after cutting millions from its budget. the city council voted last night to add an additional police academy.

police chief says this is the smallest the department has been in ten years. oakland already recorded its 100th homicide of the year. city council wants the city to recruit cadets from diverse backgrounds. 45-year-old, ashley diaz, was killed when a vehicle struck him. tonight a memorial will happen at the middle school on the field there. people are asked to wear niners or warrior's gear as that was his favorite team. governor newsom called for everybody to cut water use by 15%. the july numbers are nowhere

near that. the numbers by region tell a different tale. bay area water usage dropped more than 8%, but in l.a., orange and san diego counties it was a combined .1%. firefighters are trying to save parts of national sequoia park, and now century-old cabins are in the line of fire. firefighters are wrapping the cabins in foil and creating defensive space to try and save them. the fire has burned more than 26,000 acres and is 0% contained. we want to take you for a live look outside our windows here. air quality is expected to improve after smoke from the south made it appear into the bay area. the south bay area could still

see some haze. kari, it was yucky out there. >> yeah, it healthy for people to be out there with breathing problems. as we get a look at the live view you can see the fog rolling over the golden gate bridge, and this is what is going to help clear the air for many of us in the inland areas today, and we are starting out with good air quality, where you see green dots and yellow indicates phaud writ air quality, and the orange dot in the tri-valley, that's unhealthy air quality. we are going to have more of a breezy wind today to help clear that out and our temperatures will come down a few degrees. things are looking great as far as traffic goes. but we have drive times, and so far so good, you can see no

yellow, no red, all green and good to go. let's take a live look at some of the bridges. the san mateo bridge, a lot of cars but moving along smoothly. another traffic report in a few minutes. up next here on "today in the bay," vaccine incentives are giving bigger and better for amazon employees. and then why the governor of texas is saying his strategy is working. taking a live look outside at the bay bridge toll plaza. vianey keeping an eye on that for you. keep it here on "today in the bay." it's 4:40.

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good wednesday morning. it's 4:43. in the east bay, we're checking out pittsburg, 64 degrees right now. our temperatures holding steady in the mid-60s until 8:00 and then warming up but not as warm as yesterday. our air quality will be better. we'll talk more about this in a few minutes. 101 from van ness avenue, 11 minutes. san francisco to the south bay,

moving nicely. good morning. good morning. stocks are set to open higher this morning after the major averages failed to rebound yesterday from monday's selloff. in focus today, the federal reserve will conclude its two-day policy meeting. investors are looking for more details of when the central bank will continue to taper its easy monetary policy. amazon giving away cars and cash

to vaccinated employees and hopes to encourage others to get their shots as well. in addition to cars and cash rewards, the company is handing out a week of paid time off including a $12,000 vacation package. and facebook is unveiling two new versions of the video portable devices. the newport annuals will support popular video calling apps, and can integrate users' work calendars. marcus and kris, back to you. >> i want to go back to that one

week off $12,000 vacation package to get vaccinated. i will get revaccinated -- >> yeah, you did the right thing right in the beginning. >> yeah, what a bummer. hopefully it will work. >> yeah. coming up, it was a hot day yesterday. how are things shaping up this morning? kari hall taking a look at the weather for us. >> not a spare the air work day, and we'll talk about that coming up. the san mateo bridge, you can see headlights and taillights, and we have drive times for you in the entire bay area, so you can plan your morning, coming up.

wednesday morning, and a beautiful shot of the skyline, bay bridge, oh, san francisco is just beautiful. >> yeah, so nice when you can see all of the twinkling lights. >> yeah, we're in the middle of the week, wednesday, hump day. >> yeah, and we can get out there and walk the dog, maybe, get a little exercise, kari. >> yeah, going to feel better and the air fresher. we are starting out with moderate air quality in some spots, and we have a live look out there in dublin.

it's the first day of fall, begins at 12:21 this afternoon. the earth's axis is tilted away toward the sun any other day. first day of fall, right over the equator once again. we are going to have shorter days and longer nights. you probably have been noticing that. 82 in milpitas and cupertino. this is feeling much better and reaching in the 80s and 90s. danville heading up to 88 degrees. oakland in the mid-70s. near the coast, we're book to the fog and a high of 65 in daly city. san mateo reaching 79. our north bay temperatures reaching 92 in ukiah and 76 in

mill valley. nice to have the cooldown. gett the ocean breeze. it's going to help clear the air quality for the coast. a hazy sky especially go into the afternoon, but that's the moderate air quality we're talking about. this is all coming from the fires happening over parts of the southern sierra, and we can also see all of the localized smoke from the caldor fire remaining in that area. as we go through the week looking ahead, it does look dry for us here, but look at the changes we'll see by next week. a storm system approaching into the pacific northwest getting so close with the rain but doesn't look like we will get any of that. we're going from the upper 80s to the mid-90s. highs will be in the mid-80s for saturday and sunday. san francisco, low 70s the next

few days. upper 60s with more fog this weekend. heading out the door, vianey, you have any problems on the roads? >> i am ready for fall coats. but, no, let's get to the drive times. we have slowing on westbound 84 to 680. if you are traveling from the tri-valley, it's picking up so head out the door pretty soon before the 5:15, 5:20 traffic kicks in. westbound 580 to the bay bridge, 13 minutes. contra costa county prosecutors cleared three richmond police officers in a

2019 deadly police shooting. according to the "east bay times" they say deadly force was necessary after the man broke into his estranged wives home and attacked her and the children. he was pronounced dead at the scene. the topic of gun violence expected to be front and center in san jose. city council member paralyzes p. an unprecedented step to prevent migrants from crossing the border. the governor ordered a long line of public safety and national guard vicks to seal off the border where thousands of haitian immigrants have amasked. that barrier extends for miles

and the governor says the strategy is working and some migrants are moving to other areas along the border to cross. the superstar surprising his wife of ten years by renewing their wedding vows, but it's who officiated is what has many tearing up. that ahead. and then last scene monday at laguna state beach body serving. school leaders have counsellors on campus and the district for students and staff that may need assistance. it's 4:54.

one thing nobody can deny when it comes to the giants these days, they like to make things interesting, right? the padres tied it up after the giants took the lead. in the ninth, brandon belt slid home knocking the ball loose from the catcher's mitt. then the padres hit into a double play started by belt. game over. giants still have a one-game lead over the dodgers. sunday night football is back and you can watch the 49ers here on nbc bay area. kickoff is at 5:20. trending this morning, a bay

area power couple tied the knot even tighter. >> you may know this guy, steph curry, renewing their vows on their tenth anniversary. their oldest daughter officiated the ceremony. congratulations to the currys. kari hall will have your forecast just a few minutes ahead. and then gabby petito's death ruled a homicide.

right now at 5:00, get vaccinated or get tested. a new vaccine mandate for one east bay county where you will need to show proof starting today. a major meeting could get many americans booster shots. why president biden is facing wordwide criticism, though. plus -- >> i'm not going to get her back. >> what happened to gabby petito? officials now say she was killed. we're in florida with the intensified investigation. this is "today in the bay." it's wednesday morning.