right now at 4:30, reaching new heights in response to the pandemic. the expensive solution some are finding in the bay area to ensure treatment they can't find where they live. and what the defense is doing to knock down potentially crushing testimony in the holmes case. thank you so much for starting your day with us. i am laura garcia. >> i am marcus washington. we want to look at your

forecast, but first let's meteo and a look at our forecast. >> the north bay mountains will betoy. we are going to look at where w weather watch and some of our north bay interior mountains where we could see wind gusts up to 35 miles per hour, and relative humidity numbers will be low, and it will be dry as the winds pick up and we could see fires that do start spread quickly under these conditions. mike, you were saying earlier 580 was blocked? >> yeah, in the last couple of seconds they cleared the rig, and i was going to show you the tanker trunk that was in the center divide, and there was a

crash and no injuries reported and this is getting away from the dublin interchange. it's all good recovering with the counter commute coming out of the altamont. we'll show you, but everything seems fine. back to you. you can see right here, one of two cars involved flipped over in a crash late last night near clark elementary school. one person died, and three others have life-threatening injuries. overnight police closed that area to investigate. and the latest pg&e outage map around lafayette and ma rauga. hundreds of people waking up to the dark after a truck knocked down a pole full restoration

will be at 3:00. with hospitals across the u.s. overwhelmed by covid patients, the bay area becoming a new lifeline with other issues. >> because hospital beds are a hopping on flights. >> i have my nausea under control so that's good. but it's been, like, being in labor since the 17th. >> chelsea has been living with intense pain with endo mitrosis. the postponing of surgeries

because hospitals are filled with covid patient. >> that has translated into a health care system overwhelmed. >> i have no doubt i would be at home recovering from surgery had it not been overwhelmed with covid patients. >> instead, she's a long way from home, but she's here in the bay area and talked with her doctor about coming here for surgery. california has the lowest transmission late in the country and some of the highest vaccination rates. the difference in medical care here is drastic. >> there was two other patients the entire time, whereas urgent care in boise is incredibly busy. >> the procedure is scheduled and if all goes well she could

go home next week, and a medical journey costing her thousands of extra dollars. >> it enrages me. people that don't have the funds i have are stuck in the state of idaho cannot get the care they need. a live look in los angeles where today city leaders are considering a new vaccine mandate. it would be like the one approved in places in san francisco by requiring proof of vaccinations for outdoor dining as well. >> if it comes down to us enforcing employees with vaccinations, we're going to lose employees. >> if approved the ordinance

would take affect november 4th. a key prosecution witness will be back on the stand later this morning in san jose for the elizabeth holmes fraud trial. there was damning testimony yesterday saying holmes and others repeatedly ignored his claims that the technology did not work. he resigned eventually. >> the details between the dialogue between the lab director and the ceo of the company are going to be important as to when she knew and when. >> holmes arrived to court with her husband.

remember to stay with nbc bay area for kinning coverage of this trial. we have the latest on air as well as online at nbcbayarea.com. 4:36. a live look outside this morning, a look at san jose and clear skies this morning. we're in for another nice day today as we start out, and good air quality will continue. a clear sky across the bay area and a lot of green dots here. we have been showing this every day because this shows our real-time air quality and the green means good, that means get outside. for your commute, you are starting out in the tri-valley with temperatures in the low 50s. we'll go from about 51 degrees to 63 degrees at 10:00. 11:00 we're in the upper 60s. we'll see the high temperatures in the 60s and 70s. a few more of our inland valleys will reach into the low 80s

today but still pretty nice. we'll talk about the warm-up in the forecast in a few minutes. mike, you are looking at the roadwork? >> yeah, no major problems but yesterday we had the crew at cesar chavez and 101, and we'll track anything going on in the city. and we have a good speed over here in pleasant even though there's a vehicle in the center. and everything is moving smoothly. your commute direction is this flow through contra costa county, and folks are heading towards the bay bridge where we have no problems across the span here. we saw this angle from the ballpark earlier, from san francisco, and there's no problems across the span. >> thank you, mike. >> you know what today is? >> wednesday! >> national coffee day.

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good wednesday morning. right now at 4:41, if you are

about to grab a cup of coffee, it's 53 in fairfield and we are going to see gusty winds. we'll talk about a warm-up in our forecast coming up in a few minutes. happy for this drive right now. the golden gate bridge, these cars coming from the marin side just off the marin side. right now we are going to see our friend, vilvana. stocks look to rebound yesterday's selloff. s&p 500 posting its worst day since may while the nasdaq lost 2.8%, its worst day since march. the markets sliding on the yield

on the ten-year treasury note. rising bond yields hurt tech and road stock because it cut into future earnings. it signaled it could start reducing financial support for the economy as soon as november and raise interest rates sometime next year. no matter how you drink your coffee there's a deal for you on national coffee day, which is today. you can get a free cup of pike place rose if you bring in a clean cup, up to 20 ounces. that's at starbucks. you can get a cup of hot coffee for 99 cents through mcdonald's app.

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san francisco. we're going to see that continue but not yet heating up. we'll get a look at all our microclimates coming up. san mateo bridge is at the limit. good stuff. we'll show you what is going on at the tri-valley and the issue with the big rig, coming up. i'm morgan, and there's more to me than hiv. more love, more adventure, more community. but with my hiv treatment, there's not more medicines in my pill. i talked to my doctor and switched to fewer medicines with dovato.

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halfway through our workweek, folks. looking good outside, don't you think? >> you were looking at me and i thought you said i was looking good. >> perspective -- >> you are as stunning as the bay bridge, marcus. >> thank you. >> strong, mighty -- >> alcatraz. >> yeah, let's take this away. we see these clouds passing by. they are giving a lot of beautiful sunrises and sunsets over the past couple of days, and looks like there will be one more round of clouds passing by as we go into late morning into the afternoon, and that will also kick up some of the winds as the system passes by. for the north bay mountains, these areas under a fire weather watch. we'll see if this gets up gated

to a red flag warning and that means at the same time we have low humidity and high winds, and some of the gusts and mountains could peak up to 35 miles per hour. this starts at 11:00 this morning, and continues through 6:00 tomorrow evening. let's go through the wind forecast. starts out calm this morning, and then as we head through late morning, winds mostly at about 10 miles per hour, not too gusty yet. as we go into the evening, we will see some spots getting 20, 25-mile-per-hour gusts, and it looks like for the northerly wind, it could bring in dry conditions. but today we are keeping cooler temperatures, up to 85 today in antioch. oakland in the low 70s this afternoon. we'll see low 60s near the coast. san francisco in the upper 60s today. up to 84 in clearlake and

sonoma, and as we look ahead, high pressure building across the region, that will heat up our temperatures and make it feel like summer. that will gradually move out of here and we will wait on this long line of showers approaching going into tuesday and wednesday. it may not get the rain but it looks like we will get a cooldown here. take a look at the 10-day forecast for concord. hot this weekend. plan on trying to cool off as we go into the next several days. then, next week we do see the nice cooldown happening in a lot of the forecast with highs in the 70s and even low 70s by the end of next week. we do still have to blast the air-conditioning starting tomorrow and it continues into the weekend with the 90s in the inland areas, but we will be able to give it a break after a few days. for san francisco, comfortable, highs in the low 70s and

sunshine over the weekend. mike, back to the traffic. >> we have the distraction, one vehicle moving, and chp will finish up the paperwork on the roadside and now they are clearing out -- yeah, they were waiting for camera time. westbound, your typical commute direction, contra costa looking great. you are still at speed between discovery bay and 580 itself. south 17 right at lark as you are heading towards the summit there, we are tracking that. traffic is light there so we'll track that. we have that crew here north 242 in concord, and that could clear by six. the bay bridge, still clear, and back to you.

with more people trying to find their normal after covid and holidays coming up, doctors are urging people to get their vaccination now. >> most people at risk are receiving a double dose recommendation. >> doctors say it's safe to get the flu vaccine at the same time you receive the booster shot and that's what some people did here at this pharmacy here in campbell. a double dose of protection for vladimir. he received the booster vaccine and the flu shot. the infectious disease specialists recommends the flu shot for anybody over six months, to protect against the virus -- >> the second reason is to protect the hospital resources from people coming in and being overwhelmed with taking care of flu patients when we have to deal with covid, when we have to

deal with noncovid, regular care. >> he says with more people traveling and getting together during the holidays, he's concerned we may face a twindemic. >> influenza and the pandemic, it means both of these things happening together, there's nothing that prevents you from getting both at the same time. >> which concerns gayle greenbook from san jose. >> i do not want to get it. >> if you do get sick, the symptoms between the flu and covid are subtle. >> for covid, the symptoms are much more diverse, so people who are vaccinated with covid may not have as many fevers, they may have more sneezing. >> if you do get sick you should start with a home covid tests

but if symptoms persists be sure and see your primary care doctor or go to the hospital. >> coming up next on "today in the bay," the governor of texas under new fire this morning. why new tactics along the border are drawing intense scrutiny. that story right after the break. marin schools are seeing fewer students in the classroom. enrollment in mill valley school districts are down more than 10%. countywide, schools lost 5% of their students amounting to fewer than 1,500 enrollees. the pandemic is thought to have contributed to that current gap. much more for you today here on "today in the bay." it's 4:54.

4:56. developing this morning, the governor of texas facing new scrutiny for the recent get tough tactics along the board. abbott launched operation lone star using state troopers and the national guard to arrest undocumented immigrants. the operation is to be called unconstitutional. the governor's office did not conference following this week's ruling. coming up on "today in the bay," we're tracking your weather and traffic for the rest of the week. kari has a closer look. >> we're starting out at 53 degrees right now in san jose and a slow warm-up as we keep the comfortable air. a look ahead to the microclimate forecasts coming up. here's kind of a

microcommute. we'll show you how things are shaping up further to the east where we could see slowing, coming up. one south bay city taking on tobacco makers, the new bill that will become the largest in the state.

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support that argument? >> the last-minute negotiations that are taking place and the mandates coming down to the wire. the bizarre behavior caught on camera in one south bay yard. what one father wants you to see. this is "today in the bay." it's wednesday morning and 5:00. thank you for starting your day with us. i am laura garcia. >> i am marcus washington. let's start this hour with the forecast, and meteorologist, kari hall has been tracking that. >> i have one concern for today, and it will be the high fire danger for the north bay mountains. these areas shaded in orange will be under a fire weather watch, and we will see if this gets upgraded to a red flag warning but we are looking at nd