arrest, but no drugs were ever found. he was captured on 2018 pulling a man from a mobile home following an alleged traffic violation. both men filed civil rights lawsuits against the police department. police will not tell us if desterano is on leave. san jose's looming vaccine mandates, the last-minute negotiations takes place as the deadline comes to the wire. this is "today in the bay." it's 6:00 on your wednesday morning. thank you so much for starting your day with us. i am laura garcia. >> i am marcus washington. we will look at the commute coming up in a few minutes for you, but first let's start out with meteorologist, kari hall.

>> there's a few things i am watching today from the high fire danger and the north bay to the hot temperatures, and the weekend is going to feel summer like. as we zoom into the north bay we are under the fire weather watch that starts at 11:00 and goes until 6:00 tomorrow evening for our north bay mountains. we could see peak wind gusts. it will be dry and breezy and we could see the fires, any fires that do start, spread quickly. we are headed toward the low 80s in santa rosa and napa. mostly upper 70s for the south bay. we'll talk about the warmer temperatures in the forecast. that's coming up in a few minutes. >> thanks, kari. police investigating a deadly crash in san jose. one of two cars flipped over. happened late last night at gurdwara avenue and carrera

court in san jose near clark mel elementary school. overnight police closed the area. more people believe masks maybe should come down, and cierra johnson is live for us in san francisco this morning. what are people saying about the mask mandate? >> good morning, marcus. experts say we are headed in the right direction, and there are fewer infections, and there are more vaccinations across the state, and that could be the perfect storm to reduce the mask mandates. discussions are ongoing to figure out where there may be flexibility. the article explains the nature of the changes as well as the

timing right now unclear, but dr. colfax says his team is taking a look at the issue as the city sees a positive path downward in terms of both cases as well as hospitalizations. where the state stand in transmission rates? california is leading the nation with the lowest rate of transmission, and california is substantial and other state is in the high category. the latest numbers show the rate has fallen to 7%. san francisco was at 2.3% of transmission, and the cdc's threshold is under 5% to reduce the mask mandate. there's a chance we could see a higher rate of vaccination if the pfizer vaccine for the kids 5 to 11 is approved, and then you would see more individuals

receiving that vaccine. local officials saying we're on a good path with cases down and vaccination rates up. >> hopefully we will get to move forward soon. thanks, cierra. taking a live look at san jose where city workers are facing a vaccination deadline. starting tomorrow they must show proof of vaccination or they risk losing their job. the city is also limiting its weekly testing alternative only to those eligible for a medical or religious exemption. negotiations still under way with some unions including police and firefighters as the deadline approaches. new numbers show 400,000 americans already received their covid booster shot since the white house gave its approve last week. in the next few weeks, nearly 1 million americans are scheduled to get the third shot, meanwhile a new booster site in marin opens today, and it's at north

gate shopping center and they will offer the pfizer boosters and flu shots. can you make an appointment through the marin health and human services website. you can click on covid booster eligibility on the trending bar on our website. we break down who is able to get the third dose, and when moderna and johnson & johnson could begin sending out their own booster shots. a san francisco sheriff's deputy due in court today as we are learning more about the paw incident. he was attending a potluck dinner where he is accuse of groping somebody and pulling their hair and then threatening to return and shoot everybody, and he's now facing felony charges and is on paid leave.

the san francisco university campus was quiet yesterday after a threat was posted on social media. while the threat was quickly deleted, the school went remote for the day. police eventually detained somebody for questioning. san jose leaders is holding a event today after a resolution was adopted acknowledging the events of may 4th, 1887, when china town went up in flames destroying homes and businesses after the city council said china town was a nuisance. now, san jose is the largest city in the state to ban flavored tobacco products. in recent years vaping among teenagers has skyrocketed along with health-related problems connected to vaping.

tobacco companies say vaping is less harmful, they say, than cigarettes. let's take a live look across the bay area this morning with the sunrise about 45 minutes away. i know kari always loves this time of day. is it cold out there right now? parts of the north bay will be under a fire watch, and it's a weather watch later today. kari hall is tracking the conditions for us this morning and as people get ready for school. >> yeah, getting ready to get the kids up in a little while and getting them ready for school. berkeley, temperatures chilly, jacket weather for the start of the day, low 50s, and then in the low 60s at pickup time. we will have breezy winds and temperatures staying mild today. in the north bay our temperatures at about 4:00 this afternoon in the low 80s. once again, that's where we are watching fire weather watches, and in the east bay, we have low 80s and san jose will be at 74 degrees. still pretty nice.

we will be heating up tomorrow. we'll talk more about that in a few minutes. mike, you are seeing a backup out of oakland? >> you are talking about temperature trends, and i am talking about traffic trends. we have a heavier volume on the bay bridge, and yesterday this did not fill in like this until 6:20 or 6:30 almost before we had all lanes backed up. there's a crash west 80. a little build for 84, and 880 coming out of castro valley. a little slowing for north bay -- northbound 101. coming up next here on "today in the bay," are you in the market for a beachvisit, but

property let's go out to the futures and take a look at those. ste bit of recovery with the dow going to gain about 93 points on the open. you're watching "today in the bay." good wednesday morning.

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it's about time to head out for that morning run. we will start to see our temperatures in the east bay very chilly as you head out the door, and then a nice warm-up. i would probably wait until later. it will be in the low 70s. we keep the nice weather today but warming up tomorrow in the east bay. we'll talk more about that coming up in a few minutes. at the speed limit and steady wins the race. fremont, a nice build, and we'll show you more spots around the bay coming up. happy wednesday to you. united airlines tells us it's ready to dismiss hundreds of employees who refused to get vaccinated and could do so anytime. the deadline for employees was the day before yesterday, but the airlines says it will allow people to stay if their get their first dose before their termination meeting. as many as 600 employees could be effected. united tells us another 2,000

employees have applied for religious or health exemptions, and they don't get to work, they will be placed on leave and united will make a decision yesterday. janet yellen was on capitol hill tuesday warning lawmakers if they fail to extend the debt ceiling the u.s. economy will face a crisis. republicans have been blocking moves to raise the ceiling, raising the possibility the u.s. will default on its debt for the first time in american history. wall street got whacked on tuesday. tech stocks in particular sending the nasdaq down almost 3%. part of this is better yields on government debt. money moves to the most profitable places, and that's the same debt we just said was in danger of default. house prices continue to rise. if you group together the nation's 20 largest housing markets, they are hitting yet new records, up 20% year to year

according to case chiller. we report on different house prices, and chiller is one of the best. phoenix, san diego, all saw bigger gains. phoenix up by a full third. again, these are record numbers. hey, you got the toy i sent? >> yeah, i love it. >> this is the latest offering from amazon. it's an alexa on wheels. amazon calls it astro. it can move from room to room. not totally clear what people are going to use it for. it can patrol your house. there's a space in the back for a couple bottles of whatever, so i suppose somebody in the kitchen could load it up and send it to you, and i suppose if you are talking about an elderly parent, you could drive it around and make sure mom or dad

are okay and deliver something to them. it's an invitation-only gadget to buy, and as people get it they will try and figure it out what it is and amazon could deliver what they need. >> could deliver a martini to my husband. >> there you go. >> thanks, scott. tomorrow california's covid sick pay program expires, and that means it will revert to three paid sick days, and that's not time to recover or quarantine and will no longer allow to care for children or other family members that contract covid. it's national coffee day. starbucks with a rare freebie. you can bring in a clean and empty reusable cup, up to 20 ounces. members of dunkin' donuts perks

program could get a free medium, hot or iced coffee with any purchase. 7-eleven giving its loyalty members a free coffee with the purchase of a baked good. music legend carlos santana sold his tiburon home. the 3,600 square foot home has four bedrooms and bathrooms and comes with a beautiful view of the bay and two patios. he purchased the home in 2002 for $1.6 million. >> i wonder where he's going? hopefully not leaving the bay. >> i don't know. also, a popular beach spot looking for a new owner. >> johnson's beach in guerneville is up for sale. it sits on ten acres of land along the russian river and includes ten cabins from the

1920s, and events are held there including the russian river jazz and blues festival, and the asking price is $4 million, and the deadline to put in a bid is october 4th. >> maybe carlos santana will go there. >> yeah. how is the forecast shaping up today? meteorologist, kari hall has it all. >> it's wednesday, made it halfway through the week, and we are seeing clouds rolling by and no rain. we are going to have an interesting looking sky going into this afternoon. i love to see the clouds passing by and not just all clear. as you step out the door in tri-valley, we are seeing the commute starting out with temperatures in the low 50s. we will see it slowly warming up

today, really comfortable at lunchtime in the low 70s. for the south bay, 80 in morgan hill. for the east bay, we will see the temperatures up to about 82 in danville, and hayward looking at a high of 74 degrees. near the coast we're in the low 60s. you head over to palo alto and it's warmer, reaching 77. 60s in san francisco, and the north bay temperatures reaching 82 in santa rosa and 84 in clearlake. the 7-day forecast is up at the bottom of the screen and you will see we're heating up. this as high pressure builds across the region, and we will see a summer-like weekend and then a cold front move into the northwest. let's check out gilroy. our temperatures going way up. it's going to be summer-like this weekend, reaching into the upper 80s and low 90s. then take a look at the dip in

temperatures. we're going from 91 on monday to a big drop, upper 70s on tuesday. then those steps keep going down. by friday we could see highs only in the upper 60s, so if you are looking forward to fall, it's coming next week. we will see our temperatures give us one more blast of summer as our highs reach into the low 90s this weekend, and then once again cooler by the end of next week. for san francisco, we have not a whole lot of changes here. still clouds at times, and temperatures in the upper 60s and low 70s. but it does look like a really nice weekend. mike, so far things have been fairly quiet on the roads? >> relatively quiet after early morning tri-valley issues around dublin, and then clear on the 580 as far as incidents go. the first slowing clearing up in time for the second slowing to build. light volume on the sensors, but at the toll plaza we're seeing

build. over here, castro valley, things are starting to back up. there's a minor crash. north 238 just before 880 that will back up folks, and that could be a concern for folks. we will track that off the dublin grade and heading over to the nimitz. pittsburg into walnut creek, highway 4 with a slowdown. we are still looking at your typical pattern right now at the half hour mark heading into walnut creek. the bay bridge toll plaza, this is the backup. it filled in earlier today than yesterday, and right now everything on pace getting over there. >> wow, a lot of traffic. don't want to sit in it. an exclusive interview with simone biles. the superstar gymnast is in the bay this week and is opening up

about her mental health struggles. >> this is not your burden to carry, and you need to go and take care of yourself. >> the message she wants you to hear. and plus, a trip down memory lane, different locations in china town over the years, many are gone but you can visit the locations and learn how they made marks in san jose's history, and this is as the city will make the formal apology to the chinese community after the burning down of china town in 1887. we'll be right back.

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welcome back. it's 6:24. happening today a southern california judge will consider the future of britney spears' conserve turship. it comes one day after the netflix new spears documentary. the director is speaking out on the "today" show ahead of the court proceeding. >> it was a huge shift in this case and what happens in most conservatorship cases. nobody predicted a year ago we would be here very close to what looks like the end of the

conservatorship for britney spears. >> yesterday spears' father claimed he opposes the temporary replacement for her financial conservator and expressed support for the agreement ending. simone biles thrilled fans and spoke exclusively with nbc bay area about tokyo and bowing out of several events. >> i went from the vmas to the gala, and the next day to central and it's a lot to bear on just one person, and i feel grateful to be an advocate and be able to speak out, but it does hinder my mentality sometimes. >> the seven-time olympic

medalists said after her gold over america tour, she will make some plans for her future and keep an open mind about it. the san francisco giants avoiding an elimination wildcard game. the magic number is now four. with the win over arizona the giants need a combination of four more wins or dodger losses to nab the top seed in the post season. that all starts next week. >> can't wait. 6:26. next, the top stories we are following including a deal made just in time for post season baseball. how it may keep some long food lines at oracle park. the fda now has the pfizer data and they are reviewing it for children elementary school aged as many school districts

are considering a possible vaccine mandate. more on that. out of options due to the pandemic, people now heading to the bay area from elsewhere with their home states overloaded by the covid crisis. how medical facilities are stepping up to help out.

right now at 6:30, the race to approve covid vaccinations for younger children. how soon can parents expect

emergency use authorization. new answers from the nation's top doctor. evictions may be around the corner with the critical deadline approaching. the move today to push more landlords to help renters struggling in the bay. and then the backup at u.s. ports causing issues ahead of the busiest shopping season heading our way. this is "today in the bay." very good wednesday morning to you. thank you for joining us. 6:30 right now. i am laura garcia. >> i am marcus washington. let's get to kari hall. >> we are looking at a high fire danger in the north bay and especially in the mountains, and it will stay cool today but will start to heat up tomorrow as we see the inland temperatures heading back to the 90s. it will be like that all weekend

long. as we zoom into the north bay, the orange areas are included in the fire weather watch. we will see if it gets ugraded to a red flag warning. we'll be watching that. i'll have a look at the temperature forecast coming up in a few minutes. new overnight, police are investigating the deadly crash in san jose. you can see right here, one of the cars flipping over. it happened late last night on gurdwara avenue and carrera. one person died. overnight police closed that area to investigate. happening now in contra costa county, the pg&e outage happen shows outages around moraga. moraga road near old jonas hill

road is supposed to remain closed in both directions for another half hour. the power may be off until this afternoon, and that includes st. mary's college. and america's top doctor saying the decision for emergency use for the vaccine for children should not be rushed. >> this comes, kris, as many school districts are thinking about making the vaccine mandatory. >> yeah, the vaccine for younger children is not yet approved so the mandate is for 12 and older. pfizer submitted data for emergency use for authorization for 5 to 11 years old. in the last two weeks nationwide 8% more children tested positive

for covid since the beginning of the pandemic, and children accounted for more than 27% of new cases in the last week, according to the american academy of pediatrics. even with the sense of urgency, the fda may not give authorization until late october. here's dr. anthony fauci. >> what we don't want is impatience to get in the way from collecting the appropriate and solid data to make a scientifically sound decision. >> meanwhile here in the bay area, more school districts are considering making the covid vaccine for all children who are eligible mandatory. oakland, piedmont and hayward are going to require it. berkeley and west contra costa unified are considering it as is the governor's office. many parents say they are ready for when the fda gives the green light for those younger children. i would love to know your thoughts. you can join the conversation on

facebook and twitter. on twitter, is a small sample size, but 100% of parents say they are ready. in los angeles city leaders are considering a vaccine mandate and it would be like the one in san francisco and contra costa county, by requiring proof of vaccination and one step further, requiring it for outdoor dining as well. one restaurant owner is wondering how it will be impacting his staff. >> if it comes down to us enforcing vaccinations for employees, we will lose employees. an unusual phenomenon playing out in bay area hospitals. one boise idaho woman chose the expensive option of being

treated in the bay area after doctors told her they could not schedule the surgery she needed to remove an ovary. she says she's in a lot of pain. >> it enrages me that people that don't have the resources that i have are stuck in their state, in idaho, not able to get the surgeries they need. >> her surgery is scheduled for today in mountain view. she hopes to return to idaho next week. she also hopes sharing her story will encourage more people to get vaccinated. just in, concession workers at oracle park calling off a strike after reaching a deal with the union. the union says it has more covid

safety measures, and a raise. in san jose, former theranos lab director provided damning testimony yesterday about the company's blood testing machines, saying holmes and other leaders repeatedly ignored his claims that the technology did not work. he resigned in 2014. one legal expert breaks down the importance of his testimony. >> the details of the dialogue between the lab director and the ceo of the company are going to be critically important as to what she knew and when. >> holmes arrived in court yesterday along with her husband for the first time since the start of the trial a few weeks ago. the attorneys started their cross-examination yesterday saying as the lab director, he was the one directly responsible for what happened in the lab. happening today an eviction rights rally in san francisco

for those struggling to make it in the bay. it comes with the state moratorium set to expire tomorrow clearing the way for landlords to start removing tenants for failing to pay rent during the pandemic. the rally starts at 3:30 at the embarcadero plaza, and they are going to march to an undisclosed location. 7% of california tenants are behind on their rent according to federal data. later this morning, mayor libby schaaf will update the program specifically designed to provide affordable houses for oakland teachers. it offers assistant to teachers with price cuts. a fire weather watch kicks in at 11:00 this morning, but the area of highest concern is the interior ranges of napa

county. we will bring in meteorologist, kari hall, because she has been following all of this. >> we are watching not only napa county but sonoma and marin county. these areas under a fire weather watch starting at 11:00 this morning going to 6:00 tomorrow evening. the winds picking up and we could see gusts picking up to 35 miles per hour, and relatively low humidity at 8%. when you have conditions this dry made worse by the drought, we will see any fires that do start spread quickly. the wind gusts at 15 to 20 miles per hour this afternoon, and it could be more gusty this evening. fairfield, heading out the door, low 50s right now. we'll head toward the low 80s here. it will be gusty at times. we will talk about a warm-up in our forecast. mike, you are talking about

the crash on the richmond bridge. >> yeah, we can't see it, and we see the backup building. you see west 580 which already had a build in the volume slowing a bit more because of the crash just past the toll plaza. the span moving smoothly in both directions. the crash cleared from richmond parkway, and the bay bridge, tip typical slow spots here. i am concerned about the crash off 238. it may be clearing from the castro valley. back to you. >> thank you. former 49er richard sherman has a new team. he said he signed a deal to pay with tom brady and the tampa bay buccaneers. sherman is gearing up for a pretrial hearing in washington state after he was arrested over

the summer in connection with a domestic incident. coming up next here on "today in the bay," maybe making it in the bay getting a little easier in one city. the new city at the top of the list and the factors that led to the change, plus -- >> significant changes coming to the united states postal service. the reason why you might want to get a head start on holiday shipping. so much for washington to do and it appears to be doing none of it, and things reaching a boiling point. taking you out to the big board on this wednesday morning. you're watching "today in the bay."

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good wednesday morning. right now at 6:43, as you are getting the kids up ready for school in berkeley this morning, low 50s. make sure you have a jacket for the start of the day, but comfortable at pickup time. a look at the microclimate forecast, coming up. this is what it looks like, the taillights on the san mateo bridge, and i will continue to monitor this. we will show you if there's any shakeout coming up. the president canceled today's trip to chicago so he could stay closer to congress. >> scott mcgrew joining us. a lot happening on capitol hill and it's reaching a boiling

point. >> yeah, a lot boiling in the stew. let's start with paying our debt. the republicans have once again block add move to raise the debt ceiling. if we don't raise it america will not be able to pay off its debts. we never defaulted before. treasury secretary, janet yellen warned the vote could cause catastrophic consequences to the economy including higher interest rates and job losses. she calls it a self inflicted wound of enormous proportion. the debt ceiling covers things we already spent money on, including money we spent during the trump administration. money both parties agreed to spend at the time. so it's money we promised to pay back, red and blue. >> if republicans want to vote to not pay the debt they helped incur, they can all vote no. we're just asking republicans to get out of the way.

get out of the way. when you are risking the full faith and credit of the united states to play a nasty political game. >> senate minority leader, mitch mcconnell, has been the lead blocker on the debt ceiling issue, and others are noting house leader mccarthy on the right once supported protecting america's full faith and credit at all costs. back in 2015 he tweeted when th house voted today to avoid the threat of default. and at issue, $1 trillion infrastructure bill that pretty much everybody likes. this can get passed. the more than $3 trillion spending bill, no republicans like and even some democrats are against this.

this could get passed in a heartbeat and the pressure is on nancy pelosi to pass it now and worry about this one later. if they pass it separately, they call it uncoupling, and earlier pelosi promised not to do that and keep the bills together. some democrats are saying if you break them apart they will vote the infrastructure bill down even though they like this one. there's a lot to watch in washington. a vote could come as soon as tomorrow. we are previewing it on twitter, follow me on twitter, i'm @scottmcgrew. >> thank you, scott. 6:46 right now. may sound early to do this but they are warning to get holiday gifts in the mail sooner rather than later. bob redell is live in pleasanton this morning. the postal service is warning of slowdowns and we are only at the end of september. >> reporter: yeah, what is happening starting friday is part of a ten-year reorganization to save the postal service money and help it

get out of debt and make it more efficient. beginning friday, some first class mail and periodicals could take more time to arrive. items like first class packages or items traveling from one zone to another could take two more days on top of the normal. and they will increase the package delivery through christmas, and it could be 75 cents to $5 per item. and something else that could affect things as well, and we are talking about the logjam of container ships. there's record demand for goods into the united states which increased ship traffic, and second there's a shortage of truck drivers and warehouse

space to move and store those goods. >> if i am a local farmer trying to get a truck driver to drive my shipment of tomatoes to the market, i might suddenly find that my favorite trucking company doesn't have enough truck drivers because there are lucrative jobs that consumer electronics companies are paying a premium for the same service. it's just a matter of who has the deeper pockets that is able to buy up all of the available talented skilled drivers being one of them. >> locally, the port of oakland says it handled fewer ships last month than a year ago, because many of the ships diverted the logjam on the west coast. evidence of fewer ships were carrying much more products in

their hull. >> thank you, bob. making it in the bay apparently has nothing on making it in new york city. the big apple now dethroned san francisco as the most expensive for renters. the median rent for a one bedroom there, just about $3,000. $150 more than sf. and san jose is fifth at $2,200. travel sights call wine country is one of the best places to seat leaves change. here's the three-day tour recommendation. >> well, we could take a three-day vacation, the four of

us. >> start now. >> on mike. >> i got you covered, guys. >> yeah. >> that's one of the really great things about the bay area, most people don't realize we have a beautiful fall here, too, and when the leaves change i will let you know where to head to get the best pictures. we are looking at the sunrise over san francisco. yesterday the sunrise was pretty beautiful, so i got a lot of really nice pictures on social media. tag me in your pictures now that the sun rises after "today in the bay" is over, and i still like to look over the pictures. check it out. let's head to the south bay with a look at our high temperatures. as you look at the bottom of the screen, it's going to warm up over the next few days. take this in while it's still comfortable. moving over towards the east bay, walnut creek headed for 83 degrees. 73 in oakland. 85 in antioch. near the coast, we're in the mid-60s in half moon bay.

64 in the marina district, while the mission district reaches 69. north bay temperatures up to 84 in clearlake, sonoma and mill valley headed toward 79 degrees. we will see high pressure building across the region, and that will bump up our temperatures. once that starts to fade we will see a storm system approaching from the pacific northwest. a long line of showers, although most of us won't see any of the rain, it kind of dries up before it gets here. we will have the cooldown. concord, normally in the low 80s this time of year. that's where we will be today. notice the boost in temperatures for the weekend. yeah, mike is already groaning. air-conditioning up on full blast with the highs in the low 90s. then take a look at next week. by next friday we could possibly only see highs in the low 70s, so i am looking forward to that. we are going to see the temperatures for the inland areas in the low to mid-80s. mid-90s for the weekend, and then heading back down by the middle of next week.

san francisco not changing too much. we're looking at highs near 70 over the next few days. mike, you are checking in back on the san mateo bridge. >> yeah, saw a lot of brake lights and no incidents reported and things are smooth since the last time we took a look. that's good news across 92. that's moving smoothly, and over here the concern is 580 getting up to the dublin grade. there was a crash that cleared a few minutes ago, and look at the backup, and that should sort itself up meaning more traffic over to castro valley. and a little build for san jose 101 and 87. back to you. >> thank you, kari and mike. 6:52 right now. happening now, marin schools seeing fewer students in classrooms. enrollment is down more than

10%. countywide, schools lost 5% of their students amounting to 1,500 fewer enrollees. the paper says the pandemic is thought to have contributed to that gap. america's top doctor speaking out. his new advice on making your younger children eligible for the covid vaccine. one bay area city faces a new debate, whether or not to ditch mask requirements. some support the change. we're back in two minutes, right here on "today in the bay."

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6:55. welcome back. we are moving you forward with a look at today's top stories on "today in the bay." >> police investigating a deadly crash in san jose. it happened late last night at gurdwara avenue and carrera court near clarke elementary school. a car first struck a tree in the median, and one person died and others have life-threatening injuries. and then america's top doctor says the vaccine for younger children, the authorization must not be rushed. dr. anthony fauci advises

against being impatient when it comes to making the decision. as a result more and more people believe maybe masks should start coming down because of fewer cases out there. what are experts saying about this mask mandate? >> reporter: good morning, laura. doctors right now, health leaders in the area are saying we are on the right track. those covid cases are down and vaccinations are up and health leaders are saying that's a perfect combination to begin considering potentially losening some of the restrictions. the director of health said discussions are ongoing on where there may be flexibility on the topic. the article explains while the nature of the changes and timing are unclear right now, dr. colfax says he's taking a look at the issue as the city sees a positive path downwards of cases and population. where does the city as well as

state stands in terms of transmission rates. the golden state is rated substantial while other states are in the high rate in terms of transmission. 7% is what we saw last week. this week it's 3%. san francisco stands at 2.3% for transmission. the threshold for loosening the mask mandates is 5%. it's a waiting game as the health leaders continue to crunch the number and look at the situation at hand. live in san francisco, cierra johnson for "today in the bay." >> thanks, cierra. just in, concession workers at oracle park are calling off the strike. the union says a deal secures better benefits including a $3 per raise, and more covid safety measures, and includes hazard

pay benefits for games worked during the pandemic. the deal may be ratified as soon as tomorrow. richard sherman is going to play with tom brady and the buccaneers. 6:59 right now. kari has a look at our forecast for us. >> still pretty nice today. we are in for a warm-up going into the end of the week, and into the weekend get ready for the hot valley temperatures. mike? >> the build, 101, look it starts back at capital expressway, and then look at the top of the screen, westbound 237 slows at north 1st. this tends to be the wednesday pattern, and at least that's what tends to be this month. >> look at that sunrise.

gorgeous. >> gorgeous shot of the city by the way. no other place you would be, right? have a great morning. "today" show is coming up, next. self-inflicted catastrophe the treasury secretary's stark warning as congress stalemate overs the debt ceiling the president abruptly canceling a trip to the midwest, staying in washington to avert a government shutdown with republicans and democrats not budging, the country on the brink again. we're live with the latest on the hot seat, the nation's top military leaders summoned to congress to answer for the deadly and chaotic withdrawal from afghanistan and for the first time publicly contradict the president, saying they urged against total withdrawal >> interpreter: recommended that

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