attack but you're going to have to take that somewhere else is beyond all comprehension. >> you can watch that full interview on channel 11-5. breaking now at 6:00, a major move in the fight against covid, the company seeking fda authorization for covid-19 vaccines in children 5 to 11. the beginning of the end for masks in the bay area. a live report on the announcement that could come as early as today for some counties in the bay area. and a looming financial disaster. we are live in washington on the vote that needs to happen today in order to the avert devastating complications. good thursday morning to you. thanks for starting your morning

with us as we broadcast live on tv and stream live on nbcbayarea.com. >> i'm going to do a facebook live later today. ic we're talking about cooler temperatures over much of the bay area. how are we looking today? >> it looks so nice but cool for many of our micro climates. we're waking up to spotty light sprinkles. it's been in the north bay, but now starting to work into parts of the east bay with some very light showers, all apart of this cold front sweeping through. it's going to give us a cloudy start but it will clear out. temperatures start out in the upper 40s in the north bay. we have low 50s for much of the bay area. we're headed for the 60s and 70s for today. we'll talk about the changes ahead in our weekend forecast coming up in a few minutes.

breaking news this morning on the covid vaccine. parents, this is for you. pfizer says it's asking the fda for emergency use authorization for its vaccine for younger children. pfizer is the first drug company to ask for approval for its vaccine for kids ages 5 to 11. many parents have been wondering when their kids could get vaccinated. the fda is going to consider the request later this month and a ruling could come between halloween and thanksgiving. we'll continue to follow this breaking news as we learn more. it could happen as soon as today. bay area officials are expected to announce criteria for ending mask mandates. most counties in the bay area requiring masks indoors. the exception solano county, the only county that never issued that mandate.

>> reporter: good morning. i know for the last couple of months the second i head out the door i grab my kes and i grab my mask because there aren't many places you can go without one. as we see positive trends in the covid cases, some local health leaders are weighing their options about loosening some of those restrictive mask mandates. as it stands right now, every county except for solano county currently has that mask mandate. health leaders are expected to use data to help determine guidelines for lifting those rules. while some business owners are ready to drop the mandate

completely, a local epidemiologist says the rules may not be so cut and dry. >> what i expect is that we're probably going to have some concessions. if you know the vaccination status even if you're in an enclosed space, i expect that the masks would not be mandatory in that setting. >> as you're heading out today, i know sometimes it gets a little confusing where you need to wear a mask. we have a link online to every county and where it is required to wear a mask. if you're on the mobile app just type in "mask mandate" and that will pull up a list of counties and where you're required to wear the mask. this is a hot topic in my gym. my trainer's always asking, when

are they going to lift the mask mandate. for more details about all of this, the final decision with this could likely come down to the numbers. the positivity rate in san francisco on june 15th when the state first ended the indoor mask mandate the city's positivity rate was at .4%. right now it's at .6%. other numbers would be the case rate. back in june san francisco had a case rate of 1.2 cases per 100,000 people. that is now six times higher. developing now, one of the most restrictive abortion laws in the country is dealt a major blow. a federal judge is blocking a near total ban on abortion in texas. the law prohibits women from obtaining abortion after fetal

cardiac activity can be detected, which is as early as six weeks. texas is fighting back, filing an appeal. the judge's ruling is drawing a mix of criticism. an anti-abortion group slamming the decision. planned parenthood praising the decision but says the fight is far from over. no word if clinics will resume services in tax. president biden is going to chicago today to talk about vaccine mandates. in washington, there appears to be movement on increasing the nation's debt limit. lawmakers have just 11 days to pass the increase. a default would likely trigger a recession and rattle the world's financial markets. chris pollone has more live from capitol hill. >> reporter: good morning. if negotiations go well, the senate could vote to raise the debt limit today. the senate majority leader saying late last night there are just some minor details that

need to be worked out. >> we're making good progress. we're not there yet, but i hope we can come to agreement tomorrow morning. >> i'm not going to vote for debt ceiling increase. i'm just not. >> reporter: republicans have are blocked attempts to increase the debt limit, protesting the biden administration's future spending goals by potentially defaulting on spending largely incurred during the trump administration. now minority leader mitch mcconnell appears willing to let democrats raise the debt limit with a simple ma jorpt, but for a fixed amount of money and only until december. meanwhile the treasury is scheduled to run out of money to pay the nation's bills by october 18th, meaning the military wouldn't get paid, social security checks wouldn't get paid and a healthy economy and world wide ramifications are

hanging in the balance. new details about an officer-involved shooting in the north bay. napa police telling us that yesterday afternoon officers were called to a family fight. neighbors told police that a 26-year-old man was pointing a gun at his father. this is in front of their home on pear tree lane. as officers got closer to that home, they stay that's when they heard shots. when they arrived, they say the suspect acted in a threatening manner. one officer shot the man. he was rushed to the hospital where he is still being treated. the name of that suspect has not been released and the officer is on paid administrative leave as the investigation continues. new this morning, governor newsom signing a bill to expand prescribed fires in california. it aims to help cut down the financial risk for so-called burn bosses who oversee prescribed fires. it also removes a layer of risk for burn bosses if the fire burns out of control and requires emergency response.

prescribed fires are a crucial tool used before fire season to clear out dry brush. well know it certainly is dry out there. could use some rain. right now we're just experiencing, finally, some cooler temperatures as we take a live look outside overlooking san jose, waiting for the sun's arrival. >> better air quality too. we've had fresher breezes picking up. as we are looking at current air quality right now, green dots all across the bay area. we're going to see some nice weather for the kids heading off to school this morning, some low 50s. jacket weather and they may still be wearing it even when you pick them up. it will be in the mid 60s in livermore as we start the day with mostly cloudy skies only reaching into the upper 60s. a few spots reaching 70.

but this is the kind of fall like weather we've been waiting on. we'll talk more about that in the forecast ahead in a few minutes. any problems for the morning commute? >> i don't want to alarm folks because yesterday we had quite a serious crash north of 680. north 280 just now in the last five minutes the sensors have gone almost completely green. a crash caused a ripple back toward 101 building back to the capitol expressway. it's recovering quickly as well. that one slowdown caused a slowdown in the north direction. we will be watching history this friday night. a live look at oracle park this morning. our giants will be lighting

things up as they take on the dodgers for the first time in the playoffs since the team moved to the west coast. this all follows that dramatic ending to last night's national league wildcard game. take a look. >> reyes fires, swing and a drive! deep left field! >> you can hear the excitement in that voice. dodger stadium there going wild. chris taylor hitting that two-run walkoff home run in the bottom of the ninth. it happened in the locker room, the champagne was popping and flowing in the locker room. here's a look at the schedule. game one friday niet at oracle park, game two saturday night also at oracle park. game three and four monday and tuesday in l.a. game five, if necessary, next thursday in san francisco. >> i checked for tickets. i found one for $210.

sorry, kids. i'll be watching it on tv. cargo ship congestion ahead after a massive shipping backlog in southern california. the big issue that is having on halloween sales. let's take you to the futures this morning. they are looking up as congress has a temporary solution to the debt crisis. first, how to unlock your phone while wearing your mask. now there is a way you can do that. we break it all down for you in a video. you can watch it right now on our app as well as at nbcbayarea.com.

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good thursday morning. let's check out cupertino. jacket weather for the morning, in the low 50s, staying in the 50s at least through 10:00 before we make the 60s. cooler weather today. we'll talk about our slightly warmer weekend coming up. steady slowing at the bay bridge toll plaza, now about 45 minutes. we have all lanes just about full. we'll show you the build coming up. good morning. happy thursday to you. the "wall street journal" this

morning is reporting facebook is pausing lots of projects to try to determine if these projects, number one, would damage the reputation of the company and, two, if the new projects would hurt children. on tuesday mark zuckerberg wrote online, quote, i've spent a lot of time reflecting on the kinds of experiences i want my kids and others to have online, and it's very important to me that everything we build is safe and good for kids. now, this reflection, of course, comes after facebook employee turned whistleblower frances haugen showed congress internal facebook documents showing employees at the social media giant were worried about the very same thing, that their . general motors says it will put all efforts into going electric. this is the cadillac lyric. gm mans a much cheaper suv to take on tesla. tesla, of course, pioneered electric cars. as a company, it's worth far

more than gm or ford or any other car company. teslas are great cars but their appeal for many is about range and other car companies areup. yesterday we were talking about how rough trading might be. there was a huge turnaround from down 100 points to a positive close. looks like we're seeing movement on the debt ceiling in washington. and trump had sued youtube in his home court of florida, demanding youtube let him back in. a judge said youtube's terms of service means it has to be adjudicated in northern california. it's thursday so we've got first time jobless claims, number of people who applied for unemployment for the first tim . one year ago today, 24 million americans were on unemployment.

right now it is 20 million fewer. >> wow. how times have changed. think of where we were a year ago, i was broadcasting in my house. >> thanks, scott. we know halloween is still weeks away, but the real scare is happening behind the scenes. you've probably noticed some of the empty store shelves and delays with online orders. >> likely because more than 70 big cargo ships are anchored off the ports of long beach and los angeles waiting to unload. this morning, the ceo of spirit halloween explains the 1400 popup stores across the country are still waiting for the remaining 20% of merchandise. >> at this point in the season historically we would have delivered probably 90% plus of merchandise to our stores.

today we're probably at 80%. we'll receive the additional 20% by the third week of october. >> the port of oakland has cleared its backlog of ships. delays are still expected, though. there's that shortage of truck drivers as well. you're soon going to see some new faces on your quarters. the u.s. mint has released new designs to celebrate women's accomplishments in u.s. history. late poet and author maya angelou among the first group to be honored. the late astronaut sally ride anna may wong, the first chinese american film star. isn't that cool? long overdue. >> very much so. >> i don't know if i should be feeling old or not because you're alive while all these people were alive.

used to be like george washington, you know? let's get a look at that commute for you this morning. mike, i can give you a nickel for every great forecast. >> that's fine. go get your nickels, marcus. >> okay. [ laughter ] >> over here we're looking at a smooth drive. you have to pay with electronic tolls. took a while. almost 50 minutes now, finally seeing this volume building enough to fill in all of the lanes at the toll plaza for the bay bridge. that will ease things getting into san francisco. highway 37, there's that typical build. highway 4 really saw a build start early out of pittsburg this morning. walnut creek just fine. the altamont pass with early

morning wind advisory. the south bay early slowing cleared up. we like to see that. >> yes, we do. it's been a chilly start and also dealing with some more clouds and even some light mist and drizzle in parts of the bay area this morning, this coming with temperatures now at 46 degrees in santa rosa and 52 in dublin. a cool start with a jacket needed and maybe a couple of swipes of the windshield wipers as we're starting out. a live look at dublin, only making it into the upper 60s today. how does this compare to normal for october? usually in santa rosa we're hitting about 80 degrees, and san francisco's normal high temperature 71 degrees. we'll be at least 10 degrees cooler for today's high

temperatures. in the south bay expect a high of 68 degrees. for the east bay we're looking at temperatures reaching up to 70 in antioch, hayward up to 65 degrees, near the coast some low 60s, upper 50s for half moon bay and much of san francisco. our north bay temperatures reach into the upper 60s and low 70s with gusty winds. we'll start with clouds and light rain but clearing out later today. we could see a little bit of light rain here. good to see that coming along with these cooler temperatures. brentwood reaching into the low 70s today and 60s tomorrow. it will be nice and fall-like. we can leave the air-conditioning off for at

least the next week. temperatures head into the upper 60s in the valleys, low 70s and upper 70s for our valley temperatures for the weekend. san francisco, cool and windy, but at least it will be clear for the air show. for our climate in crisis, let's get a climate hack. >> love a good party, but it's a bummer that these balloons aren't more planet friendly. in fact, the environmental nature center says balloons put our wildlife at risk. if they end up in the ocean, fish and birds can mistake them for food and eat them. balloons can also cause power outages if they hit power lines. instead of using balloons, try making decorations out of recycled materials instead, things like pompoms and try blowing bubbles. you can also make beautiful cloth banners out of old

clothes. latex balloons take up to four years to break down and mylar balloons don't break down at all. keep micro plastics out of the ocean and the fool chain. >> great climate hack. check out more of those on nbcbayarea.com, click on the climate in crisis tab or on our social media platforms. did you drive less during the pandemic? if so, your insurance company may owe you some money. we have details ahead right here.

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three major insurance companies are in hot water with the state for overcharging customers for car insurance during covid. you might have all right gotten a check or seen a reduction in your rates. the department of insurance says allstate, mercury and csaa insurance were charging people pre-pandemic rates even though most people stopped driving. all insurers need to refund and lower autopremiums. the companies now have a month to explain why they did not lower those rates and start cutting checks or face some

legal penalties. coming up next, the breaking news that we're following. >> reporter: pfizer seeking emergency-use authorization for kids to use its covid vaccine. the timeline for getting the shots into those young arms.

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step closer to protecting your child from covid-19. a live report on the new move pfizer is making at this hour. plus, mounting questions linger on the oil spill in southern california, a brand new underwater look at that damage done as officials try to pinpoint the cause for the unfolding ecological disaster happening. this is "today in the bay." thanks so much for starting your day with us. i'm laura garcia. >> i'm marcus washington. we're going to get to breaking news in just a moment but first we'll talk to meteorologist kari hall about the forecast because we are feeling that cooldown. >> yes, we are. with a cold front, it's come a little bit of moisture for parts of the bay area. we can see a little bit of some splotches of green here and there, moving into parts of the

east bay around concord. light showers all a part of this cold front bringing in all of these clouds for the start of this day. you can see the light green coming off the coast, much of the rain evaporating before we're able to measure anything, but it's nice to see that as our cooler temperatures descend on the bay area. we are starting out with mid 50s and only reaching the upper 60s today. . pfizer requesting emergency use authorization for its covid vaccine for children ages 5 to 11. >> when could these kids actually start getting these shots potentially, bob? >> reporter: hopefully before the end of the year. good morning, marcus and laura. pfizer submitting a request to the fda for emergency use authorization for children ages 5 to 11 to use its covid

vaccine. the fda will meet on this on october 26th. that would be later this month. and then issue a ruling between halloween and thanksgiving. the paper reports pfizer has proposed children between the ages of 5 and 11 receive one-third of the adult dosage. you'll recall last night pfizer biontech submitted that to the fda from its vaccine test trial of more than 2,000 children. according to the company it produced antibody responses comparable to those seen in the study of people 16-25 who received the full dose. the vaccine caused similar side effects to those seen in adults, including arm soreness and fatigue. the breaking news comes as the covid summer surge seems to be over as cases nationwide are dropping. new infections are down nearly

50% since september 1st. experts say they're encouraged by the decline but they also say the country is not out of the woods just yet. there have been over 44 million covid-19 cases since the start of the pandemic and here in california there have been over 4 million total covid-19 cases. happening today, san mateo county will start giving out pfizer booster shots to those who are eligible. they'll be given out at san mateo county event center. appointments are encouraged but not required. you are asked to bring your previous covid-19 documentation. people eligible for pfizer's booster include those 65 and older, those with underlying medical conditions and people at higher risk of exposure to the virus because of their jobs. muni employees are facing a looming deadline, get vaccinated or get fired. about 300 drivers are still not

fully vaccinated and they need to be by november 1st or they could be fired. new video is giving us an up close look at the ruptured pipeline that spewed crude oil in the waters around southern california. the footage shows the damage to the pipeline. right now the u.s. coast guard is looking into the cause of the leak, focusing on the movements of multiple ships anchored or moving near the oil platforms and over the pipelines. the oil spill dumped at least 126,000 gallons of crude oil into the pacific ocean. it is considered to be one of the largest oil spills ever seen in the bay area. head to nbcbayarea.com for an in-depth look.

we're always being told to eat our fruits and vegetables, but now you're being asked to throw them away. this warning is for folks who live in the south bay. state agricultural officials are ordering residents in parts of san jose not to move home grown fruits and vegetables in the area after an invasive fruit fly from asia was discovered near the fairgrounds. this is the area. if you live in this area, you're being asked to throw away unused home grown fruits and vegetables in the garbage disposal or double bag them if you throw them in the trash. for those fall gardens, we could use a little rain, cooler temperatures kicking in as well. great for the pumpkin patch this

weekend, kari. >> absolutely. maybe you'll be kicking off the weekend if you're able to go to watch the game this weekend. at oracle park we're going to see for both friday and saturday temperatures starting out at about 60 degrees and cooling down. san francisco is going to be the place to be because of fleet week. we have the air show. make sure you're bundled up as temperatures head toward the low 60s tomorrow. it will be milder by the end of the weekend with mostly sunny skies. and the pumpkin patch, of course, a popular destination featuring some of our local pumpkin patches this one in half moon bay, only going to see temperatures at about 63 degrees. that's so comfortable if the kids are dressed in their costumes. mike, you've been watching the roads. how is it looking right now?

>> in the south bay we had a lot of slowing earlier. little worried about the slowing here on 101. we're back to our normal commute now. a little build around tully and for 87 which is the pattern as we head toward 7:00. everything else moving very smoothly. the bay bridge toll plaza metering lights are on and also over at the richmond bridge. could this be the beginning of the end of indoor masking in the bay area? >> reporter: today could be the day local health leaders take a closer look at loosening restrictions. in washington president biden facing some pretty tough polling. there is good news in washington

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we need a jacket stepping out the door in the tri valley this morning. in livermore 53 degrees at dropoff time. at pickup, in the mid 60s. we'll talk about the cooldown in a few minutes. both directions moving slowly on the san mateo bridge. look at that volume out of hayward. it is 6:42 right now. it could happen as soon as today. bay area health officials are expected to announce criteria for ending mask mandates. most counties still require masking indoors with the exception of solano county, which never issued a mandate. >> reporter: good morning. you see a lot of folks with the

masks on their wrists as they're walking around outside. but local health leaders are citing a positive trend in the covid cases to possibly discussing loosening some of those mask mandates. solano county right now the only county that does not have that mask mandate. those mandates were put back into place in early august when that delta variant was spreading quickly. health leaders are now expected to utilize that vaccination rate data as well as data on local transmissions and hospitalizations to determine guidelines for lifting the rules. so some business owners are ready to drop the mask mandates but a local epidemiologist says the new rules may not be so cut and dry. >> we've lost a ton of business from people wanting to work out but not being able to because they don't feel comfortable with the mask on. >> i expect we're probably going

to have some concessions. if you know the vaccination status of who you're around even in an enclosed space, i would expect the masks would not be mandatory in that setting. >> reporter: a lot of variables going into this decision. we will continue to stay in touch with a lot of those local health departments. as you go throughout your day, it may be a little confusing as to keeping track where you need the mask. if you go to nbcbayarea.com/coronavirus picture there will be a list of places you need to wear the masks in each of the counties so you're able to keep track of exactly what's going on. a live look in los angeles this morning. this is where city leaders have approved one of the strictest vaccine mandates in the nation. it requires proof of vaccination at indoor locations, bars, restaurants, malls, nail salons,

gyms. people with medical or religious exemptions must have those negative tests within 72 hours of attending. the plan will take effect in early november. it looks like there's a way forward. this is to solve the debt crisis. >> a key republican says he'll no longer stand in the way. >> mitch mcconnell, who up until now had been blocking a solution in the senate, he says republicans will agree to extending the debt ceiling temporarily until december because we were up against a hard and fast deadline later this month. now, some in washington are gloating a bit, putting this in terms of who wins and who loses. but solving the debt ceiling, even temporarily, is not a partisan issue. there is no republican or democratic side to paying bills we already ran up. raising the debt ceiling to cover money already spent is just responsible government. but some did seem gleeful

mcconnell came to the right decision. >> your reaction to mitch mcconnell? >> well, the latest news is that it looks like mitch just folded. >> again, paying bills not really a big decision. americans at home do not sit around the kitchen table and declare victory because they decided to pay the mortgage. president biden met with business and banking leaders yesterday. those banking leaders warned of permanent damage to the economy if we didn't raise the debt ceiling. new polling from quinnipiac shows biden's approval rating falling to 38%. other polls put him in the 40s. northern california federal judge lucy koh faced questions for the senate judiciary yesterday. president biden nominated her to the ninth circuit. she is well known here in the bay area. her courtroom is in san jose. she has been the judge in very important cases, including the massive samsung versus apple

lawsuit. lawyers from google and zoom have also faced her. she has a very good reputation amongst all of them. during yesterday's hearings koh talks a lot about her korean american upbringing. she herself was born in america, actually washington, d.c. her mother escaped north korea. chuck grassley of iowa took up the talk about korean american americans. his daughter-in-law is korean american but for some it was awkward. >> if i learned anything from korean people, it's a hard work ethic and how you can make a lot out of nothing, so i congratulate you and your people. >> grassley's office clarified the 88-year-old senator was trying to give her a compliment. koh handled it with grace and thanked the senator. u.s. military action against targets in afghanistan is underway. >> lastly, it was 20 years ago today america and nato allies

attacked afghanistan to try to root out al qaeda after the 9/11 attacks. that was two decades ago today. there is a lot happening in washington. we're watching that debt ceiling vote, which hasn't happened yet. we'll tweet about it. how does $9,000 for your old car sound? well, that can be yours. the bay area air quality management district relaunched a program called clean cars for all. it gives people money to retire their old cars. but you must use that money to buy a hybrid or electric car. you can get between $5,000 and $9,000 for that old car. now, to qualify, you must be a single person making less than $51,000 a year or family of four making less than $106,000 a year. the car that you turn in must be a 2005 or older. it's no game. netflix latest hit show leading

to some real-life consequences. we're talking about "squid game." >> it seems the korean drama features a real phone number and the phone number owner has been receiving thousands of calls since the show debuted on september 17th. netflix says it's working to edit that out and change the number. can you imagine your number getting out there? >> a while ago hoda was doing something with an iphone and apple watch and she called it to see how it works. they showed the watch with her number on it. so people during the show started texting and calling hoda. >> i remember that. >> she says she got thousands of messages and calls. >> wow. >> i just posted on social media about the squid game number and also jenny back in the '80s

there was a song. >> exactly. [ laughter ] >> let's look at that forecast. >> let's get a look at what's going on as we start out this morning as we're taking a look at storm ranger. we've powered it up because we have a little bit of light rain. often what happens this time of year is that it evaporated before it hits the ground. it's possible it may make it to the surface. for the most part, we are waking up to a new weather system coming in. take a look at san jose, getting ready for a beautiful, colorful

sunrise as the sun comes in beneath the clouds. we're starting out with a chilly 53 degrees right now. it's going to be slow to warm up throughout the morning. clouds are going to linger for quite a while with some peeks of sunshine. temperatures head toward the upper 60s. if you're wondering how does that compare to normal, usually for early october we're reaching 80 degrees for a high in santa rosa. today's high temperature will only reach 69 degrees. temperatures are going to be much cooler than normal today, in some sports more than 10 degrees cooler than our average high for this time in october. we're looking at temperatures in the upper 60s again tomorrow. then for the weekend, some upper 70s. that will continue into next week as we get more sunshine, highs reaching is into the mid

70s. great weather for fleet week this weekend, sunshine and i think the fog will stay away from the coast. >> here's the pattern. richmond bridge shows slowing now and also the south bay, not just 101 but north 87. we see that for 87 north. happening now, it will soon be easier for community college students to transfer to uc and cal state schools. governor newsom signing a new law that streamlines the process of college transfers. it also guarantees priority admission to students with

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welcome back. we are moving you forward with a look at our top stories. >> first, breaking news for you. pfizer is requesting emergency use authorization for its covid vaccine for children ages 5 to 11. bob o'dell joining us live this morning with the possibly timeline. >> good morning. this morning they submitted to the fda. the fda will meet about this emergency use authorization on october 26th and then they would issue a ruling on the emergency use authorization between halloween and thanksgiving. the paper reports that pfizer has proposed that children between the ages of 5 and 11 receive one-third of the adult dosage. last month pfizer submitted data to the fda from its vaccine test trial of more than 2,000 children. in that trial they gave children two smaller doses of the

vaccine, which according to the company still produced antibody responses that were comparable to those seen in the study of people 16 to 25 who received the full doses. the vaccine also caused similar side effects to those seen in adults which have included arm soreness and fatigue. happening today, san mateo county will start giving out pfizer booster shots to eligible people at the san mateo county event center. appointments are encouraged but not required. you're asked to bring your previous covid-19 vaccination documents. the booster clinic opens at 9:00 this morning. and just coming into our newsroom right now, firefighters responding to a large fire in antioch. the contra costa county fire department tweeting out this photo. we're told this is unfolding at a business on walter way. we're working to get more information right now and bring it to you during our news

cut-ins and our midday newscast at 11:00 a.m. history coming this friday, the giants playing the dodgers in the post season for the first time since the teams moved from the east coast. last night the dodgers won their wildcard game with a walkoff home run. the giants clenched the division last sunday. so here's the schedule. one friday night at oracle, game two saturday night also at oracle park. game three and four monday and tuesday in l.a. >> we're going to give l.a. fans a little taste of our good weather this weekend. >> yeah, we're going to cool it down. they're going to see some nice cool weather for our inland areas too with some upper 60s for the next couple of days. it will warm up for the inland valleys with sunshine. as we check out san francisco, the we have temperatures that will reach into the low to mid 60s with those gusty winds. mike? >> i'm concerned about this

crash in the south bay. it's the 237 westbound exit there in north first street. there is a concern as we're looking at slowing typical for san jose if you're traveling in toward santa clara, the off ramp may be affected by a pedestrian hit on the roadway. overall just your typical slowing through san heat advisory. let's take one last live look across the bay area this rn morning. we expect to learn more about ending mask mandates in the area. we'll bring you the latest at 11:00 for our midday forecast and always online at nbcbayarea.com and our nbc bay area news app. >> well, that does it for us this morning here on "today in the bay." we're back at 7:25 with a live

local news update for you. >> the "today" show is next. have a great day.