potential benefits. >> adults in their 40s and 50s should only take a daily aspirin if their doctors recommend, but not if they have not had a prior heart attack or stroke. >> nbc news and medical correspondent breaks it down for us on the "today" show, coming up at 7:00 after "today in the bay." and students are returning to one bay area school district after in-class instruction was stopped due to a covid-19 outbreak. we will talk about the steps they are taking to keep those students healthy. >> a football coach on leave after this video went viral. and hundreds of firefighters battling the wind-driven blaze in santa barbara. the new developments on the fight as thousands are forced to evacuate. the third hour of "today in the

bay" continues right now. good wednesday morning. thanks so much for making us a part of your morning. i am marcus washington. >> i am laura garcia. we will get to the commute with mike in just a moment, but first let's talk about the forecast. it's cold out there this morning. >> yes, in some spots we dipped down into the 30s, and i have powered up stormranger, and we have a little green here. some of this may not be making it to the ground and not all of us will see it, but it's nice to see higher humidity and a little bit of showers passing by before we go back to warm and windy weather. we are looking at the hour-by-hour forecast, and it shows most of us will miss out on the chance of rain. we start out cloudy but it clears out today. our temperatures only headed for the upper 60s and low 70s. we'll talk about where we will have a fire danger in the forecast. that's coming up in a few minutes. >> kari, thank you. classes are resuming today

after a covid outbreak shutdown a south bay elementary school and middle school campus. kris sanchez is live in los gatos with how that district is planning to move things forward. >> the small district serves students in the santa cruz mountains, about 500 of them. after they had an outbreak of about nine people they went forward with testing but only after they had to shutdown the schools. the good news between friday and monday, 70% of the student body and staff were tested and all the tests came back negative. going forward students at the elementary school and ct middle school will undergo weekly covid testing with their parents' permission, and they will take advantage of the fresh mountain

air spending more time outside, and then middle schoolers will be reminded to keep their masks on when they are not social distancing. here's what some of our big bay area school districts are doing in terms of testing. san francisco and san jose unified are asking anybody that feels unwell to do testing, and oakland unified, test something mandatory for unvaccinated staff, and mt. diablo, test something available but it's optional. they are working together with the county health officers, but as the students go back to the joint union school district, everything will be looking good going forward. parents and students in hayward will rally to save their schools. the district is facing a $14 million budget shortfall due to

declining enrollment. right now numerous schools are on the list of possible closures, but the district is planning to get more feedback when preliminary meetings start next week. a shortage of teachers now forcing south san francisco schools into a new strategy to maintain staffing levels. they are pooling administrators into the classroom. it also includes nearly all district principals and office staffers. the district tells nbc bay area administrators are on rotation through a part-time basis. there could be more family reunions and an influx of tourists in the coming weeks. there is one key requirement. today in the bay's chris pallone joins us live from washington to explain. good morning, chris. >> laura, good morning.

after being banned from the country for more than 18 months, travelers from canada and mexico will soon be welcomed back into the united states if they can prove they are fully vaccinated. the white house making it official today that in early november, the country will start welcoming back leisure travelers, tourists, family members who have not been able to visit their family from the land crossings and ferry crossings in canada and mexico. again, at some point in early november, the date has not been set yet. this has been a long-time coming, and both countries pressuring the u.s. to open back the border, and truck drivers will have to be fully vaccinated, but not by november. the federal government will check essential workers like truck drivers bringing cargo across the border in january. this is generally considered tkpwao good news for those that

want to come across the land crossings from the u.s. can and canada in early november, laura. >> thank you, chris. a popular coach of an east bay school football team, a high school, the coach, jacob rincon has been placed on administrative leave after video from two years ago recently resurfaced and went viral. it shows the machine gun drill. it involves repeated hits from two other players. it went viral when a few nationally known football players took notice. parents and students want the coach back on the sidelines. >> it has been like this for a

while now. >> coach jake is a nice guy, a family man and really cares about the kids. >> a source tells nbc news that coach rincon was not there that day of the drills, and the assistant coach was fired. the alisal fire has grown to more than 13,000 acres and forced the closure of highway 101 north of co hraeta. so there's little to no containment. we are expecting a big switch when it comes to the weather conditions this morning. meteorologist, kari hall, of

course, has been monitoring that. kari, when i got out of the car this morning it was cold. >> did you put on the seat heater? >> i didn't. >> i think a lot of people will do that, as well as some turning on the windshield wipers. we have seen us go from warm and chilly conditions now to chilly and wet weather. by tomorrow we will have winds picking up and we are back to some parts of the bay area dealing with the high fire danger. red flag warnings going up. gusting winds along with low humidity -- take a look at our relative humidity. tomorrow, nice and high and then tomorrow afternoon some areas looking at relative humidity numbers in the teens. once again, when we start to see that it's the potential of fire starting and spreading rapidly.

mike, that crash in pinole not having a ripple affect? >> yeah, it's affecting folks coming off the carquinez bridge. appian way is here. look at that, san pablo avenue, we have been watching the sensors and that's jamming up as well. that is a tough drive on the upper part of the east shore freeway. once you pass by hilltop drive and the mall, things look fine. highway 37 could get slower if folks decide not to come down here and try to cut across to novato and down perhaps san rafael. a typical build for highway 4.

the bay bridge toll plaza light because of all the folks held up there in pinole. south of there looking good. no slowing for san jose right now. even hayward is starting to clear up. it will build. back to you. >> they will come. coming up on "today in the bay," possible housing opportunity on the way for people trying to make it in the bay. we'll talk about the details of the new high-rise development in downtown oakland and where that plan stands now. the actor that played captain kirk going boldly where many have gone before. we are also looking at important inflation numbers. the hit show everybody seems to be talking about that just crossed one milestone.

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get started with a great offer and ask how you can add comcast business securityedge. plus for a limited time, ask how to get a $500 prepaid card when you upgrade. call today. good wednesday morning. right now it's 6:13. time to dig a heavier coat out of the closet. take a look at morgan hill's temperature right now. 38 degrees. most of us are in the 40s right now. it's a chilly start and will be a cooler day, and we'll talk about the changes ahead in the forecast, coming up. no changes in the lane status here for westbound 80 coming through pinole. three lanes blocked just shy of appian pay, and that has a big backup affecting folks off the carquinez bridge. we'll talk about the affect it has on the surrounding highways on the approach, coming up. good wednesday to you.

we have brand-new data showing . prices are up 5.4% from last september to this previous month. a shortage of goods and workers has driven up prices. president biden will meet with officials from california ports as he pushes the ports to stay open 24/7 in an effort to keep up. 5.4% on the cpi. core inflation when we take out food and energy puts inflation at 4%, but that's a number only economists care about, and the rest of us buy food and energy. also today the government will announce the cost of living adjustment on social security. this will be super important for everybody on social security. cnbc says their experts say it will be 6%. you are not getting anything more. your check may be 6% larger, but

it's the same buying power adjusted for modern-day prices. and then to texas, the blue origin rocket ready to launch, with the founder of planet labs onboard, and also onboard is william shatner. shatner played captain kirk of the star ship enterprise here on nbc. a space hero to a generation. he's never been in space, only a sound stage in los angeles. video of the blue origin rocket as it took off carrying amazon founder jeff bezos and others to space in july, and the path was straight up and straight down after crossing the line of altitude known as the end of the atmosphere and the start of

space. shatner will be the oldest astronaut ever, beating the record of the 77-year-old onboard the space shuttle "discovery" in 1988. i think everybody knows who captain kirk is, but as a little boy in madison, wisconsin, i would watch the repeats at about 4:00 in the afternoon on a tiny little black and white television in the kitchen. there's nothing i don't know about "star trek." >> i have only seen -- partially seen one episode my whole life. >> i used to watch the repeats. >> you did? >> yeah. interesting. ran three years -- >> yeah, and it was not very successful when it ran in primetime. of course, the other important thing, and you all know this, is how socially relevant it was. equality, and all of the issues were being talked about at a

time nobody was talking about it. >> yep, ahead of its time. >> yeah. >> thanks, scott. a new development in the works may soon bring housing. there are renderings for a residential high-rise on harrison near 12th. the plan calls for ground floor retail space. right now there's no timeline. >> the california hall of fame will be welcoming five new inductees, four of whom have ties to san francisco. one is jerry garcia, and "la bamba" songwriter, ritchie valens. the other three, a sculptor and one lgbtq activist.

gavin newsom announced that list yesterday. and then 111 million viewers for game" since it debuted last month. the contestants compete in a series of children's game in hopes they will win heaps of cash and if they lose, they will die. i watched it for the first time, and my kids want to be the characters for halloween. >> i warned you, it's not a great series, but it's very interesting. >> like i said, i started to watch it. >> you must finish the game, laura. >> oh, great. see if i am here on monday. >> let's get a look at the

forecast. we have a lot of changes here, keeping it interesting going from windy weather to calmer, and also a chance of showers. we have been watching a little light rain coming down in parts of the north bay. i powered up storm ranger, our mobile doppler radar. for many of the upper elevations, we are seeing the light rain coming through and that's about it. most of us are waking up to dry conditions. a few more clouds passing by. this is in between the weather systems where we have had those high winds and now cool temperatures. take a look at our school-day forecast for gilroy. we always advice, write your kid' name on the jacket, because as you drop them off it's 40 degrees in the south county, and as you pick them up they may not be wearing the jacket and so you can find it later. 60s in the south bay.

east bay, 70s. reaching 63 degrees downtown in san francisco. 68 degrees in santa rosa. let's look at the extended forecast for napa. it's nice and cold today but look at how the temperatures warm just for the weekend. by sunday we are cooling off. we keep that cool weather for much of the rest of next week. looking further out toward the end of october, the climate prediction center is saying, hey, we could see well above-normal rainfall for the end of october, and that would be amazing. we're watching all of these changes. we have seen a lot of changes already. upper 60s today. clouds, and a slight chance of rain and then from saturday to sunday for the inland areas, and then some 70s for early next week.

san francisco will also have a nice warm-up going into the low 70s for friday and saturday. mike, that jam keeps getting worse for i-80. >> that's right, kari. critical roadway coming off the carquinez bridge, and it's almost backed up to the carquinez bridge from here, appian way, and pinole -- excuse me, folks heading in those areas will get stuck. if you join in south or west of appian way, everything is clear there. it's paying benefit for the richmond bridge. there's a motorcycle down, and bad injuries, i should say, reported there. no update on when they will be able to reopen the lanes. you might see more slowing as folks may slip over to the carquinez bridge. we have not seen a change in the

contra costa drive. >> thank you, mike. losing students at an alarming rate. next here on "today in the bay," why certain schools are feeling the impact. we are continuing to celebrate hispanic heritage month and that includes art and culture within the community. a true classic movie for many hispanics. "selena." what is your favorite movie? kris wants to know. follow her on instagram, twitter and facebook.

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welcome back. it's 6:25. new calls this morning to change the way california community colleges admit students into their nursing programs. the problem is in some cases wait lists are years long, and others fall to lottery systems some colleges use to admit students. there's a bill being drafted in sacramento, and some colleges say because of staffing levels they could not manage an overhaul. according to the data, uc and cal state school systems gained students in the last

fall. this is compared to the last year. and california community college lost more than a quarter million enrollees during that same time. a 16% decrease. and then the uc flu vaccine mandate approaching. uc says the policy is meant to reduce the burden on health care workers already dealing with covid cases. everybody must be vaccinated by november 19th, though medical exemptions can be requested. and then the coachella festival posted on social media it will require proof of a negative test taken within 72 hours of the event or proof of vaccination. it says after seeing successful implementation of safety protocols at other festivals, its confident loosening the restrictions at coachella will be a good thing. the east bay county

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area counties with low vaccination rates. a south bay mother accused of throwing parties that put young teens in danger. plus -- >> down to one game. the giants' quest for another world series championship hits a little bit of a speed bump. coming back home may make all the difference for the orange and black. "today in the bay" continues right now. adding to the torture, those giants. good morning. thank you for joining us. i am laura garcia. >> i am marcus washington. let's get a look at the forecast for you. meteorologist, kari hall, has a look at the cold start for the bay. >> yeah, we have light showers coming down. stormranger on it, showing showers moving through napa

county. as we wake up and head out the door, it's cool. it's very chilly in parts of the north bay and south county. overall, we will see a few clouds here and there and temperatures in the upper 30s and low 40s to start, and then it will be clearing out and the rest of the day will be cool and breezy. tomorrow, the winds pick up again. we'll talk about another round of a high fire danger and wear. that's coming up in a few minutes. >> we'll check back with you. thanks so much. moving you forward, it's possible people in contra costa county will be ringing in the new year without mask requirements if they are fully vaccinated and current trends continue. health officers say they could enter the yellow tier by the end of october. they could meet the mask mandate requirements and lift the

requirement by december or early january. 80% need to be vaccinated, and covid rates need to be stable as hospitalizations also need to be low. san francisco eases its mask mandate in just two days. it's only in certain settings. people can go maskless in offices, gyms and college classes as long as everybody is vaccinated and nobody under 12 is present. in a few hours one bay area county will reopen one of the mass vaccination sites. today in the bay's bob redell is live for us. talk to us about why now. >> reporter: good morning, marcus. we are talking about the solano public health department reopening the mass vaccination site in the next few hours for two reasons, one, to provide booster shots for those needing the third shot, and two, to encourage people that have not received their first or second dose. 67% of residents in the county

have been fully vaccinated, and 78% has one shot. contra costa county, 82% of their residents there fully vaxxed. you can see on the tv screen, alameda, 79% have both shots. solano county is encouraging residents, as i mentioned, to get their booster shots if they are immunocompromised or 65 and older or living in a long-term care facility, and you must have received their second shot from pfizer at least six months ago. reporting live, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> thank you. 6:33 right now. a los gatos mother is awaiting extradition back to the south bay. she's accused of throwing

alcohol-fueled parties for her teenage son and his friends. shannon o'connor invited teenagers to her home, giving them alcohol, some who became extremely intoxicated. she's also accused of sexual assault on minors as young as 14. in one incident she allegedly left an unlicensed driver alone and able to drive her car, her suv, in the parking lot while two other teens held on to the back. one of them actually fell and ended up with a concussion. investigators say several teens came forward which led to her arrest in boise, idaho, where she now lives. and then the continuation of

the holmes fraud trial. yesterday the former ceo of safeway talked about a similar deal, and holmes faces 20 years in prison if convicted. a surprise move in san francisco. five walgreens stores people are counting on are suddenly closing their doors. the reason cited was too much theft. today in the bay's cierra johnson joins us in san francisco this morning. is the company saying anything about it? >> reporter: good morning. the company is walking away from some of the locations here in san francisco. many of us have seen viral videos of folks just walking out of the stores and drug stores with a handful of goods they have not paid for, and it's those thefts repeatedly in the walgreens stores that have them walking away from five locations here in the city. we have a map of where those locations are. one of the stores includes mission in the excel seer

neighborhood. just to put in perspective how severe the thefts are, walgreens said thefts in san francisco are five times higher than other stores. this is not the first time walgreens has announced closures. the chain has closed nearly a dozen stores in the city in the past two years. the closures have come to 17 stores since 2019. the blame falls on city leaders. >> all of us in the city should hold ourselves accountable because at the end of the day frontline workforces loses their jobs, and those that need access to these items lose out. >> just last month the major's office organized a new retail organized crime initiative, and the plan is to investigate and solve the retail theft cases as well as the criminal webs behind them. this is not the first time a retailer is taking action

because of retail theft. over the summer target announced they would be closing stores in the city at 6:00 p.m. because of theft, and one store banned customers from taking out of the stores because the carts were being stolen. and for those that used walgreens to fill prescriptions, go to nbcbayarea.com and we have a list of all the stores being closed and where they are transferring their prescriptions so you know where to pick up your prescriptions in the future. >> cierra, thank you. a make or break moment. last night's game, a little tough to watch. >> it was. the giants are heading back home for game five against the dodgers. let's go to anthony flores, this morning. >> good morning, everyone. hollywood loves a good drama and

that's what we have this series. it's headed for a winner-take-all game five. it was a beautiful night for baseball at dodger stadium. the wind was not a factor. the dodgers up 2-0 with the bases loaded and a chance to blow it open, and lamonte jr. runs it down and gets the giants out of the jam. and then in the fourth, the dodgers take a 4-0 lead. now to the eighth with a score of 5-1, bryant grounds out to third and cuts the lead to 5-3. and then the dodgers beat the giants forcing a game >> our team and the dodgers team have been playing meaningful games for a while now. this one coming up on thursday

is the most meaningful to this point and it should be fun. >> i am sure it will be a lively atmosphere. it will be nice to get back to oracle and our fans, and we, yeah, look forward to it. >> reporter: game five is thursday at oracle park. when we meet on thursday, this will be the 24th meeting between the two teams this season. it's simple. the winner moves on and it's game over for the loser. >> bring it on home, anthony. pg&e warning of another power shutoff. the areas in yellow that you see there are being put on notice. parts of sonoma, napa, solano and contra costa counties. the power could go out on thursday morning because the winds are causing concern. it's very chilly this

morning. there's higher humidity, and a little light rain. tomorrow is when we will, once again, have the high fire conditions, the red flag warning. it's not as widespread. we will look at where we will see the red flag warning, mainly towards the sacramento valley. we're starting out at 45 degrees in san jose. our temperatures will slowly warm up. much cooler than normal as we only head up to 67 degrees in san jose. 70 in concord. 66 today in napa. we will talk about that high wind and warm-up coming up. mike, there's a major change in the commute. >> suddenly, the crash, they cleared all lanes. they were working hard, and the lanes cleared through pinole. that makes it better coming off

the carquinez bridge, and highway 37 just starting to see more build and that will send a lot more people, already seeing more slowing at the richmond bridge there. at the bay bridge, this backup forming a few minutes after they cleared the lanes at appian pay. berkeley, richmond, we see that spreading out there on westbound 80. we will check details on 680 once chp gets over there. busy in that part of the bay. here, just standard and typical blitz. back to you. >> thank you. coming up on "today in the bay," back to classes for students in the south bay. >> reporter: yeah, a district that serves the rural community heads back to school. the superintendent talks about what is coming up next after a covid outbreak there. in washington, president

biden wanting to convince those working at the port to work longer hours, and we'll tell you why. the dow up this morning after key inflation numbers. the giants taking on the dodgers tomorrow for game five. we're showing off your orange pride here on "today in the bay." these are some of the pictures we got from viewers representing the giants, and we would love to see them, so make sure you tag us with the pictures online on instagram, facebook and twitter. you will see them here on "today in the bay." make sure you tag us so we can show them. let's go giants. we'll be right back. every single day, we're all getting a little bit better.

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happy wednesday. look at the temperatures right now. 38 degrees. the coolest one in morgan hill right now. we're looking at a lot of 40s here. it's a cold start and we will talk about where we are headed for today and a warm-up in the weekend forecast in a few minutes. quicker recovery here as traffic is spreading out after the jam and a crash at appian way cleared. the upper east shore getting better off the carquinez bridge. just five minutes of flow with this backup here. i'll show you how things are building at the bay bridge toll plaza coming up.

>> we'll check back with you. class is resuming after a covid outbreak shutdown a middle school and elementary campus. kris sanchez joins us live in los gatos this morning with how the district plans to move forward from here. >> the district served about 500 students, and they tested 70% of the student body and staff and all the tests came back negative monday but that was a precaution after an outbreak of nine students in the very small population. going forward, students will undergo testing. middle schoolers will be reminded to keep their masks on when they are not socially distanced.

here's what some of the big bay area school districts are doing in terms of testing. surveillance testing, asking everybody that doesn't feel well to get tested. and it's the same story at oakland unified. mt. diablo, testing is available but optional. moving forward, the superintendent at the joint district has offered up school sites for vaccination sites when the vaccination is available for children 5 to 11 years old, and we don't know when that will be but they want to be part of the solution. president biden is pushing ports to stay open 24/7. >> scott mcgrew, that's in an effort to solve the big supply problems. >> yeah, a lot of merchandise on ships off the coast of

california, or already in a container on the port and not moving. early this morning the white house did announce a deal to keep the ports open 24/7, around the clock work to try and clear the cargo already there, and that will clear the way for more than 60 ships waiting offshore to start their process of docking so they could be unloaded. you could hear this coming. if you get one part of the supply chain moving 24 hours a day with overnight work, you need other parts of the supply chain to work 24/7, too. the containers go on trucks and trains but you need the trucks and trains to show up 24 hours a day. here's is a supply expert, hanna kaine. >> you have a real disaster. i call it whack-a-mole supply

chains, because more things pop up, and you spent your entire day fixing the fix to the fix. >> fixing the fix to the fix. the house voted to fix temporarily the debt ceiling, and that goes to the white house for the president's signature. as you see on the vote, no republican voted to raise the ceiling. usually a pretty bipartisan vote. congress never has said no because to not increase the ceiling would mean we default on debt we already oh, and economists warn that could send the u.s. and possibly the rest of the world into a recession and interest rates would skyrocket. republicans could safely vote no in the house this time because they knew it would pass. there are more democrats than republicans in the house. we're watching everything happening in washington and talking about it to social media. on facebook, it's scottmcgrew

tv, and on twitter, it's just @scottmcgrew. and then yesterday's decision only applies to the view's ecigarette and it's nicotine cartridges. the fda stressed others may not be approved. did you ever wonder how far back the friendship between man and his best friend goes back. >> way back. a fossil of a dog's jaw bone was found showing that dogs lived with families 12,000 years ago. in siberia, the friendship is believed to date back some

23,000 years. harsh weather may have had something to do with it, and you say, it's nice sometimes to have a warm body next to you. they provide that warmth. >> yeah, you might want to head a jacket on your dog before heading out this morning for the walk. we are seeing chilly temperatures as this cold front comes through, a few areas have gotten showers in the north bay. most of us not seeing that a lot and we only make it in the upper 60s for today. this is cooler than what we normally see for the middle of october, but i think we will take it. we are up to 72 today in antioch, and 67 degrees in hayward. the 7-day forecast is at the bottom of the screen and does show a warm-up and it goes closer to the weekend. today, san mateo reaches 65 degrees. 63 downtown. north bay, novato reaching 71. 67 today in clearlake. today is a nice calm day in terms of our winds, but it will

start to pick up tomorrow. i will stop it right here. tomorrow morning at 5:00, and most of us in the valleys are not really going to have the high wind gusts. this wind event will be much less widespread compared to what we had yesterday. notice the bright reds and purples, our upper elevations will start to get the high wind gusts. we will have another round of a high fire danger. this one will mainly be for our mountains in parts of the north bay and the east bay and central valley. after the winds calm down, our temperatures head up. concord going into the low and mid-80s this weekend. that's a quick spike in temperatures before we go back to the 70s from sunday throughout much of next week. take a look at this. we have good news from the climate prediction center putting out the outlook for the end of october, and it shows for much of the bay area, there

could be cooler than normal temperatures and above normal rainfall. when we get those kinds of conditions, the sierra could get snow. in the near term, it's dry. our temperatures, still going up and down. it's fall and we sometimes see that. we get a quick taste of summer before the weekend, and then back to fall and san francisco makes it into the low 70s for the weekend. mike, you are seeing a big buildup in the toll plaza. >> yeah, and this is because of the big crash at appian way, westbound 80 coming through pinole. now we have what you actually expect to see about now. more slowing and recovery coming off the carquinez bridge and standard there through richmond as well. west walnut creek clearing a crash.

south of 80, everything is standard. back to you. >> thank you, mike. it's 6:53 right now. today is san francisco's deadline for workers in clubs, gyms and recreation centers to get their vaccination shot. the first deadline was october 30th for health care workers. next, a quick look at the top stories here on "today in the bay," plus, set for lift off. blue origin set to blast off into space in just minutes. when we come back, we'll take you there. you're watching "today in the bay."

it's 6:57. welcome back. we're moving you forward with a look at the top stories here on "today in the bay." >> it's possible people in contra costa will be ringing in the new year without mask requirements if covid trends hold. current health leaders say the county may enter the yellow tier as soon as the end of october and may meet the criteria needed to meet endorse mask requirements by december or early january. the county has 69 covid hospitalizations, and 72% are fully vaccinated. to lift the mask mandate, 80% of people need to be vaccinated and covid rates need to be stable

and hospitalizations need to be low. in two hours from now, solano county will be reopening a mass vaccination site for booster shots and first and second doses. it will open for eight weeks at the solano county fair grounds. shots will be offered wednesday through saturday and can be booked at the solano county website. parents and teachers in hayward will rally later today in a effort to save their schools. numerous schools are on the lists of possible closures and the district is looking to get more feedback when preliminary meetings start next week. west texas this morning, jeff bezos' blue origin capsule is scheduled to lift off at 7:18. we will bring you that launch

right here on nbc bay area. a lot of us not to feeling temperatures in the 30s and 40s, and we are only headed for the upper 60s for today. we're going to see our temperatures warming up by the end of the week. our inland areas headed toward the low 80s, and san francisco going from the low 60s today to the low 70s by friday and saturday if you are already making the weekend plans. mike, how is it looking for the commute? >> the recovery there in pinole on westbound 80, and here we should see the recovery here in oakland. the backup here on the bay bridge, as you see. it's down to one game. rooting on our giants on thursday. we will not talk about the loss last night to the dodgers, and instead we will show you a little giants' pride out there.

>> yeah, our viewers representing the giants. we love to see that. send us your photos. we want to show them here on "today in the bay." find us on facebook, instagram and twitter. we'll post them. >> orange and black! good morning breaking overnight, back in busi breaking overnight, back in business the u.s. set to reopen the canada and mexico borders for the first time in nearly two years to fully vaccinated travelers only and the white house puts the nation's governors on alert, again preparing for the vaccine rollout for young children in a matter of weeks. we'll have the very latest countdown to history, final way for this morning's blue r origin launch set to make william shatner the oldest person ever in space >> the thing i really want to do is come back down.