good morning to you on this thursday. thank you so much for making us a part of your morning. i'm marcus washington. >> i'm laura garcia. we want to check in with meteorologist kari hall. part of the bay area could be in for some dangerous conditions? >> yeah. once again, we're still tracking a high fire danger and a red flag warning, but it won't be as widespread as the event we had to start out the week. today it looks like the red flag warning includes solano county as the winds rush through the sacramento valley and through the delta. may also include participates of the north bay hills. by late morning into the afternoon we're looking at wind speeds about 35 to 45 miles an hour. much of us in the valleys won't see those high winds. we're looking at light breezy conditions and temperatures coming up a few degrees.

we're watching solano county and fairfield today because of the high winds and the low humidity. we'll talk about the weekend forecast coming up. people in the north bay may be waking up this morning without power as a result of pooeg's latest power shutoffs. the utility scaled back the size of the shutdown. it now includes about 5,000 customers in napa, sonoma and solano counties. the shutoffs take effect sometime early this morning. we have more information on our nbc bay area app. it is free to download and you can get weather alerts sent straight to your phone. you can even customize it to your neighborhood. the head coach of one of the bay area's top high school football teams has tested positive for covid along with at least one player. bob redell joins us outside of

concord's de la salle high school. are they going to play tomorrow? >> reporter: good morning. yes, the head coach and the players are asymptomatic. yes, de la salle will play their game tomorrow night against michigan. but the head coach and a number of players will miss that game because they are in quarantine. earlier this week head coach justin alumbaugh tested positive for covid despite the fact he's fully vaccinated. one of his players also tested positive. he told us his wife and kids tested negative but he's really bummed, in his words, and sad about catching covid, says he does everything right, wears a mask. he's a full believer in science and is fully vaccinated. none of the players are showing

systems, but a number will miss tomorrow night's game to comply with quarantine. it's not clear how many of the players tested positive. we know of possibly one. the others might have just been exposed. the county is contact tracing, according to the coach. even though the coach won't be on the sidelines, he will be watching a live feed with a headset so he can communicate with his assistant coaches tomorrow night. he expects to be back in person by the middle or end of next week. happening now, the fda may be poised to clear the way for moderna and johnson & johnson booster shots. the federal safety panel is meeting today and tomorrow. many experts believe a third dose will get the green light for at least some people as they are actually preparing for the pfizer shot. but there are some questions

about the evidence johnson & johnson provided in its application. while fda scientists say there may be a benefit from a second j&j dose, the agency noted the data is limited and needs more review. one sign of the pandemic remaining at least for now in mountain view, city leaders voted to extend pedestrian street closures until january of 2023 and they may make it permanent to allow for more outdoor dining and strolling along three blocks of castro street. some her chanlts are concerned about the lack of parking. >> business has been better than it has in several years at this point here. >> it's really bad. >> where do people have to park? >> sometimes people have to park two city blocks. >> that last business owner says she worried she'll lose some

customers due to the parking situation. now that the booster shots or additional doses have started to become administered, many are wondering how to add it to your record. chris ka mora shows you how. head to nbcbayarea.com for more. developments this morning in the supply bottlenecks of west coast ports. the white house is announcing a 90-day plan to address major shortages for most of the in-demand products. miguel almaguer reports dozens of ships are anchored in southern california. >> reporter: good morning. about 40% of our nation's imported goods come from cargo ships. in los angeles there is a massive backup leading to empty store shelves and a delay in deliveries. we'll have the latest coming up on the "today" show.

just about 12 hours away from the first pitch in a decisive do or die game. the giants may be just nine innings away from the national league championship series. the dodgers are standing in the way. >> kris sanchez live at oracle park. the city feeling that electricity in the air. >> reporter: oracle park all dressed up in orange, as i am this morning. we know the game against the dodgers is going to be the last one in this series and it's happening tonight. the same takes the logan webb of rockland. the series is tied up 2-2. the winner of tonight's game moves onto the national league championship series against the atlanta braves this weekend. the tickets we found on stubhub

are about 150 bucks, seat geek about $141. in the dugout club, those tickets are $5,000 apiece if you can get them. wear your orange and black. we want to see your fan photos. tag me or nbc bay area on instagram and on facebook. first pitch is at 6:07 tonight. the champagne is already chilling this morning. >> got to keep it chilled. >> we got to win this. our sister station in southern california, their morning show team says if the dodgers win, we've got to wear blue. if we win, they've got to wear orange. so we'll see.

>> if you are lucky enough to head to the game tonight, you better bundle up. >> it's going to be a cold one. meteorologist kari hall has a look at that forecast for the game. take it away. >> yes. it will be chilly out there. we're looking at temperatures starting out in the low 60s. it won't be as windy as conditions they had to deal with a couple of days ago in l.a. we are going from the low 60s to the upper 50s during the middle of the game. yes, you do need to bundle up. we reach into the low 60s near the coast, upper 70s, even up to 80 degrees in amount i don't care -- antioch today. i'll have more on the forecast in a few minutes. >> the bay bridge toll plaza continuing to fill in the lanes.

a smooth flow throughout contra costa county. the earlier crash did clear. it takes a while for the morning commute to push all the way over into concord. we still have that marina boulevard off ramp closed coming off the northbound 880 due to an oil spill. exit at davis and loop back on city streets. typical slowing in san jose. hayward a little light. coming up next, a new netflix comedy special no laughing matter for some company employees. details on their upcoming protest and the response from the silicon valley giant. plus, winter is coming and it's going to get a lot more expensive to stay warm. let's take a look at the futures. look at that big rise on the dow. we'll take a look at that as well.

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good thursday morning. as you're stepping out the door in the east bay, it's going to be a little breezy and cool. temperatures right now in the low 50s in oakland. we'll have a nice warmup as our temperatures continue to rise. i'm tracking that as well as our fire danger in the forecast coming up. to or from the east bay, san mateo bridge looking fine. westbound away from the east bay getting a little more crowd.

we're going to talk about the traffic as we get towards the giants game tonight. if that's where you're headed, options to stay out of the backup. good morning. good thursday to you. i wish i could tell you something, anything is getting cheaper, but if there's something getting cheaper i haven't found it. the latest as far as more expensive is natural gas. it's predicted this winter will be unusually cold and america will use more natural gas than normal. that will drive the price you pay to heat your home up 30% from last year. if you use propane, the price will go up more than 50%. only homes that heat with electricity will avoid price hikes, according to the government. demand for natural gas could

increase the demand for petroleum because some electric companies still have oil-fired power plants they don't like to use, but they if natural gas and goal are too expensive. so they buy the oil, increasing demand, and you pay more for gas. we talked yesterday about the cost of living increase for social security recipients that will help seniors afford those higher prices. checks are going up 5.9%. that's the biggest cost of living increase in years. redwood city video game maker electronic art z has taken former raiders coach jon gruden out of their football game. he stepped down after controversy. the game routinely updates itself to reflect changes in personnel in the league. the city of san bruno just approved youtube's expansion to

400,000 square feet of office space, remarkable since so many companies are trying to get rid of office ace. actor william shatner will be on the "today" show coming up at 7:00 talking about yesterday's historic trip. oldest person ever to travel to the edge of space. shatner played captain kirk on star trek. i am really looking forward to this interview because listening to him describe this experience right after he landed was poetic. once they got back on the ground he spoke with blue origin founder jeff bezos. you can see shatner on the left, quite literally moved to tears, called the experience profound as others around him were doing the champagne thing. you can see him just thinking about life and death and up and down and what it all means. he was fascinating to listen to. i'm looking forward to the "today" show interview. >> it was truly living in that

moment. >> totally. >> which is a beautiful thing. . he really does describe that very well. >> yeah. transgender netflix workers are reportedly planning to protest the company's recent release of dave chapelle's new comedy special. "the closer" includes material on the trans community. a group of trans netflix workers wanted the company to pull it from its offerings. the same group is planning a walkout. netflix has previously stated its support for the rights of employees to openly disagree. just in time for halloween, heinz is helping you spook your next burger and fries. it's releasing new tomato blood catsup. the company is suggesting using it not just for your food, but

also makeup. >> that sounds like a mess. >> it does. a beef over emissions may soon make beef a luxury item in europe. >> denmark is europe's top beef producing company. denmark also recently approved new emissions standards to fight climate change which meat processors say could paralyze the beef industry. we're sensing america would never get new rules get in the way of your meat and potatoes

here. mike, how is it looking out there? >> smooth flow for most of the bay. we did have earlier issues, a big alert on highway 4. a little blip slowing into hayward. the marina boulevard off ramp still closed for that oil cleanup. highway 4 was jammed up from somersville. the crash did clear. just a more gradual build heading in to concord, typical pattern there. slow getting into san francisco. one more note if you're heading in. a couple blocks around the park closed. you could arrive waterfront on one of our number of ferry lines. that would be a great arrival on the water today.

>> yes. absolutely. it's going to be definitely needed today. our winds are going to pick up for parts of the delta and the north bay. new red flag warnings going upstarting at 10:00 this morning. that means with these conditions just a small spark could spread very quickly into an out of control fire if we're not very careful. vegetation is extremely dry and the humidity will be low today. we're mainly watching solano county because much of the rest of the bay area won't see the winds like we had last time. most of the winds coming through the sacramento valley and flowing through the delta fanning winds as we go into this afternoon and increase winds as the humidity drops. our wind speed forecast for most of us is about 5 to 10 miles an hour. then when you go up in elevation and through the delta, those winds will be very strong today. take a look at these highs.

we're reach into the mid 70s. it's still going to be comfortable today, but you probably won't need the jacket in the middle of the day like yesterday. we're up to 79 in walnut creek, oakland 72. low 70s for san mateo today and upper 60s in downtown san francisco as well as the mission district. north bay highs reach into the low 80s and mid to upper 70s for the north bay. looking ahead, it's all drape. a couple of storm systems do get very close early next week, but doesn't look like we'll see a lot of rain, but we will get cooler temperatures and higher humidity. gilroy going to the upper 80s for the weekend. then we're right back down on sunday, drastic drop in temperatures that will continue into next week. our weekend temperatures go up, but then more fall-like for the

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next, an east bay police chief in hot water this received from city leaders. san francisco's vaccine mandate goes into effect today. no problem for the vast majority of city employees except for a few. that could impact public safety. we'll talk about that.

only the most important calls are the ones we're going to be answering. >> san francisco's new vaccine mandate takes effect. why the police officers union are warning some calls may go unanswered. and the new accusations extending far beyond the bay area. "today in the bay" continues right now. a very good thursday morning to you. thank you so much for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> i'm marcus washington. you're likely watching us on air, but we're also online at nbcbayarea.com. we have a lot going on this morning. first we want to start with meteorologist kari hall tracking some strong winds in the bay area. >> this wind event won't be as

widespread as the start of the week. solano county we're watching closely. we're also see breezy and dry conditions for our north bay mountains and the central valley over towards the sacramento valley where we will see some gusty winds. we're looking at wind speeds picking up late morning and early afternoon. wind speeds about 35 to 45 miles an hour. most of the valleys are looking at wind speeds about 10 to 15. new warning from the san francisco police officers union with the new vaccine mandate in effect. the union says some calls may have to go unanswered. kris sanchez has a closer look at the possible impact on public safety. >> reporter: so overwhelmingly san francisco city workers are vaccinated, 95% of them are

already vaccinated, but there are about 120 police officers who will not be on patrol today because they have not gotten their covid shot. the city's human resources department is recommending unpaid suspensions for those workers. that will also include at least seven firefighters who are not vaccinated according to the san francisco chronicle. the fire and police union says it will impact response times as calls already prioritized to accommodate that lower staffing level. the head of the police union says this is about politics. >> it's another way of defunding without saying defunding, less cops on the street. >> reporter: we haven't gotten a response to that specific claim from mayor breed's office. however, she has said she is happy with the overall vaccination rate for the city's 35,000 employees. again, 120 police officers will not be on the beat today.

at least seven firefighters also. we'll have to see what the response times are beyond that. san jose is now disciplining police officers who refuse to get vaccinated. officers who don't get their shots have to get tested twice a week. and at some point by the end of this month they'll have to serve 40 hours unpaid suspension. when they return from suspension, unvaccinated officers will still need to test twice a week. anyone unvaccinated by the end of the year could be fired. just in, the city of richmond responding to the news that the chief of police is on leave this morning. in a statement, the city manager tells us that, quote, due to an unfolding family situation, chief french became the first woman and first woman of color to head the department last year. in a statement the city says in part, quote, out of respect for chief french and her family and

a desire to protect their privacy, we will not be making any additional comments until all investigations are concluded. meanwhile, acting chief louis will be the lead of the department. new details this morning on a south bay mother accused of illegal acts tied to alcohol-fuelled parties involving minors. authorities say she's facing similar allegations in idaho, where she now lives where she's also been arrested. shannon o'connor is awaiting extradition to los gatos where she's facing dozens of criminal charges. the principal of los gatos high school speaking out. quote, we currently have students still being impacted. we are reaching out to them to ensure they are receiving continued support and comfort.

counselors are making sure these young people are mentally healthy and getting the services they need. the elizabeth holmes criminal fraud trial is back in session today. yesterday chief financial officer testified, saying holmes and other theranos leaders convinced walgreens to invest $40 million and place blood testing devices in stores. now the judge is looking into releasing private questionnaires as well filled out by jurors ahead of the trial. some legal experts warn it may have a chilling effect on this trial and future jury trials. the case has so many twists and turns. our nbc bay area team is walking you through every step. scott bedmen has been following this case.

follow him on twitter @scottbedman. u.s. housing and urban development secretary marsha fudge will attend three events on the build back better plan. a popular north bay beach spot has a new owner. the question is, who is it? johnson's beach in guerneville was push chas purchased by a hi bidder. no word on the sale price but they were asking nearly $4 million. the new owner can still grant the county an easement allowing it to operate the beach as well as the parking lot and concessions. taking a live look outside, this is outside of oracle park where the giants take on the

dodgers in game five tonight, the winner taking all moving to the national league championship series. meteorologist kari hall is monitoring the weather for the weekend. >> there's going to be a lot going on around the bay area. let's head to cupertino. saturday temperatures reach up to about 81 degrees. comfortably warm during the middle of the day. early temperatures start out in the low to mid 70s. a quick warmup also for oakland if you're heading to the taste of the bay outside event. it's going to reach the upper 70s for the mid afternoon with a breezy wind. if you're looking for a pumpkin patch, head to petaluma. it's going to be very nice.

saturday's temperatures start out in the 70s and then head to the low 80s and back down. this is open from 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. if you're thinking of a road trip, warm weather for friday and saturday, then cooling down on sunday. mike, how is it looking right now? >> 580 going across the richmond bridge, a disabled vehicle reported in the area. the slowing due to the volume of traffic. slowing through richmond in toward berkeley. pittsburg, bay point and concord slowing after that earlier traffic let up. a longer drive overall because of more slowing through antioch, but nothing dramatic there.

same for the rest of the bay, nothing dramatic. back to you. if you thought sharks were scary, wait until you see what one aquarium is doing. coming up next, how it's bringing the spooky season alive. >> reporter: the head coach of the de la salle football team and at least one player have tested positive for covid. the impact on tomorrow night's game. in washington they have a lot of laws, but it's the law of supply and demand that's gives them fits. let's take a look at the big board this morning with the dow doing extremely well. and we're showing off our orange pride here on "today in the bay." we're going to be showing pictures all week long of you rooting on the giants. tonight game five, so we want to see more pictures. tag us on those pictures on facebook, instagram and twitter and you could see your photo

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happy thursday. as you head out the door in concord, chilly start to the morning, upper 40s right now, but our warmup happens quickly and we'll head into the upper 70s today. a look at all of our micro climates coming up. >> a building commute at the bay bridge toll plaza, a slower

build this morning. we'll talk about trafficking getting into oracle park coming up. a popular head coach of a top bay area high school football team now sidelines with covid along with at least one player. bob redell outside of concord's de la salle high school. is everyone okay? >> reporter: yes. the head coach of de la salle and the players are asymptomatic. yes, de la salle will play tomorrow night against california but a number of the players will miss this game because of the quarantine protocols. earlier this week the head coach justin alumbaugh tested positive for covid despite the fact he is fully vaccinated. this is after possible exposure to one of his players, who also has tested positive for

covid-19. by phone, he told us that his wife and kids thankfully tested negative, but that he's really bummed and sad about catching this. he says he's doing everything right. he wears a mask. he's a full believer in science, is fully vaccinated and was supposed to get the booster shot later this week. a number of players will miss tomorrow night's game to comply with covid-19 protocols. the county is contact tracing. it's not clear how many players tested positive. we know of at least one. even though the coach won't be on the sidelines himself, he will be watching a live feed with a headset so he can communicate with his assistant coaches. he expects to be back in person by the middle or end of next week. >> let's hope he gets well soon. the white house worried about high prices and inflation.

>> scott mcgrew says one way to get prices down is get the supply chain moving. >> prices are high because the supply is low. president biden announced wednesday the port of los angeles is joining long beach in staying open 24/7 to get cargo moving. fairly simple solution. ports are usually closed nights and weekends. >> by staying open seven days a week through the night and on the weekends, the port of los angeles will open over 60 extra hours a week. in total, that will almost double the number of hours that the port is open for business from earlier this year. that means an increase in the hours for workers to be moving cargo off ships onto trucks and rail cars to get to their destination. >> that means the truck and rail cars have to move at all hours as well and nobody's worked out that deal. unsnarling all this is going to take time.

we have been saying for weeks it would be best if you were just about finished with your holiday shopping. the house select committee investigating the january 6th attacks has subpoenaed jeffrey clark, who it was revealed last week worked behind the scenes at the white house to overthrow the election. clark on the left. the committee also wants to talk to steve banbannon. he says he won't show up. congress will hold him in contempt. that leads to one important question. that is, then what? congress demands somebody testified, that person says no. then what? legally congress could have somebody like that arrested, but will it? trump's allies are testing that. what if the united states congress told you to do something it legally has the power to make you do and you just said no?

former president trump has said his former associated are protected by executive privilege, but the current president said those records are not protected and congress can see what it needs to see and hear from who it needs to hear from. did you see this yesterday right here on nbc bay area, actor william shatner became the oldest person to reach the edge of space. >> 90 years old. he's known for his role as captain kirk on star trek. he hitched a ride on the blue origin rocket. that flight lasted roughly ten minutes. in his first live interview since the launch, shatner speaking with the "today" show about that experience, including what happened the moment he finally reached the edge. >> at that moment in that big window it was only black and

ominous. everything stood still for a moment. i was overwhelmed with the sensation of looking of looking at death and looking at life. >> you can watch that full interview on the "today" show comingbay." you ready to experience something a little spooky? monterey bay aquarium getting into the holiday spirit. once again this year for halloween the popular tourist site is changing the name to monsteray boo ascarium. pre-pandemic they used to have these overnight stays you could do there. this is extra spooky. >> the only thing spooky we have

to deal with is a lot of wind. >> winds are howling in parts of the bay area. we are going to see winds picking up by late morning, but this time it won't be as widespread as the previous wind event we had. now it's for solano county and the bay area about 10:00 this morning. some of the stronger winds come through the sacramento valley and funnel through the delta. that's why we are keeping an eye on solano county for today. for the south bay, not as windy. we're headed towards 78 in gilroy. for the east bay, a few spots could reach 80 degrees, but mainly some mid to upper 70s here as it will be a nice and sunny afternoon. a lot of sunshine for the peninsula as well. san francisco at 66 and 68 downtown. north bay temperatures reaching 78 in sonoma as well as 78 in

ukiah. as we go through the forecast, we're looking to see any rain on the horizon. we are going to see a couple of storm systems moving very close and some very slight rain chances farther north, but it does look like that rain dries up before it gets here. we'll be watching that system on wednesday. we will get the cooler temperatures. in santa rosa we are going to be warming up in the near term with a summer-like weekend reaching into the mid 80s. take a look how temperatures drop off on sunday and we'll continue with fall-like weather into next week with breezy winds. temperatures in the next seven days for the valley will definitely be warmer and then cooling down. we'll have basically a split weekend with warmer and sunny on saturday and cool and fall-like on sunday. mike, how is it looking heading out for week?

>> busy. we have recovery for oakland. 880 just past high street they did just clear all lanes. there's slowing and recovery heading into downtown oakland. the marina boulevard off ramp still blocked for that oil cleanup. get off at davis if it's still closed when you get there, good option for you. highway 4 started off with a bad drive in antioch this morning. it's jammed up there in pittsburg and bay point. happening now, slow going for firefighters in santa barbara county battling the alisal fire. it's just 5% contained. so far no homes have burned but highway 101 remains closed in

both directions. next a quick look at the top stories. >> reporter: the sunrise is coming up, the sky is looking all orange. so is oracle park.

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welcome back. we are moving you forward this thursday morning with a look at the top stories on "today in the bay". >> people in the north bay may be waking up this morning without power as a result of pg&e's latest power shutoffs. take a look at this map showing some of the affected areas. it now includes about 5,000 customers in napa, sew know that and solano counties. with a new vaccine mandate taking effect today in san francisco, 120 police officers will not be on patrol. according to the chronicle it also includes at least seven firefighters. the city's department of human resources will recommend unpaid suspensions. fire and police unions are saying it will impact response times with calls prioritized to accommodate lower staffing. 95% of all city workers are now vaccinated.

the city manager of richmond is telling us it's due to an unfolding family situation. chief french became the first woman and woman of color to head the department last year. in a statement they said out of respect for chief french, we will not make any additional comments until all investigations are concluded. who is ready for tonight? a win tonight means a trip to the national league championship series. >> kris sanchez live for us outside of oracle park. who are you rooting for? >> reporter: well, i'm rooting for the orange and black, of course. most of the folks passing through here also are. there's a gym here. we did hear one person say go l.a. whatever. we're not going to listen to that guy.

we did find tickets for sale on resale sites. the series is tied 2-2 and the winner of tonight's game moves onto the national league championship series against the atlanta braves this weekend. tickets $150 and up. if you're looking for the vip experience in the dugout club, that will cost you about $5,000 a ticket. some viewers have been sharing their photos. we want to see you in your giants gear. post your photos on facebook or instagram. >> let's go giants.

>> a lot at take for us tonight because we made a bet with our sister station in l.a. if the giants win, their morning team has to wear orange tomorrow. if the giants lose, which we don't think is going to happen, we might be a little more dodger blue around here tomorrow. tune in tomorrow to see what color we'll be wearing. you'll know by the giants' win tonight. it's hot in the studio today, but i think it's giants fever. >> it's got your temperature rising. let's get a look at the forecast this morning. meteorologist kari hall has a look at that. >> it's going to be breezy again today especially in the north bay and parts of the delta. we continue to warm up for the first part of the weekend, but a

major cooldown coming sunday into early next week. >> the backup at the bay bridge has finally filled in. that will be busy tonight as folks head into the city for the giants game. oracle park will be busy. folks out of town will not know where they're going. cal tran ends at oracle park. ferries have options right to the waterfront arrival. go to the muni site because they have a ton of options how to get there. there's a platform at second and king, third and king is a bus stop and lots of options for bart to the park as well. >> when you get off the train, you'll see that sea of orange out there. that's what's happening on

"today in the bay." we leave you with a live look at oracle park as the sun rises over the bay area. looks lovely. >> go giants. good morning. breaking news. america on strike. overnight 10,000 employees walk the job at john deere plants across the u.s. the largest strike of its kind in years. while a strike at kellogg cereal plants now enters its second week. and this morning, hollywood bracing for a massive work stoppage of its own. this morning what workers are demanding coast to coast and what it all means for you. supply chain crisis. with packed ports and empty store shelves, the white house