fire sweeps through the east bay overnight. the rapid response from firefighters to put it out. this latest fire another reminder of the dangerous drought and fire conditions. plus, people are angry. they are frustrated. ousted any historic recall being launched nationwide. san francisco voters vote to fire district attorney chesa boudin. the results are in for the governor's race. who will face off against governor newsom when the voters head to the polls in november. our team breaks out all the results filtering in this morning. this is today in the bay streaming live for you on roku, amazon fire, apple tv, and online at nbcbayarea.com a good wednesday morning to you and thanks for starting your day with us. i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington. we have full election coverage ahead but first, the new overnight , their brief scare

for firefighters and people in the area of pittsburgh. take a look at this timeless video of the fire. this was posted by cal fire . it started after 1:00 in the morning. cal fire telling us it happened near woodland hills park. this is south of highway 4. it burned a little more than five acres before crews were able to extinguish it. breaking news coming into our newsroom. we will get to that in a moment but let's check in with kari hall. take a look at the weather conditions. we see gusty winds coming through the delta and then taking a look, 23 mile-per-hour winds. when you have gusty winds and even a cigarette butt or small spark can really cause things to quickly get out of control. we are monitoring that as we go into today but temperatures stay mild at least for this afternoon. we are headed for the low 80s reaching into the mid-80s

today. 75 in oakland, 69 in san francisco. we have not the ocean breeze to keep our coastal areas and parts of the interbay nice and comfortable but it will start to heat up tomorrow. we will have a look at that and also the peak of the heat were some spots reached to triple digits coming up in the microforms the newest version of its covid booster shot provide stronger protection against the most recent omicron variants. the new booster is also meant to protect the original covid strain and provide a times the amount of antibodies. the so-called vaccine is in the second phase of a three phase trial period and is considered moderna's best booster candidate. if approved, it could be available this fall. turning to our primary election coverage, we begin with a local recall election getting a lot of national attention. the effort to unseat the district attorney chesa boudin. >> this is proposition h which

means we call the d.a. in a no keeps him in office. this morning, those results were resounding. boudin out. our reporter has more reaction on the results this morning. >> reporter: the recall supporters were out celebrating early last night. the results came in pretty early, just after 9:00. 61% of voters supported the recall of san francisco district attorney chesa boudin. take a look at the front page of the chronicle. this election is making headlines this morning. the results led to cheers from the recall supporters late last night who criticized boudin for a lax justice system and going easy on violent criminals. >> san francisco can now move forward with new leadership that will give a better and safer path for our city. >> people are angry. people are frustrated. i want to be very clear about what happened tonight. the right-wing billionaires outspent us three to one.

they exploited an environment in which people are appropriately upset. and they created an electrical dynamic where we were literally shadowboxing. >> reporter: here is what comes next. boudin will be removed 10 days after the board of supervisors formally accept the election results. mayor london breed will choose his replacement and voters will elect a new district attorney in november. this race does have national attention due to police reforms in public safety reform. all eyes on this race today. now, in the race for governor, democratic incumbent gavin newsom faces a lot of opponents but he took the lead and the other top candidates, this morning, it looks like it is run up between newsom -- the race for california lieutenant governor, the republican

challenger angela underwood jacob's is coming in second place. for california's superintendent of public instruction, tony thurmond is taking lee. three others are tied for second but nowhere close to him. our election coverage continues. coming up at 5:30 on today in the bay, we have the latest results on two big races in the south bay including the mayoral race. don't forget, you can also visit nbcbayarea.com for all of the results. developing now, a growing push for gun control as new data shows more than 700 people have been shot and killed in the u.s. since the texas school shooting. according to gun violence archive, there have been deadly shootings in 43 states in the past two weeks. 23 who died our children. on capitol hill, a

bipartisan group of senators is looking to reach a deal on gun reform by the end of the week. today our reporter joins us live in can safety advocates say protecting lives should not be a partisan issue. >> reporter: good morning. we are hearing passionate calls for change from those impacted by mass shootings. >> my mother's life mattered. my mother's life mattered. >> reporter: emotional testimony from the son of ruth with. one of 10 black people killed in a mass shooting at a buffalo supermarket. >> we more than hurt. we are angry. we are mattis hell. >> reporter: there is growing momentum for congress to do something about gun violence. bipartisan negotiators say they could reach a deal by the end of this week. >> obviously, an agreement we reached with republicans will not come close to the full list

of things i think are necessary to curb this epidemic. >> reporter: talks now focusing on stricter background checks and submitted. as well as more money for mental health and school security. >> we are waiting to see if we can get an outcome that directly relates to the problem that brought this issue to the front one more time. >> reporter: please for chains following mass shootings including the one in uvalde, texas, and actor matthew mcconnaughhay delivered a powerful message yesterday using a replica of the shoes worn by a 10-year-old girl killed that day to inspire congressional action. uvalde is his hometown pick >> these are the same shoes on her feet that turned out to be the only clear evidence of i that could identify her after the shooting. how about that? >> reporter: there is now a memorial on the national mall with more than 45,000 flowers representing gun death. a stark reminder of a problem plaguing this country.

>> reporter: in a hearing today, lawmakers will hear from victims of mass shootings including that fourth-grader who described covering herself with blood and pretending to be dead during the uvalde shooting. >> that will be emotional, no doubt. thank you. it is 5:08. all month long we are joining the bay area and the rest of the world in celebrating lgbtq pride month. today, leaders will raise the flag and it happens that moved in city hall plaza. >> that will be nice. take a live look outside. look at the sun coming up over the bay area. it looks nice right now. colder that what it will be later this week. definitely pick we will get a check of the forecast. we have one less day with mild temperatures. that will be today. waking up to a mostly sunny skies. we will see high clouds rolling by giving us a beautiful view.

reaching from the mid-60s at 8:00 to the upper 70s and low 80s for the afternoon. as we take a look at all of our microclimates, 81 in nevada, sense of physical in the 60s and oakland will see a high of 75. fairfield in the upper 80s in the inland temperatures will be much warmer today compared to what we will seat near the coast. we will talk about the alert you may have gotten about the excessive heat watch. we will talk about that in a few minutes, but, mike, how is it looking for the commute? i just spotted this. we will follow that. an unusual pattern but no incidents reported just yet. 680 is where we are looking at reports of a mattress that has to be pulled from the slow lane by the mini golf course. we will track that.

thit's slow out of livermore so that might be early for the backup but we will follow that. overall, your typical drives are pretty much at the limit. back to you. coming up, mixed messages on the economy confuse even the smartest people in america. we will take a look at a pilot shortage may hinder your summer vacation plans. one former pilot things he may have a solution. we will explain what has to happen before his idea can ever take off. as we go to break, a look at more results from that primary election. stick around. a lot more for you here on today in the bay.

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good morning. let's check in with a day planner for walnut creek. it will be in the mid-60s. our typical start today with clouds rolling by in a mix of clouds in the afternoon. feeling very nice.

make plans to enjoy before the temperatures heat up pick we get a look at that an equal end of the weekend forecast coming up in a few minutes. it was looking early for some slowing but checking our life camera, it looks like everything is pretty standard. again, no reports but i will track that unusual pattern for silicon valley. happy wednesday to you. one of the world's most knowledgeable economists janet yellen will testify today before the house about inflation. yesterday, she answered question in the senate. she is not just the secretary of the treasury,. she is one of our top experts but even she admitted a few days ago she was wrong about inflation. the fed and the white house called it transitory, as in it will go away, but it did not. >> it indicated both of us probably could have used a better term meant transitory. there is no question that we

have huge inflation pressures that inflation is really our top economic problem at this point. >> it was a reasonable guess at the time that supply chains and families who, by all measures are doing quite well, would drive up prices. the republicans had a different explanation, also reasonable, that too much government spending was at the root of inflation. the american rescue plan. >> we're seeing high inflation in almost all developed countries around the world. and they have very different fiscal policies. so, it cannot be the case for the bulk of the inflation that we are experiencing. reflects the impact of the arp. >> some countries have worse inflation and, obviously, they were not part of the american rescue plan. we will get more information

with the consumer price index and we are also watching an index that indicates growth in the second quarter. the quarter we are in right now will be very small. if it is negative, and the economy strong, that would be the second quarter of negative growth in a row and that is the classical definition of a recession. so, we will add a question mark to that. recession but with all the negative news, i want to always remind you, the same amount of data is crossing my desk that is positive. jobs are up, jobless rates are near historic lows, wages are ups and families have a lot of money to spend. they want to spend it on vacation. >> a lot of people want to go on the vacation but the question is -- we will take a live look at sfo. we are talking about travel season taking off but pilot shortages. for the second straight year, airlines are struggling to keep

staffed with pilots. they say they are having such a hard time doing this right now with so many of the pilots pick we talked to one regional airline pilot, a retired pilot, and says he thinks he has the answer pinky argues that the faa should lift the mandatory rule requiring pilots to retire at the age of 65. >> we are trained. we are evaluated constantly. we should be able to come back in and do the job until physically or mentally we cannot do it. >> you can catch up full story this morning on today including what congress would have to do to left that happened. that is at 10:00 right here after us on today in the bay. let's talk about stealing the show. >> that is what an 11-year-old girl is doing. on "america's got talent". isn't that exciting? she has gotten what is called

the golden buzzer and go straight to the light show portion of the competition. how she got there is a story in itself. the producers planted her in the audience. for she sang during some of the downtime during the show catching the attention of the judges. take a listen. ♪ amazing grace how sweet the sound ♪ >> wow. >> that range. >> rates. that is amazing. 11 years old. her official edition sage got her the golden buzzer from howie mandel. her father is a cancer survivor and joined her in stage as the confetti fell.

she says if she wins the prize, she wants to give some of it to cancer research. that's great. good luck to her. >> she sounded so good, too. she felt that in her seoul. it takes a lot to get that. here we go. a look at the forecast. we met kari hall has been tracking what we can expect it it. it looks beautiful behind you. it is a beautiful sunrise on this wednesday morning. as we take a look towards the bay bridge, we have a little breeze and a clear sky. we are headed for the upper 60s in san francisco. nice and warm in the north bay with novato at 81 and 83 in napa. towards the tri-valley, livermore reaching 83 in san jose will be 80 degrees. today is the day to enjoy this nice comfortably warm sunshine because it does get hotter tomorrow. we are up to 91 in morgan hill

tomorrow afternoon. also 91 in livermore and martinez with napa hitting 90 degrees. but we don't stop there. up to 100 degrees in concord on friday and it will be a really hot start to our we can. sam martin reaching 101 and 105 in fairfield. san francisco comes up to the upper 70s. when we compare what we are expecting on friday versus the record high temperature, it looks like santa rosa may tie the record high but elsewhere, we may be just below record high temperature for this time of your pick some relief is coming our way in the form of rain chances that we will see on sunday. definitely, much cooler temperatures. this seems like a repeat of last weekend where the heat was broken by a chance of showers. we are also looking at much cooler temperatures or the start of next week. taking a look at our seven-day forecast, upper 80s for today and mid-90s tomorrow. then 100 degrees for some of

our inland spots on friday. saturday, 93 degrees but look at the relief we will see on sunday. once again, more clouds and a chance of showers for the north bay while san francisco will see a brief spike in temperatures. really uncomfortable on friday with a high of 80 but it will feel much nicer with mid-70s on saturday and upper 60s on sunday. mike, how is it looking for the morning commute? it is slow but i found the reason why. there is this slowing north 101 at talley. that is where csp just filed the report. a crash involving possibly six vehicles. it sounds like everything is off the shoulder but there could be attire in the lane. we will follow that closely. very early for this morning toward 680. also, north 101 just passing us, and earlier crash has one lanes blocked. we are tracking that. not a major focal point. then the rest of the bay, likely a long drive through

contra costa county. back to you. 5:21. next year on today in the bay, two covid-19 tests ordered in two bills he did not expect. i'm consumer investigator chris tamara. that's next. whether you're heading to boston or stay here, make sure you share your photos with us to be a chance to be feature pick send them to us on instagram, twitter, and facebook. we will be right back.

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high. the expected changes from drivers with the cost going up showing no chances of letting a. election day is over but the election is not over in the south bay pick two of the biggest races are still undecided. we will tell you who you will be voting for in november. i promise you, i will get him back. >> i am excited about this pick we are two days away from the world premiere of "jurassic world dominion." later on today, the cast taking over studio in a. laura dern and jeff goldblum, bryce dallas howard, they will all join today ahead of their big premier plus, of surprises in store for the today plaza including a life-size raptor. yes. that is all i have for you this morning right after us here on today in the bay.

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getting in a share for the first time in more than two decades. we will break down the race. in. >> it's my civic duty to come about and be part of the solution and not the problem. >> the bay area county seeing low voter turnout. we have complete election results on the special edition of today in the bay streaming on roku, amazon fire, apple tv, and online . morning to you on this wednesday. i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm laura garcia. we've got full election coverage straight ahead but first let's check in with me met kari hall who is tracking our forecast pick time to enjoy today pick it will still be nice and comfortable this afternoon. we are getting ready for some high heat in our forecast. as you head out this morning in the tri-valley, that is a live look at our beautiful sunrise. a clear start to the day with temperatures in the upper 50s this morning. you can see the trend as we go

to 67 at 9:00 to 74 at new. a great day and upper 70s today. 83 in livermore. 83 also in napa while san francisco will have a breezy 69 degrees today. tomorrow, the heat cramps up especially for the inland valley. we will take a look at that and how we compare to records that also a cooler end of the we can. all of that coming up in a few minutes. we have some breaking news to tell you about overnight. authorities are trying to determine if someone intentionally plowed their car into a crowd in a busy plaza. at least one person is dead. sky news telling us up to 30 more people are injured. police have detained at least one man believed to be the driver. this is that same area where 13 people died six years ago. this is when a man drove a truck into a crowd. turning out to decision 2022 and our primary election coverage.

two of the biggest races, san jose mayor and santa clara county sheriff. today in the bay's kris sanchez joins us like to tell us who will be on the ballot in the november run a. this has been so interesting to watch. >> reporter: two really big races if you live in the south bay. we know it is no surprise that santa clara county will get a new sheriff. sheriff lori smith is retiring. but, we know the two candidates are replacing her are coming from within the department and the other from outside the kevin jensen made the top spot and is a retired santa clara county sheriff's deputy. who has opposed sheriff smith before he lost in the election. robert jonsen will also appear on the ballot and is the head of the palo alto police department who also headed up the menlo political the police in certain los angeles sheriff's department. to the san jose mayor's race for the top two candidates are poised for our runoff and they are a veteran of self-pay

politics and a relative newcomer. the supervisor cindy chavez was the top vote getter as of last night and is very well known having served on the san jose city council as well. her likely opponent will be matt mahan, a first term council member. >> i think the most important thing i offer is a track record of accomplishment and experience in a public sector. the city of san jose is a big ship and it needs to turn in a new direction and that will take experience and that is why i am running and that is why i decided to run in the first place. >> i think the voters want to see accountability for results. i think we are doing a lot of the same things and expecting different outcomes. it's time to take a different direction. voters want a choice and they will have one in november. >> reporter: as he said, the run-up is set for november, the biggest races in the south bay are still undecided.

>> we will continue to follow. thank you. the ballot itself is a bit confusing when it comes to the u.s. senate race. alex padilla's name appeared twice because governor newsom appointed him to the senate seat when kamala harris won the vice presidency. he is the winner this morning and will serve out the rest of the current term and in january. he also has a lead in the race for the seat that begins next january and went to 2028. he will face a november run a. another big race we are following, the attorney general pick governor gavin newsom appointed rob bonta to the post last year to replace the health and human services secretary. this morning, bonta is the projected winner. we are waiting to see who bonta will face in the november election. despite big races in big money, voter turnout appears to be pretty dismal here in california. >> today in the bay is at the counseling center with details.

>> reporter: machines are working hard tuesday night and are wrapping up right now because so few voters came out for this election. some people in contra costa county cancer ballot early in the state primary just over 113,000 voting by mail. 13,000 voting in person. >> contra costa county, we are seeing fairly low turnout compared to a general election. that is typical for primary elections when it is the midterm election. >> i don't follow politics a lot. but, yes, when i hear about local things, it makes me want to make sure i put in my two cents. >> reporter: is not just contra costa county, voter turnout numbers are low statewide. results are still trickling in. our website is a great place for updates. head to nbcbayarea.com and click on the top story box that will take you to a list of all of the races are out the bay area that we have been following.

taking a look at a union 76 in fremont. the price there for regular unleaded is now $6.39 a gallon. just when you thought gas prices could not get any higher, it does. according to aaa, three out of four americans plan to put a pause on road travel due to the higher cost. overnight, the average jumped to a nickel under $5.00 and is expected to reach $5.00 by the end of the week. the bay area averages are much higher. sensitive cisco is $6.62 and one oil industry insider tells nbc supply from russia and saudi arabia is crucial but also america's ability to refine oil is falling behind. >> we haven't had a new refinery in this country for more than 60 years. they are held together but duct tape and bailing wire. now there is an absolutely limit

of their ability to produce gasoline. and they are coming up short. >> coming up on "the today show", sam brock is live looking at new efforts to bring new relief at the pump at 7:00, right after today in the bay. and parts of the midwest, getting a dose of severe weather. this is how it looked yesterday as the storms moved across omaha, nebraska, and brought heavy rain, hail and damaging winds. meteorologist kari hall is here. is not what we are excusing in the bay area pick we were wishing for just a little bit of that rain. and has been pretty bad in some areas and we are still seeing severe weather continue but once again, it is springtime and we typically start to see a lot of severe weather moving through that region. as we look at the texas panhandle and parts of oklahoma, there will be more severe weather expected today.

if you can tune in at 7:00, our oracle will have an update on "the today show". let's get a live look outside in open. starting with quiet weather. a few clouds passing by. temperatures in the upper 50s heading toward 70 degrees at lunch. our temperatures around the bay today will be fairly comfortable. a little bit warmer for some of our iman spots like antioch which is headed for 87. 69 in san francisco and 81 in nevada. it is about to get really hot in the valley. we will talk about that in a few minutes. mike, you are tracking a traffic alert in mountain view? i am. and were slowing in san jose affecting 101. north 101, we told you about the earlier crash involving a big rig. it sounds like there is debris. the right two lanes, no estimate for when they will open. west 237, early slowing for

that portion of silicon valley. north 101 also jamming up where the arrow is because of another crash. maybe six vehicles involved in that one. just around tully road. it sounds like the vehicles are on the shoulder but they are attracting attention and maybe blocking the slowing as well. lots going on for silicon valley , which was calm yesterday. the rest of the bay is showing an easy like drive right now. we are predicting traffic around e-series for the giants game at 6:45 as well as the nba finals which is in boston. you have to have reservations for the viewing party. to get inside it will cost you. mass transit options are available. speaking of mass transit, a new incentive to barr rider. you can pay through apple paper google play. an incentive to sign up, they

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happy wednesday to you. it is 5:44. as you're heading in napa this morning, it is 50 degrees. it will become partly cloudy as we go towards late morning. we are headed for 81 degrees, eventually reaching low to mid 80s for later today. it will start to warm up especially tomorrow.

we will talk about where we may have some excessive heat and where we could see rain i the end of the weekend, coming up in a few minutes. this might look at san jose shows north 101. it doesn't look bad again. that is because traffic is held back at tully. and alert for folks heading into mountain view, north 101 as well. it looks like another half hour to 45 minutes. we will talk about what's going on there, coming up. look at this dash cam video showing an apparent commendation. so, police say happened last tuesday when a woman came home to find strangers feeling things in her garage. investigators say they sped off in the van. she called my moment in police say the van was also stolen from another nearby home. no arrests have in may. families from uvalde and buffalo will testify before congress later this morning. >> scott mcgrew joins us now as they push for gun restrictions.

chuck schumer says the lead negotiator for the republican say, quote, hope springs eternal. probably not how the families of the victims feel. as you mentioned, they will speak to lawmakers today and one of the witnesses scheduled is the 11- year-old girl who smeared herself with her classmates blood to convince the gunmen she was dead. in the meantime, the city council in uvalde held an emergency meeting and the mayor echoed other leaders in their anger that the police do not have the facts of the incident straight. >> well, we were told one thing monday and the next day the story changed. we were told for a week that a teacher prop the door open with the rock and at the end of the week the story was going to pick those are the missteps i am talking about. >> missing from the meeting is a new city councilman who was

also the commander at the scene and ordered his officers to hold their position. ultimately it was nonpolice at all but federal agency went in. matthew mcconaughey was at the white house appealing to what he called the moderate majority to push for reasonable reform. mcconnaughhay is a supporter of the second amendment but said reasonable gun laws would protect gun rights while protecting american children. stick around for "the today show". they will have a lot more on mcconnaughhay speech and the latest from washington. "the today show" starts right after today in the bay at 7:00. negotiated in turkey between russia and turkey about shipping safely the ukrainian grain through the black sea. ukraine helps feed the world. there are 22 million tons of grain sitting in ukrainian silos. are public hearings on the genesis attack on america and its capital begin tomorrow in washington. and b.c. will cover them live starting at 4:00. all of the networks, will do the same.

fox will not. aji watch these bipartisan hearings, remember, the original idea was that the whole thing was supposed to be nonpartisan. the original idea was to form a committee of experts, the sitting politicians allowed at all. the sort of investigatory body that was formed after the 9/11 attacks. republican leader mitch mcconnell instructed his party to vote that down. the white house announced president biden will travel to the g-7 conference in germany and the nato conference in spain. we expect that he was going to. those will be at the end of the month. only on nbc, the lawyers who represented johnny depp speaking out for the first time since their high-profile win. the jury found that ex-wife liable for defamation. awarding depp more than $10 million in damages. the suit stands from her claims in an op-ed that she was a victim of domestic violence.

the jury also awarded her $2 million in her countersuit. h.e.r.'s attorney said the publicity ultimately hurt her client's case. depp's lawyer says the jury did their job. >> they had a tremendous amount of respect i think for the court. and the process and they were doing the best they could >> you can watch the full interview with the legal team on the today show coming up at 7:00 a.m., right after today in the bay. another big night on tap. the celtics on the warriors face-off in game three of the nba finals. the series tied up one game apiece. anthony flores is live this morning in boston. i bet boston is really buzzing. the first finals game in 12 years there. >> reporter: good morning, guys. you are right, the pulse of the city's electric. it is game day in boston

inspired up for game three tonight. on every see, a shirt like this that reads, it's all about the team. boston is chasing a record 18 championships in the warriors are trying to win four titles in your pick maybe no player is facing more pressure than steph curry. he has never won a finals mvp. if he is feeling pressure, you would not know it. check out this exchange he had with the reporter whose was going off during his press conference. >> marcus thompson. unbelievable. i am calling you out. >> i would like to start by repaying repenting for my press conference in. >> reporter: steph curry, so cool under pressure pick is always talking about the championship dna.

that comes with experience in knowing what and how to handle all the media circus that goes along with playing in the nba finals. my colleague and i, last night, we were the last ones in here. this morning, we are the first ones in here. but we are not going anywhere pick we will see you in one hour, talking about the hottest ticket in town. what it cost to get in here for the game tonight? is saying, i'm lucky i have a press pass. >> early bird gets the worm. >> probably the energy will keep you awake. the warriors, hosting a watch party if you can't go to boston. this time they are taking it up a notch. you can watch for free outside chase center, as always, and watch them on screens inside the arena. tickets can be purchased for 25 bucks. doors to the arena open at 5:00

p.m. the game tips off at 6:00. >> and you have to register for that, too. don't forget to turn in to nbc sports bay area for the free -- preand post game shows. they will be broadcasting live starting at 4:30 p.m. and then after the game, live posting coverage for you. we are also dealing with that forecast for today. it's looking pretty good, though. >> it's going to be perfect for that watch party outside or even just opening up the windows. a live look outside at san francisco. walnut creek starting with temperatures in the mid 60s. noon, 77 degrees. we will be in the low 80s as the coverage begins. we are still stink mild near the coast with nevada reaching

81 degrees. 75 in oakland and 78 in dublin. today, it is nice and comfortable, but let me show you tomorrow. up to 98 degrees in fairfield. compare that to the 71 we will have in half moon bay. fairly mild with oakland heading to 81 degrees and 91 in martinez. now let's take it to the peak of the heat on friday. these are where you have the excessive heat watch alert. you may have gotten those if you are in a place like sam martin. we will see some upper 90s in santa rosa. the heat we will have will most likely tie records or be very close. we are not expecting to see widespread records broke but as we see some heat coming in, as we go towards the end of the weekend, but we don't typically see is another chance of rain. we could see that, particularly in the north bay. our seven-day forecast shows temperatures heating up. by friday, reaching 100 degrees. still hot on saturday but much

nicer than sums -- . will san francisco will go from and comfortable 80 degrees on friday to upper 60s with breezy winds and more clouds on sunday. i will have another update coming up in a few minutes. happening now, the fbi is facing a new law set. olympic medalists simone biles, aly raisman, and others are among those who claim the agency failed to investigate criminal information about nasser's sex crimes and are seeking more than $1 billion in damages. the fbi and the justice department have not issued a response. our election coverage

continues when we returned including a lab report on one of the most watched bay area measures. a recall of the district attorney chesa boudin. we will have reactions from both sides, ed ahead. you're watching today in the bay. [ roar ] [ screaming ] everybody good? -no! why do they always have to go bigger?

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5:57. welcome back to today in the bay. several city council seats

are up for grabs. the vice mayor in district 3, a seat is also up for grabs to replace the councilman. omar torres with 41%. district five is one of the most contentious races. nora campos appears to be in the lead with 32% followed by peter ortiz with 22% it appears the bay area covid surge is leveling off. we want to show you a graph showing what happened over the last three months. in april, cases started low but began to climb. last month we saw the start of a new surge. recently, the cases are

starting to dip. right now, the state positivity rate is just under 9%. quickly approaching 6:00. this is not just about boudin but a proposition we passed several years a gray. so, there's a lot of things to report here but he certainly took the prize. >> ousted in a historic recall being launched nationwide. san francisco votes to fire district attorney chesa boudin. the results are in for the governor's race. who will face off against gavin newsom when they head to the polls in november. our team breaks it down. this is an a in the bay streaming live on roku, amazon fire, apple tv, and online . i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm laura garcia. new overnight, a brief scare for a grass fire in pittsburg. this is time-lapse video

posted by cal fire . it started after 1:00 in the morning. cal fire tells us it happened near woodland hills park south of highway 4. burned a little more than five acres before that i put it out. we are going to turn to meteorologist . still very dry out there. it is dry and windy as we typically see. even this morning, we have a southwesterly wind at 24 miles an hour. we have to be careful even with just pulling the car off to the side of the road and throwing --. our temperatures this morning in the mid-60s. it will warm up to mid-70s. 80s at 1:00 and eventually reaching 86 degrees in that area. san jose reaching 80.