school. students across san francisco will soon be getting ready for their first day of school. will there be enough staff on hand to teach those students? the lingering concern this morning and the possible district work-around. starbucks employees at one bay area location vote to unionize. also, beware of another price hike. our "climate in crisis" impact on local crops and how you'll feel it at the grocery store when you check out. this is "today in the bay." good wednesday morning to you. thank you for starting your day with us. i'm laura garcia. >> i'm marcus washington. more heat headed our way? >> more heat and some people waking up to rain this morning. the return on monsoon moisture brings in downpours as you wake up and get ready to head out. we're seeing this mostly in the south bay right around san jose. it comes through, it moves out,

it is just enough to make the car dirty, or if you're driving, you turn on the windshield wipers and before you know it, it's gone. mostly a light rain we're starting out with this morning, but definitely something to talk about. we typically don't see rain in the middle of august. it's been pretty august with the monsoon season with some of that moving into the bay area. more chances of rain throughout today. we're watching this closely for the possibility of lightning strikes. if we do see that, of course, we'll have the latest on that with more updates throughout the morning. i'm tracking the heat. so we'll talk about that coming up in a few minutes. >> we'll certainly check back with you. thanks so much, kari. moving you forward on back to school. the problem is the district is still filling some open positions. there's set to be a solution in place. "today in the bay's" ginger conejero saab is live in san francisco this morning. what are they doing to ease

parents' concerns? >> reporter: laura, they found the solution in the nick of time. today is back-to-school day in san francisco. still quiet outside marina middle school. it will change hours from now when towns of thousands of students come back to this high school among others in san francisco. teachers will be back, too, at least enough to fill classrooms. earlier this month the district said it was about 100 teachers short. an sfusd spokesperson says they'll have every classroom staffed thanks to reassigning personnel. that doesn't mean every vacancy is filled. there are 60 vacancies districtwide. last year that number was at 40. according to the district, many of those classrooms are being filled by staff normally in leadership and curriculum roles. they are certified teachers who will temporarily fill in. physical therapist kelly cummins said she's focused on making

sure classes are ready for students today. >> is my fifth school to check into today. everyone is like, we'll see what happens tomorrow and the rest of the week. we'll make it work. >> reporter: something else you may be interested in, this back-to-school vaccination rates among children. sfusd is not making vaccination a requirement this year, but take a look at the numbers. san francisco's numbers are well above the state vaccination numbers for both ages 5-11 and 12-17. those percentages are from the chronicle. masks for students are strongly recommended by the district, but those as well are not required. the district is also encouraging families to test their students before head back to class today. as far as the district is concerned, their work is not done. there is active teacher recruitment to fill those vacancies and find teachers who will permanently fill those roles. laura? >> a lot of parents are concerned. here they go, back to school.

thanks for the latest, ginger. we're providing coverage on everything you need to know. our website is a great resource with important district information, including school start times and new protocols. it's also at nbcbayarea.com. new this morning, workers at a san francisco starbucks have reportedly become the first in the city to unionize. the starbucks is located on 18th and castro. this is in the castro. that vote comes the same week starbucks asked the national labor elections board to halt all union elections. unions represent starbucks workers more than 100 locations nationally. a followup this morning and a victory for a san jose church penalized during the pandemic. the state appeals court ruled calvary church will not have to pay $200,000 in pandemic-related fines from 2020 and 2021. a lower court held the church in contempt for violating state and

county limits on indoor public gatherings, but the appeals court reversed that ruling saying governor newsom's ban violated freedom of religion. santa clara county hopes to collect more than $2 million in penalties against the church for violating other orders including face mask requirements. new hope for home buyers when it konls to making mitt the bay. a major drop in prices in san francisco. the median price in san francisco is down by more than $300,000 since april. even after the drop, it's still more than $1.6 million. is it enough of a change for potential first-time home buyers? experts say maybe not, especially when you factor in higher mortgage rates. >> mortgage affordability is the worst it's ever been across the country. that's a big challenge for buyers to be able to come up with, first of all, a down payment, second of all, now the mortgage payment, is an issue. >> new data shows more people

getting cold feet about buying a home. redfin says nearly one in four contracts signed this year in northern california later collapsed from the buyer pulling out, double the rate of last year. our climate in crisis, and the drought having a big impact on crops. that impact may soon be hitting you at the grocery store. california tomato farmers are warning of a looming price hike. on the "today" show one central valley farmer said his yield is already down 10% this season. that should lead to an increase in prices. >> the increase in the tomato price you're going to see further down the line, as soon as these tomatoes get into this system because these are basically 25% higher in cost for the producers. >> another factor in play, inflation. the full story on the "today" show at 7:00. that's right after us here on "today in the bay." >> maybe we need something free right now and pleasant. a live look outside at the bay bridge this morning.

glistening in its glory. look at that. we've had a lot of hot temperatures lately. and now some humidity, some rain in places, kari. what's going on. >> it's like what season is this? we're seeing rain on the radar. we're talking about that in the beginning. a first day of school for a lot of kids having to grab the umbrella early in the morning. let's take a closer look at some of the rain moving through the south bay now up the peninsula. the rain is pushing from south to north. so we're seeing that move u through. for the first day of school for the kids in san francisco, we have mid 50s at drop-off time. it's going to be a mostly cloudy day. here temperatures will start to come down, but it won't really feel that much better because of the mugginess that we're seeing around the bay area today. as far as temperatures, we'll see a high of 88 degrees as kids head back in san jose. 98 in livermore and 90 in martinez. we'll also see a high of 90 in novato today. we'll see the temperatures

continue to come down. we're monitoring rain and even lightning. we'll talk more about that in the forecast. getting to work, mike, they need lower gas prices. >> make sure you fill your tank as well if there's a backup that i didn't report. in danville, expressway gasoline on san ramon valley boulevard, $4.79. at a national in concord, clayton road, regular gas for $4.99. at arco in san francisco on phil street, $4.99 a gallon. so some better prices. still under $5.00. the highlighted green is where some damper roadways -- kari talked about the rain. this crash is completely cleared along with a car fire.

580 recovered from the huge backup we had from 3:00 to about 4:30. more traffic heading through the dublin interchange that just sorted itself out. everything on this map, contra costa county and approaching the bay bridge, moving at the speed sensor level. there is a crash in the center divide. no-showing in the big view for the sensors. traffic flowing smoothly near the coliseum. back to you. 5:09 right now. first flooding, now concerning video. coming up next at 5:25 on "today in the bay," theft accusations from residents of a san francisco luxury high-rise recently forced from their home, and the response from building management. getting you where you want to go higher and much, much faster with american aiines. faster with american aiines. rl californians have a choice

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vote yes on 27. good wednesday morning. happy first day of school for the kids in free month. we're starting off with high humidity, already in the upper 60s. at pickup time, 85 degrees and partly cloudy. hopefully it's a great day. we'll take a look at all ouf our microclimates and where we'll see rain. i was seeing a lot of fog at the golden gate bridge. it looks completely clear from this shot. it's dark you see beyond the lights. there are clouds hovg around the

deck. we'll see the impact farther south coming up. good morning. it's 5:12 on your wednesday morning. stocks moved up again on tuesday. that's the fifth straight day of gains. they're at new three-month highs. american airlines, we'll talk about them in just a second. man u. this is manchester united, the soccer team. elon musk said in a tweet yesterday he'd buy the team and then said it was just a joke. musk earlier this year said he'd buy coca-cola to put the cocaine back in it. he said he'd buy twitter. that one was supposed to be real. twitter is holding him to it. he's not buying man u. or so he says. the uk just got its new estimate for inflation. it's 10.1%. 10.1% higher prices than this time last year. that is much worse than we're seeing in america. our inflation rate is actually sinking, and a lot of this is

lower gas prices. oil now below $90 a barrel. we get the fed minutes today. that should give us a better idea what the federal open markets committee wants to do about interest rates. we assume they'll keep hiking. we get retail sales numbers today. they're expected to be stronger because gas prices are lower. the money we're saving at the pump we're spending in the stores according to economists. we'll get those numbers in about 15 minutes. american airlines says it will buy 20 supersonic airliners from boom aviation. boom hasn't built these planes but they're working on it. boom says the planes will fly nearly twice the speed of sound. the company said you'll see them at airports in 2030. we talked before about the company's ceo and founder, a former real estate agent, former amazon software guy who knew nothing about airplanes and is now heading this gigantic airplane company.

it really looks like they're going to build these mini concords. by the end of the take cade, you can fly on them. >> and be anywhere quickly. >> you'll probably still be delayed a couple hours. >> a shortage in pilots, right? >> exactly. >> no getting away right now. you stick around here. we're celebrating you. >> we are? >> that's right. today is a very special day. >> is that right? i had no idea. >> it is a very special day right here at "today in the bay." today marks 24 years since scott mcgrew joined the nbc bay area team. since then, we've been better for it. thanks for always keeping our viewers informed. you bring so much expertise to this team. we've been better for it. look at that. a look back in time. >> you're not alone here. also this month, our director corinne is celebrating 23 years. she's seen many technology changes over the years.

love you, corinne. >> she's at the hem right now directing, and producing -- we're still celebrating her. she's nearing the one-year mark with the "today in the bay" team. we love you for it. >> love you kitty cat. there she is right now. >> no cameras, no cameras. >> really proud of you. proud of all of our team. it's a privilege and honor to have the amazing team. it's our family. >> i will say to kat what you already know, once you get a job here, you're not going anywhere. this is the place to work. management is incredible, the way you're treated is just amazing and the opportunities are fantastic. >> it's kind of a wacky shift, but we're all in it together. >> a selfie? here we go. >> that was good tv. >> back to work. >> happy anniversary.

>> thank you. a lot of celebrating today. >> i don't know if we're celebrating the chance of lightning and the heat that we've had -- >> spoken like a true meteorologist. take a look at the fog, though, that's rolling over the golden gate bridge. i know you can barely see anything. you can't really see anything from below either. we're seeing a lot going on here with the fog near the coast interacting with the monsoon moisture arriving into the bay area and even producing rain. it's been moving through the south bay, now working its way up the peninsula with rain other palo alto and woodside. rain over sunnyvale. it's kind of spotty, hit or miss. it's moving through quickly. it's just enough to make your car dirty. it's not going to help us with the drought. we're watching for the potential of a few lightning strikes as we go from late morning into the afternoon. where we see the darker greens,

that indicates higher humidity. that will start to shift over to the east bay and the north bay later this afternoon. and then it dries out so at least we won't be dealing with the mugginess for too long. as we go hour-by-hour, we start to see the spotty showers popping up around 9:00 this morning. keep the umbrella close by and make sure the windshield wipers aren't all dried out. a chance for spotty rain later today and by sunset seeing probably a beautiful sunset, but also some clearing skies. we do still have the excessive heat warning for parts of the central valley. heat advisory for solano county. but the rest of the bay area dropped from the heat advisory. as you're heading off for the first day of school in san jose, it will feel sticky. the roads may be wet from early morning rain. upper 60s to start and mid to upper 80s for this afternoon. check out these temperatures. even though they're coming down a few degrees compared to yesterday, it won't really feel that much cooler because of the

high humidity. going into tomorrow, that's when it starts to feel better as we see the humidity dropping. and on friday it's looking pretty nice. highs in the mid 80s for the south bay. it will be up to 100 in fairfield and 95 in livermore. checking out the seven-day forecast, slate chance for rain, monsoon moisture again. highs in the upper 90s. we see 90s in the forecast through saturday. once again, that will be combined with drier air and feeling better on sunday. san francisco drops back to the 70s today. we'll see upper 60s the rest of the week. mike, how is it looking with the crash in the south bay? >> this is berryessa, northbound 680. we're not getting a lot of details. no major injuries reported so far. this is 680 and capital expressway. in the same area, the green highlighting extends all the way into palo alto, mountain view,

cupertino, all these roadways potentially have a little dampness, maybe slicker roadways. given the time it's been since we've had rain, there could be a lot of grease on the roadways. watch the school zones as well. this extends down highway 17 where we had a crash on the northbound sound around bear creek road. it should be over on the shoulder. there's a new crash between san martin and morgan hill where we should see the buildup as well as damp lanes. watch that as well. i'll watch it for you. the crash in livermore, the third of three crashes over near north livermore on west 580, all cleared from the roadway. over here, north 880 at david, still the center divide for activity. it looks like no lanes are blocked as we get towards the bay bridge. low clouds hover around, but the view is just fine. beautiful view of the city.

>> it is nice, thanks. 5:20 this morning. next, nbc bay area responds. >> how can you get an insurance company to pay you every single penny you're owed after a disaster? a really boring home video. i'm consumer investigator chris chmura.

5:23 right now. new accusations of theft at a problem-plagued san francisco luxury high-rise. it all started in june when a burst water pipe that led to flooding at 33 tehama, forcing tenants from the home. building management tells us the contractor was terminated soon thereafter. one resident calls this just the latest problem with the landlord. >> it's really like someone is absorbing the information, but there's not a lot of answering of our questions. i don't think there's any real content that comes from them that is very helpful. it's unfortunate that i feel like they're not empathetic to the situation. >> management did release a statement saying we have security on the premises 24 hours a day seven days a week, and the safe keeping of our residents' belongings is our

utmost priority. they say contractors no longer have access to residential units. whether a fire, flood or other issues damages your home, you still have work to do, paperwork, a big part of recovering is documents what you lost so your insurance policy pays up. >> there is a step you can take today, whether you own or rent your place to make that paperwork easier tomorrow. consumer investigator chris chmura will walk us through how to do it and that's a home inventory. >> a home inventory is a list of everything that you own and insure. if you have to file an insurance claim, you have to prove what you have before you get paid. this is your not-so-secret weapon, a smart phone. use it to record a video, nothing fancy. just walk through every room and go slowly. make sure the clip records everything in each room. talk about what you see, show the brand names and model

numbers. speak about where you bought your stuff, when and how much you paid. your narration now might help jog your memory later on. go all over, open every drawer, every cupboard, every closet. >> make sure you're not just sticking with the house. so many people have stuff in their garage, too. >> when you're done, upload your video and any photos or documentation to your cloud in case your phone is destroyed or misplaced during a disaster. an insurance industry survey found 80% of people in the past year didn't have an inventory or didn't update it. maybe that's because it's a bit of work. it doesn't have to be. >> there are a number of tools available, many available through your insurance company probably for free. >> ask your agent about those tools and apps. after all, that's why you pay them a commission. >> good at vice, chris. 5:26 this morning.

next on "today in the bay," the top stories we're following including two covid sub variants expanding across the globe. how concerned should you be? bay area health experts weigh in. a flex alert issued for later today. the steps you can take to cool your house beforehand.

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k transition, why it's needed now more than ever and the new opportunity. scaling back the search. authorities are switching gears as they look for a 16-year-old in the sierra. the new announcement and heartfelt message for her mother. >> the warm temperatures are lingering in parts of the bay area as a new flex alert takes effect over concerns of the power grid. kari hall tracking whether or not we still have to worry about triple-digit temperatures. this is "today in the bay." >> good morning to you all this morning. i'm marcus washington. >> i'm laura garcia. >> let's get started with the day. traffic impacting a lot of people. more bay area schools are starting today. mike, first day of school for a lot of people and what are we faced with?

>> huge school district in the south bay. other school districts have kicked in, but san jose unified down here. impact for local schools, also the green highlighting that indicates -- i want you to notice 101 is still flowing, typical schedule. where i circled the crash, north 680 at berryessa, we heard there are nails in the road. the green goes up the peninsula intowards palo alto. nothing as far as the sensors, the road weather index goes over here in contra costa county. we do have that build out of that area into vallejo for westbound 37. i want to give a quick look towards the bay bridge. kari talking about possible light rain that's been out there, low clouds as well. there's clearly moisture in the air. >> absolutely. we can all feel it. monsoon is back. we also have some rain, kind of

spotty across parts of the south bay as we get a closer look. we can see some green here in the radar. it is not a lot of rain. you turn on the windshield wiper and it's gone. then we may be heading pour the car wash later today. we'll see some of the showers moving through palo alto, lo altos. we will be seeing the possibility of hit-or-miss showers especially late morning into early afternoon. watching out, also, for the potential of lightning strikes. so far it's been so quiet. hopefully it stays that way. we'll talk more about this and the first day of school for a lot of kids. >> feels like summer is hanging on, the hot weather in the bay area and around state is triggering a flex alert. >> staying cool can get tough for a lot of people, tt with conserving energy. >> reporter: correct. good morning, marcus and laura. the california independent system operator issued a flex

alert this afternoon from 4:00 to 9:00 over concerns that we could be stretching our electrical grid as more and more people turn on the ac during today's hot weather. during the flex alert, they ask you turn off all unnecessary lights, avoid using major appliances and set your thermostat to 78 degrees or higher. before the flex alert goes into effect at 4:00, there are things you can do to keep your house cool. you want to pre cool your home by lowering the thermostat, close windows, shutters, shades and curtains. you want to charge electronic devices and your cars in advance. the bay area is in the midst of this heat wave. for example, yesterday concord hit 103 degrees. hot weeks like this unfortunately significantly increase the risk for wildfires. cal fire tells us the heat waves are a reminder that the fire

season is almost year-round and is stretching resources like never before. >> there's no way we're going to reverse it. it's only going to get worse. we just have to adapt. we have to build resilient communities. >> reporter: it was so hot yesterday in the east bay, b.a.r.t. had to slow some of the trains down to 44 miles an hour or less to prevent potential problems in the heat. this is a new policy after tracks warped in triple-digit heat in june which triggered a minor derailment. live in livermore, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> i remember that. whatever they can do to keep everyone safe and cool. thanks, bob. 5:34 right now. authorities are starting to scale back the search for toni guinyard girl missing for more than a week in the sierra. 16-year-old kiely rodni was last seen at an outdoor party near a

tahoe area campground. with no new information coming on, law enforcement agency will authorize a single task force. her mother is still holding out hope. >> she's tenacious. she's feisty. she has a love for life and i know that she has never been one to give up easy. >> rodni's car is also missing. her phone has been off ever since shortly after the late night party on august 5th. there's now a $75,000 reward for information to find her. in just moments the world health organization will begin its latest meeting on monkeypox which includes a name change debate. some argue that the monkeypox term may be derogatory. others suggest it could have racist connotations. world health organization leaders have acknowledged the

problem and agreed a name change may be order leading to today's public forum. some say calling it monkeypox is also biologically false. >> this virus is not predominantly occurring in monkeys. it's a rat disease or rodent disease. i think the w.h.o. is trying to get away from naming things based on places, naming things based on people and based on animals so not to stigmatize things. >> how did it get the name? that's the question. last week the united nations health agency renamed two families of the virus. it now uses roman numerals instead of geographical areas to avoid stigmatizing. new concerns about the spread of two new covid sub variants. ba.4.6 and ba.2.75, still part

of the omicron lineage. covid cases right now are dropping, infectious disease experts say the trend could change, especially after seeing it spread across places like india. >> it certainly increased its prevalence in india, from nearly undetectable in the middle of may to now it's making up as much as 40% of cases in india. >> as of last week, ba.4.6 made up about 2% of cases in california. experts believe it's moving just as fast as delta once did. 5:37 this morning. moving you forward on back to school. california is in the first year of its new three-year rollout of universal transitional kindergarten or prek. children turning five years old between september 2nd and february 2nd are eligible for

the program, allowing them to start kindergarten at the age of 4. the ratio of 12-1, also half of the current t-k ratio. many of these children didn't get the same social interaction going into the pandemic. >> so now going into school, this is going to provide those opportunities for them, and in a school site, there's so much support with teachers and other professionals like myself, especially/language pathologists and school psychologists who will monitor the children and make sure they get the early intervention they need which is really crucial for development. >> universal transitional kindergarten provides a more play-based and developmental-based curriculum along with literacy, math, social studies and art. members of san francisco's grape crops now are contending with hot social weather. the annual blessing of the

grapes ceremony is aimed at honoring the vendors. it starts at 11:30 this morning. it's 5:38 right now as we take a live look in downtown san jose. look at the skyline. just a beautiful way -- you see the sun trying to peek its way through. meteorologist kari hall has more. >> we have light showers that moved to the north of san jose. when we have monsoon moisture coming in, we often have these amazing sunrises and sunsets. so get the cameras ready. you'll see temperatures in the upper 60s. overall it's going to be a warm day. so shorts, short sleeves and also the water bottle to help keep them hydrated. they'll be needed for today as we head for the upper 80s. it's going to feel a lot hotter because of the mugginess lingering in the air. we also will be seeing those temperatures in the upper 80s

and low 90s, even upper 90s for livermore and fairfield, while san francisco is now starting out with some fog. we'll see highs in the low 70s. i've watching the radar closely for the chance of not only rain, but lightning. mike, you've been watching the roads already. a couple of crashes, a busy wunl. >>. >> /* will be careful, the mist, the fog here, a little lower visibility of the span itself. you see the sheen on the roadway. kari talked about that and the possibility through the south bay as well. i want to warn folks there's a game tonight again as there has been all week, the giants playing at 6:45 at oracle. remember in san francisco today, also a lot of schools, san francisco unified back in session. there will be school zones. be careful. different patterns. before your work day, highway 37 typical typical at this time.

the roadway will close again at 8:00 p.m. that will go until 4:00 a.m. everything is open for business when you see your typical slowing. you do have that reroute overnight from 8:00 p.m., a sizable one, about 4r5 minutes extra for your drive out of vallejo heading over towards novato. this crash is cleared to the shoulder, actually the center divide, north 880. in the south bay and peninsula, highlighted green is what kari is talking about, the light rain may make the roads a little slick. we haven't heard about major problems. we have a crash 680 at berryessa. we'll talk more about that coming up. 5:41 this morning. helping more people make it in the bay. coming up on "today in the bay," the new way one ride share company is helping deliver free food to those most in need. a landslide loss for one of donald trump's biggest foes. our back-to-school coverage

continues with our morning announcement from bay area school superintendents. >> so, as we start the school year, definitely student safety is still a top priority. we have our masking policy in place. we're still asking all students to wear a mask. it is strongly recommended. we're following the state guidance. we're also encouraging families to test their students before the start of the school year. go to the website to see how to access testing before the school year begins. you can view all the superintendent messages right now on our webte now on our webte nbcbaysi,ar californians have a choice

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next to you, apoquel is a dog's best friend. good wednesday morning. at 5:45, parts of the bay area waking up to some rain. as we look at the radar, we see the showers moving out of is south bay into the peninsula, woodside, palo alto, as well as pln and livermore getting up on spotty showers. we'll continue to track this and watch out for a chance of lightning in our forecast coming up in a u if minutes. in san jose traffic backing up northbound heading into some of the areas kari talked about with light rain. a bigger backup for 101.

680 there's an issue through san jose as well. we'll talk about what's on the road that you'll have to try to avoid coming up. no resolution just yet to the contract impasse at kaiser in sclera. this is now day three of the mental health workers strike. it involves 2,000 workers in northern california and the central valley. they're demanding higher pay, increased staffing and shorter wait time for patients. crieser says it's making a fair offer to those workers and they actually hired nearly 200 new clinicians since last year. 5:46 right now. president biden signed what he says is one of the most important bills ever to cross his desk. >> scott mcgrew, the inflation reduction act puts up billions to fight climate change. >> that's right. it will make prescription drugs cheaper as well. it will give tax breaks to people trying to save energy at home while seating a minimum 15%

tax for big corporations, some of which have not been paying tax at all. no new taxes for regular taxpayers. the new law should reduce the deficit as well. it brings in more money than it spends. it's not quite the build back better bill biden first pitched. the white house says it's a sign they're getting things done. >> a president should be judged not only by our words, by our deeds, not by our rhetoric, but by actions, not by a promise, but reality. today is part of an extraordinary story being written by this administration and our brave allies in the congress. >> liz cheney lost her bid to keep her congressional seat in wyoming tuesday. it was a landslide. her opponent, backed by donald trump, won easily. cheney, of course, stood up to trump and voted for his impeachment and criticized trump for his at taxes on democracy. a trump spokesperson told "the new york times," quote, she may have been fighting for

principles, but they are not the principles of the republican party. cheney was well aware she was going to lose and said the loss was worth standing on those principles. >> two years ago i won this primary with 73% of the votes. i could easily have done the same again. the path was clear, but it would have required that i go along with president trump's lie about the 2020 election. it would have required that i enable his on going efforts to unravel our democratic system and attack the foundations of our republic. that was a path i could not and would not take. we must be very clear-eyed about the threat we face and about what is required to defeat it. i have said since january 6th that i will do whatever it takes to ensure donald trump is never genny where near the oval office, and i mean it. >> cheney, of course, will still be in congress for the rest of

the year, will go back to washington to further investigate trump. she'll be on the "today" show coming up at 7:00. i've seen the clip. she says she's thinking about running for president. trump lawyer rudy giuliani will be in georgia today, forced to testify before a grand jury investigating trump's attempts to overturn the election. nbc has reported giuliani's lawyers have advised him he's a target of the criminal investigation. lots to keep track of. lots to talk about. i enjoy talking with everyone on social media. on twitter you'll find me @scottmcgrew. 5:49 right now. members of san francisco's asian community demanding answers from law enforcement leaders in the wake of recent violence against elders. dozens packed chinatown community center for a town hall that included new district attorney brooke jenkins. one woman was recently assaulted on a bus and still sees her attacker daily on the street.

police chief bill scott says his offices are stepping up to respond to crime. >> every day where i'm living, i can still see the center being close by, and i have reported this case to the police, but so far there has been no updates and no followups, and every single day my son and i live in fear. >> we can do it, set a new tone that we're not going to tolerate that's acts of violence and back it up with actions in the courtroom. >> jenkins and the chief say they're working hard to catch criminals to try to hold them accountable for their actions. a new partnership to help people struggling to make it in the bay. >> the san francisco marin food bank teaming up with doordash to support a new project called project dash. it will deliver food to families and seniors in need. recipients can sign up through the website. organizers say they're seeing an increase in demand for virtual services with back to school

front and center amid skyrocketing inflation. >> what we've seen through the pandemic is the need has not gone down in recent months. of course, people are experiencing the impacts of inflation. we're seeing the need sustained, dedicated to making sure the service is fulfilled. >> we spoke with one of the project dash drivers who says she feels lucky for the opportunity to give back to the community. >> i've done so many now, i've had so many regulars, like i was mentioning earlier, i had one lady who is disabled, and she cannot move. she's waiting every week for her order. >> the partnership has provided san franciscans more than 275,000 deliveries. if you'd like to volunteer and help, go to nbcbayarea.com. also trending this morning, a lot of people wondering what is the message behind kanye

west's latest marketing strategy. >> check out how his new line of clothing is being sold out of some gap stores. this is said to be a direct request from yezy. up to $300 for hoodies and teas. it's not clear how many stores are using this kind of display. but he did utilizes dumpsters last month as part of two new clothing line initial releases. >> what's he saying about his clothing? it's trash. >> doesn't matter what hef puts it in. people are still going to buy it. he could put rotten food on top and people would still buy it. >> i don't think i would. >> you're not the target. >> let's take a look at palo alto this morning. >> talk about this rain. >> it was raining there a few minutes ago. >> what is going on?

>> all you do is turn on your windshield wipers and it's gone. that's how fast it's in and out of here. the sunrise over san francisco is beautiful. we have low clouds and fog. up above that we have high clouds moving in with monsoon moisture. we can see the fog over the golden gate bridge.inan francis. this is what they're walking out the door to, light rain. temperatures in the mid 50s. at pickup time, we'll see the sun peeking out, partly cloudy skies. upper 60s but feeling very humid. talking about rain this morning. some of the scattered showers moving through, already moved through the south bay, now rolling up the peninsula. it's about to clear in palo alto. but it heads farther to the north and east. we're seeing showers in mr.

pleasanton todd san ramon soon. there will be a chance during any point in the morning and every afternoon that a spotty shower could roll through where you live. isolated lightning strikes as we see the monsoon moisture rolling through. it's also going to be hot. we have a heat advisory in effect for parts of the interior, mendocino and lake county as well as solano county for today. you want to make sure you're reducing your outdoor activity and that continues through this evening. temperatures there still hitting the upper 90s, up to 98 in fair faeld, 84 in napa and 90 in novato today. even though the temperatures come down a few degrees, because of the humidity, it's still going to be very hot. as we go into the day tomorrow, the humidity will be dropping. we'll have some more seasonable weather with dublin headed for 88 degrees. 83 in napa, and san francisco comes back to the upper 60s. on friday, we see temperatures

ticking up a little bit. we'll continue with lower humidity into the weekend. so today, a lot of activity could be happening because of the monsoon moisture. you want to make sure to have the nbc bay area app so you can get alerts if rain approaches your location. san francisco, mid 70s, mix of sun and clouds. upper 60s for tomorrow and into the weekend. mike, you're seeing extra slowing in san jose. >> it was quite focused north 101 just north of 680. looks like it sorted out. it may be a timing issue. that timing will continue to adjust as san jose unified comes online. watch the school zones, folks. where i showed you the camera north 101 at 680, up to oakland road, typical area for sloping. this has been atypically slow as well north 680. all the vehicles are out of the roadway, but reports of rocks an

nails. they're waiting for a sweeper to come through. watch for that as the volume builds right there in san jose, rocks and nails possibly as you approach north shait. the rain continues to leave its mark on our road weather index. the green highlighting up the peninsula. there may be slicker roadways, light rain through the area. great getting over towards the bay bridge, not a problem. same thing for the san mateo bridge. back to you. happening now for you, plans falling into place to provide families in need free dental screening for school-age children on the peninsula. it involves a partnership with western dental and orthodontics and health plan of san francisco. it begins at 8:00 a.m. sunday at the western dental office on el camino real in san mateo with limited appointments available. back to school in the bay area not as easy for some schools facing a teacher

shortage. next on "today in the bay," one major district confronting the issue head on with a last-minute work around to make sure all

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back to school. >> i'm excited because i'll be in school with all my friends, my teachers and all the people in the school. >> more students across the bay area are just hours away from their first day of school, but there isn't enough staff on hand to teach them. >> a lingering concern this morning and one district's last-minute workaround. starbucks employees at one san francisco hold a make or break vote. beware of another price hike. the new shortage driving the prices of some of your favorite foods even higher. we'll take a closer look at the tomato trouble in california and the toll it's having on kitchens nationwide. this is "today in the bay" streaming live on roku, amazon fire tv, apple tv and online. it's wednesday morning, hump day. thank you for joining us, i'm marcus washington. >>