mind all the dates are dependent on weather conditions. let's hope the snow falls early and often this year. >> um-hum. >> fun times on the slopes. >> always. right now at 6:00, a new approach for treating monkeypox. a live report on a new trial testing to help patients with severe cases. an easy fix? teachers in one of the bay area's largest school districts say they know what it would take to quickly end a teacher shortage. their call to action and the response from district leaders. that's way too little, that's chunk change. >> live from washington with the announcement from the white house that's expected today, the big news that could affect you and your family. this is "today in the bay" streaming live on roku, amazon fire, apple tv, and online. wednesday morning making its way into your homes. thanks for allowing us. i'm marcus washington. >> i'm laura garcia.

mike is keeping an eye on the roads. he'll give us an update in a moment. first, foggy and cool start to our day. >> once again we're in the weather pattern where we continue to see fog each morning and some marine layer clouds reaching into the inland areas. headed out on the peninsula, a mostly cloudy start and happy first day of school for the kids in san carlos. drop-off time low 60s and nice afternoon reaching into the mid-70s with some sunshine, make it a great first day. round the bay area, we're anywhere from low 60s in half moon bay to mid-90s for concord this afternoon. santa rosa reaching 91 and san jose will be in the upper 80s. so we'll talk about a slight cooldown in our weekend forecast and mike, you've been watching a few of those slow spots especially in the east bay. >> the oakland slow spot we don't expect is a problem that happened yesterday, an area that had a problem yesterday, different problem this morning. yesterday there was a barrel damage at broadway and it tied

up north 880 for much of the morning. this morning i hope it's shorter lived. 808 is slow toward 980, disabled vehicle on the grid. no chp activity. tow truck should be headed to the scene. anotherer eye west of 37, commute direction out of vallejo, three bales of hay approaching mare island that may complicate things out of vallejo. slowing through hayward and a little more san jose, standard. back over to you. >> thank you, mike. moving you forward this morning in the fight against monkeypox, an all-star covid treatment team is launching a new trial some believe will be a big game changer when it comes to the monkeypox treatment. >> it comes as the bay area tries desperately to meet that vaccine demand. "today in the bay's" ginger conejero saab live in san francisco digging a little deeper into what it could all mean. ginger? >> reporter: good morning, laura. good morning, marcus. the trial has been called or dubbed platinum. the drug at the center of it all

is known as tpoxx and not anything new. tpoxx treats your disease once you have been infected. researchers are taking a look at its effectiveness for people infected with monkeypox and who aren't that sick. let's look at the vaccine versus tpoxx. the monkeypox vaccine reduces your risk of infection, while tpoxx treats your disease once you have already been infected. the main focus for tpoxx is shortening the course of the disease. currently most people report to have mild symptoms that run the course of two to four weeks, but some have lesions for a longer period of time, which is why this trial is garnering a lot of attention. dr. peter chin-hong says it could be a game changer. >> we know that earlier treatment probably matters, so that's why this uk trial is really, really significant. it's looking at people who are not so sick to see if it prevents them from getting sick,

to see if it prevents them from getting a long course of the disease, so shortening the disease is really what it's all about. so it works on the envelope of the virus, and it disrupts its envelope of mpoxx so the virus can't infect another cell. >> reporter: the oxford team behind this trial is also the team behind the key covid trial and hope to have results by the end of the year. according to the cdc, there are at this point more than 44,500 cases in the world, nearly 16,000 of which are here in the u.s. california still one of the state's most affected by it with over 3,000 cases and locally here in san francisco, we're seeing over 670 cases. san francisco's department of public health says the city will receive 1,600 vials of monkeypox and they will begin to administer the vaccines

intradermally which means they'll split up the doses and allow for 8,000 doses for those who want to be vaccinated. the clinic at zuckerberg san francisco general has been open this week and is expected to stay open until supplies last. they're trying to address the shortage for a vaccine and treatment options. marcus? >> greater access and more people are getting those vaccines. ginger, thank you. a call to action from san francisco's school teachers who say available funding is already in place to offset what they call an ongoing shortage in the classroom. last night, teachers rallied ahead of a school board meeting. when the fall session started last week, the district had not yet filled all the positions. union leaders say with the state increasing its budgeting for education, the district can already tap into more money to attract and retain teachers. >> it's awful when you know that you have to move classrooms, some classrooms are being

combined, educators are scrambling to cover classrooms, some on a daily basis. >> during last night's meeting the school district is prioritizing its investment in compensation to better recruit and retain teachers. happening today, relief may be coming for millions of americans, still trying to pay back their student loans. president biden is expected to announce plans for federal loan relief. >> "today in the bay's" brie jackson is live in washington this morning, and brie, if we look back here, this was one of the president's key campaign promises. >> that's right, good morning, marcus, laura. president biden has faced increasing pressure to act on student loan debt, and today, president biden is expected to follow through on his campaign promise to address thor u, but it's likely to fall short of what some democrats have pushed for. president biden expected to slash up to $10,000 in federal

student loan debt for borrowers making less than $125,000 a year. >> i mean, that's way too little. that's chump change. >> over the course of my law school career, i'm expected to accrue around $70,000 over the course of three years. >> reporter: it's estimated over 40 million americans are in debt for their education, totalling more than $1.7 trillion. the biden administration is looking to relieve some of that financial stress. >> we want to make sure higher education is accessible, and we know education is a great equalizer. >> reporter: critics warn canceling student debt could make inflation even worse. >> you cannot add that to the debt at a time where the debt is at near-record levels and inflation is a huge problem. >> reporter: republican senator tom cotton tweeting "joe biden has had a lot of bad ideas. this might be his worst idea

yet." with midterms nearing, president biden faces pressure to do something on this issue. >> i think the longer that this plays out, the more that the political opponents on the right are going to critique that and say this is not the way to go. >> reporter: democrats have called on the president to forgive $50,000 for federal student loan debt holders. last year biden said he's not willing to go that far. >> i'm prepared to write off the $10,000 debt, but not $50,000. >> reporter: the president is also likely to extend the pause on loan payments that were scheduled to end next month. in the phone call with mr. biden tuesday night, senator majority leader chuck schumer made a final push for the president to cancel as much student loan debt as he can. >> i'm sure people with debt want to hear that. thanks so much for the latest. >> 6:08 right now. developing this morning, parts of the deep south will be under a flood watch. today's advisory will affect 4

million people. more than one foot of rain fell in some neighborhoods. some people are calling this a once in a thousand-year flood. >> look at the damage and cleanup there. kari hall, the storm is easing in that area. does that mean it's moving somewhere else? >> today now louisiana, parts of alabama, mississippi are in the target of that storm. it's just moving so slowly and it's sucking up all of this gulf moisture and very warm air. it's giving it a lot of energy and dumping copious amounts of rainfall in those areas, where we are now seeing those flash flood watches and warnings in effect for today, and also includes parts of the houston area, and southern texas. we'll be watching that. here we're waking up to a sunny sky. looks hazy in dublin as we are starting out with a clear sunrise, temperatures in the upper 50s. we'll go from upper 50s to upper 70s at noon and continuing to warm up from there. look at all of our

microclimates, where high temperatures head for the upper 80s. we're basically matching yesterday's high temperatures, so what you had yesterday is what you can expect for today. we'll talk about the weekend ahead in a few minutes. mike has a look at where we can find lower gas prices. >> we're looking around the bay area, for some of the prices and in oakland, at royal along international boulevard, gas there is $4.77 a gallon. mill valley in the north bay, hq fuels on shoreline highway gas for $4.69, and in san jose, the costco, the one on center road has gas $4.78 a gallon. so some great options for you, almost a quarter below five bucks for all of them. look atted roadways here, toward 880 through oakland, the earlier disabled vehicle has finally been cleared, the last seven minutes has seen some quick dissipation for the slow drive. we should see a better drive than yesterday where there was the damage and repair work at broadway that tied up north 880 for much of the morning.

bales of hay west 37 at mare island. back to you. >> thanks so much, mike. all right parents, if you still have some back-to-school shopping, this is for you. coming up next on "today in the bay," the big sales coming to several retailers. what's causing the deep price cuts. in san francisco, yelp! is wading into the argument over abortion rights. let's take you out to the futures as well. remember, we've had several down days. looks like we'll get a bit of a mix this morning. and four decades. >> yeah, let that scary music play. ♪♪ >> yes. four decades of running from michael myers, "halloween" is coming to a cinema. how soon you can test the new movie and why you won't have to go to theaters to catch it, go to theaters to catch it, th here at city of refuge, we house up to 26 families.

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- you okay? - there's a flex alert today to see transformation come to them. so i'm mentally preparing for the power outage. oh, well we can help stop one because we are going to reduce our energy use from 4-9pm. what now? i stepped on a plug. oh that's my bad! unplugging. when it comes to preventing outages the power is ours. the time is 6:14. if you're about to lace up your shoes, go for an outdoor workout in livermore, temperatures in the upper 50s, a nice cool start before it heats up. get in the outdoor activities early. we'll look at all of the microclimates in the forecast coming up. >> as we look at the san mateo bridge a smooth drive west across the peninsula. bigger volume over the last 20 minutes across the span. still in a major problems, there's slowing through hayward

getting there. good morning, happy wednesday to you. intel has made a deal with a company called brookfield to fund a multibillion-dollar chip factory in arizona. peloton just made a deal with amazon to sell bikes and other things on amazon. peloton shares were unchanged yesterday. you don't see that one very often. insiders say several government agencies and congressional committees are interested in investigating twitter after twitter's former head of security filed a whistle-blower's report saying twitter does not take security seriously enough. the report says, among other things, the company was reckless as it allowed too many employees to access sensitive data. >> senate judiciary chairman dick durbin warned "if these claims are accurate, they may show dangerous data privacy and security risks for twitter users around the world."

twitter says the report is filled with "inaccuracies" and points out it fired its head of security, the man who made the report. if you couldn't sleep last night, and tried to go on facebook, you probably discovered you couldn't. facebook was down for a while. a security leader there blamed what she called a configuration change. yelp! says it will add labels to so-called pregnancy crisis centers on its app and website to avoid confusion. the centers that don't provide abortions but may provide counseling. some women report they've been searching out abortion services to realize they're at the wrong place. the labels simply say the facility does not have medical staff on sight. brie jackson was talking about the president's plan to announce limited forgiveness of student loans today. we'll talk more about that as we talk politics in a half an hour. there's debate over whether forgiving the loans would reignite the economy and spark more inflation. people who don't have to pay $300 to $600 a month can spend that money buying cars or going on trips or going to

restaurants, that kind of thing. coming up in "checks and balances" we'll look at an idea a little bit outside the box. nobody's been talking about it. we have no evidence the president's considering it but if we're right, we'd look really smart so we'll take the risk, coming up. >> probably going to be right. >> eh! >> thanks, scott. >> you bet. new this morning, some large retailers are about to offer major price cuts to get rid of excess inventory. some of the stores taking part, macy's, te. each is looking for ways to sell off unsold items and rebalance their merchandise ahead of fall and winter. the surge in inventory comes as buyers pull back on spending and shifting their spending patterns. also trending this morning, "halloween" is coming to an end the big screen. >> "halloween" what are you talking about? it has a premiere date for its final installment.

>> come on, let's go. >> "halloween ends" debuts streaming and in theaters on october 14th. jamie lee curtis will return and one final confrontation with michael myers. she played the iconic character over four decades and has a special message for fans. >> it has been the honor of my life to play lori strode. no matter how you watch this final chapter, i hope you'll get people together and scream and cheer and hold your breath 'til the end, because we created this for you and i thank you for your years of support and how much you care about this story and me, your final girl. so i'll see you soon. stay safe. and happy halloween, everyone. [ laughter ]

>> something tells me she's got him. "halloween ends" will stream exclusively on peacock starting october 14th. that was my big introduction to scary movies, halloween, jason and freddy. >> which you love. >> halloween is a good one, scary. >> i watch it like this. >> i want to see it but don't want to see it. >> exactly. no masks here, take them off. let's get a look at the forecast. a little foggy out there. >> it's foggy out there, that may give it a little bit of a creepy look to the skies today, as we are starting out with the same kind of view that we had yesterday at this time. fog over the bay bridge, but at least the visibility is clear for drivers heading in from the east bay or heading out of san francisco. and we are also going to have a hazy sky today. we're taking a look at our near surface smoke model and where we see the light shades of blue is wildfire smoke coming in from the six rivers complex farther to the north. it's especially going to affect the north bay and if you smell t you might want to head inside

and limit your time and exposure to the wildfire smoke. temperature, heating back up, back to where we were yesterday afternoon. milpitas reaches a high of 89 degrees and los gatos reaching up to about 87. for the east bay, 93 in walnut creek. vallejo reaching 84 and oakland in the upper 70s. we'll see a high of about 84 in redwood city, while daly city will only reach about 66 degrees, and san francisco it's ranging from 60 in the marina district to 73 in the mission district, and mig valley will hit a high of about 84 today, while clearlake is headed up back to 100 degrees. you can see that we do have our microclimates varying widely, because of the fog near the coast, and the valleys heating up. we're going to see a little bit less fog for the middle of next week. we can see that here, it shows the cloud cover, and that's also going to mean our temperatures start to creep back up. let's get a look at san jose, the next ten days are looking

pretty good, at least the start is fairly mild and it will be a cooler weekend about you next week we see the trend warming up once again. enjoy the weekend while our temperatures take a slight dip although we won't see much of that for san francisco. it's going to continue to be in the upper 60s for highs. and you're saying, mike, the timing may affect the changing commutes. >> that's right. we talked about this for the last three weeks as schools came back online. today's one of the last days for the district of san carlos, but a couple more, but we've had time for adjustment and we have seen an earlier start time so this morning, the metering lights turn on about 5:40, so it's about ten minutes earlier than we've seen for much of that summer and actually for much of the months before. the backups there. this is complicated by a number of bales of high. but the freeway is open. highway 4 early slowing as well. we'll track the build throughout contra costa county. nothing significantly different but hayward does have a disabled vehicle south just past 92 for

the nimitz. san jose is going to see more traffic coming in. back to you. >> all right, thank you very much, mike. you can now stream local news that moved you forward any time you want. all you need is a roku device and you can watch "nbc bay area news" on your schedule. to watch us on roku, turn on your streaming device, select the live tv tile on your home screen and scroll down to channel 133. you can watch nbc bay area from anywhere in the u.s. take us on the go. coming up next on "today in the bay," "nbc bay area responds." >> a family's oven goes out, so they ask us to turn up the heat on a waur warranty. i'm consumer investigator chris chmura. "nbc bay area responds" next. and before we go, we want to wish kris sanchez's daughter a happy 14th birthday. this is her baby there. you can give her the birthday wishes as well. check out kris' post on instagram and facebook, also on twitter. kris is always posting great stuff there.

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>> good morning. debora in sunnyvale had an $11,675 all-in-one range, but she said a knob broke, rendering the oven useless. good news, debora had an extended warranty.

it wouldn't work and needed a part. the rep told her the part was no longer available and promised a reimbursement instead. after a month of waiting and no check, debora called us. we contacted the warranty company. six days later, it sent debora $11,675 for a new appliance. the company said debora's claim was approved but the check got held up internally. it apologized for the oversight and had the check cut and mailed to the customer. debora got it and she said "we can't wait to cook and bake for family again." if a company burns you, let us know. go to nbcbayarea.com and click the "responds" option from the main menu or call us, 888-996-tips. >> thanks, chris. >> 6:26 right now. coming up next, the top stories we're following for you today including the debate heating up over privacy versus safety. a south bay city's proposal to roll out a new wave of license

plate readers and how your voice can be heard later today. >> reporter: the housing affordability crisis here in the bay area, the one city here in the east bay taking action to in the east bay taking action to limit rental increases. here at city of refuge, we house up to 26 families.

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right now at 6:30, stabilizing rent rates. the new ballot measures to help

tenants in the bay and another bay area city taking action to keep rent affordable. >> i think this may be the year where we really see a lot of flu cases together with covid. >> twindemic fears. some experts bracing for a surge in covid, and flu cases this year. the steps you and your family it take to stay protected. this is "today in the bay," streaming live on roku, amazon fire, apple tv, and online. good wednesday morning. thanks for starting your morning with us. 6:30. i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington. we have a lot to get to but first off this is the first look inside the brand new renovated sports arena in san jose. this is the new tech cu arena. this is a massive new ice hockey facility shared by the sharks and their farm team, the barracudas. ahead for you at 6:45 this morning, our own kris sanchez is inside there and going to give us a nice tour. >> we'll check in with her. right now we check in with kari,

tracking our forecast for this wednesday morning. >> we've got more kids heading back to school today and starting out sunny for parts of the east bay. let's get a look at walnut creek and how it shapes up for you. starting out with partly cloudy skies, temperatures in the low 60s. you do want to get out there before those temperatures warm up, headed for the mid to upper 80s today. a look at all of our microclimates, where it's going to still be hot inland, reaching 95 in concord, 91 in santa rosa. in san jose reaching into the upper 80s today and half moon bay stays cool and foggy, only low 60s for a high this afternoon. so we'll talk more about this. mike, you're really keeping track of the nimitz this morning. >> wouldn't you, kari? this is tough. yesterday we had a big problem, north 880 at broadway, there were barrels damaged and the repair work took much of the morning, tied things up at least past 9:00 into 10:00 in the morning, even lasting longer but 580 also suffered as folks shifted. this morning, there was an issue, disabled vehicle at 980

that cleared and now a crash at 23rd that's about two miles north of the coliseum, so the backup you saw at the coliseum is how far it goes. 580 westbound is clear through that portion of oakland. we're looking at a slower drive and typical contra costa county areas as well as the north bay. south bay building and hayward nothing unusual. back to you. >> all right, let's hope it stays that way. thanks, mike. two east bay cities are trying to ease housing concerns for renters trying to make it in the bay. >> one case, voters will have the final say an the other leaders took action last night. bob redell is live this morning. the new restrictions will now be going into effect in antioch. >> reporter: correct. good morning to you, marcus and laura. late last night the city of antioch city council passed a new rent stabilization ordinance, that would cap how much a landlord can raise the rent on their tenants. the cities will still need to decide what that cap is going to be. advocates are calling for a 3% rent cap in hikes limited to 60%

of the consumer price index. a city report labels the high cost of living a public health threat and affordable crisis risks displacement and overcrowding. >> the ordinance when i spoke to them the language needs to protect the tenants is vitally important. >> reporter: opponents point out the new rent stabilization ordinance might scare away mom and pop landlords and remind us that the state of california already has ab-1482, the california tenant protection act which already limits annual rent increases. high rents aren't just an issue for antioch but throughout the bay area. this fall the residents of the city of richmond will vote on measure p to put a cap on increases. later today at richmond city councilmember housing advocates and tenants will hold a launch event to draw attention to

measure p. reporting live, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> we'll continue to follow it. thanks so much, bob. new for you, san jose leaders tonight plan to hear your concerns about a new rollout of city-owned license plate readers. the city installed the first set of devices in april at monterey road and curtener avenue, the scene of three separately deadly hit-and-runs. councilmembers last year approved a pilot program and plan to roll out if more devices perhaps as soon as next spring. privacy advocates question the collection of the data which the city agrees is a legitimate concern. >> we take digital privacy seriously. that's why we have a digital privacy officer here at the city of san jose, and he will be there to address any concerns that anyone may have. >> city leaders will host a webinar tonight to answer questions and concerns addressed by those who live there.

the meeting will happen at 6:30. australia is in the midst of a severe flu season which is often the outlook to what the u.s. season will look like. i spoke to dr. peter chin-hong about the growing concerns amid the covid-19 pandemic. first i asked if we should be concerned about a possible twindemic. >> we've cried wolf the last two years but this may be the year where we see a lot of flu cases, together with covid, and the reason why we are going to see a lot of flu cases is that we're seeing it already, australia, new zealand, argentina, brazil, parts of south america that are having winter and we haven't had a lot of immunity in the population for flu for the last couple years. >> lots of people get the flu. lots of kids get the flu. is it really necessary to get the flu shot then? >> yes, it's really, really necessary to get the flu shot. unlike covid, where kids are not

really affected, flu causes a lot of illness, hospitalizations and even deaths in kids, as well as older adults. so it's really, really important to build that immunity. this year, it's more important than ever, just given the fact that we've been naive immunologically for the last couple years. >> google's los angeles campus areas are experiencing one of the largest covid-19 workplace outbreaks in the state with nearly 300 employees currently infected. is this something we should be concerned about with more people that are now returning to the office? >> yes, i mean, it's a wake-up call to the fact that we're not doing a great job at preventing infection, even though these current vaccines are spectacular at preventing serious disease, hospitalization and death. you can see how much destruction this still causes in society and that's why the biden administration really pushed ba.4 and ba.5 booster instead of the ba.1. >> we covered so many other topics in our interview, including the topic of flu and covid-19 booster shots. should you get them at the same

time? if you'd like to watch the entire clip, head over to our nbcbayarea.com and also watch by downloading our app and on your roku. >> 6:36 this morning. a live look at san francisco. looks like gotham city. as we get started with the day, of course the fog is sticking around this morning. meterologist kari hall has a look at what we can expect in other parts of the bay area. >> it's foggy and cloudy there to start but sunny in san jose. most likely we'll see clouds reaching into the south bay but a nice sunrise for us, and happy first day of school for the kids in san carlos headed back today. a drop-off time between 8:00 and 9:00 is in the low 60s. cloudy for the morning and pickup time we're up to about 76 degrees. this is our usual weather pattern as we see fog and low clouds for the start of the day and clears out and our temperatures really start to warm up and spread out from what we see in the coastline reaching into the low 60s today. we'll see a high of 76 degrees

in oakland and in concord reaching 95 degrees while morgan hill heads back to 91. we're basically on repeat from what we had yesterday. mike, you're tracking the traffic throughout the day. >> right, kari. as we do every morning we start with right now your morning commute and it's jammed up on north 880. some folks are rolling their eyes, if they travel through a really tough drive yesterday heading north through oakland. that's not the broadway exit this morning. at 23rd the crash happened within the last half hour and still in the center divide, from the chp report, no crews are there, also from the chp report so the backup is starting to build now. west 580 is your alternate if that's your choice you make in the morning. north 808 is jammed up for about 2 1/2, three miles from the coliseum where we took that look there. midday hopefully that crash is well since cleared but you have the game oakland coliseum. you see how the cars are

clusters here from our animation? it won't be that bad for the game but that may be an issue after the game, folks leaving the coliseum and of course your after work traffic for some. over here after all of our days are pretty much over, it's 10:00 p.m., a closure of the posey tube, webster tube is open and park street bridge is your option. rest of the bay a standard build for the east bay and the south bay, mild slowing at trimble. back to you. 6:39. a debate over covid safe dining spaces and parking spaces. up next, the latest decision on whether it may stay or go. in washington, president biden is expected today to announce limited student loan forgiveness. we'll take a look at that and look at the big board as well. we've had several days of losses, this one looks a bit mild but we're still in the red.

boy, it has been hot outside in the south bay, but inside it is very cool. we are at tech cu arena, the new home of the san jose barracuda. we'll talk about the development we'll talk about the development and what it means for t entirehe what's the difference between prop 26 and prop 27? 26? not one dime to get people off the streets and into housing 27 generates hundreds of million to help solve homelessness. the choice is clear yes on prop 27.

what's the difference between prop 26 and prop 27? 26 is a money grab that doesn't guarantee a cent for non-gaming tribes. 27 requires 15% of all state revenues go to non-gaming tribes. the choice is clear. yes, on 27. happy wednesday to you. it is 6:42. palo alto starts out cloudy and upper 50s. we'll start to see the sun peeking out around 9:00 to

10:00. sunny the rest of the day and going to warm up and be a nice and comfortable afternoon, but some of our valleys still baking in the heat. we'll take a look at our range in our temperatures, our microclimate forecast coming up. >> i hadn't focused on the peninsula because traffic is great 101, 280 moving smoothly between san francisco and silicon valley. by comparison, this is why i'm hitting the east bay hard because the backup on the nimitz is here. for some this is the second morning they're having a slower drive. i'll explain why this one is in place today. president biden is expected to announce a $10,000 student loan forgiveness today. >> scott mcgrew joins us now. another delay in paying back the loans. >> this will be the seventh time the white house extended the suspension of loan payments. president trump started it, extended it. president biden extended it five more times and we expect another extension today.

so in that sense, for the past two years, nobody's had a student loan. it's as if they vanished. and the hope was from many democrats the white house would announce a huge forgiveness today but president biden has been consistent. he has promised $10,000. he did so back on the campaign trail and we understand that is what he will announce today, forgiveness on the first $10,000 of federal student loans for people making less than $125,000 a year. now the one idea i have not heard anyone talking about, and just to be clear, i'm speculating here, what about lowering or getting rid of the interest rate on those loans? some students making minimum payments are finding they owe more each year, not less. republicans are criticizing the idea of $10,000 in forgiveness and so, too, are many democrats saying it's not high enough. the president was on the phone with senators schumer and warren last night. they want bigger numbers. we'll see what's announced today.

important primaries tuesday in florida, former republican governor turned democrat charlie crist won the democratic party nomination, that means a centrist will run against a conservative, ron desantis, for governor in florida this fall. democrats say it's their best chance to win. there was an important race in new york state, the "today" show will have a full recap of the primary races as that show gets under way this morning at 7:00. white house announced earlier this morning u.s. forces conducted an air strike on iranian-backed soldiers in syria, strikes targeted facilities used by groups affiliated with iran's revolutionary guard, so we'll keep an eye on that. in ukraine the six-month anniversary of russia's invasion, ukrainians are celebrating independence day. it declared itself sovereign on this day in 1991 as the soviet union fell apart. what are your thoughts on

student loans? too much, not enough? we'd love to hear what you think about it on twitter, you can message me or just talk to me directly @scottmcgrew. >> thanks, scott. looks more and more like outdoor dining in mill valley may continue without any road blocks. last night, city planners debated whether or not to allow the program to continue all year round. opponents argued it should be dialed back to a seasonal program. the planners recommended extending the program that's already in place. councilmembers will consider their recommendation next month. happening today the san jose sharks minor league team is getting a new home and also a big boost for sharks players. >> this morning we're getting our first look inside the brand-new tech cu arena. "today in the bay's" kris sanchez is live there this morning. not just a simple kitchen remodel here. it's an overhaul. >> reporter: well, if you want to call it a kitchen remodel, we'll say they threw the whole

kitchen sink at this remodel. this is the tech cu arena, just one part of the expansion of sharks and if you live in the south bay you likely have been here. this is john gus to havesan of gustavson of "sharks live." >> we're excited to open this up to all of our northern california customers. >> reporter: awesome. the bar caw das were playing an s.a.p. center. you can't fill an arena with like the shark tank with a minor league crowd. >> that's correct. this is built strictly for our hl customers, 4,300 seats but all the cool amenities would you build in a brand new facility. >> reporter: sharks ice has a big place in the hockey community in the south bay. we have youth leagues. you have leagues of older folks who play, like adult leagues. you have birthday parties, all these things.

what does this mean for the community to expand this way? >> well, i mean, this really is for the community. that's why we built it, but there's something here for everybody and again, we're not just hockey. we're figure skating, birthday parties, public session, corporate events, and now actually professional sports and entertainment. so yes, there's definitely some >> reporter: i forgot i came here for curling, now i get to play under the big lights. some folks will say what about, what is this going to cost the community? you say nothing. >> absolutely nothing. i mean, the city provided bonds for this of which we pay a lease back to the city. there's absolutely zero obligation to the general fund of the city of san jose, so essentially, the city of san jose has gotten, you know, these six rinks, you know, paid by us. >> reporter: that is a fantastic gift for the community. thank you so much. tech cu arena, again, the new

home of the san jose barracuda, the sharks will play here, too. they'll get to practice here, and it is of course a development league so sometimes you'll see a barracuda at the shark tank in the shars jersey, exciting for the whole community. >> got to get you on a zamboni now, kris. >> yeah. >> reporter: i will ride a zamboni. i will not skate. those of my rules. >> we'll save that for your birthday. >> that's always a fun place to take the kids to as well. it's a cool place when it's hot outside. >> right, and so we've had some heat especially for some of our valleys. while we are getting a lot of coastal fog and cooler temperatures, and it's a busy start to the day in overhead and you're probably looking at the road like oh my goodness. we'll check in with mike in a couple of minutes. let's get a look at the way the morning shapes up for you with temperatures in the low 60s to start and we'll see a nice, mild

morning for you, a mix of sun and clouds here in the inner bay where our temperatures are headed for the upper 70s. but it's going to heat up to 88 in san jose. this is basically what it was yesterday, so we hit the low 90s in gilroy, and we'll see some low to mid-90s for much of the inner east bay, with antioch reaching back to about 96 degrees. oakland will see a high of 76 today and we'll see some upper 70s for a high in san mateo. half moon bay only reaching 62 degrees, the fog most likely won't clear and that keeps it cool for the marina district and the mission district getting more sunshine, so we're headed for about 72 there. in sonoma, we're looking at a high of about 92, with some 60s near the coastline, and for ukiah, expect a high of 99 degrees. we've seen a lot of fog near the coast, and sunshine inland. this is the weather pattern that will continue all the way up into next week and then our temperatures start to warm up as we see much less fog near the

coastline. we'll be watching the changes there. let's head to antioch and see how our ten days in the forecast is shaping up. making weekend plans, that's when we will have our coolest temperatures. it's going to be so nice, with highs in the mid 80s, but then back to the 90s next week, and so we'll see some 90s for the next couple of days, once again a nice little cooldown, stronger ocean breeze, bringing in some of these temperatures from san francisco farther inland, so we're looking at mostly upper 60s here through the next several days. mike, okay, back to the oakland camera. what's going on? >> you mentioned it, kari, of course folks have been watching the flashing lights traveling north, this is our shot across from the coliseum. the jam encompasses the entire shot here and in fact the backup starts at 23rd, where there's a crash in the center divide. chp there the backup extends past the coliseum starting back as you head out north out of san leandro. so that's an extensive backup, foothill, san leandro street, those are alternates but they're surface streets, there are signals.

580 westbound a great option today. i know some folks took that yesterday because of repair work over at broadway. that's not happening this morning. that crash hopefully will be cleared shortly. this crash is a deadly crash that happened overnight, a car went off the roadway, southbound highway 13, opposite your morning commute. one lane is blocked by cruise. they pulled the vehicle from the roadside. there's still activity there and that affect your drive away from the maze and down toward castro valley. if that's your ride, know about that. the rest of the drive, castro valley and out of the dublin area a smooth flow building for 580, 680, 880, your usual spots, 580 south. the south bay itself starts for 87 and 101, more build and more coming out of san martin and morgan hill. back to you. >> thanks, mike. okay, so roku owners, nbc bay area is your streaming device service on channel 133. it's just a click away. watch it on your schedule with your tv or roku app.

to watch "nbc bay area news" on roku turn on the live tv tile on the home screen and scroll down to channel 133 and watch nbc bay area from anywhere in the u.s. >> 6:52. happening now, house speaker nancy pelosi is making lower health care and prescription drug costs the focus of an event this morning in san francisco. she and public health leaders are going to share how san franciscans will help provisions in the inflation reduction act that will lower drug prices, it takes place at the southeast health center clinic at 10:30 in the morning. next a look at top stories we're following. the new approach for treating monkeypox. we'll talk about the new trial testing under way now to help patients with the most severe cases. we're back in two minutes. you'reatching "today in the w

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welcome back. we're moving you forward with a look at our top stories on "today in the bay," including an all-star covid treatment team now attacking a new front. >> they hope to develop a potentially game changer when it comes to monkeypox treatment. they're launching a trial testing with a drug commonly called tpoxx which is a treatment to smallpox. a uk-based team are testing effectiveness on people infected with monkeypox and less severe symptoms. the goal is to shorten the duration of the disease. san francisco is expected to receive 1,600 new vaccines and marin county expects to distribute several hundred doses by the end of the week. australia is in the midst of a severe flu season which can be an outlook to what the u.s. season is like.

i spoke to dr. peter chin-hong about the growing concerns amid the ongoing covid-19 pandemic. >> flu causes a lot of illness, hospitalizations, and even deaths in kids as well as older adults. so it's really, really important to build that immunity. this year, it's more important than ever. >> we covered other topics as well. to watch the entire clip head to our website nbcbayarea.com. you can also watch by downloading our app and on roku. a call to action from san francisco school teachers who say available funds is already in place to offset what they call an ongoing shortage in the classroom. last night, teachers rallied ahead of a school board meeting when the fall session started last week, the district had not yet filled all positions. union leaders say with the state increasing its budget for education, the district can already tap into more money to attract and retain teachers. the school's superintendent says the district is prioritizing its

investment in compensation to better recruit and retain those teachers. >> a lot of kids headed back to school these days, take a fleece in the morning, lose it by the afternoon. >> don't lose it! >> put your name on it, don't lose it, literally. >> we see the jackets hanging on the fence near the playground trying to sort through them. temperatures in the low 60s for much of us but head for 93 degrees for our hottest spots inland, while san francisco's going to reach back up to about 70 degrees, that fog lingers through about 10:00 or 11:00 before it clears out. >> oakland, if you're joust joining us the nimitz slow past the coliseum, the tail lights are jammed up. north if you're at 23rd a couple miles north a crash in the center divide. chp arrived on scene but not giving me word on when they hope to clear that to the shoulder. they have to do a quick traffic break, backed up for almost four, five miles. >> ooh my, the perks of getting up early.

>> the "today" show is coming up in a matter of seconds. hoda kotb is getting ready inside studio1a. large coverage from the largest school district in ohio where kids are headed back to class but their teachers are not. the dmantds teachers are making and a good wednesday morning, our top stories, some rather unexpected election results coming in overnight. >> yeah, and that could have major implications for both parties in the build up to the midterms. it's august 24th. this is "today." primary focus in new york, a democrat pulling out a big win in a key swing district. >> i honestly can't believe it. i cannot believe it.