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this is "today in the bay." good thursday morning. thank you for allowing us to be part of your morning. i'm marcus washington. >> i'm laura garcia. let's check the forecast with kari. >> starting with a few clouds and fog near the coast. our typical start to the day. this is basically yesterday's picture and the day before's picture. once again we start out in the low 60s. as we go into today, gradually the fog starts to clear out. take a look at all of our microclimates. our temperatures headed for 68 degrees in san francisco, 75 in oakland. a lot of our temperatures coming down a few degrees as we expected after such a hot start for our interior valleys. mostly upper 80s for the hottest spots in the inland areas. mike, you were looking at a crash. what's going on? >> we've got our live camera turned south from the coliseum.

northbound side reports of a crash around 66. i don't see any problem. the vehicles were reported off to the shoulder just before the show, and i don't see even that going on right now. there was a crash also in the southbound side. so both directions just south of the coliseum reporting issues. but neither side reporting any slow sensors. an easy drive as you drive through oakland. as you look through the rest of the bay, a smooth flow of traffic out of the altamont pass. california set to eliminate all sales of gas-powered cars by the year 2035. the proposed new rule will be voted on today by the california air resources board. california is the largest auto market in the country. if passed, experts say this could be a major step in addressing climate change and cutting pollution. the plan would be implemented in phases. but by 2035 all new car sales would need to be free of greenhouse gas emissions.

15 months after the vta mass shootings in san jose, there's another threat from a disgrunted employee. we're uncovering details about a bus driver arrested this summer accused of making violent threats against his co-workers. internal dock, through a public records request reveal that on june 17th multiple employees reported douglas love strom for saying, quote, if i get fired, i'm going to be shooting something up. he was arrested the same day. given a notice of proposed termination the following month and he retired this month. personnel records indicate this wasn't the first time he made these comments. in 2018 he received a warning after saying, quote, i should get a gun and shoot everybody. vta's union president says the agency's co-vied vaccine mandate pushed him to the head. >> he referred to the feeling of their head in a vice being

squeezed into doing something that they religiously, morally felt there was alternative solutions such as testing. >> vta said in a statement there's no reason for anyone to make these threats no matter what the excuse. we've reached out to love strom and his attorney. he has pleaded not guilty to the charges. his alleged threats are particularly disturbing. last year a vta employee opened fire on co-workers at the rail yard, killing nine people before taking his own life. now to a story you'll only see on nbc bay area. a road rage confrontation in the middle of a san francisco neighborhood. this happened monday niek near mclaren park. police say two victims, a man and a woman got into an altercation with the suspect. that suspect took out a gun and damaged the victim's car. the neighbors eventually came out trying to help the victims.

neighbors saying incidents like this are happening more often. >> it seems like this is started to move more into our neighborhoods. this is probably like the third or fourth piece of video content that i've had to send to the police in the last two years. >> the two victims suffered some injuries but are expected to make a full recovery. police are still looking out for the people responsible. we are three months away from election night, but there's already major problems in oakland. the city clerk's office made a mistake results in the disqualification of several mayoral candidates. this morning, some of those disqualified candidates are speaking out. "today in the bay's" audrey as sis i don't has their reaction. >> the mayoral candidates are frustrated and angry. the city clerk's office of oakland admits it's made a huge clerical mistake but says, unfortunately, there's nothing he can do about it now. oakland teacher carter is one of

the three hopefuls off the ballot because of that mistake. >> i love oakland. nothing is going to change that. it's hurt. it's hurt here. >> reporter: sheer what happens, mayoral candidates were told august 17th was the deadline to submit their paperwork and get on the ballot. it's also printed in the 2022 candidate's handbook, august 17th is the filing deadline for all offices without an incumbent running. mayor libby schaaf isn't running. candidate carter says she was caught off guard when contacted by the city clerk's office when and told her paperwork had to be filed by the end of that day, five days earlier than what the campaign team planned. they scrambled. they weren't ready yet. >> to get to the point where my signatures are insufficient because i had to only submit 52 signatures, i just feel like i

was not given an opportunity to get 100 signatures or more. >> the city clerk's office has caused a massive upheaval in fair elections and democrats in our city. >> reporter: acl attorney villanueva is also off the ballot. she's since filed an election complaint with the secretary of state's office seeking a review. the city clerk's office released a statement saying in part, quote, while we regret the confusion this has caused, the candidate filing deadline in question is prescribed by the california elections code. neither the city clerk nor any other city official has the discretion to alter or waive state elections law including authority to extend the filing deadline. derek chu is the third candidate who didn't make the ballot. a total of nine candidates have qualified to run this fall. audrey asistio, nbc bay area news. in the hot seat, twitter's former security chief set to face tough questions on capitol

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the time is 4:40 on your thursday morning. let's get you ready in the east bay. we're checking out our forecast at pleasant hill starting out at about 60 degrees and a few

clouds. we'll be clearing out as we go towards late morning. it's going to overall be a nicer, comfortable day. we'll talk about that and a look ahead to the weekend forecast coming up. a live look right now on the peninsula. palo alto, an easy drive between san francisco and the south bay. we'll take on the east bay -- actually the north ba . good morning, i'm flank holland from cnbc. glad to be with you. wall street opening higher after the markets rose yesterday with the dow and s&p 500 breaking the three-daylight. the fed awaits the symposium in jackson hole, wyoming today. fed chair powell speaks tomorrow with traders listening for more information on whether it may cut traits sometime next year. focus today reports on jobless claims and second quarter gdp.

the senate judiciary committee, a hearing with former security tweet from twitter. he's accused twitter of falsely claiming it had solid security plans and had plans against hackers and spam accounts. he alleges twit made user growth a priority over reduction of spam. twitter has denied all the allegations. gamestop plans to reward thousands of employees with stock and pay raises under new leadership. gamestop shifted last year to growing online sales is trying to do more to motivate and retain employees at its stores. gamestop will give raises to senior store staff. it's unclear how long employees need to work at the company to qualify for the bonuses. >> nice bonuses there. >> thanks, frank.

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as you development well, i'm jealous of you actually. but you do have to sit in that traffic. >> yeah. >> we can find it throughout the day. in fact, let's go looking. >> okay. >> let's show you some green sensors, for the most part. when you're up early, that's one of the advantages. you get a bonus to getting up early, you don't have to wait for anything really. in the north bay i did see censors, they're cleared up now. i thought it was approaching the carcinas bridge but it was highway 29 out of vallejo. why? i don't know. maybe a couple slower vehicles. that's enough to skew the data when there are so few cars on some of our roadways. over here northbound 680 as you're getting up out of walnut creek. no major problems. things are very light and that's countercommute anyway. kari, this is all in the clear. a beautiful view on the span of

the bay bridge. low clouds hanging out. >> the low clouds we've seen recently. let's get a look at fremont heading toward the east bay where we're starting with temperatures in the low 60s. we'll go from about 61 degrees to 67 at 10:00 and then 70 degrees at 11:00. as we move down to the south bay, let's check out our high temperature for this afternoon. we'll reach up to 87 in east san jose as well as 87 in los gatos. for the east bay, up to 90 in concord while hayward will see a high of 78 degrees. it will be cooler in a lot of spots that have been dealing with high heat. along the coastline, we're only 61 in haim while san mateo will see a high of 75. the marina district, 58 today, but about ten degrees warmer in the mission district. as we take a look at the north bay, ukiah reaching 97 degrees with napa today up to about 80. taking a look at our ten-day

forecast, brentwood is going to be very warm today, but cooler weather is coming in just in time for the weekend. so we're looking at a high of about 86 degrees on saturday, 89 on sunday, and then early next week it does start to warm up once again. as we check out our temperatures, we're in the low 90s for our hottest spots today and then we'll see about the same tomorrow. then look at how much cooler it's going to be for the weekend. it's going to be very pleasant to make those outdoor plans. next week those temperatures once again starting to cream back up, but nothing too extreme. looking at san francisco, our temperatures continue to reach into the upper 60s. that will continue even into next week. now let's turn to our climate in crisis this morning. meteorologist vianey arana shows us one simple hack we can do to reduce harmful waste and keep it from endtion up in our waterways. >> whether you're washing those dirty dishes by hand at home or you're choosing to pop them in the dishwasher, have you ever

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so what's the payoff? organic formulas and biodegradable options are key in wildlife preservation. by making the switch, you're helping protect our precious animals and helping keep millions of plastic packaging items out of the landfill. >> you can see more hacks like this online. visit us at nbcbayarea.com and click on the climate in crisis tab. all month long we're helping pets in need across the bay area find new homes. it's all a part of our clear the shelters campaign. joining us now is jeffrey zerwick, the executive director of berkeley humane. we're so looking forward to this big event. i know you've spent countless hours, days, weeks preparing. tell us about. >> we're so excited. our staff and volunteers are excited. we have about 100 animals available in our shelters. they're very excited. we've been letting them know

there's a chance they'll go to new loving homes this weekend. >> there's nothing like adopting a shelter animal. you know they feel it. it changes your life as well. such a beauty in it i think. >> i agree. these animals are all very special. many of them have been coming from other environments. maybe they were lost or stray. maybe they were abused or neglected. once they're transported to berkeley humane, they go through a series of programs, medically, behaviorally, to get them ready for adoption. they're ready for their next home. >> that's great to see. really, it's a huge event. you block off a street there in front of berkeley humane and you partnered up with some other agencies that have animals. >> we'll have a lot going on on saturday. everything starts at 10:00 a.m. we encourage people to come down. some of our great shelter partners, tony la russo's arc, marin humane, friends of alameda animal shelter are bringing

animals to our location as well. if you come down you'll have lots of choices between dogs and puppies, cats and kittens. >> marcus and i will be out there early in the morning doing the morning show there. you always have fun with it as well. you name a little animal after us. this year, i think this animal kind of matches my look a little bit. i'm taking cues from the big eyes here. >> as soon as we met this little pup, we knew this had to be laura garcia. we've already fallen madly in love with you. we can't wait to meet the people that will take her home. >> we always celebrate the families and the people that come and take them home. we look forward to seeing you out there. it takes a lot of work. >> it does. we're ready. we've been working for weeks for this one weekend. all the animal shelters are overcrowded, and this is going to make a huge difference in our ability to support our partners. for all the information, you can

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forever. the decision set to be made today by the state when it comes to phasing out sales of gas-powered cars. plus, a mixup in the race for oakland mayor leaves three candidates left off the november ballot. the city admits it's made a mistake. however, the reason it says there's nothing that can be done now. >> also, student debt relief. our washington insider breaks down everything you need to know about the new program president biden announced. this is "today in the bay" streaming live -- >> pretty much everywhere. good morning, thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> i'm marcus washington. meteorologist kari hall has been focusing on what to expect from the forecast. nice and cool coming in today. >> yes. it's cool in the morning. we'll be cooler this afternoon, too, especially for some of our interior valleys. let's head over to palo alto. as we go through