a special announcement. ♪ happy birthday to you happy birthday to you ♪ >> we hope he's sleeping in. we'll have to replay this later. >> let's just keep calling him. >> we wish him the very best and will continue the celebration when he returns. >> he has some nice weather if he's in town. we've seen some dense fog. around morgan hill visibility at zero so it's definitely dangerous for that morning commute. it is a little bit clear as you make your way to san jose. moving through parts of the north bay.

it is a cloudy morning, temperatures in the low 50s. it's a chilly start. we'll start to see it warming up as we go to noon. around the bay we have temperatures ranging from 68 in san francisco to 90 in brentwood and petaluma reaching 85 degrees. the weekend is coming up. now to decision 2022. in san francisco some polling station will open. >> if you plan to vote by mail, check your mailbox. many are already sending those ballots out. we received ours yesterday. if you don't get your ballot

contact your county registrar of voters. >> several key races across the bay area. the city of walnut creek will ask to vote yes on a half cent sales tax increase. >> as "today in the bay's" bob redell that money for measure o would pay for a lot of things including law enforcement. >> reporter: after last november's mass burglar at the nordstrom, five police officers were hired but stimulus funds will run out soon. measure o would fund those positions for the next ten years. measure o asks residents for a half cent increase from 8.75 to 9.25% to raise about $11 million annually which would not only pay for crime prevention and public safety but would help people who are unhoused, improve services for the young and the old and upgrade aging infrastructure like the pool at heather farm park. >> it's old, it's breaking down,

the locker rooms. it's shallow so you can't use it for certain times of swim meets. >> building a new swim complex, bring meets to towns, brings people to town and staying at restaurants. >> reporter: mayor matt francois says with annual audits and independent oversight. >> half the tax would be paid for by visitors, nonresidents, people coming into town to shop or to come to our restaurants and shop. >> this is one of the wealthiest communities in the united states. you always find more ways to spend more money. >> with inflation the way it is, everything costs more. people are struggling as it is and so why would you tax even more, have more issues because of that. you're going to have people not

able to pay their rent, their mortgages and things like that. >> if the taxes went to something that you could visually see, maybe that would help. >> reporter: more police, help the aging infrastructure and help combat homelessness. >> if that's what it's going to it wouldn't be bad. >> i love living in this community and i value the high quality of life and the tradeoff is worth it. >> reporter: the mayor says no one has filed an opposition statement to measure o. in walnut creek, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> we have a special page all dedicated to that election. you can find key races in your neighborhood. head to nbcbayarea.com/decision2022. president biden and g7 leaders are discussing russia's ongoing war against ukraine

after a barrage of missiles killed at least 11 people. "today in the bay's" brie jackson joins us live. what do you think we can expect, brie? >> reporter: good morning, laura. president biden is pledging to hem ukraine defend itself. this as russia's president vladimir putin vows to attack again. russia launching its biggest attack in months, unleashing 84 rockets and 24 drones on ukraine smashing civilian targets. the united nations condemning the violence during an emergency session. >> the entire world has seen the true face of the terrorist state that killed our people. >> reporter: to show solidarity, protests are taking place across the u.s.

delivering his nightly address, ukraine's president says russia is trying to wipe us off the face of the earth. vladimir putin says the attack is in retaliation for a bridge explosion that damaged a critical supply route. ukraine has not publicly taken responsibility for the blast. thousands are fleeing russia to avoid a recent draft. >> putin feels as though his efforts are failing and in so many ways they are. the ground war is going badly againsr:ore than seven months into the war and ukraine is not backing down. urging allies to provide support. >> to protect civilians and critical infrastructure, there has to be strong response.

>> reporter: pledging to hold russia accountable for its aggression. and defense secretary lloyd austin travels to brussels today. he'll meet with nato officials and host a meeting of roughly 50 nations all committing to work together to help provide more aid to ukraine. >> you talked about that military aid, brie, it looks like more is on the way for ukraine after the brutal attacks we've seen. do we know how much aid the u.s. has provided thus far? >> reporter: so far the biden administration has provided $17.5 billion in aid, now that last installment was around $525 million. that went toward things like arms, munitions, and with the ongoing war it's likely more aid is still to come. >> thanks so much for following the latest for us.

the latest trial of harvey weinstein is under way in los angeles or will be later this morning. he faces four counts of rape and seven other sexual assault charges involving five women. among the accusers is the wife of governor newsom, jennifer siebel newsom. weinstein is serving a 23-year prison term after a conviction in new york, a case he is appealing. criminal attorney paula canny tells us that siebel newsom is a leader in a trial where women are standing up for women. >> she isn't balking. she's saying this happened to me. it was wrong. i stand up for myself and i'm here to tell the truth. that is impactful for the jury. >> siebel newsom was an actor. in a statement her attorney says, quote, like many other women, her client was sexually

assaulted by harvey weinstein at a purported business meeting that turned out to be a trap and intends to testify at his trial to seek some measure of justice for survivors. developing now a number of u.s. travel websites are back online this morning after a russian hacker group targeted them in a cyber attack. 13 websites were affected including the site for l.a. international airport and the city of chicago's air travel website. experts say activist group killnet was in the attack. new details this morning, a new santa clara county grand jury report suggests that some santa clara councilmembers for the city have acted unethically in dealing with the san francisco 49ers. some councilmembers have ignored city interests even alluding to potential city and state

violations. the city never met a deadline to respond to that report at which time it was released, one of the councilmembers at the center of the report did post a reply calling this a political hit piece. let's take a live look at downtown san jose. when it's that bright you know the clouds are low reflecting lights off the street. you don't want to turn on your high beams because it reflects that light all around you when it's super foggy and we're seeing that in morgan hill right now. we're seeing about three-quarter mile visibility in parts of the north bay and it's been patchy elsewhere across the bay area. as you head to work, in the mid-50s. it is a slightly cooler start than we've seen and we'll see the sky clearing out by about 9:00, 10:00. you'll need sunglasses, even

short sleeves as temperatures warm up. our coastal areas in san francisco stay in the 60s. we'll talk more about what's ahead coming up. mike, we want to know what the gas prices are like heading to work. they're evening out across the board from around the bay. we had those values we could find in spots last week. the south bay's best, $5.74 on an arco. $5.69 at the shell. and in vallejo $5.78 on springs road. over here getting close to most spots still getting close to maybe 20 in some of the areas folks funnel down in to the altamont pass.

we do have lanes blocked. we don't see things jamming up a lot. it's a lot denser fog. watch the santa cruz mountains as well. back to you. >> thank you, mike. we might be weeks away from halloween but time to start checking christmas gifts, holiday gifts off your list. major discounts launching ahead of the holidays. still ahead, the price cuts some hot market items are set to have. >> the twist in online dating, the tv show inspiring bumble to launch a new type of dating feature on its app. we'll explain when we come back.

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and see how much you can save. switch to xfinity mobile today. we've made it past monday. the time is 5:15. let's head over to the east bay where we're checking out our day planner for walnut creek. a lot of clouds for the start of the day but it's starting to clear up here by 8:00. the low 80s for this afternoon. we'll talk about what's coming up in our forecast. >> making it past the fire truck. we do have the fire department that's arrived from oakland. for more on that check with the fire department and chp. what's going on in the business

world. let's check in with silvan a. good morning, i'm silvana henao. wall street is set to open lower. the dow falling 250 points. dragged down by tip stock. comments from jamie dimon tells cnbc the u.s. will likely fall into recession the next six to nine months. however, dimon does say companies and consumers are in much better shape financially than in 2008. bumble is bringing an element of "ted lasso" to life. banter acts like a blind date. users must first connect through text messages. it will hold a banter event every thursday night through the

end of the year. you'll be connected to someone based on your search preferences and will chat for three minutes. if you match you can see their photos. shoppers could see major discounts. adobe says price cuts could be as much as a third or more for gift items. adobe he can inspects consumers will see a drop for television, appliances, clothes and sporting goods. kris and laura, get shopping. >> i have to make my list first. next time you are in the drive-through lane, think of this next story. >> the average time spent at

fast food restaurants while behind the wheel. is this fast? chick-fil-a. on average cars spend 8:29 in the drive-through. wendy's mcdonald's did not do much better, about seven minutes waiting for their orders. the fastest fast food, go to kfc or taco bell or hardee's. the average wait less than 5:30. can't be late. >> amazing. they make the food from scratch in just that amount of time? >> just like when we cook at home. >> well done. >> i'll wait for chick-fil-a. that wait is not that long. >> i know that you have to get up, get out the door and maybe spend more time in the drive-through, we do have to

leave earlier especially the north bay where we have dense fog moving in around morgan hill. be careful on your way to work. mostly cloudy skies in belmont. in the mid-50s in the morning and we'll see that temperature holding steady for the next several hours. we're in the low 60s. you do still need the jacket but time to get out the sunglasses. for the south bay we'll reach up to 80s in los gatos. and then for the east bay 80s and even 90 degrees in antioch. san francisco in the upper 60s and the mission district and upper 50s in the marina. ukiah in the 70s today.

really nothing major changing here but we see more clouds, a stronger breeze and cooler temperatures. from highs in the 80s to mid-70s from saturday through at least monday. and then it rebounds. our inland temperatures are headed downward. starting out with warm valley temperatures for today and then the next couple of days. we start out with fog and afternoon temperatures. there we go. here is the deal. chp and the fire crew got a call. a fire in the

it's off to the shoulder so easy, light drive. the north bay, we see it show in pittsburg. the walnut creek, everything is moving smoothly. the sensors from the weather, we'll track that. we look at the drive time here it looks like folks down to 580 which is not a major problem at this point. this morning a deeper dive into hispanic heritage. next on "today in the bay" we talk with a local filmmaker

about her journey from mexico to making her biggest dream come true. and the special homecoming she just received. >> but first, kari headed up to tahoe for fresh air.■ a new friend, we'll call it. >> run, kari, run. >> kari is always up to something. keep up with her on facebook, instagram and twitter. instagram and twitter. we'll be right b cotton candy.

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5:24. we continue to celebrate hispanic heritage here onni we're checking back in with the director and filmmaker who we've spoken with in the past. >> i'm excited and terrified at the same time. >> at the height of covid she turned the uncertainty of the pandemic into love, humor and a celebration of her hispanic culture on the small screen. love in quarantine. >> what is specific about our culture, it's a way to connect with other cultures. at the end of the day we do a lot of things that are very similar just in a different language or with different food.

we celebrate life in similar ways. >> renteria has taken a deeper dive into her heritage with her new film that is currently making its festival rounds. the documentary speaks of a number of relevant issues including some close to renteria and other immigrants. >> at the beginning i just wanted to tell the story of the place where i'm from. a lot of the people share how they do it to recycle water and talked about water conservation. it touches on immigration and why people are loving this place and how a lot of them cannot go back. a reflection of not only the village but a reflection of many other places not only in mexico. >> it was recently screened in

mexico city. it is one of the biggest cultural theaters in mexico. as for fans of the little sitcom, good news, four new episodes are lined up. >> that's fantastic. it shows everybody wants to watch it. >> during the quarantine they couldn't do anything, so how do we make this work? it's love in the quarantine. super cool. 5:27 right now. up next, the top stories including an alarming string of break-ins in one bay area county. the neighborhood burglars are targeting plus the one thing they all have in common.

should there be accountability and consequences when people step over the line? yes. but there has to be more than that. >> right now at 5:30, combatting growing crime in oakland. we're talking with the prosecutor about strategies on how to address violence in oakland and around the bay area. also, what she thinks could work immediately. plus, hundreds rally in san francisco after russia unleashes a wave of bomb attacks on ukraine. the steps they're asking american leaders to take against russia. and, parents, listen to this. there is a new potentially harmful ingredient found in baby food. ahead, the new standards the fda is putting forward in response. this is "today in the bay" streaming live on roku, amazon fire, apple tv and online.

good morning. thanks so much for joining us, 5:30 on your tuesday morning. i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm kris sanchez. marcus washington has the day off. excitement is building in silicon valley because drone racing is taking off today. did you know it was a thing? >> the world's 12 best drone racers will compete on a tricky video game-inspired course at high speeds. ahead at 5:45, bob redell will take us inside for a preview of this unique competition. >> it looks like the crowds love it, too. a look at our forecast, meteorologist kari hall is tracking what we can expect. another foggy start to our morning and then clearing out a very comfortable afternoon ahead as we look at where we look at the most dense fog in the north bay. the fog in those areas really thick. so if you're driving from gilroy into the south bay, you'll see temperatures in the upper 40s and low 50s and near zero visibility so allow some extra

time for that morning commute. at about 8:00 to 9:00 in gilroy temperatures are starting to warm up and the sky is clearing. we'll have a wide range in temperatures anywhere from 60s in san francisco to 90 in brentwood. we'll get a look at our microclimates coming up. mike, you were concerned about vasco road. >> vasco is a critical connector. notice the build around marsh creek near the top of the map as we come closer. you see the speed sensors have been turned off for a section and i think that may still be the issue southbound commute direction may have lanes blocked because of debris from a crash on the northbound side. so that is an issue. there's not a good alternate. there's a crash near harbor and maybe out of the lanes by now. there's more slowing and more build heading into concord. we'll track that critical connector on vasco road. back to you. >> thank you, mike. 5:32. bay area cities are among the safest and riskiest places to

live in the country according to a new ranking released this morning. >> "today in the bay's" ginger conejero saab breaks it down for us. ginger, where do our bay area cities rank? >> reporter: good morning, kris and laura. two bay area cities find themselves on opposite ends of the spectrum. we'll talk about the first one, a little bit of good news for fremont. it ranked among the safest among california cities as a 17th safest city to live in in the entire country. on the opposite side of the spectrum oakland is among the riskiest cities along with san bernardino and los angeles. it's important to note what they looked at for these rankings. wallet hub compared 182 cities including 1350 of the most populated ones in the country, looked at three key dimensions,

home and community safety, natural disaster risk and financial safety. now within those three dimensions it ranked oakland as the eighth riskiest in the country. now safety has been an issue in oakland specifically with the rise in violent crime. homicides were up more than 50% in 2021 surpassing 100 homicides for the first time in a decade. and with three months to go more than 100 people died by homicide in 2022. more than 1,100 firearms have been recovered this year. part of the problem is an increase in guns in the hands of the wrong people. legal gun sales increased by 18% during the pandemic. she says that enforcing red flag laws already on the books in california would prevent gun violence before it happens. >> we can remove guns from individuals who have been flagged as dangerous either for severe mental disabilities or

for previous acts of violence. removing guns from those individuals reduces violence. those are the kinds of strategies we can be using that don't republic lie on punishment or reaction after the fact. >> reporter: they point out there have been historic lows looking at the bigger picture including dips in crime, dips we haven't seen since 1960s, we're live in san francisco. ginger conejero saab, "today in the bay." >> thank you, ginger. happening now police in pleasanton are looking for burglary suspects. you will see two they are looking for. so far this year they have received more than 35 reports of break-ins that are very similar. they break no the back of the home, steal jewelry and purses.

fortunately they have not hurt anyone. contact pleasanton police if you have information. russian forces continue a new wave of air strikes across ukraine. this as president biden and g7 leaders hold an emergency meeting. at this hour they are also hearing from ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy. last night in san francisco protesters gathered outside city hall to condemn the russian missile strikes. one speaker pleaded with president biden to designate russia a state sponsor of terror. >> war crimes unraveling right before our eyes and the world is watching. let's think about it. there's a lot of talk. there is a lot of indignation, but this is going on over these seven months. >> russian leader vladimir putin is openly calling the latest escalation a direct response to the bombing of a key bridge in the russian annexed crimea. at least 19 deaths reported from

the strike. more than 100 people are injured. back here at home the and the police cheap is looking to fill vacancies. this comes as at least eight officers are being investigated by both the contra costa district attorney and the fbi. those eight officers make up 15% of the city's total patrol division. the mayor has not elaborated on the crimes they are accused of, but we do expect an update on the investigation. the district attorney's office said the case involved a broad range of offenses involving crimes of moral terpitude. new details on the construction of 30 bike turnouts at mount diablo state park in walnut creek. they are now complete. the work got under way this past july and last year some 150,000 people biked up mount diablo. advocates urge the state's park and recreation department to allow cars to safely pass

cyclists. the funding for the project was provided by a bill spearheaded by state senator steve glaser. an event to mark the occasion is set for sunday. >> it will make it a lot safer there. >> very. more potential danger lurking inside wildfire smoke. uc davis found evidence it contains bacteria and fungus. this is concerning to scientists because it can lead to infections that are difficult to treat and can be deadly. a separate ucsf study linked to 2017 california wildfires to an increase among hospital pages within 200 miles of the fire. 5:38 right now. taking a live look outside, the fog settling in. this is a look at san francisco this morning. in the inland areas it seems like it final lip gets a chance to burn off by mid morning. kari is keeping track of our forecast. that fog has been holding on for san francisco.

as we head out up and down the peninsula we are seeing our sky mostly cloudy. let's check out san mateo and your commute starting out with temperatures in the mid-50s and we'll see the sun starting to break out around 9:00. the rest of the day mostly sunny and temperatures starting to warm up. as we head to the south bay expect temperatures to range from 80 in cupertino to 88 in morgan hill and for the east bay a few low 90s here for antioch. martinez reaching 85 degrees and 73 in oakland. the high temperature in daly city, 63. palo alto will reach 78 degrees. upper 60s in the mission district and the north bay reaching as warm as 92 in ukiah. we'll talk about what's ahead coming up. mike, you are looking at the commute now and what's ahead. exactly, kari. we're looking at the bay bridge. for some reason this first lane or the lane just off hov has folks stopped for a couple of seconds. we'll make sure there's no major issue. there we are.

we do see that slowing on the incline right on schedule. a crash getting over to the richmond/san rafael bridge. highway 4, that crash is the harbor on ramp or should be. we're watching for that. we have the warriors preseason game at 7:00 p.m. the crowd getting over to w loo the other side of the bay the closure getting from alameda under the water over to oakland. from 4:30 to 5:00 tomorrow morning, that is scheduled maintenance. the rest of the bay looking good except for vasco road. still reporting the southbound lanes affected by debris, a crash, a big harley that needs a tow truck to help them get out . no major injuries. that's the good news. back to you. the booted offline, a cyber attack, some of the largest airports. an update on the issues and the group investigators believe is

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good tuesday morning. our day planner for napa, foggy the next few hours but it will gradually start to clear out. temperatures still in the low

50s but we're headed for the low 80s for today. warmer for the afternoon. we'll look at our microclimates and the forecast coming up. this is building and then it will clear and build again. we are showing your typical pattern for 101 north of 680. we'll show you that pattern. i'll explain it and we'll talk about that issue for vasco. people who live in even numbered districts in san francisco city and county will vote on their county supervisor in this election. odd numbers will wait until 2024. and remember the districts have changed boundaries a bit so your supervisor now may not be the person on the ballot for your district. san francisco will vote on a new district attorney. right now the current d.a. is serving out the rest of chesa boudin's term after he was recalled. and there will be a vote on public defender as well. as always, check your voter

guide. more information about statewide issues at nbcbayarea.com. 5:44 right now. developing right now an investigation is under way after hackers targeted u.s. airport rebbe sites. some of the sites went offline yesterday and security experts believe a russian group called killnet was responsible. now bay area airports were not affected, but as the "today" show jake ward explains something more sinister may be in the works. >> reporter: good morning, laura. there was good news and bad news with these attacks. the good news was a limited number of airports were hit. oakland international, where i'm standing, was not among them. and this was just an irritating form of attack but not one that does terrible damage. they did not get into things like the scheduling systems or air traffic control. they shut down the public facing portion of the website, the thing you would look at to see how long the line is at security. the bad news, of course, this is

a stepping up of hostilities, pro-kremlin hackers attacking schools, attacking hospitals and in this case this was simply, you know, a shutting down of the public websites. tomorrow it could be something more sinister, laura. >> something to watch out for. thank you, jake. you can catch his full report coming up ohow which looks deeperor are trying keep you safe. a heads-up for parents with infants. new findings indicate potential contaminants in some baby foods. according to healthy babies bright futures a study of 288 store-bought and homemade baby foods found 94% of all samples were contaminated with toxic hetc heavy metals. crisp rice cereal and rice cakes were some of the worst with the highest levels of inorganic arsenic than any other samples tested. researchers say most comes from

the soil. >> but you're saying that's not an excuse. there are things you can do about that. >> that's right. we know there are things companies can do to reduce levels. >> last year the fda announced closer to zero that will set new standards for toxic metals in foods but also suggests that it is time to take action. they say foods are likely a small part of a child's overall toxic metal exposure but that parents should take steps to reduce that. >> cute little face there. 5:47 right now. no playoffs for us this year but the giants are still making news. the team has hired pete putila. he replaces scott harris who was hired by the tigers last month. we'll see what they do next year. 5:47. later today some of the best

pilots will compete in the south bay without eve the ground. >> "today in the bay's" bob redell is in the south bay where drone racing league kicks off a new season tonight. i didn't even know this was a thing. >> reporter: i've seen it before myself, but when you hear about it, it is amazing. we have alex vanover, one of the top drone racing pipe lots in the country. he won, in fact, in 2019 when he was a rookie. he and 11 other great pilots will be competing behind us in pay pal park. you can't see inside, they have an obstacle course setup and you are at the controls of this and will have goggles on. through the goggles you see it real time, correct? >> this is the racer four and what we will be flying at 7:30 p.m. please come out and watch the race and support us and, yeah, we'll be going up to 90 miles an hour through this super tight track in front of the fans. i'm excited. >> reporter: when people are

looking at the video, how do you have the reaction time, or the drone has the reaction time to get through the course without mory. i've been doing this 13 years. i'm sure combined we've been doing this for a long time. repetition, being able to fly at really hig goggles on, how far e you in the course? >> when i'm flying i'm about three seconds ahead, always thinking about the next gate, what line to approach. it's about the momentum. you want to carry as much speed. >> reporter: do you get motion sickness? >> when i started flying i did about the first ten times. i couldn't stand up and fly. i still prefer to sit down and fly. now i don't get motion sickness. i've done it for so long now. >> reporter: i know you started flying remote control airplanes, the old school stuff. the technology now, what's the next step based on what wauf seen in the past? >> the technology is really there right now. we're able to fly 90 miles an

hour. the next step is better batteries, longer flight times, bigger drones and more spectacular racing. >> reporter: are you feeling good about tonight? >> i feel great. i'm always rooting for myself but that's just me and i feel good. >> reporter: thanks, alex. appreciate it. 7:30 tonight. tickets are still available. it's one of those newer sports that not many people, like you were saying, kris, are familiar with but it has taken off. >> it looks cool and fun to watch. what happens when they crash? that's it, you're out? >> reporter: i was asking alex, when it crashes at 90 miles an hour you're pretty much done. >> lights out. >> reporter: how much does this thing weigh? >> about a kilo. it has some heft to it. when it hits something it doesn't stay in one piece. it's durable but not that durable. >> you don't want to find that out.

thanks a lot, bob. that was fun. >> maybe get a seat way back. >> i think they are so good at this level they don't crash. >> at least they won't be grounded by fog. >> they're inside so won't have those issues. we are going to see some fog. some of the spots where we are seeing the densest fog and that's in part to the south county, morgan hill, visibility down to a quarter of a mile. and as you're driving it does get really think in some spots. and martinez as you are stepping out the door mostly clear here and temperatures in the low 50s as we go into the rest of the day. the sky will be clearing up and it's our typical start, we do have the marine layer in the morning but then seeing nice, warm temperatures for the afternoon. take a look at the range, though. in the upper 60s for a high in san francisco. brentwood headed for 90 degrees. mid-80s from petaluma. overall our weather pattern just slightly changing. and there will be a bit of a cooldown by the end of the

weekend into early next week. but nothing major really come our way. we'll see highs in the upper 80s in our warmest spotsen land. low 80s for thursday and friday just a bit of a boost in those temperatures before it cools off once again from saturday into sunday and early next week. san francisco continues to see highs in the 60s over the next several days. happening now, a key deadline is just a few weeks away from people hoping for some student loan forgiveness relief. that is why state senator dave cortese is hosting a zoom webinar this midday. at noon. it is open to everyone but you have to rsvp first or watch the stream on the department financial protection and innovation website. you can watch that live stream on his senate website. counteracting the negative effects of gas emissions, straight ahead the new research

one local scientist is working on and how he hopes it may stabilize global temperatures. then at 6:00, a south bay grand jury laying out new allegations against santa clara leaders when it comes to levi's stadium. stay with us.

welcome back. the time is 5:55. you're watching "today in the bay." today's climate in crisis, scientists around the world are modeling and researching ways to counteract the warming greenhouse gas emissions have caused on our planet, aerosols in the upper levels of the atmosphere. this is called solar geo engineering. the idea they would place reflective particles about 12 to 16 miles above the earth at about the level airplanes fly causing some of the sun's rays to be reflected back out into space. it sounds like the plot of a movie, right? a stanford scientist is part of a research team who release add report in the national academy of sciences. even solar geo engineering was applied it would take years to stabilize global temperatures. >> those particles being injected high in the atmosphere where they can block out not all of the sun light obviously but a

small fraction. we know that can have a short-term cooling effect. it's not spacially uniform. that's a relatively cheap, relatively effective potential intervention at the global scale that is likely to have a lot of side effects. the root cause of global warming are greenhouse gas emissions and the only way to truly stabilize the climate system is to reach net zero emissions and that's not a political statement. that's just a statement about planet earth. >> this is all so interesting. you can watch the full interview on how it works and if it's even viable. go to nbcbayarea.com/climateincrisis. >> thanks so much, kari. 5:57. vice president kamala harris tackling a new frontier, toes late-night talk shows. >> she stayed up past her bedtime. made her first late night in

studio appearances on "late night with seth myers" and talked about the white house move to pardon federal marijuana convictions. >> so we mentioned this historic act about marijuana. >> yeah. >> certainly on the federal level. the question, i guess, it's actually not that many people are affected by it but a step in the right direction. what happens next other than pressuring governors to do the same on the state level? do you see legislation in the future? >> we've tried over the years. let me start with saying this, i strongly believe and the majorities of americans agree, nobody should have to go to jail for smoking weed, right? [ applause ] and so we start with that and to your point the president has been very clear we are urging governors and states to take our lead and pardon people who have been criminalized for possession

of marijuana and ultimately, though, as with so many issues, if congress acts, then there is a uniform approach to this and so many other issues. congress needs to act. we're 29 days away from the midterm. ask who you're voting for and where they stand on this. i urge you to vote accordingly. >> some critics point out when harris was san francisco's district attorney more than a decade ago she oversaw nearly 2,000 convictions for marijuana-related offenses. counting down to the primaries. boosting the sales tax for one of the area's most popular destinations. what it could provide and the resistance from those who argue the timing is just not right. tensions escalating in ukraine as russia steps up its latest offensive. a new response from president biden and the key meeting under way at this hour.

the third hour of "today in the bay" is streaming live on roku, amazon fire, apple tv and online. thanks so much for joining us on this tuesday morning. i'm kris sanchez. marcus washington has the day off. >> well deserved. and i'm laura garcia. we have a lot to get to. i say well deserved because, take a look at this. ♪ happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you ♪ ♪ happy birthday happy birthday to you ♪ >> the tall guy has a birthday today, and i don't know why he didn't want to spend it with us. >> he thought we would forget. >> we're having take in the newsroom today. he took the day off to celebrate his birthday. we celebrate our good friend marcus, a co-worker and really good friend. hopefully he's taking the day to enjoy. >> and nice weather if he wants to stick around the bay area. >> probably not up this area. >> i hope not. let's give him a call. >> let's wake him up. it