outstanding job. i think he needs to be held accountable. >> a key hearing on capitol hill as the january 6th committee holds what will likely be the final public hearing before the midterm elections. we are live in washington with a look at what's on tap in a matter of hours. plus remembering a life lost to deadly gunfire near the cal campus. ahead in a live report details on one man's journey to america only for his life to be suddenly cut short. the third hour of "today in the bay" is streaming live on roku, amazon fire, apple tv and online. a very good thursday morning to you and thanks so much for starting your morning with us, i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington. of course, we are keeping you up to date on everything going on across the bay area. mike is getting a look at that traffic. stick around, that's coming up in just a bit. first we want to start with the forecast. >> it's looking good. we've got comfortable temperatures, not too bad out there and they did just release the latest drought monitor update. i will be bringing you that of course in my full forecast. a quick look at the beautiful bay bridge, we've got a little

bit of clearing, it's been a lot better today compared to the past several days where we had that super dense fo7é2+g, now w seeing that be a little bit more patchy through novato. daytime highs will climb by ten degrees, 60s, 70s, a couple low 80s. i will get you through that drought monitor update coming up in a few minutes. it is 6:01. there is a new report shaking things up on capitol hill ahead of a new january 6th hearing. we have a live look before the hearing begins at 10:00 a.m. our time. now, this new report comes in the wake of a report citing a trump employee who says the former president ordered boxes of documents at his mar-a-lago home be moved before federal agents even searched that property. unlocking released surveillance footage reportedly shows a staffer moving boxes out of a storage room. >> now, that employee initially denied the allegations, but after more evidence found that they revised that story saying that former president trump had given instructions to move the

boxes. "today in the bay's" brie jackson live in washington for us this morning. what do we know about the hearings today? >> good morning, marcus, laura. well, an aide to the january 6th committee says there will be a particular focus on former president trump's state of mind and involvement in efforts to overturn the 2020 election results. >> reporter: a stark warning about the january 6th attack at the u.s. capitol. >> we have to fix our institutions and put up the guardrails and ensure that the cracks that were exploited this time are sealed. >> reporter: the house committee investigating the deadly insurrection holds what's expected to be their final public hearing this afternoon. >> to go a little deeper into what people knew, when they knew it and what decisions they made. >> reporter: so far they've conducted more than 1,000 interviews with 100 known subpoenas sent. today's hearing is expected to feature more surveillance video,

new evidence including secret service records and testimony. >> we've been able to fill in gaps that maybe were things we suspected but didn't fully know. >> reporter: documentary footage of trump ally roger stone will also be featured. tracking his activity leading up to the attack. >> [ bleep ] the violence. [ bleep ] the voting let's get right to the violence. >> reporter: committee members want to show links between far right extremist groups and trump allies. >> this egregious assault on our democracy. >> reporter: the committee also plans to hammer home its case that former president trump played a central role in inciting rioters who in turn stormed the u.s. capitol inflicting violence on the officers protecting it. trump calls the hearings an attempt by critics to stop him from running again. >> no other president has ever been treated like this. >> reporter: the latest hearing comes less than a month before midterm elections. >> it's all through a tv screen, so it's not as tangible as the gas prices are when i go to the tank. >> reporter: committee members

believe trump's false claims about widespread voter fraud present an ongoing threat. and the committee could also include details from their closed-door interview with ginny thomas, that's the wife of supreme court justice clarence thomas. she reportedly sent text messages to then trump chief of staff mark meadows urging efforts to overturn election results. back to you. >> it will be interesting to see what comes out of all of this. thank you, brie. you can watch the hearing in a special report right here on nbc bay area starting at 10:00 a.m. it is expected to last several hours. if you want to catch your local news you can also stay with us for our midday newscast at 11:00 a.m., we will be streaming it live on our website at nbcbayarea.com as well as on roku, apple tv and amazon fire tv. happening today rattled students in part of the bay area return to the classroom after a big false alarm yesterday. several law enforcement agencies received hoax phone calls about

an active shooter at lincoln high school in san jose. one of the campuses affected. a lot of concerned parents came to pick up their kids. police are also rushed to mcclie monday's high in oakland, they determined there was no shooter within minutes. six schools were targeted. it started with someone saying they were on campus when shots were fired. police showed up to every single campus to find nothing. 6:05. tonight family and friends will gather to remember a young man, ismaeli mataafa killed in a senseless shooting over the weekend in berkeley. "today in the bay's" bob redell joining us live this morning. bob, do they have any leads in this case leading to an arrest? >> reporter: not that we are aware of. good morning, marcus. we believe police are still looking for whoever shot and killed ismaeli mataafa, he is a 29-year-old man who had emigrated from samoa here to america to earn his master of divinity at the pacific school

of religion in berkeley. around 1:00 saturday morning mataafa was out on what has been described as a boys night out with three of his friends. there was an altercation about a block away from uc berkeley. mataafa was shot and killed. his friends were also hurt. we spoke with mataafa's professor at the pacific school of religion. >> ismaeli was never involved with the criminal element anywhere. as a matter of fact, he lived in neighborhoods that he wanted to help transform and so he was dedicated to that. he was also dedicated to climate change. >> we are not immune to the gun crisis epidemic plaguing this country. >> reporter: last night the berkeley city council addressed saturday's mass shooting and heard from parents who are concerned about public safety in that area. mataafa was also a youth minister and mentor in the samoan community in san lorenzo. tonight they will hold a candlelight vigil in his memory.

>> i don't understand why people think shooting someone and taking liar life is the answer. thoughts are with his family and friends. thank you so much. thanks, bob. jury deliberations resume later this morning in the kristin smart murder case. jurors had the last three days off and last held a full day of deliberations last friday. prosecutors say paul flores killed the cal poly san luis obispo student in 1996. his father was also tried accused of being an accomplice. the court has said if and when verdicts are reached for both men it will be announced back to back. paul flores faces a sentence of 25 years to life, his father could receive a three-year sentence. happening today the suspect accused of kidnapping and killing four members of a central valley family last week expected to be arraigned today, jesus manuel salgado faces four counts of first-degree murder with special circumstances. he is also being charged with arson and possession of a firearm by prohibitive person.

the victims including an 8 month old girl were taken against their will from the family's trucking company last monday. their bodies were later discovered in a rural part of merced county. if convicted salgado faces life in prison without the possibility of parole. decision 2022 oakland voters have an important decision to make regarding the future of campaign finance. measure w is called the fair elections act. it would provide each voter four $25 vouchers to donate to the candidate of their choice. the vouchers aren't actual money but if it goes unused the amount goes back into the pot for the next election. the idea is to lower campaign contribution limits and increase voter involvement. candidates who opt in would need to qualify by raising some sort of contribution by themselves, then they would have to agree to limit their campaign spending and participate in public debates among other requirements. supporters say it will encourage more candidates to run for office, democratize the field of candidates and enhance further

participation. opponents say it would cost the city too much money and point out wealthy and well backed candidates who don't participate in the program will still stand out. a special page on our website is dedicated to the election. find more on key races you will be asked to vote on, head to nbcbayarea.com/decision2022. taking a live look in san jose this morning as we get started with the day, you can see city hall there is lit up. this is an effort to stand in eye liege ans with iran. let's take a look at the forecast this morning with meteorologist vianey arana has a look at what we can expect. a lot of people probably want to get out and have some fun today. will the weather work for that? absolutely. you will want to bundle up if you want to hike around the coast. it will be great, you won't be worried about the heat. walnut creek right now beautiful shot, looks a little bit like an orange glow, look at the temperature trend. the winds not a factor right now, we will see the sea breeze beginning to kick up between 2:00, 3:00, 4:00, especially

around the coastline. if you notice by about 9:00, 10:00 a.m. that sunshine starts to peek through the clouds and eventually we bump up into those 70s. all right. i will have a look at that drought monitor update coming up in five minutes. let's check in with mike and gas prices. >> i have one admission, stand by for that. looking over toward the maps, gas prices reported on gasbuddy show up with the top price in santa clara the lowest in the area, platinum gas on washington street $5.69. san leandro in the east bay that was one of the better at $5.75 at superior gas there, but then our friend cynthia our colleague found a little bit cheaper in brentwood one spot at $5.49. head out to brentwood there may be a value out there. in the north bay $5.69 at the valero in vallejo on fairgrounds drive. samples but closer to 6 an 5. looking a smooth flow of

traffic, your typical slow drives through contra costa county. the metering lights were turned on. 15 minutes from a slight build to all lanes showing the backup right here. hov the carpool is your big advantage, that's three or mower. back to you. >> good to know. thanks, mike. 6:11. layoffs coming as two big bay area companies make cuts on jobs. coming up, details on a nearly 300 layoffs. plus we have a big boost to tell you about, it's expected if you receive social security. why monthly benefits are on the rise. plus -- ♪ if i could turn back time ♪ ♪ if i could find a way ♪♪ >> well, cher probably wanting to turn back time on major real estate purchase more than 30 years ago. how you could soon own a piece of cher-idise if you have the

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cameras. looking at san rafael the north bay southbound towards san francisco that's the volume build. we see some low clouds hovering around this area, but visibility holding up all right. we will show you the build in other spots of course around the bay. thank you very much. it is quarter after 6:00 right now. taking a look at futures, all in the red this morning, wall street reacting to a new report on consumer prices. the latest consumer price index reveals prices rose 0.4% over the previous month. stocks as well slipped yesterday afternoon following the release of minutes from last month's federal reserve meeting. they showed the central bank expects to keep hiking interest rates until it sees an inflation drop. new for you this morning, employees at oracle they're getting the notice they are going to be laid off. more than 200 employees from its bay area headquarters are being laid off. in 2020 oracle relocated to austin, texas frrks redwood

city. according to the chronicle the company notified the state about the layoffs last week. oracle says it is laying off thousands of workers globally and it looks to recover a billion dollars in savings. oracle isn't the only company cutting jobs, bio marin pharmaceuticals said it would lay off nearly 100 workers in san rafael and novato by the end of january 2023. they are looking to redesign the company and cut management layers. just into our newsroom millions of social security recipients have learned how much of a boost they will receive in their benefits next year. the social security administration puts the increase at 8.7%. that equates to about $140 a month starting in january. social security is pegged to inflation which is rising at a record rate. it is meant to help cover costs for food, fuel and other goods and services. the latest consumer price index numbers just came out show an

8.2% increase year over year. also trending this morning, a big real estate listing but only for those who truly believe in a big bank account. >> it's got to be big. chef is selling her malibu mansion for $85 million. oh, yes, $85 million for this beautiful estate there. look, if she gets it, let's just say that she's -- she could make a pretty good profit. the singer purchased that property in 1989 for around $3 million. "wall street journal" says every room has a view of the pacific ocean. what's more, yeah, there's even a climate controlled room for about 100 of her wigs. >> she has a wig room. >> it has a wig room. you can have a wig room, shoe room. >> a room room with a room inside. >> there you have it. >> look how close it is to pacific coast highway. >> she originally tried to sell it back in 2009 for $45 million but said, nope, gyming to sell

it i'm going to sell it for more than that. >> it's beautiful. >> it is. >> $85 million. >> that's a lot of money. >> binx would like that yard. >> i'm sure a lot of dogs would. >> i don't think i can afford part that have yard. >> he doesn't have a yard right now. we're working towards it. >> he needs a wig room. >> i'm looking for a halloween costume. >> scooby-doo. >> that's cute. i like that. let's talk about the weather because it is going to start out a little cool and it will stay cooler today compared to yesterday look how pretty this shot s this is my favorite shot of the morning. the bay bridge shot, you can see the span there, all lit up beautifully, the cars struggling to get by but mike will have a traffic report on that in a second. right now we are in the 50s, we have some of those areas of fog, especially up through the north bay and i do want to talk about your forecasted highs for this afternoon because it's really going to depend on where you're

going to be headed on whether or not you're going to get that sunshine. if you will be around san francisco, half-moon bay, palo alto slower to clear. drive a couple miles down to the south bay you should be good. in san jose we will be in the 70s, daytime highs morgan hills 78, if you want it warmer you want to drive further inland to concord about 80 degrees. let's talk about that drought monitor. this does get updated every single thursday. i'm sure you already know but we haven't seen any significant rain so where do we currently stand? as of this morning 41% of california remains in an extreme drought, there has been no improvement, no real changes for the past several weeks. 100% of the state of california remains abnormally dry. how has the drought been getting worse over the past couple years? let's take a look at the drought by the numbers. you can always check out this info on our climate in crisis tab on nbcbayarea.com. mega drought 850 to 1090, 240

years a mega drought span. from 1140 to 1320 it was 180 years since then. from here down below you can see the last one that we had was from 2011 to 2017 and it spanned six years. when it comes to that mega drought it pretty much means there is no improvement and a large portion of that drought is in the either extreme or exceptional category. so something fun for you to take a look at, again, make sure to visit our climate this crisis tab, we have a lot of great information on there throughout the bay area and around the world. let's get is look at the traffic. >> that one from 1120 to 1340 i remember that one. over here looking at the bay bridge a clear view but low clouds are hovering around and from time to time they are a factor for a little bit of our drive but not much. so we are looking at the smooth flow, the backup at the bay bridge toll plaza pretty

standard, slower sensors across the bay, they may slow the metering lights a bit down. the east shore freeway just fine. there is a water main break on the east side of the freeway on san pablo dam road. watching that but no major issues, i haven't heard about any closures. build 242 through concord, walnut creek interchange fine, contra costa county into surprises. south bay an issue drive as well. north 101 that first slowing, the next slowing should start and stick around for the morning commute. san martin, morgan hill will contribute to the slow in san jose in just a bit, about 20 minutes. >> thanks, mike. 6:21. a spike in price at the pumpkin patch. coming up next on "today in the bay" we take you to a farm and explain why the costs are becoming a little frightening. you probably noticed this morning meteorologist kari hall is not here with us, but she's

on her way somewhere nice and cool. she's heading to the east coast for a weather conference that she's going to attend there. she will learn more about our climate in crisis over in boston and of course she's going to learn a lot and she will share it with us on social media. make use you follow her on social media and check out what she's doing. find her handles right tre on he

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new numbers this morning on the fentanyl crisis. we are learning that 5700 people died across california from overdoses just last year. that amount more than triple the amount from 2019. meanwhile, the crack doup on drug dealers in san francisco appears to be getting results there. police chief bill scott announcing last night record amounts of drugs have been taken off the streets so far this year. that includes around 75,000 grams of narcotics, much in the tenderloin community. activists there say that san francisco is at a crisis point, but conditions there are starting to change and district attorney brook jenkins says reducing the demand for drugs is essential. >> we're always struggling to find treatment beds, certainly for those who need inpatient treatment. so it is something that we have to work to increase, especially with the programs that we know have a track record of success. >> over the weekend a bust in the tenderloin netted around 8 pounds of fentanyl, this is just from one individual.

of course, inflation it continues to hit consumers hard. pumpkin prices are reaching scary heights just as halloween is getting started. >> we're seeing it everywhere. maggie vespa with our team on the "today" show explains what's driving up the costs. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the summer inflation pain stretching into fall and the pump is into the pumpkins. prices are up as much as 15 to 20%. here west of chicago they are up 10% as the cost of growing these things continues to grow. >> i would say that the biggest issues raises the prices right now are more things we can't control such as fertilizer pricing, seed costs, labor expenses. >> reporter: and of course, guys, this goes well beyond the pumpkin patch. the prices of other holiday staples are definitely up, too. turkey, eggs, butter, they are all up at least 20% and of course because we can't have nice things halloween candy is up as well. we will have so much on this more kind of halloween and

holiday-themed inflation coming up on "today" and also clues as to when we might see some relief. one of them in particular rooted right here in america's heartland. again, that's coming up on "today." mark us, laura, i will send it back to you. and i'm kris sanchez in the newsroom. less than 24 hours after discussing whether to declare a federal public health emergency over violence another person was killed in the city, a driver shot in the face. we will show you what other solutions are now on the naomi: every year the wildfires, the smoke seems to get worse. jessica: there is actual particles on every single surface. dr. cooke: california has the worst air pollution in the country. the top 2 causes are vehicles and wildfires. prop 30 helps clean our air.

it will reduce the tailpipe emissions that poison our air kevin: and helps prevent the wildfires that create toxic smoke that's why calfire firefighters, the american lung association, and the coalition for clean air support prop 30. naomi: i'm voting yes on 30.

right now at 6:30 violence continues to escalate in oakland. two homicides at least one of them a shooting happening within the past 24 hours. a major new move being considered as violence continues to plague the city. a critical day on capitol hill, the january 6th committee prepares for what may be its final hearing. scott mcgrew breaks down what we can expect to unlocking fold. and bracing for a jump in flu cases, the advice from bay area doctors about the best way to protect yourself and the measures everyone should take. "today in the bay" continues right now. here we go on this thursday morning for you, want to say a good morning to you, i'm marcus washington. >> i'm and laura garcia. we do have a busy morning but we want to start out with something a little friendly out there, something you take part in this weekend that's kicking off, get ready to step inside the world of "friends," the popular

experience inspired by the sitcom making a stop in san francisco. maybe you will be singing "i will be there for you" on that couch right there where everyone else sat. kind of cool. >> how many of us wanted to jump on that couch. >> have a cup of coffee. grab your cup of coffee. at 6:45 our ginger conjero saab will give us a sneak peek behind the scenes. you don't have to wait any longer for that forecast today. meteorologist vianey arana is here with that and 58 this morning in san jose. >> it's pretty nice. i wonder if she will find a staircase to recreate that pivot scene she was talking about with the couch. let's talk about downtown san jose, it looks very fall-like with that orange glow and the cloud cover already starting to move out. if you look at the temperatures right now, we are in the 50s, so pretty mild overall and we do have just a slight area of change in temperature up through novato, about 2 degrees cooler.

we will talk more about your extended outlook and another look at that drought monitor in a few minutes. first let's talk about traffic with mike. it's busy. i'm looking at some of these aggressive lane changes. the taillights westbound a steady flow but steady build. this is 92 across the san mateo bridge. we still see pretty much green -- oh, the sensors changed mid span, theres that build. dumbarton bridge slow and some folks try to take a lighter route. the rest of the bay a smooth flow. a build for the tri-valley and 680, and contra costa county slow a half o hour over to 580. new overnight two people killed in oakland, another person shot. it all happened during a 24-hour period that also saw one of our u.s. senators join east bay

leaders including barbara lee to talk about how to stop the violence. >> kris sanchez is in our newsroom she's been looking over this. kris, what do we know about everything that's gone on over the past 24 hours. >> we know there are a couple of ideas in play but whatever ideas those leaders have can't happen fast enough as this deadly month in oakland continues to intensify. it was just about midnight when oakland police were called to a home in a neighborhood in the area of 82nd avenue near mcarthur boulevard. we know a woman died there. at this point police aren't telling us the circumstances but we do know that opd issued a bolo alert asking other law enforcement to be on the lookout for a suspect though they haven't released that description to us nor the public. about two and a half miles from that scene oakland officers found a driver who had been shot in the face. that person is expected to survive and was found pulled over at a gas station near san leandro boulevard and 66th

avenue. you can see the bullet hole in that windshield. that bullet went through the windshield and hit that person in the face. at 10:00 yesterday morning a gunshot victim also died at a local hospital. police tell us they believe the shooting happened on 66th avenue right near lafayette square. that person was oakland's 102nd homicide victim of the year and died on a day that u.s. senator alex padilla, barbara lee and other leaders joined the mayor and council members to talk about what solutions to the violence they have. it could include increasing funding for violence prevention, to possibly declaring a public public health emergency. >> the idea of declaring a federal health emergency so that medical reimbursement could be available for violence prevention work is a creative suggestion. >> we are committed to increase federal investments in counseling services, not just

violence prevention, but also intervention programs, educational opportunities, but