sunnyvale condo. the damage left behind as crews work to save the celebrity who hosted a mayoral debate in oakland and the number one topic they discussed. it's wednesday morning and a good morning to you. i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm laura garcia. first to the bay area talking about being shaken up after one of the largest earthquakes we've had in eight years. >> that 5.1 magnitude hit the south bay with at least four aftershocks. our entire team broke into programming to bring you the updates with many in our newsroom even feeling the shaking. now "today in the bay's" kris sanchez joining us live this morning. kris, this is a reminder to everyone to be prepared because we never know when the next one will hit. >> reporter: we never know just like we didn't know yesterday. i think i might be the only person in the bay area who did

not feel it. i was on the roadway at the time, so i was always driving. it didn't even register. but because of the nbc bay area app i got phone calls from family in new york and colorado and texas all making sure that i was okay because they have the app, too. biggest quake we've had in eight years, longest one according to a l it not knowing if it was going to stop or not. >> reporter: fortunately that 5.1 didn't cause any widespread damage. some people did have mirrors and photos and things fall off the walls and off table tops and what not. it was a remind they're with a number of faults in the bay area it is always time to be ready and always time to secure those large items in your home and work place. >> we know from the loma prieta earthquake, for example, also from the northridge earthquake,

half the injuries in the big earthquakes are because either people fall over or things fall on people, things fall out of the bookshelves, for example, behind me. and so if everybody gets a warning and if everybody drops, covers and holds on, then we're going to reduce the number of injuries in a very significant way. >> reporter: about 95,000 people in the bay area got an early warning on their phones via the my shake app on iphones and an automatic alert on androids. the director of the berkeley seismology lab says it worked as it was supposed to as a quake detector, not a quake predictor, because we can't do that. there are grants for you if you want to make some retrogrades to your house, earthquake improvements to your home. there are about $3,000 grants available through the state and more people are now eligible for that. i will post that on my social

media pages so you can be ready as well because we know those faults are not going anywhere and meteorologist kari hall has been tracking what we can expect along the calaveras fault line. a right lateral strike flip fault we can visualize basically with two plates sliding past one another. they have bumps and hills that build up pressure, snap loose, and we feel the shaking. >> thanks, kari. if you ever feel the shaking and want to know how strong it was, make sure to check our quake tracker. nbcbayarea.com/quaketracker. a two-alarm fire breaks out at a condo in sunnyvale at 2:15 this morning along belfry way. new video shows the cws tried t

tham spread throughout the attic. the cause of that fire is under investigation. a follow-up on a fire in san leandro that started yesterday and is now contained. it was sparked at an underground garage. multiple cars were on fire. there's still no word on how the fire started. new economic news for potential home buyers and sellers that could help you making it in the bay. home prices are declining at a record rate. now it's still higher than a year ago but gains are shrinking at a faster pace on record. so san francisco is seeing the largest monthly decline for home buyers and renters according to some the city dropped to become the nation's third most expensive market behind boston when it comes to renting a one-bedroom apartment. bay area realtor tells the

"today" show is allowing potential home buyers to be more selective here. >> people will look at the properties they're in they might not be able to sell as an asset. if they have an interest rate locked in at 3:00 for the next 20 years but they can charge 6% for rent, they might decide to never sell it and just hold on to it and continue to make money off the rental. >> you can watch the full interview on the "today" show at 7:00 after us here on "today in the bay." we're less than two weeks away from the midterm elections. mayoral candidates had a third debate in oakland. ten candidates are in the running for the seat vacated by term-limited mayor libby schaap. rapper and songwriter mistah f.a.b. moderated the debate. crime took center stage as a top issue. police reform was a main topic for all of the candidates. current councilmember loren

taylor wanted to invest in technology to solve the most serious of crimes. >> bring the preventive resources that empower and uplift our community while also being firm because there are certain things we cannot allow to happen in our city because it puts our residents in harm's way. >> there were also discussions about empowering youth and addressing homelessness in the city. we have a special page on our website with voter guides to help you break down key races. head to nbcbayarea.com/decision2022. 5:06, time to take a live look outside in san francisco. a clear start for you this morning and, of course, we're continuing with those cooler days. meteorologist kari hall has a look at what we can expect. a beautiful day. i was in the city doing some work and it was a beautiful day. the sunshine along with cooler temperatures and we'll see that continue today as we take a live look in san jose.

in the upper 40s as you head out the door and slowly warming up. 66 degrees in san jose and fremont. 73 in concord and some low 70s for much of the north bay reaching 71 in napa. san francisco only reaches 64 today. and then going into the day tomorrow just a touch warmer for a few spots, but we're still keeping the slightly cooler than normal weather compared to what we typically see this time of year. we will see more slight changes in the forecast, and i'm looking way ahead to when we'll get some rain. more on that in a few minutes. mike, where can we find some lower gas prices? kari, santa clara county, it's arco again but on snell. $4.79 a gallon. contra costa county $4.67 at

super food and liquor on willow pass road. vallejo it's $4.79 at national petroleum on main street. some good options all under $5. the smooth drive, it's moving very smoothly. we even now have a few things we're watching. berkeley, eastbound 80, the major slowing has cleared in the last few minutes but they may show another slowdown because a traffic break. the taillights were stopped tore about two minutes. now restored for traffic. i believe they've cleared the last of the that and i'll show you why you need to use the dublin interchange for the time being. we'll talk about changes coming off the dublin area as well in the next report. back to you. >> thanks, mike. completing your family with a furry friend. still ahead on "today in the bay" at 5:25, if you want a dog but not too sure if you can handle it, we'll show you why a senior dog could be the right fit.

and we could be as close as 48 hours from elon musk owning twitter. we'll take a look coming up in business news. also, it turns out being creative this halloween may help you and your kids score more candy. we'll tell you why it just may pay off. stick around. much more ahead on "today in the bay."

good wednesday morning. the time now is 5:11. let's head over to pleasant hill as you head out for work. it's a chilly morning with some

upper 40s and just a few clouds in the mix through about 9:00. and then sunshine the rest of the day as it warms up. we'll be at about 66 degrees at noon and not warming up much more from there. a cool day but we'll talk about what's ahead in our forecast in a few minutes. and a live look outside to show us how things are shaping up there. golden gate bridge, those headlights from the top of the screen. there's the robin williams tunnel down into san francisco, both directions clearing as they've cleared most of the cones. we'll show you the changes and the cones that you'll find and the reason why they're there in the tri-valley coming up. well, good morning. a very happy wednesday to you. word is elon musk has talked to his bankers and is ready to close the deal with twitter by the end of the week. now twitter's share price is a really good proxy for the chances of the deal closing. as that number gets closer to 54.20, the price musk agreed to, the more likely it is the deal will close, at least in investors' minds.

alphabet reported profits and they were exceptionally disappointing to investors. no word of layoffs or anything yet but no doubt google will continue to slow hirin they will hireyoutube. the first time youtube's ad numbers. you see fewer ads for finance, crypto, personal loans. chipotle says it's raising prices as sales slow and it seems the customer base is changing because of it. lower income customers coming in less often says the company. chipotle has raised prices several times this year. gdp numbers tomorrow and we expect the numbers will actually rise. and i'll talk more about this tomorrow but this weird thing of gdp will be up, unemployment is at record low, the economy by all measures is doing

phenomenally except inflation. inflation continues to be the problem. >> and that's what hits everybody's wallet every day. >> everybody. even candy. >> shopping for halloween may be more of a trick than a treat here. the labor department says prices are up more than 13% from last year. now this is the largest ever annual increase and those candymakers say the rise in labor costs, higher prices for flour and sugar are mostly to blame. hershey's says that it hasn't actually raised prices for some of its candy since june and mars says it's absorbed extra costs where possible. kids, if you're up this early, if you want to impress your neighbors and get the best out of the trick-or-treat stash, well, this is a key for you right here, costume. more than 60% of parents in a

recent poll believe creativity is what you wear to get you more candy. the more creative your costume -- >> if you're cute and europe polite, you'll get more candy. some kids if they just stand there -- you have to say trick-or-treat. >> oh, trick-or-treat. one candy for you. >> cute and polite in my house. >> here, take the whole thing. >> oh, yeah. i always have a special bag for certain kids. totally. i have neighborhood favorites. >> well, there you go. this one is trending for you. tonight's powerball jackpot -- >> maybe i'll buy more candy for you kids if i can win this one. it's estimated to be $700 million after there was no winning ticket sold in monday night's drawing. the drawing is considered to be the seventh largest powerball jackpot. it was previously won in august when a ticket in pennsylvania matched all five white numbers and then the red powerball to win just over $206 million.

yesterday i actually put up a poll asking if you would spend some money on a ticket there. some people say i'm all in. 67%. others are like, uh-uh, i'm saving my $2. the choice is yours. just a little curious, is it an impulse buy? >> marcus may have had the clou to winning. you just go to the lottery council and say trick-or-treat. >> oh, yeah. >> give me something good to eat. if you don't, i don't care. you know the rest. old school. we have some nice weather for halloween, too. it's looking pretty good. our temperatures stay cool and i think the rain is going to be holding off as well. let's get a look at our hiking forecast. hopefully you'll have a chance to get out and enjoy the sunshine and the fall like weather and do some leaf peeping as well. our temperatures start out in the south bay with some mid-40s. it is a chilly start but at 10:00 it's starting to feel a little bit better. still keeping the jacket on through noon and then for the afternoon we'll see temperatures

in the upper with some sunshine today. we talked about tfoliage, fall colors, and it's really starting to pick up in tpeak, though,