right now at 5:00, election day countdown. a live report from washington on the final day of campaigning before tomorrow's crucial midterms. just days after twitter lays off thousands of workers, another bay area tech giant is poised to make major job cuts. the threat of layoffs at facebook's parent company meta and how soon notices may start going out to employees. meteorologist vianey arana is tracking more wet weather. here is a live look at the golden gate bridge this morning and a look at our radar. we are going to break down what you can expect where you live. that weather will, well, will you need an umbrella today? we'll talk about it. you're watching "today in the bay" streaming live on roku, amazon fire, apple tv and online. >> i feel so prepared. i actually brought one. i didn't last week. good morning to you. i hope you had a great weekend. i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington. we'll keep an eye on the roads

because it is slick. i heard the rain, too, but i think binx -- that's when umbrellas are not your friend with the wind. i've been there before. let's talk about this great, beautiful shot of san jose. we do have that shower activity left from that initial cold front. we still have the instability behind it. this is the bigger storm that will sweep in later into tonight and tomorrow. if i zoom this in closer what passed through last night. it smoothed out and things are quieter in san jose. plenty of sierra snow, not a good day to travel to the sierra. check road conditions and make sure you double-check to see if you need any of those chains. you will, though, heading into tomorrow and wednesday. there is an active winter storm warning in effect. a closer look at the headlines i

will be going into detail in my next forecast. there's a lot of instability. because this is a colder system we are talking about the possibility for hail and we'll talk about the gusty winds and the timing of it, how this could impact not only monday night but tuesday. more details on that, of course, coming up in a few minutes. we have to check in with mike. an alert that will take time to clear and moments later they did clear it. an 18-wheeler involving a crash north of the carquinez bridge. we'll track it, of course. the crash just past happy valley road looks like it may be cleared into the center divide, blocking your fast lane.

we'll continue to track those. a little bit of slowing on a monday morning and the green highlighting over here in the east san jose hills. >> you can track the rain with us on air or find us online or take us on the go. another social media giant appears poised to make cuts after twitter lays off about half of its staff. >> kris sanchez with a look at how soon this could happen. meta could lay off dozens of employees as early as this week and mark zuckerberg seemed to hint at it at an earnings call. he said in 2023 we will focus our investment on a small number of high priority growth areas.

that means some will grow and others will shrink over the next year. >> i think he's realized his broader vision will not pay off in the short term and he needs to regroup when projects he will put money into. >> now we talked with an analyst at san jose state who said the bay area tech companies are bracing for enduring inflation and the result of tomorrow's election. meta's news comes days after elon musk and twitter laid off half of the workforce including 900 in the bay area. ad revenue is down and just overhiring. several companies are realizing this now.

there was a hiring boom just before the pandemic and facebook meta doesn't include 2022. look at the hiring curve, the amount of employees throughout the year, they hired and hired and hired. they just weren't prepared for the downturn. >> thank you, scott. you always get us into the nitty-gritty. laura, back to you. happening today former mixed martial arts star cain velasquez is due back in court. in january they say he shot into a pickup truck carrying a man accused of sexually assaulting one of his relatives. they later arrested him in gilroy.

ever since he's been held without bail. the 2022 midterm elections but voter enthusiasm not to mention turnout hot. >> more than 40 million have cast their ballots shattering the 2018 record. brie jackson is live in jackson. it's hitting crunch time. >> reporter: oh, yeah. we've been doing this countdown for months, weeks, and now the final day. president biden will be in maryland campaigning for democrats while former president trump plans to hold a rally in ohio. a final pitch to voters in the final days leading into a crucial midterm. >> this election is a choice. a choice between two visions in america. >> reporter: on the campaign trail president biden is touting his administration's investments in climate, warned of threats to

democracy, and praised job gains under democratic leadership. this weekend was filled with last-minute campaigning by mr. biden and past presidents in the keystone state. poised to make another run at the white house putting the blame on those in power now for americans' economic woes. >> if you want to stop the destruction of our country and save the american dream then this tuesday you must vote republican in a giant red wave. >> reporter: the final nbc news poll shows president biden's approval at only 44%. >> this election is about the biden agenda. people don't like high inflation, high crime, open borders, fentanyl. >> reporter: abortion is also on the ballot and is among the key issues democrats are focusing on. >> we're going to defend our mainstream democratic values against the threat to our democracy. we're going to protect women's

reproductive freedom and voting rights. >> reporter: in our latest nbc news poll election enthusiasm is now dead even at 73% for both republicans and democrats with less than 24 hours until election day and control of congress at stake, both parties are doing everything they can to sway last-minute voters. all 4,400 house seats and majority power in congress. marcus, laura? >> we will certainly be watching. >> that we will. thanks, brie. 5:08 for you now. sonoma county transit agencies are trying to make it easier for to you cast your ballot tomorrow. free election day rides will be offered by santa rosa city bus, petaluma transit and sonoma county transit. passengers can ride any route for free all day. our election coverage continues on the "today" show with a closer look how the campaigns are moving to capture that

crucial vote. and tomorrow night savannah guthrie, lester holt and chuck todd will have minute-to-minute results for you. tahoe, look at that. oh, yeah. pretty stormy, right? >> i like seeing it from a camera but not driving in it. >> have you ever been at the top of the mountain like that when it's come down? >> no. >> i have skiing. it's pelting your face. that winter storm effect through 4:00 p.m. with up to four feet of snow. the it may make travel difficult. you have a window of opportunity yesterday. you shouldn't be heading up 80. i would wait it out. >> not worth it to try to drive

through. they're going to start closing roads if you don't have the chains available and the system will linger wednesday into thursday. if you didn't head out saturday or sunday, just enjoy our live cameras. lake tahoe tuesday, wednesday and i mentioned thursday when the system starts to back off. now let's talk about how much snow. this is good news for us. taking it through friday, november 11. just a look ahead at the 13th, the 14th, monitoring another system that will bring more rain and more snow to the sierra as well. some of the lower snow levels. we could see that dropping down to 3,000 feet when we see that

really big impact. this will be fantastic for the sierra snowpack. about one-third of california's water supply and we would love to see that replenished in this initial storm and next week's storm we'll get a good amount of that. a check on gas prices. talking about water and trying to replenish them. gas prices in the south bay, your best price in cupertino was at cupertino car wash. car washes sometimes are better at conserving the water so consider that. just a note, a consumer note. the car wash is the cheapest in the city at $4.89. san ramon ties the low at $4.79. safeway also $4.79. some equal time there. san rafael, the arco has the same price, $4.79. that's a popular price. do your bargain hunting there. over to the rest of the bay.

it's still blocking your fast lanes. slicker roadways. we're looking at a tad bit of slowing eastbound 80 getting away from the carquinez bridge. there may be activity on the shoulder. bargain hunting coming back with a bang. do you have any plans thanksgiving weekend? the early holiday rush stores are expected to see and how a tradition is making a big comeback. one apple product you might want to shop early for, how the pandemic is slowing the supply chain down continuouy.sl

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