we'll update you on the threat of layoffs at facebook's parent company meta and how soon notices may start going out to employees. roughly 24 hours until polls open from coast to coast. ahead, a live report from washington on the final day of campaigning before tomorrow's crucial midterms. rain coming down overnight and it's not over just yet. meteorologist vianey arana tracking more wet weather on its way. this is "today in the bay" streaming live on roku, amazon fire, apple tv and online. a good monday morning to you. thank you for allowing us to be a participate of your morning. i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm laura garcia. it is a busy morning. mike is tracking the morning commute. it's wet out there. take it a little slow. vianey has the weather alert for us with the rain. yes, and the reason we are under a microclimate weather alert even though it might seem like the weather pattern has calmed down, we're talking about sierra snow and heavy downpours to come.

this beautiful shot of lake tahoe, 27 degrees. this is a live camera. you can see the snow coming down. a winter storm warning is in effect. we have satellite radar now. this initial line of showers that pushed through last night is right here. you can see it's continuing to track into southern california. if you're traveling on the grapevine today to head to l.a., check the conditions. we have this setup that will tap into some really good moisture. it's also a colder system which will bring the possibility of seeing some hail. look at that. the blue/pink hue color is the snow and showers that pushed in overnight. i will go into more detail as far as timing and all of that. we're going to talk about the chance for thunderstorms, so much instability and such a cold air mass making its approach that creates the possibility for some hail and i'll get you through that in a second. first, we have to see how the roads are doing with mike.

vianey, you mentioned the grapevine. a wind advisory, i-5. 50 and 80 have chain requirements as well. i-80 is moving smoothly although slowly. even the hov lanes are slow. all lanes, everything, is backed up solid across the bay bridge. i was hoping this relief extended towards the san francisco side meant they were trying to make progress with the slow moving semi, but i'm not clear on how much progress because lanes. one lane b the maze but so far everything is relatively standard. i will check on 237. back to you. don't forget you can track the rain with us on air or online. take us on the go as well. we stream on all platforms and at nbcbayarea.com. 6:02 right now.

developing this morning, another bay area social media giant appears poised to make major cuts to its workforce just days after twitter laid off about half of its staff. >> "today in the bay's" kris sanchez is in the newsroom. >> meta and mark zuckerberg indicated meta could lay off thousands of employees as early as this week. he said in that call in 2023 we're going to focus our investments on a small number of high priority growth areas that means some teams will grow meaningly but other teams will stay flat or shrink over the next year. "the wall street journal" reports that those cuts could happen on wednesday, and if they do, the layoffs would be the first in the company's 18-year history. a few reasons why according to the analysts we talked with, one, ad revenue is down. changes at apple, they ins instituted those, shares are

down about 73% over last year making meta the worst performer and, third, mark zuckerberg sunk billions of dollars into the metaverse concept which isn't making any money yet. >> his broader vision isn't going to pay off in the short trl and he will have to regroup in the context of what projects he puts money into. and will bring money into the company faster. >> we talked to an analyst who said bay area tech companies are bracing for enduring inflation and the result of tomorrow's election. meta news comes days after elon musk and twitter laid off half the workforce including 900 employees here in the bay area. scott mcgrew joins us now. you will be talking about this more in your business and tech segment. part of the problem, too, you would add a fourth point, overhiring. >> overhiring. several companies are realizing

this now, the boom back in 2019-2020 just before the pandemic, it was amazing how fast it was going. and meta kept hiring. take a look at this hiring count for meta. this does not include 2022. the company now has about 87,000 employees. they all hired and hired. they just weren't prepared for the downturn. we'll talk more about this rush to hire and then this, oh, no, we have way too many, coming up in our business segment. >> thank you, scott. laura, back to you. happening today in the south bay former mixed martial arts star cain velasquez is due back in court for a preliminary hearing. the judge is expected to hear arguments. in january investigators say he shot at a pickup truck carrying a man accused of sexually assaulting one of his young relatives. another man in the truck was

injured. he was arrested in gilroy. ever since he's been held without bail. 6:05 now. more than 24 hours those polls will open across california this is where the 2022 midterm elections. voter enthusiasm not to mention the turnout already high. >> more than 40 million americans have cast their ballot shattering the 2018 midterm record. brie jackson joins us live this morning. brie, the push to win voter support, boy, it's hitting crunch time. >> reporter: absolutely. good morning, laura, marcus. president biden will spend this final full day before election day campaigning for democrats in maryland while former president trump plans to hold a rally in ohio. a final pitch to voters in the final days leading into a crucial midterms. >> this election isn't a referendum, it's a choice. it's a choice between two fundamentally different visions of america. >> reporter: on the campaign trail president biden is touting

his administration's investment in climate, 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. at republican rallies, former president trump , who is 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 before election day 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, be 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 threats 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 -- so what exactly is at stake on tuesday? all 435 house seats, 35 senate seats, and majority power in congress. marcus, laura? >> midterm elections, a lot of people paying close attention. >> a lot at stake. thank you, brie. transit agencies are trying to make it easier to cast your ballot. free election rides will be offered by santa rosa city bus, petaluma transit. passengers can ride any route for free all day. our election coverage continues on the "today" show with a closer look at how campaigns are

moving to capture the crucial vote and tomorrow night savannah guthrie, lester holt and chuck todd and a team of reporters from across the country will have minute-to-minute results. 6:08 on your monday morning. a live look outside. palisades tahoe ski resort where the latest storm is leaving a fresh round of snow that would be pelting you in the face right now. there's a winter storm warning in effect for the sierra through 4:00 p.m. on wednesday. if you're headed there the national weather service warns whiteout conditions may make travel really difficult. you probably missed your window of opportunity. >> that was a live picture. >> yes. >> whiteout right now. we'll be seeing 2 to 7 inches. another 8 inches and then, like you said, up to 4 feet by the end of the week.

how our snow estimates are looking. a warning is in place expecting to see some of those lower snow levels drop below that 7,000 feet mark or around 3,000 feet heading into tonight and as well into wednesday. as far as your three-day outlook, i do want to show you when we are expecting for that snowstorm to kind of start to taper off. tuesday extremely dangerous. whiteout conditions, tonight into early tomorrow morning. wednesday the snowstorm warnings will be in effect still with daytime highs expected in the 30s and it isn't until thursday when we will see the storm back off. behind that, a lot of snow. gas prices are mike. we need the gas in the south bay. cupertino the best price in the city. the cheapest in the city at $4.89. san ramon, the costco ties the

low at $4.79. the safeway also has the same price and some options. san rafael the arco on second street. a smooth $4.79 as well. roadways will be wet. use caution. all the way the crash on the shoulder, no injuries, you approach the scene. slowing to clear across the bay bridge. that semitruck has been cleared. the trail of taillights still a delayed across the span. still ahead on "today in the bay," why you may want to prepare to shop early for some apple devices and how the

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minibreak from the rain before we see the heavier bands move in. the full forecast coming up. looking at the bay bridge, full lanes. hov lanes showing good movement. they stopped up for a second. i see that the span itself is moving better as well. we may have an adjustment going on just past the toll plaza. that disabled semi has been removed. the commute builds. a very happy monday. futures pointing to the green. walgreens buying up a health care company called summit, they have urgent care centers. it's a $9 billion deal. apple apparently slowing down production of its iphone as demand slows and covid is a problem in chinese factories. i saw the headline this morning in the "san francisco business times" credit karma adopts hiring freeze after bringing

hundreds onboard. it's a good example of something i think we should talk about and that is over hiring. it sounds like a ceo excuse, they give it for laying people off, but the data shows it's an accurate excuse. the san francisco company strike laid off 14% of its staff. its ceo told employees we were much too optimistic about the internet economy's growth and underestimated the impact of a slowdown. kris sanchez talking about the possible layoffs at meta/facebook. they have 87,000 employees and have never had a wide scale layoff over at meta. it was jack dorsey who took the blame, again, over hiring. i own the responsibility for why everyone is in this situation. i grew the company size too quickly.

i apologize for that. and then there's alphabet. this hiring curve is based on actual data. i will make it bigger, add the numbers. just extraordinary growth. this does not include 2022. these graphs, by the way, were created by investor gill who points out alphabet would have to lay off a quarter of its staff right now just to get back to 2019 staffing levels. that's just extraordinary. so, again, it sounds like a ceo excuse and to some degree it is but the data back it up. there were so many companies hiring so fast and now they are suddenly realizing they have way too many people. >> we have to put the brakes on it. >> part of what inflation is all about, too. >> and i don't think people saw that coming, didn't see the slowdown coming which is sort of self-inflicted and now the layoffs. >> thanks, scott. >> you bet. scott mentioned you may have to wait longer to get the iphone

14 pro and max due to covid restrictions in china. the facility is running at significantly reduced capacity meaning it could be a lot easier to get help from siri. shortening the wake-up phrase from hey siri to just siri. the company hopes to roll out