major layoffs at silicon giant meta. thousands learning they're out of a job. and we're monitoring results including who has control in congress. this is "today in the bay" streaming live on roku, amazon fire, apple tv, and online. a very good wednesday morning to you. thanks for starting your day with us. i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington. first let's start with a look at the forecast because, of course course, the rain seems to stick around. >> we're feeling the cold temperature this morning and it's feeling damp outside behind that rain that moved through yesterday. a couple of spotty showers here and there, but for the most part, we are drying out. look how cold it is right now in sonoma. 35 degrees.

37 in napa. if it's 37 or below, you may have frost, especially with high humidities. those elevated surfaces like your windshield could be frosty this morning. heads-up about that. still some puddles on the roadway. the cars in front of you may be kicking it up as you're driving. the temperatures in the low 40s will gradually make their way up. >> we saw early metering lights. some folks may have held off yesterday. here's the toll plaza. there was a result of the ring. i'm hearing the bridge crew are making their way off the bridge with the vehicle. the crash approaching the carquinez bridge. it sounds like the impact is minor. the rest of the bay shows a

smoother dry. i don't know if it was a crash or those who held off yesterday. >> thank you very much, mike. 6:01. we start with breaking news of the layoffs of facebook's parent company me tachlt we're talking about 11,000 employees. >> it's a small town. >> we knew it was. . they're going to cut 13% of its staff. secondly it's a littlemore. founder and ceo mark zuckerberg said, quote, this is a fed moment, there's no way around. that the company will offer fuehrer months of pay plus an additional two weeks for every year of service. health insurance for former employees and their families for six months. now, zucker berlg blamed overhaiering for inflating employee numbers, and we have heard from from a number of o's.

zuckerberg pointed out some employees cut are on visas. means not only do they lose their job, but they'll likely have to leave the country. we went through this in 2021 and 2009. san francisco's largest private employer confirm they'd cut about a thousand employees this week. another 2,000 could be let go for underperforming. they built the huge office building, cleared it out for the pandemic, and few people have returned. we talked about this month. companies hired around hired and hired before the pandemic, even during the pandemic. sales force would have to cut 40,000. i'm not suggesting they should. they have to to get back to 2019 levels.

that's how fast companies had been hiring and now they're doing the opposite. >> it will be interesting to see if this is the due them. >> yes, exactly right. >> thanks, scott. moving on to decision 2022 for you this morning, we start with the results of governor newsom, projected by a wide margin. right now he's beating brian dahle soundly. >> this was in sacramento. californians need to focus on what he is calls for, universal van yas. we have a responsibility as californians to do more. to continue to assert our values, which we hold dear, certainly california values. the dream is predicated on all of us living and advancing together across every conceivable difference.

>> in the race for lieutenant governor, incumbent democrat appears to be the winner when she was first elected in 2018. she was the first person to get the job. republican angela underwood jacobs could have been the first. two major races still too close to call. will they fill the leadership void in the santa clara sheriff's office. "today in the bay's" chris sanches. >> reporter: you know, we just saw a ballot box all taped up saying this closed at come. as for the city of san jose, the mayor's race, either on the would feel great. cindy chavez for santa clara

county was a vice mayor here. and matt mahan, the other kaerngts sitting council member. they may have different visions, but the one thing, they went to bed not knowing what the file results were. there are about 4,600 separating the two. take a look at the breakdown so far. again, not all of those have been counted. both ended the night with active campaign volunteers and staffers. >> i still feel very positive. for me, it's not so much about the coalition.

it's about the results. >> we'll see. our incredible team did a great job in reaching out to every corner of the city and getting people involved. >> reporter: also too close to call, the race of jensen versus jonsen, that's the sheriff's race here in santa clara kouchbty. 51% goes to robert bob jonsen and 49% to kevin jensen. jensen is retired from the santa clara county sheriff's department. not yet. >> a lot of votes still to be counted. i i do this we ta they. i'm looker forward to the future. >> reporter: now with even all of these big races on the ballot.

voter turnout really was not very good. as of last count, 29% of eligible voters in the county turned in ballots 678 if you think about it. it's one in play irv. that's very >> interpreter: until numb ufr there. >> i want to take a look at the hill this morning. it's a razor thin margin and could be days or weeks before we have the results. brie jackson has more. they've been embracing for the so-called possibility of a red wave. >> they have been embraing for what people predicted as the red wave. results continue to roll in. they say president biden, his

moot was up beat. it's still unclear what's going to happen with control of congress. democrats say it was goo news. they remain up in the air as both parties pick up crushial wins. to seven the seat of a retiring republican. >> i'll be the next uft senator. josh shapiro won his bid for governor. >> truth won right here. >> caller: in a neighboring state, jd vance won a good race. although it was not the red waive that some predicted this term, democrats outperforming during an election cycle that his storedy.

in the house spanberg e rye tainted her seat, and a litmus test. with votes still being counted, republicans believe they'll secure. we will be in the ma joefrp. and nancy pelosi will be in the minority. >> some races are too dhoip. it's victorious. >> its like reports of my political death have been greatly p balanced. >> we're not sure if the journey is over. >> hang in a little bit longer. >> always dut the pow every. they mail called to congratulation mr. biden in some form later today.

>> brie, we know you'll be following chlgts so are we. thanks, brie. a look at some of the state's measures, voters yoem well ingly approved prop 1. the margin right now, 65% to 35%. meanwhile extending prop 30, which would have reduced the gas emissions it would have boosted taxes on the wealthy for electric vehicle and rebates. you can stay on the election results by downloading the app. it's free to apple and android devices. >> 6:11 for you. this morning, look at this beautiful shot. look, it is clear there and it's

also code. beautiful nefrms. kari, a beautiful day. >> yes, a night shot. we have to get things done in the morning time. now, take a look at what we're seeing, a bit lil. . as you're getting ready for theny kids in skoochl drop off. it's going to be a cool day. mountainview reaching 57. hayward harded even for 57 flee. it eyelet you know. mike has a look at lower numbers. >> yes. the best, 4 $.58 at brandham.

concord named for city, $4.47 right in the middle. best on the board, 4:39. good option over there from our friends, according to gas bun. the backup at the bay bridge hit pretty card, good return. now we see good recovery. we're zooming in. it continues to feed off the machlz no problems.