right now at 5:00, a holiday heads-up for travelers headed home through the east bay. drivers can expect big backups. we are live this morning with an update on the interstate 80

closure through two counties. and a muddy mess in the nevada desert. we are following the latest at burning man, where tens of thousands of people remain stuck this morning, after rain that turned those grounds into a nightmare. we have an exclusive interview with the burning man ceo. also, meteorologist kari hall tracking the holiday weather, your labor day forecast, and the traffic. this is "today in the bay." good morning. thank you so much for starting your labor day with us. i'm kira klapper. >> and i'm kris sanchez. laura and marcus are both off. mike is off as well, but kari is here. i have to say, i must be sounding like a nut. i'm, like, this weather was glorious this weekend. >> i loved it. because we don't always get cool, cloudy weather for labor day weekend. it's usually burning, sizzling hot. so that's the good thing, is that we're still enjoying this

cooler weather, and it's going to stick around for a while. it's all because of the fog we've seen return near the coastline and it's going to be misting and drizzling in the city, but clearing up for the inland areas. as we go throughout the week, we're going to have more comfortable weather, and as people are heading back to work we're going to keep the temperatures that are slightly cooler than what's normal for this time of year. there will be slight warming as we go into the weekend, but overall it's going to be really comfortable. take a look at san jose today, headed for 78 degrees. we'll see some low 80s in novato and in oakland today, reaching 73. as we take it into the day tomorrow, not much of a change. there will be some low to mid-80s as you head to the inland east bay, with concord reaching 86 degrees, some upper 70s in mountain view, and mid-70s for san mateo, the north bay mostly in the low 80s. that also holds for wednesday as well. so we'll talk about that slight warming into the weekend.

we'll get a look at the commute, as well as what to expect over the next several days. that's coming up in a few minutes. back to you. >> thanks. highway 80 is still shut down for a major repaving project in the east bay. "today in the bay"'s bob redell joins us live from crockett. bob, will that freeway be reopened in time for tomorrow's post labor day commute when everyone else joins us back at work? >> reporter: yeah, those fortunate people who are asleep right now. good morning to you, kira. according to cal tran, the answer is yes. as you can see behind me, chp or law enforcement, they have westbound 80 shut down here at the carquinez bridge in crockett. this is just one of the entrances that's shut down along this stretch of westbound 80. caltrans says this stretch of 80 will reopen by 5:00 a.m. tomorrow morning as people start to drive back into work after the long holiday weekend.

on thursday night caltrans shut down westbound 80 across the carquinez and into hercules. it amounts to a complete facelift of this section of westbound 80. caltrans say they are compressing more than 100 nights of work by doing this over the long holiday weekend. the general manager of the dead fish restaurant in crockett to my right, which overlooks the carquinez bridge, they're not happy about this weekend's closure of westbound 80. labor day is normally their third or fourth busiest weekend of the year. now the general manager says it will be his worst, since customers coming from the east are canceling or not showing up for reservations to avoid the 2 1/2 hour detour around the project. caltrans says businesses that lose money directly can apply

for relief. reporting live in crockett, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> thank you, bob. tens of thousands of people are trapped in the nevada desert, after heavy weekend rains inundated the annual burning man festival. attendees are dealing with thick, ankle-deep mud. >> one death has been reported, but organizers now say it was not related to that weather. some 70,000 burners in black rock city were told on saturday to shelter in place, because organizers said the roads were too dangerous to drive out. the white house says president biden is aware of the situation and is in touch with local officials. the annual burning of the 40-foot man was supposed to happen last night, but the weather situation is forcing that to be rescheduled until tonight. later this morning, burning man project should make a new announcement on how soon it will be safe for people to leave the festival grounds. an exodus of sorts is expected

at some point today. that's not stopping people from trying to get out, either by car or on foot. some people decided to leave their vehicles behind and make that 15-mile trek through the mud to the closest city for shelter. others are trying to drive out. video from on the ground and above black rock city shows long lines of cars covered in mud, many becoming stranded. >> either we leave now and i get to salt lake by monday, or we might be here until -- i feel like people might be here until thursday. >> this was kind of like a weird video game of, like, drifting rvs. >> it felt like playing mario kart. >> that's a reference my kids would understand. >> meanwhile, the ceo of burning man is downplaying concerns about this being a possible crisis. nbc news spoke exclusively with the ceo, who is pleased and surprised that even the president of the united states

has been briefed on the situation unfolding in the black rock desert. the national guard offered to help as well. she points out that most burners are equipped to survive in harsh environments. they do hold the festival in the desert. it really only is running a day or two behind schedule. >> people are here as they normally would with everything they need to survive and there's no sense of panic. we're not doing an evacuation. we're waiting for the ground to dry, and, you know, we're bringing in additional cell phone support for people, we are turning on the internet so that it's widely available. we don't normally have a free wi-fi cloud, but we're doing that so people can make arrangements. we have buses coming in to gerlach on a regular basis so people can catch the buses. >> you can watch more of the interview on the "today" show starting at 7:00 right after "today in the bay."

happening today, a labor protest in san francisco focusing on robotaxis and threats from artificial intelligence. taxi drivers and muni workers are organizing the rally. it's scheduled to start outside the headquarters of cruise self-driving cars on bryant street. organizers also will focus on ai as a threat to public transit. its role in the labor stalemate involving striking hollywood actors and writers and the outsources of workers in some government agencies. the rally starts at 10:00 this morning. and we have new details in the recent back and forth surrounding cruise autonomous vehicles and san francisco firefighters. the sffd issued a report alleging that two self-driving cars kept first responders to entering and exiting an emergency scene where a car hit a pedestrian. that report from mid-august goes on to say the patient died at the hospital and that the delay

contributed to the outcome. on friday, cruise told us the fire department got it wrong and showed our nbc bay area team video that it claims is from one of those cars. the video has not yet been made public, but cruise says the video proves one vehicle quickly cleared the area and the other car never blocked traffic. last night the fire department issued a statement to nbc bay area saying it is not commenting directly on the incident, but it, quote, remains committed to providing safe, effective, and timely response to emergencies. it goes on to say, we will work with our city, partner agencies and autonomous vehicle companies to develop policies and procedures to accomplish this goal. some sad news this morning surrounding a popular rock singer from the bay area, a representative for former smash mouth front man steve harwell says the singer is in hospice. the 56-year-old has struggled

with health problems over the last decade. according to various reports, he's suffering liver failure and may only have days to live. harwell was born in santa clara and co-founded smash mouth in san jose in 1994. our thoughts are with him. taking a live look outside. probably can't tell, but san francisco on the left of your screen, san jose on the right. definitely a case of microclimates there. meteorologist kari hall joins us with a look. we saw that cooldown, you were enjoying it and we were all enjoying over the weekend. but it's going to warm back up. >> just a little bit. just a few degrees. most of us won't be able to tell the difference. we are going to get more sunshine, but that's more the inland areas. san francisco is starting out with clouds, we'll see that linger. let me show you this loop of the past 24 hours, for folks who went to the sierra for the labor day weekend, they've had to deal with a lot of heavy rain, thunderstorms, probably canceled a lot of outdoor plans. but now we're starting to see

the activity winding down, but, yes, it was so busy over the weekend with a lot of rain moving through, as we get a surge of monsoonal moisture. we're looking at a live view of san jose that's starting out nice and quiet, a few clouds. temperatures in the low 60s. as we go throughout the day, it's going to clear out. look at how mild it's going to be. only upper 70s for early september. yes, we're going to see that continue as dublin heads for 80 degrees today, we'll see some low 80s for much of the north bay. we'll talk about what else is ahead. we'll also get a look at traffic in a few minutes. back to you. >> thank you so much. it is 5:11 on your labor day. all aboard, train lovers, all ages. next stop, fremont. still ahead on "today in the bay," kids of all ages have one more day to take their little ones to one of the bay area's most popular festivals for all things trains. and let's talk about labor on this labor

happy labor day to you. if you are getting up to labor today, we are starting out in dublin with a live look outside. it is a cloudy morning and we'll see the clouds through 10:00. after that, it's going to clear out and be a beautiful sunny day. we're keeping the mild weather that we had over the weekend. so here in dublin, only reaching into the upper 70s.

we'll talk about the rest of our microclimates coming up. if you are heading out and maybe going across the san mateo bridge, i wanted to give you a live view. not a lot of traffic, so maybe you'll hang out with us longer and watch more of the newscast. i'll have a full update in a few minutes. good morning. happy labor day. markets are closed for the holiday. labor day created by unions who held a parade in new york city celebrating labor and it turned into a day off from working, at least for most people. unions have had a brilliant resurgence, u.p.s. workers just negotiated a new contract that means drivers will earn $175,000 in pay and benefits a few years from now. starbucks locations are unionizing, $20 an hour for baristas. the united auto workers are looking at that, particularly the u.p.s. driver pay, and thinking that looks pretty good. uaw threatening to go on strike

by september 14th, if the big car companies don't agree to their demands. now, that would be historic, because the auto workers would walk out of all three of the big three, gm, ford and stellantis, what we used to call chrysler, and do it simultaneously. the outage at spectrum charter service continued over the weekend, customers could not watch football or the u.s. open as charter took abc and espn off the air in a contract dispute. here is a look at the customers affected in the bay area. south santa clara county, morgan hill, san martin, gilroy and then over into santa cruz and salinas. disney wants charter to pay more for the rights to put channels on their cable system and charter doesn't want to. >> this is a fight over profits. these companies want, just like any other company, they want more for themselves and less for everybody else, and so they're

going to use their market power and influence to try and extract as much wealth as possible from a lucrative deal, if a deal is made at all. >> as we see television networks and television ownership charging the cable companies more, we're seeing the same groups then offer their own streaming services, oftentimes at a loss for the television company and for less, and so you're continuing to see this division between cable and streaming. >> right, and i don't think we know -- you know, i covered the whole acc conference last week, and the chancellor of cal was, like, we don't know what it's going to look like in five years. >> exactly right. and that's going to create an interesting fractionalization of everybody. you watch your streaming services, i watch mine, we can't afford to do both. now we're watching different television. it used to be we all saw that one episode last night. it's going to continue to march

apart. >> how often do you say, scott, have you seen "yellowstone"? >> oh, i don't have paramount. >> or i haven't heard of it. >> i am that person. i don't have paramount, i don't have hulu, i don't have whatever. >> we'll give you a password. >> thanks, buddy. we'll see you again soon. thank you so much for that. 5:17 right now. september is national childhood cancer awareness month and the oakland a's are trying to do their part. over the weekend, brent rooker and lawrence butler visited pediatric cancer patients at oakland childrens' hospital. while visiting with children and their families, they also handed out virtual reality headsets for the kids to enjoy. one childhood leukemia survivor even got the chance to throw out the first pitch at yesterday's game at the coliseum. attention train lovers -- kira, i don't know if this is your boys or not. >> oh, yes. >> labor day holiday means you have one more day to attend the

ardenwood rail fair at the museum in fairmont. it runs the whole range from a model train to a full-size steam locomotive. it has model trains and historic railroad equipment on display. the fair opens at 10:00 and you have time to take them after work. >> i was going to say, that fits perfectly with my schedule. the suspense is building before beyonce takes the stage tonight for the last stop of her tour in los angeles. >> here is a taste of her performance saturday night at sofi stadium. ♪♪ >> so everyone is wondering just how the queen will celebrate her 42nd birthday today. some wonder if her show will include a special guest, or maybe even a destiny's child reunion, or how about her husband, jay-z, taking the

stage? beyonce's renaissance tour wraps up october 1st in kansas city, missouri. i thought it ended tonight, but it's just the finale in l.a. >> she might take the night off. >> i think she took yesterday off so she could be ready for today. we'll see what happens. i'm a huge destiny's child fan from seventh grade, so i hope that's what happens tonight. stay tuned for that. >> i know the ladies are probably willing. >> they're available. >> waiting for the queen to say okay. >> yes, it is time. kari is here for herself and for mike. so what's going on this labor day? >> we're going to talk about weather and traffic, because it's been pretty nice and it's also quiet in the traffic department, too. over the weekend we had a lot of clouds and fog and cool temperatures, but i know today is a big travel day. so we're taking a live look outside at sfo.

hopefully there's no major delays today, but we are still going to have the foggy conditions, which can sometimes cause some delays out there, especially with those flights that are departing. we'll see what's going on. but as far as what you're feeling this morning as you get ready to head out, temperatures in the upper 50s and low 60s, and it's going to be a great day to enjoy more time outside and maybe go for a hike. this is a look at our east bay forecast, starting out with some partly cloudy skies and temperatures in the upper 50s. at 8:00, it's going to be in the low 60s, so a nice cool morning, but then headed for the low 80s this afternoon. so sunscreen, water bottle. it's going to be nice out there. our temperatures for some of our warmest spots in the inland east bay will reach into the upper 70s and low 80s, in concord expect a high of 84 degrees, in hayward reaching 75, in los gatos reaching into the low 80s. we take it into the day tomorrow. not much of a change.

just maybe a couple degrees warmer in some spots, like santa rosa reaching 83 degrees. it's going to be about the same as we've seen in san francisco in the upper 60s, even into the day on wednesday. as far as the outlook for the week, it will be slightly warmer. we'll just stay another 3 to 5 degrees in some spots. and the heat stays farther to the south, no more rain expected. we are going to see things quiet down across the region. gilroy, in the next ten days, expect it to make it into the mid-80s for the weekend and that's the trend we'll see for a lot of our inland areas, going from low 80s to mid to upper 80s, maybe peaking at 90 degrees on sunday. for san francisco, we're going to see temperatures getting also just slightly milder, a little bit less fog. but it will be a nice weekend ahead. as you get ready to head out on the roads this morning, we're taking a look at the san mateo bridge. really, there's not a lot going on here, but we're still tracking that closure for westbound i-80, so that is

expected to continue through tomorrow morning. hopefully they'll wrap things up a little earlier than that, but we'll of course keep you updated. as far as transit, keep in mind that if you do plan to ride b.a.r.t., ac transit, they're either working on a holiday or a sunday schedule, so make sure you check ahead as you get ready to head out. not a whole lot happening on the roads. not seeing any slowdowns anywhere. back to you. >> thank you, kari. next on "today in the bay," nbc bay area responds. >> covid-19 test kits can expire, but not necessarily by the date printed on the box. you'll need to look it up. i'm consumer investigator chris chmura. i'll show you how next. and as we head to break, we want to share these photos. meteorologist kari hall shared them online, taking advantage of the cooler weather to enjoy some time outside with her family. >> did you win? >> of course.

[ laughter ] >> mama always wins. kari, i have told her that she is always out having fun. i tonight know how she has the energy. don't forget, you, too, can follow kari on instagram and facebook. you don't want to miss it. you're watching "tay in the odba

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of your test. you'll find that lot number on the sticker with the dates or printed somewhere on the box. many have been extended, but not all. if yours has been extended, consider writing the new expiration date right on the box so you don't forget about it. if your test has expired, you can simply trash it. if you have other questions about your test, consider contacting the manufacturer. coming up on "today in the bay," they're not the usual images we see from the annual burning man event, up to 6 inches of mud in some places of black rock desert, stopping people and the event in its tracks. tracks. ahead, we'll hear from

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i'm emotionally worried about having to sit in line to get out of here with 70,000 people. >> right now at 5:30, trapped in the desert. wet weather leaves most attendees stranded at burning man. we have coverage, including the conditions festival goers will face. a surprising and deflating discovery at the top of mission peak. this bummed me out. the investigation under way after someone severed the iconic artwork at the top. this is "today in the bay." thanks so much for joining us. it's labor day. i'm kris sanchez. >> i'm kira klapper.

marcus and laura are off. we begin with the continuing coverage on the chaos at burning man, where upwards of 70,000 people remain stranded in the nevada desert due to muddy conditions. these are looks from above. conditions are not stopping some burners, though, from touring the playa and the ceremonial burning of the man is now set to happen tonight. it was supposed to be last night. >> meanwhile, some burners are not waiting around. many yesterday tried to leave and just got stuck in that thick, thick mud. this morning we have team coverage. ginger conejero saab is hearing from some of the locals who are stuck at the festival, but we want to start with meteorologist kari hall. kari, what are the conditions going to be like today? >> the rain is finally moving out, but what we had happen here over the weekend, as expected, there was a slow-moving trough and it just drew in a lot of monsoonal moisture and caused

quite a bit of rain across the region. there are some spots that had about an inch to almost an inch and a half of rainfall, and that came with some torrential downpours and isolated lightning strikes. we are expecting this to push off to the east, but we're only looking at temperatures today in the 70s, so not much of an opportunity to really dry out, with some warmer weather. so it's going to be cool, but still very soggy as we go throughout the day. thankfully, weather conditions will be improving there. back to you. >> thank you, kari. so "today in the bay"'s ginger conejero saab is here with a look at the challenges that these folks are facing as they try to leave or try to stay, some of them said they wanted to stay. >> like kari just said, the conditions over the past few days are beyond what most burners signed up for. >> burners, as people are called, were advised to shelter in a warm place saturday night because it was expected to get cold. video coming from the event

shows the reported 6 inches of mud in some areas of black rock desert after, like kari mentioned, an inch to an inch and a half of rainfall came down on the annual event. you're seeing how much that mud has been sticking to vehicles' tires or people's shoes. these people are trying to walk out of black rock desert or the playa to hitch a ride back to the nearest city. there was a shelter-in-place order over the weekend, people were instructed not to drive their vehicles, simply because of how thick the mud is. the main gates in and out of black rock city were closed and things were put on hold, including the symbolic burning of art pieces like the man and the temple, which have been ritual to the event. now, that was delayed because of logistics and safety precautions. organizers say, other than the mud, the burn being pushed back, things are running as planned. sanitation trucks are reportedly

moving through the city. there's also wi-fi and sell service available for burners, who are being told to sit tight and conserve food and water. nbc news spoke to the ceo of burning man, marian goodell yesterday, she said the current conditions will not end the event. >> there's no great chaos or great panic. people have food, they're sharing food with others. you have to figure that yesterday, saturday, would have been the first day for departures, so at this point people are only slightly behind schedule. we're behind schedule in actually trying to finish -- have the man burn and temple burn, which are major art pieces and part of the ritual of being here. >> sheriff's deputies are reporting the death of a 40-year-old man who was found on the grounds, and organizers say his death was not tied to weather-related issues. meanwhile, goodell says she anticipates the gates to open

today. the president has been briefed on the situation in the desert. the national guard not coming in so far, but according to goodell, they are among the agencies standing by to offer support. you can watch the entire interview of marian goodell later this morning on the "today" show. >> these folks pride themselves on going to the desert and creating a whole city. for folks who have never been, describe black rock city. >> let's give you some perspective. check it out. the city is a series of semicircles. from the innermost circle, the street is called the esplanade, and then the man, that's about 2,500 feet, that's half a mile. but the playa itself, look at how far out it extends. we're talking tens and thousands of people who are camping, who set up camps throughout the

eight-day festival. so a lot of people do use a bike or other form of transportation to get around. it's a big, big desert and campground there. >> they are camping, so they do have supplies. if anybody is going to be stranded, it's almost okay that it's them because they do have fuel, food, water and whatnot. not to last a super long time. >> that's the thing. the ceo was saying that people are prepared to face extreme conditions. last summer it was 107 degrees in the desert for some of those days, so they're expected to be really prepared for the heat. this time around, it was rain, and now the mud. >> so where are they going to walk? the people who are trying to walk, where are they going? >> the nearest city is about 15 miles away, we're looking at black rock city right there, about 15.3 miles to gerlach, and that's where we've been seeing people hitchhiking rides.

but really, because it was so hard to get out of black rock city, the desert, people were walking out, trudging through the mud, which is about -- according to the ceo, several miles, maybe two to three miles, and then once they get out of the city, which the gates were closed, then they can hitch a ride or get picked up. that's, in general, 15 miles. >> in mud up to their ankles. >> we heard from some of the campers that said they just left their campers behind, all their things behind, and they were just looking to get out of there. >> wow. >> we'll hear more from the ceo in the "today" show interview and we'll definitely watch for that. >> thank you, ginger. a chp motorcycle officer is recovering in the hospital after a crash in downtown san francisco. it happened yesterday afternoon south of market near the corner of 3rd and harrison streets. you can see the bike there. it collided with a car. we are awaiting an update on the

officer's injuries, but we are told they are not believed to be life-threatening. the chp tells us the driver of the car also was hospitalized. the cause of the crash remains under investigation. it has been four years since that deadly dive boat fire off the coast of santa barbara, and now a likely cause has been determined. according to a new confidential review by the "l.a. times" of a still unreleased report on the tragedy, the 2019 fire did not ignite from lithium-ion batteries, instead it likely started from a plastic trash can on the main deck. it quickly spread, trapping one crew member and the 33 passengers sleeping below deck, seven of whom were from the bay area. the bureau of alcohol, tobacco, and explosives has not released the report. a bay area band is helping to raise money to help maui fire

victims. the pacific vibration band will perform a concert fundraiser. tickets start atted 25 with all the proceeds going to the fund. it starts at 2:00 in pacifica. developing this morning, a mysterious bay area vandal attack is leaving a lot of hikers simply stunned. this was sad to wake up to this weekend. someone recently severed that beloved mission peeker pole at the top of fremont's mission peak. you can see all that's left is the base. the main part of the sculpture had a time capsule and peeking tubes, directing summiters to other bay area landmarks. it was created by the artist and park ranger, leonard page. we spoke with one marathoner who reported it. >> i reported it to dispatch yesterday.

i volunteer for the park as well. no one said anything just yet. i assume it's just because it's a holiday weekend. >> a dispatcher with east bay parks tells us the vandalism is now under investigation. it's still too soon to know if a replica will be considered, if the original cannot be recovered. >> it's so disappointing. this is why we can't have nice things, right? we're going to turn now to a live look outside, the golden gate bridge, you see there, some fog and mist as we come from that major cooldown this weekend. meteorologist kari hall says we'll see the sun today. >> yes, we will see the sun, at least for the inland areas. san francisco, not so much. so we're starting out with a few clouds this morning, eventually it's going to clear out. let's head up to antioch, where our temperatures will be in the low 60s as you get ready to head out the door. it's going to be a mild morning and clearing out quickly here, and a breezy wind as our

temperatures stay well below what we usually see for this time of year. labor day, usually we're talking about high heat. we're talking about nice, mild weather continuing today, with mostly 70s and low 80s across the bay area. so we'll take a look at the forecast, as more people head back to work. that's coming up in just a few minutes. >> kari, thanks so much. this month we are raising awareness about pediatric cancer. coming up on "today in the bay," how one bay area nonprofit is helping to detect and treat cancer early in young children. president biden is going to spend labor day at a union hall spend labor day at a union hall en p

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happy labor day to you. let's head to morgan hill where it's 63 degrees and mostly cloudy. we had a lot of clouds and cool temperatures over the weekend, but today we're headed for more sunshine and we're going to keep the mild weather. so take a look at the trend, looking really nice for grilling or whatever you have planned, if you're up this early you're probably working. let's get you out on the roads with a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza, that has been light so far. we can see at the bay bridge toll plaza there is not a lot of cars out on the roads. so we will have a look at weather and traffic coming up in a few minutes. september is childhood

cancer awareness month, and one bay area family is hoping to make a difference in the lives of young patients. according to the national pediatric cancer foundation, 43 children are diagnosed with cancer every day. cancer is the number one cause of death by disease among children, and only 4% of government funded cancer research is directed toward treating childhood cancer. back in 2019, enzo keller was diagnosed with lymphoma, an aggressive non-hodgkin's lymphoma. fortunately he was able to get treatment and his cancer is in remission. his parents started the enzo and me pediatric cancer foundation. the goal is to fund pediatric research to find better treatments and cures for children. his parents tell us how hard that experience was. >> this is probably most parents, one of their worst nightmares. so let's come together and try

to really eliminate that from the reality. annually about 11.5 million years of life is lost to pediatric cancer. children are losing 11.5 million years of life. >> every year doctors, future researchers, future teachers, things that we need for our future are impacted. >> we are so glad enzo is doing well. last year their foundation raised more than $300,000. the next event is going to be september 23rd in san ramon. we'll be posting a link so you can find out more on nbcbayarea.com. president biden will talk with workers and union organizers in pennsylvania this labor day. >> scott mcgrew, the president has positioned himself as a friend of the working man and woman. >> and woman, happy labor day to everyone. biden has been a politician for most of his life, since 1970, but he comes from what he calls

a hard life. his dad was a used car salesman, he's identified with union laborers, often bringing up his hometown of scranton, pennsylvania. here he is in scranton a few years ago. the president is going to be back in pennsylvania today giving a labor day speech to union laborers, scheduled to begin in about 45 minutes at sheet metalworkers local 19 hall in philadelphia. i will say this president is very consistent in his tardiness. we'll see if the president says anything about the looming strike by united autoworkers. a massive strike scheduled for later this month against all three of the big automakers, which would be devastating to the economy. the president, presumably, will side with the union, but to what degree. over the weekend the president and first lady inspected the damage, met with families and first responders in florida, accompanied by republican senator rick scott of florida. governor desantis not there, but

biden and desantis have been on the phone coordinating relief pretty much daily. >> as i told your governor, if there's anything your state needs, i'm ready to mobilize that support, anything they need related to these storms. your nation has your back and we'll be with you until the job is done. a new "wall street journal" poll has a lot of bad news for biden. a majority of americans tell pollsters they think inflation is going in the wrong direction, even though inflation is getting better. a majority of americans tell pollsters they're worried about the president's age, 73% say it's a concern. just 47% think the same about donald trump. despite the fact these two men actually are only 1,300 days apart, about three and a half years. you may not have heard over the busy weekend, but we were notified former new mexico governor bill richardson, he was

also the former secretary of energy and the u.s. ambassador to the united nations. he did struggle at times with allegations of corruption. his real impact on american history is he was one of the best negotiators with foreign countries holding americans unjustly, including north korea and, most recently, brittney griner in russia. >> he definitely had such a touch with negotiations. thank you very much, scott. we want to take a live look at oakland this morning, where we can see pretty far in the distance, because it's nice and clear this morning, and the cooler temperatures continue, so you know i'll be in a good mood. >> me, too. in fact, we'll just keep the good mood going throughout the week, because we do have nice weather. it won't be cloudy and misty and drizly. we'll see more sunshine, which i think helps out. we will have more comfortable weather and even cooler compared to what's normal for the beginning of september. we look ahead to the weekend

where there will be slightly warmer temperatures. you can probably already tell at the bottom of the screen, it's not going to be a major warm-up over the next few days. as you're heading to work in mountain view, we're starting out temperatures in the upper 50s. now, it is cloudy for the next few hours, but then we will see sunshine by 11:00, and really nice throughout the rest of the day as our temperatures in the south bay head for 78 degrees in san jose and 83 in morgan hill. for the inland east bay, it's up to 81 in martinez, while hayward will see a high of about 75, and 75 in redwood city with upper 60s in daly city. san francisco staying cool, upper 50s in the marina district and the mission district up to 68 degrees, and some upper 70s expected today for napa, ukiah reaching 84. we'll be slightly warmer as we see high pressure building, and an inland spot like walnut creek, it's going to take a while before we feel higher heat. we're enjoying mild weather over

the next several days. in fact, a mix of sun and clouds expected and temperatures in the low to mid-80s. we may make it up to 90 for a few spots in the inland areas. once again, not expecting any really extreme heat. >> kari, thanks so much. it is 5:51. happening now, tributes continue to pour in for music legend jimmy buffett. yesterday in key west, thousands held a parade to honor the undisputed king, the mayor of margaritaville. buffett died friday night at the age of 76. over the weekend his family revealed he died following a four-year battle with skin cancer that turned into lymphoma. messy mania descends on southern california. we'll check out what's trending, including the tense moments during last night's game in l.a. and the celebrity going viral for her hilarious reaction to the action.

then at 6:00, a war of words between san francisco firefighters and a driverless taxi company. cruise insists firefighters got it wrong when they claim a rob oh taxi hindered an emergency response. we have new reaction this morning. and a reminder, the nfl season kicks off this week and you can watch the season opener thursday when the lions and the chiefs play here on nbc bay area in a special edition of sunday night football. our

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we are taking a look at what's trending, including the messy mania taking over southern california. fans were out last night for the game against inter miami. messi contributed to the last two goals, but it was one miss that grabbed everyone's attention. selena gomez can't believe what her eyes just told her. >> celebrities, they're just like us. >> that face instantly became a meme, and in the end inter miami, won 3-1.

among other a-listers, will ferrell was there, owen wilson, leonardo dicaprio. tickets were selling for more than $500. i think that's why she said the face. >> to her, that's nothing, right? and the lineup of stars will probably be the same, beyonce is taking the stage for the final night of her three-stop tour in los angeles. here is a taste of what happened saturday night at sofi stadium. ♪♪ >> kris sanchez almost wore that exact outfit this morning, but it was at the dry-cleaner. >> they're closed on labor day. >> so everyone is wondering how the queen herself will celebrate her 42nd birthday. it's today. some wonder if her show will include a special guest, maybe a destiny's child reunion, which i

personally would love, or her husband, jay-z taking the stage. the renaissance tour wraps up october 1st in kansas city, missouri. in ohio, a second grader may have had the best first day of school after getting a surprise from the school mascot. >> ah! >> i think you probably guessed what happened there. eli finishing up his first day of second grade. the teacher introduces the school mascot. the mascot takes off the head, revealing he's dad. the sergeant had been deployed overseas for the past year. this was their reunion. that's a wonderful way to start the new school year. >> i'm going to show up in a mascot uniform to my kids' school and see what happens. >> maybe not the same response since they're in high school.

>> a senior and freshman. they would tackle me, but for a whole different reason. >> they would never speak to you again. also trending, some hunters in mississippi have set a new record that you have to see to believe. look at this. it's the largest alligator ever caught in the state's history. it is humongous. there were four of them, it took four people to pull this bad boy out from the west central alligator hunting zone. the alligator weighed just over 800 pounds. it was 14 feet long, 3 inches, and for comparison, the largest alligator ever captured was in alabama in 2015, and that one was 15 feet 9 inches. >> is this like a catch and release situation? >> no. >> oh, my gosh. >> they do eat alligator. >> oh, yeah. i've eaten alligator. >> they make shoes and purses and all of that stuff.

>> and boots. >> am i wearing any alligator today? you can always check out what's trending here at home. go to nbcbayarea.com. we have a trending bar right at the top of our home page. a quick reminder, you can watch nbc bay area news whenever you want. we're on 24/7 on roku and all of our other streaming platforms. you can watch live breaking news, news conferences, and encores of our newscasts. >> i'm still thinking about that alligator. right now at 6:00, bracing for holiday traffic. travelers headed home through the east bay, expect big backups. we have a live update on that interstate 80 complete closure. and a muddy mess in the nevada desert. we're following the latest happening at burning man, where tens of thousands of people remain stuck this morning, after rain that turned those grounds into a nightmare. h