>> 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. we have an exclusive interview

with the burning man ceo, and she'll share how she's responding. plus, meteorologist kari hall is tracking the holiday weather, your labor day forecast, and the traffic out there. this is "today in the bay." >> good morning. thank you for starting your labor day with us. i'm kira klapper. >> and i'm kris sanchez. laura and marcus have this labor day morning off. we are here with you and we're kind of slow in the traffic department. but the weather is glorious. >> it has been nice. i've loved the cooler weather. we had a lot of clouds, but there were also some showers nearby. so for the people who went to the sierra, it's been kind of a messy weekend. we take a look at pleasant hill. if you're heading to work, laboring on this labor day, we're going to see temperatures in the upper 50s to start, a mostly cloudy morning, and today we're going to see a lot more sunshine than we have seen over the past couple of days. it's not going to be much

warmer. take a look at these highs, looking at some low to mid-80s for the inland east bay, napa reaching 77 degrees, and 68 degrees in san francisco. in san mateo, expect a high of 73 degrees. so still really comfortable. as you get ready to head out there on the roads this morning, we've also seen a light flow of traffic. this is a look at the richmond san rafael bridge. we are tracking the closure westbound i-80. that is still happening and may continue through early tomorrow morning, but they may have given a little padding there, so hopefully it does open up again later on this afternoon before people start heading back to work. if you are catching public transit, check the schedule because many agencies are running on a sunday schedule or a weekend schedule. back to you. >> kari, thanks so much. today may not be quite the holiday some bay area travelers had in mind. they may have to labor as they maneuver around an extended

shutdown on interstate 80, impacting one of the bay area's major arteries. "today in the bay"'s bob redell is live there in crockett for us. i also want to ask you how you got there, bob. what's the latest on the timeline for reopening? >> reporter: well, fortunately i came up from the tri-valley, up 680, and then took highway 4 and a portion of eastbound 80 to get to where i'm at here in crockett, where you can see the westbound 80 section is the area we're talking about, which is still shut down. you can't get onto the carquinez bridge because law enforcement is there, who just flashed their light at us. but caltrans says this section of westbound 80, kira, will be open by tomorrow morning at 5:00 a.m., in time for the back-to-work commute after this long holiday weekend. on thursday night, caltrans shut down westbound 80 from 780 in vallejo across the carquinez to crockett, where i'm at, and into

hercules. this is so workers can tear up the asphalt and repave the road in what amounts to a complete facelift of this section of westbound 80. caltrans says they are compressing more than 100 nights of work by doing this over the long holiday weekend. now, the general manager of the dead fish restaurant in crockett, which is a couple hundred yards from where i'm standing, this overlooks the carquinez bridge, is not happy about this weekend's closure. labor day is normally the third or fourth busiest weekend of the year, according to the gm. now he says it will be his worst since customers coming from the east are canceling or not showing up for reservations, to avoid the two and a half hour detour around the project. caltrans says businesses that do lose money directly from this work can apply for relief from the state, which is what the gm of dead fish says he is most likely to do. reporting live here in crockett,

bob redell, "today in the bay." >> bob, thanks for that update this morning. we'll see you again soon. tens of thousands of people are trapped in the nevada desert, as they've been for the weekend, after heavy weekend range inundated the annual burning man festival. attendees are dealing with thick ankle-deep mud. one death has been reported, but organizers now say that it was not related to the weather. some 70,000 burners, as they call themselves, in black rock city, were told on saturday to shelter in place because organizers said the roads were just too dangerous to drive out. the white house even has been briefing president biden. they are aware of the situation and 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 not to be canceled, but just 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 if they want to leave. 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 the 15-mile trek through the mud to the closest city of gerlach for shelter. others are trying to drive out and, as you can see from the video, they're not getting very far. long lines of car covered in mud are streaming out and a lot of them are getting stranded. >> either we leave now and i get to salt lake by monday, or we might be here -- i feel like people might be here until thursday. >> meanwhile, the ceo of burning man is down playing concerns about a possible crisis. nbc news spoke exclusively about marian goodell who is pleased and surprised that even the president has been briefed on the situation unfolding in the black rock desert. the national guard has offered to help. she points out, most burners are

equipped to survive in harsh environments. they build a city from scratch. the festival is really only running a day or two behind schedule, she says. >> people are here as they normally would, with everything they need to survive, and so there's no big sense of panic. we're not doing an evacuation. we're waiting for the ground to dry. we're bringing in additional cell phone support for people, we are turning on the internet so 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 into gerlach on a regular basis so people that choose to walk out can catch the buses. >> you can watch more of the interview on the "today" show starting at 7:00 this morning right after "today in the bay." happening today, a labor day protest in san francisco, it's all focusing on robotaxis and threats from artificial

intelligence. taxi drivers and muni workers are organizing the rally. it's scheduled to take place outside of the headquarters of cruise self-driving cars on bryant street. organizers say they also will focus on ai as a threat to public transit. its role in the labor stalemate involving hollywood writers and workers and the outsourcing of workers in some agencies. 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 cruise self-driving cars kept first responders from quickly entering and exiting an emergency scene where a car hit a pedestrian. that report from mid-august goes on to say that the patient died at the hospital, and that the delay contributed to that outcome. on friday, cruise told us the fire department got it all wrong and showed our nbc bay area team

video that it claims is from one of those cruise 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, for the ambulance. 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 a 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 that goal. let's take a live look outside. here you go. san francisco on the left and san jose on the right. we can see the sun starting to come up over san jose, because it's not fully clouded. >> we've got a few clouds coming in, but it's definitely not like what we're seeing in the city right now. and the fog and the drizzle will continue for a little while longer. we've also had some rain nearby.

take a look at all of the wet weather that's been happening over parts of the sierra. if you had family or if you were there over the weekend, you know that it's been very stormy, with some rounds of heavy rain moving through. now things are starting to quiet down, but that's the loop of the past 24 hours. it's been very soggy, with a surge of monsoonal moisture. we saw a little make it into the bay area with clouds and cooler temperatures. take a look at today's trend. we're going to see much more sunshine, with our temperatures going from low 60s only to upper 70s here. so that's going to be very pleasant. especially for labor day. usually we're dealing with some sizzling hot temperatures. not this afternoon. we're up to 81 in martinez, and about the same in novato, with san francisco in the upper 60s. we're not going to see a lot of sunshine there. as you head out for tomorrow, maybe more people heading back to work. it's going to be in the mid-80s, just a touch warmer for the inland east bay and the south county. overall we're still keeping it

below what we typically see for this time of year. as you head out on the roads this morning, we are also seeing a light flow of traffic and we're going to continue to keep an eye on that. i'll let you know if there's any issue popping up. let's look at the bay bridge toll plaza. we're not seeing any red sensors showing slowdowns out there. we have the closure for westbound i-80 heading toward the richmond area. that continues and we'll keep an eye on whether or not that update -- or that opens a little earlier ahead of that 5:00 a.m. expected opening for tomorrow. i'll have another update in a few minutes. >> i'm sure a lot of people are looking forward to that being reopened. a different kind of closure, this one at yosemite. coming up, the discovery that just forced the park to shut down one popular trail over the busy weekend. and on this labor day, let's talk about labor. that's coming up in business news.

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happy labor day to you. here is a live look outside at foggy san francisco. it's low clouds and mist and drizzle happening right now. that continues through at least

8:00, and a lot of clouds throughout the morning. we're going to see a cool day, but eventually we'll work our way toward some sunshine and highs in the upper 60s. as we get on the roads this morning, it's been pretty light all across the bay area. that's a live look at 101 in san jose. so there's not even much of a south bay commute. i'm getting reports of a car fire, that's in the east bay, 580 west at the central avenue off-ramp. i'll check on that and we'll have another update in a few minutes. good morning. happy monday, happy labor day. the markets are closed for the holiday. labor day created by unions who first held a parade in new york city celebrating workers, and it turned into an actual day off from working, at least for most people. unions had a brilliant resurgence in the last few years. 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. even starbucks locations are unionizing, $20 an hour for baristas, and more dependable schedules. the united autoworkers are looking at that and they think it looks pretty good. they're threatening to go on a strike by september 14th if the big car companies don't agree to their demands. it would be historic because the autoworkers would walk out of all three of the big three, gm, ford, and stellantis, and do it simultaneously. well, the outage at charter's spectrum cable service continued over the weekend. customers there couldn't watch college football or the u.s. open, as charter took abc owned channels like abc and espn off the air over a contract dispute. here is a look at the customers affected in the bay area. south santa clara county, morgan

hill, san martin, gilroy, down into santa cruz and salinas. disney, which owns abc and espn, wants charter to pay more for the rights to put the 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. >> bundling is also an issue. disney wants espn on every basic cable channel, but not everybody watches espn. so it becomes one of the more expensive things for cable to pay for. that's been a long fight. and the fight continues, and so far nobody in the south county who has cable is watching much. >> frustrating. >> it's always the consumer stuck in the middle. you were talking about the resurgence of unions and i think that's part of it, right? some companies just want more

money. >> choice is always a good idea for the consumer and streaming is helping with that, as they are able to bail out -- not spn espn yet, but able to bail out altogether and say i'm going to do this. >> we were covering the change in the conference for stanford and cal, going to the acc, and we talked with the chancellor of cal, and she says, you know, we don't know what's going to happen in five years. we don't know where we're going to go. >> who they're going to play for, what league, and then also how people are going to watch them. >> exactly. we don't know. >> we'll be here. >> we'll report here. >> thanks, scott. new at 6:00 this morning, a heads-up if you are headed to yosemite. visitors currently now have access to the popular super slide climbing route. the national park service says -- oh, they don't have access. this is because of a giant crack that appeared at nearby royal arches cliff, posing a hiking hazard. the temporary closure went into

effect on wednesday. we don't yet know when they're going to reopen it, but we'll let you know. >> it's still climbing season, right? it's barely september. but a certainly holiday hit is already climbing the charts. you can decide for yourself if it's too early. ♪♪ ♪ all i want for christmas is you ♪ there you go, all i want for christmas is you by mariah carey, has clocked in more than 300,000 streams on spotify since september 1st, or on september 1st. she says it's all thanks to her filipino fans. christmas is the longest celebrated season in the philippines, with many starting as soon as the ber months start. >> september, october, november, december. >> in response to the news, carey tweeted, not yet.

doesn't she make money. >> yeah, but she's, like, i'm even sick of myself. >> it's pumpkin spice season. >> and people were getting on me, saying it's too early for that. >> you don't make the rules. starbucks came back with it already. >> i had one this morning. >> my kid was making one this weekend. i was, like, kari, come get your kid. [ laughter ] >> we'll hang out soon. let's talk about this weather, because this has not been at all like the season, and it was nice to have a little bit of fall and what we usually call the end of summer. it's a big travel day. i've been keeping an eye on sfo to see anything going on there. visibility sometimes causes issues with some of those departing flights. as of now, it looks like everything is on time, so maybe if you have family coming back home today, hopefully it will hold up and be pretty nice. we're going to see temperatures staying cool, with some upper 70s in the south bay, low 80s for east san jose, and reaching

81 in gilroy this afternoon. we are also headed for the low to mid-80s, as you take a look at much of the east bay and in oakland today a high of 73 degrees. some of these temperatures are running about the same as they did over the weekend, but we're going to see a little more sun, except for san francisco. that's going to stay in the upper 60s. mission district reaching 68 degrees. you may see peeks of sun for the afternoon. and napa, expect a high of 77 degrees, while santa rosa will reach a high of 83, and 73 in mill valley. we're seeing this trough that's caused nearby rain, as well as cooler weather, but eventually we'll see high pressure building across the region, and that's going to cause our temperatures to go up a few degrees. by early next week we may see another trough, and the potential of more pacific northwestern showers and cooler bay area weather will continue. so we're taking a look at a slight warming trend going into the weekend, and then gilroy will see possibly another dip

early next week. so we'll just get a taste of summer here and there as we are going to continue to unofficially welcome in summer -- or welcome in fall over the next few days as our temperatures reach into the mid-80s in the inland areas, and san francisco will see temperatures in the upper 60s today, and then looking at low to mid-70s in time for the weekend. let's you on the roads this morning, keeping an eye on the berkeley curve. we are seeing there's a very light flow of traffic all around the bay area, and 80 westbound is still closed. we're going to continue to monitor to see when they'll open that, as they continue the weekend-long closure. elsewhere across the bay area, it is quiet, except for -- i'm getting reports on i-580 westbound as you're coming through the richmond area and making your way to connect with i-80, there is a car fire that may be spreading to the nearby brush and that may cause some big slowdowns, possibly a closure. i'll have another update coming

up in a few minutes. >> we know you'll follow that. hope everyone is safe. it's 6:22 right now. up 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 c

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rise in new covid cases, so a lot of people are taking tests once again. >> and if you have old test kits at home, which i'm sure we all do, you might be assuming they expire on the date on the box. but consumer investigator chris chmura says that's not so. the food and drug administration says you shouldn't use an expired covid-19 test kit, because the components inside could degrade or break down over time, and that could mean invalid or inaccurate test results. but some expiration dates have been extended because the manufacturers have proven the tests still work. so let's find the expiration date on your test and then see if it's the actual expiration date. first, grab the box. on these rapid tests we found the expiration date stamped on the side, or a sticker along with the lot number, which you might need later. you're looking for this hourglass icon. that is the expiration date. if the date next to the hourglass is passed, don't just toss the test kit.

let's see if the fda has extended the expiration date. checking takes a couple of steps. they're easy. let's start by clicking this qr code. it will take you to an fda list of tests. in the first column, scroll until you find your test manufacturer and type. two more steps. first, click the link that says updated expiration date, then, finally, look for the lot number 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. next, the top stories we're covering, which include a bad trip at burning man. rainstorms leave thousands and thousands of people stuck in the

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rope around our feet, and we go into this muddy sludge. >> right now at 6:30, trapped in that muddy sludge. wet weather leads to thick mud, leaving most people stranded at burning man. an update ahead on the conditions people will face when they try to leave the city in the desert, and what's happening there in the meantime. and a surprising discovery at the top of mission peak. the investigation now under way after someone severed a landmark artwork. this is "today in the bay." thanks so much for joining us on this monday morning, labor day morning. i'm kris sanchez. >> i'm kira klapper. laura and marcus have the morning off. we begin with our continuing coverage on that chaos at burning man, where tens of thousands of people are still stranded in the nevada desert, due to those muddy conditions. they're not stopping some people, though, from trying to

leave. yesterday many cars became trapped. we have team coverage this morning, starting with meteorologist kari hall. what are the conditions they're facing today? here in the bay area we're expecting sunshine. what will it be like there? >> eventually they'll work their way toward sunshine as well. it was caused by this upper level trough that brought in a surge of monsoonal moisture. you can see the showers and thunderstorms that developed across the region, and we saw in some spots that there was a significant amount of rainfall, with anywhere from about 1 to policy 1.5 inches of rainfall. that caused what is usually a hard ground to become saturated, very muddy and sloppy over the weekend. but it will be cooler and dryer today as we hopefully have much improved weather conditions for the cleanup. >> hopefully. thanks so much. "today in the bay"'s ginger

conejero saab is here in the studio with us looking at the conditions people are facing as they wait to leave the festival. >> reporter: these conditions over the past few days, kira, and chris, these aren't what the burners have signed up for. burners being the people attending the festival, that's what they're called. they were advised to shelter in a warm place on saturday night because it was expected to get cold that night. you're seeing here some of that mud, very obviously difficult to get through. video from the event shows a reported 6 inches of mud in some areas of black rock desert after 1 to 1.5 inches came down on the annual event. you're seeing how hard that mud is to get through. it's been sticking to vehicles, tires, or people's shoes. take a look at that man's shoes. that person was looking to walk out of black rock desert or the playa and possibly hitch a ride back to the nearest city. there have been a

shelter-in-place order that was called on saturday. people were instructed not to drive their vehicles 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 a ritual to the event. you're seeing beautiful art pieces there. the burning of those symbolic pieces was delayed because of logistics and safety precautions. organizers say, however, other than the mud and the burn being pushed back, things are running as planned. sanitation trucks are reportedly moving through the city, there's also wi-fi and cell service for burners being told to sit tight and conserve food and water. nbc news spoke to the ceo of burning man, marian goodell yesterday, and she said the conditions will not end the event. >> it's really a community of people that are driven to work together, to find solutions, to

build very unique art, and we see it really as a social challenge to maintain our existence here and to do it really civilly and to do it with grace and patience. >> patience, a lot of that is needed to get through some of those conditions. sheriff's deputies are reporting the death of a 40-year-old man who was found on the grounds. organizers say his death was not tied to weather related issues. meanwhile, goodell says she anticipates the gates to reopen today. the president has been briefed on the situation there in the desert. the national guard is not coming in so far, but according to goodell, they are among the government agencies standing by to offer support. you can watch the entire interview of marian goodell later on the "today" show. >> for folks who have not been, this is really a city that comes out of nowhere in the desert. can you give us the lay of the land? >> black rock city is about four

square miles. that's pretty big. you can actually check it out here on our map. this is the esplanade, one of the main places, the inner most circle or the street. the man, which is part of the symbolic burn, is about 2,500 feet, and then you can see the center of camp and other notable places. but you can see it's a semicircle, it extends far beyond in other semicircles. >> as far as festivals go, these folks are prepared, really, to live off the grid for a while, so they have supplies, just not for a super long time. so some people are saying -- i don't want to say instead of walking out, how far are they going? >> if you take a look at black rock city, it's about 15 miles, more than 15 miles to gerlach, the closest city. we've been seeing people walk to

the gates because they were closed and then hitch a ride from there. that's where they can actually take a bus or then fly out of reno and head back to the city where they're from. so far, we've heard reports of people walking a couple of miles, two or three miles, and then hopefully hitching a ride. >> that's a long walk in mud. the mud only extends part of the way, but still, you can't walk 15 miles in the mud. >> to your point about the extreme conditions, people are prepared, but like you said, only to a certain amount of time. so when people heard about some of the shelter-in-place warning on saturday, they were trying to get out, including some big celebrities, big names. but you can watch that full interview of the ceo, marian goodell, later on the "today" show. >> thanks, ginger. >> thank you. back here locally, a chp motorcycle officer is recovering in the hospital after a crash in downtown san francisco. it happened yesterday afternoon in the south of market

neighborhood near the corner of 3rd and harrison streets. you see that bike. it collided with a car. we are still awaiting an update on that officer's injuries, but we're 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. and developing this morning, a mysterious bay area vandal attack is leaving many hikers simply stunned and disappointed. someone recently severed the beloved mission peeker pole at the top of fremont's mission peak. you can see all that's left behind is the base. the main part of the sculpture contained a time capsule and peeking tubes to other bay area landmark. it was created in 1990 by artist and park ranger leonard page. we spoke with one heartbroken fremont ultramarathoner, who has been visiting that peak since childhood. >> i reported it to dispatch

yesterday, i volunteer for the park as well. i just sent pictures around. no one has really 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 being investigated. it's too early to know if a replica will be considered if the original cannot be recovered. you would just hope that the person who did it would just -- i don't know, anonymously return it or something. >> i can't imagine the reason why. >> right. >> and in the comments for the bay area hikers facebook group, people were speculating, but nothing really makes sense. maybe it's gangs marking their turf. >> i'm not sure that gangs are hiking. just someone bored and thoughtless. let's take a live look this morning in san francisco. you can tell that it's true

because of the fog there. it is september in the city, kari. >> i think that's been the view for much of the weekend. we are also going to see some of our inland areas clearing out, not much clear visibility here. looking at the golden gate bridge, be a little careful. you may run into some patches. taking a look at santa rosa and the start of our morning, which is in the upper 50s, we are going to go throughout the morning with some clouds, but then it does clear out. we're going to have sunshine and we're going to keep the cool weather that we had over the weekend. it's going to be great for this labor day. this is perfect grilling weather, upper 70s for san jose, low 70s for oakland, and upper 70s for napa today. heading out on the roads, we've been watching a few issues, but looking at the volume, we are looking at a clear drive for much of the bay area, and we're still watching that closure on westbound 580.

so that's still happening. if you do plan on watching public transit, it's running on a sunday schedule for most of the agencies. caltrain is operating on a weekend schedule and we'll take a look at the rest of the drive and keep an eye on the car fire approaching the berkeley curve in a few minutes. thank you. this month we are raising awareness about pediatric cancer. coming up, we'll show you how one area nonprofit is helping to detect and treat cancer early in young children. president biden is spending this labor day talking to union members at the union hall. we'll have the latest in philadelphia and washington. and technically fall is still a couple weeks away, but it's already fall at one local pumpkin patch, already open for the halloween season. move over, pumpkin spice, we'll

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get way more into what you're into when you stream on the xfinity 10g network. happy labor day to you. the time is 6:43. we're heading to dublin with a light flow of traffic. not a lot of people out, so it may take you a lot less time to get to work this morning. i do think this camera will fill up with traffic as we see people heading out shopping at the premium outlets, if you do plan on catching some of those labor day sales. as you head out on the roads, i was watching an issue for i-580 westbound. that's right there at the central avenue off-ramp. there is a car fire that spread

to nearby brush, but it seems like the flow of traffic is so light, it's not really having an impact on the roads. i'll keep an eye on this, as well as the rest of weather and traffic. another update in a few minutes. >> thanks. september is childhood cancer awareness month, and one bay area family is really hoping to make a difference in the lives of young patients. according to the national pediatric cancer foundation, 43 kids 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, this little guy, enzo keller, was diagnosed with burkett lymphoma. fortunately, he was able to get treatment and now his cancer is in remission. because of his family's experience, his parents started the enzo and me pediatric cancer

foundation. the goal is to fund pediatric cancer search to find better treatments and cures for kids. his parents tell us how devastating their experience was. >> this is probably most parents, one of their worst nightmares. so let's come together and try to 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. >> that's future doctors, future researchers, future teachers, future things that we need for our future are impacted. >> last year the foundation raised more than $300,000. the next event is going to be september 23rd. it's in san ramon and we'll be posting a link on nbcbayarea.com if you would like to get involved. president biden will talk with workers and union organizers in pennsylvania this

labor day. >> and scott mcgrew, the president has positioned himself historically as a friend of the working man. i believe he talks a lot about his father, right? >> exactly, from scranton, pennsylvania, exactly. now, biden has been a politician most of his life, 1970 is when he first came into office. but he comes from what he does call that hard scrabble life. he's identified with union laborers and often brings up his hometown of scranton, pennsylvania. these are live pictures from philadelphia. the president is back in pennsylvania today giving a labor day speech to union labor. this is at the sheet metalworkers local 19 union hall. we'll have highlights of the president's speech coming up in our midday news. we're also going to watch and see if the president says anything about the looming strike by united autoworkers, a massive strike scheduled later this month against all three of the big three automakers, which would be devastating to the

economy. now, the president presumably will side with the union, but to what degree? over the weekend, the president and first lady inspected the damage and met with families and first responders in florida, accompanied by republican senator rick scott of florida. governor ron desantis not there, but the biden team and the desantis teams 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. now, a new wall street journal poll has a lot of bad news for biden. a majority of americans tell pollsters they don't think inflation is going in the right direction, even though inflation is getting better. a majority of americans tell pollsters they're worried about the president's age. 73% say it is a concern.

now, 47% said the same about donald trump, despite the fact that actually these two men are only 1,300 days apart, three and a half years. they are almost exactly the same age. you may not have heard over the weekend, but bill richardson, the former new mexico governor, died. he was also former secretary of energy, u.s. ambassador to the united nations. he did struggle at times with al allegations of corruption, but his impact on history, he was one of the best negotiators with foreign countries holding americans unjustly, including north korea and most recently talking to russia and getting brittney griner released. >> worked right until the end. such a powerful diplomat. thank you very much. halloween is still more than two months away, but one bay area fall attraction is already open once again, the lemos farm

pumpkin patch in half moon bay is always one of the first to open in the area and it's been in operation since 1942. it features all of the traditional favorites, including hay rides, a haunted house and the pumpkin picking. we talked with one family that just finished feeding the goats. >> people are very friendly, it's a very family-oriented place, and just the goats, as soon as you come in, it grabs your eye. it's a good experience so far. >> thanks to that little guy for holding the microphone. the pumpkin patch at lemos farms runs through november 19th. meteorologist kari hall is here. i guess it would be a good day to bundle up and go out for fall festivities. >> i like to go early because the closer you get to halloween, there's more crowds. >> oh, yeah, especially there in half moon bay. don't carve it yet. >> not yet. i'm already thinking about fall because we've had some nice, cool weather, and it's psl

season. >> psl expert, kari hall. >> so we have cooler temperatures, thanks to the coastal drizzle and fog that we saw over the weekend. and even parts of the bay area saw some spotty sprinkles here and there over the weekend. now we're headed for more sunshine and it's going to be a nice and comfortable workweek, more people heading back to work tomorrow. we'll continue to enjoy the weather that we've had the past few days. and just some slight warming going into the weekend, very modest temperature trend, and for people who went to the sierra over the weekend, had to deal with a surge of monsoon moisture, showers and thunderstorms and lightning that moved through, yesterday especially, now things are quieting down. i do think they'll have better weather today as our temperatures remain nice and mild. in los gatos, expect a high of 82 degrees. we'll see it reaching about 76 in milpitas today. and low to mid-70s for much of

the inner bay. the inland areas, we're still cooler than normal with antioch reaching 85 degrees. and then headed for 75 for a high in redwood city. in san francisco, also in the upper 60s, you should see a little sunshine this afternoon. it will be mostly cloudy throughout much of the morning into the afternoon, and gradual clearing for the north bay with novato reaching 81 degrees. we have this trough that's caused the nearby showers and the cooler weather. we just see a little bit of high pressure building, but then heading into next week, another area of low pressure will approach the pacific northwest, bring back the rain farther to the north, and cooler temperatures back to the bay area. let's stretch it out ten weeks. take a look at walnut creek. ten days, i should say. we're looking at what to expect with our temperatures in the low 80s throughout the next several days, peaking at 90 degrees on sunday. then we're right back down for the beginning of next week. so overall our seven-day forecast shows that our temperatures are going to be

very comfortable, starting out with clouds, ending up with sunshine in the afternoon, breezy winds, no major concerns here. san francisco will continue to see 60s through wednesday, and then low to mid-70s heading into the weekend. heading out on the roads this morning, this is your commute. that's a live look at 101 in san jose, just a few cars here and there. and that closure continues for westbound i-80 come into the rodeo area. that continues. but if you do plan on catching public transit, they're operating on a sunday schedule for most of the agencies. caltrain on a weekend schedule. back to you. >> loving that lack of traffic, kari. thanks. happening now, tributes continue to pour in for music legend jimmy buffett. yesterday in key west, thousands of people were at a parade to honor the undisputed king 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. next, a look at the top stories, include ago muddy mess in the nevada desert. we are following the latest out of burning man where tens of thousands of people are still stuck this morning, after rainstorms turned the ground into a nightmare. and bracing for a holiday headache. travelers headed home through the east bay can expect big backups. we have an update on the closure of interstat

welcome back. we're moving you forward with a look at our top stories on "today in the bay," including the thousands of people who are trapped at burning man.

>> it follows heavy weekend rains in nevada's black rock desert. attendees are dealing with thick, ankle-deep mud. organizers say the roads are too dangerous to drive out. you can see cars getting trapped. the white house says president biden is aware of the situation and in touch with local officials. nbc news spoke exclusively with the ceo of burning man, who says there's no cause for panic. >> we've done what we need to do internally to make sure the toilets are pumped and that there's food and water, all the different groups are connecting and making sure that they have that and people are sharing it across departments and that kind of thing. >> 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. in the next couple of hours, organizers are supposed to update how soon it will be safe for people to leave the festival campgrounds. you can watch more coverage on

the "today" show coming up in just about two minutes. bay area vandalism is leaving a lot of hikers simply stunned. it was such bummer news to wake up to this weekend. someone severed the beloved mission peeker pole at the top of fremont's mission peak. that's all that's left, is the base. the main part of the structure had a time capsule and peeking tubes directing people to look over at other bay area landmarks. it was created in 1990 by an artist who was also a park ranger, leonard page. a dispatcher with the east bay parks tells us only that the vandalism is under investigation. a live look for you now at the carquinez bridge in the east bay, all lanes of westbound interstate 80 remain closed for a major repaving project. that closure started thursday night between i-780 in vallejo and highway 4 in hercules. caltrans says all lanes will be

reopen by 5:00 a.m. tomorrow, just in time for everyone to return to work. kari has one last check of this labor day forecast. lots of people off. >> lots of people off and we continue with great weather we had over the weekend with a little more sunshine. eventually it will be warming up. i have an update on that i-580 car fire, we saw that it spread to the nearby brush. now the fire is out, so that is good news. >> thank goodness. the "today" show starts now, and "today in the bay" continues now live on roku, samsung tv, wherever you stream. join us now or whenever it fits into your schedule. you can watch an encore. >> the "today" show starts now. we hope you have a wonderful labor day. it is labor day, but there is a lot going on this morning. >> in the east, a holiday heat wave in the west, chaos at burning man.