right now at 5:00, classes are canceled today at one high school. this is after gunfire led to a lockdown. the latest on the arrests and renewed calls this morning to

improve campus safety. the respiratory virus season is closing in on us. the vaccinations recommended by doctors. also, back in session. the u.s. senate resumes this morning, after a month-long recess. at the top of the agenda, avoiding a government shutdown. the latest from washington on the push to beat an important deadline. this is "today in the bay." good wednesday morning to you at 5:00. thanks for starting your day with us. i'm laura garcia. >> i'm marcus washington. we're going to get a look at the roads with mike in just a bit. first, we want to talk about the forecast. meteorologist kari hall has been tracking that. >> we're just going to continue the weather we've seen from the past few days. >> i like it. >> it has been so nice out there. we are starting out with some fog in san francisco. it's going to be a mostly cloudy morning and eventually clearing out. let's head to the south bay with a look at what we're expecting once again, temperatures in the mid to upper 80s.

this is about normal for this time of year. we continue, once again, with some mild weather for parts of the inner bay, slightly warmer temperatures for the interior valleys, with danville reaching 86 degrees. we'll see temperatures in redwood city reaching 79 degrees, while san francisco will reach into the upper 60s once again, and for the north bay in the low to mid-80s. we'll talk about if there's any changes ahead in a few minutes. mike, you're hearing about a bad start to someone's day. >> exactly right. let's take you out and show you so far a good start as far as the sensors go for most of the bay area. altamont pass, the exception, with a little slowing. that's no exception. we're looking in hayward, southbound 880, reports of a crash, two or three vehicles are involved. don't know about injuries because chp should be arriving shortly. i don't think there are injuries, but i do know the call indicated someone, at least one of the parties was driving pretty aggressively down through the area. it sounds like someone is

calling it road rage, whoever called it into chp. we're going to track the detils very closely. heading south toward 92 on 880, there may be activity over the next few minutes. so real problems throughout the east bay, getting toward the bay bridge, contra costa county still at speed, and a blip for 780 that i think will clear up. there are no crews on that particular freeway. back to you. moving you forward on the coming fall season, which always brings a little more than just pumpkin spice lattes and cozy sweaters. this is also the time of year when the spread of respiratory viruses starts to pick up again. >> bob redell is here with us this morning. some of those experts are now arguing that this is the time to take some action. >> reporter: good morning to you, marcus and laura. the american lung association says vaccination is especially important for anyone with an underlying condition like asthma, copd, heart disease, diabetes. 90% of people who ended up in the hospital last year had an

underlying condition like one of those. black americans are twice as likely to be hospitalized and, sadly, as many as 58,000 people died from the flu last year, the doctor encourages getting all vaccines available from flu to covid and rsv. >> the public has this thought that vaccinations protect you from infections. they don't protect you from infections. vaccinations protect you from severe disease. what people need to understand is that what causes severe disease, those symptoms, right, stuffy nose, achiness, cough, shortness of breath, it's actually the immune system's response to the environment. the immune system's response to the presence of a virus. >> reporter: with regards to covid, fortunately most people will not die from that virus anymore, but there is a high risk of getting long covid, which can lead to months of not feeling well, brain fog, shortness of breath, additionally you can miss work or a big event like a wedding as a result.

for the first time, there will be three different vaccines against covid, rsv and the flu. if your last shot was four to six months ago, then your immunity is waning. the new covid booster will likely be ready in a few weeks. bob redell, "today in the bay." >> thanks so much, bob. continuing coverage now this morning, classes canceled today at oakland skyline high school following gunfire that led to a lengthy campus lockdown yesterday. no one was injured. the district tells us several people were later taken into custody. students say shots were fired near the school theatre. parents say more needs to be done to protect their children. >> i just think that we need metal detectors. i don't think that we should wait for anybody to get hurt, and seeing this was an issue last year with the gun being brought on campus, and, again, this year, we shouldn't be waiting. >> we're going to review all of that and see where we can tighten things down to ensure that we're doing everything possible to ensure the

situations are kept absolutely under control. >> police are not yet confirming that the people who were detained actually attended the school. outrage from people living in the east bay. this is after a string of recent power outages. pg&e executives got an ear full last night from people living in danville frustrated from some 40 power outages since may. they say the power line safety settings designed to prevent fires are preventing electrical transmission, but leaders say that doesn't cut it. >> all these technical things, people are, like, i really don't care, i just want my electricity. >> local schools are feeling it as well. school leaders say the district lost thousands of dollars in food over the weekend due to the most recent string of outages. an unusual south bay crime ring cracked according to san jose police. seven people, including six juveniles are in custody accused of using stolen cars for

large-scale smash-and-grab robberies. police say it happened at least two dozen times over the last half year. they released several videos and say oftentimes the same type of cars are used. they're all late model kias or hyundais with a flaw allowing you to turn them on with nothing more than a usb cable. months ago, those automakers created a free fix for that issue. an oakland restaurant facing reality and now going the extra mile following a recent string of car break-ins. this week it opened a nearby secured lot to protect customers' cars. we first told you saturday about nido's back yard. the manager says the fenced-off lot has hired security and it's already making a difference. >> it's been a really big issue, honestly, since we've opened, people come in from out of town and get their cars broken into and their luggage taken away.

financially it's going to be good for us for business, because we're just seeing already the influx of people coming in. >> he also says for the time being, parking will be free. as you can see in this graph, car break-ins are on the rise in oakland with nearly 9,000 reported so far this year. that's about 35% more than last year. new overnight, a new round of russian missile strikes on kyiv and the southern ukrainian region of odesa. it happened just ahead of the arrival of u.s. secretary of state blinken. ukraine's military says at least one person died in the air strikes and the river port sustained heavy damage. the blinken visit this morning marks the first trip to kyiv by the top u.s. official since ukraine's counteroffensive began. and a live look at capitol hill. this is where the u.s. senate is getting back to work this morning following the month-long

recess. the house lawmakers return next week. senators have their work cut out for them. topping their agenda, avoiding a government shutdown before the end of the month. senate leaders are already calling for action. among them, majority leader mitch mcconnell, who has been back on the floor despite recent health scares. "today in the bay"'s brie jackson has the latest from washington. >> reporter: the senate is back in session, and lawmakers are already racing the clock. >> democrats and republicans all must get on the same page about keeping the government open and avoiding a pointless shutdown. >> reporter: the u.s. government will shut down at midnight on september 30th if congress fails to pass a spending bill. divisions over disasters relief funding and aid for ukraine remain. >> we need to continue to invest in america's defense industrial base, to support our partners in today's fight and to help our forces deter tomorrow's threats.

>> reporter: some far-right republicans are pushing to attach conditions, including an impeachment inquiry into president biden. another concern is senate minority leader mitch mcconnell's health. he appeared to freeze for the second time in recent months. >> i assure you, this was a busy and productive month for me and my staff back in the commonwealth. >> reporter: a capital physician ruled out the possibility mcconnell experienced a stroke. some senate republicans stood by their leader, others expressed doubt. >> it doesn't mean it's incapacitating, doesn't mean he can't serve. it means that somebody ought to wake up and say, wow, this looks like a seizure. >> let's just move forward hoping that he's in a good spot. >> reporter: the house does not return to capitol hill until next week, so congress must act fast to reach a deal to avoid a government shutdown. in washington, brie jackson, nbc news. taking a live look outside

at the golden gate bridge. traffic flowing out there. folks up and about. it's 5:10 right now. let's get a look at the forecast and meteorologist kari hall, you say, we're going to continue much of the same? >> yes, at least at the golden gate bridge you can see visibility was clear, and as we take a look at san mateo and driving across the bridge, also no issues with fog. it's a nice, cool morning and we're taking a look at our commute that starts out with clouds overhead, temperatures in the upper 50s. we make it into the upper 60s at noon and low 70s for an afternoon high. as we take a look around the bay, san jose reaching 84 degrees, very nice temperatures for the afternoon. millbrae reaching 72 degrees, and in concord expect some upper 80s for later today. we'll talk about what's ahead coming up. mike has a look at what you can expect at the gas pump. >> some of the best reports in the state are still at the price point $4.59, and that's what we do have in sunnyvale, great gas on north matilda avenue. we have it at a number of spots

in the south bay, well represented with that price point. moving along to valero on skyline drive, it's $4.69, but that's better than all other prices reported for san mateo county. better by 30 cents. just another dime if you go to contra costa county. it's $4.79 here in orinda at mash gas and food. we have a number at the other price point throughout contra costa county. on the roadways, a smooth drive. we are still tracking that one crash, an ambulance is reported on scene there, southbound 880, approaching 92, just past a street. the ambulance is on scene. we don't have any reports of any major injuries. that's good news. still activity there, possibly three vehicles. we'll track that as you travel through hayward south toward 92. we're looking at a smooth drive, the minimum time 16 minutes for vasco road from marsh creek to 580. over to you. >> thanks, mike. new opportunities for those looking to work in tech. still ahead on "today in the bay," hundreds of new job

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good wednesday morning to you. it is 5:15. let's head over to walnut creek with a look at our clear sky and temperature at 60 degrees. we do have a light wind and it's a nice start to our day. we'll see temperatures starting

to warm up just a little bit more compared to yesterday, but still pretty nice, even in the middle of the afternoon. we'll take a look at all of our microclimates and what's ahead for the weekend coming up. we're looking at oakland, the taillights heading north. it looks like lighter traffic on the northbound side. might be an illusion. we'll check sensors. i don't see any slowing right now. there may be a crash nearby on highway 13. we'll follow up with detail coming up. good morning. happy wednesday to you. united airlines says flights are back to normal after a nationwide ground stop on tuesday morning. the stock took about a 2% hit. big news for san francisco's airbnb. it's going to be added to the s&p 500 index. a number of funds are required by their rules to buy shares of companies on the s&p 500, so that's going to give airbnb a bit of a goose, and it already did. airbnb has done well this year, though there are new restrictions on rentals,

restrictions in new york city take effect today, in fact. some renters are tired of the chores that you don't have to do at a hotel. a new study by the federal reserve bank of san francisco has found interest rate hikes quash economic growth on average for 12 years, much longer than any economists suspected. so if the recent hike, the first one was march of 2022, that means ripple effects through the economy through march of 2034. elon musk has pitted his company x against the antidefamation league, posting he's going to sue the adl which fights anti-semitism and other extremism. he says the adl's concern about anti-semitism on the platform that used to be called twitter is driving corporate advertisers away. he tweeted the concerns led to a loss of 10% or about $4 billion of twitter's value. well, if 10% is $4 billion, third grade math means you can

work out the total loss on twitter is $40 billion. musk paid $44 billion for twitter. if his claim is legitimate, elon musk took $44 billion and turned it into $4 billion. the federal stipend is going to end on hundreds of thousands of daycares this month. we've talked about this before, but it's worth sounding the alarm bell again. it was money offered through the covid era american rescue plan, $25 billion to encourage daycares to stay open and keep daycare workers at work. that will not be renewed. in a perfect world, as we are more or less post covid, those day cares wouldn't need the money but many say they will close without it. i know we hear alarming things every day. if you're thinking to yourself at home, i don't get any money from the government for my child's daycare, no, it's the daycare that gets the money. and the number of them that may close is going to be enormous. that's happening very soon.

>> might not be yours, but that means the one you use will get more students. >> exactly. a lot of shuffling. >> thanks, scott. moving you forward this morning, a new job opportunity is coming to the south bay. tiktok is hiring. tiktok, owned by chinese company bytedance is one of the fastest social media companies in the world. it's looking to bulk up its presence in silicon valley. the company posting almost 1,000 new job openings at its san jose headquarters, which opened earlier this year on coleman avenue near mineta airport. trending this morning, if you want to dress like royalty, now is your chance. a sweater once worn by the late princess diana is up for auction. >> this is that famous sweater that made headlines when she wore it in 1981 when she watched her husband, prince charles then, play polo.

it is on sale right now online with plans to display it later today at sugt sotheby's in new york city. the price was $80,000. i had to look it up. she wore it a couple of different ways. >> she did. i should pull up my -- no, i shouldn't, but my high school graduation picture. i had a red sweater with the princess diana collar. >> i think you might not be the only one who was wearing a sweater like that. >> a little hispanic girl. >> sweater weather? not yet. it has been nice to have a bit of a cooldown compared to what we've seen or what we had last week, so taking a look at san jose, starting out all clear this morning, we're going to have a lot of sunshine again today. but that doesn't mean it's going to heat up, so we're going from 60 degrees to some low 60s at 8:00, and then some upper 60s at

10:00. we'll be in the mid-70s at lunchtime. that's perfect to take the lunch outside. we're eventually going to make it up to about 84 degrees today, upper 80s for morgan hill and east san jose, and pleasanton reaching 87 degrees, while martinez will see a high of 82, and oakland reaching the mid-70s. for the coastline, we're in the 60s, while redwood city will reach up to 79 degrees. san francisco in the upper 60s for today in the downtown and mission district areas. for the north bay, headed for 84 in sonoma, napa reaching 83 degrees. let's talk about what else is happening out there. hurricane jova, this rapidly intensified overnight out in the pacific. this is across the southwestern coast of mexico. it's going to continue to move to the west-northwest at about 9 miles per hour. expect it to become a major hurricane. this one will stay out in the pacific with no major land impacts. so that's some good news. as we go through our forecast,

we're going to see high pressure keeping that away and we're also going to see for the pacific northwest some changes ahead that could bring about some cooler temperatures. it doesn't affect the bay area until next week, so we are going to have a slightly warmer weekend, with napa seeing the trend going from 80s to low 90s, and then back down for the middle to end of next week. so we are going to have some cooler weather ahead, but that comes after a slight boost in temperatures for the weekend into monday. then taking a look at our seven-day forecast, nice and mild weather, very seasonable temperatures than what we typically see for early september, but it will be a little warmer for the weekend, while san francisco gets more sunshine and highs reaching into the low 70s. mike, do you have more info on the east bay crash? >> i do. i want to point out what i've circled, highway 37 shows that little bit of slowing, highway 4 will follow in the next few minutes. there you go, we have three blips right there.

kari is asking about this, i'm checking out highway 13, the warren freeway, northbound direction. damage to the car, i think they might have hit a deer. we are concerned about everybody and everything involved in the crash, we're watching for detail. so far, no slowing. everything is off to the shoulder. we'll track that right around park as you're getting toward the freeway. the southbound side slows more, tow trucks are arriving approaching a street. the volume is starting to build coming out of san leandro heading toward hayward and the san mateo bridge. should clear shortly. no major injuries reported. first signs for the slowing should queue right here in san jose in the next few minutes. >> thanks, mike. next on "today in the bay," nbc bay area responds. >> they are big, bold and brassy boats, but possibly the best value in vacations right now. value in vacations right now. i'm consumer investigator chris

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right now to fill out our consumer complaint form online. i'll join you again tonight at 11:00. >> sounds good. thanks, chris. cracking down on organized retail theft. still ahead, the quick thinking by one north bay police officer by one north bay police officer to led to

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right now at 5:30, road rage leads to shot fired along a busy peninsula freeway.

we're live with new details on the victim and the search now under way for the shooter. a south bay man accused in a deadly stabbing of two family members, one of them a child, heads to court today. the key issue being heard today before a judge. this is "today in the bay." good morning to you on this wednesday. i'm marcus washington. >> i'm laura garcia. let's start with a look at our forecast for this wednesday morning. meteorologist kari hall is tracking what we can expect. >> it's going to be great today. starting out cool, clouds near the coast, but clearing out for the inland areas, and across the bay area we're seeing some very seasonable and comfortable temperatures. take a look at fremont. right now at 60 degrees, and it is partly to mostly cloudy. we will see it clearing out around 7:00 to 8:00. the rest of the day is sunny and a gradual warming trend that takes us into the mid-70s there. oakland reaching 74 and in concord expect a high of 87 degrees.

so some spots still pretty warm. we'll get a look at all of our microclimates and talk about the weekend ahead as well in a few minutes. mike, you're hearing about a delay for b.a.r.t. >> we've turned our camera here and we're looking at the b.a.r.t. tracks, folks. let's get a closer look. we're looking for smoke. reports of smoke near the coliseum b.a.r.t. station, so there's a track side fire, and we're not sure in a structure is involved. you can see the coliseum itself there. we're looking at the speed sensors, no roadway delays for any of the local roads. we'll watch for more detail. b.a.r.t. did show trains running through the area but they may there may be a ten-minute delay. over here we have slowing that continues for southbound 880 that continues to slow the drive toward the a street where there's activity, three to five vehicles, emergency crews reported. should be blocking, at most, the slow lane as folks are traveling south toward 92. the volume should be building. we'll watch this closely.

the rest of the area in contra costa county is picking up a bit, alameda county moving smoothly. san jose is just starting that first little blip. back to you. >> thank you very much. developing at this hour, the search for a gunman who shot at a motorist either on or near interstate 280 in san bruno. this is where authorities eventually found the victim. >> "today in the bay"'s kris sanchez joins us live near the scene with more of what she's learned. >> reporter: good morning to you, marcus and laura. it sounds like, from the chp, their last update, that this is not an incident of a freeway shooting, rather this was a shooting that was motivated by road rage. they may know this because the driver who was shot actually survived and was able to talk with officers from his hospital bed. he is a 50-year-old man who was shot twice, he took two bullets, one in the shoulder, another in the back of his head. while he was driving south on 280 near crystal springs

off-ramp in burlingame. that's where it happened. he continued on driving. he went 280 south toward san bruno, where we are now. that's where officers found him and his car, not far from where we're standing. at this point officers are still searching for the suspect that has commuters feeling unnerved. >> i feel like this has been happening a lot more, not necessarily in san bruno, but around the area, i've heard in san mateo and just everywhere. super concerning. i would say i still feel safe, but things are definitely taking a downturn. >> reporter: several lanes of 280 were closed while the officers were doing their investigation. they were looking for any other stray bullets, any casings, and any other evidence that might point to who that gunman might have been. the roadway is fully open new, so it won't be a problem, however chp says if you saw anything last night, make sure you give them a call. in san bruno, kris sanchez,

"today in the bay." >> thanks for the latest. we're keeping our eye on two bay area court hearings happening today. one of them on the peninsula involving a florida woman accused of practicing medicine without a license and killing a kim kardashian look-alike. vivian gomez, authorities say she flew in in april and performed a silicone injection, charges include involuntary manslaughter. also, a south bay man accused in the deadly stabbing of his grandfather and 6-year-old nephew. authorities discovered the victims on a welfare check about a month ago. this was at their home on parkmoor avenue in san jose. the suspect, nathan edwards addison, is in court for a hearing on his mental health. a police officer in the north bay is being credited in the recent arrest of two organized retail theft suspects. the suspects are accused of

shoplifting from a walnut creek walgreens three days ago. but on monday, american canyon police say one of its officers noticed a suspicion-looking pair abruptly leaving a walgreens the moment they were noticed by the officer. police then detained the pair, searching their car, allegedly recovering thousands of dollars in shoplifted merchandise. the chp says in general, according to retail crime is on the rise. >> this merchandise is stolen from all over the bay area, it's then usually brought to somewhere where it's stored before it's fenced out. so fencing is just when stolen merchandise is passed along to somebody else to sell it. >> the chp says officers recently seized $200,000 in stolen retail goods during a home raid. new confirmation this morning about what led to the death of a man during the severe weather at burning man. event organizers first reported

the death was not connected to the storms. medical examiners identified the man as 32-year-old leon reese and believe he died from drug intoxication. he died last friday. >> the burning man grounds are still in the process of clearing out. the festival officially came to a close last night with what organizers called the burning of the temple of the heart, although many burners began their exodus well before that. last night organizers tweeted wait times to leave were still running at about four hours, down from there seven hours on monday. the rain, mud over the weekend led to many of those delays. closures, even a shelter-in-place that led many attendees to stay longer than they anticipated. it turns out, they are leaving a whole lot behind. check out the garbage that's been piling up. some of it is just caked in mud. organizers always ask everyone to take all of their belongings

with them and, quote, leave no trace. but that is clearly not happening. back here in the bay area, let's take a live look in downtown san jose. meteorologist kari hall has been tracking what we can expect, and i like what you've been talking about this morning. you say pretty much what we've been experiencing this week. >> it's been pretty nice out there. no major issues popping up. and hopefully it stays that way. we're enjoying some very seasonable weather for this time of year. so as we take a look at san jose, we start out clear, sunny, 62 degrees at 8:00, and then at noon it's 75 degrees. we make it up to about 80 degrees and then the temperatures stop rising. so that's what we like to see. we're going to see some of our inland areas still dealing with slightly warmer weather, highs in the upper 80s, livermore reaching 88 degrees, 87 in concord, as well as 87 in morgan hill. napa reaching 83 degrees there, and about the same in santa rosa. san francisco will be in the upper 60s. we'll see slightly warmer

temperatures for the weekend, so i'll have more on that in a few minutes. mike, things look a little different for the bay bridge. >> yeah, we typically expect to see traffic stacking up a bit on a wednesday, and we had the volume we expect in yesterday's commute after 7:00 it really kicked in. we'll look for that today. we see coming off of the over-crossing, the lanes off to the far right as you approach, they got really backed up, starting to move better now. did get a report of an overheated vehicle somewhere near the toll plaza. that's probably what happened and they probably cleared it quickly. the bridge crews are very good about that. highway 37, look at all of this, in the last ten minutes highway 4 shows so much more of that distance between pittsburg and concord, with slower drives below the speed limit, yellow and orange, below 50 miles per hour in some cases. 242 shows a bit of volume, but that's the predicted pattern. we didn't expect this much slowing, but we do have this crash we've been monitoring southbound 880 around a street still slow, still vehicles to clear from the area.

three to five have to be totally cleared from the slow lane and this will start to be a problem if they don't clear that soon heading south from hayward to the san mateo bridge. we're looking at later on today, we have a game at the coliseum, 12:30, midday game. but then after work, that's when the game is getting out, so watch for more traffic. other side of the bay, folks heading over here toward the adobe creek trail in palo alto, there will be an issue for the walking trail. they're doing some maintenance. that's for pedestrian traffic. we've got you covered. back to you. 5:39 this morning. a major breakthrough for u.s. tennis. coming up this morning on "today in the bay," a new generation of american stars crushing it at the u.s. open. we're going to show you one feat that happened long before anyone ever first heard of the automated line call. missiles hitting kyiv this morning, even as america promises more support for ukraine.

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good wednesday morning. it is now 5:43. we head over to antioch, where it is clear, 64 degrees, with a light wind. as we go throughout the morning, it's going to continue to be all clear and sunny, and temperatures reaching into the low 80s at noon. it will be warm for the afternoon. we'll get a look at this and the wide range in our microclimates coming up. and here is san jose. here is the commute. north 101 really kicking in, right around that 680/280 interchange heading toward oakland road. this will last for about a half hour if things go as typical for the commute. we'll see how things are atypical in the east bay coming up. >> thank you so much. 5:44 right now. the biden administration reportedly set to announce

another billion dollars in aid to ukraine. >> scott mcgrew is joining us. the secretary of state in kyiv right now. >> right now with missiles, apparently, falling around. it's blinken's third trip to the ukrainian capital. he's there to get a first-hand account of how the offensive is going. slower than america would prefer, that's the foreign minister greeting him there. blinken will meet with president zelenskyy later today. biden made the same visit in february. reuters has reported the white house will announce a billion more in funding this week. nbc has not confirmed that plan, but it would bring the total to around $24 billion. back here at home, president biden awarded the congressional medal of honor to vietnam helicopter pilot larry taylor. taylor had already been heavily decorated. the silver star, 43 air medals, a bronze star, two distinguished flying crosses, but a fellow

soldier's effort to upgrade taylor to the highest award paid off yesterday. he flew an attack helicopter in vietnam, during one battle in 1968, not only did he use his helicopter to defend a four-man reconnoissance team from the enemy, he landed and picked them up, something his helicopter was not designed to do. >> the rescue helicopter was not coming. instead, lieutenant taylor received a direct order, return to base. his response was just as direct, i'm getting my men out. i'm getting my men out. >> the senate is back to work. so is mitch mcconnell, sounding healthy and speaking on the senate floor. >> this month, of course, congress needs to address our nation's most pressing needs with timely appropriations, and we need to keep the lights on for october 1st. >> many in washington i talk to say the lights will not stay on.

we will see. we've got 24 days left. quick trial updates for you. the jury has been seated for former trump aide peter navarro's trial in washington. texas attorney general ken paxton's impeachment trial resumes today in texas. proud boy leader enrique tarrio was sentenced to 22 years in prison yesterday for his role in the january 6th attack on the capitol, and a sacramento man is expected to be sentenced, marcus, today in washington for the january 6th attack. >> scott, thank you. 5:46 right now. are you hungry for some football? maybe you're just hungry altogether. happening later today, 49ers are showing off what fans can expect at the concession stands at levi's this season. the team hosting the annual concession showcase event for the media, and whoever gets that assignment, make room in your stomach, because they have plenty of napkins. you're going to need them. it's going to include samples today. the niners play their first game

thursday, september 21st, against new york giants. they open this sunday in pittsburgh. meanwhile, the 49er faithful are growing restless the longer it takes for the team to bring back star defensive end nick bosa. the clock ticking on sunday's game against the steelers. steelers head coach mike tomlin said he is fully expecting to see bosa in uniform and ready to play. nfl season kicks off right here on nbc bay area tomorrow night. the defending super bowl champs, the chiefs, face the lions in a special edition of "sunday night quarterback" with coverage beginning at 4:00 p.m., following an early special edition of nbc bay area news at 3:00 p.m. it's 5:48 right now. trending this morning, tennis, like it hasn't been seen in decades at the u.s. open. it's all from the next generation home grown talent. coco gauff yesterday earned her first ever trip to the open semis, with an emphatic win over

ostapenko. on the men's side, late last night, something that hasn't happened in two decades, 20-year-old ben shelton became the first american to reach the men's semifinals since 1992. he did have to defeat a fellow american to do it, beating francis tiafoe in four sets. always fun to watch. >> mike has comments and we'll bring him in in just a moment. trending, a group of middle schoolers in kentucky are using their voices to speak up and spread kindness through their school. >> so the group of girls there in frankfort, they say they know the struggles their fellow students face and they're not feeling included or even being bullied, but decided to create a kind line. it started earlier this year when the school found a phone number that was not in use and it was actually prerecorded with

an anonymous message that is always positive and may be a joke or two. and something similar to lift the spirits of their fellow students. >> there's definitely some people that can be a little mean sometimes. >> honestly, i just like to make people feel better. >> the students rotate recording an uplifting message and they record new messages every week. >> i like it, the kind line. >> they should spread that across the country. >> yeah. >> everyone should be able to call. let's get started this morning. kind weather across the bay area. it's been pretty good to us and we're starting out cool and then headed for afternoon sunshine. really nice for those walks outside, or just taking the lunch out there, going into the evening, as well, we're looking at mild weather. we're still seeing the low clouds and fog over san francisco. eventually it's going to clear up for some afternoon sunshine. we head to fremont and take a look at what to expect.

it does clear up a lot more quickly here. i think at about 7:00 to 8:00 you're enjoying the sunshine, which will stick around all throughout the day, and will reach into the low 70s at noontime. take a look at those temperatures and the highs for today, maybe a degree or two warmer for some spots like los gatos reaching 86 degrees, and 84 in downtown san jose. we'll see a high of about 79 in hayward, while near the coast we're in the upper 60s. palo alto will reach 83 degrees, and some mid-60s for the outer sunset today. novato reaching 84, and 89 in ukiah. we're seeing an overall pattern where we're seeing lows pass to the north of us. it does provide us with an onshore breeze, ocean breeze, and keeps the fog near the coast line. it does get slightly warmer by the end of the weekend into the start of next week. take a look at concord going from low 80s to low 90s for the start of next week.

then it does cool off as we head into the middle of next week. our seven-day forecast shows that we will have a slightly warmer weekend, but no major issues here in the seven-day forecast. mike, i'm going to go get some tea. how is it looking in the east bay? >> every time i see 90s, i get a little like that, too. over here we're looking at a build and that's not a surprise. southbound 880 moves smoothly past the coliseum, but then it slows down once you approach 238, toward a street, where the speed sensors are recovering over the last two or three minutes. there may be another crash as you come off of the 238 interchange, but everything moves better at a street where there was a crash. it's taken about 45 minutes to clear. slowing builds for richmond and then your typical slower spots. there's a car fire on the shoulder around tennessee approaching the carquinez bridge, but no problems for west 80. north 101 does show slowing and it should move better over the

next 10 to 15 minutes. >> thank you so much, mike. happening now, state wildlife leaders are asking for your help to find a person who shot and killed an endangered california condor that was found led last month. the bird has been endangered since 1967. and at one point in the 1980s, there were just 23 left in the world. u.s. fish and wildlife are offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to the person responsible. a flying car headed to motor city. still ahead, we check out what's trending, including our conversation with the ceo of a bay area company looking to change the way americans commute. then at 6:00, an east bay restaurant offering an extra helping of protection from car break-ins. the new measures providing some peace of mind for diners. keep it here. you're watching "t you're watching "t od

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sheep sweater that made headlines when she wore it in 1981 to watch her then husband prince charles play polo. it is now on sale right now, with plans to display it later this week at sotheby's. the price is expected to reach $80,000. >> cha-ching. >> maybe some knock-offs somewhere. when you were a kid watching the jetsons, you may have longed for this. a company taking their flying car to the detroit auto show. we went to alef aeronautics. the company's ceo says they're taking the car to the show next weekend. he says at the end of the day, the futuristic creation is a car created to solve the problem of traffic. >> we have horses, why do we have cars now? we want to move faster at 5:00 p.m. in san francisco, you're actually faster on a horse than

a car. car stop being what it was designed for, to move you fast from point a to point b. this is why we invented the flying car. >> the faa granted alef a special air worthiness certification that allows the company to start testing both in the air and on the ground in limited locations. >> can't wait to get one. >> i need one, like, now. >> how do you pull them over? >> air worthy is great. i would like flies well. you're going to miss this, going to the convenience stores and the grocery store, they're changing up how you snack, with chips, candy and other junk foods. they're going to be removed from the checkout areas in grocery stores in one southern california city. in paris and riverside county, they just adopted a law banning unhealthy foods near registers and it means shoppers will have to go deeper into the store for chips and candy, unhealthy snacks.

the ordinance takes effect january 1st. it requires stores to replace high sugar and high calorie items with healthier options like salads, nuts and fruits. grocery stores say that's unfair because the ordinance doesn't apply to convenience stores. you can probably see why. i mean, the convenience store is a lot smaller. >> that's true. >> impulse buys. >> from the front to the back. >> magazines while i'm waiting. come on. >> you have to go to the refrigerator section. we're following the closure of anchor brewery. one south bay brewery is letting former employees know it's standing with them as well. over the weekend, san jose's fox tail ferre fermentation released a solidarity ale. workers say they were blindsided when the decision was made to shut down the facility. and last month enterprise made a

similar ale. anchor workers say they have been blown away from the support of other breweries and the public in general. the beer population is a nice, supportive community. there we go. >> a chapter closed there. you can catch a full report online at nbcbayarea.com. find it right there on our trending bar at the top of the home page. just click on solidarity ale. a quick reminder, you can watch nbc bay area news whenever you would like. we're on 24/7 on roku and other streaming platforms. you can watch live breaking news, news conferences, even repeats of our newscasts. right now at 6:00, protecting against a trio of re-emerging viruses. as fall approaches, so does a likely new surge. we're going to move you forward with the action experts say you should take now before things spread. classes canceled today at an east bay high school after gunfire leads to a lockdown. the latest on the arrests and the renewed calls to improve camp