there you can watch live breaking news, news conferences, and repeats of our newscasts. right now at 6:00, another day of poor air quality. a live look outside in san jose. the entire bay area is under an advisory. we're tracking the conditions in your neighborhood. an overnight chase across the bay area ends in a crash. what police are saying about the suspects now in custody. and facing backlash after a controversial flag ban grabbed national attention, a school board under fire meets again. the fallout still being felt this morning. this is "today in the bay." 6:00 on your wednesday morning. good morning to you. thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> i'm marcus washington. we want to get right to our top story this morning. we are in a microclimate weather alert. this is all due to the poor air quality. here is a live look across the bay area, the haze due mostly to smoke from those wildfires

burning near oregon and the border there. >> meteorologist kari hall is joining us this morning. she's been monitoring it all. i talked about this being felt throughout the bay area. >> absolutely. and it's not just one area that's seeing it worse than other areas. we can all smell it this morning and it has been pretty bad. but we are also seeing it in the unhealthy range, which has changed quite a bit since this time yesterday. so we are going to continue to need to limit our time outside, limit that exposure, as we're seeing a change in the weather conditions that's bringing that smoke directly down into the bay area. the fires have been burning for weeks now and the smoke is coming in from oregon, northern california, but yesterday the concentration got so bad that we thought the fire was a lot closer. as we go into the next couple of days between friday and saturday, another low will be pushing in and that's going to bring in some fresher breezes. but in the meantime, we do still have to deal with drifts of smoke coming in and plumes of it at times getting a lot more

concentrated, especially early in the morning when we see it get trapped near the surface, and especially in the valley. so i'll be tracking our air quality throughout the day and our temperatures. more on that in a few minutes. >> thank you very much. and if you want to know the specifics, the air quality in your neighborhood, we've made it really easy for you. just head to nbcbayarea.com/airquality. you can type your address into the map search box and see what it's like, how bad it is where you live. a warning from pg&e, emergency power shutoffs may be coming to the north bay as soon as tomorrow. now, here is a map, the orange areas are the communities that may be affected. and it includes about 4,200 customers. it's primarily to the north of us, but it does include parts of napa and lake counties. those shutoffs may be possible starting in the morning due to the wind and dry conditions. pg&e doing damage control

after a series of power outages in walnut creek. customers who live in the northgate neighborhood expressed their frustration at last night's city council meeting. pg&e says power lines in areas with high wildfire risk can shut off immediately if an object hits the line. the utility admits the outages can extend to areas where wildfire risk is low. one person who works from home says at least three outages this summer led to hours of frustration. >> i went and did laundry at a place in concord, like a walk-in place. >> we're depending upon you with our lives, and right now you're letting us down. >> pg&e says it's working on a better solution. in the long term, the utility is hoping high-risk lines will be re-laid underground. a high-speed chase across the bay ends in a crash and apparent arrest. police tell our photographer at the scene it started about 11:00 last night in san francisco, ending about 40 minutes later in oakland. this is video from where it

ended on 7th street near the fruitvale b.a.r.t. station. the car crashed into a utility pole. we did see three possible suspects detained and learned that officers apprehended people who ran from the scene. we are still awaiting confirmation. eight days after making a decision that made national headlines, members of the school board will meet today. bob redell joins us live this morning. do we know if today's meeting has anything to do with their recent banning of the pride flag? >> reporter: no, we do not. we do know it's a special governing board meeting that will take place this afternoon here in sunol, and it's possible that some parents mitrally at or outside this meeting after last week's decision by the school board to ban the flying of the gay pride flag at the sunol glen campus behind me. last tuesday they passed the resolution by 2-1 that says the

school can only fly the flags for the united states and the state of california. this issue originally arose in june when the sunol glen school flew a pride flag in celebration of pride month. the school superintendent found the board's decision last week disturbing and says that 90% of her staff supports flying the gay pride flag. now parents are pushing to recall two trustees who voted to disallow flying the flag on campus. one of those board members, linda hurley, released a statement last week explaining her decision, quote, my vote to fly only the american and state flags was not meant to disparage the lbgtqia community, but to legally protect our small school from legal action for breaking the supreme court decision shurtleff versus the city of boston. hurley was referring to the supreme court case that found the city of boston violated the first amendment because it allowed some groups to display their flag over city hall, but refused to fly a christian

group's flag. reporting live in sunol, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> thanks, bob. well, this week's u.n. assembly summit continues today and includes more talks about russia's war in ukraine. ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy spoke to the summit yesterday asking for increased financial support. president biden is now rallying congress for billions more in funding, but gop lawmakers are still skeptical. meantime, secretary of state blinken tells "today" that providing money is not only ethical, but necessary to secure american safety. >> it's not only the right thing to do, it's the necessary thing to do in our interest, because if we allow these kind of aggressions to go forward with impunity, if we allow putin to get away with this, then it is open season for any would-be aggressor to do the same thing. putin wouldn't stop there himself. and then others and other parts of the world are looking to see, can he get away with this, and if he can, maybe so can i. >> president zelenskyy will fly

to washington tomorrow to meet with president biden. you can check out blinken's full interview on "today" coming up at 7:00 right after us here on "today in the bay." well, happening today in new york city, governor gavin newsom will make an appearance at the u.n. climate summit. that summit focuses on solutions to climate change and new ways to rein in global gas emissions which remain at record levels. over the weekend governor newsom announced a new lawsuit against big oil claiming deception by oil companies and its knowledge about the harm fossil fuels. today's summit starts at 7:00. to a live look this morning overlooking san francisco. kari is monitoring everything going on weather-wise for us. smoky conditions throughout the bay area. >> yeah, that's the reason why we are under a microclimate weather alert due to wildfire smoke coming in. you do need to monitor air

quality and decide whether you should be outside, especially if you have any kind of health problems. for the morning walk in foster city, we're watching for that as our temperatures will be in the upper 50s in the morning, and then as the sky clears it will look a little hazy as temperatures head for the upper 60s and low 70s. a lot of our high temperatures today will be below what we typically see on this date. so our average high temperature on this date for santa rosa is 83. we'll see a high of 77. concord reaching 82 today, san francisco in the upper 60s, livermore reaching a high of 82, and san jose matching what we typically see for this date with a high of 80. mike, you've been watching gas prices. it seems hard to stay under $5. >> it is really tough. we're finding them because of the reports that come through gasbuddy.com. san jose has got the seventh best price in the state according to gasbuddy.com. it's at $4.85. it's at the safeway on cottle

road. that's the seventh best price in the state. nothing below 5 bucks in contra costa county. it's $5.05 at costco on monument boulevard. in san francisco, the best price on san jose avenue at best gasoline mini mart, $5.09. to the roadways, we're looking at a slower drive continuing with more slowing north 17 at the bottom of your screen. we do have a disabled trailer that may have come off from where it was hitched. that is a continuing problem for hamilton. they may be moving it out of the lanes. we're looking at more slowing for vasco road, 25 minutes, closer to half an hour, we're looking at a slower drive off marsh creek and the backup at the bay bridge now fills back to the 880 over-crossing and on the over-crossing. back to you. >> busy out there. 6:09 right now. rejected by the fda. regulators denying a needle-free alternative to the epipen. still ahead this morning, the

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good wednesday morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall with our microclimate weather alert due to wildfire smoke. as we take a look at martinez, it smells smoky, but temperatures are cool. we'll see our sky clearing out by 9:00 to 10:00, sunny the rest of the day, and still really mild. we'll talk about our air quality and where we may see rain in our forecast coming up. we're looking at 17, northbound 17 right here at hamilton. good news, chp confirmed all lanes just clear after a traffic break to remove a trailer. northbound 101 slows at oakland road, a second bit of traffic flow will start to build starting now. we're looking toward oakland where things move smoothly with the taillights toward the bay bridge where the backup is on. good morning. very happy wednesday to you. amazon says it's going to hire a

quarter million workers to help it manage the holiday rush. 30,000 of them will be here in california. the company says it has a total of 160,000 direct employees here in the state. instacart debuted on the in yesterday. its stock jumped about 12%. not a ton by first-day standards, but a lot. and, remember, this is the one and only time instacart actually got any money out of stock sales. everything after the ipo, each time the stock is bought and sold, the company sees none of that. the fed will announce its interest rate decision later this morning. usually 11:00 a.m. we expect the open markets committee will not raise rates this time around. the economy has begun to soften and slow just a little bit, which is what the fed was looking for. now, that softening means investors and businesses start to pull back, and that's had an effect on workers. case in point, san francisco's

airtable says it's cutting more than 250 jobs, and this is the company's second round of layoffs. they cut another 250 late last year. the ceo there, the founder as well, howie liu, told "forbes" he's to blame. he got too excited during the boom times and hired people because he could just to see what they could do. we were talking during our 5:00 a.m. forecast about employees hired during the boom times just because they were smart and the company had the money, so why not? i mentioned a woman who had worked at facebook who said she did nothing all day long, every day, 9:00 to 5:00, nothing, and it stressed her out. we found that interview back from march. >> i'm kind of feeling like they're hoarding us. we were the best of the best, some of the smartest people i know were being forced to not do anything. >> she now works at an arrow ane

company, where she's happy. it sounds fun for about a day, and then you would just be stressed out and kind of boring. >> i had a friend that worked at one of the companies there and she said they really valley saying we're going to network over at this other department. she said she would go talk to other people in other departments. that could be the thing. networking. we've got a show to do, though. >> we need you right here. >> thanks, scott. 6:15 right now. fda regulators rejecting a nasal spray that would have been the first needle-free alternative to auto-injectors, including epipen. the fda says the drugmaker needs to conduct another study on the drug called neffy before they get approval. the rejection comes despite the advisory committee voting in may to recommend approval. it is rare when the fda does not approve drugs recommended by its

committees, and they say they will appeal the fda's request for additional data. trending this morning, a new music rank, the tiktok billboard top 50 chart. they will now rank the most popular songs here in the u.s. the updated list will drop every thursday morning and it's based on how many videos use the song, as well as the views and user engagement. this week the number one song, followed by paint the town red. i just learned that song not too long ago -- >> how does it go? 6:17 right now. kari is cracking up over here. let's talk about pumpkin farmers, now working around the clock in anticipation of this year's half moon bay pumpkin

festival. >> that's right. it's coming. the event celebrates it's 50th anniversary this year. to celebrate, organizers are awarding a special ring to the winner of the famous weigh-off competition. if you're keeping track, they also get a jacket and more than $20,000. plus the honor, of course. plus another $30,000 for a world weather-setting gourd. last year's weighing in at nearly 2,600 pounds, they took home the prize for the second time. let's see if he can add a ring to his collection this year. the event takes place october 9th. >> i was thinking scott mcgrew was growing some pumpkins at one time in his garden, and i'm finding out how hard it is to grow a pumpkin. it is not that easy. and to see them grow them that large. >> there's a lot of secret

things they put into their soil as well. >> i don't know those secrets yet. >> you could have marcus sing. >> i don't think that would work. >> i'm not going to go for that one. we have a little bit of rain in our forecast going into next week, so changes ahead. we'll be watching that come in as well. let's get you started this morning as we take a live look out there at richmond san rafael bridge. it's going to start out partly to mostly cloudy. you're noticing the visibility is slightly lower from the smoke drifting in, and temperatures stay cool with upper 50s, headed for mid-60s. what happens in the morning is we have high pressure up above and that causes the dry air to sink back down, with the light wind. it creates a lid or cap over the bay area. then we get that smoke coming in and temperatures have cooled off overnight, so cold air sinks down to the surface and it's

entrapping some of that smoke. this morning we're going to see the worst of the air quality. there may be some slight improvements later on this evening once that ocean breeze picks up, but unfortunately there's going to be another plume of that wildfire smoke drifting in, getting trapped in that marine layer and that inversion layer as well, as we see a lot of that smoke coming in from those fires coming in from northern california, so you're smelling it, but the fire is not really that close to you. then we take a look at our forecast for today, it's a shame because it feels so nice outside. our temperatures are a lot lower, even lower than normal, reaching into the upper 70s and low 80s, with martinez reaching 77. we'll see a high of 73 today in san mateo. san francisco back into the 60s for today. sonoma will see a high of 80, and 86 in ukiah. then for the north bay, we'll be watching it because there will be a fire weather watch most likely issued starting late

tomorrow evening. that may be upgraded to a red flag warning if the winds get high enough to cause a fire that could begin to spread quickly. then we go through the forecast, we've been talking about the potential of rain next week, with potentially a first atmospheric river for the pacific northwest. some of that rain may make it into the bay area next tuesday or wednesday, and that could bring in some decent amounts of rainfall. some of the models are already picking up on the yellow-green arrow. our first day of fall comes over the weekend. temperatures only a few degrees warmer, reaching into the low 80s, while san francisco will continue to see breezy winds and highs in the upper 60s. mike, the commute looking a lot more like a tortoise. >> it's moving well, but slowly, steadily building, more cars at the berkeley curve. toward the toll plaza, it is

moving at a good pace considering the lights are metering traffic. the buildup at richmond is steadier. el cerrito, same thing approaching the berkeley curve. contra costa county, vasco road is two minutes longer. back to you. 6:21 right now. debris field discovered. coming up next on "today in the bay," new details in the mystery of a fighter jet that went missing this week, and the growing questions about how it happened. a lot more news ahead on this a lot more news ahead on this alaska airlines $99 companion fare means that you can bring your best friend...

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>> the military promising a full investigation, but it's still not clear why the transponder tracking the multimillion dollar plane stopped working. oakland is one step closer to a soccer stadium housing two popular soccer teams. council members last night authorized an exclusive six-month negotiating deal with the owners of the roots and soul, two east bay minor league teams. plans call for a temporary 10,000 seat stadium built in an overflow parking lot on the coliseum complex property. the teams would agree to a ten-year lease. the a's currently co-own the land and are giving no indication about plans to sell or whether they would help facilitate a soccer project. giants fans, i've got to say this one hurts. a game the giants had to have last night in arizona went south quickly. it started when a the giants

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poor air quality. we'll take you live this morning to one neighborhood likely to feel it most today, and meteorologist kari hall is tracking the outlook for improved conditions. early-morning gunfire in oakland leads to a shocking discovery. what officers found that has them contacting a lot of recent crime victims. and a push for criminal charges. the reason one group wants a robotaxi company operating in san francisco to stand before a judge. this is "today in the bay." it is wednesday morning. hump day. i'm marcus washington. >> i'm laura garcia. let's get right to that microclimate weather alert we're talking about this morning. in fact, taking a live look outside from sausalito. can you even make it out? this is supposed to be a view of san francisco. if you head outside this morning, you can't help but see and smell the smoke.

very hazy across the bay area. just one area we're closely monitoring. >> we have team coverage on the air quality advisory in effect. kris sanchez is in the south bay looking at the impact many are likely to see there. but first, meteorologist kari hall is monitoring the entire bay area because those conditions stretch all across. >> absolutely. what we can see from sausalito, very smoggy conditions, and air quality right now has continued to go down since yesterday evening, where now we are seeing a lot of it being pushed down into the valleys. we're having to breathe this in. it is unhealthy for everyone at this point, as we're seeing the measure of particulate matter above what's healthy, even for sensitive groups. so limit your outdoor exposure, as we are going to see a change in our weather pattern. the area of low pressure that came in yesterday evening changed the wind direction and now we're seeing the smoke drift directly down into the bay area

as we continue to see wildfires burning farther to the north and across northern california. going into the weekend we will start to see improvements on friday and saturday, but today the smoke will linger and we will at times see this continue, especially for the next few hours. let's turn to "today in the bay"'s kris sanchez, live in san jose. what are conditions like there this morning? >> reporter: well, we can definitely smell the smoke. i know from your monitors you saw that air quality take a real dive yesterday in the afternoon. in fact, we got a call that my daughter's swim practice was ending early because that air quality tanked so fast. now, across the bay area from sky ranger, you can see the smoke was a problem for communities all around the bay area, but in san francisco in particular, for a time yesterday, the city had the worst air quality in the entire nation. for folks who were out and about, they could see it, smell

it, and they could feel it, too. >> i've been able to breathe a little better. the air quality has been bogging down, it just feels tight. i've been holding my right chest a little bit, too. >> reporter: i got some calls from my friends yesterday about the smoke. the smoke is coming from the wildfires up near the oregon border. it was so thick that several bay area law enforcement agencies, including the marin sheriff and santa clara police, had to put out alerts because some people were calling 911. in the days ahead, if you smell smoke, make sure you keep the lines clear. kari and the weather team are expecting the smoke to persist, then improve and come back. we have some advice in the time it's sticking around. if you can, stay indoors when the air quality is poor. if you have an air purifier, make sure you run that. if you're in your car, you can recirculate to try to minimize

the smoke. if you're sensitive, you can wear an n95 mask, the mask that has the vent in the front that was not good for covid, but is good for wildfire smoke. watch for symptoms like chest pain, difficulty breathing, coughing and wheezing, elevated heart rate or an asthma attack. so our nbc bay area team is continually updating the air quality conditions. you can find that in our app, the nbc bay area app, but you can also consult sites like the bay area air quality management district and you can also check out purple air. they have the maps there. if you have kids in sports, you can ask their coaches what benchmarks they use. for the older kids, they follow the ncaa rules for outdoor practices. for the younger kids, it's a little different. at least you'll have a sense of what to expect. in san jose, kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >> we've been looking at a couple of those maps this morning and just seeing the air quality. >> i just linked to my twitter

page, you can go in and type your address, where you work, where you live, even our kids' school to see the air quality. you can down load our nbc bay area news app to keep up with all the changing conditions. scan that qr code on your phone and we'll send you alerts on the changing conditions. 6:34 right now. new overnight, police in oakland say officers have recovered multiple stolen vehicles. this is video from the home on santa rita street near 42nd avenue. police tell our photographer they were responding to reports of gunfire around midnight. when they arrived, they found shell casings, but no victim. during the investigation, they discovered multiple stolen vehicles in the driveway. police are starting to process and return those vehicles to their owners. so far, no arrests have been made. new at 6:00, labor party advocates plan to call on san francisco's district attorney to investigate self-driving taxi

company cruise and prosecute executives for manslaughter. the group claims the company is partially to blame for the death of a pedestrian. last month san francisco firefighters suggested two cruise self-driving cars kept first responders from quickly entering and exiting a crash scene. the pedestrian struck in the incident later died at the hospital, and the report concluded the delay contributed to that outcome. the fire chief later denied those claims and separately cruise showed our nbc bay area team video following that incident it claims is from one of those cars. the video has not yet been made public, and cruise said that at the time that video proves one vehicle quickly cleared the area and the other car never blocked traffic nor the ambulance. ahead of today's rally, the company is sending us a new statement, which reads, in part, nothing lessens the tragedy of a

lost life, but we appreciate the fire chief's clarification that they have not attributed this to cruise. we look forward to continued and increased collaboration with sffd on our shared goal of road safety. today's news conference begins at noon. after a lot of debate, south bay transit leaders are green lighting a plan for new transitional housing on vta-owned property. the issue sparked hours of public debate at a recent vta board meeting. but yesterday they ultimately voted to go through with that plan. it would create 200 tiny homes near the site of the maintenance road off of zanker road. the homes are meant to be a stepping-stone toward permanent housing and right now vta offers more than 500 units spread across so-called quick build communities, providing homes for 1,500 people. santa clara's mayor will join housing leaders today to help open a unique development. these are images of what is

billed as the state's largest agrihood, urban farm and housing community, meant to combine sustainable agriculture and accessible living. it opens today on winchester boulevard across from westfield valley fair mall. it will provide about 350 housing units, including below market units for low-income seniors and veterans. it includes farmer markets and gardening lessons. the ribbon cutting gets under way at 11:00 this morning. after a month of virtually no movement, striking hollywood writers return to the negotiating table today, with studios and streamers. now, the last time the sides got together things did not go well. the sides are far apart in the strike that is now in its 141st day. all of hollywood remains shut down and striking actors are not tipping their hand on a possible return to the bargaining table, although some insiders suggest it may hinge on the results of these writer guild talks. it is 6:38 on your wednesday

morning. halfway through that workweek. we're giving you a live look across the bay area. we're all talking about the smoky skies. you'll smell it as you walk out the door this morning, no matter where you are. kari is monitoring. this is due to the wildfire smoke that's been coming from up north. >> it's a complex of fires in northern california that's been burning for weeks, but it was a change in wind direction that really brought in all of that smoke. so it's not any closer to us, but we do have to monitor for those conditions. we take a live look outside in walnut creek, where it is a clear start, but you can barely see the hills in the distance as a result of the smoke coming in. it's reducing visibility in parts of the east bay and around the bay area. we're starting out in the upper 50s and we're going to see the smoke linger throughout the morning, even into the afternoon, as our temperatures stay nice and mild, highs in the low to mid-70s as we go into today. as we take a look at what our usual high temperature is for this date and where we're headed, for today in santa rosa, we're expecting a high of 77,

but on this date we usually see high temperatures up to about 83 degrees. so you can see the average high temperature, what is typical for this date, and what we're expecting for this afternoon will be lower than our usual numbers as we go into later today once again. mike, the san mateo bridge nearly stopped for a few minutes. >> it was almost stopped completely and then things started to crawl again. i think a rush of folks got here and someone might have tapped their brakes aggressively. a smooth drive for the last few minutes, but you see brake taps going on and sensors are continuing toward the orange zone just off the toll plaza, the flat section, and then the high-rise. more build off of 880. dumbarton bridge still at speed. 680 already started with a slower drive through pleasanton. tuesday and wednesday tend to have our biggest commutes.

24 still at speed through the tunnel, so that's great news. we're looking at kirker pass road, a much better route than taking highway 4 to 680. back to you. 6:40 right now. your standard morning cup of joe leading to an unusual new lawsuit in san francisco. still ahead, one woman now suing mcdonald's after a spill she says left her injured. the new allegations ahead. plus, we inch closer to a government shutdown. congress not able to pass a defense bill. and the best of the best in the bay area. we're going to tell you about two local restaurants that just made one impressive list. utick around to find o

right now at 6:43, we are under a microclimate weather alert due to wildfire smoke coming in. limit your time outside today. as we take a look at temperatures in berkeley, we are starting out mostly cloudy, in the upper 50s, and staying in the 60s. it's a shame we do have to stay inside due to the smoke, because the temperatures are going to be so comfortable. we'll talk about what's ahead and when we may see rain in a few minutes. and we're looking at a little build, steady build, north 101 for san jose. more traffic coming in out of south county toward silicon valley. no surprises. we'll show you how the slowdown on the san mateo is shaping up as well. >> thanks so much.

attorney general merrick garland will be on capitol hill today. >> scott mcgrew joins us now. he is sure to face a lot of questions about all sorts of investigations. >> which i suspect he will not answer, questions about the hunter biden prosecution, certainly, questions about several investigations into donald trump as well. what we may have forgotten as americans is the department of justice tries to be as independent as possible from both congress and the white house. in prepared remarks, garland's opening statement will focus on that. the doj and its employees pursue justice and not politics. garland is going to say, quote, i am not the president's lawyer, i will also add i am not congress' prosecutor. the justice department works for the american people. the white house today will announce a new program calling the american climate corps to employ 20,000 young people at

jobs like clean energy and conservation. meantime, in the house, another failure to move the government forward and avoid a shutdown at the end of the month. five republicans refuse to vote in favor of a defense bill. >> on this vote, the resolution is not adopted. >> now, the failure was an embarrassment for speaker kevin mccarthy. it was, after all, a republican bill, and a defense bill on top of that. mccarthy is having a hard time convincing a handful in his party to move bills forward. colorado congresswoman lauren boebert has a new challenger for her seat, a libertarian, who may not win, but the entry into the race might prevent her from winning, too. she won re-election by 600 votes, beating out a democrat who is running again. now, boebert, as you probably know, is in the news often,

especially in her home state of colorado. one political analyst there was particularly exasperated at the congresswoman's latest incident and his commentary on the matter got a lot of attention on social media. i asked kusa for permission to run a clip here. i thought you might be interested how the local news there covers her. >> really, the only surprise in all of this is that boebert, once she got caught, apologized and said she didn't live up to her values. what? i mean, when boebert didn't know that the cameras were watching, she was exactly who she is when she does know people are watching. boebert reportedly asked the theatre staff, don't you know who i am? yes, we do. >> that's kyle clark on 9 news in denver, who says his station and the rest of the media set the bar too low for boebert, at some point he says no longer

covering her misbehavior simply because it becomes tiresome. we've reached out to the congresswoman's office for a response. >> thank you very much, scott. 6:47 right now. new this morning, one customer not loving her recent experience at a san francisco mcdonald's. mable childress is now suing the fillmore street restaurant, claiming she suffered severe burns after spilling coffee. the lawsuit filed last week claims employees did not secure the lid of the drink after she bought it at the drive-thru. the suit also claims workers did not offer her help. the owner of the franchise is responding to the lawsuit saying, in part, quote, my restaurants have strict food safety protocols in place, including training crew to ensure lids on hot beverages are secure. we take every customer complaint seriously, and when ms. childress reported her experience to us later that day, our employees and management team spoke to her within a few minutes and offered assistance. we're reviewing this new legal

claim in detail. a different experience for restaurantgoers in san francisco. the crowning of two bay area restaurants among the very best in the country. "the new york times" just releasing its america's best restaurant list. it ranks 50 places to eat, with five coming from california. two of them in san francisco. noodle in a haystack opened back in 2022, but really it started as a pop-up about nine years ago, with rotating tasty menus. there's really something for everyone there. and, also, prik hom made the list on geary boulevard. it just opened back in february and was also featured on california michelin guide this year. good places to go eat. >> try to make reservations now. >> book now. >> i love the name, noodle in a

haystack. we may be eating indoors today. it's nice temperatures, as you mentioned. >> we were just enjoying the last cooldown, and now we have to deal with wildfire smoke. we can tell by how hazy it is as you're stepping out, and then you smell it. we've had the drifts of smoke coming in that will basically chase you back inside. so we're seeing the smoke coming in and it's most unhealthy for people with heart conditions or breathing problems, but really for everyone. you should not be out running in this kind of levels of particulate matter and the smoke. it should improve friday and saturday, so that's just in time for the weekend, and these temperatures will continue. so we're taking a look today at a high of 79 in cupertino, morgan hill, gilroy in the low 80s today, and we'll see some upper 70s and low 80s for the east bay, pleasanton reaching a high of 81, and 75 in hayward.

for the coast, it's in the mid-60s, redwood city 76 degrees, san francisco in the mid to upper 60s, and we're going to also see the temperatures matching yesterday's highs, reaching into the upper 70s for santa rosa and 85 for clear lake. as we go into the weekend, we're going to be watching out for this. a fire weather watch that may turn into a red flag warning if conditions warrant, low humidity, winds picking up. this is going to be especially true for areas in yellow where we will have the potential of some of those higher wind gusts, and if we do see any sparks that could spread a fire very quickly. we're watching out for a fire danger as we get this transition to some cooler air. and then looking ahead, we're looking at some dry conditions across the region, but then early next week there will be a storm system approaching the pacific northwest. this could be our first atmospheric river of the season and it looks to target areas to our north, but could bring some

rain into the bay area, with a couple of rounds of rain by the end of next week. some of the models show the potential that we could see in these areas in yellow, about one-half to three-quarters of an inch of rain, and then much of the bay area getting lighter rainfall totals. that's something we're watching for next week. enjoy the weekend as we officially welcome in fall. the astronomical start of fall, so we're going to see temperatures in the low 80s inland, while san francisco will see temperatures continuing to reach into the upper 60s. mike, are you seeing more slowing in the east bay? >> i am because the astronomical -- it's a typical time, 85 slows here toward the valley, and then toward los gatos. this just happened within the last three minutes. 87, 101, they're all seeing the build coming out of san martin and through morgan hill. a lot more traffic pushing toward silicon valley, again, northbound is typically the

commute direction here. southbound for the nimitz, as well as 680, holding steady with speeds through pleasanton. the volume builds, typical slowing there. and still very slow across the san mateo bridge westbound. back to you. 6:52 right now. happening now, the search for a missing senior believed to be at risk. take a look at this photo. the chp issuing a silver alert for this 77-year-old. he was last seen monday afternoon in san jose wearing a black long sleeve shirt and black pants. he's 5'4" tall with brown eyes and black hair. anyone who sees him is asked to call 911. a quick look at our top stories this morning, including early-morning gunfire in oakland. it leads to a shocking discovery. what officers found at the scene that has them contacting a lot that has them contacting a lot recent crime victims.of

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6:56 right now. we want to welcome you back. we are moving you forward with a look at the top stories on "today in the bay," including that air quality advisory issued for the entire bay area. >> you can see the smoke. everyone is talking about it. in fact, we've got a live look outside. yesterday san francisco's air quality was actually the worst in the nation for a short time. it is a result from all the smoke from wildfires near the oregon border and northern california that have been blowing in our direction. kari hall has been monitoring these conditions and how long they should stick around. >> as we take a look at our forecast, we are going to see some drifts of smoke coming in as we go throughout the day. there should be minor improvements as we go into this

evening and it comes back tomorrow. unfortunately, we may see this continue. back to you. overnight police in oakland say officers have recovered multiple stolen vehicles. they say that this is video on santa rita street near 42nd avenue. police are telling our photographer that they responded to reports of gunfire around midnight. when they arrived, they found shell casings but no victim. they did, however, come up with discovery of multiple stolen vehicles in the driveway. police are starting the process of returning them to their owners. a high-speed chase across the bay ends in a crash and apparent arrest. police tell our photographer it started about 11:00 at night in san francisco and ended about 40 minutes later in oakland. this is video of where it all ended on 7th street near the fruitvale b.a.r.t. station. the car eventually crashing into a utility pole. we did see three suspects

detained, possible suspects, we should say, and have learned officers apprehended people who actually ran from the scene. we're still awaiting confirmation. let's get a look at that morning commute before we go. >> the commute is doing all right. it's slow, typical spots. nothing outstanding like yesterday. steady and slow will get you there across the san mateo bridge. we're looking at 580. haze in the air. the air quality is a real concern. drivers are okay. we can see through this. but it's an indicator of why we are worried about activity outdoors for the kids. watch for updates from sports teams. the berkeley curve looks great, but the backup is filled in at the toll plaza. pretty typical pattern. it is hazy skies we're worried about on a personal front. >> big time. i'm crossing my fingers the flag football game may be postponed today. the "today" show is coming up next and "today in the bay" continues right now live on roku, samsung tv, or wherever

you stream. join us now or whenever it fits into your schedule. stay in the know. >> a lot of information you can get there. we want to thank you this morning for joining us on "today in the bay." coming up next, the "today" show. don't forget, we are streaming our extended newscast on all of your streaming platforms. we'll see you there. have a great mon -- wait, it's not monday, it's wednesday. >> if anything, can't you say friday? happy wednesday. good wednesday morning president biden center stage at the u.n. >> his message to world leaders. it is september 20 good wednesday morning president biden, center stage at the u.n. >> his message to world leaders. it's september 20th. this is "today." high stakes. the president using his platform at the united nations to rally support for ukraine. >> russia alone bears responsibility for this war. russlo