good morning. it is saturday, september 23rd and it's "today in the bay." a live look of the transamerica building in san francisco. seeing a mix of fog and smoke across the bay, but hopefully blue skies are on the horizon. all right. thanks for joining us, everyone. i'm bigad shaban in for kira klapper. check in with cinthia pimentel for a look at the forecast. yeah. hopefully getting better weather

here coming in the next day, hopefully, cinthia? >> yes. better news for everybody. we are gradually improving our air quality before saturday morning, continuing to hang on to hazy skies in san francisco and down here in the south bay as well. as well as the east bay. everybody will see those hazy skies continuing today, but the air quality gradually improving. put you in the moderate category for east bay down into the santa clara valley. in the north bay, coast and bay, still in the unhealthy for sensitive groups. children, elderly you watch over or you yourself have respiratory issues another day to take it easy. however, good news, we all go back into that good category for sunday plans. walk you through that, of course. first official day of fall, and the rain chances that are on the way. all of that coming up in about 15 minutes. >> see you then. if you want to know the air quality any your neighborhood we made it pretty easy. gon to

nbcbayarea.com/airquality. there you can type in your address into the map search box, and see what things are looking like where you live. get ready for traffic jams in the south bay. highway 87 northbound is now closed. crews started a $68 million construction projectight and detours in place. all northbound les closed between julian streend highway 85. the work is expected to wrap up by 5:00 monday morning. "today in the bay's" reporter on highway 87 and how the closure could cause big headaches for a lot of people this weekend. >> reporter: highway 87 is closed and stay that way all weekend as a major renovation project takes over. >> first of all, holy roller -- whoa! >> reporter: the next 56 hours,

to change that with new pavement, guardrails, bike paths and barriers along the northbound lanes. if you have a flight to the catch or somewhere to be this weekend expect delays until at least 5:00 a.m. monday. >> i have to find a way to a void it and heard shutdowns will cause major traffic. >> reporter: that means for uber eats, doordash drivers and businesses that rely on the highway. >> worried about those not prepared for it. >> reporter: and a big portion of sales comes from food delivery. especially during sunday night football. >> tell my crew, on the phone, deliveries, let them freeway's closed. >> reporter: caltrans recommends the following detours. southbound 85 to 101 to northbound 280. or northbound 85 to 17 and then

southbound 280. >> expected to last 20 years so we won't have to come out for a few decades. >> reporting for "today in the bay." new overnight, police are investigating a deadly shooting in the east bay. it happened just before 7:45 p.m. on broadway terrace next to lake tameskual. around midnight a tow truck arrived towing away a van. investigaors are search forge the shooter. an investigation under way in vallejo. police say a 2-year-old boy is dead after being shot in a home on alhambra avenue near the i-87-780 interchange. he was taken to the hospital and later pronounced dead. the shooting happened just before 11:30 yesterday morning and police do not believe the public is at risk.

so far no arrested. it was an all-out brawl between 49er fans. might have seen the video on social media. kicking, punching and hair-pulling thursday night. now an arrest and a warning. that type of behavior won't be tolerated. "today in the bay's" thom jensen reports fans who fought could soon say farewell forever seeing another home game in-person. >> reporter: levi's stadium officials telling nbc bay area they have a zero tolerance policy when it comes to fighting at events and they're exploring a lifetime ban on anyone involved in the type of brutality that we saw thursday night. the video is startling. numerous fans brawling in the stands at levi's stadium and at one point a man grab's a woman's hair and throws her. >> didn't see it started. overreaction and a little too much alcohol maybe. >> reporter: we don't know who

was arrested but one of the people involved battered two victims and arrested and charged with assault and battery. now levi's officials say a lifetime ban is also possible for that person and anyone else fighting in the stadium. >> i agree. yeah. that sort of behavior can't be tolerated. >> the same thing as -- get in a fight meadowlands, boot you for life there. i mean, doing it around the league, then, you know, if it's necessary, it's necessary. >> reporter: the nfl taking notice after 53-year-old dale mooney died following a fight sunday at a patriots/dolphins game in new england. new video from that fight in gillette stadium, one fan says he witnessed a miami fan punch mooney then watched as paramedics tried to revive mooney. >> saw paddles come out. so started to get worried. turned to my son and said, let's just pray for the best. [ cheers ]

>> reporter: the nfl told nbc news that fan safety is top priority. while the video is disturbing the league says violence at games is actually down this year. 80 disorderly conduct reports through 32 games this season, 140 reports over the same time frame last season. thom jensen, "today in the bay." veto from the governor late last night rejecting a bill requiring human safety drivers onboard self-driving trucks. driverless big rigs have yet to hit the roads in california but the legislation would have banned 10,000 pound or more self-driving trucks from operating on public roads. that would have included vehicles from u.p.s. delivery trucks to semis. supporters of the bill say it would have helped address safety concerns, and prevent truck drivers from losing their jobs in the future. the governor released a statement about the decision calling the bill unnecessary since existing laws already give

the state authority to regulate the new technology. overnight a major ruling on guns here in california. a federal judge weighed in saying the state cannot ban gun owners from having detachable magazines that hold more than ten rounds. that new ruling won't take effect for another ten days, which gives state attorney general rob banta enough time to appeal the decision. this is the second time that judge has struck down california's law banning high-capacity magazines. the first time was back in 2017, but an appeals court ended up reversing that decision. governor newsom posted on social media about the ruling writing in part -- "wake-up, america. our gun safety laws will continue to be thrown out by nra-owned federal judges until we pass a constitutional amendment." well, another well-known bay area restaurant is closing. is time in san francisco.

italian restaurant on california near battery is closing for good after 14 years. it's just a couple doors down from the famous grill in the financial district. the owner says their last day is next friday saying the pandemic changed everything. not just for them, but the entire financial district as more people are working hybrid schedules. >> being in the financial district we depend a lot ob businesses. if the offices are full, then we have, we don't have residents around us that can really help us. having fewer people in the area, that basically was what made this. >> the nearby sister restaurant will remain open. we still have much more ahead. coming up on "today in the bay" -- rappelling down a san francisco high-rise? tell you why some scaled down the side of the westin

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good morning. a live look at walnut creek. seeing low clouds and unfortunately still dealing with haze. that hopefully is clearing out second half of our weekend. all right. back to the negotiating table after several full days of talks the writers guild of america and

the studio heads have yet to reach an agreement. well, after no deal last night they're going to meet again today. wga members have been on strike more than 145 days now. at issue -- wage increases, residuals in the streaming era and use of artificial intelligence. a recent string of marathon talks have shown progress, at this hour the writers and studios have yet to reach compromises on a couple key issues. >> the fact there's no deal after all the momentum we saw this week is not a good sign for these negotiations. the consequences of not having a deal this weekend could be pretty catastrophic, if one side walks away from the table. >> comcast, the parent company of nbc universal, is a member of the alliance of motion picture and television producers. well, a fund-raiser literally taking this in

addition to new heights in san francisco. path walk over the edge is taking over the westin st. francis in union square. the event firefighters went first rappelling off the side of the hotel. >> today more than 60 people will rappel 150 feet down, outside of the historic hotel, including our own marcus washington and janelle wang. now, the goal, raise $100,000 for the organization stands for aneurysm and azm foundation. people affected by brain aneurysms and strokes. hoping the event will bring attention to a condition that impacts millions. >> 1 in 50 have an unruptured brain aneurysm. know the symptoms. a way to bring awareness to our community. >> people who choose to keep their feet on the ground, live music, local vendors and a stroke awareness station hosted

by ucsf. the event starts at 9:00 a.m. coming together to help our climate in crisis. the california coast will hopefully soon be a bit cleaner. volunteers of the caltrans stormwater campaign and refuse refuse san francisco holding a coastal cleanup day at ocean beach in san francisco. the three most common pieces of trash picked up along the coast, cigarettes, food wrappers and bottle caps. cleanup starts at 10:00 a.m. happening today, people will gather in the south bay for airport day, reid hillview. enjoy cars, air show, food, music and more. organizers are hoping to introduce young people to the possibilities of a career in aviation. the event starts at 9:30. all right. looking for other events to go to today, mike inouye has ideas

in this weekend's "calendar." >> reporter: good morning. starting with an event out of my price range but i still get to go because i'm helping host this event. japanese-american museum san jose signifying how the museum ties together history and culture and weaves them into the story of generations past and yet to come. it will be a great occasion. sipping sake and i'll post pictures. head to san francisco for another reason to say cheese. cheesefest. yes. another pricey ticket also a fund-raiser. this one for the california artists and cheese guild, the mission, celebrate quality and diversity of artisan cheese produced right here in california and right here at the ferry building sfcheesefest.com. favorite cheese of mine, wondering if they'll sell it at pacifica at the fog fest.

ironic celebration scheduled for less foggy times in one of the foggiest areas. festival kicks off with a parade, floats, plenty of food and drink, arts and craft showing off the beautiful town over 50 different community groups and of course, high hopes to benefit your cause getting to where you're doing weekdays on "today in the bay." >> mike, thanks. there is no escape from the ghouls and goblins this weekend. halloween is coming early in vallejo. six flags discovery kingdom announced fright fest is back this weekend starting tonight. theme park transforming rides and areas for spooky season including a new 3d haunted house. fright fest goes through halloween. tickets are at least $70, which is separate from general admission. rather stick to the daytime park, though, also family-friendly halloween events. cinthia, do you know what you'll be for halloween dressing up? >> i don't know yet. more focused on what my dogs are

going to be. >> obviously. >> and halloween fest, can't do those events. they scare me and i don't like scary people coming up to you so close. you know, to each their own. i'm a fan of spooky season overall. >> there you go. yeah. i know. my household, spooky as it gets, ursula. our 3-year-old. when she wants to be. >> oh! all right. well, we do have a bit of some spooky headlines with air quality pip temperatures to start the saturday. chilly. some spots waking up in the 40s. 49 in sonoma. 46 napa and 50 in scotts valley. definitely starting off fall on a cooler note, and here are those spooky headlines, of course, we have to get through another day where the air quality is going to be a little bit bad. especially if you live in the north bay and the coast. putting you in the unhealthy percentage of groups. people who have to watch their health especially respiratory, might be another day to stay inside. however, everybody should get into better air quality going

into tomorrow. here's why. take you through this smoke forecast. going into the afternoon, hazy sies through everybody. watch getting a change in the pattern for tomorrow. second half of the weekend looks spectacular. as we start to see a cold front dropping in to the bay area bringing in more wind from the pacific. that should help clear everything out. hour-by-hour for you, plans to get outside. we have some of that coastal fog and drizzle. at least through the mid-morning hours watching it peel back going into this afternoon. then continue to usher in for our sunday plans. also maybe some people are finally clear to go outdoors. we have you covered on all weekend events. what about downtown lafayette. art and wine festival to kick off the fall running from 10:00 to 7:00 and should see mostly sunny skies there mixed in, of course, just a little of that haze. far as our temperatures go, it will feel like fall for the majority of the bay area. keep it with 60s out along the coast. low 70s if you make your way

from hayward down into san jose, and for our inland valleys, should see some mid-70s to those upper 70s. i want to take you out to the east coast. we have tropical storm ophelia making landfall very early this morning. in north carolina, the wind still around 65 miles an hour and this storm will continue to push up the eastern seaboard. it's going to be a very messy weekend for them there, and if you have any travel plans, just want to keep up with those delays. as we go on into today and tomorrow, some of those rainfall totals, about two to six inches in spots and continuing to watch the storm surge there. we have a storm of our own to talk about in the pacific northwest. we should see some of that relief in the fire zone with the air quality washing out the flames. we will see some sprinkles into the bay area as we go on into late monday, early tuesday. but that shouldn't be too much in the way of getting everybody to where they have to go. wrapping it up for you in san francisco. another day to get through some

of that hazy sunshine. rain chances early next week and inland valleys also watching for that rain chance and hazy skies. >> get out the umbrella. cinthia, thanks. stick around. a lot more ahead on "today in the bay". i am exposing the, other people's lives. >> seeking through history. the work one presydio art gallerist

welcome back. sell greating hispanic heritage month here at nbc bay area. "today in the bay" has the story of a bay area man telling that story of the culture by digging into the past. >> reporter: on san francisco's southern edge sits the place of the city's beginning. the presydio national park is a portal into another time. the place where the seeds of the city sprouted from a spanish fort built in 1776. >> a lot of the people who live here in california they don't realize there's history prior to 1849. >> reporter: which is why edward sees him as a storyteller of sorts. an ex-ka valuator of history. officially simply presydio arkologist. >> exciting to excavate here because this is where it actually started, this is san

francisco. >> reporter: nearly a decade he and the presidio's archeology team dug into the presydio's ground uncovering the footprint of the original spanish fort. >> you can actually see some foundations from the fort here. >> reporter: the work brings a glimpse of life before the u.s. army took over in 1847. >> what makes historic archeology attract everybody to me you can go back and sometimes trace an object to its origin. when the building came down this is the chimney that fell. the brick. trace back to its origin. that brick is proof we are in the right era. >> reporter: archeology wasn't always in his sights. though he grew up loving history, he had another path in mind. >> this is my third career. first career was animation. >> reporter: second career was in i.t. >> during that time i realized that my lifelong love for history was still there, and in that process found archeology.

i didn't live in mexico, for a few years as a little kid. the place we live, still had a time dirt roads. >> reporter: in the new world, his parents labored in the vineyards of the bay area's wine country. >> like any other immigrant family, worked for their kids and allowed us to pursue our dreams. i realize, oh. i'm of mexican heritage grew up in california with immigrant parents yet i don't know the histories of this place i live. >> reporter: here he is finding that history. digging it from its 200-year-old grave. sorting through soil and rock looking for hints of the people who lived here. >> so the glass, we have ceramics, metal. we have old bones. discovering something that has been buried 200 years is really excited. bedrock. >> can definitely think about things differently than i do. particularly able to balance

ideas back and forth off of each other helps us try to understand what was going on here 200 years ago. >> another piece. finding things, discovering new things. a person finds a new thing that changed how we find things that's actually archeology. >> reporter: digging deep into san francisco's past, he has discovered bits and pieces of his own history. stories's immigrants, travelers, following dreams into new lands. >> i'm not writing history, exposing the history, exposing other people's lives. >> reporter: reporting for nbc bay area news. and still ahead on "today in the bay" -- that haze is still hovering above us all. when will the smoke clear? cinthia pimentel will have all the answers.

good morning. you're watching "today in the bay" on this saturday. the first day of fall. a live look at the bay bridge. had several days now of smoky haze. hopefully an upcoming cold front helps clear the skies. i'm bigad shaban in for kira klapper. bring in cinthia pimentel with more on when exactly we can expect blue skies again. hey, cinthia. >> good morning, bigad and good morning everyone. should expect to see blue skies second half of our weekend. for today we are starting off with that hazy sunshine that

will continue for the majority of the bay area. already seeing it in the tri-valley out in livermore and also chilly start to our fall season in the 50s. some 40s for some and then in oakland looking at those hazy skies continuing today. as we take a look at our smoke forecast. it will continue to see hazy skies around the bay area for our saturday afternoon plans, and as we take it out to sunday, there's relief. those skies clearing up as that cold front starts to push through and usher in clean air from the pacific. another thing that will usher in, definitely help out the fires. source of all of this in the california-oregon border, first rain of the season. tracking it for you and how it will move into the bay area in about ten minutes. back to you. >> see you then. you want to know how air quality measures up in your neighborhood, made it easy are for you. go to nbcbayarea.com/airquality. type in your address into the

map search box and check out what things like in your neighborhood. overnight police investigating a deadly shooting in the east bay that happened just before 7:45 p.m. on bradway tire is in oakland. temecula and oakland. police say they found one person shot who later died at the scene. around midnight a tow truck arrived taking away a van left there. homicide investigators are still searching for the shooter. get ready for traffic in the south bay. take a look at highway 87 northbound, which is now closed as crews start a new construction project. all northbound lanes of 87 closed between julian street and highway 85. the work is expected to wrap up by 5:00 monday morning. "today in the bay"s kris sanchez was on highway 87 with how the closure could cause major headaches this weekend. >> reporter: they there, bigad. highway 87 shut down in the

northbound correction and work going on about ten hours now. pop up the map. remind folks where this is happening in case it's part of your weekend plans. highway 87 only in the northbound direction will be closed. this is from the 85 connector in the south to the 280 connector in the north. this will continue through the weekend. the northbound closure is beginning of a $69 million project that will replace the pavement of ramps in six intersections improving drainage a problem at that 280 connector. guardrails and barriers upgraded and a bike lane running parallel resurfaced as well. >> improving ride quality and enhancing facing on route 87 is, it's time to do some repaving on that route. it's going to extend the service life of the pavement. add another 20-year life cycle paving structure. >> reporter: the southbound lanes get the same treatment coming up a weekend in october. it is going to be rough for local businesses that depend on that traffic coming off the freeway, but hopefully things

will be completed by 5:00 a.m. on monday morning. as they say, sometimes it gets worse before it gets better. hopefully the better will be worth it. in san jose, kris sanchez, "today in the bay." hitting the roads today in that area, what to expect? check in with mike inouye how to navigate it all. >> reporter: we hope open early on on time monday morning. time being north 87, northbound 87, still closed for repaving work rest of the weekend. you have a couple of alternates. a five-mile stretch here. red stretch. alternate to the north heading up 85 to 17 over to 280 south. another 10 miles longer. 15 miles total. to the south longer diversion heading south to 101 back up to 280 and around an extra 15 miles. means four times as long and even more time that's involved there.

that is necessary to cover from this valley up into downtown continuing up to the airport. as you see here. the alternate is not the greatest. service streets to get where want to go. the highway on to the expressway towards lincoln. all signals, be careful allow extra time if navigating anywhere within this perimeter until they reopen north 87 hopefully, again, latest monday at 5:00 a.m. follow us. we'll be there for you. >> thanks. happening now, tropical storm ophelia made landfall on the east coast. the national hurricane center says ophelia hit near emerald isle maximum sustained winds of 70 miles per hour. moving into northeastern virginia saturday, on track for that. and on sunday. forecasters expect it to bring a heavy rain storm surge and possible tornadoes. almost 7 million people along the coast are under a tropical

storm warning. back here locally, california is considering new rules that would allow insurance companies to consider climate risk in their policies. miguel almaguer reports, it could send premiums soaring. >> reporter: home to some of the nation's most coveted real estate, the cost in california for homes to dramatically change. first time the state's insurance commissioner is moving to let insurance companies factor in future climate risks when setting new policy prices. >> we are truly living in unprecedented times. >> reporter: after decades of disaster, insurance commissioner ra cardo laura says the move is aimed at keeping insurance companieses from fleeing the state and homeowners insured. >> no doubt insurance crossroads making ins insurance more available is becoming critical for our entire economy. >> reporter: but critics say allowing insurance companies to

spike premiums based on threat of threads or wildfires in the future is a disaster of its own. >> insurance companies using climate change as an excuse to make changes in rules that saved californians literally, not exaggerating, hundreds of billions of dollars in the last 35 years. >> reporter: with a new study projecting more than 39 million americans could soon face skyrocketing insurance premiums, some insurers have already walked away from hurricane and flooding-prone states like florida and louisiana. in high-risk areas of california, many are already priced out. >> just received a bill. double what it was last year. >> reporter: allowing insurance companies to look ahead when setting rates, the state will also require those same companies insure more homeowners who live in areas of high risk. miguel almaguer, nbc news, los angeles. united ought other workers strike is stretching into a second week now. not only does it seem far from

over, it's expanding. uaw president calling for more walkouts. the union expanded its strike to 38 general motors and stellantis plants across 20 states. employees are calling for higher wages and better benefits. the additional walkouts, 18,000 workers are off the job. the union promises to keep this up for as long as it takes for the automakers to come around. union president says they're not increasing walkouts at ford plants. he says ford is "serious about reaching a deal." president biden is expected to join the picket lines in michigan on tuesday. speaking of a strike, kaiser permanente is on notice health care workers there plan to strike if a new labor deal isn't reached by end of the month. union leaders say the strike centers on what they describe as kaiser's short staffing crisis. if kaiser doesn't come to

agreement by september 30th, 75,000 kaiser workers across california, cocolorado, oregon, virginia and d.c. will walk off the job. it will be the largest health care strike in u.s. history. in a statement kaiser said, the last 26 years of our historic labor contract we have reached agreements with the coalition every time with no strikes. our top priority is caring for our members and patients and we have plans in place to ensure we can continue to provide high-quality care should a strike actually occur. if you bought a mattress through costco recently, check the label. this mattresses sold exclusively as costco are recalled because of possible mold exposure. the recall affects about 48,000 mattresses sold in twin, full, queen, king and california king sizes. they were made at a san

bernardino facility. the u.s. consumer product safety commission says the beds could have been exposed to water allowing mold to grow. a very happy birthday for a retired park ranger who turned 102 years old. talking about betty. grew clouds to rosy the riveter national historic park in richmond at the oldest park ranger in the country. two years ago a middle school was renamed in her honor and yesterday she returned to celebrate her birthday with the students. she retired from the park service just last year and also known for civil rights work. all right. still to come on "today in the bay" -- a community getting ready to host its first-ever pride celebration, but are asking

happy first day of fall. now, if your health allows what about checking out the autumn moon festival in san francisco's chinatown? seeing temperatures in the mid-60s and hazy skies continuing for today as we continue to be under a spare the air alert because of all of that wildfire smoke. hour-by-hour. see when the fog peels off from the coastline. we should see that about mid-morning. some drizzle, too. the rest of the bay area seeing sunshine mixed in with a little haze, but i promise that better air quality is on the way for the second half of our weekend

as we start to see a cold front dropping in from the pacific northwest into the bay area. for our near surface smoke map. take it on for everybody today. hazy skies continue, of course, up towards the north there, source of all of this. the wildfires in the california, oregon border continuing to see that unhealthy hazardous air. here, watch it go as it ushers out of the bay area into tomorrow. by mid-morning hours some spots should be able to see that clearing while the valleys continue to see a little bit of those hazy skies. into sunday afternoon, better clearing for just about everybody. a chance to finally go outside and breathe in some healthier air, and enjoy these numbers out there as we do welcome in the first weekend of fall. seeing 60s out near the water. low 70s in hayward and mountain view and mid to upper 70s going into concord and fairfield. 79 for you there, and similar temperatures as we go on into tomorrow, but, of course, start

to feel more of that breeze ushering in from the system dropping a lot of rain in the pacific northwest. now, as far as california goes, we should see heavier pockets of rain mainly towards eureka and the rest of the bay area into monday afternoon, parts of the north bay seeing sprinkles. continuing to push on through in the overnight hours of tuesday. of course, this will be our first little rainmaker for the bay area, because as we look at how much rain is estimated to come out of this system, more of that bull's-eye to the north of us, where as far as the pacific northwest goes, one to four inches of rain. also keeping an eye on this, because aside from it bringing relief from the wildfire smoke it could bring kearns are flooding and landslides especially in the zones seeing the wildfires burning the last couple of weeks or so. our inland seven-day forecast will see one more day of those hazy conditions for the first day of fall, but air quality starting to improve for just about everybody for tomorrow and

then we will bring out the umbrellas for a chance of rain as we go on into the early parts of next week. then everything looks nice and smooth going into the second half of the week and also the last week of september. >> believe that? >> no! >> i know.

welcome back. a live look at more of that haze above square market in san jose. all right.

one east bay community gets ready to host its first-ever pride celebration but need your help to keep it going for years to come. "today in the bay"s marcus washington is here to tell us how to support them. >> reporter: good morning, bigad. the city of martinez hosts its first-ever pride celebration today. but one of the events sponsors fears it may not be around longer to help celebrate. the rainbow community center in concord is a nonprofit serving 19 cities in contra costa for decades. offering political services and food pantry referrals. it blew through most grant money received from the state during covid. expenses increased after much of the staff unionized. leaders say the center's closure would be devastating for clients. >> we have people that rely on us, because they're not out or because they, you know, they don't have family members that support them. and i think without the community, it's been really

tough to where it affects everyone's mental health and well-being when not receiving a service. >> the rainbow community badly needs your help. as for the martinez pride festivities, they take place today at the martinez waterfront park from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. get stories like this early monday through friday. join us for "today in the bay" starting at 5:00 in the morning. see you there. i'm marcus washington. back to you. >> thanks. shift now to sports. the giants are clinging to their playoff hopes after beating the dodgers in game two of a four-game series down in l.a. the giants strike first in the fourth inning. a two-run shot. then the giants, up 3-1 in ninth inning. fitzgerald hits his first major league home run in just his second big league game and

giants win 5-1. three games back. final wild card spot, eight games left to play. oakland a's taking on the tigers. sixth inning. langerly hitting a pinch hit three-run homer breaking up a 2-2 tie. the a's tame the tigers at 8-2 snapping an eight-game losing streak. and jimmy g and the silver and black will be in the national spotlight for sunday night football. the raiders take on the pittsburgh steelers in las vegas. coming off a loss to buffalo, the steelers only loss so far this season once to the 49ers, back in week one. coverage begins at 4:00. kickoff tomorrow night at 5:20. catch the game right here on nbc bay area. and next, a quick look at the top stories. the bay area waking up to spare the air alert. being extended. clear skies appear to be on the

welcome back everyone. before we get to our top story this morning, look what you ask expect tomorrow morning on "sunday today" with willie geist. >> good morning. tomorrow morning on "sunday today" my conversation with the busiest man in show business ryan seacrest on the hustle taken him from high school radio deejay to media titan and

upcoming new gig as host of "wheel of fortune." >> pat sajak is an icon in this business, and he's made it so comfortable for everybody to watch. i'm like a kid so excited about just being, seeing the set. >> do you have any big plans yet? it's still a year or so away. >> it is. >> your version, what your version of the show will be? >> my version will be the version that, that is. the game works. all you want to do is walk in and say, good evening. grabb grab your devices and here's the first question. >> sunday sitdown with ryan seacrest and another "life well lived" all tomorrow morning on "sunday today." >> hopefully awake for this and keep it here for local news, "today in the bay" at 7:00. here's a quick look at top stories we're following this morning. police are investigating a deadly shooting in the east bay. it happened just before 7:45 p.m. on broadway terrace in

oakland. police tell us they found one person shot who later died at the scene. around midnight a tow truck arrived to take away a van left there. homicide investigators are still searching for the shooter. a veto from the governor late last night. he's rejected a bill that would have required human safety drivers onboard self-driving trucks. driverless trucks have yet to hit the road in california, but the legislation would have also banned 10,000 pound or more self-driving vehicles from operating on public roads. that would have included vehicles, everything from u.p.s. tlivry trucks to semis. supporters of the bill say it would help address sifty concerns and prevent truck drivers from losing their jobs in the future. the governor release at statement about his decision calling the bill unnecessary since existing laws already give the state dmv authority to regulate the new technology.

parts of highway 87 are now closed in the south bay as caltrans workers work on pavement repairs. all northbound lanes of 87 are shut down between julian street and highway 85. the work is part of a $69 million project replacing the pavement, update ramps at six intersections and improve drainage. guardrails and barriers upgraded as well as bike lanes parallels resurfaced, too. southbound lanes get the same treatment on a separate weekend next month. stay tuned for that. detours already in place for drivers. the work is expected to wrap up by 5:00 monday morning. you probably noticed spare the air aloert, extended through today. a live look across the bay area right now. things are improving, but we're still not where we need to be. let's bring in cinthia pimentel to tell us when we're going to

exactly get the reprieve? >> second half of the weekend. we can see there smoke embedding itself into the fog and early morning clouds. continue to see hazy skies going on into this afternoon, but for tomorrow, we get more of a wind off of the pacific as that cold front starts to move in. that will bring relief for the fire zone for us for our air quality, and we should start to see the air quality improve. everybody moving in, back into that good category for tomorrow, and then we are also looking at, here, that rainmaker for monday and tuesday. most of that activity, bigad, will be eureka and northward. okay? the pacific northwest seeing that cap into an atmospheric river going on into the early parts of the week, but for us, it's really just going to be traces amounts of rain, if anything. >> what should help, hopefully with the fires, too. >> suppress the fires and keep an eye for localized flooding or debray from that. >> thanks. thank you for waking us with us.

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