breaking right now at 5:00, israel escalates its air strikes against gaza in the wake of violence that's already killed hundreds in israel and gaza. this, as israeli forces have still not wrestled back control from hamas terrorists inside its own borders.

>> this is an attack that i don't think anyone saw coming. >> at least four americans now confirmed among the dead. we're live in washington with the new u.s. support for israel in its war. this is "today in the bay." good morning to you on this monday. i'm marcus washington. >> i'm laura garcia. we'll get back to that breaking news of everything happened in the middle east. but, first, boy, a change in the forecast. not only is meteorologist rob mayeda in, but we're talking about rain coming into parts of the bay area. >> we had record temperatures, 80s and 90s. all of that changing for your monday morning commute. may have an impact in the north bay. as you wake up around san jose, the clouds are back. 61 degrees, southeast wind, at about 7 miles per hour. and some of the weather headlines, unpack the umbrella this morning, especially for the north bay. look at those high temperatures, 60s and 70s moving forward into

the afternoon, radar looks relatively dry for now. as we widen out, we can see rain already approaching the north coast and that will push through the north bay midmorning, temperatures by noon mostly 60s around the bay area. our highs today, only in the upper 60s to low 70s. so showers ongoing, mostly cloudy skies. we'll have a closer look at who will see the most rain over the next 24 hours in about ten minutes. time for a check of the monday morning commute. >> we were tracking a crash on the bay bridge, but it cleared without incident near the toll plaza. the span itself has been moving nicely. rob mentioned there may be damp roadways and that could be a concern. there's the earlier crash we told you we were looking for. a little slowing coming away from the berkeley curve. there may be just crews clearing. eastbound 580, an earlier crash cleared. no issues right now. back to you.

breaking at this hour, israel continues its all-out air assault in gaza with explosions lighting up the nighttime sky. israeli forces have yet to stabilize the situation in israel, after that large-scale hamas terror strike over the weekend. here is a live look in the city of gaza. this is where, right now, it's midafternoon, and israeli military says more than 1,000 targets have been hit in gaza since sunday's declaration of war. the number of dead continues to climb within the last hour. at least 1,200 confirmed deaths combined, at least 700 of whom are israeli. here is new drone video showing the aftermath of that surprise terror attack at the weekend music festival there. at least 260 people are believed to have been killed in this attack alone. it's still not clear how many more were taken hostage. >> and here is a live look at

capitol hill, where flags are flying at half-staff in response to the terror attack on israel, with americans now listed among the dead. the u.s. is already mobilizing forces closer to israel in a show of support. "today in the bay"'s alice barr is live in washington. we understand president biden is speaking to israeli leaders. >> reporter: yeah, laura, president biden has been in contact with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu more than once, trying to show support for what is one of america's closest allies. this is another very serious foreign policy challenge for the biden administration. as the full scope of the deadliest attack on israel in decades comes into focus -- >> this is an attack that i don't think anyone saw coming. >> reporter: -- the tragedy compounded with news that at least four americans have been killed. the senate's top democrats saying that toll will rise, after lawmakers were briefed on the latest developments.

americans who managed to make it out of israel describing scenes of horror. >> there were rockets above us all day. >> reporter: israeli officials say at least 700 people have been killed in what they're describing as their nation's 9/11. israeli air strikes now hammering the gaza strip, after the ruling hamas militant group in gaza attacked israel on multiple fronts saturday morning, raining rockets into israel, while hamas fighters infiltrated, in some cases by paraglider. a music festival in the israeli desert one of their first targets, 260 people were killed here. many more were taken hostage. as the hostage crisis unfolds across the country, this israeli father is desperate to find his kidnapped wife and two young daughters. >> they are babies and my wife. they are my only family.

>> reporter: the defense department announcing the u.s. is sending military assets closer to israel to deter any further attacks, while u.s. officials are not ruling out using the assets to help one of america's closest allies in its fight against hamas. >> alice barr reporting there. the raging conflict overseas is bringing out protesters on both sides here in the bay area. jews gathered in the south bay yesterday to pray for security and safety. in san francisco, palestinian supporters protested israel's occupation of gaza, and the continued financial support of israel from the u.s. "today in the bay"'s ginger conejero saab are join us with a live report on this side of the story ahead. oil prices are also spiking in the wake of the attack on israel. experts don't expect a long-term impact, and say that oil and gas prices are now falling in the u.s. after the initial price jump. economists say the conflict

likely won't impact gas prices unless the fighting spreads to other countries in the oil-producing region. in just moments, mike inouye will have a look at some of the lowest prices we're seeing across the bay area. we, of course, will continue to follow the latest out of the middle east all morning right here on "today in the bay" and on the "today" show. make sure to tune in for their report from the ground in tel aviv, surrounding the unprecedented attack. that's coming up at 7:00 right after us here on "today in the bay." kizer's negotiations are set to resume later this week, with the union that organized last week's three-day strike. some 75,000 health care workers across the country walked off the job, many in northern california. kizer says talks never halted during the work stoppage. a stunning statement from the 49ers, certainly looking like one of the best teams in football, after a shellacking of

the dallas cowboys. many attended the matchup, featuring storied rivals, two teams at the top of their game to start the season. but only one team ended the game looking that way. the 49ers absolutely rolled with george kittle scoring three touchdowns. the niners took it 42-10. niners are now 5-0, for only the third time in franchise history. >> his consistency is really helpful. >> it feels like everyone is on a mission. the mind-set is right. everyone is so detailed in what they do. the play calls are great. so it's like all i've got to do is go out and do my job. >> how about this? after the game, 49ers defensive star nick bosa threw his gloves to some lucky young fans in the stands. the niners next sunday head to cleveland to face the browns. san jose police had a role in the game and helped make sure one dallas area family could experience a small sense of

happiness last night during the game, despite recently losing one of their loved ones. jose was a leader at the dallas police department. he suffered a fatal heart attack over the summer. his family, already planning to attend last night's game, and then san jose police stepped in to go the extra mile. his widow and young son ended up getting the royal treatment while in town, including a police escort to the game, and meeting cowboys quarterback dak prescott on the sidelines beforehand. san jose police actually explained making this happen for that family is all about brotherhood, regardless of the jersey someone wears. >> nice to see. 5:09 right now. waiting for the sun's arrival over the bay area, as we take a live look outside. a clear look in the east bay in walnut creek. rob mayeda is in for kari. changes in the works. >> we've got mostly cloudy skies, speaking of walnut creek,

59 degrees. 70 today, big change from the 90s we saw to start last weekend, and, yes, some raindrops on the map. a few scattered showers passing by during the day, which i think will increase around lunchtime for the north bay and then into the evening, for mainly areas around the peninsula, northwestern sonoma county may pick up a quarter inch of rain, a few more showers tomorrow, and then clearing skies as we head into the middle part of the week. for a check of the gas prices, here is mike. >> we were talking about the $6 range. i found three spots, counties, where we had under $5. that's a treat. livermore leads the state, $4.59, i doubled checked a couple of sources, diamond gas and mart on south front road just off 580, so very close to the freeway. meanwhile, it's costco all over the santa clara county area. apparently they got a shipment of $4.99. san jose really featured in that

list. club buying power extends to the solano county area with sam's club at $4.98 on helen power drive in vacaville. good options shared from folks on gasbuddy.com. on the roadways, we're sharing those with not as many folks. a light build. it may be lighter because some businesses get the day off. i've circled the crash, we're tracking that. coming out of dublin, 280 in san jose, both are clear. we handled both. back to you. >> thank you, mike. as soon as today, workers at some walgreens stores may walk off the job. and if you have a prescription to pick up, you may want to take note. ahead, disruptions for some shoppers. the crisis in israel today causing a lot of misinformation online. plus, people in one community coming together to help an elderly man whose dog

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a look at livermore on your monday morning, where temperatures right now are in the upper 50s, later on today near 70, with showers in the forecast. a closer look at that hour-by-hour coming up. we're looking at that bay bridge. you see some low clouds hovering

around. not a problem right now. maybe some light showers coming through. watch the forecast, but so far the roadways are okay. they have built up some grease, so that will be a concern later on. good morning. very happy monday to you. the markets are open this morning, despite the indigenous people/columbus day holiday. obviously you know all about the crisis in israel that has driven oil prices up as we worry about a wider war. in times of crisis, money flows into safe investments. one of which is u.s. government bonds, which actually brings interest rates down. pepsi-cola reports profits this week. it has a snack division, frito-lay. it's going to be interesting to hear them talk about ozempic. more ozempic, fewer cheetos. amazon launching satellites over the weekend, two satellites, trying to catch up with starlink, which has thousands of internet satellites in orbit.

another launch from starlink over the weekend. these happen so routinely, we rarely report on them that much. wall street thinking about israel, but also that blockbuster jobs report friday. the labor department floored economists, reporting more than double the new jobs expected, 336,000. economists looking for about 170,000. if you poll americans, a vast majority will tell you the economy is weakening. if you look at the economic numbers, that's not the case. employment is up, inflation is down. a lot of warnings this morning about misinformation online, particularly on the site we used to call twitter. experts warning so-called verified accounts are spreading absolutely wrong, sometimes totally fake news about the situation in the middle east. over the weekend, elon musk went on twitter and suggests two accounts to follow if people want more information about the war. one of them with a history of

posting anti-semitic content. pictures here of musk meeting with israeli prime minister netanyahu last month. netanyahu at the time asked musk to, quote, roll back anti-semitism on twitter. another example of a crisis in which the blue check means nothing, because anyone can go online and declare they're the israeli defense force and get a blue check, and it means nothing. >> could be deceiving for some people. >> know where you're getting your information. so important. thank you. new this morning, pharmacy workers at some walgreens stores are vowing to walk out this week. an organizer tells cnn pharmacists and other staffers are upset over poor working conditions and the struggle to keep up with increasing responsibilities. the company issued a statement saying it acknowledges worker concerns, but it's not clear which locations will be affected by the walkout. it's possible the impact at some stores may be felt for the next

three days. a live look toward alcatraz this morning and the san francisco bay, where people celebrating indigenous peoples day are heading for the sunrise celebration there. they're taking ferries from fisherman's wharf. last year i was able to take part of the gathering. the event honors the original occupiers of alcatraz, the lives, sacrifices, courage and survival of the indigenous people and culture. to learn more, you can watch that story online at nbcbayarea.com. trending this morning, people in one community coming together to bring some joy to a man who recently lost his long-time four-legged companion. >> this happened over the weekend near san diego. that's where his granddaughter organized a puppy parade to help him get over the death of his dog, haley, which she says left him devastated. the entire community then helped

bring things together, thanks to emails and social media. >> throughout the last couple of days, everyone has been contacting me to come, and i've just gotten so many pictures of dogs. so many dog pictures. >> now, she calls it a life-changing thing for her 92-year-old grandpa jim, who seemed to smile more with each and every dog that passed by. >> that's nice. it could have gone the other way. oh, i miss my dog. >> all those kisses they were giving him. maybe they were looking for milk bones. kind of the same for me. he loves me. windows of opportunity to take the dog out today. >> in the north bay, we will see a chance of rain showers on the way, as we see big changes in the weather. it cooled off yesterday, and now the cooling will involve a few chances of light rain. right now 59 degrees, walnut

creek, increasing clouds, no rain just yet. oakland, 59 degrees early on this monday morning. san jose, low clouds and 60. notice the wind at the airport, southeast at 7, that means planes will be taking off to the south this morning, if you're around north san jose or live north of the airport, low clouds above and the planes taking off to the south, you may hear some rumbles that are not thunder. it's a change in the aircraft operations this morning. some rain at times in the north bay. cooler highs. 60s and 70s. two chances of seeing showers, early today, and around tomorrow afternoon. so morning temperatures in the 50s and 60s, and you can probably keep a light jacket with you through the day and the umbrella on standby. 71 degrees around san jose, 65 in san francisco, 67 degrees around oakland. the radar mostly dry right now, but those showers are starting to approach the mendocino county coast. you can see significant rain will stay off to the north as we track this hour-by-hour, once we approach lunchtime, areas north of san francisco, if you're getting to see the showers, and

into the afternoon not so much. down toward san jose, you can see the rainfall totals really drop off south of san francisco. may not see much of anything in the santa clara valley or friday valley. maybe another opportunity as we head into tuesday afternoon. we're comes the next chance dropping down the coast, but also kind of falling apart near wednesday. one thing to watch this weekend, we have the annual solar eclipse saturday morning. that's your viewing window. may not be so good if you want to catch views. there's a look at the forecast. showers the next couple of days, midweek warm-up, and then those temperatures start to cool down again, with more clouds as we head into the weekend. for another check of what's going on on the morning commute, with some issues in san francisco, here is mike. we hope to have the issues cleared in the next few seconds, in fact. they're in the clearing stages. this is getting off of eastbound 80, so as you're leaving the

city, the last off-ramp around 4th will be cleared in just second. no injuries. that crash has been moving out of the roadway for a couple of minutes there. westbound highway 4, your commute direction, reports of two refrigerators on the shoulder there, and somehow reported as a roadway hazard. i'm concerned how close they are on the roadway, around bailey, no problem. i'll track that in case they need to track traffic for a couple of moments. everything else moves smoothly, 85 at 17 and at 280. two earlier crashes, but they should be cleared from the roadway without any disturbance. light traffic. back to you. >> thank you, mike. 5:22 right now. coming up next on "today in the bay," nbc bay area responds. >> they book a beach resort, then they end up in an evacuation shelter. how? and why aren't they getting their money back? i'm consumer investigator chris chmura. nbc bay area responds next. meteorologist kari hall is

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right now at 5:30, tracking rain to start your workweek. we're timing out your full microclimate forecast, and a cooldown after the hot autumn weekend. and breaking news, israel escalates strikes in gaza, with a number of confirmed dead on both sides surging past 1,000. and closer to home, bay area demonstrators on both sides making their voices heard. we're live this morning with the reaction to the violence overseas, as demonstrators take a stance. this is "today in the bay." good morning to you on this monday. thanks for starting your morning with us. i'm marcus washington. >> i'm laura garcia. let's start with a look at the forecast. meteorologist rob mayeda is tracking some rain expected in some parts of the bay area. what a turnaround from the hot

temperatures this weekend. >> 80s and 90s are gone. mendocino county about to see light rain moving in, and a big drop in daytime highs. 60s and 70s later today, and the best chances of rain for your morning commute are likely to be in the north bay. the radar echoes are starting to pick up showers for areas around the north coast. you can see that as we watch the rain drops south, we'll see temperatures in the 60s and 70s. the showers will push into the south bay as we head into the afternoon hours, as you can see temperatures in the 60s and 70s, and eventually later on today you'll see those highs about 20 degrees cooler than we were to start the weekend. the cooldown continues in the forecast. for a check of issues on your south bay commute, here is mike. >> one at 237 and 85 cleared. the commute direction this way for north 85. but the southbound side you have a crash at 17, that did look

like it was going to be in the final stages, but it is on the transition so it might be trickier. we're watching for the light rain rob is talking about. out of the altamont, you see a tiny bit of slowing. the commute out of contra costa county down to 580 is just 18 minutes, so really not affected by any commute volume right now. an easy drive there, as well as routes along the east shore. we're looking at possibly lighter traffic today because a number of businesses do have today off. back to you. 5:31 right now. breaking at this hour, a live look in gaza city where israel continues its all-out air assault on gaza. this morning, 1,200 deaths are now confirmed on both sides, what is now the war between israel, israeli tanks now amassing at the border. at the same time, israeli forces

have yet to stabilize the situation within israel borders, following the large-scale hamas terror strike over the weekend. we've just learned that nine are now listed among the dead in israel as u.s. citizens. u.s. leaders expect that number to climb. the identities of those victims have not yet been made to the public. the u.s. military already responding as well, with ships and aircraft moving closer to israel as a show of support. military sources tell nbc it's assets will not likely be fully in place for several days. right now plans are on the table to possibly assist in evacuating americans from israel if that need arises. sentiment over the new war in the middle east is already front and center right here in the bay area. "today in the bay"'s ginger conejero saab is live for us in san francisco. ginger, people on both sides gathering over the weekend. >> reporter: that is correct. good morning to you, marcus and

laura. now, something that was actually said from both sides of this conflict is that they are worried and they are in agony over the well-being of loved ones, both in israel, as well as in gaza. that's something that we heard at the demonstration that took place at the israeli consulate here in san francisco yesterday, as well as a vigil at a south bay synagogue. there were two separate scenes, one of them taking place yesterday in san francisco, where thousands gathered to protest what they call israeli settlements in the west bank, and occupation of the gaza strip. protesters there say the recent attacks by hamas are retaliation for conditions in gaza, and increased military assaults on palestinians. now, those protesters were met by a smaller group of israel supporters who denounced the attacks by the terrorist group hamas. there were heightened exchanges between the two sides. at one point water bottles and

eggs were reportedly thrown at demonstrators, but sfpd kept the two sides separated and we have not learned of any physical altercations. beyond the politics of war and opposing sides, this man, a gaza native, says he has many family members and friends still in gaza and at this point he doesn't know how they are doing after israel's counterattacks. the same fear and agony of the unknown echoed in the south bay, as more than 100 people tried to find comfort through song and prayer. dozens attended a vigil at a south bay synagogue to show support for the people of israel. the deputy consulate general to the pacific northwest was there and condemned the hamas attacks. he, too, overcome with worry, says his father and other relatives in israel are now in hiding, and he fears what will happen if they are found by terrorists. >> many of them have been in

safe rooms for many long hours. we are communicating with them, my grandmother is 101, my father and cousins, who live not far from gaza, so i am stressed, cannot sleep. it's hard to eat and focus on anything. >> reporter: it's the cost of human lives, a heartbreaking commonality to the violence that we are seeing unfold, and as we are hearing, lives are being claimed by the hour. marcus and laura. >> ginger, thank you. well, the bay area's former house speaker nancy pelosi is calling the attack on israel a, quote, brutal act of terrorism. she condemned the acts at a jewish community gathering yesterday. she also says congress firmly supports israel and lawmakers will respond. >> these are acts of cowardice, attacking grandmothers, infants, children, families, kidnapping and the rest. these are acts of terrorism and acts of cowardice.

i want you to know that in the congress of the united states, and we've had many calls yesterday and this morning already, there is unity, bipartisan unity in support of what we need to do, whether it's militarily, whether it's diplomatically, whether it's financially, to help our friends, the israelis. >> now, we're continuing to follow the developments out of this story, both on air, as well as at nbcbayarea.com. you can also get updates by downloading our free nbc bay area news app. new details this morning in the flurry of legislation governor newsom has until saturday to approve or veto. the governor over the weekend vetoed a bill that would have prevented insurance companies from charging more than $35 for monthly insulin drugs. newsom argued the cost would still be passed on to customers through higher premiums, and the state will soon manufacture its own low-cost version. the bill's author, san francisco

senator scott wiener, calls it a missed opportunity that will keep thousands of diabetics on hold awaiting financial relief. newsom also vetoed a bill to make free condoms available at all public high schools. he argued the measure is too costly with the state facing a major budget deficit. today marks the columbus day holiday, but in california many people will be celebrating indigenous peoples day. technically today is no longer a state holiday, but several banks, including bank of america, wells fargo and city -- citibank will be closed. there will be no postal service, but u.p.s. and fedex are operating as usual. with fleet week wrapping up, b.a.r.t. is celebrating a post-pandemic ridership record. the agency says it had some 116,000 riders on saturday, which is about 70% of the

average saturday ridership before the pandemic. b.a.r.t. also credited more weekend trains for the boost, and even though the blue angels are gone, the air show is done, fleet week events are not. at 10:00 this morning, people can watch the high school band challenge and usmc band celebrate the performance at the band shell in golden gate park. let's take a live look outside. busy weekend in san francisco. warm one, at that. rob mayeda has got a look at the change in our forecast. >> you did see the cloudy skies there over downtown san francisco. similar view into san jose this morning. 60 degrees. as we approach noon, areas north of san francisco, the north bay, looking at a chance of some light rain at times, and those chances transition to the south as we head into the afternoon and evening. mostly around the santa cruz mountains. highs today, the all-day cloud cover, only upper 60s around san francisco to oakland, one more

day of showers tomorrow before temperatures start to climb as we approach midweek. a mild week ahead in the seven-day forecast. time for a check of your morning commute. >> we have a lighter commute right now and we might expect that, because we listed some of the businesses, banks, for example, are not going to have operating hours this morning. we're looking at a smooth flow of traffic. rob is talking about the potential for lighter rain. keep that in mind starting in the north bay and coming down the peninsula. as you're getting to the peninsula, some slowing on the decline to the bay bridge. it's 5:40, and the metering lights are not yet turned on, not activated at the toll plaza, innovating, perhaps, a lighter volume of traffic. we'll track the timing, but so far no major issues at the bay bridge. looking ahead, we do have highway 37 and 4 with a little bit of a build, and daytime work on the bike lane across the richmond-san rafael bridge. back to you. a minute ago you heard nancy

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♪ ♪ we care a lot ♪ here is a live look at livermore this morning, dublin area. 57 degrees right now. cloudy skies, cool day ahead. movement cloudy with showers in the forecast, especially by the afternoon. we'll have a look at the hour-by-hour coming up. i'm watching the bay bridge, suddenly stacked up right here. as you're going west out of oakland, right here, the incline jammed up to right about the end of the arrow. things start to ease up. i think this is the ripple effect. i think it's recovering after someone hit their brakes. checking for incidents. i'll let you know what's going on. we'll also see the overall speed sensors on the decline, and now there's slowing on the incline. 5:44 right now. you won't see amsterdam-style cannabis cafes in california any

time soon. a bill was vetoed by governor newsom that would have allowed businesses to convert into cafes serving food and drinks. senator matt haney wrote the bill that would have required permits from local governments. the governor cites it may undermine smoke-free workplace protections. the governor did sign into law a bill banning junk fees. consumer advocates support the bill, which is meant to ensure consumers are not exposed to deceptive business practices, adding unfair costs. businesses which fail to comply with that new rule may be subjected to fines. it is a quarter until 6:00 right now. the white house in constant contact this morning with the israeli government. >> scott mcgrew joining us this morning. scott, the president promising support to israel, and whatever it needs. >> yeah, i think the exact phrasing was all appropriate means of support. now, america will not get involved in the shooting, but we

do supply the f-16s, the battle tanks, and, of course, financial support to israel. here is the president over the weekend. >> i personally will remain in close contact with prime minister netanyahu as the situation continues to develop. let there be no mistake, the united states stands with the state of israel. >> you heard the name biden there several times, benjamin netanyahu thanking the united states and president biden for their support. most of congress stepped up in front of microphones to say they, too, support israel and will help in any way. but congress cannot take action, because there is no speaker of the house and the house can't do anything at all until there is one. that stoked many more republicans' anger at matt gaetz, the congressman who initiated the dismissal of kevin

mccarthy from the speaker chair. there is a world of crises, and the american legislative branch is in disarray. texas republican michael mccaul, head of the house foreign affairs committee, asking what kind of message are we sending to our adversaries when they're dysfunctional and don't have a speaker of the house. the other thing to watch, those who say we must help israel, our democratic ally, who is fighting invasion, but don't support ukraine, our democratic ally who is fighting invasion. that became an issue over the weekend on the campaign trail as former vice president mike pence pointed out, many running for the nomination are doing just that. >> ron desantis is saying that ukraine was a territorial dispute is wrong. it's a russian invasion. vivek ramaswamy has said we have no national interest and ukraine and questioned whether we would use american military force to

defend israel just a few short weeks ago. and now we wake up and iran's agents in hamas are engaging in an unprecedented attack on the people of israel. and, of course, donald trump is saying that our support in ukraine is unsustainable. this has all served to embolden the enemies of israel, the enemies of freedom in the world. >> there is talk on capitol hill of running a giant funding bill for ukraine to the tune of $100 billion, enough to fund the ukrainians for the next year and shock the russians, frankly. republican senator lindsey graham says he's leading the way on that. >> thank you very much. well, new this morning for breast cancer awareness month, we are shining a light on the way people can detect cancer early. the latest data indicates one in every eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer. to make sure it gets detected

earlier the u.s. preventive task force recommends women first receive a breast screening or mammogram when they reach 40 years old, that's ten years earlier than previous recommendations. >> we're looking for abnormalities in the breast tissue, such as a nodule or a distortion. they're also looking for calcifications, which are little white specs that can occur in breast tissue. many of these things are not going to be things you feel on a breast exam, but only going to be seen on the mammogram. >> the fda is also requiring all breast centers to notify patients of their breast density following mammograms. that's why i'm wearing pink today. you, too, my friend. >> my mom is a survivor. >> i lost my very best friend to it. let's think about getting lucky. i can't believe the powerball keeps rolling over and over. >> we talked about this, because one of those winnings,

$1.5 billion. that's what we're talking about. that's on the line tonight for the powerball drawing. in saturday night's drawing someone did win, kind of, in san francisco. they picked all five numbers, not including the powerball. that was from market on post street. that ticket is worth $1.3 million. tonight's drawing takes place at 8:00 p.m., so good luck to you all out there. later this morning, an annual tradition, the competition for the world's heaviest pumpkin. >> "today in the bay"'s bob redell joins us live from half moon bay for this year's great pumpkin weigh-off. this is an annual event. i know you've been out there year after year after year. big milestone, i understand, this year. >> reporter: this is the 50th annual pumpkin weigh-off here in half moon bay, where this weigh-off will get started soon. when this started back in '74, the winning pumpkin was just over 100 pounds. the first time i covered this,

which was back in 2000, the winning pumpkin was like high 900s, low 1,000s. now they're at 2,500 pounds. that was last year's. the giant gourds will be put on the scale. the world record right now is 2,700. 2,500 here last year. nick kennedy, good morning to you. this is your pumpkin right here? >> yeah, my buddy ron and i grew this pumpkin. we're team california pumpkins. >> he won it in 2010. >> yeah. ron took a hiatus and helped me grow last year. i said, this year we're going to be the mr. miyagi/karate kid team. it's taping 2,300 and change right now. it depends how you measure it. with the circumference measurement, it's hard to get an

accurate measurement. we're at about 2,300. we ideally like to be 2,357 to break the state of california record. >> i always ask the same question, everyone says, 2,300, 2,400. and then it gets on the scale and it's 200 pounds more. are you sandbagging? >> there's always a potential it goes heavy. it could be 3%, 5%, 10%. we don't know. a lot of guys like to thump the side of the pumpkin. if it feels like a granite boulder, that's a good sign. >> is it? >> what do you think? >> it feels like a boulder made of stone. >> that's what we want. the thicker, the heavier, the better. >> do you have a technique that is different from other growers, or is it pretty much standard? >> it's pretty standard. christmas tree pattern with our vines and all that. we also push a lot of biological

nutrients. we believe in micro-dosing so you can get more nutrients all the time and there's no dramatic shifts. we grew under shade cloth. it's becoming more prevalent now. >> nice meeting you. good luck. we should find out around, i don't know, maybe 11:00, noon, this afternoon, when they put these up on the scale. the winner gets $9 per pound, and if they break the world word, $30,000. reporting live in half moon bay, bob redell, "today in the bay.." >> it's amazing the science it's become now, too. everything they do. they don't give all their secrets away. >> it almost sounds like someone is training for a fitness competition. >> rob proving his geological knowledge there, saying that it feels like a boulder made of stone. >> oh, bob saying that. >> hopefully we'll get the big

weigh-off for our midday newscast at 11:00 a.m. today. we have a lot of rain over the last year. >> all that water. >> we're going to get some more for next season. today we're going to see light rain, drizzle for your morning commute. you're seeing that around san francisco this morning, where it's 58 degrees. over toward oakland, 59, cloudy skies. out towards walnut creek, 59 degrees as well, mostly cloudy. into san jose, still near 60 degrees. we will see some rain chances on approach to the north bay, midway through your morning commute. right now the rain approaching mendocino county and it will drop south as we head toward lunchtime, mainly for areas north of san francisco. approaching midday, 12:00, most of the rain chances north there of the golden gate bridge, then as we move forward into the afternoon, it just kind of falls apart as it hits the south bay. santa clara valley may not see a

lot, but the coast and coastline should see light rain at times. morning temperatures, upper 50s and low 60s, with all-day cloud cover. not going to warm up much at all, only low 70s around san jose, 67 in oakland, 65 in san francisco, and 71 degrees around concord. so rain totals likely to be north of san francisco, northwestern sonoma county, might pick up a quarter inch of rain. there will be one more chance for finding rain showers, again a relatively weak system there tuesday afternoon, and then as we approach wednesday, skies clear. keep in mind, the seven-day forecast, all eyes on next weekend. we've got the solar eclipse saturday morning. that's how the outlook looks right now. might be better viewing opportunities in the central coast and southern california. a midweek warm up, san francisco around 70 on thursday, low 80s midweek and then a few more

showers late. quick changes at the bay bridge. we saw it stacked up on the incline. i think it's great now, because they slowed those metering lights down quite a bit. there is an incident reported, a disabled vehicle inside the tunnel right near the treasure island off-ramp. i did see a crew heading across. two vehicles, one of them hopefully will tow that. because they have slowed down the metering lights, there's a chance to build up between the lights and toll plaza and now we see coming off the 880 over-crossing, the middle of the approach, a backup forming quickly after we had a light morning. there is slowing through richmond, so that means more traffic heading toward the backup and the slower metering lights. we'll track the progress on the span. highway 37, highway 4, not bad. mild build for both of those routes, and anywhere south of there pretty standard. maybe a little lighter. back to you. happening now, cal fire is preparing for a prescribed burn in sonoma county. that should start around 8:00 this morning near little black

mountain preserve. now, firefighters will continue to burn tomorrow. people in that area are being told to expect to see some smoke, and it may be rescheduled if the weather does not cooperate. israel continues its air strikes in gaza, it follows the largest terrorist attack against israel in 50 years. ahead at 6:00, we're live in washington with the latest on the response from the united states. we'll also hear from one man whose wife and children have been taken hostage. we'll also update the plan for negotiations this week, following last week's three-day strike by kizer health care workers. a reminder, you can watch nbc bay area news whenever you would like. we're on 24/7 on roku, and other streaming platforms. there you can watch live breaking news, news conferences, and even repeats of our newscasts. a lot more news ahead on this monday morning. monday morning.

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