♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ get exclusive offers on select new volvo models. contact your volvo retailer to learn more. this is an attack that i don't think anyone saw coming. >> breaking news right now at 6:00, israel escalates air strikes against gaza in the wake of violence that's already killed hundreds in israel and

gaza. within the last 30 minutes, we're learning at least nine americans are now among the dead. we're live in washington with the latest on the response from the u.s. plus, rain returning to the bay area for the start of the week. we're tracking how long the wet weather is expected to last. this is "today in the bay." this is your monday morning. good morning, bay area. i'm marcus washington. >> i'm laura garcia. we'll get back to all that breaking news that we're following in just a moment. first, meteorologist rob mayeda is in for kari this monday morning. we love having you here, rob. >> here in person. whether or not i'm awake -- [ laughter ] >> you can do that later, rob. >> you can sleep walk into the forecast for us, telling us about some rain. >> big changes. we've got some rain showers, cooler temperatures. no more heat in the forecast. you can see the clouds over downtown san jose, where it's 60 degrees. the radar view, we're seeing

rain on approach, crossing the coast into mendocino county, the next hour or so, dropping into northwestern sonoma county. most rain chances should be in the north bay, right about through lunchtime, and then by the afternoon what's left of the showers starts to drop south. by midafternoon, across the santa cruz mountains. cool day today, highs only in the mid-60s, san francisco about 71 around san jose. we are showing a standard backup for a day where not everyone is working. it's a bank holiday. we're looking at the smooth drive in the middle lanes, the last of the backups. they sped up the metering lights going onto the bay bridge. there was an earlier disabled vehicle that has been cleared from treasure island. we do have some slowing down through richmond, but not a major issue. we should be seeing a smooth flow continue for a while. highway 37 with a light build. highway 4 consolidating to basically the border between bay

point and concord. the rest of the bay, a nice, easy drive. a mild build and still slow until north flynn, and then everything clears up around dublin and pleasanton. back to you. breaking at this hour, israel continues its all-out air assault in gaza. this is video from earlier showing explosions lighting up the night sky. israeli forces, meanwhile, have yet to stabilize the situation in israel after the large-scale hamas terror strike over the weekend. we want to give you a live look in gaza city where right now, it's midafternoon, 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. a short time ago, it grew to at least 1,200 confirmed deaths combined, at least 700 of those are israeli. >> we have new drone video showing the aftermath of that

surprise terror attack at a weekend music festival. at least 260 people are believed to have been killed in this attack alone, and it's still not clear how many more were taken hostage. >> a short time ago, the number of confirmed american deaths grew to nine, as the u.s. mobilizes forces closer to israel in a show of support. >> "today in the bay"'s alice barr joins us live in washington. we understand the president is speaking to leaders in israel. >> reporter: that's right, laura and marcus. president biden has been in contact with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu more than once, sending shows of support to what is one of america's closest allies, and now taking on navigating another 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. 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. there are growing questions about iran's potential role in this attack. u.s. secretary of state antony blinken said he had not yet seen evidence that iran directed the violence, but that hamas and iran do have a long history, a long relationship together. marcus and laura. >> such a tragedy. we will continue to follow this story. thank you, alice. the raging conflict overseas is bringing out impassioned protesters on both sides right here in the bay area. israeli supporters gathered in the south bay yesterday. you see them praying for safety and security. 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 will have a live report on this side of the story ahead in our next half hour. many families are still frantically searching for missing loved ones in israel, and that includes one man trying to find his wife and two daughters, who were abducted while visiting family. he says his video shows what appears to be his wife and kids and his mother-in-law on a truck actually headed to gaza. >> less than 5 years old, and my little baby girl, less than 3 years old. they are just little babies. they are not even girls. it's babies. to everyone who is willing to hear, it doesn't matter if it's the person holding them or the international community. >> you can watch the full story this morning on the "today" show, which will include reporters in tel aviv covering the latest developments at 7:00 right after "today in the bay."

6:07 right now. 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 workers across the country walked off the job, many here in northern california. kizer says talks never halted during the work stoppage. turning to decision 2023, this is an off year election, but early voting will open later this morning for a special election in santa clara county. voters there will be weighing a board election for san jose evergreen community college, and los gatos voters will vote on a special tax measure. you can vote at the registrar's office in san jose, with early voting open at 8:00 to 5:00 p.m. until november 6th. drop boxes are also available. did you catch the game last night right here on nbc bay area? a stunning statement from the 49ers. they're certainly looking like

one of the best, if not the best team in football, after really showing dallas how it's done on nbc sunday night football. many 49er legends attended last night. the two teams at the top of their game started the season, but only one team ended the game looking that way. the 49ers rolled, with george kittle scoring three touchdowns. the niners took it 42-10. the niners have now started 5-0 for only the third time in franchise history. >> consistency is really helpful. >> it feels like everyone is on a mission, like the mind-set is where it needs to be. everyone is so detailed in what they do, the play calls are great. 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. >> got to celebrate all those

wins. a win weather-wise, not too bad today. meteorologist rob mayeda is in for kari. if you take the celebration outside, in some places you might need an umbrella. >> yes, certainly on the north coast. speaking of walnut creek, we've got clouds, no rain just yet. 60 degrees. once we pass lunchtime, we'll see a chance of showers. cooler afternoon as well, only near 70 today in walnut creek. you can see why. we've got cloud cover through the day, and approaching lunchtime the showers will be mainly in areas north of san francisco, then near walnut creek, into the south bay later afternoon and evening. we're likely to see light rain at times. 65 in san francisco, 67 in oakland. and the seven-day forecast looking relatively mild, as we warm up slightly wednesday and thursday, with more clouds heading into the weekend. the seven-day, saving you money on your air-conditioning bills. now let's save you money with your gas tank. >> a treat for folks, we're all

under $5, at least for these three spots. livermore leads the entire state with $4.59 at diamond gas and mart on south front road just off 580. costcos got a shipment of $4.99 in place. solano county, sam's club at $4.98 on helen power drive in vacaville. that's farther north. we're going over toward the east, where folks are coming out of the altamont pass. about the same amount of slowing. no problems. from the top of the screen, vasco does slow near dalton, around the bend, and we approach 580. it's just 21 minutes from marsh creek road to 580 itself. notice at the top, highway 4 from the antioch bridge over to 242, no problem. most of that slowing in concord with brake tapping. back over to you. >> thanks, mike. 6:11 this morning. fighting for a refund after a vacation literally turns into a

disaster. so at 6:25 this morning, our consumer team is going to help one south bay family struggling to get their money back following the deadly maui firestorm. the situation in israel causing a lot of misinformation online. we'll have that. let's go out to the futures this morning. we are expecting some down arrows, and indeed we're getting them. and saying good-bye to self check-out. the reason more and more grocery stores are

good monday morning. look at livermore, 57 degrees, cooler changes in the daytime forecast today. highs near 70, and a chance of some light rain moving forward into the afternoon. this is highway 101, moving north on 101. a smooth drive through san jose. a nice, easy build. we're looking at the bay bridge, where there's a bit of a build. it looks a little differently than you might expect for monday. good morning. very happy monday to you. the markets open this morning, despite the indigenous people/columbus day holiday. obviously you know all about the crisis in israel. that's driven oil prices up as we worry about a wider war, and in sometimes of crisis money flows into safe investments, one of which is u.s. government bonds, which brings down interest rates. pepsi-cola reports its

profits this week. it has a snack division, frito-lay. it's going to be interesting if pepsi talks about ozempic, because more ozempic, fewer cheetos. more satellites released this weekend, two satellites, trying to catch up with starlink, which has thousands of internet satellites in orbit. this is 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 absolutely floored economists, reporting more than double the new jobs expected. 336,000. economists looking for 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 just 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 fake news about the situation in the middle east. over the weekend, elon musk went on twitter to suggest two accounts to follow for more information about the war, and one of them has a history of posting anti-semitic content. meeting here with musk and is raily prime minister netanyahu last month. netanyahu asked musk to roll back anti-semitism in twitter. musk has since posted to x asking users to please stick as close to the truth as possible, which i would say just tell the truth. but close to the truth is maybe the best you can hope. >> interesting. >> thanks, scott. so self-checkout maybe in some cases may be easier, but

there are signs some retail chains may be ready to reconsider. new research shows self-checkouts are causing stores more problems, increased theft and technical issues. costco is already making changes to self-checkout, asking employees to check membership cards in those lines to halt disallowed card sharing. walmarts in new mexico are getting rid of self-checkout altogether. most shoppers agree self-checkout versus human checkout depends on the situation. >> if you couldn't use them anymore? >> i would just find it annoying if the lines were too long. >> so you only care about efficiency? >> i only care about speed. >> that data compiled by the national retail federation indicates a majority of money lost comes from self-checkout and employee theft. this next story is not exactly what i thought it would be when i first saw it. trending, it's october, but in

portland's oregon zoo it's crock-tober. the zoo getting the animals into the holiday spirit. over the weekend, zookeepers treated one of their crocodiles to a pumpkin. in true crocodile fashion, it hunted and attacked the orange gourd before devouring it. >> rough. >> just shows how strong they are. >> the pumpkins? i thought it was going to crush him [ laughter ] maybe it will start feeling like fall weather-wise. >> temperatures not in the 90s anymore, we're going to see 60s and 70s. >> our pumpkins are going to cook on the porch. >> they'll be a little refrigerated. drizzle and low clouds. drizzle in san francisco, 58 degrees. walnut creek and livermore, we're seeing numbers in the

upper 50s there, too. there's a live look at dublin and pleasanton. 57 degrees. san jose, also some cloudy skies to start, 60. the radar and satellite, we've got clouds over the bay area, but the rain producing showers, we're talking more than just drizzle coming down now around the mendocino county coast. that is the line we'll be watching moving south as we approach lunchtime. notice, morning through midday, areas south of san francisco not really seeing a whole lot. most of the showers up in the north bay, then by the afternoon and towards the evening commute, highway 17 or along the coast, you'll see light rain at times, and some cool temperatures. and notice the progression of the rain. who has the most? it's the coastline here, marin county, northwestern sonoma county. not much at all, we expect, around san jose or the tri-valley. 71 degrees in san jose, we should see mid-60s san francisco, upper 60s and low 70s inland around the tri-valley.

one more chance for showers showing up right around tomorrow afternoon, then some clearing skies, the warmest days of the week will be wednesday and thursday. then eyes on the skies for the weekend. you're going to hear a lot about this this week, the annual solar eclipse peaking at 9:00 a.m. on saturday. here is the issue. we could see clouds around the bay area. right now tracking clearer skies just to the south. as we move forward, out of shower chances by tuesday. we'll see a few more 80s for the second half of the week, watching clouds heading into the weekend. another check of the bay bridge commute with mike. >> no 80s near. things are moving pretty smoothly. we're at speed for the most part, mild backup, despite the metering lights being activated about 5:40. the earlier incident cleared, good recovery. a smoother build, nothing dramatic. it's lighter than we normally expect at 6:21. a build here richmond toward san rafael, across west 580.

highway 37 holding pretty steady out of vallejo. concord holding steady highway 4. 242 shows blips. we have more build coming through contra costa county. walnut creek, 24 over toward the caldecott tunnel, and 680 through danville, san ramon toward the interchange, still operates smoothly. the build for 880 through hayward, nothing dramatic. >> thanks, mike. 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. before we go, check out meteorologist kari hall over the weekend. she actually got to meet rapper e-40. kari and her mom got to meet him this weekend, he was signing some of his new cognac. and if you want to know more of

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6:25 right now. nbc bay area responds to a south bay family fighting a travel agent.

>> consumer investigator chris chmura found a lesson for everyone. >> good morning. long story short, these viewers were visiting maui recently, when the firestorm swept through. they wanted to fly home immediately, but hit a surprise roadblock, all because they booked their trip with a travel agency. >> when we were officially evacuated and we're, like, okay, let's just go home, i called united and i said, can you change our flight, like as soon as you can. and they said, we're sorry, we can't touch this flight because it was booked through an agency. >> united confirmed that restriction for us. they hit a second roadblock, their travel agent was closed for the day, so the family wound up spending a night in an evacuation shelter. coming up tonight at 11:00, we'll dive deeper into vacation packages. there are pros, there are cons, and questions you might want to ask if you're not booking a trip directly with a hotel or airline in case your trip goes sideways. nate contacted us online. you can, too.

scan the qr code on your screen right now to fill out our consumer complaint form online. i'll join you again tonight at 11:00. back to you. >> looking forward to it. thanks. 6:26 right now. coming up next, the top stories we're following, including the rapidly intensifying response from israel. leaders now ordering a full siege of gaza, after the weekend terror attacks by hamas. and that war in israel and gaza unfolding thousands of miles away, but it is hitting very close to home for bay area communities. ahead, we'll tell you how both sides to the conflict are reacting here, a conflict that's

breaking right now at 6:30, israel escalates strikes in gaza, with a number of confirmed dead on both sides surging past 1,000. and bay area demonstrators on both sides making their voices heard. we're live this morning with reaction here to the violence overseas. as soon as today, workers at walgreens stores may walk off the job. if you have a prescription to pick up, take note. the labor conflict that may make this a week of disruptions for shoppers. this is "today in the bay." good morning to you. thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia.

>> i'm marcus washington. it's a busy morning here. we want to get you started with a live look this morning at half moon bay. this is where the annual pumpkin weigh-off will be. our bob redell, who is there right now live is going to have more on them celebrating 50 years of those massive pumpkins. >> they have certainly grown. our forecast is changing as well. rob mayeda is in for kari this morning. could the rain get in the way for the weigh-off? >> may have some drizzle for the morning. later today we'll see the chances of rain dropping out of the north bay and moving south as we head toward the afternoon. big impact on temperatures today. we're only talking highs in the 60s and 70s as we switch to the satellite radar view. you can see the rain around mendocino county now, just starting to enter northwestern sonoma county. as we track this hour-by-hour, notice how most of the chances for seeing more than just drizzle is going to be north of san francisco through about lunchtime, and then in the afternoon and evening a few spotty showers pushing south. so half moon bay today, speaking of that, only 62 today.

65 in san francisco, 71 in san jose, and it looks like a mild week ahead, a few more showers tomorrow, then trending warmer as we approach wednesday and thursday. back to you. >> thank you very much. 6:31 right now. this is breaking news, a live look right now in gaza city. it's become very active within the last few moments. israel continues its all-out air assault. this morning at least 1,200 deaths are now confirmed on both sides of what is now the war between israel and gaza. israeli ground troops have yet to enter gaza, but it seems to be an inevitability, with israeli tanks now amassing at the border, at the same time israeli forces have yet to stabilize the situation within israel's borders, following a large-scale hamas terror strike over the weekend. >> we're just learning nine americans are now listed among the dead in israel. u.s. leaders still expecting that number to climb.

now, the identities of those victims have not yet been made public. the u.s. military already responding as well, with ships and aircraft now moving closer to israel, as a show of support. military sources telling nbc its assist will not likely be fully in place for several days. right now plans are on the table to possibly assist in the evacuation of americans from israel if needed. sentiment over the war in the middle east already front and center right here in the bay area. >> "today in the bay"'s ginger conejero saab is live in san francisco. i know over the weekend both sides gathering. >> reporter: that is correct, marcus and laura. in different ways, though. there was a pro-palestinian protest at the israeli consulate yesterday in san francisco, there was also a vigil at a south bay synagogue, also taking place last night. now, at both, people who support

israel or those who support the pro-palestinian plight, they both were sharing that they share concern and worry over their loved ones who are caught in the middle of this violence. pro-palestinian demonstrators marched through the financial district yesterday in protest. they made it to the israeli consulate, over what they call israel's settlement in the west bank and occupation of the gaza strip. protesters 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, but sfpd kept the two sides separated and we've not learned

of injuries from the altercations there. this man, gaza native, says he has many friends and family members in gaza. at this point he does not know how they are doing after israel's counterattacks. the same fear echoed in the south bay at this vigil, as more than 100 people tried to find comfort through song and prayer. dozens attended a vigil there to show support for the people of israel. the deputy council general of israel to the pacific northwest con determined the hamas attacks, saying the terrorists have been brutal towards families, the elderly and infants. he, too, has been overcome with worry. he says his father and other relatives in israel are now in hiding, and he is scared 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 is there, i have cousins who live not far, so i am stressed, cannot sleep. it's hard to eat, hard to focus on anything. >> reporter: it is really a heartbreaking commonality that is shared by both sides here. it's the possibility of human lives being lost in the aftermath of this violence, which we continue to see is claiming lives by the hour. back to you. >> i was just telling marcus, i have a friend who returned from israel on monday and her daughter and grandchild are still there. >> scary. >> exactly. thank you for the very latest. we'll, of course, continue to bring you coverage throughout the day on nbc bay area, both on air and online. head to nbcbayarea.com for the very latest as well. make sure to also download our free nbc bay area app. you can get breaking news alerts sent straight to your phone. 6:36 this morning, and happening today, a judge may

determine if one of two defendants in a deadly peninsula street racing crash should be tried as an adult. this happened nearly one year ago in brentwood city when investigators say two cars were driving at high speeds down el camino real, and cameras show the car driven by an unidentified juvenile plowing into another car, killing a mother and father. their 7-year-old twin daughters sitting in the back seat survived. the juvenile defendant is in court today for a transfer hearing. now, the other defendant, a 24-year-old, kyle harrison, has already entered a not guilty plea. 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 did issue a statement saying it acknowledges worker concerns, but it's still not clear which walgreens locations will be affected by the walkout. it's also possible the impact at

some stores may be felt for the next three days. well, maybe tonight is someone's lucky night, because $1.5 billion is on the line in tonight's powerball drawing. in saturday night's drawing someone in san francisco did pick all five numbers, not including the powerball. that was from market and post street. that ticket worth $1.3 million. not too bad. >> go ahead, sorry. >> no, no, no. if you want to push your luck, tonight's drawing is at 8:00. i think you might have a good chance. >> northern california has been faring very well. san francisco sold one, bell grove did and vacaville. at least you get $1.2 or something. >> maybe we'll hit the big one. if you want to see a little bit of light rain in your forecast, odds are a little better than winning. >> very true. >> that's a safer bet.

as you head outside, in san francisco we've got drizzle ongoing and you're starting to see a little of that across the golden gate bridge. a little misty skies there around the golden gate bridge. you can see it from the headlights. here is a look at more drizzle in today's forecast, odds looking good for that north of san francisco through lunchtime, and then a few showers south, not as much as the north bay is going to see around the peninsula and south bay toward the evening. highs 60s from san francisco to oakland, 71 in san jose, and a mild looking forecast, after the shower chances clear out after tomorrow evening, we should see numbers climbing closer to 80 degrees approaching thursday. for a check of the morning commute, here is mike. >> we're going to compare toll plazas. we have the bay bridge toll plaza. i like this one better right now. look how light the traffic is. even though the metering lights are on.

to the north, richmond to san rafael, the buildup off of the eastshore freeway, things are fine. then as you approach the toll plaza and head across the span, it's been consistently slow. it's not bad. look how great the richmond drive is down the eastshore freeway. lighter traffic right now around the bay. we've talked about this being a bank holiday for many, so that could be a factor. there will be a concert at the coliseum. over to you. coming up, washington's reaction to the attack on israel. and honoring a culinary giant. coming up, how the bay area is remembering celebrity chef michael chiarella. i'm bob redell, here for the 50th annual

good morning to you. san jose, cloudy skies, 60 degrees right now. we should see temperatures approaching the low 70s today and a chance of light rain showers by midafternoon and evening. rob, we have most of the people driving across the san mateo bridge, one person or one car, at least, stuck in the service lane. fortunately that lane is there, keeping the rest of traffic moving smoothly. we see if that's having any impact on the approach coming out of the hayward area.

it is 6:43 right now. the white house in constant contact this morning with the israeli government. >> scott mcgrew, president biden is promising support to israel, whatever it needs. >> the exact line was all appropriate means of support. america will not get involved in the shooting, but we do supply the f-16s, the battle tanks and financial support. here is the president over the weekend. >> i personally am going to remain in close contact with prime minister netanyahu, as this situation continues to develop. let there be no mistake, the united states stands with the state of israel. [ speaking in a non-english language ] >> now, if you don't speak hebrew, you heard biden several times. netanyahu praising biden and the united states for its support. most of congress stepped up in

front of microphones to say they support israel and will help in any way, but congress cannot take action. there is no speaker of the house. congress cannot do anything until it has one. that stoked more anger at matt gaetz, the florida congressman who initiated the dismissal of kevin mccarthy from the speaker's chair. there is a world crisis, crises, and the american legislative branch is in disarray. texas republican mike mccall, head of the foreign affairs committee in the house, asking, what kind of message are we sending our adversaries, when we cannot govern, when we're dysfunctional, when doe don't even have a speaker of the house? the other thing to match, those who say we must watch israel, our democratic ally, fighting invasion, but who don't support ukraine, our democratic ally, fighting invasion? now, that became an issue over the weekend on the campaign trail as former vice president mike pence pointed out, many

running for nomination are doing just that. >> ron desantis saying that it was a territorial dispute was wrong. when vivek ramaswamy said we had no national interest in ukraine, he questioned whether they would use american military force to defend israel just a few short weeks ago. now we wake up and iran's agents are gauging an unprecedented attack on israel. and of course donald trump saying that our support in ukraine is unsustainable, the criticisms he's levelled at prime minister netanyahu. to me, it all serves to embolden the enemies of israel, the enemies of freedom. >> there is talk on capitol hill of writing a giant funding bill for ukraine to the tune of $100 billion, enough to fund ukrainians for the next year and, frankly, shock the

russians. republican senator lindsey graham leading the way on that. >> we'll certainly see what happens. thank you, scott. 6:46 right now. bay area food lovers are mourning the death of celebrity chef michael chiarello who died wine country over the weekend from an allergic reaction. he may recognize him from the food network where he had a show and competed on the iron chef. he was born just north of chico, but spent most of his career in napa. he became chef of the year from food & wine magazine in 1985. his family released a statement saying his legacy will live on in his food. relatives say he was being treated for an allergic reaction over the weekend in napa, and he died from anaphylactic shock. the "today" show will have more on his life and legacy coming up at 7:00 right after "today in the bay." happening today, a return of

an annual fall tradition, that competition for the world's heaviest pumpkin. >> "today in the bay"'s bob redell is live in half moon bay for this year's great pumpkin weigh-off. you've been going for almost a quarter of a century out there. this event is a big milestone. >> reporter: it is. i've been coming here on and off since 2000, not every year, but a number of years. this is the 50th annual half moon bay pumpkin weigh-off. the current world record is 2,703 pound, the north american record was set by this man, from minnesota, who set the record last year with his win at half moon bay. good morning to you. >> good morning. >> this is your entry for this year? >> yes. >> 2,560 last year. what's this taping at? >> this one tapes around 2,400. but when they get to be this size, they can go quite a bit heavy or small.

>> is it conceivable? 2,700, probably not conceivable? >> very conceivable. >> it is? >> very conceivable. >> are you sandbagging? >> i don't know. it's one of those things where, it would be nothing to put 300 or 400 pounds on this. >> the sound it produces maybe has some indication. >> it's a brick. >> yeah, it's solid. do you have a technique that's different than the other growers or is it you live in minnesota? >> i do a lot of things different, i throw a lot of water and fertilizer at it, i bury a lot of vines. i've got a huge plant that supports this. this thing is over 2,000 square feet for a plant. >> wow. and when did you cut it? >> yesterday morning. >> people don't know, once you cut it, it starts losing water weight, and you don't want that,

obviously. >> that's when we rallied here. >> you've looked at your competition. >> yeah. >> the other pumpkins we showed earlier. what do you think? >> so the other big one is from last year's team. nick and ron. if they win, more power to them. >> i love the camaraderie. good luck to you. i'm assuming your weigh-in is probably not going to happen until 11:00 or noon. that's the stage up there where the scale is at, and i think once the sun comes up, they'll start weighing the small ones. perspective, when this first started in '74, the winning pumpkin was like 130 pounds. when i first came out in 2000, the winning pumpkin was like high 900s. i was here when they crossed over 1,000, which was a milestone. they've since crossed a ton. 2,703 is the world record, 2,560 the north american record from that man we just spoke with.

>> what's in that fertilizer? [ laughter ] >> pumpkin pie all around this holiday season. >> the seeds are what's golden. very cool. we're in our own pumpkin patch here. >> they're losing water so quickly, thank goodness it wasn't as hot today. >> that's true. today we're not going to lose much water weight. cool temperatures, drizzle out there. half moon bay, you can see the low clouds hanging over san jose. 60, we're not going to warm up. pretty view there, walnut creek. a few breaks in the clouds. pretty sunrise view, 60 degrees. some misty skies closer to san francisco, where it's 58 degrees. for the morning commute, some drizzle at times, but more than drizzle possible now into mendocino county, northwestern sonoma county. this is the rain band that will start to fall apart as it crosses through the bay area

right around lunchtime today. you can see through about noon, best chances for finding a few scattered showers in the north bay. into the afternoon and evening, a little less green in the futurecast, approaching 7:00 around the peninsula, and the east bay hills, a chance of seeing a few light rain showers. the expected rain total, best chances for accumulating rainfall, the hills near mount tam and toward northwestern sonoma county for the afternoon. with the cloud cover, highs only in the 60s from the north bay to san francisco and oakland, low 70s around san jose. near 70 around the tri-valley. one more chance for seeing a few more showers arriving tomorrow. another one of those relatively weaker weather systems by midday tuesday. then clearing skies, leading us to a bit of a warm-up for the forecast wednesday and thursday. beyond that, all eyes on the sky. as we head toward the weekend, we have the annual solar eclipse, peak of it during the

9:00 a.m. hour on saturday morning. we might get better viewing down the central california into southern california. wednesday, thursday, warm-up overall, a much more mild week than last week, as we head toward the upcoming weekend. for a check of what's happening on the san mateo bridge, here is mike. >> the service lane has since cleared. merged in very smoothly about the traffic flow. it's a little lighter than your typical monday at 6:52. we're talking about a holiday for some, indigenous peoples day. still some slowing at the nimitz and toward union city and fremont. still a mild build for 680 out of the dublin interchange. a smooth flow for the south bay. the build happens there in typical spots, lighter than typical. back to you. >> thank you very much. 6:53 right now. cal fire is preparing for a

prescribed burn in sonoma county. it should start at around 8:00 today on little black mountain preserve. firefighters will continue that burn tomorrow. people in the area are being told to expect to see smoke. it may be rescheduled if the weather doesn't cooperate. a quick look at our top stories this morning, and that includes the breaking news out of the middle east. israel escalates its air strikes against hamas in the wake of violence that has killed hundreds of is real and gaza residents. we will have a live update on we will have a live update on the casualties and

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all-out assault. >> explosions in gaza city overnight lit up the sky. israel says more than 1,000 targets have been hit in gaza since sunday's declaration of war. we have a live look right now in gaza city, where it is midafternoon. the number of dead continues to climb. as of this morning, it's at least 1,200 confirmed deaths combined. at least 700 of whom are israelis. now nine americans are also confirmed to be among those killed. we have new drone video showing the aftermath of the surprise terror attack at a weekend music festival in israel. at least 260 people are believed to have been killed in this attack alone, and it's not clear how many more were taken hostage. we continue to bring you coverage throughout the day right here on nbc bay area, both on air and online. head to nbcbayarea.com for

constant updates. make sure to download our free nbc bay area news app to get breaking news alerts sent straight to your phone. the "today" show just ahead, we'll have live coverage from tel aviv coming up in just a matter of minutes. let's take a live look across the bay area this morning, where we expect a chance of rain a little later this morning. rob, you were telling us it's going to start in the north bay. >> we're starting to see it in sonoma county, we're seeing that make its way to the rest of the bay area as we head toward the afternoon, we'll begin to see showers. we think they'll cross san francisco, and cool temperatures today, 60s and 70s. a light rain might trigger slippage, so be careful. but the richmond bridge with the heaviest backup, just slow. typical morning commute. not typical at the bay bridge. some companies are off today for indigenous peoples day. for the third time in team history, the 49ers are off to a 5-0 start because the niners

blew out the dallas cowboys last night. george kittle made up for what started as a touchdown-free season, yesterday at levi's he scored three touchdowns. the niners beat the cowboys 42-10. the "today" show starts now, but "today in the bay" continues now live on roku, samsung tv, or wherever you stream. you can join us now or whenever it fits into your schedule. >> that does it for us this morning on "today in the bay." make it a great morning. the "today" show is coming up next. and a good monday morn, that crisis rapidly unfolding in the middle east. >> it is war after hamas launches a shocking and brutal invasion into israel it's october 9th this is "today." this is "today."s "today." striking back. striking back, israeli forces

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