due to the winter storms we saw this year, the deadline for california families to file and pay taxes has been extended to october 16th. >> inevitably, a lot of families refunds will be declined because fraudsters filed in their name first. if that happens to you, you've got to act fast. consumer investigator chris chmura shows you how. here is how it happens. a bad guy files a phony federal tax return with your social security number on it, which they can get way too easily on the dark web. then you go to file for real, and your return is rejected because the irs sees a duplicate. they tell you you filed twice. here is what you need to do. the irs says the first step is

to fill out a form. of course there's a form, it's the irs. you need form 14039. you have to download it, print it and fill it out. old school. next, print out your return on paper. once there's an identity theft issue, you can't file electronically. then attached 14039 to your return and mail them according to the instructions. next, the irs says it will send you a letter acknowledging it got your affidavit. after that, the irs says your case will be researched and resolved by an employee with specialized identity theft training. what happens after the irs investigates? the irs says you will receive notification that your case has been resolved. when the irs closes your case, you might be enrolled in what's called the identity protection pin program p. basically uncle sam will send you a new six-digit pin each year to file, and ideally the bad guys won't get their hands on that number. breaking news right now at

6:00, a fiery late-night crash turns deadly when a big rig slams into the richmond-san rafael bridge toll plaza. we're live this morning with the potential traffic impact. israel's war with hamas intensifies, as hamas issues a new threat to kill israeli hostages. the latest from washington and how world leaders are responding. and a bizarre scene in san francisco as a car plows into the chinese consulate. police then killing the driver. the many unanswered questions this morning. this is "today in the bay." good tuesday morning to you. i'm marcus washington. >> i'm laura garcia. let's get right to that breaking news that we're covering in contra costa county, a big rig driver dead, after a crash at the richmond-san rafael bridge. >> we have team coverage this morning, starting with "today in the bay"'s bob redell. he's live there at the toll plaza. bob, what kind of impact are we talking about here traffic-wise? >> reporter: now that we're in the 6:00 hour, we're definitely starting to see some slowing

here at the richmond-san rafael bridge. this is the westbound direction of 580 at the toll plaza. only three lanes are open right now. the other four lanes are closed because workers are trying to remove that gravel hauler behind that semi. you can see the wreckers there. that's the hauler that crashed overnight into one of the toll booths. they're trying to remove that. until that's removed, those four lanes will be shut down. you are going to have the slowing at the toll plaza. the crash happened around 10:00 last night. it was a solo vehicle. only involved the driver of the big rig that was pulling that hauler. witnesses tell chp the truck was weaving before it hit that toll booth. the truck then caught on fire and destroyed that toll booth and the sign above it. the driver was taken to the hospital, where, sadly, he died. it is not clear when the other lanes will open. about an hour ago, chp was telling me they were going to try to open the number four

lane, the middle lane there, and they were trying to get that open within the hour, but that has not happened yet. clearly, they are still waiting to get this hauler removed. it's a large piece of equipment and it's taking some time. again, this is going to be impacting the commute. i can see what's happening at the toll plaza. mike, what are your maps and sensors showing? >> we have a camera reverse angle from you. thank you for bringing us those details. bob was looking this way. as you can see, they have lifted up the hauler and they're bringing the flatbed underneath it. if they can successfully get it onto that flatbed and it's stable, they can clear that from the lane. even so, you saw the flames at the right most toll plaza, the toll booth itself. they can't open that until they determine that it's structurally sound and okay for traffic to go through. i think they're going to leave these two lanes closed until they can assess the situation. i think at most, they're going

to reopen lanes four and five. that would still be two lanes down and only 60% of the toll plaza would be open. there is backup that's forming, as bob said. the commute toward san rafael is restricted out of richmond. highway 37 holding steady. some folks may shift north or down to the bay bridge. that's lighter because we still have one lane blocked from a big backup, west 24, approaching wilder road. >> plan ahead. thanks, mike. developing at this hour in the middle east, a barrage of israeli air strikes in gaza continues and there's a new update on the number of casualties. we have a live look at gaza city where it is now midafternoon. the latest air strikes are said to be focused on several locations, including a hamas weapons depot. nearly 1,700 people are confirmed dead on both side, and that includes more than 900 in israel and nearly 800 in gaza. the white house says at least 11 americans are now confirmed dead

in israel, and an unknown number of u.s. citizens remain missing at this hour. >> there is new drone video showing the destruction from israeli air strikes across gaza, and while israel is vowing to continue the barrage until hamag a stark new threat. it is vowing to kill one civilian hostage each time israel targets gaza civilians without warning. now, the best estimates now put the total number of hostages at around 100. u.s. military forces are being put in place to assist israel, and in washington, house lawmakers are now focused on electing a new speaker. this is to fast track more funding. >> alice barr is live in washington. president biden is expected to address the nation in just a matter of hours. >> reporter: just about four hours from now, president biden will be addressing the nation, really addressing the world about the crisis in israel. that's after he issued a joint

statement in support of israel, along with the leaders of the uk, germany, italy and france. today in israel, a mounting death toll, a growing hostage crisis, and a military mobilization for a potential all-out invasion of the gaza strip, with israel's prime minister saying air strikes in gaza are just the beginning. >> translator: we've just started to hit the hamas. >> reporter: some americans flying to israel to join the flight. this woman said good-bye to her brother. >> he wants to be there to support everybody. we want to be there, too, but it's terrifying. >> reporter: the number of americans killed is growing. among the hundreds dead in the massive terror attack carried out by the palestinian militant group, hamas. president biden is preparing to address the crisis from a white house lit up in israel's blue and white. the administration acknowledging americans may be among the

hostages. >> we're going to do everything we can do to get them home safe with their families where they belong. >> reporter: the president directing hostage recovery experts to help israel and sending the u.s. navy's most advanced aircraft carrier to the israeli coast to deter further attacks, even as federal law enforcement monitor for any domestic threats in the u.s. for americans living in israel, scenes of horror playing out. this woman says members of her family are missing, after texting her that terrorists were inside their home. >> it's hard to close your eyes at night. >> reporter: u.s. officials promising not to look away from the devastation striking one of the country's closest allies. and amid urgent calls for more aid, lawmakers, house members, are returning to the capitol today, republicans are scrambling to pick a new house speaker. they're going to have a candidate forum later today to pick their nominee before there can be a full house vote. this is really critical, because

there needs to be that long-term person in place in order to go through the appropriations process and decide if their money needs to be dedicated to israel, to have the ability to do that. back to you. >> alice barr in washington this morning, thank you. stay with us for the latest on air and online at nbcbayarea.com. we have an entire section dedicated to the conflict. just click on the link you'll find in the top trending bar. 6:08 this morning. a car plows through the chinese consulate in san francisco, ending with police shooting and killing the driver. authorities so far are providing few details about what happened here. i want to show you some video. this is from the moment after that car crashed into the doors of the consulate. it happened around 3:00 yesterday afternoon on geary near laguna street. as you see, it sent people scrambling. police do say that officers arrived to the scene in a matter of minutes. >> officers entered, made contact with the suspect, and an

officer-involved shooting occurred. >> so far, police have not said what led up to the shooting, and the number of agencies included. the state department now involved in that investigation. in a statement, the chinese consulate says, our embassy severely condemns this violent attack and reserves the right to pursue responsibilities related to the incident. new at 6:00, waymo is expanding driverless service to all of san francisco. waymo is one of two driverless car companies offering taxi service in san francisco. it first offered cars in the northeast part of the city, including fisherman's wharf and north beach. now cars will be allowed to cover all 47 square miles of the city. at the same time, the company is expanding the list of eligible riders from its current wait list. it is 6:10 this morning. taking a live look out in san jose, looking nice out there this morning. some are waking up with wet roads. i woke up this morning, walked

outside, and i pulled the umbrella out of the trunk. i just had to be sure. >> umbrellas and jackets. good for you for watching for those changes on the roadways. i want everybody to be careful of that, as we are waking up to the overnight showers that passed through. very light, but make it enough for some roadways to be a little more tricky. we'll start in the north bay, a check in santa rosa. 58 degrees, and we'll keep those clouds around with us in the north bay throughout the day today, only in the 60s and low 70s, as the north bay is our best bet for another chance of some light rain. we'll guide you through that hour-by-hour. we're also going to see temperatures keeping pretty cool, fall-like 60s and 70s around the bay. a better chance of drying out and seeing temperatures bump up just a little bit as we go through the week. but more rain chances are ahead. everybody is still going to be looking for that umbrella. mike is looking at where we can find cheaper gas prices. >> we're seeing signs of hope in

many parts, just like yesterday, we're going to focus on livermore. best price. we picked a second best price. $4.78 at spring town gas. here in san jose, gulf on south 1st street, $4.99. marin county's low is only $5.24 at the gateway gas and shop in san rafael. prices might come down coming up. the roadways, everything on this map for the most part, the bottom half of the map is fine, the south bay, peninsula, even through the tri-valley. the big problem is highway 24 where one alert continues, and perhaps we have a second. westbound 24, the crash at wilder still blocks one lane, but it started early and it continues to build. now eastbound 24, there may be another crash in the same area that might be causing eastbound 24 with lanes blocked. checking on verification with chp. we still have the deadly crash at the richmond bridge and the

big backup continues there. back to you. >> thank you. well, teenagers at school on tiktok, but it's more than just scrolling through videos. ahead, the surprising new thing some children are admitting to doing between classes. and it may not be the most important question in the world, but how are you supposed to wash your jeans? the ceo of levi's explains. let's take you to the futures. it looks like we're going to get a rare good day. it is kind of cool. >> that's good. >> decades after it first aired, "seinfeld" may not be over just "seinfeld" may not be over just yet.

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good tuesday morning. the date is 10/10, so maybe a lucky day for some of you. we're already seeing the traffic building in oakland, and we're going to check on those temperatures starting off in the low 60s, keeping that cloud cover around at least through most of the day. some peeks of sunshine as we go into the afternoon, but also in the afternoon, a chance of rain. we'll talk about where the best chances are coming up in the full forecast. we are looking at the situation at the richmond side of the bridge, west 580 still restricted. we're trying to remove this trailer. the cones remain in place. only three lanes open. and then into orinda and

oakland, a big jam for highway 24 both directions, impacted by two crashes. good morning. happy tuesday to you. the market is likely going to have a rare up day after one of the fed governor hinted maybe they wouldn't raise interest rates. amazon starts prime days today. sales for millions of americans who subscribe to amazon prime. our own vicky nguyen will tell us about it coming up on the "today" show at 7:00. amazon adding a new deal every five minutes. vicky says there is fine print you need to know about. sam bankman-fried's ex-girlfriend is scheduled to testify as a witness for the prosecution today. caroline ellison ran alameda research, a sister company to ftx. she pled guilty some months ago. his former best friend may testify against him as well. there's more and more concern as we watch what's

happening in israel and palestine that if we're watching on twitter, we are not seeing the truth. elon musk has gotten rid of a number of staff who control misinformation. foreign policy magazine calls x a sewer of misinformation. wired magazine says x is drowning in misinformation, pointing out posters, particularly with blue checks, are posting old videos, even video game footage pretending to be the real video from the conflict. part of the problem is x pays some users based on the popularity of their posts, not the accuracy, the popularity. musk yesterday asked users to, quote, please try to stay as close to the truth as possible. the ceo of levi's was on cnbc asia overnight where he described how to wash your jeans. he says, first of all, probably not as often as you think, and when you do, wear them in the shower and soap your legs up like you normally do.

a few years ago he said he never washes his jeans, but says his comments were misinterpreted. san francisco based stitch fix is laying off employees in texas. stitch fix since subscribers a box of clothes based on their taste. i've tried it a couple of times. the thing is, the stylist, once they get what you like, in my case, that's what i already have. you like golf polos, i've got a closet full of those. >> interesting. there were some producers here years ago that did it, and i think it was good. where did you get that? it was so cute. women, i feel, they have more variety. sorry, golf polo dad. >> then there's that issue. >> i wish it was just the bicep. thank you, scott. >> the hulk here.

student distractions in the classroom are nothing new, but there's new concerns over teenagers selling products on tiktok. tiktok shop is a brand new feature allowing people to sell goods and it's taken the teenage world by storm, including videos clearly posted from the classroom. minors are not technically allowed to use tiktok shop and users are required to provide their age. clearly some are providing inaccurate answers. tiktok says it's working on it. the company issued a statement saying, as tiktok shop rolls out in the u.s., we continue to evolve our safeguards and are taking steps to address this issue. so trending this morning, jerry seinfeld still certainly has art on his contacts list. >> some people believe he may be hinting at a possible "seinfeld" reunion. check out this answer he gave

about a "seinfeld" finale during a weekend show in boston. >> i have a little secret for you about the ending, but i can't really tell it. [ laughter ] >> because it is a secret. here is what i'll tell you, okay, but you can't tell anybody. something is going to happen. it has to do with that ending. >> really? so back in 1998, the finale, it really wasn't well received by diehard "seinfeld" fans, which numbered about 76 million in terms of viewers who actually tuned in at one time -- or at least have watched since the reruns on streaming. no word yet on when, or even what a potential reunion may look like. it really sounds like something may soon be materializing for this show about nothing. >> something, but it's about nothing. >> exactly. could be.

>> it could be a big deal. >> maybe some soup for you, after all. >> oh, no soup. you know, i've been thinking about some fall soups, finally. >> i have some for lunch today. >> you did, it was delicious. [ laughter ] >> oops. >> got to run to the store. today, definitely soup weather, as we're going to see another chance of rain moving into the bay area. we'll talk about that in a few seconds. let's get a check outside, current conditions over san jose starting off mostly cloudy for our tuesday around the bay area, and today's date 10/10. maybe it will be lucky for some of you. we're starting off in the mid-60s in san jose, going to dip down by 7:00 or 8:00 a.m. bring the jacket with you. san jose might not see rain chances, as we're seeing more peeks of sunshine. what do today's temperatures look like and where is the rain going to be? i would say mainly in the north

bay and maybe closer to the coast, as temperatures stay in the low to mid-60s. rain chance is not going to be that much, maybe a tenth of an inch to two-tenths for the north bay. we're going to see clouds increasing by around 12:00, 1:00, but most of that activity should start to come in when people are starting to get out of work, 4:00, 5:00, around the north bay. 101, if you're driving through san rafael, santa rosa, even hinting at rain toward napa. here is the chance for the coast to get some of that rain later in the afternoon, might see some around the east bay and parts of vallejo. going to be very light. into wednesday, thursday, friday, we're seeing better clearing, drying out, but also picking up wind speeds for tomorrow afternoon as that cold front exits. there will be 20 to 30 mile an hour winds around san francisco, out toward point reyes and possibly into the inland valleys. so be careful of that as you make your commute into the

afternoon hours. we're going to see steady weather through at least the middle parts of the week. into friday and saturday, more of those clouds coming in, with a chance of rain. this is going to be pretty close to watch as we go into saturday morning, and the chance of seeing that solar eclipse might be obscured by that cloud cover early on in the morning. the best bet and best advice would be to maybe head on south into parts of southern california. that's where i think the best bet of that will be. of course, we'll be timing that. if you have any pictures, if you get a glimpse of it, we would be happy to share it with everybody on air. active seven-day forecast in san francisco, chilly temperatures, chance of rain, and our inland forecast, 70s to low 80s, another chance of rain as we go into next week. mike wants to get people an alert for what's going on in the east bay. >> we do have one fewer now. eastbound, the big closure for eastbound 24, as quickly as it

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it is 6:27 this morning. california regulators hope to impose a $45 million fine on pg&e for the largest single wildfire in state history. now, it's a story our nbc bay area investigative unit has been closely following. california regulators say the tree toppled onto a power line in 2021 and that sparked the dixie fire. the fire destroyed nearly 1 million acres, including more than 1,300 structures. the proposed penalty includes $40 million for pg&e to digitize its records, tracking power line inspections and tree problems. the remaining money includes compensation for native american

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i called my family, they're in tears, they're crying. they can't comprehend what's going on. >> right now at 6:30, fighting intensifies overnight in israel's war with hamas. we're live this morning with a new bay area response to the conflict, and the stories now emerging about some of the hostages. plus, the debate over the pride flag in one small east bay school returns to the spotlight. new details on the meeting that may upend the decision and the ongoing drama playing out within the board. and breaking news, a fiery crash at the toll plaza shuts down the richmond-san rafael bridge overnight. mike is tracking new details and the impact to your morning commute. this is "today in the bay." good morning to you. thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> i'm marcus washington. we do have a busy show this

morning. first, we want to get to that breaking news on the richmond-san rafael bridge. >> as i mentioned, mike inouye has been tracking the overnight response to the crash at the toll plaza. >> good morning. we are following this breaking news, we do have some improvements as far as the traffic flow goes. it will have an impact on your commute as you travel out of richmond, especially if you're in that section. several westbound lanes of 580 remain closed following a deadly crash at the richmond-san rafael toll plaza. a big rig hit the toll plaza before catching fire. it happened around 10:00 p.m. last night. here is video, the truck driver impacted the toll plaza booth. the truck driver, unfortunately, was killed as a result of this. flames broke out. the fire is out. the damaged booth is still there and has to be repaired. caltrans has to green light this before they can reopen that particular lane. there has been some progress in the last few minutes, some big progress as we're looking toward the toll plaza itself. west 580, we had four lanes

blocked on the left side, but they've just removed the trailer from the gravel hauler and moved a couple of tow trucks. you see they're picking up cones as we speak. they should be opening at least one more lane. that traffic backs up here, but also a big backup on highway 24. we had several crashes westbound, your commute direction, which should be clearing as you travel into oakland. back to you. >> thanks, mike. breaking news in the race for california's next u.s. senator. long-time los angeles dodgers baseball player, steve garvey, is apparently now throwing his hat into the ring. he says he plans to run for the republican nomination to fill dianne feinstein's seat. he says family issues, including the economy, crime and education, are the focus of his campaign. republicans have not won a u.s. senate race in california since 1988. east bay representative barbara lee, southern california representatives adam schiff and

katie porter are among the democrats who have announced a run. a live look in gaza city, still experiencing a barrage of israeli air strikes in response to the weekend invasion by hamas. the confirmed number of deaths on both sides is now approaching 1,600. a little fewer than half of those are palestinians. the israeli government reports more than 900 israelis killed. >> here in the u.s., communities across the country are showing their support for israel, praying for peace and safety of those hostages. that includes the city of new york and the university of maryland, as well as philadelphia and south florida. people everywhere are worried about the fate of those hostages. "today in the bay"'s ginger conejero saab joins us from the newsroom. i understand you just heard from someone in central tel aviv. >> that is correct. i just heard from manny, we spoke to him yesterday. he's been in israel for the past week. he was there for family

celebrations, when he was surprised unexpectedly when the air strikes began on saturday morning. he has now moved to central tel aviv. this is video that i just received, manny says he could hear the missiles being intercepted right above him. this happened just moments ago. you could hear the warnings sounding off in the background. he seems to be taking the video as he quickly makes his way to cover. yesterday when i spoke to him, he says he still felt safe in central tel aviv. i'll have to check in with him later on. but the growing fear is something that we have heard from many families right here in the bay area, who await with baited breath, watching in horror as the war between israel and hamas intensifies. last night shared stories of that fear channelled at a rally in san francisco, like other places across the bay area. supporters of israel rally took place in front of city hall, and those who attended sharing their stories from relatives living on

the front lines of the attacks over the weekend. resounding fear, frustration and disbelief from so many, including this college student, visiting from israel. she says she attends the same university as the 25-year-old who has been seen in the video screaming for help. she and her boyfriend are taken by hamas terrorists from a music festival in southern israel. hamas causing a massacre at that music festival. officials have since released an image of hundreds of body bags of the 260 people killed. >> the girl that you see in the video that is kidnapped with her friend, she's our friend. we're fighting for our basic human right to feel safe, to be safe at our home, to walk safe in the streets. >> reporter: israel says it has retaken control of the areas seized by hamas during the attacks. israeli officials cutting off gaza, hitting it with repeated

air strikes. israel is still looking for around 100 hostages amidst threats from hamas to execute hostages as tensions escalate. now, a supporter from last night's rally says we can talk about politics, we can talk about failed policies and past wrongs, but right now he says it is very important to focus on the humanity at stake. marcus and laura? >> thank you, ginger. we're continuing our coverage on the middle east conflict in all of our newscasts. for the latest updates 24/7, visit our website, nbcbayarea.com. once you get there, you'll see the information. we also have alerts that we can send to your phone by downloading our free nbc bay area app. new at 6:00, school board members at the center of a debate over the flying of the pride flag plan to meet again tonight. some are calling for the sunol glen board to repeal the ban on flying special interest flags. that ban effectively ended the flying of the pride flag on school property and sparked

great debate with some, raising the idea of a recall. tonight the board will consider a possible repeal. in the meantime, within the school board, there's new drama. the pleasanton weekly reports the board's president was recently granted a temporary restraining order against a former trustee. this, over allegations she rallied others on social media to send him threatening messages. the current trustee also claims he's received death threats. the former trustee says she has not reviewed the restraining order and is out of state. there's some movement this morning in oakland's search for a police chief. commissioners have released their short list of the top seven candidates, that includes former chief leronne armstrong, fired in february. last month the mayor called out commissioners for dragging their feet and finalizing a short list. the commission is now recommending a public forum with those finalists as the next step in the process. let's take a live look

outside on this now tuesday morning. a little slick out there on the golden gate bridge. that's right. a little drizzle, i guess, in some parts of the bay area. >> yeah, some people, it's a good time to check that the wipers work, especially as we might see some more rain in parts of the bay area today. let's start you off getting a check of the east bay. good morning to you in dublin, starting off in the upper 50s. we're going to keep the cloud cover, only topping in the upper 60s as we go into this afternoon. where are those rain chances going to be? i think mainly sticking to the north bay, as another cold front sweeps through the bay area. it will be spotty for the rest of us. by tomorrow, the system will exit, leaving behind gusty winds for most of us, and those temperatures still in the 60s and 70s. we do have an active seven-day forecast. i'll show you that coming up in the full microclimate forecast. right now, mike is getting a check on the roads. what's going on? >> we have changes. let's take a look at the

richmond bridge toll plaza camera. all morning we've had this trailer blocking lanes. this is fluid where the fluid had spilled out of the truck and trailer as it crashed into the toll plaza at the bridge from richmond into san rafael for west 580. they've brought a dumpster. they're not going to open the far right lane. the toll plaza is right here on that line as you travel between those lanes and that will probably remain closed. you see they've got a caltrans truck with a bumper. my guess is, at most, they're going to open one more lane. that would bring you to four lanes. there will be delays out of richmond heading toward san rafael. folks have been hearing about this since 10:00 p.m. last night when the deadly crash happened, and many have shifted north toward 37, plan on telecommuting or perhaps are headed south to the bay bridge. still have a lot of slowing around wilder. the east bay is the worst of it. south bay, everything moves

smoothly. back to you. 6:41. relocating a san francisco attraction. the meeting happening today that may send the popular ferris wheel on the move. president biden will speak about the situation in israel today. we'll have a preview of what he may say. and a magical hot balloon festival is under way, but unluckyor some f

good tuesday morning. 6:44. time to rise and shine, martinez. even if we're going to hang onto that cloud cover. i think you can do it. those temperatures starting off at 63 degrees. we'll take a little dip as you make your way to school or work, and still hanging onto cloud cover at least through sunshine. maybe a chance of sunshine in the afternoon, but also a chance of spotty rain chances moving through the region. the richmond bridge, we have one more lane open. you see the sweeper dumping its first load of the absorbent on the roadway. this fourth lane is open or appears to beight now toward the toll plaza. we also have the big backup on highway 24 out of the caldecott. we'll cover these coming up. president biden planning a speech about israel later today. >> scott mcgrew joins us now. he was already planning to speak about ukraine, but now two wars

to talk about. >> two regional wars. i suspect he will link them, aggressors attacking democracies, and both need america's help. that should come at 10:00 a.m. our time. nbc will carry a special report. the white house says both president biden and vice president harris will speak with netanyahu today as well. the special counsel investigating biden's retention of government documents questioned the president over the course of two days, sunday and monday. the investigation centers around classified documents found in an office biden used after he left the vice presidency and at his home in wilmington, delaware. senate majority leader chuck schumer is leading a bipartisan lawmakers' trip to china, where he met with officials there. he came down hard on them, after the chinese foreign ministry released a rather bland statement about the attack on israel, calling for both sides to show restraint.

>> 250 young people gathered at a dance, and the hamas terrorists took machine guns and shot them all dead. i was very disappointed by the foreign ministry's statement that showed no sympathy or support for israel during these troubled times. back here at home, will hurd is dropping out of the presidential race. he's a former congressman from tennessee. he's endorsing nikki haley. robert kennedy jr. who was running for president as a democrat, now says he's running as an independent. kennedy has been a democrat forever, so regardless of his chance of winning, it's a notable change. >> and that's why i'm here today, i'm here to declare myself an independent candidate. [ cheers and applause ] >> kennedy is an outspoken critic of vaccines and spreads misinformation about them, as well as misinformation and conspiracy theories about voting. house republicans will meet

behind closed doors to listen to candidates for the next speaker of the house, which we think are steve scalise and jim jordan. but after all the disruption and now the war in israel, some in the fractured republican party are thinking kevin mccarthy ought to do it. mccarthy, of course, the first u.s. speaker in history to everen thrown out of the job. mccarthy was asked about it at a press conference yesterday, he demured and said it was up to the party to pick the leader, but didn't reject the idea, either. happening today, san francisco port leaders are debating a plan to relocate the ferris wheel in golden gate park. the possible new location, fisherman's wharf. this is part of a bigger plan for the waterfront tour spot they're still in the process of negotiating. it calls for relocating the ride in time for the upcoming asian corporation summit which takes place in november. different day, same trending

story. becoming a billionaire never really goes out of style. no one picked all six powerball numbers last night. so tomorrow's jackpot will now reach $1.7 billion, the second largest jackpot in u.s. history. good luck. >> yes, thank you. [ laughter ] check out what happened when a hot air balloon went a little off track in new mexico. >> this is in albuquerque. the fiesta started over the weekend. one balloon ventured pretty far away. people living about a half an hour by car north of albuquerque saw this balloon above their house, and then it wound up landing on their neighbor's lawn. it was a long flight back to the fiesta. i actually got to see the world, if you will, from a hot air balloon a few weeks ago when i was in mexico at the pyramids in

mexico city. such a great time. when you land, it's interesting, i don't know if you've been in one, but you land somewhere, and i don't know how they navigate it. we landed in a neighborhood. it was an empty field, but a neighborhood. we saw dogs walking around. as soon as we landed, people came up trying to sell us stuff. >> they were expecting you. >> the crew was excellent. i had such a great time. >> they had a bus to pick you up? >> yes, they did. i was, like, how are we going to get back? >> they sold you some nice sandals and you started walking. >> what did you bring for the rest of us? >> i left it in mexico city. it's at the hotel. i'll put your name on the list. who you? >> some soaps. >> i want to do give everybody a different kind of view to start off our forecast. have you been searching for fall leaves? >> i went to tahoe this weekend and saw a lot.

>> that's where the map is showing us that some of the best fall foliage is. let's get a look at the trees. the fall foliage report, up towards the sierra. what about the bay area? not quite there yet. if you notice, we're showing parts of the north bay, parts near the coast and half moon bay showing low percentages of that fall foliage. we'll see better chances, of course, after this light rain sweeps through the area. we'll keep the temperatures up near the north bay in the 60s and 70s throughout the region, to the mid-70s for concord and morgan hill. in half moon bay, 66 degrees. we are tracking another chance of rain, possibly squeezing it out from this system that's mainly impacting the pacific northwest, 1 to 3 inches of rain for them. trace amounts for us. let's get you out the door and time this for you. you can stay dry until the middle parts of the day, seeing cloud cover. make sure you're carrying the

jacket and umbrella, as we see some of this rain, mostly for the evening commute, in the north bay. sonoma, napa county, marin, toward the coastline later this afternoon. it's going to sweep through, light amounts, if anything at all, for the rest of us. better clearing on wednesday, but also behind a cold front we see wind speeds picking up. very breezy out there, before we start to settle down for the middle of the week. long-range outlook, we're going to see cloud cover return on friday, making our chances for seeing that saturday morning eclipse a little less. my best advice would be for you to head on south to see the solar eclipse. seven-day forecast, staying active in our inland valleys. a rain chance today possible. breezy and more sunshine for tomorrow. a cool start on thursday. things staying pretty dry. but then more cloud cover into the weekend, as we go into the middle of october here, we could see more rain chances in the forecast as we go into next

week. mike, there's still delays in the east bay? >> major delays here. the richmond bridge, lots of progress on the cleanup. only four lanes open. the bulk of the traffic is jammed up approaching the bridge heading toward san rafael. a relatively mild build on the eastshore freeway. but highway 24 also has a lot of backup after early crashes westbound at wilder, still one lane blocked, slow toward the maze, so that is a big delay for highway 24. despite the traffic there, backup finally fills in the bay bridge toll plaza. it was late to build, but it's there now. outside of those i've been tracking, there's also another crash on the flat section approaching the toll plaza for the san mateo bridge. use the dumbarton bridge if that's an option for you. >> thank you so much. 6:53 right now. happening now, get ready to pay a little more to mail letters or packages through the u.s. postal service. citing inflation, the usps says the cost for mail services will increase by 2%.

the cost for forever stamps will increase to 68 cents. mailing postcards will also cost a few cents more. the increases take effect at the start of the new year. >> good to know. a quick look at our top stories this morning, including a new candidate announcing plans to run for dianne feinstein's u.s. senate seat. the major league name now making a new play in the world of politics. plus, that fiery crash mike has been talking about this morning, that big rig slamming into the toll plaza, killing the driver. we're going to have the latest on potential traffic impact during the morning commute. and israel's war with hamas intensifies, as hamas issues a new threat to kill israeli hostages. the latest from washington and how president biden is respondi

welcome back. we are moving you forward with a look at our top stories here on "today in the bay," including that breaking news that may impact your morning commute, especially if it goes through the east bay. >> a live look at interstate 580 right now, where it meets with the richmond-san rafael toll plaza. westbound lanes are closed after a deadly big rig crash. it's still an ongoing cleanup in that area. we have video from when the crash happened at around 10:00 last night. there was a truck on fire at the toll plaza. sadly, the truck driver died. the repairs will have to be green lighted by caltrans before all lanes can we open. still, a lot of cleanup is under way. let's turn to mike inouye. he's been keeping his eye on this. these closures could last for hours. >> yeah, it's been there almost nine hours now, but we do have half the bridge open. these three right lanes are still blocked. you see the cleanup. they've moved the vehicles, they

still have to clean up the spill. there's some sort of fluid in the area and they have to spread out the absorbent. there's a dumpster on scene. only four lanes are open. here is where traffic is not moving at all. westbound 92 blocked just past the toll plaza, so the san mateo bridge westbound right now has no lanes open. use the dumbarton bridge. back to you. >> thank you very much. 6:58. developing at this hour in the middle east, the barrage of israeli air strikes in gaza continues and there's a new update on the number of casualties. nearly 1,700 people are confirmed dead on both sides. the white house says at least 11 americans are now confirmed dead in israel. hamas is now issuing a stark new threat. it is vowing to kill one civilian hostage each time israel targets gaza civilians in their homes without warning. president biden is expected to address the nation surrounding the war at 10:00 a.m. our time. breaking news this morning in the race for california's

next u.s. senator. long-time los angeles dodgers baseball player steve garvey now apparently throwing his hat into the ring. he says that he plans to run for the republican nomination to fill dianne feinstein's seat. republicans have not had a u.s. winner since 1988 here in california. it is quickly approaching 7:00. a look at the forecast. >> we have more rain chances today for san francisco, the coast and the north bay. we'll keep it mild and dry through the middle parts of the week. >> looks good. that's what's happening on "today in the bay." "today" show starts now. join our streaming show, it starts in just moments at nbcbayarea.com. ♪♪ good tuesday morning. the fighting in israel and gaza only intensifying. >> both sides declaring the violence is just beginning. good morning. it's october 10th.