escription. breaking right now at 5:00, suddenly a category 5, hurricane otis slams into acapulco, we have team coverage of its path and the potential for catastrophic destruction. new calls for cease-fire as the humanitarian crisis grows in gaza.

we're live with the heated emotions now, at times, spilling over here in the bay area. plus, preparing for the next flood. the key meeting in the south bay and the new plans leaders are set to unveil following last year's epic flooding. this is "today in the bay." good wednesday morning to you all. i'm marcus washington. >> i'm laura garcia. a lot to cover this morning. first to our breaking news, hurricane otis has now made landfall in mexico. we have live video along the acapulco coastline where the storm made a direct hit overnight. yesterday at this time, otis was a tropical storm. since then, it turned into the highest level of hurricane, with winds of up to 165 miles per hour. >> in the hours leading up to the landfall, authorities in mexico were warning people along the coast about the imminent danger, telling them to hunker down and find some shelter. we want to bring in meteorologist kari hall, who has

been following all of this. this seems to come out of nowhere. >> with it intensifying so rapidly, they didn't have a chance to evacuate. we continue to see this affecting a large part of the western coast of mexico as it continues to move in. it is weakening very quickly and it is now a category 2 hurricane, so the good thing is that it is continuing to weaken. but it has already caused catastrophic damage, as we typically see with a category 5 hurricane. as we take a look at right now the wind speeds at 110 miles per hour, we are going to possibly see this weaken as it moves towards more mountainous terrain, and it will quickly weaken to a tropical depression as the rain spreads out across the region. now what we're watching with otis is the torrential rainfall that could reach anywhere from 8 to 16 inches in total, and so that would cause flooding, as well as landslides and strong

winds. also, the life-threatening storm surge, still the concern there, as it continues to move inland. they did have hurricane pauline that was a category 5 in 1997, that hurricane killed 200 or more people and there were thousands left homeless. what we're seeing with climate change is with warmer temperatures, there's more evaporation, there's more precipitation with these tropical systems, and they intensify so quickly that we don't have as much time to prepare for these kinds of storms. that's what we definitely have seen happen here with this as it intensified from a tropical storm to a category 5 in less than 24 hours. so that was some intensive, explosive developments with that hurricane, and we'll continue to monitor the impacts. let's turn to "today in the bay"'s kris sanchez. you were tracking some of that damage overnight. >> reporter: it's one thing to see all of that intensity on your maps and another thing to

see the real life video. we know this storm at this point is going to be catastrophic. if we take a look at the video, we've been monitoring images overnight, and in a video posted on x, formerly known as twitter, the man there says he can't go anywhere because of the strong winds. you can see the winds bending the palm trees, blowing all of that rain. inside the hotel, you see people hunkering down, sheltering inside a ballroom. in the hospital there's video of people sheltering in the hallways of what appears to be a covid isolation area, and of course that could create a different kind of emergency there. now, although the category 5 is expected to weaken quickly because of the mountains there, in many areas like this one, the damage is done. as kari just mentioned, even after otis weakens from a category 5, there's still the

risk of flooding, of storm surge, and the risk of landslides. the resort towns of acapulco can weather the storm because they are more built up, but the two dozen little villages and towns don't have the same kind of construction. we know that police and firemen were out in the streets as the hurricane made landfall with those sustained winds of 165 miles per hour. as kari mentioned, there was another deadly category 5 hurricane back in 1997, so people feeling very shell-shocked because of that. people did try to prepare as ut be as we mentioned, that hurricane seemingly came out of nowhere. it really strengthened from a tropical storm, so be careful, to a category 5, take shelter, leave if you can, in just a matter of 12 hours. it hit in the midnight hour. we will continue to monitor the damage, we'll bring you updates

throughout the day on air and on social media. >> thank you. new overnight, police are investigating a deadly crash in the south bay. this happened shortly before 10:30 last night on blossom hill road and windfield boulevard in san jose not far away from the westfield oak ridge mall. police say two vehicles collided, one woman was killed in the crash. the cause is still being investigated. to a follow-up, san francisco police plan to release more details later today about the search for a 4-year-old girl who turned up safe and in good health last night. the search started yesterday afternoon when police reported her kidnapped without her father's consent from her mission street home. police also posted a security image they say showed her with a female relative, possibly in the tenderloin. by last night, all police were saying is that the girl was found safe, providing no further details. to a live look at israel's border with lebanon, israel's

war with hamas nearing two and a half weeks, nearly 8,000 people have died in the conflict. and we are also learning about the deadly blast at a gaza hospital just last week. u.s. spy agencies say that they believe it was caused by a palestinian rocket that suffered engine failure. u.s. intelligence officials say they had, quote, high confidence in their assessment that it was not israel that fired that rocket. however, they say they are less certain which palestinian militants are responsible. within the last half hour, pope francis renewed his calls for the release of hostages held for humanitarian aid to be allowed into the gaza strip. this comes as the u.n. is warning a fuel shortage could halt relief work there today. now, it's still believed that more than 200 hostages are currently held captive by hamas. after the release of two elderly women monday, those who have lost loved ones still have relatives unaccounted for, they

all are holding out for hope. >> we have a lot of faith and trust in that there's things happening in the background and the military is doing what they can to get information on their whereabouts. >> meanwhile, gaza's health care system is failing. the world health organization says almost two-thirds of health facilities have stopped functioning. new overnight, an east bay city passes a controversial resolution in support of palestinians which critics say is anti-semitic. "today in the bay"'s bob redell joins us live from uc berkeley this morning where students plan to walk out later today in support of the palestinian people. >> reporter: good morning to you. yes, at 12:30 this afternoon, a group of graduate students, law students, along with the cal muslim negotiation plan to walk out and do a teach-in here behind me at uc berkeley, in support of the palestinian people.

you'll recall that earlier this month the hamas terrorist group who rules the gaza strip where the palestinians live, killed hundreds of israelis in a surprise attack. israel has fought back and killed a number of palestinians as a result. today's walkout is in support of those living in the gaza strip and west bank. the jewish news reports that earlier this morning the richmond city council passed a resolution 5-1 to, quote, affirm the city's support and solidarity with the palestinian people of gaza, before the vote an amendment was added to acknowledge that the city of richmond stands in solidarity with the palestinian people of gaza, who are currently facing a campaign of ethnic cleansing and collective punishment by the state of israel. the jewish community relations council feels this is rhetoric that promotes anti-semitism and says the resolution is creating division between the communities impacted by this war. >> we know that when israel,

palestinian, gaza is in the news, that there's an escalation of both anti-semitism and islamophobia in the region. >> i applaud the city of richmond for taking this seriously. personally, my friends have been attacked at uc berky walking home just for wearing a kufiya. >> this chooses human lives over politics. >> reporter: that was the mayor of richmond voicing his support for last night's resolution. last friday, some groups held a vigil to show their support for palestinians. reporting live at uc berkeley, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> thanks for the latest developments. be sure to stay with us for the constant situation of what is happening in the middle east. we're keeping an eye on the situation 24/7. our website is also a very good resource for updates. head to nbcbayarea.com. click on the link in the

trending bar. 5:10 this morning. valley water preparing the south bay for potential floods. later this morning, the company holding a news conference to highlight flood preparedness. it will discuss the improvements they've made for flood protection in santa clara county after last winter's record-breaking storms. leaders will provide updates and discuss how it can prepare. a live look outside on this wednesday morning. you see the transamerica pyramid there. it is a colder start this morning. you can feel it as you head out the door. >> we have colder mornings ahead. we're mostly in the mid-50s, but here is the cold front on the way. you can see the clouds extending from the pacific and as it moves in, it will bring wet weather into the region, kind of falling apart by the time it moves into the bay area. by noon we're seeing spotty

showers moving into spots like napa and northern napa county. as it moves in, we see it fizzling out quickly, and then we go back to dry conditions into the start of the weekend. but it will definitely be colder. we'll talk more about the change in temperatures coming up. mike, you have an east bay trouble spot. >> overall it looks great as far as contra costa county goes. alameda county, also, as you travel 24. it's south on the bay bridge and heading away from the bay bridge, we see improvement, chp just let me know the two lanes that were blocked for quite some time on the nimitz have been cleared of this crash. no major injuries. traffic is restoring back to the speed limit as we speak, sensors are changing. no problems south of there. there is a small crash south 101 at tully. no slowing, it's counter-commute and a light issue. no injuries down there. back to you. it is 5:12 right now. shifting financial goals for people trying to make it in the bay and elsewhere.

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upper 60s. you might be keeping that sweater on throughout the day as our temperatures drop and the winds pick up. we'll talk more about the cooldown in our microclimate forecast coming up. the crash cleared in the nimitz in oakland. the truck scales are in operation, it looks like, on the northbound side but the taillights, no problems down into the south bay. we'll track that subtle build and see how things are on the longer drive coming out of contra costa county. good morning. very happy wednesday to you. apple says it will announce something new later this month. scary fast, it says, appropriate for october. there's also talk it's going to make big changes to its apple tv app. meta reports profits. it's also facing a big new lawsuit. more on that in a second. cruise, the automated car company owned by general motors has been told its cars are an unreasonable risk to people's safety and it can't drive taxis around san francisco anymore

unless there's actually a driver in them. this comes after the state accuses cruise of not telling the whole truth about an accident that badly hurt a pedestrian. this video shot by a bystander and uploaded to social media. the accident wasn't the robot car's fault, the pedestrian was hit by a different car, thrown into the path of the self-driving car, which came to an immediate halt. but what we didn't know at the time, and what regulators say they didn't know, was eventually the cruise car tried to pull over, but the victim was still underneath the car. cruise says it did inform regulators about that and showed them the video. bottom line, no more self-driving cruise taxis in san francisco. cruise says, after the incident, our team proactively shared information with the california dmv, cpuc and nhtsa, including the full video. california joined 32 other states suing meta, claiming the

facebook parent creates products that addict kids. the suit lists the dopamine a child's brain might receive from a like or repost on social media. kids don't use facebook much anymore, but meta also runs instagram. the remarkable thing is it's a very bipartisan effort. a lot more on the "today" show. meantime, parents rallied in washington to push for a new bill kids online safety act which would put new restrictions and requirements on companies like meta. some of those parents lost children to tragedies they associate with social media, drug overdoses, cyber bullying and more. the bill has bipartisan support in the senate, 24 republicans, 22 democrats. not just support, they signed on as co-sponsors. >> there's a good chance legislation will pass. there's 47 senators behind it. we're going to move it forward to the house. this is important. it's something that needs to happen now. people are dying.

>> the house isn't going to do anything with it because the house has no leadership and can't pass any bills. we'll see what happens in the future. >> good to know. thank you very much. troubling new data suggests that most americans are seeing their rainy day funds evaporate. a new study from bank rate finds more than 80% of americans say they have not increased their emergency savings this year. among the most cited reasons, inflation, too much debt, and change in income or employment. also, nearly a third have less money now than they saved at the beginning of the year. slightly less than half of adults have enough money to cover three months worth of expenses. trending, america turns a page on the taco tuesday tussles. >> that means the phrase we can use everywhere in america. it follows an agreement by the

final holdout, a restaurant in new jersey called gregory's, they claimed that they first created the phrase 40 years ago. that means restaurants in all 50 states can now use it. that's taco tuesday. including taco bell, which led the legal battle for liberation. back in july, taco john's dropped its trademark, freeing the use of it. >> we were, like, taco who? >> who had the phrase taco tuesday? george. >> i've never eaten at one, but i see them on the way to tahoe. >> okay. >> they're around. >> i've never heard of it until we found out. >> i guess we were breaking the law saying taco tuesday all the time. >> taco bell did this so it's the liberty bell now. >> and it comes out on a wednesday. it's a cold one out there. >> it is cold, and we have colder mornings ahead.

i want to give you the heads up on that. as you're getting ready to step out in oakland, it's partly cloudy and temperatures are a little cooler than yesterday. we are back to seeing that fog drifting around, especially the north bay, and we'll see if it develops in the tri-valley. it really got thick around livermore, pleasanton and dublin yesterday, but we're seeing it once again in parts of the north bay as our temperatures start out in the upper 40s and low 50s. yes, it is a chilly morning. much of the rest of the bay area in the low 50s. it is 49 in fremont, and palo alto, you're starting the morning at 47 degrees, low 50s for the south count. and our temperature change compared to yesterday at this time, it is 12 degrees cooler in napa than this time yesterday. and the cold front hasn't arrived yet. we are seeing the long line of clouds, the rain that's moving through parts of the pacific northwest, and we're seeing that rain spreading into parts of the upper plains states and the rockies. around the bay area, we are

going to see a mostly cloudy day and temperatures in the upper 60s and low 70s. so even cooler than yesterday, with a high of 69 in walnut creek and in martinez. and in fremont, 66 degrees, 68 in san mateo, half moon bay headed for 64 degrees, and most of us in the mid to upper 50s and 60s, i should say, for san francisco, and 69 for sonoma, 64 in clear lake. take a look at the changes ahead. only a few low 70s today and tomorrow, but we'll also have another shot of some slightly cooler temperatures coming in on friday. that will bring in a slight chance of rain mostly for the north bay. then the weekend it clears out, but our highs only reach 70 degrees. our mornings is when you'll really feel the difference with those temperatures starting out in the low to mid-40s through early next week. mike, so far it seems like the commute is looking pretty good. >> that's what it looks like. on the sensors we have mostly

green. something new popped up at the castro valley y. we'll check out northbound 238. there seems to be a little slowing there. the opposite direction is eastbound 580, and i believe they may be picking up some of the cones because the reports are some cones are in the roadway eastbound 580 approaching the dublin interchange. no problem approaching the bay bridge. back to you. >> thank you so much. next here on nbc bay area news -- >> she didn't get the full tax refund she was promised and the state isn't helping. so she flagged us. so she flagged us. i'm csumeron

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good morning. we're talking about the middle class tax refund. the state of california sent qualifying taxpayers a special one-time payment through either direct deposit or debit card. all refunds should have arrived by the beginning of the year. cynthia in san jose got her debit card but here is what happened next. she tried to use it and the store told her the card only had $25 on it. yeah, someone had hacked in and spent $725 of cynthia's $750. so here is what she did. she filled out a dispute form with the state's card vendor, money network.

cynthia says she didn't hear back, so she contacted us. we contacted the state. within two weeks the vendor gave cynthia her $725. they wouldn't comment. cynthia is not alone. our responds teams here and in los angeles have handled several other cases where thieves have drained their tax refund cards. we asked the state how much fraud people have reported. it wouldn't tell us. but it did say this, we are following the industry best practice of not commenting on fraud levels or divulging any information that might be helpful to bad actors. if a thief spent your tax refund card, let us know. scan the qr code to fill out our consumer complaint form online. next, top stories we're following, including the latest fight over the speaker of the house. a new name. we'll tell you what he's about and what he stands for. many are calling him a good catch. a new manager expected to be

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breaking right now at 5:30, we had hurricane otis rapidly intensify and make a direct landfall in acapulco, mexico, last night. we're tracking the system and the impacts it's having on that western coast of mexico coming up in our forecast. and, also, a giant makeover. san francisco giants poised to

announce a new morning. an exciting homecoming for a man with deep bay area ties. this is "today in the bay." 5:30 on your wednesday morning. thanks for starting your morning with us. i'm laura garcia. >> i'm marcus washington. we want to get to breaking news this morning, hurricane otis has made landfall in mexico. here is a live look along acapulco coast near where the storm made the direct hit overnight. yesterday at this time, otis was just a tropical storm. when it made landfall as a category 4, winds were up to 165 miles per hour, and now it's been downgraded to a category 2. authorities yesterday urgently warning people there to hunker down and shelter in place. >> well, meteorologist kari hall joins us now. what's really amazing, in just 24 hours this storm just grew so quickly, bring us up to speed on the path.

it's intense. >>s intense, and we saw this large storm move over a very populated area in acapulco, mexico. so we are seeing a big impact because of that, as it is quickly moving inland. it just intensified so quickly that people didn't have a chance to get out of the way of this hurricane as it moved inland. now it is a category 2. that's still bringing wind speeds of 110 miles per hour, as it moves over very mountainous terrain. it will quickly weaken as we go throughout the day and through the day tomorrow. that may enhance the amount of rainfall that comes out of the system and the risk of landslides. we're looking at rainfall totals that could reach anywhere from 8 to 16 inches of rainfall over, once again, a very short period of time between today and tomorrow. that may cause more flooding, landslides and strong winds, and, also, that life-threatening storm surge. now, the last hurricane that we have of this magnitude was in

1997, so it's been a very long time since they've had a hurricane this strong. and that one killed over 200 people. there were thousands left homeless. we are seeing this happening now that we are getting warmer waters due to climate change, and that does have an impact on the intensity and how fast these hurricanes are strengthening as they move in. so warmer sea surface temperatures, warmer temperatures overall cause more evaporation and more precipitation, which makes it that much more dangerous. so we'll continue to monitor the impacts. we're looking on social media and we'll have that update a little bit later. >> we'll check back with you. thank you. 5:33 right now. in other news, the house will, once again, try to elect a speaker later this morning. >> scott mcgrew with us this morning. the latest candidate, mike johnson of louisiana. >> exactly right. mike johnson. so here is mike johnson. if you're thinking to yourself, hold on, last i heard, the pick was tom emmer of minnesota, i

get your confusion. it's been a rough ride for republicans in the house in general, and it's getting worse. johnson was chosen in a last-minute secret vote yesterday, after the party's first choice, emmer, decided not to run for speaker just three hours after republicans asked him to. why the sudden change of heart? trump. >> most people are maga in the republican party, they want it to be great again. so i disagreed with him on a lot of things over the years and i assume it had a big impact. >> another way to phrase this is the republicans' choice for speaker, tom emmer, is not running for speaker because he could not get support from republicans. what do we know about johnson? marcus, you mentioned he's from louisiana, he's been in congress since 2016, and he says if he's picked as speaker, he promises

a, quote, new form of government. johnson gets a lot of laws passed, the most of any candidates we've seen so far. remember, jordan never sponsored anything. johnson supports donald trump, voted against certifying the 2020 presidential election, and served on both the trump impeachment defense teams. he does not favor support to ukraine. and as of this morning, he can't win. with roughly 40 fellow republicans saying they're going to vote for somebody else. other news, former trump attorney michael cohen will be back in a new york court testifying against donald trump. trump accused of defrauding banks by inflating the value of his real estate. cohen yesterday confirmed that. it was the first time that trump and cohen have been face to face in years. a viewer reminded me to remind you, a judge has already decided

trump, his sons, his company, did the thing they're accused of. this civil trial is just about the punishment. the trial and the vote in washington get under way, both, in about three hours. 5:35 right now. to developments overnight in the middle east. we have a live look at the northern israeli border with lebanon where clashes between israeli forces and hezbollah continue. there are concerns about a new escalation after strikes from syria. the war has led to more than 6,500 deaths in gaza. israel continues relentless air strikes in gaza, and despite some aid getting into the region passing through the border with egypt, medical supplies and other resources are still extremely limited, with hospitals said to be on the brink of collapse. the world health organization says fuel is becoming critical in continuing to power life-saving medical equipment.

these past few days hamas has released four hostages, two americans, two older israeli women. that still leaves more than 200 people held captive by the terror group. family members are demanding more to be done to bring their loved ones done. nbc news's stephanie gosk speaks to a woman sharing her desperate pleas. hamas kidnapped her children and cousins from the kibbutz over three weeks ago. >> every morning i wake up and i still cry, i sleep with my eyes open. it dawns on me again that we're still here, we're still in this purgatory. >> you can hear more of that interview after "today in the bay" at 7:00 on the "today" show. here at home, uc berkeley students organizing a walkout in support of palestinians in gaza. various student groups promising to walk out at 12:30 this afternoon. they're also planning to gather at sproul plaza with the idea of

holding a campus teach-in. new developments in san francisco where supervisors are asking mayor london breed to help local businesses ahead of the massive apec summit. the asia pacific economic cooperation summit takes place next month and it is expected to lock up large areas of downtown. the "chronicle" reports that supervisors are asking mayor breed to tap into $10 million in public funding to cover some of the potential losses. businesses in areas around moscone center among those likely to lose money due to the strict security measures. breed says she's open to helping, but points out the summit will bring in more than $50 million in much needed revenues for the city's struggling economy. also keeping it in san francisco, but on a different note here, the current baseball season may still be wrapping up, but giants fans this morning are waking up to a brand new era. >> a few hours from now team leaders will introduce the new

giants manager, and let's just say the face is a familiar one to us. "today in the bay"'s ginger conejero saab live for us in the city this morning. ginger, this manager certainly comes with a winning reputation. >> reporter: and that is why many giants fans are calling him a catch, marcus and laura, and those fans are anticipating that big announcement to be made possibly just several hours from now. bob melvin is leaving the sunshine of san diego and coming back to the iconic san francisco fog, as the anticipated 17th manager of the san francisco giants. now, melvin was a catcher with the giants for three seasons in the late '80s. he bleeds the bay area. he was born in palo alto, grew up on the peninsula, and went to menlo atherton high school. he's managed several teams. before san diego, he managed the a's for 11 seasons, and that's where he worked with the giants

general manager. he will fill the void left by gabe kapler, who was relieved of his duties late in the season. melvin was in the opposite dugout for his final game in san francisco. melvin could be a really good fit in san francisco. there's speculation that he may bring over some other coaches from the padres, including matt williams, who used to play third base back when i was a little girl, for the giants. but there's a lot of throwback talk. the first big announcement, of course, is being anticipated. there's a press conference at 10:30 where we expect the announcement to be made at oracle park behind us. we'll be streaming that and keeping tabs online. >> we'll have to get used to seeing him in black and orange now. >> thanks, ginger. let's take a live look outside. this is from san jose. quiet city streets out there this morning. it is a cold morning, cold start

to the morning. we want to check in with kari right now with a look at our forecast. >> you think this is cold? this is nothing. >> it's cooler. come on, we were in the 90s last thursday. >> i know. and the temperatures will continue to drop and the mornings over the next several days. in fact, tomorrow morning may be about 10 degrees lower, and we're starting out with fog, especially in the north bay. once again, lower visibility around santa rosa. it's clear in novato, but the cold front is on the way, and once it gets here, we're going to see the rain moving across the pacific northwest and falling apart as it gets here. but we are going to see more clouds coming in. take a look at our trend in cupertino, at 11:00, it is partly cloudy and then it turns mostly cloudy as that cold front drops in. winds will be breezy, and we stay in the 60s for today. we'll talk about some big changes in the forecast as we go into the next few days. that's coming up. mike, you have an alert coming out of castro valley?

>> just off the castro valley y, heading up north 238. that's where there's a lot of focused slowing. we have a couple of lanes blocked by an overturned suv. the backup is quickly building now. chp has issued an alert because they're not sure how long it's going to take to get a tow truck there. they called off the ambulance and it sounds like no major injuries. we'll watch that build. there's still construction eastbound 580 toward the dublin interchange and a crash coming westbound. there may be a distraction on the shoulder as you approach, it doesn't look like a lot of slowing. a little build for san jose. typical at this time. the peninsula is clear. we'll take you for a look ahead. overnight westbound, the caldecott tunnel, one bore is closed, but eastbound i've been hearing about one bore closed as well. both directions will have at least one bore open each direction and it's been just fine. we haven't seen any problems or delays. the concern is the morning commute, and right now it's

moving just fine. build through richmond for west 80. highway 37 shows a build and so does highway 4. slow be sensors, just a bit under the limit, 242, blips, we're always concerned if they're going to grow or hold steady. the bay bridge toll plaza is growing a bit. i believe there's a disabled vehicle at the treasure island area. once that hit the chp report, they slowed down the metering lights. this should start to move better because i think they can move that car. we'll double-check on it. the person called chp because their light went on saying they might have low pressure. i don't think the car is undrivable. we'll track it. headed into uncharted territory. coming up, a troubling new report about our climate in crisis. why one global group of experts argue the situation has gotten worse. plus, putting mental health at the forefront. the reason one doctor is encouraging all men to nurture their own mental health, especially bcks andla l

good wednesday morning. the time is 5:46. let's head to pittsburg, with a look at our trend for today. at 8:00, it's partly cloudy and i think the morning will be the sunniest we'll see for much of the day. more clouds move in for the afternoon, and our temperatures here stay in the 60s, with a cloudy evening ahead. we have a cold front coming in. we'll talk about the changes in our microclimate forecast coming

up. and our live look at dublin shows 580 just fine, but just a little bit west of here toward the dublin interchange a crash blocks one lane and it may start to gum up traffic around the dublin b.a.r.t. station. we're going to swing the camera around because i see the sensors start to slow. in addition, north 238 coming off the castro valley y. governor newsom is continuing his week-long trip to china. early this morning, newsom met with chinese president xi jinping in a surprise meeting. the u.s. and china are the biggest greenhouse gas emitters in the world. newsom office office says they discussed the fentanyl crisis and china's role in combatting the shipping of precursor chemicals. the meeting is drawing bipartisan criticism here in the united states. republicans and democrats are

raising concerns over china's human rights record and other issues. the suspect accused of murdering a san francisco tech executive is scheduled to appear back in court. prosecutors say momeni stabbed cash app founder bob lee to death in april. they believe it may have stemmed from a dispute over momeni's sister. it is possible the judge will set a trial date today. a condemned south bay home now listed for sale for a million dollars. the home on potomac court in san jose deemed a meth lab. police and fbi agents raided the home saying a man living there with his wife and young children was stockpiling bomb making chemicals, methamphetamine and firearms. the home is for sale for $1.5 million, but there's a warning attached. the listing says that it, quote, has an inactive meth lab and

meth contamination. now, would-be buyers are not allowed on the property until it's cleared by santa clara health department. the man arrested, peter karasev is charged with planting bombs at electrical transformers. new this morning, a new warning from experts suggesting our climate in crisis is headed deeper into uncharted territory. an international coalition of climate scientists are issuing a report in the publication "bioscience" that concludes earth's vital signs are worsening beyond anything previously seen. they site rising global temperatures, surging ocean temperatures as well, and the hottest july far beyond recorded history, as well as continued reliance on fossil fuels. they conclude the accumulation of climate extremes is

threatening the very existence of earth's natural and socioeconomic systems. new for you, a new campaign, bringing more awareness to mental health care for black and latino men. the huntsman mental health institute is launching a campaign called love your mind. researchers find black and latino men feel stigma toward getting help and often feel like the world does not listen to them nor their needs. one expert explains that mental health is critical for anyone who is hoping to provide the best for their loved ones. >> if you're going to show up for other people, you have to take care of yourself first. you have to address your own mental health challenges, the stresses in your environment. you can't be your full self and giving and making sacrifices if you don't take care of your own health. >> now, the love your mind campaign not only encourages people to seek help, but reminds everyone that this is not a sign of weakness, but really a sign

of strength. you can check love your mind website for resources to find therapists and mental health information. dub nation, just one game, right? the suns are kind of putting a dark cloud over the start of the nba season. here is the sooenz, opening night last night at chase center, the warriors new addition chris paul facing paul's former team, phoenix and kevin durant. the game was close at the end. steph's three-pointer cut the suns lead with 30 seconds left. the suns put the game away, winning it 108-104. despite some key missed shots down the stretch, steph curry was optimistic afterwards. >> the offense is trying to continue to get better. we're in a good place where we can get better. >> it's the start of the season. come on. the next three games on the road starting friday in sacramento. >> they're going to do just fine. starbucks so far not saying a lot about the recent bay area

customer complaints over disappearance of one popular perk. so for a lot of people a trip to starbucks means free wi-fi. that option still in place, but customers there in some of the stores say the power outlets are being blocked or removed altogether. one customer in san leandro tells us that they were actually told it's because the store is no longer encouraging long stays. sf gate reports that some san francisco starbucks are removing furniture. we did reach out to starbucks corporate, which only said that they're looking into it. >> grab your coffee and get out of here. so trending this morning, you'll shoot your eye out. you may remember that line from the christmas classic "a christmas story". well, the house in the movie in cleveland, ohio, finally resold. >> the current owner, ryan jones, announced that on the facebook page that a deal has been reached. jones purchased the home back in 2004 and he's run it as a tourist attraction since 2006.

on the post, jones says the operations will continue as normal during and after the transition. kari, we hear that your family, you watch that movie every single christmas. you say you know it line for line. >> yeah, we watch it over and over again. they do show it on a marathon starting christmas eve. so we're there watching it over and over again. >> it's a great movie. >> it is a great movie. i'm sad that we can't go tour the house. >> we can get you one of those lamps, though. [ laughter ] >> now, that would be a good one. so let's get started. no snow in our forecast, but we are going to have some cooler temperatures coming in as we go into the next few days. take a live look outside in dublin. it looks busy out there. we're going to check in with mike in just a bit. weather-wise it is clear because it got so foggy yesterday morning. and now we're seeing some better visibility. as far as temperatures, it is

cool. we're at 55 degrees there in dublin, 50 in livermore. it is 49 in santa rosa. but these temperatures are going to be much lower over the next few days and we're already seeing a cooldown. in napa, it is 12 degrees lower than yesterday at this time. we are going to see temperatures continuing to drop as this cold front continues to move across the region. right now it is bringing rain across the pacific northwest, and by the time it makes it into the bay area, we're going to see a lot of the rain just falling apart. but i wouldn't rule out a spotty shower or two, especially for the north bay, with a slight chance of rain. the rest of the bay area will be mostly cloudy, and we can see it fizzling out as it moves through. the rest of the forecast is dry, but the cool air will be settling in going into the weekend. so let's take a look at these temperatures. we're in the upper 60s for most of us today, but we will see a few low 70s here and there. tomorrow, it's about the same,

but a few parts of the bay area, like morgan hill, may be even a degree or two lower, with highs in the upper 60s. that's the kind of weather we'll see through the end of the week, with low to mid-60s. in fact, as we take a look at morgan hill, it's going to be a while before we warm up. maybe not until next tuesday. if you like warmer weather, it's not with us for this weekend, but next week is looking a little warmer. we'll bring it up about 10 degrees. overall our temperature trend is downward but our mornings is when we'll have the biggest change, with our starts in the low to mid-40s. get ready to break out the sweaters, because we'll have some chilly mornings ahead. mike, you have two crashes impacting the commute? >> you talked about the slowing and, yeah, definitely visible. we told you we were going to swing the camera around. we see the backup and we've held right here, the backup is approaching the 580 at 680. that's the dublin interchange in

the westbound direction. i just got the update from chp that the middle lane was blocked and it's no longer blocked. i believe that means everything is off to the shoulder. it's a distraction and rippling back past where our camera is, just west of del charro. the second crash is off west 580. the alert issued by chp, two lanes are blocked in the northbound direction. that's your commute heading toward 880. that is a problem. the city streets are going to start getting more traffic as well. meanwhile, the rest of the bay, outside of the two crashes, everything else looks standard. an urgent rescue operation is under way focusing on california's salmon population. the department of fish and wildlife and the noaa are teaming up to try to save them from extinction.

the groups are capturing salmon in the sacramento winter in hopes of raising them to adulthood at uc davis. the fish were declared threatened back in 1999 under the endangered species act. they experienced low survival rates in 2021. ahead at 6:00, tracking hurricane otis, who morphed into a category 5 in just a matter of hours. the powerful storm made landfall overnight. we've got team coverage monitoring the impact. plus, a legendary south bay restaurant shutting down. the reason the popular joint is being moved from its current location. keep it here. keep it here.

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right now at 6:00, hurricane otis slams into acapulco as a category 5 storm. we have coverage of its path and the potential for catastrophic destruction. a 4-year-old girl was found safe. details we're expecting from police after she was taken from her home. now israel is