of life and death. the new warning from the united nations as israel continues to reject all calls for a cease-fire, and the imminent debate in washington over new funding for israeli forces. san francisco police investigate, after a wrong-way driver strikes a pedestrian. we're live this morning in the financial district with the still unanswered questions. also, flipping the switch on new housing, the plan to turn a

once popular electronics store into hundreds of new south bay homes. this is "today in the bay." >> a very good morning to you. 5:00 right now. thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> i'm marcus washington. we're going to get a look at the commute in just a bit. first, the forecast right now. you've been tracking what we can expect. >> yes, a cool start and a warm day. it's basically going to be a repeat of yesterday. as we take a look a look at our temperatures, sonoma, you're at the coldest temperature we have right now on the map. it is 36 degrees there. and in dublin it is 38 degrees. palo alto, waking up and heading out to 40 degrees, with temperatures in the low 50s for los gatos and 52 for san mateo. as we take a look at our forecast for this evening, we are going to have -- we're going to have a look at what to expect. i popped up the wrong graphic there. we'll have a look at that and,

also, your forecast for the rest of the week coming up in a few minutes. mike, you have great news if you're heading across the dumbarton bridge. >> i was tickled that scared you because it's supposed to. dumbarton bridge, nothing scary here. great news, it reopened earlier than the 5:00 reopen schedule, so that's great for the morning commute. both directions are flowing. the san mateo bridge was one of your relief valves and so was 237. by the time i checked at about 8:15 last night, the traffic was very good. bigger commute tonight and we will have the eastbound closure once again. traffic is flowing smoothly across the bridges, as you would expect, 5:05, an easy, light drive into san francisco. we have breaking news out of southern california where firefighters are trying to control an out-of-control wildfire that destroyed at least one home. the fire is burning in riverside county. several neighborhoods are under evacuation orders and the area

is under a red flag warning. the fire started a little after noon yesterday. strong winds helped fan the flames. at least 1,200 acres have burned so far. as of last night, there was no containment. so far, no injuries are reported. right now an investigation is unfolding in san francisco, after a pedestrian was hit by a car going the wrong way down a busy street. >> "today in the bay"'s ginger conejero saab is live for us in the city this morning. ginger, this is really just the latest incident to serve as a reminder to people to get ready for this morning commute. >> reporter: marcus and laura, this pedestrian collision comes just several days after another pedestrian was hit and killed in san francisco. the pedestrian in this accident was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries, and, yes, it does serve as a reminder this morning. it happened last night in the heart of the financial district on montgomery and market streets, shortly before 8:00. the driver of a red sedan with

an out of state license plate was seen making a wrong turn, then hit someone on the street. montgomery is a one-way street and is quite busy, especially close to that intersection. the street was closed from sutter to market street last night as police investigated. sfpd says the driver involved called 911 to report the accident and told dispatchers that he had made a wrong turn and struck a pedestrian. that driver did remain on the scene. now, as of september, san francisco has had 19 traffic deaths so far this year. that number is down from 27 at this point last year, as you can see from this graph. 2022 had the most traffic fatalities in the city since 2014, but as you mentioned, marcus, this really just serving as a reminder this morning to be careful, look both ways, if you will, before crossing the street, as well as keeping your eye out for other cars. >> something can come up on you

just in a matter of seconds. >> have to pay attention to those signs as a driver. thank you. well, a new grand jury indictment spells out the charges against a south bay mother accused of throwing out of control parties for minors. shannon o'connor due back in court next week for a preliminary hearing. the indictment filed yesterday includes more than five dozen o'connor has been in custody for nearly two full years. she's accused of endangering juveniles with alcohol and encouraging them to have sex. that new indictment is expected to clear the way for a criminal trial. developments overnight in the middle east, we have a live look at israel from the gaza border. the united nations is turning up the heat on israel and the unfolding humanitarian crisis in gaza, which remains mostly cut off from the outside world, with just a few trucks of aid arriving every day. the u.n. is calling for a humanitarian cease-fire, saying it is now a matter of life and

death for people in gaza. the cease-fire will allow for more aid to enter that area. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu yesterday reiterated there is no chance of a cease-fire. new video this morning of a barrage of explosions in gaza. idf says it was ex handed ground operations, and overnight filled dozens of hamas fighters. they're calling for an immediate release of all hostages held by hamas. right now, about 240 people are still being held captive by the terror organization. all of this comes as the u.s. senate is set to debate president biden's supplemental aid package for israel and the ukraine. as "today in the bay"'s drew petrimoulx reports from washington, lawmakers will hear testimony from homeland security leaders about threats within our borders. >> reporter: with israel's ground invasion under way, top u.s. officials heading to capitol hill. defense secretary lloyd austin

and secretary of state antony blinken set to testify tuesday in front of the senate appropriations committee, amid a fight in congress over funding for israel and ukraine. some in congress want to send aid to israel, while pushing off debate over funding for ukraine and other priorities. others want to tie the two aid packages together and link them with money for taiwan and u.s. border security. >> at the end of the day, all of those things have to be done, not some of them, but all of them. >> i think it's much easier to do everything at once. >> reporter: meanwhile, with the humanitarian crisis in gaza growing more desperate every day, the u.s. state department says it's pushing for relief. >> yesterday 45 trucks carrying food, water, and other humanitarian aid moved through the rafah crossing into gaza, marking the highest single day shipment to date. >> reporter: still, u.s. officials are not calling for a cease-fire, as israeli forces push into gaza, promising to destroy hamas. >> what we have said should be

considered and explored, our temporary localized humanitarian pauses to allow aid to get to specific populations and maybe to help with the evacuation of people that want to get out and move to the south. we do support that. we do not support a cease-fire at this time. >> reporter: across the u.s., jewish and muslim leaders say threats against their people are on the rise as tensions boil over in the streets and on college campuses. drew petrimoulx, nbc news, washington. well, the site of the former south bay electronics headquarters is being considered for a large-scale development with hundreds of new housing units. "the mercury news" cites city documents indicating developers are hoping to build what may be more than 1,000 units. this is near interstate 880 in north san jose where there were warehouses and flagship stores. they went out of business in early 2021.

so far, developers are not commenting. let's take a peek outside, overlooking san francisco. tracking that halloween forecast. i think it should be nice for those little goblins out there. >> it will be nice this evening. let me show you the graphic i wanted to show you. we're going to get a look at the east bay and our forecast for the evening. we are checking out martinez, right at about 7:00, i think that's when the activity really ramps up. it's dark outside and we're also feeling those temperatures starting to drop, and after hitting the mid-70s we're going to dip to about 68 degrees, with a clear sky throughout the evening. let's get a look at all of our highs today. it is going to be beautiful out there, headed for 77 in novato, santa rosa reaching 77, about the same in san jose, and in fremont. really not a wide range in temperatures here, but it will be a little warmer for the south county, with san martin hitting 82 degrees. we'll talk about what's ahead in a few minutes. mike has a look at where we can find lower gas prices.

>> hoping to find treats in santa clara. the best deal $4.55, the costco on coleman. in contra costa county, it's $4.59, mobil in brentwood. in the north bay, $4.69 at vallejo, the sinclair station on fairgrounds drive. thanks for sharing prices on gasbuddy.com. on the roadways, a smooth flow of traffic. easy drive. we have no problem on the dumbarton bridge, that cleared earlier than 5:00 a.m. getting to the bay bridge or the richmond bridge, a smooth flow of traffic. driving through contra costa county, we're at speed, kirker pass, remember, that's a surface street so it's going to be a little slower because you've got to stop. you've got to stop when it says stop. back to you. >> that's your advice for the day. 5:10 right now. back on the stand. coming up next, the criminal fraud trial continues for disgraced former crypto king sam

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happy halloween. the time is 5:13. let's head to gilroy with a look at how the day shapes up. it's going to be one of those days where you want to keep the jacket on early, but then you'll be peeling it off. we're going from 42 degrees at 7:00 to 80 degrees at 3:00. so we are going to have a big range in temperatures throughout the day, and just as fast as it warms up, it cools down this evening. we'll talk more about that and a look at the rest of the week in a few minutes. dublin, a smooth drive. no problem out of the altamont pass. building volume westbound. headlights heading through the dublin interchange. good morning. very happy halloween to you. the fed starts day one of its two-day interest rate meeting today. a company called hippo in palo alto is laying off. the insurance company's stock down about 80% on the year. apple had a rare evening event where it introduced laptops last

night. the united auto workers have reached a deal with all three of the big automakers, meaning the historic strike is coming to an end, and the workers did very well. >> now that we have a groundbreaking tentative agreement at gm, we're officially suspending our stand-up strike against each of the big three. the u.s. supreme court will consider a case today involving politicians and social media. the question, can someone who sits on, say, a local school board block someone else from posting on their account, or is that a violation of free speech? regular people, you and me, we can block anybody we want from posting on our facebook page, but public officials, elected to office, working for the taxpayer, generally can't. not on their official accounts, mayor or sheriff or whatever. but what about their personal accounts? where does official end and personal begin? that's a question for the supreme court.

sam bankman-fried was back on the stand monday, facing tough examination from prosecutors, who would like to send him to prison for decades for, they say, ripping off investors, with his cryptocurrency company ftx. now, this is a federal trial, so there are no cameras, but there are artists in this courtroom sketching him. many on social media have said, a lot of those pictures are really quite flattering to bankman-fried. the trial has not been going well for the defense. testifying in his own defense is seen by many as a last-minute attempt to turn things around. a company called e-hang just became the first to get a permit to fly an air taxi with passengers in china, fully autonomous. you just choose your destination on a touch screen. if you grew up with the jetsens, you've been waiting for air taxis. this week on sand hill road we talk to the lead investor for boeing, the person who takes boeing's money and finds

interesting start-ups about the future of flight. >> what i love about it is just sort of, you know, looking at the other people on the airplane and thinking about what we're doing, thinking about connecting the world, connecting people that maybe had never seen each other face-to-face, giving people experiences, just take it all in. this is exactly what we do and why aviation is so cool. >> ryan shetler with horizon x on our podcast, sand hill road, available on apple and google and you can ask alexa to play it. >> how cool, yet scary is that. who is driving it? >> there are bay area companies working on the very same thing. and, yeah, autonomous and in the air and somehow not hitting anything. >> it's one thing with a car. >> air traffic control for that. >> that's the biggest issue. it's not the technology of the air taxi. it's how do you safely get two of them to pass each other. we talk a lot about that.

>> interesting. thanks, scott. speaking of scary, marriage. some people will say marriage is one of the scariest ventures that you can embark on. this morning 18 couples will tie the knot on a day that will be hard to forget when it comes to their anniversary. contra costa's county clerk's office performing scaremonies in celebration of halloween. these are pictures of past weddings on previous spooky days. today's weddings will be officiated by clerk staff in costume. the weddings are being offered between 8:20 this morning and 3:20 this afternoon. couples must have an appointment to participate. and trending this morning, some new arrivals adding joy and laughs this halloween for the halloween spirit, and we're guessing they absolutely have no idea. >> they will one day. they're infants at the nicu in

chicago, taking part in a viral costume contest. take a look. they are adorable. look at this. advocate childrens' hospital organizes the annual contests and the winner was dressed as nicu barbie. second place, reminding us you're never too young for a little self-care. other honorable mentions include baby noah as yoda and twins dressed as a pack of twinkies. participants are all really winners. god bless those nicu nurses as well, too. they make it so amazing for the parents. >> i can imagine the joy that brought. >> completely. it's because hard seeing your baby in an incubator. you walk in and they're so cute. adorable. halloween is so fun. >> it is. and i was thinking for this evening we're trying to piece together some costumes and stuff -- >> something cooler. >> something cooler to keep them

warm. temperatures are going to drop very quickly as we go through the evening. so a lot of decisions the parents are having to make today. so let's get started with a look at going to work this morning, and a look at that bay bridge. it is all clear, really the weather is kind of the least of your worries today. it's going to be really nice as we go throughout the day. but it does start out chilly, so as they're starting out for school and maybe they have one of those costume parades going on throughout the school day, we are going to have a cool morning. but then it does warm up nicely. look at the temperatures that we're seeing in parts of the north bay, upper 30s right now, we're in the mid-40s in san francisco, and it is 49 in san jose. and then as we take a look at our evening forecast, we reach up to 75 in dublin, but then as soon as the sun sets, we see those temperatures start to drop, and that's going to be shortly after 6:00. and then we're in the low 60s here at 7:00, and then at 8:00 it's only 57 degrees.

so a big warm-up, a big cooldown, and we'll see those high temperatures throughout the middle of the day, the most comfortable reaching into the mid to upper 70s. it's about the same tomorrow, in fact, as we go toward thursday there's not much of a change in our temperatures as we continue to enjoy these cool mornings and mild afternoons. so when are we going to get some rain? take a look at what to expect as we go toward the weekend. we start to see showers approaching into the north bay. by late friday evening into saturday, it looks like it's mostly in the north bay until saturday night and into sunday morning. we are going to see a couple of spotty showers moving through, it doesn't look like it's going to be raining all weekend, but we will have to watch the skies for wet weather as our temperatures come down. a look at walnut creek, we're going from highs in the upper 70s to upper 60s on sunday, and that's with clouds and that chance of rain. then looking at the extended forecast, we are going to see for our inland areas temperatures warm for now, but it will be cooler as we go

toward the weekend into early next week. mike, i know it's early, but things seem pretty calm in the traffic world. >> we don't want to over-generalize because it's very calm, a little build out of the altamont pass. we're going to show you the green sensors around the bay. we look at the travel times out of contra costa county and alameda counties, highway 4, an easy drive out of antioch. we should see some slowing into pittsburg and bay point in the next few minutes. vasco road still basically at speed, a little more volume and slowing as you're getting toward 580. 580 itself, once you pass grant line road, you're still at speed toward the dublin interchange. the bay bridge, the traffic flow is really nice. we should see some more slowing in about 20 minutes. and no problem across the golden gate bridge. we still have the southbound side, those traffic breaks should be just about over from the overnight crews. back to you. >> thanks, mike. 5:22 right now. next on "today in the bay," nbc bay area responds. >> her fridge is cold, but the

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so we all know it's disappointing when someone makes plans, then they don't show up. one east bay viewer says that's what appliance techs did to her repeatedly. >> she contacted our consumer investigator, chris chmura, and

the responds team, and chris did show up to help. >> let's talk about riya, she told us her samsung fridge's freezer wasn't freezing, or even cooling. the fridge was still under warranty. samsung sent some techs. they cut some tubing behind the fridge and promised to return and finish the job. they promised once, twice, three times, they promised four times within four weeks, but they never came back. zero fix. that's when she contacted us and we contacted samsung. it then sent a $2,379 full refund, the price of the refrigerator. samsung told us, we regret the experience and have worked to resolve this matter to her satisfaction. she's using the money to buy a new fridge. the exposed tubing had

contaminated the fridge. you don't have to go it alone. you can pull out your smartphone and snap that qr code. you don't have to settle for silence. you can get the state involved. the state bureau of household goods and services regulates appliance repair outfits. if you file an official complaint, you'll probably get the company's attention. you can also contact us. scan this qr code to fill out our consumer complaint form online. coming up on "today in the bay," trick or treat time is just hours away, and you're going to want to big through your kids' family, not just for favorites, but for

right now at 5:30, growing tensions on college campuses. a new bay area altercation caught on video shedding some light on the recent surge of anti-semitism and islamophobia. what's being done right here and nationwide to combat the hate. ensuring public safety. oakland unveils a new layer of security for downtown business districts. we're live this morning with the questions some are raising about how effective it will be. also, parents, make sure you check your childrens' halloween candy tonight. the reason police say this year is different and what to look out for. this is "today in the bay." happy halloween to you all out there on this tuesday.

i'm marcus washington. >> october 31st. i'm laura garcia. we're going to get to the top stories in just a moment. first, let's take a look at the forecast this morning. before we get to this, we want to get to this breaking news, where firefighters are battling an out-of-control wildfire near temecula and riverside county. at least one home is destroyed and evacuation orders are in effect for several neighborhoods. wind whipping flames have burned more than 1,200 acres and the area is under a red flag warning with gusty winds and low humidity. meteorologist kari hall has been monitoring the fire zone. talk to us about the kind of conditions firefighters are dealing with this morning. >> they are dealing with a red flag warning. they've had some really gusty winds in that area. we are still seeing red flag warning conditions farther to the north. that means the gusts could reach 30 to 50 miles per hour, and humidity at 5% to 10%. you can see the location of the fire is not included in that red

flag warning. it's much farther to the south. we have seen some gusty winds that do continue as we're seeing that fire spread rapidly. still gusty winds expected, very low humidity, and, unfortunately, we are in that fire season where we have to monitor for those conditions before we get widespread heavy rain, and that's something you'll be watching for today as the gusty winds continue. hopefully they will get more containment. mike, you've been looking at the dumbarton bridge. >> everything reopened. it's tough to see from the big picture. the headlights are going westbound and that was open all night. eastbound, the opposite direction, you can see some taillights. that opened before the 5:00 reopening, so that's great news. we'll watch for more traffic during the course of the day. this is the direction the closure will happen again tonight, starting at about 7:00. a heavier commute today and tomorrow, so we may see more disruption to highway 101 as folks head south to 237 or north

to 192. we do have a crash on city streets in fremont, but nothing going on for the freeways. great news through the tri-valley. highway 4, the slightest bit of slowing through contra costa county. highway 37 out of vallejo, traditional around muir island. back to you. >> thank you very much. 5:32. tonight is the night some children have been waiting months for. >> while the kids may have their sights set on getting all the candy they can possibly get, grown-ups want to have their eyes peeled for what's going on and going into that candy bucket. "today in the bay"'s kris sanchez is joining us now. really, it all comes down to the big weekend scare involving pot-laced sweets in the east bay. >> we heard about things like this happening, but we do know for a fact four children got an edible among their candy at an event. fortunately, only one child ate it and that child is okay, but right now alameda police are

asking all families who attended this event to throw out the candy. it happened on sunday at emilia event organized by the pta. the edibles look like square fruit chews, the size of a starburst, though the color is off. many edibles are packaged with plays on the names of candy, weedish fish, thc snickers and a grown-up would see the difference pretty immediately. but for a kid who wants to tear into a sweet treat, they may not notice the packaging. morgan hill police are also warning about rainbow fentanyl. fentanyl, of course, an opioid, 50 times more potent than heroin, 100 times more potent than morphine. >> the uniqueness about rainbow fentanyl is obviously the rainbow colored tablets, but those were found in packages of

skittles, sweet tarts and whoppers. so very, very concerning. we don't believe they're actually targeting children. however, if a child were to come across that and start ingesting tablets, that would be bad news. >> several police departments told us inspect all candy before you eat it, if you think your kids want to snack, bring some candy from home that you know is safe. when in doubt, throw it out. and make sure your kids are visible. kids are more at risk of being hit by a car on halloween than getting drug-laced candy. so the data shows that most children who are getting sick from eating edibles or coming into contact, they're finding that in the home. so 7,000 children between 2017 and 2021, 90% of them found that at home. >> scary. >> so if you have it, you're using it, it's legal. just make sure it's put away.

>> put they should make the packaging -- >> i was just about to say that. >> i mean, a grown-up, that's funny. but a kid doesn't know the difference. they just see the colors, especially the little ones. and, remember, this stuff is expensive. so people aren't just handing it out. if it's slipping in there, i think there are far and few in between. but it's enough to be vigilant. >> frightening. >> pay attention to what's going in that bag. thanks, kris. berkeley leaders are joining the chorus of those expressing concerns about rising levels of on-campus anti-semitism. video from a recent rally shows a person grabbing someone's israeli flag and then a momentary scuffle. over the weekend, the dean of cal's law school wrote an op-ed saying anti-semitism on campus is at levels he's never seen before. the president of the pro-israel student group agrees the situation is becoming tense as the conflict in the middle east

escalates. >> especially a couple of weeks ago on the friday that was called for the global day of jihad, almost every jewish student that i know was encouraged by their parents and encouraged by the jewish community not to attend class that day, and that just feels wrong. >> stanford experienced its own recent incident where an instructor was suspended for sending israeli and jewish students to the corner of a classroom to suggest it reflected the treatment of palestinians. the white house is responding to growing tensions nationally, announcing improved cooperation with college law enforcement teams and state and local agencies. jury selection is set to begin in a case of a peninsula man charged with a brutal murder of his young daughter's mother. prosecutors say 33-year-old jose solano landaeta used a samurai sword to kill karina castro outside of her home back in september of last year. earlier this area, the defendant was deemed mentally fit to stand

trial. jury selection is expected to last through friday, with opening statements scheduled for next monday. this morning in oakland, leaders are getting set to announce a new program designed to boost downtown safety. "today in the bay"'s bob redell joins us live. this all comes as leaders pulled the plug on another policing program less than 24 hours, i understand, after it started. >> reporter: correct. good morning to you. it's not clear if this morning's announcement is coincidental to the other program canceled this weekend. but at noon today, mayor sheng thao of oakland will launch the new five after five safety program, which will provide a secure parking garage in downtown oakland for visitors and workers. this weekend the city launched the auto burglary pilot program that encouraged people to report car break-ins via social media. but opd pulled the plug on that less than 24 hours after it

started. a source inside opd tells nbc bay area that rank-and-file officers were never provided any internal details or orders on the operation. in a statement, opd only said, quote, the test concluded as scheduled and that the social media accounts would be reactivated ahead of their next test. more than 11,000 car break-ins have been reported in oakland this year, a 35% increase from 2022. more than 12,000 cars have been reported stolen. >> in oakland right now, you cannot have a car or truck outside. >> that seems a very short pilot program. >> if it doesn't work, you don't continue to use it. but you have to give it more than 24 hours. >> the issue here is real serious. now, i understand what the police department was trying to introduce, technology for us to report it. but we're already way behind when it comes to 911, 311 calls,

it takes forever. >> reporter: that was oakland city council member noel gallo, who says the city council was not aware of the auto burglary pilot program that was canceled this weekend after less than 24 hours. reporting live, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> all right, thanks for the latest there, bob. it is 5:40 this morning. taking a live look out in san jose. meteorologist kari hall is tracking the forecast for us today. another cool start to the morning. >> i know a lot of people may be wearing their costumes to the office or to school today, and it's going to be one where you do want to dress in layers because it's cool now, but it warms up throughout the day. as we take a live look outside in dublin, all clear. no issues with visibility. but, yeah, it's cold out there. temperature at 35 in sonoma, it is 42 in livermore. we're at 45 in san francisco. after this cool start, we may get into the mid to upper 70s,

so it's going to warm up and then cool down as we go into the evening. let's check out our forecast for this evening in san mateo, in time for trick-or-treating, right at 7:00, we are seeing those temperatures dropping down to 63 degrees. so that's pretty chilly out there. we'll get a look at the rest of the forecast coming up. mike, you're looking at a busy commute. >> this is back to the dublin shot, because of course i'm focusing on the volume of traffic. it was clustering together, there must have been some sort of traffic break. nothing in the chp grid, but it's starting to move better now. the speed sensors showing orange, improving to yellow. that means speeds are coming back up, but the volume is building in the tri-valley. coming out of contra costa county, everything looks pretty standard. we have more slowing on highway 4 and that's typical as you head toward concord. a crash on the shoulder in muir island. no additional complications for 37. the backup forming at the bay bridge as we're looking at the lanes and the metering lights.

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happy halloween to you. the time is 5:44. let's head to napa, where we start out very chilly. at 8:00, it's still in the low 40s, but there will be a few clouds throughout the morning and clearing into the afternoon. overall, a really pleasant day ahead. we'll get a look at our halloween forecast for trick-or-treating time and the rest of the week in a few minutes. coming toward us, the headlights are northbound 280, underneath 17, 880 over-crossing there. things are moving smoothly, but getting more congested through san jose. we'll talk about the south bay build and give you a k contra costa county as well coming up. >> thank you so much. it's a quarter until 6:00 right now. a new war of words is brewing in

alameda county where d.a. pamela price is trying to remove a high-profile defense attorney in a police shooting trial. michael rains is representing former san leandro police officer jason fletcher, who pleaded not guilty to manslaughter charges in connection with the 2020 deadly shooting inside a crowded walmart. price claims rains misappropriated privileged work from a county prosecutor and she's filing a motion to disqualify him from the case. rains calls the motion absurd. the d.a.'s office did not respond to our request for comment. >> he provided that information to the county's affirmative action officer in a written complaint filed there. that's where the information arrived from. that will be explained in much greater detail in our response to this frivolous motion. >> we reached out to d.a. price's office for comment, but have yet to hear back. both parties are set to return

to court on november 20th. 5:46 right now. president biden is praising automakers and auto workers this morning. >> scott mcgrew has certainly been following this. a historic strike against the big three is almost over. >> it's almost over. the workers are doing really well in the deal, which still needs a few crossed ts and dotted is. the white house had gotten deeply involved in the strike. not really as a negotiator, but rather squarely on the side of workers. president biden has claimed to be the most union-friendly president in modern era. >> i applaud the uaw and the leaders of the automobile companies for agreeing that all the workers on strike and all those who were walking the picket lines can go back to work immediately, even before the vote is taken. >> you'll remember biden walked the picket lines are workers in michigan, becoming the first

sitting u.s. president in history to do so, telling them on day 12 of the strike to stick with it. the strike ended up lasting six weeks. in washington, the u.s. senate is working on a bill that would fund the defense of israel, the defense of ukraine and taiwan, and our own borders as well. the house, meanwhile, only considering funding for israel. and the way brand new speaker mike johnson wants to do that is unusual. he wants to take $14 billion designated for the irs under the inflation reduction act to pay for it. the $14 billion goes towards taxpayer services and an effort to crack down on wealthy tax cheats. government accountants point out, when you take a dollar from the irs, you're taking more than a dollar because you're weakening the agency that raises money for the government. when you give the irs a dollar, it's more than a dollar. the nonpartisan congressional budget office estimates the $80 billion the irs received through

its latest funding would cut the deficit by $100 billion, because the irs would be able to collect the money taxpayers owed it. keep your eye on an obscure trial in colorado. they're trying to decide if donald trump should be allowed on the ballot. the constitution says people who engage in insurrection or rebellion can't hold office. the court is going to have to figure out what does engage mean, how do you define an insurrection? trump faces similar eligibility challenges in minnesota, new hampshire, arizona and michigan. it's halloween, the white house celebrated last night with trick-or-treating. the president handed out candy, the first lady is a teacher and handed out books. she called it hallo-read. back to you. >> the buckets got really heavy with all the books. october, both filipino american heritage month and also a time when u.s. small business administration highlights the importance of women-owned small

businesses. >> today mike wanted to feature both aspects on this final day of the month. ♪♪ >> reporter: mother of three, plant mom, and small business owner. her small business is an elevated plant boutique and event space. she's surrounded by other small businesses for blocks, and says there is an advantage to not being part of the big corporate chain. >> we do try to collaborate when we're doing events, just so we can also create more exposure for each other. it is filipino american heritage month, and i really wanted to tribute to our deejays. ♪♪ >> reporter: charlene is also a deejay, another of her businesses. she's part of an all filipino deejay crew, ladies first deejay

crew bay area, and she's half of a crew called soul mates where her other half is her husband mike. together, they hold residencies at a number of south bay clubs. plus, she's a deejay instructor, teaching valuable lessons learned from that side of the business, too. >> as a woman, i do find that i have to come into a room being a little more confident and and show that i'm actually -- i am supposed to be here in this space. >> so it's three businesses with so many more offshoots sprouting up with her help, and once a month her special events make momstera lounge a place where she helps stack the decks a little more evenly across her world. >> looks like she's doing what she loves. >> music is good for plants, i

guess. now, she's got the business, and second generation, so she and her husband, charlene and mike are part of soul mates, and so they do a deejay duo. it started out as we need to share a common hobby. now here at a number of clubs in the south bay. their daughter is a professional deejay as well. >> that's cool when your hobby turns into a money maker. >> she was vibing, too. >> chilling in the lounge. speaking of cool, go outside and you feel it. >> you know, we only have a few hours in the middle of the afternoon when it actually feels nice outside. it's so cold in the morning and then the temperature drops quickly in the evening. so in time for trick-or-treating, we're going to see the temperatures in san francisco go from 72, the high that we'll see at about 4:00, to 6:00 it's already starting to cool down. we're in the upper 60s. i think most people will be out trick-or-treating around 7:00. it will be 63 degrees. so prepare for those temperatures, even though during

the middle of the day it's going to be beautiful out there. take a look at these highs, reaching 75 in hayward, very much like yesterday afternoon, but slightly warmer in the south county, as we reach into the low 80s. the seven-day forecast is at the bottom of the screen. you're not going to see much of a change in the forecast, headed for the mid-70s once again for oakland, and then on thursday we'll see upper 70s for concord and san jose, while much of the rest of the bay area will be in the low to mid-70s. and then as we get into the weekend, we're looking ahead where we'll see changes and the potential of some rain. here we are late friday into saturday, and we start to see some spotty showers coming in. it doesn't show it raining all weekend long, but there will be some off and on showers passing by. mostly cloudy skies. then that continues into the start of next week. in terms of how much, it does show much more rain farther to the north, but a lot of it weakening as it moves into the bay area. so our north bay has the best

chance of getting at least an inch of rainfall, especially along the coastal areas. but then for parts of the east bay, the south bay, it's a few hundredths of an inch of rain. so not a lot there. but there will be a significant cooldown. take a look at santa rosa and our ten-day forecast. if you like the warmer weather, you've got that for now, and then by the weekend it's starting to cool off once those clouds move in. and we'll see a lot of our temperatures in the upper 60s. yes, this is that weekend where we set our clocks back one hour. we lose that hour of sleep. i know mike is dreading that. we are going to have that, of course, setting the stage for us to enter into our winter months and have those really short days. mike, you've been watching the commute. are you seeing any problem spots? >> no problem spots, but i just realized -- here is the backup at the bay bridge. good news, we get an hour. i can relax now. over here at the bay bridge, you're not losing too much time.

the backup starting to build and that's a good flow of traffic. the build down the eastshore freeway, highway 37, the crash is on the shoulder near muir island. a mild build for highway 4. this is great for contra costa county. we don't see a severe backup, but it is starting to visibly show more slowing and cars. south 680, approaching the interchange, just before the split things do get more crowded. we'll see slowing coming down 242 in the next few minutes. crash on the shoulder north 880, in the south bay we have some slowing. 87 did have a crash, but it's now on the shoulder. >> thanks, mike. 5:55. happening now, after a break in talks, striking actors are expected to return to the bargaining table today, with studios and streamers. now, the hopes for a deal have grown recently with both sides making progress on some of the big striking points. last night union leaders tried to temper the enthusiasm, telling actors that there are still some major differences on key issues, including

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welcome back. you're watching "today in the bay." and turning to our climate in crisis, halloween is here, and you may be wondering what to do with your pumpkins after today. we've got a few environmentally friendly ideas for you. you could give your pumpkins to chickens. you may know someone with chickens. just make sure you scrape out the candle wax, and if you don't know anyone with chickens, you can smash your jack-o-lanterns in the back yard to decompose. you can sprinkle seeds inside the pumpkin, leave it out for the birds and squirrels to devour. i've done this and put the pumpkin in the garden. you can scoop out the pumpkin, as well as save the seeds, to

roast or plant. i like to save it for those thanksgiving recipes. if you're in san jose, if you do decide to throw the pumpkin away, just place it in the garbage can. the garbage is sorted at materials recovery facility and the recovered food is composted, so your food will get to the right place. look for stories like this on our website, nbcbayarea.com, on our climate in crisis page. >> good advice. a quick reminder, you can watch nbc bay area news whenever you like. we're on 24/7 on roku and other streaming platforms. you can watch live breaking news, news conferences, even repeats of our newscasts. breaking news right now at 6:00, a fast-moving wildfire in southern california, forcing people from their homes. an update on the overnight fight to contain those flames. san francisco police investigate, after a wrong-way driver strikes a pedestrian. we're live this morning in the financial district with the still unanswered questions. and a matter of life