that people wouldn't be able to escape it right now. at six, a new covid variant is spreading

overseas, and it could quickly take over right here in the u.s. the reason one bay area expert says that you should delay that updated vaccination. vice president kamala harris returning to the bay area. new details on her campaign visit as calls for tighter security grow after another assassination attempt of former president trump. plus, look out for some september rain. meteorologist kari hall is tracking your chance of seeing some of that wet weather right now. this is today in the bay. here we go. wednesday morning. good morning to you all. i'm marcus washington, and i'm laura garci. let's talk about that weather boy. we've seen a little bit of everything this week. yes, it's been hot. it's been cool. and now we're seeing a little bit of some rain coming in. and this is a look at the satellite radar. a lot of it becoming mostly cloudy. a lot of the bay area's mostly cloudy, but the rain is still just off the shore. and

it's going to be moving in as we go into the next couple of hours watching out for that as you're heading out the door. and in dublin, we are seeing it mostly cloudy for now in the low 60s, all of the clouds will keep those temperatures down and by this afternoon into the evening we're just seeing some peeks of sunshine and then clearing out later on tonight. but look at these highs. only 73 in dublin, 75 in martinez and also mid 70s for santa rosa, palo alto today 73 degrees. once the rain chances clear out today and then we get more sunshine, we're going to start to heat up and take a look at our highs for tomorrow. still nice and mild, but we do have some summer heat ahead. mike, you are looking at a roadside fire in san jose. yeah, had just reported it off of 680. turns out it's right off of 680 at mckee. san jose fire reportedly in the cloverleaf. so in the brush of the cloverleaf area, traffic is going around and folks are exiting just fine off south. 680. but that's the note through the south bay as we see more traffic building for

101 past oakland road and the airport. meanwhile, we're looking at north 680. still a little bit of slowing around castlewood. i think they're reopening that off ramp now from overnight road work. the typical build for the rest of the east bay. back to you. thank you very much, mike. well, new this morning, a new covid variant rapidly spreading overseas is now expected to become the primary strain here in the u.s, maybe even before the arrival of winter. today in the bay's bob redell live for us in the east bay this morning. and bob, we do know that there is a vaccine. but the question is, is it effective against this latest strain? marcus and laura, one prominent infectious disease specialist who we spoke with, thinks so that the new covid vaccine that is now available at your local pharmacy or health care provider will offer protection against this new coronavirus variant when it comes to the united states, which it is unfortunately expected to happen sometime, perhaps during the winter time, which is, you know, weeks away here. the new variant, which is

on the rise in europe, right now, is called krajicek. doctor peter chin hong with ucsf tells us it is much more transmissible than the current variant here in the united states, but doesn't expect it to cause more deaths or hospitalizations. here's why he's confident the new covid vaccine will work against sec. this new variant that's been described in europe is very similar. in general, it's been derived from some of the variants that have been circulating. so it looks in general like that. so the vaccine which is updated would have a good chance not only at preventing serious disease, hospitalization and death, but to some people, it may also lower the chances of infection for a few, you know, for a period of time. doctor chin-hong recommends the new covid vaccine for people who are older or immune compromised, even though the shot is available right now,

the doctor recommends maybe waiting another week or two until the start of october. so the antibodies peak in the winter time, when the virus could be most active. reporting live here in pleasanton, bob redell. today in the bay. yeah. well something to consider. all right, bob, thank you. the east bay youth baseball team. well they need your help. this is after losing its equipment from a theft as well as fire. so leaders of the san pablo baseball association, they learned this week that burglars targeted their storage facility. and then set it on fire. all of the kids and all kinds of critical equipment there was really concerned because those helmets, balls, even field maintenance tools all stolen or lost in the fire. san pablo police later made an arrest, but that motive is still unclear. the league president is already promising to carry on. i'm not going to let some guy just because he burned and thrash our dreams and hopes. i'm not going to let him have that authority

over us. i'm going to keep this league going no matter what i have to do. there's now a gofundme to help cover the cost for the new equipment. the league is also planning to hold car washes and bake sales as soon as this week to cover some of the replacement costs. turning now to decision 2024. vice president kamala harris coming to the bay area. she'll be at a fundraiser in san francisco on september 28th. this marks the second time she's fundraising in the city since taking the democratic nomination. the event is expected to sell out quickly. tickets are running from $500 to over $2,800. experts say this will be a part of her final fundraising stand before the election. now, this comes as former president trump returns to the campaign trail filing following rather what the fbi is calling an apparent assassination attempt. both president biden and vice president harris reached out to check on him as democrats and republicans fall for tamp down rhetoric and increase resources

amidst continued threats of political violence. today, in the bay's brie jackson joins us live in washington, dc. this morning. and bree, former president trump took part in his first in-person campaign event. following that assassination attempt. what did he say? that's right. good morning. laura. so during a town hall in michigan, former president trump, he praised vice president harris for calling him to check on how he's doing. following that assassination attempt. and he also claimed that being president is a, quote, dangerous business and said that his policies put him at risk. former president trump back on the campaign trail touting his plans if elected to a second term, while addressing the second assassination attempt against him. i'm putting a 200% tariff on, which means they're unsellable, unsellable in the united states. and then you wonder why i get shot at, right?

you know, only consequential presidents get shot at. trump also taking aim at his political opponent, calling vice president harris's policies dangerous. she's blasting his words as hateful and harmful to certain communities. members of the lgbtq community don't feel safe right now. immigrants or people with an immigrant background don't feel safe right now. women don't feel safe right now. republicans and democrats urge both sides to tone down the rhetoric. i think everyone should recognize that our election should be determined at the ballot box, not by an assassin's bullet. lawmakers are also pushing for beefed up security measures and increased funding for secret service agents working around the clock. this election cycle. you cannot expect people working 80, 90, 100 hour weeks in perpetuity on the road three weeks out of a month to maintain the level of

acuity and focus that we require them to maintain in this no fail mission. at some point there will be a breaking point. so we need to provide some relief to the secret service. with early voting underway, there are efforts to keep the candidates and the election secure. and next week, there will be an all senators classified briefing on foreign threats to u.s. elections. laura. all right. so much always going on. brie. thanks for the latest. 608 for you this morning. let's take a live look out in san jose this morning. meteorologist kari hall is tracking what we can expect weather wise out there. looks pretty dry there in san jose this morning. yeah, but we do have the clouds overhead, and it may be misting there, but we're seeing a lot more of the drizzle in san francisco. that will continue for the next few hours. really anywhere across the bay, we may see at least a bit of some wet weather where you're turning on your windshield wipers and then as you continue to drive, then it just dries up. so we're seeing a lot of clouds and a lot of the rain just off

the coast that will be coming down into closer to the bay area, watching out for that chance of showers. but overall just cloudy and cool. our high temperatures in san jose will only hit 73 degrees, and we'll see a lot of those low 70s for the east bay into the north bay. we're tracking more changes ahead and i'll have more on that in a few minutes. but mike, you've been seeing some pretty high gas prices. yeah, bob talked a little about one of those influences. is that unfortunate stoppage for some production there. but we do see far from the best in the state in the bay area the best in the bay though is sunnyvale for 17 at the world on west mott avenue in sunnyvale. contra costa county has their best in concord for 19 at valero on willow pass road and on the peninsula. san mateo county's best is in menlo park. that's for 29 at elite gas and mart on marsh road. remember, you give you price reports or get them at gasbuddy.com. on the roadways we'll talk about a new report coming in to fremont south 880 at mallory. i'm tracking that, but i did see a little slowing

on those sensors. meanwhile as we look at contra costa county, highway four sees the most change coming in to concord for the build. same thing for 242. a little brake tap seen on the sensors. the bay bridge toll plaza is filled in on a pretty typical pattern. remember more traffic coming in toward moscone center? dreamforce in full effect there as we're looking at the drive, the longer drive out of contra costa, county down vasco road is at 33 minutes. similar to yesterday, when tuesday typically has a heavier volume, this contra costa drive exit there is a little slower today. back to you. thanks, mike. 610 right now, turns out that morning cup of joe may be a real life saver, at least when it comes to two of the deadliest health threats. but how much is enough? just ahead on today in the bay. the recommended amount? experts say you may just want to take to heart and today is the day. it's interest rate day. will it be a half? a quarter? we'll take a look. plus, we had to leave without him. that was the hardest day because i felt

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of some light rain coming down and our temperatures headed for the mid. 70s and eventually starting to clear up a bit going into the evening. tomorrow it starts to warm up as we go back to sunshine and we'll take a look. at our warming trend coming up in a few minutes. and right now we're looking at fremont. those headlights southbound coming off of auto mall parkway and heading past. tesla in that same direction, but farther north around maher. reports of a crash may be involving a vehicle catching fire. tracking for injuries? none reported, but there may be some lanes blocked. we'll track that coming up. well. good morning. very happy wednesday to you. stock markets touched new highs yesterday. the s&p 500 hitting a new record. dow dipped a bit towards the end. the whole board at 23andme has resigned in protest of founder and his plan

to take the company public or private, rather instead of selling it. the big news of course, today will be the fed. the open markets committee will end its meeting around 11 a.m. our time and announce its decision on interest rates. we expect them to cut rates, of course. the big question is a quarter percent or a half percent quarter percent safe and cautious. half a percent would make people happier. but that's not the fed's job. interest rates affect all kinds of things. but most of all, they affect the economy. lower cost loans allow businesses to ramp up, hire people, buy new equipment. yeah, your credit card interest may fall, though they're not directly related to the fed decision. auto loans may be lower right now, about 7% mortgage rates will fall right now about 6.27 for a 30 year fixed. but houses are not going to get significantly cheaper. the thing that is keeping house prices high is the lack of supply and credit cards. the average credit card charge,

something like 22% interest, a quarter point is not going to save you a lot of money. it is the effect on the economy that really counts with today's decision, elon musk said on x yesterday he thought kamala harris would arrest him if she becomes president. there's no evidence of that and presidents don't actually arrest people, she he also said his company, spacex, will sue the faa for what he calls regulatory overreach. he thinks the faa is putting too many restrictions on his launches. the faa says spacex is breaking too many safety and environmental rules. musk takes a lot of money from governments. he's angry at video here of a spacex launch last night of the european galileo satellites. governments, mostly the us government, pay spacex hundreds of millions of dollars. the us also directs nearly $2 billion a year to tesla in the form of carbon credits, which it can then sell to other car companies. governor california governor gavin newsom signed

three bills regulating ai into law at dreamforce and san francisco. one bans intentionally deceptive videos from being used in campaigns. our ginger conejero saab will have much more about that coming up. musk's name came up there too, because he had been publishing a fake video of kamala harris using ai, newsom said. you know, it doesn't matter if it's harris or trump or anything else. this is just something you should not do, right? all right, well, you know what? some good news for the both of you here. all right, all right. so coffee lovers out there to that. i know what it is already, but you go right ahead, my friend. it is some good news out there for coffee lovers. drinking two cups a day may protect you against type two diabetes and stroke. now, this all comes from a new study. this is from the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism. that study spoke to thousands of people about their caffeine intake and studied their health changes. over 12 years. researchers found that two cups of coffee, or three cups of tea, can lead to lower risk of

cardiometabolic disease. researchers say that it is important to avoid adding sugar or artificial sweeteners to your morning cup of joe. okay, so 12 years and i've been on this show for like 24. so i think i'm doing okay. i think you are going to catch up with you with my tea. you're 3 to 2. there you go. also trending for you this morning a happy homecoming for one salinas house cat separated from its family on a trip to yellowstone. okay so if cats could talk, this one surely would have a story to tell. he first broke free on a camping trip to yellowstone this summer. he never came back. more than two months passed and the owners recently got word that their cat named rainbow. it's spelled interesting. rainbow. like bow your boyfriend had been found after someone turned it into the spca in roseville, outside of sacramento. they say his microchip made all that difference. he was really depleted. he probably didn't have a lot of energy to maybe even go further. so this lady

who found him and rescued him, she's just an angel because. and she even said that he he looked like he was not going to make it much longer. yeah, well, here's the big mystery, though. how did rainbow make it all the way from roseville or to roseville from yellowstone? that's about 800 miles. they're hoping someone may have seen the story. if they've seen the cat fill him in on how he got there. no wonder why he was tired. yeah, talk about cardio. that was good because yellowstone, not yosemite, which is right. exactly. far enough. i had to double check it, but i was like, no, it was yellowstone. wow yeah, it has a story to tell that it is all right. a story to tell us about this forecast today. yeah, we're going to see our chapters changing and flipping over the next couple of days. we may see a rainbow today. there's that chance with some showers nearby and also mostly cloudy, though the sun will begin to break out as we go into this afternoon to the evening. but we can see here the

center of that low and all of the rain just off the coast. so we're going to be watching very closely our radar to see if we can get in on some wet weather. you may already be feeling some sprinkles with the low clouds and drizzle, but we'll have a better chance of more measurable rain right at about lunchtime for marin county. across the bay into the delta, as well as some of our coastal areas and san francisco going into the afternoon, we start to see those rain chances diminishing. and it's not going to be everyone, but it will be nice to at least get a few of those measurable showers as we get a look at this time of year. in september. it is one of our usual dry months. in fact, in san jose we typically get about a half inch of rain or less. but then we're also going to soon transition to much more of our rainy season. going into october, which starts our water year. so we are looking at temperatures well below normal in the low 70s for cupertino, 75 for morgan hill and much of the east bay. in the

mid to upper 70s, with antioch today reaching 77 degrees 73 in hayward and 70 in redwood city. in san francisco. we're back to the 60s and mostly cloudy with a breezy wind and 67 in mill valley, while ukiah will see a high of 78 degrees. the cooler weather will soon be moving out. that will be replaced by a big boost in temperatures for the weekend, so we're going to see that high pressure moving in and a lot of warm weather as that high pressure slowly moves, it's going to be hot for quite a while, so enjoy the break that we have now. highs in the low 70s in the inland areas. we're going to see a high of 90 on our last day of summer and 93 degrees as fall begins, and getting even hotter for that first full day of fall on monda. so looking at all of the changes for san francisco mid 60s today, cloudy, and maybe even a bit of rain. but then as we go toward the weekend, it's going to be nice with highs in the mid to upper 70s. mike, you're hearing

about a car fire in fremont. yeah, the incident just south of the dakota or highway 84 to the dumbarton bridge is blocking one of your left lanes. i saw a very blurry picture from a caltrans camera. it looked like it might be your far left lane, the fast lane, but whatever the case, shift to the right, just south of dakota. as you're heading past maori, the activity is on the left side of the freeway, blocking at least a lane, maybe two. we're looking at a build coming back through that area with more traffic feeding in out of san leandro hayward off to castro valley, y. both directions are slowing through. pleasanton road work still north 680 around castlewood. back to you. thank you so much, mike. well, there's new technology aiming to save lives. next here on today in the bay. the way americans living with heart defect can now benefit from a treatment created right here in the bay area. we'll be right back

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has developed technology which could save lives of thousands of americans with a heart defect. now you're looking right now this is at the tri clip. it was manufactured by abbott at their facility over in menlo park. earlier this year, the fda gave doctors the approval to use the tri clip to fix leaky tricuspid heart valves in patients. now, without treatment, they say that it makes it difficult to walk and even eat. the older treatment included open heart surgery, which was really too risky, and life threatening for

many patients. the tri clip procedure is through a vein in the leg, via a catheter to the heart, with patients usually out of the hospital the next day. i was very active. i couldn't do the things that i normally like to do. i couldn't really enjoy my grandchildren because i just took too much energy that i was exerting. i felt very tired and listless. and then after within about a week, week and a half, i actually went out and played nine holes of golf, and i was able to pick up where i was previously. so you were listening to gregory jordan there of sacramento, who was told open heart surgery wasn't an option and that he only had a year to live. but his life was saved when he received that tri clip during clinical trials back in 2020. we've got a lot more ahead at 630, including another willowglen business hit by thieves. he added measures san jose merchants are now demanding, and the actions they're already taking. plus a chance of rain for the bay area,

kerry returns to tell you whether or not you're going to need to grab that umbrella. plus, we're live at day two of dreamforce here in san francisco, where artificial intelligence remains at the center of the three day conference. up ahead, we'll tell you the link between ai and the newest member of black eyed peas. stay with us. you're watching today in the bay bounced from one doctor to the next. does it have to be like this? at kaiser permanente, we have a different kind of healthcare... so, how did you like doctor lum? ...where all of us work together for all that is you.

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to a civil lawsuit. right now at 630. a shocking mix up. a man once declared dead from an overdose is discovered alive on the streets three years later. the big questions now being asked about the cremated remains given to grieving relatives protesting school closures in san francisco. the man parents are making today as a district weighs in its decision, and ai taking center stage at dreamforce for new laws to celebrities embracing new tech. we'll take you live to moscone center. this is today in the ba. good wednesday morning, 630 right now. thanks for starting your day with us. i'm laura garcia. and i'm marcus washington. let's get a look at the forecast for us this morning. meteorologist kari hall, of course. been monitoring that across the bay area. we're

seeing the sunrise at some wet spots out there. wet weather out there. but of course, everyone will see it as they head out the door. meteorologist kari hall is tracking what we can expect out there today. it's starting out cloudy and may even be drizzling on your way to work. we're really seeing a heavy drizzle coming down in san francisco right now, creating some damp roadways, and you may need those windshield wipers. this as a storm system rolls down the coast and may bring much more of the bay area. some wet weather, especially the north bay, into late morning into the early afternoon, and our highs will stay nice and cool. upper 60s, low 70s, which is well below normal for this time of year. so we'll talk more about those rain chances and some summer heat coming up in a few minutes. what a change. thank you very much, kari. san francisco medical examiner's office is facing major criticism. this, as one woman tells us that she lost precious years with her father because she was told he was dead. today in the bay's kris sanchez joins us from our

newsroom. and kris, it's almost baffling to know how something like this could happen. i mean, i don't think there's any better question like, how could this happen? and a lot of people are asking that how a man who died of an overdose in a tenderloin hotel room in san francisco could have been misidentified. this is the man in question, james robinson. he was photographed by his daughter in the tenderloin, where they would meet up for visits up until 2021, when he was wrongly identified as the man who died of a drug overdose in that tenderloin hotel room that was 2021. the family was notified robinson's daughter had him cremated, took his ashes home for three years. she mourned her father, only to find out this year that he was very much alive. spotted by a family friend on a san francisco street. robinson and his daughter reunited briefly before he disappeared again, but in the meantime, the medical examiner says the trouble is that the man who died in that overdose death was identified by hotel staff, and that does not rise to the

standard. in a statement, the san francisco city administrator said upon learning the facts, we promptly submitted the suspect the subject's dna to the state to assist in the correct identification of the decedent. the city is investigating and working with the family to address the situation. now, the executive director of san francisco's coalition on homelessness says that this is a reminder that people who live on the street, they have families, they have children, they have parents, they have siblings who love them. and they are struggling to survive. robinson's daughter continues to look for him. she also set up a fundraiser so that there are funds available when she finds him, and to help him get him on the road to recovery. also, the work continues to identify the ashes that robinson's daughter thought were her father's, marcus and laura. all right, chris, thank you. well, today, sean diddy combs is expected back in court to appeal his bail

denial. this comes after being indicted on federal sex trafficking, racketeering and transportation to engage in prostitution charges. he was previously denied that bail. a warning warning some of the considered details of this indictment is disturbing. now, prosecutors say that he used his fame and wealth to exploit women for at least 16 years. combs was arrested at a manhattan hotel. monday comes six months after federal authorities raided his home in los angeles and miami. prosecutors revealed that they found weapons, including three defaced ar 15 seconds, and they also say that they found videos of elaborate, elaborately produced sex performances with multiple victims. combs has denied any wrongdoing. a group of san jose merchants taking new action to try to stop a surge in recent burglaries. the alum rock village business association is launching a new camera pilot program later this morning. this

as police investigate another break in in willow glen. the latest victim is la villa. dahle happened just about 24 hours ago. cameras show someone breaking the glass on the front door, heading straight for the cash register. in this case, they didn't get much and they left quickly. but the door needed major repair. this is the latest in a string of burglaries in willow glen. merchants are fed up with crime. spike and they're already taking new action. i think it's happening maybe at between 1 and 3 in the morning. so perhaps if they could be cruising around here at that time, it would help dissuade these people from doing what they are doing. they're also looking into putting overhead lights across the streets, making them more powerful. so far, no arrests have been made in this latest theft. happening today, angry families will join teachers to put the brakes on plans to close schools in san francisco. right now, the district is expected to release its list of proposed

closures next month in response to major budget shortfall. now, the final vote is scheduled for mid-december. opponents this afternoon plan to hold a news conference outside of district headquarters. san francisco is still abuzz with what's being referred to as the biggest ai event in the world. dreamforce, kicking off for the second day today at the bay's ginger conejero saab live for us there in san francisco. okay ginger. day one. we saw big announcements there. do we know what's in store for day two? well, marcus, laura. still a lot to talk about with artificial intelligence from business leaders, innovators and even celebrities who are in that ai space. about 45,000 people are estimated to attend this three day conference. day two kicking off today with much more in store. but it does follow, as you mentioned, a big first day here at dreamforce. a lot of people attending yesterday, one of the highlights. governor gavin newsom set his sit down with salesforce ceo marc benioff. now the governor signed

three new artificial intelligence related laws. those laws aim at election ads and deep fakes. they open companies up to legal action. if those companies knowingly allow deep fakes to be shared. now, the governor vowed to sign the ban after elon musk shared a fake video of vice president kamala harris. a lot of celebrities have also been in the city for the conference as well. dreamforce speakers include simone biles, kate hudson, matthew mcconaughey and will.i.am of the black eyed peas, who has been a longtime tech investor, entrepreneur and supporter of ai. he says it's important for musicians to embrace ai. in fact, the black eyed peas have a new member. it's an artificial intelligence presence named vida, who will be part of their las vegas residency next year. now what we know about vida so far. vida is programed to stimulate the human experience. true creatives will always be creative, no matter what's creative around them. so,

prince was the most amazing musician, the most talented musician and artist of all times. did that stop people from being creative? that did prince's awesomeness take jobs away or did it create more jobs? did it make touring? did it make the color of our record industry even even better? you can hear will.i.am has a lot of thoughts about ai and music. he is also launching an interactive ai powered radio app that allows people to ask questions about what they're hearing. now still on music, there will be plenty of it tonight at oracle park. tonight is the dream fest benefit concert for ucsf benioff children's hospitals that is another big highlight of the conference. as many of us know, some 30,000 people are expected to attend pink and imagine dragons are headlining the concert. it starts at six at oracle park and there is no

thunder. but there is a little bit of fog this morning in san francisco. guys, back to you. what was that? ginger? come on. you get an a for effort. that was great. that was great, i loved it. thank you. ginger all right. raise your glass to ginger. taking a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. wow. look at all the friends you could make out there. let's look for the positive aspect of the morning commute. we're going to check in with mike in just a bit. let's talk about this forecast, though. kari. there's a lot going on. yeah. no thunde. no thunder. looking at that camera. very closely to see if we see any windshield wipers on. it has been misting and drizzling in spots, especially in san francisco, near the coast. we're in the low 60s to start, and it's going to be a nice, cool morning in san jose. it's going to be mostly cloudy today, and every now and then you may have at least some light

rain coming down. eventually, it's going to be clearing up as we go into the afternoon. but look at those temperatures really going to make it into the low 70s today. low 70s for the tri valley inland east bay in the upper 70s and mid 70s for much of the north bay. we'll talk about the blast of summer heat coming back in just a few minutes. mike, you're seeing traffic bogging down in emeryville? yeah, the berkeley curve. typical spot, but we're looking at a little mist on the lens here so that indicates you might have to watch out for those slicker roadways. as kari is talking about. it's been a while, so just a little bit of rain could cause that grease to rise up. we always warn about that. brake lights seen heading toward the bay bridge, where there was an earlier crash. i believe everything cleared near the toll plaza. still, that buildup continues because the volume continues to push into the city. pretty typical pattern for the east bay, but highway 24 really slowing toward the caldecott. and there's the build in toward walnut creek. that drive is getting heavier into the city. we're talking about dreamforce, where ginger just reported that closure continues around moscone center for howard

street. watch for that activity. there and watch the concert tonight at oracle park. that's what we're talking about. pink and imagine dragons, as well as overnight road work on the central freeway. back to you. thanks, mike. talking about ai in the classroom just ahead on today in the bay, the eye opening study revealing the ways teens are using the tools and the conversation it should spark in your home. 47 days until the presidential election, we'll have everything from the campaign trail and michelle obama spotted at a bay area costco. the new details on what the former first lady was up to when we come back. garden grove sample collection. it's going t beo

the city hall insiders have a formula: grow the system, exploit the system. take mark farrell's record. after receiving the largest ethics fine in city history for breaking campaign laws. mark authorized a commission almost every year he was in office. he was even caught taking donations from people he would then appoint to commissions, including a felon convicted of bribery. san francisco's challenges demand urgency, not more of the same failed insiders.

women's reproductive rights stay in the spotlight. scott mcgrew joins us now. this move comes with just 47 days left until the election. 47 days. and these democrats. laura. no, this question of abortion, also ivf are going to drive people to the polls. ten states have some sort of abortion question on the ballot as a general rule. and one of the first things they teach you in political science, the more people who show up, the more likely democrats will prevail in the senate. a vote to protect a woman's access to in-vitro fertilization failed to get the 60 votes required. republicans largely voting against, which was the democrats plan all along. senate leader schumer knew it wouldn't pass,

but he got his opponents on record. here's schumer. from the moment the maga supreme court eliminated roe, the hard right made clear that they'd keep going. in alabama, this year, we saw just how vulnerable ivf has become as the next target of ultra conservatives. most americans support a woman's access to ivf, but as we saw in alabama, potentially it can run afoul of abortion laws because viable embryos that are left over after a woman successfully becomes pregnant tend to be destroyed in the lab. former president trump was in flint, michigan, tuesday where he brought up the subject of his crowd sizes. this is something kamala harris had baited him with at a debate a week ago, claiming people leave his rallies in the middle and trump is clearly still annoyed by it. we do these rallies. they're massive rallies. everybody loves. everybody stays till the end. by the way. you know when she said that, well, your

rallies, people leave. honestly nobody does. and if i saw them leaving, i'd say and ladies and gentlemen, make america great again. and i'd get the hell out. okay. harris, meantime, spoke before a group from the national association of black journalists. same group. trump spoke to in chicago, where he questioned whether the vice president was black. harris questioned trump's statements about immigrants. we've got to say that you cannot be entrusted with standing behind the seal of the president of the united states of america, engaging in that hateful rhetoric that as usual, is designed to divide us as a country. harris also repeated her promise to increase child tax credits. trump, who has promised to cut taxes on tips, overtime and social security, said he would cut americans car insurance in half, though he didn't say how. he

also said he would return to salt deductions. now, this is state and local taxes. you can deduct them on your federal tax, but there's a limit and limiting them tends to hurt people in high income states like california and new york. those were due to expire in 2025 anyway. by the way, it was trump himself who made the changes and congress to tax laws who created this limit in the first place. marcus, all right. good to know. thanks, scott. let's take a live look for you this morning over in sacramento. this is where governor gavin newsom is trying to lower prices at the gas pump. a special committee meeting today to dive into that issue. so newsom wants to require oil refineries to have backup oil supply in order to better plan for maintenance and outages. in turn, lower prices. now, the committee is set to meet three times this week. opponents say that requiring these oil tanks

would actually cost the state more money and increase gas prices. this morning, we are getting a better understanding about how teens are using artificial intelligence. it's all from a new study with a watchdog group called common sense media. researchers spoke to about 1000 teens and their parents. they tried to get a better sense of how prevalent ai is in their daily lives. you may be surprised to hear seven out of ten teenagers are already using ai. most often to help with school and homework. the survey also found most of their parents were not aware of it. the biggest takeaway for me is that ai is moving very fast, that parents and teachers are pretty much out of the loop so that young people are using ai platforms with virtually no guidance. there's a gap in what parents think their kids are doing and what they're really doing. there's a huge gap because kids are more savvy about ai, and they're using it far more frequently than parents are. you can watch the today show for more of this exclusive

interview with common sense about the study's findings. it's coming up at 7:00 right after today in the bay. turning this morning, a former first lady making a bay area appearance. take a look at this. look closely. yep. that video right there of michelle obama appearing at a costco in livermore yesterday. nope, she's not there shopping. she's actually promoting a new line of healthy drinks. it's called fizzy, which is billed as a healthier soda, which has lower sugar levels than most fruit juices. she also is not the only big name you may notice promoting that brand. steph and ayesha curry are also part of that same partnership. and you can see me there oftentimes pushing around a big part of stuff with my husband. yeah, yeah. special appearance. former first lady, first lady of today in the bay. i just got a lot of kids. i just got a lot of kids. all right. yeah, we're getting ready to run errands, get to work, get to school. we've got a lot to do today. and the weather is changing as well. we're looking at a lot of clouds and

also a little bit of some light rain here and there. this is a live look at dublin. maybe on your way to that costco down the 580. we are going to see some more of the clouds throughout the day. here's a look at the storm system that's bringing these changes. here's the center of the low here. all of the rain just off the coast. and this is exactly as the models plotted it. so it's possible that some of this rain may be coming in as we go into the next couple of hours. right now, mostly cloudy, some very light showers moving through, and our hour by hour outlook does show some green here, with the potential of some rain. here we'll look at the timeline. it's 1:00 in the afternoon. we're seeing some of the showers in marin county, southern napa county, over toward fairfield, moving through the delta and into san francisco and then it's just going to be very hit or miss into the early afternoon and then clearing out later tonight. and that's about it. but this is the time of year when we typically are very dry. in fact, in san jose, throughout the entire month, on average, we get about a half inch of

rainfall. so this is one of our drier months, but we do at least get some in a normal year. and then we start to see a little bit more rainfall for october. and then into our wetter months. but our temperatures have been so much lower than normal, only in the low to mid 70s for today, 73 in los gatos and 75 in morgan hill. also upper 70s for much of the east bay from antioch to concord, 75 and walnut creek, and 75, in martinez in fremont today 72 degrees and 64 in half moon bay and 70 in redwood city, san francisco. back into the upper 60s, downtown and north bay highs in the mid 70s in napa and also 75 in clear lake. looking ahead, the cooler weather sliding off towards the east and all of that rain as well. but then high pressure moving in. that's going to cause our temperatures to really heat up very quickly going into the weekend. let's check out morgan hill if you thought the summer

heat was behind us, it's actually going to arrive as we welcome in fall. so we're going from highs in the mid 70s for the next few days to 90s for the weekend. and sunday is our first day of fall. look at next week, monday 96 degrees and it will stay pretty warm throughout much of next week. so after the next couple of days it is going to be very hot out there. mike, you're looking at the san mateo bridge slowing down. yeah, westbound is the taillights really bogged down for about 15 minutes. starting to move a little better. now this is an improvement. but you see this play out on the sensors. west across from the hayward side. there's a build coming off the east shore. east bay 880 recovers that fire. the car fire cleared from maori, but westbound jams up toward the castro valley y on. the shoulder. recovery northbound on schedule. back to you. thank you very much, mike. it is 653 and happening now. a warning for students after a

series of disturbing crimes near uc berkeley university, police received multiple reports of sexual batteries on college avenue on friday night. police say the victims consumed spiked drinks and may have been incapable of giving consent. anyone with information or any victims are being asked to call berkeley police. and we're back with a last look at our top stories this morning, including a massive mix up. a man once declared dead is discovered on the streets of san francisco just three years later. the big questions now being asked about the remains once given to his grieving relatives

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you forward with our top stories here on today in the bay, including a major mix up that has already left one family shattered. the san francisco medical examiner is under the microscope after misidentifying, a man who died of an overdose in 2021. james robinson's daughter was notified of his death and even got an urn of ashes. but those ashes were not his. not only that, but a family friend recently spotted robinson homeless on a san francisco street. the city administrator now says the overdose victim was identified by hotel staff, which does not meet the medical examiner's identification criteria. in the meantime, robinson's family now searching for him and the medical examiner's office working to properly identify those ashes. happening today. angry families will join teachers to put the brakes on plans to close schools in san francisco. right now, the district is expected to release its list of proposed closures next month in response to a major budget shortfall. final

vote is scheduled for mid-december. opponents this afternoon plan to hold a news conference outside of the district's headquarters. a new covid variant is now spreading overseas, and it may soon become the dominant strain in the u.s. the new variant is called krajicek. ucsf infectious disease specialist doctor peter chin-hong says it's more transmissible than the current variant going on in the u.s, but he doesn't expect it to cause more deaths or hospitalizations. well, dreamforce kicking off day two. here is live. look at the event going on in san francisco. estimated 45,000 people attending this conference. one of yesterday's highlights. governor newsom sitting down with salesforce ceo marc benioff. the governor signed three new ai related laws. tonight is the dream fest benefit concert for ucsf benioff children's hospitals. all right, let's talk about this weather, depending on where you are. maybe you saw a little drizzle. yeah. and that will continue for the next few hours. all of the cloud cover keeping our

temperatures low. we're only in the low 70s. and look at what's ahead. it's going to heat up as we welcome in fall. it's going to be in the 90s and 70s in san francisco. and a pretty tough day in the east bay. we're looking at your typical patterns here. but highway 24 really seeing a lot of slowing getting to and through the caldecott. no problems, just a lot of cars. well, today show just moments away. but for more local news, stay with today in the bay. we stream on roku, pluto and other platforms ahead at 8:00. san francisco about to throw a big outdoor party in the new entertainment zone. we're talking all things oktoberfest, so grab your lederhosen and join us. oom pah pah! cheers. need a big stein? that's what's happening here on today in the bay. today's show starts right now. good morning good wednesday morning. a stunning attack in the middle east.

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