it's heartbreaking because that they're leaving, because, i mean, you can go to sacramento, you can go to vegas, but it's not oakland right now at six. an emotional goodbye this morning. fans are getting ready to face the end of an era as the a's prepare to play their final game in oakland. we're breaking down everything you need to know before first pitch. plus, an intense firefight overnight. new details on flames ripping through a building in the south bay. and hurricane helene intensifies. you're looking live

at the coast of florida, where you can see those strong winds there. we're live. with the preparations underway ahead of today's landfall. this is today in the bay. and good thursday morning to you. i'm ginger conejero saab, filling in for marcus washington. and i'm laura garcia. we'll check in with mike for that early morning commute this morning. but first let's check the forecast with meteorologist kari hall. lots of changes here. we're going to go back from a nice fall trend to summer. like the way we started the week over the next couple of days and even though we're starting out cool with clouds this morning, temperatures will heat up quickly as the sky clears. so in san jose, we're going from 62 degrees at 9:00 to a 1:00 temperature of 76. and today, in the low 80s for the middle of the day. but some of our inland valleys will be noticeably warmer. in livermore, we're looking at a high of 87 today, 85 in santa rosa and ukiah today, hitting a high of

91 degrees. so we'll talk about even hotter temperatures ahead. mike, you're updating a crash in san jose. yeah, we looked at early slowing in san jose around kearny street. it turns out chp says the exact location is closer to almaden expressway for north 87, a slow drive from just north of capital expressway that will delay you getting into downtown and up toward 101. 101 has your typical slowing there, and 87 hopefully will clear. there's no major injuries, but three vehicles are involved in the source of this slowing. for hayward south 880. there may be a crash close to a street. we'll get updates when chp arrives on scene. there that's the only disturbance anywhere south of the bay bridge and the bay bridge recovers from the earlier delays into san francisco. back to you. thanks a lot, mike. it is the bottom of the ninth for the a's and their six decade ru. fans no doubt waking up with heavy hearts today. the a's playing the final game of their final homestand ever at the oakland coliseum. and today marks an end not only for the

stadium, but also for people whose lives revolved around a's baseball. today, in the bay's kris sanchez is here with a look ahead for oakland fans and for the people who work there for years. right, so not just the fans whose lives rotated around baseball, the game, but also the work. it's been a very long and emotional goodbye for fans who really held out hope that this day would not come. so if what happened last night at the coliseum is any indication, it is going to be an emotional night at the coliseum. after the game last night, a groundskeeper was scooping up dirt from the field into bags and water bottles for fans to take home, and keep. now that is the contrast to what we saw in other videos. fans ripping out coliseum seats will tell you they did not get to take those home. they did not get to keep them. but oakland police tell us they will have more than 100 officers at tonight's game, just in case things get rowdy. if the fans have been running through the whole gamut of emotions, from nostalgia to sadness and frustration, workers have an

extra layer of financial insecurity. while the stadium contractor aramark told us that they are bargaining with workers unions and will offer people roles within the organization. some of the workers say aramark is actually refusing to pay severance and health insurance. we do have married couples that are working, have been working here for a while, and they're not going to get anything, and the only thing that they're going to get is the last check of this season. meanwhile, the oakland ballers are reminding a's fans that there is still baseball in oakland, a team built by fans like them. our fans say that maybe they'll go to las vegas when the stadium is built. the demolition on the tropicana coming up in about a week or so. maybe they'll go to sacramento, but we won't know until this day is over, right? right. and you can't catch those just afternoon games. if you happen to have a free one. all right. it is tough. our coverage of the a's final game at the

coliseum continues all morning long. ahead at 630, bob redell joins us live from outside the ballpark with a look back at some of the most memorable moments fans shared at the iconic stadium. 604 right now, firefighters are looking into how a massive fire started at a south bay business. the large fire sparked about 1030 last night at a napa auto parts store in morgan hill. it is located on monterey road near east main avenue. other fire agencies in gilroy and san jose headed to morgan hill to help out, put out the massive fire. no word on any injuries or how that fire started. developing now a live look in key west, florida, where people are bracing for the impact of hurricane helene. it's now a category two hurricane as it gains strength and rushes toward the florida coast. at this hour, the panhandle, a potential target for landfall later today. today in the bay's jay gray joins us live from tallahassee. and jay, talk to us

about some of the conditions that you're seeing right now. yeah, ginger, we've seen on again, off again rain throughout the late night into the early morning. a stopped right now. but we know things are going to get much worse as we move through the day. in fact, this storm just churning in those warm gulf waters, gathering strength. national hurricane center warning this one could be a monster at landfall. they expect winds well over 100 miles an hour. and what they call a catastrophic and deadly storm surge, again crossing the coastline in just hours. now boards to try and deflect the winds and rain. bags to try and hold out the storm surge. others filled with supplies. florida preparing for an assault from helene. most of the models have this becoming a major hurricane. some even have it becoming a category four. the storm churning in the warm waters of the gulf, accelerating,

intensifying and growing. the hazards are going to be far reaching from this area, with tropical storm force winds 250 to 300 miles out, 3500 national guard troops have been deployed to the region. power crews from across the country. tropical cyclone soon to be and emergency response team staged ready to move in as soon as possible. we could expect anything from swift water and flooded area rescues to structural collapse along the coastline. the worry is not only winds well over 100 miles an hour, but a wall of water that could come with that. i'm stressed, i'm stressed. i mean, they're calling for a possible ten foot surge here. i've dealt with seven. that's three feet higher. yeah, i am very concerned. concern that stretches inland as well. this will be the largest and most catastrophic storm that we have ever seen in recorded history of our community. tallahassee, in the direct path of the storm.

yeah. and let's talk a little more about the intensity and the magnitude of this storm. the wind field could be up to 500 miles wide when this storm makes landfall. forecasters say it could continue to maintain hurricane strength well inland, even as it crosses over and into georgia. and what fema said is that they're preparing for a multi-state event. they believe helene will affect at least nine states before it's said and done. ginger, this is a massive system, and it's one that's going to bring a lot of problems for a lot of people. you can just only imagine, even just with the preparations, how much stress you can hear that in that man's voice. thank you so much. stay safe there, jay. and now we continue with meteorologist kari hall. now, kari, the storm could impact more states in the south, as jay just mentioned. absolutely. because you look at the width of this hurricane and it is a very large one that even though now it is just a category

two and i say just a category two, that will have major impacts, that will also continue to bring in heavy rainfall and high winds, not just to florida, but other states as well. it's moving to the north northeast at 12mph, expected to make landfall later on this evening into early tomorrow. and then look at the path after that once it moves into georgia as a category one hurricane, it's just going to spin round and round, kind of stuck in the same spot over the tennessee and ohio valleys, just dumping massive amounts of rainfall through friday into the weekend. so this could create rainfall totals that may reach anywhere from 8 to 12in. plus, there are some forecasts that bring 18in of rainfall to the appalachian mountains over the next few days. so they're looking at flash flooding and landslides that will be possible as this moves through parts of the south into the midwest. so here's once again what to expect moving through the gulf of

mexico with very warm water. right now, some of those sea surface temperatures at 88 degrees, so that will cause it to rapidly intensify. and then for tonight into tomorrow, making landfall, some of those storm surge forecasts bring it up to 20ft near tallahassee. and that flooding threat continues all across the southeast. we'll be watching this with more of what's coming out of what's happening with helene coming up in a few minutes. mike's been tracking gas prices. how's it looking there? well, you know, we have a little bit of a break. just a few cents. we'll take it, though. the best price around the bay is now 416 in the north bay, vacaville. there's sam's club on helen power drive with that price, that one price point next best is in alameda county. we only have hayward with abe on mission boulevard reporting 419 for that deal. and that's about the same as we had in the south bay for the last few days in the south bay itself, though, the best is in sunnyvale now. that's up a few cents at 427. great gas on north matilda avenue. go

ahead and track those changes. report those changes gasbuddy.com changes on the roadway will give you an update. actually, as we're looking towards some slowing southbound 880 crash i thought was around a street. the update is closer to winton. four vehicles on the shoulder, a distraction at the very least. and in the south bay we have northbound to 87 recovery. as you travel up past almaden expressway. the earlier crash again leaves a number of vehicles on the shoulder there. no injuries early slowing, though, for your commute into downtown san jose. the rest of the south bay, a 101 recovers, although there's a new crash around mckee. we'll check on that coming up. back to you. all right. we'll keep you posted. thanks, mike. it is 610 right now here in the bay area. it's no secret that a lot of people, a little hesitant about robotaxis, but now another player throwing their hat in the ring next. the major announcement expected from tesla about its future autonomous taxi service. plus, using artificial intelligence to teach kids in the classroom, we take a look at how the new tech is influencing young minds. plus, several years

ago, some bay area girls threw a message in a bottle into the ocean, and now it's been found and you'll never guess where. keep it here. you're watching today in

to be partly cloudy to start, and at 9:00 57 degrees. going throughout the day there is a pretty quick warmup going from upper 50s to mid 80s for later today into the weekend gets even warmer. we'll talk about that in our full microclimate forecast and all lanes at the toll plaza for the bay bridge are packed here, but the bay bridge itself moves smoothly into san francisco. after those crews cleared a few minutes ago. good recovery for the approach off the skyway toward the central freeway, approaching the richmond bridge over to san rafael, the volume builds more, slowing off the east shore freeway. we'll show you the pattern and the recovery for san jose coming up. all right. thanks, mike. and kerry. here's a look at futures this thursday morning. stocks are poised to pop at the open, lifted in part by the latest weekly jobless numbers. the labor department this morning says the number of new claims fell to its lowest level in four months. an overseas rally started overnight

in asia and europe, boosted in part by earnings yesterday from chipmaker micron. now the dow, nasdaq and s&p are all on track for their 1st september gains in five years. tesla is sending out invitations for its robotaxi event on october 10th with the tagline we robot now. the event was originally scheduled for august, but it was pushed back. not much is known about the robotaxi other than speculation. it won't have a steering wheel or pedals, and it will be much like the cybertruck in terms of design. openai, considering a major overhaul which would change the maker of chatgpt into a for profit business, the company would keep its non profit segment as a separate entity. sources say the new structure would be more straightforward for investors and make it easier for employees to realize financial gains. ceo sam altman would receive equity in the company for the first time. the news comes after openai's chief technology officer, mira murati, says she's

leaving the company. she was named interim ceo last year after open ai's board briefly ousted altman. new at six. ai no doubt reshaping the classroom experience, but one texas school using it to teach students about the role of a traditional teacher. students at the alpha school spend just two hours a day learning math, science, reading, and writing, all with the help of an ai tutor. administrators say the technology transforms lessons into games and monitors progress using apps, and there are no teachers in the classroom at al, only guides to monitor the children. guides who are unaware of the curriculum. it's okay that our guides aren't experts in physics or math or whatever they're doing. they are experts in their students. it almost sounds like the guides here are told you're here to lead the kids to ai. our guides are not allowed to teach. they are

coaching students to become self-driven learners. the co-founder says ai tutor personalizes lessons to each student, and there's no homework. tuition runs about $40,000 per year. you can watch the full story coming up on today. it airs at 7 a.m. right after today in the bay. well, trending this morning. a whole new height of fame for vice president kamala harris after a bug has been named after her. an entomologist associated with the california academy of sciences found the bug in the south pacific and named it pseudo luke hobson kamala harris. it's a yellow and green plant bug, the first of its kind discovered. now the entomologist says he named the bug after the vp to honor her work with the american climate corporation and because of the peer review process, he submitted the name for the bug way before her bid for president. and also, trending video is going viral of an amazing discovery with ties to

the bay area. but this one happened more than 7000 miles and an ocean away. yorktown drive, sunnyvale, california. california. whoa, whoa. hikers in australia discovered a message in a bottle dated 2016. well, earlier this week, the group townsville hike and explore, located in queensland, posted on facebook that they were collecting trash when they made the discovery. the note refers to a group of three named savannah, kate and janis, who wrote that they were departing fiji and were inspired by similar stories of messages found in bottles. they also encourage whoever discovered the bottle to write them in sunnyvale. the hikers posted yesterday they were able to connect with janis, one of the notes authors. isn't that cool? that is cool. and they probably had to first have a lesson on why do you send a message on paper? oh, i thought you were going to say about littering. oh future investment. i think they

did. yeah. i was going to say it took a really long time for it to get to australia. and then they instagram followed each other and they talked within seconds after messaging. yeah all right. well it is. we've been talking about it all morning. the a's final game. yes. today i know a lot of fans emotional, possibly teary, but yeah, but yeah sun's going to be out. it's going to be a really nice day for that last game. and we're going to see a lot of clouds to start out. but then clearing out with our temperatures in the inland valleys a bit warmer today compared to yesterday. and it will be a hot friday in the valleys with our temperatures next week still well above normal as that heat sticks around. let's get a live look outside in dublin as you're getting up and heading out, we are going to have a few clouds overhead. nice cool temperatures this morning. we're still at 60 degrees at 9:00. upper 60s by 11:00. and today in the low 80s. so you can see it's still going to be a fairly mild afternoon, but it will be even hotter for tomorrow. and there will be a wide range in temperatures in

milpitas. it will be in the upper 70s. but when you head down to gilroy, it's going to be 90 degrees. and we're also seeing the temperatures anywhere from upper 70s in the east bay. and oakland to upper 80s for antioch and 87 in livermore and then martinez in the mid 80s in redwood city, 76 degrees. while in daly city, 65 and 73 downtown san francisco. the marina district at 62 degrees and a high of 74, in mill valley. santa rosa 85 and 91, in ukiah and in napa today, 85 degrees. so the high pressure returning that's going to at times give us some hot temperatures at least through next monday and tuesday. after that, the high pressure moves on and our temperatures will begin to drop. so take a look at fairfield. there will be another peak in our heat coming in by early next week, so we will have a mild weekend with upper 80s and then upper 90s on monday. tuesday really hot 99

degrees, but then looking ahead, we are going to have some cooler temperatures for the end of next week into the weekend. that's looking way ahead. of course, we're just focused on the next few days with our temperatures going up to the mid 90s tomorrow and still pretty warm for the weekend, while san francisco is still going to provide that natural air conditioning with highs in the upper 60s and low 70s. mike, what's the update on those crashes in san jose? well, we're looking at 101. just north of here is one of the crashes. it's on the shoulder at mckeon. we never really saw any additional slowing. although the second build is starting to flow there. the next 15 minutes, we'll see a lot more brake tapping there for 101. also back at capital expressway, the second crash we monitor is north 87, a number of vehicles on the shoulder right around almaden expressway. there was a good deal of slowing until they got over to the shoulder itself. lanes are open again, so there's a distraction as 87 is the volume building as well. at 80 slows through hayward southbound typical past the crash right around winton. no major issues there. highway four shows the build coming over toward 242

traffic feeding down in toward pleasant hill. pretty typical. and a crash south of there on 680 shows no slowing. that's the good news. east shore freeway, richmond bridge, as well as the bay bridge. more backup. and your drive out of vasco vasco road is still under a half hour. back to you. all right. thanks a lot, mike. 622 pulling carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. it's an important part of helping our climate in crisis. up next, a look at the oklahoma company doing just that, attracting big bay area investors whileoing it. we'll be d

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company in oklahoma has developed a cheap way to pull carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere to help fight climate change, and that's attracting big name investors like openai ceo sam altman and salesforce ceo marc benioff. so heimdall, heimdall plans to pull 5000 tons of carbon dioxide from the air every year with what looks like these small white pellets. the company says that these pellets will absorb carbon dioxide as the wind blows over them. a geochemist at penn state university explains, accelerating a process like this requires lots of energy, and in this case, heimdall is still using fossil gas instead of wind or solar. making the grains that they put out that costs energy.

burning off the co2. that costs energy. and then, you know, getting the co2 down into the ground costs energy. so basically it's a tax, you know, and the whole process that's producing the co2 in the first place. it is energy intensive. but those combustion gases will be sequestered. but it's a good starting point. i like psychology a lot. and there's this nirvana fallacy where you try to perfect things too much, right. it's there's no point in doing it unless it's going to be perfect. this is an imperfect solution, but we will continuously chase perfection from here on. but this is also a way to do this big and do this now that's the point. the latest united nations climate report underscores that carbon capture is necessary to quickly address climate change and that's one of the reasons heimdall started capturing carbon while still waiting for epa approval. we have a longer version of this story posted on our website right now. visit us on nbcbayarea.com and click on the climate crisis tab to learn

more. thanks a lot, kari. well, we have a lot more ahead at 630, including breaking news out of new york city. the home of the mayor raided early this morning, as he is expected to be indicted as soon as today. all new details just coming into our newsroom. also breaking hoda kotb leaving the today show. the very emotional announcement just made this morning. plus, we are just hours away from the final a's baseball game here at the coliseum. the increased security as fans get ready to say goodbye. stay with us. you're watching today in the bay

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ultimately, our fans understand that they have a moment in time where they can remember what turned them into the fan that they have become right now. at 630, a full range of emotions as former players and fans prepare for the final farewell. i have a lot of tissues that i'm carrying with me. it's hard. hours from now, the a's play one last game at the place they've called home since 1968. many of the coliseum memories are coming back to life this week, delivering one last ray of sunshine. but it's bittersweet at best, with many questions hanging in the air about how fans will respond once the game and the cheers are

over. people in oakland are very frustrated with this management and what they feel like. they just straight up lied to them. this is today in the bay good thursday morning. thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia and i'm ginger conejero saab filling in for marcus washington this morning after six decades, the oakland coliseum may not have been the nicest home, but as most any a's fans will tell you, it was their home. a home that created a lifetime of memories. today in the bay's bob redell is live outside that home. the coliseum and bob today will no doubt be bittersweet at best for those fans. you are correct. good morning to ginger and laura. you know the oakland a's have been playing at the coliseum behind me here since 1968. there are people who came here as a child to watch them play, who have now brought their own children, or in some cases, their own grandchildren and

today, of course, that final game, this after the a's team owner, john fisher, was not able to come to an agreement to build a new stadium here in the bay area. i want you to take a live look at the position that i'm looking at, that you can't see, but here's a live look out of the gate here to the coliseum, where in 90 minutes those gates will open and let those fans who you can see have been lined up at least since 5:00 this morning to come in here to begin their final tailgate before that first pitch today at 1237, the last first pitch. and this one will be against the texas rangers in front of what we believe will be the first and only sellout crowd crowd of the season. as you can see in this video, thousands of fans showed up yesterday to cheer on the a's as they unfortunately lost to the rangers 1 to 5 earlier this week. we spoke with fans about their favorite memories here at the coliseum. i think it would have to be scott hatteberg's the 20 game win. i think that would be my biggest thing. probably rickey, probably rickey stealing the bases. you know, that's

probably my favorite anyway. and dallas braden's perfect game. those are my two biggest things. when the oakland a's walk off the diamond at the coliseum for the final time later today, she, like many other fans, will be digging into her pocket. i have a lot of tissues that i'm carrying with me. it's hard. it's so hard. i know the last game, there won't be a dry eye in this whole place. to me, it's an emotional injury. former a's executive andy dolich, who will also be at today's final game, has a message for a's owner john fisher, who has angered fans by moving the to team sacramento for the next three seasons. while a new stadium is built in las vegas. as you've seen, he's taken out these thank you ads. bob and how does he have the nerve? how can he be so tone deaf as to thank people when he's moving the team out of a marketplace that has supported him for 57 years now? john, you

had an opportunity to build at the coliseum and or howard terminal and now you're in a dominoes toppling game. we'll see how it works out. there are real concerns about how angry fans might be about the a's leaving, which is why oakland police say they'll be posting more than 100 officers out here today, just in case there are any issues. on a side note, the a's final home series is giving bart a boost in ridership numbers. they are finally surpassing pre-pandemic levels. the agency says it had over 204,000 riders on tuesday. that's the first time it's passed a 200,000 mark since the pandemic started. bart has added extra trains, by the way, today to help carry fans to the game. reporting live here at the coliseum in oakland. bob redell today in the bay. all right. thank you very much, bob. a lot of history being made there today. and our live coverage on the a's final game at the

coliseum continues all day long. we will be out at the coliseum during our evening newscast, as well as sharing memories and talking to fans. so make sure you download our free nbc bay area app. you can take us on the go! it is available for all smartphone devices. okay, so a lot of folks probably heading to that game out there weather going to cooperate. yeah, i think it's going to be really nice and really comfortable. and i was saying they won't get this weather in sacramento or vegas. so that's true. it's a little hotter there. good point. 70 degrees today at first pitch. and then it only warms up into the low 70s as we go throughout much of the game. mostly sunny and a light wind as we go into the rest of today, we'll be watching that forecast a high of 77 today and also 77 in fremont. a lot of these temperatures are just slightly warmer compared to yesterday. we are going to begin a warming trend once again. in fact, in san jose, it's just a little bit warmer than yesterday, but it's still pretty comfortable with a high of 80 degrees. 78 in palo alto and 73

in san francisco, with mid 80s throughout much of the north bay. we'll talk about the weekend and i'll help you make some weekend plans coming up. mike the also just getting to the game you just want to know how to get there. that's right. the reminder it's a midday game bob showed you. the cars are already lined up to get into the parking lot. there will be a good volume of traffic getting in toward the coliseum today. 1237 game. then after the game that will blend in with the afternoon and evening commute. so keep that in mind. good sized crowd getting over there for their last home game. over here we're looking at highway for good volume coming into and through the pleasant hill and walnut creek area. 24 now showing some breaks, tapping back to you. thank you very much. well, new overnight, a new bombshell rocking new york city hall. the mayor has been indicted on federal corruption charges. that's according to two sources who say the charges against mayor eric adams will be announced as soon as today. this is a live look out of new york

where we're learning the fbi is currently searching his home. now, the indictment is in connection to a federal investigation into campaign fundraising violations and foreign influence. it would be the first time in history a new york city mayor has been indicted while in office. adams maintains his innocence. also breaking this morning, everyone in the nbc family definitely more than a little surprised after learning hoda kotb will be leaving the today show early next year, she made her tearful announcement this morning on set, telling the team she felt the need for a change after recently turning 60. take a listen. 60 i decided that this is this is the right time for me to kind of move on. and then i thought about, obviously, i had my kids late in life and i was thinking that they deserve a bigger piece of my, of my time pie that i have. i feel like we only have a finite amount of time and so with all that being

said, this is the hardest thing in the world. hoda kotb has co-anchored today with savannah guthrie ever since 2018, and she's been with nbc for nearly three decades after previously working at dateline and as the co-host of the fourth hour of today. ■while she's leaving today, she does plan to continue working in some capacity with nbc. well, new at six. state farm is projecting massive coverage declines in california. the company says it could lose more than a million homeowner and business liability policies by 2028. that is according to the chronicle. the paper is citing filings submitted to the california department of insurance. state farm projects this will align at the rate the company loses policies now, either due to policyholders leaving or noncompliance. 639 on this thursday morning, you're taking a live look at guess where san francisco looking a

little foggy there. not too much that you can see, but i don't know if this is going to stay throughout the weekend. meteorologist kari hall has the answer to that. yes, and that's going to keep the city cool. one of the places where we can escape the valley heat. and it's also going to be nice and cool tomorrow evening in time for the giants game that starts at 715. we are going to be in the low 70s and partly cloudy. we'll start to see more clouds rolling in late tomorrow night as our temperatures drop down to the mid 60s. so really nice in the city and it's going to be hot in time for the el pino farms grand opening. but another sign that it's fall but still feels like summer. so we're going to see highs in the mid 90s for tomorrow afternoon and then cooling down into the upper 70s late in the evening. and then for sunday we've got the 49ers game, some warm weather there in santa clara during the middle of the day, but still pretty nice for some football. and there's a lot going on in san francisco this weekend, including the

festival, the portola festival. you'll see temperatures in the mid 60s. you might want to dress in layers because the fog and the drizzle will continue into the weekend. and mike, how's it looking at the bay bridge? you know, we had a good recovery after an early backup. crews were clearing from the area right around fifth and down the central freeway this morning until just before 6:00. things recovered nicely. a smooth flow there. the backup at the toll plaza, of course, is there and slowing down the entire east shore freeway. the build over toward the richmond bridge. the span itself moves nicely now, looking ahead, want to warn folks again lane restrictions on the richmond bridge. both decks. same thing for the golden gate bridge both ways overnight. and the bay bridge, as we mentioned earlier, is that there will be a lane restriction getting into the city from now for the next year. overnight. they're doing work as you approach san francisco. so just note that one lane will be down there. no big deal. i don't think we'll get used to that over here. we do again, remind you about the midday game for the coliseum last game for the a's. so big

crowd getting there after the bridge. they will flood over toward 880 itself. back to you. all right. thanks a lot, mike. it is 641. there's less than 40 days until the election, and neither candidate is holding back. almost 200,000 manufacturing jobs were lost during his presidency, making trump one of the biggest losers ever on manufacturing. we'll take you live to washington with the exclusive interview from vice president harris and how former president trump is responding as they both fight for votes in swing states. plus, as san francisco tries to raise funds to bring pandas to the city, one country is giving theirs back. the reason for the return and why it could be bad news for the city. and ready for her close up mudang taking the internet by storm. how the hottest hippo in the world adjusting to this new fame. keep it here. you're watching today in t bayhe

and nearly a dozen other countries are all calling for a 21 day ceasefire to allow for talks between the sides. it comes in the wake of israel's military chief advising its military to prepare for an invasion of lebanon. relentless

israeli air strikes this week have killed hundreds and hundreds of thousands of lebanese are now displaced. the conflict is triggering new global fears for a large scale regional war. 6:45 right now. now to the race for the white house. vice president kamala harris and former president donald trump making a push in battleground states, encouraging supporters to get out to vote. and on capitol hill, lawmakers are set to meet with ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy. he's also set to sit down with president biden and vice president harris today in the bay. brie jackson joins us live in washington this morning. and brie, both campaigns are really focusing in on the economy here. that's right. good morning laura. the cost of living remains a top concern for many voters in both candidates are on the campaign trail outlining their vision for the economy and vice president harris, she's trying to cut into former president trump's advantage over voters with this issue. so the facts remain. in an exclusive

interview with msnbc's stephanie ruhle, vice president harris laid out her economic vision if elected, when we look at a plan such as mine that is about investing in the middle class, investing in new industries that the overall economy is stronger and everyone benefits. harris is seeking to erase former president trump's lead when it comes to who voters trust on the economy. while in pennsylvania, she outlined her $100 billion plan to boost investments in manufacturing and blasted her opponent's policies. almost 200,000 manufacturing jobs were lost during his presidency, making trump one of the biggest losers ever on manufacturing. the former president made his case while speaking to supporters in another battleground state, north carolina. ask yourself, is anything less expensive than it was four years ago? mr. trump also criticized the current

administration for its handling of the ongoing war in ukraine. biden and kamala allowed this to happen by feeding zelensky money and munitions like no country has ever seen before. despite that pushback, ukraine's president zelenskyy is urging allies to provide more assistance. i think every leader, every country that supports us in this, that understands us today. zelenskyy will lay out his victory plan during meetings at the white house and on capitol hill, and an expected meeting between former president trump and president zelenskyy will no longer take place. a spokesperson familiar with the situation says that actually appointed familiar with the matter pointed to zelensky's comments earlier this week on trump's running mate jd vance calling. calling his comments

too radical. interesting. all right. brie live from washingto. thank you for the very latest. and new at six. a zoo in finland is returning to giant pandas after struggling to pay for them. this is happening eight years before their scheduled return to china. the zoo says it couldn't afford to keep paying for their facility after it's seeing less and less visitors. meanwhile, the san francisco zoo is working to get ready for a pandas to arrive in the next few years already. mayor london breed has been trying to raise the millions of dollars needed to meet the number of requirements for their habitat and their care. a lot of upkeep there. well, meantime, trending this morning. have you seen the global zoo sensation really taking over the internet? it's adorable. it's a baby pygmy hippo. and if you haven't seen her yet, we've got to give you a little cuteness alert. two month old moo ding. there it is. that's her nose or mouth? yeah. is more than just a meme of the

moment. she's a global star, adjusting to her new found fame at a zoo in thailand, along with her mother. zookeepers say anything she does, like eating, playing or sleeping gets a reaction from viewers watching her on a global stream. now the name moo ding means bouncing pig or pork patty. and the attendance at the zoo is booming because she's cute. she's cute most of the time. i just see them on the internet. it makes me a little bit like, wow. it looks unreal that i get to see them with my own very eyes. and if you can't make it to the thailand zoo, but you have the urge to check her out while the stream is available 24/7, you can watch the full story ahead on the today show. that's at 7 a.m. right after today in the bay mu ding! how adorable. it is so cute to see her prance around and just, you know, a little thing i could see. like a story book, a kids book. yeah, i'm

sure that's coming. you find it in the gift shop, right? that's true. oh, that's great. all right. well, we have some cooler weather for the coast. warmer weather for the valley. so we are going to see a big range in our microclimates going into the weekend. but we've also been tracking hurricane helene as we take a look at this storm and all of the rain that's being pulled out of this tropical system. this is going to make major headlines as we go throughout today and tomorrow and the next several days. right now, it is a category two, and we're expecting this to make landfall as a major hurricane later on this evening. and then just kind of meander over parts of the tennessee valley and the ohio valley while dumping lots of rainfall. in fact, let me show you some of those rainfall forecasts over the next three days where we may see anywhere from 8 to 12in of rainfall. but there are some models that are putting down 18in of rainfall, causing flash flooding and landslides possible all across

the southeast and even expanding up the atlantic coast. so that's something we'll be watching along with that impact of the hurricane itself on the florida panhandle. here at home, we're seeing some slightly warmer temperatures for san jose today. so even though it starts out cloudy, we're headed for 80 degrees. and we're going to see temperatures in parts of the south bay, the south county heating up. we'll see a high of 90 in gilroy this afternoon. and our 7-day forecast shows upper 80s low to mid 90s. it's going to be warm into at least the middle of next week. while san francisco will have some coastal cooling and highs in the 60s there throughout the weekend. mike, now how's it looking in the east bay? we have more slowing here. contra costa county highway 24 pushing off of walnut creek and now in toward orinda and the caldecott. the tunnel itself is okay. there is a crash in the east bay. this is south 880 around maori. they may be clearing lanes over the next couple of minutes, but a little more slowing in through fremont and the south bay. the northbound routes keep pushing.

back to you. thank you mike. happening now, the solano county sheriff's office is asking for help identifying a man who was seen abusing his dog. it happened yesterday afternoon at delta meadows park in vallejo. we don't have specific details on what happened, but there are pictures on social media that show the alleged abuse. anyone who saw this happen or knows this man is asked to call solano county sheriff's office. and we're back in three minutes with a look at this morning's top stories, including an emotional goodbye. this morning, fans are getting ready to face the end of an era as the a's prepare to play their final game in oakland. we're live at the coliseum, breaking down everything you need to know before

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we are moving you forward with a look at top stories on today in the bay. and today is all about the a's and their final home game at the coliseum today in the bay's. bob redell joins us live outside the stadium. some fans are getting there extra early. i understand, just to soak it all in. bob. hold on reggie. well, the gates are supposed to be opening at 8:00, but they're opening the gates right now as i speak. fans have been lined up out here since around 5:00 this morning for first pitch at 1237. they want to get out here and do the tailgating. we got reggie here. he was born in 67, has been a fan, of course, of the team which came here in 68. he lives in vegas, but he just drove up to come of course. see today's game. what does this mean for you? well, it's kind of bittersweet for me being from oakland now, living in las vegas. so my hometown team comes back, comes down to vegas to be with me. but i feel sorry for the fans of oakland. you know, i've been through several ownership groups and i've wanted

this team to stay in oakland. i love coming to the bay area you know, the a's are rooted in oakland, and i'm just sorry for all the fans in the bay area. all right. thanks, reggie. hey, have fun there. and sorry about the bright light. i know you had to put your sunglasses on. all right. okay, so final game, first pitch, final. first pitch here at the coliseum at 1237 against the rangers. and of course, oakland a's owner john fisher moving the to team sacramento for three seasons. while that new stadium is reggie was alluding to, is being built in las vegas, this after fisher could not come to an agreement on a new stadium here in the bay area, reporting live here at the oakland coliseum. bob redell today in the bay. all right. those gates are going to be flooded later today. no doubt our live coverage on the a's final game at the coliseum continues all day long. we will be out at the coliseum during our evening newscast as well, sharing memories and talking to fans. make sure you download our free nbc bay area app. you can take us on the go. it's available for all smartphone

devices. firefighters are looking into how a massive fire started at a south bay business. the large fire sparked about 1030 last night at a napa auto parts store in morgan hill. it is on monterey road near east main avenue. other fire agencies in gilroy and san jose headed to morgan hill to help put out that fire. no word on any injuries or how it started. now to a live look at key west, florida, where people there are bracing for the impact of hurricane helene, it is now a category two storm as it gained strength rushing towards florida coastline. at this hour, 3500 national guard troops have been deployed to that region. officials have issued evacuation warnings ahead of the catastrophic winds and a potentially deadly storm surge. well, let's get a last look at the weather here in the bay area. kari, how's it looking? it looks good, but a little bit warm. and we go back to summer for a couple of days for the inland valleys with highs in the

low to mid 90s, while san francisco is going to be in the 60s for the weekend, and quite a bit of slowing for the south bay, pushing northbound on all these typical commute routes, getting down to the south bay. a problem for the nimitz south 880 right around maori. several cars involved in a crash still working there today show just moments away. however, for more local news, stay with today in the bay. we stream on roku, pluto and other platforms. live at 8:00. new york times bestselling author laura dave joins us live to discuss her upcoming stop in the bay area. and that's what's happening today in the bay. the today show show starts just moments away. that's right. but we're going to leave you with a live look at the coliseum in oakland. the gates are open. fans streaming in early for the last game. there good thursday morning. millions across the south facing a major hurricane threat, set to roar ashore in a matter of hours. it is september the 26th. this i"t