in florida. we're tracking where the life threatening storm surge will hit next. 38 days to go with the running out, both presidential or with time running out. both presidential candidates are making a push to gain support. the campaign stops both former president trump and vice president kamala harris are making this weekend. also the key funding harris will pick up here in silicon valley. plus i am the only candidate in this race who supports rent control that allows those seniors to age in place. the san francisco mayoral race is also heating up the top issues discussed during a town hall debate. welcome to friday morning, starting your dy

with us. i'm laura garcia, and i'm ginger conejero. big news. overnight, helene weakened to a tropical storm, but it is still packing a serious punch as it moves across georgia. this is new video out of atlanta. many had to be rescued in boats from apartments due to flooding. and this morning, the national hurricane center is urging people to stay away from windows, calling the situation dangerous and life threatening. and here's a live look in atlanta at this hour, where thousands remain without power. helene made landfall last night as a category four along florida's big bend. helene being blamed for at least three deaths across florida and georgia. people living in florida's panhandle are waking up to destruction left behind in that storm's wake. today in the bay jay gray is in tallahassee with a look at just some of the damage. hey there. good morning helene. still causing major problems as it continues to push inland. let's talk a little bit about what we saw in tallahassee overnight. a violent wind storm

moving through this area as the storm pushed across the coastline and through tallahassee. we know right now that there are more than a million people without power in florida, and under 800,000 or so in georgia without power. and those are numbers that are only going to climb with this storm flooding a serious issue across florida. we've had several high water rescue attempts in pasco county alone, 40 people pulled from the high water. and that's a situation that's going to continue as this storm continues to drop massive amounts of rain and strong winds following in all of that as it pushes now through georgia and ultimately into tennessee, it's going to continue as we've talked about, causing serious problems here and across the entire path of this storm, just a massive wind field at landfall, close to 500 miles wide. this the strongest storm to ever hit the big bend

region of florida, at least in modern times. since they've been tracking these storms, it's one that we won't know the full extent of until we get some sunrise here and can really get out and inspect and figure out exactly what helene left behind. that's the latest right now from here in tallahassee. i'm jay gray, back to you. thank you jay. tough going for so many. well cinthia pimentel joins us now. where is helene right now and headed next. it's definitely been impacting georgia and the carolinas overnight. we can see right now it is moving towards the north northeast at around 30 miles an hour and still packing some really gusty winds with it. and lots of these places remaining under that tropical storm watch as helene has been downgraded. so the georgia area carolinas definitely areas to watch as we go through the day to day. and the weekend. there are still flooding and gusty wind concerns, especially with those landslides and power outages. something to watch there. it will be downgraded as

we go on into saturday and sunday into a tropical depression as it goes into tennessee and the kentucky area as it kind of wraps around itself and eventually destroys as we go on into the second half of the weekend. so a situation worth watching as we go through today in the bay. and of course, we'll also talk about what we can expect here in the bay area will be heating up in the next couple of days. i'll be back with that in just a little bit. back to you. perfect. we'll check back with you in just a moment. 504. right now. turning now to decision 2024. vice president kamala harris headed back to the bay area. she's arriving in san francisco later tonight ahead of a campaign fundraiser planned for tomorrow. but before that, she has a busy day ahead of her. this afternoon, she's visiting the u.s. mexico southern border, where she'll address immigration and border security. the trump campaign calls harris's visit a, quote, political ploy. trump plans to stump across battleground michigan today, where he will tout his economic agenda. today, in the bay's barry jackson joins us live in washington this morning and brie this is all coming as that early

voting is getting underway. that's right. good morning laura. so another busy day on the campaign trail today as vice president, harris will be in arizona, making her second trip to the southern border in four years. good afternoon everyone. foreign affairs are front and center in the race for the white house, as ukraine's president zelenskyy visits the u.s. during his meeting with vice president harris. she warned of the dangers his country could face if former president trump is elected. there are some in my country who would instead force ukraine to give up large parts of its sovereign territory. mr. trump meets with zelenskyy later today. he's been critical of the billions of dollars the u.s. has provided to ukraine, but contends he wants the war to end. i want to save lives. millions of people are dead. millions more than they even think about. and it's not my

fight, but it is a fight to save humanity. the former president is blasting his political opponents strategy on another key issue immigration. kamala harris will be visiting the southern border that she has completely destroyed while at the southern border today. harris plans to highlight trump's role in nixing a bipartisan security bill. he killed a bill that would have actually been a solution because he wants to run on a problem. both candidates are seeking to sway voters in blue wall states. nbc news spoke with some of them. i feel like it's just the kamala harris is like a step in the right, just a step in the right direction, even if it is like a small step. and i mean, trump is not perfect, but at least with his presidency, we know what that would look like. the economy was in a much, much better state. americans are keeping a close eye on where each candidate stands with less than 40 days until election day. and you can find much more from

the deciders focus group on nbc news dot com. meanwhile, early voting is underway in several states, including virginia and illinois, while absentee voting has started in places like michigan. laura, always so much to cover and you do a great job for us. thanks so much, brie. now, while the country is watching the presidential election, the bay area is also paying close attention to the race for san francisco mayor, especially after an intense q&a last night where candidates answered questions about issues that impact the aapi community. the town hall was put on by the asian pacific islander council, a coalition of nonprofits which ensures the community's needs are represented in policies and funding. that event was moderated by our own gia vang and the candidates had 20 minutes each to answer a round of the same questions. so my vision for san francisco. my vision for our aapi community is a city that is safe. a city with clean sidewalks where the mayor is honestly addressing the homeless issue and the fentanyl

issue. i am the only candidate in this race who supports rent control that allows those seniors to age in place. we continue to see crime decline. we're making investments in food security, and we're going to build the housing that we need to ensure that the diverse communities of san francisco have a safe, affordable place to call home. i'm fighting for working and middle class families. that's what i've done. my entire career over the last 24 years. when i am your mayor, my departments are going to be serving you by the way, san francisco uses ranked choice voting, so we may not know on election night who the next mayor will be. 508 right now, authorities so far are not identifying the man and woman shot and killed at a napa apartment complex. it happened yesterday morning at the napa park homes apartments on lincoln avenue. a few hours later, police located the suspect. and that's when he led officers on a

brief chase into kennedy park, at which point officers rammed his car. as you can see in video that was filmed by a bystander, it led to a three hour standoff in the park, which ended when the suspect shot himself. the suspect did survive. police so far not revealing his injuries. a's fans rewriting the first rule of baseball. turns out sometimes there is some crying, especially when your team is walking out on you forever. let's go. oakland. passionate a's fans gave it one last hurrah, giving the team a proper sendoff in their final game yesterday at the coliseum. a's legends dave stewart and rickey henderson threw out the first pitch. a's former pitcher barry zito sang the national anthem and when it ended, yes, there were tears and hugs. the team has one final series. this

season, starting tonight in seattle. now, the coliseum complex has now gone from three tenants five years ago to none. the warriors, the raiders and the a's now all gone. that's supposed to change again next year, when the oakland roots soccer club is committed to playing 17 games there. but the longer term future is less certain. we do know it involves african american sports and entertainment group, which now owns the property and plans to redevelop it to include housing, business and sports and entertainment. but those plans are still in the works. the a's will play the next three seasons in sacramento. at that point, the team moves to or plans to move to vegas, although ballpark financing is still coming into place. a new stadium is planned for the site of the tropicana hotel, where a nighttime implosion is now planned for october 9th, and there are reports the a's will play some kind of role in that event. let's take a peek outside on

this friday morning before the sun's arrival out by the east bay walnut creek this morning, we'll check that commute as it looks like folks are out on the road. we'll check in with mike in just a moment, but cinthia pimentel is in for kerry this morning. looking good this friday. it's looking good. mostly clear behind us as we say hello to the final friday in september. mild 60s down here in san jose, upper 50s through palo alto, as well as out there in dublin where it also looks busy. mike, we're going to check in on that 56 in san francisco. mostly clear start. so as you head out the door this morning, upper 50s and some 60s, some mild start to our friday here. and as you go on into your lunchtime hour, heating up really quickly, some mid to upper 80s in our inland valleys and those seconds will return this afternoon, but we are not done with the heat. as we say hello to october next week i'll talk about all of that coming up in a few minutes. but mike, you're finding the cheapest gas prices to kick off our weekend. we are better than yesterday by a couple of price. yesterday's best is even better now at 412 in the north bay.

that's vacaville at sam's club on helen power drive. the next best is contra costa county. concord has 419 at clayton gas and wash on clayton road. again the city of concord, though, and then the south bay has the same deal in sunnyvale. also. 419 at national petroleum on old san francisco road. you check these prices or check your specific area. gasbuddy.com also help us with those reports on the roadway. happy to report that the traffic, although cinthia saw that volume for 580, no slowing through that area of dublin. we do have slowing coming down through san pablo, exiting there at san pablo dam road. the exit may have some construction. i've circled the construction off the central freeway that just picked up a short time ago. plenty of time to stay clear, but still closed. an overnight crash. a pedestrian was hit northbound 101. there's still closure approaching cotati. surface streets will take you past the scene. back to you. thanks a lot, mike. zillow helping customers prepare for climate change. just ahead on today in the bay. the new feature it's offering this morning, plus a 30 year old bay

area, bay area tradition is back. we'll tell you about how you can get a glass pumpkin this weekend. stay with us. you're watching today in the bay

over downtown san jose. and how about this for a friday? lots of sunshine and actually temperatures warming up quickly by noon in the low 80s and into

the afternoon. some spots in the south bay could go into the 90s, such as here in san jose. we'll talk about the friday heat and more heat coming up next week in a few minutes. equally dazzling look at the city by the bay, san francisco getting to the city a lot clearer now that that crew cleared from the central freeway overnight repair project. that's great news. those folks working on that caltrans team clear for their weekend. let's see how we're looking in the world of business. let's check in with bertha. mike, you've got wall street set to open slightly higher, but some data that we're going to get in about 15 minutes is really going to set the tone. the pce or personal consumption expenditures index. you can drop that one tonight at cocktails is the federal reserve's preferred gauge on prices. it better reflects how consumers change their spending habits, like when you buy a generic or a store brand product over a brand name because you're concerned about prices being too high, analysts

are hoping that the pce continues to show the recent trend of cooling inflation. now the markets posted pretty nice gains yesterday, with the s&p closing at a record high. the 42nd or third i think this year. and the nasdaq rising for a fourth straight session. meantime, dell is asking its global sales teams were able to work from the office to do so five days a week now, according to a memo seen by reuters. the company says working remotely should be the exception rather than the routine. sales teams were previously required to work from the office or in the field, with clients three days a week. last week, amazon said it wants corporate employees to return to offices five days a week, starting next year. and zillow is adding climate risk information to its property listings in the us. the data will include food, wildfire, wind, heat and air quality risks. the section will also list any climate related

insurance requirements. the risk categories are being applied to zillow's interactive search view map, and the climate data will be rolled out this year to zillow's website and the ios app. it'll come to the android app early next year. ginger and laura. this is something that i think a lot of folks really want to be able to see, particularly when they want to look at what those insurance costs are going to be. very good point. knowledge is power. thanks, bertha. nice to see you. well, as we move into the fall holiday season, we see pumpkin patches opening up all around the bay area. and this includes an almost 30 year tradition. continuing this weekend on the peninsula. tomorrow and sunday, the palo alto arts center hosts the great glass pumpkin patch. now, we spoke with karen kwon, the chief development officer for the center, who explains what those attending can expect. there are over 10,000 glass pumpkins hand-blown by local glass artists. this year we have

23 artists participating and you see glass pumpkins on the ground at the palo alto art center. it's really quite a scene. now, don't forget about the food. there will be food sales by ada's cafe all weekend and the mister softee ice cream truck will also be there saturday. kicking off what is expected to be a beautiful weekend. admission is free and doors open up at 10 a.m. both tomorrow and sunday. very fun. well, kelly clarkson helping to shine a spotlight on a bay area nonprofit helping people impacted by the criminal justice system. the east bay community law center is located in berkeley and the organization provides free legal services to people who cannot afford lawyers. its founder says those in need are often women of color. we are really invested in making sure that your race and your gender do not determine whether you get a fair shake in our legal system. our our

strategy is to make sure that we level the playing field for everyone. now you can catch the full interview. plus hear from women that the center has helped pay it forward. it's all on the kelly clarkson clarkson show at three this afternoon. all right. we were mentioning that cynthia's in for kerry. and you brought some good weather with you. i sure did. i think it's spectacular weather for a friday and our last friday of the month as we move into october. oh my goodness. the year is flying by. good morning everyone. temperatures upper seconds and 60s through san jose. so mostly clear skies. it is though a little bit chillier up there in the north bay. good morning mom and dad in san rafael, 52 degrees, but it will warm up to a very warm day. maybe a cool day once you get out of work early. we're looking at some low 90s for the foothills here in east san jose, as well as in los gatos, 89 downtown san jose to some upper 90s as we move our way down into gilroy. a few more of our microclimates will come up into the east bay, where it

will still be pretty warm. 83 in oakland to 96, in walnut creek. and more of that heat being felt out towards antioch and livermore. i've got you at 96 for today. the peninsula. how about this gorgeous beach day out in half moon bay with some low 70s mid to upper 80s as you move down into redwood city and palo alto. san francisco oh my goodness. spectacular weather for you there too. 78 in the mission, 72 in the marina. and if you're heading up into wine country, we're seeing a warm day with some low 90s through the napa valley. 90 in novato and also some 70s there for point reyes over the next couple of days. the weekend you felt it pretty similar. it has been a comfortable one. and then we get into our workweek and the heat ramps up once again. so watch that 7-day forecast from the 90s today will dip it down for the weekend and then see those mid to upper 90s return by monday and tuesday. possible triple digit temperatures. i'll keep an eye on that. san francisco will be in for some warm days ahead as well. mike, you're tracking a closure in the north bay. what's

going on? this investigation continues. cynthia, folks, there was a crash this morning just after midnight. but the roadway remains closed in the northbound direction, heading up toward to cotati and the great casino out of petaluma. as you have this deadly crash and investigation that continues on northbound 101, i expect the coroner to be here by now, but we have had no update. surface streets will take you around this, a light traffic in that direction. and in fact, all directions, as it's early in the commute for the north bay as we look at the rest of your bill, we still have that slowing around san pablo avenue exit there. there's overnight construction for the off ramp, no problems for the bay bridge, and everywhere south there's great driving out of contra costa county, vasco roads, basically at your minimum. back to you. looks good. thanks, mik. well, next on today in the bay nbc bay area responds. it's a high stakes game of chicken and families like yours are caught in the middle. i'm consumer investigator chris chmura. we are digging into the state's home insurance crisis and looking at some

a good customer. i pay regularly. my policy. it's not just maria or maria's carrier. the state says since 2022, seven of the top 12 insurers have either cut existing home

policies or stopped selling new ones. insurance companies say they have to cut their risk. advocates say they're being too picky. now the state is trying to cut a deal to keep insurance companies doing business in california. on our website, see how these changes might work and when. plus where you've already helped put billions of dollars aside for insurance companies. and why. thanks a lot, chris. a new documentary premiering soon on pbs gets the red carpet treatment in san francisco, offering a unique take on a normally unspoken topic menopause. i think when we look at the symptoms and do research and as i'm looking it up, i'm like, haha, it sounds like me. wait a minute. the film is called the em factor. shedding the silence on menopause. last night it had its world premiere at the metropolitan club in san francisco. the film takes on the topic of menopause with facts, with humor, and with solutions.

menopause affects millions of women and impacts lost wages, upended careers, family disruptions and emotional distress. the film's executive producer says every doctor should see it. it's become a continuing medical education credit program, so a cme for physicians. so if a physician watches this film, the 90 minute version of it that we have, they will get a credit towards the renewal of their medical license. now the event included a display of products meant to ease women through menopause, including herbal remedies and raw silk blankets which keep someone warm when it's cold and cool when it's hot. the film will debut on october 18th. coming up next, the top stories we're following for you today, including tracking your weekend forecast as you make those plan. ai kris sanchez is at sfo. guess who else is going to be at sfo

today? vice president kamala harris will tell you what her hedule lookssc

heading to the bay area for a weekend event, but not before making a key stop on the campaign trail. we'll break down a critical next 2440 eight hours. the ultimate part of my fandom, you know, my fandom is dying after this. the end of an

era. emotional reactions from a's fans and the long goodbye to their beloved team. plus, calling all ghosts and ghouls fright fest is back. we're live inside six flags discovery kingdom with a preview. i don't even like that shot. the spooky attractions. this is today in the bay. let's get off of it. is that a reporter? oh, my. good morning and thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia, and i'm ginger conejero saab in for marcus washington this morning. so let's start out with a look at the forecast. cinthia pimentel tracking what we can expect this morning. still trying to come back after that shot that was kind of spooky. it was spooky. but the temperatures are not quite there yet for spooky season. good morning laura and ginger. look behind me. sutro tower showing us a stunning and clear shot of san francisco out towards sausalito as well. so that could be a little precursor of what is to come. a warm day for our friday here. we've made it to the

weekend 76, in san francisco, 70 half moon bay. it gets warmer of course, as we move into the east bay and the south bay, some 83 degrees in oakland to 94 in morgan hill. i am tracking more heat ahead as we go on into october next week. i'll be back with those details. but mike, a couple of east bay crashes already. oh man, you guys going to be popping up all morning. all right, let's take you out to the roadways where it's not quite so scary. things are moving pretty smoothly on the roadways here. the el portal construction and closure are slowing. has cleared as the crew cleared from the area. let me take you to where there are two crashes over there in contra costa county, northbound on 242. that's opposite your commute, not presenting much of an issue. the crash now on the shoulder, you see brake tapping past the scene. south 680 is just fine coming off the corner there with highway four and highway four. a nice easy drive out of antioch in toward pittsburgh and bay point. there is a crash on the peninsula palo alto, where the sign is there. it's actually at the embarcadero exit, so the off ramp may be closed for just a

couple of minutes. back over to you guys. thank you very much. well, to decision 2024 americans will choose their next president a little more than five weeks from now. and tonight, vice president kamala harris returns to her roots with a visit to the bay area. but she's making a key campaign stop along the way. today in the bay's kris sanchez is live at sfo and kris, the vice president, hoping this trip can drum up support both politically and financially. right. she is trying to get her message out, but she's also trying to fill those campaign coffers because there are some key battleground states that are still very much in play. so the vice president will be making several campaign stops, but also several fundraising stops. one of them here in the bay area. harris is expected to stop first. however, earlier today at the arizona us border, she expected to talk about the flow of fentanyl along with issues of immigration and border security. we know that the gop candidate

has been hammering on those issues. now, by tonight, harris will be in san francisco and will attend a fundraiser. tickets for that one run between $500 to more than $2,800. now while the vice president has gained traction in the polls in the last couple of weeks, the numbers are still within the margin of error. and in this particular election, our political analyst says we may not know who wins right up until election day. we typically see as we get to this point in the campaign, a candidate breaking free. something happens and suddenly a candidate is up by five, six, eight points. we have not seen that yet. we may not see it. now we are very blue here in the bay area, so it won't be a surprise that harris raises money. but that money will help in the battleground states where things are a little bit tighter. so any money

collected here will be spent elsewhere. at sfo, kris sanchez today in the bay. all right. thanks for the latest, kris. so many to watch. so much to watch out for now. fremont police are searching for the gunman in a deadly shooting. it happened at about 5 p.m. yesterday on grimmer boulevard. a man died at the scene. he has not yet been identified. now, anyone with information is asked to call fremont pd. heartbroken fans trying to make this one last. as in one last, take me out to the ball game for one last time against the texas rangers and one last spectacular play from jj bleday and one last win when the closer mason miller induced the final out at oakland coliseum. fans yesterday tried to make sense of what they always believed would never happen. it's sinking in now. it's a bittersweet, you know,

feeling, knowing that we're able to make it for the game. but it's not going to happen again. it's been a family affair and to, you know, bring our boys here on the last day is a special moment, very special. some fans also some scooping up cups of dirt in the field, taking a little piece of history with them. the a's yesterday entertained their largest crowd of the season, more than 46,000. for a lot of fans, it was actually hard to say goodbye. many gathered after the game for what they called a wake. it happened at line 51 brewing near jack london square. the event gave fans a chance to share fond memories and some of the lingering bitterness, as well as the a's prepare to leave town gave some of the youngest fans a good look at the bonds that will no longer be. we were thinking like we got to have an after party. we got to have a wake. we need somewhere to go so people don't have to go home and sit there. after experiencing what we just had to experience. it's just great that we're all

together at the moment and that we can just like, like feel connected with our feelings. good for you, george brown. organizers plan to head telling us they realize weeks ago something like this would be needed to celebrate an end of an era. 537 for you on this friday morning, happening tomorrow, a milestone in the east bay, the east bay regional park district turns 90. and to celebrate, the district will host a picnic at the historic redwood bowl picnic area in oakland. there will be live music, games and a new historical exhibit for attendees to enjoy. that event kicks off at 10 a.m. now cinthia pimentel is tracking how the forecast is shaping up for the event. good news for people who want to go out. good news if you like some really sunny and hot temperatures for your picnic. we should get out there. if you don't before noon hits, that's when we're going to get into those 80s and then into the afternoon. it might be too hot.

some of that food might start to melt and you might get too hot. so just make sure you drink a lot of water. our weekend is here. cheers to you. if you're going up into napa to kick it off, we are also seeing a day where those sun hats and those summer dresses could still be worn as we track temperatures there into the afternoon in the low 90s. maybe we wrap up our workweek in san francisco, cardinals and giants tonight. i think the first pitch looks beautiful there. temperatures in the upper 60s by the water and then into the afternoon. some light winds and also in some 60s. so a light layer as you go out and celebrate the game this weekend, let's take it on over to the east bay. we have the walnut creek oktoberfest as we get ready for october. also looking like a spectacular weather there in the mid 80s. remember to also hydrate with lots of water. we're going to wrap up our weekend down here in the south bay. santa clara patriots and 49ers sunday at levi's stadium. tailgating is looking very warm and into the afternoon. also could be a little too hot. so remember to

bring those hats and keep yourself nice and cool out there. there is so much more coming ahead as we go on into the first couple of days of october, i'll have a look at the full microclimate forecast in a little bit. but mike, you want to tell people about an alert in the north bay? yeah, this continues and it's not heavily traveled right now, but it is starting to show some backup folks traveling north out of petaluma and up toward cotati and immediately graton casinos, just up in the area as well. there was an overnight deadly crash just after midnight. so five hours later, they still have the freeway closed. as crews are arriving for the investigation, a tow truck needs to arrive and i haven't gotten an update about the coroner. there was a pedestrian involved in an investigation getting more details. that's northbound. you can use stoney point, or you can use old redwood highway to get past the scene. locals will know that as you continue to follow that again in the northbound direction. the bulk of the commute heading south, though out of the area and novato. no problems getting over there. a little slowing for highway 37 and the earlier slowing down the east shore freeway all cleared from richmond over by el portal.

a little build at the bay bridge, mostly the incline and no big surprises. friday is looking pretty good. the two crashes over there just outside of concord. not presenting a problem for 242 or highway four. a note the giants are playing in town tonight, so there's a 715 game. more traffic coming in off the 280 extension and weekend work between san mateo and santa clara counties, right in the area where right now there's a crash at the embarcadero offramp. back to you. thanks, mike. we'll check back in. well, honoring a fitness leader taken down by a dreaded disease. first. it's heartbreaking because it's something that it's not supposed to happen like thi. just ahead on today in the bay. tomorrow, a special fundraiser for a man whose fitness vision revolutionized gyms and home exercise rooms everywhere. and fright fest is underway at six flags discovery kingdom in vallejo. coming up, we'll take you behind the front desk and show you what's so scary about some of their haunted mazes and how you can see the attractions.

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morning. one more day. you're almost to the weekend. we start off in the upper 50s and a mostly clear start, and will be warming up quickly as we go on into the ten 11:00 hour. by your lunch time, 84 degrees and more heat into the afternoon. we'll talk about the full microclimate forecast coming up. and it is friday. we are seeing a lighter volume of traffic, but earlier slowing is now starting to early. slowing is starting to develop in the contra costa county area. this crash on 242 i just learned a few more details. there are some complications. in east bay, jim taking part tomorrow in a first ever nationwide fundraiser to honor a leader in fitness who lost his 18 year battle with als. augie nieto died last year. he'll be

remembered as a fitness leader who brought life cycle and life fitness equipment into gyms and homes around the world. als is a degenerative condition also known as lou gehrig's disease. it has no cure. but tomorrow lifetime quest in walnut creek will take part in augie's quest to cure als. it's a national effort to raise money for research through a 90 minute workout. organizers say the workout time is symbolic because someone in the u.s. is diagnosed with als every 90 minutes. i think the one thing that really stood out to me was that there's no they don't know why. they don't know why people get it. they don't know how to. there isn't a cure for it yet. so it's essentially, it's fatal, like 100% when you are diagnosed. well, two workout sessions are scheduled for eight and 10 a.m. at lifetime walnut creek at broadway plaza. and you don't even have to be a club member, but it includes a $25 donation.

happening today, san jose state. a special commemoration for a beloved coach. friends and alumni will gather for an open mat practice to honor yosh yoshida. often called the grandfather of american judo. he coached at san jose state over an eight decade span, turning the school into a judo powerhouse. he died in june at 104 years old. people are being told to bring their gear to take part in a way that he would love most. a service will take place tomorrow at san jose buddhist church. for now anyway, it looks like the 49ers may be getting a much needed boost by the time they take the field sunday at levi's, three of their key injured players appear to be making big strides in getting back on the field. receiver deebo samuel, tight end george kittle and lineman trent williams are all practicing again. running back christian mccaffrey, meanwhile, is now seeing a specialist in germany for his achilles tendinitis, with fears that he may never see

the field this season. the niners host one and two new england on sunday afternoon. and as always, nbc sports bay area will get you ready for the game. 49ers pre game live starts at noon on sunday. that's on the plus channel to accommodate the giants game. when the niners game is over you can then switch to nbc sports bay area for 49ers post game live. and if you're lucky enough to go to the game, cynthia says you better bring a ball cap because it's going to be hot out there? definitely. we are tracking a warm up in the next couple of days, but for the time being, we're enjoying a quiet morning and a little chilly up there in santa rosa. good morning to you, 52 degrees. but the good news is most of us are starting off to a clear start. so visibility issues not too much of a concern this morning. look at san francisco. i mean, that tells us the story. 57 and clear right there through the city. golden gate livermore also busy out there. this morning. 57 you can bring down the windows. feel that nice breeze as we wake up in san jose at 60. and just that beautiful

shot of downtown. now we're going to bring up those temperatures from yesterday about 5 to 10 degrees in some places and sit just a little bit above average, like in santa rosa. i've got you at 92 for today. 95 in concord, compared to the 83 where we typically are, this time of year. it will be warm right there in the mission san francisco, 78 degrees, 95 out in livermore. so it will be warm there. and i've got you at 90 down here in san jose as we go through the weekend. temperatures will kind of level out a little bit. but the next thing that we are tracking is this system of hot high pressure that's going to come in, come into the bay area as we go on into monday and tuesday. now the way that this system spins, once it starts to make its way onto land, it brings in more of that hotter air from the inland areas of the states. and it can also bring up those concerns for some offshore winds. right now, most of that is still developing, but the north bay could be an area to watch as well as those temperatures. look at antioch

over the next couple of days. we've got some mid to upper 90s for today out there in cocoa county. we'll drop it down a little bit for the weekend. that looks nice and comfortable, but still very warm. remember to drink lots of water and use that sunscreen. it might have been put aside after the summer was over, but we still need it. as we go on into the next couple of days, we start to bring that heat right there for monday. our last day of september october off to a hot start as we track some areas into the triple digits. now, as we go on into the rest of the week, i don't see much relief arriving until we get into the second half, but still, that looks pretty toasty out there in antioch with some upper 80s and some 90s san francisco and our inner bay will also get some warm weather as we go on into the next couple of days. for today, we will enjoy a mild one there in the city and then go into the weekend bringing it down a little bit. but those bay temperatures could go into the 80s and 90s as we go on into next week. a little bit cooler with that relief and that wind returning by late week. now our inland valleys will see a

warm day today. comfortable weekend, and then see that heat return as we go on into next week. so we'll be following that all weekend long. of course, for you. but right now, mike, you are following a bay bridge situation. what's going on? yes, it's friday, so we're just now starting to see the backup forming. it's about ten minutes later than we do monday through thursday, but it is forming. that volume builds here, center lanes pushing to the outer lanes. that's the pattern. we see the slowing on the sensors as well up the incline and then pushing back from the toll plaz, or from the metering lights to the toll plaza. nothing dramatic, but the north bay. we saw early slowing right on schedule with just a couple of brake tap indicators, and now a little more build out of mare island west out of vallejo and toward novato. the north bay looks smooth on this map, but remember, northbound 101 continues with the closure as you head in toward cotati because of that deadly crash that happened overnight around cierra avenue. so we're still watching that investigation. meanwhile, over here, 242 southbound. northbound. 242 is a crash direction. southbound is

distracted. this crash is occupying some activity. there as more crews arrive on scene. and i'm hearing about major injuries on the northbound side. again, that's opposite your main commute southbound off of highway four, cutting the corner with 680. you might want to take the corner as an option for you, because even though there's just a couple of extra miles or actually an extra mile through the area, we have no activity there for any accidents or distractions. a smooth drive for highway four out of antioch. looking great for the rest of contra costa county. the drive down from vasco road. not a problem. heading out of the county and in toward alameda county, joining with 580. notice just a little bit of slowing its friday as you're getting through the altamont pass, we're going to show you down into the south bay, where northbound 101 starts to slowing, as well as southbound 880 typical patches, even for a friday, where you do see that traffic start to build right now, as we get a look outside, you're going to show you one more live shot here for palo alto. remember, 101 again this weekend. this is, i think, the sixth weekend that we're having this between san mateo county and santa clara county.

we'll have lane restrictions all weekend as they work on those center divide areas with the express lanes. so do keep that in mind as well. i can take you to one more map as we're looking over here toward the rest of the traffic flow. the south bay has started that slowing for north 101 as we talk about. but it's friday, so in the south county things are lighter coming out of san martin. back to you. thank you very much. well, the thrill of the rides is scary enough for some, but six flags is stepping up the scare as it does every year at this time for fright fest. you remember this? well, i sent her last year. they've been doing this special halloween themed festival at six flags discovery kingdom in vallejo for now. a quarter of a century. and today in the bay's thom jensen is there for a sneak peek at what we can expect as they mark that 25th anniversary of the event. you're not scared, right, tom? i'll tell you what i saw some video this morning of ginger a couple of years ago. i know you got a little scared in here, and these are some scary actors here who are joining us

inside one of the rooms in the hotel hill view. six, six, six themed maze here at six flags and spokesperson mark moreno joins me now. and mark, this is one of the attractions you have several haunted mazes. can you tell us about those attractions that people can experience during fright fest this year, and some of the other attractions they can enjoy? sure so this is hotel view 666 is just one of the five haunted mazes that we have here. celebrating 25 chilling years of fright fest here in vallejo, really excited to bring this and these characters to all of our guests who come and visit this park. we also have five scare zones, which is included with your admission to the park. so this is the best place to come for the scariest and most frightening halloween event in northern california now. and there's also other events that you're that you're putting on here as well. you've got live entertainment, not just these

actors inside, but you've got shows that you're putting on. can you talk about some of the shows? yeah. so as part of fright fest, we have a creepshow freak show. we have magic after dark. we have live dj that's part of our dead man's party. a lot of great fun entertainment, during the fright fest event at nighttime. but during the daytime, we also have kids boo fest. so from park opening to 6 p.m, it's a family friendly entertainment, hay mazes, corn mazes, trick or treat trail again, all included with your park admission. all right. thanks a lot, mark. and coming up in the next hour at 645, we'll show you also some of the animals, some of the scary animal attractions. they have here. another example of some of the things you can enjoy at the 25th anniversary of fright fest. for now, we're live in vallejo, thom jensen today in the bay. guy over your shoulder there, kind of giving me the creeps. the other shoulder. yeah i know, i think mark my mark, my okay.

yeah, i see why. oh no, he just moved. oh my god. it's like one of those movies. turn around. don't go into the shed. oh my goodness. all right. we're going to get back to tom in the next hour. there well happening now a $1,000 reward is now being offered for the arrest of this woman. she was caught on camera stealing three goats in santa rosa on september 17th. now, we spoke to the owner on tuesday who is desperate to get his goats back. anyone with information is asked to contact the sonoma county sheriff's office. much more ahead on today in the bay, including breaking news colleen smashing into florida and georgia leaving millions without power. we'll take you live to the hardest hit areas with a look at the storm damage. now adding up. plus jaedyn shaw to talk about it. voters of america deserve to understand. vice president biden's visit to the bay area coming up. alexis holmes.

downgraded to a tropical storm overnight, but the threat remains. we're live in florida with a look at the life threatening storm surge left behind. plus, vice president harris set to return to the bay area, but before that, she's heading to the border for the first time in more than three years. we're in washington with the targeted attacks from former president trump. plus, they said goodbye with one last win at home. so what comes next for the a's now that they've played their last game in oakland? an update on what lies ahead for the team. this is today in the bay and a good friday morning to you. i'm ginger conejero saab filling in for marcus washington. and i'm laura garcia. we do begin with that breaking news overnight. helene weakened to a tropical storm. we have a live look in north carolina a