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 as that storm is

approaching. helene made landfall last night as a category four along florida's big bend. last night, the storm being blamed for at least five deaths across florida, georgia and now north carolina. this morning, the national hurricane center is urging people to stay away from windows, calling the situation dangerous and life threatening. and at this hour, thousands remain without power. today, in the bay's jay gray is live in tallahassee with a look at just some of the damage. and jay helene really left behind a path of destruction. yeah yeah. ginger. laura. really a mess here and now, with the sun up and folks getting out and especially those response teams, we're learning a little more about the damage here. as is often the case, really, most often the case with these tropical systems, it's the water doing the most damage. we've seen that along the coastline with some flooding from the storm surge and then inland in

areas where it's rained more than 12in, you've got that flash flooding that's become an issue and water getting into places. it's not supposed to be. you know, even in areas like pasco county, where 19 draws the line, highway 19 across this area, 60 to 65 overnight high water rescues. and then you had other water rescues in other areas. so that will give you an idea of how busy it's been and how dangerous and how devastating this storm has been as it moved through. let's talk a little bit about the numbers right now. more than a million people in florida without power. the good news is it's a nice day. so these crews can get in and get to work and try and restore some of that. we know in georgia where the storm is pushing through right now, more than 800,000 are without power. expect that number to go up. and then even in south carolina now we're getting reports of 500,000 without power. and that's just going to continue to build. and it's really a testimony to the

strength, the intensity, the staying power of this storm. it's been downgraded to a tropical storm. but that's still 70 mile an hour winds or so. and then you've got the rain, which is really going to be the significant problem moving forward. i think we're going to see a lot of flooding in the carolinas, especially tennessee, kentucky. they're going to get hit as well. as this storm continues through the weekend. so you've got to clean up starting in areas like this where helena's already been trying to restore some of the power and repair some of the problems. but all that going on while you've got this storm still wreaking havoc as it pushes through the southeast. this was a storm that really was in many ways historic. it was the strongest storm to ever make landfall in the big bend area of florida, and that's significant because that's a really a highway for a lot of these hurricanes to move into the panhandle. there have been three, including helene, that have made their way through that area in just the last 13 months.

and then just the magnitude and the wind field, the footprint of this storm 500 miles or so across, that's a massive system and not done yet, unfortunately, ladies. and the path of destruction, as you've spoken about, really, it's a little deceiving now that it's been downgraded to a tropical storm, but it's still leaving that path as it continues to move through. jay thank you so much for your reporting. yeah. and you just see the size of it too. and let's head over to cynthia right now. you've been really tracking this storm as well overnight. it's just tragic for the people that are there. yeah yesterday we were watching those outer rain bands just starting to push on through, give people just a little taste of what was happening. and right now, in our satellite and radar loop, i wanted to show you, as that storm kind of got a little bit of that tighter form to it. it was increasing those wind speeds 100 mile an hour plus as it made that landfall in perry, florida. we're getting some notes now.

that is the first category four that has moved through that area, intensifying rapidly. and still those impacts being felt wide as we move in through atlanta, there, the carolinas, and then it's kind of going to wrap itself, which is a little rare, but it's going to wrap itself as we go through the weekend through the tennessee and ohio valley areas. so if you have any family out there, i checked in with my friends that live just a little bit northeast of atlanta. they still haven't gotten back to me yet, so i hope that's okay. the things that we're going to keep watching, of course, in those areas, are the flooding and those gusty winds. the potential for some power outages, landslides in our climate. note this weather from my folks over on the nbc news station in new york. we're also watching the possibility of some dams being impacted by all of this heavy rain just pushing in really quickly. next, it will be downgraded to a tropical depression as we go on into more of the weekend, but still some areas to watch. tennessee, kentucky, those friends and

family out there. so i'll be watching that. and of course, our local weather in a few minutes, but i'll send it back to you guys. thank you for that, cynthia. 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 home apartments on lincoln avenue. a few hours later, police located the suspect. that's when he led officers on a brief chase into kennedy park, at which point officers rammed his car. as you can see right there in a video that was filmed by the by a bystander now, it led to a three hour standoff in the park, which ended when the suspect shot himself. the suspect did not survive. police so far are not revealing his injuries. 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 is visiting the u.s. mexico 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'll tout his economic agenda. here's today in the bay brie jackson in washington with more. another busy day on the campaign trail today as vice president, harris visits arizona to make 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 zelensky 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 zelensky 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 opponent's 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 nbcnews.com. meanwhile, early voting is underway in several states, including virginia and illinois, while absentee voting has started in places like michigan. in washington. brie jackson, nbc news. thanks a lot, 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. that town hall was put on by an by the asian pacific islander council. it's a coalition of nonprofits which ensures the community's needs are represented in policies and funding. the event was moderated by our own gia vang, and 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. now, san francisco uses ranked choice voting, so we may not know on election night who the next mayor will be. and we're hosting a debate next week. sam liccardo and evan lowe are the

two candidates vying for the 16th congressional district. they're going to debate right here in our nbc bay area studios. that's on wednesday, october 2nd at 7 p.m. you can go to nbcbayarea.com slash district 16 debate to find out how to watch it. if you're not at home. a live look at oakland coliseum 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 yesterday gave it one last hurrah, giving the team a proper sendoff in the final game at the coliseum. a's legends dave stewart and rickey henderson throwing out the first pitch, and a's former pitcher barry zito singing 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. the coliseum complex has now gone from three tenants five years ago to none. the warriors, the raiders and the a's are 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 know it involves the african american sports and entertainment group, which now owns the property and plans to redevelop it into housing and 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 plans to move to las vegas, although ballpark financing is still coming into place. the new stadium is planned for the site of the tropicana hotel, where a nighttime implosion is now planned for october 9th. there are reports the a's will play some kind of role in that event. heading south. taking a live look at san jose this morning.

some rainbow lights there in the distance. cinthia pimentel is in for kari this morning. are we approaching a nice weekend? i think we are. laura. good morning. good morning everyone. and i walked out the door down here in the south bay without a sweater. so that tells you we are off to a mild start. 60 down here in san jose, mainly upper 50s through the bay. 57 in concord. but some cooler spots. a light layer this morning. 48 in novato, 45, in half moon bay. but as we go through the day, don't worry, there is lots of sunshine and we'll feel temperatures warmer than what we had yesterday. the weekend will also carry us through a little bit cooler. overall, just comfortable. beautiful bay area weather for you, but it wouldn't be the bay area if we didn't talk about some fire concerns. and more heat coming as we go on into october. so i'll tell you what areas i'm watching with that coming up in a few minutes. but it's the weekend and mike is helping you get around with some cheaper gas prices this morning. where are they? you have to fill up for the weekend, so let's check the yesterday's best. it

was a great there in the north bay. it's even better today. 419 in vacaville, sam's club on helen power drive. same location we talked about yesterday. better price. the best in contra costa county is in concord. they have 419 at clayton gas and wash on clayton road. again the city of concord on the road called clayton. and then in the south bay. it's the same deal in sunnyvale as in clayton. we are in concord. we have 419 at national petroleum on old san francisco road. that's the third number here. and at the bottom we're talking about gasbuddy.com, where you can receive those price updates wherever you are in the state of california. as we look at the roadways, we're looking at a pretty typical friday. we don't have a major issue we have slowing across the bay bridge more in toward the city. so they may slow those metering lights down a little bit. typical for the north bay highway 37. highway four, and this crash north to 42, not presenting a problem southbound has the build. back to you. thanks a lo, mike. hackers targeting some of the hottest concert tickets coming up next. we're going to hear exclusively from a ticketmaster executive who's

going on the record about the company's data breach and what you need to know to protect yourself from new scams. plus, 50 years of memories from new york. it's saturday night. and now it is my turn. well, 50 years or 50 seasons of snl and legendary actress jean smart is kicking things off. this weekend. the way she is preparing for the big premiere. keep it here. you're watching today in the bay

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flat ahead of the open. investors are weighing new numbers on the pce, or personal consumption expenditures index, an inflation metric favored by the federal reserve. it came in right at forecasts and suggests a continued cooling trend in inflation. stocks rallied yesterday, with s&p closing at a record high. dell is asking some of its teams to work in the office five days a week. now that is according to a memo seen by reuters. the company says that will mostly apply to its global sales team, who is able to come into work. dell believes, quote, 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. now, this is not an unusual trend in the corporate world. just last week, amazon said it wants corporate employees to return to offices. five days a week, starting next year. ticketmaster is talking more about a massive hack attack months ago that exposed literally a half a billion users sensitive data. it happened back in april, and the exact details trickled out through the early summer. now the company is facing a class action lawsuit. one of ticketmaster's top executives is talking exclusively to nbc news vicky nguyen about regaining trust. why should people continue to trust ticketmaster? so ticketmaster invests more in security and verification than the rest of the industry combined. people's ticketmaster account passwords were not compromised. and rose's case, i believe it was a hotmail account that got compromised. industry leaders say hacks like this happen all the time, and for most companies, it's not a matter of if, but when. the trick is dealing with it

properly when it happens. ahead on the today show, get the full story, including tips on how to lessen your chances of becoming the next target for hackers. it's coming up at 7:00, right after today in the bay. we're trending this morning. two hollywood legends will pay a visit to monterey this weekend. oscar winner clint eastwood will appear at the monterey jazz festival on sunday. the san francisco native will receive the festival's inaugural cultural leadership award. morgan freeman will present that award to him. a performance will follow led by his son, kyle eastwood. eastwood moved to the central coast after being drafted for the korean war in 1986. he was sworn in as the mayor of carmel by the sea, a position that he held for two years. also trending saturday night live, celebrating its 50th season starting this weekend, and one smart lady is kicking it all off. we make this a little bit more about me anyway, as i was saying, that's jean smart, fresh off her emmy win for hacks, which she will host snl

for the very first time. and although it's live, each episode of the iconic tv show comes with a lot of preparation. on wednesday, smart and cast members read through 39 potential sketches for tomorrow's premiere. it's something even this veteran actress says can be hard to keep up with. i had to just kind of guess what was going on in the script. it was great. and then they narrow it down to about 10 or 12, and then it will be narrowed down even more by saturday. and if you're doing the math, tomorrow marks snl's 969th episode. wow. congratulations to them. now you can watch the premiere of snl's 50th season tomorrow night right here at 8:30 p.m. in addition to smart jelly roll will serve as the show's musical guest. all right. always a fun night on saturday night. all right. but right now, we're just easing into the weekend with a good friday morning. friday, as we like to call it. and i'm

bringing the sunshine for everybody. that's my end of the week gift to you. thank you. oh you're welcome. i want to come back on monday. okay. sounds good. just kidding. that's my day off. discovery bay. good morning to you. lots of sunshine throughout the board, and temperatures are going to warm up very quickly after we get into our lunchtime hour into some mid 90s there. so prepare. let's check in on everybody else. if you didn't grab a sweater this morning, don't worry, you don't need it. our lunchtime hour is showing some mid 80s for the north bay as well down into the south bay and the peninsula. also in for a gorgeous lunchtime hour into this afternoon and maybe that chance of getting out of work early could be a good deal. and possibly looking for some friends with a pool as we go on into our weekend here, we are going to see our highs in the 90s for the north bay. some mid 90s up there for livermore, concord and down into some warmer spots. 97 in gilroy. look at up and down the peninsula 70s even 70 out in half moon bay. that looks gorgeous and we will

keep this trend going. temperatures come down just a little bit and giving us a comfortable weekend ahead, but watch there and something to prepare in your downtime this weekend. there is more heat ahead and some concerns for some fire weather. let me show you up there in the north bay, which is the area that i'm watching over the next couple of days. we see the 90s over the next couple of days, but then we bring up that heat as we go on into monday. tuesday, first day of october, some low one, hundreds. and that could bring about with the high pressure and how it sets up the wind directions, some offshore winds. so we don't like hearing offshore winds because it brings in that drier weather from our land. and that could be not only a north bay problem, but also for the east bay. that will be an area to watch through the santa cruz mountains, along with those warm temperatures that will be having over the next couple of days. so our inland 70 forecast goes like this. the heat will return for today, but then level out for the weekend. lots of sunshine, lots of heat ahead. so remember to drink lots of water. maybe cut back on

those outdoor plans a little bit. i see some relief arriving as we go on into the second half of the week. san francisco and our bays will also see some warm days ahead 70 some upper 60s there by the coast in san francisco. but then some 80s are possible there as we get on into next week. mike, you're looking at a continued closure for the north bay, where the one issue over here continues since 1230 last night or this morning, we have the closure of northbound 101 heading out of petaluma. and up in toward cotati and rohnert park. deadly crash happened there overnight involving a pedestrian. still have the investigation that continues. outside of that, everything else is looking like a friday with lighter traffic back to you. thanks a lot, mike. a 30 year old bay area tradition is back. up next on today in the bay we'll tell you about how you can get one of these beautiful glass pumpkins this weekend. stay with us

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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. up across the bay area, and this includes an almost 30 year tradition continuing this week on the peninsula. tomorrow and sunday, the palo alto arts center hosts the great glass pumpkin patch. we talked 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. there will be food sales by ada's cafe all weekend, and mr. softee ice cream truck will be there saturday, kicking off what is expected to be a beautiful weekend. admission is free. doors open up at 10 a.m. both tomorrow and on sunday. you said it is a beautiful weekend. we've got a lot more ahead at 630, including some roller coaster weather on this first week of fall. cynthia is tracking a weekend warm-up. and that we can warm up for the political scene as well as vice president kamala harris makes her way to the bay area for a fundraiser. she's also making some campaign stops, and we'll tell you what she's

themselves right now at 630. vice president kamala harris heading to the bay area for a weekend fundraiser, but not before making a key stop on the campaign trail. we're live ahead of her arrival, breaking down a critical next 48 hours. is your policy at stake? we dig in to the state's home insurance crisis with some possible help that is on the horizon. hello

and the end of an era. fans say farewell to the beloved oakland a's. this is today in the bay. good friday morning. thanks for starting your day with us. i'm laura garcia, and i'm ginger conejero saab in for marcus washington. it is that friday for basically at the weekend, right. as we'd like to think. let's get a look at what that weekend forecast is going to look like with cinthia pimentel and it's our final friday in september at that. hi ginger and laura. we are looking out towards dublin sunrise starting to come in over the hills. we wait for it just a couple of minutes before 7:00. as we go through and look at our highs for today, it will be warmer. we are looking at some mid to upper 90s in our valleys. the bay side also looks very comfortable and warm and we'll bring it down just a little bit for saturday, but still keep it at a spectacular weekend ahead. as we

wrap up the month, i am looking at more heat that will be on the way as we welcome october, as well as some weekend events to make your plans. i'll be back with that in a few minutes. back to you. thank you very much. two 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. rai she's still trying to get her positions out there and trying to make her case on things like immigration, and that's the reason why she's going to be headed to the southern border between mexico and the u.s. in arizona. that will be one of her campaign stops today. she will leave washington, d.c, in just about two hours or so. she is expected to discuss the flow of fentanyl, along with issues of immigration and border security. when she is in arizona. by

tonight, harris will be in san francisco for another fundraiser. not a lot of public details at this point, but we can tell you that donors who are going are paying between $500 to more than $2,800, while the vice president has gained traction in the polls, the numbers are still close to the margin of error. so at this point in this particular election, our political analyst says we may not know who wins 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. so yet one more thing that's unconventional in this election. by the way, this is the second fundraiser that the vice president has had here in the bay area. last time she raked in 13,000, not thousand,

$13 million. and that money will be critical for winning in those battleground states. at sfo, kris sanchez today in the bay, every move critical in those battleground states. thanks, kris. 634 right now we're following breaking news. british actress dame maggie smith has died. throughout the course of her career, she won several awards for her performances, including two oscars. she became known to many audiences through her roles in the harry potter film series and the popular downton abbey. smith also won the tony award for best actress in 1990. that same year, she was made a dame by queen elizabeth. her publicist confirmed smith died at 89 years old. no word on a cause of her death, but quite the talented actress. very much so. and 635 now on this friday, 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. 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. one last win when the closer mason miller induced the final out at the 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. some fans also scooped up some dirt from the field, trying to take a little piece of history with them. the a's yesterday entertained their largest crowd of the season more than 46,000. well, new at six. new insight into mayor london breed s quest to bring two pandas to san francisco zoo and where she sought the critical funding, according to letters obtained by the sf standard. breed pitched some of the major players in san francisco's tech industry for financial backing. among them openai ceo sam altman and salesforce ceo marc benioff. but both declined to donate. several major silicon valley companies have also been asked to help, and the funding for what may be a $20 million panda enclosure is still a work in progress. happening this weekend in san francisco, the return of a muni light rail line that's been out of service for the past five years. the l taraval back

in business. it runs underground between the embarcadero and the twin peaks tunnel. then it surfaces on taraval and ends at the san francisco zoo. it's been shut down ever since 2019, when the mta started replacing miles of track and overhead wires for what was called a necessary rebuild. the trains will start running again tomorrow. i think i'm still a little shocked when you said it's going to be 7 to 8 in the mission in san francisco today, looking like a beautiful weekend. i guess all across. i think so, yeah. the reason for those upper 70s today there in the city is that high pressure is bringing a little bit more of that heat, but it's friday. we can get out there and enjoy it. right. let's take a look at this chef's kiss of a forecast for san francisco. it is just gorgeous the next couple of days. yes it will be warm downtown today. but then as we go on into the weekend, coming down just a little bit enjoyable for everybody going out there, locals and tourists alike. let's go up to the north bay for a little bit on this friday. maybe you're going for a hike. muir woods, just a beautiful place

there up in mill valley. we are going to warm up this morning going into the mid low 70s by lunchtime and then into the afternoon. it could get a little bit warm, but with that breeze right there near to the ocean that just also looks like a wonderful friday ahead. you know what else is happening down here in the south bay? it's the grand opening of the spinner farms down there in morgan hill. it's been coming up a lot on my socials. if you've seen it, it's the place with the giant dinosaurs and just some gorgeous pumpkins out there. but it's not quite pumpkin season yet. i am looking at a very warm day there in morgan hill, so either get there really early once it opens at 9:00 or later on into the afternoon. as we go on and talk about the rest of our weekend, we are going to sum it up here sunday. patriots and niners at levi's stadium. it will be a warm day. people heading there to tailgate early and into the afternoon. still looking like gorgeous bay area weather. so i hope the weather gives the team a win this weekend. we'll be tracking that of course. mike, let's go over to you. and you

want to start with alert. that's cleared. where. yeah. this is the one that was in cotati. an overnight deadly crash happened on northbound 101. had lanes blocked, all lanes blocked for about six hours. they've just released all traffic northbound out of petaluma and into cotati. meanwhile, on our maps, this portion of the north bay shows a little slowing. south 101 in through novato. pretty typical even on a friday, with the traffic feeding over on highway 37 as well. nothing really surprising about this map slowing across the richmond ridge and the bay bridge. getting into san francisco. looking ahead, we'll note tonight that the giants are playing. they're starting their series over at oracle park. so 715 game that will bring more congestion. 280 extension king street and across the bridge. remember caltrain takes you just blocks away from that. that's a great option. the rest of the bay shows a smooth friday a typical build for friday lighter and later for the south bay, for example. and then note for bart over the weekend starting tonight, in fact, they'll do fiber work, so there will be restricted access for trains through dublin late night and early morning. back to you.

thanks, mike. well, we continue to follow breaking news on the storm battering georgia and florida right now. millions are without power. coming up next, new video of the hardest hit area. 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 possible help on the horizon. next plus, we'll show you some of the scary animals that you can come out and meet here at fright fest at six flags, including 49 year old lautrec. you're watching today in the bay

we'll see a few low clouds lingering around early morning and then getting to some more sunshine and some warm temperatures. 79 degrees by 1:00 this afternoon, and even hotter there in solano county for later on today. we'll check on the full microclimate forecast coming up. and i want to check in also on that breaking news regarding colleen. it's been downgraded to a tropical storm overnight. we're taking a live look in asheville, north carolina right now where the storm is pushing through. millions are waking up across the south and southeast and mid-atlantic without power.

helene made landfall in florida's big bend last night as a category four hurricane before weakening. now there is new video from atlanta overnight that shows crews were up against a lot of dangerous conditions. a harrowing scene playing out as they rescued a woman and her infant. it's one of the several water rescues due to helene. officials say a total of five people are now confirmed dead across florida, georgia and north carolina because of the storm. hearts go out to the people dealing with all that. that's right. well, insurance companies continue dropping families homeowner policies even though they were paying money into a huge pot of money to keep those companies afloat after a disaster. consumer investigator chris chmura and his team are looking into why. good morning. home insurance companies are blindsiding people like maria in oakland. why? they chose me because i'm 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, chris. an east bay gym 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 united states 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. two workout sessions are scheduled for eight and 10 a.m. at lifetime. walnut creek in broadway plaza. you don't have to be a club member, but it includes a $25 donation. well, here's some welcome news for 49ers fans. it looks like the team 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 now. 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 sunday afternoon and as always, nbc sports bay area will get you ready for that game. the 49ers pregame live starts at noon on sunday and that is on plus channel to accommodate the giants game. when the niners game is over, however, you can switch to nbc bay area for the 49ers. postgame live. lots of sports now trending this morning. six flags is putting the boo back into discovery kingdom as we get closer to halloween this year actually marks the 25th anniversary of fright fest at the vallejo amusement park. and that's where today in the bay's thom jensen has been this morning. he's not scared at all. i understand they're getting the animals into the act as well. tom yeah, i'll talk to you about that scare a

little bit later, but yeah, let's talk about the animals first. some of the scary animals they have here for fright fest and as attractions all the time at discovery kingdom. one of the things that's unique about this six flags experience for folks and animal specialist hannah tom is here. and hannah, you've got two, animals here who are very unique in their own right. can you talk about them a little bit? yeah. of course. so, yeah, we do have two of our unique animals here on the on this side, we have sal salazar. he is actually the longest snake that we have here at six flags discovery kingdom. and he is 14 years old and right around 20 pounds. and then over here we have lautrec and he is our turkey vulture. and he's unique because he's actually one of the oldest animals that we have here at the park. he is 49 years old and he is coming in true fashion of san francisco. 49ers so one way you can remember him and you can see both of these guys at our discovery theater show, usually around 230. during our fright fest in boo fest days at

six flags and that's, that's nice that they have the animal attractions. some of the educational things going on here at discovery theater during daytime for boo fest. that's less scary than the haunted maze that we were talking about. and ginger, i know i teased you a little bit earlier about getting scared going through the haunted maze a couple of years ago. i have to admit, now that i went through it, you'll see it. 815, i guess in the in the video when i almost had a heart attack, but you see that video then? a lot of stuff going on here. 25 years of fright fest at six flags. lots for people to enjoy out here. started last week, is going through november third, so come out and enjoy it. ginger and laura i mean i i've got to say i mean tom i just i feel you so much on that scare. i was pregnant at that time. i just everything the baby definitely felt it as well. but yeah. and

to think 25 years they have they're still scaring people right. good job guys. yeah i noticed how far away you are from those snakes as well. tom i don't think the snake likes me. lautrec and i are getting along all right, but i don't know. so as long as he's had his breakfast. yeah okay. and what he was referring to at 815, we have a streaming newscast at 8 a.m, so we'll show, i guess you get frightened. you're so calm out there, though. it's like. yes, i was very frightened. i almost had a heart attack. thank you. tom well, he's probably feeling a little hot inside. if he was, if he was scared because i know i was when i was going through that. i mean, i don't know, hot, cold. you're just. you're all feeling it all. all right, well, what's the weather going to look like? it's going to warm up there in vallejo. as if you are taking that on today. not for us. we'll stay back out the door this morning. if you are grabbing a layer, make it a

light one. we are off to a mild start. upper 50s and 60s. beautiful skies there through san francisco and also seeing lots of sunshine through the peninsula and the south bay. let's talk about where our numbers are heading down here in the south bay. we'll do 89 in san jose, some low 90s for the foothills as well as in los gatos. but we'll see some warmer temperatures as you start to drive south on 101 95 in gilroy. for today. we got a few microclimates to play out here as we go from 83 in oakland, 87 hayward to some upper 90s out there in antioch and in livermore. the peninsula, though, looks like a spectacular friday forecast for you if you can get to the beach later on this afternoon, how about 71 in half moon bay? 86 down in redwood city, san francisco will be also pretty toasty as we go on into the mission and downtown. upper 70s 72, in the marina. wine country going to be very warm. lots of sun. so drink lots of water. wear those sun hats. we're looking at 93 and napa 99, in ukiah for today, 90 in novato and also a gorgeous

beach day out in point reyes in those mid 70s into the weekend, we will see temperatures level out a little bit. it won't be as hot, but it will be hotter again next week. we are setting up a system for monday and tuesday of hot high pressure that's also going to rotate the winds bringing them from the land. so that triggers that word offshore winds, which we will keep an eye on as we go on into the weekend forecast and into early next week. so our 7-day forecast for our valleys, the heat will return today, will level it out here. as i mentioned for the weekend. not too bad. and then continue on into next week watching those upper 90s and a few isolated triple digit temperatures. san francisco and our inner bay will also be in store for some warm days ahead. now mike, take us back to the backup at the bay bridge. it's just forming. so now i finally have something to show you. we have a lighter build and a later flow toward the bay bridge, but it is here and you will slow down now, out of oakland and in toward the city. we saw the

earlier slowing on the decline. we have a build toward the richmond bridge, a lot more traffic there in the last 20 minutes. we see slowing on the approach to the toll plaza. no problem on the span. rest of contra costa county showing a typical build here and out of alameda county. southbound 880 bills into hayward and again in toward union city. the south bay shows your typical slowing for northbound 101 and kicking just a bit for north 87 as well. back to you. thanks so much, mike. well, happening now a $1,000 reward now being offered for the arrest of a woman caught on camera stealing three goats in santa rosa on september 17th. we spoke to the owner on tuesday who is desperate to get those goats back. anyone with information should contact sonoma county sheriff's office. and we're back in just minutes with a look at this morning's top stories, including the race for the white house running through the bay area. this weekend. the fundraiser vice president kamala harris will be attending. but first, it's friday, meaning another edition of our school shout out series.

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weakening to a tropical storm overnight after making landfall as a category four hurricane in florida. millions of people across the south and mid-atlantic are facing flooding and power outages. the national hurricane center is urging people to stay away from windows, calling the situation dangerous and life threatening. also breaking british actress dame maggie smith has died. throughout the course of her career, she won several awards for her performances, including two oscars. she became known to many audiences through her roles in the harry potter film series and the popular television series downton abbey. her publicist confirmed smith died at 89 years old. no word on a cause of her death. vice president kamala harris is heading back to the bay area. she lands in san francisco later tonight. she will be attending a campaign fundraiser tomorrow, but before that, she's got a busy afternoon ahead of her. she'll be at the u.s. mexico southern border to talk about border security and. even the

littlest a's fans there. they sold out the coliseum for the a's final home game for one day. anyway, a half century of oakland a's history celebrated in grand style with the a's beating texas 3 to 2. team now heading to sacramento as part of a slow crawl through the desert to las vegas. and let's get a last look at that forecast for today. cynthia, we're going to be heating up lots of sunshine. but that's good for a friday right. so we can enjoy that nice cold beverage after work. we will level out for the weekend. but then tracking more heat next week. look outside. we see a smooth drive through palo alto. the note tonight through the weekend there's restrictions. express lanes between san mateo and santa clara county. good to know if you're headed for the pumpkin festival there. oh, yeah. all right. we'll catch us on our streaming show. you're going to see thom jensen spooked out at the fright fest. that's right. you can find that at nbcbayarea.com. it's at 8:00. we'll see you