their case to voters and keep it cordial. we're live from washington with the key takeaways. plus, growing fears of an all out war in the middle east. israel vowing to retaliate after iran launched a barrage of ballistic missiles, which were mostly intercepted with the help of the u.s. this is today in the bay. and good morning on this wednesday. i'm ginger conejero saab in for marcus washington, and i'm laura garcia. welcome to now wednesday morning. that's right. let's check in with meteorologist kari hall. another hot day is ahead of us. yes. and it will be in some spots. a little bit hotter than it was yesterday. as we reached the peak of those inland temperatures. but tomorrow the heat is not yet easing up, and ahead it will be a warm weekend. so let's take a look at these highs for us and what we have coming our way. again, this afternoon. 95 in oakland. we're still in the 90s in san francisco. much of the north

bay. seeing those temperatures over 100 degrees up to 107 in concord and 106 in dublin and livermore and in gilroy. that's going to be one of the hot spots today. we're looking at a high of 111 degrees. this intense heat will gradually fade. so we'll talk more about that in our full microclimate forecast coming up in a few minutes. thanks a lot, kari. so who won this morning? reactions pouring in following last night's vice presidential debate. and the answer may depend on who you as. both candidates squared off in their first and only head to head. for the most part, it was civil, at times even polite. but there were issues that triggered some heated exchanges. today in the bay's alice barr joins us live in washington, and alice, will this debate impact the razor tight race for president? ginger, traditionally, vp debates don't have an outsized impact, but this one is different because it is so tight and also because, frankly, this

entire campaign is different. you noted this. you know, we talk about substance, but we also talk about tone. and in this case, the tone was significant. a lot of people calling it a night of midwest nice, with the nominees frequently highlighting points of agreement, though deep divides over policy were unclear. display won the virtual coin toss and elected in a largely civil debate. minnesota governor tim walz and ohio senator jd vance frequently referenced common ground while sparring over profound policy disagreements on immigration. you've got to stop the bleeding. you've got to re-implement donald trump's border policies, build the wall, re-implement deportations. governor walz bringing up the tanked bipartisan border bill donald trump said no, told them to vote against it because it gives him a campaign issue. when you don't want to solve it, you demonize it. pivoting to trump-vance false claims about haitian migrants in springfield, ohio, that led to a dispute over fact

checking and muted mike's abortion. another focal point senator vance saying republicans need to earn back voter trust on the issue. the proper way to handle this, as messy as democracy sometimes is, is to let voters make these decisions. let the individual states make their abortion policy. how can we, as a nation say that your life and your rights, as basic as the right to control your own body, is determined on geography? the nominees trading barbs over the economy, kamala harris's atrocious economic record, which has made gas, groceries and housing unaffordable for american citizens. kamala harris is day one. was donald trump's failure on covid that led to the collapse of our economy? in another flashpoint, senator vance refusing to acknowledge former president trump lost the 2020 election. tim, i'm focused on the future. did kamala harris censure americans from speaking their mind in the wake of the 2020 covid situation? that is a

that is a non-answer. the candidates fighting for an edge in likely the final debate before election day in washington. alice barr nbc news you can stay up to date with the latest on election news by downloading our free nbc bay area app. you can scan that qr code on your screen and it will take you to a voter guide. there you will also find up to the minute results on election night that's available for all smartphones. now to a live look right now in beirut, where israeli forces overnight launched new airstrikes targeting hezbollah. this comes as ground troops expand their incursion into southern lebanon. all of this follows iran's large scale missile attack, raising fears of a wider scale war. iran yesterday fired up to 200 missiles, many of them ballistic. israel says its iron dome defense system limited damage on the ground, and u.s. air support provided critical assistance. there are now reports of damage to a school in

central israel, but so far no israeli casualties, the one death being reported so far is a palestinian man in the west bank. israel is vowing to launch a major air assault in response to iran's strike. amidst the escalating conflict are hundreds of trapped americans now desperately trying to get home? and that includes one bay area man now struggling to leave lebanon. today in the bay thom jensen joins us live in san francisco. and, tom, those frustrations are being felt by many suddenly now caught in this chaos. good morning laura. yeah, this isn't the first time that he's had to flee lebanon either. many of the americans are trying to get out of israel. of course, after iran's attack, and we've been reporting that there are thousands of americans trying to get out of both israel and lebanon. after about 200 of those ballistic missiles were fired into israel by iran, many appearing to explode in the air after being intercepted by the

nation's iron dome air defense system, iran's attack, attacks. in retaliation for the recent assassination. assassination of a hezbollah leader, the rabbi from an oakland congregation says many of his members have been hunkered down in bomb shelters under the barrage in israel. at the same time, israel sent ground forces into lebanon to push hezbollah forces farther from its border. but lebanese officials say at least a thousand people died in the incursion, and a million citizens have been displaced. a san mateo man has been in lebanon with his family. he has not been able to get a safe flight out of the country and back home in the meantime, neighbors are supporting each other to survive the war. flights are being canceled. my flight got canceled two times already, and my third flight, i just got the email today also got canceled. whether it's through the beaches or through these military airports, i think that we're just counting on the united states government to get us out, because i don't think

anybody feels safe driving towards beirut in the condition it's in. by the way, jonathan evacuated from lebanon with his family 18 years ago as well. but this time he's worried for his parents and himself. not knowing if they will all make it out. the state department says there are about 6000 americans in lebanon who have made inquiries to the agency on about how to get out safely. in san francisc, thom jensen today in the bay. yeah, especially amidst all that violence that we saw, violence that broke out yesterday. thank you very much, for tom, the latest. 507 now, new developments in oakland and a war of words brewing over the recent sale of the coliseum property. the dispute centers around a $15 million payment tied to the larger coliseum deal. mayor sheng thao factored into her budget plan to minimize potentially deep cuts. three council members say the buyer, the african american sports entertainment group, is already

behind in its payments, and a contingency budget will kick in starting today. it could mean imminent cuts impacting emergency services that includes police and firefighters. the mayor's office is reportedly disputing the claims, insisting to the chronicle the coliseum deal is still on track. now we spoke with the mayor about some of the major issues now impacting oakland. that story is coming up in our next half hour across the bay area. the heat is certainly on. a live look in san francisco. the city experiencing sweltering temperatures. excessive heat warnings are still in effect in some areas. caltrain stations warned of expected delays because of the heat this week. many tourists say they know the city because of all the fog and this is a nice change. we thought it would be more foggy. actually, it's so foggy all the time that this is perfect. well, i'm glad they're enjoying it. let's check in with meteorologist kari hall. san francisco, will it be as hot as

it was yesterday? yeah, it's going to be very close. they almost set a record high for yesterday afternoon, but we had numerous records set across the bay area. so as we take a live look outside this morning under this microclimate weather alert, we also reflect on the weather we had yesterday where santa rosa tied a record high of 102 degrees in san rafael. it was 105, which really went above that old record in 1980. in kentfield, we also set a new record in san jose, hit 100 degrees, and that was also a new record high. we are seeing now this excessive heat warning, these areas in pink, which includes san francisco, that has been extended until tomorrow evening. so originally it was supposed to expire tonight, but we will see this heat wave continue into tomorrow. and it is already warmer this morning. and a lot of spots we're seeing 60s and even low 70s. san rafael, you're starting out the morning at 73 degrees. it's 69 in san francisco and 70 in san jose. and this is where we're

headed in some of our inland spots. it may be slightly hotter than it was yesterday, maybe by a degree or two. and this dangerous heat will continue. so we'll take a closer look at these numbers in just a few minutes. mike has been looking at numbers of a different sort, and hopefully they're going down just a couple cents. but yes, right direction for us. the bay's low is in the north bay today. sam's club in vacaville has dropped another couple of cents from yesterday. now it's 404 and in the lead spot on this board here. heading back to concord. still at 405 for their best. but today we call out costco on monument boulevard. there's a couple other options, but they keep moving from station to station. and then cupertino still has the south bay. best of 417 today. cupertino car wash on north deanza boulevard. so gas up and cool down your car. the car wash as well. let's get a look at the roadways as we travel around. we see the speed sensors are looking good as we would expect at 511 today, wednesday. we do have slowing northbound 680. that last section just north of bernal. today a different

section than yesterday. they should be picking up any second now. light, light. volume of slowing as you head north toward the dublin interchange. rest of the east bay. looking great at contra costa county, the north bay and the bay bridge. back to you. thanks so much, mike. let's talk improving in-flight wi-fi ahead on today in the bay. the upgrade you will soon see on your next flight thanks to a new major deal. and you heard mike say it. gas prices going down. he saw one near four bucks. can that last with all the violence in the middle east?

hill. our morning starts out in the upper seconds. it's nice and clear and whatever outdoor activities you have, try to get it in before 11:00, because after that the heat will be on. we'll see temperatures headed for the triple digits once again. we're already at 94 degrees at noon. we'll get a look ahead to if there is any relief in this microclimate forecast coming up. right now for the nimitz through oakland by the coliseum. both directions move smoothly. those taillights for reference, heading north through oakland toward the bay bridge. no backup at the toll plaza right now. we are seeing some changes in those sensors, though. we'll show you that coming up. well good morning. very happy wednesday to you. the first day of the fourth quarter didn't give us much on the stock market. october 1st, a down day september though very good to investors. usually september is

a rough month. the 500th starbucks location has announced it's going to pursue unionization at that location in bellingham, washington. keeping an eye on gas prices as the middle east gets more violent. still very reasonable price compared to the past and a number of experts we've talked to say they don't think we'll return to $100 a barrel prices. opec still producing a lot. america producing more oil than any other country in the world. in fact, prices are low enough. some shale producers, frackers and yes, you can say that on tv are thinking about slowing down production, keeping the oil in the ground, waiting for higher prices. a lot of good news about the economy. tuesday, the u.s. government said there were more than 8 million jobs available in america. the number of layoffs has fallen. we get the big jobs number on friday. take a look. real gdp up 3%. unemployment near historic lows. it fell last month. inflation very close to

2%. the number the fed wants and the fed's interest rate cuts. those are all good news. longshoremen are picketing on the east coast and the gulf coast demanding more money. a report from new york harbor says about a third of these dock workers make $200,000 a year with overtime. the strike, if it lasts long enough, will drive up prices, leave shortages in stores, california ports not affected. dock workers both here and there also worried about automation. robots taking over their jobs back in 2002, california ports were shut down over the introduction of barcodes. dock workers normally used a clipboard and a pen to record container numbers. the port wanted them to use a handheld scanner, and bloomberg says apple is about to introduce a new basic level iphone. the se model. the current se model is

an advanced phone, works like all the others, but this one still has a home button, and it sounds as if they're getting rid of the home button. this is relevant, i think, particularly to elderly people. i was going to say the same thing. yes, my mom just got a new iphone, which is the se with the home button, so it works the same way it always has. right, right. and when we update these things, elderly people in particular are like it's hard for them to adapt, right? or things change or they'll hit something or my dad continuously blocks one of us. maybe he's actually blocking one of us. well, i totally say that. i'm like, hey, i've been trying to call you right now. my idea is if we've always turned the doorknob to the left to open it or whatever, and somebody says, let's change it to the right, y you have it. so is that going to see a drop in their sales? i don't know, i suppose. all right. thanks a lot scott. welcome back. thank you. good to have you back scott. one airline working to make it a little easier for passengers to stay connected. united partnering with elon musk's starlink satellite internet service to

create stronger wi-fi for passengers. the satellite used for the plane's wi-fi is about 20,000 miles up in space. hawaiian and qatar airlines use starlink, but united would be the biggest client. the service will be free and will launch in 2025. one tech analyst says the improved wi-fi will be as strong as if you were on the ground. what is going to happen soon is that more and more planes are going to move towards leo or low earth orbit satellite connectivity, and that is going to be much snappier. it's going to feel like you're at home snappier. you can watch the full interview on the today show at 7:00 this morning. that's coming up right after today in the bay. so enjoy your in-flight movies, strong wi fi can check the weather on the on the app on the nbc bay area app, or listen to carey. yeah, it's really good though to have that app because it's been giving us all the records that have been set, as well as the current temperature, and it kind of helps you plan

your day. we're seeing our morning start a little bit warmer than it was yesterday. at this time, mid 60s as you're heading out the door and it's already 70 degrees in san jose, you know it's going to be another hot one. we've been talking about that. but also our air quality is not all that great. we've had unhealthy air quality, especially for parts of the east bay into the santa clara valley. so it is another spare the air alert day, and if you know early enough, maybe you can call someone in carpool or catch public transit. that really helps out. we're going to see temperatures today still over 100 degrees for the north bay. ukiah today, 104 102 in napa, martinez 104 degrees. now all of the bright colors here show a major to extreme heat risk. that's how prolonged exposure may impact your body and your health. and so that's going to be a major heat risk for us for today. with temperatures up to 106 in livermore and dublin, 107 in los gatos. and we're still in the 90s in san francisco. tomorrow we start to see some of those

coastal temperatures coming down. just a bit, but still pretty warm, with a high of 85 in san francisco, 89 in oakland. and then we're still in the upper 90s and over 100 degrees for the inland east bay to the tri valley as well as the south county. then taking it into friday a little bit more progress. it's going to be slow to happen, but eventually it will happen. take a look at san jose. we're still in for warm temperatures this weekend, going from upper seconds to early next week in the upper 80s and then by the end of next week, it's finally going to feel like fall. we're talking about highs in the mid 70s. by the end of next week, we have to make it through this week. with these temperatures that are still really hot, even for this time of year. we've had some new records set and we're going to see more of that heat into the weekend, at least inland. but there looks to be a little bit more relief for the coastal areas coming in a bit sooner. so we're going from upper 80s and low 90s to the 70s and then we'll continue to see it cool

off next week. mike, you're starting with the drive into san francisco, and we're looking like a great one across the bay bridge from the oakland side. no backup at the toll plaza. volume starting to build. look at those taillights move smoothly all the way to the san francisco approach. cities waiting for you folks if that's where you're headed. as we do look at the map, we see some sense of slowing approaching the golden gate bridge. i think they're getting ready to have that quick traffic break, as they do realign those cones and head out of the city on northbound 101 highway 37 at the north bay and highway four show those typical brake taps that we expect. this is a wednesday. not looking so bad here. great. through walnut creek interchange and out of contra costa county northbound. we do have that slowing still for that crew that remains on north 680 heading toward dublin. no big deal. back. no big deal. thank you mike. next on today in the bay nbc bay area responds covid 19 test kits can expire, but not necessarily by the date printed on the box. you'll need to look it up. i'm consumer investig

good. consumer investigator chris chmura shows us how to check. the food and drug administration says you shouldn't use an expired covid 19 test kit because the

components inside could degrade or break down over time, and that could mean invalid or inaccurate test results. but some expiration dates have been extended because the manufacturers have proven the tests still work. so let's find the expiration date on your test and then see if it's the actual expiration date. first grab the box on these rapid tests we found the expiration date stamped on the side or a sticker along with the lot number which you might need later. you're looking for this hourglass icon. that is the expiration date. if the date next to the hourglass is past, don't just toss the test kit. let's see if the fda has extended the expiration date. checking takes a couple steps, but they're easy. let's start by clicking this qr code. it'll take you to an fda list of tests. in the first column, scroll until you find your test manufacturer and type two more steps. first, click the link that says updated expiration date. then finally, look for the lot number of your test and

you'll find that lot number on the sticker with the dates or printed somewhere on the box. many have been extended, but not all. if yours has been extended, consider writing the new expiration date right on the box so you don't forget about it. if your test has expired, you can simply trash it. if you have other questions about your test, consider contacting the manufacturer. good advice. thanks kris. next top stories we're following today, including major upgrades coming for one community devastated by flooding. the work is set to get underway in monterey county. a wildfire concerns as the national weather service extends its excessive heat warning for us here in the

or that we take care of each other right now at 530, a new push to tackle crime. we are moving oakland forward on efforts to confront violence and homelessness in our exclusive interview with mayor sheng thao and last night, we saw what is likely the last debate of the 2024 presidential election. we'll have the highlights. also, get ready for another scorcher. live team coverage on the area is expected to feel today's heat. this is today in the bay 5.30 on your wednesday morning.

thanks for starting your day with us. i'm laura garcia and i'm ginger conejero saab in for marcus washington. let's start with that top story, which is really the heat wave that continues to blanket the bay area. meteorologist kari hall leads our coverage this morning. we're starting out with another mild morning that's going to lead to a really hot day today. the heat advisory continues for those inland areas. and we're going to also have unhealthy air quality. so it is a spare the air alert day. there will be a little relief for some especially near the coastal areas, but it will still be warm for the inland valleys into the weekend. we take a look at what we're expecting today versus the record high for this date in santa rosa. we're expecting it to hit 103. the record is 102 degrees. we will be close to record highs in many spots, including livermore. that's expected to tie the record high of 106 degrees. that was set back in 1980. so now let's head over to our bob redell live in livermore with a look at another

day of this excessive heat warning. bob yes, and we just learned the national weather service, as you mentioned, is extended excessive heat warning until 11:00 tomorrow night. yes, we are here in livermore, which will be high 90s, low 100 seconds again today. and we do expect parents to be bringing their young children out here to lizzy fountain here at north first in livermore, which is the heart of downtown, assuming that the city does turn us on later in the morning, we've seen them out here in heat waves past where the kids will be running out here. it's a great place to cool off if you're local. this was the scene yesterday north of us in concord, where we caught up with the owner of og tacos, he says, operating his food truck in 100 degree weather is a challenge, and the power needed to keep the truck's ac running did cause issues for his generator. we struggle, man, because it doesn't keep up with the heat, you know? so typically when you're, let's say 100

degrees, it's typically about 10 to 15 degrees hotter inside the truck. there is probably zero fuel moisture, 0% fuel moisture in most of our fuels here in our hills. that was a captain from the contra costa county fire protection district, whose agency has been preparing all summer for days like today, to be on the ready in case a wildfire breaks out. also, it's another reminder to avoid the kind of activities near dry brush that could ignite a wildfire, like using gasoline powered tools. for example, this was downtown gilroy yesterday, which was also really hot. like us here in livermore and expected to hit triple digits again today. san francisco, which is usually cool since it's obviously on the coast there, saw its hottest day in two years yesterday with government warnings to residents to take precautions. stay hydrated. the city of san francisco will reopen all nine city pools today to help people stay cool.

reporting live here in livermor. bob redell today in the bay going swimming in october. hard to believe. thanks so much, bob. you can track the temperatures on our free nbc bay area app. you can see just how hot it's expected to get in your neighborhood. find it in your local app store. let's check that morning commute with mike right now. how's it looking out there? looking pretty good. let's give you a live look over here at the bay bridge toll plaza. we can see the volume starting to build. there's a little slowing as folks approach the toll plaza. the metering lights should be turned on any second now. we see the slowing on the incline, and we saw some slowing on the decline. that usually cues the need to regulate the traffic on the bridge itself. highway 37 and behind me, highway 4 show your typical little blips coming into pittsburgh and bay point. highway 4 slows, but now we're seeing those signs in concord as well. no problem. 242 or 680 south. 880 south down toward marina boulevard. reports of a continuing activity on the shoulder, two big rigs there, u.s. postal big rigs, no injuries reported, but there was a crash reported. this will be a

distraction as the volume builds. heading south. we do see a little slowing on north. 238 coming off the castro valley. why the volume starting to build come through that portion of the east bay and heading for a large part over across the san mateo bridge, we are seeing that first slowing typical for san jose as well, north 101 north of 680 and 280. back to you. thanks a lot, mike. two decision 2024. did you watch it? the two vice presidential candidates squaring off in their first and only debate last night. and scott mcgrew, a lot of important issues came up. you may even say more issue oriented than harris. trump. yeah i agree. good morning to you. abortion, the middle east, the deficit. now it doesn't mean necessarily that the candidates answered those questions, but at least the questions were there. minnesota governor tim walz squaring off against ohio senator jd vance. it's probably the last debate for the election. trump has indicated he will not debate kamala harris again. a lot of people talking about governor walz's performance, particularly off the top. the democratic

candidate seemed unsettled. a split screen for you of how the governor reacts to crowds at rallies, enthusiasm and ease. and last night, looking at his notes repeatedly, surprisingly stumbling over answers, several pundits saying he seemed to overprepared. walz went on the attack over vance's claims that haitian immigrants are eating pets in ohio, something that's both incendiary and not true. but walz never really set the stage for viewers, explaining what vance had claimed or even who he was talking about. that led one of cbs's moderators to explain it was haitians who were in the u.s. legally. that led to vance to object over a fact check that wasn't really a fact check at all. just to clarify, for our viewers, springfield, ohio does have a large number of haitian migrants who have legal status temporary protected

status. margaret thank you. senator, we have so much to get to. thank you. gentlemen. we want to have app has not been on the books since 1990. it's something that kamala harris created. margaret. gentlemen, the audience can't hear you because your mics are cut. we have so much we want to get to. thank you for explaining the legal process, norah. thank you. margaret. now, as you'll note, we compressed some of that conversation for brevity and clarity. if you haven't seen the debate, you can watch its entirety online here. you see january 6th, the attack on america that also came up with walls asking vance directly, do you agree with history and fact that donald trump lost the 2020 presidential election? vance would not answer that question directly, instead comparing the attack on the u.s. capitol to efforts by the government to slow misinformation about the pandemic on social media. i would just ask that did he lose the 2020 election? tim, i'm

focused on the future. did kamala harris censor americans from speaking their mind in the wake of the 2020 covid situation? that is. that is a non-answer. has she? it's a non-answer for you to not talk about censorship. obviously, donald trump and i think that there were problems in 2020. we've talked about it. i'm happy to talk about it further. but you guys attack us for not believing in democracy, the most sacred right under the united states. democracy is the first amendment. when this is over, we need to shake hands. this election and the winner needs to be the winner. this has got to stop. it's tearing our country apart. the candidates also asked about their bosses spending plans. the wharton school estimates the harris economic plan would add $1.2 trillion to the deficit. trump's plan would add 5.8 trillion, one of the more surprising omissions the war in ukraine never came up. walls and the democrats support

ukraine's efforts to repel the russian invasion. vance has said that the war is unwinnable. trump, who was impeached over holding up weapons to ukraine, said a few days ago that ukraine no longer exists. ginger thanks, scott. well, tonight, another debate in the race to replace outgoing congresswoman anna eshoo. this is district 16, which covers parts of the peninsula and the south bay. former san jose mayor sam liccardo faces off against assemblyman evan low. the debate is tonight at 7:00 live here on nbc bay area as well as nbcbayarea.com. 538. new overnight oakland police responding to an apparent triple shooting just after midnight. it happened on bancroft and 77th in the eastmont neighborhood. officers told our photographer at the scene three people had non-life threatening injuries, but so far, oakland police are not confirming that information. despite the many challenges for police and prosecutors. oakland

mayor sheng thao believes the city's efforts to reduce crime levels are working. i spoke to her and she tells me added programs are helping, including new crime cameras and help from the chp. we have our cease fire program that obviously it works. we have crime is trending downwards. the to prepandemic levels. of course, we're not going to stop there. again, we want to continue to do the work so that we can get as close to zero as possible. she says dozens of new cameras are already leading to a spike in arrests. we also talked about oakland's recent efforts to reduce large encampments, calling it a matter of safety. i've issued an executive order and really putting kids at the forefront. we're going to get people off sidewalks, you know, out of parks if they're near businesses or residential within 50ft, we're going to remove them. you know, if they're using critical infrastructure such as electricity out on the streets or underneath or overpasses, we have to remove them because this is going to cause a larger

danger for the public at large. the mayor also adds the recent grants past supreme court decision is allowing her office to move more quickly in clearing camps following a devastating flood. leaders are taking action to protect pajaro residents. later today, a groundbreaking ceremony for the pajaro river flood risk management project is set to get underway. last winter, the pajaro river levee broke and that breach sent water rushing into the small farming town, displacing about 3500 people. the risk management project is nearly $600 million effort to reduce flood risk. that event starts at 10:00 this morning. let's take a live look now at dublin, one of the cities who has experienced a triple digit heat. some people saying it's been intolerable. some of these days, let's get a check in with meteorologist kari hall. we're going to see the same numbers today. kari. pretty much the same for today. in a lot of areas. and maybe even a touch hotter in some of the inland

valleys. san francisco's going back to those upper 80s, low 90s that we saw yesterday, even though we're starting out right now, nice and mild at 69 degrees, we're at 67 in san mateo, 76 in martinez. a lot of these numbers are already warmer than what we had yesterday at this time. so there's not really that big reset that we have from the extreme temperatures that we have in the afternoon. so today along the coast, we're in the mid 80s for half moon bay. 92 in san francisco, 102 in napa and 106 in dublin. san jose, slightly hotter than yesterday with a high of 101 and 111. today in gilroy. that's where we are also expecting a major to extreme heat risk. and that means that this could really have an impact on your health. so we'll continue to monitor these temperatures. we'll talk about a slight cooldown ahead. but mike now you're saying the commute is following. its predictable pattern. that's right. meaning the bay bridge from the last time until now, that short time has shown the traffic filling in as we saw the

slowing sensors on the incline and the decline into san francisco. so we see things ease up into the city. the span itself moves smoothly. metering lights and back to the toll plaza. as we saw filling in, there is a new crash on the upper east shore freeway. we'll track that in richmond. so far, no slowing. i'll get those details. highway 37 highway 4 standard flow here. we still have northbound 680 as we look at this traffic flow. this is from an overnight crew. they're scheduled with permission to be there until 7 a.m. they traditionally pick up just before six. and we do still see a couple of spots north of bernal with a bit of slowing. it will happen again tonight into tomorrow morning. talking about the richmond bridge, they will have construction crews there overnight as well. both directions will have one lane out at a time at each period of time. no big deal. in the south bay we have your typical slowing north 101. pretty predictable here as well. and no major issues coming in out of south county all the way through silicon valley. back to you. thanks so much, mike. protecting the most vulnerable from a potentially deadly virus. ahead on today in the bay the new recommendations for expectant

mothers as winter approaches and rsv cases are likely to spike. plus, raising awareness about mental illness. the upcoming event you can take part in, aimed at eliminating the stigma and raising critical funding. stay with us. you're watchi today inng

it's going to be another hot and hazy day and temperatures quickly ramping up. we're already in the upper seconds at noon and headed for 104 degrees for today, and we are going to see a couple of more days with this dangerous heat ahead. we'll take a look at when we will see some changes in the microclimate forecast coming up. and we have that predictable bunching up here. north 101 just north of 280 heading up to oakland road. that standard slow. we see about this time every day should start to move better over the next ten minutes. although i got an update for the upper east shore freeway, i'm going to focus over there. tell you what we found coming up. sounds good. we'll check back with you. it is 546 right now. police in los altos are hoping some critical surveillance images can help capture for home break-in suspects. the images show four people they say targeted a home on covington road saturday afternoon. investigators say one woman rang the doorbell, pretending to sell candy. when no one answered. the other three suspects entered but were

surprised to learn there were people inside the house. they quickly left before taking anything, but police say there's a shot of their pickup truck, a newer model gray dodge durango with tinted windows but no license plate. if you have any tips, call los altos police. well from now through the end of october, the cdc recommends that infants get protected from the respiratory virus known as rsv. the american lung association says it is the leading cause of hospitalizations among babies in the country. now there is now an rsv antibody shot that can protect all babies younger than eight months old. it's also recommended for a small group of babies between eight months through 19 months, with an increased risk of severe rsv. expectant mothers can also get the rsv vaccine to protect their baby, and 1.5 million babies received this shot last year. what we know it has a 77%

efficacy at decreasing emergency department visits and a 98% efficacy in decreasing hospitalizations and babies. well, doctor mora recommends that babies receive the antibody shot between september to october, so that's right around now. she says. rsv peaks in december and lasts through march. this week marks mental health awareness week, and one group is helping to raise awareness. the national alliance on mental illness will hold a special event saturday. it calls nami walks the. this is one of the most important community events for raising awareness about mental health and reducing stigma, and it is also very significant fundraiser that helps us provide our programs free of charge to those in need. the event is the day of celebration support community building with people walking to show solidarity with those

affected with mental illness. you can go to nami. org to find a walk in your area or find more ways to help raise awareness about some of the resources that are available. well, trending this morning, some south bay sports legends will gather today to talk about their upcoming honor. each will be inducted next month into the san jose sports hall of fame. the four newest members are beach volleyball legend and three time olympic gold medalist kerri walsh. jennings, who attended mitty high, also, longtime nfl coach mike holmgren, who first coached at oak grove and rounding out the list are boxer robert the ghost, guerrero and stanford benefactor john arrillaga. today's media day takes place at sap center. make sure to watch our streaming 8 a.m. newscast today. that is when we'll sit down one on one with kerri walsh jennings to learn more about her upcoming honor. looking forward to talking to her. also trending. the greatest quarterback of all time is putting some of his

hardware up for sale. we're talking about a collection of tom brady's watches going on the auction block at sotheby's this december. the watches are expected to sell for as low as $12,000, to as high as $800,000. sale also includes other items from brady's career, including the shirt he wore during the nfl final college game worn jersey as well. the university of michigan and the tampa bay buccaneers game used helmet, scuffs and all. now, although there's probably no scuffs on his helmet. yeah, not if his line was doing their job right. right. in time for christmas. yeah, those gifts as low as $12,000, right? there you go. i was thinking if you get one of those watches, do you wear it or do you just put it in a display case? yeah, that's when you walk around like, hey, this was tom brady's watch. yeah exactly. you watch the watch. hey, how you doing? look at this. let me throw this at you with this. oh, let me check the time. you pull the case out. all right. time to check the forecast for us today.

yes. so the time is now 551, and you don't even need an expensive rolex. we are taking a live look outside in dublin this morning where we can see that everyone is up and out the door here in this area, traveling on 580, and it's a nice cool start to the morning for the most part. windows down for now because we'll have to close the windows and turn on the air conditioning after seeing such hot weather yesterday. take a look at santa rosa that set a new record yesterday afternoon. that old record was in 1980, and san rafael hit a high of 105 degrees kentfield and san jose hit 100 degrees, setting new records for the day. and it's still going to be hazy. so the air quality alert, the spare, the air advisory has been extended and it will still be unhealthy in the east bay and santa clara valley for sensitive groups, that means anyone that has asthma or any kind of breathing conditions. you should limit time outside moderate air quality elsewhere, but overall, it's just been kind of a hazy look to the sky with all of this

heat. and we're looking at another day of really hot temperatures. 103 in east san jose, morgan hill, 108 and 111 in gilroy today. that's one of the hotter spots, but still plenty hot for the inland east bay, with a high of 107 in concord and 104 in danville, 99 in hayward and in fremont. and it's even been heating up near the coast where we did have 90s yesterday. we're going to bring it down just a few degrees for this afternoon, but still very warm. 100 in redwood city and 92 in the mission district for today in the north bay, we're up to 103 degrees in santa rosa, sonoma and novato, and even warm near the coastline, looking ahead, unfortunately, we're not just going to have this major cooldown coming in. the heat eases up very gradually, but still, this weekend is going to be hot. and then looking ahead to next week, we'll eventually start to see some 70s in the forecast towards next thursday

and friday. that's a long time to wait for it to finally feel like fall. so we are going to have several more days of air conditioning, staying hydrated, taking breaks in the shade, and all of that. and it will also be very warm in san francisco today. we'll have to watch those records and then into the weekend. it's warm, but just not as hot. mike, what's happening now in the east bay? well, we have the bay bridge now. the backup is filled in. the shot of the toll plaza and coming off the 880 overcrossing. so there you go. this is what we'll see. things will continue to slow down, including these middle lanes. we will not see a lot of movement over the next 45 minutes. it will continue to build, but that keeps the bridge itself moving smoothly. getting down here. told you something spotted off the east shore freeway. it is not a crash. it's just the indicator that they put on the maps here. but there is a roadside fire. watch for that around cutting boulevard. reports of smoke coming from the trees and there may be activity. so far no lanes blocked and no structures involved. from what i understand standard slowing. there as well as highway 37 and highway four, shows the build continuing south to 42. 242

shows some slowing. there is a crash south of there heading into danville. no injuries reported. we'll get more details once chp arrives. another crash reported north or westbound 580 just off that castro valley y. so there's some slowing as you approach to the area. there must be activity at or just past the split. there and we're looking at the build coming in through the area as well. the two big rigs still on the shoulder. south 880 around marina. haven't seen any slowing. no injuries, but they're slowing south of there. standard out of san lorenzo, san leandro, san lorenzo and then toward hayward. we continue with this overnight cruise not yet fully cleared. we did see the slowing around bernal clear this last stretch from stoneridge heading north on 680, may still have a crew that remains to be cleared over the next few minutes there, but no drama toward the dublin interchange. look at that volume coming in for westbound 580. back to you. all right. thanks mike. happening now. california will become first in the united states to ban six artificial food dyes in public school meals that will start in 2028. now,

the bill, signed by governor gavin newsom, will ban synthetic colors, including those labeled red 40 and yellow five. those are commonly found in candies like skittles and m&ms. a state assessment finds food dye additives may be linked to neurobehavioral issues, cancer, and immune system damage, but the fda so far has found, has not found a correlation. it is certainly a busy wednesday morning right here on today in the bay, just ahead at 6:00. we're going to talk about americans trying to get out of the middle east as fighting is intensifying between iran and israel. my flight got canceled two times already. we'll talk to local bay area families in the midst of everything going on with the ballistic missiles that were shot in the area yesterday. we'll also explore the steps the state department is taking to help people out of the war zone. also, concerns over the colosseum now that the a's are gone, the new allegations being

made against a group that purchased the ballpark. and a reminder to you. nbc bay area streams 24/7. you can watch us whenever you'd like on roku or other streaming platfms. a lotor

make these decisions. how can we, as a nation say that your life and your rights, as basic as the right to control your own body, is determined on geography? right now, at six, a high stakes debate from abortion rights to border policies. jd vance and tim walz make their case to voters, all while keeping it cordial. we're live in washington with a look at the standout moments. growing fears of an all out war in the middle east as israel vows retaliation for iran's massive missile strike. and now americans are trapped. one bay area residents desperate race to get out. and another bay area scorcher in some places hotter than yesterday. meteorologist kari hall is tracking rec