landfall, striking the sunshine state with ferocious winds, knocking out power for millions. daylight is providing a first

real look at the damage. our team tracking its path and the local assistance now heading to the state. new legal action. a former school superintendent now filing suit after being fired without cause. the first details on her claim of wrongful termination. plus, a pivotal town hall in san francisco. district leaders set to explain why some schools are now slated to close. the new backlash, and the one city leader already planning to voice his concerns. this is today in the bay. and good morning, i'm marcus washington. and i'm laura garcia. let's get right to our top story, hurricane milton this morning offshore again. now moving through the atlantic away from florida. but it certainly left a destructive path in its wake with more than 3 million people now without power and the first confirmed storm deaths. hurricane milton made landfall as a category three storm at siesta key near sarasota. this is video from about 75 miles

north of there, along the gulf coast, and as you can see, ferocious winds and rains battered that area. first responders in tampa say so far, at least 15 rescues have been made. the center storm eventually passed near orlando before pushing out to sea again. and this morning, authorities in saint lucie county are confirming four deaths along the treasure coast. this is video from nearby wellington. this is where that storm damaged homes and uprooted trees. even before milton made landfall, in some cases, those roads are said to be washed away. and take a look at this. strong winds causing a crane to collapse on a luxury high rise, still under construction. it happened in saint petersburg, near tampa. luckily, no one was injured. and here's a live look for you. this morning in saint petersburg. right now. the sun now rising and people are getting the first look at that damage. and while the storm has gone and the threat is still there, some 11 million people still at risk of

flooding. forecaster cinthia pimentel she's tracking the storm for us. but we begin with team coverage this morning on today in the bay with bob redell. so, bob, more help from the bay area now heading to those zones impacted. correct. good morning to you, marcus and laura. you and our sister station in sacramento, kcra is also reporting that both hurricanes helene and now milton have strained the resources of the american red cross. and as a result, the california gold coast american red cross, which represents sac and the surrounding counties, is asking the public to step up and volunteer. the red cross says they need more volunteers who can help with tasks like logistics, mental health and shelters. we know that the american red cross northern california coastal region, which represents our area, has already deployed almost 70 people here from the bay area to the southeastern part of the united states, again, to deal with both helene and milton. and we wouldn't be surprised if they are looking for help as well.

governor newsom of california, sending more first responders from orange county and menlo park to florida, saying, quote, in times of crisis, americans unite to lend a helping hand. nearly 40 members of a menlo park based fema task force they left for florida on sunday. another 40 either deployed yesterday or will be later today. and there's also a handful of first responders from oakland based task force four who are staging in orlando. they traveled straight from north carolina, where they were helping people affected by hurricane helene. california has sent more than 350 personnel for hurricane response. they've already had hurricane damage that you can see when you drive through the state. and additionally, that means that all of the ground is already saturated, so there's nowhere for more water to go. also on the way are two ambulances with paramedics and emts from alameda county. and i just got a text from my sister, my dad, who rode

out hurricane milton in tampa just reporting no damage there. so hopefully that's a good sign for other people in that area. at least inland. reporting live here in the east bay. bob redell today in the bay. thank goodness your dad is a good man. i'm glad to know he's okay. well, let's check in with forecaster cinthia pimentel. she's tracking milton's path this morning. boy, i mean, we'll learn a lot this morning about some of the damage, but it's set to be offshore now. it is. it's starting to push on through as quickly as it intensified and just rolled over florida. right now it is pushing out towards the east. it's still a category one storm as it pushes in those showers just north of daytona beach. another way to look at a hurricane could also be by the pressure down here. right now it's at 980 millibars. it went down to 897. so just the ferocity of that storm as it pushed through florida was very impressive and just a really life changing situation for those people there. as we go throughout the morning, it will quickly push on east and out into the atlantic later on. by this afternoon as well. we are

also looking at still the warnings up and down the florida coast, up towards parts of charleston, parts of georgia as well, where that flash flood threat could remain for today as those heavy rains just pound down on that part of the region. those gusty winds still at times bringing that dangerous surf and that storm surge, which could range today 3 to 5ft. so a situation worth watching. and as the sun rises, we just think of everybody in florida and those areas affected. i'll be back with a look at our local weather in just a few minutes. back to you guys. all right. we will check back with you. we do have team coverage of hurricane milton throughout the morning for you. then at 7:00, our today show crews are fanned out across florida with the reality of the storm's impact setting in with daylight. now here that is right after today in the bay happening today, three defendants charged in the shooting death of a security guard while protecting a tv news crew will argue for the change of venue. kevin died

nearly three years ago in oakland. this is during what investigators say was an attempted robbery. juda mitchell, herschel hill and lauren gilbert all pleaded not guilty this past summer. if convicted on all charges, they could face life in prison. new developments this morning in the south bay. santa clara county schools recently terminated superintendent is now reportedly taking legal action. according to the mercury news, mary ann dewan is now suing the county board of education, claiming no good reason exists for her abrupt firing without cause. board members ousted her last week after a closed door hearing. it came in the wake of stories filed filed this summer by nbc bay area's investigative unit, detailing allegations of misuse of head start funds, mishandling of work of complaints and claims of retaliation. dewan has not issued a public comment on the investigation, which is still ongoing. she also did not respond to our request for comment or requests from the mercury news. her supporters

still claim the board is not being transparent in its decision. later today, the san francisco school district will hold its first town hall. addressing the planned closure or merger of 13 schools. the district released its list yesterday. today, the superintendent is holding a budget town hall where those proposed closures will take center stage. now, critics are already raising some concerns. supervisor president aaron peskin leading one news conference today questioning what some argue is a disproportionate impact on some communities. final recommendations will be made november 12th. the final vote is scheduled for december 10th. turning now to decision 2024. republican vice presidential candidate j.d. vance heads to north carolina today following a brief stop in the bay area. yesterday, he attended a fundraiser in woodside before the event. supporters lined woodside road to welcome him. tickets reportedly range from 3300 to $50,000. it marks his second bay area visit since july, when he attended a palo

alto fundraiser hosted by the co-founder of crypto company bitgo. democratic presidential nominee kamala harris, scheduled to take part in a town hall event later today for latino voters. the event is being held in las vegas. following that, she'll head to arizona for a campaign rally. nevada and arizona are, of course, both critical swing states in the race for president. new overnight. one of the living legends in tennis is making it official. rafael nadal is retiring. rafa, as he's more commonly known, made that announcement on social media, saying the next month's davis cup finals will be his swan song. he, along with roger federer and novak djokovic, are considering or considered to be the big three who have absolutely dominated men's tennis for the better part of the two decades that we've been in. rafa is just 38 years old. he says that recent injuries are just too much to bear. he retires as a 22 time grand slam winner, including an astounding

14 french open titles. well happening today, a heads up if you are in the north bay today and you notice some smoke near mount tam. well, it may be from a prescribed burn. is scheduled for 10:00 this morning. firefighters have been conducting the burn inside the state park's boundaries, and cinthia pimentel is checking some conditions for crews on the ground this morning. yeah, it's very dry out there. i mean, we haven't had rain in months at this point. so everything that is critical and could burn, that's what the fire crews will be handling out there. so let's check in the nearby zones. mill valley, good morning to you. we are looking at our day trend for today with a little bit more of that cloud cover. as the pattern starts to shift a little bit, we are starting a cooling trend. as we go on and start to wrap up the week here, we will go into the afternoon just topping off in those low 70s for mill valley. everybody should feel just a hint cooler. i think more of that sweater weather to start

your day for today, with some clouds moving through the skies at times and bringing down those temperatures into the 80s for our inland valleys, we'll keep it with the 60s and 70s around the bay shore. notice here, though, there is a chance of seeing some showers this weekend. we'll talk about which day and how much coming up in my full forecast in a little bit, but mike wants to help you get around with some cheaper gas prices. yeah, well, we're looking at best we can do. and the best in the bay continues to be in contra costa county. the top number here, the best number we have is 385 at valero in concord on willow pass road. then we have the south bay. another low low for the south bay is 405. now at cupertino car wash on north deanza boulevard might need that. after the rain. we'll see how much cynthia talks about coming in. now, we do have the same price in marin county's mill valley 405 there as well. that's arco on redwood highway. check your area or update those prices at gasbuddy.com. we all work together on the roadways. we have folks who are working overnight. we'll take you over to the tri-valley north 680 continues with the closure. actually, there's a closure

northbound at 84 and there's a closure as well with another crew heading up past bernal. they should be clearing right now. i saw some sensors change and then they're holding to the red. not yet clear on the chp report. we'll watch that. 84 is your cut through back over to 580. and then around over here the top of the screen. highway four has slowing around bailey. although all crews registered clear for caltrans. back to you. thank you mike. a highly anticipated announcement expected from tesla today. the company appears poised to make a run at waymo. ahead here on today in the bay. the speculation hitting overdrive on a possible new robotaxi prototype and amazon making some changes at its whole foods stores. that's all ahead in busy today. also, fans can't wait. ariana grande getting ready to host snl. the unique request she's making ahead ofaturday's show s

clear start over san jose. so let's plan your day. definitely felt a cooler overnight. and that's how it's starting this morning. a little bit of sweater weather as we go through the early morning hours. staying in the 60s. and we'll just top off in the upper 70s for today under some mostly cloudy skies. we'll talk about the changes that i'm looking ahead for. the weekend coming up. and i've been watching changes. you can't see them here at the golden gate bridge. looks just fine. the southbound side did have tugh, f crews moved from that side.

there are cones heading north. we don't see them in this shot, but we'll watch for more crews heading into marin county over the next half hour. well good morning. very happy thursday to you. we get key inflation today. more about that in a second. oil prices edging higher on hurricane worries but really not bad. nvidia shares down yesterday but up 25% for the month on ai hopes. and then a big day for tesla. elon musk will unveil tesla's robo taxis today. or at least he says he will. musk has promised robo taxis for years. here he is showing off the cybertruck. he promised there would be millions of robo taxis on the road by the year 2020. in fact, the big announcement scheduled for today was originally scheduled for earlier this summer but was canceled. we're not entirely sure why, so everybody's going into today's event with a really healthy grain of salt. based on tesla's past promises, there are of course, already robo taxis on

the road operated by google's waymo, but they drive in a limited area over known routes and use lidar to navigate. teslas are not equipped with lidar only traditional cameras. there is some concern that teslas and other electric cars could catch fire in florida, seawater can set off fires in lithium ion batteries. one car caught fire during hurricane helene and burned down a house. a local fire marshal there calls them a ticking time bomb. as for those inflation numbers, we get the monthly consumer price index today, inflation is much lower than it was. thus, the down arrow down to 2.9%, pretty close to the fed's target of 2%. that and concerns over employment convinced the fed to lower interest rates last month. we should also get the social security cola soon. that's the cost of living adjustment that will be smaller than in the past, because inflation is lower than it has been in the past.

the social security cola, by the way, is a good way of measuring your own cost of living. if your income is not rising as quickly as someone getting social security, you need a raise just so you're not being paid less. every year. speaking of expenses, whole foods, the amazon owned grocery store, will experiment in some locations with small warehouses so you can pick up your amazon purchase when you do your grocery shopping. i don't go to whole foods very often, not because i don't like it, but because they don't have the other things. you know, the laundry detergent, the. well they do. it's just that natural. yeah. the natural kind. trader joe's the same way. it's like you can't get toothpaste. yeah. you've got to plan your trips. you got to make two trips. yeah. you do. all right. thanks, scott. you bet. well, new this morning. a rare october comet will light up the sky today. and if you want to see it, now is your only chance. because it won't be back for 80,000 years. stargazers first

discovered the oort cloud comet last year. it's on track to come within 44 million miles of earth. while that may seem far, experts say you can actually see it with the naked eye. depending on weather conditions, peak visibility is expected tonight after sunset. 518 right now and trending this morning, fans can't wait for pop star ariana grande hosting a new episode of snl this weekend. and she already has a small request from the cast. guys, i'm so excited to be hosting this week. but before we start, i just want to say i would really prefer to not do anything wicked or wizard of oz related. may we come back in one hour? sure, yeah. let's talk this over. so will that request be granted? we don't know. but you know what? it comes ahead of next month's thanksgiving opening of the film wicked, which she starred in. and if you

are really excited about this and you want to plan ahead, you can actually buy your tickets right now. yeah. universal is the distributor of the movie, which, like nbc, is owned by comcast. and we would also like to point out rock legend stevie nicks will be the musical guest on snl as it airs live on nbc bay area at 8:30 p.m. now, if you missed that or you just love it. so much you want to see it again, it will re-air at 1130. all right, very cool stuff to look forward this weekend. and maybe cooler temperatures too. yeah, i think we'll start to get into more of a finally pumpkin spice season, a little bit more of those, you know, seasonable kind of activities. yeah. it's going to move right into christmas. not too fast. laura. good morning everyone. we are starting off with a chillier note south city, 58 degrees low 50s up there in santa rosa. so 50s and 60s, but some clear skies to start our thursday around the bay. as we go throughout the day, though, it

could turn a little bit different. give you more of that fall feel as we go on into the noon hour. you might notice some more high clouds pushing at times and temperatures warming a little bit more gradually. then definitely the last couple of days in that heat wave. we'll get into some 60s and 70s for our lunchtime hour. a bit breezy at times, but overall comfortable for you to enjoy that lunch time outdoors. as we go on into the afternoon, a mix of sun and clouds and our temperatures only in the low 80s in spots like san rafael over towards concord 82, as well as down in morgan hill 79, downtown san jose. and we'll see those temperatures around the bay shore cool to those 60s. and 70s for hayward into the afternoon. we've been talking about this and kind of starting to put the models into agreement. a little bit as we get on into the weekend. i think lots of people will enjoy finally sleeping in with some cozier weather. as we take a look at our models starting to paint some rain chances as we go on into late friday saturday. the best bet here would be mainly up towards

the north bay and the north coast, but amounts vary. tracey but i think overall it will just be different to kind of feel a different pattern and potentially wash out just some of that heat and all of those lingering impacts. so we'll go like this over the next couple of days. low 80s will carry us through this week. dip down those temperatures as we go on into the weekend and track those spotty showers here on today in the bay, and then continue with a similar trend onto next week and maybe see what holds for wednesday as those models are starting to ramp up in the rain department. we'll see there san francisco should stay 60s as we wrap up this weekend. get ready for the big show, mike. the bay bridge moving smoothly at this hour? it is. we got a great view of the bay bridge right now. of course, no air show is going on and we'll continue to watch what you say. for cynthia, those updates as we have fleet week continuing in san francisco. a nice drive across the span itself. no build here, but there is that little build, traditional right on time for highway 37. look behind me. we've had since early this

morning a little slowing toward bailey. it looks like things loosened up,ermay have been one remaining crew that we didn't know about. no caltrans grid entries there. a smooth flow though, through contra costa county and over toward the bay bridge northbound 680 all lanes reopened, a little slowing past that crew. amber now we'll watch for that for clearing. but again, all northbound lanes are clear and the southbound commute works well. a smooth drive down vasco road out of contra costa county at your minimum for the day. back to you. thanks, mike. ahead on today in the bay new breakthroughs in beating back chemotherapy's impact for women who've won their battle against breast cancer. but first, a reminder for you. the 49ers take on seattle tonight in a thursday night football game. but our nbc sports bay area team will get you ready. make sure you join them for complete game day coverage starting at 4 p.m, then come back to nbc sports bay area for coverage after the game. you're watching today in the bay right now. we'll b

menopause awareness month. experts point out breast cancer survivors often encounter menopausal symptoms sooner. commonly the result of difficult chemotherapy treatments. more than 4 million americans are breast cancer survivors. 1 in 8 develop breast cancer and that amounts to 250,000 women per year. one los altos based

virtual care clinic called middy health focuses on women over 40. they say the effects from chemotherapy often lead to early onset menopausal symptoms that can still be treated effectively. menopausal hormone therapy is the most effective treatment, but there are many, many others that have been looked at and can be found to be very effective to treat for treating things like hot flashes and night sweats and sleep difficulties. the chief officer there says patients ai often determine whether side effects will be temporary or worse, but the most important thing is to talk with an expert. many recently launched its own clinic, focused exclusively on alternative treatments that can limit those menopausal side effects. 527 this morning next, the top stories we're following, including assessing the damage from hurricane milton daylight, providing the first look at some of that damage. we'll have the latest from near where that storm made landfall. i'm ginger

conejero saab in san mateo county this morning. insurance coverage crisis. how? the board of supervisors here in san mateo county is demanding governor gavin neom'sws

in florida overnight, with destructive winds and a massive storm surge. the latest on the aftermath and the first news

emerging about casualties. plus, we hear from oakland mayor sheng thao about her deal to sell the city's share of the coliseum. her new reassessment and as she her reassurance it won't put oakland in financial jeopardy. this is all ahead of a critical meeting happening later today. also, new calls for a state of emergency. the request from governor newsom from leaders in one county to help ease the state's home insurance crisis. this is today in the bay. 530 on your thursday morning. thanks for joining us. i'm laura garci. and i'm marcus washington. want to get right to our breaking news this morning? hurricane milton making landfall last night. this is along florida's gulf coast as a category three storm. and it brought those powerful winds and a deadly storm surge, as well as flooding across the state. now, more than 3 million people are without power. this morning. and tornadoes are already being blamed for at least four deaths. now, i want to show you some

video. this is from last night in minnesota. this is about 30 miles south of where that storm made landfall. and you can see right there those powerful waves there pounding a huge stretch of the gulf coast. now, the storm surge is still a concern across florida's coastline. video from a restaurant security camera shows why it's just submerged under several feet of water. some 11 million people still at risk of flooding from flash flood and rising river levels. and check this out. the storm so powerful it actually ripped off part of this roof. this is a tropicana field, home of the tampa bay rays. there are no reports of any injuries there. and here's a live look at smyrna beach on florida's east coast. milton still carried ferocious power by the time it reaches side of florida. here's reporter julia bagg from our south florida affiliate with a look at the damage near tampa. i'm julia bagg in hillsborough county, florida, and the water that is

blocking some of these neighborhoods is causing problems when it comes to trying to repair the electricity. so many families in the dark in the tampa bay area and getting power back to them is going to take a while, and i'll show you why. take a look at these headlights behind me here this morning. around a dozen or so utility trucks, these are linemen here trying to make their way, their way to areas like clearwater, hard hit areas, saint pete beach around there. and they cannot get there from here because of the water. even in the dark, you can see some of it here and where they are. hillsborough county sheriff's deputies are blocking the way because it's not safe for them to continue what they're doing now is trying to figure out another route to get to where they're needed. just on the other side of the road here, it looks like a current is pushing this water. there's so much of it. so

deputies not letting anyone pass by here right now. we just spoke to some people who were who actually evacuated from their house and were trying to make it over here themselves to check on their home, but the water just got in the way. and so, across the state of florida, more than 3 million families without power right now and unclear just how long they will be stuck in the dark and the sheriff here in hillsborough county telling people to stay home and for good reason. i mean, look how dark it is here. you can see some lights on over there, but so many places without power and just simply pitch black and so the utility crews right now, just having a hard time getting to where they're needed right now, they are stuck right here. i'll show you one more time at this intersection. just trying to figure out how they can make it to where they are needed this morning. i'm julia bagg in hillsborough county, florida. we'll send it back to you. well, we've got so much up against

him. absolutely. okay, so the thing about that storm, it seemed like it was a pretty quick moving storm, but still dumping a lot of water in that area. still dumping a lot of water. and we think back colleen only about 13 days ago. so these people just got punch after punch and all of that water, all of those, you know, dangerous events that just went on in a short amount of time. right now, it is starting to push on east northeast. it's a category one storm, still dumping a lot of rain and bringing a lot of warnings, as we can see highlighted here. with those pinks and those orange hurricane warnings just extending through parts of orlando, daytona beach as this storm starts to make its exit now, it will start to push on through into the atlantic. as we go on into the later hours of this morning and eventually later on this afternoon. but still, some threats remain there for parts of florida, even up towards parts of southern georgia and south carolina, we could see some flash flooding possible, and the risk for people to see those really strong wind gusts just towering

those power lines. something to watch as the morning goes on. we could still see the potential for this side of florida to get that storm surge of about 3 to 5ft. so continue thinking of those people there, and reach out to your family and friends to see if they are okay. now, as far as our local weather, we are looking at things trending a little bit more cooler for today. you might also notice some high clouds at times. not too much change for tomorrow, but for the weekend we could be tracking a little bit of some rain chances. we'll talk about who gets the best chance and how long that will stick around. but mike, you're starting with a look at dublin. how's it going? it looks great right now. not to jinx anything folks, but we're looking at a smooth drive with just a subtle build steady build out of the altamont pass. this is approaching the dublin interchange with these headlights traveling westbound, seeing no slowing. sensors still have slowing sensors north 680 right around bernal and also coming up past koopman and castlewood. earlier overnight, crews registered as cleared on the caltrans grid, but we still see some slowing. they might have cleared the roadway, might not have cleared the area. we'll track that so far. that's north

680 south 680. your commute fine down into the south bay where north 101 shows your traditional build there, starting about now, lasting about another 20 minutes. and then things should start to lighten up just after six. prepping for the 640 build highway 4 highway 37 standard build as well as the toll plaza. we'll see a build there as well. back to you. thank you very much, mike. 536 right now. developing this morning, peninsula leaders are demanding action from governor newsom. they want him to declare a state of emergency over california's growing home insurance crisis. today, in the bay's ginger conejero saab joins us live in san mateo county. this morning. and ginger leaders there are responding following the steps recently taken in some other counties. that's right. good morning to you, laura. shasta, placer and san bernardino counties are among other places across the state who are also calling for governor. gavin newsom to take immediate action when it comes to what they say is an insurance coverage crisis. san mateo county now joining those leading calls for the

governor and the state to step in. now, here's some video that we want to show you from the board of supervisors meeting here in san mateo county. they voted 4 to 0 to adopt a resolution calling for a state of emergency. this is supervisor ray mueller, who represents district three of san mateo county. at that meeting, he talked about how his constituents, some of whom live in unincorporated areas, are impacted by the cancellation of insurance policies or the sky high change of rates. so at this point, it's not exaggeration to say the state is facing an insurance crisis of both affordability and availability, as it affects those in rural, forested parts of the state. the hardest, all in response to increasing wildfires and natural disasters in san mateo county. we've i see this in my district in skyline, in the unincorporated skyline. kings mountain, petrolia heights, la honda, la mama. i see it in woodside, i see it in portola valley. i see it in pacifica. i

see it throughout my district. people are coming and they're having their insurance canceled on them, or they're having their rates go sky high and it is an incredible problem. there's so many places there in san mateo county that he named off. now, if policy owners are not able to continue with coverage through private insurers, they have the option of getting coverage through california's fair plan, which is said to be a last ditch effort when it comes to coverage. but as supervisor mueller puts it, their rates double or even triple, while the coverage is not the same. now, the mercury news reporting as well, that state farm is projecting dropping 1 million policies in the state over the next five years. and laura, this isn't just hit home for homeowners and business owners. it could have a ripple effect on the housing market as well as maybe then consequences for affordable housing here in the bay area, which we know so many people are already struggling to make it in the bay. laura. very

much so. all right. thank you, ginger, for the latest. there. 539 for you want to give you a live look at the oakland coliseum this morning because later today, council members may get some answers on the mayor's deal to sell the property leaders this morning. they're holding a meeting addressing the city's contingency budget as it relates to the proceeds from the coliseum sale. so critics are concerned about the timeline of the upcoming payments, which could potentially leave the city in financial straits if that money is not received. now, we did speak with the mayor yesterday, mayor sheng thao, last night, and she says that there is a new deal in place and that means that there is more money arriving sooner with a large payment on the back end due next may. approaching $100 million. now with the updated version of the amendment, we're going to see $47 million more within this fiscal year. i want to be very clear that this sale of the coliseum was a creative idea by my administration. it is not the silver bullet to actually solve all of our budget issues. it never was. so, so

far, the city has received just $15 million in its deal with the african american sports and entertainment group. the police union is among those voicing concerns. unmet payments may impact staffing levels, which would then impact public safety. looking at the san francisco skyline, you can be sure many people in the city will have their eyes pointed skyward. starting in the early afternoon today, listening for what may be a familiar roar. we're talking about the roar of jet engines, because at some point this afternoon, the blue angels are expected to run their first practice session as part of this weekend's fleet week festivities. the angels, of course, will be the centerpiece of the air show starting tomorrow. they commonly fly at about 3 p.m, but there's no specific announced time. i remember living in the city. it was always so much fun this week. let's check in with forecaster cinthia pimentel. she's got our weekend weather outlook. and will the skies be cooperating? that is yet to be seen. and even if you can't see them like you were saying, you

hear that roar. and it just makes people get up from their desk in the city and go peek outside. so let's take a look at what today holds in san francisco. we are looking at a little bit of a cooling trend kicking off for today. so you'll notice at times the skies will be partly cloudy. temperatures will feel much cooler there in the city in those upper 60s for the afternoon. if you can't get there today and you're getting there for the weekend, that's all right. tomorrow looks fine. we'll track some mix of sun and clouds there, but saturday could be a little bit of a different story. as we look at another weather pattern, there that could drop in even a chance of some drizzle there in the city. now for sunday, i think the big show we should see. skies starting to clear out just a little bit more, and temperatures just spectacular there for the city. there's lots going on for tonight, the weekend. so let's get started with the home opener here for the sharks tonight. they are kicking off at 730. and the temperatures in san jose are going to be pretty mild. so just you know where the light layers

anything to keep yourself comfortable throughout the game. if you're going to follow the 49ers up into seattle it's definitely going to be much cooler there in the 50s there for kickoff and some light winds. but go niners as we take a look at thursday night football. now mike you're tracking a build up at the bay bridge. what's going on. you know what you do. your forecast i did mine and we forecasted the buildup happening. as it is right now the metering lights are on. it's a pretty typical thursday. that's good stuff. on the approach as we look at your maps we may have a roadway hazard. this is over in richmond. i don't know which direction of the east shore freeway chp is yet to give me that report. we'll track that. there's the build on the incline for the bay bridge highway 37 highway four holding steady with more build through concord and more slowing into 242 now. 242 slows down in toward walnut creek, which is not a problem at the interchange. a smooth drive as we look ahead to what may be going on eastbound highway 37 that's out of novato and heading up on highway 37 between 100 and 1 and atherton avenue. you'll have one lane blocked overnight. next week, we're going to have

both lanes blocked, and then you're going to have to go up and take that roundabout over atherton. if you're getting over toward vallejo from novato. but again, that's overnight. and tonight it will remain open with just one lane closed. the rest of the bay moves very smoothly. typical over here to the south bay, with northbound 101 showing the slowdown through around oakland road. i'll give you a look at tonight around the peninsula as well. highway 92 that's between ralston and el camino or alameda de las pulgas. you will have landscaping work going on tonight as well as during the daylight hours. for many days. next week they're going to take care of the center divide likely. so watch for crews and slow. when you see those lights. it will be overnight again tonight and then next week during the day. and then tonight, as we're talking about cynthia mentioned the home opener for sharks. so watch for crews traveling back and forth between the parking lots and sap center. and also at the outdoor festival. back to you. thanks, mike. well, back in court, but with a twist. ahead on today in the bay. the new developments for rap mogul sean diddy combs in his federal criminal case. why? today's hearing will

present an immediate change from the second. the judge enters the courtroom. plus, fema, the white house, even the governor of misinformation duringht g

new judge. the previous judge recently recused himself due to past associations with attorneys in the case. today's hearing is expected to lay out a

preliminary timeline for the trial. combs legal team wants to start that trial in april or may of next year. he's pleaded not guilty to sex trafficking racketeering conspiracy and multiple other charges. he is currently being held without bail. a new new york times poll shows republicans have a good chance of taking back the senate. scott mcgrew is here for us this morning. and scott. democrats are just one seat away from losing control. that's right. and they've got a retirement on their hands. and jon tester, the democrat from montana, falling behind on his reelection effort. probably the best democrats can hope to do in november is keep 50 seats, making it a 5050 tie, then win the white house, meaning vice president tim walz could break the ties. donald trump making more tax promises, this time to end taxes on americans living abroad. you still have to pay income tax in america, even if you live in, say, france. meantime, republicans calling into question the validity of

ballots sent in by americans overseas, even military ballots. here's trump speaking about kamala harris in pennsylvania. she's a no good liar. but you know what's you know what's more important about her? i don't like her. you know what's more important about her? she's just led the worst rescue operation in history. in north carolina, the worst. now, that's not true. the efforts in north carolina are going just fine. harris is not in charge of rescue efforts either. fema says one of the biggest threats to americans in the storm zones is misinformation. back during hurricane irma, the pasco county sheriff's office urged people not to shoot the hurricane, saying bullets will not make the hurricane turn around. irma caused, at the time, the largest evacuation in florida history before milton hit yesterday. some conservative social media spread a lie that if you evacuate, you won't be let back home again and fema may take

your property. that is entirely not true. obviously not going to be anything where fema is ever going to be able to keep you from your home. be careful about the nonsense that just that gets circulated and just know that the more titillating it is, the more likely somebody is making money off of it, and they don't really give a about the well-being and safety of the people that are actually in the eye of this storm. it's all just trying to monetize what they're doing. republican candidate for vice president jd vance, was in woodside wednesday raising mone, fans lining the street hoping to catch a glimpse. earlier in michigan, vance acknowledged his speech. there had been misinformation about the hurricane and relief effort. vance, of course, one of the original sources of the false news immigrants were eating pets in ohio, a claim he has since backed away from. former president trump will speak at the detroit economic club today. former president obama will

campaign for vice president harris in pennsylvania. current president biden will meet virtually with fema officials in the white house 25 days until election day. but of course, many americans have already started voting, including laura. here in california. thank you very much, scott. well, happening tonight, the sharks officially beginning a new chapter. tonight they drop the puck on a brand new hockey season. opening night always has a lot of promise this year for the sharks. fans. go a whole lot deeper today in the bay's kris sanchez is live for us this morning over at the shark tank, where sharks fans are taking a lot of in this year. because you know what, kris? it's going to be an exciting night. saint louis they're playing against tonight. so a lot to be excited about. well you might be thinking that fans are coming in with the blues after a couple of rough seasons. but there's a lot of reasons to celebrate the season ahead, including, you know, being here together, watching in community at the sap center. the shark tank. and we

have jim sparaco here from the sharks. this morning to talk about that. thanks so much for getting up early. i know it's going to be a really long night for you as you kick off tonight. yeah, but we're definitely excited to be back playing hockey here at sap center. you know, we're really calling this our opening weekend because the games not only tonight but also on saturday is our last night. but tonight the festivities kind of will start at 4:00. we do a free street rally outside the building on barack obama boulevard. we'll have food trucks. we'll have the sharks foundation selling beer, with proceeds benefiting the sharks foundation. we'll have a dj and then, of course, when our players arrive, we're going to be doing a teal carpet entrance for them. so kind of like a red carpet entry at the at the american music awards or whatever. that's so cool. but it's teal. yes, it's going to be a teal carpet. and our players will arrive. they'll be signing autographs for fans. they'll be saying hello to them on their way into the building before we start the game tonight. that is super cool. so we know that the ice went in and it will stay in

all the way up until the playoffs. hopefully we make the playoffs this year. fun fact for you guys at home, the ice stays in even if you come to see something else. so if you're coming for a concert or whatever the ice is still there, which i always think is super cool. another thing that's super cool this season, macklin celebrini i know a lot of people have been looking forward to his formal debut. yeah, so this off season we had the number one overall selection in the nhl entry draft. we chose macklin celebrini, who does have ties to the bay area. he did actually live here for a little while and played in the junior sharks program, so it's a bit of a homecoming for him. and it's going to be historic because it's going to be his first game in the nhl of what we hope will be a long and a career filled with a lot of goal scoring. and then we also have our first round pick from last year, will smith, who's also going to be making his nhl debut. so a couple of young players, a couple of cornerstone players for the team that are going to be making their nhl debut tonight. so that's exciting and we're excited to see that the future of the sharks is now. all

right. well, so for the fans who are coming as the plus one who maybe aren't paying attention to, you know, all of the statistics, there are also lots of giveaways coming up this year. night one, you're going to get the cup with the whole schedule on it, so that you can get your tickets for upcoming games, but this one's my favorite. this is coming up this weekend. it's los tiburones. this is a little lowrider. it is so cute. and this is what fans are going to get as the sharks help celebrate hispanic heritage month. that is coming up on saturday, so you can get all of your information at sharks sj sharks. com sjsu. com. i blinked for a second. and don't forget opening night is tonight. puck drops at 730. back to you guys. all right. here's to a brand new season. yeah, building a new team in a lowrider zamboni. cheers. oh, a lowrider. yeah. tell him to work on that. thanks so much. okay, so that's for this weekend. that. that's tonight's opener. and finally, it's going to feel like fall. i know getting into all of those

fall activities finally. and this morning it's a little bit of sweater weather. i don't know if you guys noticed it. it was a bit cooler. we are starting off with some 50s and 60s as we take a look. mostly clear skies for now through san francisco, san mateo. good morning to you. and down in san jose. but as the day goes on, you might notice more of that increasing cloud cover. it could feel gloomy at times, but don't worry, the weekend is right around the corner. our highs for today. 60s and 70s. bayshore. we'll do some low 80s as we go on into santa rosa, out towards livermore and down into san martin. i've got you at 83 for today. let's fast forward a little bit. getting closer to the weekend for tomorrow. not much change temperature wise, but we could see more increasing cloud cover and into late friday. saturday morning we get some returns of some light showers up into the north bay. the rest of us could just be in for some cooler temperatures and some cloudy skies at times. so over the next couple of days through san francisco and the

inner bay 60s and 70s, not much deviation from there. and we'll track those spotty showers for saturday in our inland valleys as well. with temperatures will stay cruising in the low 80s and some 70s to. mike, you're tracking a crash on the nimitz where everything was looking pretty standard. but we do have a crash now. south 880 your commute direction heading past tennyson. that's into hayward. you see the slowing now off of 238. that's the only disturbance outside of the typical build like we have down at the bottom in san jose. as we look at the bay bridge toll plaza, we talked about all lanes filling in. there we go. no drama on the span, a smooth drive, 880 overcrossing phelan avenue coming toward the toll plaza and standard bill for 37, as well as the east shore freeway highway 4. there may be a new crash at bailey. i'll check that out. back to you. all right, mike, thank you. well, happening now, state health leaders are reporting the third case of bird flu. that patient is a dairy worker who had contact with infected cattle. the previous two confirmed cases also involved dairy workers and two other cases are currently considered possible infections. now, those cases are linked,

suggesting that the virus spread from animals not humans, person to person. that is now health leaders say that all pasteurized milk and dairy products remain safe to drink and eat. ahead at 6:00. back to our breaking news coverage on the aftermath of hurricane milton's rampage through florida. we're getting a new look at some of the damage and learning more about overnight rescues. also, the governor of florida is talking for the first time. we will have

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right now at 6:00, people in florida are waking up to the destruction left behind by hurricane milton. in some cases, teams can't even begin to tackle the massive power outages. our team tracking the storm's path and the local assistance now headed there. new legal action. a former school superintendent now filing suit. this is after being fired without cause. the first details on her claim of wrongful termination. plus, a pivotal town hall in san francisco. district leaders set to explain why s