right now at five. a possible chance at freedom. a murder case

which captured the nation. returning to the spotlight. the move the los angeles district attorney is making in the menendez brothers murder case. also, brutal assault investigation in the east bay. police say an assistant principal dragged in the school's parking lot. the event turning violent and reaction from parents. plus 11 days to go. vice president kamala harris and former president donald trump bringing out the star power in their final push before election day. the big names both are using to try to drum up support. this is today in the bay. good friday morning to you. 5:00 right now. thanks for starting your day with us. i'm laura garcia. and i'm marcus washington. going to get a look at that commute with mike coming up in just a bit. but first let's talk about that friday forecast. meteorologist kari hall has been tracking those numbers for us. yes. it's going to be great. it's been nice pretty much all week long. so it continues today into tomorrow as

well as we're getting started. another chilly morning with our morning temperatures in the upper 40s in some spots. look at sunnyvale. we're at 48 degrees now, but it's 52 in oakland and we're at 42 now in sonoma. in santa rosa, 45 degrees. a look at our high temperatures for today. we're back to yesterday's numbers with some upper 70s and low 80s. 80 in livermore, 82 in gilroy and in santa rosa, also 80 degrees. so we'll get a look ahead to some changes in our sunday forecast that's coming up. but mike, there's already a delay on one of our bridges. yeah a light traffic. here's the toll plaza richmond bridge over towards san rafael. westbound 580. it's mid span where this 37,000 pound semi truck with a trailer stuck blocking one lane. cones are out there and they're waiting for the right size tow truck to help them. we're looking at maybe 530 until that equipment gets there. so this could be an early slowdown as you're traveling across from the east bay into the north bay. that could shift some traffic down to the bay bridge right now traffic is so light we don't see

that. and minor delays only on the mid span area. the rest of the bay shows a nice light drive as you would expect. back to you. thank you mike. well, this morning a momentous shift for the menendez brothers. the two men are behind bars for the murder of their parents in 1989. later this morning, los angeles district attorney george gascon will ask the court to lessen their sentence. today in the bay's ginger conejero saab joins us live this morning, ginger. this all comes as gascon running for reelection. that's correct. laura and marcus. but he tells nbc news that this has nothing to do with the election. d.a. gascon will file his recommendation today, requesting that life without parole be removed due to the time spent already behind bars and the age of lyle and erik menendez. when they committed that crime. now, the d.a. will make his recommendation. but ultimately, the decision lies in the hands

of a judge. the brothers, 21 and 18 years of age at the time of the crime, shot and killed their parents in their beverly hills home in 1989. defense attorneys for the brothers argued they were sexually abused by their father. however, after two trials, they were convicted of murder and sentenced to life without parole. years later, the tide is shifting, with family members and supporters calling for the case to be reconsidered based on what you saw at the announcement today, with the support that they've received from the community, from the relatives of their family and from what they've done in prison, they have a very good chance of getting out on parole. now, that was stephen clark, who gave his analysis on this yesterday. the attention on this case has been renewed worldwide. thanks to social media pleas from family members, celebrities, a netflix show and

a peacock documentary. and it's clear, marcus and laura, that as this story develops, the world, particularly social media, will be watching in san francisco, ginger conejero saab, today in the bay. thanks so much, ginger. 504 right now. the presidential hopefuls bringing star power to their campaigns as election day draws closer, former president trump working to woo male voters as he sits down with popular podcaster joe rogan today. pop star beyonce expected to appear with vice president harris today in the bay's alice barr joins us live with washington this morning. 11 days to go. here we go on each side. they're really trying to pull out all the stops to just push people to get out there and vote. yeah. laura maybe you've heard of her. beyonce, just one of the superstars that is going to be thrown into the mix here. and as we're in this final stretch, yes, the nominees are still trying to appeal to any undecided voters, but it's also

largely really about just who can get their supporters fired up and out to the polls. and for that, they're taking all the help they can get. in the final days of a razor tight race that will come down to turnout, the presidential nominees looking to boost enthusiasm. we together are fighting for the future. you've been waiting for this so long. get out and vote. former president trump sitting down today for the popular joe rogan podcast. while beyonce is set to join vice president harris at a rally tonight in houston. the event after rock legend bruce springsteen performed at a harris rally in georgia as former president obama campaigned with the vice president. if you elect kamala harris, she will not be focused on her problems. her ego, her money. it's either donald trump in there stewing, stewing over his enemies list or me working

for you. former president trump rallied in nevada and arizona again, promising mass migrant deportations. when we win on november 5th, the migrant invasion ends. a new wall street journal poll shows the former president taking a two point lead over vice president harris nationally within the margin of error. that as the former president made a controversial vow that after taking office, he would fire special counsel jack smith, who is prosecuting two cases against mr. trump. oh, it's so easy, so easy. i would fire him within two seconds. the former president again slamming smith's prosecutions as political as the harris campaign, responded, quote, donald trump thinks he's above the law. tomorrow, former first lady michelle obama is set to campaign with vice president harris in michigan, while former

president trump is planning two saturday swing state stops in michigan and pennsylvania. laura. busy time for all these candidates. alice, thanks so much for the latest and a reminder we're helping you get informed about our local races. just scan that qr code on your screen. it will take you to our full voter guide with info on all the key races. and east bay high school student facing charges after allegedly brutally attacking an assistant principal. san ramon police say this all happened at cal high's homecoming dance. investigators say that the assistant principal approached two students in the parking lot saturday night, telling them that they could not leave early. that's when one of the 16 year olds allegedly dragged her by her hair from one end of the parking lot to the other. although this happened nearly a week ago, parents we spoke with say they're still in shock. if kids are going to come here and cause violence or in any school, that's just not it's not what we're here to do. it's not what the kids are going to

do. they want to have a good time. when i heard about it, i thought i couldn't believe that something like that was actually happening here and that another teenager would have the audacity to attack another person, particularly an adult. the assistant principal was treated at a local hospital for her injuries and was released. the teen now faces two felony charges, including kidnaping. later this morning, teachers in one peninsula school district will enter day three of a strike. the las lomitas elementary school district represents schools in atherton and menlo park. educators have not had a contract with the district since last summer, and are pushing for a pay raise for the past school year. they're also demanding more health care coverage. striking teachers plan to march in menlo park before holding a rally and festival later this afternoon. earlier this week, the district issued the district issued a statement that reads in part, quote, in an attempt to avert a strike, the district tried to conform as closely as possible to the recommendations in the neutral fact finding report. please note that our offer introduces

financial risk that will result in difficult decisions about the district's budget reserves moving forward. now to a live look for you this morning. let's get there. here we go. yeah. look at this. palisades tahoe. the popular resort there, offering up a deal for those who hope to hit the slopes. so lift tickets will only cost skiers $75 on its opening day. this november 27th. that's in celebration of palisades 75th anniversary. you can buy the tickets through the resort's website, but if you want to go to tahoe this weekend, well, what is the weather going to be like? you need some snow. well, that kari can we promise snow? well, no snow this weekend, but it's still hiking, biking, and enjoying some of the live music that they have there in palisades for the weekend. it's going to be in the mid 60s during the middle of the day, but at least our overnight temperatures will be in the upper 20s for tonight. cold enough to maybe make some snow.

it will be in the mid 50s on sunday as the system moves in. also some really high winds here at home. we know you have to get out the door for work and in san jose it's going to be partly to mostly cloudy. over the next few hours. we will see those temperatures going from mid 50s headed for 80 degrees, and it will be a nice sunny and mild afternoon. we're going to also see a lot of upper seconds and low 80s across the bay area. today. the same weather we've had all week continues today. mike, how are those gas prices holding steady and pretty good for a friday. we haven't seen a big price spike our low for the day. the low for the bay. livermore has 379 at foxy gasoline on old first street. the south bay finishes the week same as it started with the best of 399, and we call out sunny bills national petroleum on old san francisco road right here in the middle, and we'll end in the north bay. solano county's best is 415 for your philip in fairfield valero on east travis boulevard. sorry, i'm blocking the number. there you go. the website down here is buddy gasbuddy.com get and give those

reports on the roadways. we're just getting a friday light for most of the bay. we will take you up to the issue. still outstanding on the grid. westbound 580 mid-span across that bridge from richmond to san rafael. that disabled big rig still waiting for the right sized tow truck. that's an important pairing there. scott, back to you. all right, mike. well, lots more still to come on this friday morning, including one last push for student loan relief. plus. now there's been dub nation. get ready to lose your head. that's because we have a new sound that's going to make you move. this morning, we're going to talk about that new tune debuting ahead of the team's upcoming home opener this weekend. and you know what? we're actually talking to the bay area nativwho created thee

that is a chilly start and may even dip a few more degrees around sunrise, but we'll see more clouds coming in in the next few hours, and a mix of sun and clouds throughout the day, eventually clearing for this afternoon as temperatures head back to the upper 70s here and we are going to have a little slight chance of rain in the forecast. so we're going to talk about that. the timeline coming up. and right now it's oakland drive looks great 880 past the coliseum. if you're taking bart to the oakland airport. just

that note they continue with the maintenance. so they're only running half of those shuttles. it will take you 18 minutes extra to factor that in. if you're taking bart to the oakland airport. well good morning. very happy friday to you. big day for microsoft. it has a big video game coming out. we'll have more about that coming up in just a second. look at shares of spirit airlines. this is a huge percentage of that. this company has been in trouble for a while. remember it wanted to sell itself to jetblue and the government said no. now it's cutting workers, selling airplanes. it'll give it about a quarter billion dollars in cash to work with. but it may not be enough if you got a gift card for spirit, use it now. mortgage rates are on their way up quickly. that's related to the bond market, which is experiencing a sell off as part of what investors call the trump trade. when bond prices go down, their yield goes up. now, if trump wins and the bond market is predicting he will, the

expectation is government debt will skyrocket. that is part of his economic plan that's been established. but you're going to see it mostly in interest rates. the wall street journal reports tesla ceo elon musk has been talking regularly with vladimir putin. nbc has not independently verified that reporting the kremlin acknowledges one phone call. the journal says they've discussed a variety of topics. now, there's a concern, as musk has top secret clearance as part of his spacex duties. he has not responded to requests for comment. the white house today will announce one last tranche of student loan relief, this time for students undergoing significant financial crises like sudden medical debt or natural disaster. some students who qualify will have their loans automatically forgiven, others will need to apply, but it may not last. former president trump has indicated he will undo those programs if elected, and similar programs have faced opposition by some

states in court. okay, i mentioned microsoft. do you remember it bought activision, which makes the famed call of duty video games? well, there is a new version of call of duty today. call of duty as a series has sold more than 450 million copies, generated $30 billion in revenue. let me put that in perspective. that is star wars level money and 450 million copies sold. that's harry potter copies of books, not just harry the entire series put together a lot level. it's a lot. i remember you guys set it up there in the other room. do you remember that? yes, i do, a long time ago. a long time ago. yes. we should do that again. i'm sure you'd win. thanks, scott. you bet. well, trending this morning, the golden state warriors getting a brand new tipoff anthem. take a listen to this. don't lose your head. i'm

ready. you're ready to jump. are you ready for this? all right, so the team tabash bay area's own pillow and jaws for this song. it's called don't lose your head. i actually got a chance to talk with the marin county native jaws about this inspiration for the song. if i'm going to do something for the bay, i want it to feel as bay area centric as possible. so, you know, working with a rapper from the bay, it was kind of, you know, a no brainer. and he has been, you know, so awesome to work with for me. but he also has worked with the warriors in the past. he's working with them now. he's done a lot of stuff with the niners as well. so like he was the perfect guy to tap for it. you know, jaws and pillow head, the new track will be played during the wars game at chase center, but you can also listen right now. the new single is streaming on all services now. maybe we should have like an intro song, like

when you walk in the room. oh yeah, we need to have walk in music. you don't hear it when mike walks in the room. i typically hear it. i'm like, you hear that? there we go. yeah, all right. head bobbing. everybody needs a song. big cheer song. okay. all right. walking on sunshine today. yeah, i guess so. i mean, we're getting ready for a great weekend. lots of big sporting events, including the warriors home opener. we've got the 49ers and of course, the pumpkin patches and everything. that last weekend before halloween. so for the warriors home opener, we're looking at temperatures in the low 60s in san francisco on sunday, and it may be missing and drizzling a little bit. we're going to be watching out for that. it's also going to be chilly throughout the evening, with a breezy wind and our temperatures dropping down to the low 60s. we know you have to get out the door for work this morning. the wind is calm, the sky is mostly clear and we've come down to 49 degrees in walnut creek. it is 54 in san mateo and in san jose it's 52 degrees. but our afternoon highs are going to be really nice. upper 70s for milpitas as well

as cupertino and morgan hill, as well as gilroy. 82 will be that high temperature. and then for the east bay, mostly low 80s from antioch to pleasanton to walnut creek, and 77 again today in oakland, 77 for palo alto and upper 60s for daly city and half moon bay. we'll also see a high of 69 in the marina district today, while downtown will be in the mid 70s. and for the north bay, upper 70s and low 80s with lots of sunshine. we are going to see some clouds moving in, but definitely more clouds moving in for sunday. during the afternoon we'll see this cold front coming in that will bring in some rain. a possibility farther to the north, but very spotty rain chances for the bay area. not expecting a lot out of this. and the north bay will have the best chance of at least measuring something. a lot of our models are putting down a few hundredths of an inch of rain on sunday, and if you do see some showers, it's going to be very light. and that's coming in sunday into early monday.

then temperatures coming down with highs in the low 70s next week. but our morning temperatures in the lower 40s. get ready for that. mike. you've been tracking a couple of big rigs on the road. yeah. the first one we told you about. we'll show you still here on the bridge from richmond to san rafael. slowing mid-span because it's blocking one of your two lanes. it may be a while until they get the crew there. maybe another half hour. we're tracking the progress, but so far, no updates on that span. the bay bridge is moving smoothly. everything throughout this portion of contra costa county moves nicely. but look, highway 37 does start even on friday. that early slowing just took a few extra minutes there. the rest of the bay shows a nice drive, but the other disabled big rig reported 880 right around dixon landing road. no slowing in the southbound direction. we'll get another update and i'll let you know what's going on. coming up, back to you. thanks, mike 522. next on today in the bay, nbc bay area responds. one viewer has drama with a tv bill and another is fighting an inhospitable hospitality company. i'm consumer investigator chris

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on the unsolved black delilah murders in the 1940s. connelly's nearly 40 novels drew from his experience as a crime courts reporter. the l.a. times with the l.a. times, that is. so he actually told us that he appreciates just how much fans love his books, even when they have suggestions for his characters or their plots. it shows that they're really thinking about it and that you've connected on some level. so it's really quite charming. most of the time when someone says something. now, if they come up and say, i got something all wrong, then that might be fighting words. i understand you give me connelly at book passage in corte madera this is tomorrow or sunday at the sebastopol community cultural center. you can actually find more details at michael connelly.com. quite the author there. 526 right now, when their refund requests are stuck, many viewers contact our consumer team to try to get those wheels turning. consumer investigator chris moore joins

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a white house as stars come out to support their favorite candidate assaulted on the campaign trail in oakland. city councilwoman running for reelection says three of her volunteers were attacked. the message she's sending this morning. plus, the 49ers have a lot of pressure on them at three and four on the season to win this game and go into the bye week at 500 with a four and four record. let's do it. counting down to kickoff. the niners set to take the field on sunday against the cowboys. after a rough few games. a live report on the challenges the team is facing following a slew of injuries. this is today in the bay. and here we are friday

morning. thanks so much for starting your day with us. i'm laura garcia. and i'm marcus washington. let's get that friday forecast for you. meteorologist kari hall has been tracking those really cold temperatures as we start out the day. need a jacket this morning for sure. absolutely. again, because we've had more of those temperatures starting out in the 40s and low 50s as you're heading out. but it's going to be a great friday. warming up nicely for the afternoon. take a look at where we're starting right now. it is now 44 in napa and 43 in danville. some of the cooler temperatures on the map and los altos. it's 51 and 58 in san francisco. check out your microclimate and where we're headed again for today. it's basically a repeat of yesterday. upper 70s weekend plans in the forecast. coming up in a few minutes. sounds good. thanks. kari 532 right now. turning to decision 2024, the stars are its scott mcgrew rallies turning into concerts. that's right. good morning to you. a lot of stars out there. we got word beyonce will perform with kamala

harris in texas tonight. eminem joined the harris campaign last weekend. the boss bruce springsteen joining harris during her campaign stop in clarkston, georgia, just northeast of atlanta. rally was long as it included harris, springsteen and for the first time, obama on stage with harri. unlike the first time, he won't have people like john kelly around to stop him. he'll be surrounded by people who are just as loony as he is, and who will let him do what he wants. and so my question to you, georgia, is how is any of that going to help you? vice presidential candidate tim walz featured james taylor at his rally. taylor led the crowd in a rendition of america the beautiful, joined by his wife and son. willie nelson will join harris and beyonce at a rally in houston this weekend. donald

trump, meantime, has agreed to go on the joe rogan podcast taping that today. this is something the harris campaign is at least considered, but never locked down. rogan speaks to a lot of the audience that harris has been unsuccessful in reaching. former president trum, meantime, rallied in tempe, arizona, where he once again said people crossing the border were from insane asylums and prisons. that's what's happened. that's what's happened to her. we're like a garbage can, you know? it's the first time i've ever said that. and every time i come up and talk about what they've done to our country, i get angrier and angrier. first time i've ever said garbage can. but you know what? it's a very accurate description on social media. trump called his former chief of staff general john kelly, a lowlife. kelly gave another interview, this time to the washington post, in which he once again warned against using american soldiers against american civilians, something trump has mused about out loud.

kelly told the post american military officers would resign if given that illegal order at a cafe in las vegas, a reporter asked about allegations in the atlantic magazine that trump had praised hitler. trump denied it and said, i never said that. i would never say that. the latest new york times poll shows trump and harris in a dead heat, just as yesterday's cnbc poll did, and the wall street journal as well, all within the margin of error. of course, those are national polls, and we don't elect presidents with a national vote. we vote state by state. new york times this morning with an article wondering out loud. is it possible trump will win the popular vote but not win the election? that's what's happened to hillary clinton and al gore, though lawrence never happened to a republican. very interesting. thank you scott. 535 right now in oakland, three campaign volunteers who were going door to door for incumbent city council member carol fife says they were attacked last

night shortly after she posted a video on social media. three of my canvassers were assaulted. one physically was hit in the head with a gun in oakland tonight for handing out my literature. this is insane. she says the attack happened while they were passing out literature in uptown area of oakland. we've reached out to oakland police to find out more information. we're waiting to hear back. alameda county district attorney pamela price is now facing the threat of a defamation lawsuit. bay area u.s. representative eric swalwell recently sent a letter to price demanding that she retract what he calls malicious and defamatory statements. price posted comments about on the congressman on facebook october 2nd. that's the same day he endorsed her recall. now, price wrote, swalwell was trying to oust her, to, quote, shield himself from unethical practices

during his time in the da's office 20 years ago. he denies that claim. congressman swalwell says that price has two days to retract her statements, or he'll take her to court. price's campaign issued a statement saying the constitution. constituents would be better served if swalwell focused less on trying to overturn the will of voters and more on defending our democracy, end quote. well, the san francisco 49ers are getting ready for a must win game against the dallas cowboys on sunday. this is a sunday night game, and you can watch it right here on nbc bay area. our niners really need this win to recover from their loss against the chiefs, and to be in a better position to make a playoff push in the second half of the season. today in the bay's kris sanchez joins us live from levi's this morning with why the fans really hopefully could make all the difference. got to cheer them on. oh, we like to think that the fans are always important, but they will

be particularly critical as the niners try to maximize this home field advantage as they take on the cowboys. they are still trying to recover, as you said, from that disheartening loss against the chiefs last week. the niners could be going into sunday night's game against the cowboys without their top five offensive players. brandon aiyuk is out for the season. christian mccaffrey is out for at least one more game. deebo samuel is still recovering from pneumonia, although coach shanahan says he's recovering very well and jauan jennings has a hip injury. george kittle, by the way, also questionable because of a foot sprain. our 49ers insider, matt maiocco, says that playing at home means more rest because they don't have to get on a plane and travel to dallas, but it also means the energy from the 49ers faithful. i think where the team is now, they certainly need to have a home game, followed by the bye week so that when they get back out there they can make that playoff

push. the question is, and this is a big one, whether they start the second half of the season, their final nine games with a four and four record. and that sounds a heck of a lot better than a three and five record. so that's why this game against the cowboys is so very important. all right. so to make sure that the fans are fired up for sunday night football, the team is hosting a rally at guild house in downtown san jose on saturday from 1 to 4. it is free and it is family friendly. just go to the 40 niners.com fan section to register ahead of time so they know you're coming. the team's marketing vp says that fans need to make levi's stadium deafening for dallas. i know our fans are strong and proud to represent the 49ers, so i have full expectation that they'll be raucous and ready to go and ready to support the team on the field. you can watch the niners cowboys game right here on nbc bay area. nfl on nbc. kickoff is

at 520 sunday night. of course, we have coverage ahead of the game. interesting fact this is a battle between the highest paid quarterback, dax shepard, and the lowest paid quarterback, brock purdy. so let's see if all that money makes a difference. hopefully the weather will be in the n, we're really pumped about this weekend. generate a little bit of warmth there as well because it will start out with low 70s a with low 70s and temperatures will drop down to the upper 60s by halftime. and then mid 60s by the fourth quarter. slight chance of some drizzle. i'm not really thinking this is going to make a big difference here. so we are looking at mainly dry conditions. all right. so we also have the wake forest versus stanford game tomorrow. so this is going to be a nice one. temperatures in the mid 70s a mix of sun and clouds and a breezy wind. it's going to be perfect weather for that. but we

know we have to get in one. last weekend at the pumpkin patch in petaluma. it's going to be the better day. saturday with highs in the mid 70s. a mix of sun and clouds. we will have to keep an eye on the sky for a chance of rain, mainly in the north bay and along the coast. as we go into the weekend on sunday. and then if you're heading out for the los gatos wine walk, it's going to start out with mid 70s there and partly cloudy, and then temperatures into the evening. maybe a nice dinner there in the los gatos. it will be in the upper 60s, low 70s and cooling down for the evening. if the coastline is in your weekend plans, big sur will see highs in the upper 70s tomorrow. a little bit warmer there with low 70s on sunday. and mike, you have some welcome news for the bridge out of richmond. yeah, we were worried about this commute starting to build a little bit. not enough to slow the sensors and the slowing. we had. mid-span for westbound has cleared that disabled big rig was in one of the two lanes there. a smooth drive in a typical start here. highway 4 a little bit of slowing into

concord. nothing dramatic. highway 37 still the slowest spot of the bay around mare island. now coming up we have oakland arena concert tonight. so just a note, there may be crowds getting onto and off of the bridge for the maxwell concert. marcus is excited about that. we're looking over here. southbound 880 a disabled big rig may still be in one lane, but we're still looking at no slowing for the 880 freeway past dixon landing road. back to you, maxwell. jasmine sullivan i'm in the house. mike. well, 542 right now. wildfire season is underway just ahead on today in the bay. the all new research shedding some light on just how fast the flames are spreading. and the winchester mystery house is getting unhinged. we're live in san jose this morning with all the new spooky attractions coming to an already frightful san jose destination. and school isn't scary. it's fun. another edition of our school shout out series from stratford santa clara mckinley school. hi, i'm michelle from rocketship mosaic.

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one is expected to enter a plea in court. officer eric mckinley is expected to face a judge at nine this morning. family members of mario gonzalez are expected to rally outside the

courthouse. gonzalez died after three alameda officers pinned him to the ground during a scuffle earlier this month. a judge dropped involuntary manslaughter charges against two of those officers in the case. the judge says the charges were not properly filed within the three year statute of limitations, but because mckinley was out of the country at the time, those charges against him remained. new research indicates just how fast wildfires are spreading here in california and the danger they continue to pose. the findings by researchers at the university of colorado, uc merced and ucla were published in the chronicle. between 2001 and 2020, scientists found flames grew nearly 400% in california alone. flames grew 250% over that period across 11 western u.s. states. the research indicates so-called fast fires are defined as wildfires, which burn more than 4000 acres a day. scientists say they're

responsible for 90% of structures damaged by wildfires. the lnu complex ccu complex, ccu, ccu complex remember, all those complex fires and the norris complex fires all in 2020? they actually all met that definition as fast fires. new for you this morning. artificial intelligence and scientists are working together in the waters of the monterey bay. the home of many of our world's humpback whales. so they're using new revolutionary tools to track where those whales have been and how healthy they are through the summer and fall. humpback whales and monterey dine on those anchovies to actually prepare for the next trip to mexico's warmer waters. this is where the humpbacks typically breed. now, photos from scientists and the public are actually helping researchers track where these whales are from. anywhere around the world, and all are through the website happy whale. this is where anyone can upload those pictures, and with ai that image

is matched with other whales already photographed. the ai image recognition extracts all the signal that's in there. like, you know, if you imagine ana face, right? i've kind of a big nose. that's part of the signal, right? or, you know, all the different features that it can pull detail out of to look for a similar photo. now, is it true that no. two whale tails are alike? absolutely. you know, like a fingerprint or a face? every humpback whales tail is distinct. so far, more than 100,000 humpbacks and counting have been identified. have you heard the crack of the bat? game one of the world series gets underway tonight in los angeles. taking a live look out this morning in southern california, the yankees facing off against the dodgers today. it will be the first world series matchup between the coast to coast rivals since 1981. ahead of tonight's game, there will be a

special honor for a man that not only pitched in, but really shifted the momentum of the series, leading them to their first title since 1965. i'm talking about fernando valenzuela. he died at 63 years old. earlier this week. the dodgers plan to honor him with a ceremony before the game, including a moment of silence, as well as a mariachi tribute. a commemorative number, 34 patch will be worn by every player throughout the series, and for fans who were there 43 years ago. certainly brings back all kinds of nostalgia. the dodgers were down 6 to 3 and there was a pinch two run homer and reggie jackson drops a fly ball. i'm telling you, it was so loud and i had never felt the stadium shake like that. it swung and it swayed ■and it was incredible. pretty exciting time. first pitch just after five tonight with game two tomorrow. also in la, followed by game three in new york on monday. well,

trending this morning. one of san jose's creepiest attractions getting even creepier this halloween season. the winchester mystery house getting a little unhinged. yeah, we're talking about not the doors over there, but we're talking about the iconic destination that is taking a new shape as part of a new immersive attraction. it's called unhinged hotel. joining us to talk about this this morning is walter over from the winchester mystery house. good morning to you, walter. hey, good morning, marcus and laura. how are you? doing great. so let's talk about this, you know, fully immersive experience there. what can people expect, especially for those people who love scary things? yes, yes. for those who love scary things, you've definitely come to the right place this year. unhinged hotel. the story is that we have a mysterious collector, a traveler. his name is anton and he has bought the winchester mystery house, and he has actually opened it as a hotel. it's sort of circa mid 40s, and

we're standing in the beautiful grand ballroom, which is a party that you're going to be invited to where some strange things happen. so it's an incredible immersive experience, and our guests are really enjoying checking in and maybe not checking out. oh, interesting. like hotel california. hey, so is it going to be kind of similar to some of the tours that we were able to take in the past, and they take you through different sections of the winchester mystery house? well, you're not even going to know where you are in this house. this is actually the longest route we've done for a halloween nighttime tour. so you are on four floors, two basements all over, and people do get very, very disoriented very easily. and it's also self-guided. so you're on your own self-guided. well, look, let me come on over. is the door open? please do. please, marcus. marcus. we talk. we talk every year. we're still waiting. open invite. you know

what? this this is going to be the year we're going to make it happen. you've never been to the winchester mystery? i have not. don't. okay, don't rub it in. and, you know, i like scary or suspenseful things. this would be the perfect chance. it sounds like it. unhinged hotel at the winchester mystery house. we'll check it out. thanks, walter. look behind you. walter winchester, mystery house unhinged hotel runs through november second. to purchase tickets, visit winchester mystery house.com/unhinged. i don't want to be there the same night marcus is because you hear his voice, his laugh resonating through the house. like you're not a part of the tour? no, i'm just hanging out. you're there just jumping out, scaring people for no reason. he does like to scare. and this is the weekend for it. the last weekend before halloween. oh my gosh. and yeah, it's hard to believe. but a few more days and then that goes to november 2nd. so we have next week in there as well. all right. so we're going to start out this morning. very bone chilling temperatures. we got a theme going already. we're going

to warm it up nicely for today. we're headed for the upper 70s. and low 80s 77 the high in hayward. and we're up to 80 today in novato. it's very much like it was yesterday. and that continues tomorrow as well with some nice mild afternoon temperatures. after a chilly start. sunday is when we're looking at only highs in the low 70s for some of our warmer spots in the inland valleys, san francisco will be in the upper 60s. we'll also have a lot more clouds overhead and even a slight chance of rain, but the best chance of actually measuring something will be farther north of the bay area from ukiah on northward, and then the north bay may. see also some spotty showers moving in through sunday afternoon, and then it just kind of tapers off as it continues to move across the bay area. going into sunday evening. and then monday, we are all clear as far as how much rain. we may see a lot of our models showing a few hundredths of an inch of rain, so this is not the big soaker that we need to put an end to. the dry conditions, but it will bring in

higher humidity and then usher in some cooler temperatures for the start of next week. so we're going from highs in the 80s to 70s, and a lot of our microclimates may only see highs in the 60s throughout much of next week. and for san francisco, we're also going to see slight rain chances on sunday, clearing out on monday and highs in the mid to upper 60s. and mike, you're saying the crews are still trying to clear a big rig. yeah. the update on the chp report says there are crews there, but they are trying to get the truck into neutral southbound 880. this is just south of auto mall. we're looking actually in a slightly different area, a little farther south to dixon landing road. that lighter volume of traffic starting to pick up the volume, but no slowing yet. this rig may still be in your second lane as you're heading down toward 237. now, south of there, things are showing that typical northbound 101 little build there that should clear up in the next few minutes. meanwhile, the tri-valley looks great for your typical friday. a lighter volume, but still we have a little bit of slowing for highway four into concord. highway 37 holding up steady there, and the bay bridge at the

toll plaza itself. we're just starting to pick up the volume. friday will tend to see this backup forming a little bit later. back to you. thank you. mike. well, a stanford doctor is in the fight of his life. this is after being diagnosed with stage four lung cancer. and as he goes through treatment, he's decided to share his journey by teaching a new course to help educate future physicians. garvin thomas with this morning's bay area, proud. good morning everybody. i have a special story to share with you. it's about a stanford doctor using his personal story to help train future generations of physicians. doctor brian lin is teaching a new course at stanford this fall. it's about the journey of a patient dealing with a serious illness. that patient. well, it's doctor lin. although doctor lin had never smoked in his life, he was diagnosed with stage four lung cancer earlier this year. while he is undergoing treatment, doctor lin says he feels well enough to lead a class focused on lung cancer in nonsmokers.

its treatment and what it's like to be a patient. i want to take something that is obviously very negative to me personally and get some benefit out of it for, for at least for other people, you can experience the whole story at nbc bay area.com/bay area proud, as well as hundreds of other stories of people being good to each other in the bay area. thanks, garvin. well, happening now, business is expected to return to normal today across san francisco, court system cases came to a grinding halt yesterday. this is all due to the strike by court clerks. about 200 employees hit the picket lines. the clerks say that they've been working without a contract since last month, and they actually have serious concerns over training as well as staffing. it is a very busy friday morning here on today in the bay. ahead at 6:00, a chance at freedom. a murder case that captivated the nation. returning to the spotlight. the move. the los angeles district attorney is making today in the menendez brothers case. plus, peninsula school teachers back

on the picket lines. and for the third day in a row, the demands being made as students get ready for school this morning. and don't forget nbc bay area streams 24/7. you can watch us wherever you'd like on roku or other streaming platforms. a lot more news ahead on this friday morning. it is 556. you're watching today in the bay.

with the two brothers by saying that maybe they're right right now at 6:00. a stunning development. la's district attorney requesting the menendez brothers, who are serving life in prison for the murders of their parents, be resentenced. that would remove one of the last hurdles for the brothers to be set free. we dive into the new evidence and television series, which have revitalized interest in the case. plus, a brutal assault in the east bay. an assistant principal dragged by her hair by a teen at a homecoming dance. new details from police on what went down moments before that attack. and bringing out the star power with 11 days to go until election.th