on the dot as we take this live. look outside. almost like a search light coming out of the top of the transamerica pyramid

there. beautiful cloudy skies. can't even see the bay a little bit warmer as a result on this sunday morning. thank you so much for starting it with us. i'm kira klapper cinthia pimentel has a quick look at that microclimate forecast. we had a chilly morning yesterday, but it turned into a beautiful day. and it sounds like you're saying maybe a little bit of the opposite. exactly correct. kira good morning. good morning everyone. she got it. we are looking at those low clouds and fog from san jose over to san carlos, pleasanton, santa rosa. notice that the temperatures though starting in the 50s and 60s this morning, we are anywhere from 9 to 15 degrees warmer up there in napa, oakland, and down here in morgan hill as that front sweeps through the bay area. this morning, most of those shower chances going to stay to our north. but throughout the day you will notice more of those clouds creeping in for our sunday, bringing down the temperatures and also the breeze along with it. we're going to have some cooler days ahead, not only during the daytime, but at night as well. putting the br in

october and we'll look towards some more shower chances in that 7-day forecast. kara, back to you. all right cynthia, thanks. the san francisco 49ers are just about ten hours away from a must win game against the dallas cowboys in a sunday night football game. you can watch right here on nbc bay area. this is a live look for you at levi's stadium. dark and cloudy right now. but one of the greatest rivalries in football history will take center stage later today. both the niners and the cowboys need a win to jump start their season. we ran into some 49ers faithful yesterday, gearing up with their red and gold. while we were there in san jose as the faithful partied yesterday with former niners tight end delanie walker, we found folks coming from all over, even from out of state, even from texas to support the niners. not the cowboys. if you don't have a ticket for levi's

stadium, we have the ticket for you. you can watch the game right here on nbc. bay area kickoff is at 520. levi's stadium, though, can fit about 68,000 fans during football games. you can bet all those seats are going to be filled today with a sea of red and gold, maybe a little blue and silver here and there as the niners and cowboys take the field today in the bay's marianne favro reports on the excitement taking over the bay from shopping at the team store to grabbing food, the excitement about the big game is already paying off for businesses. the search for the perfect niners merch was on at the bustling team store as football fans bought up shirts and hats to wear when the niners take on the dallas cowboys. it's a rivalry that began in the 70s and is still going strong. it's the ultimate rivalry. dallas cowboys 49ers. i'm old school, i appreciate this. susie marberry came all the way from san diego

to watch the matchup. this is my first. so i'm so excited because it's on the bucket list. so i get to check the bucket list. so who's going to win the 49ers? of course you heard two different predictions because the fletcher brothers have a rivalry of their own. clayton is rooting for dallas and jackson is a niners fan. this will be our first time going to a game together. the alhambra niners fans from texas and are finally enjoying a chance to freely wear their niners gear without catching grief. we're from el paso. it's basically cowboy country, so i mean, we get a lot of hate from friends and sometimes family with people from all over the nation visiting santa clara for the big game. nearby businesses, including pizza my heart, are getting a slice of the profits from additional football loving customers every single game day. our doors are flooded, packed outside and we have people coming in buying beers, whole pizzas and it affects every

business in this whole plaza. nearby hotels are benefiting to. we checked and most only had just a few rooms left. a longtime rivalry generating excitement and profits. and it's not too late to attend the big game. i checked online and you can score a ticket anywhere from 200 to $700, or you can watch the game from the comfort of your own home right here on nbc bay area. our special live newscast begins at 3 p.m. marianne favro today in the bay. our anthy fles connues our countdown to kickoff. coming up in sports. that's in about just 20 minutes fm no a friendly reminder you can watch the 49ers take on the cowboys right here on nbc bay area. our coverage starts at 3:00 this afternoon. our raj mathaind janelle wang will b anchoring live from levi's stadium. kickoff is at 520, right after the game. stay with nbc bay area for sports sunday. also live from levi's.

new this morning part of highway 17 is now fully reopened after this small fire broke out last night. the flames sparked just after 730 along highway 17 near glenwood drive in the santa cruz mountains. the fire did force some home evacuations. cal fire, fortunately, was able to contain the summit fire to little more than one acre, and a major route across the north bay is back open this morning after a gas spill yesterday afternoon, crews worked overnight to clean up and clear parts of highway 37. that's a busy route that crosses solano, sonoma and marin counties and connects highway 101 with interstate 80. the road was shut down around 330 yesterday afternoon after a crash just outside vallejo. the chp tells us. two vehicles crashed and a big rig flipped over. you can see that photo there. it spilled gas into the

bay. crews got the tanker out of the water by 830 last night and cleared the scene by midnight. now to a follow up. teachers on the peninsula have reached a tentative agreement with their school district for a new contract. educators from the las lomitas education association, which covers schools in atherton and menlo park, hit the picket line back on wednesday. the union was asking for higher pay and fully funded health benefits. contract negotiations began back in december of 2023. the teachers haven't had a contract with the district since july. we don't know the terms of the agreement. they have not been shared, but a joint statement by the district and the union said the strike has been called off and school will resume as usual tomorrow. three break ins in one month could move a business to call it quits. and that's exactly what happened to owners of the beloved san francisco restaurant el faro. that is until the

community stepped in. today in the bay's alyssa goard takes us to the city owner raymunda ramirez loves working behind the counter at el faro mexican restaurant in the mission. she's proud of the food and the legacy of this san francisco business. this restaurant has been in the mission for five decades, and raymunda has been the owner for two of them. but a big blow came this month when she says the restaurant was broken into three separate times. three times. and i did what i feel so sad and angry, raymunda says. the break ins will cost her more than $30,000, and also rattled her sense of safety. we're hearing that she might want to close the restaurant and, you know, and this is a staple and the legacy here in san francisco. and so, again, we just want to uplift her spirits, help her raise some funds and hope that she doesn't close it. that's when the community stepped in and organized a pop up event with music, raffles and more encouraging neighbors to come out and support el faro. now, it

was one of the first places my husband brought me when we were dating. yeah, so it's memories. this family drove two hours just to be there. we heard on the news they were going to be closing down, and my son decided to take a trip in the city. the outpouring of support from the community is leaving raymunda with a change of heart. maybe this is what i say. i'm going to close, but i'm not. i'm not going to close. moving forward is expensive and challenging, but now raymunda realizes she won't be doing it alone. very, very happy because i don't. i don't expect that i'm going to happen like that. alyssa goard today in the bay and we continue to count down until election day. just nine days remain as the race to the white house continues to run through battleground states. vice president harris was in michigan yesterday and so too was former president trump. before traveling to pennsylvania. in kalamazoo, former first lady

michelle obama introduced harris. the rally was obama's first and possibly only appearance on the campaign trai. ever since she spoke at the democratic national convention over the summer, the former first lady had words of praise for harris and an impassioned warning for voters. and you all know i hate politics, but i hate to see folks taken advantage of even more. so i wanted to do everything in my power to remind the country that i love, that there's too much we stand to lose if we get this one wrong. former president trump, meanwhile, rallied in a suburb of detroit yesterday where he received the endorsement of prominent local muslim leaders, including the arab american mayor of dearborn heights. trump then went on to pennsylvania, delivering a second campaign

speech of the day in state college. we just want to win this thing fair and square. it doesn't matter how we win. we have to win this battle to save our country. we have you covered on all our local races. be sure to scan that qr code on your screen. it will take you to our full voter guide with all the important dates. key information on all of the races. just shy of 711 on your sunday morning, we have much more ahead on today in the bay. coming up, we take you live to washington, d.c. for our weekly interview wh kristen welkerit,

this morning. i want to start with donald trump's former chief of staff, retired four star general john kelly. he warned this week that trump would likely governor like a dictator. joining a chorus of many who

formerly worked for trump who aren't voting for him. i know you had the opportunity to interview vice presidential candidate j.d. vance. i'm wondering if you were able to ask about this or anything in that realm. kira i did, it was one of the central exchanges of my interview to get his perspective and his reaction to general john kelly saying this. look, he was quite defensive. he said that john kelly was making this argument based on policy differences. the reality is that general kelly was making this argument based on the definition of fascism. but he also tried to argue that kelly was the only one making the argument, not the case. you have a number of former trump officials who are making a similar argument. general milley, for example, the former chair of the joint chiefs of staff, two former defense secretaries who say trump is unfit to serve, not to mention his vice president, mike pence. so we went back and forth on that. but it's fair to say that senator j.d. vance, on defense,

digging in his heels on this argument, saying this is nothing more than disgruntled employees. i think the big question just zooming out here, how will voters view this type of comment from general kelly? and more broadly, of course, from vice president kamala harris, who's really making this central to her closing argument. we know she's going to be delivering a speech at the ellipse here in washington, d.c, the very site where trump spoke on january 6th. we're told it's going to be a broader speech. it's not going to be solely about democracy. it will encompass other rights and freedoms like reproductive rights, the economy, health car, for example, but that clearly, clearly, the backdrop and the implication will be that former president donald trump and her closing argument is a threat to the democracy. and actually, piggybacking off that, harris speech, before i let you go, i want to ask you, harris, is zeroing in on that closing argument, emphasizing the threat that she says a second trump term poses to our democracy. do you have any idea what democrats

are saying about the effectiveness of that message and or i know you're speaking exclusively with independent bernie sanders today. do they think this messaging is effective? great question, kyra. senator sanders, i did ask him about it. he believes, okay, it should be part of the closing argument, but it shouldn't be the entire closing argument. he wants to hear more about how she's going to reach out to and help and lift up working class voters, and he thinks that should be central to her closing argument as well. also, senator sanders and other allies have said reproductive rights, because if you look at the 2022 midterm elections, for example, we know that this was an energizing factor. if you look at special elections in the wake of 2020, in the wake of roe v wade being overturned. we know that the issue of abortion has been key to driving out some voters, and our polling tells us as much as well, that voters are energized around this issue. so we'll be listening very closely for the language that she uses

from now until election day. will she start to round it out and expand all of her speeches to really include a larger focus, not just on the democracy piece of it, but the economy and reproductive rights as well. and we'll be listening to you for a preview of all that. christian, thank you so much for that insight this morning. nine days to go. we hope you join christian for this morning's meet the press. she will have that exclusive interview, as i mentioned, with senator bernie sanders as well as republican vice presidential nominee, senator jd vance. if you just stick right here with us for today in the bay meet the press is on at 8 a.m. right after this newscast. and just as every sunday coming up in about 30 minutes from now, we'll talk to nbc bay area political analyst larry gerston for our weekly segment. we'll take a look at all the early voting underway. the historic numbers and how those might impact the election. yet another team has declined to play the san jose state university women's volleyball

team. members of the wolf pack out of the university of nevada in reno were featured at a women only rally yesterday at the reno-sparks convention center. the event was held at the same time the volleyball team was scheduled to play sjsu. several other teams have canceled or forfeited games against the spartans. as we've been reporting. this comes after reports that there is a transgender athlete on the sjsu volleyball team. the school has not confirmed that at the rally, some players cited safety and fairness concerns. back here locally in north bay, train system is getting a massive check from the state to extend its service. the state has awarded the sonoma-marin area rail transit, or smart. more than $80 million. the goal is to extend the train line to healdsburg so workers and visitors can get to the wine hub faster, easier. crews will begin work on nearly nine miles of tracks between windsor and healdsburg. transit leaders hope

to build a new station at healdsburg historic depot site as well as a new rail bridge over the russian river. the goal is to have that project done by 2028. well, we cover this every year. it's billed as the largest sandcastle competition in all of northern california. it's the leap sand classic sandcastle classic held every fall at san francisco's ocean beach, and yesterday marked the 42nd event it raises money for high quality arts and architecture education for 10,000 bay area public school students. thousands of people took part in this year's competition. the theme was out of this world and included quite a few spaceships and aliens. the winchester mystery house. meanwhile, in san jose, is getting a little unhinged. you could call it the iconic destination is taking on new shape as part of the new immersive attraction called unhinged hotel. this week on today in the bay, we got a look

inside at what visitors can expect. walter magnuson tells us, if you like spooky stuff, you'll love the self-guided tour 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. ooh, creepy winchester mystery house unhinged hotel runs through november second. to purchase tickets, visit winchester mystery house.com/unhinged. i believe that's what next sunday, next saturday saturday. time now to check in with cinthia pimentel for a look at our microclimate forecast. cooling down from yesterday. yesterday

was lovely. definitely i think that's the warmest we're going to see for a couple of days, not only during the day but at nighttime too. so everybody get those thicker blankets and those fall jackets ready to go. let's take you outside and see what it's looking like over san jose. maybe you're coming down here for the mystery house or getting the party started for the niners early this morning. cloudy skies as we see that front that has pushed on through the bay area. those shower chances up to the north for us. i'm not looking at anybody squeezing out a significant amount of drizzle. so as we take it hour by hour for you help you plan this final sunday of october, those drizzle chances still going to remain over the north bay mountains out towards the coast. everybody else should be in for a much cloudier and cooler day, as the breeze also picks up with this front moving through, we are some places not even going to see the sunshine for today as that cloud cover remains dense and that's going to bring down those temperatures as we take a look and see only some low 60s around the immediate bay from san francisco down into hayward,

we're going to see some upper seconds for wine country. low 70s out towards fairfield and down into the santa clara valley. so that was the warmest day yesterday for quite a few. and you're going to need those thick niners jackets as we go on into sunday night football right here on nbc bay area. upper 60s to start. notice the winds picking up as well. and we'll get down into the 60s as you exit the stadium. so make sure that you're bundling up if that's too cool for you. we go on into monday tracking a similar pattern to today with some spotty drizzle. this event is going to be mainly focused over the sierra, bringing some light dusting to the upper peaks. and what that's going to do for us as that front pushes through. it's going to dip down those temperatures as we go on into our overnight lows monday night into tuesday, 30s and 40s on the board, especially up there in the north bay. so you might notice perhaps some frost on your windshield, perhaps the tire pressure light coming on as that cold front pushes on through and compresses those tires. we have another chance of rain ahead. yes. the pattern

very spooky for the last couple of days of october. right now the models are pointing at that chance of rain as we go on late wednesday thursday morning. so late night halloween plans. i think we will be okay, but that's a couple of days. we'll see how the models play out. san francisco over the next couple of days, 60s and 50s and our inland valleys. last day we'll see some low 70s for quite a while. we're going to come down into the 60s and some 40s overnight. wow. brr. all right. we've been warned. cynthia. thanks. 22 past the hour. much more ahead on today in the bay. coming up, the 49ers hosting their rival dallas cowboys at 520 tonight right here on nbc. bay area. and the warriors hosting the l.a. clippers for the dubs season opener at chase nter. wece

when the 49ers host the dallas cowboys on sunday night football. this is one of the

best rivalries in nfl history. from the catch by dwight clark in the early 80s that ignited the 49ers dynasty to their epic battles in the 90s, to more recent history, where the niners eliminated the cowboys from the playoffs in back to back seasons in 21 and 22. now, this season has been a struggle for both teams. the niners are three and four, while the cowboys are three and three. both teams are dealing with injuries to key players, especially san francisco. despite the setbacks, the niners will have no problem getting up for this game. sunday night football against the dallas cowboys as a 40 niner like it's really special. and so we all take pride in that and are thankful to be able to be able to play in this game. and yeah it's a rivalry. so there's nothing better than that. it doesn't matter what kind of season either of us have had. you know, we kind of understand the battle that cowboys 49ers always is, especially a primetime sunday night game. everything's at stake, and we got to make sure we play like it. college football. cal

putting an end to their four game losing streak today against oregon state. scoreless in the first. and watch this play. fernando mendoza flips it to javon thomas as he's getting tackled. he pitches it back to mendoza who goes in for the touchdown. and well that opened the floodgates. cal blows out oregon state 44 to 7. also stanford and san jose state lost the rough start to the season continues for the sharks. san jose and vegas to take on the golden knights. mikael granlund scores for the sharks in the second, but they were already losing big time. and this one never was, never really close. vegas wins it 7 to 3. san jose is winless in nine games this season. that's driven the other way. deep right center field. judge is back. it is gone. teoscar hernandez breaks up a11 tie with a two run homer in the third. the next batter is the game one hero, freddy freeman. he crushes a solo home run. the dodgers with back to back jacks. it got interesting in the ninth,

but l.a. holds on to win it 4 to 2. the dodgers lead the yankees two games to none. game three is on monday in new york. that's a look at your morning sports. i'm anthony flores for today in the bay. anthony. thanks. the 49ers aren't the only ones gearing up for a big game day at home. today is the home opener for the warriors hosting the la clippers at chase center. the team is two and zero after blowing out their opponents in their first two regular season games. tipoff is at 530 tonight and we have much more ahead on today in the bay. coming up, election day is about a week or is a week from tuesday. we'll tell you about a new tool designed to help simplify t voting process your business needs a network it can count on... even during the unexpected. power's out! -power's out! comcast business has you covered, with wifi backup to help keep you up and running. wifi's up. let's power on! let's power on! -let's power on! it's from the company with 99.9% network reliability. let's power on! power on with the leader in connectivity.

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you know that doesn't work like that. thanks so much for starting your cloudy sunday morning with us. the final sunday of october. i'm kira klapper cinthia pimentel has a quick look at our microclimate forecast, and you're explaining those clouds are kind of keeping us warmer this morning. yeah. and the same sentiment as your kids. i wish i could lay there and just spend all day forgetting about life. but, you know, we must move on. we're trying to peak through that cloud cover, though. see, as far into mount tam. but it is a cloudy start. a bit more mild, though, as as the temperatures bumped up a few degrees under that insulation, we're going to keep the cloud cover around though in san francisco. a few peeks of that sunshine. temperatures 64 degrees later on this afternoon. it will be a mix of sun and clouds down here for san jose. all of those 49ers pre-game celebrations. temperatures here only in the mild low 70s. we've got quite an active pattern ahead system after system. as we count down the final days of october, i'll walk you through this at a

slower pace in about ten minutes. kira back to you. thanks, cynthia. not only counting down the final days of october, but counting down to election day. the race to the white house, running through battleground states. vice president kamala harris was in michigan yesterday, and so too was former president donald trump in kalamazoo. michelle obama introduced harris. the rally has been obama's only appearance on the campaign trail since she spoke at the dnc over the summer. meanwhile, former president trump rallied in a suburb of detroit where he received the endorsement of prominent local muslim leaders, including the arab american mayor of dearborn heights. during the rally, he made an apparent reference to members of the democratic party telling attendees that he is fighting a quote, amorphous group of people that seem to be invisible, getting americans to cast their vote for president is just half the battle. it's also important to weigh in on every part of your ballot. and now there's a tool you can use to help make

informed decisions. our nbc's brie jackson is in washington with more on the importance of down ballot races and the efforts to make sure people know who and what they're voting for. all eyes on the top of the ticket in this razor thin race between vice president harris and former president trump. are you ready to make your voices heard? you've been waiting for this so long. get out and vote. but how americans vote in other races could determine how easily the next president's promises made on the campaign trail can be pushed through congress. so those down ballot races are important not only for broader support for the party and the general party's candidate, but also for thinking about governing, moving forward. this year, there are 34 senate seats and all of the house up for grabs, with bitter battles for control of the upper chamber playing out in states like ohio, maryland and montana. also on the ballot, hot button issues,

things like access to abortion and reproductive rights. nine states have ballot initiatives on the ballot that would expand or protect abortion and reproductive rights at the state level. with power in congress and issues that matter most to americans at stake, there are efforts to ensure voters are informed. we don't tell people who to vote for, but we put the information there so that people can make a decision with extra information and feel really good about the decision. they're making. shaniqua mcclendon is with vote save america. their build your own ballot tool allows users to put in their address and view summaries of federal, local, and judicial contests, as well as high stakes measures. while you cannot use it to vote online, it does serve as a sample of what to expect. so statewide ballot initiatives, those are written in really complex legal terminology, and we go through all of those and just break them down in plain english and say what a yes vote means, what a no vote means. and

helps address growing concerns about the spread of misinformation. being able to go to a trusted source where you can just get straight information is really important. all of it important to casting your ballot and having a say in your future. to only vote on the people in washington will never provide a complete picture of the world you could have. and having, you know, as many people as possible who are aligned with your beliefs in elected office, from the top to the bottom of the ticket, your vote matters. in washington, brie jackson, nbc news. and as we reported yesterday morning, almost all bay area counties kicked off weekend voting yesterday. san mateo county opens today. solano county plans to open weekend voting next saturday. so far, contra costa county is the only county with no weekend hours offered just yet, and we continue to have you covered for all local races. if you scan that qr code on your screen, it will take you to our full voter

guide. we have all the important deadlines and key information on all of the local races. and as we continue to report october's breast cancer awareness month, thousands of people gathered together in the south bay just for that cause. yesterday, it was all for making strides against breast cancer. the walk was hosted by the american cancer society right at great america park. participants walked a 3 or 5 mile stretch in teams or solo. many of them raising thousands of dollars for breast cancer research. we are told one team raised more than $30,000. the event also took place in 150 other cities across america. yesterday, neighbors in san francisco's mission district are rallying behind a beloved restaurant on the verge of closing. the owner of el faro mexican restaurant is dealing in the aftermath of three break-ins just this month alone. she is considering closing the business for good, but the community stepped in, organizing a pop-up

event yesterday with vendors, raffles and music. neighbors and patrons came from all over the state to show their support. after this outpouring, the owner tells us she has had a change of heart. she wants to keep the restaurant open. very, very happy because i don't. i don't expect anything to happen like that. el faro is actually a registered legacy business in san francisco. it's been open in the mission for five decades. that woman owner has owned the business for the last 20 years. the solano county community is rallying around a young child as she battles cancer. gianna jimenez was just four years old when doctors diagnosed her with leukemia in 2022. her family tells us she's gone through countless surgeries, chemotherapy treatments, even a bone marrow transplant from one of her older sisters. this summer, though, little gianna relapsed for a second time as she faces this uphill battle.

neighbors in her rio vista community started stepping up, including a ten year old boy who learned how to bake sourdough bread, organizing a raffle to sell it, and raising $500. just on friday alone for little gianna and her family. the family says he's not the only one trying to help them with their medical bills. it could affect anybody, any kid, any adult, right? fortunate for us, we have to go through this process. but with the love and support of our family, grandparents, community, we felt more and more less of alone. the family is also raising money online as they prepare to head to philadelphia next month for a clinical trial. they say through it all, young gianna's positive attitude continues to give them

strength, and we will be holding her in our hearts. we're going to turn back now to the san francisco 49ers just hours away from that must win game against the dallas cowboys in a sunday night football game. you can watch right here on nbc bay area. we want to take you live to levi's stadium. a little lighter and brighter than 30 minutes ago. we're at 520 tonight. there will be a sea of red, maybe a little blue, as both teams need that win to jump start both of their seasons. this is one of the greatest rivalries in football history. it started back in the 70s and it has not died down. fans are getting pumped for kickoff. yesterday we found niners faithful headed to the team store to get merch for the big game. football fans from all over the nation coming to santa clara. nearby hotels are benefiting almost all of them have just a few rooms left. businesses including pizza my heart are getting a slice of the profits from additional football

loving customers. every single game day our doors are flooded, packed outside and we have people coming in buying beers, whole pizzas and it affects every business in this whole plaza. our marianne favro spoke to a family traveling from el paso, texas to support the niners. it's not too late for you to attend the game. we checked online. there are still some ticke avaable, rging from 200 to $700. if that's a little too steep for you, you can watch the 49ersake the cowboys right here on nbc bay area. our coverage starts today at three. our raj mathai and janelle wang wilbe live from levi's stadium. again, kickoff is at 520 and right after the game. stick with us. sports sunday is live from levi's, and as we all know too well, wildfire season is underway. ahead on today in the bay, a story about an all new research shedding light on just how

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trying to look at the golden gate bridge socked in with that cloud cover. mild, though, as we compare it to yesterday morning, where it was down into the 40s and 50s. walnut creek also looking at some low clouds, as well as down here in san jose 63 degrees. i'm also noticing from our santa rosa camera that the roads are a little slick, so be careful with those chances of drizzle today. roads haven't seen it in a while, so that could be a little bit of a tricky situation. taking it hour by hour though, we are looking at those chances of drizzle staying up towards the north bay, the mountains up there, even the coastal ranges. everybody else should get a mix of sun and clouds as we go on and plan our final sunday, but it should be good weather to enjoy the pumpkin patches and the 49ers game. we will watch though for a cloudy start down here in the south bay as we go on towards 520, we are going to keep that chance of some rain

over the next couple of days, and i'll show you that in just a second. our temperatures are going to start to tumble as well. only upper 60s up there in wine country. low 70s. the livermore valley, 73 down here in san jose and a cool 63 out in half moon bay. you're going to feel the breeze pick up as well through the next couple of days. so make sure you're bundling up, finding all of those fall jackets. we couldn't forget about the warriors home opener tonight. we are looking at those temperatures dipping down into the 50s. so as you make your way out of chase center, i would definitely bring another layer. let's take it into the next couple of days. our monday morning cloudy skies, chance of drizzle throughout the day. very light amounts though. tuesday should be a little bit of a better picture, but taking it out towards the second half of the week. looking out towards halloween wednesday night could see some light rain up there towards the north bay. those chances are though, still going to remain up towards the northern coast and this will be a bit of a cooler event that could also bring some light dusting of snow to our sierras. taking it into thursday, we could be squeezing out a little bit more out of this system here

in the bay area compared to today, and tomorrow, where those chances could be around a 10th of an inch, a quarter of an inch. so we'll watch those models update themselves as we go through the next couple of days. speaking of the next couple of days, our inland valleys today a bit cooler. we're going to look in the low 70s, but then the 60s will be the story throughout the next couple of days, and some 40s in our overnight lows. so we're finding all of those thicker blankets, the fall sweaters, and the cozy vibes over the next couple of days. cozy. love it. cynthia. thanks. almost 45 past the hour. we have much more ahead on today in the bay. coming up, our nbc bay area political analyst larry gerston is here to talk about early voting, breaking down how those numbers will

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and improved safety. many personally impacted by the devastating effects of fentanyl on a mission to reverse the crisis. fentanyl is a synthetic opioid up to 50 times more potent than heroin. the walk, organized by victory outreach church of san jose. we just raised over $170,000 to fight this problem all across. not only san jose, but all across california. and we're asking others who who noticed this problem, who have been affected by this problem. we're asking them to partner with us as well. this is your opportunity to make a real difference here in the city of san jose. organizers went on to say, what's most troubling about this particular drug epidemic is how young overdose victims are. 22 deaths each week impact gen z 14 to 17 year olds. new research indicates just how fast wildfires are spreading here in califo and the danger they

continue to pose. the findings by researchers at the university of colorado, uc merced and ucla were published in the san francisco chronicle. between 2001 and 2020, scientists found flames grew nearl400% in california alone. flames gr 250% over that period across 11 other western u.s. states. the research indicates so-called fast fires are defined as wildfires, which burn more than 4000 acres in a day. scientists say they are responsible for 90% of structures damaged by wildfires. our lnu complex, ccu complex, and scu complex fires and the north complex fires in 2020 all met that definition. 49 past the hour. by now, millions of americans have voted for president, either in person or by mail. in the past, democrats have done much better at coming out for early voting, overwhelming republicans with an

early lead. republicans have tended to vote in larger numbers on election day. but what about this year? we're seeing historic turnouts. what could it all mean? nbc bay area political analyst larry gerston is here for us. great to see you as always. you've been crunching the numbers. let's start with some of them. you know, kira, good morning to you. and the thing is that everybody's trying to get a dibs on who is going to win, right? nine days out. do we have any hints? okay, so we went back and checked early voting. early voting in 2016. early voting in 2020. early voting as of now. of course, which is around maybe 2,025% of the electorate. what do we see here? this data, this little graphic here tells you a whole bunch about a lot of things. in 2016, 47% of the voters were democrat, 33% republican. then you see 51% in 20. for democrats, 26% for republicans. big, big jump. but go back to this year, 46% versus democrat for democrats, 36% for republicans. look how close this

year looks to 2016. who won in 2016? president trump. that's right. so does this tell us something. it's pretty interesting data. yeah it sure is. but okay so looking at 2020 there that was covid right. that was nine months eight months into covid. so could that have been some sort of factor. it has to be. it has to be. look 70% of the voters went early, most of them by mail in 2020. yes. covid, of course, kept everybody inside, even when it came to voting. and but here, what we need to know is, is that 36% voted early overall in 2016, as we said, and right now it looks closer to maybe 45 or 50. again, this seems to be the covid seems to be the outlier election. these these 2016 and 224 data just are so doggone close. it leads one to wonder whether we

are replicating in some respects, what we saw in 2016. interesting. so what what can we conclude about this early data? or is it, you know, is it too soon to tell? i mean, it ain't over till it's over. it ain't over till it's over. but we eloquent i know to use another saying, this may be the canary in the mine. we just don't know. we do know that republicans have voted earlier. why did they vote earlier? did they vote earlier? because they really have grown in numbers? or are they really stealing from what they might be doing later to vote earlier? that's number one. and number two, how many of the people who voted democrats are voting republican this time? how many republicans are voting perhaps for democrats? kira we just don't know the answer to that. so as much as we'd like to wonder whether that data we showed earlier is really telling us something. more questions than answers remain. indeed. and we'll see you next week and next week and the next week. all right, larry, thanks so much. job security forever. 52 past

the hour. a quick look at the top stories, including 49ers hosting the dallas cowboys right here on nbc bay area for sunday night football. kickoff

49ers, just nine hours away from a must win game against the dallas cowboys in a sunday night football game. you can watch right here on nbc bay area. we want to take you back out live

to levi's stadium, where one of the greatest rivalries in football will take center stage later today. we were there yesterday in san jose as the faithful partied with former niners tight end delanie walker. people came from all over, even from texas, to root for the niners. you can watch the game right here on nbc bay area. kickoff is at 520. to some other news. part of highway 17 in the santa cruz mountains is now fully reopened after a small fire broke out last night. the flames sparked along highway 17 near glenwood drive. the fire did force some evacuations. cal fire was able to contain the summit fire to little more than one acre. and a follow-up. teachers on the peninsula have reached a tentative agreement with their school district for a new contract. educators from the las lomitas education

association, which covers schools in atherton and menlo park, hit the picket line back on wednesday. the union, asking for higher pay and fully funded health benefits. contract negotiations began almost a year ago, december 2023. the teachers have not had a contract with the district since july. the terms of the agreement have not yet been shared, but a joint statement by the district and union said the strike has been called off and schools will open as usual tomorrow. cynthia has one last look at the forecast before we go tailgating weather for the niners. i bring a jacket because it's going to be cooler and breezy down here in santa clara. we take a look at the graphics for the game time. 60s cloudy skies and those breezy winds out of the northwest around 10 to 15 miles an hour. so if that's too cool for you, definitely bring a couple of extra layers. and speaking of layers, watch how the seven-day forecast goes from the low 70s today to the 60s and some 40s

overnight. so blankets, jackets. oh yeah. maybe some rain jackets. oh, time to bring. i'm definitely stealing my husband's gold satin 49ers jacket for that. thanks, cynthia, and thanks to you for making us a part of your morning. as we always say, no, 5 or 6 p.m. news tonight. instead, it's football night in ameri rig here on nbc bay area. our beloved 49ers hosting their rival dallas cowboys on snf. our coverage starts at 3:00 this afternoon with raj mathai and janelle wang at levi's stadium. kickoff is at 520 after the game. stay with us for nbc bay area sports sunday. have a great sunday. stay up to date on

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