christy smith begins our coverage from san francisco. ♪ >> reporter: in san francisco, people lined upcks to march down market street, carrying signs with a unified message. >> my body. >> reporter: after a new texas law that bans nearly all abortions in the state, demonstrators said it was time to speak out against it. >> i think we got to stand up for our rights. >> reporter: many were concerned that other states would adopt similar laws restricting abortion access and concerned about the role of the supreme court that denied the request to block the law. >> we're tired of having to do it this over and over again but we've got the energy and we're not going to stop. >> women of all ages, colors, shapes are so against what's going on in this country. >> reporter: california governor newsom recently signed laws to protect the privacy of patient and abortion providers. >> i'm just glad i live in california. >> reporter: so many said it's time to keep showing up for rights everywhere. in san francisco, christy smith, nbc bay area news. >>> today's women's march in san francisco, part of

let's bring in christy smith in san francisco. christy? >> there is certainly a lot of excitement out here today seeing olympians and performers. at the center of it all, community leaders who really stepped up during the pandemic. they were honored for commitment and effort during a very challenging time as we all look forward to the olympics. dancer set the tone at san francisco's holiday ice rink in union square. nbc bay area marking 100 days until the olympic winter games in beijing. >> it is so exciting. the clock is really ticking. i know the athletes are more than stoked to be going to beijing. >> figure skater was one of three bay area olympian onz hand to lend support in honoring elected and community leaders who made a real difference during the pan dem iblg. >> we shifted our work to support those seeking unploument insurance. and what we found is that was not language accessible. and so we had step up to provide hundreds of community members in making sure they had money to pay rent. >> i had helped neighborhoods like china tow

christy smith join us live from santa cruz. >> reporter: not seeing smoke rise and haven't seen that day. as you said, it's about 25% contained. a lot of resources on this throughout the night and day. evacuations downgraded. the estrada firegrown to 25% after a long night. >> evacuation orders and reduce orders to warnings. >> reporter: no homes burned, forecast favorable. >> the fire calmed down tremendously. right now you can't even see the smoke coming off the fire. they're just enforcing the containment lines and mopping up. >> reporter: it began yesterday afternoon with prescribed burn that jumped the lines in santa cruz county northwest of watsonville. >> later in the afternoon we had some spots across the line. just weren't able to contain it as quickly as we needed to, and so we had to call for additional resources. >> reporter: santa cruz evacuation unit got moving quickly. >> by the time we got here we had everything we needed. trailers and people and supplies. so it worked out smoothly that way. the 33 horses were already here. >> reporter: they're helping to care for ani

christie smith, nbc bay area news. >> thank you. all those people and the fog is rolling in. we're seeing all of the fun, all of the activities, do we dare mention the threat of a winter surge of covid like we experienced last year? we need a doctor for this. joining us tonight, our covid expert, dr. monica gand from ucsf, nice to have you back on the program, i don't want to be a debbie downer here, are we going to be okay as we head into the holiday. >> we can look at other countries, and get the answer to that question, or at least approximate it so let's look at the marks. september 10th, they opened at the same vaccination rate as they have. actually they opened up completely, no masks, and they have had increased rates and yet their hospitalizations have been perfectly low and it's been almost seven weeks. then you look at the u.k., as a good example, they opened up way before we have. in july, in the middle of the delta surge, actually the cases went up as places opened but the hospitalizations are staying low. we have had 80% vaccination rates with a lot of natural in

christie smith joins us at golden gate. a lot of people behind you. take it away. >> reporter: absolutely. we have been watching people as they come in. they come in from this direction. some pause when they see the crowd. it's foggy out here. it has been some time since we have seen a crowd like this. people are excited to be out here for the live music, food, drinks, the atmosphere. they are glad after an absence it's happening again. they appreciate the protocol. outside lands is back with the familiar faces. what do you want to see? >> that's easy. tyler the creator. >> reporter: vincent is glad to be a part of the music and arts festival. >> i feel grade to be here. >> reporter: it hasn't happened since august of 2019 due to the pandemic. the new normal means tens of thousands of attendees at golden gate park must provide proof they are fully vaccinated or provide proof of a very recent negative covid test. the festival recommends the clear app for verification. there didn't seem to be delays getting in. >> it does make me feel more comfortable i

. >> it provides grants up to $10,000 for qualifying businesses, here's nbc bay area's christy smith. >> cuticles nail spa in oakland wants you to sit down and relax. ms. miller owns it. >> i'm a native, born and raised and i've had my business here in this city for 15 years. i want to stay here. >> reporter: the business had to shut down for months during the pandemic but now her business is reopened and starting to rebound and our parent company is helping. he's a prior recipient of a comcast rise grand for marketing and technology and is excited about the comcast rise investment fund. >> it's very important for corporations to partner with small businesses to ensure that we're able to continue to grow and to keep our doors open. >> comcast rise is a multi-year program created to invest in the success of these critical businesses. >> reporter: today our nbc bay area parent company comcast gathered with ic oakland business and city leaders to corm ally announce the any investment fund. >> today i am thrilled that comcast is investing $1 million in the recovery and prosperity and grow

it's worth it. >> reporter: in san francisco, christie smith, nbc bay area news. >>> in the south bay public health officials want to inject some drama into the campaign to vaccinate young students. santa clara county health officials are offering cash prizes to middle and high school students in a new vax up video content. the top prize, $1500 for the best social media video to entertain and educate peers about the covid vaccine. two categories, sixth to eighth graders and kids in ninth to 12th game. the two schools with first place winners will get prizes of $500. >>> part of highway one will be shut down because of a rock slide. this is between fuller's point, which is about an hour south of big sur, and ragged point, which is 20 minutes north in san luis obispo. >> we're dry all the way through sunday's forecast and then we get into rain chances as we head into next week. before we get to all that, i did want to share some new numbers we're getting in today as we continue to see the benefits from those three storm systems we had in seven days last week. so let me show you what we

here's nbc bay area's christie smith. >> reporter: more than 40 unvaccinated san francisco police officers are now on administrative leave for failing to follow the city's covid-19 vaccination mandate. today the mayor's focusing on the upside. >> we're not looking at the good news with all of this. 96% of a 35,000-person workforce fully vaccinated. >> reporter: november 1st, workers who aren't vaccinated will be suspended without due pay, and after a due process hearing, can be separated from the city. the deadline passed for police and fire. they're in the middle of hearings, that includes 93 members of sfpd, including 46 active duty officers and 28 firefighters. >> ultimately we don't want to lose anyone. but at the same time, it's not my place to judge why someone is or isn't, i just know i have a responsibility to protect public health so they're required, we're not going to deviate. >> reporter: the police officers association says the 46 officers on leave will have a hearing to determine if they can stay on paid leave until each gets a police commission hearing about termination. tha

nbc bay area's christie smith shows us. >> reporter: there's a lot of excitement out here today. in fact you can still hear some of the work going on. the plan was to bring back outside lands the way people enjoyed it in the past, but with the pandemic there are some adjustments. >> it is amazing to be back here. >> reporter: the finishing touches are under way at outside lands. the first time the festival has been back since 2019. in addition to a star-studded lineup, the show also has new safety protocols. >> everybody here who's coming to the festival has to be vaccinated or show proof of a covid negative test within 72 hours. we really recommend everybody download the clear app and use the clear vaccination verification. >> reporter: masks are encouraged when social distance isn't possible. overall, the atmosphere will be familiar with food and drinks and three days of music. more than 95 artists performing on different stages to a sold-out crowd of over 70,000 daily. shuttles, bikes and transit are preferred. driving is discouraged. some neighbors see it this way. >> i think

in san francisco, christie smith, nbc bay area news. >> you can track the storms right there on your phone. download our nbc bay area app. one of the things you can access are storm ranger's live mobile radar, jeff was referring to it. you can zoom into your neighborhood and get a precise timeline on when the rain will hit. >>> well, this san jose police department employee has been arrested and charged with several gun crimes. he's also accused of posting threatening messages online talking about targeting cops. and it was the fbi's joint terrorism task force that actually contacted police about these messages. here's nbc bay area's damian trujillo. >> reporter: this man is free on bail tonight. he's been an sjpd community service officer in san jose, or cso, since 2012. they're nonsworn officers responsible for collecting evidence in burglaries and doing traffic control at accidents or crime scenes. but police now believe that he lived a second life, filled with hate, including hate for police. >> the san jose police department received information from the fbi regarding disturbing

in san francisco, christie smith, nbc bay area news. >>> to southern california. a huge crowd in downtown l.a. demonstrating as well today. you see it here. this worldwide movement started in 2017 with the first women's march. that was the day after former president trump was inaugurated. remembering the 1991 oakland hills firestorm 30 years later. >> carolyn grant. [ bell ringing ] >> john alexander grant. >> city leaders and firefighters gathered to remember the lives lost on that tragic day. 25 people killed, 3,000 homes destroyed. dozens met to pay tribute. >> and i will never forget getting that call. my sister could hardly get the words out. she was hyperventilating. she said, dad is on his way here right now and the hills are burning down. >> probably notice that tile behind the mayor. made out of tiles dedicated to the 1991 fire. at the end of the ceremony the fire chief read the names of those killed ringing a bell after each name. >>> good news for people in a neighborhood after a massive water spill turned a street into an ocean friday morning. a pipe b

nbc bay area's christie smith explains. >> today's announcement is amazing. nobody likes to work out with a mask. >> reporter: at mx 3 fitness in san francisco, word that mask requirements could lift next week in places like this is welcome news. dave is co-owner and spokesperson for the san francisco fitness coalition. >> what we're seeing from the city right now is saying that, hey, there's these gyms that have memberships where you know that that client is vaccinated. you know that your employees are vaccinated. so that gives a lot of confidence. >> reporter: san francisco joined eight bay area counties in announcing metrics that must eventually be met before indoor mask mandates can be lifted. but the city also chose to go further, separately announcing that on october 15th, some very specific settings will be able to drop their mask mandate if they meet all the requirements. >> we have some additional requirements for vaccinations in settings like gyms, and we are limiting the lifting of the mask mandate in settings to those where there's a stable cohort

and truth doesn't stand in the way, respect for voters. >> reporter: in san francisco, christie smithy area news. >>> drop, cover and hold on. mayor breed and several san francisco city leaders took part in the statewide earthquake drill today. it happened at the san francisco public library. the great shakeout drilled cates people on what to do in an earthquake. mayor breed said san francisco is earthquake territory and it's not a matter of if the next quake will happen but when it will happen. she also remembered where she was during the 1989 loma prieta earthquake. >> in 1989 in november, i was at a high school at the time but in the community on that day. it was unbelievable. like that i still remember where i was, how it felt like the earth shook and the aftermath of it, right? the bay bridge, everyone is like the bay bridge fell, the bay bridge fell. >> the state wide drill started back in 2008 and now millions of californians at schools, office buildings and businesses join the annual event each year. >> did we do it here? >> we did do it here and everybody was so good. they go

how is it received in here is nbc bay area's christie smith. >> reporter: at fast in san francisco a big change as employees arrive to the office today. >> it allows us to take our masks off at the office since we have a vaccination policy and only allow employees into the office fully vaccinated. >> about 10 to 15 workers come to the company headquarters each day. they have now the option of working without a mask. >> i think everybody is longing to take the masks off again. we also make space and of course give employees the opportunity to wear masks inside if that's what they would like. >> >> reporter: the knew rule works you can take off the mask off inside office, gym on church or college classroom as long as the group in the building is is a stable cohort of a hundred people or fewer and proof everyone inside in is vaccinated. the building must proper venleation no recent outbreaks and children under 12 can't be present. >> we throughout this whole process, diacotti off and on followed the city mandates. we are so excited the mandate today was to allow us to not have to work o

in san francisco, christy smith. >> third up. contra costra county is next on the list to looseen the mask policy. it is only for specific settings with fewer than 100 people inside and only when everyone is vaccinated. that starts november first. they say a drop in hospitalizations have made it easier to drop the mask mandate in specific places. want to show you breaking news out of oakland. yes, it is it a bus and it did crash into a house. it's an ac transit bus. you're looking at 12th and market, the corner there. at this point, we don't know how many people were on the bus at that time but we have heard from the oakland fire department that no one was hurt. we're presuming that also means no one inside the house was hurt. we don't know if there were people in the house at the time of the crash. this happened about two hours ago. ac transit says it's going to detour around the area because of the crash site again. but you're looking at it from sky ranger over the head over there. imagine how stunning to go by this location an

. >> reporter: christie smith, nbc bay area news. >>> now let's check in with rob mayeda to find out exact will what the storms are bringing. rob, this is a big one. in terms of how much moisture can fall, it looks pretty big we've been seeing some of the rain moving off to the east. this is the warm-up or preview before the main event rolls in a bit later on into tomorrow morning. the excessive rainfall outlook, locations that could have the highest risk, right here through sonoma county, also the santa cruz mountains, you see the areas in recent here around the czu burn scar, both those locations, in the north bay and santa cruz mountains under a flash flood watch. for the north bay that gets started at 5:00 a.m. tomorrow morning, no the central bay and santa cruz mountains, that's not until 1:00. it tells you about the timing of the storm impacting the north bay. one thing we will see start up pretty much for everyone in the morning is the wind advisories, winds picking up out of the south from 15 to 30 miles per hour, so a one-two punch starting with the wind and the progressivel

nbc bay area's christie smith with more from san francisco. >> reporter: in san francisco people linedh down market street carrying signs with a unified message. >> my body! >> reporter: after a new texas law that bans nearly all abortions in the state, demonstrators said it was time to speak out against it. alley po lom owe felt compelled to act. >> stand up for our rights. >> reporter: many were concerned other states could adopt similar laws restricting abortion access and the supreme court denial of the law. people are marching for the new term. some carried signs

christy smith was there and joins us live from san francisco's union square with much more. christy, exciting day out there today. >> absolutely. there was a lot of excitement out here today. seeing owe lumpians and performers. at the center of it all, community leaders that stepped up during the pandemic. they were honored for their efforts and commitment to the challenging times as we look forward to the olympics in beijing. >> a line dance set the tone at san francisco holiday ice rink and union square. nbc bay area marking 100 days until the olympic winter games in beijing. >> it is so exciting. you know, the clock is really ticking for all the athletes. i know they are more than stoked to be going to beijing. >> figure skater was one of three bau area olympians on hand to lend support in honoring elected and community leaders who made a real difference during the pandemic. >> we had supported those who were impacted economically industries were completely shattered because of the economy. working in the service industry, hospitality stri in particular. >> they helped nei

in san francisco, christy smith, nbc bay area news. >>> up next, as crews work to stop san francisco's millennium tower from sinking even more, they have not ruled out one theory. our investigative unit has learned what's off the table and how contractors plan to zero in on the cost. >>> plus, stopping police misconduct. governor newsom signs into law new reform what officers in the field can no longer do. >> i'm chief meteorologist jeff ranieri. i'll continue our climate coverage and look at the drought, plus what the rain chances are as we move into next week. >>> when we're joined by our viewers in the west, abortion rights in focus on capitol hill today in a way we've rarely seen. congresswomen sharing their own stories of abortions. and kilauea with a spectacular eruption. we have the pictures and the kerns when we see you tonight. ♪ i see trees of green ♪ ♪ red roses too ♪ ♪ i see them bloom for me and you ♪ (music) ♪ so i think to myself ♪ ♪ oh what a wonderful world ♪ >>> our investigative unit has learned one possible cause of the new sinking of san francisco's millennium towe

that's the latest here, reporting live in san francisco, christie smith, nbc bay area news. >> beat l.a., we've been hearing that all night long. anthony is live on the field. and someone is going to be popping a lot of champagne tonight. hopefully it is the giants. >> reporter: yes, ladies. hello, there is lot of nervous energy inside the ballpark. this is going to be an epic chapter in the history of one of baseball's greatest rivalries. the giants and donnellers meeting in a winner take all game five for a chance to move on. the series is tied at two games apiece, after the dodgers bounced back to win game four in los angeles. the team that scored first has won every game so far in this series. the giants took the west division and earned the homefield advantage by holding off the dodgers on the final day of the regular season. so it seems only fitting that the season for both teams is coming down to the last game of the series. >> i think our players understand the magnitude of the game five at home against the dodgers. >> we knew it was going to come down to game five. no matter ho

christie smith live n. city. damage caused by the rain and wind too. >> it really is a mess out here in the city. we were on the way to another report of a tree down when we saw this. lanes are blocked here. we're on columbus at broad way. you can see there's a large branch that is sitting over head wires. across the street there. there is damage to the signal light. crews have been responding to scenes like this throughout the day here in the city. one block neighbors were evacuated because a large tree began leaning towards homes. >> the rain didn't let up in san francisco battering roads and making for dangerous driving conditions. in the city, large branchs snapped. south of market, scaffolding collapsed. firefighters believe wind was a factor. and in the forest hill area, firefighters were called in. >> we responded and noted this rather large 100 foot tree was leaning. and threatening houses. down slopes. >> homes on the block were evacuated. >> the combination with an older tree. yeah. the winds. especiall

nbc bay area's christy smith was there. >> reporter: it was the ending giants' fans literally waited all season for. the giants taking back the national league west title after the dodgers held it for the last eight seasons. ben was able to come to the game at the last minute. >> fantastic. it's what we came here for. this is what we're here for. nothing better than this. it's october baseball now. it's what we live for. >> the last day of the regular season. the dodgers pushed us to the limit. brought out the best of us and, um, i'm happy to be a giants fan. >> i'm excited. whoo! >> reporter: fans were able to celebrate as the giants went up big, early. a much different atmosphere after saturday's nail biter. >> last night's game. today was well-deserved. >> reporter: giants' fans coming from all over making every effort to get to the game. some heading down from places like mendocino county. >> all the way. >> i'm just beyond excited. i am happy to be here. >> reporter: now, the focus shifts to friday as the team gets ready for game one and fans do what they can to find tickets to

. >> reporter: christie smith, nbc bay area news. >> we could do a steak, some fish, we could do giants. >> let's go for it? i am getting hungry. how are you doing jeff? >> we are good. i wanted to let you know we are tracking showers just offshore to the east and also to the north of us. down here in san francisco, we are only getting cloud cover right now. i think as we head through the next couple of hours we are good for game one out here at oracle park. then once we get to around 10:00 p.m. we could see a little bit of drizzle start make sure you have your jackets. temperatures flb the 50s. for game two tomorrow, lots of sun for the pregame, throughout the game temperatures in the 50s and 60s. maybe it is not this. but it is fleet week. and the air show. i think the number one thing here is we are going to have the sun out. make sure you have your sunglasses. we will get up to 67. we have full coverage at nbcbayarea.com of the air show. as we head into the overnight hours we are tracking chance of showers. we will navigate through this, talk about the upcoming weekend and also wind

christie smith joins us live. how is it going so far?ty as far as the weather goes. but it is halloween weekend and, of course, a lot has changed since this time last

christie smith joins us live. how is it going so far? >> reporter: a gray saturday here in the city as far as the weather goes. but it is halloween weekend and, of course, a lot has changed since this time last year. but there are still some things people need to keep in mind if they're coming out. >> reporter: the saturday before halloween, some people were bundled up because of the weather. others donned costumes. >> it certainly is a better season than we had expected. >> reporter: at cliff's variety, people have been shopping. >> it seems that people are really into the idea of getting dressed up for halloween, decorating their homes in a way that they were not last year. >> reporter: some may celebrate in at home. in recent years, there wasn't a big street party. but people would still come in costume for a good time. >> we invite everyone to come out, to practice the halloween safely and responsibly. wear your mask where it needs to be and bring your vaccination cards because everybody is checking for them. >> reporter: decorations

. >> in oakland, christie smith, nbc bay area news. >> we do have much more ahead on "today in the bayoming up, it's a race to the finish. the national league west comes down to the last day of the regular season. what stars need to align for the giants to win their first division crown in nearly a decade. sports in next. >>> good morning, everyone. i am anthony flores. the giants still are in control to win their first division title in nine years. a sold out crowd packed oracle park hoping to see the giants win. the padres put that on hold. the giants can still claim the division with a win today or a loss by the dodgers. >> but we're expecting that tomorrow's game will be the one we need to win, and we are going to put out the best lineup that we can and look to win tomorrow's game. >>> the a's taking on the astros. oakland comes out swinging. and then oakland gets a 2-0 lead, and then after that it was all houston. houston beats the a's, 10-4. and then the cardinals and ducks. check out the effort to get into the end zone. the cardinal upset number 3 oregon. and then spartans and a

. >>> good morning, i'm christie smith. . >> let's get to our top story. it's that rain. we have team coverage on everything you need to know as you prepare to head out this morning. our bob redell is tracking showers in the east bay. they just rolled in. it will have an impact on the roads. but first we start with vianey arana who is setting the stage for the whole thing. >> you want to show you this shot of san jose. it's still pretty dry in it downtown. but the radar is showing that rain starting to make its move into the south bay. so expect to see that. san francisco still sees a light shower. san mateo light rain through there. then some areas of yellow, that's some areas where you're driving and the rain is coming down. it feels like it's harder. that's what it is. so here we go. down through the malibu area, m. we are expecting this to linger through the first half of the morning. santa cruz as well 37 the main reason we're under a weather alert, no wind advisories or warnings, but it's impacting your morning commute. keep in mind we'll be seeing this sort of inte