kira? >> hard to believe we are almost approaching two months since that nightmarish night that ignited all these fires. rob, thanks so much for that bit of good news. it is 7:20. we have so much more ahead on "today in the bay" coming up. >> reporter: unanswered phones, unopened mail, and state workers who actually aren't working. i'm consumer investigator chris chmura. a revealing look inside the unemployment office next. >>> welcome back. imagine applying for a job, getting hired and getting paid to do nothing. that's exactly the gig the state gave hundreds of californians, and you paid for it. we all did with our taxes. consumer investigator chris chmura is here with more troubling findings inside the state unemployment office. >> reporter: the employment development department just paused new unemployment applications to reset and address a backlog of 600,000 claims. but that's not the only misstep that triggered this sudden pause. state workers walked away from their phones, ignored i

i'm kira klapper. vianey arana joins us with your microclimate forecast and you said today is the day to enjoy and to prepare for tomorrow. >> absolutely. it's going to be a lovely afternoon. i mean, mostly sunny. seasonable temperatures, but by tomorrow that's all going to change. so definitely take advantage today. mostly clear conditions right now. couple of straggling clouds here and there. 53 degrees in san jose. current temperatures really in the 50s throughout a chilly 40 degrees in napa which is something that we really haven't seen in a while. we have been seeing above seasonable temperatures and this is the reason why we're under a microclimate weather alert. we want to make sure you're prepared and in anticipation of what's to come and that's headed into sunday afternoon two red flag warnings kicks in. first at 11:00 in the east bay hills and then a second one that kicks in for the higher elevations. details in a minute. >> we look forward to that. >>> sticking with the red flag warning and

kira? >>> we look forward to all of that information, vianey. we'll see you in about 15 minutes. thanks. >>> for many people evacuations have sadly become the norm. this historic wind event vianey is talking about that was expected later today has some people in the east bay taking notice and taking action for the first time. "today in the bay's" thom jensen reports. >>> we typically stay during a red flag warning but this one seems worth not risking. >> reporter: they have been riding out red flag warnings at their home and deciding against evacuating for more than a decade. this time they're going to spend a few days in a hotel. berkeley's mayor and fire officials warn extremely high winds could sweep through the region which is already bone-dry during a record fire season. >> this is the first time in recent memory we saw conditions merited preevacuation. >> reporter: they're especially concerned about people living in the hills where winding and narrow roads make last-second evacuations

kira?together, thanks. >>> and the lights are on after pg&e shut off the power. they have restored essentially all customers' power impacted by the public safety power shutoff. they turned it off to avoid a wildfire from their equipment sparking during the high winds and dry heat we have been experiencing in the last few days. pg&e says so far crews have found 30 instances of weather-related damage and hazards in the area where the power had been shut off. >>> new details now about the fire yesterday at the iconic south san francisco sign. we have learned two teenagers are responsible for starting the fire. yesterday, crews battled the flames from the air and the ground, evacuated several streets. more than a hundred homes and flames came dangerously close. >> so the fire did bump up against a couple of homes but the crews were able to knock it down before the fire got interior. so there was some external damage to the homes. >> a neighbor said they saw two teens leaving the area right afte

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i'm kira klapper.o turn the heater on in my car this morning, rob. >>> starting to feel a bit more like fall outside. a few areas waking up to the 40s. good news the smoke not nearly as widespread as yesterday morning. some of the temperatures down to 49 degrees currently in santa rosa. that's the lucky number of the day. 59 in san jose. speaking of the 49ers forecast sunday night football here on nbc bay area, 49ers/eagles. kickoff temperatures in the mid-80s. and for your temperatures around the bay, as you do your tailgating from home today around the inner bay, temperatures in the 70s and 80s and low to mid-90s inland. while not as hot as yesterday still some mid-90s out there. 70s near san francisco. closer to 80 in oakland. look at the changes later this week. cooler temperatures and some rain. we'll talk about how much we're expecting out of those storms in our forecast coming up at 7:00. kira? >>> looking forward to that, rob. see you then. speaking of this weather getting cooler, it's helping

kira? >> we look forward to seeing you then, vianey.hanks. >>> from the state capitol of san francisco, a day of action for women. >> who's here because it's your body, so it should be your choice? >> the march for our rights started at grove and larkin in san francisco and ended at embarcadero plaza. the protests filled the streets and delayed traffic. many issues were on display from the confirmation of supreme court judge nominee amy coney barrett to the black lives matter movement. some women came from out of town to be a part of this march. >> it feels like we're going backwards in a lot of key, important issues. and as a woman and as just a voter and a citizen of this united states of america i feel as though we're divided and losing things that make us have human rights. >> i'm here to support all the women here. they deserve the rights of everyone else's rights. >> a contention week on capitol hill after the confirmation hearings of judge amy coney barrett. many see her as a threat to the women's right movement. >>> a call to re

i'm kira klapper and vianey arana has your microclimate forecast. it is so chilly out there. >> it is 47 degrees right now in san jose. and 40s really throughout the majority of the bay area so that crisp, fall feeling which i love so early in the morning but then it's very california fall. we start cold and by the afternoon you want to have some layers because it will start to get warmer by midday. san francisco right now 51 degrees. there you can see the moon. stunning moon. let's talk about today's comfortable 70s and 80s, but we could see some periods of moderate area, you may have noticed some of the haze an that's because of the central california fire. the good news, we'll be dry for today and tomorrow and i know it's halloween and we'll be at home, but it will be warmer this evening. so we'll be in the 80s and then coming up i'll talk about the chance of seeing rain returning. details in a few minutes. >> see you in about 15. we did see that full moon. my older son loved it. >>> beginning this weekend, you have more options for early voting

i'm kira klapper. meteorologist rob mayeda is in for vma. he joins us with a peek at your microclimate forecast that includes poor air quality, hot temperatures, but we're starting out with a cold morning, rob. >> yeah. you know, it's interesting. we've reached the time of year now where some parts of the bay area are waking up in the 40s. we have that around santa rosa this morning, but the more common theme, unfortunately, is a view like this around walnut creek with a bit of a red sunrise occurring around the bay area. you see all the smoke around walnut creek, inland contra costa county on the map this morning. you can see all the areas in red, essentially from the berkeley hills east, through the tri-valley, the creek through sunol and livermore. the worst is around yountville, windsor and calistoga, in the purple, very unhealthy, aqi number over 200. more moderate along the inner coast and bay where a weak sea breeze has brought in clouds this morning. air quality conditions are not expected to change a lot as we head into the afternoo

i'm kira klapper. vianey arana has a look at the microclimate forecast and sounds like today is the better day of the two. >> that's great way to put it because it will be the calmest when it comes to the winds and it will be sunny and cool and comfortable. but the reason we are under a microclimate weather alert is because we have changes ahead. we want to make sure that everybody back home is prepared. however, look at your daytime highs for this afternoon. 70s throughout. starting to feel more like fall. san jose 72 degrees. concord, 73. san francisco and around the coastline, 60s, but here are the headlines, during the 7:00 a.m. show we'll talk about the red flag warning going in to effect on monday. for mountains and elevations 2,000 to 3,000 feet and then another red flag warning for the lower elevation areas including the coastline. so i'll have details on that, what to expect headed into the 7:00 a.m. hour. >> thank you so much. that red flag warning that fire threat is now the reason pg&e is e

i'm kira klapper. vianey arana has a look at our microclimate forecast. >>> good morning.re. and, you know, we are under a microclimate weather alert because of these expected gusty conditions in through the afternoon. your microclimate highs will be in the 60s and 70s, but even though it may not feel windy now for most areas by this afternoon the red flag warning kicks into the north bay and east bay mountains at 11:00 a.m. and goes through 11:00 a.m. tuesday. then an overlapping second red flag warning takes effect at the coast, bay, valleys starting at 8:00 p.m. we're expecting to see gusty winds upwards of 30 plus miles an hour with gusts even stronger than that which could mean the potential for downed trees and power impacts. of course we'll keep you updated. i'll have the full forecast coming up at 7:00 a.m. >>> we look forward to seeing you then. thanks so much. >>> it is not just the strong winds vianey was talking about and fire danger people are dealing with. it is the power outages she mentioned. here is a look at the areas that stand to lose power today. a lot

i'm kira klapper and vianey arana has a look at the forecast. >> hey, it's definitely chilly.0s in most of the bay area and dipping down below that at in the interior valley. we will see that crisp morning all weekend long. it will be rather comfortable, our temperatures will warm up a little bit as the ridge of high pressure starts to build. we could see periods of moderate to hazy skies because of the central california fire. look at the daytime highs. 81 in san jose. in through the interior valley, 80s for the walnut creek. we're warmer than normal and it will get slightly warmer headed into tomorrow. details at 7:00 a.m. >> well, we'll look forward to that. >>> now, to options for early voting and dropping off your ballot. they are expanding this morning in the bay area. in san francisco, there will be 11 new dropoff locations opened today. that includes the home of the warriors, the chase center. the civic center location in san francisco, there staff will be on hand to greet you as you drop off your ballot. sheriff's deputies are transporting the ballots back to election

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i'm kira klapper.croclimate forecast. hey, rob. >> hi, there. real interesting view from san bruno mountain. you did see the patches of low clouds locally inland, across some of the peninsula hills and around the bay area this morning, as we show you the temperatures, too. it does feel more like fall outside. look at 49 degrees in santa rosa, low 50s in napa. but the reason for the microclimate weather alert is, again, the air quality. the north bay unhealthy to very unhealthy around yountville, calistoga and napa. we're also seeing unhealthy levels down 680, through the tri-valley and morgan hill this morning. temperatures will be in the mid-to-upper 90s inland, 70s for san francisco. should see some cooling tomorrow as the sea breeze returns, and perhaps more interesting, late next week, rain chances. we'll talk more about that coming up in a few minutes at 7:00. back to you. >> wow. i was not expecting that. all right, rob. we'll see you at 7:00. thanks so much. >>> president trump is waking up this