according to nbc this would impact as many as 2.1 million americans. and the president is expected to speak at 2:00 p.m. pacific. you can check out that speech as well as coverage surrounding his announcement both on air and online. in san francisco, cierra johnson for nbc bay area news. >> thanks, cierra. also today, the president expects to issue an executive order requiring a new vaccine mandate for all federal workers and millions of federal contractors. that step is expected to build upon a similar requirement that the president issued in july. again, that speech is expected to begin about 2:00 our time. we will bring it to you live on nbc bay area, and we'll stream it on nbcbayarea.com. >> l.a.'s school board taking action. tonight the nation's second largest school district will hold a special meeting to vote on and likely adopt a vaccine requirement for eligible students. some say the plan may even become the blueprint for school systems nationwide. >> we should not be seeing cases of pediatric hospitalization. we should not be seeing cases of

the new nfl season just moments away right here on nbc. ♪♪ >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" withr holt. >> good evening, everyone. clearly frustrated by the covid vaccinations in this country, president biden tonight is trading out the velvet glove for a hammer, unveiling a broad and largely new covid strategy

in addition to working with nbc sports bay area scott recently did play by play for nbc sports during the tokyo olympics. last march you might remember this. she became the first woman to call a warriors game on the radio and also made history calling nfl and nhl games. she does it all. we've seen her grow up right before our eyes. kate scott will be the second woman to become the voice of an nba team. earlier this month the bucs named lisa bayington their lead announcer. >>> up next the sharks getting ready for a new season but a major problem with one of their top players. the team told him not to show up to training camp today. anthony flores explains. >>> now, normally there is a lot of optimism but today a very different mood. the sharks opened training camp under a cloud of controversy. >> evander kane one of the team's biggest stars is not on the ice because the league is investigating allegations of sexual assault and domestic violence made by his estranged wife. how are the sharks dealing with all of this? here is nbc bay area's anthony flores. >> reporter: back on home ice.

the new nfl season just moments away right here on nbc. ♪♪ >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" withter holt. >> good evening, everyone. clearly frustrated by the covid vaccinations in this country, president biden tonight is trading out the velvet glove for a hammer, unveiling a broad and largely new covid strategy heavily grounded in vaccine mandates, meant to compel millions of american workers to be vaccinated. the proposed rules targeting both large businesses and federal employees. tonight just over 53% of americans are fully vaccinated. the president's plan affecting everything from covid testing and booster shots to flying and new steps to better protect children from the virus, promising to confront leaders he says are undermining those efforts. in an address late today, the president saying we are in a tough stretch. peter alexander is at the white house with late details. >> reporter: with covid cases surging and deaths now five times higher than just a month ago, president biden is requiring tens of millions more americans to get vaccinated. >> we've been patient, but our

and you can watch that right here on nbc bay area.be next year, kari, we can be on the team. >> for the time being i'll just watch in amazement. let's get a look at what's going on. we're going to see our temperatures still hot today. so a flex alert means that you do need to conserve energy between 4:00 and 9:00 this evening. we need to do that especially with our inland area temperatures really heating up today. but then we cool off. we're really concerned about the potential of some isolated lightning strikes thursday afternoon to friday. we'll have more updates on that, marcus. >> certainly a concern there. >>> well, thank you for joining us for our midday news cast. our next one coming up for you at 5:00. and you can catch us tomorrow morning starting at 4:30. tasha, did you know geico could save you hundreds on car insurance and a whole lot more? hmm. so what are you waiting for? hip hop group tag team to help you plan dessert? ♪ french vanilla! rocky road! ♪ ♪ chocolate, peanut butter, cookie dough! ♪ ♪ scoop! there it is! ♪ ♪

here's nbc bay area's anthony flores. >> hey!eing a familiar face in the gallery. >> good to see you. >> yeah, you too. >> reporter: justin saw a few of those when he teed it up in the first round. he was visiting his parents when he decided to for medalist honoa monday qualifier just to gain entry into the tournament. >> because i'm a monday qualifier, first event of the season, i'm out here to play as well as i can. >> reporter: suh played this course as an end of the season treat. he's one of the players with ties to the bay area. max homa went to cal. cameron champ is from sacramento. the chance to play so close to home for many makes this a special week. >> i enjoy it. every time i come out it brings back good memories. we have a lot of nor cal people so it's nice to see familiar faces. >> reporter: speaking of familiar faces, u.s. open champion jon rahm and six-time major champion phil mickelson are two of the game's biggest names to come to wine country to hit the links. >> fun golf course, a fun place and it's a great way

news >> our thanks to kristen. >>> now to an nbc news exclusive. with laser attacks on aircrafts on the rise, we look at the faa's warning about the alarming trend posing a risk to both pilots and passengers here's nbc's tom costello >> we're getting hit by that laser again. >> reporter: it happens every day, cockpits lit up by hand held lasers >> hitting us with a laser. >> reporter: in florida a man in a boat first admitted pointing a laser at a sheriff's department chopper thinking it was a drone. >> i did it. >> reporter: but i now pleading not guilty >> when the laser hits, the beam is big enough to envelope the entire cockpit >> reporter: sheriff's department chief pilot brian smith says he's been hit many times at low altitude when he's most vulnerable. >> you can get laser burns in your eye. those laser burns hurt, feels like somebody punched you in the side of the face or poked you in the eye. >> reporter: it happened to united airlines captain jonathan sawyer on approach to miami with passengers on board. >> i turned to look to see what i

>> up next in the special edition of nbc bay area. big change in the weather. we are checking out gusty winds and a bay-area fire crews on edge. >>> plus, it is a massive blow for congressional democrats and their plan to provide a pathway to citizenship for thousands. our political analyst joins us to weigh in. >>> right now on nbc bay area, bracing for the worst, hoping for the best. a live look at the east bay where firefighters are gearing up as gusty conditions move in. >>> thanking for joining us on this special edition of nbc bay area. i'm terry mcsweeney from the east bay to the north bay an unsettling night ahead as dangerous weather conditions move in. for some in dublin, they are preparing for anything after a fire two years ago burned dangerously close to their homes. here is nbc bay area's marianne favro. >> reporter: they remember when the hart fire burned 240 acres and came dangerously close to their dublin townhome in august, 2019. >> we live on the -- um -- back side of these homes. and my son who is here, actually, h

gabe gutierrez, nbc news, billings, montana. >>> now to an nbc news exclusive, and good news for americans who struggle to prove that they own their own homes. new federal rules aim to protect families whose homes and land have been passed down over generations often without a will or deed the top cause of land loss for black americans in the u.s here is dasha burns. ♪ >> reporter: in bucksport, south carolina, the battles are fought through faith and community. people here can trace their roots back to over a century of life on this land, which has been passed down generation to generation, often informally without a will the legal term for that is heirs property >> it's always called family land. it was only after post flooding we understood that had a legal ramification to it as well. >> reporter: bucksport is an increasingly flood-prone region back-to-back hurricanes in recent years devastated the area and in 2018, hurricane florence destroyed hazel bellarmine's home >> that's water from florence >> reporter: she found out she lives on heirs property when she applied for fema aid >> th

but after his summer materialize, we could now see a fall of mandates miguel almaguer, nbc news. los angeles. >>> more mutations are spreading across to hit the u.s., and it's in nearly ty, texas. >> reporter: over the last 18 months, we've gotten a full refresher on the greek alphabet as the coronavirus mutates >> it's like watching hurricane season and running if you're going to run out of letters in the alphabet >> it is a variant of interest >> reporter: it's on the radar, and it's arrived in north texas. still, it hasn't risen to a variant of concern like the delta variant, which still accounts for 99.9% of texas cases. >> it does not appear to be outcompeting the delta variant and doesn't appear to be a major concern at this point. >> reporter: meaning it's not necessarily more contagious or deadly, but it is proof that the virus continues to change. to understand why that matters, that doctor says think of the virus or at least the protein it produces as a lock, and our body's antibioody response as a key. and the current treatment is less likely to fight the virus that's

that's tonight at 10:00 right here on nbc bay area. reporting from the flight 93 memorial here in union city, bob redell, nbc bay area news. >>> also tomorrow nbc news will have special coverage of the events paying tribute to the victims. and all new this midday, the "today" show savannah guthrie is opening up about her experience and the sadness she witnessed following the deadly events. >> the wee morning hours of september 12th they sent me to the pentagon. i'll never forget standing out there. i remember a woman in particular that i met that day as the sun was coming up and there was still smoke and fire at the pentagon. and i asked her what brought her there. and she was waiting for her husband to come out. and he never did. i looked up her name and his name later. he never did. it's stories like that and when you realize almost 3,000 people died that day, and there are just countless stories of loss, and just also how our lives changed, how everything changed in an instant. and it's a huge part of our history. you can watch "tod

we'll see you back here tonight for "nbc nightly news." >>> this is frustrating. as if schools didn't have enough to worry about, many campuses are now shutting down bathrooms. this is not a budget or covid concern, it's a problem with tiktok, the social media app and what some of its users are prompting people to do. here's nbc bay area sharon katsuda. >> we've received notices from schools that they are even shutting down bathrooms which is not goodly with the pandemic. >> why are you even doing it in the first place? >> hindsight is 20/20, and when you see posts of students bragging about taking part in the tiktok challenge, it's clear the problem is nationwide. the challenge is to vandalize school bathrooms and then post the results online. sinks, even toilets, ripped from the wall. >> in p.e. i went to the bathroom and i see stuff on the floor, wet and everything, so the schools started closing the bathrooms. >> it's critical that you not close a school during a pandemic. how do we wash our hand? >> districts have been asked to shut down bathrooms because of

we have the first pitch here 6:30 on nbc bay area. we have the fog rolling in and nice, cool temperatures. don't forget to take your jackets if you are headed there. we'll be around 50 for the rest of the game. let's take you to the top weather headline we have been following this since last week. the chance, the hope of some rainfall in the forecast and everything continues to lineup for this to move in. we are looking at some rain chances this weekend and back behind it. also, some wind. thankfully we are getting some rain, the wind back behind it will start to increase our fire danger earlier next week. we'll get you ready to go for our temperatures and we'll get ready for those rain. we got you in the 50s across the bay area. clouds starting to return, thickest right near the bay and almost the immediate coastline and more of those 50s over the east bay san francisco and the north bay. daytime highs dropping off a few more degrees tomorrow. certainly feeling like fall outside and we got an approach system and cooler weather. 70 in

damian trujillo, nbc bay area news. >>> okay. it's orange friday here at nbc bay area, the giants are in a dramatic play off race. a live look at oracle park. giants taking on the braves. two first-place teams, right, playing right here on nbc bay area. >> look how perfect that grass is. this could and preview. let's bring in jon miller and mike krukow from the ballpark. >> thanks raj and janelle. we have an outstanding matchup. two division leaders. the braves from the east, the giants from the west. >> on the hill for the braves, the first of three aces, for the giants, they're going to throw logan webb who is 5-0 and has one of the best home eras in all of baseball. it figures to be all about pitching tonight. >> giants and braves, the whole thing for you right after your newscast. >> we will see you shortly. giants and braves. of course you can watch it right here on nbc bay area. they will rejoin us, jon and mike, at 6:30. >>> still to come, she demanded immunity before helping the feds. the new witness testimony in the ther

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cheryl hurd, nbc bay area news. >> thank you. we are talking about the line strikes happening right now. >> it is certainly going to stay active as we head through the next several hours. the red flag fire warning in effect until 11:00 tomorrow morning. some drier and sunnier weather on the way tomorrow afternoon. let's get a look right now. we're seeing it pick up over the next couple hours. this is our system moving closer. it is pulling up this instability from the south and at least 68 line strikes tonight over california. some of those happening in the bay area. at least 20 of them. you can see this activity is moving from the south to the north. and we're focused on two different areas. one in the north bay and one in the east bay. you can see it is moving to the north. into st. helena at 11:39. even heavy rainfall toward cobb and middletown as well. let's bring it over to the east bay. we've seen this reason be the most active right here toward discovery bay, also bethel island. all of this moving to the north with the pot

. >>> our nbc news exclusive. americans still waiting on refunds for flights impacted by the pandemic. how to get your money back. >>> nearly 20 years since 9/11. the first responders with lingering health issues. the company accused of breaking promises to them. >>> and countdown to kickoff. the new nfl season just moments away right here on nbc. ♪♪ >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >> good evening, everyone. clearly frustrated by the covid vaccinations in this country, president biden tonight is trading out the velvet glove for a hammer, unveiling a broad and largely new covid strategy heavily grounded in vaccine mandates, meant to compel millions of american workers to be vaccinated. the proposed rules targeting both large businesses and federal employees. tonight just over 53% of americans are fully vaccinated. the president's plan affecting everything from covid testing and booster shots to flying and new steps to better protect children from the virus, promising to confront leaders h

nbc bay area sky ranger overhead. the struck a water tender for the east contra costa fire department. unfortunately, a firefighter was hurt and paramedics did take them to the hospital as a precaution. the fire quickly put out. it appears one structure was destroyed. the backyard burned. at this point we don't know how the fire started. >>> the national park service wants to, charge parking fees for parking in some recreational areas. they say millions of people enjoy the sites so they need the tunlds to keep one repairs and trash collection. >>> this might explain it for you. all that wildfire smoke we've been inhaling over the past few weeks and years, it is obviously bad for our lungs. it turns out it is also bad for your skin. the exerts looked at the two-week period. the patients had been diagnosed with eczema but a lot had no history of skin issues. the study concluded even short term exposure to wildfire smoke can cause damage to your skin. the question is, what do you do about it? >> you have to go outside, c

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potts, nbc news, washington. >> tracie potts, nbc news, hempstead, new york. >> tracie potts, nbc news, washington. >> tracie potts, nbc news. >> at churchill downs, i'm tracie potts, nbc news. >> oh. okay. that's weird. yeah. >> like that one best. let's bring in tracie this morning. you've been waking up early with us for years. you know, people should know at home, while we are your favorite television station, you're not the only nbc station you work for. there's about 30 of them, right? >> yeah. what is that, like 20, 30 live shots every morning, tracie? >> it's fun. this morning gig was with the 20, 30 live shots over a decade, 11 years, although i've been with the network twice that long. i have gotten people's names mixed up sometimes, you know. >> never ours. >> kris and scott, back to you in nebraska. oops. wrong one. but it's been great. >> yeah. you know, you've been such a steadies voice through all of the changes that we've seen over the last 20 years. i've been here for 17 years, scott you've been here longer than that. >> 22 probably. >> and you have provided such fanta

you can catch friday night's game, this is big, right here on nbc bay area. our coverage begins at 6:30. that's a big deal. >> we'll have to take off our dodger blue. jessica aguirre is here with what's coming up at 6:00. >>> racing to protect homes. crews jump into action as the caldor fire creeps closer to south lake tahoe. >> it's known its ability to be unpredictable. >> do you have your go-bag ready? our consumer team shows you what to pack and the one new thing you probably don't have in that go bag. and demanding outside experts to come in and look at this big problem. we investigate new calls for accountability for san francisco's sinking and leaning millennium tower. the news at 6:00 starts right now. good evening and thanks for being with us, i'm raj mathai. >> the caldor fire started august 14th. and on this final day of the month that fire is more dangerous than ever. nearly 192,000 acres gone. more valuable acres lie ahead, too, as south lake tahoe remains in the fire's cross harris. hairs. to give you perspective on how big the fire's footprint

at levi stadium, kris sanchez, nbc bay area news. >>> hello, nbc bay area. we have some exciting news to share. the "today" show is headed west for the 49ers big matchup. we have a special series called "once in a lifetime." >> your niners are passionate about football and also about service. and they've gotten involved with a group having a big impact on your community. >> frank warner and eric armstead are mentors in this program. their hearts are as big as their presence on the field. whether you love football or not, this is a story you do not want to miss. >> "today" will be live from levi stadium monday morning. hope you can join us right here on nbc bay area. >>> switching gears now for you this morning. vallejo police are investigating a deadly shooting on corcoran avenue. this morning police are telling us the victim is a 33-year-old man from vallejo. they're still not providing his name and it's not clear if they know what led up to that shooting or if investigators have any leads. >>> the trial of disgraced theranos founder elizabeth holmes is bac

next on nbc bay area news tonight, biles in the bay.st in the world talks exclusively to us and opens up about her struggles. >> your emotions are kind of all over the place. it's a rollercoaster. >> we go one on one with simone biles. >>> also kids and the vaccine. the big hurdle just cleared. so when can parents take their kids in to get their shots? >>> and he says he warned elizabeth holmes that her blood testing machines did not work. we break down the

i want to continue our climate coverage here on nbc bay area and the networks of nbc. and take a look at a climate extremes index to show you how the extreme weather has been increasing. in 1910 there was some extreme weather around but notice as we head right up into 2020 we've seen the amount of those extreme weather events increase, 40% increase since 1910. so what has that meant? take a look at this and you can see intense heat waves. when we get those it helps to really bring on some drought conditions. extreme rain events. when rain happens, we're getting these flooding conditions with it. and in the tropics hurricanes with rapid intensification right near landfall. now, for california specifically we have really seen almost all of it. the heat, the drought, poor air quality, sea level rise, and also the fires. the drought that is something we are dealing with day to day. i do have some good news to share with you on water consumption for a lot of the bay area. we just got these numbers in. when you compare this july to last july look at healdsburg doing an incre

nbc bay area watched it all unfold. talk to us about what you saw and how this played out. >> good morning, marcus. we were just finishing up our last hit earlier this morning around a couple minutes to 7:00 when we saw traffic starting to slow. that is the same time chp says they began receiving calls that there were cars on the northbound lane of the golden gate bridge slowing down traffic about 15 minutes later the southbound lane was stopped because of that protest that was happening at the front of the golden gate bridge on the san francisco side. now, several pro immigration groups frustrated with the status quo drove to the bridge and stopped there with hopes the move would gain the attention of lawmakers. a spokesperson for one of the groups behind the protest called human agenda says he apologizes for the backup but the event may have caused but says the group is dmaning democrats override the senate parliamentarian who excluded immigration provisions like a pathway to legalization for millions from that $3.5 t

nbc bay area's bob fradel is live. the police chief just delivered the update on the investigation, so what is he saying? >> reporter: good morning, marcus. fremont's acting police chief tells us this officer shooting and killing of a man accused of attempted murder is still under investigation. but he believes how his officer responded was justified and clear cut. within the past hour or so, fremont police released this video from the dash cam of officer jesse hartman. officer hartman, who has been with the department for nine years, was responding to the scene of the attempted murder when he saw a man matching the suspect's description passing the parkway, interception with south lake. this was the evening of wednesday, august 29th. the dash cam's microphone malfunctioned so there is no audio, but you can see the police lights come on as the officer comes over. the suspect reaches for his white t-shirt. a handgun falls out. the suspect appears to point shotgun at the officer. then the suspect reaches down for the han

in washington, alice barr, nbc news. >>> he was my life. that is how the father of a fallen marine is remembering his son. lance corporal jared schmitz was killed last week at the kabul airport. mark schmitz says he spoke to jared's commanding officer, who told him his son's unit was positioned near the airport gates. >> he said, i've never seen bravely like that. he said, what they did and how they enacted to this enabled a lot of other people to still get through even at that time and essentially saved their lives. he said, these guys are truly heroes. >> corporal schmitz was just 20 years old. his funeral is in the works. >>> well, an alarming message from the u.n. on afghanistan. it says the stockpile of food it has stored in the country could run out this month. about a third of the country's population doesn't know if it will have a meal every day. that's a third of the 38 million people there. the u.n. says the hunger problem is an emerging humanitarian catastrophe and that at least $200 million is needed quickly to keep feeding the

next on nbc bay area news tonight, biles in the bay. the most famous gymnast in the world talks exclusively to us and opens up about her struggles. >> your emotions are kind of all over the place. it's a rollercoaster. >> we go one on one with simone biles. >>> also kids and the vaccine. the big hurdle just cleared. so when can parents take their kids in to get their shots? >>> and he says he warned elizabeth holmes that her blood testing machines did not work. we break down the silicon valley trial. >>> good evening. this is nbc bay area news tonight. >> i'm raj mathai. interesting interview with simone biles this evening. we'll get to that in a few minutes. also the michelin list is out. 52 bay area restaurants made the cut. we'll show you which ones just ahead. >>> but we start with kids and the coronavirus. really, this is a concern for parents. most of us vaccinated, our teenagers vaccinated. but what about the 5-11-year-olds. will it take a leap of faith for parents to take their kids in to get vaxxed. pfizer says at a reduced dos

nbc bay area's thom jensen is joining us now. it is a popular spot where you are in the south shore, what are you seeing around you? >> reporter: a weekend like this would normally be packed with tourists instead of firefighters but as we came in here today, what we saw was an amazing fire fight. hundreds of firefighters who saved all of the cabins coming in at echo lake road and they even without a lower echo road here to protect historic and treasured cabin and doing it by the boat loads literally. just below a rocky summit. firefighters from as far away as texas and arizona pack in 4500 feet of fire hose to attack the flames above them. >> we are taking advantage of these great conditions to try to get this fire put out for good. >> reporter: along a smoky east shore, tahoe, one woman tells me she's breathing a sigh of relief because of the efforts of these firefighters. her home is safe and so are her friends' and family's home. >> reporter: with highway 50 closed, no one in the family have been able to check on the cabin tha

nbc nightly news is next with lester holt, and we'll be back at 11:00.>> tonight, the olympic gymnasts and their powerful testimony on the fbi's failure in the larry nassar investigation simone biles and three fellow stars testifying before congress about the sexual abuse they suffered from the former usa gymnastics doctor >> i blame larry nassar, and i also blame an entire system >> biles breaking down in tears, accusing the fbi of turning a blind eye. mckayla maroney saying the fbi betrayed her and allowed abuse to continue the fbi chief on the hot seat how he responded >>> also tonight, pfizer making the case for covid booster shots after just six months, days before the fda is expected to decide whether to authorize them and the grim milestone. one in 500 americans now dead from covid. >>> president biden expressing great confidence in top general mark milley after a new book claimed milley secretly reached out to a chinese general during the trump presidency the former president firing back. >>> the remnants of hurricane nicholas soaking the gulf co

next february. >> the super bowl is here on nbc bay area, and tonight's game on nbc bay area, a couple things to look for as the 49ers take the field. their throwback jerseys. they'll be wearing these four times this season. this is one of the four times against the packers. last time they won the super bowl was that '94 season. >> jimmy g. starting, but we may see a little bit of trey lance because of his running game, because our running backs are hurt. we could see a lot of action tonight. >> should be a great game. 49ers and packers up next, with kate snow and nightly news and more coverage from levi's stadium. >> have a great night. >>> tonight a deadly amtrak derailment that left three people dead, multiple cars toppling off the tracks, dozens injured. >> all after sudden it was like this extremely violent force and it picked me up and threw me from my chair into the wall. >> federal investigators now on the scene tryin to determine what went wrong. growing emergency over vaccine mandates. new york's governor readies the national guard to fill in for health care workers who are l

took this now iconic photo speaking out for the first time about the desperate evacuation >>> this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt >>> good evening calling it a scientific close call, the director of the cdc expanded the group of americans who today become eligible for booster shots of pfizer's covid vaccine. right now, 183 million americans are fully vaccinated but late night decision by dr. rochelle walensky will qualify up to 60 million americans for booster. adding front line workers, teachers, health care workers, for example. groups left out in a more narrow recommendation by a cdc advisory committee. that committee focussed instead on americans 65 and up and younger people at high risk from covid. it is a rare display of daylight between a cdc boss and an advisory panel that brings covid policy closer to president biden's aim of booster shots for all. miguel almaguer with what it means for you. >> reporter: as booster shots rolled out today, long lines in cities like san antonio. >> it was well worth it. >> i feel like i'm well protected. >> reporter: the pool of americans e

let's head out to nbc bay area's bob redell. he's been live all morning long at a polling station in dublin. how has turnout been, bob? >> reporter: so far about 120 people have showed up to this polling site in dublin. there has been a slow trickle of people showing up to this poll since it opened at 7:00 this morning. of course, this is part of alameda county. certainly not the kind of turnout you'd see in a general election. we do know that the republicans are relying on a heavy turnout today in person in order to counter the mail-in ballots that so far lean heavily democrat, but we don't know if the turnout today will be enough for them to win this recall effort and get governor newsom out of the job. >> why is this important for you? >> i think i'm looking at it. so it depends on our future. i'm really nervous about the election, and i've seen what happened in georgia and texas, and i don't want that to happen in california. >> i think everybody has to participate. you know, we only get what we give in. and we've got to at

you can watch the game right here on nbc bay area.g. >>> the a's are still trying to kick and claw their way into the playoffs this afternoon in kansas city. this is chad pinder with the two-run single. the a's beat the royals 7-2. 16 games remaining. we're back in a moment. >>> clearing the shelters is our goal this week at nbc bay area and telemundo 48. we're teaming up with adoption centers. she helped two dogs. the one that was rescued and the one that took her place at the shelter. it turned out to be three. she documented a doing several years ago after suffering a serious concussion while competing in gymnastics. she was forced to stay in a dark room which sent her into a depression until parker came along. >> obviously, being isolated from society, sitting in the dark took a toll on my mental health. >> she credits parker with pulling her out of her depression. she shared their story to help nominate pets in need for a grant so other animals can find forever homes. the shelter was awarded 5,000. really special. this saturday i

for the first time since his conviction was overturned, she is breaking her silence >>> this just in nbc news learning actor michael k. williams, star of "the wire" has died what we're learning. >>> caught on camera, the 3-year-old lost for days in the wilderness found alive. >>> and remembering a beloved member of the nbc family al roker's tribute to the legendary willard scott. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt >> good evening. i'm tom llamas in for lester tonight growing questions about how so many died from the powerful remnants of hurricane ida, and the new images coming in what police were up against when they tried to rescue a family trapped in a basement apartment water everywhere children's toys floating on the surface, and zero visibility underwater. the family, like so many in basement apartments here, did not make it out alive. >>> and there are new fears right now in the south. a new flash flood watch issued in and around new orleans with some areas facing up to 4 inches of more rain half a million residents there are still without power in the scorch

that is “nbc nightly news" on this sunday night. i'm kate snow.f us here at nbc news, stay safe and have a great night. >> my hometown is still standing. >> a sigh of relief. caldor fire evacuees going back to their homes in south lake tahoe as evacuation orders are lifted. but now a new problem for firefighters. tracking fast moving flames near auburn. here at home hot, smoggy. what you need to know about the air quality this holiday weekend. >>> the news at 6:00 starts right now. thanks for joining us. south lake tahoe coming back to life right now. some people heading home hours after they

you can catch all of those games on nbc sports bay area. as playoff hopes for the a's, they're not looking quite as cheery. oakland is coming off two disappointing losses. every loss puts that dream further out of reach. they do have the day off today and start off a series at kaufman stadium. and the 49ers have one win under their belt. it wasn't pretty, but a win is a win nonetheless. we have 49ers coverage for you all week long, including on sunday as we get you ready for kickoff. join me this sunday and we'll have break downs, and we might or might not have a little bit of fun. there could have potentially been singing and dancing on this week's edition of 49ers pregame live, but i promise you, we also talked football too. >> was laura singing and dancing? >> i'm not sure. >> we'll see you on tv, laura. sounds good. >>> right now at 6:00, getting a first hand look at the damage caused by the fire in lake tahoe. president biden for the first time as commander if chief. >> sientists have been warning us for years that extreme weather is g

nbc bay area news. >> okay. you. >>> what makes this fascinating, this is certainly not the end for governor newsom. he is in the prime of his career. and this is not the end for larry elder. let's bring in our analysts. larry is writing a book this recall. you have a lot to write about. and things change so quickly here. tonight, this was a different conversation from a couple hours ago. does tonight elevate gavin newsom to another term or a higher office? >> no doubt about it. he is in a much stronger position to be nominated and reelected. any democrat who thought perhaps if he shows some weakness i'll jump in, no longer will he do that. the nomination is his and he comes from a position of strength. he may have some problem fundraising only because it's a big election next year. all the congressional offices, all the assembly offices. so he's already raised $80 million this year. that may be his biggest challenge. newsom is the governor of the largest state in the country. newsom beat back an attempt to take

i'm stephen stock, nbc bay area news. >> stephen, thank you.you have a story tip for stephen stock or anyone in our investigative unit, give us a call, 888-996-tips. or you can simply visit our website, nbcbayarea.com/investigations. >>> let's turn things over to jeff ranieri. talking about our forecast. and i know you're going to be talking about possibly some rain coming in this weekend, which is great news. >> it is holding in the forecast. and i'm going have details on that coming up in less than two minutes. i do want to start off with tomorrow morning. and we are expecting the fog back at the coastline. the big difference for tomorrow morning is that low cloud cover and fog is going to stretch more inland. so right over marin, napa, sonoma county, inland, contra costa alameda counties. a little cloud cover, but a better bet moving in from the south over gilroy. as we move through the afternoon, we get that sunshine returning. temperatures for tomorrow morning, i don't really see too many differences here across the bay area. it will start

live in south lake tahoe, thom jensen, nbc bay area news. >> thom, thank you. you can see thom there in smoky south lake tahoe. rob, every seems bittersweet. the smoke now here in the bay area. what's happening? >> we're seeing a combination of smoke problems ongoing. i'm glad thom jensen is wearing his n95 mask. those smoke levels around south lake tahoe are off the charts. as the firefighters pointed out, a lot less fire activity around lake tahoe. the active areas are these little red dots. there weren't a lot of those in the last 24 hours. most of those actually burning away from south lake tahoe. let's take a look at that smoke pollution level, which around south lake tahoe level was an aqi index of 700. to give you an idea, spare the air is down there, and this is where tahoe has been for the last two weeks. and more of this is going to be ongoing over the tahoe basin next couple of days, kind of in and out of that wildfire smoke at times. back to the bay area, you're seeing some unhealthy air around marin county. moderate air quality elsewhere. we'll hav

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in washington, alice barr, nbc news. >>> now to. a. the secretary of state and secretary of defense finished their visit in qatar. they met with afghans who were evacuated from kabul and met american troops and civilians who were instrumental in coordinating the evacuation process out of afghanistan, thanking them for their efforts. >> i am proud of you. i'm grateful for what you've done. the president of the united states is proud of you. and he is absolutely grateful for the tremendous work you have put forward. >> we gave you some really hard problems to solve. and you figured out how to solve them on the fly. >> they said washington would continue to engage with the group to maintain the messaging is clear. meantime, the taliban continues to block people from boarding evacuation flights out of kabul. a non-profit says they are one of hundreds who have been waiting in large residence halls and hotels for more than a week. those in her group have proper passports and visas but that the taliban won't let them enter the airport. >>> th

what a judge said today. >>> and our nbc news exclusive.s major announcement going electric what the company is calling its model t moment for the 21st century. >>> this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening for years he has been dogged by stories of elicit relationships with underage girls. today the wheels of justice caught up to those stories and caught up with singer r. kelly in a brooklyn courtroom. a jury in his sex trafficking trial finding kelly guilty of all nine counts.

. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt >> good evening. i'm tom llamas in for lester tonight we start with breaking news. the dangerous storm system on the move, remnants of hurricane ida hammering the east coast. the new images of an apparent tornado ripping through annapolis, maryland. tornado watches and warnings in effect from north carolina to maryland, including washington, d.c. and philadelphia torrential rain drenching the midatlantic and the northeast at this hour students rescued from a school bus in maryland after it became trapped in rising floodwaters and over night, waters also surging into an apartment in rockville. a 19-year-old killed at least one person still missing. and later, we'll tell you about millions more americans facing extreme weather from the gulf coast to fire out west nbc's tom costello starts us off tonight from annapolis, maryland. >> reporter: touching down in and around annapolis, maryland this afternoon tornadoes on the ground for many miles, after spinning off from hurricane ida that slammed louisiana.

be sure to download our nbc bay area app. can you stay in the loop with weather alerts and forecasts for your area. punch in your zip code and you are set. >>> let's talk about the pandemic and california's continued efforts to curb covid. case rates are down and vaccination rates are up all across the state. we are seeing 15 cases per 100,000. take a look at the cases from past spring. they were steadily getting lower and lower. this summer, we saw a surge with the delta variant, right? then look what happened. we're on the other side of that surge with cases dramatically dropping. our positivity rate tells us about the same story. let's look at this. eight weeks ago we were at 7%. but today, look at that. 2.5%. and we're already seeing some counties lift their mask mandates as well. santa cruz county is one of them. you no longer have to wear a mask indoors unless a particular business requires it. the cdc reported today that county has lowered its covid transmission rate. so it now has a moderate rate of transmission, whic

you may notice the change when you tune in to nbc nightly news. this is video behind the scenes of the historic 1a studio at 30 rock. he joins us from his new studio at, that's nice. >> yes, that is nice. >> you can watch nightly news at 6:30 tonight right here on nbc bay area. >> very futuristic. >> fancy. >> high tech. >> they even have marble floors. >> i think lester's like in the seventh floor. now he's on the first floor. >> he's down on the "today" show studio. >> he anchors the news. he's the anchor of the building. >> right there on the street. let's bring you out here to san francisco. we are in a fog storm right now. and this is really helping to begin to cool down our temperatures after all that heat, those mid to upper 90s inland we had the past few days. this is going to help to make it better for you. in san francisco right now we're averaging 60. and it's not only the fog that's going to help to drop temperatures but colder air off to the north. still looks good for this to continue to drop down. it's all five to ten degrees cooler

. >>> nbc news is projecting governor gts voted no by a two to one margin. and here's what he had to say after the polls closed >> we said yes to all those things that we hold dear as californians, and i would argue as americans, economic justice, social justice, racial justice, environmental justice, our values where california's made so much progress >> terry mcsweeney from our kntv station has more >> reporter: governor gavin newsom of california is not going anywhere, and that huge sigh you may have heard where you are came from here, the democratic headquarters in sacramento this is where the governor came tuesday night you can see the relief in his face you could see by how relaxed he was by his body started becaus pandemic his opponents said that he shut down california, cost a lot of businesses, their existence and cost business people a lot of people they came after him, he defended himself by saying that he was following the science, he was in favor of vaccines. on top of that he was in favor of women, he was in favor of fair elections joe biden wa